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Oamaru Mail, Volume IV, Issue 1100, 28 October 1879, Page 2

Political rumors front Wellington still cnatiiKiu vxtcvmvty contradictory. J'y our OHTk'snotutcnt we aris toM that the Oppoai- ! turn luw t»lla|>Bt\i: that there ar»f»H.v«tii>ions irt the camp: ami that the party is likely to break ttj>. leaving the Ministry practically unopposed. excepting by a small knot of extreme Grey tie. The same correspondent—that of the Daily Times—says tiiat tiie Government will carry through the session withortt further obstruction, and that they have a majority of seven ; but he docs not say how this majority -has been obts ined ; there is not one word ai>otit the despicable bargaining by which a section of the Auckland members have been bought over. The Christchnreh Stars correspondent tells a different tale, and we mast certainly say by ! far the moat probable tuu*. ite s.iyj : "'The Opposition leaders arc by no means despondent at the ettiuition. counting upon tt-*«lntt«>ns» n-spret:ng th« v Premier's bargains with Mr. Reader VVcwl nn»l others to secure .-<umr votes. It is asserted that ike prospect oC the Agent-Generalship was held out to ' Mr. Reader Woo*J. a portfolio to be given to Mr. Hurst : that Messrs. Murray. \v hy tv, and Whitafcer's disputed claims to native [ lands were to be recognised; and that Mr. Colbeck gets a railway through the district {in which he is a large property holder." | Major Urown has supplied to the Govern- | ment orticiats information regarding the in- ! tervitw between Te Whiti aud the Native : Minister at the Parihaka meeting. From this it ar'£iear» that on tli- i.. -'. day ot the incv' >: i:g the chiefs Te Whiti and Tofiti iudutiieil in noßscAMcat figurative language, wtti'Ut Mr. Sheehan told (ticai he could not nniterst.vnd. and them to sjivok in j an ntciUguiaed manner. On the sc. and day, j I at the invitation of Tc Whiti, Mr. ijheehan j ' »gaia sought an interview, bnt Tc Whiti j i

still clothed his meaning in a profusion of j symbolical expressions, and Mr. Shcehan introduced the subject of the surrender of iiiroki, the murderer of M'Lean. Te W hiti refused to accede, saying that the Supreme Court might go to I'.irili.nn«! try Hiroki under liis direction?. Mr. Sheehan then explained what the <• vi n;.,- intended to do with regard to 11.V»..*r Plains, the survey of which i> -i.t 1. ,-.n n..ide in accordance with the aimouii'-'-. Knt he had made to iTo Whiti prior to its commencement. At ! this Te Whiti lost his tcmrer, and roundly nb:i.-cd the Native Minister, drowning his remarks, accusing the «lovernment of stealiitL' the I'laiiH, mid of murdering M'Lean. and faying that he did not care for the Parliament that met at Wellington—that those who met under him at I'ariiiaka were the ! Parliament of New Zealand, and would decide |-.very tiling. Major Brown says "I never i ."aw a native speaker, in an argument, so | v..iiiting in the the usual courtesy to the other speaker, or who so completely lost his temper. When he stopped for want of breath, 01 of matter, or of both, the Hon. the Native Minister informed him that, as he had interrupted and would not listen to him, he would not now know what he was going to ray : and this concluded the discussion, and closed the meeting. It was rcjxirted to ine that liiroki was present among the i>eoplc on the first day, and he would prubaldy be present on the second ; but, if he was present on either occasion, his presence was ignored by the Hon. J. Sheehau and his party." From this it would appear that the accusation that Mr. Sheehan ha<l dragged the dignity of the Colony in the mud is not correct. Ilia objects were indisputably good, and no man could have made a better attempt to attain them. lie might have gone a step further and seized liiroki by the throat, but who but mad men would have agreed to such conduct, Whatever may be Mr. Sheehan's faults, he has, according to the testimony of Major Brown, shown more courage than any of his predecessors.

