TOWN & COUNTRY.
OAUtnowiAK ' Srosrs. Xoitardajr after* noon tba mirffogaa couooctod with tba data* dooteeportawar* pul up OomiMvalal Betel by Mr Owaapboll. of Mown Acted, Campbell and Co., but« the offer* taro not lattatetoip* on ml* took ptaot.
AOearsc.—The Mbwiaa wilt mwawst tbs Unica Bowing Club in lbs Brabkseullisg Bscs ftttbs iyttehco BsgwUa t—Biksa: W. fullsr, stroke} 0. Stringer, W». . JLoif Cattn.—lt wss repotted to lh« polios yesterday thto a fittls girl, earned A»al« Page, sg«d four nan. daughter of Mr Thoms* Pftge, mef read, Pbillipetcsa, was tninkg from her home, fibs i« detommi s* rtf Imf eomfdrtbn, with red bslr, end vwa drviecd la a white frock sad white stmw hat ttm** Toonisfs.—Thsrs' wss a hones at the Academy of Mode test stoning, when this popular eompsny rspected lbs pantomime of lbs *• lelsad of Tulipsteia/’ sad al»o gets a laugbabls muital tketeh eetillsd the •• Waadsnag MlastnL” lbs perform* Aero went vs»y well, sod wae heartily veeetvsd by lbs outlines. The eompsoy appear again te-nighl. Momife Kacat—CSapteSa Grundy, of tbs Mbotmer Torts, bat brought down from Id* para this trip a minkiura Scotch ebstt of draweta of mottled kauri Tbs workmsoebln of this model ebset of drawers le very good, and tbs ejpedmeiM of wood need its sseesd* ioffly baadeome. The work wss does by ons of toe hand* at lbs Aratspo Milk, Snipers.
. Ccsx.—Th« Pmbyteriaas of tbi* districi ere about to build a mans# for tbsir miabter, lbs Bev N. U'Cteilom. at a mrstiog bald oa Tueeday emnng tbs contract eras Ist to Mr Qeorgs Boaaldeoo, whoss tender for 8308 I 0«, was lbs lowest received. Thera are also a bttasr and gilt auction to bs hidd la eoa* neoUou with lbs above, about tbs middle of April next. Mr Donaldson proeeeds with tbs erection of tbs tnants forth with. AtasMs or Vhaa ar Asastrarow.—Oo Wednsaday svsning tbs firs bella In Aeh* burton were rung, and tbs Brigade turned out, but tbsir rarrioee were not much wanted, at, fortunately, tbs firs was stamped out before doing soy mischief. It oeeamdka cottage adjoining tno Bead Board Oflcuh *od bad been aoeidootaUy raised by eoma ohildraa left iu ths house. Another akrm was tMeed yesterday afternoon. Some men bad been burning tuieodb to tbs west of the town, and foe Ora had got kyond foair control vary )i*h mischief was dons.
