The Evening Mail. SATURDAY, APRIL 27, 1878.

Oamaru Mail, Volume III, Issue 619, 27 April 1878, Page 2

The Evening Mail. SATURDAY, APRIL 27, 1878.

We understand that the yorse fences for a considerable distance almu; the .'.v.amoko railway Hue have bc.vi reecitlv destroyed by tiru oriyiriannir fit :,p.:rU.; •><..;; il.e h.i-n----nlotivc, rJi't cattle from the fi'sj"o:::ing lauds c-iii i;ov.- vr.j >v ih-::\i;:)vsf i; ; \:-.v :.ru.:>: ct iy.ttledfiv ;:::■! th:.:;ic r,J; \v.-:h rvciy train. Wo also lea<n that the railway authorities have been cou,muni-

cated with on the subject, and the reply received waa " That the Government would not accept any responsibility, as every precaution had been taken." The matter is a very grave one for the travelling public, and should not be set aside with such indifference. It is quite evident that if sparks fly from the engine and ignite the fences that every precaution is not taken, and surely the ]:.s.s to tho f)-,v::er of the live fence is sufficient without c.-tiiii "n iom tv.s burden of erectin" a 31 w f.-r.ivi. :•:■■> doubt the Government is iii-.Uo. but tiir; settlers' difficulty is I ilia; of pro vine; '■•'■' .-■■■•me ' -yo-witnesj ' the ('*iL*'it of '■'■■''■ <:- : ~rk'~:i- 1 i.ho il.---nuctiou eras .riciit ;'.. r ; ou. .-i.-ul-l l'-s ■ f life '•;• inI :,,,,, ~ ~;,„ ~.,_, : -1 ■.: : .-!i-. !':•; Government jl'ufc' :m to <-<'", •Hii'i.-i.:-.i.:y "f the i -.,.,.f,.-,ipn(--' r.irh the rtrincij.iei of economy, I - c - , . . , .' ~ . - ' The .-M.niirU meeting of the Oamn.ru FootI i.al! Ciub will be held this evening at the | ;'.,yai iiote!, at 8 o'clock. 'ii:i:, in .n.ing wo hud the pleasure of s ■c'!i" a photograph of the handsome preV. : G...f i.f Messrs. Shvimski and Moss, and Butterivorth Bros., in Thames-street. It bears the name of Mr. Martin, and that artist should feel gratified with the result of his efforts. The" size of the picture is 10 in. x 12 in., and the definition throughout, even to the edges, is as sharp as the most exacting could desire. The Kev. Joseph Copcland, missionary from the Xcv Hebrides," will preach in the schoolroom, Papakaio, to-morrow morning.

A meeting of :h..p .•is-i.st.-int-s will be held on Monday" evening, :.t S o'clock, at the .Star and Garter Hotel, for the purpose of forming an Early Closing Association. There was a very fair at tendance at the Masonic Hall last evening, when Ben Allah went through almost preeisely the same programme as on the previous evening. At the Resident Mag'strate's Court, this morning, George .Moore, charged with indecent behaviour at Tcnncraki on the 23rd instant, was remanded until Monday. The man Thomas Fare, committed to take his trial at the Supreme Court on Thursday last, was forwarded to Duuedin gaol today under the care of Constable Welch by the steamer Waitaki.

Sir. Jeffreys will not hold his usual service in the Tees-street Hall to-morrow, evenin consequence of the missionary address to bedelivered by the Rev. Mr. Copland. The Rev. Henry Dewsbury will preach at Wesley Church to-morrow as follows: Subjects—ln the morning, " Practical Religion v. Sentiment;" in the evening, '"A i'ale of Two Cities."

