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Oamaru Mail, Volume III, Issue 646, 29 May 1878, Page 2

A typographic;-.! error occurred in our i last night's leader. Il3' which we were made to say that '"'the liarrier which has hitherto formed a dividing line between civilized New Zeakmdand the King Country has been rtnciivJ," instead of rmtoivd. To-iiiui'ruii - . being the Presbyterian Fast Pay, the Meeting of the members of the "Northern Agricultural and Pastoral Assoeiaiiou has been further postponed until Thursday, the loth June : and the meeting of the Committee, called for the same date, has been postponed until further notice. At the Resident Magistrate's Court this morning, before S. K. .Shrimski. Esq., J.P., Henry Marsh was lined L 5, with the option of six weeks' imprisonment, for being drunk and making use of obscene language last night in Coquct-strect. The line was paid. To-morrow being Ascension Day, the Rev. A. O-ifford announced on Sunday last that there would be Divine service in St. Luke's Church at 7 p.m. We believe the services on this festival are rendered with special music, in keeping with the character of the observance. The Steeplechase Meeting to take place near Waimate on Saturday, promises to produce some capital sport. The entries :"."•!• ail the events ore numerous, and the horses encaged m them are for the most part well-known performers, while the course selected is, we believe, one of the best procurable in the Colony. Special arrangements have been made by the Railway Department for the conveyance of passengers to the course. Trains will run from Waimate to Willow Bridge to suit the traffic, the first of which will leave Waimate at 10 a.m. sharp. A train will leave the course for "Waimati directly after the finish of the last race. Single fares will be charged for the double journey from all stations between Oamaru and Timaru to the racecourse. Should the weather prove line, there should be a large gathering. On Friday next, Messrs. Fleming and Herlley will offer for sale by auction, at their stores, an excellent farm in Canterbury, consisting of nearly 20,000 acres of land, together with between 7,000 and S,OOO sheep tlepastu ing thereon. To persons of limited capital, in search of profitable cmpayment, the auctioneers point to this as one of the best investments in the country. Mi. ifenry Council, the Hon. Secretary of the Waitaki County Acclimatisation S ;eieiy, publishes the names of those to uTiom lie has issued coursing and shoot ng licenses, and notifies that any person found coursing hare?, or shooting cock pheasants without license, will be prosecuted. The following characteristic marriage notice appears in the Otago Daily Times : " On the 22nd May, at Dunedin, by Registration, by special license under the desertion clause of the " Matrimonial Causes Act," John. Graham, Esq., bookseller, Dunedin, youngest son of the late William Graham, Esq., Strathblane, Stirlingshire, Scotlaud, aud nephew to the late Rev. Dr. Graham, off Killeam, and also cousin to the late Sir Thomas Graham, Master of the Mint, Loidon, to Elizabeth Wakeman, second daughter of George Wakeman, Esq., Elmtree Farm, Ickenham, Middlesex, England. Home and Colonial papers please copy/' Mr. Graham has told us that he is his father's ymegest son, but ho omits to inform us of how many more there are like him in his father's family. Then, again, wo would like to know something more of his pedigree ; who was hi-" uncle, and whether he ever had an aunt. Also, whether in

his infancy, he was troubled with the hooping coughj and other infantile complaints.

The New Zealand Herald's Wellington correspondent has sent that journal the following interesting items:—"The Governor has telegraphed the result of the Premier's and Native Minister's visit to the Waikato native King to the Secretary of State for the Colonies. The telegraphic despatch is reported to be favorable towards future peace on a permanent basis.—There is some talk of changes in the Cabinet, especially in the matter of Government representatives in the Legislative Council. The Hon. Mr. Waterhouse is said to be on his way to the Colony, and will arrive at Wellington about the time when Parliament meets in Jul jr.— The House, when it meets, is likely to hear of some disagreeable native land transactions in the neighborhood of Maketu, on the East Coast of the North Island, in which some very prominent colonists are supposed to be mixed up.—The Hon. Mr. Maeaudrew is expected to go to Auckland in the Hinemoa, to transact several matters connected with his department. —It is understood that the Government contemplate r»ppointing a Thames resident tu a seat in the Legislative Council before Parliament meets,"