THE

Marlborough Express.ANDWARAUBI-WEEKLYRECORDER.

No 844.— V01. XL] BLENHEIM: SATURDAY, AUGUST 26, 1876 [ Threepence.

Published Wednesday and Saturday Registered for transmission abroad.

New Zenlsmti Railways.PICTON AND BLENHEIM.

■pEGULAR TRAINS on the abovel\> Line willrun as follows:—

LeavePicton at 8 a.m., and 2 p.m.„ Blenheim10 a.in., and 4pi -(Signed)

T. EV Rotheram,59ws GeneralManager.

Mart Brothers,TIMBER MERCHANTS,

GROVE ROAD.

SAWN TIMBER,FENCING, FIRE*WOOD, &c, always on hand at qur

Timber Yard, Grove Road, and deliveredabout town at current rates.

Agent for Hathawayand Thompson.75 ■ John Haht.THE PEOPLE'S BAKEItV,

GROVE ROAD.

A L F RED M A S O N,l\ (LateM'Artney)

BAKER, CONFECTIONER, &c.,GROVE ROAD.

Pure Wheaten Breaci NINE-PENCE theFour PoundLoaf. 36

IK Wemyss,"OUILDER AND CONTRACTOR,Jd

GROVE ROAD, BLENHEIM.48

W FALCONERCARVER,

Cabinet Maker and TJpholsteeeb, &c*Market-street, Blenheim.

Turning of every descriptioß. Mattrassesalways on hand. 14

(Mrs Collins,

OEMINARY for YOUNG LADIES,

GROVE ROAD, BLENHEIM.44

Terms:— One Guinea per Quarter.John Barry,

nOUTH STAR HOTEL,Maxwell Road.

JohnBarry wishes to intimate to hisfriends and the ptiblie generally that he.has taken the aboveHotel, and hopes bystrict attention to the wants of visitors,and by keeping only the best brands ofliquors obtainable,gomerita continuanceof the patronage bestowed on his pre-decessor.

John Barrt.March Ist,1876. 60

NEW ZEALANDINSURANCE COMPANY.

FIRE AND MARINE.

Unlimited liability of Shareholders.Incorporated by Act of General Assembly.

v Capital £1,000,000Subscribed Capital £200,000.

Re-InsuranceFund .. £55,000.

QHAREHOLDERS residingmtheseveral(O Provinces of New Zealand, and thewholeof the funds investedm the Colony,making the above a purely Colonial Insti-tution. ■-.'.; .. .\

The undersigned is prepared to receiveproposals for Insurance on Properties mtown or country at Tariff Rates, «r as low»s any other Office m Toipn.

John M. HtrccHEsoN-,7 ' Agent.

OOK-WORK and JOB PRINTINGIn every varietyof style,

AT THE "EXPRESS" OFFICE.,

notice.

Free Nominated Immigration.{Extract from Order m Council,

31st August, 1575.) '-. ■'

A DDITIONAL REGULATIONS for tb.pJ\_ Conduct of IMMIGRATION to NEWZEALAND, on theNominatiou of Immigrantsby Persons resident therein :—

1. Except as hereinafter provided, nomina-tions of the following classes only will beaccepted,viz:—

Agricultural laborers,such asfarmservants,navvies, shepherds,carpenters,countrymechanics, &c, and

Single womensuitable fordomestic service,such as cooks, housemaids, generalservants, dairymaids, &c.

2. Marriedmen must be under 45 years ofage, single men under 40 years of age, andsinglewomenbetween15 and35 years ofage.

3. Free passages willnot be granted to morethan3 children under 12 years of age mone.family;but thenumber m excess maybe paidfor at the current rateofpassage.

4. Immigration Officers may provisionally ac-cept nominations of persons not eligible underthe foregoing Regulations if satisfied as to theprospectof employmentuponarrival, &c.;butsuch nominations will be subject to the ap-provalof the Minister for Immigration.

5. The Minister for Immigration mayauthorize payment mcash of such anamount ashe may think fit tobe taken for the passage ofpersons, who under the foregoingRegulationsoimhis opinion are ineligible for free passages;andnominators may also deposit with Immigra-tion Officers any sums they may desire theAgent-Generalto advance to their friends foroutfitor other embarkation expenses.

6. Persons wishing to obtain labor of a par-ticular class may send instructions to theirfriends or agents athome through anImmigra-tion Officer, and such agents will be accreditedto the Agent-General, who will provide thepersons selected by them withpassages, shouldhe deem them suitable. 21

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IRON AND BRASS CASTINGS,ComprisingAgricultural,Engineering, and

general work of everydescription.

; TOHN SMITH, m announcing to the£J Public ofMarlborough the openingof the aboveenterprise, begs most respect-fully toretui'n thanks forpast favors, andtrusts tomeritsupport.

Orders willreceiveimmediateandpunc-tualattention.

The old-established business is too wellknown to require comment, as competentworkmanship can always be reliedon.

fwtafmiilt,Tinsmith,Blacksmith,Engineer,&c.

May,1876. 78

Oeo. S. Stenhouse,HOUSE,LAND,and COMMISSION

AGENT.Specifications Copied.

Accountscollected. 64NorwichFire Insurance,

ANBBataviaSea andFireInsurance

Company.

RISKS taken m either Office on allkinds ofProperty.

Premiums at Lowest Kates, consistentwithsafety.

Prompt settlementof claims.LITCHFxELD & SON,

11 Agents forMarlborough

(Fkom Picton).

SHOEING & GENERAL SMITH,MARKET PLACE SOUTH,

Blenheim. '1? ■ "

AL.begs to inform his friends and" thepublic generally that hehasREMOVED to the premises latelyoccupiedbyMaxtedBros., wherehe hopesby good workmanship and moderatecharges to obtain a share of publicpatronage. 79LiverpoolandLondonand Globe

Insurance Company,

Capital £2,000,000.Income ..£1,700,000.

ALL Classes of Fire Risks, m Townor Country, taken at current rates." Claims settled without reference any-

where.

Rates of premium andevery other infor-mation to be had at the Office of theundersigned. l

N. Edwards & C0.,.8 Agents, Blenheim.

NATIONALFire and Marine Insurance Com-

pany ofNew Zealand.Fire Insurance on every description oj

Buildings, Goods,Mills,& Machineryeffected at LowestCurrentRates.

MARINE IFSURANCE onHulls ofShips, for timeor voyage,Freight,

Goods, Woolm transit, and for shipmenthome.

Claims payable at any port m theColonies.

Agents—Picton W. Welford.Blenheim ... ... Edmund EcclesHavelock F. Cohen.

9

OIP£RIALFire Insurance Company.

Established m London, 1803.

CAPITAL £1,950,000.

Agenciesmall partsof the World.

IT is unnecessary to detail the manyadvantages which the resources and

long established reputation of this well-known Company offer to Insurers.

Insurances are effectedat lowestcurrentrates.

O. J. V. GRIFFITHS,10 A ntforJlarlborough,N.Z.

STANT ARD INSURANCECO. OF NEW ZEALAND.

FIRE, MARINE, AND GUARANTEE.

Insurances effected at Lowest CurrentRates, and Insurers participate m theprofits.8 JAMES GORRIE, Sub-Agent.

James Osgood,BRICKMAKER & BRICKLAYER,

BLENHEIM.

ALL Orders, bothTown and Country,willbepromptly attended to, and

at very reasonable rates.Orders may be left with Mr George

Carter, Grocer, &c. 76

HERR NORBERG, M.R.M.A.,S.,TTIOLINIST AND PIANIST,V Blenheim,

Isprepared to receivePupilsForInstructions on the Yioilin,Piano,andWind Instruments; also, to attend Balls,Parties, and other Entertainments.

N.V>.— Pianos correctly tuned and re-paired.

Orders left at the Express Office willreceiveimmediateattention. 12

OASTERS' EN'TIIY FORMS onSale at the Expbess Office.

Dickens,T) U ILD E R, &c,

MARLBOROTTGH TOWN. 29

Mr. Alfred Rogers,

QARRISTiiR AND SOLICITOR,oBlenheim. 17

Joseph Eyles,/CABINET MAKER AND\J UPHOLSTERER,

(Near toG. Carter'sStore)CHEAPSIDE, BLENHEIM.

. '■'''. 53

J.D, FraseiyT> AIN B O W HOTEL,JL%j Blenheim.

Comfortable Beds.

Good Stabling and. Paddocks. 54

Daniel Draper,

Tr>UTOHER & CATTLE DEALER,

GROVE ROAD, BLENHEIM.

Ships Supplied. Sausages Daily. 37

Mills Brothers,l'elortjs butchery,

HAVELOCK.Wholesale and Retail.

16N.B.

—Families and Shippingsupplied.

Well Sinning.

JOHN RENFREWis prepared to Sink Wells, or to

Clean Out and Repair oldones, at Ratesto suit the times.. Ordersby post, or leftat the Express Office, promptly attendedto 172

Where Can You Get— :the:—OJRIMEST BEEF, PORK,JL — :and:

—MUTTON

Also, the Best Sausages?

Everybody says—

At F. ADAMS'S.

Try It.! 23

W. Douslin,

ARCHITECT,Blenheim.

Plans and Specifications prepared.

Builders' Work Surveyed 18

S. Clinch,

PAINTE R, GLAZIERPAPER-HANGER, &c,

High Street, Blenheim.S. C. hopesby good workmanship and

moderate charges, to obtain a shareof thepublic support. 50

Thomas Palmer*GROVE TOWN HOTEL,

Near Blenheim.

THOMAS PALMERbegs toannouncethat he has taken the above well-knownHotel, and trusts by care and attentionto the requirements of his patrons, tomerit ashare of their support.

WINES AND SPIRITS OF BEST BRANDS.

Goodstablingand paddocks. 51

Printing! Printing! Printing!!

GENERAL PRINTINGOF EVERY DESCRIPTION,

EXECUTED AT THE "EXPRESS" OFFICE,'

AT MODERATE RATES. \

Samuel Johnson, Proprietor. .

2 THE MARLBOROUGH EXPRESS August 2$ 1876

■ist'iew- bog-Ist

FAMILY BIBLES, IllustratedGrey's Rocks Ahead ..."Grey'sPolitical Problems :■ -JGrey'sArtizan Working ClassTheBird )bv T

, "«.,.,.TheInsect .|7 Jules MlcheletManchester Science LecturesHistory of IrelandNirievah andits PalacesStuart's Antiquitiesof AthensAnda large number of other BooksFancy Goods, &c, &c.

AT

HERMAN ELBE CX,Alfred Street.,262

ALE & STOUT,

INcask orbottles, andm any quantity,from onedozen «r two gals upwards.

This Ale and Porter is invaluable forLadies nursing, as it possesses greatstrengthening and tonic qualities. Forhousehold purposes generally it is un-surpassedby anyBeer m the Colony. ;Itsprice places it within the reach of all.Deliveredanywhere within ten miles ofBlenheim freeof extracharge. Order ofW. F. BTJCKLAND,Market Street andSeymour Square,Blenheim. 138

New SeedPotatoesFor Sale.

WYATT'S Early Ashleaf kidney,Sutton's J&arly Champion,- Early

Rose, Cambridge Kidney, Bath Kidney.J. Rayner,

181 Southside.Money to Lend

IN any amounts, from £100 to £1000.Apply to

C. J. W. Griffiths,83 Land Agent.

To Let,

AFIYE ROOMED COTTAGE mNelson street. Apply to G. S.

STENHOUSE,Express Chambers, Blen-heim.

-■143

The Siloer Light!"

TUST RECEIVED.— An assortmentd of the above Superior Kei'oseneLAMPS. Also, 3 cases of .4, 3, and 2Light CHANDELIERS, Hall, SingleBracket, Side, Pedestal, andHand Lamps;with extra Wicks, Globes, and Chimneys.The bestassortment m the Province,andwillbe offered at a GREAT REDUC-TION m Prices.

. Also,50 Cases of the double distilled Kero-

sene OIL. '

ROBINSON. BROTHERS,Furnishing Ironmongers,

74 BLENHEIM.

BIRMINGHAMAND

SHEFFIELD WAREHOUSE.

SHEEP SHEARS!SCYTHES.

TTAY RAKES! HAY FORKS

STONES.

PRESETt VIN-_G'PANS.

MILK DISHES. 4|jjyMILK D^HES

W, NOSWORTHYFCHINISHING IRONAIONGRtf, ,&0.,

BLENHEIM.

AGENT FOR THE GOVERNMENT. INiSURANCE DEPARTMENT. 15

Superior Chaflf For Sale.

STOREY &BARRY'S SuperiorCHAFF may now be had m. any

quantity. Price, £3 10sperton,delivered.77 " ■: "

For Sale

FOR SALE.— Prime SeedBARLEY.Apply to C. Redwood, Riverlandsg

242 -■ "■ C. Redwood.

228

Cattle Trespass Act,ISOT.TVTOTICE is hereby given that on andJLl after the 23rd August next, theprovisions of "The Cattle Trespass Act,1867," willbeenforcedonmyland,knownas Sections 333, 305, 306, 307, 317, 318,Renwick,and that it is my intention toclaimdamages for all cattle trespassingupon the said land, whether the sameshallbe fenced or unfenced.

Joseph Mitchell.July 22,1876. '177

Piles, Firewood, and Fencing,

OF every description delivered at theOpawa Stationby the ur.dersigned

Orders left with Mr W. Ching, GroveRoad, from whomprices maybe obtained,wilbe promptly attended to.

Charles Madden.Mount Pleasant, PictonRoad. 212

Notice for Picton.

DR. SCOTT may be CONSULTEDatMr SYMS' offices, Picton,every

TUESDAY, from 12 to1o'clock. 81rjnHE Undersigned is a cash PurchaserX of WOOL, HTDES, SHEEP,SKINS. &o.

Highest prices given.J. Rayner,

31 Southside, Blenheim.To.Smokers of Cut Tobacco.

REAL AMERICAN TOBACCO.Varieties to snitall tastes.

One trial will ensure its constantuse.

Only of—Mr. BUCKLAND, Bookseller.

