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Wanganui Herald, Volume XX, Issue 6006, 28 September 1886, Page 2

The Feilding Star understands Mr John Stevens will contest either the Foxton or Rangitikei seat next general election. At the request of Messrs Cahill and McElwain, an Investigation will be hold by the Jockey Club into the racing scandal of whioh bo much has been heard, when a thorough enquiry should be made. The Advocate pays a high compliment to the late Mr Fred Bryce. It cays .-—Deceased, though quite a young man, had show a himself in many ways to be possessed of sterling ability, He was one of the sharpest business men oa the West Coast, and yet he had ever the reputation of downright honesty. His word waa hia bond, The gaoler here has bfeaappolntad probation officer for the borough under the First Offenders Probation Act, 1886. The senior officers or members of the police force at Marton, Bulls, Feilding, Halcombe, Foxton, Pdlmeraton North, Patea, and Waverley are appointed to a similar position in their respective districts. ' A meeting of the City ftifles was held last night in the Drill Hall. The firsfc business was the election of a secretary vice Corporal Briggs, resigned, Corporal King being elected unanimously. A hearty vote of thank* was accorded the retiring secretary for his past services. On the question of a picnic on the 9fch November there was considerable diversity of opinion, but at length it was resolved that a day's shooting should be held in place of the picnic, aud that the half oompany competition should be discontinued, At the Borough Council this evening a requisition signed by 96 ratepayers will be presented. The requisition asks that that portion of the Asylum Road which leads from theßovoughboundary to theßiflo Range, where the Country Road to the Heads commences, should be formed and metalled. The petition points out, truly enough, that during the wet season this piece of road has been practically impassable, while during the summer it is greatly needed, being in fact the only avenue to the Heads. We should like to see the road metalled and formed, but this is of very little use unleas the Wanganui County Council will eompleto th«ir work by carrying the road through to the beach. Mr Cave, of Putiki, writes us aB follows on the racing scandal ;—Sir,—"The local in the Chronicle yesterday in reference to the match between Mcßlwain aud Cahill Is most unfair to me, I was present when the match ■was made, and was asked to act as stakeholder, and, thinking the match was made purely as a matter of sport and to teat which was the better horse, I consented to act. It is untrue to aay that I have made myself a party to a swindle to rob tho public, and, in justice to myself, I may say that I received £10 in cash and a cheque from Mr McElwain for £10, which I cashed at the request of both parties, and that money I have now in my possession. The position I now hold is simply this, that I am unable to come to a just deoision as to who is entitled to the money." [A peculiar case, truly 1 Are thero two bets and two stakeholders ; if not, how has all tho money been loab? —Ed. W.H.] Sir Julius Vogel's solicitor, Mr Travers, has informed us that the motion for a new trial in the above case haa beeu withdrawn, Under these circumstances we may, without fear of misconstruction being placed upon our motives, repeat that we never intended to make any imputation on Sir Julius Voxel's character or personal honor in relation to the matter discussed in our article. We believe the jury were perfectly right in their refusal to endorse the construction which Sir Julius Yogel thought proper to put upon our languagel In tho course of the proceedings at the trial, Mr Bell, our counsel, with our full consent, repudiated that construction, and we should have thought that a disclaimer so made ought to have satisfied Sir Julius Yogel, who, from beginning to end, was evidently under a misapprehension aa to the true meaning of the language upon which he grounded his complaint against us. —Evening Press, The Parliamentary Union head a successful sitting last night;, when the final debate of the session took place. A new Ministry, composed of Messrs Kecsing, Greenwood, Morgan, Hollow, Bruce, King, Willis, and Wilkinson, met the House, and the Premier (Mr Keesing) delivered a Ministerial Statement as to the policy of the Government, which brought Mr Liffitou to his feet with a motion for the adjournment of the House. The debate on this question lasted over an hour, and finally the motion was withdrawn, Tho adjourned debate on the Women's Suffrage was taken next, Mr Olliver loading off against the motion, followed by Mr Tenpant in its favour. The Speaker (Mr Carson), in his usual vigorous mauner, though hardly up to his be3t form, supported it, and was followed by Mr Wilson with a good speech against tho motion. Messrs Greenwood and Lilßton for, Mr Couchnian against were the other Bpeakers, afW which camo tho reply from Me Wilkinson, and tho division, which resulted iv a defeat by 25 to 18. The House then adjourned for a fortnight, whoa tlw prorogation will take »lace,

