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Clutha Leader, Volume II, Issue 73, 2 December 1875, Page 5

The storm of last week Las changed into a calm, and we have now magnificent warm weather. Crops are rushing forward at a great rate. We learn that Mr George Sutherland has presented the Owake and Catlin's River Presbyterian Congregation with a hadsomc and valuable Lrmlpit Bible for the use of the clergyman. Messrs Reynolds And Wales, M.H.R.p, were" lo address a meeting of their constituents in the Drill-shed; Dunedin. . last night. We have no doubt it had been a large and lively meeting. Ar the weekly meeting of the Waste Lands Board held yesterday, Mr It. G-. Creagh tendered for the sale of Crown Lands in the Herrior, Tapanui, Otakerama, Landslip Hill, and North and South (xlenkcnnieh Hundreds at .threefourths per cent, commission. The districts named being included in other auctioneers' districts the . Board cannot at present interfere. The Board suggests that another, district .be formed consisting of Tapanui and Waikaia. In . the meantime Jand in Tapanui ia not to be sold iby auction at Tapanui.— Mr W. F. Roberts l'a--ked that the pl;in 'of his deferred payment license of section 47, block VII, Waipahee, may be so altered as to embrace part of section 71, instead of section 69. Applicant also states that the surveyor in surveying the township of Waipahee, intends altering the peg of section 5,' block . IV, against which he protests- The Board, under the circumstances, declined to interfere. The BAZAAR held in Barr's Hall, , on Friday last,. in aid of the building fund of St. ' Mark's Church here, was very largely pktronised through, out the day, and up to a late, hour in the evening the hall was quite crowded. There were five stalls, attended by Mesdames' Smith, M'Owen, Renner, Griffiths, Taylor, Welsh, Lyons, Stevens; iMisses Itayner, Taylor, Bruce, Mosiev, Hargood, Townsend, Battrick, and others, all of whom deserve the highest praise for their indefatigable exertions both in procuring the articles and in attending tp their, /disposal.. The various stalls were veryhandsomely and'ta'stefully.d'rrssed off, and much of the goods displayed were of ■ an elegant and valuable class. , The visitors as a rule manifested considerable readiness to part wfth their money, and with those who showed reluctance in this* respect the usual strategetic. and persuasive ni'easurea were f reel Jr ; resorted to, .and in most cases successfully. The proceeds of the sales amount to the.handstfnie sum of £hout£2lo; and a large "quantity of c goods are still , unsold. . It is intended to dispose pf j these by auction- on an early evening, and the proceeds of 'these' are expected "to meet all the exbebses in ebnnection . ;with thof baiaar.' Thus the. 'whole of the £2) 0 .^will be, available towards^ the. reduction '.of' the debt' attaching' to tlie tiuitdihg/ l This' vvilV. leave ' only. aboiLi? £loo of debt vrpori the: Churchman d the ! .congregation may; fairly- . be , tODgratulatpd upon this yery satisfactory state 1 of matters ' But few churches have beeW so nearly freed of f debt within so short a period after their erection.