161 Market Street, ISlenheinu

t For Sale or To Let.- /"CAPITAL Business Premises, with* \j workshop and yard attached, at- presentused as a Cabinet Factory, and3 wellsituatedmMarketStreetNorth,Blen-t heim. Apply immediately to W. S.- Falconer,on the premises. 240*

To Let.fc A SIX-ROOMED HOUSE, with two3 -LjL. and a-half acres Land, near the

residenceof W. F. Hull, Esq.Apply to

5 243 P. Lawrence.Cookham Boots!

r BOOTS! BOOTS!! BOOTS !!!} Q1 WRIGLEYbegs to notify to the

O« public that she has placed themanagement of the Cookham Boot."md Shoe Warehouse under the care* of Mr WILLIAM HORTON, who is

8 'prepared to supply the Public with everydescription of these notedCookhamBoots

3 md Shoes.All kinds of ordered workmade upon

bhe premises.Stations supplied.Repairsdonewithneatnessand despatch

256 S. Wrigley.

Comparative Gift Prices."jVTSW FancyDress Materials mvarious1 jJs shades, from B£d Stout Super-Winseys, free from grease 6|d. Mc-DOWELL and Co., Marks' Store, nearr the Bridge. ,2SB

To Let.~~

mWO SHOPS TO LET m MarketX Street. ApplytoMrs Walt, Max-'wellRoad, Blenheim. 153

IMPORTANT NOTICE.■o—'0

— '

—GIVING UP BUSINESS!—O '

€ct 3t? £* ;& €2 Bb_ g®, a*

BARGAINS UNPRECEDENTED '!

.or dsa.ooo ""worth:OF

L DRAPERY WINES and SPIRITSBOOTS and SHOES F^s FURNITUREGROCERY and OILMEN'S STORES] r PAINTS, OILS,& PAPERHANGINGSIRONMONGERY '. CROCKERY, &c, &c, &c.FANCY GOODS

| Must be Sold during Next Month.Hri8 &*, m 3^: €2 » "Mm. <S3 se

BEING about to leave the Colony begs to tender his warmest thanks to hisnumerous Customers and the Public generally for the liberal support enjoyed

during the past eight years, and respectfully intimates that during this Month andnext the whole of his Large and Valuable Stock will be offered at AstonishinglyLowPrices!!! ■

As the undersigned intends leavingm October, the Balance of Stock then onhand will be soldby Public Auction.

TheBalance ofWinter Stock of Drapery much under Cost.All other Articles at bona fide Cost.

. 'Customersfromthe surroundingdistricts shouldcertainly Call and sec the Prices,

and value offered.

THE SALE COMMENCED ON AUGUST Ist.> i®" Early Inspection Invited.

All outstanding Accounts must bepaidby the 31st August. Any not arrangedforby thatdate will be placedm Solicitorshands for recovery.

> :w je& jl.iw -M&. « €£ :ms::ew 9t

UNION STREET,

HAVELOCK.

In reference to the above advertisement, should the undersigned meet with anyonedesirous ofpurchasingthe good will,stock, and Business Promisesm toio he is open totreat withprincipals only.

p This is an opportunity seldom offered as it is one of the bestpaying concerns mMarlborough,as can be satisfactorily shewn to any intending purchaser. The under-

-3 signedhavingbeenoffered apartnership m a large wholesale establishmentm Sydneyr is the sole reason for relinquishing his present Business.7

'FRANK COHEN.

Havelock, August Ist, 1876.

■ C. LUCAS,'

"jT>OOT AND SHOEMAKERGROVE ROAD, BLENHEIM.

REPAIRING NEATLY AND PROMPTLY40 EXECUTED.

FELL BROTHERS'

HAVEARRIVED,

Ex" PUNSAW," from LONDON.

4 HORNBY & SONS' Double Furrow WIPloughs1ClodCrusher.

ON SALE, exLATE ARRIVALS.Corn Sacks, 81b and101bWoolpacksSulphur, Lime, ArsenicRye, White and Red Clover, Rape and

other Grass SeedsHenuessy's Pale Brandymbulk and caseBisquotD'Boucler's doCourvoisier &Hines' do.,m caseMartell's Dark do.,mbulkScotch andIrish Whiskey mbulk and caseOld Tom JDKZ Geneva,m medium and

large contentsRum, mbulk andcasePort Wine, mbulk andcaseSherry Wine „Australian Wines, mbulkLime Juice Cordial, Staine's WineGillon andHiddle's Ginger Wine, CuracoaRaspberry Vinegar,Stoughton'sBittersChampagnempints andquartsTennent's Ale mpints and. quartsAllsopp's ditto mquartsPigBrandStoutm pints andquartsGuinness's ditto bottled by BurkempintsFirstandsecond White SugarsYellowCounter andBrown CrystalsCrushedLoafSugarm casksEnglish Loaf SugarGalvanizedCorrugated Iron6 7 8 9StandardIronSheet LeadFencing Wire 6 7 8 10 12Staples, guaranteedScrews and WashersNailsmall sizesOilmen's Stores, Window Glass allsizesFlour, Pollard,Bran&c. &c. &c.

486 FEUL, BROTHERSTo Sportsmen.

TUSTRECEIVED.— A large assorttJ ment ofCurtis andHarvey's Sporting POWDER, Hall's do; Eley'fsuperior Caps, Wads, &c. Walker's besshot, all sizes.

Also, an assortment of REGISTERSTOVES, from 24in to 40in.,verycheap

ROBINSON BROTHERS,Furnishing Ironmongers,

Blenheim. , 8c

Public Notice.

WE have this day disposed of ouiBusiness mPictonasIronmongers

&c, to Mi-F.Hillmer, whofor sonietinuhas managed the branch, and solicit foihim a continuation of thecustomso freelyaccordedto us, .

ROBINSON BROS.April 1, 1876, 76^

IN taking over the Business so successfully carried on byMessrs Robinsoi

Bros. m. Picton, while thanking the Publie for the liberal patronage they hav<accordedto me,Ibeg to intimate that ]ha?e opened,m connection with the Ironmongery Business, the business of tGENERAL STORE, and trust that tyselling the choicest articles at thelowes'remunerative prices, toobtaina fair shareofpublic support.

E. HILLMER.April1,1876. 76;

Farmers,amitliePublicgenerally.

EOll the convenienceof Customers, M:HORNBY,proprietor of the Wai

tohi Steam Saw Mills, Picton "Road, hasappointed

Mr. BUCKLAND, Agcnf,for the sale of his Timber,which is acquiring a wide-spread reputation for itiexcellence.

Anyorders entrusted to them will b<executed with the greatestpromptitude.

Price list on applicationto MrßoCklaitdBookseller, Market street, Blenheim. 11

EdmundEccles,LICENSED BROKER,

Under theLandTransfer Act.

LAW,Land, Commission, and GeneralAgent, Auctioneer, &c. Applica-

tions, Caveats, Transfers, Leases, Encum-brances, Powers of Attorney, &c, undeithe Transfer Act, prepared. Loans nego-tiated with the utmost secrecy. Titles in-spected andexplained.

MARKET PLACE, BLENHEIM.(LateW.M, Nelson's Offices). 27

August 26, 1876 THE MARLBOROTJGH EXPRESS. 3

Union Steam Ship Company.

■s "Wix riIHE Union Steam ShipVs\l^l^> -*- Company's Steamers arefcl^fei^K?appointed t) leave Picton onor about thefollowing elates:—

FOE WELLINGTON AND SOUTH.Wednesday, Aug. 3Cth— The Wellington

FOR NELSON AND NORTH.Saturday, Aug, 26th— The Hawea.'Wednesday,Aug. 30th —The Taupo.

1 W. Welford, Agent.

Invest your Money.

REAL FrenchMerino,mblue,brown,violet,andmarone, 2s 6d

White Ground PrintedLustre, extra fineaxid wide, lid

M'DOWELL & CO.,(Marks' Store, near the Bridge). 291

Mourning* I>ress materials.

BLACK French Twill, 13R BlackFrench Merino, 2s 6d

Lustres, .Coburgs, Russel and PersianCord, Barathea's, &c, proportionatelylow

M'DOWELL & CO.,(Marks' Store, near the Bridge). 292

IV/T R. X IE R IT A E"'■^-k ZDZEJUSTTISTHas arrived m Blenheim, and may be

Consulted atMr'Knight's residenceMarket Street south. 249

Cheaper than Ever.

WOOL PLAIDS, not single butdouble vidths,only 2s 9d per yd

Best Raven Silk Finish Velveteen, re-duced from 4s 6d to 2s lid

M'DOWELL (te CO., .(Marks' Stote, near theBridge). 290

Visit Our Sale.

GENTS' Superior Black Broad ClothCoats, Melbourne made, 22s 6d.

Boy's Drab TweedKnickerbocker Suitsmall sizes 9s 6d. McDOWELL & CO.,Marks'Store, near the Bridge. 280

Something1 Astounding.

lONG- Muslin Curtains containing 6_J yards, only5s lidper pair. Honey

Comb Towels, full size, 6-Jd each, or 6sperdozen. McDOWELL andCo., Mark'sStore, near theBridge. 286

MR. F. G. THO M A S,DENTIST,

WillvisitBlenheimon or aboutSeptem-.ber Ist. For a short timeonly 197

To Ladies Wearing' Mourning*

KAY and Richardson's CelebratedPatentAlbertCrape2s lidperyd

50 Crape Collars,plain and bugled, allat

M'DOWELL & CO.,(Marks' Store, near the Bridge) 293

Blenheim Borough Schools.

/"^OURSE of Instruction,Quarter com-\_J mencing IstOctober:—

Senior Latin— Syntax, Virgil.Junior

—Accidence and Exercises.

Mathematics :Senior— Euclid, Books 4 and 6, with

Plane Trigonometry, Alegebra.Junior

—IstBookEuclid, Algebra,Simple

Rules.One branch ofPhysical Science willbe

taken up afterJanuary Ist, for pupils in-tended for the Univei'sity.

Evening Class for senior day pupils,Free.

H.P. Macklin,8.A.,J)2 ___ HeadMaster. "

Stupendous Reductions.

HEAVYG-reyColonialTwfpdTrousers13s 6d, good value for 17s 6d.

Men's Dark Fancy Tweed Trousers andVests to match 17s fid. McDOWELLandCo.,Marks' Store, neat the Bridge.281

W" ANTED, a Respectable YOUTH.Apply immediatelytoM'Dowell

AND CO;"

30

Hard to Beat.

MEN'S White Mole Trousers, theDiggers' Cut 7s 6d. Men'sprinted

Brazilian Mole Trousers, Crown brand,9s 6d. IvicDOWELL & CO., Marks'Store, near the Bridge. 289

j Only Procurable at McDowell's."

f^iENT.S' Drab Shell Hats, the latest\JT shapes12s 6d vorth15s 6d. Men'sBlack and Drab soft Pelt Hats, highcrowns, 5s 6d. McDOWELL & CO.,Mark'sStore, near the Bridge. 278

Genuine Bargains.

BOYS' Black ClothCapsFrench Peaks9d, wereIsd. Boys' Black Cloth

Scotch Caps withTartanbands, only7id.McDOWELL & CO., Mark's Store, nearthe Bridge. 275

We are Sellingil/TEN'S Heavy Cotton Sox at 5dperLVJI pair, 3 pnirs forIs. Best Paper

Collars por box Cd, shapes— Dux,ReformDux, West End, Hyde Park, Argyle,Shakspoare, etc. MoDOWELL & CO.,Marks'Store, neat1thoBridge. 276

-o» OJBI IE _A_ IP ID R -A.IP IE R-YT *>-o

—CHEAP CLOTHING!!

o

CHEAP BOOTS AND SHOES!!CHE A P "c VERYTHING!

i—0 :

FOR CASH! FOR CASH! FOR CASH !AT y

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rw?. <$$>*> m "mj hd~wa ik"w ja^jw^m

GENERAL STORE, EENWICK.1 *O« *

INconsequence of being considerably overstocked at the endof the season, andhavingfurther supplies coming forward for the appi*oaching season T. OS.

begs to callpublic attention to his

JBona Fide Sale of over £1,500 worth.OF

USEFUL DRAPERY, CLOTHING, BOOTS, AND SHOES,&C, &C, &C.

Which he is prepared to offer at prices that must please his friends and ensurea clearance.

Hundreds of Pounds' worth of useful Goods will be offeredat less than half the value, and the whole of the Stock

will be sold, regardless of cost, For Cash.

Sale Commences on Monday, August 3rd.

«sr FOR FOUR EEX S ONLY.

COME EARLY AND VIEW THE STOCK.— — — —Q

T. O'SULLIYAU, 205

GENERAL STOREKEEPER, RENWICK.W. F. BUCKLAND,

~(LATE CARD AND BUCKLAND)

BOOKSELLER, STATIONER, AND MUSIC SELLERMARKET STEEET, BLENHEIM.

'nnHE Largestand Best seclected Stock of BOOKS m the Province. Works on_§ most subjects by all themost popular Authors.

Orders given for any Booksnot m stock executed with the greatest despatoh.

Magazines andNewspapers— English, Foreign, and Colonial— deliveredm Town,immediately onarrival, or by post first mailto any part. Subscribers wantedto allthe respectable Londonmagazines and newspapers;" Australasian,"&c.

Stationeryand Account Books. Special attention paid to this branch, WritingPapers, Envelopes, Fancy Note Paper and Envelopes, Ink (all shades), businessstationery, and account booksof every description at prices whichcannot fail ta givesatisfaction.

Musical InstrumentsincludingViolins, Banjos,Flutes,Fifes, Tambourines,Con.certinas, and many other instruments at prices to commanda ready sale,andHarmoniums to order.

> Fancy Goods.— When wantingpresents, either useful or ornamental, do not failtovisit this Establishmentbeforepurchasing. Thereis a large and varied stock, andwonderful bargainscanalways be had.

Toys.—

Having purchased a Good Stock at an alarming sacrifice to the. seller,the whole willbe sold at priceshitherto unheardof on this side of the World proofofthe above as certain can behad bycalling.

School Books and Stationery of every sort,

as- AGENTS FOR THE NEW ZEALAND EDUCATIONAL DEPOSIOHY.Agents for Hansard and Government Publications generally, and sundry othe

agencies. (See advertisements.).

NOTE THE ADDRESS— Nextto Messrs Healy gonMai-kStreet

&UCtfO!lft.

