The Inangahua Times, PUBLISHED TRI-WEEKLY. MONDAY, APRIL 21, 1884.

Inangahua Times, Volume IX, Issue 1390, 21 April 1884, Page 2

The Inangahua Times, PUBLISHED TRI-WEEKLY. MONDAY, APRIL 21, 1884.

There is no mistake about the political sentiments of the good people of Papanui, as conveyed in our telegrams this morning. Having arrived at a proper estimate of the present Government, they hesitate not to inform the world that they have had enough of Major Atkinson and his wretched crew of incapables, and it would be much more conducive to a healthy pubopitiion if all the other parts of the Colony gave expression to political feeling in equally emphatic language. Apart, however, from the sensible and laudable resolve of the good people of Papanui, there is nothing to doubt that the Ministry is on its last legs and about to die 1 an inglorious death, and the rest of the Colony will vie with Papanui in rejoicing at its downfall.

The Rev. Mr Sedgwick, who for several years past has ably and energetically administered the affairs in connection with the Anglican Church in this portion of the diocese, leaves by coach to-morrow morning, for Nelson. Mr Sedajwick has made many warm friends during his long residence in Reefton, and they, with his pariahonere in general, hail his approaching departure with sincere regret. The poor and needy here, for such unhappily are to be found everywhere, will miss a kind aud solicitous friend in Mrs Sedgwick, and if abundant well-wishes are of any avail we are sure both Mr and Mrs Sedgwick will carry them with them to the fullest extent. The Rev. Mj Bellaclean, who succeeds the Rev. Mr Sedgwick here, will arrive during the week.

We learn that the Reefton horse Barney won the Selling Stakes at Hokitika on Saturday last.

A young man named Daniel Gilbert, a half-caate, appeared before the Magistrate's Court yesterday on suspicion of being the nocturnal prowler who for some time past has no terrifed all the grasswidows and solitary feminine sluinberera residing in the suburbs of the town. The man denied the charge, and a good deal of evidence was produced as to identification, but the Bench regarded it as insufficient and dismissed the case, refusing, however to make any order as to costs. Thus the mystery of the offending is still unsolved, and solitary womanhood in the out-skirta of the town is left to terror and sleeplessness. It is said that all the single young men in the community purpose to form themselves into a Vigilance Committee, for the purpose Of nightly guarding the domiciles of distressed and affrighted ladies in ail parts of the tovrn. Grave objection has, however, been taken to the constitution of the Committee, the argument being, very properly, that the inference deducible from such an organisation is that the culprit must'be a marriecl 'niMK whicK'is* simply ridiculous. - 'Other arguments of an aquajly cogent nature have ajao teen <

advanced against the proposal, and it is more than probable that none but married men will be allowed to serve on the committee, when formed. In the meantime all those ladies who are in any way afr righted would do well to keep their lamps well trimmed, after the manner of their scriptural sisters, and to keep a kettle of boiling water handy. Did Don Quixote live in war day he should not want of a Sancho Fanza in such an undertaking.

We are sorry to learn the injury sustained by Mr Twohill's Albion at the Hokitika races is of so serious a nature that the horse will have to be destroyed. We believe that authority for the shooting of the animal was telegraphed yesterday. The loss is a severe one to Mr Twohill as the horse wa» valued at £60.

The following are the battery returns for the past week :-rKeep-it-Dark» 2&Qoz of amalgam ; Welcome, 718oz amalgam ; Globe, 153025 amalgam - t United Alpine, (Lyell), 2640z amalgam. The Fiery Cross •owing to several interruptions to crushing during the week did not clean up on Saturday last, and owing to cross-pur-purposes with the Just in-Time Company regarding the battery, it is probable that crushing will be discontinued for a time. Although several weeks have elapsed since tenders closed for the construction of tho Still-water railway bridge, the Government have not yet made knew their pleasure, and tenderers are kopt out of their deposits. This is another instance of the way in which important public works are kept "steadily in view." It is understood that Cochratie and Sons, of this town are the lowest tenderers for the work.