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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 2, Issue 280, 3 October 1879, Page 2

Ttte No Confidence debate was resumed on Thursday evening by Mr Speight, who spoke as a young member, or as lie called himself, a Grey hound, and whose utterances had but one special merit, viz., that of length. He was followed by Colonel Trimble, a new member also, but of a much finer stamp. Colonel Trimble is a Liberal, but he is not one of the Great Liberal Party, or of those Liberal recruits who are food for gammon, and he made a telling speech against Sir George Grey and the Ministry. Mr Moss, another Greyhound, made an able speech in favor of his chief, and then the Hon Mr Gisborne took up the tale and appealed to the new members not to send the sheep dogs into the forest and bring in wolves to take care (of the sheep. He replied seriatim to the charges made by the Hon John Hall, and made a much more sensible speech than did the Premier. Mr Dick, from Dunedin, dived into the Native question. He was in favor of liberal measures, hut of anew administration. Mr Ireland concluded the seance for that evening. The debate, apparently, seems to be a happy institution for training the vocal powers of new members. There are new faces and new voices, but no new facts and no new ideas. The threadbare subjects of the late session are apparently expected to serve ajain this o:ie. If the new members vote sensibly t my may be forgiven for the long and dreary speeches ihey are now inflicting on the Hansard reporters.

The Waiohine'lliver Board of Conservators ineet nt Greytown at 7 p.m. Our local Volunteers parade this evening in the Town Hull. The Band will be in attendance. We hear that Mr Cox, (ho Government Geologist, is about to visit the reef on the Western Lake, and to make an official report upon it. Mr 0. Brown advertises h'e'has instructed Mr E. A. S. Wyllie to collect all accounts duo to him, _ A saw-mill plant and material is advertised in another column. Intending investors can obtain particulars at this office, The Collector of Customs gives notice in another column that Mr H. Tilly Browne has taken out an auctioneer's license for the current year. Mr J. Valentine Smith Rives notice that poison is laid on his land, and that trespassers thereon will be prosecuted. The Oddfellows of Greytown advertise a soiree for Wednesday, October the Bth; double ticket 7s 6d; single ss; extra lady 2s Gd. ' Notice is given that tho partnership hitherto existing between Albert Spackman and Oliver Robinson, as carriers, has been dissolved by mutual consent, We remind the public that a Horse Parade takes place at Carterton this afternoon, at the Pastoral Society's ground, and also to-morrow afternoon, at Masterton, in Mr J. Drummond's paddock. Messrs F. H. Wood and Co. hold a sale of horses at the Parade at Carterton to-day. They will offer a two-year-old stallion colt by Barbarian, and the wellknown entire Sir William Wallace. T. A. Mansford, Esq., District Judge, arrived in Masterton yesterday in order to hold the usual sittings of the District Court to-day, but there being no cases set down for hearing he returned to town again this morning. The nominations for a Commissioner to fill the vacancy in the Feivlierston Local Board closed yesterday at noon, Two persons were proposed but the nomination of one person was informal, so that Mr James Donald is once more a member of that body unopposed, though there is no doubt his place would have been secure had the matter gone to a poll.

The Loyal Greytown Lodge of Odd Fellows held their usual meeting on Wednesday last, previous to which P.P.D.G.M. Loasby gave past officers' degrees to several past officers of the Carterton and Grey town Lodges, During the evening several members enlivened the meeting by glees, songs, musical solos, etc., which were well rendered. Bro. Philpot, of the Heart of Oak Lodge, complimented the Greytown Lodge on the revival of old time practices, in their pleasant meetings, and stilted that ii was long since he had enjoyed himself so much at a Lodge meeting, Bro Loasby said it was their usual practice when business permitted, and he would be glad to see members from other Lodges visit them as often as convenient. Almost simultaneously last evening, fires broke out in Greytown and Featherston. In die former township, some extensive stabling at the rear of Mr A. McMaster's residence were, we understand, •set on fire by a man who has subsequently been apprehended, Intermediate between the house and the stabling was a small wash-house. A large crowd was speedily collected and as it was evident that nothing could be done to save the stabling the washhouso was moved bodily, thus removing the link which connected the house with the fire. Had not this keen done, the whole block would have been destroyed. We have received this morning, the following brief telegrams ; Stables and barn belonging to McMaster were burned at 8.30 last hight. The people exerted themselves to save the house. About 500 people were present. A man called Sydney Jim arrested on suspicion. Faber's Hotel, and Bank of Australasia, Featherston, were burned dovn lust night, The night was fortunately calm. The bank premises destroyed are the old ones, not the new building now in course of construction.