Bale of Furniture. &e9

P. LAWRENCEHas received instructions to Sell by

Auctionon Thursday, August 31st, at' his sale rooms, HighStreet, Blenheim,at Io'clock

—A QUANTITY of HOUSEHOLD

FURNITURE &c, theof the late Mostyn Humffreys, Esq.,andremoved for convenience of sale.

P.Lawrence,Auctioneer, House, Land, and

259 Commission Agent,Blenhim.

Sale of Furniture,

MR C. J. W. GRIFFITHS,Will Sell by Public Auction onSaturday

next, the 2nd of September m MrFell's yards, at2 o'clock

—A QUANTITY of HOUSEHOLD

FURNITURE, Goods, Chattels,and Effects.

C J. W. Griffiths,312 Auctioneer.

Pelorus County Board.

IN accordance with the provisions of«The Roads Act, 1872," notice is

hereby giventhat the ASSESSMENT forthe Pelorus County for the ensuing yearis nowlying at my office. Signed by theChairman of the' Boardj and open forInspection tor a a period of Twenty-oneDays toall owners or occupiers of landsmthesaidDistrict.

James H. Smith,Secretaiy,

Peloras County Boai'd.Havelock, Aug. 7th, 1876. 222

Special Notice.

IBeg to giveNotice thatmconsequenceof theDissolutionof Partnership of

FELL BROS., Ihvae determined towindup at once all business connectedtherewith.

With this object Ihave placedall theaffairs m the hands of Mr Thomas Hor-ton, to whom all Accounts against thelate firm must be rendered, and whoserecipt willbe adischarge for theamountdue.20 A. G. Fell.

Prices to meet the Times,

X INEN Damask Table Cloths 4s 6d.|_J HoneyCombFringedToiletCovers,2s lid. t.Largesize Linen TableNapkins,10s 6d per doz. White FurnitureDimity:7£d per yard. McDOWELL and Co.,Marks' Store, near theBridge 287

Bny Your underclothing at 31'Dowell's

Kf\P'UIRS Ladies' Tucked Drawers,tjyj lat 2s 9d. Ladies' Chemises,

2s lid.TuckedUnderskirts, 3s lid

M'DOWELL & CO.,(Marks' Store, near theBridge). 298

Licensing District of Kaikoura.

IT IS HEREBY notified that, pursuant to the provisions of "The Li-

censing Act 1873 AmendmentAct 1874,"theQUARTERLYLICENSINGMEET-ING for the LicensiugDistrict of K.AI-KOURA aforesaid, for the purpose oftaking into consideration all Applicationfor Certificates for Licenses, and theTransfer, or Renewal, or Removal ofLicenses, willbe heldm the Court House,atKaikoura, on TUESDAY, the sth dayof September next atNoon.

J. Goodall,Clerkof tho Licensing Court

■ for thesaid District.Court.House,Kaikoura,

3rd August,876. 255

Medical.PRELIMINARY,ANNOUNCEMENT.

THE". undersigned has for the con.venienceof his- Patients taken the

shop adjoining Mr Mason's, confectionerystore, which he intends fitting up fora Consulting Room, Surgery, andDispensary; He has also determinedtokeep every description of Pure Drugs fordispensing purposes, and for all simpleases uo Consulting Feewill be charged.

HenHy Williams,M.D., M.C.,L.5.A.,L.,

Surgeonapd Accoucheur,188 Blenheim;

4 IRE MARLBOROUGH EXPRESS, August 26,.1876

DR, CARR,RENWICK TOWN ! TO-NIGHT!!

at 7-30 for 8 o'clock.TEMPERANCE HALL!

MILLION NIGHT!MONDAY— LAST NIGHT!

28th.

DR. CARR willmakehisfinalappear-ance m this Town. Lecture on"CULTURE AND PROGRESS,"

Two lots willbe invitedfor PhrenologicalExamination. ■ .

One Shilling admission to all parts.Childrenhalf-price.

Notice.— BestSeats reservedforfamiliesparties,and ladies— withoutextrachai'ges.

JBavelock."U 8. /^ A R R

Is Coming JTextWEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY,

August 3Cthand 31st

WHEREAS objections to the appli-cation of WilfredF. Ward for a

Pastoral Lease over certain unoccupiedCrownLands m the District of Awatere,has been duly laid beforeme, as requiredby "The Marlborough Waste Lands Act,1867:" Now, therefore,,m pursuance ofthe said Act,Ido hereby appointTues-day, 12thSeptembernext, at Two o'clockm the afternoon, at this office, as the timeand place for the hearing and determiningby the Waste Lands Board of the claimsand objections of the respectiveparties.

Datedat the CrownLands Office, Blen-heim, this22nd day of August, 1876.Cyrus Goulter,

316 Commissioner of Crown Lands.Boroughof Blenheim.

NOETH WARD.— ANNUAL ELECTION.

NOTICE is hereby given that theAnnual Election for One Coun-

cillor for the NorthWard (m lieuof theretiringmember, Councillor Parker) willtake place at the SampleRoom of Mr T.W. Millington, on Thursday, the 14thday of September, 1876. Ihave ap-pointedThursday next, the 31sb instant,to betheday ofnomination.

Nominations m the form of the NinthScheduleof " TheMunicipalCorporationsAct, 1867," must bedelivered tome before4 o'clockon Wednesday, the 30th inst,

D. Wemyss,Returning Officer.

Blenheim, Aug. 25fch, .1875. 318

. Borough of Blenheim.A WaRD.— ANNUAL ELECTION.

KOTICE is hereby given that theAnnual Election for"One Coun-

cillor for theEast Ward (m lieu of Coun-cillor Earllj the retiring member), willtake place at the Institute, on Thursday,the 14thday of September, 1876. IhaveappointedThursday next, the 31st instant,to be the dayof nomination. <?

Nominations m the form of the NinthScheduleof " The MunicipalCorporationsAct, 1867," must be delivered to me', atthe Town Clerk's Office, before 4 o'clockori'Wednesday, the 30thinstant.

William Norgrove,. Returning Officer.Blenheim, Aug. 25th, 1876. 314

Borough ofBlenheim.WEST WARD.— ANNUAL ELECTION.

NOTICE is hei-eby given that theAnnualElectionfor One Councillor

for the West Ward (m lieuof CouncillorNosworthy, the retiringmember)willtakeplace at the Council Chamber,'on Thurs-day, the 14th day of September, 1876.ihave appointedThursdaynext, the 31stinstant, to be the day of nomination.

Nominations m the form of the Ninth.Schedule of "TheMunicipal CorpoiationsAct, 1867," must bedelivered tpmebefore4o'clock on Wednesday, the 30thinstant.

J. T. Robinson,Returning Officer.

Blenheim, Aug. 25th;1876. 313Bankrnpt Stock of V.L. Harks.

lAA MEN'S Printed Regatta Shirts,\J\] Choice Patters' 3s 6d. FancyCottonHarvarddo. 2s. Fine White LongClothDress Shirts,ss. McDOWELL andCo., Marks' Store, near the Bridge. 282

WANTED, a Female Servant, onethat can do plain Coooking, Good

wagesgiven.— Masonic Hetel. 229

To Stand This Season.AT ReNWICKTOWN,

r jpHE THOROUGHBRED HORSE,

HERCULES.By Kavensworth, dam Plover— Plover by SirHercules,her dam imported from Australia—Ravensworth by Touchstone. Fair Jean byVerulam— FairHelen byPantaloon. See New-Zealand StudBook for fullpedigree.

Hercules is rising five years old,m color is arich bay horse, with black points, standing 16hands, withgreat power and symetry, withanexceptionallygood constitution.

Asa three-year-old the Christchurch Derbywas considered almost a certainty for him, formseveral trials with Templeton he provedhisequality to that horse, even,when giving himweight, but owing toa severe illness during hispreparationhe didnot start.

At theDunedin Meeting, out of form,he ranKingPhillip to a head for the Maiden Plate,afterwards winning; the Cousolation, beatingseven others, carrying top weight,m good time.

At the Autumn Christchurch Meeting hesuffered defeat from King Phillip again by aheadm the Trial Stakes, and ran a good thirdm the Great Autumn Handicap, mile and ahalf, won by Parawhenua, Castaway second,Ngaro, Terapleton, Guy Fawkes, King Phillip,Right Bower, and several other good horseswerebehind him;time, 2 mm.46 sec. " Follow-ing Spring Meeting, Christchurcb, carryingBst 91bs, he won the Grand Stand Handicap,beating a good field. He also won theHawke'sBay Stakes, twomiles, carrying9st Slbs, heatinga field of eight. Hehas since runwellmseveralraces, especially m the Publicans' Handicap,Dunedin, where after losing 70 or 80 yards atthe start, he obtained a thirdplace.

Ha will be at Ewart's Stables, Blenheim,every Monday and Saturday, visiting Marl-borough Town every Monday. At Kenwick

-tow:i for the rest of the week.

Terms.—

Thoroughbred mares, Six Guineas;half-bred, Four Guineas. Payable before IstJamary, 1877. Groomage fees, ss, payable onfirst service. j317 Roderick McTver. Jnn.~~

ttondrously Dlieaj).

MEN'S Dunedinmade TweedSuits at37s 6d, well worth 60s. Men's

BestBlue Beaver Cloth Overcoats 37s 6d,usual price 555. McDOWELL & CO.,Marks' Store, near the Bridge. 279

LOOK OUT FORW "IT ls/£ QUID'S

GREAT

ANNUAL CLEARING SALE.'FOR 21 DAYS.

Previous to Stock Taking.COMMENCE MONDAY. 305

Economise Yonr Ifleans.TjITNLAY'S StoutTwillBleachedSheet-JP ingIs 3d per yard ExtraHeavyTwill do. 2 ya-ds wide, Is 6d. Mc-DOWELL and Co., Marks' Store, neartheBridge. 284

Extraordinary Good Value.

SUPERIOR White Toilet Bed Quilts5s 9d, reduced from 8s 6d. Colored

Alhambra Sultan andRainbow do. allat3s lid.- McDOWELL and Co., Marks'Store, near the Bridge, "

285Notice.

1HEREBY give notice that by acertain deedof mortgage or Bill of

Sale, allBook Debts, and sums of moneyowing to Angus M'Lauchlau,ofBlenheim,Linen Draper, have been transferred tome the undersigned, who is aloneauthorised toreceiveand give a dischargefor thesame.

William Whittem.Dated August 12, 1876.In reference to the above, Ihereby

authorise Mr C. J. W. Griffiths toCollect and give Receipts for all Debtsdue to Mr Angus M'Lauchlan,Blenheim,and all debts not paid by Ist October,1876, willbe sued for after that date.

William Whpttem.

Inspect our Stock.T7IINE White Long Cloth 4s lid per.Jj dozenyards. SrxonyWelsh Flannelswarrantedall wool Is 6d, worth 2s 3d.McDOWELL and Co., Marks' Store, neartheBridge. 283

A. Judicious Investment

T ADIES' Cambric Pocket Handker-,lJ chief, hemmed, readyfor use, 4s 6dper dozen

Ladies' Bleached and Untleached CottonHose, 4|dper pair

M'DOWELL & CO.,(Mark's Store, near the Bridge.) 297

Notice,

ITHE Commissioner of Crown Lands") for the ProvinceofMarlborough, do

hereby give notice that at noon on WED-NESDAY, the Twenty-seventh day ofSeptember nest, the allotments of TownLands, Suburban Land, RuralLand, and Pastoral Land set forthm the Schedule hereto annexed, will beput up to auction, and offered for salebypublic competition,at theSurveyOffice,Blenheim, m the &aid Province, at theupset prices mentioned, m the saidSchedule,m accordancewiththeprovisionsof "The Marlborough Waste Lands Act,1867," and "The Marlborough WasteLands Act, 1867, Amendment Act,1874."

Ten per cent of the purchase moneymust be paid at the Sale, and theremainder withinonemonth, or thedepositwillbe forfeited.

Dated at the Crown Lands Office,Blenheim, m the said Provincethis Twenty-second djy ofAugust,1875.

SCHEDULE.TOWN LAND.

Town op Pitcon.No. of Section. a, c. p. £ s d

100 0 1 0 10 0 0167 0 10 8 0 0

1041 0 10 8 0 01042 0 10 8 0 01044 0 1 o 8 0 01045 0 10 8 0 01046 0 10 8 0 0

Town of Kaikoura.C ■ 0 129 3 18 0

SUBURBAN LAND.District of Havelock Suburban.

Kaituna Valley.No. of Section. a. r. p. £ s. d.

110 20 0 0 26 15 0111 28 0 0 24 18 0I<l2 24 0 0 22 4 0113 24 0 0 22 4 0114 24 0 0 22 4 0115 24 0 0 22 4 0

RURAL LAND.District of Pelortjs Valley-.

88 100 0 4 35 0 0District of Pelorus Sound.

Kenepuru.156 79 0 0 50 0 0

District of Kaikoura.KahautaraRun.

43 44 0 0 32 0 0

PASTORAL LAND.District of Queen Chaklotte Sound.

Arapawa Island.53 210 0 0 82 19 0

Under Section 18 of"

The MarlboroughWaste Lands Act 1867 AmendmentAct 1874."

Town of Picton.No. of Section. a. r. p. £ a. d.

34 0 10 7 0 035 0 10 7 0 036 0 10 7 0 046 0 10 8 0 047 0 i 0 8 0 048 0 10 8 0 049 0 10 8 0 051 0 1 0 10 0 0

171 0 10 7 0 0172 0 10 7 0 0174 0 1 0 12 0 0

SUBURBAN LAND.District of Kaikoura Suburban.

Pari lof Section 51. 22 0 0 33" 0 0

District of BTavelock Suburban.k Kaituna Volley.

117 25 2 32 28 19

RURAL LAND.District of North Bank of Wairau.

Onamalufcu Valley.132 25 0 0 32 10 0133 38 2 0 53 10 0

District of Pelorus Sound.Kaiurna.

17 . 57 1 0 36 14 6Kenepuru.

155 96 024 98 7 3157 116 0 0 70 0 0

Cyrus Goultkk,Commissioner.

Pelorus Comity g§oard. !TN accordance with the provisions of

I"The1 "The rßoads Act, 1872," notice ishereby giventhat a MEETING of Rate-payers for the Districtof Pelorus will beheld at the Town Hall, Havelock, onTHURSDAY, Sept. 7th, at 11 a.m.,forthe purposeof Electing an AUDITORfor th Board.

