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Manawatu Times, Volume VIII, Issue 328, 1 August 1883, Page 2

Th" Post aavs Col')rif] ti ett wat m ifr*;it force on Pti-layi-x tbe Council. Ii l»j'.i:ting to th motion of Mr Phar.->zyji ♦ v atiol sb the hrmoraaum he described 1110 iatter as a " Literatist. who came to the Oo.iricil : o '-airy on his cone-pon-'lence and tak*» his afternoon -ie<ta." On being called to order, be xai \ it wa* very «iffiouiy to discuss the motion wishout piisonnlities- If the motion vveie passed i' wf)u''i d prive h ; m (Colon-. 1 Bri'U) of bis just dues He was 11 ; ashamed °>o at- knowledge he was a poor man, and had to leave his wife and children m unhappinesn and misery during his absence, while the m>>ver of the motion, living m Wellington, could go home to his young wife and welldipssed niu'ton chop. Tbe hoa. gentle* man spoke under great excitement. The rumour about tbe retirement of the tbrte judge* is gradually an'-uming a more settled shape (says the W<l!ington correspon len^ of the Lyttleton Times V Its pujsent form is asfo'lowg j — First, the three judges to retire, remain as before, 'he Chief Justice himself and their Hono-s Justice Eicbmondand Justice Johnston. The three prospective judges who would replace them are tbe Premier, the present Minister of Justice, Mr Conollv, and Mr George Harper. Some little explanation is necessary H account for the plausibility which gains for this story firm credence amongst a large number of people. It is proposed sbc tly to increase the sa'ary of the judges to £2,000 per annum, the ostensible reason put torth being the large amount of additional work tbat will fall on their shou ders by the insti< tution of Mr Conoliy's Local Courts Bill. Gol.'en C'own shares are now selling at fioin 20s to 22s 6d. The Catalonia, w'iicb has just arrived at Wellington from Lome, is a steamer of 3093 tons. Amongst her pas.sf:n<;crß was a brother of dip Rev. Mr Wrig'>t, of this town, who contemplates settling m New Zealand. A rumour obtained currency last night that the unfortunate man Adams — the warder who was murdpied m tbe Nelsou GaoJ on Saturday last by the convict Davidson — was identical wrh tbe man Adams whose name was so unple santly mixed up m the Longhurst case, inquires made at a late hour last night re* suited mit being ascertained that tbe latter-named person referred to, accompanied by bis wife and family, sailed for iSvdney several weeks since,— ]V. Z. Times,

The annual meeting of the Wanganui J ckey Club vo ed £75 to the late Handicapper, Mr Hately, m recognition oF his ten year/ services, and appointed J. O. Evett,of Napier, m his stead. The vote is to be supplemented here by a 4ouation from priyate friends, At tbe E-lucation Board meeting yesterday, Sir W. Pox moved m tbe terms wf notice, that before any person shall be appointed a teacher m any school under this Board, he or she shall be required to obtain 6atisfactory testi monials to his or her sobriety, and that wheu any applicant shall previously have bet-ri m tbp employment of any otber Board m New Zealand, the Secretary shall, m wrHag, or by telegraph, enquire from such o'ber Boards what were the circumstances which led to the discontinuance ot such employment, and that no pet manent appointment be made till such ,in formatiou be before the Board. After considerable discussion the motion was carded- A more ridiculous or preposterous motion w»s never carried by a publio body. The next thing Sir W. Pox should propose is that no member be allowed to take a seat at the Hoard unless he produces satisfactorily testimonials of his spbriety. What right for fue servant, should a!so he right for the tnaster-, The poundkeeper's own favorite steed wag run mto the Bulls pound ou Saturday, It is reported that the Rev Mr Hobert^haw, lafe of Woo^ville, is likely to be appointed to f he charge of the Bulls, Fox ton, and Saudon district. The R,M. Court sat at Foxton to-day ahd vvii sio at Balttjerston tq-mo,rrow. The Mary Banuatyne, a fine brigantine of 116 tons, commanded by Captain Millman, arrived at Foxton yesterday mornin» from Lyttleton, which port she left on Friday . last- The vessel is to loi;d baulk; tiniber; for Sydney) consigned by Mr P. London, At a recent meetiug of the Manawatu C mucil, tbe Chairman staled tbat he had s'rongly opposed the arrangement by which nine numbers were fixe 1 ou for the new Council, and fierzely attacked Mr Wilson, M.H.U., f.»r raining a North versus South ory. In reply Mr Wilson has produced a letter written by the Chairman to the Government m m whic tbe latter suggested that there should be nine members of the Council, and tbat they should be allotted exactly as was done ! Poor Chairman J tbat naught}' tongue of bis is always bringing trouble un him.

