The Temuka Leader WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 15, 1879.

Temuka Leader, Issue 186, 15 October 1879, Page 2

The Temuka Leader WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 15, 1879.

Last night, Mr Macandrew was to table his motion of want of confidence in the Hall Ministry. It will surprise many if Mr Hall and Iris party be allowed to retain their seats. The country is ■well acquainted with most of the Minister’s antecedents. It is not blind to the fact that Mr Hail lias all along been a consistent and rigid Conservative, and that lie came down from his higher pedestal solely to upset Sir George Grey’s policy, and to protect the interest of the largo landowners Seeing that the country is determined to have those Liberal measures initiated by Sir George Grey become the laws of the land,he has made a virtue of a necessity, and now it is said he is ready to bo all things to all men, if they will only let him and his colleagues enjoy the sweets and emoluments of office. These, in our opinion, are more fascinating to Mr Hafi than the Liberal measures left on the table by the late Premier. Some gossip iscircui ted about opposition on (he part of the Auckland men. To an observant man this must appear to bo mere fudge. The Auckland people know quite well they have nothing to espec fc from Mr Had, or the Canterbury “land"

ocvaey.” On the pthev hand IhovJ Lan un-

surmounlablo bar to the Otago people allow, ing themselves to be ruled [by a Canterbury Ministry. We know ourselves that, for reasons we need not state, Mr Macandrew can never joii apLnistry of whom Mr Hall is a member. Mr "Rolleston is also a marked man. Who sees nothing good out of Canterbury. , He is a onest gentleman, and if lie ; could only but open his eyes to see that this colony will have none of lias Conservative notions, it would bo well. Ho has been a true and consistent friend of the monied class. His Liberalism is like Mr Hall’s—only ad attempt to throw dust in the people’s eyes. Major Atkinson is also a marked man, but of a different stamp. He is a staunch supporter of any measure that will advance the interests of his constituents. He and Mr Hursthousc will work like giants for their own pockets. His ill-natured attacks upon Sir George, and his indecent attempts to retain office when the get you gone command went forth, brands him as a statesman with, no diplomatic skill: and who, were be in Russia or Austria, would be banished to the wilds without remorse for his want of tact. He is not in favor ,yith the Auckland contingent, nor Otago, and with but a very small clique in Canterbury. Mr Bryce for vascillation is another^Vincent Pyke—always looking out for the leaves and fishes. The Hon. Mr Whitaker, it must be admitted, is the best of the lot, and it is a pity he has leagued himself with the present Government. Looking carefully at the situa' tion, wo come to the" conclusionthat the present Government are unacceptable to the majority of the people. It must therefore speedily give place to’better men. Before our next issue is placed in the hands of the public, it is possible a Government may be formed who will have the confidence of the House and country. When such comes about some good work will he done, hut till this is the case the country’s money will only be ruthcssly squandered.

Sudden - Death. — A very sudden death occurred in Temuka on Sunday last. Mr James Guy, a cadet in tiie Telegraph Office, was taken suddenly ill about ten o’clock, and by one o’clock he was a corpse. On Saturday he had gone up to Winchester for rifle practice, but at that lime he was in good health. The cause of his death was apoplexy. The poor fellow was a member of the T.R.C. He was a jolly, good-hearted fellow, and was greatly esteemed by all who knew him. Ho was a very skilful telegraphist, and by his untimely death the Telegraph Department hag lost one of its most promising pupils. It will be remembered that, a few weeks ago, the same office lost one of its employees in a very similar manner. Mr Guy was buried yesterday afternoon with military honors. A large number of friends attended his funeral.

We reprint the last of the article culled from the Saturday Advertiser, this issue. It is a well-edited article, and well worth reading. To our. Subscpjbecs.— As we have before signified, it is our intention te bring out the Temuka Leader as a tri-weekly—-every Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday—commencing on Saturday next. The Leader is an excellent advertising medium being largely circulated all through, the j Soutii of Canterbury. Our circulation is rapidly increasing since we have decided (-ferr 'publish three tiinoo a week, itud this fart alone should act as an inducement to ihe advertising community.