By the mail, a gentleman who owns a large farm in the Northern district and who takes no little interest in the improvements of agricultural machinery, has received the description of the latest improved in reaping machines, it being a string binder. In the letter was sent a sample of the string and the knot made, which was cut from a aheaf of tied grain. The grain always falls on the machine inside the twine, and end of which is held by a jaw underneath the table. The twine passes through a needle having two motions. This needle carries the cord round the sheaf and descends through the tables bringing the cord together, then by the combined action of a finger, a hook and a claw, a good knot is made. The twine is then severed by a knife from the portion which is being reeled out. The needle then ascends and the sheaf falls to the ground. The string may be tightened to any desirable tension at the will of. the driver. The knot is tied tightly and well judging from the sample sent, and the device for tying is- most simple and ingenious. It is probable that a specimen of this machine will be brought out from Johnston's Harvester Company, England, in time for next season,

We have received from Mr W. B. Lanebridge, the Auckland agent of " The Matrimonial Chronicle," a copy of that interesting journal, which has reached its third issue. The paper contains the usual amatory reading, amongst which are articles on "Love and Sympathy" (embellished withsuitable poetical quotations), " Love Signs," '' Love and Fate," &c. In the article on "Love Sigiis" we find the following :—" One of the physiognomical signs of love is the anterior projection of the chin proper and tho breadth of the lower jaw below the molar teeth, Both this sign and the corresponding phrenological organ were enormously large in Aaron Burr, and his character is well known to have corresponded with these developments. The natural language of love as expressed in the chin consists in throwing it forward or sideways, the former movement being the more natural to women and the latter to man," It would appear from the foregoing that Aaron must have been a kind of gay Lothario or Napoleon in his amatory conquests, but we fail to find his achievements recorded in any modern dictionary of biography, and statistics are silent as to the precise dimensions of his "lower jaw " and " molar teeth;" but if the size of these is any indication of amativeness we know some folks who must possess an enormous amount of it The Matrimonial Chronicle contains a few adveitisements, of which the following is a specimen ; " A lady of 43 years of age would like to correspond with a healthy middle-aged man; he must be a member of the Church of England." Matrimonial advertisements are inserted at 3s an inch, and 3s for a husband is cheap enough in all conscience.

Messrs loihb and Fergußson hold a furniture sale at 1 o'clock to-morrow afternoon; and Mr H. Tilly Browne makes his debut as an auctioner at 2 o'clock in the Hall, when he will sell drapery, clothing, etc, without reserve. On Wednesday last'Mr Wakefield asked the Colonial Treasurer—(l) Whether he is aware that the Land Tax Commissioner is demanding payment of a whole year's land tax on the Ist October, though the eighth clause of the Land Tax Act, 1878, provides" that the tax shall bo payable by equal half-yearly payments V (2) Whether the Government intend to insist on payment of the tax for the whole year in one payment; and, if so, under what provision of the law they propose to take that step ? Sir George Grey said it had been found impossible to collect the tax for the first half of the year. It was due on the Ist April, but could not be collected thun, the work was so great. There was no reason, however, why it should not be collected now. The other half-year's tax was payable on the Ist October, and it was proposed to tax the two half-yeai'B separately. The tax was collected under the Bth and 9th clauses of the Land Tax Act. A correspondent of a Sydney paper says;—A touching scene was witnessed at St. Paul's Church Auckland, the other day, when the famous chief Rewi was melted to. tears by tne sermon. The emotions of the crocodile form the basis of a very old joke, and of course there were not wanting scoffers who, beholding the briny drops coursing down those dusky cheeks, actually laughed in scorn. Some people have no poetry in their nature. A Mend of mine, who is a terrible freethinker, says the tears were genuine, but they were tears of bitter regret at the thought that his Christian professions prevented him dining off the parson,! Some of these ex-cannibals are turning out quite benevolent and devout old gentlemen, with a real love for tea and buns, and a fancy for Sunday-school work, which is very cheering to contemplate. In another generation or two we shall be able to turn out some excellent candidates for a bank directory, The R.M. at Palmerston recently had some trouble over a duck case. From the Irish Law Times we learn a complicated chicken case taxed the legal acumen of a Georgia court. The party of the first part assumed to own the hen, and the party of the second part was charged with having stolen thesame. The hen introduced in evidence, and duly identified; but while two ex-judge? were arguing the case on its merits she laid an egg in court. As soon as her cackle had advertised this new complication, the party of the first part claimed it as the product of his property; the party of the second part put in a counter bid; the judge on the bench was disposed to regard it as a judicial perquisite ; and the janitor mumbled something about the nine points.—Kangitikei Advocate.

On i steamer recently crossing the ocean, n traveller remarked to a very stylish but pale-looking American belle—- '' What, you sea-sick 1" Lookim? around at the rest of the company leaning over the bulwarks, the unhappy lady faltered out, " Y-y-ou don't s-s-uppose I'd be out of fashion, do you 1" The English language is wonderful for its aptness of expression. When a number of men a'id women get together, and look at each other from the sides of a room, that's called a sociable, When a hungry crowd call upon a poor minister, and eat him out of house and home, that's cai'.ed a donation party, It is a little singular, but the average citizen, who will fly anund, get red in the face, and work like a steam-engine for a half hour at a runaway accident, will spend five minutes debating whether it is best to have a " scene," or comply when his wife asks him to get a hod of coal for the kitchen stove. A public spirit is a beautiful thing, but somehow it's not at home in domestic affairs, Mme. de Saverny has lately published a " guide" to etiquette. She begs ladies to remember that on quitting the sea after a dip, and when beach glasses are levelled, how much they can gain by remaining enveloped in their modesty. The old watch-dog, "Fidelity," the only living thing that passed through the great Chicago fire alive, recently died of old age. The faithful animal was at his post in the Fidelity Safe Depository that, terrible night, and was afterwards safely rescued from the unoccupied vault in the basement, where he took refuge.