THE Inangahua Times. PUBLISHED TRI-WEEKLY. MONDAY, AUGUSTS 1, 1881.

Inangahua Times, Volume II, Issue II, 1 August 1881, Page 2

THE Inangahua Times. PUBLISHED TRI-WEEKLY. MONDAY, AUGUSTS 1, 1881.

The tender of William Eddy and party has be?n nccepted by- Ibe Oust in-Time Pompany, for extension of drive north at jbo'tom of wii ?e. Tha pjnee is #9* per foot. Owing to pnß»ur(» upon our columns we are competed to ltoKI over the letter of • Btiteoayer," aud other mattf r. At a meeting of the directors of the Hopeful Company held on Taesduy evening last it Was d^cilpfi tiiat previous to entertaining any off*r* nf tribute, term? of nmalgnmation with the Fiery Cross should be offered to that compnny. The lyiadom of this course will rmmnend itself to anyone having a JinoM^se of Mie o iff urn stances nnd the prospfds of »he Uoperui. They hold leases to tl-e n6rth und east of the Fierj Cross ground, i ml at dpeper Irvels there 19 eyery probability pf rlip Firry Cro?3 reef extending into these ji'tipe*. In thifi viaw of the case the present js ri: «ppnrfune time for both companies to pr>\tß\dfr tin 1 cjuesfioii of ornul^ama'ron, and Jlic Noppful direc'ors liiivc done well in repnlvinir '0 confer with the Fiery Cross Com)»»n? ; "« r»<P,r' n - u P on lIJ necessary srr» J;? for dopp levels, as the present workings of the lnf!yr ('yfiipany n-ou'.d continanr] both

Speaking o' the no confidence motion the 'ft ellington Post says :— The way out of this puzzle has now been clearly shown by Mr Wes'on, one of the dearest headed men and soundest lawyers in Hie IIou?e. Nothing could be more emphatic than hie condemnation of the Ministerial proposals regarding local government. Yet he demonstrated plainly that it was quite consistent for him while holding this view to vote against Mr Ormond's amendment because the latter meant nothing more than • turn out the Government.' Mr Weston is known to have personal reasons for regarding the present Government with little favor, and it redounds all the snore to his credit that at a time when every vote is of consequence he should have cast aside all priva'e feelings and acted solely in the public interest. At ths same time the disappointment was no doubt a 7ery bitter one fot the Grey Ormond party, especially following as it did a similarly open and straightforward declaration on the part of Mr Bunny. This doubtless accounts for the coarse and vulgar personal attack subsequently made by Sir George Grey on Mr Weston, whom he declared to have been rightly removed from the judicial bench, as his ignorance of law might have wrought evil to innocent persons. It was to the credit of *&8(f waa promptly 7 resented ana Bir George Grey deservedly hooted for his unworthy and ungentlemanly personalities. While on this point, we feel bound to condemn no less s'rongly the offensive and unmannerly introduction by one journrlistic supporter of the Government of a lady's name in association with the action taken by Mr Ormond. Theso gross offences against social decencies cannot be too firmly discountenanced, and we hope that public propriety will not be ogam similarly offended. At a recent meeting of the Law Society in Dunedin. the following resolutions were adopted i— • 1. That as the colony, at great expense, has provided means for the obtaining by its youth of university degrees it is unwise to do anything that will underrate the value of university education. 2, That if the bar be thrown upen to all graduates of any univer - sity who can pass an examination in law, this colony will have provided as easy access to the bar as any colony. 3. That if the fees for admission of lawyers "be abolished, the Government will have to provide libraries in the various courts, as the fees are now wholly used for that purpose. 4. That this Society* cannot, therefore, approve of the bill intro« duced by Sir Goerge Grey, to amend Law Practitioners Act, and believes that such legislation would tend to lower the position of the profession of the law in New Zealand. 5. That already the unusual facilities granted by the law in New Zealand to persons entering the legal professions have prevented the New Zealand practitioners from obtaining admission in other colonies and in the United Kingdom. 6. That if there is any difficulty in persons obtaining university degrees without attending cjlaases, provision can be made for examinations being held to grant degrees to those seeking admission into the legal profession, even -though they may not have attended classes. A terrible snene occurred in the parish of Palucca in Corsica, during the election of a Councillor-general. Although the Bepublicans were in the majority, the Bonapartiets endeavoured, by every means in their power, to prevent them going to the poll, several Armed men standing near the Mairie and threatening the electors as they came up. M. Bartoli, however the father-in-law of the Mayor, and a prominent Republican, refused to submit to this intimidation, and boldly advanced to the voting room for the purpose of setting an example to his folrlowers; but just as he was entering the door the report of fire-arms was heard and he fell lifeless on the pavement. The whole, village, amid a scene of indescribable tumult rushed to armß. Jt says something for the coolness and self-possession of the Mayor that be proceeded with the voting as if nothing had happened. London has a woman jockey. No horse is so vicious that she hesitates to mount him. She is described as virtuous, intelligent, and womanly. A London professor of uneinonics recently gave a public recital of the entire oon tents of the Evening Globe journal without a mistake. A wonderful feat of artificial memory and equally wonderful lax on the patience of hisa uditory. Though the plaintiff in the Blenheim libel action recovered a verdict against Sir Johnson, late proprietor of the Marlborough Express, for £250, it seems somewhat doubtful whether the money will be forthcoming. In (he first place Mr Johnson is at present in England ; and in the second, prior to leaving the colony, indeed either just before, or just after being served with the writ In this action he transferred all bis property to his wife, and by this settlement has left himself without means. We understand that an attempt will be made up to upeet this, with what success | remains to be seen. The whole ' little bill ' in connection with the action, including the £250 damages awarded, amounts in round numbers to about £600. Maber, coach driver, injured some time ago by an acoident in Willis street, sued the Corporation for £200, which he got Mr Reid said nine tenths of his coneti, tuents would not forgive him if he voted for the Ministry . after the way they hid treated them. He thought Mr Weston would hear of it for deserting the other West Coast members, who had stuck together. It is worthy of note that while we are enjoying beautifully fine mild weather, sevi re weather is prevailing on the East Coast. The Globe understands that Sir Henry Bessemer has almost completed the construcfion, at Denmark Hill, of a telescope, at which he hns been working for two years. The instrument will be of such power that s ir Henry expec's to be able by means of it to rend newspapers placed ngai v st tlie side of tit Crystal Palace, three miles and a half distant.

