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Manawatu Herald, Volume i, Issue 51, 21 February 1879, Page 2

Land Couht — Wo understand that the Cambridge sitting of the Native Lands Court, advertised for March 1 , is postponod to the Ist day of May.

BAiL.—Messrs A. J. Whyte and W. H. Reeve, of Foxton, w^ent sureties for Wm. liangley's appearance at the next sitting of the Supreme Court at Wellington. The bail allowed was comparatively light, being the accused in £50, and two sureties in the same amount each! T

Ram Lamhs.— On Thursday next, March 27, Messrs Thynne, Linton and Co., will sell, at their Foxton yards, a numbor of Komney Marsh Bams from the flocks of Messrs Braithwaite and Kebbell. The gentlemen referred to are known as breeders of firs: -class sheep, Mr Braithwaite beiug a prizetaker for wools at the principal shows. A good sale may therefore be expected next Thursday, especilly so considering that Messrs Barber's ram lambs cannot go into the market at present, owing to the recent discovery of scab in their flock.

At it Aoain. — A furthor compile ttiira has arisen amongst the Pu; utawhao natives, and the survey id again rildpited.

Eesiowbd. — Mr DonaM, who has been for four years in the N Z.S.S. Company, and has rpcently mado severul trips to Foxton as purser of the Jane Douglas, has resigned hi? -position in the Company's service and accepted nu appointment in H M. Customs. - .

DBtvnra. — Jnmps Melville, who is employed as a teamster for Mosses Bowe, Birehley & Co., showed his skill at the work on Tuesday last, having succeeded in bringing on one waggon no less than H empty tanks from the City of Auckland to Foxton. Everything proceeded satisfactorily until at the turn-in, when the heavy tugging through the sand caunfid no less than three out of the four " hames ■ ' to give way. These were temporarily repaired, however, and the load brought on. Coming down the steep hill just beyond the ferry on the west bank of the river, a rather narrow "shave" occurred, as the upper tier of tanks slid forward, and had they come another inch or two they must have lost the balance and toppled over, and probably a fatal accident would have occurred. However, Melville pluckily stuck to the reins ; if he had let go, it would have meant letting the whole team go over the bank into the river. This part of the road should be improved at once, as it is at present absolutely dangerous for heavy vehicles.

True for Oxce. — Referring to oursolvea the Palmerston Times of Wednesday says: — " My reverend countryman, Father Prout, must certainly have had our young contemporary under his microscope when -he wrote : — ' It is the common fate of overy mortal who raises himself by mother-wit above the common level of fool 3 and dunces lo be hated by the whole tribe mosfe cordially.' " We quite believe Father Prout flid prophesy our fate, and from the intense "hatins" our contemporary b stows upon us, we reluctantly place him as the html ideal of both a dunco and a • " 1 thank thee, Roderick, for the Avoid." Cricket — The return mntch between Palmerston and Feilding takes place on Saturday week. The Palmerston men are confident of sooring another victory, as Mr Walker, of Karere, is expected to play with them. He is described as %< a terror." AnnissTi— *We understand a man named Belleville hag. been arrested at Bulls,chnrged with stealing a horse belonging to Mr Wm. Langley, of Otaki. It appears the man boirowed the horse from Langley to ride to Foxton upon it, pretending ho was to meet a friend there, who would give him money cent out from home for him. Arrived at Foxton, however, ho made off. northwards viaSandon; but tho electric current out« sped him, and he wa3 captured at Balls. He will bo brought up at fc'oxton, when he will be also charged with having stolen two revolvers at Otaki.

Alas ! WpoßvirjiE. — We beg to offer colonial dramatists the materials for A screaming farce. First scene. — A grand flourish of = trumpetß, followed by tho Times editor announcing a crowded meeting to take place at Woodville on Wednesday, Feb. 19, 1879, which meetiug was to decide the whole railway question. Second scene. — The Corporation of Palmerston North, in civic costume, headed by tha jovial Mayor, all on prancing steeds, followed by two coaches with banners, &c, containing citizens of the Borough, starting for the monster demonstration. Scene third. — The arrival at Woodvillo, and the discovery that only three people know anyllrn* about it, and that no one feels the slightest interest in tho meeting or its object. Scene fourth. — Tho return by night to Palmeroton in a not jovial raood, and with banners and torches kept out of sight. Scene fifth. — Mutual recrimination, and an oration a la Mark Antony on " the mutability of human affairs/ composed for the occasion by GufFy, with the title, " The mountain labored, buc the mouse came not forth." Seriously, the Woodville meeting, we are informed, w«s a failure. About 20 persons attended, of whom only three or four were Woodvillo settlers, the whole of tho rest, including the Mayor, having gone from Palmerstou in vehicles. As no meeting could be held, the party returned. The breakdown is attributed to insufficient notice. Our informant states the people of Woodville are highly amused at tho agitation being got up oa theiv behalf.

