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Oamaru Mail, Volume IV, Issue 1082, 8 October 1879, Page 2

Iti another column the members and adlwr«;?;t» of th'. Prcbyterian Church residing in Hi/ii Ward arc requested to meet in the South School. (Irfta-strcet. to-morrow evening. at 7.-'!"-A ;:i ;:i th- Timaru ileial.'ioi y««l. i.'.iv .••ays t:: .th- < >p|,o-irion c-lebratcd ;■ • :: ! it': victor;. by partakin"f a dinner in til- »»>•.•;»!•:»:»•*.! i'ofi. W- tiimk that they v.<• -M hav- acici mm.• v. i.—had they post-ji-iu .i th<- festivity til! aft-r tin; inevitable vote of ci n'td-nee was moved, a course by which they would, we think, have saved themselves some expense and a few hcada -hi >. At the Resident Magistrate's Court to-day, a man name<] Malcolm < 'ampbell was brought ;tp jc-toie J. W. Humphrey, Esq., J. P., Oil iciori of being a lunatic, and was remanded for medical examination. The weekly practice of the Philharmonic Society will take place this evening, and every performing member is requested to be present, as it is intended to render " The < rcation" about the end of next month. I We to-day had the pleasure of inspecting the scenery painted expressly forthe Oamaru liramatic Club's performances to be given next week. The main scene is the best that has ever been shown in Oamaru, and we doubt if any theatre in the Colony can boast of a better representation of a modern drawing room. The perspective, adornments, and coloring arc all in keeping, and when shown with all the appurtenances of the stage, in the way of footlights, See., the scene will, wc are confident, prove a perfect picture. The Club have had wings, flies, a:id everything prepared to match the scene, which is drawn from a plate of the newest .style of drawing room in the Colony. Until we had the pleasure of viewing this scene we had no idea that Oamaru possessed an artist who could produce such an excellent one for a theatre. Mr. Hassal, of the firm of Miles, Hassal, and Co., died on Monday last, at his residence, Christchurch. lie was 45 years of aire, and arrived in Canterbury 23 years ago. His loss will be felt greatly in Canterbury, for he was prominently connected with numerous public institutions. The Lyttelton Times very nngeneronsly remarked, a day or two ago, that the Dunedin Morning Herald lias been reduced in size. Wc think that its proprietors have shown wisdom in taking such action. If tiie original size had been retained, the anticipated dividend of 2o per cent, might be transmogrified into a call. Mr. Hogg, the editor of the Asliburton Mail, and formerly editor of the News (now the Tribune), of Dunedin, and Mr. Clayton, a member of the Lyttelton Times stafT, and formerly connected with the Duncdin Star, have purchased the South Canterbury Times from Mr. Ball. They intend to change the name, but this, we have every reason to believe, will be an unimportant alteration compared with other alterations that are likely to be effected by the new proprietary. The Wellington correspondent of the Hawke's I Jay Herald says :—" It is reported tiiat the Hon. W. If. Reynolds and Mr. George M'Lean, M.H.R., have bought the New Zealand Timc3." We commend these gentlemen for their courage. There are few men who would care to embark in a journalistic enteqirise in times like these, especially one that has pretty well drained the pockety of all who have had to do witli it. The paper is on the wrong side in polities. It is neither Liberal nor Conservative. It is decidedly I'ollen. Atkinson, and Fox. The council of the Institution of Civil Engineers have awarded a Telfo'd Premium to Mr. Edward Dobson. formerly Provincial Engineer for Canterbury, for a paper on the works of the ( leelong water supply recently completed under his superintendence. The Timaru Municipal Council have decided to borrow LfiO.OOO for the purpose of enabling them to complete the Timaru and I'areora Waterworks .Scheme. There was some discussion regarding the unadvisability of attempting to float a small loan on the London ma rkct, an d it was resolved toenilcavor to raise Ll >O,OOO. Such a consideration need have caused the Council no trouble. The estimate beinir L"> 1.000. they would act wisely it they were to borrow LICK), 000 while they are about it, or, at least, make provision for a supplementary loan of L 50,000, which will most assuredly be required. unless the Timaru Council profits by otir experience and conducts its scheme upon a basis different from that upon which ours has I>cen conducted. Wc remind our readers that the Service of Song entitled "Jessica's First Prayer" is to be given this evening in Wesley Church, at half-past seven o'clock. We hope to sec a large attendance, as the service promises to be both interesting and entertaining. Wc understand that No. 1 Company, 0.K.V., Captain Smnpter, in command, will assemble for i:i=r..Tt : "ii parade to-morrow evening in their i:- ii.-lt;i--L .> and belts. Alfred James Twinning, who was charged with obtaining goods from Mr. David Ferrier bv means of a valueless cheque, has been discharged. The money was paid, and the prosecutor asked to have the charge withdrawn. This his Worship consented to, and in discharging the accused cautioned him, pointing out the narrow escape he had had. The Loftus Troupe have conducted themselves in Christchurch as they did in Wellington. They had nearly completed an unsuccessful season in the first-mentioned city when they, with the idea, we suppose, of improving business, introduced a coup de mnitre. This consisted, we arc told, of the introduction of a number of women who indulged in the pastime of trying who could kick the highest, the dress of several of them being of a peculiar kind. The Lyttelton Times very properly denounced this performance as degrading. On the following evening the jmblic of the Cathedral City—iiij'i ' —were attracted to the entertainment in large cumbers to see a pic.:- called -'The Femalellathers,'" the title of w!>.i..h was suggestive of .■;o.:iething to gratify the tr.stesof some, and to a: ! 'ordothers an opportunity o;' deciding in the interests of morality whether the cut- rlainnient was really of a !-wd kind, as stated. It was not so on that occasion, and whilst tiiose who were expecting to gratify their low tastes left the entertainment room disgusted never to re-enter, some of th- guardians of the morality of the people, we have little doubt, were at their posts like men on the following night, with the object of making f-uiv, you know, whether the entertainment was really as bad as it was said to be. I»r. Llewellyn Powell, the well-known Christchurch physician, aged 37, died on the 4th instant at Christchurch, after a prolonged and painful illness.