Oxaroan.—The a*w Preebvleviro Church in thii place, which ia rapidly approaching completion, lea particularly neat Wkkf little building, aed reflect* ouch credit both open the architect, Mr O. Pees, and the contras* tor, Mr 0. Petrie. It is of eenl OotMe con* •trnctloa, with a email spire, containing » bell In front, the latter being the pte of Mr John Anderson, of (Roietdnuroh. The tiUtag accommodation will be for 100. The openlog eenrkee are to take place on the third Sabbath of January, and wiU be conducted by the Bev T. B. Coirae, of Sydenham. Ashz.it Dxstbiox the half-yearly meetings of the mpeotiv* Lodge# In the Ashley district the following ofieeia have been elected for the enculag term*, vis.: Oast Lodge—BroeS. H«ad,N.G| O. Webster, P.O, to be T 0., H. Cooper. EM. Qboka Lodge—Bros F. WOUecroft,N G.; O. BamlL V.G., and W. A. Garnett, Bjß. LeitMeW Lodge—Broa A. Boyce, M.; B. Smyth, Y.G. ißDearoll,Secretary. Woodend Lodge —Brae P.G. F. Horreli, N.O. ( A. Zoppicich, V. W. O. Tickler, Secretary. ten Lodge-Brae H. Ferguaon, H. 0.; A. Vallance, PB., and FG. Freitoey, MM. In tba Kasspoi Lodge, North Canterbury District, Bra H. Schofield was elected N.G.{ Brae L. Kdmoads, V.G. t BL Munis, XB.; G. Allen, P ». P.Q. B. W. Smith wee re-elected Treasurer, and the Hall Committee wee elected—to consist of P.G.’e Smith and Feidwkk, Bro W. tt. May, and the N.G. Colohiai Fim aim MAun LmmAHoa Coarm,- An important change in the management of the Canterbury branch of the above Company ia about to take place. The late manager, Mr F. K. A. Graham, who is about to pay a visit to Swope, has resigned, and the weU-ksown firm of Meesn H. Matson and Co. have been appointed branch agent* for Canterbury in bis stead. In toeing the services of Mr F. B. A. Graham, the Company fully reoogaie* the very valuable assistance he has rendered towards the success of a rising local institution. Ho better ssleetion to succeed Ur Graham, could have been made. TVi# hear that Uasara Matron and Co. are about to make axteuuvc alteration* to thsir Cashel strset offlices, which, according to the deilgns sent In, will be of a very handsome and striking character. Plato glass, , polished cadar, brae* (date*, Ac., will give the office the appearance of a new Bank. AcciDlliW.—A serious accident happened to a lad named Buckley, at Port Levy, on Wednesday evening. He was riding a none on the nee-coune at the Bay, and it ia •apposed that the animal came down and rolled over the lad, who was found lying insensible. Ths bone being assn without a rider eroaed a search to be instituted. Word was sent up to Port, and Dr Bouse proceeded down to the Bay yesterday by the steam launch Lyttelton. Be found the lad badly injured, and had him taken to his parents’ home in Lyttelton.—A lad named Payee fell off a horse in Lyttelton yesterday morning, end was badly hurt, being tnsrnsible all day, having sustained conclusion of the brain. He was attended to by Dr Macdonald. —Ths boy Badclifle, who was shot on Dec. 16, at Port Levy, Is programing very satis* factorily. The ballet which had lodged in the back has been extracted, and than is every prospect of a very favourable recovery. Licrcan.—Last evening the Bev Professor M'Grsgor, D.D., from Edinburgh, who is at present on a visit to this Oily, delivered a lecture in the North Ball Prs.byterian Church. Thera was a moderate attendance. The chair was taken by tbe fiev W. M'Gregor. of Kaispoii, rod after singing and prayer, Dr M’Gwgorlecsuradon “lohn Knox and the first Deformation.” The Bev Professor, alter describing the condition of the Scottish people prarloue to the Deformation as one of vassalage rod ignorance, adverted to the rise of ths Beformstion In Germany under Martin Luther t lie spreading to the shore* of Scotland} rod tbs storm of persecution which there raged against it. The conversion of John Knox from ths Bomiih faith, rod hie ability, as a leader, and moral courage led •übeequentiy to the establishment of the reformed religion in Scotland. Tha lecturer ooncluded an admirable sketch of Knox's life by ro allusion to the fact that, though the place of hie burial was unknown and unmarked, yet the reh'gioue and social condition of the Scottish people were ro enduring monumenli to his memory. The lecture, which evinced gnat care in preparation, wee listened to with gnat attention by those preeenl. rod at he conclusion a hearty vole of thanks was accorded to the rev lecturer.
