The Evening Mail. FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 1876. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Oamaru Mail, Volume I, Issue 114, 1 September 1876, Page 2

The Evening Mail. FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 1876. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

let an»r.h»>r t;nltnnn appo„M-< :h..- programme of Eh-- *'ntt'rtatnm.:nt to l<« yivf-n !•> the f'hrwty Mtnstn-'ls in ai.l r.f th- M.■..•!> .. :: ;.-.,' institute, a g!am>? .it whirl* will !«■ Mitri.-imi So ttiaeover that a rirfi treat U in -U'-r.- for those whr> l>*>str>w their itmmmeeil that the Clnh has souan-il " M.-i_" ijnrtiti." ami he makes hi.t .i;-;i- r.m;.i • t->-r.ivfht. <t» that the Press, thf Puhtic. ami tho Mtnstivb wilt have an opportunity »t p-ijir-u .:tY o[»I scores. That gentleman has prove-1 himself to Iw somewhat hypercritical in the past, ami we will now see what he hiin-<<-li i tike when put ttntler the " mienweope." It WMtild appear also that the new • icneriil. .>r rather a canrlirt.tte for th>- I'iiht. ts *Un to »li"«.-Urfi ht-t intentions in a -tump speech: while the " IJing-tajl':<t Si(kiml..t " has purposely left his Northern haunts to he present on the occasion. W.s tm>!<:i>t.'in<l Chat the.' proprietor of the hnil.fin:.'. alt'.;ripa tins; a >'r»w«lrrl horise. has taken «t»'ps to enlarge the hall, anil it must lw eontY--><;• I that the " tlark "itns " have left it" -t-i-- unCrtrn«<l to make their " haw!" ."..-. tar-, as pns.-uhL-. Outside the real " value reo'tx ..■!. the ohj:ct tor which the 1.1 ul» will "work like 11 iif>c«?r%» «s such a deserving one. tint we expert aiitt trnst to see a cn>v.ilc>l lions..-.

Hi*' f-'!u>->tiras;'fint'ttt of local iiniu-<f rif- h,' - j,tway* Wen a <ttr»n_j; p'»tnt with u.*, hut. <•:' trntw. Itkp anything else, l>*-.il indiu'trit'.mwt he limited. Now it pain-. »•» t-> -f::t>ttuit a Wk>rtby citizen haa eontntcro.d !=«-«»- nc-i-t in W»n*b« n ek-atr«>st» ami ha.* announced, m tetters over the shop-do. - *, that hj« is> a purchaser of second-hand furniture, and poultry. .*>»> far aa thr household fixing;uv w cannot oft>r any objection, r.rtt we must discourage the purch.vc ft »«-i-ntid-hand tsfga and poultry ; of cnuw, the fiiniEcrv wowld he preferable to the rgir». but neither hav«: any charms for it*. >«eondIrind pgs* shontd not he conntenancfd in any tamity, and it t* to be hojved that the In*pci:tor of Nntaances will sec that there arc no very large transactions in these question' ahte faxmiea. Councillor Grave made a apcech last night, which will hand hi? name down to posterity as one of the most Cevotcd representatives of this town the Oouncil has ever known. When he rose la&t evening to speak against the expend it tire of a large snm of money in High Ward, he had all the look oi a Demosthenes, with the gifted oratory of a Disraeli.

