The Wairarapa Daily. TUESDAY, MARCH 23, 1886. THE PRICE OF PEACE IN IRELAND.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume VIII, Issue 2251, 23 March 1886, Page 2

The Wairarapa Daily. TUESDAY, MARCH 23, 1886. THE PRICE OF PEACE IN IRELAND.

■& The price of peace in Ireland is the problem which Mr Gladstone is now engaged,, jn -solving. In past years, with his disestablishment and tenant ■relief measures, he has made gigantic efforts to; conciliate the Irish party, and his "utter, failures to make the disaffected rest and be thankful do not appear to deter him from making a still bigger bicj for reconciling the irreconcileable. This time lje has gone so far that even liis radical followers dare not side with him on the Irish question. . It is as yet unknown as to the exact terms of the proposals which he has submitted 10 his colleagues, but enough has transpired to alarm even his own admirers. The defection from his. party of men like Lord Hartingdon, Mr Chamberlain, and Mr Trevelyan, is a pretty certain sign that Eugland will not accept Mr Gladstone's pro-1 gramme, and there is certainly little to recommend it on the score of equity. If Mr Gladstone is prepared to.buy up the estates of the landlords of Ireland, he ought also to be ready to do the j same to the landlords of England, Scotland, and Wales, If either England, Scotland, or Wales agitated for such a change, the demand could not justly be refund if once it were conceded to Ireland. Jt is probable that sooner or later there will be a re-action in public opinion at home on the efforts now made to secure peace at any price, Mr Gladstone some time ago in a manifesto stated that " to maintain the supremacy of tho Crown, the unity of the Empire, and all the authority of Parliament necessary for jtbo conservation of that unity, is the first duty of every representative of the people," and as the action of Mr Pavnell and his followers i? directly opposed to this, their policy having- been' described as one intended to make government in England impossible, it would appear tljafc from Mr Gladstone's own point of yiejy the first- step towards 'the pacification .of Ireland should be .to enforce on Irish members Jfche observance of their first dutyl When Mr Gladstone does this he may expect to make peace in Ireland.

Tho ordinary fortnightly meeting' of tho Masterton Borough Council' takes place this evening. At a meeting of the Licensing Committee hold at the Courthouse, Greytown, yesterday, Mr John Tully was elected Chairman, The sitting of the Assessment Court for the Borough of Greytown isadioumed to the 30th March. Mr P. H. Wood makes an addition of 300 mixed sheep to his stock sale-at Taratahi on Thursday next, March 25th. A gentleman proficient in the ''noble art of self defence" notifies by advertisement in. another ciilumn his willingness to give private lessons in boxing. Pupils may receive instructions at their private residence if required. We understand it is tins intention of a number of the Masterton Corps of the Salvation Army to pay a surprise visit to the Corps at Napier this week. MrF, H, Wood adds to bis stock sale at the Taratahi on Thursday March 25th, eighteen three-year-old steers and six heifers. Tenders are invited by Messrs V. and W. Wardell, for clearing, splitting, laying, and erecting, eighty chains of wire fencing at Te Whiti. Considerable labor and expenso is thrown away in trying to keep the sides of the roads free from grass and weeds, and some experiment shoulj be tried to obviato this expenditure. About four years ago the proprietor of one of tho Greytown hotels, after the growth was cleared, saturated tho ground in front of tho hotel with a solution of arsenic by means of a watering can. Since then the spot has not required any attention and the one expense has saved a great deal of labor. We, Standard, recommend the plan to'our local bodies, The directors of the Wellington and Manawatu Railway made a special trip along their line on Saturday Inst for the purpose of testing the capabilities of the large new engine lately imported from England. Tho train was a special one, and consisted of one of the long American carriages and a brake van, Though the line is not open as far as Paikakariki, owing to the non-completion of two tunnels, yet by means of a temporary line at the bottom of a steep incline, the distance to Paikakariki can be accomplished by simply changing into another train This was done 611 Saturday, and the directors were taken as far as tho Paikakariki Hotel. Tho distance from Wellington (22 miles) was done in 45 minutes. The directors expressed themselves greatly pleased with the way the engine worked, and also at the manner 111 which Mr S. Brown was performing his contract. The train reached town at 5.50 p.m.—Evening Press. Lieutonant-Colonel McDonnell who has had the New Zealand Cross bestowed upon him, was recommended both bv General Cameron and by General Chute. The former mentioned him in connection withreconnoitering services in the Waikato, and the latter for conducting dangerous negotiations with the Maoiis at Wereroa pah near Wanganui, In addition to this he was recommended' for gallant service in the Patea district, but all three notices failed to gain him the consideration of the Commission who distributed the crosses. McDonald was originally Sub-Inspector in the Colonial Defence Force, Captain Mair gets his decoration for gallantry when in action with To' Kooti. He engaged a force of 250 men in the Hot Lakes District with a company of forty friondly Natives, most of whom fled at the first fire. He kept up a running fight with the Hau-Haus for ten miles, killing many with his own rifle, and in all accounting for nearly fifty men, some of them Te Kooti's best warriors. At a meeting of the creditors of James' Smith, lato landlord of the Post Office Hotel, it was said his debts amounted to £OOO, Mr Riley complained that after he took possession of the Hotel, Mr Smith removed about £3OO worth of silver, liquor, etc. from the place, Tho Official Assignee reported that there were a number of bills in the National Bank, and. he had given notice to the Manager that they were claimed on behalf of the oreditors, There was a draft on London for £SOO, and if the oreditors gave him (the Official Assignee)' authority to stop the acceptance of the draft, which was issued by Messrs Levin and Co. he would cable home to prevent payment, Mrs Smith had a cheque for £SOO, and it was for creditors to say whether anything should be done with regard to that, Tho Official Assignee stated that Smith mnst have taken about £SOO to Great Britain. Mr Riley said he had the best authority for stating that Smith must have taken away £4,000 or £5,000. At the suggestion of the official assignee it was decided, to adjourn the meeting until this day week. Tho official assignee promised to despatch a cablegram to England at once stopping the acceptance of the draft for £SOO.

