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TJIÉ MEKGÜRI,
Tiwflsulr'iirÁnN^ira) siÁ^hvtüs.issj
-*-r- i ii ri
The j .prospects oL Australasian I federation
are 'not Very" -brilliant.« 'In South"Aus
irahVpàrty' folly haa been^bo strong as to
smother prudence, andècommp$-sonBgj,and
the adoptionjbf the JrfederAHCouucilJSi-ilj
has beert postponed'üntil after thé'ooniing i
general"felectibn,'"Whefa ' it 'will be'doalti
."».lill». : I . < J» el 1 ¡Hi ¿IA.-» li
with or not, as may happen. Jin Wow i
South Wa|es ¡the question! of adopting j
tho Bill 'is toi be considered if nothing of i
local Importance should ^intervene, -which,
is very cold comfort at the best, snd Vic-i
Further, there ia_no assurance that
the 1 other? OolotüeBj>riwillI,'adopt j j the
Bul as it '-"Jstandá '"when n it. ehall
be ßrought tiefore th'gir* Parliaments,
an ," if they snould'adopl; it, there is/no
thingito warrantjthe apparently foregone
conclusion that» it will bo assented to by
th'p^ïmporial^liinistry and the . Impe/iial
.Päriiamon^.-ji'Evor^fhingis at present a
matter^ of doubt. f^Thero, is no .certainty
anywhere. Thero appears to bo a general
indisprd«tiim'^íoimove!'-'rTjhe^f¿aération
movement,.alljei^it ii the most important
that has - boon begun i sines 1th1o, .outbreak
in the American Colonies, has not evoked,
^ny marked ''enthusiasm 'amongst the
jCólqníal jpqpulatiqnB, and w Regarded at
Home rwith a mi?turo of distrust; and
dislike,) /Ab fardas [ we can seo at the pro-i
.senttimo, Uie'moVement which' promised!
such, glorious, results ^in, December last,
Boems'. likely 'to end in what the Yankees
call,r,a ( lizzie.,, (j Wpjf are, very muoh
afraid that, as the question of the1
adoption of the Bill comes before Legis-
lature after Legislature, it wjilj, be found
to give riso to a great deal of difference of'
opinion, and wo should not bo at all sur-
prised to find that it w not accepted with
anything like the unanimity that was
expected,and which fairly might have been
expected, at the outset. Thero is a want
of outside pressure. Thero is tho absence
of some guiding spirit to keep down the
small jealousies of tho Colonies, which
seem to be growing rather than decreasing
as time rolls on and the populations in-
crease, so that it is quite possible that
they may break out in the Legis-
latures and prevent tho required work
being done. This is bnt the or-
dinary course of events. The jealou-
sies between the American Colonies -were
so great that they broke out oyen when the
war of independence was at its height,
and lasted so long that the Federal Con-
stitution was not adopted by all for many
yeaiB after it had been agreed to by the
majority. Ia the osge of. ti» A%i¿rali»n
Colonies there is nothing of sufficient
ifoighriVat -present to wold «the soparatoi
parUjinto n wholo. , Thcwis not sutH
oionïljoat to softou tlio'.distinct portions
"nuifSlablo tliera'to atnalgainaw, ao that it
3^2» fcaràd'' tíiat^hoy ¡Will display^a
^wnirrflt perception of tho groat import
-ance of the work that . thoy aro asked to
undertake.o, It is not easy, to got,popular
politicians 'to boo, or' Booing to caro "for/
matters that aro remote in their conso-"
quonccs. When Coriokmus shouts, to
the citizous, " Go, get you' homo,
