The Evening Mail. MONDAY, JANUARY 14, 1878.

Oamaru Mail, Volume II, Issue 531, 14 January 1878, Page 2

The Evening Mail. MONDAY, JANUARY 14, 1878.

There is an an:;o'i::- «"»-iit in another , coljmn that the cric;.<.t m 'eh Ar 'r.'lia v. j Oamarn will take place on Tiiur.-u:.; ..-• ">". r at 10 a.m. on the new Cricket Ground. It is also requested in this evening's issue by his Worship the Mayor, in response to a requisition of citizens, that the tradesmen of ' Oamarn will observe a general holiday on the occasion. We hope, for the sake of those who have been instrumental in getting j : np the match, .and who have nudc-i taken no i little responsibility in connection therewith, that the request for a general holiday will ' be complied with by one and all. Tt will be an event, the incidents connected with which it will be pleasant t<> call to mind when the Australian Kieven is struggling ' with the Champion cricketers of the \\ "rid in the <>ld Country. A great treat may be anticipated, as everything seems to be contributing to promote the success of the undertaking. The weather will probably be fine, the day will be observed .is a general holiday, and the t>ains will run at simile fares on all lines, including branches, between Timarn and Morraki, tickets being available for return on the day following the match. The newly-elected Committee of the Turf Clnb will hold its first meeting this evening, at eight o'clock, at the Knipire Hotel, when the election of officers will take place, and '"he'applicaticatioiis for the removal of the disqualification from Ki-hho-ek and the jockey Derritt will be taken into consideration. The annual presentation of prizes to the scholars of St. Luke's Sunday School was conducted yesterday by the Se.. wintendent. The adjonrncd monthly meeting of the Committee of the North Otago Horticultural Soci-ty will be ln.-jd at Albion House, this evening, at S o'clock. We learn from the Ifniml Idu Chronicle that Mr. I)e I autour will probably meet his constituents on Thursday, the 24th instant at Naseby, and at St. F.athaus im Tuesday, the 29th. We may expect to learn a great deal from Mr. Be I.autour of the experiences of last session, as yet the most memorable in the history of the Colony. The paragraph 1 from which we copy the above information \ concludes as follows:—"As Mr. De Lautour finds it impossible any longer to devote half • the year to his Parliamentary duties, we understand he will intimate his wisli to be allowed to resign the representation of the district." Should the member for Mount Ida carry out his determination to resign, not only will his district have reason for genuine regret, but the whole Colony will ' -nft'er a loss. Mr. L'e Lautour's opinions \ are sound ; and he had not only the courage to express them, but to adhere to them when they are cxpn s~»d. We hope that the member for Mount Ida will seriously reconsider bis 'iitention. as lie is of the material that makes good representatives. The Hon. Mr. F.-x, who has lately visited I'imara. and who is in the habit of nwgnifyl ing th*» excellences of his own district, ha* f written to the Tlangitt-iki paper to the effect ; that the grain crops in Canterbury have j suffered to a very great extent through the late drought, ami that in many places the wheat and oats will not be worth harvestin". As for hay—well, there is none, at ' least, worth speaking of—a quarter of a ton to the acre being about the greatest yield ? anticipated by those >••/«»> ft aw li'iil th courni;f Co moir. A Cltristchureh telegram stated that the weather is fine for harvesting and that the reports from the country districts are very encouraging, which scarcely tallies with Mr. Fox's gloomy statement-. I It strikes us very fnn-ibly that Mr. Fox i.greatly prejudiced, or that he is not half .-.o good a judge of crops as he is of liquor. Mr. Mamlers, evidently heart-broken, has written the following to the Wi'hiflp Mini: f —"Sir—T have not answered any of the 1 attacks that appeared in the I're.-s against me while attending to my legislative duties I at Wellington. I thouidic at the time that they wonhl have been deemed puerile and unworthy of notice. I have made a mistake —these slanders have done their work. 1 was elected as an Abolitionist, and as such I remain. The slanders emanate from parties favorable to the old state of affairs. These r were utterly rotten. Other circumstances r made me tlic unfavored of the Dtnly Time-: ' and Guitrilimt. I have, as a member, broken i no pledge. I defy any elector to prove, or even show, any vacillation in any matter. I stated before I went to the Assembly that I should support the Atkinson Ministry for , reasons stated, and I have done so. No member could have been more euergetic on behalf of his district than I was. and it has . gained many advantages. I have simply therefore to request that the electors of the ' district —outside a limited number of persons in (Jucenstown —will not condemn me before either they consult Hansard or hear my ■ account of proceedings in the late session. I ' have nothing to fear. Misrepresentations will fade away.—l am, &c, H. Mashers. Queenstown, January S", IS7S."—No person with reason could object to Mr. Marnier* as » representative of flic people. What we liked about him was his traetr.bility. He was as docile in the House last session as he was when marched through the streets of j IJtieenstown lately to the inspiring strains of I martial music. He possesses a most gentle and retiring disposition, and never was he I more prone to exercise the latter trait than when met wi the wharf at Port Chalmers by I one of his admirers. Ah, that's the rub. ; His colleagues and street caucases are dc- i cided drags upon his political career. Miss Majoribanks, the jtanct'e of the Karl : of Aberdeen, has made in one day no less j than three lengthy speeches in reply to | public deputations presenting addresses of copgratuiatiou upon the coming event, and j

this notwithstanding that the husbanddesignated was present to have replied on her behalf had she deemed it necessary. Lord Aberdeen, in replying to the congratulations, of the members of the Social Congress, entertained by him at his northern residence, made the curious observation : " I will not deny that for some time back I have had this matter very much on my mind."'— World. The Tyrone CiwMUn.l'nw of the 20 th September, gives a lengthy account of rcjf icings at Ballygawioy, in honor of the visit of Mr. I Ycssey Stewart to his native, place on bis return from New Zea'and. Long processions, headed by bands, went out to meet him, and the enthusiastic crowd, not content with this, dragged him from his carriage, and carried liim on their shoulders to the town. AYhcn they reached the Stewart Arms' Hotel he was allowed to regain his feet, but only on condition that he should address the crowd. This he did, speaking in glowing terms of his adopted country of New Zealand—of course dwelling spec ally upon the K.itikati settlement. Then, with the rect<>r of the village, the J lev. D. C Smyth'", and his brother, Captain Hugh Stewart, the hero of the day was com pell d to hi.ad the crowd again, and lead them through the principal streets of the town ; and linally, at 10 o'cl< ck at night he readied iiis destiiia"ion —Martray Castle, the residence of hi:: father. Two gallant worshippers of Hacchus were recently ejected from a host-by where they had been carousing during the wh le evening, and on making their exit from it were .surprised to find the light so vivid. There then arose a dispute amongst themselves as to whether it was the sun or the moon which was illumining the sUy. when, during the warm and rather angry debate which followed, they were met by a third party ; who had also been indulging freely, and to whom they at once appealed. The referee, . however, did not feel himself capable of deciding the dispute, and remarked that he ; could not settle the question, for he was "a stranger in those parts."