The Wairarapa Daily. THURSDAY, JUNE 14, 1883 LEGAL OATHS.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 5, Issue 1404, 14 June 1883, Page 2

The Wairarapa Daily. THURSDAY, JUNE 14, 1883 LEGAL OATHS.

-Leoal catlis in this colony are less compulsory than thoy formerly were, but it would be well if they could be altogether abolished, A letter from the Eight Hon John Bright, which was read at a recent meeting of the Hebden Bridge Parliamentary Society, contained the following passage : " On the question of oaths, probably there is nothing in the New Testament more especially.; condemned and forbidden than baths., To those who do not care about the' New Testament this fact will be of no weight. The practice of swearing to, ijhe; truth of anything makestwokindsoftruth,trutli»nd truthfulness. If oaths-are of any avail, by so much as th'eyniSke truth more certain, by so lessen the value of any ordinary ..statement and diminish the probability of its truth. If ignorant p'eraoiirafe nof'iwbrri they think they m,a£s3|lj lies with impunity, and their ! -lyiijg,jßj made toa, large extentblamelessißin j fieirj, eyes, I think oath's and/' : bath-taking have done more than' j t&fti other thing to impair and destroy a regard for truth," The argument JipOHif Bright from a moral standpoint is unanswerable. Unfortunately, in the matter of oaths that which is legally right is morally wrong. In our everyday experiences, even in a sparsely populated district like the Wairarapa we find that the administration of oaths in a Court of Justice does not elicit the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth, or prevent mild but'very frequent perjuries. Occasionally too, the manifest, inconsistency of the.legal foftn-of oath-' is painfully, brought before- the public when children:, of tender years are sworn, and to test their knowledge of an oath they'are subjected to a. catechism respecting divine punishment, which few adults could answer without reservation, and in which the solemn and.ludicrous is'niixe'd up to an extent which plainly shows that 'the"admiiustration of : an oath is a • mere farce. Legal swearing is a barbarous relio; of a barbarous age, and the sooner we are rid qfjt the better, y '.■■.

Tawhiaojg'desoribed in a northern contemporary ,aa appearing at Rangawae "clothed in a red hunting coat with a mat over his shoulders and a white sheet round hia loins. 'His legs and feet were bare. The king seems poor,"