you'^frogtnonls," hu''moans to imply
that they, aro unorganised, powerless, for
any useful purpoao, and, only nblo, to do
harm to tho commonwealth whiohr they
sock lo protoof. Now, thoro aro many
fragments 'of1 this 'sorti in1 tho Colonial
Legislatures, and it would not surpriso us
in tho loast to find that tho exnmplo sot
by_lhe-Opposition in South-Australia-is
contagious^and, that j all -aorta^f objec-
tions aro raised to the doing of what ought
to bo regarded as a very riocesBary, indeod,
a very imporutivo pioco of work. ' "* ~~
lu regard to ,thJB business, tho Imporial
Government, as ropiosonted by the Glad-
stone Ministry, sooms to bo extraordin-
arily supine. » Itb iritllfföronoo, ita ' laok of
all powor of guidance, of all couiiboI, of
apparon^Jy all ¡caro íor¡tho futurq of) tho
Énipiro, has caused considorablo coolness
on, ¿ho ,part of tho ,Colonies,,und , thero
is none of tho enthusiasm which wo might
fairly expect. Thoro,could bo.no groater
gain for the Colonios than tho growth of a
greafnatiönarideaV wlilohPwotild~toW)H
tho pooplo to lookrat' largo questions inji
laïgo',tf ay, and roliovo our political -life,
tho political lifo of-overy Colony of tho
whole group-of -that smallness arid nar-
rowness by which'it hasTöng boon charac-
terised'. Such an. ideal wouldjhave a beuo
ficlol.' influence an the n.lifo ' ofn every
cblohist.-'-^lt would givehim'what'hènOw
a'drely'laoks, a nationality: It would, éonf
stít.uto,» common'bond 'of union amougsi,
all,.tho, Colonios, and i each man would
fool that ho wa'snot\a ' "fragmont, '
. ..nnnoH.t-I'V.I. IO , 'Hil' j H -' Jil
but a, part of^one ' atupoudous whole.,
It would floom;.(tof¡ bo a great
and-glorious work "for a British
etatcsnian^o hoíp to'próvidosúch'ah'ideal
for tbtse,fast growing Oplpnips, a workjto
winch he might look back, with pride and
satisfaction, and leave as a trail of glory
behind ' him ' when1' hbr coased from his
i^to'l^o^oiibt^^tho'spjrttoi tho ag©¿
is^pb^pf compromises. ", The u time ^Beoms
touava como'for Groat Britain, even as
sucha timo carno for'thti'(Roman Empiro,
wiMí tho whole olipr¿ytlof' tho'Stato ia'to
bo dovotedjto keepingithings, as thoy aro,
and all largo projects' aro to, bo discoun-
tenanced. T ,'Lórd',,BBAOÓNSjyiKLD1 may,
p"pâïibly7prc)vo"to have'hoon tho last of
the British Statesmen wini conceived
great .project's, and,who,bald fthat ^lib
namo of British Bubjoct made ovory
man'safe"wherever ?'lie' went,v-and^ that
tho" .British '"Empiro1,1 was tho'' symbol
of freedom, of good,, govçrnmpnt, of
jdstic¿,'nb'mattor how 'remoto tifo shores
to which'it might1'extent!.- ïi'-ihoro is
such a' pausOj in tho,dovblopm'ùut of t the
Empire, if it is decided that, tho inarroif
minds shall henceforth .rulo ¡tliero, Ithe
eeparation' erf. the CólonioB is but a' ques-
tion of decades,'and,' a united British
people ia a dream of "tho most ¡fantastic
character, ¡v < i i ¡ ¡. , .(ni
The Imporial .Government refuaoB1to
¿earn, apparently, from anybody. Sir
JELbroules .Robinson, ono of the 'most
capable Governors that the Colonies'have
ever had, suggested only the other day an
Imperial. Federative Council, but (Lord,
Dbrbv doubted ' its ' utility, and seems
only nnxiouB that nothing shall bo done.
The'only policy sooms ¿o bo no, policy.
