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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XXIV, Issue 133, 6 June 1890, Page 2

The moral sense of the community (says the Sydney Telegraph) will ba greatly shocked at the news that the Rev Andrew Gardiner, M.A., minister of the Glebe | Presbyterian Church, suddenly left the colony a few days ago to avoid the conse* queace3 of serious misconduct. It has been known, we believe, for some time that the rev gentleman has been paying more atten tention to a lady member of his congregation than was wise for a married man and a clergyman; and those of his friends who were aware of this fact were greatly sur« prised that he should persist in his conduct. It appears, however, that about a fortuight ago he was served with a wrib for an action for divorce instituted by his wife, an 1 some pressure being brought to bear upon him ho resolved to leave Sydney for other lands. His departure was, of course, very quiet, hia name not even appearing in the usual passenger lisb of the steamer which took him away. Mr Gardiner was perhaps the most popular minister of his church in this colony. He hod a crowded congregation, and was considered a good preacher and an excellent pastor. His private generosity was exceptional, and his attention to the sick and poor of the Glebe and surrounding suburbs made him welcome in hundreds of i homes. In 1888 he was the moderator of the Presbyterian Assembly, and was considered on every side aa one of the best men in every sense of the word that the church had, He came direct from Scotland to Sydney about 18 years ago, and soon afterwards received a call to the churoh which, under his pastoral care, haß become one of the most flourishing in the city. Soon after his arrival here he married the daughter of a well known wealthy man, and he has always been credited with being a minister of ample ineaas, Really these American ladies are too flippant for anything. The latest piece of impudence comes from Chicago, ©ne of whose daughters was heard to declare that the two figures in Millet's "Angelus " " must be burying their baby. 11 Talking of babies, Mr Spurgeoa's story is a good one. The other night he wa3 interrupted in the middle of a speech on t( Policemen " by the equalling of a baby. ' An old hand, he was equal to the occasion. He had no objection to babies speaking. In fact, he always liked to hear them speak, but not too much of it. (Laughter.) He heard of a baby once who cried so much that his elder brother said, " Mother, did that baby oome from heaven ? " " Yes, Johnny," answered his mother. " Then I'm sure the: angels were glad to get rid of it." " (Loud laughter ) The five Republics of Central America have resolved upon uniting so as to form one nation, under a President tq be nominated annually by eaoh State, a Cabinet of five members, and a Diet of fifteen, in tbe election of wbioh each State will feeftr au equal jjarfc.

The demand for passages to New Zealand (says tha Sydney Morning Herald) is great ]U9b now. The demand is mainly dae. as waa pointed out lately, to th& low fares. The Tokapo, of the Uaion Company, ia running ogain-st the Jubilße. Mr J. 0. Ellis' steamer, and both vessels carry large numbers eaoh way. From New Zealand, thero is no trouble tn finding cargo to fill these vessels for Sydney The oolony ig a larger bnyer of New Zealand produoe than ordinarily can be found room for in the steamers employed in the trade. The canoes taken to New Zealand from New South Walea, v however, consist neariy altogether of ooa\ and in this respect some surprise has been expressed that a more general commercial business is not represented in the outward oargoes from Sydney to tha New Zealand ports. The outward manifest of the Tekapo this time is more varied as to contents that) iB mually the oase. The Hanawatu Standard ie responsible for the fo lowing: "Most of oar readers will remember the man Egan, who waa conviofced of stealing a revolver from Mr Flood'B resi« denoe at Karere some time ago, and who, during hia spare time in gaol, completed a model of a torpedo boat, whiob henad in« vented. After he was liberated, he brought hia invention under the notice of the proper authorities, which resulted in his being oalled Home. On arriving there he reoeived £12,000 as hi* share of the iuvention. Thenby some moans he contrived to obtain an entry into society from whioh he presantly emerged with a youog aud pretty wife. After three weeks of perfect happiness, he took it into his head to infliot a severe chastisement on the lady of hia lova. From the proceedings which followed, it was elicited that he was a married man, and the upshot of the whole affair is that his London wife has instituted a suit for bigamy with £10,000 damages, while his forgotten spouse in New Zealand has also instituted proceedings, so that he has a lively time in store. " The N Z Herald of Saturday last says:-— With regard to the alleged discovery of the hull of the Orpheus at Manukau Heads, on the arrival of! the Government steamer Hiuemoa at Onchunga last evening, our representative interviewed Captain Fairchild on the subject. "We have on board," said the captain, " the hull of the Orpheus, as described by the papers;" and, lifting a piece of plank 12 inches by 5 inches, about 6 feeb long, he said, " hero it is." Our representative then questioned Captain Fairchild on the matter, and he said,. "Twenty* seven, years ago (I was trading in the Manukau then), a portion of the Orpheus— the top sides, including bulwarks — came ashore at the North Head, and have re* mained there ever since, sometimes being visible, and at other times completely covered with sand— sometimes being as long qs three years before being uncovered. Up to four months ago it was quite invisible for a lengthy period, but, since then, it has become more and more ex*.