Wairarapa Daily Times. [ESTABLISHED 1878.] SATURDAY, AUGUST 12, 1893.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XV, Issue 4495, 12 August 1893, Page 2

Wairarapa Daily Times. [ESTABLISHED 1878.] SATURDAY, AUGUST 12, 1893.

The Australian and New Zealand Land Company has declared a d'vidend of 7 peroent, •' , ; ' ■

The Hon. Pearson, M.L.0., Victoria, a well-known breeder of thoroughbreds, died on Thursday,

The Allan Steamship Company has recovered £2OO damages against Mr J. H. Wilson, M.P., Secretary' of the Soamen's Union, for his statements refleeting on the Company's treatment of its servants,

An English mail will close at Masterton on Saturday, August 10 th at C.15 p.m, Professor Riohard lectures on.the " Battle of Life" at the Master-ton Theatre Royal, tomorrow (Sunday) evening, • : '■;..,■■} [ ,;•'•'''

Mr F. H. Wood has .for private sale, a dairy or grazing farm of 337 acres of rich land, well fenced, watered and conveniently divided. Further particulars appear elsewhere,

Robert Colemani ironmaster, of Pennsylvania, has failed, with liabilities amounting to threo and a half million dollars, ■ . . >;... The First National Bank, Nashville. Tennessee, has suspended payment. Its liabilities are £1,000,000. The Socialist Congress in Zurich has resolved in favour of an inter-State eight hours.

Cholera is spreading in Tunis, Hungary, and the towns the north of the Danube. 'One hundred oases are reported in Moscow,

Hore is an item which will charm the heart of the chairman of the Wellington Hospital Trustees (says the Standard) and give bim new hope for the regeneration of tho human race, The "drink bill'' for tbo whole year at the Greytown Hospital only amounted to 19s Ed 1 The Eev.S. J. Gibson in theWesleyau Church, Grey town, on Sunday.; evening, will continue his monthly, lecture to young people. The subject on this occasion will be "Other People's Faults." Electricity, amongst the multifarious uses to' which it Is how applied,, has firmly established itself as the'most marvolloub healing and invigorating power ever discovered/Everyone knows the good that .may, bete to the.'eystem by bracing it up with' tho application of electricity from a galvanic battsty. .Mr Orosher, of ,'Auokland, ■-.manufactures batteries cheaper and" quite as good as tho imported ■ arliole j he claima that these batteries'arethe best'ever introduced, to the publio-of this district. A reference to.': the advertisement will show •prices.' and''Mr Orosher will send a battery to any address upon receipt of order.

fi A shjwtly; tragedy is reported from Aiiburn 1 , in Cbunty Cayugay, New York State, Odb of tha most conspicuous Btructures'on the outskirts of the city iB the State prison, and here a convict named Johnston possessed himself of a large knife and succeeded'in escaping from his cell, Upon reaching'tha'oorri" dor he made straight for a party of prisoners who were 'being conducted baok fnimlhe exerclse-yard, and plunged his knife into'foor of his fellow convicts, and then turned his attention-.to the keeper. Assistance was promptly at hind,'and the desperate man was bverpqwe'red and secured in another part of the prison. All aid was unayaiiiug in the case.of two of theaiabbed'prisoners, ahd ! they 1 shortly afterwardssuscumbed- h ,j,\ ■'; Aoraze iorbargains'so^ltfthif'morning atthe'BonMarche. We;'tliafriaHooper& Con:jiny, 7 have'started-. clearing oot the balance (.fourwinter stbok? iQ'ir bargains-; arealways genuine',} WedM't's'ayr.we cell at cost price,, beoause.no one oi could teßt it'riot knowing; ,what Jhe cost price is, .We don't oto oiir' goods'at, 29 per cent dIEOOunS becaiiso no one can check .he ctloulatioh, not tiipg on what'lfis Sased, Werelyupon tV«prices;,i\t"wbjph' jyc oSer out baimns aridin nine cases but of nlup tbOse we stdggerers both' for Jhp: thevTrade. j Vhyndt ?' STSy shouldn't other.^le>.HJve^bWs:lo3ing;n»n6y now*dayS,'; ond.we .are. prepared.;to.drop our : tat flMlf-M^ia'ffilia^^^™' l -)'™ 9 benefit tha'PdDlioiiTO Wep;your cew pri ; .the fiM'':Mgwl»:iiaill)a^iS|;^^'|ft

