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Evening Post, Volume XVII, Issue 397, 18 April 1879, Page 2

Young, Miller/. Moss, »nd Maginnity. An adjournment wismade ifll Monday, the Mayor thaWU^feaeeHni mold frobably^be i fiirtiSi^ adjo^^m-Thdwday; ~^f"%; There was a large gathering of the friends of the Rev. A. Reid at the Wesleyan school-i-nnm Ja^ /LJgMj _ wl J pn a, soiree was held and farevmTspeechVsTna3e o'y that gentleman and i others; » Tbe>Re^ W. J.- Williams occupied th* eWr.- LTherwious speakers referjed. in high terms to Mr. Reid's ability, &c, and wi^MwUbom^eodc-pettL" > _Tte» mei^oK oi^ the Young Men's Improvement Society presented Mr. Reid with their photographs, in a group, and the Chairman, in making the presentation, expressed a hope that the picture would serve to remind him of the friends he had left in Wel'ington. Mr. Reid accepted tho gift and returned thanks in a suitable manner. The following tenders were received at the Puhlic Works Office, Wellington, for the Wanganui wharf and reclamation contract (formation only) of therPatea-Manawatu railway :— Accepted-pJ. SaOnders, Wellington, £23,514; Declined:— Cornfoot and Stenhbuse,' ChrHtchurcb, £23,897; Joseph Gibbs, Wanganui, £24,572; W. Rowe, Wanganui, £24,578; D Wilkie, Inßlewood, £25,938; S. Brown, Wellington, £26,737; W. 6. Bassett, Wanganui, £26,935; Barry and M'Dowell, Wellington, £27,615. • . . ! The Rev. D. Dutton, who has succeeded the Rev. J. Dumbell as minister of the Sydueys'treet Primitive 'Methodist churchy arrived by the Wanaka this afternoon from Auckland. .Mr. Sidey's sale of produce yesterday was well attended, and bidding brisk.. A. shipment of eggs from Nelson brought the high price of 33 3d per doz. ; 150 sacks of bran sold at lOd per bushel. Omnibus, horse, and harness sold for £24'; pears sold at 10s per case. r The Reform Football Club will play a match •to-morrow afternoon" in thp Hon. Mr.tiheehan's paddock, Hobson-s'treet, Thorndon. Players are requested to be on the ground in uniforms at half-past 2 sharp. The newly formed Naval Brigade held a meeting at the Central Hotel last night, when a number of members were sworn in, by Mr, G. r O'Neill, X.P. "The following 'officers were elected :— Captain, C. Johnson ; first lieutenant, J. Inglis; second lieutenant, J. Bennett; third lieutenant, J. W. Leaby; secretary- and paymaster, J. G. Farine. The man James MarshalL-whafel) out.of the window of the Braach Hotel yesterday morning, is progressing favorably, though he still suffers considerable pain. His injuries, however are not of a serious nature. Frankland Valentine, late publican, has filed a declaration of insolvency. A meeting Of those interested in W establishment of a gymnasium in Wellington will bejheld at the Star Hotel this evening. ~\ Attention is called to an advertisement in jraother column, relative to the floating of the Taranaki Land Company, an association formed for thrifujpose of acquiring and re-selling land in Taranaki. The proposed plan of operations is to purchase lands directly from the Crown, re-selling them in such a manner as 1 to obtain the highest advantages to the shareholders, and to those who purchase the land for.settlement. , , . T It is stated that the Minister for Public Works has given an order to Mr. Smith, of Taranaki, for eight railway carriage wheels, to be made out of the Taranaki iron-sand. Four of these are intended for the Sydney ' Exhibition, and four to be used on the New Zealand railways as an experiment. , •. A discovery of copper ore, "of unlimited quantity," near Masterton is -reported by the Wairarapa Daily. It is said that two settlers, who spent their Easter holidays on the ranges, made the discovery, and step 3 will be' taken to have the ore tested. Mr. and Mrs. Hart, whose- drawing-room entertainments have earned for them such an extended popularity in the colony, have returned to Wellington to spend a few months in retirement at their retreat in Evans Bay, whichbas been called "Happy Hours" [cottage, in memory of their ontortainment of the same name. The Union Steam Shipping Company have chartered the steamer-OmeOj- an old New Zealand trader, to relieve'thelr Sidney trade. She left Newcastle for Wellington yesterday morning, and is expected to arrive on Wednesday. ! It will be remembered that at a recent meeting of the-'feduojrtion Board the sumo/ £lOO per annum was voted to Mr 3. Holmes, of the Liverpool, School, of, Resign, the object of the Board • bemg^to- induce her to raniain in Wellington. A committee meeting was held today for the purpose of. considering how her services could be utilised, and it was agreed that;, Mmv 'Holmes -should ; f hpld , classes on Saturdays for' the instruction- oi 'teachers id drawing. , Ths Rugby Union Football season will be opened on the Basin Reserve to-morrow by a scratch match between teams chosen on the ground. n-P^a n -P^ay o wUL, commence, at. 2.30 p.m. sharp. ■ MetaWs- of- tho club, especially' new members, are requested to turn up in force and in good time. j AjLthe meeting of tte Naval Brigade held yesterday evening ±ha following letter was read previous to the election of officers:— The Terrace,_;WeU^neton, 17th April, 1879. The Secretary Wellington Naval Brigade.