General Intelligence.

Clutha Leader, Volume IV, Issue 184, 18 January 1878, Page 6

General Intelligence.

Parliament has been further prorogued until the 29fch of March. Caterpillars have again made their appearance in the Oamaru district. The explosion of a kerosene lamp Jed to the destruction of two cottages at Onehunga, on Saturday last. The West Coast Times is' riovv printed by means of an atmospheric gas engine. Common gas is all that, is used. The Rev. Mr Donald Ross, of Queenstown, preached n Gaelic sermon in St. Andrew's Church, Dunedin, on Sunday afternoon to a large 'cb'rigregsYfibh; A company is. about, to be floated for the purpose. of constructing' salt water baths at the Ocean Beacli Dnnedin. Mrs J«fferson Davis has just, -roturned to America, .leaving*, her daughters at school in Germany, where many Americans educate their.' children. A Montreal physician, by lifting- the depressed parts of the skull of an idiotic . child, ia restoring its faculties. The case is one of great interest. The Berlin gorilla, now in London, has learned to drink and smoke, and Darwin is wild with delight over these new evHonces of human evolution... The Victorians are' sending a wine trophy to the Paris Exhibition, 'accompanying which will he a miner, a stockrider, a black'Tellow'atidVGio, all d'drie | in a most .artistic style, in' wax. . „• •,,,• It is said that the stories so often whispered against fhe Prince of 'Wales' s morals are. quite half;offfhpm.fnbricatwi by fair ones who would only too gladly fall in : love ivith'His Royal' Highness. There is now little doubt gaa will before many years be superseded ,by the electric, light.' ' The latter can be "■ laid on ".by service w.ire?,jand(can he manufactured ,by steam,, or water-power engines. • The success of the new reapers and hinders in, Victoria seems, likely to lead j to their being extensively 'used 'in the Colony during the coming harvest, one Melbourne. .firm haying, alveady. ordered one hundred from America. •We.^Daily Times) understand- that Mr. John Tlislqp,. the,. Secretary, .of., ,the Board of Education, is likely to'be appointed Secretary for ■Bduea'tion, > and that either Mr r Petr.ie, or Mr. , ( Pryde : will probably succeed' him' as Secretary of the Board of Education.'- a : :/ The West Coast .Times,- in reportingproceedings in the Hokitika Bankruptcy Courf, i states that His' Honour, Judge . VVeston " commented severely on the system of bills of sale,, and expressed a strong desire to make certain merchants disgorge other people's goods, which they, managed to-,take - -possession rof under the bills of 'sale. .His" Honour ! also expressed his 'opinion that a 'great many persons/ thought r.that. :thpy.-. hadonly to file a schedule, and go through. the Court ;b'uV while he ; 66'cup'ietl the' ; Bench, , he in tended tp^make ; searching ['examinations into these cases. •> „.-,- : , ..