Itixoouf Soroox. Trmt ari> Ixonwnoir to tmwn Bit**.—Tba Iteola Bailwap Station won an unueual air of btutta ana actirltp on lh» morning o? Taeectap, Bee. 17. owing to a large oxodu* of tba population of tba towmhlp and adjaoant dbtriet. It bad boon dadded that Iba annual eobool trail abould lbi« pear tala tba form of an axoor* •lon to Httla Birar, or rather Birdling** flat. Aocordinglj anaeminanta were anaaa with tba roll wap eutbonuea for a apodal train, and at 9JO a.ro. on tba dap named, tba waatbar bain* axtwmolp auapteiook aotna fire or »ix oarriagoa and nifbl or mat naatad fcnwka, gQad wllb tba lebod obQdian, tbdr twfhnt. paranta and friend*, togtabar wltb a taiga nawbar of aumreiouitta from frabbtatoo, OhrUtohurob, and ataawbar*. tail tba Idnosla •tatloa. Stoppage* wore made at Oraaopark and OobWa’a Valiep, at tba tattar of wblob ptaoo* a targo ooollngent, oompriring tba die* talel Mbeol children and otbasn, waa addad to tba alraadp »om#roa» part;. Arrived eafelp at Iboir daatlnatbo.tba pa««aogei*,pouiigaiMi old. dlapartod in different dfeaetkm*, *oma making tboir wap to Iba eriolal’ground, wbara a matoo, Xdnoolo r. little Elm. waa ptaped. Other*, after looking in Tain far Iba town* •hip of Seafottb, avMluatlp vtaobad tbaaoa* bote t while a law fortunate one*, baring •Mured boat*, pawed a portion of tbetimaon Bake Bangrtb. Bator in Iba dap race*, 4o. f wait gol up (or Iba benafit of tba juvenile*, and a large number of prine* diataibutad. About b.Su p.m. a more waa made for Iba train, which arrlrad at Iteola ahoitlp before 7 o'dook. Xfaia rtrp enjopabta dap** outing waa brought ist a wtUtactorp ooeelurion bp a Uri»h diitritntbn of lollie*. bUcoita, &e., to the children, after which au wool homo. It ebould bo addad that tba railwap oAetai in charge of the train woo golden optaiona from all bp tba deiira be evinced to do all in hi* power to promote tba flaoeral oomfort.
jffrasK* Ootr»r.-~Ta* erimtoal oatradar for to* January aitttofa of Ite Supra** Court wUI b* found ia another colutaa, Tte ««»- •tea begtoe on Ttuadaj noil. geiutnr'U* annual tefbjr d tenwli, It, wiU l«k« placa on lit# Car* 800 lat about 9 c/dwt on flatantejf owning sml. Tte ettebnltett promise* to te a gnat Oowtot, Aaiurofttoif.—Mr Hugo VrMtendtr iru yntentoy elect*} » Cowu-iiJor, without opwwiUoo, to fill itevMaaW to*w*4 by -Mrlioteld WHi»arae’* olrottte to tte poMm of Mayor* Mxcvttaow' BTMAMtm. Tb# Inrttoltoe Harbour Based Sm totested liio Barbour* mater to tote* tool all •toussort usvtytef •twiitoi# porite* Irate Port bur* at least on* tent tmiogiag m Ite devil*;' mdf ■ ter one to oeae of esjidvßt* at teisft ItomrairmiA* entries, I*irrmflros.~A teaser in cownration vMt tote Church will te oowte ie to* sited for* m«rly oooapted by d*M?i Mil** end Co., over tit* rsOwey t*lra, lyUoltoo, Uhmmmm afternoon. Tteteiirararulalra te ©poo on Itecdtj end Tuwday. ■’
