LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS.

Marlborough Express, Volume XX, Issue 99, 30 April 1884, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS.

Returned.— Mr Dothon, M.H.R., retarned to town last night after a brief visit to Nelson. Judicial Movements. —Mr Justice Richmond and his secretary leave to-mor-row for Nelson m order to open the Supreme Court sittings fchore. At present the Nelsonians have not contributed a single criminal oaso to the calendar. Woman's Right's.— Mr Allen has given \ notioejof his intention to move at the next meeting ; of the Debating Sosioty that ladies be allowed to become members, without the payment of subscription. The motion will be strongly supported, and we trust it will be aacoessful. A Good Investment.— We undsrsfcand that Messrs Earp and Young have con' eluded the purchase of the Temperance Hall, and intend to convert part of it into a produce store. The dhappoaranoeof this building from publio competition wouldimprove the chances of the now Qdd iJFeliflffflPallftS ft paving speculation, i

Pheasant Shooting.— The season for shooting imported gam 3 commences to morrow. A large number ot game licenses were takea out M-day. A Losg Journey.—M r Clark, Commissioner of Crown Lands, left this morning for Green's station, where he will meat the Hon Mr Rolleaton and Mr McKerrow, Chief Surveyor, to-morrow night. The party will then come on to Blenheim, reaching here On Saturday. Mr Clark travels wtih a waggonette and pairfrom Air Riley'a establishment. , AN Enjoyable Tbij\— Auy Blenheim people who wish to explore Fiji and the South Sea Islands, hive a glorious opportunity afforded them m the Wairarapa, which haa been laid on by the Union Compauy for. the round trip. To-morrow ia the last day for booking tickets, aud wo hear that the etaimer ia almo-t full already. - ■ ' . • Stewaot's Case. — Mr Justice Richmond, m aentenoing.'JWilliam Stewart to 12 months hard labour for aggravated cases ot horse-stealing and house-break-ing, has let off very lightly a most disreputable and hardened young scoundrel. Although the enlightened Jury took an hour to deliberate upon the house-break? ing case, we venture to aay that a clearer charge wa3 never sheeted home to a criminal m the whole history of the law. Stewart -was educated fn a London reformatory, and served his apprenticeship to crime On board a Thames training ship. He came to the colony about, three years ago, and is one of a class of ! immigrants of which New Zealand has grave reason to complain. The habitual criminal olasa ia not wanted here. : What m Costs.— lt may interest tho public generally, and especially youthful aspirants to Ipgal honors, to know that the feoa payable to the Supreme Conrt on the admission of a banister and solicitor: amount to £30 9«. This •is decidedly cheap. ' ' Roixiso in.— This being tho la3t day on which ratepayers could hare their names placed on the burgess roll, and thereby become entitled to vote for muni. I cipal elections, unpaid rates rolled m this [ morning very briskly. ,At the next! meeting of the Boronga Co»rioil : the finances shuuld be reported to ■be | thoroughly satisfactory. : BonovaaCousoii,.— A meeting of tho Borough Council was held this afternoon for the purpose of confirming and signing the burgess roll. There vrere present His Worship the Mayor (m the obair), and Cra Siuclair, Wanden, Wemyss, Healy, Horton, and Riley. On tho" motion of Or Sinplair, seconded by Cr Wanden, ifc wa3 resolved that the rolls for the various wards bo signed by the Mayor, and Cra Horton, and Healy. The rolls were signed accordingly,, arid tho proceedings terminated. Industrial Ex hibition. —In ref ereuco to the advertisement of'tbe Marlborough Fine Arts and Industrial Society ' in-, another portion of our paper, we understand that the Rev Mr M'Nicoll and Dr Muller will attend at Ewart's Hall from 11 to 5 o'clock on Monday next, the sth. May, to receive.exhibits, instead of from 3 to 5 o'clock as previously advertised." Licensed to Practise.— Mr Con H'alliday was duly admitted before Mr Justice Richmond this morning as a Barrister and Solicitor of the :Supreuie Court, and we heartily congratulate him. He intends to practice at Kaikoura, a place which at present enjoys the distinction of being lawyerless. Mr Halliday onght to do well wherever be is. Salvation Army, — Major and Mrs Pollard and a large number of Salvationists were pasengers by. tho Hawea from Nelson yesterday. They had bean attending a gigantic " glory pionio," and were on their way South. . A Gentle Stranger.— The settlers of the Spring Creek district were astonished last Sunday to see a fine healthy buok roaming about m their midit. The animal disappeared as mysteriously as it came, and from what herd of dcci it had strayed we have not the least notion. Visions of admirable sport are before the eyes of the Spring Creek people. Leased.— We understand that Mr S. Macalibter has leased his farm to Mr Healy, of Tua Marina, for a term of five years. Drainage. — The owners of land lying to the west of Murphy's :Cross . Road, haying decided to deepen the co-operative drain from section 18 to the Omaka river, tenders for that purpose will be received until the 7th proximo. Mr Alfred Dobson has been engaged to take the necessary level and prepare specifications which willbe ready on Monday next. In the' meantime intending tenderers would do well to look over the ground. The Pelortjs Cabt Bridge. — Messrs Ma,ddock and Stevens, the successful ! tenderers for the erection of the Pelorus Cart Bridge, will leave Blenheim to-mor-.row, with men to out the timber for the new bridge, whioh it is anticipated will be ] erected m about six months' time. .'.. ' | Nelson Diocbsan Synod.— The annual { meeting of this Synod was held, m the Bishop's Schoolroom, at Nelson, on Friday last, when the following were present : j The Bishop of NeJaon, Archdeacons Butt and Mules, the Eava S.. Poole, J. 0. Andrew, J. P. Kempthore, F, I. Jones, A. H. Sedgwick, W. A. Whyte, L," Moore, J. L. Nightingale, A. Hermon, W. Tisdall, C. W, Jennings, E. Nightin. gale. W. H. Kay, and A. P Clarke, Hon J. W. Barnieoat, Messrs Fell, Pieraon, Black, Boor, Bayßeld, Branfill, A. Pitt, Heaps', Crosswelt, E. Jennings, Browning, Sparrow, Price, Honnywill, Capt. Webb, H. D. Jackson, Holloway, and M. Andrews — the above being members of the Synod — and a large audience. The President delivered his address, touching upon many points of diocesan and general interest.He expressed a protest against the agitation to stigmatise marriages with a de- 1 ceased wife's : Bister as forbidden, and I brought many testimonies of large authority to show that such marriages were not forbidden or productive of evil, but the reverse. He advocated some machineryfor, settling disputes and difficulties m parishes between the ministers and people, ■ end gave a general review of the work of the . Diocese. The Rev. E. Nightingale was appointed clerioal secretary, Mr Honny will lay secretary, and the Hon. J. W.. Barniooat Chairman of Committee. The attendance of clergy and laity was as large as known at any previous Synod, — Colonist. An Opposition Member.— The Hon. Major Atkinson was continually .. interrupted daring his address at the. Queen's Theatro, Danedin, and one individual created considerable amusement. He had apparently been indulging pretty freely m intoxicating liquor, and at an early period found his way on to the stage, where he took a prominent seat and hiccoughed out observations whioh he no doubt considered of the gravest import. He wished it to be understood that Her Majesty's Opposition was not unrepresented, and the Major had better be careful what he said. Several times he. rose to ascertain whether it was not his turn to speak, and when ho met with a gentle remonstrance by two or three taps on the head from a walking-stick, he exclaimed" I .object; the Opposition ia not to. be intimidated/ 1 . Puring a pause, m tho address he fairly broke down the ;whole house by lying back m his chair, and asking m the most patronising fashion imaginable' " Atkinson, are you done?" Shortly afterwards, however, he, became too great a nuisanoe to bo stood any longer, and ha was unceremoniously bundlsdiput of the theatre by a constable la plain, clothes. ... ; -„.