viWairarapa! Obanty East Council- met'.; Hub afternoon,,';'. Our report will appear to-v mo>row.^:! ; !^;!! : !: ; '!!-/;'!'-!;!;!- ;; ; : '! ;!!■!!!. v Nobuslness of 'importance .was! jptisaoted'attne' meeting of:ibe Wajrarapa. ;Hospital.Oommittee qlTuesdayJajt; 3f| | Notioslis given that olainia sa'tion for land taken on: the ,o.paki ; Rail r : Way contract, tnuat be made at the. Public Works Office, Wellington.' !; ;| The. usual monthly meeting of the, Greytown Sohool Committee'was held oh' Tuesday evening, all the .members were present. Beyond passing a : few small acoounts no business was transacted.: The Greytown Wanderers Football Club will play a match at Masterton on Saturday against the Te Ore Gr'e natives. Second fifteen practice will be held this afternoon, ;;;•' ■'',' The lortnightly.quadrill.o assembly held on Tuesday last at Greytown was very well attended, and a most ■.enjoyable evening was spent.. This assembly is getting more popular on every occasion, and speakß well for the management. ■ ' Our waste paper basket acknowledges the receipt of a letteu =signed '.'-Noodle-head-ass," and has room for as much correspondence of a similar, character as the talented witer in Question chooses to send. A meeting of the finance committee of the Masterton Fire, Brigade was held' last evening. Present-Messrijfayteij'.'' chairman, Dixon, Muir, Gray, Sellar,' and Bish The treasurer,reported a credit balanco of £2l2s 7d, also that the 1 result of the' late canvass"'-foi amounted to £3B 3a 6d, -The question of encouragiug proficiency ißldjrill'by'p|fering awards to'experts was discussed, and Captain Muir was asked to report .to, the next meeting what the Belihgbt Members' of the brigado would bd'on the''s v ubjeot. It wasdecided that future meetings should take place on the first Wednesday ineach month. , ..'.,.;'-; i, ~ On Saturday next Mr.F: H.-Woddsells at Carterton 16,000 ft of scantling, and 300 sleepers; also buggy harness, stable gear, &c. '• -."• ! The ordination of the!, Rev! David Fulton this afternoon will be' followed by a tea meeting at 5.30, which will be'succeeded by addresses from ministers and friends, . : .... . We trust to soe the concert 'which the Muslorton String Band are. giving in the Theatre Royal this evening for the benefit of the Park Oval Fund well- patronised, Barry O'Neil, the renowned .comedian and character delineator, will again appear. It will be remembered in tho last football match between Greyown. and Masterton a dispute arose as to (he ball beinc dead after striking a spectator,' The subject was referred' to the Managing Committee of the Wellington Union, which has decided unanimously in faVor of Masterton, and the game is therefore drawn. It is likely that the recent game between Wellington iind Masterton will be declared drawn 'on, a'cooant, of the former refusing to play the game out,,' As the Governor's speech will reaoh us too late for insertion in otrr present issue we will, publish it as,an " extra." this evening,' copies of which will be-obtain-able frpm'Messrs Price, Ohinohin, Dixon, and Williams. • ; '' ■ "■' ~ .'Mr'A, P, Feilding,'whi has commenced business on lub 'own account'-'in "petit bijou," Oounpil Masterton, has an' opening annuonoemeht in our advertising columns. George Miller was chareeJ at the. R'M. Court this morning, before 1 Mr with stealing a horse from Palmerstou, The information wbb laid on a telegram received .by the police, pending the arrival of the warrant!.'.Tlie'acoused, offered no objection to a rdnwnd till Saturday when the warrant will be in Maßterton. ■':..., ; .'..•■''■'. There was a (rood attendance of buyers at Messrs Lowes and I'orris 1 ' market sale. yesterday, and (lie yards were well filled with stock, In cattle, calves fetohed 21s;' 1$ year olds, 52s Gd; S.,t.o2|jears,.6osto 70s; cows. £4 10s,to £5 10. In sheep heavy'wethers sold atlls-; ,9d;■,. fat ewes, 10s: store ewes, 9s 6d; broBS-bred ditto, 9s lOd; old ewes, Os fid, In pigfl, p f orkera were disposed of at from 12s to 10b .; large pigs, 20a to 27s Gd. Horses fetched from £4 to £l2. ; . ' ~ The genial Olayson with.his wonted hospitality entertained a •number of his friends at the Union Cafe Inßt overling prior to his departure for Gißborne. For fourteen years Olayson has been has been a well known cilia'en of Majjfjjrtbn', and on his retirement from this comipnity he deserves a word of commendation-not as a first-class pastrycook, an excellent purveyor of festivitos, a talented arohiteot of wedding cakes, and a premier fruiterer; —he has been all these, but he has been something more j—whenever any entertainment has been organised for the benefit of the sick, poor, and unfortunate, Clayson has been one of the most willing and capable volunteors, and possessing as be does vooal and histronio talents of no mean ffrder he has on such occasions beon i host in himself. him every success in his new gpherp of .operations.

During the past twelve months ending February 28, Chicago packers; have, slaughtered 4,222,780 hogs. The summer paoking fooled up 1,504; 957. and the winter packing 2,557,823. The .above figures show a. decrease of. 877,704 hogs as compared with the packing operations of the corresponding previous twelve months. • :■...•,.-

The father of the. Eight Hon, W. H. Smith, one of the'mostmen of England, now First Lor/} if the Admiralty, onco.kepta an obscure street, afterwards e'slibij'slie'd-a newspaper booth at 'a railway' ;'aobn after "almost controlling the newß-paper-selling busies] IMondinf and realising a fortune of 160f,000 a yeitf. ';■ " A meeting of the Otago trades • and labor CouncU'mean Friday' 'they : will discuss.%; Eight Hours Bill'-; Corrupt" Elections; the Seamen's Franchise; Extension of Polling of Voting;. and "Workmen's -Liens/ '

A sailor by the Alasfcor/ailJujiedin; got 12 month's imprisonment for constant disobedience ;on ; the. passage. •:.•„,

A little• girl,- show'in|,.,her!little cousin, about four -years(;old, .a.star,' said, "That 'staryou 'see-uS'.thereis bigger than.' this- woild;' 1 .: : it isn't," said he. "Yes,¥k' ) why doesn't it keep the rain off f.

A settler at Hindonj named Btown,lost his stable, five.horses, and harness by fire. Insurances £IOO.. ■ ■

. Natural Features,—The 'brow' of a hill; the ' bosom' ■' d_f a' lake; the .''heart' of a wood; the 'arm' of the sea: the, * neck 1 of an isthmus; the daisy's'eye'; the ' mouth|;of a defile; the' foot' of a precipice;' the' back' of a north'wind.

The Dunedin Land Board havd been served with notice of mandamus to compel them to issue a pastoral * deferred payment license- to one of the purchasers at areeent sale, to whom it has been refused.

