The Evening Mail. TUESDAY, OCTOBER 1, 1878.

Oamaru Mail, Volume III, Issue 771, 1 October 1878, Page 2

The Evening Mail. TUESDAY, OCTOBER 1, 1878.

Can anyone inform «8 why the entrance to the private box s at the Post ( ififioe is closed on Sundays': This question is sorely exercising the m nds of the c mimercial men of Gam iru at the present moment, and we confess that we are not in a position to answer it. At all events access to the boxes might be allowed for an-hour or two on Sundays, so that people could get their [otters which arrive by Saturday night's Dunedin train on Sunday, instead of having to wait till Monday morning for them This would necessitate sorting on Satiuda. night, but the department couid easily overcome that difficulty. The consideration of the Municipal Knirineer's application for permission to undertake private practice in addition to his Municipal work, was very nearly being shelved last evening for a couple of days at least. After waiting half an-hour the only nv inbers of the Couned present were His Worship the M >yor. and Councillors Mainland, Headland, and Spence. It was then decided to adjourn the meeting until Wednesday evening, but scarcely had this been done when all the other Councillors turned up, and it was decided to old an emergency meeting The question was then considered in Committee the report of which will be brought up for further consideration at the next,"ordinary meeting of the Council. The matter having been taken in Committee we are unable to puhli-h any particulars in connection therewith. We observe from our Christehiireh exchanges that the barque Ceylon_ will load wheat here, on account of C. W. Turner, on the departure of the Celestial Queen, which will take place in about a week. I The suspension of railway communication with Chiistcliurch owing to the washing away of portions of the P.angitata bridge, will, it appears, to some ex'ent interfere witfi the Imntreon races. Several of the 'Northern hoses wid not !)• able to come down, amount the number beintr Ariel and I'.nbe'y The hor-es engaged in the A'.it.ki Cup w'h'ch are at pr- s-nt in .hedi tiict are : ! .Main and, To Wln-i.u, Chancellor, The Agent. Kmlymion, Maligner, and ",,known. Main land" :a a strong favorite for this event at money, and mxt to her is Chancellor, at 2to 1. followed by Te Wh tu, at 4to 1 ; I l he re-t being quc.'.-.d at from 5 to '0 to 1. I'or the "ud.'e Race, Te U'hc um arania is first fivo-ite. We shall haye something to say about the different races to-morrow. In the meantime, we may remind owners '.hat general entries and acceptances must be sent to the Secretary this evening. It w.ll be learned with considerable pb'amie by all concerned, that the Railway Department has noifiod its intend -n of running a spec.al train on < aeh of the race days, to start from O; ina-ru at half-past 9 o'clock. The Oama.ru Public Baths Company's Bat lis will open on Thursday next, the charge aud hours to be the same as those of last season. This will be good news for those who delight to indulge in the invigorating aud refreshing exercise of sea bathing, l'hose in health may cui.fiun their healthiness, and those who are invalids may mitigate and perhaps cure their ailments, by persistently visiting the baths during the season upon which we are just entering. Early last week the ketch Catlin was driven away fiom Timaru during a he ivy nor'-we-tenv -ale, after having lot both anchors and chains. As her Captain was a-here doing business in connection with tne vessel be was left b- hind. When ab.east of OmiKiu she endeavoied to put in here, but failed owing to her sails having been .blown awav. Knowing that there were'

moorings at Port Moeraki those in charge made tor that Port and reached it on Thursday last. Everything having been mad" fast to the mooring buoy, thinking that all was safe the hands went to bed. On Thursday night at 10.30 to their consternation they round that the vessel was striding the git.und and railway viaduct heavily, having broken aw.-iy from her moorings. The result of this was that the. port side of the vessel's bulwarks, cathead tim! ers, rail, and some of her planking were rinped to pieces, and the vessel otherwise CMii>idiT,-d)ly injured, she brought the moorinjr buoy aslnire with her J'he Captain anived at Moeraki ou Saturday, and at his request Captain Liddle held a survey of the vssel. and advised him to proceed to Dun- . din, for which port he sailed on Sunday morning. We suppose that an investigation will be held in order to ascertain wht-.ther or not anvone is blamoable for the occurrence of the accident. We learn that the men might have fared badly, as they were as'eep at the time of the accident and a heavy sea was running. Fortunately for them the vessel was in ballast, the tide rising, and assistance rendered by the TreLrunhas, fi-hermen at Moeraki, or the vessel would have become a wreck and a sad tale would probablv' have had to he told.

Through communication with Christehurch will be resumed to-morrow, the Uaugitaca Bridge having been blocked up on timber where the piles were carried away. The bridge is now ]"-: st as safe as ever, the only difference being that doubtloss the trams will have to moderate, their spc d while travelling on it. To-night, the Cora-Vose Company will appear at the Volunteer Hall. Their entertainment is said to be highly amusing. The public have been so gulled by the representations of frauds whose excellences have only existed on the bills and in newspaper advertisements, that they now scarcely feel inclined to bestow their patronage in the case of amusements unless they have some tangible evidence that by (loins so they wid ni't be wasting their time and money. The two arti.-t~ 1 hit announce ther intention of aopn-.ring in Oamaru to-night are o'd New Zealai d avorites. and have, in fact, appeared before iu Oamaui Th ■ analysis of the matter sent to Professor Black has not yet i e>ched Oamaru. but l)r F eminsr, who'has analyser! the brawn, -a' s that it contains no poisonous matter. Thomas Henderson, who was injured on Sunday la*t through falling from the loft in l he stables of the Commercial Hotel, died I'r.im the em-eta of the fall this morning, at ! ih« Hospital. An inquest will probably be : held.