| It is reported that the authorities in Wellington haw ordered 'Walla'th,' the Tnronaki highwayman! to be kopt in irons till iis trial. , Mr 0. J. 8. Palmer produced "My Sweetheart," at the Wellington Opera House last night. Wellington has a " Jaok the Ripper." Whilst tha Governor's oarnage awaited His .Excellency at the Opera House a few nights ago, some person ripped a largeihola in the. coverlbf the Vehicle with a knife. r ;ThoScotch,rninern intend*to slriko unless-their wages are raised, a shilling a day. Haifa million sterling in gold has been dospatohed to New York, and £1,000,000 more go is on Friday. ." ."'•;';,,

Anew firm of accountants and financial agents has recently commenced business in Wellington at No 4, Urey 'St; We allude to Messrs Morris. Basjre.and (Jo, The firm will be pleased to' undertake commissions from country olient»,guaratitoeing Messw Morris, Basire and Co. have secured a'most valuablo agency in Campbell's Washing Fluid, which if report'speaks truly, and we believe it dot's, is a most wonderful preparation, "vhioh no thrifty htnsewife should bo without.' The. washing;fiuid is now being i troduoed to tho pubho of this district. - '■ > ,' : Probably the best gaugo of tho oon'u> tipti of the Colony is its drink bill (says the N.Z. Times) for whatever moralists' may say, the. people drink more as their prosperity becomes greater. Therefore, as shown by a return .preseuted to Parliament, the consumption of New Zealand brewed beer i;.:wased largely last year. In 1891 it reached gallons, tho duty on which was £67,099 or 2s 9|d per head. Last year,tho quantity waß 4,752,720 gallons, the duty paid being£69,4o9, or 2i lOd per hf ad. Ale and beer show in the two years an increase from 248,039 eallor.B to 261,867 gallons, the amount of duty being larger in 1892 by £IOOO.. In spirits there was also an increase from 442,360 gallons in 1891 to 456,995 gallons in 1892, while the duty was £339 758 in the former and £351,164 in tho latter year. Morewine wai drunk last year than in the previous twelve months, there being 111,704 gallons consumed, as against' 108,066 gallons in 1891, the duty swelling from £81,613 to £32,607. There was a falling off in tobacco, but an increase in oigars, cigarettes, and snuff. Sugar showea large increase, and tea a slight one, while tha consumption, of coffee atid coooa has decreased. In reading this return, it should also be' remembered that, the population of .the Colony increased between 1891 and 1892 by iC,C49.

The Victorian Railway Commissioners have introduced "sprinkler" trains to scatter a fluid preparation over the lines to kill the grass, and thus save a deal of useless work and expense in platelayers' labour, much of which iB spent in clear ing away the weeds.. This idea (says as it has been in practice in mining towns, where tl.o arsenical refuse from the minoa is used to kill the weeds in the street, and a patent known as the scrub exterminator is sold for a similar purpose in clearing land. The application of it to the railways was suggested by Mr Whselor, when Minuter, in imitation of the systom adopted in Daylesford in the clearing of the streets. Mr'Woodroffe, then Engineer of Existing Lines, ran a train over some of the lines, carrying a tank and sprinkler to distribute a solution not strong enough to do any ham., but sufficient to kill the grass,aud very good results were obtained. ' •' ' ' : ' \ "Familiar in the month as household words 'Ms tho namo of that firm of high, class tea merchants, Messrs Nelson Moate k Co., of Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch, and Dnnedin, The reason for this firm's popularity need not be sought for very far. First of all they sell nothing but the best tcaß, secondly they soil oheaply, and thirdly thoy always maintain an even degree of superiority, never one month good and another indifferent, but alwnya keeping the dead level' of" vary good " ' From a firm that can maintain the'' even tenor of its way "keeping always in tho front in spite of much opposition must be the vendors of a very superior article, That is just what Nelson, Moate and Cn. are,: hence they deserve well of the public, and they lmvo their deserts in the shape of an ever large and increasing trade, Lieut. Gronfell, of Her Majesty's chip Philomel, has done rather a smart thing In the way of seizing a slave dhow noar tho coast of Zanzibar, When first boarded the suspicious oraft was found to have not a slave aboard.' She was therefore permitted to go free, but Lient, Grenfell had observed that there weri far more provisions, water, and coaling apparatus aboard than could b3 required for her complement of ten Arabs, and was consequently not satisfied with her master's assurance that ho was a simple trader bound for Muscat, there to load with timber. Accordingly he went ashore with iis boat's orewiu search of information,' and quickly came up with a Rwahili boy, who informed him that he and other captives, mostly children, were hidden in a plaon near at hand by tho Arabs, who were'cominßinthedhow to carry.them off, Arrived at their lurking place the blue-jackets found there five Arabs in charge, who at first showed fight and wounded an intrspreter, but were soon overcome. The slaves, to tho number of 65, were then' fcaaen charge of by the Philomel's men, who lying in wait, subsequently contrived to soize the dhow, tngother with the peaceful timber merchant.'