Tsa Caamcareoa *xei»moir-—Merab IS te* teas ii«d' for to* opratog of Ite letarsetioaal liliifiiite *l' (teiitb orab.' A ttegmun pebtStood iteriiw tmmmm Itet £OO applltoliaita far tptet ter* te«a F*e«i**d from ssfl*nd ato*. end ' fire* torn* otter tofermaiioa of te tolaraatfsg nelitra ragerd* logttetefcibitlcwi. Xmraxtes ie Blag*, roots* brooch! tip » outrigger of tte Ueloe Jofttog dull. Beeadto. to COflS. pat* lo Mtmdftf’* laptla. Mr A. itevr. of tetUltoc, ba* built two redeg artel* hotel, each 26ft loaf bp Sit Ite team, for tte Odd* fellow* tad . toroid* to oompeto to 'tte Frioadly Bocirtio** team They mm «tto!!«ct Taa Xtaome laaat.~~Mmm Bell and 3£oltr. oooaelltof tagtoaatw. to to* Lrttoteo Harbour Board, tero Irountete that tedjr to aatkiipat* by mail ft rapoit oo tte' alaetm Ugbfc tot Ljttaltos, arito aa aatlmato 'of coat. Mir (hmatogbaai gar* (tele* of motion *1 to* matting ntefty to tte ateuttost Ite Board atettld eodrar with 'tte' Borough Ootmeilon tte adriaebiiltr of iltet* toe tte tovm nod harbour vito tte Bratoor other tlectrio iicht. Bjuvozoba Hiair Sceoor.—At Ite flrat mwttogof ite Board of Ctoraveon of tola aeteoi, said oo Wodaoadaj aftanwoe. Mr A. H. Coaoingham w»* eJ*et*d Gbsimao of tte Board, aodil art* agsmd that four ambm should form • qoonmi to > traomet tnainrae Oto*tuMttog wa* toll adjocroed till Wadow* day, laau 11, at 7 pern, to aeftbl* tte Chair* mas to praters -aom*. furtter, partioaiaro **•■ spedtof fete laaaaa of tte norm* rated to tte cdaooL Tte mtmhmm pranmt am* Kiam AB. OuentotoaaD, Q. i. Lwto. 3. L.WiWon.eßdO.l.Xrite.
giafnsu>.~~A dinner vat giwn to Mr 1. D. Xsjrt at ftonagan’a Sate! oo Wednesday evening. The room wtt filled with leading mideat# of the aurwundisg sttoHwcrtood. Tbt prosttdiof# wtrt toodocteaunder tfao tbit tod genial presidency of Hr lamtt Cimnagbam. Justice Imving btta dost to lb# capital spread provided by the boat, lit unit inil toaste *m dno tod duly to* knowledges!. Mr CoJthart then proposed tbt total of tbt evening, “Owrgpmt/* which wee math enthoaiaattoaSy reepooded to. Ur Boy# acknowledged tbt compliment a* toat length. It wtt • great pleasure to bim to nttC and bar# anmnd him to many Wall* knows facta, Tartoua toaste and aoop were riven, tad tbt stance* harmony prevailed throughout tbt mmtsDg, vbieb broke up at tbt smallbonn.
Boaasucfa Ftax.—lbt taaeben aad duldreo of tba dtotriet mhool wen invitod to Mr B. OoUhart’e bona and town, Kowti Bate,oo Wedneaday,whta abnadaseaH w freabaento waft prorldtd, and at a anabtr of ladtot and frotlasata were fseate at tba tim®, thtrt wat a laift company. WitbaoaM »ood*ißfiog by tba ddhtorn, piano ptoying, town team*, croquet. An, tba day waa* mtrrily by, to tbt Jortalto gnate ttneetolly. Altar ten Mr Coltoui tinted that bt waa ptoaaad to matt tba tehodl witb which bto own toailj bad aatotlrttd ■ tbroogb atmal term, and barn bhUy Mnrtetotod Mr fab for hi. MndnWt atooaaft ▼ary,. ineeaMfnl teaebtr, that bt would ■ iv> qoMt hit aeecjptonet of a token of emiet HrCoUhart than banded to Mrfhta two elegant aad raluabto ▼HBtst^ (< aaf Hoon wlth T tbt Beet Author*.” 2ha pmmA wm ttidtnlly qoito • atupitot. After aoitabla Mknowle&pntot, tone ebeora war* ghnlinr Me and lfaaOotobait,acd tba antmUy dto> semd. It aboold It elated that Hr Ooltbart made all tbt amomatote for eon* ▼tying tbt children to and from bit rceldtoet, Tbcatm BoTix.