The present Secretary op State for, tho
Colonios is afraid of everything but
drift, of .which i ho .". should bo most
afraid, as never yet did such a disregard
of'tho tendency'of events 'ond in good to
I any people or any individual. | Sir Heii
oulesjUobwson,'enlightened .by,his colo-
nial 'experience, perçoives that'it'is necos
sary to ' give ' form and substance tb the
federation mpyoniont, and suggosts, ^evoii
as wo suggested but a few days ago, that
an Imporial direction should be at least
attempted. (' If the Imporial i Government
could bo got to say that it is prepared to
accept federptiom on certain term», Colony
after Colony would fall in, as surely as the
tides eDb' 'and flow, for they'- would bo at-
tracted to the centro .with a force akin to
that of gravitation, ¿tsplf. j If there, wpre
differences',' as .thoro'.,probably. would tbej
the friendB of tho Golonies and of a united
Empire would remember thit ' " well
roars the'Btorm to him who'hcaWa'deepor
voice across the storm," for thoy would
lrri'ow that 'out of tho -'discords ^íarmpny
[wouia.he, ovolved,? andrtiiat all thin|s
.wore ' "'congruing to a close,'like music "
? . -... ,', ., r- ti, ,.,
(TffBmpmbjjn^forjWest'jHobart and Queen-
borough have taken tho proper course in re-
signing their seats without any delay, when a
"doubt waa raised ai'ío tíia legality ¿f then
position as members of'the Houso of Asseln
jbly. In doing bo tKôy Jjavo shown a proper
consideration pf or. jtho interests j of tho elec
,tors, and their .action, ontitlos -them to bo
.'most fayourably¡. looked upon in their new
can'dldaturo. They may be said to bo the
.victims of circumstances,. Thoy aro sacrificed
tc^yhat must ho regarded as! an oyorsighf.
jThoir disqualification, os, wellasthat of others,
has taken everybody by surprise, bot the two
mcmborar referred to have* done their duty in
placing the electors in a 'position to set the
matter right. This being the ease * it would,
we.think, bo moat, ungracious to offer any
opposition to^their ro election. _ .Thoy, seem
tous to be,cntitlpd to _fhat_ as a matter of
-course, nor do we suppose that anyone wdl
'he'found I to takd the field, against thom.
There have been rumours as to opposition to
onoror both, but^-these'rumours have not
taken a definite form, and, wo' aro inclined
totbmk that they" are not worthy of much j
credit. From tho.published-addrcsses-of
i Dr. Crowther i and idr.I Burgess, j wes,'aro
unable to discover whether thoy aro coming1
.forward as opponents' of the Ministry or
not, but rwo should '.¿infer from' their
Bilence on political ' questions that
they aro , disposed to tako up an
independent! position, and to rely on
their past services, to,ensure their return
now. The claim shouldj we think, be
allowed. ' Wo feel' quite euro that tho
majority of the electors would.not bo dis-
posed to regard favourably opposition on any
terms at this particular juncture, bo that, if
there rare any aspirants to Parliamentary
honours in search of a seat, they will do well
to repress their ardour until a more suitable
occasion. These remarks may be said to
apply to all who may have to resign in con-
sequence of attention having been called to
the disenabling clause in the Constitution
Act, for we do not think that advantage
should be taken of such an oversight as has
occurred to put the old members to tho
trouble and expense of a contest. They have
no doubt, some causo for complaint,
inasmuch as the effect of tho voting of the
money for the officers of tho Volunteers was
not pointed eut in the Assembly, although
W can loaroer/ be surprised at the over
sight Its occurrence, how ov&» guustfbo
taken to preoludo tho Minisiry^from^glvhig
support to any other candidates, oven though
the old members should deolan) thomsohes
qn the* Opposition side. Ministers oanno|
lako^ulvantage of what may Jhb regarded as
their ov, n w rong In otliiir^^iyums&cps'
thoj would haxo, of course, tho right to pro
tect thoniBolv es from opposition na "far "as
possible, but in the prcBbut,' it y^ouldj bolun
gracious to encourage a contest, and w o may
assume that thoy will uot'atteinpt to inter
fere In fact, wo behove that tho old morn
bera will have a walk 6\or, and that thoy
will be returned to their' former positions
without being put to tho trouble ¿f fighting
for their scats.
