ORIGINAL CORRESPONDENCE.

Oamaru Mail, Volume II, Issue 519, 29 December 1877, Page 2

ORIGINAL CORRESPONDENCE.

We wish it to ho tin»st di.-I im ily mult tluit wr are n«<t ivs]ii»n>ihlo :< >r the opinion-;e\|>iv"-pil h\ "iti f.'rresj.iiiiih nls. | ■I'D TIII: kiutoi: or TIIK I;VI;MN(: MAII..® Shi, Commencing with an exceedingly humorous reference to < laniaru buildings, and concluding with an idiotic, prayer to the May i ir, "A Member of the Institute" rushes into print, in the morning; journal of yesterday. The Worthy 1n• mlier commences by battling with a shallow : and so "feat must be Ins powc r« of lioii. or thai he appears by his letter to have bet i. war against the same shadow all throiioh ii. Tile letter in question contains a variety of matter : it descants jauntily on < laniaru enterprise and wealth, and the wi ]I bem;_; and respectability of the town ; refers to political jobbery, and fhe I'iako swamp, pays a iriiiute to the various ipiali ilea of (lie I'resich'Ul of (he Mechanics' Institute ; '.:i.\'es the Hon. Maihew Holmes a i i'.'o ; and in a positively cheerful way chats freely on a multitude of subjects in a pleasant and careless manner. (lie exception, however, I should like to take to his letter. When members of institutes or any other persons resolve to enlighten the public, before proceeding to do so luniuteiy, tin y should obtain tin ■ and correct information upon which to found their histories. With the exception o, (ho stuleilh lits combined in i\e let t er in 11in .st ion. all tiiti! ihe•• M > mber

says is p.,.rh c'. ly l rr.e. Tl oirji n<.| liein:; of a poitieal t urn of mind, ( 'amph; li' ■ "Oil.' s;;c]-i d Truth, thy triinupii c -aM d ru.s'ied to my sn-mory :;i oik-.-. '1 »f wa t \ in which tin; " - I .■ cmi it. ' w..en r tVrriti; to ; iic l'e.-c .!ui io,i arri-'id a 1 by the I'oiulllittt e of Me. M. c' -lilies' I! 1 i! 'lie describ'-s " hoy.' the i:t:!f se.'i* tie- '.uis wori-eii." as an a: tempt. at- iiiiteiiiii'y. is sarcasm are. f wi'l eive y..ii ano'. ; e ver.-i' hi of the resolutions on t i.e h■:i:s ill j of the M. e uitiic ;'1 us: it ut e 1,.;ul arrvol at 11 vI he Commit l o'. -\sal' im tubers of this Ilist i ill to must know, the funds are not in as tlotiri:lla Condition as ihe .niiuit ti. e Would wish ; and, although every eii'ort has been made by the Coiuvdi :,v. |'- -i Ilia • li. i I i... i .11.: i < 111. <-■ ■ , is.i of I i.e t'i 110 11 e e - t.ceor.i'li 'o a vesoi n l .-n of th sui serio. and io e-Ita-.• :• • i.te.n 1-i iio 5... i :>e,v wan 1 ad V;.»i a miur.utVe "f I avin ; :i:!eiiM on a!t,V iiioitf) ih'V ii.a.v 1 ave lo

iioiTinv f..r sue . pur;".sc. so i\ !( ! tii.-y can pa! ail ordiuarv r-ceip- s into the ill-r.ir.i fund. '\'oi ii «I! list .ill-i il.;;' th" 1-:(■■ ii i ■ 111 of '"A Member of ihe Ins' t it','' 1 may remark thai there was /.<•/ the least hole-:uid-i;orj|..r lutrhnt ~s about the whole ad'air, Mr i-'. i!..l origin hiihiiilM- <1 an ol'l'ef to the |n.-U"Ut-> of hi pel' foot for ;V.t;'t. to Siar-l--t rcet. Tim oiler was to remain open tor a, .short time, so that immediate action was necessary. A meetir.L' was called at once (uol in a h"le-nnil-eoriii r way), as tie te.ree of if was advertis"d in l«»;ii n v>. pp. rs published in (laiirirn), :t,nd if cer'aiii memoirs of i lie Couiini'tee did it"i atomd (some if ■hose absent mi th'it occasion veryl'tirely do ;te 111 i, so ihat. the Christ m.'i ■: I'lve illlsiuess of ".V Mi mbef's" is UllSUOCefSf'l 1 .), it »';i., not the i'alth of those l ilvy,.l\t .

