THE Manawatu Times. SATURDAY, APRIL 9, 1881. NEWS AND NOTES.

Manawatu Times, Volume V, Issue 132, 9 April 1881, Page 2

THE Manawatu Times.

SATURDAY, APRIL 9, 1881. NEWS AND NOTES.

" W«r<U ar* thlmgi. uul a top «f iik faUlmg YOu 4iw Bp*H a thought, pndtMM tiMt wki«k awhtg tkiuudi, ptrliapi aullkoM tknk."

* c -Explanation.- -In order to give our -xeßoris-of-the -Borough Council, Police, and Assessment' Cojirte m. their entirety, we have-been copmelled to hold over oar leadin? article, and several items of local intelli gence. , _ The "Ai aud P. Association.— We are heartily pleased <that our various contempprarießin the; County view most favorably t^e formation of an ; Agricultural Atwooiation. ; Yeg/h&&&y\_Ma>umatn Herald has the'fdllo^itfg :—"tn "Wednesday's issue the Manawatu Times advocates the formation of an Agricultural and Pastoral Association for the Cpnntjv We cordially agree with ourjeontemp,orary as *o the de^ sirability^-'ijf such- -an ; association being Istarted1 started t -aad.qui£e irrespective of local con;sidjsratw)riß;%ill bo glad to snpport anything calculated tojmprove the stock m : the district, a*ffd extend the practical knowledge of ihe farmers. .. . . _ xto. - as straws serve to show'which way the wind Mows soinevjer^ay life what may appear very trifling 'matters very often -act ai an index, -:jbq» t yerjLjm;ate*ial ~ changee. ; Those whose recollections ban cany they back to a residence m the .Old Country will remem b r: with what pleasure they discussed the matutinal- stemming : roll, or h-iard the evening tinkling bell of the peripatetic muffin or crnmpet man. v Here m Palmer stori we certainly have not reached that stage of progression to be enabled to enjoy both luxnrics'; but we ISre^'pleSpea to cay; that through the- enterprise of Mr. George BWershaw^ the former is now within the reabh of his castr>mers. Those who ■delight m hot buttered roll to their morning meal. have only to saythe word to Mr. Elderahaw and they willbe accommoclated; > Wesleyan Tea-Meeting.— A fea. meeting; in r connectipn with the Weslevan Ohurch, upon the departure of the^Rev.ilr. J2gwjbury,_topk glace_on Tuesday ni?h|t. There was "no scarcity nfeitFer edibles or " the cap that. cheers ! "/traysbe ; ng presided over or contributed Wesdames Marflh, Linton, Lear^;,' Hoe, Mowlem, and Carty His Worehib'the Mayor presided', and on behalf of the congregation presented' the reverend gentleman with a purse of sovereigns. . Wr. Dewsbury m, responding was visibly" affrctefi. and express^ his deep regret^ o.t fevering his connection with a flock v%ith *rhom he had ;been always on such excellent terms during the three years of his.; ministrations- in Palmerston. Mr. Hayblttle spoke on behalf of the School, and addresses were als r > givrn by Mr, G. W. Kussell, rif Forton, and the Rev. Mr. Parsorison, of Feilding, The w Taniwha. w — -We have renetverl frdnfi the publisher, Mr, A. D Willia, the third number of this mirth-provoking pub.

lication. The cartoons, which represent all original subjects, are most amusing, but the best cut m tWe number is a saries of eight, sketches devoted to the Inspector to the Education Board. Mr. L'oulis, who is depicted m the agony of concocting his annual j report. No. liß "Ye School Inspection ;" No. 2 shows him reprimanding the unfortunate schoolmaster ; No. 3 exhibits tba magnate paying cmrt to a - l liquid " Hebe, j and denotes that " Ye Inspector solaceth. _himself at the Bar;" No, 4 shows Mr. Fouliswith a long clay churchwarden m his mouth, m deep meditation over the writing of the report ; m NTo. 5 apparently the divine afflatus will not flow, as "Ye Tnspectoi is puzzed how to begin — he bites his pen ;" No. 6 represents 'Profanity, ye Inspector sweareth and teareth his hair;" while.in the last sketch v insanity " is the result of his "labors, and the unfortunate scribe is dancing a fandango with a leviathian Webster's dictionary on Mb head. The letterpress contributions also are of an amuoing character, and altogether the last number is a vast improvement upon its predecessors. The. Action Against the Base Committee. —In another column we publish a verbatim report of the evidence taken m the action of Thomas Fr iser v. the Anniversary Race Meeting Committee. The evidence of Mr. Jame* King. Mr. Dnngan, proprietor of the Manawattt Timeb. and that of the plaintiff himself, wa- all that waß taken, when the Magistrate informed counsel fox plaintiff t' at the case need not proceed further, as his client would have to be non-suited. The grounds upon which this judgment was given was — plaintiff admitted that his brother Donald was part own-r of Aurora, but as the action had been taken only m the name of Thos. Fraaex, that course was fatal, a>d a non» suit would have to be given. In the course of his remarks, however, Mr. Ward stated that even had the case proceeded, it would have to be dismissed upon the ownership. One of the conditions was that horses should be the bond fide property of residents m Manama' u, which was equivalent to being the •• sole property, and as this had been admitted not to have been the case, the decision of the S<ewa r du would have to be upheld, and the action fail. Sacred Tooth Brushes— Som* little incidents take place which seem to show that the aristocracy and the land owners have no more notion of what is going on under their noses than if they were living inclosed within exchanged walls. Such an incident has taken place this week. Tue Somerset family decided to put up to auction the eff cts of the old Duchess lately deceased, and with them certain articks belonging to the Duke, her husband. Among these " august " relics were a lot of trumpery dresßes, snawls, and cloaks, and a number of old tooth brushes, for which 'he public were expected to compete eagerly because a duke had us»d them 1 That the English people are snobs they have often been told by their own writers, and that they dearly love a lord we all know; but, that thay should be anxious to clean their teeth with a duke's discarded tooth brushes one cannot quite bring one's self to believe. As a matter of fact, the Somerset family miscalculated the strength of popular reverence for the " upper classes." So strong a manifestation of disgust was provoked by the exhibition m the auction room that the sacred tooth brushes were withdrawn from the sale. One would be interested to find out, if it were possible to do so. what proportion of the English aristocra y share the belief of the (Somerset family, that the bulk of the people are ready even m the present day to go down on their knees ana worship them ?