NEWS AND NOTES

Manawatu Times, Volume III, Issue 90, 8 November 1879, Page 2

NEWS AND NOTES

Thb 'BoyovQH Cattle Sale Yards. — Public attention is directed to Mr. Amesbiiry's great $aje pf cattle, howo3, pigs, poultry, &c., which is announced to take place on Tuesday next, at bis new and extensive yards on Rangitikei Line. r The JJ.M||Cotjrt.— The sitting at, the Police Courts on Thursday, was a most unusually light onj», there being no civil business at a]l, while the criminal calendar was cleared, and the Cour^ closed after a sitting of a little over half . an hour. Such a pleasing state of affairs is niore the exception i than-tlie rule. Teachers' Classification. — We have been requsted by the Board of Education to make known that teachers wishing to present themselves ar> the. forthcoming examination, to be held m March next, for the purpose of classification, must give notice to the If oiu Minister of Education before the Ist of January. We tititferstand that the proper tfonms of application . m,ay be obtained from Mr. Browne, Secretary to the Wanganui ; Education:B,oard.; DEjfTJSTRY-.— rlt will h,e seen by reference ' to anotlier column that J^tl Crossed SurjjeonBentisfy hag arrived m Palmeraton, and may .be consulted at Mrs. Waki fold's. We .understand that Mr. Crosse, whose slay will only be a limited one, is prepai'ed, \o perform all kinds of operations with r,egarxl to the teeth, either hy filling, drawing, providing, one tooth, a number, or a full sjat,. As such, a chance rarely occurs, we should ad^isp tl\os.e vf h.p i^eed \\is Ber.vicej to pay him. a visit before his .departure, whjah, vyill take placa m a few days.' , .. : . : . " There's a QaoD Tii^b Cas^Gfc."— lt is customary chronicle the. adve.nt of the first green p,eas or. ■apif. potatoes, of the. season, but we are pleased to be able to 'n,ota a circumstance cf far more importance to the district — the first land sale, which, h.as taken place, m M.an.a.w^u, since. " tha crisis has been ahout. v IXuririg the pi9t faW weeks a number, 06 strangers,, both from the other Island and tha Auatraloaia.^ Oo^oi^^3, have been making inquiries with a v.ie.^. to ?inveatment, ai^d u,pon Thursday l^easra. -Thyiii^e, Linton & Co. succeeded m disposing of 500 acres, of , land at a m,ost> satisfactory figure. Thp circuh^3tan,ca is noteworthy,. as indicating the fact that, tba camm,ercial cloud hire now passed a\vay, and a%ii'4 have again, faHe/i' into the old prosperous grooVe, which, placed Manawatu m the van of progress,' An Oasis 11^ to^b Desert,. — Those \?.ho are behind, the scenes,, and know anything about the. inner life- of? the members ofthe Eourth Estate, ana aware of •^helot p,f •tbii which is theirs: There, are occasions, however, when the, 'sun struggles through the mass of dark clouds and casts a ray- of comfort across their paths.. Such an axejvt took place on Wednesday, when we receded by rail two parcels of- mysterious appearance but delicious smell, which u,pon opening we found to b,e a couple of- smoked, fish and. bottle of fresh oysters, kindly forwarded by Mr. Cole, of Feildirig. Both fish and bivalves were simply delicious, and we neiai*. remember, haying received a subject to review which we operated upon with so much pleasure. T;hoae'who wish to enjoy a similar treat need only turn to our advertising columns, and invoke the aid of Mr. Qol^ ■* .- ' ' " ' ' •'■.""