The. ; :sa]arie,s;, ;i of , ? thev, Yiotoria State schoolmasters have bpen increased; - The Hon. W.-B. Rhodes,, M.L.0., is reported to be" ."dying".'" - 7 The Dunedin Evening" News has changed, its title: to The' Age. t! L ! ! \, Several cases of typhoid fever have occurred at Masterton, one having ended .fatally. ': ; u-. -\><v- ; \:[Z\"^ > '.\ . A Canterbury farmer estimates that the recent rains will increase his crops by 30 bushels an acre. Ib has'bp'en agreed by the'- Victorian Govern rnent ■ to , invi.tej tenders.; < for|.[so cases of torpedoes. ". A native' wbm'ari ri at' Hbkian'ga has been arrested on. a, .charge of, attempting to murder John Reilly, her European husliaria; '- ■ ' ■■"■if ) ' i!: '•'■ tf--ii-.-..j^jii vl , ; .. A.t the .first meeting, qfth^.new^B.oard of Governors for the High School, on Friday' last, : Rev. Dr StuarVwas l'appointed chairman. ... ..._ ;,. },•■ i ;iJ :, „: Mr Ballauce was sworn in a Member 'of the Government, on Friday la'stJ'His portfolio? will ( be thosejqf, .Education and Commissioner of Customs. ' ' At ■'■ the' i; Auckla ? rid.'l6nmirial Sessions >l.li. Eva 93. for,,rj\pe..at;;-Oor,oman.Hie], was sentenced to seyen years' penal servitude, and two : '" :| ; . Messrs Barr and.;. Oliver ..h,aye, V; been appointed engineers to the Waitaki Oour.ty Council at a salary of iliQSO' a year and a cqmmissionqf 2 per cent, on works costing over L 4,0,00. As showing the Heavy''cost of special cable messages, we may mention tbTata special telegram published recently. iri the ! Melbourne ' Argil's' ' f cbWt nearly L6OO for wire charges alone, at 10s 8d a word for a thousand words., A London telegram. ,in the Sydney Echo, dated January I-, says Cardinal Manning has received . from the Pope . the scarlet hat, .which it -has bean customary for His H.oliness to bes.tow o_n. cardinals on p'resenting'Vhemseives. " ''' . .Father [Jeiinebery^, Roman Catholic priest, is still continuing his , mission services/ in Canterbury. He| has been most successful I with- his temperance lectures,. in the country districts, -inducing immense numbers of Catholics to take thu pledge. ; ' ■'•■ ■."..■'•.. ,i... A, branch railway is.,. about., to be formed by a Joint Stock' Company in Canterbury. . It will run .between- 1 the South Kakaia and the Ashburton townships to the Asliburton'- "Forks. The company is to have a capital of Lloo,ooo, in 5000 shares of L2O each. .. At Lawrence the other day," Mr Carew expressed his intention of inflicting severe penalties on a.ny,one allowintr horses or cattle to stray I 'i ! n the public streets. Perhaps if a few of such transgressors fan Balclutha were introduced to his Worship we might get 'rid of the long-standing cattle nuisance. A Mrs Bayertz, described as a Melbourne lady of Jewish birth, has been conducting special religious, services at Hobart Town, and delivering" a series of 1 Christian addresses, Her' delivery is said by the Jocal papers to be characterised by great earnestness and distinctness.' • • ■■ : ' ■•'•■ '' ' ' It is reported that- a. compariy has been formed in ..Dunedin for the con- : struction, under the provisions of " the /District Railways Ace,, of a rail way between Gore and Elbow, . The names of Messrs G. : M . Bell, of : Wairaea, ' ami .M'Caughan are. mentioned among .the promoters.. . A young man met with a painful accident at Saltwater Creek Swamp,, near Timavu, the other day. While trying a half-broken colt^ he was thrown heavily amongst parts of pionghs'and other implements. ; /W,hen picked up his. thigh was found to be much torn, arid his left leg to be fractured;.,- ■. v ■■- . The Lyell Argus..advq'cateUseparation. thus : — " We have gravely and. calmly read the report- of the proceedings T qf>the Bullftr County Council at their last meeting. If there was more sense and whisky amongst them' we i'might :liSve some show. Come good people of Lyell, we are now iri honour tog o with' you', throw 1 off .Westpor t. as> you, .would', a' vile reptile, come,, we, shall joijn Reeftqn. M To show tb!e effect Sir George' Grev's R'cceysion' to ppweK hds the Natives, it may be mentioned that the Native Minister lias received a telegram from Major, ,Te W.heoroj: ,w.hb^ has just returned from a very satisfactory visit to Tawhiao. The. .kirighas' given orders for the' return of till -.-the -things 'taken from Mr .Connelly, ,t.he. artist, and, .is most anxious to Liave^ a day fixed fortti'e Premier's, visifcv •;- :"> ?<> ; 1 .''•;.]/- .'rt.--.' --Ir Town Qlerl^s, .Clerks.of Road Boards, County. Coiiriciis, &a,"will please make a note 'of : the 1 - following",, being clause 3 of the Kegistration ; of- 'Electors WeiH— "On the thirty-first day in the month of Marcli :in 'each'-'year/orHB- tfiat day full on a Sunday, then on the thirtieth; ' day of the said "month, the Clerk of every . governing/ body shall rcoinpilelan alphabetical Jist of all, those .persons, bef rig? m kifisof ' t wp'n ty- 6 ne; ye&vs'or upwardf^,*^who:;sha'llihaye been-.asse"s"s'ed;tq and shall ,have .made, payment, of ,jmy rate ' "struck ' by * s'iich ! ' governing 'b ody"in respect.: of rateable rpifopertyj! situate^m an electoral district , within. .the , year ending on tb'e ' thirtieth day "'of' March' then'instanti-' r^Olau'sef. O^rreadstrW^Jf the Clerk of any governing, body shall wilfully or negligently fail to complyii with .the proyisious:of ibis ActyJieishall* ;be liable, to. a, penalty .npt.exceedinw.on^ ; hundred pburids, ri 'to be'^recovered 'snm'- ; ; miirily .underjThe; Justice3.of/tHe .Peacff. ' ; Act, 1866," ( .. We.may add that Is,ey.eral1 s,ey.eral ;■ Clerks were' 'fined last ye^fofnee-iect- 1 •ing to.. comply' witli'- tlielipfdvisions of ; the^first-quoted, clause.. . ■•■..■>;") : r =-;,,