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Oamaru Mail, Volume IV, Issue 939, 21 April 1879, Page 2

It w n> of the truth in say tliikS it is positively dangerous for heavy t~ains to come li mits tin: decline Ijetween Waiarefca .Itmethjn and Severn-street during itristty weather. On Saturday we voided a serious scr'nlcnt which happened t» « snoiH train, and it would seem that the wf.ttWßees then mentioned wore l>y no means of an exceptional nature. A special jsiods train last evening exjiericnced a preeisety simitar state of affairs. The train e» nested of ten heavily laden waggons and nne engine. JSeiorc starting down tiie hill evtsrv f>r»ke was minily pinned down, hut still the- train eante down at a terrific speed, an £ it.? eotirse eoufd not Ikj chocked even wtv-'ft the level part of the line was reached. On the train roahtd across Thames-street, and it v.as lint putted ttp until it had gone storeie distance past the station. Fortunately the lino was clear, or considerable damage roiij,'bt have heea done. Sonic comment has been made in the thtnedin j>«|>ers upon the total absence from chs panorama of *' Zealandia" of any scenes from several of the more important towns of the Colony. Oaniarn is amongst those towns that have been passed over, and why we should have beeti slighted we cannot imagine, for there arc many thing:* connected with this town and district that would form [eseeltenC pictorvs. and prove of interest to f£ii" j.nWi.:, licit it is not in this light alone that we mw*t took Kpon the matter. The panorama is to he taken Home, and should thfveSoce W tlioroKjfhty representative of the t'Vjfenjf. This it certainty w not at present, for tiw-w i» nut a single view of tt ettirigton, Tmtaew. *>a«t» ru. and «tl»er important centres. while Danedin w almost entirely ' sr.i-in.ted. We have no dosiht that iefore Hit-- pcuwrama leaves the Colony Mr. illi* witt add a targe iramWr of views to Ins very interesting work. and we hope that he w-UE favor Oarnaru with a visit and obtain a few sketches indicative of its progress before hj- finally fays aside his brushes and colors'. Might we surest to hitn that he should at least int-iude in the panorama a view of oar brsahwater. TEicte i-s* no other work o; the kind tn the Colony. and in no part of her Majesty's dominions has a work of such a nature hecn so successfully carried out. Or. this srronnd atone we might claim for our breakwater a place amongst the pictures oe the Colony, and if " Zealandia" is to Ix; trety representative of the -* of the CVdony. it shotstd certainly not Ik: omitted. It was determined at tin; meeting of the -Eeint Committee of tin- Munh-tpal Council, fferlmr Hoard, and County Comi-ril to-day to invite the citi/ens to take |>art in the :v----tvptinn to lie given to the Coventor nil the ouiswioo of his forthcoming visit to Oamani. With a view to bringing ai.rnst this resitlt. his Worship the Mayor ha-t catted a meeting of att wilting to assist in the arranveine.'ii.-i fnr t'l-morrow afternoon, at three oeloek, in the Mechanics" Institute.

The attendance at the S o'clock evangelistic meeting last evening was very good considering tEie weather. The chair was wesspssd by Sir. -f. Minima, at»! Mr. ('. <•. ytfifw gave an addre.-tf o« " Miadoiv and SitfoSauce." l»w remarks, by stating tfiiit the Kev. Mr. Tout wb> to have been present. but had tinr.!>k- to attend. Tl«e choir sang with intteh expression *' Ben«atU the Cross" anil "Calling Now. An excellent opportttnity of obtaining ttAtit'nl lirat-class farms will be afforded by the sale to be licit! to-morrow by Mr. A. If. Maude- The land to be o;!l-red for gale consists of 4000 acres of tin.- be>t of ttic Maerewhentta Katate. sub-divided into suitable Carats. Of the >|iisiity of the land vc ns«d not speak, for it has already obtained a wide and wtSi-EiteriJf.il reputation as being some of the very he.-:, to be found in the district. Moat of it 5.* in K.-tglifh glass, and the whole is Weil watered—.l great recommendation in itself—while no |>art of it is mire titan two miles front the railway line. Those who were disappointed bv it t getting a portion of the Totan Kstate the other flay, cenld wot do letter than turn tln-ir attention to this block of excellent land. In addition to the many other recommendations which the atletionecr can put forward is that of easy ternts. Full particulars are given in ottr advertising columns, anil plans may be obtained from Mr. Maitde.

