The telegraph wires were again down all to-day south of Napier.
We are glad to learn that the City School Committee" have not warned children within the prescribed age attending night schools that they must leave and gc to the day school. 'The case which led to a belief that this course had been adopted arose, it ap pear.!, through misapprehension on the part of one of the teachers.
The funeral .of Mrs Halyday yesterday was attended by several hundreds in token of respect for'the deceased, The burial service was read by the Rev. James Wallis, who made some remarks on the life aud character of Mrs Halyday, who had been a consistent member of Wesleyan connection for many years. The question "Is tiic Native Policy of the Grey Ministry superior to that_ of Previous Governments ?" will be the subject of discussion this evening by members of the St. James's Class. Mr Geo. Warbur ton in the affirmative and Mr J. Warnock, in tho negative,

Two correspondents write about the plant ing at the junction of Nelson and Welling ton-streets, and consider that it will damage and not improve the property in the vici nity..
Mr David Clements complains that he posted' a letter on the 21st inst. to the manager.,of a bank not twenty minutes walk from the post-office and it did not reach till the 23rd, which he considers gave evidence of negligence somewhere.
In compliance with a request made by the North New Zealand Association, tho Hon. J. Sheehan has consented to address a public meeting in the Mechanics' Institute to-morrow evening ou the subject of Native loud legislation. The views of the Government on the question will be ex pounded aud their intentions stated.