—Xht sadden iadtopoaithm of Mist Laatot Borntray toet night noTented her appearance at the ’Xhetin Boyal, and caeaeMtated a chase# of pro* gnunnm. Inlaad of “Twalftb Kighl” tb« companv |d*y«d “Tbo Bair a* Law” with th# fcutowlng eaet s—Br Banglote, Mr Hoaldnj Itonial Bowtor, Mr Bede | Dick Dowlaa, Mr Hamming * Zeb*a), Mr 1. 1. Wallace I falls, Ur OnttUo; SteadlaM, Mr lewalt; Harry Vorland, Mr Howry; Deborah Dowke, Mi» hmm TtoiaSj Ovoliaiv Utae flatllt LamhrtUt; and Oidly, Mim Ltosto Inwmtoa. Vndtr tbt ctoeom* •tenet*, any aboHoomnn might wall ba excused, and twy cradto abodd bt gmn to those who, at ft rtsy briaf ootlet, under* took rdtot of graatv or toaa dlfflcalty. Mr Hoekint, ef rtoyad bto part to per* (action, for it to wMi known to bt cot which he hat mada tpaetolly bla own. Mrßeda waa aa good a rapraatatallva of tba uetopbtotkated tradwman, whom euddan prosperity cannot spoil, a# need bo wished for. Mr Kamauag waa at bama in hi* rdto. Mr WaUaeat who Mtnriagty cannot ptoy indifaaanlly, made ntoeb of tba boncat oc-ontiy bnapkia. Mr Owlalo Moka wall, aad with an axeallaet Mawa Jewett aad Howry did wall what they bad to do. Mica Baasto Tivtoa waa the w«uid<-ba flee tody of U>a author. Mae Hetti* Inabratte must ba eomplinMiited on bat quiekoMa of #tudy attahUng her to do fair fuatico to a wmawhat ardtooua rdk which At played wdb tody>Uk# laate. Him liista A* oenotoy girt with much geoatoa feeling. 3h# aodtono# T*jy coidialiy anjoyad tba ooudy, aad eailid Wm tb# curtain Mmm WaHaco and Vltmmiog at Ibo aadttf Ota aatond act, fba (toe* « A Capital Match” ooocludtd <ha programme. $o» night) Mr laaka la to appear in “My Partner,” in which bt wm to aueoataful when toil hero j and to-morrow. Bichaid lit wiU ba produced. Tbit will gi«* Miaa Pommy a little ml, of which abo certainty moat aland in need i and mi Monday, aboutl •ba have au«dwia» raaorarad '(torn, bar todtopodllon, "Xtoriha Bight ” will ba pto* fumed. Xba llohtot bought for toil utobt, and not uaad, will bo avutohl# (or Monday night.
b eNwwl “ * epeW Jsgeism&stsr l 0# Mcsday, 4m. 1 lulwt ißott* uni imm sSitioS! to ** %mm .Jf* *«w» wSfW ®, M ®* **• At»u»ov. tor US* twotd to«» Vtototo Imuwom CtuunAv. A motet to adtmlM* to at* oltl# Karr. w»|Ma IVM a Woototoatitto «t«at m. A .jwtel MMiwUl *m dawaal7.So yia*trtwali*MU I* tmmmm of Dm holiday#, Itowr* Itoteoa. Boji tad tSh* musnidm that (tow will to ao oato ® a »Mt. *» ttoir |*nte. It wIU toawa to «n adrwUwawai «totwtow, Itol Amaw©sow to. toy* with jM TOfcw to (to ttotodrai otote, fto total Cattodnl oa toUmtoynest, at
Tto Snm Steward of CkrUtchoreh Bo«4tal tot* to aotatewted*# (towotipt, with Itoato, a( a ESUHtaBIESH ttkwm*
GtotofeAwek tointetto »t lUU»Ji^r!Sto* il liM tLtaa. ■ ttotew will to rtotlwd aj» to ■«« to-day by D# ooewtere «l Ito tiaMoaiM Spite toe tto toPlowtof admlapN t~FabUau»* toolto* Mm. I mi ti ooaltpMMt*' tooeto, Ko# I u*t #j right or wilisf eaidt utd rttltl ot wiling (nil. A toiMf. i» aid ol tto Umw jhtwtotfttoa now Chawh, will to told to Dm JHittici aafcool ea ad 3. '
ft I* natted that too Mo**#* »« te etc**! beta t* teto date tntete*.
