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Oamaru Mail, Volume IV, Issue 1160, 5 January 1880, Page 2

A special train, with the Suez mail, will i leave Dnnedin at fire o'clock this evening, i and will reach Oamaru at about ten afelock. | The mad will at oncer be- sorted, and cor . respondence placed in the private bdkes. A memo, from* the Telegraph* Officb in- • forms us that the cable from Eden to Durban, Natal, is now completed. The in-aid of the Atheftaeum and Mechanics' Institute was veiy well patronised on Saturday eipnlngv and * very fair amounl of ..business was done, particularly in-the outter of art' unions. The, greater .•'portion of the balance of the stocfc was disposed of, and the sum of L7O was obtained, i bringing the total' for the bazaar up tt> a little over LSOO. It/-is intended to dispose of the remaining articles by auction or some other means, of which notice will be given. Taken as a whole the bazaar has been one of the most successful* ever held in Oamaru> aftd we must* certainly congratulate the ladies who took the matter in hand, not only for the excellent collection of articles with wKich stocked the bazaar,' but upon their successful management of the whole affair. „ , At the Resident Magistrate's Court to-day, before T. W. Parker, Esq., 8.M., John M*Leod was charged with having been drank tnd disorderly in Thames-street last night. , Evidence was given to showthatgthe accused "was disorderly in jture as the congregations wfre coming out of church. He was ordered to pay a fine of 20s, with the alternative of three days' imprisonment. Henry Luxon*was*charged with having, on the lst'January, unlawfully assaulted Elizabeth Dale, inflicting grievous bodily harm, by striking her with a tomahawk. Dr. de,J<autour gave evidence to the effect that he had been called in to attend the prosecutrix on the 2nd January. He found her suffering from a wound on the left thigh, which jnight* have been inflicted with the tomahawk produced. She also had -a black eye. She was unable to appear in the Court. The prisoner was then remanded for a week, ifie same prisoner then charged with having also assaulted Jane Hollow and Mary Elizabeth Luxon. Evidence was taken in this case showing that on the night of the Ist January the prisoner had ill-treated his wife, and on his mother-in-law (Mrs. Hollow) and other relatives interfering, had very generally ill-treated the whole of them, freely using a stick and threatening them with-an axe, and otherwise acting in a very excited manner. During the scene he .several threatened "to do ..for wife," and the assistance of the police had to be calle£ in. fee prisoner was' remanded until ftonday _ next. William Harper was charged by the Inspector ''of Nuisances with having, on the 26th Decern? ber, driven an express waggon without having his name and residence written upon it, and was fined. 10s. David Stowe was charged by the Inspector of Nuisances with having ridden furiously through-Thames and Tees-street about 11 o'clock on the 17th of December, and was fined 40s. William Gray was charged with having, on the sth December, 'committed a trespass on the Awamoko railway line by removing the wires of a fence and crossing horses over the line. Defendant admitted the offence, but said that for the last four years he had been promised a crossing. At present he had- no means of reaching a paddock on the opposite side of th% line. •, He had done no damage to the fence, as he had afterwards replaced wire. His Worship inflicted a penalty of 40s, remarking that he had no doubt that the defendant had some justice on his side, and*recommended%im to make an application in proper form to the department. > ' Qur readers will learn with regret that Mr. Gillespie'» cntire horsenPrince Albert died at Palmei-ston on Friday last, of inflammation, after an illness of twenty-foor hoars. ' i T# »nnn.il meeting of the Fire Brigade will be held this evening, at half-past seven o'clock, in the engine-house. The Canterbury Ram and Ewe Fair is to be held on March ll and*l2 next at Christchurch. ■* Major Macrorie, of Invercargill, died on Ist January of apoplexy. The volunteers who were present at the Invercargill Review, and the friends of the deceased gentleman, will feel regretat the demise of so energetic an officer and so worthy a man. The Excelsior Cricket Club contented themselves with a scratch match on Saturday. Sides were chosen by T. Hewat and A. some good play was shown by both aides. T. Hewat, Ham, and Hartley waq, good. Amongst the scorers* were. Church, 10 and 28 (not I ooty; D. Hewat, 26 ; and A. Hartley, 11. Tuff wCather during thepsst week (ays the tyttelton Times) has been on the whole favorable for the growing crops, but has retarded the getting in of the hay crops to some little extent'owing the rather strong that have prevailed. These winds 'Caugd the land on the plains to dry ud considerably, and to bring the forwafa dtp on very fast, so much so tnat on several farm* the oat crops arc now being cut in small patches. The winds have caused imnp havoc in the crops left for hay seed purposes, having blown cut fully five bushels per acre, and in some parts very much more this. What with the damp weather and the strong winds it has been a most difficult hatter to save any grass seed which will turn oat a fine .bright-sample. 'There is, of coniK, a large quantity of seed -which has secured* in splendid condition already. The threatening clouds of Tuesday morning. Jbespopt&aehange in the weather, and towards night">U*ay rail ** in, which continued! without yi tea Mission *fltil about 3 a.m. on Wednesday ijfning. "In this district thif .««■ WinhaVi a beneficial effect rather than otherwise, "as wss"*verji diy. Knough has to give allkinds:of oereal and root crbfs Moisture to Idft natil sftrr ha|--fti —— l "-|- 1 adrys^wil»e«3.v';j J celebrated Xe land is