< posed, until some person, who never saw the like before, concluded the hull had came ashore. It was fully four months ago Mr Scott, the lighthouse*keeper, cut the piece of plauk I have shown you from the wreck, age." About two miles further along the coast can be seen one of the Orpheus' masts, about 60 feet long and 30 inches through, It is bedded in the Band at one end, while the other is plainly visible. Tt is teak wood and valuable, "And," says the captain, " I have often intended to get it, but being ia suoh an out of the-way place, and being bedded in the sand, it would have wasted too much time." In reply to a question as to whether it was likely that the hull could come ashore, Captain Fairchild said most emphatically '• No." He had read the first report, and considered "that never was a greater hoax played on the public. "Meroutio " writes to the Auckland Herald: — " What may happen to a Cabinet Minister in New Zealand," especially when it ib hia function to " spy out the land," was very well illustrated a few weeks ago, when the Minister of Lands was returning to Wel« lington, overland from Tokaanu, during very bad weather, The story is too good and rich to be lost. The second day out from Karioi the Minister arrived at a bush settler's house at nightfall, wet and tired from his long ride, and travel-stained and dirty. At the best of times, like Diok Deadeye, " his looks are agin him," but wet, and covered with mud, he was " out of it." Said he to the settler, " I believe you shelter and accommodate persons who have been overtaken by night. I have come a long way, and I am tired, and would be thankful if you could accommodate me for the night." The settler replied, "We do accommodate people, but we take no person in unless we know something of him. What is your name ? " "Oh 1 " said the Minister, "my name is Richardson. ' "Ah ! " Baid the settler, " I am sorry I cannot break my rule in your case. I do not know you, therefore cannot take you in ; but if you go down to the man's hut, I have no doubt ha will accommodate you for the night." "Do you think he will have room for me?" enquired the Minister," " I daresay he will be able to manage it," answered the Bettler, The Minister thereupon started for the hut, where he found its occupant, and thus addressed him : " The boss has sent me to you to ask if you can put me up for the night." The hutman very naturally replied that he had not much acoommodatiqn, but he would do his beet. He was cooking some chops for his tea, and so he said to the benighted one, " You sit down and eat these, and I will set off and cook some more for myself." The Minister, on looking round, saw that there were only utensils enough for one, so he said, " Not at all ; you cut off the chops and sit down aud get your owa tea, and while you are having it I will cook ohops for myself, " The hutman protested against this, but the Great Unknown in» sisted, with the result that the man sat down to his tea, and while enjoying it, the Minister was attending to the fryingpan. After the hutman had done, the Minister's time came, for " everything comes to him who waits," so he sat down to tea. That over they sat by the fire, smoked and ohatted until bed* <ime drew near, when the Minister, on look* ing round, observed there was only bedding for one. Thinking the matter over, he thought he had not acted fairly to the settler first referred to, in not disolosing his identity to him, inasmuch as he had heard on the road that the settler wished to se him on de« partmental matters. He decided to. go up again to the house, and this time to (he front door instead of the back one, as he had done in the early part of the evening, knocked at the door. The settler opened it. and, in accents of surprise, exclaimed, (f What, you here again ; did you not get what you wanted at the hut ?" "Oh, yea,," cheerily retorted the Minister, " I have' had a splendid tea, a good ohat, and a good yam by the fire, but I thought that I had not been quite fair to you in not telling you; who I am." He then informed the settlor 1 , who was muoh astonished, and soon made amends when he had descried the lineaments of the heaven-born statesman, and did everything possible to make him c«ta« fortable. The moral of the story is, "always put your best foot foremost." This is how the Sydney Telegraph 00- -. casionally reports parliamentary proceedings :— " Mr Seaver spoke to Hansard and, posterity for about half an hour, and he worked down to the bedrock of the subject in this style : ' I don't know how any true Australian could help feeling a thrill of sx« ultation that we colonies are going to unite together and form the embryo of a great nation.' Some members cheered, more smiled Nothing venture, nothing win— he boldly and Mr Seaver proceeded, throwing about poetic gems culled from various sources chunks of Rider Haggard, and sundry other trifles which always distinguish the oratorical efforts of the member for Gloucester, and of many other representatives in the Assembly." By order of the United States Congress President Harrison has made a valuable present to an old man of ninety years named Franois. Forty years ago, Francis' by means of an invention of his, saved the lives of 200 persons from the wreak of a British vessel, and at the time his achieve* ment was honored by many nations. The United States have now given him a sold medal whioh weighs §lb, ' ' . * * Mr Stead, in a letter to the Btitish Weehlu says <— « I hear that there is likely to be a* new development in oonneotion with the Salvation Army which wi'l probably hava have very far-reaohing effects. It ia not generally known that the Booths, partiou'arly Mrs Booth, are intensely interested in the sooial question. When Henry George visited London a year or two ago he is said to have remarked, after attending a meeting of the Army, 'Here is the true social revolution J and a good deal of the spirit of Henry George haa unquestionably entered into the Army and its chiefs. Not, of oourse that General Booth ib going in for the nationalism of the land or any debated polioy of that sort He w an intensely praotioal man, with a Bpeoial utility; and the new departure whioh he ia engaged in elabora'ing haa to do with the relief by employment of the unemployed and the reo amation of lapsed mdu B irie fl ; Yarn not at liberty to say more at present about this matter. But I have diaoussed the subjeoi IftSl^ th K eG <*«aUnd lam ffi! bed thai the scheme now in preparation, embracing as it does the whole range of the sooial queution in its relation to unemployed! Übour and wasteland, when it is folly workefl out, wilt command the support, even of those! who have hitherto looked askance at tha enthusiastic irregulars who march beneath tho banner of Blood and Fire. ' In Vienna muoh Interest is ahawn i» a new km<J ox. advertisement used by a baker which announces that one loaf out of a thousand haa a golden duoat in it. The poor of the neighbourhood are delighted to