CAMBRIDGE.

Waikato Times, Volume X, Issue 619, 9 May 1876, Page 3

CAMBRIDGE.

M*y Bth, 187 G. Thk -members of the Cambridge Literary Society held their annual meeting in the on Tnesday last, The attendance Tvascompara'avely small. The chair was taken by the Lev S. J. Ni I>, who alter a few opening re narks called upon the seeietary to read an essay on ** Sp ritualism. 1 , 'The Secretary then <Jelh ered a very interesting and well got up paper. He t( ached <on the various phases of so-called spiritism, table-rapping, clairvoyance, second sight, and others, and assigned •different reasons forth.' phenomena, which went to di. .w that he whn an opponent of much that obtains the support of.ilaree number in the present daw Se\eral ■members, including Major Hay, who tf;i\e some account of the Maori superstition, 'took part in the discussion, bnt owing 10 the laterals of the hour, and the fact tlrat thei-e was other business to he done, tl c "discussion was not prolonged to any great lf-ngth. Uovre\ er, as Major Hay ha* inti- j mated that be "ould give at some future •day a paper on •" Supers' ition," menilx-rg ■will have another opportunity of spenkirg <on the Hiihjecf -when (hoy will have moie time at their disfiobal. A vote of than! « ■wnßiuiainnjoii«ly hccomL d the eso.iyi^t for his pj.per. The dccumulated peiioiiir .} B for the lariJLtwo quarteis wete ihen A'viponed of; *nh found purchasers at v<r\ fiir prices. The meeting ihm ]>roceed"d o •appoint oflßce-beai'era ff>r thp^nsmriu 1 yea , On the aK.tion of Mr Ash well, the JJe\S. Aeill was re-elected pi..sident Mr Sydney -G. Smith }»ropoBe'l, that Major D unmioimd Hay he vice-president ; *s<•conded by JMr hrooks, ai,d carried. Mr JUJwell proponed, and the Eev. S. J. Ueill, -seconded, that Mr Sydney Smith be ithe Beeretary, .caiTied. The lollowing members, on the motion of S. G, Smith, were unanimously elected as « -committee : The JRev. J. Smith, Messrs Hou*hton, Stewart, j •and Ashwell. This was all th« businesp, and after the usual vote of thanks to the •chairman, the luwtin-r separated. Ihe Native l^ands Conrt opened on Wednesday, and, in consequence, C imbridge is inundated by natires, who ke* p the place pretty lively, and, no doubt, add to the trade. W-© shall not want for the means of ■«njoying ourselves this current month. "What with a concert in aid of the haimonium fund for the Anglican Ohurcb *boutthe 17th, the Odd Fellows' ball on the 24tb, and the jpseudo Ethiopian concert in aid of the Hautapu school, close ■after, the good folks of Cambridge are well provided for.— -Ova Own CoruesiPONDENT.