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Manawatu Times, Volume II, Issue 87, 18 August 1877, Page 2

Pursuant to the suggestion made by Cr. Jenssen at the last meeting of the Palmermerston Worth Borough Council, a petition signed by 225 of the inhabitants of the Borough of Palmerston North and . the Manawatu, asking that a Railway may be speedily constructed from the Wellington and Master ton Railway at Mungaroa to the Wanganui and Manawatu Railway at Palmerston, was on Thursday forwarded to Wellington, through the Mayor, Gf. M. Snejson, Esq. At a special meeting of the Manawatu County Council, held on Wednesday, Bth August, Constable Thomas Price, of Peilding, was appointed Poundkeeper on section 298, Feilding; Constable John Purcell, of Foxton, Poundkeeper on section 250, Foxton ; and Joseph Oakley, of Sandon, Pounkeeper on Hotel section Sandon. --.--■■ •■.'.■ i- . In our County Council report m Wednesday's issue it should have been stated that^ after the report of the sub-committee had; been handed m and the Chairman's remarks on it, thatthe report was withdrawn. We understand that the Foxton and Lower Q-orge Ferries were yesterday handed over to the new Ferrymen, Messrs. Joseph Birchley and Gt-eorge Boyd. , ; ;-~ At aj meeting held at Stoney Greek oii Saturday, the following gentlemen were;ap- '■ pointed a Local School .Committee :— : Messrs. Kenneth McKenzie (Chairman), .. Carl Jergensen, Alfred Grammar, — ■ Blext, - : and Patrick Cfayanagh. : . • We are requested to state that rn-future the hour of meeting of the Borough Council will be six o'clock* p.m. and not seven o'clock, as previously stated. •.. •:;':'•- ' ; We ,are aatlioi'ised to state that the Subscription List for improving. the Palmer--atbn Cemetery Reserve is still open at the Bank of "Australasia,- and that the names of Subscribers will be published from time to ■time. ■■■ ; ~ " ■■■■'.'.' ■.'■.' -■ -'..-■. '■.."■■ ■. ' A telegraph' line is being surveyed between . Waipukurau and Kopua. Telegraph; communication, through the Seventy-mile Bush being greatly needed. . ■/''■■ The following list, accidentally 'dmittted on Saturday last, shows the number of votes polled by the different candidates -for the office of Auditor, to the Palmerston Borough Council :— Thomas King, 41 ; E. J. Collins, 31 5 J. M. G-reig,, 35 ; E. H; Wright, 3.- ' \ ■';•;■■ ; ; :: - •■..-. The. novelty of a. Juvenile Industrial. ■ Exhibition is/attracting public attention at , Ballarat, The idea; has been mooted, and steps have been nutated to hold the first exhibition on Ist March, 1878. " The; following are the objects hoped- to be reaLised r-^-To enlist the syixipathi^ and arouse, the energies of the young people to compete m works of indiistiy and usefulness, and impress .on parents, their sons and daughters, the dignity, and honor of labor. To cultivate the inventive faculties of those who are m trades, and show proficiency, also those who may be following other occupations. To enable all to "sliow their handi-; .work, and obtain new ideas fronieach^other • to cultivate their -minds for useful employment and recreation during leisure hours. To create a taste for the fine arts and orna^ mental works, so as to make home attractive, j Young- people of both sexes, ail over the Australian Colonies, under; 21 yeai's of age, are invited to assist in' making the Exhibition a success. . V _ . A;ineeting of the Art and Industrial Exhibition Cqmmittee, was held m the Wanganui Institute, on Wednesday evening, when business ;of "considerable importance was" transacted., Notice 1 has . been receivedfrom Dr. Jleetor," statmg ; that, a case .of ; valuable specimen^ for exhibition, has. been fdrWarded to Wanganui, and an intimafipnv has beetj. received from Dr. Lemon, stating that two- telegraph iristruments will be lent for exhibition purposes. ' . • We are sorry to learn that the sharp, froitswhich we experienced a week or two"" ago played sad havoc wiibh the lambs among those flocks where the lambing was early. Experienced flock-masters •.; set their, faces against the practice of early lambing, alledg"ing that far greater loss is sustained by the niortality caused by ,the inclement weather geiaerally experienced m July and August than/what is gained by the increased return of wool. There can be KttleVdoubt that this will be the case this season at any rate, as the mortality, has been far; m excess of theaverage.—" Advocate." Mr Stout objects- to tobacco smoke. This would-not have been so publicly known but for the fact of his haying taken occasion to state his objection ye"sterd'ay m. the House, when a motion re the -conduct and control of the Parliamentary !Buildmgs vras under . consideration. It appeared that -the smofc-ing-room for hon.. members .who, vlike a certain; eminent minister of the Gl-ospel, love the .weedj is m close proximity to the library,, and Mr Stout said he douldn ? t" go to the library without being filled with-sinpke; Perhaps certain other r&einbers on.the same side of the House as Mr, Stout have suffered similar experience . iyhen-visitmg the library to improve their minds; and perhaps that may account for the result that usually, follows questions (including points of order) which they so frequently raise m the" House.-— "Times"; ;On Tuesday last a wedding took place at. Bulls, and m the evening about "twenty boys were making merry and .adding (?) to the ; festivity with kerosene ;tins. Their fiin wlas, : however, suddenly interruped by the appearance pf Constable McAnulty," who ordered them to " right about, march:" So much were they surprised, that/ about a dozen of them walked quietly to the lock-up, the rest making their escape. About ten o'clock, when the capture of the' youths became known, there were anxious enquiries from butchers, bakers 'and others, who were afraid they should temporarily lose their 'messengers. The lads were brought; before' 3. Bull, Esq., J.P., and J. Gk Wilson, Esq., J.P., who dismissed them with 'a caution. Constable. McAnulty deserves great ..praise ; for putting a stop to one the moafcun^ mitigated nuisances* connected with sociaL life 7in the colonies. " The Rangitikei Advocate." ■- ' ': • ■ - .'■.'■•\A- • ; ' ''•••. ;: ; '.

