The Evening Echo. SATURDAY, OCTOBER 26, 1878.

Ashburton Herald, Volume I, Issue 183, 26 October 1878, Page 2

The Evening Echo. SATURDAY, OCTOBER 26, 1878.

I.O.G.T.—An advertisement that the hour of meeting of the Star of the East Lodge, which assembles this evening for the election of officers, has been changed from 8 o’clock to half-past seven, appears in this evening’s issue.

The Pulpit.—'To-morrow, morning and evening, as advertised in another column, Mr. Alexander, a clergyman recently from the old courUry by the Vv'aitangi, will preach in the Presbyterian Church. The Wesleyan pulpit will t>e occupied by the Rev. Mr. Marten in the morning, and by Mr.. Olsen, in the evening.

Accident to Councillor Roberts.— To-day, Councillor Weymouth Roberts accidentally fell off a pile upon which he was standing, looking up at the working overhead of a (Inver. In tailing his head struck upon a piece ol rock, and he was somewhat injured. On being brought into town he was taken to the hospital, where, under the care of Dr. Stewart, he is recovering from his injuries, which, though not dangerous, are severe.

Sudden Death. —Dr. Stewart was to make a post mortem examination this afternoon on the body of Mrs. Russell, Trevorton, who died suddenly this morning. An inquest will be held on Monday. >_ The Borough Printing.—The successful tenderers for the whole of the borough printing for the next six months are Messrs. Weeks and Dixon, printers and publishers, East Street, Ashburton.

The Pay of the Police.— ln the House of Representatives last night the Hon. John Ballance said the Government, intended to raise the police pay sixpence in the lower ranks, and a shilling in the higher from Jan. I to June 30. Next season they would bring down an Armed Constabulary Bill providing for ordinary pay, long service pay, and travelling allowance.

The Borough By-Laws.—The tender of Messrs. WeeKs and Dixon for printing and publishing the by-laws of the borough having lieeu accepted by the Printing Committee 01 the Porwugn Council, the M. i>. of the by-laws is now in me printers’ hands, and the whole of the b)-laws will be advertised iu the Evening Echo of Thursday, 31st inst. After consideration, amendment (it necessary), and adoption by the Council, and subsequent approval by His Excellency the Governor, the by-laws as passed will be again published in this paper. The draft is.a voluminous document of fifty foolscap pages of manuscript. Parliamentary.— Last night, after the Electoral Pul was in com mittce, and ail the clauses gone through, the Legislative Council’s amendments were disagreed with, by 36 to 26 votes, and the Premier, Messrs, btout, bheehan, and Pyke were appointed to draw up reasons. In the Native Law buits Bill,: Mr. Stout moved the insertion in clause a of the names of Messrs! Higginbotham and George Cook, of Dunedin, and District Judge Mausford, of Wellington, as the judges who shall try cases. The House adjourned at 3.15. Duties Paid by the Three Kingdoms. —A parliamentary return has been issued, showing the proportions of duties on spirits, malt, wine, and tobacco chargeable against England, bculiamJ, and Ireland respectively, lor 'the year ended March 31st, 1077, and also the neL produce oJ the other source., of revenue derived from taxation, divided between England, bcotlaud, and Ireland respectively. Prom the lirst-named class o. dudes the revenue obtained was : England, From the otuer sources oi levcnue the amounts obtained were : ;Englaiiu, 421,307,449; bcouand, ,42,322,044; iidauu, 41,304,0.2.

The F loods’ Damage.—lt is estimated that over incnciutlu and neighbourhood the goods have ttone uainage to' the extent o. 470,000.

Weeds for Manure.—A writer in the Coun.ry ue.uumuu says :—“lt almost provokes me to see an agr.cultuust, a gardener especially, carciully gathering up the weeds and grasses, ptiiled or nued, to Keep tiiegrounu clean, ana uirownig them over the lence to perish on the public highway or elsewhere, instead of collecting into a heap in the yard, and packing to decompose. L.ei any garuene, try mis lor one year. Cathei all such leluse, including vegetauie tops oi ail kinds, into.. neap, and tnrow ail Kitchen slops, uot ttsc*.. otherwise, on this heap ; turn it over a coupn or three times beiojp me h bowing spring, u neat and thoroughly decompose. No oct.c manure can i>e appned to the vegetauie bed-. uo not tnrow a» ..y on.ous uccause Urey an. .ieiormed or small, or lotten, but keep then .Ogether where they win decompose, an. re turn this matter to your onion-beo, and 1101. ne result, i "ill gumantec that any gaidcii vi;o gives this a lair trial vviji ncy<-i agm arenv away anything that tic can dvpmipo .n mis heap, wmch i used to cab the " ga. dener’s treasure pile."