LETTERS TO THE EDITOR.

Hawke's Bay Herald, Volume 12, Issue 941, 9 May 1868, Page 2

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR.

Sib,— Will you kindly permit me, through your columns, to inform subscribers tothe Philharmonic Society, that under existing arrangements for the conduct of the business of the society, I must decline further to hold the office of conductor, to which I had the honor to be appointed by the last general meeting. I have availed myself of this medium of making my resignation known to members, in order to avoid the trouble and expense of calling another general meeting. — I am, &c, R. Macfablane. Sic,— - -Being desirous that some simple appliance be introduced into our woodenbuilt city that, in the event of fire, may check instanter its further progress, I beg, therefore, in the interest of our town, that yoii kindly present to your readers the article from the Illustrated London News of February last, referring to experiments made with the extincteur, in the presence of the Prince of Wales and the I)uke of Sutherland, which shew that wooden buildings on fire, and further augmented by that terrible scourge, Greek fire, can be at once extinguished. — I am, &c, Fibe Beigade. [If our correspondent will send us a copy of the paper referred to, we shall be happy to reprint the article. — Ed. H.B.HJ] Sib, — I am very sorry to intrude on your space, but in justice to opinion I must remark that, in reproducing Capt. Curling on Fenianisin from the Kelson Evening Mail, I think it a very unworthy repetition. We all know by t the Herald what he then said. To all men of sense he has not belied himself. He said— but I will not here repeat words known to all. Suffice it to say, the criminal has been proved to be a monomaniac ; the cause has never yet been proved to be a small one. This I believe was the body of I Capt. Curling's allusions. The Provincial Solicitor said at that meeting he had a ready answer for Fenianism. I wish he would answer this as soon, namely, what is the meaning in the Stamp Duties Act of j 1867 of having to pay ten shillings for anything not mentioned in this schedule. I don't advocate any secret society, but when an old well tried servant of Government, respected by all for his impartial judgments, is thus assailed for what is tho birthright of all in the British dominions, freedom of opinion, I think its time men should have their due. I also wish to coincide with the remarks of " Shamrock" in your issue of the 18th of last month. We are rather jealous, but I think the omission "Shamrock" alludes to could not be complained of at Inkerman. — I am, &c., Just So. Wairoa, May 1. [The paragraph in question was copied as a mere matter of gossip, and without any hostile feeling whatever towards Capt. Curling. The letter signed " Shamrock" was based upon a statement which had no ! foundation in truth. — Ed. H.B.H.