By order.James H. Smith,

263 Secretary.Awatere Shearisig|Ecserve.

Superintendent'sOffice,Blenheim,25th Aug., 1876.

-jVTOTICE is hereby given that the rightJ^l to Leases for I4yrs of certainportionof the Awatere Shearing Reserve willbe offered by Public Auction at theSurveyOffice,Blenheim,atnoononThurs-daySeptember14th,1876. Theportions to&c leased areas follows:—

Thatportionbetween theRiver Penkand the Western boundaryof theReserve.

That portion between the RiverPenk and the Block retained forshearing purposes

A. surveyplanof the subdivisionswillbeready fur public inspection, as we asconditions of auction,on Wednesday, the16th instant.

.<■■- Cyrus Goultkr,315 Provincial Secretary.

A Positive llojiii.

"I" ADIES' TwiII Silk Umbrellas, withJLJ ParagonFrames, 10s 6d.Ladies' Large LeatherHediculCs, withlock

andkey complete, 5s 6dM'DOWELL & CO.,

(Marks' Store, near the Bridge.) 296Superintendent's Office,

Blenheim,18th Aug., 1876."TVTO ELIGIBLE TENDER having-LI beenreceived for ContractNo. 3,Onamalutu,TENDERS a-e again calledfor, and willbereceiveduntilMONDAY,the 28thinst.

Payment to be made—

One-halfm Cash— by the Wairau County Board, and one-half mLandby the Provincial Govern-ment.

Cyrus Goulter,269 Provincial Secretary.

TSjc Blenheim TemperanceSlallCompany, Limited."VTOTICEis herebygiventhat the fourthJL CALL of 2s 6dperShare has beenmade, and is payableat the office of theCompany, Blenheim, on the 4th day ofSeptember,1876.

W. B. Eahll,Chairman.

August 16th, 1876. 260We Defy Competition.

4T\ ENTS' Stout White MerinoDrawersVJ 2s 1 Id. Gents' UnbleachedCottonDrawers 2s 6d. McDOWELL & CO.,Marks' Store, near the Bridge. 277

To be sold at Half Vriue.

fcf\ LADIES' Black Cloth Jackets,ZJ\J 255; Waterproof Cloaks, andabout 30 Shawls,Ladies' Doliy VardenUnderskirts, 5s 6d

MlOWELL & CO.,(Marks' Stoic, near the Bridge). 294

No Delusion but a Reality.

Ff\ LADIES'. Black Straw Hats,pJ\_/ trimmed, from5s 6d, worth10s 6dUntrimmeddo, 6d. Feathers, 6d. Ruche,6d. Hat Ornaments,6d

M'DOWELL & CO,(Marks' Store, near the Bridge). 295

Oinaka County iSoard.

qnHE ASSESSMENT of the O.nakaJL County Board, made on the Bth ofAugust,maybe seen at the offices of theExpress, Blenheim, and of Mr T.O'Sullivan,Renwick.

W. Tissiman,309 Secretary.

For Sale,

"TTALUABLE BUILDING SITEV FOR SALE,(Opposite Ewart's Hotel, Post, and- Telegraph Offices.For particulars apply to

Geo. Carter, ;315 LondonHouse, Blenheim.

LatestMarkets.[By Telegraph.]

Wellington, Aug.25.— O'Shea reports pro-"duceprices asfollows:— Mour respondingfurtheradvance £12 10s to £13, oats 2a7d to 2s 9d,maize 4s to4s 6d, bran,scarce, Is3d to Is4|d,pollard7a 6d toBs, wheat;,milling no sale;ham9d, bacon 6dto 9d, cheese 8d to 9d, potatoes60a to70s. !

Binning reports maize 4s 9d to ss, oats 2s 9dto 3s, flour £12 10s, sharpsBs, bran7s, potatoes£4 15s, cheese 9d, butterIs.

Auckland, Aug. 25.— Mr Buckland reportsfat cattle 2a 6dto 5s per lOOlbs lower, average26s ;fat sheephalf-pennylower,average23s 4d.

Saunders reports— Buyers:SouthBritish 555,National 255, Bank ofNew Zealand £18 ss.

Dunedin, Aug. 25.— Wheat mgood request,prime qualitybeing scarce'primeNorthern wouldcommand freely 53, medium 4s 4d to4s 8d;in-ferior (fowl-feed) 3s 6d to 3s 9d, oatshavebeenwanted, andany lots arriving meet withreadysale at forgood feed Is lid to 2s, milling up to2s 2d;barley continues a drug, and for evenbest malting samples the demand isveryslightat 4s to 4s 6d, while inferior descriptionarennsaleable.

Port of Wairau (Blenheim).

ENTERED INWARDS.Aug.24.

—Wallace,p.s., 64 tons, Conway,from

Nelson, withgeneralcargo.Aug. 25.— Falcon, ketch 37 tons, Fjsk, from

Wellington, with generalcargo.Cr-EAP-ED OUTWARDS.

Aug. 25.— Wallace, p.s., 64 tons, Conway, forNelson, with 12 pkgs, Prichard;290 sacksbarley, 7 bales wool, bale basils, N. Edwardsand Co; 2 pkgs, cask, Williams, and six pas-sengers

—Messrs Brian, Armstrong, Evans,Elbeck,andKiernan, andMrsM'Shane.

MAILS CLOSE.For Nelson, per s.s. Hawea, this day (Satur-

day), at 9 a.m.For Wellington, per Falcon, this day (Saturday)

at11 a.m.

BIRTHS.Shirriffs.— OnAug. 20,atfcheManse, Blenheim,

the wife of the Rev. W. Shirriffa, A.M.,of a son.

DEATHS.Gifford.— On Aug. 20, at Appleby, Waitnea

Wesb, Mrs Jacob Gifford, aged79 years and9 months.

Grebn.— Oil Aug. 22, at Picton, Elizabeth,daughter of Mr.Joshua Green, aged19 years.

SATURDAY, AUGUST 26, 1876.

THE

Marlborough Express.'"' G:vb me !"■« liberty to know, to utter,and tos>r<rue

-MIt.TON

About the moat amusing reading that iscurrent justnow is themostabusedMansard.We have been greatlyinterestedby its peru-sal lately and among other matter welearn that on the first of thepresent month a debate took place m theLegislativeCouncil on aBill for RegulatingLocalElectionsj into which the Hon. Col.

WHiTMOßEhadintrodncei a clauseempower-ing owners of property to vote by projyy !One canscarcely form anidea of the retro-gressive action which takes place m thehuman mind under certain circumstances ;the effect of such retrogression may howeverbe studied occasionallyby perusing these do-bates i.i the Upper House of our ColonialLegislature, the onemquestionbeing a ve.vystriking example. Nothing very powerfulm the way of argument appears on eitherside. The speeches of Dr Pollen andMrBoN4R against the clause were decide.lv. thebest. Among the supporters of voting byproxy were the Hon. Mr Gray, and theHon.memberpopularly known as "MoneyRobinson.

"The oldTory twaddle uttered

by Mr Gray and several other honor-ables was about as antiquated andimbecile as one could- expect tohear at a conclave of superannuatedwasher-women, butthe remarks of theHon.MrRob-inson, were worthy of specialnotice, as aspecimen of themockhumility, butrealar-rogance of wealth. We. may here explainthat theBillis one for regulatingtheelectionof LocalBoards, and the clause referredtosays :— "It shall be lawful for any owuar"

or owners of property withinany rateable" district toauthoriseany otherperson res'i-"dent within such district, toexercise the"voteor votes to which he or they are en-" titled;and theReturning Officer onbeing"satisfied thatsuch personis duly authorised"as aforesaidshallallow him to vote :Pro-" videcl alwaysthatrio oneperson shallatany" electionexercise theproxies of more than."twosuch owners." A verymodestproviso

certainly, whenwe come toconsider thatthelaw allows a plurality of votes,— thus a manwho had five votes by his own right, if hecould by cajolery, or bribery, or both, pro-cure theproxiesof two others withfive voteseach, he would have an immensepower,bywhichhemight influencean election, andbythe combinedaction of a'partyit is difficultto say what results' might not beobtained.Under such a system, purity of electionwould be an utter farce. A grosserattempt at inserting the thin end ofthe wedge we have never experienced. Ofcourse whenthe Colonial Secretary pointedout that smallratepayers and the holders ofMiners'Rightswereexcluded,lion, memberswere ready enough to plead oversight andabsenceof mind. The advocates of the clauseadmittedits danger m the samebreath withwhich they supported its adoption. TheHon. Dr Gracesaid— "He felt they would" practicallybeplacing power m the handsf'of abody of men whowouldcertainlyhave"

notenderrespect for the rights ofproperty."[!!!] Their sole duty lay. m duly con-" sidering measures for the wise pro-" tection of the interests of property."Bravo, Doctor, after that we may truly" take heart of Grace." The Hon. MrRobinson, however,is particularly amusing.Having sneered at the HonDr Pollenforhis advocacy of the rights of the humblerclasses, he goes on to say that bedoes not think "the ..proxies' would be"used by designing politicians m a waydetrimental to the interests of the large"owners," and clenches his opinion bysaying, "He was a Cockatoo, and he"did not fear any such result." Hethen points out that a number of personsgo shearing and harvesting, &c, towhom it would be very inconvenientto leave their work to record their votes.What a paternalkindness theHon. "Cocka-too

"displays for the working man; what a

verymodest"Cockatoo"heis. The owner

of the sheep and "cattle on a thousandhills,"and of thehills and valleys into thebargain;andas he would not like to see fiepoor fellows onhis vast estate wasting then-time over such paltry affairs as local elec-tions, he. woulddoubtless kindly undertaketo dispose of all their proxies, eitherpersonally or by means of his «owntools and paid agents, just for thesake of preserving the working men fromthe machinationsof the

"bush-lawyers," of

which the Hon. "Cockatoo"

has such avirtuous horror. Before wequit the remarksof the Hon. .Mr Robinson, we must giveanother brief extract fromhis speech. Hesaid:— "As to particular persons going"round canvassing the whole country, and"getting a number of proxies signed ia"blank, hedidnot at all think that would"

be the case"—

[now cornea the cream]—"But evenifitwereso, thepartyon the oppo-"

site side would adopt the samemeans, and"consequentlythe thingwouldrectifyitself.

"The political morality of the hon. membercannotbe verywelldoubtedafter that. TheHon. CaptainFuaser1givesus a tasteof theDundrearyschool of argument tothis effect,that oneside said the clause wouldbe a dis-tasteful innovation, and the other side saidit wouldbe a boon and very workable ;heconsidered the two sides were'balanced;consequently what they had said wentfor nothing, so he would vote for theclause. The honorable andgallant memberis greatabout MrsGrnndy. He said "For"

many years he had defied Mrs Grvndy,"andall her works,andhe wasquite willing"t» make the honorable gentleman [the"ColonialSecretary], a present of all the"

popularity hecoulddisiilfromtheGrundy"alembic."

—Who would not admire the

generous magnanimity of the honorableandgallant member after that? One of thestrongestbitsof truth uttered m the debatewas the statement of the Hon. Col. BuEvrthat "If the system of voting by..proxy"

were introduced, it would place hale" the votes m a district m the pos-" session of the publicans, who would"thus be able toput manymembersthey

" likedatRoadB6ardelections. Most ofthe j''peoplewho wouldvote by proxy wereper-"sons whogained their livelihoodby work-" ing on tlieroads and public works. As a

"rule they,couldneitherread norwrite, andv generallyspentmost of their timempub-"lie-houses. As a matter of course it fol-"lowed that most of their wages went into" the hands of the publicans, whoseonly de-":sire wasto increase the dissipationof the^e"

poor people. He would certainly ojrpose" theproposaltoadopt a system 'of voting"by proxies for the reasons lie hadstated."It is verysatisfactory to learn that when

the question of allowing voting by proxycsme toa devisionultimately, the privilegesought by these"Cockaloo

"owners of pro-

perty waslost by a majority of two on theside of reason andcommonsense.

The Government steamer Luna visitedKaikoura onSunday morning lasfc.

The Speaker of the House of Represen-tatives gave his third sessional dinner tomem-bers on Monday last.

Received.— Some originalpoetry ad-dressed "To a Flirt," and an /'Epigram"

"based ona recent demise. ,-.

Me Arthur Beauchamp, formerly ofPicton, has purchased the business andpremisesof Mr Duncan, at Wellington, and will therecontinuehis professionof auctioneer. >

MrM'Gee, of Nelson, announcesthathehas made arrangements withRoberts, junior,the Champion billiard-player of the world, togive one or more exhibitions of skill duringOctober.

The adjourned meeting of sheepownerswill takeplace at 2p.m. on Thursday next 31stAugust, at Penney's Hotel, Blenheim, atwhichallsheepownersare requestedtoattend.

Temdkrs for repairs to Ewart's Hotel,were received on Tuesday last as follow:—Fonnor £268, Gorrie £240, C. Davies £220,Wemyss £189, Knight £179, Bythell £160.

MrBarleyman appears tohave arrivedat New Plymouth on Saturday la3t. TheHerald wasgood enough to publish our reportthe late complementary dinner.A Pair of very handsome pictures

valued at £50, andpainted'by Mr Wyvill, weredisposedof a few days agoby art union at MrBuckland's establishment. Mr Phillip Dillonwas the fortunate winner.

Veryserious newswillbe foundm ourtelegraphic column. "War appears to be im-minent between England and Russia, whilepreparations are going on m readiness for ageneral war.

Governmenthave beenm the minoritytwice since last issue. The first occasion waswithregard to theCentral Prison at New Ply-mouth, and the second on a private bill afterannouncing that government supported ifc.

"We have to remind our readers thatDr. Carr will give his last Physcological enter-tainmentm Blenheim on Monday next, at theTemperanceHall, whentheprices of admissionto allparts of the house will be Is for adults,.andchildren 6d. The introductory lecture will,be on

"Culture andProgress."

An old acquaintance advertises m theWellington papers as follows :—

"Important toColonial History.— Now open Aldous' Hair-cuttiug Rooms and Cigar Divan, opposite.theOccidental Hotel, Lambton Quay. N.B.—English, Colonial, European, and British Lan-.gnages spoken.— George Aldous, 0.5.G.D.0.L."

