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Kumara Times, Issue 923, 15 September 1879, Page 4

The Wellington Poßt places the candidates thus—24 Ministerialists, 29 Oppositionists, 7 doubtful (including Masters, shepherd, Bunny, and Turnbull. The New Zealand Times places the candidates thus :—2O Greyites, 36 anti-Greyites, 4 doubtful (Ballance, Bunny, Masters, and M'Caughan) being classed Grey and antUGrey. We (Manchester Evening Mail) have been informed that. at a recent meeting of the Hackney Coach Committee, in connection with the Manchester City Council, the driver of No. —coach was summoned for "specking " about the city, his stand being opposite the Town Hall, Albert Equare. His defence was a novel and Ingenious one. On being asked what he had to say for himself, he said ; " Meather Cheearman, all I've got to aay is this :—My ho sis mueical, aud he can't stand them kyrillions (Town Hall carrillons). My guv'nor bought him off a circus company, and he used to draw the band about. That's the way he got his ■muaicil eddication. He's all right with the chimes, till it comes to the hour, then be shivers. When he hears the clock strike 9 or 12 or 3, Lor' bless you he knows as well as a Christian them kyrillions comes on next, and he bolts. Lots of jobs I've lost throuuh it. Same if he hears a German band. H'll bolt up any blooming street before he'll pass one, because they isn t musical. That's all I've got to say." The Chairman thought the caso was one which deserved a little clemency, and expressed an opinion that a representation ought to be madte to. another committee, If an unmusical nuisance existed in con ■ ectionwith the Town Hall, it was their duty to summon the Mayor before the Nuisance Committee for permitting it. The case was dismissed.