The Western Star. (PUBLISHED BI-WEEKLY). SATURDAY, OCT. 23, 1880.

Western Star, Issue 387, 23 October 1880, Page 2

The Western Star. (PUBLISHED 81-WEEKLY). SATURDAY, OCT. 23, 1880.

Monday next, 251 h lost., is the last dav for the present year for the return of statements under the Property Assessment Art. The annual meeting of the Caledonian Society will hr held ftt 'he Marino Hotel on Monday evening at eight, o’clock. Attention is directed to the alteration in the date of the cattle show, to Thursday, 25th November. Entries to close on Monday, 22nd November. The Gazette contains conditions of trout fishing in Southland. Any holder of license may fish with rod and line in the Waibopin, Orawai, WaimaUiVu, and Maknrewa rivers, and their affluents, excepting those of the Makavewa river, from t’ e Ist dav of November, 1880, until the 28th day of February, 1881. Dr Young is gazetted public vaccinator lor Eiverlon, The San Francisco mails will be delivered in Riverton on arrival of mid-day train today.

A meeting of the Aparima Regatta . O o .m----mittee was hold at the Globe Hotel on Wednesday evening, when there wore present — Captain Tall (President, in the chair" l , Messrs S. Q. Insfeone, Mahoney, Lyle, Port, Punkhurst, Green, and Galloway. The programme of the regatta, which it was derided should be held on the 3rd January next, and which will be found in our advertising columns, was drawn tip and adopted. It comprises a first and second class sailing race, amateur fouroared and pair-cared race, four-oared and pair-oared race open to all comers, boys’ pairoared and sculling race, sculling race open to all comers, swimming race, walking the pole, and dpek hunt. The prizes will b« arranged as scon as the Committee know the amount of funds at their disposal. Mr Instene laid on the table the cup that he intends presenting to ths. winner of one of the events. It is ajvcry handsome trophy indeed, and ought to evoke a sharp con'est. Mr Green also intimated that he would, as he did last year, give a pair of sculls to the winner af the sculling race. The,President, and Messrs Port, Green, and Panktmrsfc are appointed l a committee to canvass the town for subscriptions in aid of the regatta fund, and all that ia wanted now is liberal assistance from the public. If that is accorded, there can be no danger of the affair being otbqr tban, a gcuuinooauecess. At (he Wa»fo Land Board meeting on Thursday, James F : t?gernld, owner of section 27, block 2, Longwood, usk.d leave to purchase a portion pf hind which he had fenced in excess of his holding—the land not having been surveyed at (he lime. Application refused.—The Inspector of Forests reported (hat the timber cut at. the- sawmills in the district during tho pa«t month amounted to 1,347,85(1 feet, (he,royalty on which was £l6B 7» 4d.■—A memo, from Wellington intimated compliance with the Board’s recommendation (hat sections at O'nuluu be reserved for a pound; at Lum.sdcn for a, cemetery ;• at Calcium for a public hall. The assent of the Government to the having for 10 years of the Bur wood runs was also read. A meeting of the members of the Riverton Cricket Club was liekl in the old schoolroom on Thursday evening :■ Mr A. Galloway in (he chair. The minutes of tho previous meeting having been read and confirmed, the Secretary read two challenges received from Invercargill, one from the Invercargill Club to play a match ou any day during the season either against the Riverton Club or a combined team of the Western District,, and one from the Albion Club to play n match on the 9th No vcipbcr. Tho Secretary ajso a'atcd that, at the request of several members of the Club, he % had forwarded a challenge to the Orepuki Club to play » match, on the Sth November. On (he motion of Mr Mills, seconded by Mr ■ Mahoney, it was resolved “ That tho Secretary write to the Invercargill Club stating, that this Club does not feci itself in. a position to piny