A Maori Divorce Coprt.— During tbe early portion of the week there was a con ■ iiderafck gathering of Natives m Palmerston, and a most animated kerero held at the cor. ner of the Square, opposite th© Post Offioe. Various reasons were assigned for the gathering, some asserting that it was a kind of Native Lnmls Court m advance, while others maintained that it was an impromptu Divorce and Matrimonial convened to try one of the Rtingifcuna Chiefs, who had summarily divorced a vinoulo matrimonii his need better half, and taken unto his bosom, if not a fafver. at least a, younger spouse. We noticed that all the speakers were of the centler "ex, but whether that is the orofessional'etiquette inJNative Matrimonial Court, or that their Lords wee m sympathy with the offender, we know not. Departure op aw Old "Resident. — The , night train to Foxton. on Wednesday, took flwav one of the pioneers of Palmerston. Old Identities will remember Mr. Snelson's bay horse ."Punch," which came to the district as far bark as 1872, before the present flourishing borough could, even by the widest stretch of imagination, be dubbed a township. As Mr. Snelson had the honor of occurmnp the first Mnyoral Chair of Palmerston, so "Bunch" had the honor of being the first . occupant of the Public Pound, and during his long equine career his reputation has been not only municipal, bnt extending from one end of the Coast to the other, as not to know {t Punch " was to be ignorant of one of tha •' institutions" of Manawatu. The old veteran lias taken his departure under the charge of his present owner, Master .George Levy, and as news- | papers say, " his loss has created a void not easily filled." and swept away a link with j the past. A Warning to Jai — P's.— A great deal has been said and written with regard to the Great Unpaid, who, as is well known receive no pay, lifclle honor, and less thanks for their services, but the following experience of one of the number is calculated to make tho roll of Justipe's prick up their ears. A J.P. who lives not a hundred miles from Rangitike 1 , was lately called, upon m his magisterial capacity to take the recognisances of certain persons. In his simplicity, the worthy Justice did so without receiving the five shillings fee required by law, and the result of his omission is that during the week he has received a peremptory demand from the Department m Wellington for the sum of £50 m default, threatening him with all kinds of pains and penalties. As might naturally be expected, (he gentleman is considerably exercised at the mandate, and solemnly declares that if the claim be forced, he will take care his unpaid services shall not get him into another scrape, as he has written J.P. to his name for the last time. A Serious Charchb. — Mr. Benjamin Pepper, who has lately filed a declaration of insolvency, was on Thursday afternoon arrest ed by Constable GKllespie upon an information swo»n^to,by- Mr. Piers Warburton, the official trustee. The crime alleged to have been committed is perjury, m swearing to the sale of a quantity, of his stock to persons who are supposed to have no existence. Mr-. Pepper furnished the names of several debtors Jo' whom he swore he had sold goods, hut no trace whatever of the parties can be found, and the presutnption is that his books were not only cooked, but that he committed perjury m swearing to their correctness. About an hour, after his arrest he was brought before the Resident Magistrate, and notwilstanding a strong effort by Mr. Prior to procure his discharge, he was rem.an.ded, for a week. Bail was allowed, the accused m £500, and two sui'ei ies each m £500. Of course, such a large amount was tantamount to a refusal of bail, blut, as the Bench pointed out, the charge was a most serious one, and if proved, bringing- 'with it a long term of; imprisonment.: Up to the. hour we went to press no securities had shown up, and Mr. Pepper was still \ insurance vile. ", T^b Next Mayob. — At the Borough Council meeting,, which took place on Wednesday n,ight, His Worship announced thafc as he had determined n,ot to seek re-elction at the expiration of his term of office, the next mepting wouldr be the last which he would preside over, he promised at that fitting to give a resume or review of the progress of the Borough since its formation. There can be no doubt tha6 tho to,wn has made *wonder.fu.l strides since it became o municipality, and it is not saying too much to. assert that its progress has been mo3t materially advanced ttiroh i rou i gh. the watchful guard for Us interests exereisad by fcha Chief Magistrate. But now that M_i» Snelson has decided! to retire, the question is— Who is to b,e his successor P. W:e do got o.uraelves believe, mi^eh iv requisitions for the reason chat they rarely mean mu,ch. Two or. three ppMon3 specially interested take, the initiative, and onca ball is set rolling it is easy enough to, pxfldire signatures. Generally speaking people will sign anything which i* brought to them, so long as. it does pot touehHtheir pockets, nevertheless, there are occasions when w& think it advisable to solicit the services of good representatives, und w^heajiwith very great pleasura. th.a,t a requisition is* m co.um^ of sjgnatu.re. asking Councillor. Ljnton to: allow himself to be nominated, We know of- no man m the town so atya to fill the, position, and carry on tha wo.rk s(\ jvell commenced by his. predecessor, and vra reason to b^ii?iv« tha^ should the choica-of the electors fall upon Councillor. Linton, he wil^ hot refuse his sarvices.