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Inangahua Times, Volume II, Issue II, 26 April 1880, Page 2

Matthew Price, E.M, at Gisborne committed Bees, lawyer, for contempt of Court on the 21st April. A Christchurch telegram dated 22nd i April, says: Scab has broken oat among the sheep at the south side of the rivers Hope and Wairau, owing to sheep re-> crossing from northern sides. Active measures are being taken to prevent spread. The Canterbury Reform Association will memoraiise tbe Government to bring in a Redistribution of Seats Bill, on basis of rooulation, to take effect directly after the rising of Parliament. They say " Mrs Laogtry can be more graceful in stubbing h r toe than most women can be in throwing a kiss." We are tacking the other women. •' Mother," said a pquare*bni!t nrebin about fire years old, " why don't t!»p j teacher make me monitor someti«na> ? I can lick every '»ny in my class but o ie. The Detroit Free Press wants cheaper funerals and mor« grief. The comparative return of Customs revenue for the years 1879 and 1878 show -Exports — 1879 : £5.473,126; 1878: £6,017,700- Imports— lß79 : £8,364,585 ; 1878: £8,755,667. Tbe falling off in gold export alone was £109,000. A man named Wiili^m Hayward Smith adopetd a peculiar method of ottempting to frighten his wife (from whom she was separated) at Napier the other day. The man got very drunk and went and sa* down outside bis wife's gate. He told one of his children to go and fetch his wife, whom be said he wanted to see very particularly. On her arrival he took oat a paper from bis pocket containing powder and swallowed it, telling her hp had taken poison. Bhe at once sent for the police, who took him to the lock»ap. The matter oF-fact police officer in charge, however, refused to send for a doctor until he saw the poison begin to 'work./ This consummation was never reached, and tbe prisoner was bronght in a repentant state before the Resident Magistrate tbe next morning, and fined for drunkenness. The address of Mr Gladstone to tbe electors of Midlothian describes Lord Beaconsfield's letter as containing basely terrifying assertions, intended to hide from sight, and their effect upon tbe country. Mr Gladstone charges the Ministry with having neglected home legislation, aggravated public dMressi augmented taxation and exp^ndit^HKfl brought abont a series of defieit^^^B ampled in modern times, l|j||^^^H foreign affairs they have so^^^^^^^H fn'ansled, the prerogattjJ|^^^^^^H Empire, and dishonoredJ^^^^^^^^H Europe, For domestt^^^^^^^^^H electors must in the f^^^^^^^^^H past, look to tbe Liber^^^^^^^^^H The weather 1 recentlj^^^^^^^^H sea. both north and souu^^^^^^^^^^| reported to hate been v^^^^^^^^^H sequpntly, when the nfl^^^^^^^^H uneasiness was expressed v^^^^^^^J arrival of the ship Matanra, J^^^^f Otago on the 29th of DecemT^^|^H £19,700 worth of gold on (>oard. w e vessel, however, was not due when the mail closed. Some surprise has been expressed (says tbe New Zealand Times) at the sale of the furniture of the Ministerial residence in Hobson-sfreet, known as the Native Minister's residence, it might be stated that tbe Hon Mr Bryce, tbe present Native Minister, does not intend to oc< rap? tbe house, a^ be proposes, while in Wellington, to remain in lodgings, lea?ing his family at Wangonui. Anyone who was present at tbe tepe sale, or who perused the advertisement containing the list of tbinas to be sold, must bare been struck with wonder how such a mass of furniture — sufficient to stock a ware*, house— could have been ulilisei by tbe late Native Minister, seeing that be wss a single man, and cannot but come to tbe conclusion that it is a great pity tbe said furniture was not disposed of long ago, for the benefit of the country's distressed finances.