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Oamaru Mail, Volume IV, Issue 1299, 5 June 1880, Page 2

- Mr. Cx. Jones will address the electors at Pukeuri Point at 7 o'clock this evening. Mr. W...H. S. Roberts will address the Oamarii" Elector's. at half-past ! seven "o'clock this evening, at. the; Volunteer Hall. The chair ' will be taken by his Worship the Mayior. . ' .. • . ~ . ./ ;

. A.notice fe,a electors -appears in ourjidver-; tisiny columns; -to which particular- attention is directed. It : has "special reference "to'the recording of votes. The question lias been asked,, if an elector residing, in rfche electoral district can vote at any polling booth in the district? The hnswer' is, that ; aiiy j person whose name appears on the .Electoral Roll of Waitaki, can record his vote at any polling booth in the county of Waitaki, Oamaru included. . . ' ' ' :

Mr. W. H. S. Roberts addressed the electors at the Cave Valley Schoolhouse last evening, Mr- E. Jaekson occupied the chair. The candidate spoke at some length, and -received an attentive hearing. .; On the mbtiori of Mr. Cowles a vote of thanks was' passed to the candidate for liis address, coupled with a motion that Mr. Roberts was afit ; and proper person to represent the district.

' Mr. Jones addressed about 50 electors at Papakaio last night, : Mr. Dugald Shaw occupied the chair. A vote of confidencie was accorded'to'the candidate, and a vote of thanks to the Chairman.

The Empress of Russia, whose death was recorded by telegram yesterday afternoon, was a daughter of the late Grand Duke Ludwig 11., of Hesse-Darmstadt. She was born on the Bth August, 1524, and was consequently in v h'er 'Bfty-sixth year, • Her marriage with the Czar was celebrated on the IGth April, -1841. •Of late,: if, report speaks truly, her relations with the Czar were not of the "most" pleasant nature. She has been-ailing for some time, and her death was not altogether unexpected.

; At the Resident Magistrate's Court to-day,. Patrick was brpjight up'for the 17thtime on a charge of being drunk and disorderly, and was fined 5s with "the. usual alternative. Patrick will appear before the Magistrate on .Monday mdrnmg on a charge 6f h'attifual drunkenness. . • .-. ;

We omitted to mention in our paragraph with reference to the lecture der livered.-the previous evening, by the Rev. J: Crump, that. Mr. H-. Powell, bandmaster pf. the Artillery Band, assisted with the cornet" ii'supplying the; instrumental music.' We make this correction in justice to.Mr. Powell, who did good service in rendering the entertainment .pleasing.

The following gentlemen have been, elected members of the; Waitaki. :Eoad: Board :rWeymouth, Mr. T. y. Duncan (re-elected).; .'Mr." E., ifyickef.. Fdr ,ithe' Papakaio. sub-divisdon, Messrs. - iD. Bqrrie.and Ifc Wilson were nominatnd, and a poll will be .taken 1 Dp. Thursday- next, ; particulars 'of whicn are "given in .'oar^ye^smg^didinns.

I A special meeting- of-the -Oamani': Schools Committee was held last evening, when there! were present—Messrs. Fleming (chairman);; Smith, Forrester -Bee; Mitchell, and; Mollisori.Three--applications were received for the post of third .master of. the ' Hi|s of inqniries to be made as to the Relative merits of the applicants, -letters were read from the Education'Bqard, stating that mittee's-; request .- to ha.ve : a male teacher appointedas third 'assistant to the North School had been agreed to, and that the Board had decided" to take no action at present to secnre'the lease of section 1!, block 75, to complete the site for the South School. The Visiting Committee "reported that they ■ljad thoroughly investigated the alleged illtreatment of a scholar in ; Ifprth School by a pupil 1 teacher, .as mentioned by a cor? respondent of the' Mail, : aiid ediild'-find ho foundation in'fact for "tlio alleged ill-treat-ment. Letters. 3yex.e_ read from the Port Chalmers, Awamoko, Teaneraki, Livingstone, and Macraes/Committees; agreeing in whole or in part with the suggested amendments in the Education-Act.. It was decided that the secretary should prepare a tabulated statement of Committees on the question, and that the matter .should bp,.further coijsidered at the next Abetter -was tead from Mr. J. T. Evana, suggesting that as the tender for the new South School was about LIOO below the' sum set apart by t)ie Board for the erection of the building, the Bo.ird should be recprested to expend the balance on the improvement of the North School. The letter was ordered to ij§ on the table, I The Committee then rose,