The Oamaru Mail WITH WHICH IS INCORPORATED THE NEW ZEALAND AGRICULTURIST. FRIDAY, OCTOBER 3, 1879.

Oamaru Mail, Volume IV, Issue 1078, 3 October 1879, Page 2

The Oamaru Mail WITH WHICH IS INCORPORATED THE NEW ZEALAND AGRICULTURIST. FRIDAY, OCTOBER 3, 1879.

Wv are jrtad tf> rvoti*>- that the s-hepherd--*. a.-? wett as tfn-" shrep<wtier:->. arc he',_:w»rn>: to tafce an itttrJttp'tit and active interest tr< tli« improvement »>! sheep, hreedtnv. The >Yere. tary •■■•' the Xnrtfi Utaii" and Pastoral Assuxiatinn rwfuests «s to statu that the t'olfowm.' private prizes are ottered hy the shepherds in r;«ittvl««ry itwtriet :—L3 tor the three heat .try Leicester ewes. a!>ov« Tl-temth : VZ for th*. hust striate drv f.eieester ewe, ahove --tooth; ati't 1.l lot tin; heat shorn ram »f arty totig-wootted breed, vstxd not to pwettt U inch in length. We shall hope t*> sew these !««!«•*. so ftheratly otiered. vett competed for at tho torthShow in Xoveniher. Mr. UrowH. Mistsramre a,'ent for the Government, int»rnj» w that he wilt !>«.• absent t'ri>m IXimarvt for a few •fay-*, hut «>n hi-i return will fnttit his severat tl>> t-Hvmtry di-.triets. due rtotiee n< uhteh wilt appear in fit" eotumtts. <»ti Monday. the tSfh inst.. il' v witl address a nu the railwav employe-. f"t" the purpose having h-ert very eoi;.,tder;.trty ma te ;»y the hea.t of the .tYt/trtm-rit. Mr. I'.twn. we are udad to team. hatf K'ett cvjeedtn-iy aim-rsst'ut so Car in Oarnarw. tor we ifdd th» opinion that interest in tit'e huts- j eates humanity and .C«d sense. ; It ifivf* ui pwasure to state that Me.-.?rs. I E*. t 2-'-"d «',... irratii m-'ivhant.-. i have presented the t VuM-rtsitt-e »f the X'-rtn OE.'v.'ii Ak'rierdtttraf and j i •,v ith a harids'Tii." eatv I)«.*n.t;. "..".i"'". a" t.~> .-„,„ t„ r,e awarded at the t-rtiie,-urne.' ~t>..v/ to'the es.hif.itor or the «><■;:•■ t t'.»tr Jm-hehi ol . wheat. The entnpetite>:t for thts special t prize is to !>; open to grower.- ar.'t dealers.

A NiTt»p;ir;i e,>n-t-spoiide:it writes :—A ] oi a highly .>.:n|irt-l»-ti--tve and nt- j structivrw eharaeter w*s deliv.-td by tile] F;.'V. -f. I'tuuv.Toii. in aid or tie; S.iblMtli i Sehoot F.il'rarv tucid, at Xi.-af.ara, on W.-im.-t- ~ ilav ni-Ut List. Mr. Le:tii, -en.. ..•-■•itfi.'d ■ the chair. It was t« W t'tiat ttie ; weather was »«■> utiUivoralde. mthtatin.'. a-- it ! did. the attendance, th-mgha go..dly ! number of tickets were previously oi-'. Tlit; subjeet w,v-i " The career r>i Mohamm-d tva.- tra-ed front! die time of his birth t» his (light. t:i..-tfe c> h\--> return to Mecca a.-, mn-iinmr <ti great : pomp .and grandeur, liaviu.- acijittre.'t by tin.- | time ->ucu an over the m-t-'fit>or- i i„or tvill '! that h- .'elt hb(K-.eit emooE-Ecneri : erieii -h t"- write a letter f». tiieta eeitvmatid- I in- them to aeknon Edit* rile f'rofh-t ; f ,e~>MuL. At the a ise.-.rtv -"te of j thanks was accorded the lecturer, on i.ii- [ motion, of the- ('hairrtiart. who ha. 1 a i-rteil.u- r cnmplimeut paid him by 3Er. W. eSe.-wp. j whi«:h wiw readily responded to by th:- atidi- j ence. I'-oth gentletnen responded, and. alter I .iiui-in- » c.ouft.j of suitable Ijvkiks, the ! uv.-exmg ctecd. j

