The Wairarapa Daily. FRIDAY, JULY 23, 1886. MR GLADSTONE'S RESIGNATION.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume VIII, Issue 2354, 23 July 1886, Page 2

The Wairarapa Daily. FRIDAY, JULY 23, 1886. MR GLADSTONE'S RESIGNATION.

One of England's grandest Premiers j lias now fallen from power, never, t perhaps, to rise again. Mr Gladstone's I belief in bis own infallibility, the last infirmity of a noble mind, has wrecked bis party on the liish ' question, Apparently without taking counsel with his colleagues or with old political friends like John Bright, ho -matured r in his study a new constitution for > Ireland of such a revolutionary character that if carried into effect it would have changed the conditions and imparilled the safety of the British Empire. He endeavored to enact the part of a special Providence towards the I Irish people, but the result is that he leaves the nation which he intended to benefit in a worse condition than it was when he commenced to labor on its behalf. We never believed that the sudden and violent transition embodied in Mr Gladstone's Irish proposals would bo confirmed by Great Britain. A young country may stand the strain of severe radical changes, hut in an old one in which vested interests growing out of its old. constitution are a part of its verv life, any serious 'displacement' of the political and social system throws everything out of gear, and involves consequences which even the ablest statesmen cannot forsee. To listen too, as Mr Gladstone- has done, to the demands of political agitators who in many instances make their living out o! the prevailing discontent in Ireland, and who would find their occupation gone and their personal importance annihilated were Ireland to lapse into quiescence, has been a palpable blunder. The people of England have deliberately condemned Mr Gladstone by their ballot papers, and now a conservative reaction is following the attempt recently made to secure an iiuwise and hasty progress. Almost all classes in Ireland are now impoverished and distiesßfid excepting that one most undesirable class in which aro enrolled the political agitators of the country, Mr defeat gives tlimn a new leass of their business, and they are pretty certain to profit by it, England is unlikely now to allow the Irish question to much longer disturb the good Government of. the Empire, and will no doubt insist upon some termination being fixed to the questions in dispute, Political rest is needed to restore even a semblance of prosperity to Ireland, and we trust that Mr Gladstone's successor in power will seou're this,

The Committeo on the Government Insurance Association will report in favor of returning the business to the Government. • . ::. , Russia threatens to occupy Port Lazareff alleging tlio British occupation of Port Huiiiilton as a pretext. The English fleet in Chinese waters lias lietm ordored to proceed to Vladivostok. ' We notice that Mr Govor, of the Fernride School, who recently attended the second-grade drawing examination at the school of design, Wellington, has been certified as having passed in the four sub.jeofs of frejhaud, blackboard, model, and geometrical drawing.

Tenders close this evening tor tjnsnijie laying in the Borough of. Masterton.

Tenders,close at noon to-morrow for the erection of a machine room at the rear of the Star Office,^

A meeting of the opposition wm held yesterday afternoon' to discuss the financial position of. the Government. It is. understood a resolution was passed to endeavor to pledgo tho colony not to borrow, after the present loan, for two years.

We direct our readers to an inset in to-day's issao, concerning the first stocktaking sale of Mr P. Dickson (late Prico "&*_Drok6on)r draper'," of Queen-street, whioh contains a price list of certain speoial liues, stated to be remarkably cheap. ;

A young man named Thomas Graham, while working at one of the aiinea at the Thames on Wednesday was very badly hurt by earth falling upon him. He received severe, woundß, his leg being broken in five places, He is not expected to recover.. ( ', ;

A first meeting of creditors in the estate of Job Bassett of Masterton,' laborer, was held yesterday in. the old Courtroom. The liabilities were shown to be £ll2 and the assets sl2, The meeting adjourned for a week to .enable the debtor to bring forward a statement of accounts.

There are to be two Masonic functions In England during the summer. The Prince of Wales is. to be installed as Grand Maßtor of Mark Mason—very possibly it will boat a meeting to be held at Norwich during the Royal Agricultural Show week in Au?ust; and the Duke of Connaught will be invested as Provincial Grand Master of Sussex at Brighton, oh June 22nd •••

According to the' Lyttelton Times,' Mr Froude's." Oceana" and the ' Standard's' article on Aew Zealand borrowing had .such'a depressing effect on the securities of this Colony,-that had they been published a couple of days before, instead of on tho ove of the issue of the prospectus of the Midland Railway Company, there •is the strongest reason to belieye that the railway scheme would not have been floated to this day. We regret to hear that Mr A. M. D. Whatman has met with an accident to his hand, resulting in the loss of part of ono of his fingers; Mr Whatman to to have played in the Onion Football Match between Wellington and Wairarapa, but it is feared tho injury to his hand will prevent this. He being considered ono of the best forward players, his loss'to the Wairarapa team will be seriously felt.