Trajan's WaP.— Trajan's Wall is a line of fortifications stretching across the DobrucUcha from Czernavoda, where the Danube bends northwards, to a point of the Black . Sea coast near Kustenji. It consists of a double, and m some places a triple, line of ramparts of earth, from 8J to 11 ft. m height on the average (though occasionally it attains an altitude of 19£ feet), bounded along its north side by a valley, which, being generally marshy, and abounding m small lakes and - pools, serves admirably the purpose of a fosse. The valley was long erroneously supposed to have been at one time the. channel by which the Danube emptied[itself j and a scheme for utilising it by the construction of" a canal to^ provide a more commodious water-communication with the Black Sea, m lieu, of the long and troublesome navigation by the Sulina mouth, has been frequently mooted, and is undoubtedly quite i practicable ; But the cost of the undertaking has hitherto been .a bar to its execution. During the war of 1854, Trajan's Wall became an important line of defence on the invasion of the -Dbbrudscha-by the Russians, and the invaders were twice defeated m their attempts to pas 3 it— at Kosteli (10th April) and. Czernavoda 20th — ..- 22nd April). ■ ■" A copy of the will of Peter the Great has lately been printed by- one of our -weekly contemporaries. In it. the Russian monarch points out the course to be pursued by his successors for the extension of . the- Russian empire and the subjugation of Europe. Nptbong'could haveheen more fortunate for a clear understanding: of the present crisis m the Eastern questibii.; That will throws a broad glare of light on the audacious conduct of the present Emperor of Russia. It plucks • aside the flimsy veiT^withwhiph his pretensions are covered^ and sets before us m their true colors the real grounds on which he has acted. .'After a careful perusal of -it, it appears very evident that he is endeavoring . to carry out the designs of his great predecessor. A few of 'the paragraphs are worth reprinting at ■ - this .; juncture. In [ clause nine he says :-^—" Do all m your power to approach closely Constantinople and India, Remember that he who rules : over those couritriesis the real sovereign of the world. Keep" up, continued wars with ' Turkey and Persia. Establish dockyards m the Black Se.av Gradually obtain the command "of this sea as well as. of the Baltic." . In .clause ten he says : "Carefully seek the aluance ofLAustria. Make her believe that you will second her An her projects for domimbtt-pverT.Gfermany; ; : and, secretly sfcir iip the N jealousy,Qf- other Princes' against her, and manage so that each be disposed to claim*:the" assistance of Russia arid exercise over each a ; sort of pro tection which will lead the way to future domination.overthem.";These two clauses need no comment. In clause 12 he says :" Above all recall around; you the: Schismatic Greeks who are spread 6ver Hungary and Poland': become , their'- 'centre and support ; hold universal 1 dominion over them by a sort of sacredotal rule :• [by jfihis you will have many friends^mongst your enemies." With ■ such instructions toi- posterity; it is useless to , effect ignorance as ; tb^the fixed- present and ' ulterior designs of- Russia upon They, point unquestionably to dismemberment and appropriation;; . ; ; A'PEiCEiiESSßiEssiN'a. Health is a priceless blessing. Mbnarchs would barter their thrones to possess it, millionaires surrender their '^treasures m exchange for it. Unfor-. tiinately, it is often unattainable. But that • it is riot beyond theireaeh of nervous invalids, dyspeptic ana rheumatic sufferers, the victims of intermittent and remittent fever; persons _ debilitated; by sickness and those naturally infirm, is sufficiently proven by the'remedial victories over these complaints and disabilities bf UpOIiPHO WOLya'S; -SOHIEDAM; , AROMATIC SdHkAPPß.— Advt ' - - , •.[ -