Another s;ju;ui, i.iiuihering liftcen. »•!* *.he Grammar .School (,'adets attended at tiie butts this afternoon under the guidance and control of the Instructor, where they gave evidence of the earnestness and energy of Captain Peattie in his endeavor to make them proficient in the use of arms. The Artillery turned out last niglit in .strength, there being forty-three on parade, under the command of Lieut. Holdsworth. After the performance of several preliminary movements in the Hall, the company had a march out, and performed a number ol movements on the way in quick and double time, the officers and non-com-missioned officers performing well their task of ijriii'.'iii'/ about the various formations.

Whilst S'r Julius Voccl is making himsi-lf famous in Loudon as an able advocate for federation, and .Sir lid ward St.iubrd is about to do the same in Ireland as Home Hide agitator, " Capt. Jack Larry," the bluff and unpolished old whaler, is on the high road to fortune. He is haranguing multitudes in the Old Country in the interests of the Colony, the Ticlihorne Claimant, and himself. With what pathos the old fellow will plead the cause of the claimant, and there will not, of course, be one word of untruth in his appeals. He has never been known to indulge.in romance. 15ut we would recommend him to be a little careful in stating the wages ruling in the Colony when trying to win fresh colonists. Two or three shillings a day would amount to a good round sum at the end of the year. Misrepresentation on this subject would be a fruitful source of dissatisfaction amongst immigrants. Mr. Stephen Francis Foley, a well-known paper collar manufacturer, has just died, leaving to his son his business and L 70.000 realised from the manufacture of paper collars and cuffs. Two old Sandies were found by a friend, after the fourteenth tumbler, gripping one another by the hand, while maudlin tears ran down their cheeks. When they were asked the cause of their grief, one of them exclaimed, " Eh, mon, we're just greetin' over the sair burden of the national indebtedness." A very sad accident occurred to a young lad named Peter Meek, in the employ of Mr. Aitcheson, at the Wool-slied, on Friday morning last. It appears that he went to the stables at 0.30 to attend to the horses, and that while in the act of grooming one of them lie was severely kicked in the abdomen. The poor fellow gradually sunk, and died at seven o'clock on Saturday evening.—Bruce Herald. There is great discontent among the Russians in London, and their noses are all out of joint since the arrival of theSiameseEmbassy. The StroganofTs and Troubctskois have no chance at all againgst such names as Chamua Laraibhaiy and H. E. Phyaßashakarawongse. Since these names were first published the flag has been at half-mast on the Russian Embassy. " I hear from a relative of your new Governor, Sir Hercules Robinson," writes the London correspondent of a contemporary, "that he writes home to his friends such glowing accounts of your beautiful islands and their sporting capabilities that he is setting some of them agog to pay a visit to the antipodes. One gentleman made very minute enquiries of me the other day as to the shooting and fishing, and told me that he fully intended paying Sir Hercules a visit, taking Canada and its Governor-General, who is also a friend of his, on the way."

The Lyttelton Times says: —"A lot of very choice Canterbury-bred short-horned cattle were shipped by the s.s. Ringarooma for Wellington. The cattle, 18 in all, comprise IS bulls and S heifers, and have been purchased by Mr. M'Lellan, of Manawatu, whither they will he transhipped to Wellington. The whole of the cattle are of the finest strain of short-horn blood, the bulls being from IS months upwards, one being a four-year-old. One bull was purchased from Mr. Cunningham, of Brookside ; four from Mr. Grigg, Longbeach ; two from Mr. Deans, of Riccarton ; two from Mr. J. Fergusson, Halswell : and one from Mr. G. Fergusson, Wilderness. Two of the heifers were purchased from Mr. S. Garl'orth, Spreydon, and the remaining six from Mr. J. Fergusson. Mr. M'Lellan is to be congratulated on having made such a valuable selection, and the advent of such thoroughbred stock in the Manawatu district will no doubt be hailed with much satisfaction, while it should greatly add to the credit of the Canterbury breeders."