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Oamaru Mail, Volume IV, Issue 1026, 4 August 1879, Page 2

I- —————— >f The Electoral Roll for the election of members of the House of Representafci\ es for the Waitnki District id now printed. It ,a contains 1723 name.;. " The Wellington correspondent of the Daily Times says there is every possi- ~ bility that the session will close, and Parliainent be dissolved, before the end of next i- week, and that the 10th of October is said t- to be the probable date for the meeting of c the new Parliament. i- At the Resident Magistrate's Court to-day, it Join, Dickson, charged with having been h drunk and disorderly in Thames-street d yesterday morning, was fined 10s. d A Court of Revision for the purpose of e hearing appeals against the land tax valuah tion for the town of Oamaru was held to-day, ,] before T. AV. Parker, Esq., R.M. There >f were a large number of appeals, but the n business was very slow and uninteresting, rr At a meeting of the Committee of the Phil•3 (nrmontc Society held this afternoon it was I, decided that the second concert of the season, .. consisting of miscellaneous s-iections, should f be given on the '"ml insi.au r. c Mr. \V. Fraser, who l.r.s fir so many years held the otfice of R.M. at tlu Thames, has resigned. £ The band of the Philharmonic Society will ~ meet this evening, at Mr. Earle's rooms, at S o'clock sharp, to rehearse for the approaching miscellaneous concert. A full attend- ' ance is requested. 'l_ The eight o'clock evangelistic meeting, held in the New Tees-street Hall, was again crowded, ever} - available seat being tilled. ° Before the service proper commenced tile choir, numbering nearly -0 voices, sang some e new sacred songs. Two addresses were ,e delivered, on "Christ, the Light,'' and d Tho choir sang alone the hymn "Knocking, iO knocking" during an interval in the second it address, tho whole service occupying just t. one hour.

The remains of Paul Fitzpatrick and Patrick Markham. the two men killed by the fall of earth in the waterworks tunnel on Thursday, were interred yesterday. The funeral cortege was one of the largest ever witnessed in Oamaru. r J he funeral service was performed by the Rev. Father V> alsli, in the absence of the Rev. Father Colo-

An important meeting of the Fire Brigade is called for this evening, at 7 o'clock.

On Friday evening last the Tonic Sol-Fa | ~iutrii:ir i.'h'.ss in connection with the Oamaru Young Men's Christian Association, brougut its lirst quarter to a close, the book used iluriiiL.' tlie term being "Cli'-ir I.raining, one of the newest, and perhaps the most ~> ;a ct. elementary course on the Tonic Sol-Fa method of teaching to silig. The interest of the pupils in their work has continued unabated during the ouurse. all go forward to a new course, and their numbers will be considerably augmented by new members. During the evening the class sang very creditably " livening is falling, "My < Irandfather's Clock,' "Come unto Mc, " Father of Love," " Evening star in beauty shining," "Clasp hand in hand," "Be joyful in ("Sod," "Peacefully rest," "What shall we sing," and the round " Come forth hunters," besides a number of tune and time forms. The new course begins on I'riday evening next, in the Association s Rooms, Waitaki House. We understand tjie books "Choir Training," and the enlarged edition of Sankey's hymns will be used.

Mr. and Mrs. Lingard, of "Our Boys'' notoriety, will leave Melbourne on the 22nd of this month, with a repertoire of operettas, comedies, Sic., and make a tour through this Colon}'.

Amongst the numerous members of Parliament who will be compelled, to resolve themselves into ordinary citizens is Mr. Rowe. The Thames Advertiser says" Mr. Rowe's political whereabouts is a doubtful point''; anil the Thames Star, of Saturday, has the following 011 the same .subject : —" Considerable excitement was caused in political circles here to-day by the rumor that it is a decided thing that Mr. Rowe will vote with the Opposition, and people threaten to make it hot for him if he does.*"' The Bribery Bill, one of the measures that the Government intended to endeavor to make law, imposes such restrictions upon election proceedings that rich and poor candidates will be placed as far as possible upon the same footing. By it bribery is defined, and both briber and the person bribed are declared liable to a penalty of LIOO. Treating is defined, and it is declared that 011 the trial of an election petition, a vote shall be struck off for each person found guilty of having corruptly accepted or furnished any meat, drink, refreshment, or provisions. Undue influence is also defined. No coach, 110 favours, &e., are to be given at an election ; paying for conveyance of voters to or from the poll is illegal; 110 banner, bands of music, &c., to be used at elections ; the committee are not to meet at publichouses ; the Court may order cases of prosecution for bribery. A candidate guilty of bribery, &c., is incapable of being elected lor the same district before the next general election, and for five years shall be incapable of being registered as an elector, of holding j any otlice in any County or Borough Council, jor of holding any official office. If any candi- ! dat'.-'a agent has iicuii proved guilty of corj nipiion, the election of such candidate shall j be void.