.jkmsumm’mtmM lxm«»a,~Th.a Chmtehurah ttpmt did not tmeh to* Dunedin feG«mf*ntatte« »» ' Wedcratoy eight oetij » eastern prat 9, owls* to so *eeid«t which ftceeirad ft stert dkUee# oo tbl* side of Phlmerten. White warlime Us* Stef point jeaetora too water«S« </t to* «e|ie« hunt, m 3 to* t« Jn tedto tetm|bltoe, ataadatßL Sm a* «. cUotaeui' *** oecnatowd among ite omM*|to bytteaoidas teppag* ate tteeteu *< utoftie Hat am*' aa»|«ag. Ite oasis*, driver (lobs Steve*) fei fete **#rtfa«* to aran lII* zatotep lied Oft* of hit aw* »wnrrt{y maided, *ed te hud to te *w»«J»4 to the ctemtette at Palmmtoa, tbmtit* Irate «m d«2*jr*d till to* Injury wa« attended to. Tr.* Inio Itea praeraded to town, ite Sreaw. tatleg (te mm of Ite *«ftord»f«r, who *«« tow •arawly injarad to mute* hi* dotie«. A number of fwopte who bed varied *t ite Du6*dior«£»»y'tetion rataroed hois* «i;»appoint*'} ftt sot mrattof tteir friend*. harteg steUtee Ite Sort Ctelawr# Irate forth* nprat*. _ . Mtuttm litwat—A Bftra! eiw, written toll* Wmiam Momitf .Wi (Plymouth), •Cstwttetft Imtol* *to*yio etnwt ftt Bit, wbteti nfpsftrs to ter* p*A t »»cd*. flea* Aft Alftlr tllSl Mtd fciWl ft Vmschme. ted <ra* esptsrad *ed teeagtl to dnt«te*d eoiaiewrtteL On tela* tetomf* #d, te oosfMood to teviftf kHM to*' gfHsg m Ms raiMMft Itet i» yrop**i h*<i u>a lia It wh Ite srocw IMme to do. TH» i ooffiffisedeel of Ite jRMBdb tmm nlatud tteibi* pfoytettedd Wmiteiit wilted tluag, and a*.' itero m e of optohra ter ateold l»«wr tohito **» right, fte Anto vra* ttevaopo® a«el«c««i to te teted to tte eorpw m 4 hemd Vito it, asd tola vraa doa*> VAWwmemma 9uxtmm> mated Itet to* tftirate&tefo of Ite UsiM Xiegde»~4»73 to ee£sb«r~-tek« ia damg » •teu* jmr m tmm tteo 200,000.000 of flidfs*.: lid* oalcalalios it tms&dsd S'JXSTt * erndraa ratore aaad* te 911 psweteotem is tte paieeted leva* is laired, vte** b««~ Bawdmdaf last taar mat rafrawette by » tete erar Of ttew, tte pladfae ateoa prorad to ter*' bate atolsa «m, «• vmHnild, oalr on* ie SMOOyDOO trawawotfeß* g»v* 'tee to l«87 cam to lit* polie* eoortot iardnag Ite pnsf into eoatodjr alfOpavacma. Xte total auater of pkdmm dvaa up «a* 2211. raised a £Um £b7SO <e<**tte sft*teSm>k«r» bed toaaaaalrw giras tofomattoa arluds I*4 to d*ta®tios» ■
Ajmqrrnr m Bacacs oar Wwomm QismL—AOkm fiar breach of prosuu« of mantoft are nut' uaaaQy aapfoaad to to of *bj grant anMfoity,' but acton* for bmtlt of contract of marts ana on naßy bo fenced baektotlmndidtooffektffteaetb century. Mr I. B. Bird, FJBUL, hm lateJy lota meeotifatiog amt of thaw c*am,asd bo 1m written as artkto cm Itmtobfael. She ftrat eaaarcfamdtoto »coasplaittl paaiaarad to tbo CMinal Arebbtohop of Canterbury, Chancellor of Bngiasd, between the y#wr 146 S tod 14M, |f Margaret Gardener and Allot €hufdyr«r, presumably her daughter, agelaafe oat “Join Taebo, of Cppeewych," wno, after reeatoinf tea merito from Margaret tod' Iwalvo macks from Alice, oe lit eon* utttiftw tint bo maertod llto later, took to wilt lots Bleys,"to the great dacayt of the wld roppliante, tad agayeo #ll food raaeaa tod eaotatnfi#.**
