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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 6, Issue 1709, 12 June 1884, Page 2

At a caucus of opposition members held to-day, Sir George Grey's followers agreed to vote for Mr Steward's amendment. Apparently the divided sections of the opposition are amalgamating in order to turn out the Government, and the Atkinson Ministry will havo a great difficulty in averting the blow that threatens their downfall. I

Since writing the above we have received the following telegram recording the defeat of the Government:— Division list on Mr Steward's no confidence amendment—Ayes 41: Barron, Bathgate, Bracken, J. Bnchanin, Cadmail, Daniel, Dargavilfo, De Lautour, Duncan, Fehhvick, Fish, Sir G. Grey, Harris, Holmes, Hutchison, Iviss, Levesham, Macandrew, J. McKenzie, McMillan, Montgomery, Morris, O'Oallaghan, Pearson, Petrie, Richardson,

Seddon, Sheehan, Shepherd, Shrimski, Smith, Steward, Sutton, Tawhai, J, W. Thomson, Tole. Tomoana/ Tiifnbull, Wakefield, Whitakcr. Noes: 32. Allwright, Atkinson. Beetliam, J,;E, Brown, Bryce, W. C, Buchanan, Conolly, Dick, Dodson, Fitzgerald, Fulton, J. Green, M. W. Green, Hobbs, Hurst, Hursthouse, C, J. Johnston, W. W. Johnston, .Kelly, Mason, Mcllwraitb, Miteltelson, Newman, Peacock, Postletliwaite, Holieston, Shaw, Sntter, Swanson, B. Thomson, Trimble, Watt,

:;'We.have received from tlio Government primer liio first batoh of Parliamentary pnpora for tlio prosont soesion. '

.-Tenders aro expected to he invited in tho courso of n few (lays for the erection i)f a school at Pahiatua, The Ormondville Licensing Committee linn closed all four lintels in that district, which extends over' 20 miles along tho main road to Wellington.

At ten this morning wo published nn extra tjiviutj tho result of tho division by which tho Government wore defeated.

Our usual Parliamentary summary did not appear yesterday, owing lo some oversight on tho .pan of the Press Association,

MeHsra J. Hall, H. Sedcolo, and D. Crewe h:ivo been elected for the vacant scats in the Pnhiatna Road Board. The result of tho poll was Hall, 17; Sedcole, 14.; Crewe, 8; Crimp, C. Professor Hugo gives to-night a lecture on " Love in the face." a most altraotivo and fascinating subject, which in .the capable hands of-the Professor oimht to prove attractive.

The Cashpoint Boat! Board give notico to make a joneral ra'o of one half-penny in the round for the year ending March 31st, 1885.

The second concert in aid of the choir of St. Marlt's Church Carterton, was he'd last Tuesday ni«!.t in 'the schoolroom, when a pleasing programme was gone through in a very successful manner before a moderately i;ood audience. Messrs M. Caselherg and Co, of the Co-operative Stores, Mastorton and in Greytown, 'announce tho airival of the ship " Phoenix " from London, with 508 packages of yeuoral merchandise, which thoy are now opening up. Their advertisement w II be found in another column.

A football malcb. will ba played in Masteiton on Saturday next, in Mrs Yates' peddock, between theGreytownand Maslerton first fifteens. A brake will leave the Post Office, Greytown, at 12 noon. The following are the Greytown players:—Backs, Cameron), Burch, W, 'fully, Wenham, 3\ Terry, and J. Humphries. Forwards; Beard, Sninomlle, Webster, G. Terry,| Tockor, P, Tullv, J. and A. Beard, B, Mitchell, ami T. Ingley. \

The Wellington correspondent of the Standard writes :-" I had the pleasure of seemi; Mrßeethamim Monday forenoon in Wellington, Ile'and Mrs Beetham eaino out from London to Melbourne in the Carthage, then visited Sydney aud came on to Wnllingtln in the seamer liiiuroto, arrived in the kt'or place on Sunday, Mr Beetblm is looking remarkably well, and two] and matrinvny combined appears to liavo agreed with him.