— Sir— l have' to acknowledge the receipt of your letter askitigj .'whether I "wduld ajlow myself to be i nominated as captain of the Wellington 1 Naval < Brigade, and in reply beg respectfully to inform YoU that, my business engagements pret vent me from consenting to the honor of being i nominated. Asanqld volunteer J have en- ! doavoreu fo amir'd you all the assistance in my power in advancing the interests of the Brigade, ' and I now heartily wish the, Brigade every succefs.—l have the honor, &c, Charles O'Neill.. Tho Star of Wellington-Lodge met as usual in the Athenaeum last evening, when a very good gathering of members and visitors were present^-' fiflmftet of pbrions.Wter Answering the usual questions,' inserted' their^names in the roll of membership. Two men belonging to H M.S. Emerald were also initiated for the "Gem of the Sea" lodge. It was proposed* and ,a.dop{ed,- that a degree meeting be^neltf" "next ' Tuesday" evening, when' th? second and third degree will be bestowed on those who' are qualified to receive them. It is requested that as many candidates as possible will avail themselves of being present, ad Instruction, will be .imparted In the unwritten work for the benefit of all degree members. A committee was appointed to make arrangements for the coming anniversary of thclodge-omthe Queen's Birthday » ,It was sugg&tea thaWnstead of a regular tea meeting, there should be a conversazione. Due notice -wijl be given ,as the is left for the committee to decide. A meeting of the creditors of Thomas James Tolley was held to-day, when Mr. W. Berry was appointed trustee. We understand that! Mr.Tolleyreturnsi his~ttabilities at about £700, and his asssts, chiefly consisting of book debts which be purphasad for coition, at £1700. Tne credftbrrtf Wm. Jensen and Joseph Hadley, painters, of Masterton, were also called upon to hold' a meeting, but they did not put in nn appearance, and consequently the meeting, lapped. - „,,-,, „( The Wellington Benevolent Institution having relieved the Government of the general charitable aid distribution in this city, have appointed Mr. Alfred Johnson to the post of relieving officer, at a salary of £50 a year. This -is an excellent appointment, and there (fttrtteWdotibt that Mf. Johnson will perform his duties in tha most satisfactory manner. At a meeting of the appointment of teachers' committee flf .the, Board held recently 1 ,- ft I *** resolved r 4hat the 1 following appointments should be made: — Mrs. Paterson, to be mistress of the Wainui-o-Mata school; Mf»»". Hayes, $Q be~ promoted from the Upper Hutt ach'pol to the' new school at Mungaroa as head mistress. As showing tfie state of poverty at present, existing in Berlin, M. Zinrmermann, a mem- 1 ber of the German Parliament, has pointed out (we team from- the Paris correspondontloP the titaudard) tbat in the course of one 'year 100,000 persons have been prosecuted for nonpayment of income-tax, and .that, in the majority of cases, a seizure of the effects of the defaulters yielded nothing. More than 320,000 persons were prosecuted for having failed to pay their rent. A reception tea was given at Titnaru on Monday evening by the members and friends of the Primitive Methodist Church, Barnardstreet, to the Rev. J Dumbell, who recently left Wellington for Timaru. A very excellent and substantial tea was provided and a public meeting was afterwards held in the church. Mr. Amos, on behalf of the members and congregation, bade Mr. Dumbell a warm welcome in their midst, and said he hoped that (heir new pastor and the' church would be happy and united, and that their labors together would be blessed with great prosperity. Mr. Dumbell, in reply, thanked Mr. Amos and the friends present for their kind reception which they had given him that evening, and expressed a wish that their hopes would be fully realised -^with regard to the prosperity desirea in etery department of church -work. During the evening a movement was set on foot for tin. redaction of the debt on- the church property, and before the meeting closed upwards of .£BO wafi promised towards the next church anniversary, with a view to making it a -financial success. The Wellington correspondent of a Southern paper writes :—": — " There was a grind turn out at the Governor's levee, there being at least six or' seven, times as many as attended the Marquis "of Normanby's farewell. Sir Hercules Is not, however, so condescending as the Marquis. The latter used to shake every' white-kidded paw held out to him. while the new man lets not the outward world approach Mm by some \ arils, and simply bows as they pass by. It fe saidjthatftbe .Governor and the Premier have already struck up quite a friendship, and that Sir George is delighted to discover that Sir Hercules agrees with him on a great many points, while Sir Hercules is equally delighted ffiitndth&t the Sir George he was taught to