; The* Tuapeka I'i'riies ' aayH— Afi- *Knox7 lftt" of the Royal' Mail', Ho!: *i, r Clinton, Ihns purchased ; tho hotel and storq. at present lu.tbe, occupation ' of Mr James Bl.tck at Wa'p;itiee7 J Mr Kiiox.wdl take possession of tlie bui'ldihg iri-'a' few days. The R. M. Court • hero was occupied the whole ' of. yesterday with the ad journcd>ease, -Dunne -,y. M'Neil, and, to" nil appearance ,th.c sitme r will yet occupy another Court day. It ifc again adjourned till n»j'it Wednesday.' - s ■* -' - "..; >: -....-■•- ltf the Ne\V" South Wales Legislative Assembly , the Postinnßter-Ceneral, iv. suits w.er to a qut«tion lelative to (he dispute with Hall, r of : tha' S:\u Francisco service, informed tho House that Mr Hall had not performed the contract, and- bis sureties had not p.iid up the sums for which they were responsible. • Scotia's patron saint— St. Andrew— Vad little honor in this quarter on Tuesday— bt. Andrew's Day. The banks were closed for business, and tha.t was all. ' The rest of the connnunity went about their business same a3 usual, and' wo daresay St». Andrew -himself would, agree that this »vas a very sensible course to pursue. , Tub crops aud grass in East Tokomairiro never looked better at this season of the year than they do now. and the .rain of thf past week;, with the gonial warmth at present, m -ike our farmeis look quite happy. With the prospect of fine weather after such a he.ivy fall of rain, iiockowners aro turning their attention almost exclusively to sheep-sheafing. The congregation of the English Church here have a very pretty building, and apparently it i* their intention to pn-serve it in first class order. Although only just builb.it has again been repainted with two coats of paint outside. The pews also have all been revanrished,' and tho whole presents a very clean and elegant appearancCi The Easby, which ai rived in Dunedin, on Tuesday, says the ' New Zealand 'I ifnes,' has on board the machinery for a] paper mill to be established in -Dunedin. .The machinery was made by Chapman Bros., of Sydney, and came over in charge of Mr Lynn, who h&s beeu engaged by the promoters to superintend the erection of the mill and manngo it when erected. - The 'T.iapeka Times '. contends that the local supervision provided for by the Abolition movement ( ! ! ) would pub a slop to tho Oiling up of ruts in roads with surface earth from tho guttsr alonside. According to our contempoiay, however, the " movement " has not yet hud this effect in his neighboi hood. Another new branch of business in the cabim t line lias beeu started in Ualeliitha. "Mr Willium Legge, father of Mr- Leg^e, blacksmith, who only a month ago arrived in tlie cohov from Etiglaud, has had premises elected beside his son's shop, "wliero he intends to produce all kinds of furniture. He is at present engaged making Venetian blinds for the new Bank of New Zealand. This is a new branch of business here, aid it would- interest anyone to pay Mr Legge's new shop a visit^of inspection. We regret to learn tljnt the Ahuiriri School was burned to the ground on .Friday night last. The o.'igin of tlie fire is a my.sfcery. .Wlion first observed the fire- had got ton tirui a hold to permit of anything being sived, and the building with its furuilure, book-i, &c, was toially de stroyed. The building w«<,s eicctedbythe settlers unaidcl by any Government Ctnmt, and. its desti uction therefoi'e falls the more heavily upon them. The O 'vertiMienli' certainly should now erect a new one iv its place, : and were a representation made to tlitjui, it is quite possible this would be done. - It will be seen by our advertising columns that Mr Alfied S lvcster, son of tlie. celebrated Fakir, of Ooiu. aud Mdlle Naomi, will appear this and to-morrow evening at ijurr's iiall. Mr Silvester has leceived many very fl.itteriug" cojnplimeiiis from all of the districts lie' has opened up in. Tho 'Oamaru Tinies ' in its critique* says he eclipses Uaselmeyer, . aud puts ilelyer tofallv in the slride. h)v ll.uvy Eastwool, who wa>; killed by the Dunedm Press, and hy somo niyafrtrious aot-i'->u cime to life again, is now aaent for Mr Silvester, an I will pay us a vk-it on Friday. . THC utmost excitement was caused at Port Chalmers, on Tuesday morning. »ays tho ' Daily Times,' by the rumour of the cajkure of a real Bjlmorrin tlie hai'bo •, ni -asurin^ 2-» .inches long, and weighing lOjlbs. At; first, the report -was pooh-poo'ied ; where could, the salmon have come ■ from ? when nono ' had yet been'acclimatised. Tbis and kindred questions wuro put, until some ono suggested that the ,Mo!yneux experiment of a few years ago might not have proved such a failure as was supposed and.regretted at the time. , . An adjourned meeting of those interested in the deepening and straightening of tb.6 ch.mnel from' Tuakitoto lake to tho liver w»is» { fteld in Air Delgatv's hotel on Saturday evening.