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Manawatu Herald, Volume II, Issue 17, 21 October 1879, Page 2

Foxton Wool. — We are pleased to learn that Foxton wool has during last wool sales brought a handsome price in the Home Market, that from the Wirokino Estate having realised Is 6d £d. per lb. When put into the market, it exceeded the broker's estimate, one quality estimated to bring lld having been oatalogued at Is Id whilst 18 bales expected to reach from 8d to 9d realised lid.

Prime Meat. — On Friday evening last, we noticed a very fine display of meat at Mr Easton'a shop in Main-street. The sheep were splendid paraples from the Carnarvon Estate T*fr Larkwnrthy's), and weighed about lOOlbs, which Mr Easton informs us is the average weight of a small flock purchased by him from the station mentioned. The beef was purchased from Mr Larkworthy's Moutoa Estate, and gave evidence of the rich quality of its pastures. Mr Easton reports having purchased cows there which turned the scale At 100'ilba. The pork was also very fine, not withstanding thetanimals were only four months old, having been reared by Mr John A. Smith, of Moutoa. The show demonstrated the •plendid quality of the land in the vicinity of Foxtou, aadjformed a strong denial of the statements of those who systematically decry the value and richness of the land in South Manawatu.

Wanted a Coves. — We have been requested to draw the attention of the Local Board to an uucovered well on the Mill Flat. From what we can learn, the well in question is on private property, but as the flat is unfenced, and a great many parsons are constantly passing to and fro aoross it, our City Fathers might, for public safety, spend a few •hillings, In covering it, or call the attention of the owner to the necessity that exists for him taking action,

Roving Horses— On Saturday last, Mr Ale. Campion, of Carnarvon, who was passing through Fozton, received some information which oar-ed him to pay a visit to the Fozton pound, when he discovered two valuable horses belonging to him under the care of the poundkeeper. Four days be fore, Mr Campion uaw his horses nil right in the paddocks at his homestead, which is some 17 miles from Fozton. As tne auimals were bred at the farm, and have never been down this part, it certainly looks rather strange io say the least. The animals had strayed on to some land near the pound, when they were run in.

Manawatc Bowing Club. — A meeting of members of the above Club was held at Howe's Hotel on Friday evening last. Mr Russell was voted to the chair. There was a poor attendance of members, and it was resolved that the quorum of 15 required by the rules should be sat aside, the whole of the mombers having been warned of the meeting. It was reported that the receipts during the year were £36 5s a small balance of £1 15s remaining in the Bank to the credit of the Club. A statement of Liabilities was also read, which showed that about £40 w«a required to pay off the remaining

half con of the two boats owned by the Club, and to pay the balance due upo-j the shed, when completed. Saveral members spcrte hopefully of the prospects of the Club, and a strong de'firminat.ion wi« expressed to uje every effot to obtnin sufficient mombors to meet the linbilifcio*. The following officers were elected for 'he ensuing year : — President, Mr VV. W Johnston, M JJ.R. ; Vice President, Mr J.T. Stewm., Captain, Mr- A. W. Howe ; Treasurer*. Mr J. Young ; Secretary, Mi 1 G. Gray ; Com mittoe, Messrs Hillary, J. Collins, R issell , M'Fadygn, J. Symons, Whyte, and Lifldell. The Committee were requested to push on the erection of the shod as rapidly as possible.

Complaints. — Several complaints have been made to u3 lately of the state of the road from the ferry to the Beach. Soim of the cuttings are said to be in a bad state. We trust the matter will be seen to at once.

In Custody. — The man Knocks, who was recently fined at Otaki, for fightintr and assaulting the constable, was taken through to Wsngauui yesterday, by the afternoon train, to undergo a month's imprisonment there, he having been unable to find the money to pay the fine.

Local Board. — A meeting of the Local Board was held at 3 p.m., yesterday, our report of whioh will appear in next issue.

Yet Once More. — The steamer Jane Douglas arrived on Sunday afternoon, and though the whole cargo was discharged by 2 p.m. yesterday, only a few cases of fruit were sent away by the afternoon train, the remainder being kept for this morning. Will the Wanganui Chronicle exnlain this f Sale of Hooks. — We rertind our readers that to-morrow (Wednesday), at 2 pm. , Messrs Thynne. Linton & Co. will hold an auction sale of books and plated ware. The books are an elegant collection of the works of our beat E-igli9h and Scotch novelists, including the familiar names of Sco.t, Thackeray, Dickens, Grant, Cooper, Disraeli, Mrs Henry Wood, &c. ; ateo a magnificent edition of Forster's Life of Dickens. The whole of the books are handsomely bound, and we recommend tlw>3o who wish to fill their shelves with standard works ti attend the sale to-morrow.

Rau.way Maxaoemest. — Mr Lawson, Commissioner of Railways for the North Island, arrived in Fox' on yesterday afteruoon per coach, from Wellington. Mr Rotheram, manager of tho Pal oa Manawatu railway, also arrived in Foxton last evenin; per late train. We understand aeon* ference will take place to-day between the gentlemen mentioned and the principal business people in Foxton, regarding wharf management, train service, &c.

