WANGANUI.

Wellington Independent, Volume X, Issue 1310, 28 July 1858, Page 3

WANGANUI.

Wangamii, July loth, 1858. (From onf own Correspondent.-) It is seldom indeed that the residents in our locality have nut good cause to maintain their character of " grumblers " —but perhaps never more so than during the short period which lias elapsed since (he new postal arrangements have beenin operation—to be convinced ef which a person'bus only to walk through our streets on the afternoon of a Wednesday or the morning of a Thursday when grumbling -ani'-rea-sous for grumbling would be all that would (fleet the ear-^-iii ; the first 'case respecting the non-arrival, or thclate nrriruluf the mail, , anil in'the second place its exrly departure—and the absenss of -that gmnd essential to an Englishman's content, his Nkwsp.u-ku. Well, (as Mrs. StoweVSam", says in Uncle Tom's Cabin), "It's an ill wind that blows nowhar." and this wind, ill though it be, promises to blow a goodly number more of our " Chronicles " into 'circulation in lieu of -the Wellington papcrswehave been accustomed to receire per mail, Ibr tbe geneial cry is " I shall give up my Wellington papers if -I cau't get it by the regulaV mail, and take the ' : Chronicle" and a London ftowspaper instead" —had it been the earnest wish of the central (?) government to encourage the spread of proviu-■ci-ilism, it could hardly have adopted a more esrtain method than it has done for such an did. What can a government situated at Auckland know about our postal necessities—the boU time'for departure and arrival of mails—the necessary weight of any particular mail bag is so evidently nothing, and it becomes clear to the most unobserving that Provincial Governments are more able to carry out such affairs in the way which shall be most satisfactory to the public. It was near dark yesterday when the mail arrived, and I believe it closes at 10 o'clock this moiuing—thus nhorteuing the time ire have been accustomed to have between its arrival and departure by more than one-half.

Wanganui, duly 12th, 1858. Dear Sir, —In the Spectator of your City of last week is a letter in which the writer complains of the Itev. Mr. Niuholls having been insulted at the public meeting held at Kell.s's, on the repulse of the Wakefieldites the other Saturday evening, in this] town. I am of opinion that that gentleman has to thank himself for that insult for certainly his.study preparatory to entering upon the sacred duties of the Sabbath would have been a mote suitable place for him to be engaged than watching the movements of political partizans. Parties here are inclined to think that that gentleman is himself tho author of that, —hut takes care to designate himself" Reverend," while the other minister in the town who was at Dr. Feathcreton's meeting is designated plain "Mr. Hogg"!!! Away with this exelusiveness. It is the old Phaiasaic saying over again. " The temple uf the Lutd are these." i> c, I am the minister and the Presbyterian has no right to the appellation! I can tell you Mr. Editor that 1 have frequently heard both in their vespectativo places of worship. The Rev. David Hoirg has preached the gospel,—" the truth as it is in Jesus",—but the Jllev. C. H, S. Nicholls has preached the most arrant nonsense, viz: " Baptismal Regeneration .'"

I am Sir, Your Constant Reader, Wanganuiax. P. S.—l'm inclined to think that the Pi csbyterian, Wesleyan, Independent, and other ministers in this Province are as worthy to be designated " Reverend" as Mr. Nicholls," or any of his brethren.