The Borough Council meets this evening at 7 o'clock. Aa announcement of interest to all subscribers to the Public Library appears in another column* This morning the Hon. Mr Ballanco paid a visit to the Eaatown workshops, He left by train this afternoon for tho South. At a concert to be hold by the Harmonic Society on the 6th proximo, o, novelty will be introduced in the shape of a grand automatic, piano, recently imported by Mr A. D. Willis, of which great things are prognosticated: Yesterday Professor McGregor visited the Hospital, which ho is to again inspect on hia return from the Patea and New Plymouth institutions. The Hospital Board are now advertising for a matron and custodian for the Hospital, We are glad to be able to state on good authority that the return ball to the Alexaudra Cavalry ia no longer a question of doubt, but that it will come oS on the 29th October. A committee, comprising several volunteer officers and citizens of Wanganui, haa taken the matter in hand, and we have no doubt from the lengthy list of names given in as representing those willing to tako | ticket?, but that tha return ball will be aa great a success as any of the Cavalry balls have ever been. Thero was a good attendance at the drawing for eecfciouß of the Pemberton Special Settlement Block, which camo off at the Institute Hall last night. Out of a total of 69 members there wore only four defaulters. The C4overnment were represented by Mr Mcßeth, who waa fully satisfied with the manner in which everything was conducted. We understand that bo eager are some of the holders to get on to the land that several were busy packing up to-day ready to be off at once. Mr Labouchere, writing in Truth, gives the following account of tho election expenses of Mr Bradlaugh and himself at the recent election :— A little before the election I pointed out to candidates that they would do well to impress upon constituencies the system adopted at Northampton in regard to outlay, and I said that an election did not coat me muoh above £30 — exolusive, of course, of returning officer's and personal expenaesj Thia is tho joint return of my colleague and myself : — Printing, posting, advertising, £55 15a lOd ; Committee-rooma and clerka, £11 10a ; messengers, £2 12i ; poatage, &c, £5 10s. Total, £75 7o 10d ; or, £37 13s lid each. Judgment waa given in tho Banco Court yesterday afternoon in tho case in which tho Deputy Official Assignee of New Plymouth applied (1) for an order directing Mr George Hutchison, a solicitor in Wanganui, to repay certain sums, deducted by him for coats from money which he recovered on behalf of a man who shortly afterwards became bankrupt, and (2) for an order to tax the bill of costs, payment notwithstanding. Their Honors rofußed to interfere in the first branch of the rule, holding that tho Official Assignee should raise the question ; bub made au ordor for the taxation of the bills and for a refund of any money found to have been overpaid. Both parties were ordered to pay their coats. — Friday's Post. A report from the officer authorised to report on tho various places of public amusement in town will be laid before the Council this evening. Having seen the report, wo are •able to give a few particulars from it, With regard to the Drill Hall, it suggests that the side door should be so altered aa to open outwards ; otherwise there are no alterations required there. Tho Inspector cannot see that any improvement could be made on the present arrangements at the Princess Theatre ; tho means of ingress and egress, ventilation, water supply, and fire appliances are all satisfactory. At tho Institute Hall there should be an additional means of ogress provided by the substitution of a l*rge swing door on the first landing on the upstairs, and a doorway, with atepa to the ground, from tho same landing on the aide nearest the Library, The only alteration suggeafced at tho Academy of Music is to make the outer door awing outwards. The Fire Brigade ia not considered to have snfficlent means of egreas, and a staircase to the back is recommended* With respeofc tothe V.M.C.A. rooma, the Inspector says the means of egress are not worth mentioning, but he suggeata alterations in the arrangement of the front windows by which the verandah could be reached ; and further, that a staircase should bo built at tho back: In the Council Chambers ho advises an cxfcva side door ou tho same side a"5 the present room' A deputation waitsd on Mr Brackon in Dunedin; asking him to stand for the vacant seat, at which Mr Gourloy made the following remarks respecting Mr Bracken's chango d? mind :— -Ho ?aid he felt ho had an intereat in this matter, and he formed a deputation of one and waited on Mr Bracken; Mr Brackon explained that be did not care to come out while Mr Hutchison was in the field ; that Mr Hutchison had come to him, and they had some half understanding to that effect. He said, "Supposing I sco Mr Hutchison ;" and Mr Bracken replied : "if you ace him and arrange that he retires, I will then consider it." Ho went away, and happened to meet Mr Hutchison about ten ra ,' n utes after. Mr Hutchison seemed as though, he knew what he was going to speak about, aU( I s tid'> "I know you are going to aay I have no chance of getting in." He replied: "Yes; I am going to say to you that y° u have no * tae ph°st of a ch anca of getting in at a&y price." Mr Hutchison said : " I know that asweJlasyo Ui GourJey. that I cann^ S efc in . bat I must keep m y Solf before the P" blic , unt 'l 1 S efc known and popular." He saiu : "We are to suffer, then, while you are popularising youreelf at our expense, and take a candidate we do not Iffre ? That fa not good enough." He said also : "There ia no possibility of your getting in, and understand I mean what I pay," Then Mr Hutchison said : "Gourley. I will tell you that if Bracken comes out I will not stand in his way." He camo back to Mr Bracken and told him, and even then Mr Bracken said he would tako time to think over it. If over a man said he would resign if Mr Bracken would coma out, William Hutchison waa the man that said that to hlrm Mr Hutchison had sufficient | force of character to see that he waa entitled i to retire according to the promise and conversation he had with him in Macloggan Street. HemadetheaeremarkstojuatifyMrßracken's action. The worst forma of Fever, Prickly Heat, Smallpox, and Measles rapidly cured by Lamploufth's Pyretio Saline. "It saved my life, for the fever had obtained a strong hold on mo." — C. Fitzgerald, correspondent of Manchester Guardian in Albania. Abundant medical testimony enclosed with each bottle* It ia the cure for Cholera and Preventive of most diseases incident to Tropical and Colonial lifos It allaya thirst in a remarkable manner, and cools and vitaliaea tho blood. J. S. Purdy, Esq., writes :—" I would rather go short of anything than thia never-failiug traveller's friend."— Advt