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Oamaru Mail, Volume IV, Issue 889, 20 February 1879, Page 2

Tiie list of members of the Iloyal Agrictdtnral So«intv of Xlw Ztalaml in this ilistrict >ioes not appear to irt tilling «{) as satisfactorily as conld l>e wishol. So far only about •Ji) i;isntk-!neti have given in their allegiance to the new Society. This, of course, is not nearly so large a number as might have been expected, and it is to be hoped that many rvther.-i v.i!i in iir.nv.; to tiie .Sc> n - tary without d'-!;sy. 'I fiat tin di. triet which first pir.pouinlcil the j>ro|H'.iai for a society for the Middle Island, should he so jiooriy rej>rcscnted on the members roll doest not auger well for the future .success of that society. At the meeting of the Committee of the North Otago Agricultural and Pastoral Society to-day, the question was brought up. and it was decided that every member of the Committee should take part in an active canvass for members of the Koy->! Agricultural Society.

11l th« cjis.i .;f Um. I'aterson v. "Barron. . hint 1..°. IJs fid. for tli'- isrr>: "f a cart for a certain period. our reporter made it appear thit the flench dismissed the case. His Woiah:j? ; however, gave judgment for the plaintiff for tilts sura p.f 10s. At the conclusion of a meeting of the 1.-,(i.mani Kilwinning, hcW Jasfc night, iv.'.t Master W. Lite and T. i'airley were presented "ny tE.-- F.o;tgo with two handsome l'a.st Master*' jewels", on which, ii! addition to the names of the recipients, was engraved: '• I'rcsented l>y members of the L<><lge Oamartt Kilwinning. Xo. £.C., to mark the appreciation of their services as 15.\\ .M. raat Master Henry Aitken performed the inte.t.~'r»<:* >'* :-«:«or;y in a manner befitting the 0. ,:;Woti, -mi the rc/fpijrrf.4 having reap- ..>ded, the meeting wm concluded, Owing to harve.sting ojwKdion* being in t'nEE swing. itnd the consequent inability of iftattv prospective vendors ami purchasers f" -1 e r aide to attend. Mr. »':.-oi~.! I livr nfu 'd's sate- i,i cattle. horse.--. advertised to take p'wc t«-day at Ilei'Ut'iii. was i««.-.tponed for fVtil' tii tri'l OllUOtltll l'.'lCC'S went Sortth by th>< train this afterti'ifit. Tiiese '.ivrr Mnta. fiateateher, Kin.' ' v >uatl. and Huntingdon. Mr. I'atetson .- rott. Orphan, went to Dunedin by tile V 2.20 train. fn another column v. ill he found a lint of pa;d stdveriptton-t received l>y th-riu',!i.i.u't'i-.i f-E tfi'- (Vinetery toward.-rlea-ipg o!i' tf'»* »!••'►* o» the « %-s>*et«""* F.od.r«-. a.rut an ai;iv;twlt;!_'en""it of donations • cr«' r -~ tilt* Lriftt rt. The managers t»k« tti« ..f'.ort«mty of inviting oti:«-r donations for a ytmibir [.t:r;.-,sr.-. and we would ttrw." upon al! wit" ara in n position ;o ,in S tt to ic!!.' their awl tov.vrds attaining t!ttandabt'J object which the itwiu-_-er» have in view. We remind our readers that Mdile. (.'h~.rhoiKx'i ... ( ' Mr. Ho-kius and «'o:np.my w:i; arir>i-':u' t'jis *vt- :to' the \ chrnt'ti* liaE!. 01 art ourx.'.si ani-i r '.- vrvt'- -f 'LVvUHnent. En i '■ ' 'fif-i'tiontiet ami *rmg. i»y Ms?* i'nEy An«lrcv6j» atfi Mi. tiievr v.-i!l •: . a .'I jictTiy fi'»tn the ix't-.-hrsteil eoin■ *■ ly.

• - "'IE.' t'i't.p>i"iiE Lc.-.'i.soC.. i;;ay tiiat Mr. VCiEiir.iu firkins, tho <>'■ tli" Australasias, t-i giving n*-v.- hii tarcwrii anjt tlt'.at performances iri NV w Ze.-JaTi'E, an»i [i'.'V.T v ilt Eiis iii.iE at:-! a.;.; 0:,,ptistieit d-diwatinns- <4 Slial..<:.-p*jr:ati g«nw i . sretv soutfi of the line. TEits gr« at act'-it go .. to 'mtraKa itt a frw f»>r a gran.. f;vrev.eil i;;:r under engagement to tittwting theat-ie"! ':ntt there. thcn-:e ••• Eufope. I)S M'ttk. -Ui>-« rharbonnut «v n-ed say bnt littf. . t'irti.-.-r t'liu sifie i.a.'; tr:■ .• t 'oE lit-, a;", and nn« *>f the most interestin. nuisi.'ia.'is that E.are , : ver appeared I'efor. tfi" footErgfits. Mr. Hopkins* grotui foryv/e!! t j>ta»v tii-r.t Satt;r>!ay evening. Tii.' bo'v *' e re, t.s at Me. : .s;v. fe'liavne and f 'uttreli

The [irodnvtion oE the ."erviee i>: 'Son;/, a compilation of Bunyan*.- •• ifoty War." interspersed witit .saereo rnrt'ste. drew together a audience at Wesley I'Eutreh iast night. The Kcv. Mr. E-'ee read ttte e?;traets fr»»«i Bitnyan's work, at: t the Cev. Mr. DeWalrttry conriucted the elioir. wt.un Riaintaincd strict time titfotighor.t. We eatmi.l ss.y tiiat we admire the adaptation. The allegory w such that it is dilii'udt to foltow its meaning from .-tieii a ' recital of it as that of ta.st night, and thc I'ompiEen might have mad>.r a better choice as regard* the mtwi'*. ft seetits to betlionght by mm that only that clas-t of mis.-ie f.Eu> onty v;rtn» *H v.hteh f« that it is del: and itninterestiiti.'. I.i tit for vtei; r>.'ea.do!i>, Why shotdd this !)c so? We b.rlive in bovTOwing the inusica! gems from alt i sources for sttch pnqif.-sos, and we are tpitte yare tftat the compilers of the Holy W;« fr fc rvice of .Song Etave not gone to any Mtch trorrtdc. The only pieces posses..: : ; mttsieal merit in the compilation, are •■Oh! we an- Volunteer*'" (in whicii a .•apttaf chorus occkwU "Sweet Stars of the Morning" ftnne " He>nte Sweet Home") and the well-known time which has been i adapted to the equally well-known [words, " J.'eoth of Mercy." The other i piec«s are «jf 5. sifcg-scng class, and imv. orthy i the efforts of so good a efet a? that which -rendered them last night. 'Re ehoir, too. I had its faults : but seeing that last night's ' performance was the first .of the kind they Shad ever given, they did their duty in a s highly satisfactory manner. The tenor part was sometimes sttng a little out of tune, anil ; the Nss. although good, was unfortunately oVi rpo« ere.J by the other jwrts. -M is.s Fcrrier ; played the aceompaiiimeuts. which are very 'commonplace and meagre, viMt great care. Xotwithstanding the objections w« have the performance was evidently appreciated, and may be viewed a3 successful: bat it migi.i have been nuich more cn]ojable had tlie musical selections been hsrtjer made. Tlie Kcv. Mr. Todd offered np prayc," aJ ipe of the service, j and the congregation having sung a hymn, the audience was diaflrtiis'id jvith the bene* j diction. I