CONDENSED CORRESPONDENCE.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XIX, Issue 6567, 4 December 1882, Page 3

CONDENSED CORRESPONDENCE.

Owing to pressure upon our space we are unable to publish several letters in extmso, ani therefore give the salient points of them, in order to work off arrears. Sanitary Reform.—Mr. Richard Marsh desires to call the attention of the Mayor to the offensive condition of the public closets. He says that one cartload of the dust daily swept up in the streets would obviate the nuisance if properly applied. The Alleged Ttfhoid Fever at North Shore. —Dr. McLeod claims " one last word" about the alleged case of typhoid fever at the North Shore. He says he "Could assert on oath that Mr. Nicholson's child was not suffering from typhoid. Medical men cannot be too cautious in pronouncing in cases that may be submitted to them, as it may be the means of depriving, wrongfully, innocent and industrious men of their livelihood." The doctor says he is informed by Mr. Nicholson that he will have to sell ; his cows unless his customers take the • milk as usual. Dr. McLeod concludes as follows :—" I have commenced ;i few days I days ago to get my milk from him. If it is impregnated with typhoid I am in for it. [ The child, lam glad to say, is improving." Builders v. Architects. —"Plum Bob" says that the builders have a'l along shown ; that they are willing to settle the dispute ■ amicably, but ho thinks that if there are to i be any more deputations en the question j they should come from the architects, as the [ builders have done the deputation business > often enough.

Bishop Cowie ani> the Floral Cross. —Mr. John C. Wilkes writes a lengthy letter on this vexed topic. He considers " J, iat Mr. Spurgeon should have confined his comments to his particular congregation, in preference to forcing his idiosyncracies on public opinion," the principle holding good, "Many men, many minds." With reference to the cross, our correspondent goes into a long historical disquisition to show that its early origin was idolatrous and pagan, and that if young ladies who wear the symbol on their bosoms knew its emblematic significance, each a spectacle would be less often seen. Mr. Wilkes concludes by remarking, "It was in use long before Christianity, and I venture to assert fewclergymen "would venture, in congregation, to explain its meaning. Jesus inaugurated a faith which was unmarked by visible symbolism." Mr. Reginald Fitzpatrick also contributes a lengthy letter on the same subject, but as it discloses no new facts or arguments, it is unnecessary to refer to it further. Its principal feature is abuse of Protestantism, and denouncing bis opponents as '' ___^_