An American account of a caae of trichinOBis, is published ia Colman's World. St Louis.—' A case of trichina is reported in the Troy (Kan), Chief from Bwnroer, in Doniphan county. lUe victim is a farmer named Ed. Laughlin. He is a pork eater, and now has a million of parasites in his flesh, they can be scraped and squeezed from the pores of his skin, and have literally eaten up hi. substance. He sajß he can feel tha vile worm creeping through his flesh. It is thought his case is beyond medical nkill. It is believed that the disease resulted from eating a certain patch of sausages. The lying in state of an Emperor or Em* press of Russia is a remarkable spectacle. The body U placed on a bed with cuards round it, and then the public are allowed to walk through the room, each one kissing the corpse as he passes. The body of the mother of the late Emperor was so ba% embalmed, that several of the officer* who were detailed off to watch it actually died. Lord Beaconsfield made an amusing mistake a few days before his last illness, as buried in thought he entered the House of Lords. He abstractly strolled up to the Ministerial bench and was about to take his old seat, as leader of the House, when ho recognised Earl Uranville already in possession. He immediately retired and skirting ' "tn6 taoie' L Wok r tae ■eat'''opp6"Jltß7"™TnTB s i mistake created great merriment, Lord Beaconsfield himself joining in the laughter. The Wellington Po9t says :— A number of Whitelaw'n sympathisers are actively engaged in canvassing for the purpose of paying the fine of £50 inflicted upon bim yesterday for assaulting a lunatic patient. A con* oiderable portion of the sum has already been subscribed, and Whitelaw's friends seem to anticipate very little difficulty in quickly collecting the balance. One gentleman alone donated £10, the other subscriptions so far consisting of guineas and half-guineas. It is thought by several sympathisers that the money thus collected would benefit the intended recipient if presented, at .the expiration of his term qf .imprisonment far mo<e than if given to the Crown, especially in face of the fact that, as all sentences imposed during the circuit jittings just ended date from the commencement of those sittings — the 4.b mat. If, therefore, Whitelaw prefers to fulfil the term of imprisonment, the sentence will expire about three weeks hence.