From a return laid m (lie table of the House yesterday, it nprara that the value of all roal estate in ihe'cnlnny subject to

taxation, under llie Properly Assessment Acl, including real esta'e under lease or other itirire was i'44,h10,000; the value of all personal esiateinthe colony subject to such taxation, £10.190,000; tlio amount claimed as enlilled 10 exemptiion in respect ot mortgages, rent charges, and such like on the real estate, 130,010,400; the amount claimed as entitled to exemption in respect of dnhts other than the foregoing, 113,040,000; and Iho iiiiiount allowed under the £6OO exeuipuon clause, £41,009,000.

• Professor Hugo had n full house last evening, and riveted the attention of his audience by his clover and amusing lecture on "Lips and Nones." He was fortunate, too, in obtaining several reprosonta'ife men in tho town t • ascend the platform, His analyti* of theivirtues ami weaknesses was very accurate, and vory interesting. He'lectures again this evening, add Kupplitjs charts in"the side rnoiu of the Institute daring the day to all who desire them.

A couple of months ajo Messrs Palcimer, of tho Pernridge, submitted to Mr liish, jeweller, of Maslerion, some excellent specimens of auriferous stone, which /they declared that they had obtamttl in the ranges. A few days ago they fought further specimens into Masteiton, still better than the former ones, and these have been forwarded to Wellington. It would appear almost a certainty that a payable gold Held exists in this neighborhood.

Lowes and lorns had a large attendance at iheir auction sale yesterday, when the following prices were realised : Cows, £3los to £412.) Gd; 200 fat sheep, 10s 9d; 100 uwes, 7a; 240 brnba, 2a Bd. Pigs-Siickei'J, 0s te (is (Id ;• do store, 10a 3d; do fat,. 13s 6d to 37aOd. HorsesBacks, from £'s; light harness, £l4 10*. Prize poultry, from 13s each to £3 10s per coop ot three birds. Potatoes, 0s Od per cw;,

| Tho llasterton Volunteers Ball in tho Theatre Royal last evening proved a great success. Between fifty and sixty couples occupied the door and the gay scarlet uniforms of tho Volunteers and the elegant costumes .if the ladies made a pretty picture. There were 100 some fancy drosses mingling in the crowd which gave a pictaresqm appearance to the a'ssenibly Admirablo music was provided by Madam De Li ■ Roche, a capital pianist, accompanied by MrEiaing on the violin, Mr Bell oa caterer mora than

supplied the expectations of the Ball Committee nod Vol, F. Bright and Corpl KibWowhite as M.C's were iufatigable. The whole affair passed off in a most enjoyable way and did not break up till an early hour this morniog,

Conslablo Collerlon .brought down a lunatic yesterday from the "Whareama distiiot. Tho name of the unfortunate man is William Edmunds. Ho came out about three years ago. Some time ago lie vaß in Mas'erton, and symptoms of eccentric behaviour were then noticed in him. It' appears that some of the men

working at tho Anniedale station discovered him wandering in the bush in a nude condition. They placed him in a

sack and hauded him over to the prilice. Constable Gollerton had no easy task in bringing- the poor fellow in. In the Mnnnanakeha Swamp he became violent, and the officer had to handcuff him and tie him on his horse, and lead the annual all llio way into Masteiton,

It is notified that the estate of the late Henry Eussell of Mnstertnn is ordered to be administered by the Public Trustee. .The'biggest pig in the Wairarapa was killed at Mr Elkins' farm this morning. It is expected io turn the scale at six hundredweight.