A SoMtvcBGV xu Baarcxcrrcr Com. —As exceptionally complex ewe, vbieb baa lota tbt attention of tbt Binamgbam Bauntptey Coast tor' eemtni aeooth* past, hat fusl tots farther eemf&arrd by tbt mamtgo of tbt haskrnjrt, a under somewhat romantic dram*i.'.ce«. Whßt gbing that constant ,atlandas-s at Ibt Coni raeh bn entangled #Su» t*vdtatad, tbt tody, who to Just onr SO yar» of aft, and who bad carried on the of her hatband aa a butcher, made the arc sairtaame of » pamter and decorator n 'Coat. Tbe fritndiMp ripened. teat, sad c»y titer day tba widow-was escorted to the Court me d to Mr total adrtoarV by bn devote-i attendant,mneb to «ba amusement of ’be Court offriala. The fair bnnkroct a f<« days *mc« bftvinf lattovtd bar band, upon his, aa aptokatwawill bo made to tbt judge to sake himapsrty to tba proceeding*pcodiag,bet it toby so acast improbable tktt tbt haibatd will to rawardtd tor bit daring by recsttiae a oeoaidtcftbto surges from tbs bankrupt'* eelatc, which ai ent time ahowtd at hatt 40» i m ibapoaod.
Xus BomnDaw or xn Mmmxm.—ln » nnet nape* to the Helvetia Society of Kattonal Seine*, MoiorOdwr, efMargv*, «tii« to defocmaltan of imegte on large eheete of etiU water through the (oaodseee of the cert b, Isaiead el appearing eq sal to the ebfeet, the Image to me tme* to eoroprewtd to the vertical direction ee to be alsaoet aorecogntoahto. tto-i» to tl so euo with the chiweh-tower of Uentrees (as the lake of Geneva} m «*« from Uotgw. On* mgr mo the wuaa thing in iatim of dtotaet nip and lhair aaO*»«he eye being neor the water surface, Throfmoir Osfmioa inferred the effect throogh cakairfJoo, bat asppQwd that the Zakeol Geneva would never be calm cm a tom enough aarbee, till cm day frofmor?cmeallaaMa toaceimage*, which w«o prederfyaa %• bad catoalated; and it appease that, the day* on which the observation can bo made (with the aid of a leleeeepo wpedtolly) are eat an tare m one mtoVt think. After toekiog toe a owaaenl (M. Butoor ajt), one paaeenee the .Naadheea e( the earth aa dittuwtlr a* that of a ball haliklla hand. Txa Wirnkc Out Co ws xsx.—Tke Wlawtof ictoeaaatioe rvgardiag too aeweem£Ja% Tim**:®to aharedito of lb* W«atpe*i Coal OmpMJ OiaM) ww cfaaed m Dm 30. It woeorigtoaliy intended to Imp it open till Dec, 31. hut eo auuif appiaatlene bad been ovdartoaUow tofr&for Hew Zealand, ware empelled to iaton aa application from *»r land lee aevamd tboamsa aharee, and also to wdacea mall naan* which had been *et »P*to aft the rvquwt of Awtxattoii aharw aoMan. Tbto ranrve will only be parted with ala premium of Stotwrahare. Some to have ariaeo in the painted aato the mpectm amount* of eapilal hdd to Ihia Colony and to Australia