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Inangahua Times, Volume 701, Issue 701, 16 August 1878, Page 2

Hia Honor Judga^weijtofi woi ftpt^aofli^r by tho down Qvoy ooaoh tbia morning. Wo ftro roHubly ihformocl that a toldgram was jroooivod from Wellington last evening, to (ho effect that Mr Shaw 'a services as B. M, nnd Wardon avo to bo rotainod in this district. t Hia Honor Judge Woston arrivod from Groymouth by oonoh on Wednesday last, but, thoro wan no sitting of tho District Court, tho only civil case tot down for horn-ing having boon settled on Woduofldny. His Honor sat in ohambors yeatorday and donlt with Dovornl applications under tho Mmm g Companion and Bankruptcy Aata. Tho sitting of tho County Oottnoil fixod for Wodnoaday lant, was adjourned until Monday noxt, Tho Ashburton Mail, established a short timo ago by Mr Jo»opK Ivesd, formerly of Itocfton, appears to havo fully roalisad tho prediction* vontnrod by us somo timo, sinco. It i» boyond doubt ono of tho most suooossful journalistic cnterpriscfl whioh tho Colony can show, compared with tho time tli6 piipor has boon estublishod. Mr Ivcsb rooently ontettainod his omployos at a banquot, in cole* bration of tho first annivoraary of tbo ostab Hshmont of the Mail, from tho report of whioh wo tako tho following t— •' Tho first anniversary of tho Aahburton Mail was celo* brntod by a dinnor given by tho proprietor, Mr Iyoss, on Tuesday night, i,\ tho compos i ing room nt tho now office in Burnott-atroot. Tho 12th o! Juno was tho Mail's aniyewary day, but it wus thought advisable to postpono its oolobration until suoh timo as it oould bo hold in tho now ofHoo, which it may bo allowablo to romnrlt will bo ono of tho best of its kind to bo found in any country town in Now Zoaland, with tho excoption perhaps of tho Herald oflloo in Timaru. Tho now offloo of tho Mail is built of wood and aooording to an ologant design nnd plans proparod by Mr Jaoobson, arohitoct, Ohristohuroh, tho contractor being Mr Jubal Floming of tho samo town. On ontoring tho lrrgo doublo front door tho nhop will bo found on tho right, having behind it tho managor's room! To tho loft is tho edioris room, oomfortablo commodious, and wolMightod by moons of doubla windows arohod at thn top. Behind tho manager's room is tho maohincroora in whioh is fitted up in tho monfc approrod manner, ono of Oonnisboo and Sons' patonfc solf.dolivory prossoa with all tho latost improvomonts. Off tho mftohtno-room, to tho loft thoro is a suitably sizod stororooin* Botwoon tho storeroom and tho editor's room tho composing room Is readied. Tho composing room is largo and ohcorful looking and is supplied with no fowor thnn ton windown | cnoli Apartmentin tho building is, with tho fxcoption of tho shop and tho storeroom famished with n flro-placo, so that tho comfort and convenience of tho companionfihlp hnvoroooivod duo consldoration,' i , Tho nmondmont rocontly mado in tho 1 Mercantile Law Bill, on tho motion of tho Hon. Mr^Stout, mtJcoa a bill ofoxohange valuHy ncooptod if signod I y tho drawee "■ Father Honnobory oponod his mission in thoßoman Oatholio Ohuroh, Timaru, ycator(?ay. Thoro was fl oroffded congregation. At tho oommonoomont of his address ho ro< fojrcd t> himself, and that ho had boon reported to havo said that the marriages between Catholics and non-Catholic* woro no marrlago« at all, own if tho ooromony had boon porformod by a priost. Ho emphatically doniodthftk ho had said so, and urged, if ho had, tho priests would not havo sanctioned his proacliing in thoir ohurohos, and tho Bishop would havo ouspondod him. Ho had no doubt a conspiracy was at work to frustrato tho good of tho mission, and if in tho futuro his hearors road suoh report* in tho paper*, thoy would know that thoy wcronot truo, Ho likonod nowspaporr mon and editors to a curao, and treated thorn as ouch, Ho nojor saw