Incoming Ënomsh Mam.-Tho following
nottco was reocivedifrom Molbourno at tho
local telegraph office, at 8 p.m. ycstorday ¡
It. M.S. Mirzapolo, oil Gapq Borda at 0-15
p.m. , )-,,/- j,| i,'" "j, ¡,
', Cahmí.News.-Abrojín,tko Port Dar-
win linoi ,has prooluded r receipt,, of ,any
European nowa for this issiiol,(Din- extracts
from Melbourne papors, recelycd lost'even-
ing,1 'alvo Bomo further dotóla ' of ,tho re'cont
fightuuj lu Egypt. . - 'in, ; ,
* BtJOKiNbnAM'EtóonOíí.-Itlis Mated1 in
many quartan that Mr." Joseph" Solomon,'
yioldlng to tile solicitations.'of a.iuirnbor' of
follow-citircns, has almost decided to contest
tho scat iori Buckingham, and ithat in the
ovqnt of inoiono oleo offering, himsolf Mr. J.
L. Livingstone will go to tho poll, ralhor
than allow Mr. Fysh to have a walk-ovor. -
. Tub VaOant Seaïs' WiTUR'Asshmiily.
Tho writs for tho election to lill the vacancies
in tho Houso of Assembly for tho districts of
West Hobart nud Queenborough wcro.iBBiiod
yesterday. , Nominations-, will' bo1 locolyod
from tho Gth to tho 10th inst.," anti in; the
event of contests tho polls will'bo taken on
the 15th,hist. It is very improbable, under
tho circumstances of tho>tiaBo,,'tliatr>anyi on
position1 will bo brought i forward. 1 to-' tho
return of cithor Dr. Crowther or ^Mr;
Burgess.-, î ' H 1 itit\iui . "
1 Executive CpONçin.r7A inootiug! of, tho
Exccu ti ve, Council was ,Ùpld iy estorday, moriij
ing. Mr. Albert jLyncj, of Swansea,,, wa.s
appointed a juBiticppf the peace,for'^Gliijnior
gun during his continuance in office as a
councillor for that luailleiiAli'ty.'" 'A Cotnt
of General SeB8¡oñ8 SrW specially convened
ib bo held at KllesmeWonVcäncsday.'lOth
iust'j at which appeals1 against Efie'inunicinal
assessment iu tho" district of i Rihgaroonuí
will bo'hoard. ,' u »o -?/! -i <d /
i Tue £800,000 Loav.-tjWo Iqamtthat GQO
of, the j debentures for ,vho,,í800,00Pii.oau
woro.roceivoilby tho^Ticasjirer on Tuesday
from Melbourne. 'They-M-cro all signed and
à^FTô^bo^SïmntotBlgiioarbBfore-lOTiielock
yesterday mpriupgi wlilch irouBtj,bp.Togardod
as a very respectable picco of work.- Some
idea of the workl to bo donoHu preparing
theso debentures may.bo gathered when* wo
statOjthat |2G(40Q pignoraros <aro/necosaaryj
bo that the, task>imppsod, upon the ¡Governor,
the Treasurer, andjtljé^othersjooneerned, is,
no light ono. Tborom'aindor of the deben-
tures aro oxpooted 'frbin Melbourne hi tho
courso of a few days, and tiley SvUl all bo Bent
to Erlgland, it is thought,-by about iho'lCth
of the prcsont month.
TELEaRAi-ino, - The- following] waai re-
ceived at th6 local telegraph office) at 2-B0
Íi.m. ycsteiday,:-" Adelaide repprts Pott
Xirwiu'liuo iiitairuptod, north of Peake
èinco8a.m."; XV ' "i", '' .
Unclaimed TELEauAÍtar-A message ad-
dressed' " 11!'Forrj, 'at'S," Goodman,'Esq," Is
lying at the 'telegraph office,1 tho messengers
being unable to find tho person for-whom It la
Death of the Oldest Tasmanian. - Our
obituary columns this morning announce
the death of Mr. John Hayes of Marlbrook,
Bagdad, who was the first white man born
in Tasmania.' Mr. Hayes was born in the
year 1805 at Risdon; His father, Thomas
Hayes, being one of the twelve settlers who
accompanied Colonel Collins' memorable ex-
pedition of 1803-4 years before that date.
