MISCELLANEOUS.

Inangahua Times, Volume II, Issue II, 18 May 1881, Page 2

MISCELLANEOUS.

» The Australasian has some strong remarks on the\conduct"-of Mr Long in scratching Grand Flaneur, at the last moment, for the Australian Cup, it being generally believed at the same time that he had an interest in bets in the running of Sweetmeat/ When Mr Long made his appearance in the weighing yard after Grand Flaneur had won the Town Plate, he was greeted with groans and hooting, not only by the occupants of the hill, but from a great many persons in the members' reserve. The writer in the Australasian adds — ' During the many years we have witnessed racing at Flemington, we never remember so hostile a demonstration, and we trust never to witness such a scene again, . On the 14th ultimo, writes an exchange, Sir George Grey entered upon his seventieth year, having been born at Lisborn. Ireland, a week after the battle of Badaj^z, wher9 his father, Colonel Grey, leader of the first di« vison, fell at the third assault. It will thus be seen that he is close on the borders of the limit assigned by the Psalmist of human life. From his en:ry into the the army in 1829 to the present time his life has been an eveDtful and busy one, whether as a soldier, an explorer, a Governor, or a statesman. Even raaDy of these who dissent from his political views will agree with us in wishing that ' the old man eloquent 1 may be spared to celebrate many more birthdays and to give in years to come to the colony the benefit of his extensive experience and unquestioned ability.

His Excellency the Governor while at the ball given in his honor at Invercargill is said, by the Southland News, to havef remarked that lie thought a ball one the most agreeable modes of reception, and it enabled him to meet citizens and their ladies in a more frienily and intimate manner than 3 he could do in any other as« Bembly. The latest utterance?of M.'de Leaseps in reference to the Panama Canal is to the effect that (itf'w ill certainly be finished in 1888, at an estimated cost of £21.333,C00, About 8000 to 1 10,000^operative8 are to be employed and they will be recruited from the colored population^ of Columbia and the West Indies. Tho Bishop of Ely, replying"*to an adressjfrom his} clergy ,^says that disastrous are to be anticipated from prosecutions ol clergyman formatters of ritual The Church of JEnglandffcr nnot]§withou< find a place for the called Ritualists. „ ' ■ • The Walker Whisky sculling race for all comers takes place on the j Parramatta River on Ist September, the first prize being'£2oo, the second £70, and the third ££0. Rush states he was an'no'ambition of rowing anyone but Laycock whom he is prepared to mee&ifas soon as his new boat ariive9 from England. Rush is now prepared for a match with Laycock, and there is'no doubt that when Lay* cock receives a formal challenge a ma'ch will be made.

In a letter to Captain Baldwin, Fellow of the ColonialJlnstitute, from which the following is.* an extract, the 1 Duke of Manchester^regrelted his inability to fisit Dunedin, in terms very complimen* tary'tojthe Coloniesj'n general, and New Zealand in particular :—* I very much regret,' he says, ' that I caunot con" veniently visit Dunedin on tbis'occasion. If it were not that I hope (o have another opportunity of doing so, I should be very reluctant to (leave [New Zealand without Visiting a city of which I have heard such glowing accounts as regards its pio turesque situation and its flourishing trade. I hope? some day also to admire the interior of the rich provinces of Otago and Canterbury, and the beautifnl mountain and lake scenery of these highly favored lands. I knew that there was a great deal worth seeing in the antipodes; and I have seen a great deal, but not yet half what I wish. My journey has made me think the world small and the British Empire great, and I trust I may soon again visit these portions of it/ A circular memorandum! has been'is* sued by Government to the various F.du« cation Boards throughout the colony, to the effect that after the 3O'.h pros , capitation grants will not be paid to Boards on account of the attendance of children under five years of age. Before the Liverpool City Justices on March 9th Captain Pickeray, of the ship Mildred, was charged with smoking on his vessel while there was 40 tons of gunpowder on board. A river constable found the defendant ' calmly smoking his pipe/ while the vessel was lying in the Mersey in the ' gunpowder ground/ When spoken to he said that he did not know he was committing an offence. He' bad just arrived from London with 40 tons of powder and never had such a cargo before: He was fined 40s and costs, and one of his crew, Edward Robertson, was fined in a lesser penalty for following the master's example. During the ne*t fortnight the Maoris living near Toranganui and Wangamo* ana (Palliser Bay) will, until the next new moon, be busily eel fishing near the mouth of tlte Wairarapa Lake, and preserving the eels by smoking, drying, <fee, and storing them as provisions for the winter. At this time of the year, shoals of eels in innumerable numbers, and some of immense size, descend the rivers em« ptying themselves into the lake: A sandy bar always forms at their entrance, and into this the eels burrow and are taken in thousands by the Natives with nets and baskets. The Natives assemble in large numbers at this fishing season and the sight is one that is well worth witnes* sing.