Such ft Preae no existod in Now Zealand, Regarding tho writ against him for libel, ho aaid thoro was not n shadow of a onso, and all tho witnoußCß in tho world and piokoti jarios could'nt make aHo »ho truth. It hnd boon fiftid that ho had mado money by tho miatilon, and that ho took £1300 from, Jtooftonv Ho wa» aorry this was not trtio. Ho waftfin dobtj aud atood boforo tliom in dobt. > Count Ponamacar, a noblortion of illustrious family, has boon arrostod at Lisbon, on a ohargo of forging notes of tho Bank of ! Portugal. Tho Count has oonfossod. In his Linbon palaoo tho polioo diaoovorod portions of tho maohinory, ohomicala, and broken lithographic fllonoa. Tho Count donounoea a Gorman lithographer, namod G-rudor, 06 tho makor of tho notOß. Grudor wtht to Paris a month since. His nrreit ha« boon ordorcd. Tho Count nocompnniqd tho I Oommisaary of Polioo to Ointra, and in his anooatral palaoo, whoro his famous ancestor, Don John do OAstrb, tho first Yiooroy of tho Indies, Wfta broiod,' inks and utoneils woro discovered j and in a quarry on tho mountain, tho Count pointod out a roll of notes hidden bctwoon sumo atonos, •".iEjjW writing of tho Chalmora v» Olarko law suit whiah has just boon aettlod'bf arbitration, Buys:-— lt has boon gonorally known amongst tho groat runholdors in Now Zealand that issuoa had boon raisod botwoon two pronunont partios rogarding tho poaooß-* sion of an oxtonaivo ostato, and a very largo amount of monoy was thoroby involvod. Kquity procoodinga havo boon progrooaitig for tho last two years, but havo happily, torminntod this wook through tho skilful intorvonttion of a friond of mme -The plaintiifa havo boon satisfied with £75,0013 through tho prudont liberality of tho da* fondant, Both parties, straugo to any, aro plonsod and havo tondovod my diplomatio friond n handsomo honorarium. Ho did somothing similar onoo boforo in a protmoloa law suit, and it is hinted that ho might bo usoful at Stamboul,, Tho atto«noy« would, I beliovo, pay his passago ohoorfully. ' | Tho Ministry (sftys- tho Tablet) has now 'txjmoved alldoubt smdobaomjlfy jj.and, honoo« forward, dathbffos!an labour undor, no, dohu ■i^ns as to how they ought to no!) in rofevonbb 1 'to the i several momberfl of itlio prosohfc Oabinoj; ' •kid ' thdlr flijtyortors th, l^HmmJnjt. v| ( !','s|ift ; Oa'thbliiJ 1 'olootbrij of l)uno.)in,/for|'oxampjo, ' wijl <kn.pyfi iwhat , answer* to. give whonnskod' 1 to; voto foB ' MoMtf 'Maiahcltd^, and Olivor nnd Ontholio' olobVoVHn, 1 othora, constituonoios caunot bo ignorant of tlioir obligations towards othor- members of tho Govornmont and their flupportors. It is only at tho hustings and tho polling booths Catholics oan otriko oAloaoiously. Wo wish, thoroforo, to improssa on Catholios two things. In tho first plaoo, thoy must k'oop in wind tho riamos of all who opposod tholr olaiftiß in Parliament, among whom, of course,, tho mombora of tho prosont Blinistyy nowhold tho'Qrat plnoo j and socondly, thoy must tako moasuroa to soouro tho rogistrution of all Catholioa having tho requirod qualifications. To pnsuro suoooas organization i«' neoossary It Would io well, thoroforo, if in oaoh locality. a small working oonimittoo vftro formod for tho twofold purpose of romindiug Catholics at tho propor ticjo of the names of thoir prominent ohemtos, and of attondhitt to tho registry of Parliamentary votow. It pains us very much to flud ounelvoa drivon into opposition, to Sir George Grey's Ottbtootj but thoprinoiplo of justioo must bo dona. All' pciodnul considerations must glvo way Jboforq tho olutin of justioo j and tho Oatholio who supports a Ministry plodged to wring taxes from Catholics for tho purposo of stumping on them tho mark of inferiority avid mental degradation, or eompolling thorn to aooopfc godloss iiohooling, has forfoitod tho namo of Cathblio, and gone out into tho wildornoesof infldolity and godlossnoss. Tho good time ooming for Ruoftbn wit ossurodly load to a oonsidorablo inoroaso in population, tho woathor that has afflicted the distriot so long huvirig brokon up and disappeared, and tho roads again in good work* ing order, will throw lifo and ehoqrfulness Around and upon this portion of Now Zealand i so favorod and so bloasod, with all that, renders lifo agrooablo, but iwhioh may and frequontly do lead to tlibao habits whioh ongondor diaeaso through oxpoauro to aioknosa and ohillfl, tho lionlthioot may bo strlbkon down by Rurumatibm, RmtiTMA.'na Goun Lumbago, Intkumittent Faunas, Binotrss* NRflfi, Jko,, and it is woll that all should know tho most roliablo euros for thoso aro tho amous Ihdui* Mmdioinhs known aa (Uhollah's Groafc Indian Ouroa," — thoy oan bo had of M. R. Gissingo, Chemist appointed solo wholosalo agent for Roofton and distriot. Sco testimonials in advortie« Jag column, — Adv ■ >