Poverty Bay Herald AND EAST COAST NEWS LETTER. PUBLISHED EVERY EVENING. GISBORNE: THURSDAY, APRIL 5, 1883.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume X, Issue 1887, 5 April 1883, Page 2

Poverty Bay Herald AND EAST COAST NEWS LETTER. PUBLISHED EVERY EVENING. GISBORNE: THURSDAY, APRIL 5, 1883.

BREAKEKS AHEAD !

Cablegrams from London continue to give evidence of the existence of a band of malcontents who are bent on mischief. The latest report to hand is that Mr. O'Doxovan Rosa has prophesied, or in other words, given a hint, that a wholesale destruction of public buildings in Eugland, the like of which has never before been witnessed, is in contemplation by the Fenians. For many years the Fenian Brotherhood, or whatever name they may be designated by, have been assiduous in the prosecution of their wanton acts of mischief, and their victims, as a rule, are the unoffending. The revelations recently made relative to the work of the Land League should cause the people of every clime to pause aud reflect to what purposes they are lending their aid when they augment the funds of the League by giving donations towards its support. It is useless for Mr. Parnell and other prominent Land Leaguers, attempting to shield themaelves under various subterfuges and protisting that the League is no party to the diabolical outrages and the murders that have been committed. The facts are against them, and we shad not be at all surprised to yet find those comprising the League, and eveu those subscribing to it, brought to book for aiding and abetting in the work of revolution so rampant at the present juncture. We do not believe this spirit of discontent i* genei al amongst Irishmen, but it ia engendered by there bein^ in their midst a circle of firebrands intent on creating mischief, whose endeavors rrom the beginning of the present evil have been to work upon the feelings of the innocent, ignorant, and misguided sons of tha Emerald Isle, under the guise of "patriotism." But true patriotism will not resort to the use of brute force to seek redress of grievances. Such are not the class of men Walpole once referred to. " Pat iots," he said, "spring up like mushrooms. I could raise fifty of them in rour-and- twenty hours. I have raised many of them in one night. It is but refusing to gratify an insolent and \inreasonable demand, and up starts a patriot. " But of such ia to-day composed the " patriots " who are championing the cause of Ireland and the Irish. The liberty of Ireland is clamored for, but those who are engaged in the work of " setting Ireland free " have forgotten, or never knew, that the liberty of a people consists in bein^ by laws which have been made for the general good of a nation and by the inhabitants of the nation themselves. The people of Ireland have been largely represented in the British House of Commons, and consequently have made their own Uws. The majority of the people in Ireland are content with the laws they live uuder, as a proof of which can be instanced their own opposition to tha Home Rule Movement. All thia spirit of lawlessness only exists amongst the few, but it lv.»s brought a stigma upon the unhippy country that will take Ion 3 to wipe out. Of Ireland it cannot bs said " Happy ia the country whose history is a dull one " There are those inhabiting Ireland to-day who are fully under the impression that the only popularity worth aspiring after is a peaceful popularity, and they lament the turbulent state of their beloved country. We have said before, we say ho again, t hat Ireland has been, centuries ago, very badly treated. So was Scotland and Wales. But neither of the two latter resort to acts of violence and outrageousneas to aven.'e their past history. They live at peace, l>ut they, nevertheless, endure as galling disabilities it the present time as Ire'aud. They are raxed as heavily, and they have the same laud grievances to contend with. But the secret of their contentment is that they apply themselves to the prosecution of payable industries. They till their soil, and they think for themselves. Fortunately for their peace and happiness, their minds are not so easily worked upon by blatant oratory, or the machinations of unprincipled vagrants who travel under the disguise of patriotism. Bishop Luck has very wisely exhorted the members of the Catholic Church in this Island not to take part in the proceedings likely to take place within his diocese on the arrival of Mr. Rkdmoxd, who comes to champion tho cause of the Land Le igue, and to add fresh fuel to the fire of Ireland's discontent that has already been kindled on these shores. We sinoerly trust the advice of the good Bishop will be respected. Let

all in thiß country, whatever nationalty they belong to, act as one brotherhood. Our children in this land of our adoption will grow up as one common community, and why, therefore, should their future peace and happiness be jeopardised by our fosteriug national grievances, national jealousies, and stirring up a feeling of bitterness that can do no possible good but a great deal of harm to the future existence of this fair country.

