THE Inangahua Times. PUBLISHED TRI-WEEKLY MONDAY, OCTOBER 15, 1877.

Inangahua Times, Volume IV, Issue 81, 15 October 1877, Page 2

THE Inangahua Times. PUBLISHED TRI-WEEKLY MONDAY, OCTOBER 15, 1877.

Rathetc cr>nl-rary to genpra? erppctah'on Mr Larnach has RttcveefTed 1 in Wmins; a Mioistrr. atrd" at nr>nn on ! Sntnrday last the following: gentleman wprft pworn in by the CTovernor, Sir ftporffff Grey. Mr ?lie»lian-. Mr M"af Andrew, Mr Lirnnnh. and Mr Ballanop. Sir fifeorge Grev^s posih'on in the wvr Miniatrv is not dpffnitelv stated, but ifc ia understood 1 he will hold the reins of G-'ovemment. MY Sheehan Native Minister, Mr MnnAndre«\ Minister of Land*, Mr Lnrnnoli, Minister of Public Works, and' Mr Ballancp, Treanuivr. Our telegram does not s+af c whether the other offices of the Cabinet nre fi'lle,d ! , but further information upon the subject will no Joubt reach iw during the day. Taking, however, the names aTread'y given as the haclUbone of the new party we areunabl'p to see for it anything but a most ffeeting existence-. STr George GFrev, however welUintenti'onen*he may be, ia sadly deficient in the quftTifxea* tiopa reqnmte for the leader of an abiding party. It may, however, turnout that the position 1 at present assignei to Sir George Grey in the Ministry is erroneous* as we are ratfepr prepa «fld? to hear, and 1 in view of fiuch a contingency itfrhard'v worth while pursuing the oubjeet further. Upon the. whole the names mentioned hold out but little- DPomisp- of more fcfitio «• meremakeshift Ministry of the very Khortest duration. It i» rumoured in Wellington that the late Government un- 1 der-estimated provincial liabilities by £300.000", which will of course hnve to> be provided for by the nicommg^ Treasurer;.

Truffle between Keefton and Bbatmnn v » must be increasing, a« it I'as been found necessary to plUce- a< larger coach', with six horses on- the line,. The' coach- yesterday took away thirteen' passengers. The banquet liefl on Thursday eveninglast, in celebration of the anniversary of the opening- of the Reeftoiv Branch of the TTibermat* Societv was very largely attended', between fifty and' sixty members being ormmit besides several iiivifced gu n i»t9. The Chair was occupied' by Mr Patrick Butlpri President of the Society, Mr John M 'Sherry, Vice President of the Branch-, noting as croupier-. A large number of toasts were proposed nnd' dttfy responded' feo, the intervals being filled in wifcß' songn, &O-. Tfc was stated 1 duriiig the evening- that the Branch was making- the • most satisfactory progress i'n-poi'nfc of numbers* and' fiiianciaily. A fter the banquet the tables were .removed and dancing' commenced', and was kept up with great spirit for several hours, the whole affair passing off' in themost enjoyable mann«r« ©tor report of the banquet w unuwokliibly held over until our next issue. The special meeting of tho Inangahua County Council fixed for FHduy last to conskier' the subject off town drainage, was adjourned. This course w»8 ! reud«red ? neces' sary owing to the illness of Mr Mur.ro, County Engineer, who, we regret to learn-, has been confihed! to his bed for- several days past. John Wiiclan- was brought up at the Magistrate's Cburb on Saturday la«t, on a charge of drunken- and riotous behaviour. He was ffiiert £$ nnd Ms costs. The Bench remarking' that a- repetjtiom of the offence would be met with imprisonment without the optioo of a- finei Thece was no- other business before the Court. Ttte- hill's to- tHe south of the town were ravaged 1 by bush fires during- Friday, Saturdby, and yestevdny. Towards Hist evening the fii-e renchedi as far as the bend in the Grpy ro>d beyond M'lncrney's poddbok, and a lUrgo number ol trees- burnt through' and fell across the telegraph- lino. Ohe large tree felt across tlio road! blocking ft H traffic,, but men were set at work at once to cut away the obstruction. The weather ha* been' very hot during the past few days, and- rain- would l be very welcome' to' the farmers- andi garden*.. Kaefton is Ukely to- enjoy a> plethora of music in the course' of a few month*, as- a, project is, we understand*, on foot to r&frublishi a scoond town band 1 . Whether tbo resi* dente- will. be able- to abind this extra " strain '" remains- to- be- seeic. Opposition, howevt-n tsthe soul of a good* mauy thingfl bo-idestra.le, and for this reason we w'uh the now moventout ev.ory Biiocesui,

