NEWS AND NOTES.

Manawatu Times, Volume III, Issue 75, 17 September 1879, Page 2

NEWS AND NOTES.

Audited and Found Corbeot.—Yesterday Constable GKUespie made an official, visit of inspection to the ' various! bakers' establishments m town, with' a view of-test-ing their respective weights and measures. ,To the honor and credit- of Palmerston, not only did those subjected ..come , out from the trial, but 'in? every case _ it was found that the ciutioriiers had thp advantage, the weights -used' being! .e*fen i u'bey'ond the standard required. . Eequiescant m Pace.— The following is the death rpll of thb'sewho'vOtetf-against the Giovernriient :,-^Messrs.^ Bii^geni;, '^arlf, Brown, (J.E). Carringt'pn, "Orirtia, Cutten Douglas, Fitzroy, Fox, Gfreen," Henry Hobbs, Hunter, Morrisj " Murray- Aynsley, Eowe Whittaker, Williams, .Eichardson ; making a total "of nineteen; ; while of* the supporters of the Gtoveßnment,;.not on© fifth have lost their seats. A Dangerous Practice. — Now that the dry weather has fairly set m, we would ask parents to caution their 'children from -set ting fire to the scrub or bush alongside the roads at the outskirts" of ~ the toiyn. On Sunday Mr. M'Neil and a friend rwere taking a wiilk along the Foxtori Line*. .' when they came across a quantity of furze all ablaze, which _ha.d_iu.at been set alight by soTnr. youngsiiu's. As thp hiTlh wa3~faTlen~ m the vicinity,. had not the "two gentlemen arrive! at the nick of time 'it* is impossible to say what damage might have been clone. The Result oe the Elections. — Under the heading of " Personal," pur, Fox ., ton contemporary has the. following m its,' issue of yesterday-: — "The proprietors of: this journal have received letter; from Mr. 1 A. Fuliot Halcombe, one of/the. defeated, candidates for Manawatu, m which he de- : tnands an apology for reprinting" as a pamphlet an article from the Wellington Chronicle, and a gift of £50'' to '''the' Church, of England at Feilding, as compensation' for his wounded character !,' Wes,hall refer to the matter ov a future occasion. Our reply has not yet been determined on, Mr. Halcombe having graciously given- us 14 days to" consider and prepare for our end." Taking Tijie b_ the Foil block. — We. notice that our neighbors at Masterton have very wisely already moved m the matter of. the annual valuation. This is as it should -' be, as by the course pursued not o.nly will the valuator have plenty of time to perform-, his workcffi-jiently, but the Road Board will' have his return for inspection and consideration at least threQ.vfe.eks before the day fixed by the Act. ' Although there is as yet nearly four inont!i3 m vvhich to perform tho work, it i 3 far better to be too early than too late, and af tar the experience of last year, we trust if there is to be a mistake at all, the Manawatu Highways Board *V?ill take the, former course for a change. The Work of Fifty Yeaks.— W e have' received,! from the publisher, Mr. George' Rjbertson, of Melbourne, a speuim-jn copy of an. important national work entitled" yiptoriu, m 1880,"which is intended'not only to form a valuable addition Co lib.iUi'ijj m. . general, but a most appropriate sdtioenir for visitors to Melbourne during the Exhibition year. Tae title-page' is a part'eob gem of artistic workmanship, with two pictures contrasting fctw Mjlbourhej of 1830. and 1850. In the one. is depicted the " winding ever flowing Yarra Yarra," tiie black fellow and his lubra sitting m shelter of his miaiuLa, while the kiinguroo and her joeys aro gambolling close by. In the other the sketch is t iken from the Sfc. Hilda road, Prin-.-e < Bridge m tlie fore-ground, with the spires of numberless churches ami princely warehouses m the distance, while lower down th.c artist his caujfifc the inspiration of Tennyson's lines "By the Lone .Wash, pf Australasian Seas," and admirably conveyed the idea to paper. The illustrations throughout the work are to be from the hands of Mr. Ciliirles Turner, than whom no one m Australia stands higher m hii profession ; while ii is to be edited by that well-known 'litterateur, Mr. Gkirnel- Walch.- ; The volume when completed will be bound m an artistic manner, gold embossed with gilt edges, and to those who become subscribers the price will be £3^33. ; to non--Bubscribor3.£.-Ji.4*. Those who wish to have a valuable work of art, emb.raoiiig high-class views of all .the notable scenes m the Australian Colonies, m addiUon^ptp a most pleasing nwniento of the Exhibition of 1830, should make early applicai-ion. Where is Hobbs ?-— The pseudo-native Minister, tho ewtwhere member for Frank-