At the close of the service to-morrow evening, at Holy Trinity Church, trie Churchwardens will be in attendance at ihe vestry, to receive arrears of seat-ronts and to re-let Bittiugs. All sittings three months in arrear will be treated as vacant. The ordinary monthly meeting of the Gisborne Scho.-l Committee was held last night. Ihe tenders for the erection of two chnnneyn at the school were opened, Mr. 0. B. Hubble being successful in obtaining the work at £34. The usual accounts were passed for payment, as was also the cost of the gymnastic apparatus recently erection in the boys' portion of the playgrounds. • Our readers at Ormond are reminded that the Rev. J. McAra will preach at tne .School-room, Ormond, on .Sunday next, at 11 a.m. It is notified that the Rev. J. Ward will preach in the School-house, Patutahi, on Sunday afternoon, at 2.30 p.m. No business of any kind was b: ought before the R.M. Court this morning. The new shop erected to the order of Mr Moore, draper aud clothier, Gladstone road, is so far completed as to enable Mr Moore to resume business on the old Bite. I.i these premises the proprietor will Hud ample room to keep in stock a lar^e assorttneut of g.iodd, an>l make a display in the windows. We wish Mr Moore success. The creditors' trustee in the bankruptcy of Mr Duncan Fraser, of Oweta, sheepfarmer, gives notice that the debtor ha prepared a report, balance-sheet, and statement, as required by the provisions of the Debtors and Creditors Act, 1876, and that the same has been duly tiled in the District Court at Gisborne. At the request of Kingi Hori, of Uawa, a debtor, Mr. Woon, creditor's trustee, has called a meeting of creditors to be h Id at Mr. W. L. Rees'oih'eo, on the 12tu insfc., for the pivpose of lecommeudin^ the debtors' discharge. Messrs. Carlaw Smith and Co. will offer for sale to-morrow, in Ro buck Hoad, Key. J. Hill's household furniture. M ssrs. Fryer and Wilson will convey intending purchasers to and from the sale free of charge. Mr W. O. Skeet is the successful tenderer for the erection uf offices adj li.iin^ th«; Argyll Hotel, advertise I for »y Mr Fmnerau, the amount biMU4 L 365. A heavy aei has prevailed in the bay all day. Tne Southern Cr.is* 'eft, N.i|iLt ai 4 p. m. yesterday, and arrive 1 here eirly thia morning, l»ui. there has btvii no communication between the steadier and the shore. Consequently mails have neither been landet 1 or disp itched up to the timn of our going to press. Ttio Southern Cross has now sought the friendly shelter of Nick's Head. It is stated in Dunedin that immediately on the assembling of Parliament, Mr. McKe zie, the member for Moeraki, will move for the appointment of a committee of enquiry into the reported dummyism at the recent Bale of Otago lands. In the Bill to be brought before Parliament during next a»ssion it is provid d that if the Court is of opinion that a bankruptcy i 3 attributable to rash and haz rdous speculat ons, or unjustifiable extravagance in living, it may adjudge such bankrupt to be imprisoned for any term not exceeding 12 months, with or without hard labor. A Dunedin paper states that already 30,000 shares have been applied for in the R.ss Goldmining Company, and only 20,000 are available for distribution. The company is formed to work an alluvial deposit, and not a quartz reef, and the adjoining ground has given such good results that shares are at from 100 to 700 per cent, premium. Mr. W. G. Motley is tho broker for Napier. Sundry rumours (says the Sydney Echo) are afloat as to the result of the conference between the Synod Committee aud the bishops re the election of the Primate. One is that the Conference broke up without anything being determined, the deadlock continuing to the end. Another is that the rival candidates were Dr. Barry and Canon Fleming, aud that Bishop Pa-ry (who is alleged to be free to accept an offer now that Dr. Tait is dead) was hit U|jon as a compromise. A Melbourne paper thus describes t'i ■ interchange of pulpits which took place recently between two clergymen of different denominations : — A somewhat unusual proceeding occurred before service at St. Paul's Pro-Cathedral on Sunday, the 25th Feb., in connection with the annual sermon, preached in aid of the P istoral Aid Society. It having been announced that the Rev. Chas. Strong, of Se ts' Church, would on this occasion exchange pulpits with the Rev. Dr. Bronibv, the Rev. J. H. Gregory, iucntnbent of All Saints', St. K Ida, and Mr F. Warrington Rogers, Chancellor of the Diocese of Ballarit, and member of the Church Assemblies of B;illarat and Molborne, attended at the pro-cathndral, when the former read from the frint of t'e eh ncel a protest, addresser! to " fch«» offiniatincr minister or incumbent." again -t wha 1 - they termed the illegal ant of pormittin<* a person who had not had eniscom' consecration or ordination, and was not a Inv member and communicant of the Church of England, *o preach in the " consecrated Church of St. Pauls, Melbourne." TO churchwardens representing the minister and oons;ro<rat?nn revived Mio nmtost from the TW. Mr. Greerorv, who with Mr. Rogers, then left the church. Thn bells were ringing while the document ws bein? read and it is p obable the proceed | in 'S were to most of the con<?re2ation a ' mere dumb show. They seemed to produce no appreciable effect as the service went on uninte-ruptedly. Mr. Strong preaching a powerful eermon, which was listened to with great attention, From an arHoin on " Dummy!*™ 1 ' in frt« JVrho bst week, w» fixt.mc^; the following : " Wfl a»-e "KrJ that pu'dio. a^roufcinn •Itniilrf ■o b° rlirec*el to our land laws a« theP-es« ha 1 * done this week, *nd «'c hope thit one rumor prevalent in Dunerlin is not true. Tt is 8--»H ♦'-bat becanao of bis ntMhide o-i Mii* and nMi«>r n'lestioni, a cprt-un prlUor'« ,o^ V i'c"H will not I)" vpt'iV«vl. We 'iinnnce W W^n'rl not err in call : nsr this a piece of Tt iV-nMinf?. Let us hone Hiar the freedom of 'h* Press is not a mere nam a , and for •"•it'O'sing the acHnn of nnMio men and public acts, and nuMic administration, no nowspipnr prnprhtory can ntT.rd to punish an editor. Whan we think of thn straits newstiapors are reduced to in New Zealand, we rejoice that we havo not had to do as others have done. When a newspaper editor haa to tremble before adverHßern, and slave before rliroct^rs. his soul ffnes in* to his boots. nw\ hn arMcles become useless as a guide tt> public opinion."