YYhcuJohiiwnsl)ycarsof]agcthefathcrloftthe
little sottloment at Risdon, and sotçlod down
at Bagdad in the Brighton district,, of ¡which
ho ^vas^liopioueer, and "whare (io .engaged
in agricultural and, pastoral pursuits until Iiíb
death. ' John Hayes remained in tho parental
estate, and in 182a married a Miss 1'otcrs,
by whom ho had nine childron, fivo soiib and
four daughters. His first wife dying,l ho
married again in 18G0 a* widowed-lady who
survives liim. For, the past l8 years, and
bntil his Heath, Mr. Hayes was a member of
tho' ' Municipal ' Council'1 foi- tho Brich
ton district, and took, an 'active in-
terest in everything pertaining to its
welfare. T. In 1803 he «contested tbo scat
for, the electorate of. Brighton hi the Houbo
of Assembly, and succeeded iii dofeatiug Dr.
Henry Butler, iipw, Spçakpj'pf tho Assembly
by some three'or »fourí votos. ' "During tho
in.
tired from political' lifo,-irnd,-d¡d not after
.wards seek .to're-enter'it. ' In.'mattcrs of
religion tlio,deccascd' was 'a momber of tho
Independent Church, of willoh na< chapel
exists at Pontville, > ii Personally Mr.
Hayes,,¡was a, mau of, ¡simplo -habits,
woithily respected in the circle in which ho
lived, and a ,suoccssful farmer. With a
naturally rotontivo ïnemoryjand a lively in
1 tcrcst in',public 'affairs" ho, waa a regular
almanac of informanlon"r relating" to the
colony and its' Government., < About six
months ago'Mr. Hayes ' purchased a cottage
and allotment in'Risdon-road1, next to the
Maypole Inn, and BotatiOnoo'to 'work to
proparo it for the,foooption'ofihis household.
Up to v,ery recently.bd flossóssod a remark-
ably, robust i constitution, and enjoyed
excellent health, and ho worked atr tho
cottage as time permitted. .About,!} fortnight
ago,' however, ho had-a sovoro- indisposition
but^ho recovered, and* though ho did not
feel so Strong, as [btifoço,- lie. presumed his
work. On Friday morning last Mr. HayoB
was making some ropairs .to a fireplace when
ho re'céivepVa .paralytic stroke, .which com;
plotoly prostratedMiIm'^Dr. W/L.,Crow
thor -.vfii nulli.,!' in ¡nnrl t'nWfiilnil' Ani.n*tti.A
Hayes loaves'-'a widow ahd seven children,
all grown up and provided for. The latter
are all married, < oxcept jone daughter. One
of the sons,i'Mr. J.,J. Hayes, ia a school-
master at Jericho, and, the othors aro all
following agricultural pursuits, in Victoria
and Queensland. 'Die funeral will tako
place next Saturday afterpoop, at 3 o'clock.
Correction.-An absurd" misprint was .
allowed topaos unoorrectcd in our yester-
day's issue.' The record of-rainfall at Finpal
for four days' during February, appeared
thus i-J-2-0, 3-10, 22-12, 20-0 ; -34. -Without,
the total-the-figures-indicate a-dclugo
Sufficient* to Ihavo flooded/ Fingal out of'
existonce; with the total /the figures aro
meaningless. Tho data should hayo been
printed thus :-2nd, :0 ; ' 3rd, -10 ; 22nd,
.12 ;-|20th, ;0 ; total, -34, showing that-rain
fell ou four days of the mpnth,' and that the
total rainfall was considerably less,than lin.