-;.-We-wbuld remind our readers, and also: :;thti.trade t \'of :Meßßsrs Loweß & lornaisale'; •of obhfeotipDerj, &6.j at theirrooms ! to•mprrofy in the estate of J, FjWatd,V : ■',!■,■ ■^^o^/are-S : ?Ud':-. fo' ■loarn' ; '-.thiit"rMr;.Ji J;;'. granted a month's leave! siffabien(ie*|for ; ;]. the restoration orchis; 'oealthVvDpringhisabsence &esutj«ii<)i; liiiCoffloei'will be conducted by!'Mr" DeOptro, with Mr Fred Hill assistant clerk.! ! : . •!•!' v.,!.! .'"/•" r. : ."• ut .Legislators have been arriving at Weir lington, reports the Times, in inereasing numbers for the! opening of Parliament' at 2 o'clock this afternoon. . Both parties in the Lower House will be well irepre- ■ seated., on the first day, the •Ministry being in full, force, and the Opposition beine represented by Sir George Grey, Mr Montgomery, 1 Mr Maoandrew, and a good muster of supporters. The House of Representatives will, we believe, Bit again on Friday, and then adjourn 'till Tuesday folluwing, when Mr Edward Shaw, the new member for Inangahua, will, move the Address in Reply to the Governor's Speech, and Mr E. J. Lee, who succeeded Sir John Hall for Selwyn, will seoond the Address in Reply. We understand, too, that in the Upper House the mover will be the Hon. A. de B.Brandon, the seconder, however, baa not yet been fixed upon, rumor, however, pointing strongly to tho Hon J. 0. Riohmond. . S. Hunter, tobaooonist, of Carterton has filed his sohdule, first meeting to be held on the 22nd inat,, at the Court .Houßc, Masterton at 11 o'olooka.m, -We! are informed upon strictly reliable authority that {the new Courthouse at Greytown will be enlarged, The contraotora'are now waiting for instructions. Mr Buchanan M.H.R. haß been mainly instrumental in obtaining this concession from the Government. ■ The Hall of Commerce is now showing a splendid shipment of gent's and boys' winter overcoats, We can say without hesitation that it is the largest assortment we have seen in the Wairaraps, and; as regards quality and prioe we must strongly reoommend them.-Advt. The sword worn by John Hampden during the Civil War, formerly the property of the late Mr J. Hain Friswell, has just been sold by Messrs Sotheby, Wilkinson, and Hodge, for 28 guiries, to Mr Fenton, for Mr T. H. Bryant; of Surbiton. The question has often been asked how it is that the public can always obtain at the Bon Marchi at Buoh reasonable prices the latest novelties, textures, und designs such as are now being worn in all the most fashionable towns in the world, and described in the leading Fashion Books of the day and not at any other shop in Maßterton, and in some cases not in Wellington 1 The reason to us js obvious, L, J, Hooper & 00,, the proprietors, tiro thorough experts at their business, and buy well, only in the very best markets, and at such prices as will enable them to Bell well and cheap, and give their customers the benefit of their knowledge, and experience, Also pot .being bound to purohase only from the Wellington, mer? chants they import themselves! for casli, thereby getting a large discount, saving all middle profits, and procuring the latest faehiopß. We advise everyone to Bee their stock of millinery, dress goods,' hosiery, men's'and boyß' clothing.'; .also look on another page of this paper for their—advehtisbmest. "'There is amino of wealth in it," says Councillor Maginnity, when alluding to tho 'proposed cemetery'site at Melrose, and concerning whioh another facetious orator stated that he could see the top without lying flat on his back. Whether there is er not time .'will show. One thing is certain that wore lasting; solid fortunes are made by saving than by speculation, It is not possible for everyone to be a successful speculator, but nearly all in this land can accumulate a .competonop by saving. . Wo will show a way to save money jnyour purchases, We are now offering a largo quantity -of ladies'; | knitted wool and ohemlje p.ajesj fftßhJroni'j the hands o£ a number of Gferman fraus, '■%&) quisitely made, colours beautifully blended, wool of the best and purest .quality, and al-i together admirably -adapted for this cold weather, Among them are some very charming opera oapas, au'd we propose'to do something more than offer a single garment at wholesale prioe, viz,, to sell them .at less than manufacturing prices. For 2s lid you will g»t a sweetly pretty and useful cape, worth at least 6s Gd; for 3s Gd one that would be good value at 7s 6d, and as wa are not likely to have these long, nor be able to procure such a cheap lot again, wo would ask all ladies to inspect them! without delay at Jastes Smhh's Te Aro House, Cubarstreet. Wellington,—Advt,