AGRICULTURAL SHOW.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume X, Issue 292, 3 November 1875, Page 2

AGRICULTURAL SHOW.

(By Electkio Telegraph) Richmond, Wednesday, 1 48 p.m. Attendance fair, considering the weather, which is very unfavorable. Exhibits few. The following is a portion of the prize list :— Entire Thoroughbreds— Eight exhibitsRedwood's LU'ipee, l ; Har.ey's War Eagle, 2. Cart Fntire Horses — Ten entries.— Lock's Clydesdale Hero, 1; Holder's Model Black L?gs, 2. Provincial bred Entire Horses over three yeara— Evan's horse, 1; Canning's Captain, Under three years— Taylor's Prince of Valley, 1; Primmer'a Brigham Young, 2. D aught Mares — Joshua Newport, It Sheat, 2. Draught Filly— l, Newport, 1. Weight carrying Aides— R. M'Rae, 1; Stafford, 2. Thoroughbred mare— R. M'Rae, 1, Cattle.— Bulls: lst prize, Stafford; 2nd, Barnicoat. Ycriing Cattle.— W. Bust. 1. Milch Cows-C. Bird, 1; Bartlett, 2. Sheep— Lincoln Rains— Marsden, 1. Leicester Hogget Rims — Marsdsn, 1; Renwick, 2. Lincoln Rams— Rout, t. Lincoln Hogget Rams— Allport, 1. Shropshire Rams and Hoggets— Renwick, Cross-bred Rams— C Bird, 1. Lincoln Ewes and Hoggets— Allport. Shropshire Ewea— Reu wick. Cross-bred Ewes— Marsden, 1; Webbey, 2. Leicester Ewes and Hoggets— Marsden, 1. Pig.-.— Berkshire Bnara— Staff. rd, 1. Neapolitan Bom— R.ut. Berkshire Sow— Jary, 1 . Neapolitan Sow— Primmer, 1. The Grey River Argus, m commenting on the late after dinner speeches at Dunedin, says : — Mr Macandrew's speech, as even reported to us by telegram, is thoroughly characteristic. "He said it would be the blackest day ever dawned on New Zealand when provincialism was abolished." It is with Mr Macandrew, as it was with Micawber, always very black or very bright. When he sees a promise of things flourishing they become to him, as readily as scriptural quotations come readily to his tongue— deserts and waste places rejoicing and blossoming as the rose. When they do not shape according to his fancy they indicate the advent of the blackest day that ever dawned. The wonder is that he did not say that the veil of the temple would be rent, and the earth quake, and its face be covered with darkness. Perhaps he thought he had attained a sufficient climax by so prophesying. He certainly reached anti-climax by a quick step from the sentimental to the commercial by saying that " under the new system Otago would lose two hundred thousand pounds per annum." Of the other speeches made on the same occasion, what can be said of them — evep if they are but remotely represented — but that they are as supelative iv platitude as the speakers are superlative in the use of superlatives ? Certainly we have heard such statements before as " Governments riding roughshod over the liberties of the people," as "the most audacious attempt ever made ia the world," as " tyrannical opposition of an overwhelming majority/ as " unparalleled in the history of the world." Great world! What statements are made with blasphemous reference to your present size and great past ! Let us hope that you are a " world too wide " to be disturbed by the last kick of the "shrunk shank" of New Zealand provincialism, supposed to be, the Macandrew banquet notwithstanding, apI preaching " the last scene of all," and that its supporters, though surfeited with supper and with Superintendents, did, in tbe midst of " terrific cheering," but "pipe and whistle" with their once " big manly voice."

Speculation on the chances of a large field of candidates for tbe combined Reefton aud Grey Valley districts, the Argus says:— "lt is not impossible that the circumstances may provoke the presence of strangers— say, even the member for the Builer himself. It may not be altogether beyond a possibility that the proposer of the change in this instance might become a candidate on a particular ticket, and assist a sympathising friend to a seat for the districts of Westport and Charleston. Insinuations to such effect Jare made, but if others can see through a millstone as clearly as the authors of these, Mr o' Conor's designs, supposing him to have had any, may have been legitimately in a very different direction. In obtaining an alteration of boundaries, he may have simply been doing that good and generous action which is accomplished by those who, while saying a good word for another, say two for themselves. While the representation of Eeefton is improved, there is always the consideration that it is no longer in his district, and capable of nominating a candidate who might disturb the balance of power in the Buller. The chances and the cheapness of his re-election are enhanced by the voting being restricted to that district which has already done so much for him, and for which he has also been desirous of doing as much as he could." The foregoing are at the best but random casts. The member for the Buller is too astute and wary to show his political card? one single momenti earlier ihm m needful,