The New Zealand Methodist referring to the release of Mr Stead remarks:— "There are many to whom Mr Stead's imprisonment seriously discounted the whole movement with which his name stands association. In the shadow of the error of judgement which landed him in a convict's cell, and which no one has more frankly acknowledged or deeply deplored than Mr Stead himself, the Social Purity Crusade, in the estimation of those referred to, shrank into comparative insignificance, To all such the spectacle witnessed m London on the day of Mr Stead's release ought to be monitory. By everv token, those who are the spot, and who are in a position to weigh all the facts of the caso, are more enthusiastic than ever they were in attesting the rare couras-e and philanthropy of Mr Stead ; and the circumstances attending his imprisonment havo served to kindle more fiercely throughout the kingdom the flame of indignant protest against tho terrible prevalence of social vice" Mr Stead's imprisonment has really turned out to be the furtherance of the social Purity Crusade. Deeply engrained in the hearts of millions is the conviction that he suffered as a martyr in the cause of the outraged and the oppressed, <and that fact will from henceforth charge his utterances with a pathos and power they could never otherwise possess. The long pending libel of Dr. Stewart, of Ohristchurch, against the Evening Press, is to commence, in the Supreme Court at Dunedin on Wednesday, and will probably occupy some days, Mr Fitchet, of Dunedin, has been retained as counsel for the plaintiff, and the Hon. Robert Stout, Attorney-Geiieral, for the defendants; and a very great amount of public interest is conceived in the case. It aroso out of an article which appeared in the Evening Press of tho 14th May, 188?, commentin,' upon tho management of tho Ohristohuroji Hospital, and urging the Government to institute anindependant enquiry into the truth of certain statements on the subject whicli had been made to the Colonial Secretary by a medical man holding an official position hi Ohristchurch. Some of tho statements were re-produced in detail in the article, ; as showing by their extraordinary character, the necessity for an enquiry; and they created a profound (Sensation throughout the colony. The consequence was that the proprietors of the Evening Press were served, wjfch a writ for £2,000 i damages for libel, by Dr'Stewart, of Ohristchurch, who'deemed himself to be the person reflected upon by the statements made in the letter to the Cqlonial Secretary, which had been published in this article.

