THE Inangahua Times. PUBLISHED TRI-WEEKLY. FRIDAY, MARCH. 1, 1878.

Inangahua Times, Volume V, Issue 30, 1 March 1878, Page 2

THE Inangahua Times. PUBLISHED TRI-WEEKLY. FRIDAY, MARCH. 1, 1878.

Tho Rev. father Oarew haying returned, from ~Vyei|in^ton, Mass vri\\ bo colcbratod, in tho Oatholio Chapel, Roefton, oi^ .Sunday next, both at § and o'olopk am, Dame fortune has onoo moro Rmyotl upot^ Koofton through tho modern of tho P,orby 8 »oop, for wo l,oarn that eovera^ of rosi-* dentil aro luokly holdnra in tho last; oyor\t, on the Dunodin Oup. Mr 0. Dousing fruitoror, in tho fpriunatgjioidor of Temploton in Tonk'n Sweep, and Mp^flrs Shield's and, Morr^ion drew tho oooond in tho game swoop. MrShrabqn, of Wostport, has become rf/o I of Mr William's Hotel, Rosfton, and wo understand it ia ist ."\YHliamB 1 lnto^ion to turn lij" t»tt«ntion to farmih(j puri^itß, "V^ 0 also learn thf(fc IMfr 11. yflino," Cordial Manu" faoturor, of "V^eitport, baa aW purohased p.remiae« in Reeffcon the intention of commencing bttaiaof)i in that line linroi, : Tbo Jtftnds yesterday discharged from D^flft'flp.o Company, Eaithhy lease, and. it is the intontlon, wo learn, to await the rnsult of tho. pending njppljpation (or tho oanoelli^tion of tho loaso. Mir and Mrs S^drton). Tajaros g^vo ono of thoir popular pcvforinances at IJontman'fl on Wodncciday evening. Thoro was a numerous attondancc, and tbo audienoo wore moat on i thysiaßtio and demonstrative thpnglKMt in their appreciation of the ontertainmont, Qfho V^oloomo Com pony's o rushing wjjl probably bo brought to a oloso on SaMy day next, whon , 'no doubt a most hand,« some dividond, will bo doolarod,. Tha rebf iuHfoßljOTol has widened out o^nsidOffibly during tbo last few days, while tho quality of tho stone remains as good as ovor. Tho Bonidont Magistrate on Tuesday lant Btruok opnatornation into the camp of tho, County Council by tho ruling that rates could not be loyicd upon ngripultu^aUand tho lease for whibh bad not been issued to the appli* cant. In this district numorous bloaks of iand are bold, and in many inttancpo bdlng cultivated, upon no potter title than ap* plication^ fojj, a loaso, J^n somo eases land ha*, owing to the dllatorino/w of, tho Wastn Landi ! Board^ Nelson, boon hold for ypars in this form. ' I. lin equity, therefore, of tho (ntorprotutipn of tlio law which permits thcao .holdprs to go Bpofc freo whilo thoir noighbdurs ((easoholdore^are compelled to j^ay heavy. ij&fcoi ,'^ob^ *; publio works wbioh ftro mutually ■geoUj, ftiuy pj) <W]y qft'di'tionod.^^Jkj loanfifl haT» u^bp°n issuod to the 'applieanfft' long ago, is the fftujt of the Gtovormniml*, and Mr Shii/tv fleoms to think that tho ains of tho Govornmont, opghfc propofly to dtscond upon tho poopio. Thoro is a prevailing opinion that Mr Shaw bat, got an edgo upon tho Council, and wo uro frog toadmit tliat in thus going quito unneoq«flnrily out of his way to flah up difllonltics against tho validity of tho rate tbo Magistral docs lond ( son\u color to that Dupposition- Tho roduotion mado by tho laßt Assassmnnt Court in tho prosont yearn valuation caused a direct monoy loss to tho Counoil of something liko Ll2O, A^ most atti-aotivo programmo has boon ißsucd ( for (hia, evening, on theoeOAalon of Mrs Tavarea benoflfc, and paving boon porrojttod, (o attond the rehoaraara w.o pan safnly predict; thiit feho performance will bo tho very boat yot p|Tor(d| to thpßooftoa publio, Tboso, thproforo, who bavonpjb j*ot had an opportunity of, witnessing the«p,roaiiy taloatod,artistpa should not mis* this opportunity. At Nottingham, England, Mr.Jolm Rpbinnon, a batting man, rooontly clooted a mombor of tho Town Oounoil offered to tho ministers of roljgion tho sum of £500 for tho relief of (ho poor^ und tbo oiFor was indjgnantly decljnod by all donominatjona. In tho Colonies wo aro not so particular. Afc a Corppration banqupfc ip Londpn, Npv, 28^ Mr Roobiiok, M. I*., ' in replying to the, toast of tbo Hpusos of Lopislnturo, made tho [following rofpronco to Fvonch affiiirs :— LivM ing as wo do in a stivto pf security, it behovps ur to onnj; our cyos across tho Channel and boo the spoctaolo which tliat groat nation prcHoutfl, A^ tin's moment tho Aflsomhly of Franco is on its trial— suffororfi from difll« .oulties whig)^ t)io Uritish llouso of Commons has already passed., through. Aa Englishmen wo onnnofc but sympatliiop wjth thorn in all, that they have to encounter. I, only wjsh | w^o would, and, that tl^o voipo of.Englattd nould^inko that nation undorfltmuljiow muoH dopendc^on tlio mode, tlio oliiaraotor, and tho energy with which t|io tfov.ornmont is condaoMd—how much tho sa(oty, of Kuropp and tl^p happiness of tho wprld|doppi"|d upon that prtoplo boing proporly govprn,od. Unfortunatoly, at tbp proßcnt moment tbo dootinics of tbo nation aro in tho hands of a man brought up in tbo guard'rooti. Ho, d^ch not understand,, tho business of' tbo, ' Lcgialaturot.nor can fyp understand pno'n feelings when spooking, of. ii froo Parliament. I only l^opo tbo example of England may havo its effoot upon Franco, ro that it will, load to tho poacp and, tho spcurity not only of tho nation, but tho world. JSaob ono of us liorc, I doubt not, is a friend, of that groat poopio, and in tbo difficulties thoy aro going through I am nuro that onoh ono of us wisliea thorn siicecsn, nnd thai Liberal viowii and freo government' may bo tho destiny of Franco. (Ohcors.) ll^r.S. Tcmorairo is appropriately namod, for sho is big enough and heavy enough to

