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Manawatu Herald, Volume III, Issue 20, 9 November 1880, Page 2

The Baixesbe Ca<e. — Tho adjourned chanre of conspiracy against Messrs M'Lonnan and C. Simpson will come on for hearing at the Wellington Police Court tomorrow, Wednesday. Mr M'hennnn, accompanied by Messrs. J, Reid and («. Allan, returned to this district on Friday. Spar. — Travellers by couch on Friday reported a very largo sp.ir, liko tho ynul of a vessel, lying on tho bench nour Oruki. Cuicket. — Thcro was n good attonduiicc of cricketers on the ground on Sutnrd-iv afternoon last. A ncralch ma'oh wuh pi lycil, sides being cho.sen by Mummm Cox vi.d Uavidaou, the IhUoi'm touui winning l>y thirteen runs. Tho feature of tho Hftprnoo'n was the batting of DiivHson, who rotiri-d for a capitally phiyod iuiiiugH of Hi rutiH, beiug eventually bowled uml rmught by Draper We hopo that now criolatl lum roceivod a good Htart, tlm pluyurit will asHiduounly practice, ami ?a bo picpuroi] to hold their own when thny piny v nittu'i. Drunk and Uihohdkiii.y.— Alfred Crook••in was on Saturday nftrrnoon bro i^ht bofore Mr Thynne, J.P., cluif((cul with being drunk atul d i.«onlei']y tlust morning, at l<"oxton. Co'is'ablt: M'Anulty proved tho oflun-. but a-« Crooki>on had been locked up ull. d.-iv tUe Court took a lenient vkw, and di* charged him with n caution Crooksou sai I he ha 1 just cnjno from Otuki, ami hid hid a few glasses of liquor, which got into lim head. He would louve for Napier, and wa-> on Ihh way thither. A Hare Occtukence. — Ono day Inst week a nviro belonKin^ to Mr Mudford, sen, of the Douglas Block, dropped two fine foals The progeuy are said to bo very healthy, and doing well. Of comae Mr Mudford is quite satisfied. Depot atiox— Tho deputation nppaintfd by tho County Council to interview tin* ' Minister of Public Work* re tho now rates on gravel and timber, waited upon him last wool-, and ifc is probable that as the result of their efforts ohange* will be made in the direction asked for. From another pur igrapli it) this issue, it will be seen th<freight on gravel has been lowered. Holiday. — Today will be observed as a general holiday throughout the district, (he Hanks and vinous public officea being closed in honor of the I'tiuce of WaW Birthday. Mektino of Creditors. — A meeting of the creditors of Mr Francin Loudon, storekeeper, of Foxton, wus held on Thursday, at Wellington, at the Supreme Courthouse

Behind Time.— ln last Friday's i3»uo of the Wanganui Herald (evening paper) uppers a paragraph notifying: tho pujlic of an " interesting asirouomieal" ph. nomenon that was to oocar that morning ! Bitter late than never ! (Mr Carroll, one of the trustees, in the chair), when the following resolution was carried :— That tv the opinion of th- credit or «,Mr Loudon'd insolvency was uot brought ab jut by any wilful fault of his own ; they therefore rocommend his immadiale discharge." An amendment was proposed by Mr Christie, and seconded pro forma by Mr Carroll, " That the discharge be delayed throe years from the date of insolvency." The amendment was put, but no one voted for it bat the proposer tind seconder. The original motiou was iheu put, and the folfi>winis gentians voted for it, via: -MryO H. Hunt, Messrs Thoniphou, Shaunoft & Co., Messrs Harcoui t & Co, A. P. Smart, A. I?, -.mare & Co, E. VV. Mills, Mr Thomas Mills, M" Hawkins, Mr J. 15. Dungan, and Mr Angarde- 'flu resolution recommen Ung tho discharge wts dccl.net! carried. Mr « hvi^ti-j said ho wouM oppose it to tbfl~last. Messrs Hunt, "nr cfcurt, and others said they presumed the opinion ef tho merchants of Wrllington would cirry »omo weight wiih the Judge, e-pecially a» thiAliud known the dohtor for sotn'J 16 years. Ttioy were perfectly SHti*. fieil wfeji-the resolution just carried, as thuy tlfought Mr Lou ion was quite entitled to his discharge. After a liu.li> »oodhumored dinff, the meeting separated. — Chrofliole. Railway Revenue.