A correspondent who hasbeenreadingour last "Sessional Letter" (XII), wishes toknow who the two members were, referred toby Sir Julius Yogelmhis scathingspeechon theCanterbury Pastoral Leases Bill. We shouldhave thought it was veryevident, but lest thereshouldbe othersm a similar state of doubt wemay state that we undersand thd "foul-mouthed

"ones were Mr Rees and Sir George

Grey.The Havelock: mailman met with

another mishap on Friday morning, when, ongoing over the bridge between Smith's andDwyer's, his horse puthis leg throughthe rottenplanking, and thereby injured itself sufficientlyto compel the rider to ret/urn and telegraph toHavelock for a remount. Thedelay causedmthe delivery of the mail was'4B hours. This isthe fourthhorse that has been crippledm thisplace, and the track is reported almost impas-sable.

—Nelson Times Aug. 21."

Publtc Acknowledgmfot.— Since our

last issue the Captainof theBlenheimVolunteerFire Brigadehas received thefollowing kindandthoughtful letter from his Honor the Superin-tendent:— "Superintendent's Office, Blenheim,21st Aug., 1876.— Sir,— Itake the earliest op-portunityafforded to me of congratulatingyouupon the conduct and energy displayedby yourBrigade during-tbelate firemBlenheim. WhilstIhave to regret that its effects have beensomarked m that quarter of the town, Iamproudto acknowledge that to your exertions,carried on through many hours of arduoustoil with the most exemplary care andtheperseverenee, is due the preservation of thewholeblock of General and Provincial Govern-ment Buildings, the loss of which would havebeen so disastrous, and m many respects irre-parable. Ibeg you to acceptmy hearty thanksindividually, and the members of your Brigade,andsolicit yovvvacceptanceof the accompanyingcheque for £20 — not tenderedas anacknowledge-ment of invaluableservices rendered, but as asmall contribution towards your funds, which Ifeel suremust have been heavily taxed duringthe late emergency. Ihave the honor to be,Sir, your obedient Rservant, A. P. Seymour,Superintendent. To Samuel Johnson, Esq.,CaptainFire Brigade,Blenheim."Itis currently reported that the Fire

Brigade intend topractiseshortly _m theheigh-borhood|where |Mr Edward^Wakefield lives.—

Argus:

Mi?. Martin Powejl, who vfiwitlyfavored Nelson with a profession;!! vi-ir, waswhilom a miner on the"beach, at t';c is-srth ofGreymoufcb, when; bi3

" great v-prinil^qrcilpowers" were developed f<T the r.n;nso:iieL.t <■(his mutes m holding.conversations .\vitii imagin-arypersons immersed m the seethingsurf. Itistobe regretted that this promising' youngmandidnotcouiine himself to :nii)i'.)2 by the sad seawaves, for his professional career has" been amonotonous succession of empty houses, fol-lowed by unannounced "bolts," to the detri-ment of confiding tradesmen. Even this in-glorious careeris nowat anend, for the Marlbo-rouyh Express of the 16th. instant says, &c. —Wilson Times.

Sir James Fergusson Is suggested bythe Aucklaud Hcraklas a suitableperson for theofficeof Agent-General.

The well-knownfirmotEdmundsonandSellarsat Wellington bavedissolvedpartnership,Mr Sellars remainingiv thebusiness.

At Oamaru,a man namedJohnMorri-son,is mcustody onacharge ofpouringkeroseneonhis wife's head, and then setting fire toher.The skin wasburnt off her face.

We leavn by private advice from theCoast, that

"everything is very dull." At

Westport it is stated that able-bodied menarewalkingabout the streets idle, waiting, Micaw-her like, for something to turn up ';and thisisma country teeming withminerals, that, thankstopast mismanagement, might as well bemNovaScotia. Many of themen (whohave themeans)are leaving for Melbourne and Sydney ;so thatwhile at an immense expense we' are importingunsuitable -immigrants, we are (by neglectingtheir interests) losingmen meveryrespect fittedto make useful and valuable settlersT — NeUonTimes.

A Man namedEobertRoberts, a horse-dealer and woodandcoal merchant mDunedin,was founddead ma hayloft adjoining his pre-mises on. Friday morning. There is everyreason to believe he committed suicide, as abottle containing apoisonousliquid, and anotherbottle withbrandy m it, were found alongsideof him..Itwill be remembered that during the

voyage of the Camperdowusome property be-longing to passengers was stolen, and it waafound at the time impossible'to,trace the wholeof the thieves, for there was more than on*robbery. The Commissioner of PolicemChrist-church was communicated with, and a telegramwas received from himm Wellington, statingthattwomen named Thomas Halswelland Wm.Caseidy hadbeen arrested on a charge of steal-ing from the Camperdo«vn on her voyage cut.They'weresailors on board— Nelson Times.

According to the Auckland Star, theCorromandelMail, like thePhoenix ofantiquity,has risen once-more fromit3ashes. The Coro-mandelites are a peculiar people. While theMail wasmexistence they withdrew their sup-port;butno sooner does it collapse than theyhasten tothe rescue andset itonits feet again.A telegram from Coroniandel to the AucklandStarsays:

—The business and mining interests

wouldnotallow the Mailto fall through, and mone day thepeoplesubscribed asmuch as wouldplaceitonits legs again.

Professor Sale concludes a i-ecent

leiter to the Otago.Dailjj Times thus:— Onewordmore. The masters that we have, howare they paid? Is therem this prosperous set-tlement a more beggarly trade^ than that of aschoolmaster ? And is there any professionwhich requireshigher qualitiesm the men whoundertake it? Is there any business whichrequires half the cultivation, the patience, thekindness, the high moral character, which isrequired andexpectedfrom the most miserablypaidclass of men amongst us ? Not one.

At the Resident Magistrate's .Court,Westpors, on Wednesday, applicationwasmadeby W. Harrison, under the AbscondingDebtorsAct, toprevent a debtor namedHickey, owing-the applicant some £47 odd, from leaving theColony without making provision for paymentof the debt. Applicant proved his claim, andalso that the defendant had takenpassage forhimself, wife, and family by theFrances Ger-trude, for Melbourne, andhad, with them, beenaboard since Monday evening, the date origi-nally fixed for spiling. The Court made ordertoprevent defendant leaving the Colony,except thathe first gave security, to the satis-faction of applicant, for payment of themoney.The Magistrateremarked that it was useless forthe applicant toexpect togetbloodfromastone,.and that under the circumstances, as shown, ifcwould be well if some amicable arrangementcouldbe made.— G. R. Argus.

Value op aMan.— Noanimal(observesthe Medical Press and Circular) \vork3 harderthanman, and as a working or domestic animalman may be valued. Dr Farr has made somecurious and interesting calculations as to thevalue of the agricultural classes. The calcula-tions arenot made tocorrespondto the workingyears of man, but allowance is made for theinfant and child, who, hot able to work, arevalued prospectivsly;and: so, again, moldage,when the labor period is passed, and, as ananimal, he consumesmore than he produces, hisvalueisconsidered amimis quantity. Thecalcula-

.tions are based upon the Norfolk agriculturalclasses,inwhichcounty theinfantlaborer is worthat the time of birth, £5. When he hassurvivedthe first dangers of infancy, and has advaucedfive yearsnearer the time at which he will be-come a productive agent, his price rises to noless thau £56 ;and this, again, m five yearsmore is somethingmore than doubled. At theage o£ twenty-five ye-ws he has attained hismaximum value, £246 ;and he declines after-wards steadily but slowly, down to £138 atfifty-five yearsof age',and£1 attheageofseventy.After this age he produceslittle or nothing, butstill he consumes,and when he is eighty yearsold he is valuedatminus £41.

Gumming Again.— The second comingof Christ on earth is to takeplace before nextmonth (September), according to Dr Cumming'slatest prediction. The Jews willhave to travelwith extraordinaryspeedtoreturn to- Palestineby the time named.

August 26, 1876. THE MARLBOROUGH EXPRESS, 5

Notice.

ALL ACCOUNTS Due to me mustbe Paidonor before the 31st of

August, otherwise proceedings will botaken withoutfurther notice.

W. Homes.Blenheim, Aug. 16 fch, 1876. 250

To Bushmen.

npENDEEtS willbe receivedby the un-JL dersigned till September 4th, forFelling 85 ACRES of bush (more orless),m oneor twolots.

The lowestor any tendernot.necessarilyaccepted.

"W. Cdllen,303 Mahakipawa.

Dissolution of Partnership.

"VTOTICE is hereby given that thei.l Partnership hitherto subsisting be-tween us as Sheep Farmers, Butchers,andFellmongers, tradingunder the styleor firm of MillsBros., has this day beenDISSOLVED by mutual consent, andMrJohn Millsretires from the firm.

The Business will still be carried onunder the name ofMillsBros,, who willCollect all. Debts and Discharge allLiabilities.

Datedat Havelock this firsfc day ofJune, 1876. :

Thomas BTearn Mills.John Mills.Alfred Mills.

223 Ohas.Houghton MillsWitness:R. Whithorn,R.M.

To Sheep Farmers.

nnHE Adjourned Meeting of SHEEPJL FARMERS will take place atPenney'sHotel,at 2 p.m., on Thursday,August 31st, when all .Sheep Farmers areinvited to attend. 311

41R H. J. L. Augarde reporbs thesale of Mr. G. Harper'sfarm at Spring Grove,for £1,600 cash. The propertycomprised 147facres of land— Colonist.

Captain Ferriks infoims the EveningPost that theaverage loss sustainedby the mailsteamersm running down the coast toOtago isover £4,000 per trip, or nearly .£50,000 perannum.

Orangks.— Grown at Little MuddyCreek, Auckland Province, arenow being soldm Auckland City. They equal the importedarticlem flavor.

Sheep Burned.— An exteusive grassfire has occuredbetweenthe'Waiho andWaitakirivers, Otago. Some hundreds of ewes wereburned. The fire was caused through some far-mers at the Waiho burning straw.

This latest thing m suicides, is thusnoticedm the Melbourne Telegraph. A lunaticnamedDaniel O'Connell committed snitcide atthe YarraBend Asylum, on Monday last, byburying his face m about six; inches of slushthathadgathered m a drain.

Upwards of thirty officers, professionaland clerical, m thePublic Works Departmenthave, we believe, receivednotice of the termina-tionof their engagements. The new Councilswill therefore have no difficulty m providingthemselves with engineers and surveyors.— -Arc/us.

Great Depression.— The present dull-nessof trade m England- has not been experi-enced for a generation. Colliers, cotton-spinners,and artisans generally,, are all under a cloud.Theprospectis gloomy m the extreme. Thereis this hope, that it is always darkest beforedawn. Good idea for Blenheim this.

The followinglist gives the dates of theprincipalrace meetings m New Zealand for thisyear:

— Wellington, 14th and 15th December;Christchurch, 7th, Bth, and 10th November ;Dunedin, 20th of November, Autumnmeetingm March;Auckland, 26th December, and,Istand2ad January, 1877.

Brprivate, information from Hokitikawe learn that the menengagedmopeninguptheMount Rangitoto SilverMine, underM^.'Mantonhave discovered large deposits of black oxide ofsilver, as -well as galena. This black oxide con-tains about 80 per cent of the pure mstal, andis similar to that which has made theNevadamines somarvellously rich— Argus.1 Good.— Messrs Cox, Williams, Howe,Read, and"'Sir R. Douglas (who voted againstSir G. Grey's resolutions), are denouncedby theStar as "The'Five Auckland Traitors." Thereis much tall talk m Auckland about being"

Ready ;aye,ready, and keepingtheir powderdry."ValuableLand.

—The freehold of the

Church St, Anthelin, Queeu Victoria street,London, having frontages to Queen Victoriastreet, Budge row,and Sise lane, and occupyinga groundurea of 4330 square feet, was sold byauction lately at the Mart,Tokenhouse yard, byMessi-3. Fuller,Horsey, Son & Co., for '£46,350,or at the ratoof £10 15s per foot.

A MRMORIAL has been addressed to theGovernmentby pastoraltenants, igents for in-vestment associations, bankers and others, res-pectingthe future tenureofthe Canterbury runs.Itwas frequently referred to on Friday m thedebate on theCanterlmry?Pa3fcoralLe-sing Bill,and-was described by somemembers as a claimfor compensation for losses causedby the fall mthe price of wool.— Post.Ithas beenreported for some time, says

the Nmo Zealand Herald, that Sir DonaldM'Luanis about to resign the officeof NativeMinister, and that he is to be succeededby MrOrmond. SirD. M'Leanhas attainedhigh honorand much credit, anditis alwaysa safe plan for& public man to retire upon his laurels when hehas any to retire upon. Mr Ormond, whoisspokenof ashis successor,has the reputationofbeinga good administrator, but is said tobe nar-row-minded, and ill-tempered, andhe has mani-fested specialdislike to Auckland.

Thb Dr Turner,who was announced tobe about startinghydropathic baths m Christ-church, wassenteucedto oiipraonfchsimprisoninentwithhard labour for stealingaBoyfconcoat fioma fellow passenger on board the Steamer Wel-lington. InspectorFeast, who gave evidence atthe Christchurch Court, stated that] his namewasnot Turner, but Osbaldiston, that he wasanative of Corfu, has been valet and chiropodisttojthe Duke of Edinburgh, and had servedseven years' imprisonment at Adelaide, on con-victionofhaving stolen some jewellery from thePrince.— ItangioraStandard."Setting fire to awife

"is what a hus-band m Otago has been doing. Tho NorthOtago Times says:— Yesterday"afternoona mannamedJohn Morrison, a plasterer, residing atthenorthend of the town, poured somekerosene

over his wife'shead, andthenset fire toit. Thewoman rushed screaming into the street. Someneighbors extinguished the fire, but not beforeall thehair andagreat deal of the skin of thefaco hadbeenburnt off. The poor woman wasimmediately sent up to tho hospitpl, and MrSub-Inspector M'Cluskey lodged Morrison mgaol.

