THE MAMMOTH MINSTRELS.

Taranaki Herald, Volume XXXVI, Issue 7993, 11 October 1887, Page 2

THE MAMMOTH MINSTRELS.

The popular and highly successful Company will give a performance this evening, in tbe Alexandra Hall, for the last time in New Plymouth. Those who went to hear them laßt time are sure to go again, and to take their friends with them. Those who neglected to go last time, on hearing of the quality of the entertainment, have been regretting ever since that they missed the opportunity. They will be delighted to find that they will have another ohance of enjoying really good music and singing, which they missed on a previous occasion.

The certificates awarded to the New Plymouth exhibitors at tho Jubilee Exhibition, held b short time since at Wanganui, have been received by Mr. Coker, of Messrs. Collier & Co.'s music warehouse, for distribution. They are very artistic? productions, the design being by Mr. Pownall and the printing from Mr. Willis' establishment, which is well known for its' excellence of this class of work. The certificate is printed in several colours, as well as parts being in gold. On the top is a sketch of the interior of the Exhibition, and the bottom a shield with the royal arms on it. On the left side is a steam vessel, and oa the right a railway engine. The body of the certificate is surrounded by a massive Bcroll border in scarlet and gold, and altogether ia an ornamental memento of a very successful event in the Jubilee year of the Queen's reign. Certificates have been sent to Mr. Collis for photography, Mi. Olson for cheeße, Mr. R. Bayley for silver work, Mr. Denham for pony carriage, Mr. J. White for pottery, Mr. Brabant for inlaid woodwork, Mr. G. H. McGahey for iulaid wood. In the Home Industry department the following certificates were a wared: — Mrs. Dempsey, Miss Mary White, MissMable Allum, Misa Kate Hay wood, Miss Margeret Hursthouse, j and Master Herbert Murray.

At the Borough Council meeting on Monday night Mr. Bellringer said that he oould bear oat as chairman of the Hospital and Charitable Aid Board, the remarks of the Mayor as regards the increased number of applicants for relief, but he eaid that in many cases those seeking aid would not go and crack Btones at tho rates offered them; in fact they got abusive, Such people wanted 6s per day, even in therae depressed times. Tho Mayor saiJ he did not believe in lowering wages, but as times were so dreadfully bad wages must suffer. He said he could remember in the very early days of Taranaki when men jumped at 2s 6d per day. Mr, Bellringer stated that when he first came to Taranaki, in 1862, he had to work for 2s 6d per day, and was extremely glad to get wort at that pay, even at navvying, and had to go a good distance every day to work. A. councillor added : "And stonebreaking? " "Yes," replied Mr. Bellringer, " and at that too." A councillor then added : "That is what these people complain of; when they ask for bread Mr. Bellringer gives them a stone."

Legal documents are a very amusing kind of literature to peruse. We saw the other day an instrument drawn up by a lawyer in another part of the colony, which was intended to release a debtor from any claim against him in the past, and this it did "cry effectually, for it released him from debts "from the begining of the world ." The release covered a side and a half of foolscap paper, and was one of the most perfect specimens of le^al tautology we have ever come across. We give an extract from it : — " To release and for ever discharge the s&id , and his heirs executors and administrators of and from our said several debts, and all manner oi: action and actions, cause and causes of action, and such claims and demands which we and each and every one of us, the said creditor, now have or both or which each and every of our heirs, executors, and administrators, respectively hereafter, may, or ought to have, claim, or demand against the said , his heirs, administrators, or whereas for or by reason of: the said several and respective debtß to us, severally due and owing, or for or by reason of any other matter, cause, or claim whatsoever from " the beginning of the world unto the day of the date of theße presents, &c."

From a^telogram received in town to-day we learn that Mr. Gal fin, who met with an accident at Blenheim on Saturday, is progressing favourably. He wires that he does not fear any permanent injury now. Hia friends in this diatrict will be glad to learn that the acoident is not so sorious as was at first telegraphed.