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Oamaru Mail, Volume II, Issue 438, 22 September 1877, Page 2

become such inveterate waiters upon Providence that they allow things to go oil in any manner, trusting to chance that they will end smoothly and peacefuby. An instance of the flagrant outrages upon common sen-e so often perpetrated by our Minisferi 1 "jackals" has just occurred in Aucidanel. The Lunatic Asylum, which was destroyed by fire a day or ' wo ago was. we are told, insured by the late Provincial Government for LlO 000 ; but the wisi rulers of tiie Colony on taking over the sto.k-in-trado of the defunct provinces allowed the policy to lapse. The consequence is th t instead of having a goodly sum of money from the insurance offices with wlrch to repair the asylum, the Colony has a pile of ashes that maybe useful for sub-soiling purposes, but for nothing else. Tf a private individual were to act in a similar manner he wonM be called a fool ; hut then what is foolishness in a private individual is wisdmn in a Ministry, in the same manner as what would be considered dishonesty if perpetrated by a private individual is designated policy when practised by a Government. The standing of persons dee-; so alter the names of things, if not the natire of the things themselves. Mr. I. N. Watt, Ihe Res id nt Magistrate of Dunedin, seems determined to use his best efforts in order to put down the practice of sly gmg selling. Jt will.be observed bv our special telegrams that five of these vile transgressors of the law and poisoners of society have been filled ill sums ranging from LIS 7s. up to T. 50 f>s. If onr worthy Resident Magistrate were to follow the example of Irs iuother magistrate of Dunedin, ami inflict like penalties, there would be some chance of these wretched nests being driven out o r the town, or compelled to seek their livelihood in some more honest and

respectable a manner. The inflicting of the utmo-t pen dty allowed by the law would make the risk run by sly-grog sellers so great that the amount tlicy would gain bv following their nefarious practice would searcely be sulficient t » induee them to run the risk of being fined Lot) for each breach of the law.

Before dispersing the Companies of "Volunteers who were on paraele for inspection hist night, Major Steward announced that if a good muster of Volunteer Companies could he insured, it was his inten'ion to hold a battalion parade o:i the Otli of November, at TT,-;mpd"n. and requested officers to send in returns of the number of men in their respective t'onii) nies whose attendance might be euarantcd for such an occasion If the number of names sent ill -was sufficiently large to warrant it, the parade would be O: dered.

The virions privileges connected with th** Waitaki Jockey Ciub's race meeting, to be held at Duntroon on the 4t.li and sth Octob. r, were solel to-dav by Mr. A. 11. Maude, and realised the following prices : Ne>. 1 booth. Mr. W. Maitland. L 42 ; No. 2 booJli, Mr. \V. Maitland, L£S; Grand Stand. Mr. \V. .Maitland. 1.24 10-= ; saddling pnddock, Mr. John Jennings, Lo ; cards of races, Mr. James I?oi-', I 'A los. ; baiting paddock. Mr. Win. Mankind, L 3 ; making a total of LlOti a;.

At the impaction parade l ist night T ieuCreenlhlel received his commission in the artillery.

The plouglrng match between Messrs. Clydesebdo and Allan will, we understanel, positively come oil'on Tuesday next. Mr. Dungan, formerly so well anel favourably known here as editor of this paper, contemplates the establishment of a monthly paper in Dunedin, we presume in the interest of emjiloye*, to be called the '• New Zea and Trades Journal." We trust that, whilst watching over the welfare of employe*. it will pursue the only course that would to them result satisfactorily, viz., no undue interference with the right-; of employers. It occurs to us that this is the only e'vil to be guarded against in the columns of a paper "uch a? that about to be started by Mr. Rungan, whose ability as a writer is indisputable. If, as w- suppose, the "Trades Journal'' is to bo published with the obj.-ct of educating emplo,yes so that they may the more readily understand the relative p >sifions of master and man. then great good will result from its establishment, and we wish it success. There are pajiers which seem to have for their so'e object the setting of capital and lair ur at loggerlv ads, by creating trades ruptures, in which no one ! gains any advantage, whilst the employe'! come off second best. From what we Unow of Mr. Duutan, we believe that his experience will enable him to jealously and fairly watch all the interests involved in the various trades throughout the Colony, and, without doing injustice to any, conserve those interests so as to render his paper a benefit rather than a curse—as is too often the case with such papers—to the Colony. The Oamaru Grammar School Cadets, eommaueled by Capt. Thornton, the rector of the school, were yesterday afternoon subjected to the inspection of the officer in command of + he district. The boys ace|uitteel themselves wll. performing the various military evolutions like old soldiers, and, if anything, with greater cel:rity. Letters of ai n mill tan en t were present eel to Lieut. Bennett and Sub-Lieut. Davidson. An entertainment will be held at Otepopo on Tuesday next, consisting of a concert, with the usual finale —an exhilarating (lance. We have not seen a programme, which, we presume, as is usually the case, will be left open to those desirous of making their mark in the musical world till the last moment ; but we know: that there will be some good songs, two violin solos, with pianoforte aceompaniement, one of which, wc hope, out of deference to'.'the sympathies of the audience, will consist of Scotch airs. We throw out this suggestion in the hope that it will be taken in g 'od part '• y the gentleman who intends to p'ay, arid will be acteel upon by him. The love 0? the mus eof their nation is strong in the Scotch people, and, apart from every feeling of patriotism, very properly so, foi- there is nothing to beat it, especially when played upon a fiddle, which instrument Ned Gow, their talented countryman, has immortalised.

Last evening the usual drill of the three headquarters companies of Volunteers took plaje on the Fsplanade, for purposes of inspection, by Major Steward. It is to be regretted that the attendance at these parades is invariably much smaller than it should be. Those, however, who were on the ground evinced a considerable degree of efficiency.

We remind our readers that Mr. J. L. Hall's fuil coin: any will appear at the Ma-onic Hall on Monday evening. Tin ir repertoire consists of Byron's "Our Girls," and " Our I'ad," and other plays tliat have created quite a, furor f. in Dunedin, tiie whole of -which will be produced within one week. For Monday's programme wo refer our readers to the advertisement in another column.

Sir George Grey, in speaking in Parliament on the compensation of publican-;, during the Local Option Bill debate, bore the following testimony to the liberality and charitableness of some inn-keepers. \\ e have met with many such ourselves : " there can be no doubt that, in some instances, publicans deserve no consideration whatever ; but, on the other ban 1, no man can have travelled and visited inns without knowing that there are hundre-ls and thousands of most e-tim ible families who ke p establishments of the kind—people of the kindest hearts ; people who have supported pei sons who have fal'en sick at their houses for many weeks, from whom they could get no payment whatever. '1 here .arc such people who have nursed nivself and those who have been with me when I have been ill, who have treated me with a kindness 1 can never forget ; and I cannot find it in my heart to say that such persons should have everything taken from them without compensation being given to them for their losses ; and I sav."therefore, that if there is any doubt, we should give them the benefit of it.'"