\ lift New Zealiod the struggling i Wellington daily morning, which, it wai I thon(|i; would have it all its own way ii i Wellington when it absorbed*tbg New [ laoder, is to be opposed' by large i mOTning^paper. It rid of a pigmy and Will probably be confronted by t ( giant. { The Otago Daily Times . says in an articli ( on the telegraph operators jtrike :—" Thei: principaljjgrievance is the -abolition of ' over time,' by which their salXries —already smal •' enough in all conscience—are considerably while they are also liable to Jtx ' cafted upon to work for 24 hours at a stretch r . outside the ordinary office hours, withoui r any. extra remuneration whatever.'* Hov do they Ho it ? At the meeting of thetCanterbury Coursin; Club, on Ffiday, it was decided the time for receiving entries for the Derbj and Oaks to thif 29th instant. A letter wai read from the" Southjpanterbuiy Club stating that the members did not see iheir way cleai to accede to thfe suggestion re engaging one judge, preferring to hold themselves free tc make their own choice. The writer alsc ■ stated that the Soqth Canterbury 1 of opinion that the Waterloo Meeting &uld 1 be better nm off in South Canterbury than &t Sheffield. Some discussion took plaqj upon feoth matters, and, on the. suggestion of the Chairman, it was resolved That the Secretary of the North Otagc Coursing Club be requested to convene a meeting of delegates at Qamaru as early as possible, to consumer the questions as tc where the next Waterloo meeting.should be held, and as to the appointing of a judge and decieing upon his remuneration." It was resolved to Acclimatisation Society to have the season for coursing hares arranged to commence on April 1, and end on July 31, both days inclusive. The {allowing is s statement ot Crown lands disposed of from the foundation of the Colony to the 30th June last, taken from officiaf sources ■: —14,014,632 acres have been alienated and reserved for public purposes, the part sold realising L 11,210,412; 13,483,679 acres are open for selection, and 20,828,883 acres withheld for the present, partly in pastoraf leases .and .partly in reservations ; lands held by natives or sold by them to -Europeans, 16,500,000 acres;

land disposed of during the year ending 30th* Jnne, 389,662 acres, realising L765,|91 Canterbury largely at the head of the list. The area of forest on Crown lands is estimated at acres, which, however, do not add much to revenue directly, the total receipts for rents and royalties not exceeding L3OOO per annum. During the year 1878 timber amounting to 128,565,004 superficial feet was cut, and for the first six months of 1879, 64,657,002 superficial feetall consumed for building purposes in this Colony: In the course of an addresS ''to his constituents in Auckland a few days ago, Mr. Swanson, one of the fous Auckland seceders, said : —When Sir George Grey was left out in the cold, I to him on the subject. Whatever may be said of Mr. Sheehan, he is th© best all-round member in that House. He is the best debater, has the best temper under all circumstances, and h's experience of parliamentary-work and tactics is second to none. It appears to been a mistake of some to have regarded Sir George.Qirejy in any other, aspect than as an ordinary member of the House. I should have gone to Mr. Macandrew. When I spoke to Sir George Grey on the subject, he said Mr. Macandrew declined to lead. In a moment of despondency I suggested that Sir George should take office, because it would suit him. He Anew the natives thoroughly, and had great influence over -them ; but he said no party would have it, and some of the Auckland members had spoken slightingly of him. I could not see things in that light. I was not a man to be satisfied with an uncertain state of things. It was necessary that something should be dene, and that immediately, and for the reasons I have already given, I determined to give my support to the Gosgrnment. I want the work of my electoral district done, and whoever does it will have my support. » During the "course of the hearing of riot case's on Saturdry (says the Timaru., Herald), Mr. Stout* asked one of the witnesses (Mr. Kimbar) to draw a the scene, showing the respective positions in which he (the witness), Mr. O'Driscoll, and the Orangemen stood. sketch drawn, Mr. Stout said, " Now, we'll mark O'Driscoll's position ' O,' and yours (Mr. Kimber's) and then it will be 'O.K.' We will also make the Clerk of the Court to represent the Orangemen." It is needless to say that Mr. Howley at once protested against his doing any such thing. The following matter of interest to this district was discussed at the late meeting of the Canterbury Agricultural andAssociation:—"The question raisejnsy Mr. G. Booth in his letter, r&! at the I** meet-1 ing, relativfcto deceptive prizes attached to agricultural machines, was considered. The Chairman said out ol this latter a case in ' class 15, broadcast sowing machine, had arisen. In this class Messrs. Reid and Gray had entered a machine to which a price of L 24 was attached. The machine as it stood was intended for grass seed sowing, but on top of the machine when it was being judged there? was a spare cannister which would allow, of turnip and other small seeds being sown by the machine. - There was also a set of harrows and chain with this extra canoister which it was certainly thought were part of the machine and coold be purchased for the L 24. ' At'the request of a constituent who had seen this machine on the ground, Messrs. Miles, Hassal, and Co. purchased it and forwarded it to Coalgatfij bit after arrival, when the gentleman fonnd that in addition to the L 24 he would have to pay L 6 for the extra cannister, L 6 for the harrows, and 12s 6d for. the chain, he sent it \jiack at very . great expense to himself. The Sub-Coin- ' mittee wno'jjad investigated the .matter had taken gvidence. < onfirmatory of his (the Chairman's) remarks, and the judges had < stated that but for believing that aU these j extras were included in the £24* they .would . have awarded the prize'to another exh'bit j in that-class. Chi the evidence taken the Sab-Committee fyad recommended that, as \ the 'Association Juui been misled Messes, Re id j and-Gray j be and that the prize be, withheld., /In reply• tor. a member, .the Secretary said he had communicated with Messrs. "Keid and Gray, and informed them 1 of the date when th 6 investigation would ( take place. Neither of the principals were < in town, but he had seen their representative. * Aftbr some-remarks, it was deter- < mined «not to y adopt the Sub-Committee's 1 report in-the meantime, but to write Messrs/ j Reid and Gray.forward a copyof the report, I andask them tpshowrcause wtyjrit should • not beadopfefl at .the nest meeting of the , Committee." * . ■?f