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Southland Times, Issue 3298, 15 January 1879, Page 2

/ The San Francisco Mail.— The Sari Francisco.Mail is dueAat Auckland to-day/ ; / GoeeJ—- Our corresporiderit at Gore, tele;graphing yesterd^ rain has fallen within/the .last 48 hours, and the crops are greatly benefited thereby, but the weather israther- cold/ / : : ; .'"'/ v The'Rev/C. J.Byn& Rev/C. J. Byrig, df'Duriedin, to preach at ; Gladstone on Sundayihas,\ye areiglad to learn , ; pnly resulted iri a ppstponernent 6f the jdsit of the' gifted /clergy man for a^eek, r He is "fo lecture in. Messrs; Sloan and Sons hew Hall, Dee street, on Friday evening," the subject being "The archives of the Universe/ arid bri Sunday he will preach morning and evening at :;/'/; ';.:-:■ 'Ap:A.y y'Ay'k;. ........ CAMPBELI?roWN.— At the R.M. Court, yesterday, before Thomas Thomson,: and George Nichol, - Esqs., J.J.P. John Buckley was by Capt; McKelvie with being absent from the ship Waitara/ on the 13th inst., ..without leave. As the Captain did' not wish to'.pfesk the charge he was ordered to be taken on board by the police. ' He was further ' charged by Captain McKelvie with using, on; the 12th instv/abusive arid insulting language toward him, and behaving iumself in a manner calculated to provoke a breach of the, peace. After hearing the evidence their. Worships fined prisoner ,20s and costs, in all Bs. The'mbney was ,paid. ' Ak. . , •: ■ Official* Zeal.— The recollection of the trite saying ;that " discretion is the better part of valor "rhight have saved-a member of our local cpnstabulary some annoyance last night. In; the course of 'the performanceat Burton's circus, the^^ inevitable drank man appeared on the scene, and made his way into the ring; A feint of ejecting him -was made by the employes of the establishment, and a constable, present taking up the cue rushed to remove/the intruder in all earnestness of spirit/ ; ; "The '.man was: ejected for the nonce, but an explanation ensued, and the performance proceeded. '^Some palliation of the error on the part of -the; officeriis/tb be f ound in the fact that a large portion of the audience were as comjDletely sold as he was. A Scene.— A passenger by one of the trains on Saturday last, says the Dnnedin Times, gives- an amusing account of the scene at the railway station upon the departure of the 10 a.m. train for Oamaru. Several well-known Dunedin gentlemen had safely stowed their wives and families in carriages, and betaken themselves to the ticket office for the necessary pieces of pasteboard. Owing to the crush at the windows, however,' they were unable to secure these in time, and, to their discomfiture, the train went off with all the members of the various households except the responsible heads on board. The utterance the usually placid and serene gentlemen, gave to their sentiments upon the occasion was certainly not marked by their customary coolness of speech and demeanour, but perhaps this was excusable under the circumstances. One of the number, whose wife and five children had been so ruthlessly forwarded to Oamaru without money and without friends, was particularly severe in his denunciations of the. pigeon-hole system of ticketselling, and headed a deputation o£ similarly- ■ circumstanced husbands and fathers to the general manager. Mr Grant, when he got to the bottom of what all the disturbance was about — not so easy a matter in the face of the excitement amongst his interviewers — calmed the grumbling and anxiety by telegraphing for the detention of the Oamaru train at Burkes until the next Port Chalmers one should overtake it. It is needless to say that when this happy consummation took place, and the angry fathers were safely transhipped, the re-union was not less happy to the heads than to the members of the temporarilysevered families. The Matauba Election. — Mr Kinross addressed the electors at Gore, on Monday evening ; the large room in Mr Green's hotel was crowded, about fifty persons being present. Mr Bree was voted to the chair, and introduced the candidate in a few appropriate remarks. Mr Kinross said he was glad to perceive the progress made by Gore, which he attributed to the settlement of the country, and he hoped to be able to show the electors present that he had long and consistently fought for that cause. From extracts which he read, he showed the active parts he had taken in trying to influence the legislation of the past, and indicated the course he proposed to pursue in the future. He then fully expressed his views . on the various points of Sir George Grey's policy ; and concluded by impressing on the audience that they were engaged in founding a nation, and it was the duty of the electors to cast aside all local and personal feelings, and to vote for the candidate best calculated to assist in framing wise and liberal laws, and who would be most likely to represent the district with credit. Mr Kinross spoke warmly and effectively for nearly an hour, and seemed to carry the sympathies of the audience with him throughout his address, and at ite conclusion he was loudly applauded. Several questions were asked, and in each case the answer given elicited marks of approval. MiKelly moved, and Mr McLean seconded, the following resolution — " That this meeting thanks Mr Kinross for his address." Mr Hay moved,' and Mr Ross seconded, as an amendment — " That Mr Kinross is a fit and proper person to represent tne Mataura district." The amendment was lost, and the original motion carried unanimously. The meeting closed with a vote of thanks to the chairman. Mr- Kinross addressed the electors at Mataura Bridge on Monday afternoon, but as the hour of meeting was not suited for the convenience of the residents, the . attendance was not large. After the candidate had expressed his opinions on the various political questions that occupy the attention of the country, a vote of- thanks for his address was carried unanimously. Melbourne Exhibition.