MARRIAGE.

Stott —Sinclair. —At Mount Clifton, Blueskin (residence of the bride’s father), on Thursday, 30th December, by the Rev. Dr. Stuart, Alexander Stott, F.E.1.5., head master Borough Schools, Aihburton, to Mary Ada Sinclair, only daughter of John Sinclair, Esq. 334

The Evening Echo. MONDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 1879.

Thera are men in this Colony -who came to it in its infancy, when its signs of civi lisation were few, and when life upon the shores of the land they had chosen as their future home was one, if not of down right hardships and privations, at least innocent of luxury, and in the highest degree unattractive to the idle, the lazy, or the voluptuous. There are amongst us, too, those who landed in New Zealand when the battle between the early settlers and the difficulties they encountered and overcame was but half fought, and who are, therefore, able—from a good stand point—to throw their memory back and tell the true story of the past. The original settlers of the Colony are fast dying out, few remaining even with their “bye dim and their natural force abated”; and the men of a decade’s colonial life are outnumbered by those who date their colonial experience from the inauguration of Sir Julius Yogel’s immi gration policy—a policy he is credited with creating in theory and drafting in detail, and, therefore, ought to be a competent person to superintend it in its working. That he believed in his own surpassing fit ness for that duty is. evident from the fact that he stepped down from the Premier’s chair in New Zealand to the desk ofaNew Zealand Government clerk' in England, leaving at a most inopportune time the Colony that trusted him to the tender mercies of a Government of incapables, and ruthlessly sacrificing, for a position he had long envied, the political character he had earned in a brilliant and eventful career.

The men of New Zealand’s past, who knew her in her infancy before she began the march of progress which she is now performing with rapid forward strides— these are the men who can best compare her present with'the past, and note the difference between our “now” and their “then.” They have borne the burden and the heat of the day, and though many of them (from circumstances over which they might or they might not have had control, andfor which they may rightly or wrongly blame the Colony) en j oy only the penny of the eleventh hour laborer, still there are also many whose life in the new land has not been without a purpose, and has earned a material reward—the reward of honest toil and steady well-doing. To them all, whether successful or unsuccessful,, the fact of the owners of an immigrant ship being recently fined £sooin Sydney because in violation of the charter party,water had been inefficiently supplied to the Govern ment immigrants, must raise peculiar memories. When our old colonists embarked for the new land they were almost wholly at the mercy of the captain ; if water was plentiful on the voyage, well and good—they thanked their good for tune ; if it ran short, or went bad, they could only mourn their sad case—grin, and bear it! To them there was virtually no redress. If their provisions were abun dant and at all eatable, and even a slight degree of other shipboard comfort enjoyed, they considered themselves lucky, and were grateful; but in too many instances those who made the early passage—long, dreary, and comfortless—look back upon it with unpleasant feelings. The passage from the old country to New Zealand is now one of comparative luxury compared with what had to be, endured, on the voyage by passengers of fifteen or twenty years ago, and if there is one good thing the immigration policy of the colony has done, it has made, —but for the natural dangers of the sea, which cannot be controlled, —the voyage to New Zealand one of comfort and comparative safety. Yet, with all the colony’s pro gress, with all her increase in wealth, the inducements she offers to immigrants of the right * stamp to turn their eyes to the far South, and the royal road her immi gration policy has opened up, she is not successful in filling her labor ranks with the willing workers she requires. Ship after ship arrives, bringing a mixed mul titude of people—toilers of every class, except those wanted by agricultural and pastoral employers of labor. No difficulty is experienced in inducing British town dwellers to break up their homes and ship for New Zealand, but the men of the plough and the sheepfold seem to cling resolutely to the fields of their boyhood, and resist the soft blandishments of immi gration agents. Even now, while in

almost every New Zealand town unskilled labor idles at the street corners, there is scarcely a farm that has its full comple ment of workers for the emergencies of harvest.

v. It is an oft-repeated complaint this one of scarcity of farm labor, but it is one the immigration agent seems unable to re move. Whatever the reason for the ab sence of farm laborers from the passenger lists of the immigration ships, it is time some strong effort were made to pene trate the agsicultural districts of Great Britain and lay the real attractions of our colony before the farm laborers. In the towns they are well enough known; but we feel sure that in the underpaid country districts, where many families drag out a bare existence with only the hope of the poorhouse before them as a refuge in old age, the colony would draw many useful men towards it if special facilities and aid were directly given to bona fide agriculturists.