a match at present, but hopes to he able to. do, go before the end of the sensor..” Some n * nmifka having been made animadverting on the action of the Secretary in sending a challenge to Orepuki without the sanction of the Committee, ha stated that no mips had ns yet barn adopted for his and the Club’s guidance, and it was a difficult matter to know what to do under the circumstances. It was moved by M r Mills, and s-conde.l by Mr H. Daniel, That the action of the Secretary in sending a challenge to the Orepuki Club be approved p.f, and that the Albion Club be informed that this Club had already sent a challenge to play a match at Orepuki on the 9th, and consequently could not accept its challenge. A letter from the Secretary of the Western District A. and P. Association was read in reply to a communication from the Chib asking for the use of their ground, starting that it had been resolved at n meeting of the Association to charge the Club £5 for the use of the ground for the season, and that it (the Club) woiild be bald responsible for the state of the fence, &e. It was gcncra'ly considered that the rent charged was too high, considering the small amount of funds at the Club's dispos-.1, but it was agreed that an offer of £lO for a three years’lease of the ground, with leave'to fence ft pitch, be made to the Association — rent to be paid in annual instalments of £3 8» 8d at the end of each season. Mr Bcyling tendered his resignation as Captain in favour of some of the older members of the Club. It was unanimously resolved that he r'-eousider his proposal. This be agreed to do, and withdrew his resignation. It was nr. ranged that a meeting of the Committee be held on Monday next to draw up rules for the management of the Club, and that the return match married v. single take place today. Mr Weeclen’s name was added to the Committee, and Mr Moore was presented with a ticket of membership for his services in making a, practice net, &o. The programme of the entertainment in aid of the hospital funds is now published It will be found f o contain a largo number of popular “cork pieces.” In (ho farce “Thumbs lip” there is ample scope for a display of eccentricities of negro character. Thursday next, 28th inat., is the dale of the performance. , Messrs L. llodgera and Co. (of Invercargill) commenced their auction sale of jewelry in P. Gyant and Co’s new premises yesterday, and during the day and evening a fair business was done. The stock is well worth a visit of inspection, snd its extent, vaiiety, and genuine value cannot fail in exciting surprise and admiration. The auction sale) commences at noon, and 6.30 p.m. to-day, and the fjrtn guarantee every article sold to be of the value and quality represented. The sale is an--s.owi«tuJ ta lake plaea at Orepuki on Tuesday,

“ I say that the proposal to make thu master liable to a servant, for (he negligence of a fellow-servant is contrary to principle, unjust, unreasonable, and calculated to produce, if not no goal, at least more harm than good. It would be better to make servants liable to heir masters for th» damage caused to their fellows, than to make masters liable to them ns proposed in the Employers Bill.” This is the position taken up by Lord Justice Bramwell in the letter which served Sir Henry Jackson as a brief in arguing before Parliament the case for the employers. The Treasurer of the Hospital desires to acknowledge the receipt of £5 Is 8d from the Limestone Presbyterian Congregation.

Mails for Gummios’ Bush and Groper’s Bush will on and after Wednesday next, be despatched on Wednesday and Saturday, instead of Monday and Thursday as heretofore. The advantage of this anangemunt will douh'l-’ss be appreciated by the settlers. We may mention that on the matter being brought under the notice of Mr Wilkin, the Chief Postmaster, he promptly agreed to the alteration.

Telegraphing on FrMar last, the Wellington correspondent of the “Ot igo Daily Times” says:—“ I notice ilia* the ‘L\ t>f I'on Times ’ has been publishing some more choice canards from its. highly imaginative- correspondent. One is to the effect that Major Atkinson is to he relieved of the Defence portfolio', nn I is to succeed Mr Bwce as Native Minister. It happens, however, ’hat Major Atkinson does Pot. hold the Defence portfolio, neither does Mr Hall, ns s'atcd by the ‘ Timaru Herald.” Both papers make as( upiVE SI under. Everybody should know Unit. Mr Bryce hasheld the Defence portfolio For manv months past, an I there is not the slightest probability that he will resign either that or tho Native Department. Mr Oliver’s retirement is also hinted at, nnl Mr Rollcston, mentioned as likely to take the Defence I>.n^-tmyut, AH these are merely canards, founded probably ou the slender fact that the redisposition of The Mines portofolio, announce! during the session as intonde l is likely to take place immediately, and that probably Mr Oliver will relinquish and Mr Rolleston under ake it. lam positively assured that this is the only Ministerial change impending.

English society (writes “Dagonet” in the ‘Eef< ret*’) Ims professed itself to be shocked at Mr Br ght’s declaration that tho upper classes have little respect for the pr ctice of re tgion, and vet in their hearts they roust, know that it is indisputably true. At a time when Sabbatarianism absolutely oppresses the poor and interferes with the lower middle classes, the aristocracy has openly cast awav all decent obse 1 vance of the Lord’s day. Cards, boards, and gambs of chance are played in the best houses, and even the country is disturbed with the noise revelry of’the upper ten’s Sunday outing. One Sunday this month, at the residence of a Gentleman in the conn'ry, there was dancing to military music, lawn tennis, croquet, and high jinks generally. The company enn pi's’eel of the elite-of society, male, and female, and amongst them wns a mo t illustrious person. In this flagrant desecration of the Sabbath (I am quoting the current phrase) all present heartily joined. are now of frequent occur ence on the Lord’s day, and are always largely attended by the aristocracy.

A writer in th(‘“Town ami Country’* save:—Two hundred and four sheep were shorn in a day at Mr John Con-. neU’s station, Ing tails, New England, in 1870 or 1871 ; and the same man shore 221 sheep in the same shed in 1872; and n man. I think, named Mannde, shore 207 sheep in 1873 at Myall Creek station, near Bingera. Another correspondent states-—A man named ,Tnhn "Rodgers, i" E'o year 1860, shore 222 sheen at Marsh’s station. New England, 47 of which were four-year-old we'hoi-?.