The Oamaru Mail WITH WHICH IS INCORPORATED THE NEW ZEALAND AGRICULTURIST. THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 1879.

Oamaru Mail, Volume IV, Issue 1120, 20 November 1879, Page 2

The Oamaru Mail WITH WHICH IS INCORPORATED THE NEW ZEALAND AGRICULTURIST. THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 1879.

* It ' &'* scarcely necessary to remind oar readers that a concert will be given ia the VotutttewifaH this evening in ai<t of the funds of the Volunteer Fire Brigade. The prdgiraflifha ia sua excellent oue, and as the object iz* aid of which it ia to be presented is wall : wwtby of' ptiblie tepport. we the halt crowded. r Will aoyoa® belkve that iome parson or persons have robbed the Cemetery of some -of the plants that were growing ovr.r the gsaves T • Feelings of shame that there wriatia thia cummonity anyone who bt guilty of melt aa act has almost f senate oar sense of daty, a*d induced ttc withhold a statement of the fact. The

irreverence—aye, the shocking want of the smallest spark of good principle—that such desecration betrays, almost strikes one «Ir.mb. Unless it is the outcome of thoughtlessness, which it surely must be. Have these robbers—it is a nasty word, bat far too appropriate—none of those feelings Jthafc adorn the human character t Hare they no one numbered with the dead, whose remains and memories they hold in reverence? If they have been spared the pangs of such bereavement they should lie thankful, and have some little regard for others les3 fortunate ; and if they have not they arc callous almost feyoml Whilst some have trodden tt[>on the last resting place of the dead and tileiied the mciwntos of affection that have been placed l»y loving fingers over the gnvist of departed- dear ones, otli'-rs have committed wiiaf" they would doubtless consider the smaller sins of plncking the ffowcre. and tearing down the incest. Wd hop« that when the aggressors read this they will feel so ashamed of their conduct that they will- never again commit such grave offences. A Mr. Batt and a coadjutor he has picked up in Christchttrch, signify their intention of endeavoring to Mormonise the good people of Oamaru. From what Mr. Batt told us. he is laboring wider the impression that the esodtts from this district to Utah will be so general that a number of ships will have to be laid on for America to convey the proselyte* thither.

The Waterloo Cup, won this year by Mr. Boyd Thomson, through the jicrformancc of his; dog Balmoral, lias l>eeri forwarded to the victor, who resides at Temrika. At the annual meeting of the llosgiel Woollen Factory Company, held on Monday jaat, the balance-sheet presented showed a profit of nearly LSOOO for the year, or equal to 10 per cent, on the capital. This result having been accomplished in spite of tho had times and markets glutted with foreign ! goods, the prospect for the woollen industries of this Colony may be considered encouraging. A small consignment of pure bred Shorthorn cattle, froni|the celebratcdfßridgewater Park (Victoria) herd, arrived here last night, unfortunately too late to be entered for competition. They comprise the celebrated Duebess of Bfidgewater, who has won so many champion and first prizes in Victoria and New South Wales, two bulls and a heifer by the Poke of Brunswick, and a boll by Cherry Oxford 2nd. They will be offered for safe by Messrs. Connelly and Clowes in the Show Grounds, at 3 o'clock to-morrow afternoon. We regret thai we have been compelled to hold over a larae amount of matter of vartotis kinds*. Wc shall tind room for it as I soon as potoible. A special meeting of the committee of the : North Otago Horticultural Society was held : at- Mr. Hardy's offlce last evening, to make j arrangements for the approaching Show. [ Present—Messrs. Heywood (chair). Forsyth, j Hartley, Moloney, and Spratt (hon. sec,) | Letters were read from gentlemen agreeing to act as judges, and arrangements were made for the management of the Show, j A man in the employ of Mr. Mitchell. ! farmer. Maheno, met with an accident today. While attempting to bridle a colt, the animal reared, and, in doing so, threw the man on the gronnd, and brought one of its fore feet into contact with his face, thereby causing a severe Besh wound. The sufferer ; was brought into Oamant and placed in the I Shamrock Hotel, where he is being attended to by Dr. DeLautour, who says that he will ! probably be right in a day or two. I It is notified by advertisement that the sittings of the Licensing Courts have been adjourned as follows Hampden, to W cdnestlay. Dec. 10. at J? p.m. ; Maerewhenua, to Friday, Dec. I£>, at n<)<>rt. The Port Darwin line is interrupted north Of Tennant's, Creek, but restoration of communication is momentarily expected. We learn that the Philharmonic Society have decided to give selections from the Messiah on Christmas Eve. and that the first practice will be held in the oluntcer Hall to-morrow evening. The Otago Agaicultural aim Pastoral Associat'on raise money for prizes by itthscription. and have already collected L'JfKJ troin the public towards th« prizes to be awarded at the approaching show. The sale of the V> athi K»tate. near Tinumt, announced by Messrs J. T. Ford and Co. for yesterday did not come oil, tii* attendance being small, and the bids not reaching the reserve. The new tariff has had the efTec 1 : of causing the tobacconists of Christchurch to raise thp prices of tobocco and cigars.