THE SHARE MARKET.

Auckland Star, Volume III, Issue 754, 15 June 1872, Page 2

THE SHARE MARKET.

its. j. uewman's bepobt. if-L^fi There has been a steady demand fyfj^B^' marcks at an advance. Other stocks ljßf' about the same as yesterday. Myf™s comprise—OalH"-ian f £1710s to £17 I** Gd; sellers, £18 j Ration «;k, £5 10a to £5 *g> bd ; buyers £6 • pQ5?a& tt-1£»~:'tti 18s ; 6foSden Calf, 34s ; sel^^-'^'B Bed Queen and Cure. " . vW* r*J ME J. HENDBY'S BEPOET. 1 Market improving. Baak of New Zealag, £1910s ; Caledonians,'.*^; Bismarck,£s lfc, to £5 12s 6d; Tokatea, £3 5s 5 Wmcfor Castle, 17s 6d to 18s; Thames, £5 ljj Moanatiri, £5 to £5 2s. 6d; Buby, 8s 6dto 9s; Central Italy, 355; Watchman, VI Red Queen, 5s 6d, Buyerß-Npnpanel,os.

. To the Editor of the Evening Stab. Bib, —I regret very much that you were not in possession of more information upon the ■übject of your leader of last night—viz., the Rev. Mr. Edger's attack upon the Rev. Mr. Rigg. It is a fact that Mr. Rigg did give a letter to Mr. Markham, and I regret you had not a copy of it at the time of writing your article. I have heard the letter read but I cannot recollect its contents with the exception of the concluding portion, which very strongly impressed mj mind, and which in my opinion clearly Bhows the feelings and spirit of the writer, and also the manly motive which prompted him to write the letter at all.

The conclusion was as follows :—" Mr. Markham having asked me for a teEtimony I feel bound to state what I know, although it relates to a public-house." I think this is ■word y# ■ag.q-, 1i but I only speak from recoil^ '? *"*—2<v~

No^f^^ I maintain that these concluding ■words clearly Bhow that the rev. gentleman felt bound to state the truth notwithstanding his feelings may have been against the publicans. To my mind those words may be interpreted into saying : Although i (Mr Rigg) am opposed to intemperance, although I have seen a great deal of injury and misery caused by these publichouses, although I have a strong desire to assist the cause of the Alliance, notwithitanding all my strong feelings in this direction there is Mr. Markham, whose house Ihave lived opposite to him for the lasttwoyears, and during which time I have not seen anything wrong or improper in Mr. Markham, or the conduct of the house, although I have had numerous opportunities of observing his conduct, and I feel bound to state what I know—what I have seen—in fact to state the truth; although Mr. Markham's house is a public house, although it is somewhat against my own cause to speak in favor of a publican and his house, yet all the time it is only the truth, and I feel bound to state it. Now, sir, this is what I call manliness in the highest sense of the term, and a noble example j but, air, could Mr. Bigg have acted consistently with his calling and refused to give this testimony. He admits the truth ; then what reason could any Christian man have for refusing to state it. I say he did quite right, and he ought to be supported in in any attacks which may be made upon him.

I don't know either Mr Rigg or Mr Edger j nor have I ever spoken to them, or attended their churches, but I should be very sorry to think that Mr Edger would have refused to do that which Mr Kigg has done if asked to do it under the same circumstances. I hear that the Wesleyans are going to call Mr Rigg to account for the above act. If that be so I would simply say that Mi' Rigg could not be the man they take him to be if he could have refused to write the letter in question. Theletter was signed " C. W; Kigg" simply, and I cannot see that the fact of his being superintendent of the district can make any difference to his feelings, a sense of duty on the one hand ; nor can it; compromise the denomination to which he belongs. Mr Edger's side attack I think looks anything but well, especially when it is considered hat both parties are of ttie same cloth so to *peak.—l am, &c, Justice.