— The Wanganui Herald doubts our statement that th« Foxton district contributes one-fifth of the whole railway reveuuo. In a few d-iya w • hope to dive figures which will provo our assertion. Pointing the Mobal. — Tho absurdity | of st-lling country proj)crtica in Wellington has been frequently commented upon, but another illustration has to be added to the li-t. Ou- Friday last tho properties in <h« estate of the Lite James A! itohcll were sold without reserve, and amongst them were two Bftc4oi)S in Foxton. Ono of them, comprising about thive aens, w-»s sold, uccordhig to the N Z. 'limes, for £'23, whereas it is worth ut least £150, while ano her one fronting the Ludy'e ililo, comprising :l roods, was sold for £G. About a year ago a s»c. ion fronting the same road was sold at auction in Foxton for £"70, and was thought to bo a great bargain. Had the Hiilo taken place at Foxton on this occasion, ihe price reached would probably havobeon i-ight or ten times more than was obtained at Wellington. Native Lands.— Mr S. M. Baker, Clerk of Court, was away from town for nevi*rai days hist week assisting in obtaining tho signatures of somo muivt's who live at Woodvillo to the deed of sale of tho land for which the mouey was recently paid at Moutoii. Mr Baker returned to town on 3itu:day evening. PaoCTOB kn RorTE.— Mr Proctor, the emiur-ut astronomer, passed through Foxton on Saturday last, arriving per coach and going on by the night train to Wuu£:iuui. He was accompanied by the veritable Smythe and his assistant. Tub Ff-AX Temokus. — Notwithstanding the reclamation works now in progress at F---xt')i), thore appear tt> bo a considerable isumber of men our. oi employmnn!. No le.iS than ten tenders wuro received at th • Hkjjat.u office ycsl.uvd.-iy for t lie supply of fir x, advertised in oui'la3fc two issues. It. is to be hoped a tialfi in flix will spring •ip, ".a it would bo the tho mouns of bringing a great deal of money into tho district. English Cmnicu. — From a letter revived in town yesterday from Iho Von. Archdeacon Thorpe, we lo.irn that owing to th.) lengthened sitting of tho recent session of S.vnod that gentleman will be uniblo to visit Foxton district for a few weeks Chuivh intuiib.-rs will, however, bo dv y apprised of the dato of hU intends! vi.-ii;. rii.s Lordship Jiishop ii.-idtii'ld will prubahlv l>;iss through Foxton about tho tnd ot thi> Wt-ok on hi-; way to Feilding, whore ho will hold a confirmation service on Sunday next, I lth iustiiut. Coach I'uAr-KiC. — On Saturday the up co ic!i Itad a iud complement of passunuers, ■ iclmling M.-ssrs Macarthur, Liiiton.l.oiK.'on, J. Stevons, Pr.iotor, Smythe, ami othrr*. Perhaps the weight of «•> tnaiiy Cotjncillo » mil ex councillor.", with an usu-ouoiicr a-i 1 !»U ngunt chuck .