Unclaimed Letters. —The following is the postmaster’s list of . letters from beyond the colony received at the Ash burton Post-office during December, 1878, and remaining unclaimed on Ist Feb., 1879 : —Henry Anderson, H. J. Bristo, William..Devine, John McDowell, Joseph Moyna, Hugh Shanks". " V*. ‘ / " ,

Opening op the Borough Schools.— The Borough Schools were opened, after the Christmas vacation, this morning at the 1 usual hour. The numbers enrolled were —boys, 141; girls, 139 ; total, 280.

Ashburton Building Society. —The monthly meeting of the Building Society will be held in Mr Bullock’s office to morrow evening, from half-past six to half-past eight, to receive snbscriptions and other moneys. Police Court. —At the Court to-day, a man named Skeye'r was fined £1 for drunkennness and obscenity; another man named Taylor was fined 10s. for being drunk on the railwayand a first offender was let off with a caution against getting drunk.-' , .

Unfortunate Accident. —On Saturday night Mr. William Jack, accountant in the Union Bank of Australia, while as cending the staircase to his bedroom in the Commercial Hotel, slipped on one of the steps, and had the misfortune to break his leg in two places. Dr. Ross set the bones and the patient is doing is as well as can be expected.

The Longbeach Road-steamer Trial. —lt has been now definitely decided to hold the trial of Mr. Grigg’s road steamer on Thursday, 6th inst. It had been pre viously arranged to take place on Wed nesday, the sth inst., but the County Council meeting on that day, the above change was neceesitated. The engine will start from Mr. Grigg’s homestead at 11 o’clock, and the exhibition, being the first of its kind in this district, will doubt less call together a large number of those taking an interest in the progress of agriculture, and the improvement Of machinery for agricultural purposes. Thursday’s Gale. —The damage done by the gale at Oamarir on Thursday will (says the “ North Otago Times ”) pro bably have to be estimated at thousands of pounds. On some farms'harvesting operations have been going on for some time, but very few have yet had sufficient time to gather in all their crop. A great quantity of crop (especially oats and barley) is ready for the reaper, and on it this high wind must have had a very disastrous effect, and will have completely extinguished the anticipations of those farmers who expected the previous fine harvest weather to continue.

SHIPWRECK ON THE NINTY MILE BEACH.

(From the Press.) A schooner named the Clyde, belonging to Sydney, left Oamaru on the 31st ult. with a cargo of wheat and flour and bound for Auckland. The crew consisting of the master (Captain Bishop) and six seamen ; she also had one passenger on board. By a telegram received by Mr. Inspector Hickson yesterday, from Sergeant Barlow, at Southbridge, it transpires that the captain, with "the crew, and passenger, landed in Long Bay, Akaroaon Saturday. It is not stated in the telegram by what means they escaped, but it is presumed by the boats, as none were found when the ship was boarded. The cargo of the vessel is undamaged, and it is stated there is no likelihood of her breaking up. The Clyde is owned by Mr. Frank Guy, of Batesman Bay, New South Wales and is insured. Writing on the same subject our Leeston correspondent further states that when the vessel was beached on Saturday she was seized by some fishermen at daybreak, and Seageant .Barlow was at once communication with, who hurried to the scene of the wreck as soon as possible, where he remained until our correspon dent left. The vessel sustained but litfle injury, being perfectly upright, and em bedded in the shingle broadside on to the beach between high and low water mark. The only serious damage was done to the topmast, which was snapped by the force of the r concussion. It is expected that very little difficulty will be experienced in floating her at high water, provided proper precautions are taken to prevent her drifting further oh to the loose shingle at flood tide. [by telegraph.] Oamaru, Monday. Telegrams have been received from Captain Bishop, announcing that all hands on the schooner Clyde had landed safely. No particulars are to hand. Something appears to have gone wrong on board, and the vessel getting into breakers, the boat was taken to. A landing appears to have been effected under shelter of Bank’s Peninsula.

ASHBURTON ROAD BOARD.

The usual monthly meeting was held to day. Present: Messrs. Grigg (chairman), Wilson and Hunt.

The Clerk reported that the District Auditor had examined and signed the Board’s accounts.