We draw attention to an announcement in another column that Mr Burnett will pay a farewell visit to Masterton on Saturday, evening, when there will be'a mass meeting in the Theatre JRoyal—after a monster procossion-at whioh Mr R. 8. Hawkins will nresido. On the following day (Sunday) Mr Burnett will preach in the Wesleyan Church in the morning and tho Salvation Army Barracks in the afternoon. His last meeting will be held in the Theatre Royal on Sunday evening.

An instance of the extraordinary' man* ner in which shingles on a roof retain lire is afforded by the destruction of a cottage in South Riverton, occupied by Mr Smith and insured for £SO in the Standard office. The place took fire on Sunday evening, the flames running, up the roof which had been originally of shingle, and then covered with iron. Tho firo was put out_ apparently, but it burst into flame again the following morning, Again it was put out, but later in the day the fire ouoe more broke out, and was again extinguished. About 10 o'clock on Monday evening it broke out so fiorcely that the buildiiwr was destroyed.

It is said that a certain rich laird in Fife, whoKe weekly contribution to the church collection never oxceed#d one penny, one day, by mistake,- dropped into the plate at the door a five shilling pieco; but, discovering his error before he was seated in the pew, he hurried back, and was about to reduce the dollar by his ouuafcomary j. enny when the elder in attendance cried out: " Stop, laird, ye may put in what ye like, but ye maun taknaething out!" The laird, finding his explanations w6nt for nothing, at last said; " A weel, I suppose I'll get credit for it in Heaven.'' " Na, na, laird," said the elder, " you'll only get credit for the penny."

There is (says the N.Z, Herald) a gooil story floating about the flofcorua hotels which goes to show that the Circumlocution Department Btill lives, and that the

race of Tite Barnaoles is not yet extinct. Just prior to the eruption a ''memorandumaid" controversy was going on between the Native Office and the Crown Landß Office departments as to which department should furnish a requisition for drugs, etc. There seemed no likelihood of the dispute being ended before the millennium, but the Tarawera eruption ensued, shook both departments up, andtihe requisition was promptly furnished Which department yielded had not transpired, but the moral of the affair is that, nothiug less than an earthquake or a volcanic eruption will induce a Government department to promptly supply any requisition,

It is indescribably sad (says the London Post) to record that the moat distinguished parliamentary lawyor who had sat for so many years at the table of the House of Commons, and who only the other day was congratulated on the wellearned repose to which he had retired, is now no more. The patent of his creation as a peer was literally laid upon his deathbed. Although his successor in the House of Commons wm appointed, ho virtually died in harness. He only quitted his seat at the table of the House when it was no longer physically possible for him to occupy it, and while the shadow of death was upon him. No man, long as is the period over which our parliamentary annals extend, ever contributed so largely to moulding into an intelligible and concrete form the tangled web of parliamentary procedure as Sir Erskine May. The London letter of the Dunedin Star amongst other interesting matter contains the following The mischief which your late visitor. Mr Froudo, is doing by his reckless letters and talk about New Zealand's financial condition will become unpleasantly apparent by and by. He goes'everywhere just now; is accepted (why, heaven alone knows) as an authority on colonial matters j and, having been attacked on this particular subject, converses about it inoessantly, Moreover lie is only one of. the birds of ill omen. Sir Julius, I used scarcely say, has many bitter enemies iri the city, and thejv naturally never miss a chance of scoring against him, To their venom may be attributed the now constantly-recur-ring attacks on New, Zealand's solvency : in th« newspaper's.' It may be true, as SirF. D.Bell avers, that no particular article does much harm. The question is rather whether this- constant crying outof" Beware!" on the part of the ' Standard, thoEnonomist-, the Financial News, and such "authorities" as Mr Froude, will not,arouße a feeling of insecurity amongst holders of stocks, It may be 1 an accident, but one of the largest 'j brokers in Londop emphatically deolared j to me the other day that during the last' 1 four months.he.has sold,a larger number of small parcels of , New Zealand stock for private individuals than during the pre'viquti , two years. , Tho' ; announcement that another: loan of £i;B00,000 is quired will not, -I fear, mend matters. ■

The Wairarapa. East. County (jpjjntfl invite tenders for the' construction'and* removal of Roadmen's cottages, and bridge-painting; , " MrT. F. Ruewand, who was brought up on a charge of araon at Woodville today, was committed for trial. Wo remind those who have not yet entered for the .Wairarapa Poultry, Pigeon, and Canary Show that their chance of doing so closes to-night. A general meeting of the Masterton Farmers Club will be held at the Temple Chambers to-morrow afternoon, to consider the advisability of obtaining a draught outire.

