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Marlborough Daily Times, Volume II, Issue 153, 7 September 1880, Page 3

The vital statistics for Pelorus and Havelock districts for the month of August are as follows Births S, marriages mV, deaths 3.

The annual Horse Parade will he held on Seymour Square on Saturday, the 2.>th just. The show this year, we. hear, is likely to he a very good one. The following telegram lias been furnished us by the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Company’s agent, Mr Holmes : —“ London, September Ist. Wool sales progress firmly. Coarse cross-bred is firmer.” 'Phe Secretary of the Literary Institute repuests us to state that the Institute will be closed on Thursday next during the day as the poll for the East W r ard will he taken there, but it will be open in the evening as usual.

At a Quarterly meeting of the L censing Commissioners held at the Court-house at noon to-day, a transfer of the license of the Awatere Accommodation House from the late Mr Barclay’s executors to Mr Billon (late of the Commercial Hotel, Blenheim), was granted.

At }m adjourned meeting of the Band Board tliis afternoon, it was resolved that the terms’ of the lease for Coal Mining, at Shakespeare Bay should be for 21 years and the Boy a lty to he paid sixpence per ton, for all out.put of coal.

The Board of Education met this mornj n » and agreed to do away with payments for passing standards and to reduce the pay to Comittees one half, and this afternoon questionof what reduction shall take place in teachers’ salaries is being discussed. I lie Chairman is in favor of a unform reduction of ten per cent, on all salaries.

Master Richard McCallum, lately a - mir.il of the High School, has learned today that he has passed the Senior Civil Service examination. As it includes Latin, Mathematics, and English, and the examination is recognised by the Law examiners, he as thus got through so far, his examinations for, admission as a barrister. W o have louyh pleasure in congratulating both Master McCallum and his teacher oil Ins passing in "such a high-class examination.

At the R.AI. Court, yesterday, before H Me Intire, Esq, 11. M. C. Murphy was fined 10s for wilfully remaining at such a distance from his waggon as not to have control dver the horses. In the matter ot C. Elliot v hscott, judgment was_given tor the amount paid into Court, L;>, <>s, ami costs. The action was bought to recover the amount of tender in a Refreshment stall on the Race-course and qualification fee. Some other small debt cases winch were set down for hearing were adjourned until next day the Solicitors being onganed at the Land Board.

Aremarkable scene occurred at a reading recently given at Louisville by Mrs Scott- > v Si«dons. The first part of the programme • had just been concluded, the last featuie of which was “ The Maniac,” Mrs Siddons appeared in costume, nud tl.e au.uei.ee was much moved by the dramatic display. Suddenly a woman, pushing past the door keeper, ran down the mam upon the stage, and, rushing to Mrs Siddon.t, attacked her savagely. Ibe woman had a dog in her arms, and a colored man followed her. People interfered and prevented any injury to Mrs Siddons, who explained that the young woman was a demented cousin that had escaqed from her custodian. The cable message convoying Home the news of the capture of the Kellys reached London five hours before it was put in at Sydney!' The telegram was despatched nom Sydney at 12.113 p.ut. (Sydney time) on -bth June, and it reached London at < • J-> <<-»'■ (Greenwich time) on the same day. Allom - ingfor the difl'ereneeof time between Sydney and London—Sydney being ten hours ami five minutes in adVrnce of Greenwich tune, the actual time occupied ia transmission was five hours and eight minutes, thus enabling events at the Antipodes to bo published in London on the day of their occurrence. A Cleveland lawyer, defending a handsome young lady charged with larceny, closed j, iiif appeal to the jury thus:—“ Gentlemen, von may hang the ocean on a grape vine to dry, lasso a volcano, skim the clouds from the sky with a teaspoon, throw salt on the tail of our noble eagle, whose sleepless eye watches over the welfare of the nation : paste ‘ for rent ’ on the moon and stars, hut never a moment delude yourselves with the idea that this charming girl is g.iilty of the charge preferred against her.” The jury acquited her without leaving their seats. /