Never was such eloquent language heard in the Chamber. The rhetorical effort was simply immen-e. and the imposing appearance ft the sp.-akcr left au impression on our mind* which will not easily be effaced. Our ninniinv contemporary, with its rigid ecoiiouiv <if truth, for which it i.s now getting not'-i. iii tic matter <,f tie .Municipal ('..tn.-'l'.s reports, has the au-laeity to state in a th:.s morning, that certain C<,u!i-:!!or.s and it< reporter \v.:rc ]■ resent at a c-;r : .;;n ;.'•: of but ii'ght's ]»roceed ings. The ribj-.-t of thi- tintruthful :i~.-'ition is, of .•";:!-'. «ji:it • apparent. The id>-a iliteliiled t.. 1..- . •iivi • -i-.-i to t!i • public is that a repro- • r-ntifvv •■[ Tiik Mail was u-»L present. It v. ;il j- •rh.-ipi l'e iiifi-rmatioii f«>r o-.m- einitein-n..r.-r\ wii-n «- state that our reporter .vtuaily linteirug to Mr. Craves li.'.raTi'.-uo for a quarter of an hour later than tin- writ'-r of the Tim**' report. It \* tu>t pleasant to be always thrusting .Tie's private affairs before the public : but in ji:.«:ir.-> to i>;usohc3 v.e must draw attention '.■< the ,-\-tcMatic n.anner in vhieh we are i.iv— I by the Secretary of the Hospital ('•uurni't•■••. thf Secretary of the Xortlicni A_"-ti-tii-n"-.l and Pastor;il Association, and the s,. .-,t.-i.!-.' of the School Committee. We di.-idd n-.t I.avo notic d tbi- lack of courtesy in our columns had it not been that we have ;■:,," j..:-, :v made .-.[•;.Heatioii to be informed übi iitlu- in. i-tlisi;- of th' -v- eoinmitl' es ate !:.■!,I ; b-it •>:;>• r.-oii. -t li:'>. !'•!' P.i-ons best kll o".11 t•> '!' ■• S efet.tl;. . bee:' ell ti 1 civ OM'f--10..b..-!. •»: tour-'- "•• -h:dl be told that v.- lave jmr ns g.....l a ehatu e of a--i-:;rfaitiit>'_' v. hen thr.s-- liieetiiii;.-. cillte -•:>' a., our > ■ •ntcmporaiy : but on this point we b-- to ditb.r, and \w; v. ill show why. Ther* an: sevt ral member- on the stali' ol j; iv .Vwrt 0t"yo T>iiv < w iio are on all tliese e-'nitnitteci, and. as a consfijuence, i:i t ieir

• !{i. ill capacity they 0.111 naively :ivoi<l h'O.-iriiu' "! tii- inc. -tin.;;. YViih u, it indifferent. |Y.r at the pre.-c-nt t-nn: we d-.n't keep .i;iy more cat--! tli:«n can catch mice in our ■MtrMishiU'tit : c<>Ti»cqm ntly. f-vi-iylx»ly lias quite «■ ti-«::„ii to do to attend to his business v. itiioiit a'-.-coring public duties. S..!iif<l.iy, win :i rrp.lc improves, we !»'»;•«_• t>> he alile to turn o;:t ifnin our -i.-.il committee men. .111.1 -1: ii like prominent citiz- !i», and -o lie put on .-im-.piaiity •■;,■/,■/,■ ,■»},•:;. A i.il-.r -j»-.-. h for the defence has rarely been made !.-ay, tin- ' >'»"i•■'''■■ >■) than that \\\\\> \\ flowed from the lips of Mary O'Leary, .1 middle-aged woman who figured in the jM.lin- .li.ck yesterday charu'> d with drunken- »••■ s. With a volubility which oven excelled the lightning utterance.* of Father Kelly, the Victovi.lll .!c-«it orator, -he poim-d forth her « rones. For y-P.r* she had been bundled o:ij ■ •;' lie- io.-k-ii[> into tii.. -a-l till h-r h.-att up.-- broken ami !n-r .-•■n-titiUioii wrecked. I:;-pccr.>r Mallard i".-,. to -ay -omethiiig. win-:i ■ '-.•• i-\> iaim.-il. •■ r..r Mi-awn's sake, Mr. Mallard, don't .-ay a word agin me : sure I've l-.-en in prion till I'm fairly heart-l>ro'«..-:i." - Th.- Chairman : '•.!'• y,,u married? •-Pri.-oii.. r : Y>-s, -me I ai.i. Sir '. The