A man named Peterson, was brought before His Worship the Mayor this uiorningj charged by Sergeant-Price with being drupk and disorderly in a public thoroughfare, and was fined five shillings. Mr F. H. Wood sells at his Masterton rooms to-morrow an insolvent's stock of clothing, drapery, boots, and fancy goods, In special lines he has a first-class harmonium, a fire proof safe, and a large public clock. The sale will conclude with forest trees and produce. The. Socialists of Ghent, who are many thousand strong, have organised a bakery, a brewery, a cafe, .a theatre, and a printing office. From the -latter is Issued a weekly journal, iu Flemish, entitled " Yooruit". (Forward). The objects for which it has been established are ' collective property and co-operative labor." The quarterly meeting of the Loyal United Friends was held last evening, and was very well attended. One initiation took place, and the installation: of the W.JL (Bro. E, Johnson), and investiture of officers for.the ensuing. term, was impressively- performed by by the R.W.G.M., ?ro. W. Cullen Mr Beetham has given notice that he will ask that the Government should consider the advisableness of meeting .to a certain extent the claims for assistance from the-natives ;• of Tarawera and the Whakatan'ej, district, 'by purchasing the Lake' District for the purpose of securing so interesting a locality as a national park,"

We learn from London by to-day's cablegrams that the following were tho individual Australian scores in the match lit Wimbledon for tho Rajah of Kolapore's Challenge CupColor-Sergeant Barrow. Queensland. 88; Sergt, Grimes, Queenslaud, 83; Lieut. Keating, New Sou|;h Wales, 83; Private Allen, Victoria, 82; Lieut. Pork, ■ Nett South Wales, 79; Oolor-Sorgeant Gee, New South Waloe, 73; Liout. Watohhorn, Tasmaniaj and Private Churchill, Victoria, 71; Total. 632. - i'

, We are requested to remind our raiders of Messrs Lowes & linns' extensive sales at their rooms to-morrow. They commence with tho plant and entire stock-in-trade of Mr Cramer dealer and .hawker, which estate is now in liquidation. The stock embraces a great variety of useful articles and has to be sold in.order to wind up the estate. " 'Afterwards the same,firm will sell a quantity of assorted boot#, a few speoi«l- lines in 'iM and second-hand furniture, produce, poultry Ac. 1

There is trouble in Qhristchurch just now with regard to thg'disposal of inebriate! requiring curative treatment. It has hitherto been the praotice to commit tliom to Addington Gaol, but on last Monday, Mr Beetham, R.M., acting, it is stated, on instructions, from Governuiexit, committed a man suffering from delirium iremn to the Christcliurch Hospital. The man was plaoed in a ward with other patients, owing, the Surgeon said, to there being'no other accommodation, and he kept the'whole ward in a constant state of terror and sleeplessness during Monday night. He was then put in a padded cell, and bept the whole institution awake by his shrieks for hours last night, To-day .he was allowed to walk in the grounds, and seized the opportunity to make good his escape from the premises', arid has not yet been recaptured by'the police. ■ ..A, touch pf nature made the whole R.M. Court at Wellington grin during the civil proceedings this morning. Mr Menteath, as solicitor for the defendant in a debt claim, was Btatwg hw willingness on behalf of hiß client to agree to a certain periodical payment if .the other side were willing to accept the offer. Mr Wardell 1 thereupon turned to Mr E, Shawj coun--3 sol,for plaintiffs, and asked; if he \buld meet Mr Menteath in this matter. 1 'Well, } your Worship," said Mr Shaw, "I'll go five shillings better.". This homely ; phraseology, says the " Press." breaking _ suddenly upon tho usual stnotly correct 1 monotony of Court diction was refresh- ( ingly humorous, and the way that 'it was , generally recognised as familiar by Bonch lawyers and the public was suggestive. | 'l'he third annual show of the Wellington Poultry, Pigeon, Cage Bird, Rabbit, una Cat Association was opened yesterday I by His Excellency the Governor. A lerge number of visitors attended the show, and | it was as a whole a pronounced success. Masfcerton exhibitors took a very fair share of prizes, Mr Elkins, as in former years, being the principal one. The following is a list of Masfcerton prizetakers: A, Elkins, game cocks, any variety, 3rd, game hen (under 12 months) 2nd, Langshall cock Ist and 3rd, Polands Ist, silver-pencilled Hamburph2ndand3rdalso several prizes in pigeons; F. G. Moore, light Brahma cock 2nd, light Brahma hen 3rd; L, J. Hooper, light Brahma cock Ist, ditto 1 hen Ist; T. W. James, light Brahma lien 2nd; W. G. King, Cochins Ist, Spanish Ist and 2nd, Plvmouth Rocks Ist. Mr Walter Besant, in the' Contemporary Review,'tells us thatthe Education Act, from which so much was expected in the Mother Country, is a failure, and that it is now perceived it can never achieve the results anticipated from it. A very small percentage of all the ■ children who pass through the schools are educated at ajl, and what they have acquired is speedily forgotten when,they turn out into the world at thirteen years of age. " Continuation schools," like those established in Germany, Switzer- ' land, Holland and Belgium, must, it is 1 urged, be instituted in England, so that pupils may receive that technical education without which the Mother Country cannot caloulate upon maintaining her place at the head of the industiial nations of tho world." I am going to make a speciality ot certain lines during the next months. At tho present time I am running Macintoshes and Overcoats at prices which defy any house in the Wellington District to approach, By;semling the longili which you require in inches, you can be Buppliod with a grand Tweed Macintosh for 27/6, honestly worth £3. Give me a trial, John Thobhorn, the People's Clothier, WillisBtroet Wellington,—[Allvt,] . Venetian Blind and Revolving Shutter manu faotory. All Blinds guuanteed' of the very best description. Price list on application to R, W. Henn (late Henn and Hansen.) Poneke Steam Venetian Blind and Revolving Factor, Wellheton-Auvr.

