S. PETER'S, HAMILTON. TO THE EDITOR.

Waikato Times, Volume XVI, Issue 1328, 4 January 1881, Page 3

S. PETER'S, HAMILTON. TO THE EDITOR.

Sir, — I would, through your columns, respectfully draw the attention of the Officers of the above place of worship to the scant courtesy meted out to strangers. On Sunday evening I went with a party of Auckland friends to service, and after waiting some minutes at the door and seeing no one to show us a seat, we took the first we came to, which was a free sitting near the door. I have no objection whatever be it distinctly understood, to aitting in a free seat, but merely enter my protest against what, to all strangers, presents itself as want of Christian courtesy,—l \i, Sir, / Angolican.

The vestry of Kensington have resolved to lay down wood in all the main thoroughfares in the parish. The Westminster Board of Works also announce their intentions to lay down wood pavement in their parish- As the Fulham Board of Works are about to lay down wood in King Btreet west, the whole of the great western road frotn Hammersmith to Knightsbridge, with a very short exception, will be covered with wood. Aboot 30 miles from Santa Fe*, the capital city of the territory of New Mexico, the soil on which the village of Placitas stands has been found to be nchly impregnated with gold. The public authorities of the territory have commissioned some experienced engineers to report on the case. Some spots have been ound very rich in the precious met»!, and, the soil ("dirt") has been sold at the rate of $3 a pound weight. A little more than a century ago there was not a single Roman Catholic bishop in the whole of the United States, all the members of that church being under the jurisdiction of Dr Challoner, the vicar-apostolic, of London, The statistics of the church in the States show that at present there are 11 arch-bishops, 46 bishops, with eight vicara-apostolic. The Roman Catholic population throughout these dioceses is estimated at 5,786,000.