- . The. Committee appointed at, last mooting reported tbat they had waited upon the various parties interested in the matter, nnd that all wero agreeable to a voluntary, lax-. It u as however thought that a suffici-nt sum could be raised by ku >scii|>tion without the ntece*'sitr of going through the form of levying a tax; audit was lesoived t > wriLe to the Secretary of Works to ascertain wheiher the Government would grant the subsidy to subscriptions instead of rates. Another meeting will be callei when an answer.- is received.' A SERIOUS ense of sheep-worrying ocurred at Port Molyneux during Thursday nia;ht ov Friday m'orniug last. It appears Mr Alexander Ironside had ]O0 half-breds camper! that night on the river bank, and in the morning sixteen carcases ami nineteen live sheep were only found. Of the latter five or six were so much mangled that they were not expected to live. Apparently those missing have been hunted into the river $7nd . drowned. The loss is a serious one as the sheep wero wortb • 17s each . - As no dogs were seen amongst them the ownership of the depredator oannot be proved, butthis O'-c nrenee should act as a warning, to owners of dogs to keep thenv cha'ned up so as to preveut similar occurrences in future A gentlr'MAN, not without some pretentions to humor, sends us a contribution, iu the following terms, with the suggestion that it might be allowed to appe ir as a local. We daresay wors* locals have appeared before now. It ia as follows :-r"ls the millennium come, or what's up? If.it lias not, then the proceedings of certain parties in Balclutha this tveek:wero- sufficient to refute tho dogma that water and oil will not mix. ■ Never before was such a collection 'of irreconcilable principles reconciled, things different made to a.Teo, : or' persons at feud found working together in one common f cause, and earh at the same, time acting contrary to his own , principles.' V\ c found : iwo : apntilenieii a successful and .defeated, Candida' e for; Mimical honors, and hitherto diametrically opposed . to each other jipon muuicip.il questions " " tooth-andnail " in one common ea^is.e " for 'the good of the eonmiunity." Wo found tin;.Mn\o'and ,T"wn. Ooivncillois, who were 'ijlecti'd to ofFcupon'the financial ticket— upon tl>^ ground that money had been misappropriated by' their, spc-c-J.'sors—now a? t» body striving to prevent a sum of £25 being handed over, to the Municipality. We found members of opposing cliques of "longstanding, casting aside their- weapons' of warfare nnd joining in a hostile opposition to the business "nrra'ngfiment's of a . petit-cabl • and 'persevering citizen. "We found Protestants • and: Poman Catholics throwing aside their differences, and theold lady of England joining hands yf.i.ih her recessaiit 1 re brer, the followers of John Wesley, 'all >to join in one common cnuse.; We found Good; Templars with all their Chiefs, Past Chiefs, S cretaiies, and other strange 'officers, cohibinipg with publicnns, their barmen; and barmiids, and hostlers ami grooms, ,aud covks. and boots, all -Working in harmony, aud signing the s.ame petition to the' "Licensing Court 'ii'V a- matter relating to the _ liquor- ti affic witliin the' towri-ship, . ' „ We -found .-th. 0 publicitDs energetically, aiding the GrO'.'d Templars in their efforts to prevent the e'xtoiision ''of;lico'rises v and the : Good:Tenipl<irs ns -zealously, l assisting, although indirectly tqjsupport and pro';:.ect jh'e tra le of, the .existing licensed. public- . Irousqs. - It js a stra'Uge'combinalloiV— a Very vn l'ustial' spectacle, but ' I suppose it will come all ' .Tight* in the'ond. : In the meantime all. bitterness, , Wjatb'. and have been put'a stop to. . \terily we are the y^ryeseeiice pfa happy family 'ivßaicinth'a,-'and now fall; and,:Eundry ;can'feei- . ...--• . Bebold ho>y j;"ood a ih'ng'it is, 'A I,\ ]'■''■"'■- "' ■ 'And bow b^coming'well, ! -' ! ->' "i j ■ To^etljeii wph Hs brethren are ... ?-, n ', } ' In unity to dwell."