Mr. Barker, valuer under the Land Tax Act for this district, waited on the Board, and after some conversation regarding the delay in supplying him with a copy of the Valuation List, he obtained a loan of a copy of the roll prepared for the County Council. THE BOARD’S ADVERTISING. The following letter was read by the overseer:— [private.] Mail Office, Ashburton, 23rd December, 1878. J. Grigg, Esq,— , Dear Sir, —I regret to have occasion to bring under your notice a matter arising out of some ill-feeling that appears to exist on the part of Mr James Wilkie, overseer to the Board, against myself. An advertisement inviting tenders for several contracts to close on the 6th January has been appearing in the . *• Evening Echo,” a paper commanding no circulation in the district, for the last-week. As a number of contractors only see the Mail,” and are in the habit of looking to the columns of that journal for such announce ments, the Board’s interests must naturally suffer, as well as mine, if the overseer is per mitted to exercise his ill-feeling or bad judg ment. As I have reason to believe that he is acting entirely in this matter upon his own responsi bility, and that the members of the Board are ignorant of his actions, I have taken the liberty of bringing his conduct under your notice with the hope that you will take steps to see (hat the Board notices in the way o tenders are duly distributed in accordance with the wishes of the Board.

I am, dear sir, yours truly, Joseph Ivess.

Mr. Wilkie explained that he had no means of ascertaining whether advertise ments appeared in “ The Mail ” or not. The office had refused to supply him with a paper either delivered at his own house or at the Road Board Office. He was aware, however, that an advertisement had been inadvertently kept back from “ The Mail ” for two issues. It was wholly an oversight, and not attributable to any bad feeling on his part. The Chairman said care ought to be taken to supply an equal share of the Board’s advertisements to the two papers, and if necessary to avoid a personal meet ing with the proprietor of “The Mail” advertisements for that paper might be posted. He would himself reply to Mr. Ivess’s letter. overseer’s report. Three small works were ordered last Board day—Cochrane’s, Corbett’s, and Trevurza’s. Cochrane’s had beerf*done at a cost of £3 ; Corbett’s, the Surveyor had been unabe to find the pegs of, these hav ing been altered several times ; for Tre vurza’s the levels had been taken, and since then the dedication papers had come to hand, but this road had been omitted from the deed. Trevurza’s shingling had been about half done. He had applied to the overseer for the Board to pay for shingle from Fitzgerald’s on this road, but as Trevurza had tendered to provide shingle, this application could not be entertained. The last south-west rains had, however, so damaged the cutting that the overseer advised the Board to con sider whether it would not be advisable to pay, say, or Id. per yard for the shingle, and then turn the flood water into the pit. Surveyor’s Road had been shingled. A length of 8 chains was very deficient, and had bean ordered to be done over again. Of the other 52 chains, about half was full measure, and the rest varied from Ito yards short per chain. The [shingling of Elgin Road was only half done. The contract ceased- on the Ist Dec., and no work had been done upon it for three weeks. The overseer esked for instructions regarding this road. Resolved not to press the matter in reference to the Elgin road if the work were completed by the Ist April; and also to allow for shingle in Trevuza’s con tract as recommended by the surveyor. GREAT SOUTH ROAD. The Overseer laid on the table a sum mary of the expenditure on the Great South Road from the formation of the Board in 1868 as follows :—No. 2 Ward, £155 19s 6d ; No. 3 Ward, £1932 16s 9d ; No. 4 Ward, £SO 8s 3d; total, £2139 4s 6d. The matter was ordered to stand over till next sitting. ? v The Board then adjourned.

The Hangman Popular. —The scenes which preceded and followed the execu tion in Usk Gaol of Joseph Garcia, known as the Langibby -murderer, were of an unusual-character. The wretched culprit narrowly escaped being lynched by a mob on his conveyance the other day by rail from Gloucester, where he was convicted, to Usk; and after he had been hanged Marwood, the executioner (the “ Pall Mall Gazette” says) was escorted to the railway station at Usk by an immense crowd, who cheered him at the top of their voices. He subsequently “ held a a levee” in the waiting-room. Many enthusiastic persons shook hands with him ; one man made a speech stating that “ Marwood had done his duty, and all were proud of him.” Mr Marwood, in graceful terms, acknowledged the compli ment paid to him. “ Never before,” he observed, “ had he had such a reception, and he hoped he would soon come that way again.” This delicate pleasantry was received with “ hearty laughter,” and the hangman then took his departure en route to _ Manchester, where his presence was required to hang another man, whose execution had been postponed on account of the prior claims of Garcia.

TELEGRAPHIC.

LATEST FROM EUROPE.

SPECIAL TO ASSOCIATION'. ] London (Undated).

The Roumanians have informed Austria that they are ready to place 50,000 men on the Russian frontier to form a sanitary cordon. They will permit Russians to return from Bulgaria, but will forcibly resist others crossing the mountains. In the new trial of the Bagot case judg ment was reserved.

The Bank rate has been lowered one per cent.