, The dramatic entertainment given on Satur* day evening last, in aid of the widow and >''" family of the late Mr D' Tourette, proved a eutfceas in every gensu, and it is «stiraatpd iuut a nett sum of about Bio will be' realised. The performance commenced with scenes from the " Lady of Lyons." Tl»a part of Pauline G M being taken by Mrs Nicholas, and that oi Claud Melnotte by E. W. Butler. Mr a? Butler's Claud Meltmtte was unquestionably tfre best amateur representation wo have met a y with. His make up was excellent, while bia m voice and gesture throughout left nothing to be desired. Mrs Nicholas as Pauline also n, t HQCceeded admirably, and what her voice lacked in> depth and pathos wa* fully cornay pensuted for by her d'ever adaptation to the character. The following piece "• A r ~ Regular Fix," elicited a continuous roar o laughter. The life of the piece was entirel'j in (h<« founds of Bfflu-Inglis and Miss ILystet _ ' oindi it is needless to say they did l it 6he mosl ! ample jiustice. The amateur part's- on> tbi whole were creditably sustained, and fcllepieei n- pnssed off without a. single hitch). In"" Bom- , . s bustes Pwrioeo ' r Mr Inglia cmi Mi' Butlei . and Mm Hyster were no- less successful that on the fanner occasibny atiU kept tfhe house m a thoroughly merry mood 1 throughout, M!rs Doyle never sang fco better advantage, and * her exquisite rendering of "Driven from Home,." 1 nnd> "Do they think of ma- at Homo' was- as indeed 1 tbi» lady's singing- always is , a very great treat and' richly merited 1 tft< encores which' the audience demanded 1 . Bbtl! Mr Smiclfr and liis violin were in tlio verj , best of tone, and in' tlie duet (violin and piano)' "Hope Told' a Flattering Tale, tr he proved Himself a master of th« ihsfcrumenr, a success largely contributed' to> by the tasteful ' playing- of Mis* Campbell". Mr S'midt was no ; less RUcce-osfuHu trHe d*uet (violin and' piano) . n ' " The Harp tnae Once}" in which the finished • ■ performance of Miss C. Crumpton' was es« '_ pecfully prominent. Bbfore the close KTr L, n Davies came forwarcl and returned 1 thanks to v the audienoe on behalf of Mrs TV Touvette, |] He fooli' occasion hr publicly thank Mr Inglit* V and Miss Lyster for tlie generous conduct in . postponing their own engagements in ordertp i, assist in the performance of that night, and r trusted' that public recognition of tit at ant n would be' amply shown on the occasion of 8 Miss Xyster's benefit on Friday evening r next. He' said! th-it besides the proceeds of ■) the entertainment upwurds of £100 lind' that , day been coU'eoted 1 towards the relief fund. 8 We make regfot tlinfe the inffius of lute 3' telegrams compels us to-referfor the reference V to tlie entertainment until our next issuo. > The ETon Mr Franer, in speaking- to tfie r ehomwell'Athenroumßiir spoke strongly in favor of afclienraums and reading- rooms on 1 goldflel'd 1 towns. He " appealed to Mv Bonar J, who- He thought would 1 inform tlie- Council that there was- no place' ih' the colony where , it was so important to Have an ntßenroum or a reading room as a goldfleld. Honorable f : gentlemen in tUe Council" Bad very little idea | ' of what a diggings town was. Imagine a long . dusty street with iron and' wooden shanties, , nothing to relive the- eje, nothing to occupy . the mmd 1 , nothing but? biiliairds, drinking, and . gatEbiing— gambling, drihfcmg, and biJliniidb , fronn morning till night?. Now, if they hud . anatliencßUin with, a reading room woll sujD" ( , plied with books, numbers of people woulJ , go there, and 1 they might? be very certain that when once a man began fco. read nnd fo> 'Aiive a- taste for intellectual' occupation! IHe re , woulU be no fear of his- going through tlie liquor burs of tlie drinking shops into a lunatic asylum, or through the hells- behind the bars into th^goaU" G-bld'dredgihg', a»a profitable undertaking; has so far been confined to the auriferous river-beds of Otngoi One n4 tempt, it is trup, was made to initiate that dbseriptibiv of work in ttie Matakftakr and other rivers'of Nelson, several' Otago minors having proceeded l thithor on' representations made by Mr Eowtber Broad' n>ndl other local gentlemen acquainted with the charaoter of the streams, but the fln'erprise did not prove a Piiocesa, Now, we notice ,. another attrempt in this direction is'to be murle in the bed of 1 the Puller river; in the vicinity of the mouth* of the Tnangahua, ,o> situatiou which has appeared to all who hare towelled! 1 in those pjwto to- be a> very eligible on«; The work is- to be undertaken^ by Hufeton and 1 party, experienced gold ldredgers, who-lmve proyided 1 themselves with' every needful appliance.. The If, 2f, Time* tllus- measures the extent of t/he- oloqiuence of the most voluminous speakers in. the Assembly :*-" H«neard hus already reached sixteen numbers.. The fol"---lowiiig is>the number ofilines contained' ftY the Byeeckcfr of the underu)eu<tibned gentlemen':: Mr Rces, 8217 y Sir Gteorge Q-rej-,6a68'; Mr Travers, 6078 ; Mr G-isbornej 5Mi, burning to> anotiier few members, we find :■ Mr Stuf* 'ford 1 ,. 1533'; Mr Macandrew, ltV7 ;• Mr M?oorhou«e, 861 ;: Mr For, 3078. By summing up tnese lust figures,, it will be found that Mr Rees has spoken onexfourtb more wosids than the' last four- gentlemen* named, 1 LeaiTihg. out? M)r Fox^s- adtiuess on the I ocali Option Bill. Mr £oes'» speeches occupy, morespace'in Hnnsiird than two former Premiers, ; Messrs Stafford^ and Fox p and four SuperintendHiits, Messrs MJuoandrew, Moorhouse; \ R'olleston, and Curtis. Comment should bo unnecessary upon- th*v But,. unfortunateUr, both a public- and private loss is taking place daily through this useless- talk of Mr Roes ah'l others^ nnd itr is- time that, members' of tho House tools the- matter in hand."' Tlio sharpest sh.ock-- of earthquake felt at Wellington for many years past was- experienced on Saturday weekiat4?.4l p.tm Deocrib* ins; it tho '-Post" says :>— "The direcMon apparently was- from W, to- 8,,. and' hi was ac« compnnied by n very loud' noise- resombling a salvo' of artillery. Sb far as weoan' learn no> damage lms been done,, but a- good deal of alarm was caused by the sevority of the shock, whichi set all tbe bells a ringing, made wooden | building? creak and' groanj upset various water jug*,, bottle S&o., knocked things off!' shelves,, rolled' barrels- about,, nnd performed divers- and sundry other hornless but starling freaks. On. the wharf the shock was folfc very strongly, fihoee standing tkecoqu. imagining a! first that