' &i;jsi?a "Have ai; MeiboiuTie for bold-} a tele'gMpblc-cbofereu'ceibetvc esii allthe'Golohies' j =•'-* Jv ouvjrepofi.of'the :Agrict4tU<ali'S'hGw(. tbe; -naxrioof MrP.XjJakden. appears Aas\[the. prizes in the long-woolled 'classes. Mr .Oakdenl desires it to be. stated tbat tho sheep belonged to} -tbe estate of the late W. AAtfolmie^Mq.- . {-' f ' I ■ Many '• complaints ' have roaeb^di.us 'from ,tra- j velleisby .the early >traitis. from jand.tp Dunedin, '. re the '.' want , of refreshments" on '.the^ journey,.; wliicli^ all hough hob of a very considerable' dis- ! tance, we have no : doubt .those, having weak or ' delicate stomachs , in 'the; mornjng, : have 'felt .a ; g-eat -want of .food ' ere .the. journey' wis 'accom- ; plished^ but the majority of complain'tis we have beard have been from . those ., of goo'd -digestive^ powers, and who prefer liquid to. substance, yet there is iio' 'reason why a Refreshment carriage j should not be attached to each train, and which ; we are of opinion would be very. remunerative. The electors-., of; the- Aslil;upfcon (Canterbury) ■ district in publio /meeting assembled, -the folher day, resolved to support 'no candidate wbo will: not pledgo himself to;voie for the.following,. viz: "linns to be let by public auction:" \ "That in. tbe overt of the Provinces .being abolished, theagent of tbo General Government in each Pro-'---vince ho. elected by 7 the majority of electors of: each Province.". . "■Thp.fc should, further taxation be required; improvements'.' F aftificial or' agricul-tural;-bo exemptod.- A'That tho mere essentials of .education bf' liberally- su'ppot ted from, the; consolidated, revenue as; a .primary necessity of good, free government', all superior education to' be paid for.'* *' No general political quesiions to be decided. by those 'holding 'A plurality of .votes' to property.'-' >' A ' ■ '•' , ; ; A NOTioa in the.^alandi* Gazette" states that, 'fixed sittings of "-Disf.ricb Courts' »f -the -'Otago' Goldfields take place nt th'^Resirlent Magisti^tefs: Court,- Nasjcbv, -3 1st January, -28 bh March,- ? 3oVhi May, Ist August, 2*6fcb September,'-' and '28th : November each year. In tlie Resident Magistrate's Court, Clyde,- 7th February, 4th April,; G-'-.b June, SMi August, 3rd- October,, and sfch December each year. ; In the Resident Magistrate's Colirt, Cromwell, 9th February, L6th: Api.il, B Lb June, 10th August, sth October 7th December each yeai'. IV the,' Bosiderit Magistrate's Court • Queenstown, on 14th- February, llth Apiil, 13th Juno, loth August, lDth Oct. nnd 12 oh December each yeia\ In .the Resident Magistrate's Court, Lawrence, on 2lst February,: ■18iih April, 2 tb June. 22nd August, 17th October, and 19fch December each year. Provided! tbiib nny of tbo days so fixed as shall happen to bo Sundry or holiday, then the Oourfc'.appointed tor that day shall be holden oh -the' first day, thereafter not being Sunday or holiday. Tbe wan-aids shall not take effect till the first day io January next. ..'.■■■:■■"- A soiree for providing a peasant evening's .social enjoyment-, and assisting the, funds of the 0«a';o and. Catlin's River School, will he heldin the Schoolhou-jo there, on the evening of Friday, tho lOth insb. Should tho. present fine' wen tber continue the road will be in .very. • good ; condition, and, it is well known 'that l.his is One ofj the- most' romantic and pleasant drives" Within .a' . "come-at-able " distance in this quarter. « We: believe a few in Balclutba and neighborhood are; already arranging for having a day's outing on ! the occasion. - 'Several parties of ladies and gentlemen are., spoken