We understand that the Works Committee of the Maßterton Borough, intend to recommend the reduction of the wages of the roadmen including the' Inspector, by one shilling per day, The police took extra precautions on Sunday last to discover if breaches of the licensing laws were being made in Masterton, but failed to detect a single instance. They are also strictly enforcing the act as regards the hour of closing which is 11 o'clock. Peas in plenty is the cry! Mr George •T. Fanner has followed the fashion, and | to. oblige Ins numerous and speculative friends admirers and customers, lie has introduced a pea competition -which will give the purchasers of his goods a chance to gain a £5, and a £2 103 prize. Full particulars appear in another column. Messrs C. Smith and Co., of the Cash Drapery Store, Queen-street, announce that they have just opened up, direct from the manufacturers, their first shipment of Autumn and Winter goods, comprising all the latest styles and novelties hi dress materials, cloaks, millinery, costumes, <k, also men's and boys' suits in the. best materials at lowest rates. Writing of the Waihora accident, the Australian correspondent of the Otago Daily Times says :-The Union Compauy have the melancholy satisfaction of knowing that for the second time they have incontestably proved the value of steel in shipbuilding. The Rotoiuahana affair near Waipapapa Point was discussed with much satisfaction by scientific'people at Home, because it established the fact that steel ships can be built which are so strong as to-mash on to rocks and yet float into port. Anyone who looks at tho Waihora in dock must feel satisfied that her steel plates only saved her and probably her passengers from a watery graye. Martinborough was thrown into a state of considerable gloom on Saturday, when it was aunouncedin the township that the wife of Mr G. Wall, of Riverside, an old and respected settler in that district, had rather unexpectedly departed this life. Mrs Wall, who had been ailing for some time, became suddenly worse 01. Monday last, and finally succumbed to the disease (inflammation of the lungs) with which she was attacked at 2 p.m., on Saturday. Dr Bey had been attending the deceased lady during the week. Great sympathy is felt for Mr Wall and his large family in {Mr bereavement. Tho funeral takes place at Martinborough to-day. Standard.

Messrs Lowes and lorns notify in their advertising column that they will auction on Saturday next, March 27, on account of Mr A. Cleghorn, who is retiring from business, the whole of a valuable and extensive stock of builders' materials, contractors' plant, &c, comprising morticing and boring machines, cramps, blocks, builders' furniture, black and gold sets, white, white and gold, and Mack and -silver Bets, locks, blind furniture, ventilators, and other stock too numorous to mention. The whole of Mr Oleghorn's choice furniture will be submitted to the hammer, and anyone desirous of securing some really superior articles will have an opportunity of doing so on Saturday next. The sale will take place on the premises, Dixon-street, and intending purchasers will have an opportunity of inspecting the goods during,the week,

The annual meeting of the Carterton Football Club was held on Saturday evening at the Institute, fourteen members being, present. Mr-0. Fan-brother occupied the chair.. Tho minutes of the last meeting were read and confirmed. The balance sheet was submitted, shewing a balance of 5s 3d in hand. The following officers were elected for the ensuing year' -President, Mr F. W. R. Seed ° VicePresidents, Dr Johnstono and'' Mr P, F. Tancred; Secretary and Treasurer, Mr H. A. JGwon;. Captain, Mr 0. Fairbrother ; Committee, Messrs W. N, Dempsey, C. Reid, A. Smith, W. G. King, and C. H. Robinson; Match Committee, the Captain, and Messrs Dempsey and Ewen. The Captain and Mr Ewen were authorised to arrange with Mr Yickerstaff for tho use of his paddock for a football ground. It was resolved that the subscription fee be the same as last year (55.) It was proposed by Mr Dempsey, and seconded by Mr Reid " that this Club join with the other Clubs in forming a Wairarapa Union, aud that Captain Fairbrother, aud Messrs Seed and Dempsey be appointed delegates to confer with the Mastcrton Club on the matter. - Carried,

