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Oamaru Mail, Volume IV, Issue 1230, 27 March 1880, Page 2

Tlirough a plerjcal error, we have misstated tiic prices of admission In connection *ith the concert that 13 to b.e given at Teaneraki on Easter Monday. As one might reasonably suppose, the figures should have been—Adults, 2a 6dj children, Is. Dance, admiasio.9 2s 6d extra.

Yesterday was observed as a close holiday by the shopkeepers and others in the town, and gay parties could be seen wending their way to the railway station from early morning till mid-day. The railway authorities here are deserving of great credit for the manner in which they carried out their arrangements, considering the large number of volunteers and others who travelled on the railways. The great feature of the day, of course, was the passing through of the southern volunteers on their way to Christchurch. A large number of people assembled at the station to witness this, and the greatest good order prevailed. We have been favored with the following telegram, received from Captain Edwin, the Colonial Meteorologist:—" March 27, 1.50 p.m. Watch barometer. Bad weather approaching in any direction between south and north-east. The glass will fall. The sea is likely to decrease, but will be again .heavy within 24 hours. Expect rain. R. A. Edwin." A meeting of the Oamaru Jockey Club was held on Thursday evening at the Empire Hotel, when there were present —Messrs. G. Greenfield (in the chair), Shalders, Paterson, Mos3, and Southan (Hon. Secretary). The Chairman explained that the object in calling the meeting was to pass the accounts in connection with the late race meeting. Accounts amounting to L7B 14s 9d were passed'for payment, and a few other unimportant matters having been dealt with, the meeting terminated. The usual meeting of St. Paul's Young Men's Association took place on Thursday evening last, the chair being occupied by the Rev. A. B. Todd. There was a moderate attendance, and the evening was devoted to readings from various authors, A new member was added to the roll, and a debate on the " Comparative merits of Marlborough and Wellington as generals" arranged for the meeting on Thursday next, at which it is hoped all members will attend. We could not help remarking the jubilant air of some of the Volunteers that travelled I through to Christchurch. One carriage full of these gaily ; dressed patriots elicited especial attention. We took the trouble to enquire whonpe they came, and were told from south of Dunedin. Times must be flourishing there. So effervescent were the spirits of these young men that to laugh seemed irresistible, and whenever they had for a few minutes exhausted their stock of the fashionable ribald jokes of modern civilised military and some other circles, they indulged in a little pleasant badinage at the expense of onlookers and admirers, grinning fascinatingly the while, On Thursday evening next, Professor Hughes will give his popular entertainment entitled "Thomas Moore," assisted by Mr. Morgan, the Welsh harpist. The Eev. Henry Dewsbury will preach to-morrow evening in Wesley Church. His subject in the evening will be " The Christian's Safety." This, we believe, will be the rev. gentleman's valedictory sermon, as he is about to take his departure for Auckland. Messrs. Connell and Clowes offered for sale to-day the property, belonging to Mr. Thomas Procter, contiguous to Mr. Shrimski's residence, North Oamaru. The property was cut up into allotments consisting of an acre and a little over, none of which were sold, the bids not reaching the vendor's reserve. The house and grounds of two acres, at present occupied by Mr. Ferens, was, after some brisk competition, knocked down to Mr. John Smith for the sum of LGOS.

We (Wellington Post) regret to hear that, owing to the depression in trade, the steamers Wanganui and Oreti, owned by a southern firm, are to tc taken out of the running on the New Zealand coast. The former vessel has been sold to a Sydney firm, and leaves this afternoon for that port, via Wanganui, Westport, and Greymouth. The Oreti has been laid up.. At the Resident Magistrate's Court today, before T. W. Parker, Esq , Charles Gifford Moore was fined Ss for allowing two horses to wander at large. At the ijieeting of the Oamaru Jockey Club on Thursday evening, Mr. Moas (the Treasurer) stated that when all arrears had been paid there would be something like a balance in hand of Ll5O. This is very satisfactory, considering.that the Qlflb is just in its infancy, and we have no doubt that should the same gentlemen who have had the management of the Club in hand during the last two meetings continue to act in the same careful manner that has characterised their management since their accession to office, there will be a race meeting in Oamaini nest y ea V that will be worthy of the district, • -