Downm DuneAin, a MrsRabbit,had ababy ofwhich she alleged a Mr Ring to be thepapa. She sued King, but wasunable to estab-lish the paternity of tho little "rabbit." Firedwith fury, Mrs Rabbit left her little oneat thedoor of the putative father's house. Hearingthe child's criesKing ranout, but only tobe toolate, for the mother had flown. To pick up theinfant and run after tho mother was tho workof amoment, but Mrs Rabbit being fleetof footsoonout distanced her persuer, leavinghim farbehind. What to do with the baby was thenextquestion. King with the crying infantmbis arms, made his way quickiy to the policestation, and endeavored to leavehis charge withthe gallant Sergeant-Major Bevau. But thesergeant-major was obdurate to persuasion andentreaty, the"police would not take the childaudKiug left with the infant m his arms. Heis still doubtful what to do with! "that littlerabbit."— Post.

, A Well-known landowner attheTaieriOtago, is abating the rabbitnuisance by allowingcats to increaseon. Ms estate. The catsmakesurprising havocamong the rabbits.

Leap Year.— The Wangaiimi Herald isresponsiblefor the following :— MerePaka, thecelebrated chieftainess of Pnkerangiora, hasmade an offer (through the lateCrown Commis-sioner), of baud, and heart to the chief Patohe,brother of HonePihama.

A Christchctrch telegram of Aug. 21,says :— The so-called Dr Turner, hydropathiclecturer, completed his sentence on Saturday.He was againarrested on a charge of stealing acoat belonging toa travellernamed Cawell. Heis remandedfor eight days.

Retort Courteous.— A young mem-ber, aMr Wakefield, wide awake so far ashisfield of vision goes, accused theNative Ministerof assurance. The Premier informed the youththathe need not look so far as theNativeMin-ister for a specimen of assurance. This means.thatthemember for Geraldine has abundance ofcheek. We should think, so from the atnonnt ofhis jaw.

—Dunedin Advertiser.

The Wellington papers look on it mthis light:

— "During tho 12 hoursstayof themailsteamer City of New York, m that port, shetook onboard 300 tons ef-coal, seveulivebul-locks, 36 sheep,-1500 lbs dressed butchers'meat,two dozen turkeys, and six dozen fowls. Thetotal sum spent by the shipduring hershort staywas no less than j£Boo m cash. — Mail.

ALyttelton telegramof Aug.21, says:— TheAkaroa, whichleft on Friday to searchfor the supposedwreckofthe Clematis,returnedthis morningnot havingseenanythingof it. Theweather was rather unfavorable throughout.Captain Smith, of the schooner Minuehaha,which arrived last night from Mercury Bay,reportssighting a vessel bottomup on Saturdaymorning off Godley Head,bearingN.E. byE.,35 miles distant. He describes her as being acopperedvesselabout 60 feet on thekeel withyellow lettering, andhaviug lost aplank off herbottom on the port side.

A Family Poisoned at Tauanakt.—

On Weduesdayflast a family atBell Block con-sisting of the parents and five children werepoisoned(.through eating pickled cabbage thathadbeenpreservedman earthenware pot whichhadbeen originallyusedforkeeping sheepdipm.Although thepothad beenempty betweenthreeand four years, and before being made use ofhad been boiled m soap and water, yet it ap-pears the poisonmust havestill adhered to thesides. The consequence was that thi wholefamily that partookof the pickle were affectedwitha very severe sick vess which continued forabout teu hours. DrSt. George was m atten-dance, and weare glad to learn that he reportsthey areout of danger and doingwell.— TaranabiHerald.

Notice to Mariners.—

The followingnotice tomariners appears m a New ZealandGazette publishedThursday :— "TheCapeFoul-wind Lighthouse (from which a light will beexhibitedon and after the Istday of Septembernext)is situated on a cape of thatname on thewest coast of the MiddleIslandof New Zealand.The tower is 53 feet m height from the base tothe top of the -lantern, and is constructed oftimber painted white;theupper part being closeboarded, and the lower partopen framed work.The light willbe a second order revolving white,s light, visible all round the horizon as far as theland will allow. Itwill attain itsgreatest bril-liance every thirtyseconds. Thelightis elevated190feet above the sea, and, allowing 15feet fortheheight of the eye, will be seen at a distanceof19i nautic miles m clear ..weather, and atlesser distauce3 according to] the state of theatmosphere."

TnE result of the debate on thequestiou of Separationhas been tho temporarydisorganisation of the Opposition, and delicatenegotiations arenow going on as to the leader-ship and the course tobe m future pursued.'After the division Auckland anJ other memberswaiteduponSir George Grey and suggested hisretirement from the leadershipand analterationmhis line of Opposition. Sir George resistedthe proposals on personal grounds andalso onthe ground that ho would never condescend tocompromise withthepresent Government. Timewasgiven to him tocall a meeting of the Auck-land members to-day, but Sir George failed toinvite those who voted with the Government,and, m consideration of the fact, the meetingwaspostponedtill Monday nexb. The statementcurrent is that the Auckland members favor theselection of Mr Whitaker, not especially asleader of anOpposition, but as their representa!tive leader m local interests. The probableoutcome of thenegotiations.is, that Sir Georgewill retire from any leadership, and that MrWhitaker will assume theleadership of aparty,some of whom wouldpromotehis selection as amember ofthe Ministry. A subordinatedivisionm theranks of the Opposition hasbeen causedby MrDonaldReid's declaration thathe is pre-pared to accept the Counties Bill as the nejetbest thing toProvincialism. He has supporterssuffi ;iently influntial tomake a serious schism mthe ranks of the representatives ofOtago. —Post,

"EXPRESS"TELEGRAMS.Latest News receivedby Cable.\ (Reuter's Special Telegrams.)War with Russia imminent.

Arrival of Suez'Mail,Preparations for aGeneral War.

Policy of Francepacific.

Sydney, Aug. 23.Five bodies, supposed to belong to the

barque AimofMelbourne, have been foundon thebeach atPort Stephens. .

Melbourne, Aug. 23.Tricketthas boonbackedto beatilmmsdenat two toone;

The steamer Nimboa, which left Goolwafor Murray Bridge with a cargo of iron,caught fire yesterday and sank about sevenmiles fromGqolwa.

Arrived— the Otago.Sydney, August 24.

The Edinburghgoes to Singaporeto assistm repairing the Cable between there andMadras. The Agnes another steamer be-longing to the same companiesservice takesher placehere.

The Easbyhas arrivedat Newcastle.Sydney, Aug. 25.

Alengthy meeting of the Cabinet tookplaceyesterday,it is supposedwithreferencetothe 'Friscomail service.

Later,8 p.m.Itis understood that the Governor has re-

ceived a despatch stating that war betweenEngland and Russia was imminent.

The City of Sydney sailed for Kaiidavauat 3 p.m,

The captainof the schooner Yibiliawritesdenying the statement m the Aucklandpapersby themate of the samevessel.

Kerosene is scarce; the only shipmentex-pected is held at 2s 3d, candles 9 5-Bths,Adelaideflour £11 to £12, wheat 5s 3d,NewZealandflour £11 to £11 ss, oats plentiful,New Zealand|2s 4d to 2s 6d,Hennessy'squarter 7s.

Melbourne, Aug. 25. .The second [mate of the Barabool is ac-

quittedof culpableneglect m the latecolli-sion, butcommittedfor trial for disobeyingthecaptain's orders.

LatestProvincialTelegrams.

Wellington", Aug. 23.Thereis a great deal of interest takenherem politicalcirclesm consequence of rumors

havingbeenprevalentthatMr Staffordwouldjoin the Ministry at the expiration of thepresent session, but it is alleged ou goodauthority that such an alliance is quiteimprobable, although it is understood MrStafford will give his assistance during thesession to carry Government measures,thoughheentertains such opposite views totheMinistry m regard to dealing with theLand Fund; they insisting upon its locali-sation, he m favor of making it generalrevenue,thatnoalliance couldpossibly takeplace, exceptunder an entire change of thepersonnelof thepresentGovernment.

. Wellington,Aug. 22.Mr Smiih, of. Taranakiiron sandnotoriety

has obtained from the directorsof theTitanicSteel and Iron Company, the use of thefurnace for one thorough trialtosmelt thesand. He leaves by the ,steamer for Tara-naki to-day.

Wellington, Avgust25.ItisunderstoodthatMrBridges13nolonger

a director of theNationalBank,'andthat heceased to be so shortly after his return toLondon. Itis saidthathis conduct towardstheBank ofNew Zealand last yeav has hadsomething material to do with his retire-ment.

In,reply toaresolutionadoptedbya Wan-gar-ie meetingcallingonSir Robert Douglasto support the SeparationRasolutions, themember forMarsdeu telegraphed refusing tocomply, andofferingtoresignif the electorsas a body wishedhim to do so. The Waipuelectors afterwards\*■'held a meeting andpasseda voteofconfidencemhim, buturgedthe throwingout of theCounties Bill.

DtTNEDIN, Aug. 23. ■Seventy unemployedhave sentmapplica-

tions for stonebreaking. The Governmentadvertise offeringemployment toall wantingit.

Charles ThomasHoran, a pose office clerk,wa3charged thismovning with stealingnews-papers from the post office, and i*emandedfor a week.

A large number of the unemployed as-sembledat theProvincialGovernmentbuild-ings this morning, m response to an adver-tisement offering work. They havebeenputonat road workat six shillings a day, withtools and tentsfound. The Guardianaccusesthe General Government m their action rethe Waste Lands Boards, and the sale ofmountain tops of being the cause of thepresentdistress by bringing aboutanunex-pectedstoppage of Provincialpublic works.

Dttnedin, August 25. '.The resolutions for apublic meetinghave '

been drafted and the Committee are ar-ranging for proposers andseconders.

Auckland,August 23.CaptainBurgess intends to take proceed-

ings againstCaptainFerriesof theZealandia,for his conduct towards him when the vesselcame into this port, andrefusing togive himcharge of the ship.

Information respecting the wreck seenfloatingbottomupwards leavesno doubtbutthat itis the schooner Clematis.

The Nationalbank received a cablegramannouncing a dividendof six per cent, andtheadoptionof the reports.

At'an'adjournedmeetingof MrTonks' com-mitteethefollowingresolutionswereadopted:—(1) "You are elected not to truckle toMinistersm thehopeof gainingsome paltryadvantage for Auckland,but to unfflnchinglyand unswervingly follow the line of policystatedby Sir George Grey at a meeting ofthe Auckland members yesterday." (2)"That your committeestrongly disapproves

of the course youhave adopted, buthopes"itwasan error of judgmentonyour part." (3)"Should your views have changed sinceyourelectionyourcommittee call upon youtoresignat onse morder that anothermem-ber maybe elected vrlio -will carry out thawishesof the peopleofAucklandCity.West ;and further, this meeting is of opinion thatyour telegramis unsatisfactory.

"

Bluff,Aug. 24.TheRingarooma has arrived, and brings

Suez mails. The followingare the principalitems of news:— ':

TheBishopricof Calcuttahas beenpressedupon Dr.Morehouse, bishop designate ofMelbourne.

The official enquiry into the loss of theStrathmore, criticised the mode m whichcargo wasstowed, disapproving of theship-ping of theboats fromtheir originalpositionmthe ship, and does justice to thememoryofthe captain.

GeorgeDixon hasresigned fdrßirminghamandJosephChamberlainelectedmhisplace.

The Queen is at^Windsor.The Princem his war manifestosays fur-

thermoderationon thepart of Servia wouldbenothing lessthancowardice. He justifiesentering with his armyinto Bosnia, mordertopacify the insurgents of theProvince.

Prince Charles mopening the.RoumanianChamberproclaimedhisneutrality.

ARoumanian circular says thatthe mobi-lisationof her troops is not intendedtobe"warlike,but the object is tostrengthen themm herfrontier corps.

PrinceCharles claimsvirtualindependence,and the cession to Roumaniaof the DeltaoftheDanube.

There has been severe fighting on bothsides,butthe accounts- arevery conflicting.OnJuly 18ththe Servian army on theriverTimokuattacked GeneralOrmano'spositionatEzor. The Servians were repulsed withgreatloss, and were pursuedby the Turksinto Servia. .

A Parliamentary blue book of despatcheson theEasternquestion has been published,showing the intention of Russia is pacific;thatshe was anxious throughout to avertwar, and to act m concert with theotherpowers. Russia desires to maintain thepolitical status quo of Turkey, and suggestsforming the insurgent provinces into tribu-tary states.

AServiandespatch states that the TurksonJuly 21attempted to drive the army ofOlympus across theDevina,but were unsuc-cessful. After obstinate fightingtheServiansrefused to cross, and retired to Belina.Other reports declare the Servians to havebeen beaten. Heavy'rainretards movementsof themainarmy.

Pierrepointis the newlyappointedAmeri-canminister atLondon.

34 persons werekilledand53 woundedbythe explosionof aboiler on H. M.S. Thun-derer on her trial trip at Spithead. LordHenryLennoxhasresignedhispositionmtheMinistry m consequence of his connectionswith theLisbon Tramways company [BaronGrant'sswindle.] Negotiations areproceed-ingbetweenthe AmericanMinister andLordDerby for a new extraditiontreaty.

Duke Decazes m a'speech before 'the

Chamberdeclaredthepolicy ofFrance to besolely domestic,pacific, andoneof no inter-ventionmEasternaffairs. »

Austriahas closed the pass of Klek".TheDaily Telegraph has received letters

from Stanley regarding the expeditionmAfrica, dated April.SirSalarJung hasbeenpresentedwiththe

freedomof theCity.Colonel Stokesreport on the Conditionof

the Suez Canal, states that the channelm itspresent state will beample foemany years.

There is talk m Ceylon of protestingagainst Sir Arthur Gordon being appointedGovernor m viewof his failure m Macorol-ite. [?]

The occupation ofEgypt by native troopsfromIndiahas beendetermined!upon,m theevent of a general war, and break up ofTurkey. Great preparationsbeingmade forIndia. Snider rifles have been served-outto all thenativecavalry.

Melbourne, August19.The majoritym favor of Government on

the wantof confidence motion was 12 m ahouse of 70 members.- Since then the ordi-narybusiness has beenproceededwith.

Government has not abandoned theStevenson case, as the matter will shortlycomebefore the Supreme Court.

Esther Grey, who assaultedLadyBowen,has beensent to thelunatic asylum.