do bftttl<» with any antagonist that may vonture to faoo her jn iho lfod|torranoftn, wln'tlioV flho is bound. Tho ongjncfl aro 7(197 horflo-powor. No wondqr tjmt Iho mighty voiflol whon undor wo|gh pußhps up a tonfoot wavo at hor bow 1 Tlio diameter of tho prinpipal oylindorn isr novonty inohea | of the orank shaft, sevontyxtwo inohea j from wbioh an \dcti may bo formed of tho bulk of the potidoroufl maßflr To rodupo the woight as muohas pofmiblo, wiought«ir,6n and braos ftro largely uflod in the oonatruotiuna of thoonginon and fittings, in plaoo of oast-irpn, co that i/i tho eondonsors . thoro are moro than olovon thousand bras* tubos, whioh makoß up a cooling surface of fourtnen thousand squaro foot. To assist tho movomontH and fuoilittUo tho working of this giant among war ships, thoro are on board thirty-four small qnginoe, thu9 distributed: two turning, two'fttarting four dood, twp oiroulftting, fqur ian» two bilgo,. one capstan, one stocriug, fo^r pumping four ashoß liftpra. two hydraulio, gear workers, one torpedo rosorvoir charger, one to work tho eloctrie mabhino whioh foodo tho lights on (lie bridgo, and foar, othoar. , Ir^ all <hia' thoro Booms Boinothing of comptioation ; but wo may hopa (hut everything will work wolj oven in tho worgfc of woathor, so that* tho dhip nitty justify hor naino and tho jndrita of her ■biuJ^ora.— Th t o iDuily Tologra^b,