When an artiole Ib brought forward and all its patrons praise it, and allow that it possesses tho properties that the manufacturers claim for it, and which possesses virtues a'.'d merits which .are universally acknowledged both by preso and publio, such, endorsement,, must really prove beyond the slightest shadow of a doubt, the intrinsic merit of that artiole. Tho uriparalled,. success which the. introduction of Clements Tonio to suffering mankind, and the universal praise bestowed upon it by influential.and well-known,persons in tho. community, . conclusively prove : that this, artielp is undoubtedly genuine. Clements Tonio has, done more goodin-.'tbe, la's.''. two years in Australia than all' the other medicines put together can every claim to have done, and there is not a city, town, village, or ttreet but that there are..people resident In who are, willing tojistify'to the wbndeiful offidacy of this renowned remedy;, for evidence cornea to hand proving this by overy mail in letters similar to. that of. Mr, H, Trevat iow', Broken Hill, who writes j on December 29th, 1892 :—I have much pleasure!n testifying to tie benefit I have received from Cleinenis Tonic. In the year 1887,1 su'fiored severely from typhoid fever,' whioh','wa'j!,'then so prevalent in this .dutriot, and although at, the end- "f/.a".,' few r weeks .1 was considered to be cured I could never honestly say that I bit the same man again,, iused to wakeup in themornltig with attired, languid feeling.'wy appetit: >«»'. impaireo, and my jointa'stiff aid swollen, and finally being compelled, to 'accept work' in the mines to etipport My' Wife' and' Family; 'l' was seized With an attack oMead 1 pisoning whioh utterly prostrated me. 1 had all along had the advice of eoveral dopiors, !who prescribed tho usual remedies, but their itreatmont was hot doing'me the slightest'gbbd, -and' inability to pay the fees deraanded'at length ■oompelled hie to dispense" with their attendan''e.'_ At this stage, however,.a friend.advised a' ! c6u'ra« i; bf Clements Tonip,' and- 1 reluotantly : 1 procured•'a 'bottle.- Tho effectWaswohderful.' 2 ' Atlerthe second dose all the tired feeling which'had afflioted'me'for'years'vanishedi 1 the swelling in thii' joints 'was reduaed! ■ and before the second bottle was. finished my appetite was aa good as' ever it' waS. • - To brown •all, , 'thb' , ;# l prftdually; .disappeared from my; Byatem ,' ! arid Lain how able to do ai goodia day's Wprkasoverlwaain:my■ life. .Three bottlai'abßo)ntely cured mel-; -'■ You ■•-. may make .what' Jie ybji like of this letter, as it is ! hi ythe facts of; my case^l^^am; yours. gratefully|' i; H; , ;TrepH)Wj^phide':6l&ij v r:BrokPiVvHill,

The Parisian paoers veiy j Frequently have paragraphs b tiring oa 'Australian rabbits and big trees. Respecting' tho former (says tho Paris'correspondent of the Age) tho oity markets would 'purchase all you could send. In the absence of these, why not secure consignments of mutton) The Argentine Bepublic's frozen oarcases of sheep are early bought up by thy city buKhsfs, and the demand would he permanent, as tho taste of the population is' coricent/ating .puniutton rather than on beef.': The snppl]> of Australian fruit for the French maiket also merits attention.; s . ■•;;■,