The Marlon paper says that "m the more sheltered 'parts qftbe v^anganui ya ley, tbe lietlge-rows bear the appearance oi: " ir being «*el! on into spring jnstead of just entering the last winter month. * I' armor*' f ien^'s' — the small birda — are already fussily ij'^ing. about, critically bringing an oye to bear upon the bids of Ihe fruit trees, mentally making a guf-ss at the kind of grain likely to be sown m the surrounding fields, and chucking up a figurative cap at the prospect of an extra fat and busy season." What intelligent little" cusses" tuone Wanganui birds must be 2

ii is expected traffic will ha able to go over rhc Awakuri bridge to-morrow. Tnanks to Mr BruyV mergy, the tern» pora? y repairs have been executed Very rapidly. Mr Fred. Bryce was yesterday married to Ml s Camion, of Carnarvon. The Wellington comA]>ondent of a ciM'emporury writes :— '• Curiously enough both parties sef'm vry wl' H-i'i fied with the vt rdict m the co!o---traed cane Hunt v. Uordi n. The laituiff certainly had the ju r y with him, tn.l if all the i-sues ha'/ been left t rheir tind> . : mercies, would wilh I equ-tl cena'iily have received something » cry muuh mori: substantial. For tliis i withdrawal counsel for (he plaintiff are natura;ly >'>rry, as it is known 'hat on all tin- issups fit- ye diet wuu d have been one for £40(X) o- £5000. Still thegained n-eir case, and are so far satisfied. The oth r sice think themselves well out of the matter, knowing what a narrow esctpe they had. A j:o»d d< al of the intvn'ion to give henvy damage* is very generally ascribed here to the -trong local prejudice that exists against Sir \ rthur Gordon, and anything and everything he tver did or ever will do. ' Mr C'harle- 8. P-ckt-, R.A M. oniof the most ap. oinplish. d mnsiciaas, m .4.na< ralia, died wn July 13, at his resi dence, Woollahra, uear S^ducy, at thi nae of 73. When very y«»ung h the h-gh. st honors the iioyal Vctdtmyof Music vould nestow, and tue young composer wa« favoured by the notice and friendship of such men as iMendel»Bobn, T^alberg. Hummel, and Wibir, and he was chosen as accompany ist for such great singer* as Mniio, •hrn, and Labla^h. His "C'ownof Thorns " and '* Song of the Angels " are widely known and admired. He had composed a grand oratorio, entitled "David/" which is not ,\et published. The score, however, is m the hauds of a music publisher m Sydney, and will probably be published a' no distant date. The funeral of the deceased musican was attended by about 6000 pe^oas, including a lar^e number of the musicial profession. The Fire Brigade meet this evening, at 8 o'clock, to elect officers, and to transact other business. "We direct special attention to the notice of Mr Snelson's Rale to morrow of Mr Jorgenson's stock in«trade, consisting of plain and fancy jewellery, framed pictures of all classes and values, vases, ti>ys, <fee Mr Snelson will also offer for sale the tqnity of redemption of the freehold, an ! as the properry is a valuable one. comprising two shops.witb (iweiling; bouses m one of the most promisirg position-* on the Square, we anticipate keen competition, Owing to the flooded state of the rivers yesterday the AfY ellington coach did noi reach Foxton m time to the evening train. The mails were brought on this morning. In the Legislative Council yesterday, m reply to Mr Peacock, Mr Whiiaker said that the Government bad decided for the present to prohibit the itpportation of all live stock in.to the colqny."