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Inangahua Times, Volume V, Issue 22, 18 January 1878, Page 2

Thoro will bo a meeting of tho Rtcwnrds of tho Jookoy Club this oreniiin nt 8 o'clock. Tho business to bo disiuused is of an urgent nature. Wo understand that tho Clork of tho County Council, by direction of that lioJy, hoa implied tot tho rosemtioa of J

mi ontiro block of town liind luljoiniiig (ho ccraotory ns an .endow/nonb for odu* cnlionnl purposes. It is found that in nearly every instnnco tho nrens rosci vod , hero for educational purposes by tho Provincial Govovnmont nrc all but vnluoIcstfi They hare been soloctod from tho mup, and without nny regard to cither tho cluraotoi 1 of tho ground or its locality ond it is to in park remedy this that npplicttMou has now boon mndo to tho Waste La.ids Board for additional rnacrvos. Wo loam that his Honor Juclro Weston is dotained by floods at Almum. Tho weather has boon very tompostuous down the Groy Valley way, and a very heavy rninfnll has taken place Should circumstances permit tho sittings of tho District Court will oommenco on Saturday (tos morrow) morning. Tho Comity Council has purchased tho promises in Smith-strcot, la-'cly in tho occupation of Forsyth and Masters, and tenders aro olsewhoro invited for tho altorntionsrequirod to eonvort tho building into a permanent Counoil Chambor. Tho hull being ongngod on lust Monday evening, tho Glee Club practice was postponed until nexfc Monday evening. Should the hall not bo otherwise onguged on that night tho praotice,*will bo re* fiumod! Tho wenthor during tho last fortyeight hours has been very disaßrooable, tho temporaturo having fallen greatly Tho down G'roy coach left yesterday, at tho URUftl- hour, but it is not likely that tho driver got through. Tho sitting of tho District Court fixed for yesterday morning wns adjourned until to-morrow rooming, -nt .10 o'clock. Thoro will bo a sitting of tho M»j»istrato's Court this morning. Several rathor important cases nra fixed for hearing, and amongst others nn notion by tho Smith Panorama Company, to re* covor substantial. damages from Constantino, carrier, for alleged wrongful doton* tion of property. Tho Dcfinnco caso is also sot down for hoaring to-day Tliero was a long sitting of tho Connty Council yesterday, it being midnight when tho proceedings closod. Tho latter part of tho silting wns enlivened by a rathor animated passage at arms botweon Mosssr Kelly and Dnvios. Tho nffray aroso in tho following mannor: — Mr Duvios moved a resolution concerning snmo mutter in tho Hampdon Riding, of which Mr Kelly is tho roprosontativo. At this Mr Kelly bristled up and informed tho mover that ho hod better attend to his own ."Riding, which up to that limo, ho fiaid, hud but liUlo lo ih.mic U»o lion, member; and that he (M> J'Colly) would fleo that Hampden Hiding wns not neglected. 'Mr Dnvios flnid ho did not nonnirlcr himself ns representing ono Jjyiding moro than nuoihor, and ho would\lhei otorc, movo resolutions . regarding any Hiding he thought; proper. Mr Kelly mafic some allusion to popularity hunters' and said ho had beord tint Mr Divion had actually interfered with men working on the roads nnd given thorn instructions how to do their work. Ho said however advantageous it might bo for tho Council to hnvo tho bonofit of Mr Dnvies' great, engineering ability, ho thought it would ho tho better plan to lcovo (ho direction of road-malting to tho County Engineer. Mr Davios demanded Mr Kelly's authority for tho statement made, but this wns refused, whereupon Mr .Davios roso and said that Mr Kolly had stated what was untruo. Tho Chairman hero interposed and tho matter droppod. Hinno roligious instruolion has ooasoil to bo givnn in Stato Schools Victorian ohildron liavo fullmi off voi'y muoh in knowledge of Sorip ( uro history. At a, Sunday School doinonfltration hold in ono of (ho fnalnoimblo Ruburbfl in Molbotirno a member of tho Upper Uouho, who was Hiked to fcnko tho ohnir nnd distributo tho pvizen, roqueatod pnrmiasion to put a fow questions to t!io obildi'on. Ho com* moriood with n junior olasa, and asked at liu'jjo, " Who wan Peter ?" Honda woro loiil down, and it was plain that if tho lUtlo ones know thoy meant to koop tho knowlodgo to thornsolves* But on t,ho question boing ropcatod, ono lit'tlo boy navod tho orodit of bin oldbb by holding up Inn hand. "Good litllo boy," said tho honorable old gontloman. "Toll mo now who was Potm 1 P" " Potor, Pot.cr, pumpkin pntor had a wifo and couldn't koop bor!" was tho ohild'fl answer Tho examination wont no furthor,