of. "^"11, the more,,, thernenier. Should tho day prove fine, we are'siire! •Ihe Jadits would o'joy th'en'iselves. We have no' -doubt the inhabitants of Hie district would gladly . furnish tbe. necessary accommodation- -for, tlie i night.. A rural ramble, a sail upon the river,: arid other recreation could lie" enjoyed nek'b forenoon and return home in. tbo afternoon. .This, is a very, good chance for a pleasure excursion,. ar>d would 'be, au opportunity,, of . making the ac-! • qitain'anceship of the settlers in the district, and; we tt.ust a good many will avail themselves of it.; \lp Fleming of this office, will be glad to afford, any' further information, with a view to conceited -arrangements boing made for the journey .to and : from, and also the proceedings at the, spot. .: * An article worthy of : being called a .work of art, intended, to have been exhibited by 'Mr A. l>gge, blacksmith here, at the Show* oil Friday, but in eon-fequenee of the web day:w.is placed iv Barr's Hal U jto ; be inspccLgd_.by._tho.se wlio attended tlie' Bazaar, is wpri.hy o| more than passing notice. : -Jb.i« a" model" of '"a pair of paik entrance gates. ' Th p se were designed .and made by, MrLegge himself some ;. years ago iii England, ar,d weie-pxhib'to.l in London, they gained the first prize at a working ;mcn's exhibition, and' also a. first .prize at Crystal Palace. "The panels , of each gate is. after thfi form of a rose tree, (.lie ; I'-'avcs being all wrought iron and gilded flriwers. ; Tbo bottom bars and dog bar? are shouldered and twisted wrought iron. The'tbps of the bars are td'ed in h -arts.- and the'vfliole surmounted with • Prince of Wales plumes. A /The pillars at -each f-ide are imitation stone ■ The sise of tbe whole i^ about 3 feet by 2 feet 6 inches, and is enclosed in a handsome gla's* case. -' Anyone who may desire to s»e'the rnqdel. by calling upon Mr Legge, f'.ry will be shewn, it, .ffud i» is well worth inspection ' . ""• That portion of. thS importation of pure-bred slock belonging to tihfl'N 1 . Z and ' Australian Land, • Co.,- and arrived by tbo. ship Canterbury, were brougbtjup P er railway to . the end of the line liiie here on ' Saturday-last.- They were then transferred to thp'steamorr ßalclutha,, and' conveyed to their : destination— the, Clydevale upper, station, where they landed at noon on Sunday. • Tho river was very'hi'ih'Aso 'nnich so that tlie ■ steamer could not get • tlvrcvajjb \\ndei-«\esvtl\ tbe bridgß, and tbe oraw-bridge had to be raised. ' This is only a few inches "widar than the -steimer, but she passed thi'ough safely and procce led rip - to a sheltered spct at Te Houka. where sbe was moored for the night/. It was bitterly cold and wet, bub the cattle were enclosed on deck Syibh; '-tarpaulins, and mad* quits comfortable. Tl\ere were 26 sheep and 17 cattle^.nnd t.ha..whole were in excellcub condition considering the l°ng sea - voyage they Inve had.'- Tliey were 'really fine looking animal's, and no doubt their progenywil). lie eagerly sought after by _ breeders in this and other districts, 'At the upper station ihey were, • put int'6- stables; and according; bo quarantine regulations, they wi'l ljavs ip be , kept therefor the m-xt three months' ThA All" now", howi QV'er, have quietness 'fresh feed/ arid rio'doubt wi 1 1 get on well , . > " J yi. ■, ,< A 'A* ;A j :--, A>r infiu°ntial daputatbu f w.nited uppn.Sir John Tvinhard^bn'in." Dunedin,' on 'Monday la '^t,' 'asking- him to receive a Te'cpiisii ion to stand for theci'y. Amongst, tho^e iiresent were -Me'?svs - J H. Harris, R; Stout,.M'.H,ft., D. B. BradsbAwi M.II.R.AJ DavieA'G." Tar^ll, .1. 