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Oamaru Mail, Volume IV, Issue 1059, 11 September 1879, Page 2

Those who arc anxious for the success of the liberal party will be glad to see that the show of hands at Waimate to-day was greatly in favor of Dr. Deane. It is jirobablc that the majority of those who held up their hands arc non-electors, thanks to the faults of our electoral system ; but the result shows that there arc at least more than 70 men in Waimate who will not worship the golden calf. We are gratified to be able to state that Dr. I'cane, one oi 111 .■ o;,p_>n::J!ts of Mr. Studholme, is a man in every way qualified to occupy the position he seeks at the hands of the electors. His j-nbli.- career in the old country demonstrates the tV.ot that he is a capable and trustworthy man. What the electors of Gladstone have !•> decide is whether they will entrust their weal or woe in the hands of Mr. J. Sttidiioime or I>r. Deaue—whether they will be ruled by weaith or intelligence —whether they will sacrifice their all for the sakeof the empty bentlit of being represented by one of the select of the land. If electors think it of importance that rich and poor should pay their quota towards the government of the colony, let them ask Mr. Studholute what his opinions arc upon that subject. If Mr. .Stud hoi me is honest, and we have no doubt he will he, lie will give a reply that will drive them all to Dr. Deane. Mr. A. il. Maude to-day sold the equity of redemption of the Crown Flonr Mills to the Colonial Bank for L3OOO, making the price L 7.500, scarcely a half of what it cost.

Wc join most heartily vit'i our contcm- : porary in wishing success to the new literary 1 production whose advent has been heralded i with a befitting flourish of trumpets, and have prepared a pincushion adorned with the orthodox motto " Welcome, Little Stranger," in anticipation of the interesting event. But our contemporary has committed an error in stating that Mr. Thaddeus Delane is likely to become the editor of the new paper. We don't think that he would be up to the mark of the promoters. He might have been good enough for the London Times, but lie will, if we are not greatly mistaken, he unable to edit for them, for he lias been dead for many months. Yet the promoters, if they have had the late Mr. Delane in their mind's eye, should not allow themselves to be discouraged at this. If they think that they are able to call a third newspaper into existence in'Oamaru, they have faith sufficient to move mountains—aye, even to raise the talented Delano from his sepulchre. J. G. >S. Grant, we think, will make a spirited sub-editor. With him as second in command, there will soon be war to the knife. Here we see evidence of a carefully arranged scheme : Grant is to create employment for Mr. Archibald Forbes, the great war correspondent. In view of avoiding the ordinal}", or, rather, extraordinary, expenses connected with the conduct of a newspaper, so that the concern may be entirely independent of income, it is not improbable that a delegate will be sent to America, to hold a conference with the wonderful inventors who have given to the world wooden nutmegs and other glorious luxuries of a similar kind. Here we again differ from our contemporary in our opinions of what are likely to be the initiatory proceedings of the promoters of the " Blubber," for that is to be the name. We know that the title is to be borrowed from the old whaler's song—"Blubber here, blubber there, blubber everywhere," but wc do not know of what the title " Blubber" is intended to be symbolical. It may, however, be characteristic of the nature of the production. The paper, it is expected, will start with a circulation of 125 copies, each of the dozen promoters to lie allowed ten copies, the remaining five to be apportioned by lottery, so as to avoid jealousy. This will accomplish a very necessary object that of being entirely independent of a local circulation, and at the same time securing a foreign circulation that might grow into something considerable within the next century or so. As a medium for advertising, it will be unrivalled, and the first issue, it is said, will appear with three full-page advertisements, one of which will be, "Try our XXXX, made specially for the London market, and patronised by the New Zealand gentry and Her Majesty the Queen," the other two pages being occupied by the advertisements of other promoters. These adverti-emcnts are to be replaced by those of the public—when they can be got —and it is authoritatively rumored that the advertisers of the metropolis of the world are so taken with the idea, that the Printing House Square Thuudercr has been terrified into offering a large bonus to the agitators of tiie " Blubber" not to trench upon their preserves, whilst the weaker newspapers of the great city have alreadi written their obituary notices. We would impress upon the select few who crave after an experimental and intimate acquaintance with journalism that their new paper should have been started weeks ago. The elections here would have resulted very differently had their organ advocated the cause of the "big wigs," Sir George Grey the " arch-fiend" would have been relegated to Kawau; and it would have given a tone of respectability to Kuiopean politics, whilst the Afghanistan mutiny would never have occurred. Truly, they are highly neglected, and all, we fear, for the sake of a paltry LIO,OOO or so. We have just learned that our pincushion is useless, as the affair is still-born.