Mr. «'. G. Moore has kindly eotiserst.'d to g>e. hi tutert-Mttng fectttre. "The trial of' Sir-Jasper." illustrated by bnltwrit and well executed inagw latitcrn slides, which will be ' sin>wn bv mean* of the lime Itirbt apparatus. . ,-it the Teanerakt mill, on Monday next. ! October H: the proceeds to l* d-jvt>t.:d to the funds of the Upward and Onward Ladge. I.dMf.T. At the- K.M. Court to-day. -L T. FJttrbury. on remand, charwed with wit-- .Uwrti.ui. was further rernativte.l tilt t -morrow, .lane i-aid was ch.ary.-ed by one Triomas nitrlim; i with twin'.' insulting language towards ium. and atso'with breaking his windows. As pnwetttor failed to put in an appearance, the ea.-e was dismissed. Tlicre not being a stitlicient uttnib, r of members present to form a ipniw at the ftacbor Hoard meeting called for to-fay. it therefore lapsed. MesM'.-<. Sutupter. Attketi. U.is:?etL and Itovcie were the only luendurs \ w ho put in an appearance. Communication has been restored on the , liiirt Itarwin line. We learn with pleasure that Mr. K. C. «>ni ; .th h;is started * subsccrptton list in I»uutnnn in aid of the Daimc-.i Hospital funds. and thit he has atready ol'tained donations to the amount cf LS. As Mr. Smith is an enetgk-ttc e:inva.'ser. we anticipate that a handsome sum will be obtained by tiini for the institution. "Ihe Kewett Family are alt-they profess to [«>„ As variety artistes they are the most gervttitie we have ever seen. Their erttertatn-ri-H-rit does not consist, as is to»> otten the case, of a few decent items, the pteasureabfe ek-cts of which arc entirely neutralised hy a mas:', of padding' wer.,e than nonsense. Mr. and Miss* Hewett are .-lever musician*, as well actors, and relieve what is generally felt to> be monotonous--a plethora o: what are termed screaming farces, rf. h<-' ;;-/i '.'■■< ,;,.,„;■ ..hv rc.atlv meritoriotts vocal and ittstn;ruentat tuus'c' Mr. Hewetfs performances upon the vi din. ttute. clarionet, cornet, and piccolo-, rather took last tdght's atldieu'-e bv snrprise. it is singular in these days vi tne eva'-envted rstimation in which " protes--.i..tlvts" usuatlv hold tIK-msvtv.-*. to tiud ! M-ti<tes such as the Hewt-tt/. who know a» i mivh and vet arc so nmde.t. I».->t night. in rddition to vnc;-.l and iri-tramentai u'n.-ie. v.AI «' -cted. and the piece "A 1!v..-'.and in rl->ver." there was a f ec..nd-s;gbt s-.-an,v (. ti .l-,titnted for "The Sr-.rprne ) during ' -.vhi.h M:,.s It-Victt ..urpn-cd fur. andelice Ibv in;- i■ xtraorditwry an-wcr.. to .{Ue.'toii'"ihrtiv [c-t to her. Till" evening ■■:•■ • '■■ f posure'ot the secoml-sight mvstery will be j m.-.de. i A match will »--e pbyd on Saturday aiter- | neon on the OU frp-het ilroumi b-t«.-.a I ;:,'i' ...cud eleven of the KxecNior < 're 1 - --t | %', ~baud a t'tfteen of the- Grammar Seine•!— ) p.ay to couuu'-tu-e a; -.%> p.m. s.ian.. Surety we have cause to be grateful that out tot bas been rast in the Gotonlts. _ It is heart-rending to read of the banl»h«I» ot the multitude* <>f the " Old Conntry-- Hie tatei* accm to lie entirely opposed to them. I Calamity after calamity have arisen to ol>-

score any gleam of hope that may have shown itself through the gloom. We cannot do better than give an extract from a letter which appeared in the Auckland Star from trie Home correspondent of that paper. It savs :—" The elements seem to have conspired with other matters to ruin the trade <.f Kiii'land this vear. I am writing m tl.c month'of Jnlv. aiiil it is n-> exaggeration to .«av that we have scarcely seen tiie sun this var. The fruit crops, which in the blos- . oinin'.' season showed enormous promise, are destroyed completely, and in the way of minor fruit.*, such as goo-eb.-rrics. there are none. The corn looks yellow and sickly, and even the root crop*, which like wet «-. athi'r. an: dying oil". There is scarcely arty -.'lass, and the absence of sun prevents what there is tiring converged into hay. I now have a tire hViniiii'i in my room (July 1f... and should feel cold without it. The :'-..- and mo'itii di«ra"-e is amongst the cattle arrd tie: tvi«ii->M am -rr.'st the swine. At the Poval Ajrii-ultiira! Show the mud was kneed< -'p. ami the .-iieep were dying in their pens. Onlv last month m,ow fell in Scothrtd. and on some of tin- English hills lamhs v.. : r. ; killed with the crdd at the end of Juno. The fanners arc de-perate, and quantities of ■arms are untenanted, and likely to remain v>. Landlords are looking awfully blue, but >..; tiiat thev must reduce wages. Those rascals the miller* ore. however, taking advantage of it to run ui> the price of Hour, althr>iidi it is notorious that a bad harvest here is of no coiise<|iience as far as the supplied are concerned. '