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Oamaru Mail, Volume II, Issue 450, 8 October 1877, Page 2

To-nitht the townspeople will assemble, we trust, en mastse at the Volunteer Hall, to exps ess their d s.ust at the action of the Honorable Mathew .Holmes 111 leferencc to the Uatnaru l.ese.ves B.il. lfc will not, at cour.-e, L>e expected uf every man to speak A few effective speakers, with an enthusiastic audit nee to encourage them, will be all that will be necessary. In tact, the affair tells iis own tale. We muot have the exchange effected which the Municipal ouncil has for so long a period worked so

strenuously to bring about. There is not another men b.r of the Legislative Council who, knowing tl.e circum tame*. would oppose Oamaru in this matter. But what wili hi the impression left upon their mini Is hy the action of the Hon. Mat hew Holmes 1 Simply this, that such an exchange is trivial, and would perpetrate ;in injustice on somebody by granting Oamaru more than her due. This, we say, would be the reasonable conclusion that wo ill be arrived at by members of the Upper House, because they have not the misfortune t:> kuow so much as the ('amaru people of the Hon. Mathew Holmes. Is it trivial that the blank space .-ituar.ed in the most important part ot our beautiful t wn should be allowed to mar the appearance of our principal stieet for the sake of enabling the police horses to enjoy the novelty of eatirg grass gr .wn in our town, anil of gr.uifsing the splenetic dispositon "f the Hon. Mathew Holmes ? Is it a trivial matter that ihe Mun.cipal Council shou'd seek to obtain ihis reserve with the object of leasing f r bvi.ding purp ses, and completing and rendi ring uniform what is n w a 1 >|>-si ed s.reet and an eyesore to every inhabitant, and wiili the proceeds to supply tli" town with water? We say it is not tri\ial. JSor would Oamatu's endowments be increased by granting them iliis reserve. The Hon. Ma h'W Holmes says that the va lie of the gaol site is L4UOO. lor this the Council would build a gaol to cost 1.5001), and tor the other portions of the reserve the Government would receive laud more tl an equal in extent, on which the pasturage is quite a- good as that in Thamesstreet. \\'e since)el. hope ihat the people wdl not be careless about this matter, which is of the greatest importance ami that toi ight's meeting will, in nouuee tain manner, declaim against their de.-tiny being affected by a in;ai who is not only devoid of ability, but is possessed of an inordinate desire to keep in subjection the jrogie-sive tendencies o> the people of i'amaru, lor what reason is beot known to hims If.

Mr. Larnaeli, who. be it said to his cred fc, latelv lno igiit forward an indirect want-of-e-uiiidetK-e mo: ion without .-ucce-s, is once icoro to the fore, 'his tune with a motion iliafc wili nor, leave it optional with the Gove i 11111 tut to say whether it is or is not a vote of waut "f co: fi leuce. for it speaks for itself. 'I lie del-ate wi:l likely take a davs : l>ut t e Governm lit will luivj to die, and they might as well do .so quietly. It is i e,illy too had to give so in ton unnecessary trouble.

The Oamaru Stone Company is progressing most favourably, i f tlie number of sfiareto b ■ allotted in Oamaru but lew remain to be t.-ik'ii up and these are gradually being rcductd iu number in consequence of nutn.;rous appllcations lor sin;. 11 l.umbers, puncipaily by wo/king men. 'I his looks well, and wid much un re conduce to tlie prosperity of the company ill 11 the monopo.y or the in teie-t m tiautaiu by a few. lmuediu and Christchurch are i.ow to be visited by the agent, who wili experience no difficulty in disposing of tlie .shares set apart tor th *se cities, fi oin whence applications have already been received for a large proportion of those intended to be disposed ot tlure.

"Justice" writes us, pointing out fhat we have beeM guilty of de riving a lady of laurels which she lias lairJy earned. Y\ e unwittingly omitted fr->m tne no ice of the ■>t. Pauls Young Mtn's Association tiie name of Mrs. iii ndin Leach, who kindly lent for the pu-poses ot exhibition, some faicy boxes, a handsome sea-wee t picture in unique cone fain and a usetul and ornamental bracket, all of which were ni uuifaetured by hers It. had included some of the ab"ve amongst the numerous exlitLLs sent iu by xuiss .siutlh.

We observe that both Mr. Hislop and Mr. Sliri i.ski voted in favour of Me. f'ykes ni'»t on tor the construct ion of the StrathTauri railway. j lie only members who v-.ted aga nsr. ihe mo r ion were Me-srs. Lumsden, Menders, ivl 'Lean, litid, and Wood.

At the usual drill of the Oainaru Grammar Sch ol unarmed diviion ot t adets there weie present, under o minand of the Hector, turee office; 8 ot tlie cscliool, JiJrill Instructor, and 93 b'.ys. On Kid ay atterno n, the a med division, 1111 ier the command or Captain Tliornt >n. three o.ficei-s and 32 cadets, lmiste. Ed on the » ricket Ground, and went thiougii a variety of i-voiutions. Captain i liornton and i.is committee have eomu eted all the ai range nients necessary for the annual picnic for the boys. 'lhe picnic is to take place at Moo aki, and as the boys will appear in uniform and [.ertorm certain milicaiy niovenn nrs, it is ex ected that the event will be attractive to call together a arge numb-:r of peo, le from O.uiiaru and the suit- unding districts. expense is being spared to promote the success of the undertaking.

Last evening, Mr. Jeffreys preached i > the VoJiUitte Jrii.li to a large ai d attentive audience. 'J lsi-i is, we beie\e, toe lirst or a course of services to Le given on Sunday evenings under the same auspices. Ihe new eulveit to be erected by the Mi nicipal Council opposite the Volunteer Hall is processing apace. The foundations, which are of concrete, a e already laid, ii.is work, when completed, will be a great boon, especially to t : ;e s-clmol c i.drcn, many of whom are too tiay to be allowed to croso th* pi\ sent unsaf sti uetui e.

.An atlj uirned meeing of the Horticultu.v will be held an the Albion House this e\ ening, at eight o'clock. The business will be l lie appointing of judges tor the iortficouiii g .-h >\v ill i<eceuiber next; also, for jug s lor the c >tt;.ge garden prizes. All entries ?h<>uld ba forwarded to the lion, secretary, by the Ijlitli in»t;<nt. The quarter:y meeting of the School Committee will be held this evening, at half-past 7 o'e.ocU, at Mr. Hardy's otiioe. The Duiiedin Saturday Advertiser has of Jale been undeigo.iig some improvements. Ihe title has been a teied to that of the Saturday Advertiser and Public Opinion, ami a certain portion of its space is devoted to the repi'ouiut.on of ardol s on general topics irom other journals. This will doubtless prove a very g. cat'' b- <on to the reading public, who m ill tii s be enabled t > obtain the opini lis of the pi in ipal Colonial journals on various topics in a compact form, and t-liould tend to make our contemporary even more popul .r than it at presuiit is. We also notice that the size of tiieyiito't/ieHias been iuci-ea. Ed by t..e a d.fci- u of lour extra pages of-reading matter, while the price of the paper has been raised to sixpence.

A special meeting of the Committee of the North Otago Benevolent Society will be held this evening, at 7 o'clock, for the purpose of considering the tenders for supi lies, &C.