The fortnightly meeting of the Commercial Uintding tor the receipt of sttbscriptiotwr, &c.. will be iteld tiiij evening.

! A msutinij of the* Committee of the North : Utajj?* Agriuctltttral and I's.tioral Association •is catted for Thwro'v-iy .it II o clock. : tor tlie f>ttr|»o*>o o; ttr.ifi'i;.; the annual I fsjiwi awl transacting 1 oi'ior littaine:-?. | A meeting of the Joint Committer ap- | glinted by the <ti»t»rijfrtl and County | CottfKiJi and the Ifartmr Hoard to make anangcmcnLt for the reception o? His ExcclI tp«ey the Ooverhor. was held at the Mutii- | eipait Chambers, to-dav. There were present —His Worship the Mayor, and Councillors | (?ibt>&and Procter, on behalf of the Municipal ! I oatitt!; Measrj. Sumptcr, Miller, and ! Forrester, Harbor Irani: and H. Martin, < "vuitity Mr. Forrester was appointed j Secretary. It was r. solved, "That the 1 Secretary tefrgraph to the A.D.C., asking at what hour His Excellency will arrive in (fcimara: further, to sjk that, if possible, it may tic s<s> arranged that his Excellency may | remain at least four hours in Oamaru, as 1 tS is desired that ho should visit the harbor works. The Secretary to state that the Governor will he able, if Onroarn is reached i at 11.30 a.m.. to spend fottr hours here, and j still reach Timnra before dark, or say, by 6.30 p.m. Al-io to ask the number of his Excellency's suite." It was also resolved, •' That Mr. Loring be asked to arrange for * j train to proceed to the breakwater immediately after the presentation of the Municipal address." It was arranged that the luncheon should take place in Mr. Sampler's store, if obtainable, at 1.30 p.m. and that the price ; Sf! t«—wbcU», 10s; and double, 15s. il Mr.-. Procter, and Martin were tiutoi a Luncheon Committee. The Mayor was requested to invite those citizens trilling to assist to meet the Committee at the Mechanics' Institute at 3 o'clock tomorrow. The Committee then adjourned. -u,. ....

Mr. P. M. Maroney ha«, we understand, resigned the position which lie had held for two years as teacher of the Roman Catholic School of this town, and has been succeeded by a Mr. Farrell. -Mr. Maroney lias been a pains-taking, energetic teacher during his term a3 master of the school, and has had under hia tuition no less than an average of 90 scholars of feoth sexes. This number is too great a tax on the energies of any 6ne teacher, and it is creditable to Mr. Maroney that, under such circumstances, his scholars have made good advancement in scholastic learning. A meeting of Mr. Maroney's friends was held yesterday, and a Committee was formed for the purpose of presenting him with a testimonial.

Yesterday special harvest thanksgiving services were held in St. Luke's Church. The anthems were—morning, " 0 taste and see;" evening, "Thou visitest the earth." The customary characteristic decorations was unusually good. Over the west door the text. " The earth Is the Lord's" was an especial feature, and 011 the Communion table was displayed fruit and grain of many kinds, the grouping of which showed real artistic skill. Wreaths of autumn leaves surrounded the pillars, and wreaths of 'eaves and berries were hung round the lamps. The chancel window was gracefully relieved by a design of leaves and ferns. Owing to the inclemency of the weather the evening congregation was very small. The banks will be closed 011 Wednesday next, being St. (Jeorge's Day.

There is now exhibited in the window of Mr. Falconer, seedsman, a vegetable marrow *27 inches long, 23 inches in circumference, and !71bs. in weight. It was grown by Mr. Robert Moore (gardener to the Hon. J. M'Lean) at Waikakihika, and is of a much larger size than that usually attained by such a vegetable in these parts. In the North vegetable marrows and pumpkins reach fabulous sizes. 011 account of the adaptability of the climate to their growth. The members of the Philharmonic Society will meet for practice, at the Volunteer Hall, to-morrow evening, at eight o'clock. Soloists are requested to be in attendance at 7.30 punctually.