During the last two months I have aold 60 Men's Heavy. Whitney Overcoats at 16s 6d, and have remaining just 36 mgre, which I intend selling at 16s'9d. I have also ju«t : landed 24 Min's Heavy Beaver Overooats that I am sell, ing at 28s' 6d, that are honestly worth 45b. Boys' Overcoats from 9s 9d. Youths' N.Z. made Tweed Hats 3s 6d. Men's ..Tweed Suits .from 18s 6d. Inspection solicited, Note the address—The Wairarapa Clothing Factory, nfat tho Empiro Hotel. Masterton.

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iitMx intends taking out an I 'English'eleven to Australia next season, writes to the Press disbelieving statements that have bean published that the Mel*:, bourne Clubs will refuse to lend their ground for matches which will bo played,' and he trusts that tho Gentlemen of Eng-' land will not assist Mr Wardill, of- Melbourne, in selecting a team for a colonial tour, as he considers the hitter's proceedings aro unfair to cricketers at Boino,

A concert was held at the Lyceum last night in aid of the St. Mark's Church choir fund and was well patronised, ,The programme'consisted of well selected songs and solos, which were well rendered Tho choir consisted of Mrs Seed, Miss Searle, Messrs 6. W; Deller, W, Downard, L. Wilson, T. Rathbone,' R, Stansfield, and H. Potts, and Masters C. and A. DoWnard. These two lads generally draw good attendance for their singing is really good and they are 60 well matched. The last piece, a duet, " Babylon's a-falling," sang by them, drew forth universal applause, and had to be repeated.

The Feathorßton Town Band conoert given last evening- -was the most successful entertainment the Featherston people have had for some considerable time. Tho selections played by the Band were much appreciated, and •sunrise was expressedat the rapid progress made by them' : as a whole.' The bandmaster, Mrliirrell, unfortunately met with an accident: on his way down, which prevented him taking part. The duets by the Misses ■ Haybittle were very nicely rendered, the voices blending splendidly. The gems of the evening, wel& without fdoubfc Miss Crystal's; : songs '! .Katie's. ; ,letter", and "Happy Dreamland." "In response to encores this lady e;ave "Gm a body' 1 and "No Sir," Miss Tocker had to respond, to an encore in the'second part, and,acquitted herself well. The old •-favorites Messrs Black and Stevenson .'.were 'in .Bplehdid .voice,, and a host'iu thomselyes. We understand the gross result was £l7, and Mr MacShane, th'e leader of the Band, deserves great credit for the whole arrangements, aud the manner in whioh the programme was carried out. At about 10 o'clook the hall was cleared, and daucing indulged, in for a few hours,

In acknowledging subscriptions to his Homo for destitute children, Drßarnardo says in 'Night and Day.-'Anotherlittle girl from Napier, N.Z., wrote to me with a donation of £1 5s in the name of her sister and herself. How do my readers think that 10s of the gift explains itself ? Why, it was by their pet cat taking first prize at tho show!. I only wish I knew' this wonderful oat's name. It is surely worthy of a place in our chronicles as a, veal friend to the little ones"