Isy the express train to-day Mr. E. Menlove sent to the Tiniaru Show three really fine specimens of shorthorn cattle. These were May Queen, the Rose of Brunswick, and the two-year-old bull Lord Irvine, the first prize-taker in his class at Dunedin last year. All three arc in prime showing condition, and will take a lot of beating at Timaru,

Arrangements have now been completed by the North Otago Rifle Association for the three competitions for choosing the team to fire against the Otago Association, on the 10th November. The first " selection" competition will take place on Thursday, the 30th inst., the second, on Saturday, the Ist N'ovomber, and the 3rd on Monday, the 3rd November. Competitors are requested to be punctual, as the firing will commence each morning at half-past five o'clock. The conditions arc—Ranges, £OO, 500, and COO; live shots at each range. To-day wc had the pleasure of inspecting one of the new palace railway cars that had just arrived from Christciuirch, and was forwarded to Timaru by the express train. Its luxuriant fittings, loftiness, and general comfort, down to the minutest detail, has been most carefully considered and exquisitely wrought out by our American cousins. How these cars will answer upon our small ltne3 with sharp curves and other apparent objections remains to be scon. Still, with all the design, finish, and tinsel exhibited to-day we could not but notice a want of solidity so marked and apparent upon comparison with our Knglish-made artic ! e.

We arc inform»d that, in order to afford employment for those who are out of work, the Government have decided to open two additional inilea of the Oamaru-Livingstoue Uaiiwav.

The Philharmonic Society will meet for practice in the Volunteer Hall to-morrow evening at S preeisily. The whole of the "Creation"' will be taken.

On Friday evening an entertainment will W given in the Iduuroon schoolhousc, for th>: purpose of providim; funds for the purchase of prizes to be awarded to the school children at Chriitm.is ti::u:.

Messrs. M'Ktiino'i atnl i V.mpbcll have, we are i::ti)riiiL-.i. r.'iv.::» i" r■ i:;_- 1.i.-i; undertaken by them, of raisin." the Fiat.kiin Jjelle which, our readers will remember, went ashore some weeks since near the lagoon railway bridge. The contractors have expended the amount for which they had tendered, in fruitless attempts to get the v«-sr.i:l oIF, ami have considered it wisdom in accepting the truth of the old commercial adage that "the first loss is alwava tiie least."

The usual monthly meeting of the Waiareka Koad 13oard will he held at the oiiiee, Tyne-streot, to-morrow, at II a.m. The contractor- for tl.c removal of earth laom the new railway .-i-iing t<» the Lagoon conmteneed w-.rk veaterdi'V. and are evidently determined to lose no time over the work. Tiiey have a goodly number of men and .some line teams of horses engaged on the work, which is being carried out very svstematiealiv.

I At the U<„.-:k;it Magistrate's Court to-day, j Patrick M'Cusker, against wliom were : recorded over 30 previous convictions, was charged with having been drunk and disorderly, and wa3 lined -10s, with the alternative of going to gaol for a week. There will be a public meeting in Christchurch this evening, when in addition to resolutions touching upon general matters, the following having special reference to the Hon. E. Richardson. C.M.0., who has been given .Sir George <.5 rev's seat for C'hristciiurch, will be proposed : —"That this meeting protests against the Heating of Mr. E. Richardson as member for the constituency of C'hristchureli as unwarranted by precedent or authority, and utterly repudiate him as the representative of this electorate in Parliament.'*

Last night 34 members of No. ] Company all told, attended the weekly parade. After being supplied with blank ammunition, the company was marched to the Esplanade, where smart skirmishing was gone through very creditably, the volley firing being especially good. A number of new member;; were proposed. The company is rapidly increasing in members, the new uniform having apparently given fresh life to it, aiul in-piled many a civilian with a feeling of military ardour.