;-'- -Mr Id-Lean' told the House on Thnradiytl at'|theronng mi«n who opposed Sir Robert Stout'was .born"at' the bottom of the river. Wheu he next received a hearing: he; explained jhat he meant ''near tho''mouth."' .'.'.'. A German statistician Gnds that the most unlucky day of the week, so far as accidents to human beings are concerned, is hot Friday, but Monday; 1674 per cent of all accidents occur on Monday, 1561 (letcent Tuesdays,' 10'81 percent Wednesdays, 1547 per cent Thursdays, :i'6;BB per ceH Fridays, the same per cent Saturdays, and MA per cent Sundays, An interesting experiment is shortly to be made at the Onehunga ironworks, by a Fellows, who claims to bo' able ,to manufacture wrought iron direct from irons'and, without tho process of puddlih'i, as formerly understood;

in Banco; ai Wellington, yesterday morning.' argument w»a heard before his Honor the Chief Justioe in an appi al against tlio decision of the Commissioner of Stamps, in dealing with the estate of the late Peter Hume. After hearing counsel on both side j his Honor reserved judgment. Mr bell appeared for the trustees in' tho estate, and Mr Stafford for the Commissioner of Shmps. Messrsßorermanßroß., of Picturesque 'Atlas fame, are again on the warpath in Wellington. ~ Mr H. W. Robinson has been gazetted as Resident Magistrate, Rogistrarof the Supreme Court, District I/and Registrar; Registrar of Deoda, and Examiner of Titles for the District of Hehon.

, A notification appears in theOazette to tho effect that the electoral rolls cm be inspected at all Post Offices and' forms of registration obtained there] 1 The Victorian Government by an Order-iu-Council, has removed the restrictions against the importation of New Zealand sheepskins into that colony. A paragraph, from South Australia states that a valuablo addition has been made'to the shorthorn herds of New Zealand by Mr John Deans purchasing Lord Russell IX from tbo Uonrj, ti. Angus. The ohatnpion shorthorn bull is a beautiful animal. The price ib said to have been £262.

; The great sea-serpent has at last, according to tho latest report, not only boen caught. but killed by some Ameiican fishermen, ;')io shot a bomb-lance from a whale gun into the back of its neok. When towed ashore,-it was found to be shaped like an eel. It was 29ft Binche.i long, and 4ft 6in round the body. Its r, loutb contained fivo rows ot saw-like teeth, two in the upper and threo in tho lower jaw. A serrated fiu extended the entire length of ita back, which was a muddy green in colour. It had no scales and a very tougb skin,

Apropos of birthday honours, the Leeds Mercury's London correspondent tell* n rather amußing little Btory about a well known member of the House, who represents a large manufacturing constituency, and ffkw name, be it noted, haß appeared everywhere in connection with the subject of birthday honours'. He was offered & knighthood, and in due ! course respectfully declined; though without committing to paper, his real reason for bo idoinß, it is said that he was ready td accept the honour himself, but that his wife, a lady of exceptionally sturdy Radical opinions, declined posi. tiyely to Bhare it with him, Decidedly it is a ijew, thing .to, find a lady objecting on principle ';o a 'title, and rejecting it when actually' placed within her reach. It shows that we are. moving alone;, though in this instance the world will probably smile asrauch at the complacency of the disappointed husband as it will admire a vein of indeqendencewhiob. is supposed to be exceptional iu the other sez. >

j An exciting scono oceured recently at Barnsley. Bay's menagerie was exhibiting in the town, and about four o'clock Ua'rtlett, the. keeper, acoidently 101 l iko.door of tho cago containing a litter of young lions unfastened. Tho animals wore nU'exposed, and no one was in tho show. Battlett was afterwards surprised to see a lion louse, He armed himself and sent tor assistance. A blank cartridge was fired to keep the lion at bay. Luokily the animal came within reach of a powerful elephant, who seized it with his tank; and plaoin? his foot on it held it down until it was secured by ropes and dragged into the cage. No one was injured.

in example of the effects'of the ' bot.' fly'On the stomach: of the horse was shown to us this morning at Mr W. Hawko's stable. The lining of the stomach was destroyed by the grubs, a large, number of which were, firmly attached to. it when the horse died last week. The animal belonged to, Mr Watson, of Alfredtdn, and finding oat the cause of death, Mr Fred. Lee cop. sidered it would be interesting for horsecwra.to examine, and having partly p reserved theetomach, brought it to town yesterday together with a large number of the grubs..