Farming Sale. —Mr S. Macalister, having disposed of h'n farm, Messrs Purkiss and NoßWorthy have been instructed to auction the stock and implements. Full particulars appear m our advertising columns. The sale takes place on Satnrday the 10th May* Distress is At Anohester. — A committed has been formed representing tbe unemployed working classes of Maodhester and Salford-, with th 6 object of obtaining some special telief work. The committee, tthich met for the first time oa 15th February, are of opinion that something like 30,000 or 40,000 people^ ordinarily engaged i6 v artisan employment, are out of work m Manchester and Salford. Their idea is that the corporations of the two places should take steps similar to those devised some few winters ago, whea ths distress was so great, aad Sad work at just sufficient remuneration. to enable thoso out of employment to keep a roof above their head and to find food for their wives and children; The committee alao intend to ask the benevolent of Manchester and Salford to subscribe to a fund for 69tablishing a labor bureau, such as exists at New York. The unemployed committee themselves are moatly men who have been long out of work— packers, joiuers) fitters, &c, — aud they state that they never knew their various trades m a worse condition. ' Land NATiotJAMSATioy m Japan.— A representative of the New Zealand Herald interviewed the doctor on board the Tsukuba m Auckland, aad obtained a good deal of interesting information from him relative to social add political customs m Jap&n, It appears that the land is nationalised m Japan, and (writes the Herald) '• we are quite surethat Mr Rolleßton would reoeive a few valuable hidts towards his next Land Bill if he could have aa hour'a conversation with the surgeon of the Tsukuba. The Government of Japan simply gives a certificate to occupy land, If that certificate has been given the land is never taken without compensation. In old times the differenff districts were held by the Emperor The holders of land pay rent to the Government. The amount of rent .varies m different places, the highest beiDg m the middle of tho capital, and m . those parts of the country where the soil is good. The land is inspected by Government officers, and the rent to be paid is settled. If tho owner sells, he sells merely the right to oooupy. The right to occupy i» perpetual so long as the rent is paid to the Government-. There is not at present any limit; to the amount of land a man may hold, but Dr Aoki thinks it likely that by-and-bye a limit will bo put to- the quantity any one person may hold.