The Evening Mail. THURSDAY, OCTOBER 4, 1877.

Oamaru Mail, Volume II, Issue 448, 4 October 1877, Page 2

The Evening Mail. THURSDAY, OCTOBER 4, 1877.

" Prognosjticator" is to be congratulated upon the apparent correctness of the racing tips, which appeared in our last evening's issue. We at first thought the issues indicated slight! v problematical ; but as his ideas are, with one unimportant exception concurred in by cur morning contemporary, there need be no further doubt.

If what the Wellington correspondent of the Daily Times says be trne, and we believe it is, then ate there as pretty a pair of " rats " in the House of Representatives as could possibly be wished for, even by the miserable time serving Ministry. Referring to the division on the Walca Maori motion, the correspondent in question says : " Me-srs. Howe and Manders. who had actua'ly given the Op"osition whips their pairs in writing for Mr. Larna'h's motion, voted with the Government." We- are rather surprise-1 tint Mr. Howe should have be-n guilty of such ungentlemanly, not t> say dishonest, conduct; we thought he possessed some sense of decency. Hub with regard to Mr. Manders, we are not in the least astonished It would not require a very large measure to guage the extent of his political honesty or sense of common decency. And yet Manders, the hero of many a little dome.-t c story, and the central figure in many a ludicrous picture, is the chosen representative of a contituency. Heaven defend us from such representatives, and send sense to the constituents of Henry Manders !

A correspondent signing himself " Artisan " writes complaining of the annoyance suffered by him in consequence of some women of doubtful character having become neighbours of his. He says that he has frequently been awakened at aU hours in the morning by persons hammering at his door anil calling in a loud voice for "Maggie." and threatening to force a passage through the window. He also complains of the conduct; of the landlord of the house in question for letting lus premises to such doubtful characters, and hints at greed as the cause of the landlord doing so the depraved women having paid s'x rami hs' rent at the ra<-e of twenty four shillings a week for-an inferior four-roomed house. In conclusion, our correspondent makes use of some threats what he will do if persons annoy him again. The best tiling he can do i- to have his unpleasant neighbours indicted for a nuisance, and compel them to seek a more secluded spot wherein to carry on their degrading calling. Another case of horse-bolting took place to-day. Jt seems that the owner of the animal in question, Mr. M"Grego'-, left his horse and express standing in Thames-stre>-t with the chain on the wheel, while he went into the Council Chambers to obtain his carri-ge license. He had not been absent more than two or three minutes when the railway engine engaged in ballasting came along, ami letting forth one of its shrill whi.-tdes, frightened the horse, causing him to start off on a voga.ge of discovery on his own account, and that, too. at a rather rapid rate, despite the fact of the-wheel being chained. The affrighted horse marie its way with headlong speed down Itchen-stre :t into Tyne-street, turning into Harbour-street r-sther abruptly, eventually again taking into Tyne-street, near he Northern Hotel, and travelling along the footpath up the hill side at a rani'd rate. He was at last brought to a stand-still in Arun-streeb without doing any serious damage.

We have been informed that Mrs. Newsliam, who Ave regret to learn—and we are siu". that the feeling will be general in this district—is about to leave us, will, before taking her departure from Oamaru, give a concert for the benefit <>f the Benevolent Asylum. It will lie totally different in character from anything ever heard in these parts, as it will consist mainly of the classical compositions of the great masters, and partake of the style of the urand " Monday Popular Concerts " in London, at which, we have no doubt, many of our readers have had the p!ea=ure of being present. The programme will consist of p eces for the pianoforte, viola, violin, and violincello, solos for the viola and violin, and duets for each of those instruments with the piano, and will probably be interspersed with some very unique and delightful vocal music. We believe that the contemplated concert, which might be more correctly designated a drawing-room entertainment, will afford a great treat to all true lovers of music. It is a mistake for people to imagine that they are incapable of appreciating good music because they cannot play or sing it. When prop>-riy performed all else is th'own into the shade, and becomes insipid and unsatisfying. Ihe New Zealand Trades' Journal, which we have now before us, is not only well written, but essays to fill a hiatus whHi, w-ith the exercise of the wisdom we have eve-y reason to will be brought to bear, from our knowledge of the originator and conductor of this newly-born child of the Press, will be well and judicou.-ly filled. We cannot do better than quote a few Jines from the open ng article :— "The mission of the Trades' Journal will be to furnish, that information so much needed, and by the establishment of a medium for the interchange of views and opinions, unite tradesmen of all classes by a closer b.md, so that, whether resident in the North Island or the South, a citizen of Australia, or a Brit m of the South, they will not only have a knowledge of the condition of each other, but in a great m asure the imerests of both will le identical. But whi e we will always be prepared to boldly enter the lists and do battle for those whose champions w r e profess to be, it must be distinctly understood that the words ' Equity and Justice' are emblazoned on our banner. This is the standard under which we will fight, God helping, to the death ; and unless tiie cause wh ch seeks our assistance can conscientiously hoist the snme flag, we enter not the field. Our endeavours shall strenuously bs to heal rather than to open wounds between master ;uid man ; believing as we do that it .should be the duty of the one to '"orward the h.-tsrests of the other, and that that feeding, being mutual, if fostered and encouraged, not ouly will be conducive to individual prosperity, but au indissoluble tie in the chain of commonwealth, of which each of the community should be

