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Oamaru Mail, Volume III, Issue 767, 26 September 1878, Page 2

Th<- Waitnki liver i» nlro.vly within feet of the ni-rl<-r* of the iiriilL'o. and is s'ili rising. The h'phest. flood known brought the tiver to wi'hin two feet of the girders. We nre info'ni d that three piers of th" ■R .utritai.a lT'd'."» were washed away to-dnv l, v t.j" ie heavy f>e - h which has been rl hv the nn-*h-wesferly wales. It is not posih\- ly known herp whether or not, the train have heen nVe to pass over fhe bridge dnrinihednv: ' nt it. is believed that t>e pissencrer? and f eights hive been transferred. We are in funned that some of our readerhave mistaken the meaning of a portion of a pamerii h referring to the late William v esbitt,. which appeared in last evening'.-' i salJ o. We d : d not intend to convev the imnresMon that. Mrs. 'Nesbitfc with her hiisbnid at. the time of the accident, and we fP surprised 1 hit anvone should have put ench a pnn«tm t'on on our words. However. in fairness to Mrs. 'Nesbitt we desire to remove all doubt as to our meaning- hv staging thit she was not present at the time of the serid-'nt. TV T>e T au l on 's lec f n<-e on ' Hygiene, or Conservation of Publie Health." "ill tn'-e p'-ce to-niirht at i'is V"lm>iee- H >l], It w'll be interesting to the farmers and e r ain merchants of t : i- distr ; et to hj« in f >rmed that, neenrding to the Hobart Towi "the mill r= speak of the Wow Z'">ibind wh'at per the Lettprfoivie as 'pn'enf'i'l.' Tt grinds well and makes excellent fl inr " At the Resident Court tn-d-.v. .Tames W.-iddel! was fined 3s. fid. for • llowinrr a ' n-'e to >-e at. lnr<?e, a,"d OJiver -'mith for teth«iing a n-»w and c*>lf in (H-reta-street, was mu'et-d in the sum of Ift:. We wv.i'd I'te to know whv the Press ftrrencv f'H"d •"<•> send us something nb-vt. 'he fJe-rddi'-e K^iee- 1 h=dd to day. D^ir : n • tb" dis'on r.n the dosr tav i" th" T e^ : s'ntive C«uneil the other dav. Co'on el Whitm"r° wx»d "'.i-m i'i his onnn-sif-.nn to t.h" proposal ( h-it po l: oemen should col' et. tnx. He dr"w a vivid picture n t n big po'irOTi'-n arr"°ti' > P' a tiny moogrel c „ r ii P tb'u"ht. it would he undign ; fi»d. ind that evi'-doers would set a door loose for the polip<min to chaso. a r d "se the op. po-tunitv ef hi* nbse-c ■ for th ir own pur. pose? The honorable g appears to have lost sight, ff the nr.->hahil : +y that, a small policeman nrgH be called upon to a big dog, which would be a rather awkard contingency. However, his view of j the matter was accepted, and the proposal j was rejected.