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l'iiV■ wel l' iu< • I'k. ly to ;n li\ c ill rih. ;:t advaMt :■ C .1! - .•.(.•!»•?>! i 'll I h-m " A M 'ill 11 'l' " wills.Mil i'.liV Uli«iv.-lt .)!' 'ill iueis c lil'l : ati'l il v.;;. ■-■•1 tl.il' the i.M'k (>.• ll'*'. 1 . • A r'«" iiiti-nijil 1" llliSH'.lii ]i . i!. i. ■ liy ill 1!!: l ! iil'; I l.'lt- .Ml'. iii .1 n'l'is... i':i liirM-ii'4 !><• i"i<! in -;;tnt<• -i:i«l t.n.' 1*• . UtlU'i" is n ! f.-iir ;i li-V" t»i trw'i I'm i'Oh! . i his !■ 1 t i I'.ll't I i 111<. ■ S'T'i.llt. ,1 pMiiion iif whu'h ir< iii ihr < (.'n.'.'k, shim!'! I>.. k'iisL'ti tn .Mr. li<m f.>r a ii' Viii I>f s veil Vi'iilN. All ]il''.-rnl i |ir. ssi-il n> ili" ivii!:«l li>;>•'!, :iml juil'jc; of ]ii .ipiTiy - pi i.'iiiti'lv a'< muhil :«S '• A Mi'illh is lil«\t; si Hi'i' ••= 1) i' 11 ITI ll with ft ''A Aii in'n r i.f 1 ii<• Inxii

i rite ' can l>!'<.<jnt t• :i, In ' 'it nli'iT i hail t li.-il •if Mi. u■•lull' m hi, I ant s• ithat tli>' U<>;i• tiiit lee :uul the ueihT.il I>i ■ 1 <.f mhHrlil'l'ls iviii ('llly ll.': I'll '('!'_;!»(<•'] In iicci'pl it in suli-ii' ii; i-ni l-nr t Imt, nf .Mr. R 'ln !'(S'in. •"v> >•* Ul " that tlic sulini'rili.i.s mlhiulil iili'ltliiil Uhish nf (li; 1 ''.''uiiii'l'o |iri».>.-iit af tin iiH '.-'in"

IV •••IV. 1,! !>|i <"'N w!i<> l:a\e <l<'l< I" ill.' Ilt- ' rimlt! 111<i <V''io t!-« ir i<ir its i 1111• i<sl s f■ ■ vt-iivj (•;i■"r. r !i;it ihc im.imilaiioiij ilii sul H.-ril-T w ill. v»r.'u-i jti;iv faii as iKily ;is '.hoy would. <1 i■ I lie append his nam;! to 11ilot It r in venter lav's it uas nut tile ill!cilli'm. at any linn-, t.f the In act in i'io ma.'.lev I..tally nil their own responsibility, a.s the I'l'isident informed t'e.-su at t in: lii.e! irn;' that t lu.-ir a.i'l'.i.a would reipiire tin- ra I ilicat ion i'f the su''S('rilnr.<. Hoping thai this plain sfaf-'iiH'iit of facts will v,.n.ove any i•rru 1 ' •« i (ml lii:>V 1>!! In-111. . <• Yit ' C ' owiziL' * '* "j ynur \jw (-(.ji'iie, o<>rr<• I an;, yours. A m ANOTimt; MKMHIII;. I'joi'iultyr IVIITi, i>>77. ♦