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Inangahua Times, Issue 76, 30 August 1878, Page 2

Tho ooncort by tho Rooion Gloo Olub in aid of tho Wifo and family of l.ho lato William Loonavd will bo hold in Dawson's Hull this evening. A programme of unusual attractivo ness hoa boon proparod for tho ooctision, and to Iho lovors of vocal tnusio, tho gathoring will bo a groat treat. It will bo anon tint both tho Itoofton nnd BlaoVa Point Gloo Olubsluvo unitod for tho oooaoion, and thus tho spooialittoß of tho livvo olube will bo blendod in ron* doring eomo ohoioo filoes, and wo fool euro that no moro oomploto mußioal programme could bo provided in tho district. The objdot of ths oonoort is, in itaolf, worthy of tho widest patronaflo, and this wo hopo to boo aooordod. Tho usual monthly mooting of tho member* of tho Hospital Committee will bo held at Mr M Loan's oflloo on Monday ovoning, A spooial mooting of tho mmibirs of tho Innngahua County Oounoil wiib bold at tho Chambers on Wodnosday lost, for tho p,urpoj>o of considering tho motion tabled nt a pi'ovious mooting of tho Oounoil to tako ono momber from tho Crushington Riding, and add an additional roproaqntotivo to tho Boatman's Riding. Tho resolution, after somo disousuon, wan put to tho mooting. Mr Diok moved, as nn amendment, thnt tho additional ropi-onta-tivo be added to tho Murray Riding. Tho amomlmont, howovor, wns put and lost, and tho original resolution was oarriad, and will ooino mb force'at tbo onsuirig gonoral olcc« tiono. Messrs M'Loai and Co. will soil by pubiio auction, at 1 o'clock on Saturany next, nix froohold sootions of town land, oloarod and ' fonood, situate at tbo corner ofOhurol* and Sinnamon-strcots, also at thoir rooms at 2 o'olook sharp, a yariod collection of funoy goods, jowollory &o. . " Tho Dotroit Froo Press is faootjous a ourt oxpenso. It says :—Kow Zealand is making i rapid strides in tho path thut jloads to , oivilieation. Tho country has, a: population , 400,000, and is now 105,000,000, dollars iii 1 dobt, na tho ("pondthrift -Yem»rlu>tl. '■ nil by i its own exertions.' It is nlflo progressing I in oduoation as inuoh as in indobtodncßs. , ThoynungtJnivorsity of Olago, New J3jnlund, 1 has juat had a profcswuhin' of English f languago and litoruturo' foundo.l, "Vfl.tla an endowment of noo-rly 5000 dollavs; Notwith* Blanding Mils progress on tho part of Now Zealand, iiovvovor, there aro an yot no ruins in London that oTor a oubjoot for tho nntivo'n pencil. Tho Sydnoy correspondent of tho \U\-. bourno Argus, writing oil tlid 10th instmt says: —'Tho fominino mind of Sydnoy "ha* boon in a liigh state of oxoitoment this wool: , ovor tho mnrriago of tbo Governor's daughter to Mr Finlay. In tho hopo of proyonling a i crush nt tho church, nclmisaion was only by i ticket, but tho prooaution w»9 only partially aueeessAful. Tho arrangomonts at tho door* woro not vory good, and tho plaoo was rushod, Some pooplo got in as oarly as 7 o'dook in tho morning, whon tho ohuroh was opon for tho purpoflo of fixing tho floiMl adornments, A groat many ladioa who hnd tiokots found it impossible to olfect an ontnino-j. Only onoo boforo in tlio history of Now South 1 Wales has a Governor's dn ugh tor boon marriod in tho Colony, and that wns when Mr (now Sir) 15. Doas-Thomson married the daughter of Sir Richard Bourko.— Thoro is a roport in Sydney that Sir Uoroulcs Robinson is to bo Mmsfoirod to Viotorin, and that wo nro going to have Iho Marquis of Normanby, 1 But nothing o( tho kind hus boon oflloially ' intimated, and tho rumour had its origin in ' a privato lottor, which, may only contain ' Downing'Stroot goasip, although it eomca > from ono who is in a good position for know- • ing what is in contemplation.' ; Whon in oommittoo on tho Fraudulent I Doblors' Bill Mr Swansoa advooatod tho ; tot il abolition of imprisonmont for dobt, . loavitig*pooplo who givo orodit to tako tboir ohanoo. Mr Bowon oxprossod an almost identical opinion, bolioving that it would 1 load to a sounder systom of orodit, as people 1 would on'y trust thoso who thoy exported i would pay. Debts would thou becoino debts

of honour, and dobte of honor, as was woll« known, wcro go^iorally paid. What ft oounlry America is for big lliing* ! Tho Pittsburgh Bargo Club opened thoir season by vowing thoir oight-oar a mild spin of Bcvonty-thico miles ! The boat must have boon a pretty largo ona, as tho crbw wore mofc ton milo9 from tho finish by a party of ladies and gonllomon, who wcro nil takott on board. GortsohakotT is eighty yjftra old, tho rollout man in Russia, aud ho is considered tho moat agrooablo diplomatist iv Muropo. Mr M'Millan, spoaking at tho Auckland Chambor of Commcroo, said ho ba'tl ;gonb into tho working of tho ohango of tariff i«n» posod by Government, and A)und tho follow^ ing result s — Wpon fourteon trunks of bootn, principally ladies' booti, by Uio Oorastos. Tl;o old duty would bo ifilS id | tho now duty would bo £20 lla 3d. By jho.Lobu, now upon hor Voyngo, upon llftoeu trucks., women's Ouflhsr«ero boots and slippers, tho old duty would bo JBI7 lGs; tho now duty, ,1213 12*. On flftoon trunks of children's strap shoOß and liulio»' kid boots Iho old doty would bo £25; now duty, £35. say il\ por cent, more,