. Actuated by charitable motiires, persons art ! soliciting subscriptions to assist the families of the late Duncan You ngand Wm. It would be hotter if all public donations for charitable purposes were placed in 'he hmds of the Beivsvoient Society fo 'l" distribution. If people subscribe direc'l', ', they will not subscribe to the Ke. ievfdent Society,, and the object f.-r whic h that inti-ution was established—the equitable distribution of charitable donation: ' —wi Inotbeatrained. Theultimate effect of i'lstinting orivate subscri;>ti >ns f.r T.he relief of the poor ami needy w u!■ i be thnt w.i s'ioulH take upon our-elves unnecessarily their S"le support, whilst if anbsi rijitio". * are ent'n=tid to the ci'e < f t!i« B •nßvul' if" Rn-iefy the <1 -v-iHiin-'nt will grant, the !> «>'<l-f<>r-i>'intfl snbs-dy tlip ne.-dy will In- the i»»r« <-ff< cunllv r-ii -vrd'. at d the public will b« osilv s<u:-j- o'.cd to ha f tbe drain upon their purses. Tbe ci*t rn into which we dip ear pen is nearly dried up, and >o thick is the liquid that remains that it almost refuses to be transferred to paper ; everything we tmeli is gritty, and our eyes are so imjomfor r able that it is with difficulty we keop them open. Under thei-e distressing circumstance we | console our-elvss by thinking sbout those who are brpasting the boisterous wind, ea'Tying on its the pla\ ful dust. We think of the drapers who hid to keep th«ir doors barred, and wiio dared not to open I theai even to admit customers for fear of having to search for their wares beneath the rubbish blown in from the road. Wo thousht of the ladies who " man ful'y" combatted the ruthless sephyrs, and she iirtlo boys and girls who by a foul wind. wbi ! s proceeding scho-d'-vards, wore blown out of their course. Wilde we were thinking of these things. the cool request was madg that Tve should sign a yeiv,:;;n j asking the Municipal C«wtail %v> pcQvi'l',-' water-pa' t* ti> js.V the tUi3t. So grateful \yas th" prop-sal that we expended the ]:v-1 d''"p of mud 'n our cisrera in w.p.dcg our >iunatHre to the petition. \Ve do hope that th« Council will do something speedily The Bible Cla=a in connection with the Y -'ii>y Mon's ' hristian was conducted l)t»r, evening by the Vi ce -President, Mr. J. H Mi'ligm, who chose for his sub ! jecc "The WI olesonifi To«;:v,=i.'' "»"&.• j <ti-cn« i»n an m itfsi ar.d intereut:«tj, Athe close, a s ee.iai rpfi&tisifi> of the Board tool: (.'hi)'-, Messrs 0. (t. Moore (P es'dcnt, in the chair), MiMigan (Vice-President). I). Fleming (-Secretary (, Minims ftlfr'r'o, and! FV.rrier. lifting piesant, The gross pro-j of the late lecture by the liev. U J. R\- 3 wore stated to he 1.16 14<. leavine .. .Me u.?"-. hnh'.noe «>f alvmt I.it' l to the 1 -illioii. Ir was r.-so'v. d to ho ! <i a ..lies ..f Kvango'istie S rvioes in 0.-.nwu | shortly, and the Sec et-iiy was inst noted to I cnnnnutiiivte with the General -Verotary o' : the ! »aaod-n ,Ae«Hriati<>» nri ihia u. tiu.-. A ; sub s, .. nonsuit;, or tb« ic; i resi- i dent. >ecrctarv, and Mr J Jiirams, \va- j appi.jnte 1 to arrange the details. ; The usual mo'dldv lneetin.L* r.f the areka Ho-id boanl was hehl vc«ie -day. w : -en there w-'re pre-enr.— J. IJe'd (in the eha'r). Oileh: is l ", Tedd, 0 n diner. J-icksou. H.vans, and Painforih. Air. (Ktigiii' eri was also j,i-e?euv. A Iter the! tmnnrcs of the hist m-'otinq had he<-n re'id j and c-ntirm d. the MnardM p-iboitu - (Mr Baimeri presenti'd a in'Mjiorinl to h'j< '•Noii'loncv the < . : ove nor. for the purp se of ■icq'i'rin-' land fo- a r ad 1 n 1 in section 31 bl ck 'V., < v :imrs'-n District, '''lie Ch dr i nn wis enmowe a ' to -i'.rn the rivnion.-.1. :

rii'-" "die ■■; r.v f i'i B'ani i i-e'i>;o, Vi'r R \ >hvcr w ote n-k;"" the Hon.;d to *••>- e '-sid'-r its r". the nui'-t-r n f the h-ilpe (if»p the rsdwav ;'t Corriedid •, luU the Boani dee'ined tn .nr-nr-d-' to f he req lest. The < -!erk to t.tiP Waimki Runl Bo «rd wrot•• tlie Board to reconsider it* der'sie.-i as to C'liit-i 1 nfin.7 half r,C %-nrfc* <>• '»oui'd:iry rt»>d. It vo-ci'vnd t'lrif th" a ii'iii--tn<« hs i- fn'Tiiei'l that a< n con-'der-sble amount i f exni iidit-ive woiil-l lie "eon--■>nry oil other pn t ; on= of the road, the Bna"d wns wi lii]• r f-n car'V out an 'O'l'vah'-t- ---■ m'innt o' v.-o'aiten!, ll general ra'f- of !-•, in + !-e .£ «as lrx-if'l, nnv'l m • nt thn "p.nai-'l'o i>fli nn r,- b 'fth" '-ttli Tl'TC'tilwr The Fncrini'"! dfy : -itjon 'f r r i"d -1 in n s n ri f tSir T; 1 (i 1 ;it'"'"]id of. The It'ivv't'ir's rp'i--'t on \->r>oti« '* p nd. to T 1 ! 0 f e'ider of \7r p P V."ri •h 1 '. ,-r.r-i -i" T ' vv' c ?inop,nfn'b tiifl ,-jnini-pir. h"o'r" r t 17-. Tenders -weep to hp edf-vl f ■>* t 1 iIP "" ,l »-ir'- r,ri wir] lioo c,-ii'fi'in c ?> r,"d ! , VTTT.. .\ « 'i"ii'iho I ii-V''ic L . 1' r\>nc fh : if f'm fta'ld 'it, p from CYown TT' !1 to T'-oini fioeh *■ ~~ ,r n n tf «ni ; oTi of th« t t i»ieil O" d'reetp.'i in rl,r- cr.r.- of e-,., f ( i n oin-' ...i 'inf hn ond r-iilv/iv hvi:l'>r, nt i'^fo-'n_ I'l'l thr. fn'' IliVOirr O J'h'l'l nf f'o ron/l- 1 '" 0 A 1 'n'Ted. n'n- ii"t : nq- tn T 531 (7 0 having been pas" d for pivmonj;. r''7 i~r.se,