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Marlborough Daily Times, Volume III, Issue 311, 16 November 1881, Page 2

Notice is gazetted that section 31 and part 2 of section 33, district of Omaka has been set apart for recreation purposes.

On Saturday next, a further meeting in connection with the rabbit question will be held at the Club Hotel, at 2.30 p.m. Messrs. Pnrkiss and Nosworthy notify that they will sell by auction at the rooms on Saturday next, a section of land in Charles-street, the property of Captain Fisk with substantial five-roomed house, and outbuilding* thereon. The trial of Te Whiti and Tolm was continued at New Plymouth on Monday and Tuesday, and on the latter day Te Whiti was committed to the common gaol in New Plymouth, until delivered in due course of the law. The usual sitting of the R.M. Court, at Havelock, will be held on Thursday, 24th November, instead of Tuesday, Sth December, owing to the elections having been fixed for the 9th December. The following Court day will be on the 22iul December. We regret to have to record the death of Mr F. J. Carey, which occurred at his residence early yesterday morning. For many years deceased held an official position in this district, and was intimately connected with various public institutions. The funeral took place to-day, and was attended by a very large number of friends of deceased. Mr C. J. W. Griffiths announces that, in accordance with instructions received from the District Railway managers, lie will sell by auction, at his rooms, on Saturday next, certain buildings situated upon the railway property, between Sinclairstrcct and the Opawa River. The sale will be held at 12 o’clock noon, and the whole of the buildings arc to lie removed within fourteen days from date of sale. Special attention is directed to the fact that on Sunday next the 20th inst., the Right Reverend Dr Redwood, Bishop of Wellington, will administer the Sacrament of Confirmation in St. Mary’s Church at 11 o’clock Mass. Vespers will be celebrated at G. 30, and after the sermon there will be a procession round the Church. On the following Sunday the Bishop will formaly open and consecrate the new Church at Tua Marina.

The Very Rev. Theoplulus Re Menant de3 Chesunis commenced a nine days mission in St. Mary’s Church on Sunday last. On Monday night the reverend missionary preached on “ Hell” and showed to his audience by various passages 'from the Old and New Testaments certain arguments in proof of the existence of a hell, and the punishment there inflicted, the greatest of which the preacher stated was the pain of loss (deprivation of the vision of God). He concluded by mo3t eloquently appealing to his hearers to avoid mortal sin, which alone, he said, will expose man to a neverending punishment in tjie flames of hell. Mr Conolly delivered a very able and interesting address to the elector? at. Picton on Monday evening, a full report of which appeals in a speoial edition of our Picton contemporary, issued this iqorning. At the conclusion of his speech the following resolution was carried, with but one dis. sentient on the motion of Mr A. P. Seymour seconded by Mr A. T. Thompson of Pieton “ That this meeting thanks Mr Conolly for his able address, accepts his candidature with satisfaction, and is of opinion that lie is the most fit and proper person to represent this district in the Rouse of representatives.”

Some time ago the opposition journals were busily circulating a statement to the effect that it was very improbable that the Premier would again be returned into Parliament, Sir George Grey and other noted characters were spoken of at being about “ to beard the lion in his den” by oppoting him for any constituency for which lie might come forward. But the risky experiment it appears has been reconsidered, as a recent telegram informs us that a meeting called for the purpose of gotting a candidate to oppose Mr Hall fell through and the project was abandoned. Mr W. Stuart, 11. M., delivered judgment yesterday in the case of Wemyss v. Hornby, for LS 6s, being the amount paid by plaintiff to defendant for insurance. The balance of the claim, LSS, for interest paid on mortgage transferred from defendant to Mr Blick was struck off, his Worship considering that defendant was entitled to receive interest from plaintiff until Mr Bliok gave plaintiff notice that the intended to realise on the mortgage. Each party was ordered to pay his costs. At thesame sitting Mr Alexander McLauehlan was fined 5s for neglecting to register the birth of a child within the time prescribed by the Act. Wo learn that Mr B. 11. Ward of Brookly received yesterday an importation of pure bred merino sheep of a class, which is said to be the best yet introduced into the district. The importation comprises five ewes and one ram, from the celebrated stud Hock of Mr W. Gibson, Scone, Tasmania. The rams sire is by Royal Duke, bred by Mr W. Gibson. Two|of theewesarebyPrince the Second, the champion llam at the N.A.S., IS7S and 1879, and which was sold for 510 guineas. Two are by Woollylegs, by Squatter, his dam being by Priuee the First; and the remaining one is by Royal Duke. The pedigrees of these valuable animats occupy a considerable space, and will be found detailed in a work known as “Brown’s Merino Sheep of Tasmania,” which we are informed can be obtained at the local booksellers. Mr Ward has also the written pedigrees certified to by Mr W. Gibson. These sheep are the first purebred merinos sent from Scone, and some idea of their value may he learnt from the fact that the price of the ram at the station was 125 guineas, and of each of the ewes 25 guineas. They were landed at Picton yesterday in good condition. We congratulate Mr Ward upon thecnterpriscdisplayed in obtaining such first-class animals and trust other breeders will follow such a laudable example. Sir George Grey has emerged from bis island retreat with his feelings still very bitter against the Hall Ministry. On Monday evening he addressed the electors of Auckland City East, and as was anticipated, went in for wholesale condemnation. The administration of the Public Works policy, the management of the railways, and the tariff were specially denounced, together with the L’atetere transaction —• one of liis stock subjects. The Representation Act he considered very unjust, possibly because its results will not be favorable to the Grey interest. The late Native trouble he considers was got up for electioneering purposes. His blood boiled, he said, when lie saw how public money had been spent in the South, and how Auckland had been neglected. It must be remembered in connection with this that he was addressing an Auckland audience ; probably had lie been addressingaSouthcrn constituency his vital fluid would have reached 212 dogreas in reference to some equally atrocious injustice. Of course the Auckland electors passed him a vote of confidence ; they could do no less with a man whose blood had reached moie than fever heat while meditating on their wrongs.