as a link." The announcement of such intentions will doubtless have the effect of gaining support for the New Zealand Troths' Journal, which, will increase in the same ratio as those intentions are carried out. Wfe wish the new paper every success. fi j The sitting of the District Court in Oam-iru has been adjourned from the Bth till the 25th instant.

The annual Walking Horse Show of the N. O. A. and P. Association will take place on the Society's giounds to-morrow. A meeting of the Committee of the Oamaru Mechanics'institute is called for thi3 even--ing. at 8 o'clock. It will be seen by our Parliamentary report that the Bill empowering the Government to exchange the present gaol site for another, his passed through all it 3 stages in the House of Represen atives.

The Secretary of the North Otago Benevolent Association announces that the annual subscriptions are now clue, and calls the attention of members to a rule which states that subscription*-should be paid one month before the annual meeting to constitute the privilege of voting at the election of officebearers.

The first conversazione under the ausp:ces of the St. Paul's Young Men's Associition will take p'ace at the Volunteer Hall this evening. The programme has apparently not yet been puUi<hed; but we understand that it is a g >od one, embracing vocal and'instrumental performances of a high clas3. The newly formed Railway Recreation Club intend giving an entertainment in aid of its funds on Tuesday evening next, for which a capital pro a ram me has been arranged. Nearly the whole of our most prominent vocalists and others have promised to take part in the entertainment. The Daily Times, m an article on the Waha Maori motion, has the following very pertinent remark' :—" Passing on to the particular evil which has aft-acted attention to the Wain Maori this session, we hold that somn means should be devised by which the Ministry should be held personally responsible for the entire cost of the action in which they have been cast in darnage?. This is the only appropriate remedy for the error thev. have fallen into. It is simply abominable that while, had Mr Russell lost, he wouhl have had everything to nay; when Ministers lose they should not have to pay one sivpeuce. The lesson is worth something, perhap , however hard y learned. It wis an outrage on decency and pood manners on the parr, of the Ministers of the Crown that they should have been betraved through merely political animosity into miking grave and criminal charges against an opponent. Suppose Mr. Russell had proceeded ciminallv, what would Ministers have thought of it? and still more, what would the rest of the world have thought of it had they been put in gaol? True, we think a gaol would be no I -a I receptacle—no inaopropriate place—for one Minister, at least/'

Mondav night's vote has tended to consolidate the Opposition. Until the division was to km it was not known which side would have a majority, as there were a hdfdozen votes p omi-ed to both sides. Consider .-iblo d.mbt existed as to where, these would drift to. The Oppo ition, having nothing to give, experienced a great disadvantage, -which i-; an illustration of what occasionally tikes place on the eve of an important division, and shows some of the means resorfed to. The division on Mr. Larnach's motion brought out instances ohow votes affecting the existence of a Government are secured. An Ota4o member, while the debate going on, Avrote to a Minister of the Crown :—'• Deir M or i\ T , .As you kind'y promised me, if I was at any time in difficuliies. you would assist ine, I have now to reque-t that you will let me have 1.5, as I urgently require it." The Minister alnvts receiving the letter, and the member referred to sta L es that he received the mone}', which was expended on tie following day in giving a picnic. The member was absent from the House during the rest of the debate. Soon afcer the division bell was rung he was se;-n to emerge from the Premier's room, and enter the House to record his vote ; carefully waited to see into which lobby Ministers went, and then deliberately followed them. One member hailing from the North afctende 1 the Opposition meeting ande- couniged Mr. Larnachtomove hi* motion, and proffered to give a li.-iir against the Government on the motion. This becoming known to the Government, a large B-uik of New Zealand proprietor was seen in close conference with the member in question. A few minutef! before the division this northern member intimated to the Opposition whip that, on consideration, he found he would have to vote with the Government, but on some future occasion fie would pledge his vote against them. Another breach of privilege case was ne-ir coming before the House yesterday in consequence of a written notice being posted in the lobby intimating that any person desiring information on the private affairs of members might aoply to an hon. member for Otago, who was designated the '• House detective."—Wellington correspondent of the Dunedin Even'my Star.