Following pretty closely in the wake of the Totara and the Maerewhenua land sales will be the sal<: of about 4000 acres of the well-known Waihoa estate, lately the projicrty of Messrs. H. 31. and J. K. Parker, which is advertised for May 10th next. Judging from the attendance at the Totara sate (which could have been little less than IHIO, mostly Lonaji'k buyers), there is every chance that the Maerewhenua and Wailioa iiroiiertic.s will he sold, provided tiie reserves are not unreasonable. The Wailioa estate h well known to be worthy tlie attention of agriculturists, and if " the low upset price and deferred terms of payment " are such as to meet the times, the land will change hands for a certainty. We are much pleased to see that the Young Men's Christian Association and Mr. Brownlce lrive instituted a singing class, where the elemenfs of vocal music will be t uight by means of the tonic sol-fa system, on Friday evenings, the opening lesson to be given on the 2.lth inst., at 7.30 p.m. Terms may be gleaned on reference to advertisement in another calumn.

Waimatc has awakened to the necessity for not trustinjr to what falls from the roofs of dwellings for a water supply, and for avoi'ticir. as as { >f<.-:-if■ Ic. drinking tlie ittii>urc water from wells, and has appointed committee ing of Drs. Beane and I loadiev, and M Gaitt, Cotterell, C'onneil. Freeman. Cameron, Sice, Adams, Oascoyne, I'rice, Hillary and Hawkins, to select a suitable locality for a reservoir. At a public meeting, held at Waimate, it was resolved to invite his Excellency the Governor to visit that town, and a reception committee was formed in anticipation of receiving a favorable reply.

The showers with which we were favored last night were much wanted. The land had c '|ilite devoid of moisture, ami tiie :!i'i:"-|ihi.re i.i,;irc."Kirn! with very tfonabk- con.sriiuenis. ikith the fanners ami those who have been visited by sickness, the result of the uuhealthiness of the season, will he dad for what we have received, and would he still more grateful for an additional downpour. If the opening match of the Oamaru Football Club on Saturday may be taken as ail indication of what is to follow, football is not going to be a popular pastime this .season. Only about sixteen members turned out, and of that number the majority were tyros at the game. The sides were chosen by the captain and deputy-captain, and after an hour and a half's play the game was won bv the latter. Messrs. Ferens, Tarawhiti, Walls, Evans, Hardy, Thompson, and Snow played well for their sides, but the game, owing to the smallness of the number of players, was even more laborious than usual.

There is now an Arthur Toms in Waimate, whose anxiety for the health of the people of that town scarcely meets with the appreciation it deserves. He has been particularly attentive in certain quarters, and has given the warnings that arc a prelude to fines. No town of the size of Waimate can do without an Inspector of Nuisances without sadly increasing its death rate.

The deterioration of British sailors must have reached a most humiliating point when an English captain is compelled in a Police Court to avow a preference for foreigners on account of the drunkenness of English seamen. Such a confession was made in the Police Court lately in connection with a charge of refusing to do duty brought against ten Malay sailors of the English vessel Queen. The men were shipped at Singapore, anil were well-conducted during the voyage ; but when they arrived in Liverpool they were told by a fellow-countryman, who kept a boarding-house, that now they were in England they need work no more ; and, in their ignorance, tliey acted upon his advice. When asked by Mr. Raffles how it was that he had i:o'lsritish seamen on board the vessel, the captain explained that all the available English sailore at Singapore were in such a state of drunkenness that he declined to take them, and said that although the prisoners were only poor sailors he preferred them to Englishmen.—Liverpool Daily Post. The following mysterious paragraph appears in to-day's Timaru Herald : —A living creature, which, by its destructive qualities, has been very aptly styled the " Colorado Beetle,"' took its flight from Timaru for the South by express train on Thursday last. Its stay here lias not been very long, but it has nir.de wonderful use of its time. A number of people have, commecially speaking, been eatc-n yp by it, while not a fewothers have been so severely bitten that their ultimate recovery is a matter for considerable doubt. The "Beetle" is now in Oamaru, and if the ravages it commits there are anything like equal to those it did here, our neighbours may be assured that they possess our heartfelt sympathy in'their trouble. Like the terrible creature of the Order CoUoptera, this member of the order Mam*

| malia (genus homo) never gives any warning ! of its approach, and all attempts to keep it : at a distance havehitherto proved unavailing. We hope it will be many a long day before this two legged beetle alights in Timaru again. .