The quarterly meeting of the Loyal Oamaru Lodge, Manchester Unity, was held on Thursday evening last, in the Oddfellows' Hall, Noble Grand Kelly presiding. T-here was a good attendance of members and visiting brethren. After the quarterly business of the Lodge had been dispensed with, Past Grand W. Cross, in the name of the officers and menjbeps of tl)c Lodge presented Past Grand J. Carr and Permanent Secretary G. Brownlee with beautifully framed past, officers' certificates of merit, and in 9 neat and felicitous speech Bro. Cross referred to tjie pgteejn in which the brethren were held by the members of the Lodge, to which Bros. Carr and Brownlee feelingly replied. During tjje evening two new members were initiated, Past Grand James Barclay ably officiating as Warden Ad harmonious meeting was brought to an cud by Supporter Munro delivering the closing service. The Lodge continues to increase both financially and numerically. Yesterday afternoon the Christcjfurch and Timarn Cadets walked as far as Pareora, en route for Waimate, which place they reached at 5.30 p,m; with, their tent? ai}4 baggage'. The idea of marching wao adopted in order, that the boys might have some "real marching." The Timaru contingent comprised 3 commissioned' and 5 non-com-missioned officers, and 28 rank and file; total, 35. The Christchurch contingent! comprised 2 commissioned and 8 non-com-i | missioned officers, and 15 rank and file j total, 25. The Oamaru Citizen Gadets, to the number ot 29,, under the command of Captain M'Cprkipdale and Lieutenants Procter and fipcficp, in Waimato by yesterday's express ti'ain, and marched to the camp ground near the cemetery, where, after refreshment, they indulged in a game of cricket. Tents were then erected, guard mounted, and the Company retired to rest. The Christchurch and Timaru Companies are expected to arrive in camp during the afternoon, There will be a field day on Monday. Regarding Lord Derby's speech at |Hud ; dorsfield, the Pall Mall Gazette says " Lord Derby is not prone to take an unduly cheerful view of things, and it is therefore satisfactory to find him speaking of the commercial depression through which we have beep passing in the tone which he adopted at Huddersfield y«»terday. In sjpite of all the adverse influences which

have recently been in operation, there cannot be a doubt that we are richer now than we were ten years ago. 'Man. for'man,'as Lord Derby says, after making every'allow-' ance for the increase of population, ' the people of England, Scotland, and in this year 1880, possess a larger amount of property, a larger income in money or money's worth, than they did ten years ago. In 1870 the incomes liable to taxation were 445 millions; in 1877 they were 570 millions. In 1878 the sums deposited in savings banks were 53 millions ; in 1878 they were 74 millions. In 1870 the quantity of tea imported for use at Home was 117,000,0001bs; in 18S8 it was 157,000,0001b5.' Here, therefore, beyond all subordinate and collateral evidence of immediate pressure, there are sufficient indications of the substantial advance of the country in material prosperity and no sign of its permanent decline. Trade, indeed, has ceased to advance by ' leaps and bounds,' but it has bean' advancing and not receding ; while the ' leap-and-bound' theory of its advance is in a large measure responsible for the over-speculation which has resulted in the temporary collapse that has followed the earlier, period of reckless inflation."