For many years the Taranaki Iron Saiicl Company labored liard to devise some means of properly melting and turning to account the vast quantity of iron sand to be obtained in that unfortunate part of the Colony. Many ineffectual attempts were made, and after the expenditure of a large sum of money the shareholders became dissatisfied, and had nearly given up all hope of ever .succeeding, when a new Manager was obtained, and fresh life given to them. Mr. E. M. Smith, who was connected with the Government armoury in Wellington, becoming interested in the solving of the problem, fitted up for himself a small furnace, with very rude appliances, and commenced a series of experiments. He achieved a very marked success, turning out razors and many other small articles, several of which the writer had the pleasure of inspecting. Just as the project was on the point of being abandoned by the Company, or at any rate by a large body of shareholders, who had become thoroughly dissatisfied with the whole tiling, Mr. Smith's services were secured, and since then he has proved highly successful. But the works have not assumed tiie importance they might obtain, probably owing to a want of funds and the fact that some doubt exists still as to whether the undertaking will ever be remunerative. The following telegram, received from New Plymouth last evening, should go a long way to dispel any fears as to the ultimate success of the undertaking, and the fact once established that the sand which exists in such abundance on the shores of Taranaki can be utilised, the money wiil soon be forthcoming to carry on the work:—"This afternoon Mr. E. M. Smith ran, at Vivian's foundry, two railway carriage wheels from the Tavanaki iron-sand, which will be sent to the Sydney Exhibition. The wheels bear the inscription : ' Hon. J. Macandrew, Minister for Public Works. From Taranaki iron-sand.' The metal ran liquidly, and the castings were a success. A large number of persons were present to witness the progress of running the castings." The information conveyed in this telegram is of the utmost importance, not only to those who have for years endeavored to utilise the same, but to the whole Colony. The advent of any new Colonial industry should be hailed with satisfaction, not only as a means of finding employment for a growing population, but a» tending to keep money in the Colony that would otherwise lie sent away; and we are therefore pleased to find that there is every prospect of another portion of our railway plant being manufactured in the Colony. At the Resident Magistrate's Court this morning, before T. W. Parker, Esq., R.M., Thomas Wheeler, for allowing one horse to wander at large, with a tether rope, was fined 10s. John M'Fadgen, for unlawfully driving six horses through the streets within prohibited hours on Sunday last, was fined os. Luke O'Brien was charged with being of unsound mind. From the evidence given by his brother, it appears that the poor

fellow had obtained possession of a couple of pounds of blasting powder wliich he had set fire to, the result being that his face and one of his arms got fearfully biynt. His Worship remanded him till to-morrow. A concert and ball will fee given in the Duntroon Schoolroom, to-morrow evening, in aid of the Library Fund. A capital programme has been arranged, in the carrying out of which many Oamaru amateurs will assist.

The annual general meeting of the Oamaru Trade's Cricket Club washeld atthe Imperial Hotel last night, Mr. J. Knight in the chair. The following office-bearers was elected : Captain, J. Knight; Deputy-Captain, J. Hartley; Secretary and Treasurer, R. Aimers ; Committee of Management—D. Sinclair, J. Steel, It. Crawford, "\Y. J. Maddern, W. Gray; Match Committee— H. Slater, W. Ridsdale, E. Crawford, and I the Captain and Deputy-Captain. It was resolved that the entrance fee be 10s, and that the season commence on Saturday, the 13th inst. Six new members having been proposed and 'elected, the meeting terminated with the usual vote of thanks to the chair.