LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Manawatu Standard, Volume 4, Issue 179, 5 July 1883, Page 2

LOCAL AN D GENERAL.

The Manawatu portion of the Frisco mail may be expected to reaoh Palmerston this evening, and delivery tojthe publio from 7 to 7.30 a'clock. Prpfessoi Sample is to deliver his promised lecture on the management of the horse this e?ening m the Foresters' Hall. Or Walker and other Councillors drew pointed attention last evening to the manner m which horsemen, and drivers of vehicles cut up the water-ways and footpaths m maDy parts of the town, by taking short outs across vacant sections. It is probab'e string' ont action will be taken to punish those persons who thus recklessly commit breaches of the Borough brc-iaws. Last night was the first meeting of the Borough Council trader the contract with Mr Graff to supply li K ht &o. at a fixed sum per annum. Tbe Council appeared desirous of having the full value of their money out of the contractor, as the meeting did not term, mate till nearly 10 o'clock. Mr Graff was apparently, beginning to think the lamps would require to be refilled if they sat much longer, ."..-■ A few mornings ago one of the street lamps m the Square was|burning at 11 a.m. Irs illumination was not very brilliant however.. ■ . , .- " ; .'.•'"■•• A narrow as cape from what might easily have been a serious or perhaps fatal accident occurred a few nights, ago at the Terrace End station, through the . train being per* mitted to run past tbe platform before pullins >ip. : One or two passengers imprudently tried to get off rather than be carried on, and one, a female, m doing so, was nearly under the train. Recently an unusal scene was witnessed: at Limerick.. An American firm m New Hampshire recently offered to pay the passage of 200 girls to that place and to guarantee, them employment upon their arrival; Candidates were not difficult to find ; and the same morning they left Limerick for Galway, where they embarked for America. The entire population of Limerick turned out to bid them good-bye »nd-» : scene tbat is ■ rarely witnessed attended the d eparture. The Crown has proposed to distribute the reward offered for the detection of the Phoenix Park murderers among the informers, and will send abroad, all of them whe desire to leave the eountrV. Carey, informer, was released | from; custody on May 21. He declared his intention to remain m Dublin, .and further, to vigorously prosecute those tenants occupying his premised who refuse to pay rents since he became an informer. The guard about his house was doubled on the liberation day;: . : . The training-ship Mars was partially destroyed by fire at Dundee/ Scotland. 400 boys were aboard when the flames Were discovered, and all were saved. < It is suspected that the fire was started by . an incendiary. The largest number of words }n qne deapatch were wired to" the London: Daily Telegroph during the coronation of tbe Czar. The despatch contained 110,000 words. The promoters of the Parnell .Fund hope to raise 430,000, of which America is expected to contribute one-half i The oeonle, of Zurich, by a popular vote on May 2s» sanctioned ♦ BUI providing for the restoration of capital punishment. TheCzar has handsomely pensioned the family of M. Makofl, the President of the Society for regulating the social condition of the Russian Jews, who committed suicide m April last. Reports state that Makoff's self murder was due to bad investments. . . : If the Hon. - Mr. Oonolly is successful m passing his Bill entitled " An. Act to amend the law relating to Tenants' Fixtures," every tenant who erects, puts up. or makes any tenant's fixtures shall be entitled to remove the same, provided no damage is done whiob cannot be conveniently repaired, and for which compensation cannot be made m money. At London public dinners of late it has ceased to be fasnin»ab.le to rfse to any toast except that of the Queen. Lard' 1 Aberdeea incidentally explaiued. at the British Orphan Asylum dinner, the real reason for the change m Society manners. He s>atei that the Prince of Wales discouraged rising to any toast save that of the Qieen. At that mansion House dinner, the toast of •• The Prince of Wales and the rest of the Royal Family " was received by the company sitting, although the D, tike of Edinburgh was at the table* " " l ' ■■■■••■ : , We have beea requested to state that the Wesleyao Choir will meet for practice at the church Broad street this evening at 7.30 o'clock, The price for Porirua Bridge contract on Wellington Monawatn. Bail way should have be»n £18,000, not. £l,Boo as it appeared m yesterdays issue.