THE Marlborough Express.

Marlborough Express, Volume IX, Issue 598, 22 April 1874, Page 2

THE Marlborough Express.

'" GYvrtne 'the" HtJerty- 3 to ktfowj tohitter, arid to argiir reely according to conscience, above nil other liberties -MILTOS „.;..,•; ■ . WEDNESDAY, APRIL 22, 1874.

We understand that a list of those persons who are entitled to vote at the; forthcoming election for Conservators under: the Rivers Act for Spring Creek district has been placed at tbe Public Hall, Marlboroughtown, for general mr spection. Within the next fortnight the-^n^ nonncement will be issued as to where and when the election will take place. . r ; . 1-. The list of new claims for insertion on the Electoral Roll for the district of .Wairau is hung up m the passage leading to the Resident Magistrate's Office for general inspection. They amount to 159 m number. A similar list for the Pioton district is displayed at Picton, the number of new claims, m which amount to 165. All objections against these or any names on the old roll must be made during the current month. We learn that it is the intention of Mrs Collins to give a Miscellaneous Concert at Ewart's Hall on Thursday, May 7th, when she will be assisted by Kef- musical friends from various parts of the Province.; We trust that one who had done so much for the cause of musio m this locality as Mrs Collins has, will receive the warm support to which she is ao eminently entitled. •. .' Wb regret that we shall be unable to present an accurate list of the prizes awarded at the late Agricnltural Show -until the Stewards have handed m all their books to the Secretary, which we presume will be at the meeting to be held at the Royal Hotel on. Saturday next at 3 p. m. As we stated m our last the list then published was inaccurate, and many things omitted, but this fault will be remedied by the publication of a corrected list on Wednesday next. The Loyal* Renwick Lodge of Odd Fellows celebrated their anniversary on Friday evening last by a Ball, which we are told was a great success, not only as regards the number present, but the arrangements made. When vrs say that Host Macaulay was the caterer for th« occasion, ■ it will be readily surmised what was the fact, that there was an extra supply of good things for the gratification of the Company. Our informant tells us that he never enjoyed himself so much m his life Other duties entirelypre* eluded onr own attendance. 1 The Syracuse Journal says : — Be careful 4 how you kill a fly. All his relations m the country come to the funeral, and stay all the summer.

TffE-SoeooLS-INSPfiGrioN. — We- -under— that a letter has been received from Mr Bowden stating that he Trill arrive by the steamer on Thursday next, for the purpose of inspecting the public schools m the province. Letters have been sent to the masters of the several BchooJs warning them- of the intended visit, and we shall look for the consequent reports with considerable interest. Mr Bowden is probably the best person to be obtained m thecolony for .the duty he has undertaken, having till lately been the Government Inspector of Schools for Wellington. He graduated at the University of Oxford,, where he took the degree of B. A., and is at present the Principal of the Wellington High School. From a circular to hand this week we gather that the Rev T. Porritt has been appointed one of the masters at the High School, Wellington. While regretting that this province should lose the benefit of this gentleman's abilities, we are at the same time glad on his own account to find him appreciated elsewhere. It may be of service to some of our readers who may wish to give their sons the benefit of a first-class education, to learn that Mr Porritt receives boarders into his own family upoD reasonable terms which may be known on application at our office. . There' has been a stupid rumor going round this week which outri vailed the famous story of the three black Crows. It appears that on Saturday night a person passing along the street overheard two men talking about some murder which had taken place somewhere at sometime or other. Whereupon the passer-by came to the conclusion that a murder had been committed m the Kaituna district, and next day he enquired of the first man he met if: he had heard of such a thing? From this the story grew by degrees, until on Monday we heard that time one had committed a double murder m the Kaituna Valley, and then set the house on fire "to conceal;} the. crime! , Beyond giving a good deal of trouble m making the necessary enquiries as to the basis of .the story, of course no harm ' /Jtbs done, 'but it is such an instance of exaggef rated, story-telling as we have not before ex- „„-...... Racehorse burnt to. death. Mr Walter's stable at Papakura,( Auckland) Has been destroyed by. fire, and the racer Kingfisher, was consumed by the flames. This is another item' that has not been mentioned by telegraph. -~ Colonist. ■ . . .. The nomination for the election of a member for Akaroa, for the General Assembly took place on April 13th. Oh a show 'of hands the numbers were. Montgomery, 44; Pilliet, 7. Mr Pilliet demanded a poll. "Partridges are increasing m Canterbury. The other day a covey of sixteen was - seen m a field at Greendale, near Christchurch. A New Plymouth telegram dated April 13th says :-i-The agent of the N.Z.S.S. Company has received notice that no more cargo will be brought by the Company's, steamers. The Herald says it is a foolish act, as the Southern merchants will be the sufferers, because the storekeepers here will remove the trade to Auckland^ and other steamers are obtainable. Masonic Funeral. —lt having been the 7 wish of the late Mr John Tregea, jun., that the brethren of the Order should follow his remains to the grave, a. lodge was held on Sunday afternoon, and a large 'procession, headed by the Artillery Band, accompanied the coffin from the Masonic Hall to the new cemetery. The brethren to the number of nearly fifty were preceeded by.^the band playing "The Dead March m Saul." The hearse and carriages followed and many private friends completed the large but mournful gathering. On arriving at tbe grave a large assemblage had collected to hear the impressive service of the Church of England, which was read by the Rev G. H. Johnstone, and the equally impressive one of the Masonic Order, read by W.M. C. L. Maclean. They appeared to make considerable impression upon the large congregation, which attended throughout the two services with .marked attention and rgspect. -—Colonist, April 14. Stone from Otago.— The North Otago Times states that an enormous demand is springing up m and out of the Colony, especially in"Victoria, for Oatnaru building stone, and at the present moment contractors are anxiously seeking supplies ; m one instance 20,000 ft being required for a large public building m Melbourne. With ready means for shipment, the demand for stone will almost indefinitely increase, and there seems no reason why the limestone quarries should not play as important a part m the advancement at Oamaru as her coalpits have done m the case of Newcastle (New South Wales), which alfew years ago was a mere fishing village. Given the meana of shipment, the quarries would give constant employment to 200 or 300 men directly or indirectly.