-d in, provc-d too much ioi tl»;j horsos, <;r else the slar.s in their coisr os I'oi.'ht a^aiint I'ioclor, lor the train had t<> bu deliyod soiiio time, waiting for the w.i>'h. The n-al explanation iv.is that tho Otiki river was floo loci, and a long delay to^k place there. Tommy M-iho'*, h wcver, touched up his toam. nnd tlwuyh tho itl>lvvoro dead aguimt him, mudo Capital time. Tho coach diil not slay long enough vi Oiaki to give «ho pas^engets a cliuin-j tiivpk'uish tlu> in nor mult, tin<l as the tnnu 9p d out of Foxton ono wiyvorn tra.cller was making a bij» holo in a bag of bisciit> hi: had provided hiaisclf with on reaching tho township. PoTATom. — i'otato'is appear to bo ncar'y vu'iii'lt-a* j.ist iioiv, it' wo iiiav jiuigc hy tinS.Z Tim-j<, whicli i!m< ivl'.t-. to the iraJc ut. Wi'llingtoii : — " in .nil onr »tpcn>:i ci< we ncvur rcini'iiiboi- llmir being suoli n «li-U)>. Wi> wore sliow:i a luttstr to i» iv.Hpi'o'ab-c liriii li«>u f>'om 'i NonMi.trn uuMvhnnt, ott'oi mx In (*ivo tln«ni Ik> tO'is of pomioiii grnijs. U'lhoy would i>u y t!.- labor of |iut(iitj thorn into bi^H, ami tlinußiii tvtt-< rct'iiHtul. Uudur llh'mo cii'oumstaiun't) w>> 'iro mi iblu t xiuod-. Thu atouku in Wnllhu'on nri) larjjo." That Houthern moichunt hlioulil try houic uf tho bmiuoas jiuoplu up thin wkv. I)KKAin.TKtm. — li\i'ruoiionj have buon (jivou to l)o|»u(y I'lopcrly Tux CommiasioiKim (,o Ink ii iiniiio-imlo jiioi'iicdin^s ugtiiunt all i>i;isi)ii<t*who hnro f'tiiUul to miiko a tft'itcmunt of tlu-ir propioly uinter Hie ro|ioitv AMvtfliiicut Act, and it is suid thai immediate rffoct it to bu given to theso inatructiou*. Tiik Waiautk Plains. — Tho CJoTeninif nt, siuMii (luterinintul lo force on the ■•e:ilommit of tho H'ni.nntj Plaitm «■• fast aa p.'snih'e. A fuitlicr svk'u of rural anil town lands on thu I'litint will tul;o pluco during iioxi month. On the 13llt Dccombor, 83(1 1 uctcs of open luml, weat of thu Wmokui-M Stream, having a frontagu of eight miles ti. tht> » a, mil v depth of from one to thre<milen. aurve^ed into Ructions v.irying from nO to luo acrob.will bo uifci-cd on imiiiedi itc and dafei red piiymiMitn, at £•! and £■') pei ouro re^puotivciy i'liis land is clo<e to tiie busli rosurvt-3, and ia intersected li} the uviin coaaL rod line i'ro.n Huweru to New Phiuouth. On the 17th proximo, 2G2 q'inrtcr-acre hoc iona in tho t.iwu.>hip ot Mnnni-i. n>no miles from Hnwera, will be olTerod at prices VBryinij friMM £iO to £25 per apctio'i for cash. On the 20th Oeceiu- ! ber, 50 sections, varying fr<>m 5 to 40 t\K'ro* each, in the suburbs of Mina.B, will b> oQ'cro'i at £<> ) or »ere, on tho vii.ayo eottlemciit ci'iiiiiiioiiN. Ptiocroii. — Profcß'toi Proctor, tbt ustronomor, appears to h«ve that rare faculty of taking trouble. In preparing for an American course of luctmen hn oi:Ce found that in the photograph of his chnrt» of t»u» heavens the stars were not " bi-ou«ht <>ut " to throw them wi Ii Biifn?ii<nt diitinulness on the screen. Ho therefore sat down with bit pen to tonke every oue of tuoae atirs

dUtinct. and he did ir. There wtr.» only 321,000 of them to go our, and (with rea•oiablo interim slons for «al ing and sleeping) ho aceomilhliad the work in just 76 hnuri of continuous application. WANOAtfiu Pout.— During tho month of October 51 vobsulh of 4141 tons register enbrtiod thfl port of Waugvuii ; outward* 49, toim&go 3931. Our National Debt. — In a recent article <>f ihu Economist, tl.-.