Gambetta will probably be the Presi dent of the Chamber of Deputies. A New Zealand Agricultural Company is announced; capital, one million.

Jan. 30.

Discount is reduced to 3 per cent. The Colonial Institute has appointed a Select Committee to inquire into the prac ticability of a Colonial Exhibition in London. Jan. 31. The Glasgow Bank Directors made no defence, and only called witnesses as to character. Messrs. Potter and Stronach were found not guilty as charged. The others have been found guilty of issuing false balances. They will be sentenced on Saturday. Paris, Jan. 28. Marshal M‘Mahon refuses to accede to the changes of the Anti-Republican Com manders of the Army Corps, which the Ministry desire to make, and which was recently declared would be avoided, un less the consequences prove detrimental to the nation. Marshal M‘Mahon will resign rather than the army should be disorganised. A majority in the Cham bers say that if his resignation is tendered it will be accepted. January 29, M'Mahon, persisting in his refusal to change commanders, has virtually re signed. Formal resignation will pro bably be made to-morrow. A Congress of the Senate and Chamber of Deputies will then meet to elect his successor. Jan. 30. The probable candidates for the Pre sidency are Greve, President of the Chamber of Deputies, and Admiral Pothnau, Minister of the Marine and the Colonies. Later. Marshal M £ Mahon has resigned the Presidency. The Senate and Chambers of Deputies have been specially convoked to elect a successor. M. Greve’s election this evening is a certainty. Evening. M. Greve was elected by a large majority, and proclaimed President of the Republic for seven years. Jan. 31. The Ministry remain in office, the Pre sident refusing to accept their resigna tions. Marshal M‘Mahon retires into private life. M. Gambetta has been elected Presi dent of the Chamber of Deputies. Bombay, Jan. 30. General Stewart’s Cavalry enter the Kalat-i-Gliilzai on Jan. 21.

Vali Mahomet, brother of the Ameer of Afghanistan, has arrived at Kuram and solicited General Roberts to receive him. A number of Shunbari chiefs accompanied Vali.

AUSTRALIAN

[By Submarine Cable.]

Adelaide, Feb. 1. Parliament is further prorogued to March 4.

Letters patent have been refused to the University till its degrees are assimilated to those of the Sydney, Melbourne, and New Zealand Universities.

The Chief Secretary states to a deputa tion that the deprecation of the South Australian bonds was caused by a supposi- Yictoria were observed by South Aus tion that the democratic principles of tralia. Sydney, Feb. 1. The man Campbell, who was found wounded in the Domain, lives. He denies that he attempted to commit suicide. Melbourne, Feb. 1. Governor Bowen lays the , foundation stone of the Exhibition buildings in the Carlton Gardens before leaving.

Mr. Conyers.— From an almost unin telligible telegram sent to us to-day from Dunedin, and evidently mangled in trans mission, we gathar that Mr. Conyers’ con dition is unchanged. He awoke this morning, and was able to recognise friends. He has a very strong disposition to sleep.

The Rev. Mr. Fitchett. —The Rev. Mr. Fitchett, late Wesleyan minister, commenced his duties as incumbent of All Saints’, Dunedin, yesterday, when the Archdeacon was present at the morning service. The offertories were in aid of the Sunday Schools. Strangers coming to reside in Ashburton ire often at a loss to know which is the best Establishment to visit for the purchase of Drapery, Clothing, and House-furnishing Iron mongery, and General Stores. Orr & Co. offer special advantages to the public that can be met with nowhere else in Ashburton. They keep at all times the largest and best-assorted Stock of every class of Goods, imported direct from the leading manufacturers at home, which beinp bought entirely upon cash terms, they are enabled to ofler goods of such sterling value as cannot be equalled by any other house in the trade. Every article in stock is marked at the lowest price, from which no abatement is made so that the most inexperienced buy their goods at the same piices as the best judges.—AdvP

TO-DAY'S TELEGRAMS.

Auckland, Monday.

Myas, a deserter from H.M.S. Blanche, whose continuous remands by the Magis trate has brought the case before the public, is to be placed on board H.M.S. Sapphire on her arrival from Sydney. A young lady narrowly escaped drown ing at the North Shore while bathing. In diving her bathing dress got on her head and kept her down. Two of the crew of the Teviot at the wharf rescued her. A match has been made between the Transit and Torea for £l5O a side.

The monthly gold return is 2000 ozs. A Maori named Hone Pinita, who escaped from custody by jumping over board from a vessel at Hokianga Heads, was surrendered to-day by a Maori chief at the Police Court, and sentenced to 3 months’ imprisonment, in addition to his original sentence of 6 months. Charles Neith, proprietor of the Blue Post Dining Rooms, was charged with indecently assaulting a Maori lodging one night on liis premises. The case is pro ceeding.