On Monday forenaon, a horse belonging to Mr Radford bolted with a trap-on the Main South Road, between Temuda and Winchester, in the direction of the latter place, and did not stop until the Winchester Hotel was reached, when it ran against the posts in front of the hotel, knocking them both down, and then started up the Geraldine road, but was courageously stopped by Mr Kelman. The animal, not to he clone, wheeled round and turned back again, made for Mr Young’s stables, and then ran against the verandah, and damaged one of the posts, and making a dash for the stable door succeeded in getting in, leaving the carl and part of the harness sticking in the doorway, the horse putting up in one of the stalls, apparently none the worse for its rapid and eccentric trip. | From our files, we find that the Ash•fjbnrton people are not so sleepy in regard ito public matters as the Temuka people. \A petition has been sent to the Minister for Public Works, to provide a courthouse for Ashburton, to meet its daily increasing requirements. Is it not time that the Temuka people were up and doing 1 “Excelsior,” in a short but stirring letter in our last issue, points to the disgraceful state cf matters connected with our pnblic buildings. Last Court day the lirtle space for the public was crammed to suffocation It is a disgrace to have such a building for (he business of one of the largest counties in Canterbury to be conducted in. The annual meeting of th T.C.G. was held on October 11, Mr Paterson occupying Ihe chair. After the usual introductory business, the following officers were eleetd for the ensuing year :—Mr A. Cox President; Mr Paterson , Vice-President! Dir Tavender, Secretary ; Mr McFarlane, Treasurer ; Dr Hayes, Messrs Roberts, C-niyon, Mclntosh, Pinckney, Thompson, and Baguley, Committee. Resolutions were passed as follows That MrMcFarlaue be elected captain for the management of the club ; that boys under 15 be admitted as members fr 5s ; that secretary of T.C.G. write to the various secretaries in the district as to the advisability of a Geraldine County Club being formed ; that three members form a committee quorum. A committee meeting was then ! e’d, after which the meeting adjourn )d till 7"30 o’clock to-morrow evening. A match will be played on Saturday—Colonials v. The World. What are our Geraldine friends doing ? Wo have looked from week to week for some move to be made to strengthen the hands of the petitioners in this district praying - that the Minister for Public Works would commence the formation of the Oxford-Temuka railway at this end. Our friends in Timaru do not exhibit such slackness as is exhibited here. When they want anything they do not rest till they get it. Wo will soon have a strong Government in office, and so long as they are in office, they should be flooded with petitions, and never allowed to rest until the settlers in those districts receive the ! attention to their demands to which they > are entitled.

The Cape Standard says the followinganecdote of Dalmlama by an eye-witness :—“ When thnr'doughty Zulu gave himself up ho was all but naked, and the weather being cold, the-authorities presented him with great coat, which he accepted, but speedily handed it to one of his followers, and then ?„sked where he could purchase a coat. Ho was taken to one of the trader’s tents, and there was fitted to his taste, paying for the same with the utmost nonchalance from a purse of gold he had on Iris person, and with a look as much as to say, I can pay for a coat if I want one.”

It is stated by the Gaulois that the Empress Eugenie is still in a state of depression. Siie receives nobody, and dines alone in her own apartments. Siie only leaves her room to go to that of her son. On the first day she entered since Ids burial she nearly fainted on beholding the fatal saddle which cost the Prince Imperial his life. She insists on remaining at Chiselhurst for the time.

The New York correspondent of the S. M. Herald writes ; —'• In Philadelphia a murder trial has been the occasion of a very forcible - dramatic situation. The man had been copy? victcd of killing bis own daughter uflckr circumstonccs of aggravated brutality. The defence showed that he had always been a good and humane man until lie sustained a severe injury to the skull; but the jury after hearing from the medical experts that there was no trace of permanent injury, found him guilty. While receiving his sentence, however the man committed suicide in open Court, by swallowing a few grains of strychnine. Foaming at the mouth, and writhing in muscular agony, he was moved to a cell to die. And then, on the post mortem examination, it was proved that there had been really a fracture of the skull, and that the man was actually irresponsible.