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Taranaki Herald, Volume XXXVI, Issue 7980, 26 September 1887, Page 2

We have been requested to state that the various results of the poll in different parts of the colony, as well as locally, will be announced from the stage at the performance of the Mammoth Minstrels this evening, immediately as they arrive, so that the public will have the advantage of enjoying a first-class entertainment, and at the sametimeknow who have been returned as members for the new Parliament.

On our fourth page- is some amusing London Gossip by the last mail, and one of Thb Budget illustrations, being Signor Foli, the popular singer in London at the present day.

A report of a meeting held at Okato to hear Mr. Smith, and several letters to the editor respecting the eleotion were received too late to be made use of, and therefore it is no good publishing them now the elections is nearly over.

In the Nelson Museum is " a key and horseshoe- from Salisbury Oastle." A correspondent writing to a local paper says :—": — " I should not like to doubt the authenticity of the above-mentioned, but still should like to know, in the first place, where Salisbury Oastlo is? and in the 'second place, to /.rejate a\ short . story. Some 60 yeara ago, the ,Ar'cha3ological Society of England were ' visiting " Old Sarum " in Wiltshire, with the purpose of making exoavations to discover Roman remains. The first day nothing was found. Of course, they adjourned to resume on the next. My two eldest brothers whilst looking over farms, &c. near, picked up a key and horseshoe, thought they would " take a rise " out of the aforesaid Archrelogical Sooiety, so they went in the evening and planted the key and horseshoe. As a matter of course they were found on the next day, and great was the rejoicing thereat. Now, sir, I cannot help thinking, is it a case of " Bill Stumps, his mark?" Aa an uiter Btranger, will any of your subscribers tell me ?"

At the Wellington City Council, a letter was read from Dr. Lemon stating that the Commissioner of Telegrapliß had given him permission to advise the Council re lighting the streets with electricity, and also as to the proper installation. The CoraiTiissioner had also given him power to use the telegraph poleo, and' had granted such facilities as the Electrio Lines Act would permit. Dr. Lemon has promised the Council the use of a dynamo of 400 lamp power, with whioh to make a practical test. This is how the colonial money is being wasted for tho benefit of Wellington. Why should the dynamo which was bought by tho colony for the use of Parliament House_ be diverted for other purposes. Wellington gets more than her uhare of the colonial revenue wo think.

Thin morning'H train convoyed about seven of Major Atkinson's to msnpjorters to Eltham, where it re as arranged they should reword their votes,