lyn, has paid the penalty of his treachery, as on the Opposition platform was hidden theitrap-door through which the embryo Minisioi' was to descend into oblivion, to i grovel' in the cellar with Billy Etfwe and ; kindred "rats." Alas ! how the pot has 5 boiled' over, and. the calculations of the conspirators upset. Fox (the expectant Premier);: ' relegated to bucolic obscurity; Whittaker' "yi-ttorriey-General) the Nestor of theY House, hopelessly beaten by a youngster ; SichaiHison (PubliS^Worlis)' kicked out" by the Knight of Eawau and thp plebian AiVdrews>-and-now Hobbs, the aristocratic*.; : aspiring Hobos j /theY Native Minister that ; ■^a^tc be, has disappeared from the political firmament. Verily, we can apostrophise the Continuous Ministry after"' the manner of thp American poet:— .^: ;1 -^ (f Hans Breitmari-had ayparty j Where is dat party now." -T^e were.somewhat|Biirprisedat our. evening. -contemporary, the Pos*,.' constructing a Liberal Cabinet with the Hpn. John Hall , at its head, but the reason is obvious now. The Hon. John, quitted the Lords to take the lead of a : Ministry, the members Of which have been weighed m the balance and found wanting; >andshis^in ; d^ ;Qffi(jee have been transferred to the other' side. Food xral'P-'a^^ deed be a philanthropist, and deeply imbued with the spirit of patriotis'-ox,' who consents to serve the public m the councils of his country. Scarcely'h^'s -the] sheet /.been dry which contains bis election address, when his name,- character, and antecedents r becbrrie public^sppil^and hejbims^ accommodating machine, the Press, ,an inviting. targßjfc -for every unsavoV missile. "To; his horror and astp'hish^enfchVnnds that the minutest actions of past life-^-f rom the wud freaks of .school-boys days to. his most secret negotiations, are paraded before^ an admiring public j and shady transactions, whi<ih he vainly imagined buried beneath the "vveight of yejtirs, most mysteriously float to the Surface. 1 Every 'member, ofthaVcouif m unity who can; so 'far- a pen as to strangle,.Lindley Murray ? ccnsiders it a sacred duty lie owes to; society to "contribute ' his quota- to. the candidate's biography,, and day a-fter.day-heis compelled to •runV.asjt: were a social- gauntlet.* l According to |the. gravity oi the; charges^' aiid the larigthof the catalogiie, - depend- .the chances of* ssucc ess-<: ss-< arid he that m pontics would*' rise sbould^ possess a' J s"b-*"d'~aTj ; ove i triQe.s. - >Thi'3 Vtafenient being correct;, from "pui; experience of the colony m general, arid politicians '' m 'particui lar, there can he^no doubt we have a number of most eKgtble- "persona i. amongst us, and New Zealand has gobd^reaspn: tp be proud of her rising men. : •■ \.y--..:-.y.y ... - Death oe, the; ©Ee*?ASED Wife's Sister! —Virtue, and selNdehial dp /not .. always bring their own^reward,: arid the electors of Bivertbn do not seem able to* appreciate a generous action." Atthe close of the last Session,^ when there was a genbrai scramble ; j "for the VParliainentary loaves arid fishe3, poor ;p,r.;.Hpag^inson sternly' refused' to -^o^jbofp Mmn orit'of ; theVjggOO to whie*h"ha was entitled. One would naturally imagine that 'such ;^ weigh :wifch r the. ekctori^ but Buoli : would appeal; np,t tp be.; tlie .case,/ as m the late contest' the worthy Dr. was not only; fifth on the poll, but did not secure one-fifth of ; the votes repoijde4 for the suoce3sf ulcandid4te v > Withhis 'retirbment'from the we presume wq have heard the ila3fc of the Deceased Wife's Sister Bill, for which the late member stood sponsor. The measure m bygone.. days.-wAs the especial property of Mr./Ste'i'wardj^lie *ore3ent Mayor of Qainarui "rind* late. ■m i emb.eßfor: Waitaki. When Mr defeated Mr. Steward^ the Dee-eased Wife's mantle 'fell upon the member, for Biyerton , and aided -, by , the. gallant arid honorable ' Colonel Brett m the Peers, provision was sought to be made for -the. ;be : reaved onft. As -we do not imagine Mr. M'Caugbari, tlie worthy Dr^. successor, will accep.t theY responsibility, the Deceased Wife's Sister. stands a good chance, of being placed upon' the shelf. .The PAiaiEBSTON Ei^ie^s.— The Palme:ston Rifles paraded, on Monday night at : their us iial: place of assamblyj, but through some misconception or another the men.did riot muster m great strength, although the inspection parade.- was : duly advertised m oqr column 3. Major Npake*; whose visits are like those of the angels, are, "few and far between," made a minute inspection of the arms and accoutretuents, and shortly afterwards left the hall, having previously handed oyer the conipariy to ; LieutenantMarsli, m the absence' of Captain Snelson, * through iridisposition. Sergeant- Major Beza,i- then put the men through various evolutions and exercises m his usual: smart and business-like manner, ; and; before dismissing the. Company intimated that if he received a f avoi-able. reply to an application* made to the Defence Office for a fret pass on the railway, he trusted he would ste. .them once a week, instead of. fortnightly, as hithertOj a . comnumicafcion which wa^ received with satisfaction by all present, as Mr,. Bezar is niost deservedly popular in' the corps, besides having: the reputition of being the smartest drill m the Island. The cqmpany wliich musterecr* about forty of ourVinks, were dismissed after about two hours' practice." •