'iVArml strong, -V. Mercer. VI. Fsibbaild,! A. M'Neil,- A'.-.J; Burns, - P. JRossbqtham^ -,apdj J. -S.coular; .Mr Me'C^r s^id that" ho' was .tHe* oldest resident pi e/enf ' ' He bad thejpltnsui^pf "working with Sir'Jolimin fhe bush 20 years 7ag"p <; and ;lie ; ; was the fir'ft to propose him. as a member of (be Pro- ■ vincial Council. L The.'sucpasV bf ( feir 'John r sirice those days had been f so igreat th^tthey nowa'sked him: to. allow bim«elf to be nominated for.the r,ei presentation of the city. . Air D;wK said if Sir . John preferred not to give a.7de'c;defl i'nswer' at ' present a requisitioivsign'ed by-a ilarge,-? majority • would be presentedj promising hirp;tbeir. support nt tlie coining. elections 'Mr.Barris wbuM.l.ike to know>vithin whab time a requisition ! could.be ,»gofc up of sufficient;influence to induce- .Sir John tosbind; -lb would not- dp -to Retain .hirai iii . town.f or ari indefinite " period! Sh? '"John' lliohinrdson, in reply, observed "that he wns extremely gralified.at the"" honor- pa(i'd him.. by- the; deputaj- . .tion,- and- to find that after a, lapse 'bf.twelv^ years'sihee' lie lasb represented therfi in-' Piirlia.: ment he if\s still' regarded: as iiot being unworthy as-.- a pandidat^.; . ; Ey,er -, Dince . , l^(>6, , when ■; h? a'''rtndon.ed->oti.\'e .political. life bvLrleciiiiing 'to 'lipid a , poi tfolio' in' 1 the coalition- Government uiidevMf JStatf*ord,*tbougb : wLlli;rjg;to . fr-come. a loembor of the-Exficutivo, . he, resolved^ to retire entiroiy^from'all expression bf'politioayiopini'oris; : ''but, the ; '-organic' altera'trons •Mn^cjii^ernplatibij forced bim *tp i^pe'pt lysduty^ks a citjzen r , jtTid togiye oxpi^esiiou tp JiistsentijUients ajb-tliis.' crisis iritbe^ri'trify of, ibe'provibce and" : ;Golooy.- : - i; 'H"is 1 opinions' -#ere nothafebily '-fo'rmfedf-and would ('rioj . , ; .beiatliindbpell,:^ tie- -,fblb;.unable.-.to reply fully-Jis - .p.^esentA bub^witlhtbe permission 'of '.t'he(.(lepUtaf. "tipiii .Wli^m^e^h'eai-tily'tbanked for i-tlieir"' kind- : ' •ne^sUhe:-WriUld;eftpress..bis-;fiphiibuß. jno^e , Jf n}l v ■ J;ijwiitipg } ]ViAib;e!-.Cfnirsej of (J .tbo ; present . wefki • "At tb«Asame"'tir«,iab^e'\qsp l ed;it'to be fu}lyUhder' • : niu6li ; as he -would^ befpahifett;iiu4ro- .; plyinglin ,tho Auf'fffitiyQ rlto -janyy reqm|iit|oTi - i:ii^htj be wes-; "ted %6+ Mm ,-. , -he; . f ol t ' lib-at, ' ' wvtli , failing pbyyrra. pbyfucjil ana Cental,--, he "should ■ : be ao'tingTitf|;' , ateflin^. : ifi'i"Q' did Tnbtouiiniustake'- ' a u 1 v iiitima'te -.that' ibis retirementVf romS public life was fiAatA' Daily TimesA'" **^'A- ;""

| A QRiQ,K?T-:toatcn''w^s'amnged-tQ-;COibe off in.j | Milton on Saturday last between^, the" Dunedin j | Press and Brnce "Clubs AOnly seven of the Dun-j \ iedin team) made their appearance, ther others ap-j \ .parently .believing tbere would be uo play In con-] [ sequence of the' hpaVy :^ain. •'* ' One ( innihgS''on| I each side was phiyedjVhowever, '.•fin.a sort.of^.al I jwuy," and, the \ - es'ultwas, "a, score,, of -21, f0r, the; | [>unedin tearo, and 19 'for the Briice Cljib. I . ;lt; ; \yas h^avy rain, and the gr'ouud:i was very- w,et,| : indeed in'; some < places covered. \ with .watejrj' the| i pla yers appearing in mufflers „; and . waterpropfs. | : The^rial betw.ee'n the clubs ' has therefofe ; yet' to ; "comebffAvb'eb we undt-i^tand it Tvill do i'n;D.uii-; ; odin'on the:lßth'proxv -After tbe.game\pn Satu -| day, the two. .clubs , dined", together, and spej.t; 1 the afternoon in J the White Horse I ' Hotel,' "where; host Bastings gave tbem ,a ii.nd comfortable. , ! reception. -* „ .:,_., -.-I " f;n . '. I