— We have to acknowledge the receipt of a document containing . the programme of the Melbourne International Exhibition, to be held in 1880. Very great care seems to have been bestowed upon the compilation, for it is both elaborate and explicit— clearly setting forth how the exhibition is to be arranged, and giving full instructions to intending 'exhibitors. The names of the various commissioners and those of the committees appointed are given. The Execiitive Committee includes the names of the Hons. W. J. Clarke, M.L.C, president ; J. J. Casey, M.P., J. Munro, M.P., Sir "B. O'Loghlen, Sir S. Wilson, M.L.C, Sir G. F. Verdon, vice-presidents ; J v 8.. Patterson/W. Wilson, M.L.C; 0. J. Jenner, ' M.'P; ; and Messrs J. Bosistb, M.P. ; A. K. Smith, M.P.; J. Pigdon, J. A. Panton, M.P. ; "J. B. Were. Seventeen committees for general purposes are appoined,, under the following appellations -—Building, finance, Great Britain, Europe, intercolonial, Asia, Africa, and America ; ceremonial, districts of Victoria, gardens, wine, manufactures, animal products, vegetable products,- machinery, fine arts, regulations and printing, minerals and mining. Applications for space are invited not later, if possible, "than the 30th of June , next, and must be made through the representative of the country or colony to which ' the applicants belong. Where there are no representatives, applications are to be made through the secretary." All exhibits are to be admitted free of duty, but must be contained in packages having two labels, on which the flag of the country to which the exhibitor belongs is displayed, also the letters M-.1.E. in a circle. An endeavor will be made-to provide adequate motive- power for all the machinery exhibited, but exhibitors must provide at theii' own cost cases, counters, "shelves, pulleys, belts, &c. Competent judges are to 1 be appointed to make the awards, which are to consist of gold, silver, and bronze medals, certificates, and special reports of jurors. Dangerous articles, such as percussion caps, fireworks, &c, can only be received when i made in imitation. The regulations are full, | and not to be mistaken : aud then comes the general classification of exhibits.' There are 82 classes, commencing with oil paintings and ending with mining and metallurgy. Appearances Against Him.— " J"Egles " in the Australasian is responsible for the following: — A gentleman who bas an excellent opinion of his own appearance and importance was pursued along the Bourke street pavement by an energetic cabman, with the cry of " Collirigwood, sir I Collingwood 1 first cab for Collingwood!" Irritated with the man's persistence, the pedestrian in angry tone turned to him, saying, " Do I look as- if I .wanted to go to Collingwood?". But that cabmen,, was .equal to "Beg 1 pardon, f-ir, Peutridge ? Pentridse ?"' •

The March of Progress.— Speaking o the reign of Queen Victoria, the London Telegraph says:—" It has been a reign great in social' events. ' There were not 300 miles of railways in England when the Queen ascended the throne. There was ho' electric telegraph. There was no penny post. There were no photographs of any kind. : Tbere was not the idea of the possibility of a penny Press, Bern emberihgithese things, we see that since the Queen began ;her royalty a different social weftld has been created." .--N-O'Ciro^E. Beaten.-— Says "^Atticus". in the Leader :— The 7 other day the "minister "of. a suburban .congregationsevered a, connection, that had existed for a good! manyyeafs/ but: which had/ at? last grown irksome to pastor and people/ He. had received what.l think is termed " a Call" -"^tp a more lucrative position, and of course he was testimqnialised with an accompaniment of tea,: jnuffins,. and : music. Owing to the coolness that some of the flock felt* towards their shepherd- the latter feared that the lamentations over his departure,; to be engrossed on imperishable parchment with indelible ink, would not.be as gushing ;as : he desired*;'' he therefore," with all the unblushing impudence" that /belongs to the praiseloving worldling, suggested '■' to some of the office-bearers of his' church that the language of. the valedictory address should be ''sufficiently warm."'. One of themembers ; of the; church expressed surprise, when the form ofj address was under'; consideration, that the reverend gentleman should - have displayed such gross want of delicacy/ and - was told, "Oh, that is nothing, the Rev, MrC— '— , when, an -address y*-as to ;be presented to-hirn, wrote out half /a /dozen drafts for the-com-mittee to choose f rqm." This kind of thing/. I know is common amongst the children of: Belial, .but one . hardly expects to; .find it amongst the children of light. -' . Three safekeys/found outside the Post Office, yesterday, lie at the Police Station awaiting an owner. „ ' ' . '.. ..,-:■;'";,•; Three important additions of cerfcaiii works have been made to the advertisement 61 the Southland County Council, .tenders for which close on the 27th Januaiy. . _ ; We have to direct attention to a notice in pur shipping column, respecting the ship Waitara. The vessel has completed loading, and shippers are requested to present ;bills of lading for signature at once, v/ :-There;are several: new. advertisements ''in our "wanted" column.- -..;■"- . The half-yearly meeting of. the Colonial Bank is notified to be held at. Dunedin on Monday, the 29th inst. A director is to be elected vice Hon. Mr Holmes who retires. .. Mr Dimlop, who is leaving the colony,' has appointed Mr A/ McGill Brown : as : his business : agent. . . *•• Mr Arthur, the General Manager, ; has considered the convenience of the public by determining to run trains at single fares for return tickets to-morrow, the tickets to. be available till the following- day in order that countiy residents may have an opportunity of attending Burton's Circus. The official notice of this appears elsewhere. We would direct attention to an advertisement relative to. the sale of Mr Williams' coaching plant.