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Manawatu Times, Volume III, Issue 7, 16 November 1878, Page 2

"We refer our readers, ta the first page for f she official declaration of the Connty Council . elections. '< We understand that the Rev. McWilliama, of Otaki, will hold service, both : morning and evening m the English Church ' on Sunday. We have been asked to. notify for general information that Dr MaclachLan, the Go- ' vernment Vaccinator wili vaccinate at the school- house, Palmerston, on next Satur- ; day, at two o'clock. We may briefly announce that Val Vose, ■ the celebrated ventriloquist, and Madame Cora, the magk'ienne, will appear at the Foresters'" HaU ou next Thursday and Friday evenings. \Ve will refer to- their capabilities m our next. At his election meeting at Feilding, Mr Halcombe. was particularly and justly severe : upon tlie aotkra of the Clique, and flatly contradicted the statement that he had by i any means given up the idea of separation. There would appear ta be jwsfc as muoh truth m. the assertion as m Mr Sanson's, that 'Palmerston regretted being made a borough. | Some time since we referred to the rapid [strides which Woodville was making m [prosperity and population. We are now f pleased to hear that it is still shooting ahead, and as a speculation land m the immediate vicinity ie attracting particular attention, strangers also arriving every day with the view of making it their home. ■ The country has a most healthy appearance, the only drawback to the general prosperity being that sufficient labor is- not available. Thursday last was the day upon which • the newly-elected members of the Manawatu Highways Board were to have met for business. A telegram, however, was received from the Government postponing the meet- : ing, and 'although notices were forwarded to the different members conveying the fact, two of them seem to have miscarried, as Messrs. Duncan McKenzie and John McPherson arrived m town, only to have their journey for nothing. The committee appointed by the public meeting, held at the Town Hall on the sth instant, to take steps for the immediate formation of a Palmerston North Jockey Club, are losing no time m doing so. We understand that they have fixed the entrance fee, for those joining now, at one guinea ; and the yearly subscription at one guinea. They have requested certain gentlemen m the neighbouring towns to receive the names and entrance fees of members, and are I themselves doing the same here. Dr. Akers [ is hon. secretary pro- tern. \ We regret to hear that Mr Peter Manson : ha* suffered most severely during the past j week from the ravages made by vagrant curs upon his sheep. Several of them have i been killed, and others so severely mauled ' and mutilated as te necessitate their being destroyed. It will be noticed that m another column he has given warning that, m order to protect his property, poison haß been laid upon the land. " The cry is still they come !'* More settlers for the Manawatu. Palmerston is at present being visited by a number of strangers whose mission it is to take up land and settle m the district. Amongst others there is Mr Kebllewhite, an old settler from Masterton, who, with his sons, intends settling permanently m the Manawatu. Captain Mowlem, who at present owns considerable property m Palmerston, has also been m the town, casting his eyes about for suitable land, m which we hear he is prepared to invest to the tune of -68000 or -£10,000. We yesterday inspected a new spring cart being made to the order of Mr Ferguson, storekeeper, by Mr Malcolm, of the Foxton road. The conveyance, whioh is made of ths best rata, is built with a view of combining lightness of appearance with strength, and will, when finished, be a perfect model of its kind. In addition to its many other excellencies, it can be constructed for a price which can fairly compete against importation from Wellington or elsewhere. Mr Malcoltn is also building a dog-cart for .-s*■ George Roe, whioh is on. an improved principle, the lowness of the figure m this, as well as the other case, being a most pleasing feature. An amusing incident occurred on Tuesday evening at the election meeting at 'Halcombe. An elector, named Stoneyhurst, took Mr Mccarthur keenly to task over certain matters, and denounced him m strong language for some imaginary grievance of which he complained. When he had concluded Ids Philippio, Mr Macarthur rose to reply, when the irate orator, amid the laughter of the audience, informed him that "it was perfectly useless to spake to him, as he was as deaf as a post." And so he was. The information, however, did not deter, the candidate from denying, the charges which had been brought againct him.' We are to hava another visit from Hayes and Benhamo's Circus, which this time will exhibit at this end of the town. On its last trip the horses hod been driven from Mae-

terton on the day of the night upon which they performed, and as- a consequence they were scarcely up to the mark. This time however, as they - only come from Sanson they will arrive fresh for their work. One of the great features of the show will be tho great spectacular treat of " Turpin*. Hide to York ; or, the Death of Black Bess." The Company exhibit on the Square next Wednesday evening. A meeting of intending volunteers was • held on Wednesday night,, at^he Royal Hotel, for tho purpose ofT hearing the reply received from the Minister of Defence. In the absence of his Worship through ill- : ness, Mr Coleman occupied the'ehair, and read Mr Sheehan's letter, which was to the efFecfc that he regretted the Government would be unable to accept the services of the proposed oorps, inasmuch as the money voted for capitation for thi* year- had been all expended. The Chairman said that he-had no doubt if the members would forego this year's capitation, the Government would place them on the same footing aa other companies next year. Mr King thought the most judicious course would be to communicate with the Defenco Minister, and get definite information on that point, as otherwise he did not think members would attend, or the corps be a success. Ho would move — " That a corps- be formed con- . ditionally u-po» the Government grantingthe capitation for next year, and that the 'Chairman be instructed to- communicate with the Department, and procure the desired information." This motion was se»conded by Mr F. Meyrick, and carried unanimously. Before concluding Mr Coleman promised to- take; the- necessary steps without delay. Considerable amusement was created on Wednesday evening by tho manner m which various gentlemen filled up the time between the close of the poll for Taonui Riding, and its official declaration. Having taken possession of the Town Hall,. Mr B. Pirani was voted to the chair, and m order ta open ;. and promote the- harmony of the meeting he came forward to the footlights, and sang m amusing stylo- the comical Dutch Song, " All Fours." A gentleman of Foreign persuasion next mounted' the platform and treated the audience to the " Marseillai-e," . followed by two other ballads m the French language* After- the. applause badjbroaghfr. into- the Hall many stragglers upon the : Square, a gentleman of the name of Swift recited m admirable style Marcus Clarke's, serio-comic poem, " Bill Jinks." No little part of the fun was contributed by watching the countenances of the various electors) i as they started with astonishment at seeing Mr Pirani m the chair, and listened to the dulcet strains of the vocalists, or watched the quaint humor of the reciter. Many calls were made for the editor of the Times to contribute to the harmony, but that gentleman declined upon the plea of indisposition, stating, however,, that he Was sure one of the- candidates, Mr Monrad would act as a substitute, a proposition which the latter gentleman readily agreed to, providing his opponent, Mr Linton, would • join him m a duet. As. a fitting, sequel, to the : above, we may mention that after the close of the poll, Mr Keeling, the Returning Office, iavited both candidates to stretch their legs beneath his mahogany, an invitation which was freely accepted, and later on they might have been seen walking arm m arm from the house of their host. We have been asked Jjo- cfcraw especial at- . tention to the clearing out sale by Mr Solomon Abrahams at his Central Store, Main-street. We understand Mr Abrahams holds such sales annually, and as they are really genuine, some rare bargains can be obtained.