to the new company. Wemwanthmtatmly inf armed that U to w the pvopertioa of twoIhtoto to Haw Zealand awTcee-thmi to Aue* taaliai or to alma* about 50(000 to lie* &*- and,and 91(000 to Australa. The compear tolbaeatowtoaUtotanteaftd porpoaee a Be» Zealand one, and that it will be •upported *e •oeb to Ihia Cobay to atieeted by the fact tot during to bad few week* il ha# boobed tocttaarta for over 60,020 tom of coat for twit year’* delivery. it the quality of the coal be* been proved greatly superior to Hewcartle theretoevery reaaoa tobelieve' the company will do a large betaine*#. Aw Ivtaimiw wits Cwawato.— I The •P*W cormpoodealol the .hoodoo JferwV eW al Capetown, writing on Sept. 27, vend* a tong aeoonnl of an interview be had a few day* before that dote with Celewayo. Tfee «S\Ki*g “ had aa anxioua and troubled look." and the interpreter mid he was “ freUtof a good deal and wa* tabject to long fito of dtpiaatton.” The comepondeot dremfced to him a vtoll be bad recently paid to Zuto* land, and bow aome of the Indunaa and chief men had eapreeeed inch aaroeal wtohea to have their Elog bach :~- u I am tare," laid hr, H that ilia the wtoh of the Zulu nation that 1 ihould return j it to only tboee who are frightened and held to check by John Dotn Ibaft oppoae ay rMtoratioa. > ' *• I converted," I laid, M with Uofoiasa* one of the chief* who wan preatnt, and ha to greatly anxiou* for yonr relnro, ae are alao, he telle me, a number of other*/’ “ Tee, yae,” he replied, “they wtoh me took, ami eado the Zulu Kpb. 'AU I love to to .Zotukod; my to to there, whore lie* my father* grave/ I am heartsick and weary with waiting. When wilt >Sngiaod be ju* and lei me retnrnf Bo yon think that becauM lam a mm 1 cannot feel or •uffrr the Itea by Ihto long, beg, 'tad weary captivity f Sngtond baa given the Xranevaal back to the Boere, Baeutotoad to the Bmatoe, Secoeoeal. la. niMtd to hto peofto and *h are toeehnll. Howtotoao? Wh*ftJ*«l doiselhatlehoaklbe to tmatedf Wheel
i«j*m ■**>* i* w *» ff ZStrv. I«u lakM priaMKV »<* I *•» Oust one etraagor than I had beaten »% *»d S pjwer I i*cli»owWi|«4, Bat. . m fewP ms how, where lammy wd *iek at Sit ■ I' »v* appealed to England,whom tbit t<>U me is groat and joil—to tor Quote, whom th*f «W *• merciful-hut »y W®f *s «ato«l«l* and la® still lonely hot®.” 'llia ss^aciWsLtft wm% pooseew* Uml which many while 'mm 4iih «tiliatitoe and odaetfin around them ertiroly tol* MMt which ttof way waft «afoy -.•A, a cofcUly f ««A fifty* uedcaarote in misfortune—which make Mm in all he cays .o* every inch a kin*.”'
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Lyttelton Times, Volume LVI, Issue 6503, 30 December 1881, Page 4
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4,129TOWN & COUNTRY. Lyttelton Times, Volume LVI, Issue 6503, 30 December 1881, Page 4
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