of the ofton snowcapped Tararuas. Sana- , torlng leisurely along the head of tho Bay, past the Maori Pa, wo catch sight of a build- j ing being erected upon piles iv a sheltered nook near the margin of the water, and im- ! pairing quite a sprightly air to the rather j lonely road iv the immediate neighborhood of wliu'li it is posted ; right glad are wo to Jind that what was so long ago suggested, is now by the acLiou of tlie spirited proprietors of the Wellington Bathing Establishment un fait accompli, and that an op portunity will soon be aflbrded to the dnclc like propeusitj' to lave themselves in the briny without fear of having, if not a writ, a nip served upon them from some sea lawyer. It is pleasant to reflect that in the present day the value of bathing as a sani tary measure is looming much more distinctly upon the public apprehension than in years not very far bygone, when blue pills and bleeding were the chief amenities of the pharmacopeia known tojfanie. When we con sider the innumerable pores opening like tiny rivers in all directions on the human skin, and the obvious value of frequent ablu tions to cleanse away the sudorific matter deposited therefrom, we may well be amazed at the cat-like aversion of our fathers to the use of the bath. We knew a gentleman of this sort in the Home Country, who for his health was directed to use a shower-bath, he did so, but took care when about to pull the horrific string to put up at the same instant an umbrella for his protection. However, we have no fear that the Wellingtoniaus shall turn, out to be of this antipluvial de-

scription. All success then say we to young "Wellington who shall ere long begin to dis play his aquatic agility upon yon secluded shore, and may buoyant, hilarious acquain tance with the sea waves, expel, as it is happily calculated to do, the love of a stronger kind of liquid which the North American Indians well call "fire-water," and which is the stand-

ing, staring curse of Britain, more especially of her Colonies, and against which, it appears to us, every patriotic man should set his face.