Some consolation. A correspondent says iv reference to the grants under- the Roads aud Bri l^es Construction Act, a standml rate of distribution has been fixed, according to the funds available and the sum applied for, which will make the amount to i>e granted just three-eighths of the sum asked for. There has been no desire to conceal this, hut what was thought undesirable to disclose just yet was the exaot amounts which would ome to each district on the three-eighths standard, beoiu*e it inisjht injure them to have their finauci.il .itT;ui>jemeiits published!

I must tell you (says "Madge" in a letter to Truth) about a »irl I saw at the Smiths' "at home." She looked a veritable poem, in the palest blue satin, with a Medicis collir of transparent lace on wire, edged with pearls. This made an exquisitely becoming frame for her lovely head. When she waa going away she put on a wonderful boa of swans* lown, about eight yards l"Ug, which she wound about and around herself, 1 toking with it on even more of a picture than before.

In answer to an inquiry as to whether Sir Gurnet Wolseley was a t'>tal abstainer, Cardinal Manning writes as follows to one of the se retaries of the Middlesbrough Temperance Society : — "I can on my own knowledge, derived from Sir Garnet Wolseley's lips, affi m that he is a strict totil abstainer. His army in Egypt is the first, I believe, who ever carried t a in heir bottles to assault an entrenched camp."

Professor Hou ihton, at a recent meeting in Dublin, to consul r "the employment mid technical training of women in Ireland," was in favour of usin^ the term " women," rather than " ladies, " in connection with the proposed institution. He trusted that Irish ladies would newr be anything else than women. It was at present too much the fashion for every woman to call herself a lady He mi^ht mention that when at. Niaga r a this year ho woman who made his bed called herself a " lady," yet stole his silk muffler.

It is to be hoped chemists do not often make li tie mistakes like the one advertised by the town crer one night recently in the streets of Burslem in England. An unfortunite customur had asked for magnesia, aud the chemist had served him by mistake with "poison." Having no means of identifying his customer the chemist very sensbly instruc e<\ the crier to make the little error k iown throughout; the town ; and as nothing mo t; has iieen heard of the matter the announcement presuma bly came in timo.

The Parcel Sysem introduced to New Zealand and successfully conducted by .Messes. Smith and l.'aughey, Wholesale aud Retail Drapers, 300 and 302 Upper Queen Str et, Auckland, aud at Newmarket, has proved a great boon, and an enormous saving to all who have adopted it. Hundre Is of unsolicited testimonials have been received from delight d purchasers. A gentleman at Hokiaga writes : "Your pirceN seem to give universal s itisfaction ; i hey have been recommend -d to me by some of your custome s as a siving of 25 per c<nt. on local p irha-es." Complete price list and parcel list can be ha I po9t free by sending a i ost carl to ab ye address. All parcels over 20s. sent carriage paid. If goods are not approved of money will ie refunded. — [Advt.]