Amannamed Walker was five days andnights at thebottom of an abandoned shaftat Inglewoodwithout food.

Lillywhite'scricket teamleaveLondon onSeptember20. The namesinclude Souther-ton, Pooley, Jepp, Charlwood, Selby,Green-wood, Eminent, Uglett, Hill, and AlfredShaw, probablyLockwood.

Another effort is to be made to open thepublic library,nationalmuseum, andpicturegallery on Sundays.' . . , .

Dr Brancey's nomination,paper for the "

centralprovince was handed,m just on thestroke of six, and the returning oflicer de-cided not to receive it, as it should havebeenmbefore six, and not while the clockwas striking.

No less than eight Chinese lottery banksarenowm fulloperationm the city.

The proposalto give religious instructionm schools before school hours, as well asafter, is strongly opposed.A veterinarycommissionhasbeenappointed

to enquireintoandreportupon the allegednew sheep diseasem tha westerndistrict;

6 THE MA&LBOROUGH EXPRESS. August 26, 1876

New Zealand Parliament.[By Telegrapli.] i

Toesday, August 22. i

IntheLegislative Council to-day,mreply toMr 1Ackland, whoput a question relative to a codi- j

fication of Statutes, DrPollen saidthe constitu- 1tionalquestions had prevented the law officers iconsideriagthe matter. The Government,how- 1ever, recognised its importance.

ColonelBrettmoved his motion redefence of <the colony. He was supported by Colonel iKenny, Colonel Whitmore, and CaptainFraser, 1although they did not altogether agree with ;him.

Dr Pollendidnot consider the motion neces-sary. He thought the alarm of ColonelBrett,as to invasion, waspremature.

MrChamberlaindefended thevolunteers whohad been alluded to m deprecatory terms by <Colonels Whitmore andBrett. i

Motioncarried. :i

Wednesday, August 23. 1

Inthe Legislative Council to-day inter alia ithe PublicHealths Bill was further considered 1m commmittee, andclause 26 amended,which 'will have the effect of giving local RoadBoardspower toperformnecessarysanitary work,with-out the consent of occupiersof premises. The39thclause wasreached.

The Housemet at 2.30. 'Captain Morris took his seat for the West ]

Coasb, MrReid's namebeing erased.Mr Macfarlane asked theHouse to pass are-

solution to the effect that anyperson entitled toa pensionafter March next should receive thepaymentpersonallym thecolony. Governmentopposedit,andthemotion wasnegatived.

Along discussion tookplace on the delay mthe construction of theEiverhead Railway, theAuckland members censuring Government, mconsequence, but the motion was ultimatelywithdrawn on the assurance that it would bepi-oceededwithshortly.

The remainderofthe afternoon was taken upm discussing amotion of Mr Sheehan's that the;£IO,QOO proposedto be spent North of Auck-land wasentirely inadequate,and smaller thanthe district wasentitled to. Thediscussion wasinterruptedby 5.30.

On theHouse resuming at 730, the adjourneddebate on the Central Penal establishment atTarauaki was resumed by MrWhitaker, whosaidthat as thepresent financialcondition of theColony didnot justify themmgoing intosuch a -large expenditureas would be involvedm pro- 1ceeding with the erection of a CentralPrison atNew Plymouth, hewould moveanamendment,That further consideration of the question bepostponedtill nextsession.

This caused a long discussion. The Govern-ment opposedboth resolution and amendment,onthe grounds that the present state of the

-prisons throughout the Colony were a reproach (

toit,andhadbeen for several years;that the (

action of Government m the matter had only*

been caused by a sense of duty ; thatit was ;absolutely necessary todo one of two things : 'either buildtheprison, or increase theaccommn- ]

dation oftheprincipalprisons oftheColony, and 1that the latter waslikely to be as expensiveas ]

the other;thatthe questionof wheretheprisonwas tobe erected had nothing to do with the 'matter, asm any case Taranaki must haveits 1

breakwater;that the financial condition of the 'Colony hadnothing todo with thematter, asit 'iB perfectly able to bear all reasonableexpense

'of providing for carryingon its administration. :

Itwas contended on the other side that this ;

was merely anexperiment,and that it wouldbe ]for various reasons wiser and more economic towaitat least a yearbefore moving furthermthematter. The result was that amendmentcarriedby 38 against 25, therebeingnine members who

'usually vote for the Government voting for theamendment.

Mr Woolcock's motion to relieve the Gold-miningindustry of exceptionaltaxation,now im-posed upon it, was formally agreed to. Thequestion willbe more fully gone intowhen theGold MiningBill comes on. !

The other business was unimportant, andtheHouse adjournedat 12"45.

Thursday, August 24.

In theLegislative Council, Captain Baillie in-troduced aBill toenableaprovisionalagreementto be carried out between the Superintendent ofMarlborough and theHon. Thos. Renwick.

TheHoase ofRepresentativesmet at 230.The bulk ofthe bnsiness this afternoonwa3of

minor importance.The Government m replying to a question,

said qhey did not propose to renew an offerof£10,000 for the discovery of new goldfields.

Considerable discussion resulted upon the in-terrupteddebate on Mr Sheehan's motion thatproposed expenditure upon districts north ofAuckland was inadequate. Theonly new fea-ture introducedintothe discussion wasareturn,quotedby MrReynolds,.showingthat during thelast18 yearsup to 1874, the amount expendedout of consolidated revenueand loans waspropor-tionally greaterm Auckland thanmany of theSouthernProvinces, and that when theNativeand Defeuce Expenditure was taken iuto ac- >count, it would be found that while theNorthIslandgot 180 per cent, for every i£loo, theSouth Islandgotonly 64£.

'

The debate was interruptedby 5*30.After the House resuming at 7.30, the second ,

reading of the Wanganui Endowed Schools Bill .wasmoved by MrBryce. Itappearedfrom the iBilland arguments m favour, that during Sir jGeorge Grey's Governorship of the Colony an 1Endowment iv the City of Wauganui of 250 "acres wasgiven for the education of children of !indigent persons ofall racesm the islands of the iPacific j the trusteeship being placed with the ■

Church of England. It was alleged that the <objects of the trust had not been carried out, {that only about 20children had been educated, ]with two Maorichildrenm Wellington;thatthe sland was^worth £25,000, and that the results of ithemanagement of an estateofsuch value were 1ridiculously incommensurate with the original 'intent, and that theHouse was {justified m m- '

terfering. Itwas also alleged thatnone of thetrusteesresidedm Wauganui, and thatm orderto see the endowmentsadministeredbeneficially,it wasnecessarythab the endowment should beadministeredby peoplewithlocal knowledge.

On the other hand it was argued that thetrusteesdid their best under the circumstances,and that it wouldbe a dangerous precedent fortheHouse to interfere witha trust ofthis kind;thatif there wasa disputeitshould be decidedbefore a court of law.

The Premier supported the Bill, and saidGovernment supported it. The debate wasanimated throughout, and was not concludedtillone o'clock whenthe secondreading was re-jectedby 29 against 18.

Friday, August 24.

Willi the exception of a few questions, theHousewas occupied all atternooum discussingclause40 of the Kating Bill, andanumber ofamendments were proposed, but rejected. Anattempt wasmade to strike out churches, andschools of religious bodies from the list of excep-tions, but the amendment was lost by a largemajority. Itwas also proposedto make build-ings andland m use by Governmeut pay rates,butnegatived. Very little progress was madewhen the House roseat 5*30.

PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENTTENDERS.

The following tenders havebeenreceived latelyby theProvincial Goverement:—

Repairs'Police Quarters— Blenheim

CRICKET.

Thk Season 1875-6,

Believingthat it would be interesting to ourcricketing friends, we have takensome pains tocompilea correct list of thebatting averagesandthe bowling analysis of the past season,1875-6.Every player who tookpartm anygamenoticedm our columns, has his deeds noted down cor-rectly,andif wemay have tomake a few harshremarks, we appeal to the love of fair play thatis therulingfeeling of the beauideal cricketer.

On looking at theBattingaverages, we are atoncestruck by their exceeding lowness, lowerthan usual, even withBlenheimcricketers. Wedon't consider that this is because ofthe inferi-orityof the batting to that of former times, butsimply from the fact that the ground was atrifle dead on most occasious, audmore especi-ally isit owing to the high-classbowling shownthroughout the season. We are of opinion thatbetter battingper se was shown during lastyearthanon any foimer occasion. We are referringtoBlenheimcricket. Toillustrate the difficultyoffast scoring, we give two examples. Inthematch

"Married v. Single," Buckland bowled105 balls for 15 runs,' a truly fine performance.Playing against the "Tradesmen" of Blenheim,Churchsent down126 bails for 24 runs, on anexceedingly dead wicket, m the fp.ce of some oitheworst fielding we ever saw, andagainst thecrack batsmen of Blenheim. With such closebowlingitis no matter for surprise to see smallaverages. Nevertheless, as a whole thebattingwas execrable. Robinson, J. T., played finecricket throughout, imparting more verve andvigour to his play than most of the othersput together. Hehas well earned his position.We may mention his innings of 22 againstPicton as particulary noticeable. Bucklandplayedthe best cricket, but practises tooirregu-larly toscore safely. Heis also apt toget care-less, if thebowl'ng be a trifle off the wicket-meetingbadbowling, m fact, with worse bat-ting, a fault far too common here. We musthoweverplacehim first amongst our batsmen.Churchhas fairly wonhis place, as though noiperformingashe should, beingnervousat timesand unfortunate at others, he has batted withgreatpatiencemeveryinnings;We hope to sechimrank evenhigher before very long. Thesethree withRobinson, W, Oxley, and Mclntosh,comprise ourbest batting talent. Next to th9sewe shouldplace "l?ell, of the rest we can saylittle. Dobb does notposers an atomof science,but canberelied upon for half a dozen. Thiscriticism, excising the latter half, mayvery wellbe applied to the others, of whom Maxwellstrikes us a3 being the most promising. Onething is certain, next year wemust have two orthreenew batsmen who canscore— also a goodlongstop.

The Bowlers are m an altogether differentposition. They have surpassed anything everdone here. Passingover Fell, we must noticeMcKay, whohassent down 200 balls for a trifleover three ruus a wicket, a splendid averageanywhere, but it must be borne m mindthatit was chiefly gained against some of theworst batsmen m Blenheim. Church, withBuckland, hasjbeen themainstay of theClub mfclm department. These twoplayers bowled mvery good style throughout the season, and itwill be long before aBlenheim bowler surpassestheiraverage taken all round. Dobb occupies apositionhe neverhadbefore. He seldom rankedsecond before— always first. But this is theresult of uon-attendance. Some would-becriticshavegiven it as their opinion that Dobb has"runtoseed." We beg to differ from them.The followingare thecorrect figures:

LetterstotheEditors."»" 'Die Editor is desirous of affordmi; everyreasonaAt

facility for thediscussion of publicsubjects; but itmustbe understood that he ie m no way responsible for theipinions esprense'i by correspondents.

MESMERISM.1 Me. Editor, — What a wonderful thing,

is that Meshmerism, as they call ifc. It's aswonderful as how a woman can p\ifc on a tightpullback,— quite as wonderful whenyoucome

■ to thinkonit. Now Thomas mustgo mad about" it, andsays he—

"Mary, I'mgoing tobe mesh-'< merised." Itwas of no use my expostulating

likean honest woman should, not a bit of use,> thoughIdon'thold with them as always are a" naggingat their husbands, being of opinionitss ofmighty little use, as Dr. Oarr says—" Don't■ pick a quarrel, butpunch his head," as fine an; apothegmas ever was, butIwassaying Thomasi must have aprivate" seehisant

"as itis called.

" Well, sir, Dr Carrarrived mperfessional black,l quitethe idea, as myfriend Mrs Tompkins says,3 and the

"seehisant" began. TheDoctor made

: some passes overThomas' figonomy as if he was; washingit, though we are as clean a family as' you could find— washing ou Monday,scouring; Tuesdays,potsand pans Wednesdays, stairs onL Thursdays, children's heads andeverythingelse, on Saturdays. Well, asIwas saying, he began, gliding his fingers over Thomas' nose. Thomasi gavea wonderfuLyawn, and thenshut his eyes,f andlooked for all the worldlike a youngwoman5 going to faint. The Doctor then said he wasi fixed.

"What shall weput him through, Mrs

I Monday ?" says he. "Oh, anything." saysI,r for Ihad a little "down

"on Thomas for walk-

-3 inghome with Miss Potts last Tuesdaynight,I and being gone two mortal hours. The Doctor3 then put Thomas through some extraordinary. motions, that quite equalled the evolutions offc the "Royal Blenheim Fusilers," uniform greenI aidpink. Thomas had a sparringmatch with■ a leg of mutton hanging to a rope, and-

danced with considerable v:gour for five- minutes. _As Thomas is rather stout, weighing" a good thirteen stones, most of the crockerywareb began to dancetoo. Dr Oarr said the crockery. wasmesmerised as well, so 1rushed across andb put a string along the front of it. "Down,"i said the Dr, and Lord if Thomas didn't sit onl my newbonnet just comehome. Oh, MrEditor,3 Iwas that aggravatedIdidn't know what todo.3 Ahappy thought struck me.

"Will he answer, anythingIask him,Dr?" saysI."

Assuredly,"j sayshe.r "Thomas," says I, "what were youdoing, last Thursday evening whenthe Masonic rneet--3 ing was on?" ,1

"Playingbilliards,"Bayshe.1

"What did you tell Miss PottswhenIcaught3 ,youm theHall?"i- "Itoldher she was a dear."I "Oh! you wretch," saysI, "Thomas, what

gave you thatbad head-achelasb.Tuesday ?"t "Why, Bushhad got someuncommon good-

rumdown, andby George how we tackled it."j "How wasit you took two hours to takej Miss Potts home, when it ain't a mile from5 here ?"I

"Fact is,Dr., wedidn't go the nearest way,

i notexactly, a good walkm thenight air does ai man a worldofgood sometimes."i

"Now, tell the truth, Thomas. How wasiti you lost seven pound ten last February, andit; wasnever found ?

" .i "WhyIdroppeditonHercules and youmust, ask B for it."

This was quite enough, so the Doctor un-i wound him and took his departure. Thomass thenwanted to mesmerise me, but lupandgavei him a goodhearty smack, and told him tomind

his business. "Lord, Mary,"says he, " what-everails you?