On Monday, the 31st May (says the Hong Kong Daily Press) a dreadful accident 0 happened at Bangkok, which has plunged the Court of Siam in mourning. His Majesty the King, some of the ladies of the palace, and some of the royal children were on a pleasure to the royal retreat at Koh Bang-pa-in.’ A barge containing the Queen and her infant daughter, the l uncess Karama, was capsized through, the rope attaching it to the steam yacht giving way, and all on board are said to have been drowned. The body of her Iloyal Highness and that of the young princess, locked in the arms of her nurse, have been recovered. A royal prince and a high military officer were tried by court martial and sentenced to degradation. Younv Brutes.—lt would bo interesting to know what sort of parentage and education three; boys had, who were hanged m Canton, Ohio, on a recent date, for murder. All tliree.were under twenty-one years of age. 'Two of them murdered an inoffensive old man, who gave them money to bring him food, and went to sleep in a wood while waiting their return. The third killed a boy who was to be a witness against him in a larceny case. Such a brutal readiness to take life argues bad blood or bad education. Could these young ruffians, whose necks were broken by the officers of the law, have been useful members of society if they had been well brought up, or did the structure of their brain fore-ordain them for assassins ? If we. are ever to have a science of crime, such interesting specimens of moral monsters as these Canton boys must be studied before they are put out of the world.—Aeta York Tribune. Census Revelations.—The American census recently taken has revealed some curious things. In the State of Now Yoi the number of females out-numbering the males is larger than ever before, And. this probable accounts for the unusually large number of women in the State below the age of twenty-five,'although, according to the census,enumerators;; thousaiids of these women!/ will o never see thirty-five. It is probable that Massachusetts, on account of its prS~existihg admirable system of collecting statistics,; will be the first State in the Unionto .'report .complete [ to headquarters at Washirigtoti. ./The enumerators report generally that they: found thc ; most appar*

ent contentment among the middle classes, and the least among the wealthy classes. Among the richest families of Boston few children are reported, it being deemed unfashionable by this class tohavecnildren. A good deal of difficulty lias been experienc cd by the enumerators in obtaining the ages of the females connected with wealthy "am: lies.

The master of the barque Anne Alelluiish, which arrived at W r ellington on Friday last report)that outlie voyage from Newcastle a passenger, named Thomas Tynan’ commited suicide bv jumping overboard. The tragedy took place on the2othult., the vessel then being in latitude 35.5 south and longitude 105.57 east, at about a quarter to four o’clock in the afternoon, Tynan did not give the least warning of his intention, hut too’: a deliberate leap into the sea, and was soon lost in the waves. A life-bony was immediately thrown after him, and the vessel, which was then going at the l'ate of seven knots an hour, tacked. A boat was then lowered and manned at great risk hut the search proved fruitless, the crew returning an hour afterwards with only the life-bony. As the night was quickly advancing, and there were indications of a coming storm, the search for the body was abandoned, and the Anne Melluiish again stood out on her course. The deceased, it is said, was respectably connected in .Sydney, and the police are busy making inquiries regarding his antecedents. Several meetings of the New Zealand Rifle Association have been held here during the late session of the General Assembly. The accounts submitted at the last meeting show that more than £IOOO was a- ,-eu at the late meeting at Nelson, in addition to the champion belts, cups, and medals; but the subscriptions of the volunteers have not reached the amount anticipated at the commencement of the year, thus causing a debit balance. The entrance fees have now been increased, and it is proposed to place the ‘ team ’ matches on a much more satisfactory footing, tlm first prize both for rifles and carbines being a challenge cup and £25. Company representative matches—one man from each corps, will also he held, and the trophy is '.o he held by the corps of which the winner is the representative. — Pod. Ho'lomi /’•-'■ P'lt s- on 7 Ointment. —lnfluenza Coir .its, and Colds —ln diseases of the throat and chest so prevalent in our change able climate, nothing so speedily relieves, or so certainly cures, as these inestimable remedies. These disorders are too often neglected at their commencement, or arc injudiciously treated, resulting in either case in disastrous consequences. Whatever the condition of the patient, Holloway’s remedies will restore if recovery he possible they will retard the alar ning symptoms till till the blood is purified and nature consumma'es the cure, gradually restoring strength and vital nervous power. By persevering in the use of Holloway s preparations, tone is conferred on the stomach and frame generally. Thousands of persons have testified that by the use of these remedies Tone they have been restored to health after every other means had failed.