NOTICES TO CORRESPONDENTS.

Daily Southern Cross, Volume XXVI, Issue 4004, 22 June 1870, Page 3

NOTICES TO CORRESPONDENTS.

Paradise Lost. — As we have been informed several alterations have been made in the Diorama, we hold over the letter of '•Veritag" until the exhibition has been given.

'• Ax Old Volunteer, '' Thames. — We have made inquhies, and have been informed that only one New Zealand war medal came to hand by the mail before last, and which was intended for a discharged soldier of the 14th Kegiment. The whole of the medals have, however, been struck off, and may be expected to arrive in the colonies by the next mail for distribution amongst Imperial and colonial troops. "REQuit.iTioNi&r ' replies to our criticism (published on May 20) on his former letter. He contends that in the matter of the Scriptures being forbidden in schools he did perfectly understand what he wrote about, and refers us to a judgment of the Court of Queen's Bench, in the case of the Liverpool Hall v. the Infidel Lecturer. Teaching infidelity and abstaining from teaching a definite creed appear, however, to us two very diflerent matters. Our correspondent says: — "The General Assembly excels the Provincial Council in legislating upon all things which affect the general welfare, because the whole is greater than its part. " But we cannot for the lif e of us make out what this has to do with the question. We may admit for the sake of argument that "the whole is greater than its part," but surely it will not be contended that the Provincial Council is part of the General Assembly, or that, because the General Assembly legislates on matters affecting the whole colony, the Provincial Council cannot legislate on those affecting the province only. "1 maintain," says "Requisitionist," " that the avenues to wealth and distinction are as open to them (the lower classes) as to any other olass;" " The question of Protestant ascendancy" ia one which has nothing at all to do with the politics of a colony like this, though it may be an excellent subject for discussion in England. Inspifcooi "Bequisitioni&t's" peculiar opinions respecting the use of the Bible in the schools, we contend that it is not the province of the schoolmaster to teach religion. Our correspondent is of opinion that the State should be of no scot, and that the inatruotion in schools should be unseotarian ; and yet at the same time lie would introduce a destructive element into schools which must inevitably often consist of children of parents of various denominations, in districts where it would be impossible to maintain a school in connection with each,