Native Lands.— lt is with great satisfaction that we learn the large and gratify-, ing progress which the Government has been able to make in the acquirement from the natives of land on the West Coast of this Island. We are informed authoritatively that land to the total area of nearly half a million aores has been acquired during the last month. Tbe importance of the transactions which have resulted in so extensive an acquisition of new territory is not to be measured merely by the fact that the native title has been extinguished over that area. Tho Government's last native land purchase possesses especial value from the very excellent qnality of the land, which is described as being of the finest claac for agricultural purposes, and still more from its position, it being situated on and along the roate of the Wellington, Taranaki, and Auckland main line of railway, chiefly to tho northward of Wanganui. This will tend materially to facilitate the extension of the railway so soon us a favorable occasion arrives. Apart from all questions as to the nafcivo policy of the present Government, the value of these last acquisitions can hardly be over-esti-mated, and the successful completion of the negotiation is a matter for general congratulation.—Post.

Tke Lock Arb.— The last scens of the Loch Ard disaster is a most melancholy one. The N. Z. Times states that a private letter received in Wellington a fow days ago informs the receiver that Miss Eva Carmiohael, the heroine of that awful affair, has gone mad. It will be remembered that the Loch Ard was an English passenger ship, and that about nino months ago she was wrecked near Porfc Phillip Hoods. The only survivors were Miss C«rmichael and a youug midshipman named Tom Pearce, the latter gallantly rescuing the young lady from a watery grave. Upon arrival at Melbourne, Pearce was feted and rewarded with a public testimonial for his K ravory. In the wreck Miss Carmichael lost her parants, brothers, and sisters, and therefore returned home to reside with a family connection. She seems, however, if the information abovo is correct;, to have succumbed to hee. terrible misfortunes, having lust her reason.

Pi.UMMKn. — This once notorious prisonbreaker and burglar has been net at liberty for good conduct, and, it is stated, is living in retirement near Auckland, where he is preparing a course of lectures with which he menus to travel round the colony.

The Colision*. — The following judgment was delivered on Wednesday lußt by Air Mansford, R.M. at Wellington, upoiv the recent collision between the steamers lluiu and Go- Ahead : — "We are unanimously of opinion that both vessels are to blame, for the following retuons : — We do not think that the vowels were evor end on, and, there* fore, that rule 13, for preventing collisions at tea, with the additions made thereto by

an order of the Privy Council, culd not apply to the Go* A head. We are further of opition thai the Oto-fi head should have bad a look-out man forward, and that when She ported her helm, as was seen by the Huia, the latter should not have starboarded, but huve porti d and stopped, and gone astern, if necessary. Under these circumstances, we order that tho costs of the investigation shall be bor/ie and be paid equal y by the GoAhead and Huia. We di not think that there is any necessity for suspending or cancelling any or either of the certificates, but recommend the masters of both vessels to exercise more care in the future."

Haphazard Dead.— A Lower Rangitikei correspondent writes as follows to the Advocate: — "I regret to have to report the demise of another of Mr D. Scott's horses, Haphazard, being the third that has died within the last twelve months. The cause of death was the bursting of a blood-vessel while doing a gallop on Saturday last. He was a beautiful chestnut, with a white face, six years old, and as sound as on the day Miss Mettle gave birth to him. He was far from being one of Traducer's meanest sons, as he proved lost season when he ran second to Izaac Walton in the weight for age race at Wanganui. To criticise his performances, we should require more space than we o:ih afford, but we sincerely tiU9t that this will be the lust equine loss Mr D. Scott may sustain, as a better and more honest sportman there is not in the country."

Eem-x's got Shot. — " Dan Kelly haß got shot!" Tho news spread like wildfire throughout a leading Hotel on Monday, having been brought to Ballafttt (tho Star says) by a gentleman arriving by the after* noon train from Castlemaine. "That's good news," said.one open mouthed listener. " Whereabouts ?" enquired several othera. " All over his boly," came the satisfactory reply. "Ah, now; didn't I toll you bq?" exclaimed a littlo sandy-haired man; "I know they'd shoot him before the week was out." " What about the inefficiency of the force now ?" asked the smiling policeman off duty, and refreshing in plain clothes. " Yez can't bate the foorne," added the constable in triumphant tones. "Great work, by Jove ! I'll shout all round ; here, waiter, take tho orders ;" and the man with the sandy locks spun a soverigu on the table in high glee. In came tho liquor, up went tho glasses, aud somebody else ordered in cigars. "And now," said Sandy, puffing away at a full-flavoured Cabnna, "now, mister, tell us about it. Dan's dead of course ?"' " N»t to my knowledge," replied the traveller. " Eh ! what, not doad, did you say?' " Certainly not ; who said he was dead f I merely stated that Dan Kelly's got shot, and you may take your oath he's got powder too. and intends to use in>th freely before he is taken. Gentlemen, , the compliments of the season to you." The mooting then closed, the customary vote to the chair having been omitted, ai»d the inexpressibly gratified waiter being capsized in the passage by the wrathtiil little gontleman boasting oi the sandy looks.

It is generally admitted by everybody who haa visited Jacobs' Athenreum Bazaar that it is the only shop in Wellington that contains a good and complete assortment of Fancy Goods and Jewellery suitable for PresentSjßirthday Gifts, or Wedding Preaents. Parties requiring any of the above articles will save themselves a lot of trouble by calling and inspecting the immense aasortment, which ia too giijautic to particularise by advertisement. — [Advt.]