a steamer must have run into it. In the Museum also the earthquake caused a regular 1 pauic tlie visitors ffjring n* if for their lives. This- was not surprising, for the noise inside that large hollow building was something tremendous, and the Featherston bust rocked 1 so violently that the spectators fully expected : to see it thrown to the- ground, but it 1 remained uninjured. In several places tho . swingmg guzeliers were' twisted 1 right round, ■ ■ and altogether the effect was decidedly startling.' There m\a a general' ru'-'h- oat of doors, and tbe second thought of every body nppeared ' appeared tabs how the tall brick chimney on the- reclaimed land stood it, but both that and' the various brick edifices either built or in course of erection were- totally uninjured. r Telegrams received from Blenheim, Picton, ? Havelbck, and Waftapuaka, state that the earthquake' wbb felt Pff a smart shock at tliose pl'acea, the time giVen being- precisely the same as fn Wellrugtoir. Tfie Sydney correspondent of the (Jtago Daily Times nays : — " Your lady readers may be intprested in learning that ludies- indulge in boafl-pulling. round' the lovely liarbouir of Sydney. Sir Hercules Robinson's daiighters, Mrs St John and 1 Miss ETaidn,. take- seallingexercise almost daily, and promise to become proficients. Both ladies- pull the double; onr quite artisbicairy^ Mlrs St John practised' tne other day for a> good Half-hour at a stretch, and' came ashore as fresli' as- a rose-. Whd'er- tile- tuition , of y Government , waterman, tlie measured mile- was Mely done I by Mrs St John, with a 1 light steerer, in 9min 30sec; and by her sister; with a Heavy steerer; in llmin 30sec, This is c )nsiderably more Healthy in the way of esorcise than • dbing tHe block. 1 " For sowing carrots-,- parsnips, onions, and fcurniuß, the rows sliou'd be frsm 12 to V - -• inches apart, and the plants thinned out to ftom 4' to 6'> inches- apart in- tlie linos ; for broccoli, cabbage, cnuliflbwer, k»iT, &c.., 2 feot apart, and' from IB f feet to 2" iiiolifia in-tlle rows ; dwarf, brond, and runner bpans, from 2 feet to 4 1 feet fromillne to line-, according to the height of the crop, and' fi-om 2' to 4 1 incllcs- in» frlie 15nes ;: tbe same will apuly to peasi excepting; that about an mclv apart will 1 be- sufliL'ientr for the seed!). The following sculb will be found useful im determining the right, quantities of tlie various seed?' required for a given- space :*— 1 paok«tr of early poos will sow a line about 25- y»rrlß long : 1 ditto late peas, 30 ditto ditto;: 1' ditto runner beans,- 38"' ditto ditto;: B ditto dwarf French-,. 28 dibfco ditto; li o?/. onion seed' sows 15---square yard* ; 1 ditto carrot, 15 ditto ditto ;.- --1 ditto parsnips, l ( s»ditto> ditto-;.- 1 1 ditto turnips, 22 ditto di>rto ; 3- buxliels of potatoes, cut into Bi-ts, wHUplanb one-eightluof- a» aoreof gruundl