LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Oamaru Mail, Volume I, Issue 171, 7 November 1876, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

We have Ken infonucd that the shearers wlt.» yesterday struck work at Dr. Webster's station, have again resumed op'.ratioii.* this morning, the price demanded having been conceded. Owing to next Thursday being the anniversary of the Pirfhday of the Prince of H'aU*. if. wa* decided at tie midday meet, ing of the Municipal Council yesterday that the n-jxt ordinary meeting of the Council i .-hould take place on Friday instead of ; Thursday evening. Wc notice that the cast of "Loudon Assurance : ' appears elsewhere, and the stage manager h certainly to be congratulated upon the judicious selection he has made for the various personations in the piece. In fact, iroing through the programme submitted, it would be found impossible to improve upon a single character, each member appearing to be .specially adapted for the particular one for which he has been cast. It will la seen that Miss (Jrace Follande and Mrs. Kinntar, both of whom have before app-jaivd in conjunction with the Club, take part in the entertainment, tic former as I.alyGay and the latter as Grace Harkaway. The Club deserve grateful recognition for past services in the ca'ise oi charity, and we expect t"> vi? bumper houses on both nights of their r.pp'.r.ranc^. 7'ki tr.on'hiy r.icetiugof 11:5 North Otago {l.n-t;»:::Itura! Sor-lety was held at tlie Albion HrHt-v- l--<t cv-jiiin". Mr. F.emon occupied | tht arid there wore present—Messrs. ra:-j;- ; ;-:», Main, M'l-arcn, Sprat t. Clydesdat.-, ani Uart'.w." After some accounts (Vtr ... T ,. v . ;j I for payment, and letters read ! fr-irn y-;nthrnt«:i uli'iiig to act as judges, Mr. | Spratt p:-op ( t c:l and Mr. M'F.arcn .seconded '•That all intending exhibitors give two clear days' no; ice to the Secretary of what ther intend exhibiting, to enable him to have s<u!>:cbiii accommodation prepared, and that timely notice be given by advertisement." The resolution, was carried unanimously, and ,i vote of thanks to the Chairman terminated

the proceedings-. The Committee of the Benevolent Society met la.it evening, in the Secretary's office. Present —the President in the chair, and Messrs. Booth, Dawson, Duncan. Milligan, J Kortayne, Greenfield, and the Secretary. Dry. De nr.d Smith forwarded letters I oi of the appointment of llonoj ran- Mc.licr.l o»:ic?rs to the Society. The i meeting revived that circulars should be I sent to the various holders of subscription i list-, them to forward amounts J cniiwted bi'fi>rc the r.ext monthly-meeting ; alio that advertisements should be inserted [ in the local papers intimating that the list of j subscription* will be published as soon as [ possible. A Sub-Committes was appointed, | consisting of the President, and Messrs. Booth and Greenfield, to enquire as to the [ possibility of obtaining a suitable piece of ! ground for a site for the institution, the Comi mittse to report at the next meeting. It was { also agreed that the allowance to Mrs. Ho3S t be increased to 20s. per week, if it be found

that she requires the additional money. Messrs. Greenfield and Falconer to confer ■with the Rev. Mr.' Todd on the matter. Before separating, the President and Mr. Duncan were appointed to wait upon the Manager of the Bank of New Zealand, with the view of getting interest allowed from month to month on the money now lying in that hank to the Society's credit.

An interesting action for libel is mentioned bv the Wellington papers. "Lord" Henry Russell has served Mr. Didsbury, the Government printer, and Mr. Grindell, the editor of the Waka Maori, with a writ by which he claims £IO,OOO damages, for an article in that journal, in which he alleges his character and conduct are attacked. The action is in reality against the Government.