I l'ii.ilr i...in : Ar.v \ Sir : I've ->\ • 11iJ.in■ n. but they're all i M-.i'i. -Mi'. For tin- h.vc ci' He;. veil, Sir. I i!..n'r ->-i!'l )!:•■ I'.n k : me heart':- broken wid | sh- ■_ i'l. and I'm tint v.-cnk wid tli- food , tii.it i'm ijiiiu- i-xh.iu.-ti d. - -Tin- Chairman: >ii>- i- addicted t" ii"i'.ik. I believe. - f'ri-•"'iii-r : Ai). Sir : it'.-, my only failing, sun.--- 1 i.lily t.tk>; ;i dhrop i..;ea>i..|>.i!ly. which it 11 uv ii- ili>. MUr. f I aii^hter.) The Chairman: But y-ii r-iioii M I if i:ii-iv careful. J'lHoiici- : | Sn [ will. min-. dive im: another chance, for the hue i.l' H..-IMII. ;.mil lil never trouble ymi .i-iii. tie. ii.-v. .-.1 |.-iii»liii -1-. I Mr. Mellaril : I'm .-uny to .i;iy that ivlicn .-Ik- got a chance -lie :it.i!.»'-'l i'.- I'ri«mic-r : Oeh I now, Mr. M.'.llard, f"i gondii;:■>.•> .-ake »1 < mi"t -ay a word: -urc. it'your Wm -hip will rmlj- give tin- another clmice. I'll behave me.-clf, I will. _.s|i f . v»p.ji iliM.-li:ui:':-l with a hti"n",' caution. - ble-.-ing on ymir honors for your kindm-.--. (To tin: JnI »ji«.ctor) . < ioi.il morning. (Laughter.) I Sine- the report ot tin: death of the j I'ti iii-hm.-Mi at liiiiigtown. information ha.I rca< h'-l us that another " hatter," naincil ! v. hois well known in Lawrence i tor hi* i ci t.-iitri'iiii.T. h;-.- gone mail. This | man ii-ay.-t the '/'>'»/>■ !:■• l"ni< ..-■». who wa> in tin- hal.it of vi.-iting th-- township clothed in tautened m ith itax, much re- | .H.in'.liiiu the cut of a modern ib.biii<on t ri-.'c. ha- witiuuit a doubt hi-fume a prey ; to ni'l-incholia. ]**•■:.-titly he was .-con mi ! tile ran mar Ihingtov.n b\ 'William Brown. : a digger there, and on hi-, trying tu got within .-'waking distance. Armstrong flc«l like a wild ■ deer, making pur.-uit liopcl..-.-■-. He i l -- .said to l.e covered with hair like tin; "man in the wood-)." ..\ gentleman who has been in the i habit of supplying the solitary Jiggers in this inhospitable region with ration.-, s.-iy.s that Armstrong tins not purchased food for four month-., and therefore the poor fellow is no doubt praying upon hi.s neighbours' habitation* for hi* daily .sustenance. Would it not he as well to place tiii.s unfortunate human • Jiving under restraint ere he hecomes another ' victim to the "fell dc-iroyer?" ! The Danljiirtj _%*•'■"•■■' writer:—"A chromo with every egg now." This ha.s caused a terrific lot of journalistic punning. The epidemic lias hroken out in this town among.st onr suhscribers, and the following I effort* were found in our letter-box this | morning :— "lt is hard to f-y.v-sist on one's

roost after such a clutch of addled cackling.'' under an assumed name, has also a "buck in "in the following : —" They all appear to lie lyr/ed on t» fall fwrt of each other in the //<»-ileavor to yoke a pun where there's a mere ../„/;.'•_" [Khun f/uc-.\SE." [Per Cai:imi:i: I'i'K'iN Kci-si'hess.]—Wu beg to tlnj npiiiiiiii, without /lOtcJii/ty, that the foregoing, limvever ilone.--Ki). /:'. M. Please pass on.