The Temuka Laeder THURSDAY, JUNE 21, 1883. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1111, 21 June 1883, Page 2

The Temuka Laeder THURSDAY, JUNE 21, 1883. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

•Nomdeh One.— lt is reported that ‘Number One, of the Assassination Committee, has been poisoned in America in consequence of his having expressed willingness to givlc him. self up to the; English Government:

Quick Steaming;— The, New Zealand Shipping Company are advised .by cabWthat the actual steaming time of the.Bjitish King’s homeward voyage' was 43 'clays 9 hours. Captain flallet R.N.j of the Tome, « confident of making the homeward voyage in 40 days. ’

The Informer Cabby.— Application lias been made on behalf of Jas. Carey, the informer, that he should be released from custody, but the Goverment have declined to. agree to if. Carey has since been offered, but has declined, the wardership in an English prison.

An Exciting Meeting.- The South Dunedin Borough Council had another rowdy meeting last Tuesday night, calling for the interference of the police, who arrested the ex Mayor, Osmond, who left the Counci] Chamber under police escort, a crowd following and booting him. Public Meeting at Winchester. —Tomorrow evening a public meeting will be held in the ,Winchester schoolroom, at half past seven o’clock, to lake into consideration the advisability of erec ing a grain store, with elevator and dressing machinery, in that town. This is a movement in the right direction, and it is to bo hoped that the residentsof the district will do their utmost to carry out the proposal. About the utility of the scheme there cannot be two opinions.

Illegal Practice.—At the EM. Court, Christchurch, last Monday, a man named James Swindell was charged with acting as a solicitor, not being properly qualified. Mr Spackman prosecute !on belulf of the Law Society, and stated that 70 per cent, of the declarations in insolvency filed by persons of the laborer, artisan and small shopkeeper class had been carried through hy irregular practitioners, and that 31 per cent, in the last six months were done by the defendant. Defendant said he was no' aware tha' he had been infringing the law Men who were unable to afford to go to- a lawyer cams to him, and as he bad d large family he thought there was no harm in earning a few shilling g for them in this way. The unfortunate fellow was fined £lO including costs, or in default one uionlh’s luiprisuinucbt.

A NBWilNpusiEY.— The “London Journal” earnestly advises Now- Zealand, to cultivate castor oil plant. At the present time oil*,'to the value of no less than!£Bs,ooo, is annually imported into Great Britain; France and Germany also utilise large quanatities. Soiree at Geraldine.— "VYe would again' remind our readers of tbs soiree in conuec. lion with the Wesleyan Church that takes place to night at Geraldine, Tea will be on the table at 5 30. Every effort has been put ■ forth to make the soiree a success and it is to be hoped that the public will second the efforts of the pro motets.

Constitution Amendment . Bill. Sir George Grey’s Constitution Amendment Bill runs as follows “ The General' Assembly of New Zealand shall henceforth consist of the Governor and the House of Eepresem tatives. This l Aet shall be'reserved foi;.the signification of'Her Majesty s pleasure, arid shall not take effect until it shall Dave been proclaimed by the Governor ip the New Zealand Government Gazette.”

Fatal Accident. A telegram received from The at Elbow, Invercargill, states that C. Palmer, mailman between that place and Maroroa, has been drowned in the Elm Tree Creek. The deceased is presumably the same person as the driver referred *to by the 1 Vagabond ’ in bis late account of a trip from The Elbow to Lake Manapouri and Te Anau. He writes : Our young mailman is the most decent fellow who ever drove a horse ; he says no word which might not be repeated in a drawing-room; he .is quiet, courteous, and civil, but cunning with the ribbons, and I am not at all surprised to learn that, light and inoffensive as ho looks, he is the best manat The Elbow.’

JDbeadful Accident.— A frightful accident occurred at the Spenser street railway station Melbourne, on the 18th inst. A young man. named Creswell, son of a well known solicitor, was quarrelling on tbs platform, with some others—most of them being under the influ, ence of drink. As the brain moved away, one of the young men made a blow at Creswell through the open window, and he thoughtlessly ran up to the carriage and endeavored to strike his assailant, but was carried over the end of the platform and thrown down upon-the rails. The whole of the carnages passed over him before the occurrence was noticed, and when the body was picked up it was found that the neck had- fallen on the rail and was nearly severed, while the head had been frightfully crushed. Heath must have been instantaneous.

; The Costiet Bequests.— One of the awkward results of CostleyVbequest (says the Auckland correspondent of the Otago Times) has been to partially dry up the stream of local benevolence.: It is believed that it will take'a twelvemonth to wind up his estate, and in the meantime some of the institutions benefited find a difficulty in ' keeping in running order, as subscribers fail to see. why they should continue’ then- subscriptions in the face of the'magnificent bequests coming to such, places,. The Coatley bequest will be somewhat different from most of such trusts, if it is- efficiently, judiciously, and econo-mically-administered. Already a proposal ha been thrown out in, some papers, without re 8 buke or dissent, that ; action should be taken in the General Assembly during the ensuing, session to divert the bequest to, the Industrial School’, Kohinavma, from that institution to the Girls’(High,TScbool. In other words, that the destitute and neglected children be defrauded'®£ : that which has b|en left for them, in order lhat the' daughters of “ the upper te'n” Should' be 1 practically “ dead-' headed’’ at-thatai’iStocratic iastitutfdii.r.The3e: are the straws which' show how the wind blow’s , and Costley’s bequest will be a public misfortune rather than a gtiin, if it only closes the purses of (others and intensifies a--spirit of meanness; rather than- stimulate 'puttie liberality and public|spirit., ; . [

Messrs J. Mundcll and Co. [will hold a sale of sundries at. their roioms next Saturday/ ' , Messrs Maclean,and Stewart add Messrs R. Wilkin and Co'.-'announces that they will attend Winchester Fair, to-day, ; and sell a number of sheep, etc,' f i

Messrs MolHson, Duthieand Co., announce thatthey intend closing their Temuka branch on Tuesday next, and meanwhile will sell their goods at an immense sacriGce tp avoid packing. ' V Mr K. F. Gray will hold a sale of lire and dead stock on the farm of- Mr Jas Smith, Milford, under bill of sale, unless the matter is settled.i At the same place he will sell a number of calves, horses, etc., on account of Mr F. B. Raymond.