The Committed.: of tho Watrarapa Amateur Athletic Olub have decided that they will not nominate any competitors for the Australian Championship Meet' ing,,to bo held,in Melbourne, in November, to'which theN.Z. Amateur Association is sending a team.

■ T!te Nelson Ewniw] Afrit( saya:-Tho Honourable Erskine Thortoß Erskine after a prolonged • and painful illness, died at, his residence, '', Springfield," Wakapuako,- last night, 81st of July,- at the advanced age of 86 years. Deceased was the son of the Right Honourable Thomas Lord Erskine, erstwhile Lord ChanceHor of England, andan illustrious lawyer. At an early'agehe entered into the service of the Hon. East India Company's Native Infantry. (63rd regiment),, from which he retired as Major invalided, about forty years age. Bo arrived in Nnlson by the John Bunyah in 1870, and he has since lived in perfect retirement, Ever respected and ad- j mired by his military comrades in India, and of gentle and courteous manner, he was equally esteemed by all who had the pleasure of his acquaintance here. He j died in the faith and hope of a Christian-

: Wo clip the following from "the War Cry's account of the Salvation Wedding, whioh recently took place in Masterton: —One' of the latoifc oaptures herb is' Brother Finnigan, a noted hard case in Wairarapa. Finnigan used to be up to all sorts of'oapere before he got saved,; Immediately tho crowd had finished cheering thei newly-jtnarried couple, a man 'got up in the back of the hall and said, '.'Ntiw,-. boys, let us have three ohenrs for Finnigan.": The whole mass of people took it up, amidst tremendous enthusiasm, "God bless Finnigan I"

: A SoodTijie at the tobuy Men's Boy's, and Youth's Clothing oheaply. You can get them atthe lowest Sale and Salvage prices, with a ; disoonut of l.inthe'£ returned in cash the next 15 days only at TeArb House',

'■ TraßiiST Choice ever yet offered, Look to it men; Heavy Scotch Tweed Suits at 32s Odfor 225.6 d, /Colonial Tweed Suits at 37a M for 26s 6d; with an extra cash gift of Is in the *i:-'..; : :',''"';■•..'"■■ ~ .:'"'■ ■ Ose .SuttLisd is THF.fI, Jfen'BTweed Vests at 25,11 d and 3t lid, Heavy Po'ddlo Tweed Trousers at 19s 6d for 14a 6d. Buy a 20a-parcel-.oj-inis} dnd : sxuK:a,ca»h ; Fiftkn Din Oral. Men's •:- Tweed Overcoats^Ssfor. 16sM, Youth'sTrouserl Suitd 21afojfJl8s 6di and'ktnmM iuMe adiscomtofih iu tk&.s ...: i -,.";>■: ;■;■• ■! I This is where the iot/'s come in, Tweed Knickers at 3s ! 6tifor'2's 3d. ]' School suits at Bs6d for 4a lid. Heavy: ;Sei^e'Knioker Suits 10s ,6d for 6s 6d.,.- Buy.whal yoiMMt ij/(tee now, .'-'.■••• . ; ..; Now is m;Tnni,v All.. both. Sale* | arii} Salvage with the extra discount of Is-in (he £is fPf 15 days' r b'iily,' oh purchases of 20sworthand np,atTeAro Honße, s 'Wel-' ilingifli!i;';M:o :^^^^

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I' Mevated Husband-" My dear I've 1 johnnedup the gas 'n.turned off (hlo)dog 'at the meter., \7ouni 7 up the o'nfbuud'd kitte'ri 'h put clock oufc'n th' yard. Noejah, 1 spoaho ?" Wifo—«« Yob ; don't bring the porksorow to bed with' you this time":

We understand that Mr Stone, nurseryman of Misterton will receive to-day a large consignment of fruit trees, the last of the season. Settlers intending to plant should', not' delay _ making-'/their'put..' chases.

frofesßor Richard will gin another public .heuline by eleotrioity,. at &a fheatreHoyal Masterton this evening. . Mr Jrirdihe, who .baa been connected with the Farmers'. Alliance .since the half years ago, has now-started to praotice as a solicitor at Imperial Chambers, Wellington. Mr Jardine originated'.the Farmers' Alliance movement' in' this Island and everyone.knows now the success which has : attended the idea,of forming these cooperative societies. Mr Jardine is still "connected with the Farmers' Alliance as solioitor. Previous to thtt .he.,was,tor sixteen years'.ik; praoticb as a solicitor in So'otland, and. is well qualified to advise clients requiring the services of a solioitor, in, matters relating to businessjff_ theColonyJr.'in Scotland, where lie has a large connection. .:■',■' 'i';; ;