The Woodville correspondent to the Evening Press writes:—The bush speculation in town and country properties whicli prevailed here some six months ago, has in the interim considerably abated, as it has also at Hastings and in Hawkes Eay generally. It cannot, howover, I tliink, be said that there has been any fall in the value of either town or rural property. When land has changed hands it has continued to command the highest prices yet touched. The sixteenth of an acre was sold a few weeks ago, for the erection of a boarding. house, the price being £3OO, and the site not by any means among the best in Woodville, A feature that hasbeen somewhat noticeable of late in purchases of rural land here has been the making of investments by Hawkes Bay sheep farmers. Mr Ormond has for many years past, since the formation of the settlement in fact, owned a property of some 1200 acres of real alluvial land here, which he has used with much profit and advantage for fattening—for the Wellington market-bullocks bred at his Wallingford station near Porangahau. Mr Tanner, about a year ago, acquired some 1600 acres in this neighborhood. He is rapidly converting the bush into pasture. No doubt the land, when broken in. will be put to a similar use with Mr Ormond's. More recently Mr Bridpe, of Ruafcauwha, has purchased a block of some 200 acres here, and last week Messrs 0. B. Hoadly & . Co. report the sale to Mr Andrew Logan, manager of the Hon. Mr Johnston's run at Tamumu, and also a sheep farm on his own' account in the Tamumu district, of Mr Davcy's property, about three miles from the township, of £6los per acre. The priceß, considerinp the position and oharacter of the land, and the amount of improvements on it, is a highly satis-, factory one. A dry season such as thoy have experienced, and are still experienoitig in Hawkes Bay, has given an impetus to these investments in bush properties. Feed with us has been unusually abundant throughout the whole period. The supply of mjk to the cheese factory still keeps up to about 800 gallons, and the inatitutson will, there is reason to hopo, I participate fully in the advantages accruing to all the New Zealand cheese factories this year far tho excellent prices ruling for cheese in the Australian market. GmgVCMcfs, Bronchitis, etc., are quickly cured by using Baxter's celebrated "Lung Preserver." This oldestablished, popular medicine, is pleasant to the palate, and highly extolled by tho members "of the medical, legal, and clerical professions, Sold, by "all Patent Medicine Yendors. See ' testimonials in advertisements.—Ady^,Messrs L. J. Hooper & Uo., of the.Bon Marche, received' their first instalment'of autumn and winter goods on Saturday, these gpoijs have'been imported' cjirect from the njanufaefcurers. in England and Scotland, and are now being marked off at prices that will compare with, any wholesale house in the colony.—Advt.

Carriers and others in Wairarapa East County are' warned by advertisement in another column against leaving obstructions on the County roads. The stock sale of Messrs Lowes and lorns which is to take place at their Carterton yards to-morrow, jukgidg by the number of entries will be a very extensive one, There are over 5,000 sheep catalogued, comprising 2,000 cross bred ewes 300 first-class pure-bred Lincolns, 700 Merinos, 1,000 wethers, 1,200 lambs, pure bred Romney Marsh and Leicester rams, There aro also 70 head of cattle, 30 young cattle, 20 good breeding cows, 10 good yearlings, 10 good weaners, 20 pigs, mixed ages, draft and hack horses, etc. Also on account of Mr James who is leaving the district, two valuable hacks, tho whole of his stock of pure-bred fowls, ombracing his prize exhibition birds of tho following breeds, viz., Dorking, Brahma, Black Spanish, Andalusian, Langshans, Game, Leghorns, Rouen ducks, etc., The above are either prize birds or first descent from prize birds, The fact that during the recent heavy losses of poultry in Masterton, Mr James has not lost a bird, speaks for the cleanliness of his stock, "Struck Oil" was produced last evening by tho Miss Amy Johns Co., and the Masterton amateurs, to a splendid house, Mr James Wilkinsons rendering of the character of John Stofel, the honest old Dutchman, was one of the finest pieces of character acting that has been seen for a long timo in Masterton, and kept tho audience either in a state of breathless interest or iu shrieks of laughter every time he appeared on the stage, tho mad scene in the third act being particularly effected. He was ably assisted by Miss Amy Johns as the laughter-loving and musical Lizzie Stofel, her Dutch songs and quaint dances being greatly appreciated. The other ' leading oharacter, Deacon Skinner, was taken by Mr Bradbury. The mere appearance of this gentleman was provocative of laughter, alternating with indignation at the duplicity and hypocrisy of the character. As. Mrs Stofel Miss Sutherland acted effectively and consistently, and Sergt. Flynn found an intelligent exponent in Mr George Armstrong. The minor characters were well played, and a number of our local volunteers, in uniform, helped to render the mise m scent bright and effective.' The Company produce the piece again to-night for the last time, and we have no doubt will bo greeted with another well-filled hou3o,