WELLINGTON

Bruce Herald, Volume XXIV, Issue 2485, 16 June 1893, Page 3

WELLINGTON

— ♦ NEWS FKOM. THE CENTRE. '.} From Ota Own-Correspondent.) | June 12, 1893. vi?wO gentlemen but reoently Oongregationftl miniaters.'Meßßra Evana and Bradbury, are endeWvbring by means of Tueaday afternoon and evening leotures to oreatea kind of forward movement here which Bhall gather together-all the forces which lead to the im proveinent of society and the calling forth of a national life, and leavening them, with a spirit ot a pure and; lofty ideal. Their work ia entirely undenominational, their aim being to' get bold of the olaßaea who do not go to church through indifference, and those who are dissatisfied with the work of the ohuiche*) anil the ordinary ohurchgping Ohriati nicy of the dayl They are broadly humanitarian in their principlea, are both well-read, scholarly men* and are seeking to Bet forth the newer, broader, more social spirit of the Gospel of Christ, free from all oreeda and forms. First.of all they called their work a mission, but have dropped that title now aa It savored among the very people thoy were anxiouß to Come in contact with of evangelism ; the term now being Leotureß for the "Times.' So far the andienoeß have not boen very large, aucl it is doubtful if their work will be a suoceaa. At any rate they deserve it ; • both having made considerable sacrifices totakeitjup. One of the prisoners sentenced at the recent Supreme Court aeßsioag to a term of imprisonment for a, jewel robbery haa made restitution in making known to the polioe the place where he planted the stolen goodß. Some watches valued greatly as heirloomß have been restored to their owners. An Amerioan barque, the Clan Ferguson, Whioh arrived during the week, brought news Of the wreck of another barque at the island of Trißtan D'Acoubna. While the Clan Ferguson lay beoalmed off that island a boat's orew cameYbff giving particulars of the loss. Three bf the men being drowned the reßt of tne'ooni'pany had' taken up their quarters on the island. The captain sent ashore a supply of necessaries for the shipwrecked orew and prooeeded on his voyage here. H.M.S.j.Qrlando, the flagship of the Australian squadron, with Admiral Bowden Smith on board, arrived In port on Friday morning. She will probably stay about ten days and then prooeed to Auckland. The Admiral s offioial landing took plaoe in the afternoon. Wellington weather rose to the oocaaion, for it was very win'Jy and dusty. Just at.the moment that our distinguished Visitor stepped ashore, arid was being weloomed by the Governor's representative and the Mayor and Oolonial Secretary; a more than usually severe^' grist of wind and dust swept by, completely blinding everything and everybody. • I was standing but a few yards away, and the manner in which all formality was bo instantaneously done away In the ducking of heads and the holding up of hands, to shelter themselveß in some degree from the discomforting dust, waa amusing to a native born. V pollard's favorite Juvenile Opera ( ompany open another short aeaaon here this evening with that very pretty opera, " The Gondoliers." The performances of the children aw very good, and in addition considerable interest is being taken in this visit owing to three Wellington natives having prominent plaoes in the oast— Misa Cissy Samuel, making her first appearanoe as a professional, Mla's Marlon Mitchell* who gives promise of v aevlloping into a very good aotress, and Miss Emily Metcalfe. , Thomas* Hall, largely uaed for conoert and ballroom purposes, is to be fitted up with the 'electric light. "The proprietor of the City Tramways haß made a ohange in the prioe of fares. For some considerable time the charge haa been twopence; it is' now raißed to threepence, but packets of eight ticketa are to be Bold for one shilling,* thus affording a saving of 50 per cent. The Wellington Camera Club by means of • monthly gatherings and competitions ia doing a good deal to foster the growth of photography and a love for ita high develop • -mint amongst thoße devoted in its pursuits A great deal of tbe work done iB moßt artistic. Four of the members of the United Distriot Charitable Aid Board bave resigned their position, partly beoause the Board haa no real control over, the expenditure and oonaequently' cannot act as any kind of check npon laviah or improper demands, and alao-as^a-protest against what tbey oonsider the reokleas^extravagance of the Benevolent Society in affording relief, and so fostering pauperism in the city. A man fined for drunkenness by the Resident Magistrate begged to be remanded as he wta afraid of -the V horrors" coming npon him. His Worship consented to the somewhat unusual applioation, and remanded the applioant to gaol for a week's medical treatment. ,;} '''[..,,. ATwo of the members of the detective force have been granted rewards for their activity and zeal in following np, and bringing to justice, perßonß oonvioted of being engaged "ih^ttie recent burglaries , T in the city. The o»ehtenojßßinflioted. together with the energy dißplayed, have bad a marked effect. One hears a good deal, sometimes, about onr godless sohools and our godless Byatem nf eduoation, A correspondent of one of "the evening papers, the other night, gave the text of a kind of hymn sung by the scholars of one of the large sohools in the oity, wbioh oame nnder his notioe during a recent visit, and which showed how really '•empty" Pharisaical talk referred to ia in general and hVw Indirectly much ia done to lead the r children to a realisation* of tbe great Father oi us all. The Rev. L. M. laitt has been earnestly aequiested by" influential, parties to. stand for iMaatettpn at? .the Igeneral eleption, but tbe doughty ' Prohibition warrior" lb bf opinion that he oan do more good for hia oause out of Parliament than in, and, moreover, ia not .by any means anxious to turn politician. *" Judgment was delivered in the case of the • Colonial Bank v. T. K. Maodonald and wife "on Saturday morning, ','-■ ; A considerable amount of attention was taken in the case and the decision 'had been awaited with more than ordinary intereat.- Mra Macdonald had IbMowed -from the Bink by way of mortgage on certain properties. These were aotr*uffioiently valuable when realised to pay the mortgage and, in the words of the 'Gbfef Justice,- " he was satitfled that Mrs Maodonald knew that the proper tiea were not sufficient to ; cover the debt, and tbat, knowing this, she divested herself of all other property by gift to her husband witb a view to defeat; and defraud the Bank." Ihe. Chief. Juatioe. /decided. that these gifts were* fraudulent and void and that they would have to be made good to the Bank. Judgment* was thus i given for the Bank with 2*o>tsv;r Mr yMsedonald is a very .astute and wily man and as the case proceeded it was ■hown 'that he had carried hiß wiliness to the utmost extent, and people were anxiouß | to seejfvhe had .not overreached himself. What he does not know in the' way of business -Is hot muoh worth know, ||ng«£?Bat .4hi* time it has not oome off, However, in this* morning's paper Mr Maodonald has a manifesto of a column's length containing^ charact'eriatif* appeal to the people and asserting that the Bank's aotion was due more to political influence than for i^triotrbusineßS- rinptives,. He i* a, strong Liberal and "ays that the Conservatives have ever been anxious to destroy his reputation. The whole bears evident traoea of being a very cunning y devieed election dodgejn Mr Maodonald> beßt Btyle in view of tbeebining geberal eleotlon. Whether it trill answer or not time alone will show,