The Spring Meeting of the Wellington Amateur Athletio' Club has-been fixed for December 2nd, the first' Saturday in the month. .:

The Wellington'A.A. Club's annual crosscountry fixture takes, place on September 30th; A hanclsome Challenge Cup presented by Mr H. D. Bell, will then bo competed for. Entries close on September 20th. ' "' ' ;i Thirteen stone (says the War Ory) is a .very creditable weight for a' nun just over five feet high, Now, those who say Army'officers ar* starved and songsylooking, please send to.Carterton for Oaptaiu Lane's photo I ' Last evening was very cold and rough, and the audience at the Theatre Royal was very small, Consequently Professor Richard did not eive the entertainment and public. healing as advertised.' A specially interesting programme has been arranged for this evening. An unusually severe frost was exper< fenced in Masterton last night.' Two hundred and fifty pU'oons for tho North Wairarapa Gun Club readied Masterton last night. They are, now at Mr Waddiiigton's'on the Upper Plain, j A noisy drunk, who wished to take charge of the town to-day was arrested by Constable Stewart at' noon:

A warrant has been issued for the arrest of Joseph Barnard, contractor, of Greytown, on the oharge of absconding from his creditors. Mr Barnard will be reinembered'by many Masterton psople in connection with various.amateur theatrical productions, and as lessee, at one time, of the local Theatre Royal.. The fourth annual examination of the Sciene and Art Department, South Ken. sington, London, will he held as follows: —Second grade art—Wellington,• Masterton, Pahiatua,- Otaki, Waitganui, Auckland and Dunedin centres on Friday and Saturday next. The Wellington examination will pe hold at tho Technical School, and at Masterton, Otaki and Pithiatuatheeiaminatioi ? will be held in the respective sohoolhouses, The science and third grade art examinations will be held in the Wellington,' Wanganui and Pahiatua centres from Tuesday, 15th irißt., till the following Monday, ' The Electoral Bill was,read a third time and passed in the Houßd of Hop iesontatives yesterday; The Workman's Wages Bill, Sale of Poisons Bill, and Arsenic and Cyanide of Potassium importation and Carriage Bill were lead a Eecond time. '

' The Wesleyan SoUoltoom was simply packed lust evening, the occasion beiug a mock trial before a Judge and jury, in which Miss Wausim (Mr Cooper) sought to recover Irom Sir Gustav Gounod (Mr L. Donald) the sum of £IOOO for breaoh of promise of marriage Messrs Sturgeon (Mr T. Gillespie) and Orlando Humbug (Mr 0. Pragnell) wore ooiidbq! for the prosecution and defence respectively. DrW. Wansiin (Mr A, Donald), Mr Joe Brown (Mr Lilly), Reuben Snowball (Mr, Johnson), were called as witnesses for the prosooution, while Miss Granger (Mißs Perry), Mibb Randolph (Miss Wrigley), Miss Beresford (Mr A,- Burton),- and Mr Gounod (Mr Bcale, brother to tlie defendant), gave evidence in his support. Six letters were road by counsel, which had passed between the two parties in the action, and oaused intense amusement, as also didcounßel by their crossflring and examination of witnesses. The evidence of the plaintiff mid defendant having been taken, oounsol addressed the jury, after which the Judge summed up, The jury then retired to consider their ver-j diet returning in one minute with a vordict in favour of tho fair one for the full amount claimed.,.' The Judge (Mr Rigg) awarded ooate on the hiftheat scale to tho plaintiff. Mr J. Owen acted as Olerk of the Uourt, and Constable O'Hooligan (Mr 0. Welliugtun) J oaraed out tho duties of bheriff, Tho antics of Reuben Snowball (who was attired as a nigger) o tuied roars of laughter, especially on one or two ncca« lions, when getting quite too irrepressible he was run out of Court by the constable. Altogether the.piece was- stagod well and the audience which attended in suoh inclement weather were well repaid their trouble in,weathering the storm. Tho "Journal" will be read by the Editor (Mr Easthope) at next Friday's meeting 0 f the Society.