Mr. Arthur Clayden writes to the Time 3 stating that a meeting has been called at Lord Harberton's house to form an association to be called the Female Servants for New Zealand Association, formed to facilitate the removal; to the colonies of a portion; of the redundant more or less cultured female population. - He mentions that 'an" advertisement in the Tiihes for a nursery governess brought no fewer than 1200 applications. "Kosmos," the author of " The Ruin of the Turf in New Zealand," dissented from the views expressed in our criticism of. his little work. But we were not singular in those views. The Post says :—The writer begins his preface by saying, "I think it advisable to state that this essay is no bookmaker's attempt to crush the totalisator." After reading the essay, we quite agree with "Kosmos," that it was advisable for him to say so, for without this disclaimer we are perfeotly certain that 19 out of 20 who understand anything about the subject, would conclude that it was such an attempt, and that the bookmakers had engaged "Kosmos" for the job. We will state in a few words what we consider the two great fallacies of " Kosmos' " essay. He starts by asserting that the three great supporting classes of the Turf are owners of horses, bookmakers, and backers. We should say that in New Zealand, where all the meetings are gate-money ventures, the public is the greatest prop of racing in the Colony. Of course it suits "Kosmos';" object to overlook the fact that,, no matter how much money owners are able to back their horses for, races would soon die out if the public did not come to see them. The totalisator will effect a great revolution among bookmakers, but it will not kill them. It may kill a great many of them, and it is generally allowed that if it does, it will do good, But there will remain a few of the more substantial kind, who will be able to accommodate owners of horses with their wagers and do business with the public as well. " Kosmos " says the public will leave off betting before the day altogether; but just as, he says, betting is the salt of racing with most owners, so, we say, betting—unfortunately, perhaps—is the salt of racing with a large section of the public ; and there will still remain, co-existent with the totalitor, the numerous class of speculators who are fond of rushing on a good thing at the long odds directly the weights come out. Vice-Chancellor Malins has been hearing a case which will give a great impetus to the long agitated demand for a repeal of the modem law which prevents a man from marrying his deceased wife's sister. Mr. Listes, a farmer living near Worcester, has one little girl, who, being entitled to about L2OO per annum in her own right, has been made a ward in Chanceiy. Her mother was obliged to be sent to a lunatic asylum about four years ago, and when she returned home she complained of Mr, Twister's conduct towards her sister. Divorce proceedings were taken, but these were quietly set aside, and soon afterwards Mrs. Lister was again sent to an asylum, where she died twelve months ago. His sister-in-law, Miss Surman, has continued to manage his domestic affairs, and it is admitted that she behaved with the utmost kindness towards the child, who is very fond of her. But then there were these rumors about the conduct of Mr, Lister and Miss Surman, the only woman in England ho cannot marry if lie desired to do so, and the Court was required to arbitrate on the matter. At the outset (says the Globe's correspondent, to whom we are indebted for the foregoing particulars) the "Vice-Chancellor took it into his head that Mr. Lister must part with one or the other—either his sister-in-law or his child—and, .as no argument or entreaty from counsel could shake his determination, Miss Surman at length consented to leave her house. The Greymouth harbor works, it is said, will cost fully LGOO 000, and at the present rate of progress will take ten years to complete. . When, completed, 15ft. to 20ft. : of water will be attained at low water. .We have our troubles; but nature has been kinder to Oamaru than to Greymouth, and the task that our Board has undertaken—that of forming a harbor capable of accommodating Hpme traders—appears so small when compared with that of the Greymouth Harbor Board, that they should take fresh heart. By the way, what has become of the Harbor Board loan ? Mr. Beckwith Smith has purchased, for exportation to New; Zealand, the well-known filly Pulchra, out of Formosa, the winner of the 2000 Guineas, She is in foal to Lord Falmouth's celebrated sire Messenger. The Rev.- Mr. Spurgeon, when, during the cpurse of a recent sermon, denouncing the warlike, policy of the Beacdnsfield Government, said, "We are a great people, and, by jingo, do what we like, it will all come right in the end."

The Auckland Star's London correspondent writes that a friend of his coming to New Zealand advertised for'a gentlemanly lad to sjiarp Jiis cabin witty tyim og ttye voyage to New Zealand, with a promise to lend' him a helping hand on his arrival, received .300 applications from gentlemen's sons offering to pay their qwn passageg qn expegtqtjon. One gentleman, holding a qlerk's situation at L3OO a. .year in the city, wanted to knowwhether the advertiser would counsel him to throw it up, as he heard that, anyone with " an ounce of brains" could make LSOO a year easily out there. . .Most of the youths •wanted to get on farms. The Star's correspondent says that any New Zealand settlers advertising jn the field QF Land and Water, with references in England, could increase their revenues by'getting youths for them to teach agriculture. Marlborough attempted to imbue the late Government with the idea that it had been Ijadly treated, "According to a,n official statement the revenue p,f that district, ing a population of 802?, during the financial year IS7B-9, exclusive of land sales, was L 35,980. The proportion of loan expenditure to which it was entitled on the basis of such a revenue, was. L 244,044, but it received L 249,789. The Evening Pest continues (says the Wanganui He 1 aid), contrary to tlie fact, to assert- that the Colonial Treasurer's, opponents denounced big eptjujate pf- ; as qb3ur'dly low. On ttye ' contraryj his opponents admittted his reduced estimate, but criticised him for not at the same time striking out, a number of bogus items from the expenditure. The Post alleges that the expenditure will be in the present year LIOO,OOO to L 120,000 less than the estimate. This is not enough, for it was clearly established last session-that the bogus items alone amounted to much more than this. The Post seems to,

be engaged in financial position at the bidding®® J th|£ » Tin;df;livering- r a series df?.speec&e| fiwfibove ; thfi'i jlevel pf ordinary ."rhetoric ;(says the World), and, contaning matter-en oughin! the aggregate tol fill '&• whole numbbr- of the Times, Mrfe Gladstone never filtered, - and i committed'scarcely a Bingle blunder. Saying ] "5000" instead of "10,000" on one occasion, j he corrected the error instantly. The'more important mistake as to the income tax was brought to his notice after some delay. Apart-from.that slight slip, ; he hasheeiuconvicted .pf no .Japsiis lirigiiaf 'Yiy those" who .wohld had him lost in the "storm of which. raged, almost uninterraptediy for a fortnight. -