""Ithink you'dbetter go and

see Miss Potts again." This shut him upmnotime. Thomas is quitedifferentnow. He dar'enf;openhis mouthbecause of whatIknow abouthis goings on. He is dreadfullypuzzled how Igot holdof it."Please, MrEditor, tell me how to mesmerise

our husbands whenever we like. We can thenreally be the mistress of thehouse, andabolishall latchkeys, nobblers and the rest of it. Yours&c, . Mary Monday.

"NotesandQueries."

by" an enquiring.mind.

Prefatory.Note.—Ashorb time ngo you suggested tomethat it was desirable that Ishould turn myattention to things of greater importance thanthePedlington politics and-petty scjuabbles ofthis particular locality, permit me to say that Icordially agree withthe suggestion, andmlook-ing back upon thepast 1feel a certain amonutof compunction for having allowed myself toforget thedignity ofanacknowledgedand regularcorrespondent. 1 purpose m future rather tomakenotes and push my enquiries onmattersrelating to the general interests andadvance-ment ofthe Colony at large. Ihave gained someexperiencesince you firstpermittedme topursueknowledge throughthemediumof your columns,andhaving succeededm shaking off the imperti-nent interference of mysister MariaAnn,Ishallpursue the even tenor of my way without regardto theobservationsof Mrs Grundy, or anyotherold woman.

O.NT MATTERS EDUCATIONALItherefore have tooffer a few

— -Notes.—l have frequently noticed that our

Nelson neighbors prided themselves—say alittle—on the educational status of that Pro?vince, aud that they ,have :alto shown aremarkable read'ness to . sneer at Marl-borough. Ihave seea a good deal ofschool life, thoughImay not be old enough tohave seen much else, but Inever experiencedanything sopiquantas.thefollowing whichIcutfrom the colonist ofa recent date signed "Obser-ver":—"l attended an election of the HoadBoard afc the Spring Grove School-room onMon-day last, whena voting paper washanded tomeby the Chairman with anintimation that Iwastoretire toan inner room, which.Idid, and tomy surprise and disgustIfouud the said innerroom hadrecently beenmade use of either as acattle pen or pigstye, it was very offensive. Onmy rerentrance to the school, my curiosityledme to take stock of the school, whichIfoundm a very dirty state. Ialso noticed that themaps on the walls were d.irty and torn, the roll.-ers torn off, and everythingbetokening a stateof filth and. neglect. " Ithought of the manybattles that had been fought.as to whether ornot the Bible should bo readm that school. Ibelieve a committee was elected favorable to theBible being read, and it struck me that asCleanliness is avowed tobenext to Godliness,itmight happen that said committee might oneday awake to thenecessity of attending to theformer"—"l remember that itwas the practiceamong my school follows to t&ar up pieces ofpaperinto very smallpieces, and holding themconcealed between their hands to put to theunitiated the following—

Query.— "Which would you rather be a

Schoolmaster, or a Pig-driver ?"Note the reply;if the latter occupation was

chosen, the scraps were scattered m the air, thejuvenile wit exclaiming "Look .at your pigsrunning away."—But at SpringGroveitappearsthe occupations haveheen delightfully blended,both thehuman and the porcine element havebeen allowed to revelm mutual fun und 151th.It is to be hoped that government inspectionwill wipeout allsuch blots from the;educabion,ilescutcheon,

Query.—Does the wriber of the letter quotedintend to convey a satire on the efficiency ofbiblical teaching.

Note.—The Hymn says—"Teach me to livethat Imay dread,' The grave as little as mybed." But ifmy bed was as dirty as the SpringGrove School-room, andpigstye,Ishould dreadto

"pigm," and almost prefer a decentburial.Voila tout atpresent for Nelson. v

Calumet.

ODD FANCIES.[Dunedin Advertiser.']

The best thingm this worldis to take thingsas they come—take them easy—and takea goodmany of then.

Shakespeare says, "There i3'a tide m theaffairs of men,"butitappearsto bepretty muchall tied backm ihe affairs of women.If your neighbor's hens are troblesome and

steal across the way,don't let your angry pas-sions rise,but fix a piace for themtolay.

A fondmother advisedher daughter tooilherhair, and fainted flat away when that candiddamsel replied:" Oh, no, ma! It spoils thegentlemen's vests."

Experimental philosophy — asking a younglady tomarry you. Naturalphilosophy—lookingindifferent, andsay you were only m fua whensherefuses you.

A doctor wentout for a day's sportand com-plainedof having killed nothing. " That's theconsequence of having neglected yourbusiness,"observedhis wife.

August 26, 1876. THE "MARLBOKOTTGH EXPRESS. 7

£ a. d.James Howard ... ... 6 10 0D.Wemy8s (accepted) ... 6 5 0

Spring Greek MainRoad.Denis O'Leary .. ... 85 0 0Edwin Horan ... ... 79 0 0RomanRonowoz ... ... 80 0 0Phillip Rush ... .. 59 10 0Chas. Reeves ... ... 59 10 0Wilkins &Stagg ... ... 40 0 0A. W. Ryder (accepted) ... 29 0 0

SchoolRoad—Spri?ig Creek.Roman Ronowoz ... ... 72 0 0Oliver andJames Bubb "... 56 0 0Thomas O'Leary """ ... 5110 0JB.Reeves ... ... ... 44 17 8Wilkins &Stagg (accepted) ... 30 0 0

Three Foot-bridges— Sjiriiiff Greek.Roman Ronowoz ... ... 40 0 0— Accepted, with the option toerect one other

bridge onsame terms.

Batting Averages.

5° § a

Name. g 5 § g .. ■» S "8 'I 1°

fc En }zi a "<Robinson, J. T 9 0 92 30 10 2Buckland, F.W 9 0 74 20 B*2Church, H. 9 1 62 32. 7"6Robinson, W. 5 1 27 25* 6"3Wandon, R. .. ... 2 1 6 4* 60Pirani, L.... .;. ... 6 1 28 14* 53Elliott, C.... 3 0 15 7 5-0Dobb, G 8 1 32 16 44Badge, A.... ... ... 3 0 12 5 4'oHodson, J. E 2 1 4 3 4-0Oxley, F. J. ... .'. 90 31 12 34Mackintosh,J 6 0 21 10 3 3Maxwell, O. 2 0 7 6 3*lRogers, A. 4 1 9 3 3#oOwens, C 10 3 3 30jFell, A. G. 3 0 7 6 21Campbell ... 3 0 7 3 2'lGreen ... ... ... 2 0 4 2 2*oKitchen 2 0 4 3 2"0Furby, W. S. ... * :... 1 1 2 2* 2'oM'Kay ... ... ... 6 0 8 7 1-2Stevenson, G 2 0 3 3 1-1Sfcace, H 2 0 3 3 l'lHenning, C. 3 0 3 3 10Budge, C. W 3 0 3 3 10M'Shane, H 10 1 1 TOCarey, F. J 2 1 1 1 0;5Eyes, M 2 0 1 1 0-5Penney, B 6 1 1 1 02Scott 2 0 0 0 O'OBudge, C '. 10 0 0 00

Bowling Analysis.

i CO tli Q)

Name. . S . $ %a .i-> a o ofr 3 S g <

Fell, A. G 18 0 3 1 30M'Kay 205 5 59 19 32Church, H. ... ... 660 33 148 35 4-8BuckJaud,F. ... ...528 21137 24 5*17Dobb, G 144 5 41 5 81Henning 114 7 21 2 101Mackintosh 48 1 27\ 2 131Scott,E 54 1 15 1 15-0Budge, A.

--48 1 21 1 21-0

Wandon,R 12 0 7 0 —

The Intelligent Vagrant has a parliamentarywitticism reseparation:—C'n the day after thaton which theNew Zealand Times had accusedMessrs Stout andSheehan of stirringup publicopinion bymeans of telegrams, and they deniedhaving done so,a member met Mr Macandrewgoing to the Telegraph office with a sheaf ofmessagesmhis hand. "Hallo," said themem-ber."itis you then,and not Stout and Sheehanwho are working the little telegraphic oracle'?"Mr Macandrew looked dignified as he stoppedand said,"Iassure you, sir, Ihave not sent atelegramof a political tendency fora weekpast,andthese messages thatIholdm my hand aremerely concerning guano." The member an-swered scomqgly. "Well, youknow, that wordis synonymous wibh separation."

Holmesremarks on the wonderfulpro-visionsof nature that there is not even left anarrow crevifce under a flat rock without a thin,black bugpreparedby Providence to fill it. It's*the same way when vacancies occurhiofficialpositions. .

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I %^^^^^^^^^^^ " PRODUCED

vjflv 850>000 WATCHES,of all Q"^and Si2[es.

Why American Walthara Watches are cheaper than English Watches of the samegrade is explainedby Sir.EdmundBeckett (late Mr E.B. Denison), m his work onClocks, Watches, andBells,m whichhe says, page322:— " Although laborisdearerm Americathan here, this machinery enables them toundersell EnglishWatches ofthe same quality;" andthat thesystem of making watchesby machineryistheonlycorrect one is held forth by this eminentauthoritym the same work, m whichhesays:

" There can be no doubtm the mindof anyone who understands machinerythat this is the best as wellas the cheapest way of makingmachines whichrequireprecisionanduniformity."

For particulars apply to 58i@iiiii ah1 © ASPP3aSB^&-av v. :.

G-EN-ZEia^L A.G-E2STTS,WALTHAM BUILDINGS, HOLBORN CIRCUS, LONDON, E.C

■ OEDWOOD" BROS, are CASH Pur-ist- chasers of WHEAT, and willgive,the highest market price. To be delivered

■ at the Mills orm Blenheim. 39

OF HOLLOWAY'S PILLS AND OINTMENT.

IMOST respectfully take leave to call atten-tionof the inhabitants of Australasia to the

fact that Messrs. HENRY, CURRAN & Co.,Wholesale Druggists, of NEW YORK, haveagencies m various parta, and that theirTravellers are going over the country vendingSPURIOUS IMITATIONS of my PiJJs andOintment, which they makem New York, andwhich bear m some instances their trade markthus— whilst on .^BBtev otherlabels ofthistrash it is omitted^g li>TCl tlie better to de-ceive you,butthe®nj^jiS|H words "NewYork ' are re- If Cg^UM tamed. Muchofthis fictitious %£§ .l|^p stuff 1S s°}d mthe Auction rooms . of Sydney andelsewhere, aud readily finds Us way into Iheback settlements. These are vile frauds, as Idonot allow my Medic/nes even to be sold m anypart of the United States ; they are only made byme at 533, Oxford Street, London.

The samepeopleare circulating a report thatmy business isabout to be formed into a Com-pany,which is DTTBRLY FALSE.Imostearnestly appeal to that sense of justice,

which Ifeel sure Imay venture npon askingfrom mykind cuuntrymeu and countrywomenmtheir distant homes, to assist me, as far as maylaym their power, m denouncing this shamefulAmerican Fraud, by cautioning their friends lestthey be duped into buying villainous compoundsstyled

"Holloway's Pills and .Ointment" with

any New York label thereon.Each Pot and Box of the Genuine Medicines

bears tho"

British Government Stamp," with thewords Holloway's Pill3 and Ointment,London,engravad thereon. On the label is theaddress, 633, Oxfokd Street,Losdgs, wherealone they are Manufactured.

(Signed) THOMAS HOLLOW AY.London, Feb. 15, 1876. 80

NorthernAssurance Clompany,LONDON AND MELBOURNE.

Capital .. .. £3,000,000 \Invested Funds .. £1,918,600

liic lnsurance effected at the Current1Rates of Premiumand proposals made totheundersigned canbe completed withoutdelay. ■

Robert Laery.306 Agent for PictonandHavelock

QILLESPIE'S; I(Late Dumble), i

BOARDING H OUSEiNear Taylor Bridge,

Maxwell Road, Blenheim.

Allthe comfortsof ahome, combined withcivilityand attention. L4B

W. Grossman,BOOT AND SHOE MAKER,

Market Street South,

HAS opened as above with a goodStock of a£l descriptions of Boots

and Shoes, principally own make, whichhe offers at PRICES TO DEFY COM-PETITION.

N.B.— Boots and Shoesmadeto order,1and lepair.1? expeditiouslyexecuted. 102

TemperanceHotel, Havelock.

MR.ROBERT WOOD havingtakenthe management of ,the above

Establishment,begs to notify to the publicthat the business will be conducted byhim m future, and trusts bystrict atten-tion^a-.hd courtesy to customers, to meritthe ,pi&rouage of the inhabitants of thedistrict and travellingpublic.

Commercial iiShow Rooms for Travellers.Good Stabling. Paddocks Provided.

49

John Miiiiiesu1,GROSVENOR HOTEL,

HIGH STREET, BLENHEIM.

FIRST CLASS ACCOMMODATIONFor Families and Visitors.

Private Apartments,BathRoom, &c.38

The Masonic Motel,BLENHEIM.

H. BUSH, PROPRIETOR."Wines andSpirits ofthe finestBrands.

ColonialAle, 3d. perGlass.A "Billiard Room handsomely fitted. 20

The €lul> Hotel,KAIKOTJRA.

FIRST-CLASS TA B LEAND

SLEEPING ACCOMMODATION,With a LargeHandsomeBilliard Room.

COMMODIOUS STABLING,With wellGrassedPaddocks.

J. ACTION,47 Proprietor.

JUNCTION 51 OTE SiMARLBOROU.GH TOWN.

XOHN MARCH, PROPRIETOR.First-class Wines, Spirits,&c.

GoodStablingandPaddocksprovided.'22"

HENRY 31 ( ARTN'EY,COMME RCI A L HOT EL,

Grove Road, Blenheim,

BEGS to inform his Friends that hehas taken the above House, and

hopes by civility,atention, and keepingonly the BestLiquorsobtainable, to receiveths same measure of.support accorded tohis predecessor. .

N.B.—

Good Accommodation for Manand Horse. 33

Caution.

ANY Person found TRESPASSINGon our land, known as Kelly',

Farm, and Sections 15, 17, and 19Omaka, on the Middle Road, whethermpursuit of game or otherwise,. will bePROSECUTED after this' date.

Parker Bros.May 29th, 1876. ■"■ 315