Hares m Otago.— The Otago Daily Times informs us "that the hares liberated on Totara Island some yeara ago are increasing rapidly and spreading themselves over a large extent of country, namely the Waihola District, Traquair Hundred, Waitahuua, and Akatore. It is supposed that bares m thi3 country are not 10 swift as those m the old countries, but whether this is so or hot it. appears a good many of them fall victims to dogs " Immigration News. — The Home News of February 10th, states :— "The A^ent-General for New Zealand has recently despatched 400 immigrants, by the William Davie, for Otago ; 400 by the Warrington, for Wellington; for Maryborough, 320, by the Glamorganshire ; and the Nourmahal, with over 300 navies for the railway- from Brisbane to Ipswich. Should he be able to obtain suitable vessels, Dr Featheratone proposes providing at leant three ships per month during the present year. This should put the New Zealand labor market m a good position. The difficulty of obtaining suitable immigrants increases every day, but the AgentGeneral is a gentleman of varied resources." [What ha* our Agent-General got to do with sending immigrants to Queensland. Surely it is a geographical blunder made on the part of our English contemporary, who imagines Maryborough, Ipswich, and Brisbane to m this Colony, instead of Queensland.]— Colonist,

... An Auckland telegram of the 15th April says there is little doubt' but that Sullivan has left Auckland, but the authorities keep his destination a strict secret. Thsre was a report that he had left for England, but that doubtless originated, from the. fact that his passage was taken by the Hindo'stan, but on learning the character of tbe passenger, the agents returned money.' The general opinion still is, that he left for Sydney by the City of Melbourne, although the police deny this. • ....,'.

The following is the latest Produce Tele gram from the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company Limited, dated London, Ist April, 1874 :—V"ool.- Market unchanged. Tallow — There is a fair trade demand.- — Leather.—Trade demand quiet. Preserved Moats. — Arrivals during, the past month have been 30,000 cases. The demand is decreasing and stocks are accumulating. . 'Wheat — Adelaide is worth 67s per 4961b5. Market quiet. The weather is favorable for the crop her*. New Zealand Hemp — Market quiet. Kauri GumArrival duriug the past lour weeks 3,000 cases.

Dangerous Lunatic. — The Colonist of thelßth says . — "On Monday evening, Mr Dvyyer's accommodation house, near the Maungatapu, was placed m a state of seige by a madman, who attacked the building with stones and other missiles, demolished the windows, thundered at every aperture demanding admission, and threatening to cut the throats of the inmates. The family, much alarmed , took refuge m one part of the building, while the lunatic, who had effected an entrance by one of the smashed windows, took up his quarters m another part of it. In the merning a survey of the premises was made by the outraged tenants, and it was found that their unwelcome visitor had taken his departure, leaving the whole of his clothing on the spot. The habiliments were quickly deposited outside the houae, and the place fastened up as well as its damaged condition would allow, under f.he v belief that the intruder would soon return for his clothes. This tbe lunatic quickly did, and a parley ensued between the parties- Mr Dwyer expostulated, and tried to persuade his aggressor to resume his clothing, but he lesolufcely refused to do so, and sauntered away m a naked condition. Mr Dwyer has communicated the affair to the police. The man ia supposed to have come from the Pelorus, ; and wa3 seen to pass Coupar's the day before. The Mail adds m reference to. the same casr. — Yosterday afternoon he was met by a traveller near tbe Tinline bridge. He had on then a pair of trousers cut off at the knees, the lower part having,. been used to tie round his bootless feet, and a shirt almost m rags. He stopped and spoke to the traveller and said that he had no idea where he was, and that he left Havelock on Saturday last and has been wander-, ing about ever since, and had some faint recollection of having smashed the windows of a house that he had come across m his rambles, m proof of which he showed his hands which had evidently been severely lacerated. He was put on the track and directed to go to Cooper's accomodatiou house about six miles distant.. He had been drinking heavily at Havelock for a few days, and had evidently been quite out of h ■ senses for a time.