Local & General News.

Feilding Star, Volume IV, Issue 36, 28 August 1883, Page 2

Local & General News.

Australian hops are selling in London at £10 15s per cwt. The sum of £7,600 has already been spent in working the Albion Claim at Terawhiti, Wellington. A hundred members of the House of Commons have signed the letter to the Prime Minister in favor of extending the country franchise to women who posseis the necessary qualifications. The attention of the ratepayers of tbe Oroua County Couucil is called to a notice from the Chairman, published elsewhere, that all rates in arrears or now due must bo paid forthwith. The manufacture of shoddy in New York has reached immense proportions, as much as half a million of money, according to some statistics recently published, chancing hands in this trade every year in that city. AtfentionA called to tiie" prospectus published in our advertising columns, of ihe Wellington Meat Preserving and Refrigerating > ompauy, Limited. We shall refer mure lengthily to the scheme in a future issue. A lady, who is an influential member of the cimgregation of the Presbyterian Church, determined that the Church liuilding debt should no longer remain in existence. A few days ago she ascertained ibe amount (£l2) frorii the secretary, and the amount has now been collect* i by her, and the debt paid. Comment is needless. A notice appears elsewhere from Mr Hill, the Town < lerk, with reference to the election of three Borough Councillors to fill the ordinary vacancies caused by the retirement of Messrs Lewers, Fowles and Loudon. The election will take place on Thursday, September 13th, and the nominations in the prescrilwd form must be delivered at the Council office by noon on Wednesday, the Sth prox. The attention of would-be tenderers for the work of forming and metalling is directed to the notice of Mr Bray, junr., clerk of the Manchester Road Board, that 85 chains are required to be done on Fitzherbert - road east. Specifications may be seen at the Buard's o£hv, Feilding, or at Mr Marsh's store, Ashurst, and tenders must be in by noon on Saturday next. We hear of the teacher of a school in a certain new school district, who nutwithstanding that some of the scholars have to come a distancd of at least two miles, turns them out of doors during the whole of dinner hour, no matter what the weather. This ,is realy too bad. The matter is likely to be brought before the Education Board, who we feel certain will not uphold this harsh aud unnecessary practice. A party of bailiffs who had taken possession of the house of oue Samuel Gunny, at Thrapstone, Northamptonshire, received a terrible treatment at the hands of the infuriated debtor recently. Air Gunns first locked the men in v and then threw a hive of bees amongst them. The agony of the imprisoned bailiffs must have been fearful. It is not surprising that the prepetrator of the ingenious outrage has been sentenced to a month's hard labour in gaol. The funeral of Archbishop Vaughan took place at London on Thursday last. Amongst those present were the Boinan Catholic Bishops of Liverpool, Salford, Newport, Leeds and Northampton, the President of the Anglo-Benedict Society, and eighty priests. A large number of the general public aLo attended. The four brothers of the deceased celebrated mass. The body was deposited in tie family vault at Blundell, but wiU probably be removed to Belmont. An exchange contains the following notice. — AH notices of marriage, when no bride-cake is sent, will be set up in small type aud poked in an outlandish corner of the paper. Where a handsome piece of cake is sent, the notice will be put conspicuously in large letters ; when gloves or otiier bride favors are added, a piece of illustrative poetry will be given in addition. When, however, our editor attends in person, and kisses the bride, it will have especial notice— very large type, and the most appropriate poetry that can be begged, borrowed, or stolen. The following are the results of the various events at the Rangitikei Hunt Club steeplechase meeting, h^ld on Saturday last :— The Hunt Club's Steeplechase, \l rDe Role's Sunray, 1 ; Mr Hughes' Anticipation, 2; Mr Gleeson's Ned Kelly, 3. Maiden Steeplechase, Mr Bull's Rambler, 1 j Mr Hughes' Onion, 2 j Mr Bill's Fljing Fish, 3. Open Steeplechase, Mr Levett's Interpreter, 1; < Mr Anion's Omanuka, 2 ; Mr Lyoeh's , Whak«hi,3. Tally-Ho Steeplaehan*, Mr ; Murphy's No. I, 6yr§, 1; Mr Gleesoa's ( NedXeily, 2; Mr Dick's Hanloh, 3 , Consolation Handicap Steeplechase, Mr Atnon's Omanuka, 1 ; Mr Thompson's I Parry, 2. The Wairarapa Standard calls the attention of the authorities to the horrible -j manner in which a dog was done to death a few days ago on the train between Kaitoke and the Upper Hutt. Apansea- f ger having a dog tied him to some of the ( ironwork of the carriage. The train 'j started, and at once there were heard j howls of agony ; but nobody could make out where they came from. At the Upper Hutt a search was made and there w-s * found attached to the under part of the 1 guard's van a piece of rope, a dog collar. < nnd some part of the mangled remains of f i dog, squeezed into a mass of hair, pulp tnd blood. The poor 'dog tried to keep ( up with the train while it was at speed, | ( nut, being tied up, was knocked in and 1 1 jut of culverts and against bridges till he f i iras battered into a shapeless mass. h

Snow was seen on Saturday as far north as Mahurangi, Auckland. The resident natives were astonished at the sight. Iho total number of sh*ep in the Colony on 3l»t May, 1882 (latest datfor whtch returns available), was 12,408,106 — an increase of a quarter of a i million over the previous jear. Of infected sheep. 147,000 ar* in Marlborough : H0.579 in Wellington Counties; 4174 ia Nelson ; 24,000 in Marlborough ; all other diitricts being clean. It is a cheerful reminiscence to bring to mind just now that immediately after his coronation, which took place under the most happy auspices, the late Czar Alexander 11, asked one of the Maids of Honor in attendance how she enjoyed tiie ceremonies. " Oh, so much, your Majesty," she replied ; " I hope we shall have another soon !" We understand that the Rev. W. A. Leech left Palmerston to-day en route for Mauricxville, Sydney, the curacy of which parish he has lately accepted. During his short stay in Palmerston, the reverend gentleman has, by his earnest and kindly disposition, gained very many friends, who will greatly regret his departure. We sincerely hope that Mr Leech will find the climate of Sydney more suited to his state of health.