We are informed that some of the friends returning from .Miss Honour's Sunday class picnic yesterday evening enjoyed the sight of an unusually brilliant meteor. It burst upon the starlit sky about east by north, and caused an illumination for a few seconds almost paiufully bri.hc, with white and thou blue light, descending towards the horizon in an irregular course towards the S. 14., aud disappearing in a ball of fiery red about 20 decrees above the horizon. Our informant thinks from the magnitude and intense brightness of the meteor, and from its continuance for several moments, that it is likely to have been seen far and near. A meeting of the Committee of the Philharmonic Society was held last evening at Mr. Hardy's Office. There were present— Messrs. J. Booth (in the chair), Corbett, Brunton, and Hardy (Secretary). _ The minutes of the last meeting were read ami eonlirmed. Mr. Numpter having resigned Mr. d. •■')•;';- "'"■'■'- •-'■-■ etc i ••■> ii:l the vacancy ; ' ho annual p'.•-: ■•-' " : • ■ ■'■■' ;ii ' •' oo'u'at Umlon I-';::-;. T.-."■.:■; :. i.d in | rho spirit .f a lire- !::■-.• :. h ■■■,,,. idi^-a----1 ■;■.!,':■"..'•; lr^[/u'\y <'n fawn • : ■ .u.ea: tee ie.r._-o '.■.;.» sw ■ :•_■ 1 by the prei ,-:!<•■ ~f ieviV fiielldi and i -iiut vi>ito:S. ' Many !r : nd.-o.;:o Looks were | dveiias jeh:s to the scholars of the clsss. I mil a very bcsiitiful Christinas tree furnished in iu'nnte variety of gifts (l.y numbered ;iekets) to .I'.mo-.t all the chiliren present j die siirnrisos created in the allotment of | ciiese gifts aiibr.iing the f;ivafesi; iiieriiment. '.Ve inuleistand that Miss Alice Honour ha':ield her cla- s fo- :: number of years with die mo.it beiieiieiai results, and we cannot help saying that it is an admirable example ■ which might be i'oj],,wed by other ladies in listriots where little communities arise. before they are supplied with regular church services and Sunday-school privileges. The Slew Mr. Gilibrd dis'.ribut-d the prizes and the gifts from the Christinas tree. The party, consisting of about !•) children, besides adults, broke up by singing an evening hymn about 0' p.m. Oamaru at the present time seems to be eursed with a large number of thieves, who appear not to be over particular as to the nature of the articles to be appropriated. Almost every day we -hear of some fresh larceny. Only a few days ago, no less than thirteen 501b. bags of flour belonging to Messrs. J. and T. Meek were stolen from a railway truck standing near their store ; while, a few days afterwards, a field glass of a valuable kind was stolen, in broad daylight, from the shop of Mr. R. L. Rule, in Thames-street. Again, a dairy in Deestreet was 1.-.tely entered, and a ham and a quantity of butter, kc, taken away. This morning, ail impudent attempt at a robbery took place at the Shamrock Hotel. It | appears that on Mr. Harbison (the barman) proceeding up the yard at about C o'clock, he saw a man at the door of the storeroom with a sack on his shoulder, aud in the act of locking the door. On Mr. Harbison calling out, the follow made off with the sack, through the fence, in the direction of the North Itoed. Finding, apparently that the sack was an impediment to his flight, and that he might be caught, the fellow dropped it, and was soon out of sight. Mr. Harbison, having had on only a pair of thin slippers, was unable to pursue the would-be thief, and had to give up the chase. On searching the sack which the follow had dropped, it was found to contain seven bottles of porter, two of ale, one of geneva, and a broken bottle. The dooi of the store-room was found to be locked, but on opening it the bottles of liquor above mentioned were found to have been stolen from the store. The man appears to have in his possession a duplicate key for the lock or" the store-room, but how he became possessed of it is a mystery. We have- received this month's number of the'! V::.■!.;■. i:.-o a magazine d.-.vntcrl to Lhe, e .-..._■<■: t ■■:'■•■. ranee, it is well got i.iiie:". i-l.d a-:': :.•«tO L 0 C ..'j.'.ldy £■■'! "idUelO. I. j aboiiii I '.:'. lhe 'juriica ion, and we that", it lias jinisued its quarrel with j

what it terms the "Executive" and the " clique in Dunedin," its subscribers will be treated to something written in the leading columns in advocacy of temperance. One hundred and sixty-two snakes were dispatched in three days by two young men working in a paddock at Oakdale, near Belfast, Victoria. Mr. J. M. Perrier, the "Intelligent Vagrant," has been re-appointed to the editorship of the Bruce Herald.