« following cutl.egloomy factg concerning New Z^Un : w-n---stuted :— "Tho Bulk of Ni-w Z.it!iind ha *24,4'> l shires upon its Lonton register; other Now Zetland b inks dr;tw capital a-ni depo-u'* from England ; and iii'iny hivd mortgage and truat' companies have drawn I urge amounts fom hanee to New Zealand in tli« shape of capit-'l, d.?po?ita, and debenmres. In thin way it seems probable Mint this .wing colony ha accumulated fully £35,000,000 of debt to a country 11.000 miles ii way. which at ho low an interest charge ns 5 per cent, will übsorb an tinnuti! payment to us of £1.650,00J, or of £3 13. 4d per head on a present population of, say, 450,000 souls." Sydnby Exumirio.v.— From tho list of New Zealand awards at the Sydney Exhi bition, we extract tho following of int rest to rhia district : — War. burton, P E , Pal inerston $„ mutton hams. — Sound, but very old ; should hive been judired befoiv, with other perishable {roods : Ist order of merit. Thos. Bovan, junr., Foxton, lmes, cordage, 6cc —A collection of Hues, twines, &<;., which, on account of the qimlity of the material employed, and the good workmanship, is worthy of 3rd order of merit. A Braithwaite, Wellington, yarn home-pan. — Being very useful, Ith order of merit. Wanted, ax rxTEitr.iETEn. — Tho WanKfanui Herald of Friday says : — " fn truth the oriirinal primary constituent body of every country is the people." No doubt. But what does it all mean ? We pause for a reply. Exkcltion. — Ah L<?e, t lie mmderi-r of Mrs Y^uiiji, w>is fiX'"Ci»<ed at. Dunudin List Friday mon ing. Itnnwtiati'ly before the nriminal whs hung, he firmly p.'Otested that he did not Kill ihc murdered woman. The I. at of Kelly — Ned Kelly is to be hung on Tliursdsiy nun. Postal. — Alexander Frasev had been ai»> pointed Postmaster at Camphelltown, I). Miller at. Oroua Bridge, E. M. <Symon3 at Paikakarilii, E. MoVsh at TurraccEnd. The Bainess" oflioe has beon closed. Land Tkavsfeu Fees — The following foes are now payable under the Laud Transfer Ac : —To District Land Registrars, for single certificate in lieu of frown grant, the same foes as upon issue an registration of Crown grant ; if several certificates iv Hpu of siugle <rmut — For each certificate. £1 ; acreage aud assurauce feo in nddition to be apportioned and charged in augrreurate as on Crown grant ; certificate not otherwise churned, £1. To Registrars of Supremo Court— ln lespectof any sale conducted by Registrar or Deputy Reyistr;ir, payable out of purchase mon^y on completion <>f purchase— One per cent on purchase money if not cxc 'eding -L'2oo ; if I'XCL'e.linur £200, l.ho« 1 per cut on £20n and h per i-cnt. on remainder of purchustmoney. The Railway Tauiff.— lt is norifiod in Thuraduy's G;iz «tto hit thj following nltcrutions hnvc been tn trie in tariff charges on the Now Zealand railways: — Class K. — Ships' ballast, gr.ivel, ro:id metul, and shiugle will be charged Is 01 per t'<n le*., thuu t,!\e classified r:»tes. Rough ston. will bo char/ed 2s per ton for distances of ten miles mid ivider, insto id of the clarified rates. <'l.iss P. — Native bricks will be charged la f>i per ton for distmces of ni".mile* and undi-r, and saud will be charged (id per ton l<?f»s thin tho cl.iHsifie 1 rates foi distances of sixteen miles and undr-r Pimbfr will be charged at 8.1 per 100 superficial foet batween AI umfc I'lea-aut and Pictou. irtHtead of the clussified tate-=, but subject to all conditions and reg ulation.Hpplyinir '0 the eonveyanoeof timber. [As eu'-h truck of gravel is supposed to contain flvo tons, the reduction will amount to about 8s per truck, bus t.hare will Htill be an ailvanaa of about 7-3 per cent upon the original rates ]