number of shares hold by each at this date, are as follows ;-— No. of shares. William Walson, Dunedin, coal merchant 2000 George Fenwick, Dunedin, newspaper manager 500 Henderson Law, Dunedin, merchant 1000 A. T. Dunning, Dunedin, hotel* keeper 1000 Thomas Logßn, Dunedin, mining speculator , 2000 W. H. Churton, Dunedin, banker 25a D, Graham, Dunedin, engineer ,„ 600 W. and J. Scoular, Dunedin, mer« chants 1000 Alfred C. Kimbell, Dunedin, fruit* erer 250 George ?. Matheson, Kaikorai, gro* cer 120 David Proudtoot, Dunedin. contract tor 1000 Walter Gathrie, Dunedio, merchant 750" W. E. Guthrie, Duiiedin 750 Margaret W. Guthrie, Dunedin ... 750 Alexander P. Graham, Boslyn, Dunedin, clerk „ 250 William WTTinks, Dunedin, clerk - 6CK> Thomas S. Cv ling, Dunedin, sales* man ... 600 John A. Chapman, Macetown, bat* tery manager 3000 John Shaw Campbell, Dunrdin, gentleman ... 1880 Peter Rutherford, Caversham,grocer 1000 George Mitchell, Dunedin, grocer 1000 Alfred Boot, Dunedin, dentist ... 1000 H. B. M'lntosh, Dnnedin, clerk ... 1000 Andrew Hamilton, Dunedin, share* broksr 1000 August Sorenson, Macetown, miner 500 C. Simonsen, Grey mouth, miner ... 200 G. W. Moss, Grpymoutb, share* broker ... . ... ... ... 500 Christian Domasky, Greymoutb, draper 200 Walter B. Moss, Greymoutb, quo* tioneer ... , 100 James Barkley, Greymouth, draper 600 Alexander M'Rae, Cbristchurcb, merchant ... 600 H. Eiehardson Rae, Hokitika, County Clerk 200 A. J. Redgrave, Hokitika. clerk ... 1000 £. O'Connell. Hokitika, miner ... 100 M. B. Stephens, Hokitika, miner 100 John Corr, West port, merchant ... 1150 John Hughes, Westport.hotelkeeper 1150 Anthony Horn, Westport, tobacconist ... 750 W. J. Rodgerson, Westport, gentleman , 500 Zeoffrey Horn, Westport, articled clerk 600 Thomas Watson, West port, account* ant ... 400 Alexand Stilt, Westport, merchant 250 J, Bickerton Fisher, Westport, solicitor ... ... 250 George Munro, Westport, merchant 200 James Leys, Westport, master mariner 200 William Nabr, Westport, brewer 150 J. S. Fleming, Westport, draper ... 150 Hay Dickson, Dunedin, accountant 100 Thomas Bailie, We si port, merchant 250 Thomas W. Hungerford, Dunedin, Merchant ... ... 7 ... ... 1600 G, O'DriscoFl, Dunedin, merchant 1500 JVB. Thompson, Dunedin, gentle* 'man ... ... 600 Robert Brownlie, Dunedin, gentles man ... ... 250 Alice Neville, Reefton ... ... 1000 Alexander W. Thompson, Reefton, miner ... ... 250 George Wise, Reefton, sbarebroker 250 Charles Fraser, Reefton, miner ... 250 David M'Beatb, Reefton, draper ... 500 James Lynch, Reefton, solicitor ... 500 Cbauncy Burgett, Reefton, battery manager 500 Frank Callaghan, Crushington, miner »«* ... ... ... 1000 Robert Alcorn, Ashburton, farmer 600 Patrick Comiskey, Auckland, gentle* man ... ... ... ... 2000 James Ryan, Lyell, storekeeper ... 1000 Henry Thomas Gorrie, Reefton, bank agent ... , 500 Walter Williams, Reefton, hotel* keeper 600 David Heans, Auckland, gentleman 600 Timothy M'Laughlin, Reefton, mining speculator 1000 Henry Cosgrove, Lyell, miner ... 1000 John Butler, Reefton, mining speculator 700 Patrick Brennan, Reefton, mining agent 1000 43,000 Dated ibis 7th day of May, 1881. PATRICK BRENNAN, Manager. Witness to Signature— JOHN M'SHERRY, Accountant, Reefton. I, PATRICK BRENNAN, do solemn* ly and sincerely declare, that— 1. I am the manager of the said in* tended company. 2. The above statement is to the best of my belief and knowledge true in every particular, and I make this solemn declaration conscientiously believing the same to be true, and by virtue of an Act of the General Assembly of New Zea.s land intituled, " The Justice of the Peace Act, 1866." PATRICK BRENNAN. Taken before me at llcefton, this 7th day of May, ISSI. G. C. BOWMAN, J.l\