RECEPTION OF MR. TOWSEY AT WELLINGTON.

Oamaru Mail, Volume I, Issue 265, 27 February 1877, Page 3

RECEPTION OF MR. TOWSEY AT WELLINGTON.

" .■/,..-. l-.y ■■■■ wiiat Vtr. Tows-y is as ii( ;•-.;:,,, i.-t,. •) i ,). in:!.:.'': HI. £ EI-.* I X'VIU'U!: iiMi,i|hi;;i,'init ~'" I. ;■■ i;.-;tTHUU':it ho in--i si.i.lm-1 i.\ t: „iui;: ins b<>yh<>.>d is k.'l >wn. throughout the length and breadth <>t this colony. Some time siueo Ut> kindly vUited u.st for thj purpose i>l : opening the tin.; organ iu St. Luke's Ciuiwli. Hj has just. performed Mie *uiib servic for the people. Vv'o gave hi.u a rjwption befitting the occasion, and ahal 1 always think ourselves highly hono-mvd to ri-ceive hist professional visits ; but t!u' Wellington Ciiui-u'.i people seemed ti> think that perhaps it might be uubeeomhi',', considering that tlmv w,-'v« iuhauitantsof the Ero,dre t'lfcy, to accord even fclui ks for w.tat Mr. Tu\v:.vy did giatiut.i u; y to,' flviu. Ef this is thy inevttaole re tile of lavish Government expenditure, Wellington shall never be ervvied by Us US lilt S;at <>f GoVVrUlliellt. T..CV didn't object to ask iVtr. Towaey to play for them'; but they did it in a kind of " .Strike up, tiddler " manner. Tuey lixtened, as all admirers of good music must listen whun sucU an artist as Mr. Towsey plays, and when he hail terminated a performance, fairly firm I out, Ue was permitted to rei-ire without, a smile iu aiiknmvl-jdgmerit of the pleasure he hail nU'ericd during the seven days he remained iu Wellington. He, in «<>uvpl:a eo w Uh ruepiests front tue swells <t>i tlu-i city and vice-royalty, gave rectals each day ; but not miu endeavoured even fc (> . t;vke the stiffness out of his neck to wish hiiu " Good morning." VVlkp it is considered that Mr. Towsey way necessitated to neglect other pressing engagements connected wit!i. his piot't:ssiou in Dunmim, whuro hf is appreciated a« his nitfity df»erv(\ to dn all this* gratuitously, vvy art! 3n«) ovevyouo will test surprist* tl at smr'v snobbishness*. The m'gau builder. Air. Vr. K. \V\-st. who was equally libyrat, fared no bytler. W t > extnvut the following from, a Watv*anui extdiange, which pvnvj9 tha' the W'ellinj4tt>n, paptr* are ivslnsme I of such eonduufc :—'"Tue Arp.n* iu roftirriny; to the faet that n<-» adetuiate vtcognition, was given, by the Ktupirt; City of itx.! talenttol services of the ttdebrattd organist Mr. Towauy, who has asstisi--i(i x in the n«w wrgati deuionstratiort, thus it'isut<u.c.m;3 :—' W« have now before us thw naked faut that Mr. Ttiwaoy, the moat aeC:unplis!ied organtil". iti New Zealand. «atiu to W-Bllingti>rv from Dunediu to to the t>vsjftn festival, that he con lueted the recitals and uhnrua Surviejs in a mann >v that gave the highest satisfaction, and tuen w.is pen 11. t <- i d I" do part without r;1 ceivin ;• t e oiiicial auktn>tvlt-jtlg-nionf. t'l-niii t!u '. es> r •.' Tue Wwlliugtott should, sl; v er suol't an e.t'vibittoa of 'ineXci'-V-ibh" it;s<.ourtt's/ r feet' tliorouxhty ashamed of the txampij it has Set, which, ho-waver, wo hope xw other botty will emulate."