A good few rabbi's, writes the Napier Telegraph, hare been killed since the opening of the shooting 63a3"n, and they have been found in places where'they were little expected. We hear that sixteen were shot in one patch of cover lulely nn Mr Dnuslas' run, and at Petane fourteen fell tothe'gunsohwoßporteDJen. A priyate cablegram from London received this morning states' that about 2,000 carcases of mutton by the steamer Florida from Wellington arrived in bad condition. The damage' was not canyd by defective' working of the machinery but is attributed to water which by some meana or other found its way into the hold. Bough os rats,-Clears,out rata, mice roaches, flies, ants, bed-blips, beetles, insects skunks, jack-rabbits, gopher*, 7sd Druggists Moses Moss & Co,, Sydney, General Agents

Nominations fur the ■Asbhu'rtaii seat nro fixed for tlio 25th of June. Tho election takes plaeaon July 2nd. .' :

Aachen™ is undor consideration for nuking Eugland and Scotland two distinct islands by constructing a canal from tlio Tyno to the Solwny. . • , In Sweden, at one lime, 3"> gallons of brandy fell annually to the share of each inhabitant,, The custom was discon'inued many yours n?o, hence immigration to Sweden is unknown..' ..'.'

The reaction has set in strongly in England against ovor-educatiori, and the evils of competitive examination ore forcibly dwelt upon hy doctors.

A communication io the Paris Academy of Scioaco shows, experiments mndo on does,that moderate quantities of coffoe always increase the process of nutrition .and therespiratnry movoments. 1 Doses too larqe produce retardation of the heart and diminution of the nutritivo process. .

The B,nAZRtr.'SERPRNi.-L'ke the brazen serpent that tlio great Jewith leader lifted nigh in the sight of the perishing followers whereby rhey were saved from death, the discoverers, ot Hop Bitters hive placed befnro sufloiin*, niting mankind, a remedy which enables them to fight disease with conquering advantage, See. The s'rerigthening of tho reserve fund fund of the Oriental Bank muda the shares jump from £5 to £8 in a single day. Happy po >ple who bought in at £5

WeiiM 1 "r.ouon os coß\g;"~Ask for Wei's' " Rouoh o'i Corns." Quick relief, complete, psrimiient cure, Coras warts, bunions. N. Z, Drug Co. , Tho march of intellect is living rise tn the invention of ingenious punishments in elementary schools : Tho punishment in a certain Scotch school consists' in the administration of castor nil, without the formality .of a spoon, without much regard to the quantity imbibed, and with no regard at all to the existence or nonexistence of any reason but a moral one for its use,

Goiioed Liv Ens. constipation, dyspepsia, headache cured, by "Wells May Apple Pills." 5d and Is boxes at diuggists. Moses Moss ft Co., Sydney, Geu.ral Agents for Australasia.

The American Minister has demanded' of the Hayiian Government the payment of 100,000dols indemnity for American nsses on account of the lints hi Seutemher last, and the surrender of the mole of Saint Nicholas as guarantee that the money bo paid. The German claims amount to oOO.OOOilols, the French claims to an equal sum, and the Dnglish claims to 200,000d015,

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Half Aura'! -'• I never,' wrote a yourg lady tna'fni'iul, ''goto churcltor lecture but I am half asleep, and I never know afterwards what the aormon or lecture was about." It was n i)lai'n case .of nervous bfchngy, produced by wint of action of the liver and digestive organs, Sh was p»raunrled to try Hop Bitters, and n'w she writes: "How intelligent and bright are lectures now, and how glorious the world we live in is I Hop Bitters aro indeed a hlessngtome." Mice ' '

After several years experience in supplying watches for tho colonial market, Littlejohn and Sou, of Lambtoii Quay, Wellington, liave observer] the need fur a thoroughly Bound English Lever Watch at a lower price than that usually paid for such watches. It is only bj the judicious division of labor aud by the manufactueof largo quantities on a uniform plan, that we are enabled to meet this want We have now the pleasure of introducing our Six Guinea Hunting Silver Lever. This watch, being simple in design durable, highly finished, andaccural'o.uilGls, all the requirements of a pocket timekeeper, A written guarantee for two years will be given with each w»(-nh. Sent by post, amroly packed, on receipt of Post Office nlcr or cheque.—fAnri'l