The weekly meeting of th« Directors of the Caledonian .Society was held last evening I at the Criterion Hotel. Mr. X. Fleming I occupied the chair. The minutes of the I previous meeting were read and confirmsd. A letter was read from Mr. D. .Sutherland offering the use of his paddock at the Town IJoundary, if the Directors wished to hold the games there, free of charge. The writer further add'.d that, should the Society determine to make arrangements for purchasing a permanent ground for their gathering*. he would be glad to treat with tlieiu for the purchase of live acres. The letter was ordered to lie over until the Sub-Com-inittec appointed to select a ground had

sent in their report. The names of Messrs. G. K. Taylor, R. Lindsay (Waimate), and A. J. S. Headland were added to the Directorate. It was decided to hold two days' sports, on the Ist and 2nd January, and the following Committees v/ere appointed :—Programme—Messrs. J. Bee, H. Aitken, P. R. Russell, W. M'lntosh, E. Rolland, N. Fleming, A. Smillie, J. Liddle, J. Sinclair; and 11. L. Ride (Hon. Secretary, convener);- Printing—Messrs. A. J. S. Headland, W. H. Ronayne, T. Kennedy, and the Secretary (convener) : Ground— Messrs. Mainland, Fairley, Sinclair, Liddle, Hook, Wilson, Chalmers, M'lntosh, Newcon, and the Secretary (convener) ; MusicMessrs. Sinclair, Roilaml, M'lntosh, and the Secretary (convener). A vote of thanks to the Chairman terminated the proceed-

In our local yesterday with reference to young Mr. Gilford's success at Denstone College we were not quite correct in saying that he had been in Scotland for the benefit of his health. Our local was framed from the perusal of a letter from the Head Master of the College, kindly sent us by the Rev. A. Gilford, and the mention of the boy's having sufiered from a prolonged cold at the beginning of the year led to our surmise. Mr. Gilford wishes us to say that, in excellent health, he was kindly taken to Stranraer, Scotland, at Mr. Alex. M'Master's invitation, where his own boys from Uugby went for their own holidays. All returned much invigorated. The Auckland Herald says that Mr, William Payne purchased, on behalf of Robert Douglas, Esq., of Cambridge, Waikato, 50 Lincoln hoggets from the (lock of Messrs. Maclean and Co., Fencourt, for the sporting figure of LIOOO, or at the rate of L2O each. This is, so far as wc have heard, the highest price ever paid in this country for so large a number. Mr. Payne says it is an honor to have a man amongst us to keep these sheep in the province and pay such a high price for them, considering the low prices at which stud cattle are now ruling throughout the colonies. The hoggets purchased by Mr. Douglas are from the 50 ewes purchased by Mr. Thomas Russell from the flock of the noted breeder, Mr. Budding, in England. They cost about 100 guineas each, irrespective of the cost of insurance and shipping charges. They have since been crossed with Kirkham and Marshall rams, Mr. Russell having paid as much {is 240 guineas for some rams, and they have never been crossed with anything but the best sheep in England.

Captain Carey (says a Home paper) has lately received several letters cf a threatening nature from different parts of the country. hi one of them the writer expresses his intention of following Captain Carey and eventually killing him ; another purports to come from the leader of asocieiy formed for the purpose of taking Captain Carey's life. These communications have been handed over to Superintendent Williamson, at Scotland Yard. Captain Carey left Loudon on Monday morning for Brixr ham, travelling by the London and Southwestern Railway. Before he left town he had an interview with Lord Chelmsford, who congratulated him on his acquittal.

A beautiful young wife has expended much ingenuity in devising a scheme to keep her husband at home of nights, and it proves very effectual. She flatters her liege lord about the exquisitely dainty proportions of his feet, and induces liim to wear boots about two sizes too small for him. He is on his feet all day long in town, and when he gets home at night, .she has a soft eliair and a pair of loose, cool slippers for him, and by the time lie, with great drops of agony pearling his brow, has got oft his boots, lie comes to the conclusion that there is no place like home, after all, and has no desire to go down to the lodge, or to sit up with a sick friend.