The Timaru Herald special Welling... correspondent wires as follows '. i it.in mred on what is stated to be tin '" authority that tin": Government are about to proclaim all pre-emptive lands in Canterbury as lauds of r-p-.-cial value. The effect of ihi- would be to make the ruuholders, who now have until !S>o. buy their pre-emptions complete at auction irtstea.il of buying them it \:2 an »ei-'. Thi-< would, of course, be a lireae'n of faith with them but it is said that under the hand Act of la't ve.ir the <.overnnient have the • ower to do it if they ehoo-e. Thc'e is some eonsterrvuion ani'Mg the runholders who aie up h'-re. iv d several of them have made .•iiTam_'emeuts to buy all their ore emu'ions befo e th- * t-zer-t e can isnic."

\Yc ii :'■:.■ rejei cd a copy of th<> Ame ie-iii Mail and i'jnu-t Journal, whic'i is a perf c> wind, r ii its way. It is printed in tyn • so mall, by mean ■■! the phoro-li hog-aphie moo ss, that it is aim st impossible to read i-s contents without the. aid of a maaiitfyimr idji-s The pages of the ordinary 4to, work are- photographed in the onlina:y way, lint reduced in ?iz-- The negative taken iplaceO in e ■ntaet with a plate which has received a coating of albumen and bichioma'e of potash. Where the tilm of the negative permit;. : he light to penetrate to the c >ating lit' albumen and bichromate of potash the film becomes decomposed, aud is subsequently washed off in a trough of warm water. A ra'sed representation ia the result, which, when transferred to stone or some other substance, is readv to give a large number of impressions. It is without exception the finest specimen of printing we have seen. The " Lyttelton Times" says : —The Committee of the Agricultural and Pastoral Association are taking steps to obtain, in '..onnection with the forthcoming Agncul tural Show, the assi-tance of gentlemen from Australia ai d Tasmania—men who are admittedly good judges of stock. In addition to the value of opinions from new sources, there will be fostered by this means the friendly feeling which it is so desirable. should exist throughout the Australasian Colonies, and possibly stock from Australia may be exhibited at future New Zealand sho'wE. The Parliamentary correspondent of the ■•• Pros-,''says :—i'uring the debate on the Klec'.f- 1 1 'ill, Mr Woolcock mentioned the fact t : .c two C'ornishnien had been struck nil' i'i-.. roll on the ground that they were tinm-iuralised foreigners. The revising officer had judged by their name, Mollite, l hat they could not be Britons, and without further enquiry had drawn his pen through their names.

• The Canterbury Agricultural and Pastoral Association has ju-t received from Ho-'e the following works, which are in- : tended as prizes. They are beautifully ! bound and bear the impress of the arms of she Association . 2 copies Chambers' Kncyefopar-dia, 4 vols. ; 2 Klora Australensis, 7 vols. : 2 Stephen's Book of the Farm, 2 vis. ; 2 Srouehenge on the Horse : 2 Biown's Forester; 4 Youatt on the Horse; 3 Yoiiatt on Cattle; 3 Vouaft on Sheep: 2 I'lew's brasses; 3 Moore's >\'ild Flowers: 2 Gamgee's Hairy vt- c'. ; 1 Hoch tetter's New Zealand; r <tn irhenuc on 8.-iti-h tiural Sports : 3 lb- wu's I.a:id-d Kstate ; 2 Johnson's Cm'-t-ige Cari'iner'- Dictionary; 1 Or irdon's l'nietum : 2 Co'eni T.'s Catt'e of Great Britain ; 2 Coleman's Sheep of Oireat Britain : 2 Thompson's Or .rdener's A«si-tant ; 2 Low's B-it.ish Grasses ; 2 If ay's Vete-inary Notes ; 1 Bentham's British l''lora, 2 vols. : 1 Tl-l;u niier's Poultry : 2 Plev.-'s British Fe-n-" 1 : 2 Gray's i-lriti.-li Se.i weed's; 3 Syd eV's Book "of the Horse ; 1 Hooker's New Zealand Fio-a : 2 Wriu'ht's Poultry ; 1 Slight and Burn's Farm Implements ; 1 Wilson's British Farming ; 2 Cattle and Cattle Management; 1 Walsh oil the Horse. We would commend the plan adopted by the Canterbury Society to the consideration of the North Omgo A-irieuhur.d and Pastoral Ass'.ciat on. Norhing could be mora appropriate as a prizo than a educational work, or a bo..k havincr sum" bea-ing on agricultural pursuits ; and nothing could be more highly prized by the sucees-ful contestants, although the expense to the Society would be inconsiderable.