Wellington, Monday. A fire occurred at Taita on Saturday ‘ night, caused by an explosion -of a kero sene lamp. It destroyed a seveti-roomcd - dwelling-house occupied by Mr MTCeh^ie,*; > shoemaker, and owned by Mra Hughes. ; Six children were got out of the burning house, but one little girl, four years old, was left behind, and was burned to death. Only a few blankets were saved. Mc- Kenzie was not insured, and was burned out at the Hutt once before about a year ago. The building was insured in the South British for £2OO.

The following entries have been re ceived for the Wairarapa Maiden Plate : Knight’s Barbetta, Gillies’ Orphan, Mur tagh’s Black Prince, Vallance’s Merlin. Wairarapa Stakes : Knight’s Lara, Mur tagh’s Harkaway, Ray’s Bribery, Val lance’s Mufti and Danebury, Butler’s’ Laertes. Produce Stakes : Hathaway’s Mischief, Gillies’ Orphan, Rowe’s Lady Ellen, Shearman’s Camelia, Thompson’s Suushine and Tim Whiffler. Ladies’ Purse : R. Ray’s Bribery, Vallance’s Eversley and Merlin, and Bu ler’s Agent. Hurdle Handicap Cup : Knight’s Roe buck, Desmond, Kangaroo, and Blue Jacket, Murtagh’s Harkaway, Hill’s Ada, Vallance’s Eversley, and Butler’s Agent. Wairarapa Jockey Club Handicap : Knight’s Icka and Lara, F. Ray’s Diver, Murtagh’s Black Prince, Hill’s Ada, R. Ray’s Bribery, Vallance’s Mufti, Dane bury, and Lady Ellen, Butler’s Laertes. District Handicap : Lara, Icka, Barbetta, Blue Jacket, Diver, Orphan, Lady Ellen, Pretty Girl, Harkaway, and Ada. Wanganui, Monday.

A collision occurred between the steam mers Go Ahead and Hura off Terwia on Sunday at 4 a.m. A passenger on the Hura says that every attempt was made to • steer clear, but the Go Ahead came right * on, knocking a hole in the port bow, re bounded, and scraped alongside. ' Both : the steamers serious injury had been done they resumed their journey, the Go Ahead going on to Wellington, the Hura coming to Wan ganui. The shock of the collision was sufficient to throw everyone off their feet. The Hura, in the act of sheering off, caused the Go Ahead to strike her in an oblique > direction, not full on. There was great. excitement amongst the passengers on the Hura, who presented Captain Holmes with a testimonial on his arrival.

Invercargill, Menday.

Messrs. Stout and BaUance arrived here on Saturday, and were received at the platform by the Mayor and a number of gentlemen. They were afterwards interviewed by several deputations on matters of local interest. In the evening Mr. Stout addressed a meeting in the Assembly Hall, expressing similar opinions to those contained in his Dunedin speech.

LETTER FROM FATHER CHINIQUY.

[Wellington Evening Post, Jan. 14, 1879.] We have received the following letter from the Rev. Father Chiniquy : “ Sir, —An unknown friend from New Zealand sent me your number of the 30th November, in which I see that Father Henneberry knows me so well that he thinks it his Christian duty to denounce me as a swindler and a liar.

“ As I intend (D. Y.) to have a few days among my Christian friends in Hew Zea land, will you be kind enough to allow me through your journal to inform the good Father that it is my intention to give him an opportunity to prove before the world when and how I have raised money under false pretext, or said any lie to deceive the public ? “ Some years ago I thought it my Christian duty to give the same oppor tunity of proving his charges against my character to another priest called Brund. The consequence was that the good (?) and holy (?) priest of Rome, having failed to prove his slanders, was condemned to several years in gaol. He broke the door on a stormy night, and fled away to Canada, where he published that the holy Yirgin Mary had miraculously opened for him the doors of his prison. But it was the last miracle which the Yirgin had to make in his favour, for a few months after he had the good common sens© to die a few days before he was to be brought again to his cage.—l am, etc., Sydney, C. Chiniquy. December 31, 1878.

Evening Prayer. —“ Do you say your prayers regularly every night and morn ing ? ” asked a sympathetic lady of a little shoe-black to whom she had just given a trifle. “ I alius sez ’em at night, mum ; but any smart boy can take care of him self in the daytime,” was the little rogue’a reply.

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