The Timber Tkade. — We notice by Saturday's Canterbury Press that 250,000 feet of timber were imported into Lyttelton last week. That the South Island presents a magnificent field for the export of timber from this district cannot be doubted, and we can only regret that through deficient wharfage accommodation and excessive charges so very small a share of the Lyt> telton trade falls to Manawatu. As a parallel fact, it may be mentioned that now the '• local consumption " trade at Wauganui has fallen off, the returns on the railway line show an enormous deorease. The railway department will yet find its interests are bound up io the promotion of the Foxton shipping trade.

Lectuhk. — By advertisement in another column, it will be seen that the Rev. D. Dutton, F.R.A.S., will deliver on Monday next, in the Foxton Primitive Methodist Church, a popular lecture entitled " Britain and the Romans." The subject is a most interesting one, and as the rev. lecturer has a high reputation, an intellectual treat of a high order may be anticipated.

IxdUiiANOEs. — We understand that the representatives of the Insurance Companies at Wellington have notified to the captains of steamers trading to bar harbours that in the event of their stranding whilst towing a vessel, it i 3 a moot point whether th 9 insurance would be recoverable. The ground for this is, that the steamers are insured as passenger boats, and not as tugs, and that where vessels are engaged in towing a greater risk is encountered, for which a larger premium should be paid.

An Or,D Hand. — Mr John Jones, who has a Foxton reputation, and who was recently committed for trial down South for signing the names of several Manawatu residents to promissory notes and other ''instruments," appears to bn a practiced " dodger," as we hear he served six years in Otago for a similar offence, and also did a term in Melbourne.

Political. — The Post of Saturday says : — " We learn, on excellent authority, that the Opposition are making overtures to the Government with the view of putting an end to the deadlock which at present exists It is understood that the Opposition propose a reconstruction of the Ministry, by which two of the members of the late Government will have seats on the Treasury benches. If their proposals are| accepted, the Opposition will assist the Government to get on with the business of the country without any further delay. It is heartily to be hoped that some such solution of the present difficulty may be found practicable. Even if Mr Maoandrew and his party could turn out the Hall Ministry and take their place, there is every reason to believe tha* there would \e several secessions from thoir ranks, sufficient, indeed, to render their tenure of office equally bri -f . Wo hope, therefore, that a compromise will prove practicable, and that the House will devote all its energies during the remainder of the session to promote those measures of political reform which the country has so imperatively demanded, and the ftaauoial reforms which are so urgently necessary."

The Home Country. — A contemporary asserta that " English tenant farmers are now paying sixty-six millions (£66,000,000) annually for the land they occupy, and when this enormous sum is contrasted wi'h the comparatively small amount whioh would be necessary as freight suffioient to supply the whole of the kingdom in food from other countries, it will be at once con ceeded that a radical change is imminent, and must be made to savo England from ruin"

Good Pat. — Mark Twain is said to have netted the largest sum ever made out of one play by any dramatic author, living or dead. Up to the end of the season he had been paid more than £30,000 for royalties on '• The Gilded Age."

Fobcb of Habit.— lt is said there is a baronet in the Melbourne police who receives a handsome monthly remittance, and oontinues to be a constable apparently from mere force of habit.

The English Cobn Markbt.— The English Miller of the 4th August, after reviewing the expeoted out-turn of European and .American harvests, sums up as follows:— "The total yield of the American wheat harvests will probably be between IS and 14 bushels per acre on 32,000,000 acres, that is to say, between 52,000,000 and 56,000,000 qrs. Putting the requirements of the States at 35,000,000 qrs., we have an export surplus of from 17,000,000 to 21,000,000 qrs. of grain. Assuming France to require 4,000,000 qrs. of American grain, and Portugal, Spain, Belgium, and the Netherlands together 3,000,000 qrs. we have left for England a minimum of 10,000,000 qri, and a maximum of 14,000,000 qra, of

grain. Thus, America may be able to supply our food wants single-handed, and in any case will probably leave Rusria, Aus tralia, India, ISafypf," Chili, Prussia, nod C nida, to supply only 4,000,000 qrs. between them. Considering that Ounada a'onc should have an export surplus of at lrtast 1,000,000 qrs., Russia of say 4,000,000 qrs., it seems almost inevitable that supply will exceed dema d, market prices have a very low range during the approaching ce>. *e4 year. England may want 2,0 )0,000 or 3,000,000 qra. more corn from abroad than in 1879, but if American expectations are fulfilled, there will be no difficulty about supplying the grain."

A Wisr Suggestion.— A member of the British Parliament has submitted a proposition intended to save members from the ordeal of listening to all-night debates without the alternative of losing thwir vote. He proposed that when a debate extends beyond 12.30 o'clock any member may leave his vote in writing, aad go home to bed. If he had lived in New Zealand, he might have proposed that members could forward their votes on no-confidence motions in writing to Wellington, and themselves attend a month after, when the business of the session began.

Deserved Hoxob. — The late Mr M'Qahan, the London News correspondent who first directed attention to the Bulgarian atrocities, is being all but canonised by the Bulgarian natives in gratitude for his fearless services to them. They are about to hold high religious services in his memory on the anniversary of his death, and Professor Muller, of the at. Fetersburgli "University, is about to write his biography for distribution amony the Sclavon ; c race.

E.Yor,i9ii Railways. — Lord Hartington, presiding at the annual dinner of the Railway Benevolent Institution, London, recently, remarked that in the railway interest was invested £673,000,000, representing 17,000 miles of railway, over which 5> r )l,OO0,0CO passengers had been conveyed last year, while the traffic receipts amountel to £60,000,000.