The meteorological datk^ for Hobart, ¡which.
appear in another paragraph of tills issue,
show, that 'during1, the* month of;'February '
rain fell in 'Hobart on' 12 days/ and the
total rainfall was 1 07 inches,'.i February I
was thus an exceptionally dry period so far !
as'¿Fingalisiooncerncdti!ml ..,.-? j
Death o'v.an Houautian.-The Armidale I
Chronicle gives details of the death of Mr.
Ambrose Horan, formerly of,,this city, and!
Bon of Mrs. Horan jwho -jvas for some time j
matron,at thief 'Queen's'Asylum. It appears!
that' deccasedjiad recently,boen .appointed,
to the position of teacher of the public school i
at Brookstead, New'South Wales,-and at]
the inquest the following particulars relating |
'to his death carno out in evidence :-On tho,
4th ult., Mr. 'Horan was riding on horsobaok j
and -overtaking the driver of a bullock
'waggon, whom he know, he consented to.
let the man have tho use of his horse to ride
back on the Grafton road for something boj
had forgotten, while he (Mr. Horan) got on;
to the front part of the bullock dray. A,
witness said that the bullocks stood still for]
a. short timo after their, driver had left them,!
that Mr. Horan then took the whip and tho
bullocks started off towards homo, their pace
increasing to a quick trot. Bcforo the wit-.
ness Caurcy could overtake the bullocks to
stop them, Mr. Horan jumped out of the
waggon, falling heavily as ne reached the
ground, and both the off wheels went over
is neck and ho was killed instantaneously.
The jury returned a verdict of "accidental
death," and exonerated tho driver Rooney
from all blame. The Chronicle adds that
Mr. Horan was known and liked by a good
many people in Armidale, on whom his quiet
manner and gentlemanly appcaranco had
made a considerable impression.
Tasmanian Cricketers.-A graceful com-
pliment was paid by the Tasmanian cricket-
ing team in New Zealand to their captain,
Mr. J. G. Davies. Just before leaving In-
vercargill on the return trip to Hobart, Mr.
Butler, on behalf of the team, presented Mr.
Davies with a handsome gold locket, as a
token of their appreciation of his efforts as
their captain, and in the general manage-
ment of their tour in New Zealand. The
locket hears on one sido the recipient's mono-
gram, and on the other the inscription
"Presented to J. G. Davies by Tas-
manian Team, N.Z., February, 1884," ,'
Vital and Müteokoi-oiIicai, Statistics^
-Tho Government statistician's report for*
the registration districts of "Hobart, and
Launceston, for February lost,, show tho
following iccords :-Births registered durlng|
the nionth,sfilvhialos, 48 females, a\ dcci'clso'
of fonr ns compared with tho^oorrcspondlng
month in last year, and un inlfrcaso of""4Ó"ns
compared \\ ith the a\ orage»of the bil ths i o
gistcrcdjn February, jluring tho lost lix o
ycírly period. To ovcry 1,000 of tho popu-
lation of tho,two districts, c.xclnshoof hos-
pitals, asyhiiiiB, gaols, etc., tho proportions of
hirtli3.,rcgistcrcd. were as tollón s :-For
Hobart, 2 3S ; for Latiucostou, I'D? ;-,both,
2 IG, - incUiiling hosp!tils, asylums, gaols,
etc. Tho dontlis registered, in .February,]In
Hobart and La'tuccaton, numbeiod,. 81-51
malus, and 33 females, j Eighteen deaths'or
21*43 per cent, of the «hole, took,placo in
public , institutions. Tho total number
of deaths registered In thb two districts'is
less than that for the corresponding month
laBt year by 15, and shows Bli incrcntfo Of
6*00ns compared with the averago number
of deaths registered in Foin nary during tho
last five.yeally. period. ¡To ovoiy .1,000 of
the population of. tho j respectivo .divisions
thb pioportions. ofidfcaths logistercd wore
ob ..follows :-iHobai t; , D32 ; [ Launcostan,
l-"il,iexchisivo of Itospjt^ier, asylums, gaols,,
etc.; and in.all, 1*83, inclusive of deaths in
6Ûch| institutions.. Tho meteorological. ob-
servations lu HobarÇ, for March, show .the
following' ' results : -r Baionictor,,,," mean,'
29'OOlin.-'; thormoinotcri extreme max., dog.
