ADDRESSES TO CONSTITUENTS.

Globe, Volume IX, Issue 1351, 13 June 1878, Page 3

ADDRESSES TO CONSTITUENTS.

ME LUMSDEN AT INYERCARGTLL. [Bx Telegraph ] [PBB PRESS AOKNOX.] Inveecaeoill, June 12, Mr Lumsden, M.H.R. for Invercargill, addressed a well attended meeting of the constituents to-night. He reviewed the business of last session, tracing the discontent with and break up of the Atkinson Ministry to Auckland’s desire for the land fund, Otago’s desire to be revenged on Mr Reid for taking office, and Sir F. D. Bell’s and Mr Jjarnaph’s disappointment at not getting years added to the Southland leases. He had gone up as a provincialist, but abolition accomplished, saw no use in further opposing. Mr Reid’s presence in the Government was his main inducement to support the Atkinson administration. Binding capable men on the Government benches he felt warranted in supporting them. The Education, Land, and Charitable Institutions Bills were not to be opposed, coming from any quarter. The Grey Government had neutralised Mr Reid’s Land Billflby passing the Waste Lands Sale Bill. Sir„G. Grey’s attempt to obtain the disallowance of Mr Reid’s Land Bill, was an assault uporf lie liberties of Parliament. A Government should always represent a majority of the House, and Sir G. Grey had evaded a division. Mr Macandrew wished to drop the Education Bill, and Sir G. Grey had no warm feeling towards it, but it had gained for Southland the control of her own educational affairs. He (Mr Lumsden) took credit for securing an endowment for |;he Boys’ and Girls’ High School for Southland. He approved entirely of Sir G. Grey’s pi ogramme for altering the franchise and inpidence of taxation. Working people in the colony had no rpal grievance, being immeasurably better off than in the old country. It was highly dangerous to touch the delicate relations between labor and capital. Through the capitalist the working men flourished, and large landed proprietors were the mainstay of deferred payment selectors. Ho did not like to see too large estates, bub these would break up soon enough under natural laws. Public works had been bungled from want of practical management. As to immigration, he approved of Mr Macandrew’s scheme for steamers direct to New Zealand. Giving comfort, they would bring the right class of immigrants. Solely owing to the demands of his own business, and feeling that he was not able to sacrifice so much lime in Wellington, he had on Mondaylasfc dispatched his resignation to the Speaker. He toanked the electors for their past trust and indulgence. ' “ A motion was carried approving of Mr Lumsden’s general conduct as the icpresantalive of the district, and of his action during |aet session.

TIMARU CRIMINAL SESSIONS.

[BY TeDEGEAPJI.] [moil THE COEEESTONDENT OR THE PEEBS.] Timaett, Juno 12. The Supreme Court opened to-day. His Honor in his address to the Grand Jury said he was sorry he could not congi-atulato them heartily on the new Courthouse, as it was most inconveniently arranged. He said tho calendar was out of all proportion to the population and prosperity of the district, but he was not prepared to give a reason for it. Ho was glad to notice that such crimes as issuing valueless cheques showed a marked decrease, and hoped it would continue. Subsequently a number of the Grand Jury had to be released from attendance owing to the jury room not being big enough to hold them.

True bills were found against Elizabeth Arnold, for larceny in a dwelling ; Edward Francis Howard Fox, for horse stealing ; William Corlett, for forgery and uttering; Richard Bell, for sheep stealing, on two indictments ; John Patrick Mohan, receiving stolen goods; John Higgins Perkins, forgery and uttering, two indictments ; David McCracken, horse stealing; Margaret Wilson, murder; Alexander 8011, shooting with intent to murder ; Samuel Armitage, embezzlement; Mary Liniban, larceny as a servant ; Richard Marley, larceny in a dwelling; Patrick O'Brien, larceny from the person; John Abbotsford Craig, obtaining goods and money by false pretences (two indictments). Marley avas sentenced to nine months’, Jenkins to seven years’ penal servitude, Mary Linihan to one week, O’Brien to twelve months’, Elizabeth Arnold to one month’s imprisonment. Margaret Wilscn, charged with murder, was declared to bo insane, and ordered bask to the asylum. The other cases are not yet heard. In Chambers, the Court granted a writ of habeas corpus, on the application of Martha Baker for John Breeze of Christchurch, to produce his child. The writ was made returnable on June 17th.