INCH CLUTHA.

Bruce Herald, Volume III, Issue 66, 13 July 1865, Page 5

INCH CLUTHA.

(From, our. Own Correspondent,} The Rev. Mr Stanford, of Tpjkomairiro, held divine service in the Schoolhouse here on Sabbath, the 25th uk, and it must have been very gratifying- to nrm to witness the large congregation. The* schoolroom was quite full, and there could not have been less than 100 people present. After service, Mr Stanford went 'on to Major Richardson's, South Cluth% wherehe also held service. It is understood that Mr Stanford intends to visit this locality occasionally. ;•' The annual general meeting of ratepayers, for the election of a district Road ' Board, was held in the Schoolhouse on Friday, 30th ult., and vas well attended The report for the past year was read and approved of, and the following gentlemen were then duly elected as a Committee for the ensuing year ; — Messrs Mosely, Bowler, M'Rae, Cramond, and Mitchell. Now that the steamer has been withdrawn from the river, the want of passable broads through the Island is very much lelt. The schooners are not able to come up the Matau branch further than Mr Rollands, or up the Kaou branch further than what is known as the Stockyard j and carting to either of these placss is perfectly impossible, and yet we have not less than 1 830 tons of potatoes to send^away, besidesoats and wheat. I By the by, I have heard a rumor to the effect that the steamer Tuapeka is likely to return to us again. I hope the report may prove true. What evils a want of unanimity entails on a community. I believe it was partly owing to this cause that the Tuapeka left, or, rather was driven away j and yet W3jare apt to blame the Government for all the ills the flesh is heir to, when we ourselves have put stumblingblocks in the way.

To convert an artless maiden into a heartless one there only wants a "he." The most impertinent of all things is a mirror, for it is continually casting reflections. 'A Fancy Fare.' — When the cabman says he will leave it to yourself as ageri'lm'n. Why are cobblers eligible for medical diplomas? Because they are skilled in. the art of heeling. The sweetest thing in bonnets : The; ladies' faces. Marriage is designated by many peoplea ' bridle/ becanse it generally puts a curl* upon some. What business should you recommend, to a man having an immense wife ? A Contractor. [ Why is a disinherited son most like* Mr. Coxwell ? Because he's the aeronaut, (hair o' naught) i If you render your children helpless all their lives, never compel or permit them to* help themselves. Where does a similarity exist between 1 malt and beer ? In the taking of the one and the fining of the other. Why should an omnibus driver be supposed to smell of fish ? Because he sits on a perch all day. What great park formerly went all along the North of Africa to the Niger, and yet had no trees in it ? Mungo Park. People may like and respect each other extremely, yet not ' suit, even as twro< good tunes are not always capable of being 1 ; ! harmonised. A young lady of our acquaintance wishes to know if the Horse Marines she has so often heard of are attached to the Captain's Gig.