F. 96-0; (to.i'min., degiF. 42-2; do,', liican,
dry, doc. 'F. 09'2 ; do»,' wet) G3-C ;1lNo.' of
days' rain, 12 ;' rain in inches, 1 -07.) « ' ' " I
,t Letters Patent;-iTho folloUing applica-
tions for letters patent within' tho Colony of
Tasmania iwcro 'granted yestoulay by the
Attornoy Goupi-aV ¡-Colin -Mackay, engi
noor. ¡/Honry^Valjlon, merchant, and, Henry
North, gentleman, i all of .Dunedin, .N.Z,< for
an invention for Improvements,in .barbed
wiro ; Stanley C, C Currie, of 22, (¡¡larges
Btrcot,' Piccadilly,' Middlesex,1,' England,
gohtloman,' for an inventirm' for 'Improve'-'
monts in tho. construction and arrangement
of tho coros and'armatures and other parts
of electro magnets-; Leopold Hesso, Argylo
BtrcotrEastStriCildaTy^otoria^manufaLtiir/
ing chemist, for'/ui'^nyontiqil' for Improyej
ments in olosots anil 'clolot paiiB, and "in'the
piocess for l deodorising1 and' converting
offensive nwttor i into fertilising material ;
William Cook. Dean,'lEnimá'Btrcot, Colling-
wood, itlnsmithl' foruon linvohtion for, im
pi ovemouts in .tho 1 manufacturo. of certain
descriptions of metal holloware.
THE T.S.N, Co.'s NEW STEAMER.-Mr,
E. J. Freeman, manager of the T.S.N. Co.,
has given us further, particulars of the new
steamer, which the company are about to
obtain from England, and of which some
mention was made in our yesterday's issue.
Mr. H. R. Robson, of Glasgow, has received
instructions by cable to complete the pur-
chase of the s.s. Flora, of Hull, a vessel built
in 1882 by Messrs. Garles and Co., of that
port, and engined by Messrs, Bailey and
Leatham. The length of the vessel is 250ft.,
breadth 32ft., and depth 16ft 6in. She will
carry 1,400 tons of cargo, has ample accom-
modation for passengers and will steam 13
knots per hour. Instructions have been sent
Home for the immediate dispatch of the
Flora under steam to Hobart, via the Cape,
and on arrival here the vessel will be placed
in the Sydney trade.
1 Cur Police tCouitT.- At tho City Polico
Cbiirti^yekterdày; /the..Policb 'Maglb'trdtb,
{Mi W. Tarleton) an'd'Mr. W. P.'Brofwnell,
J.P., piesided. Daniel Mlllor, charged
with1 Bihuggtliigl ruhl ''into tho Now Town
Charitable Institution,'was fined 20s. ÎOdi,4
w ith the altarriativo 'of óno month's imnri
aonmenti ¡William Garth, n carter, nloaued
f-uilty to having on the-27th tilt, driven a
íorso and o.-irt without reina alonglUthurst
sticot, and waa ordered to pay a (ino of StjL
and the costs of the caso, oi go seven days
to prison. "? ' ' '
Hoiiart Savings, BAiyK.-A miBtako oc»
currcd in the advertisement, which Ima ap-
peared, notifying tho half-yearly meeting of
managers of tho Hobait SavingB Bank..', As
aeut in by tho actuary, Mr. Campbell, ,tho
advertisement corre'etly gavo the date of
meeting as Friday, 7th inst., but it appealed
in typo on " Friday next tho 14th. , 'The
meeting w ill bo hold to-morrow at 11 'a.m.
4 Oatlands Races.-Thoso races tako placo
on ,tho Oatlands course to day, the, first
event to hu started at 1-30 p.m. Return
tiokets at singlo fares aro available by ox
press train as far, as Oatlands.
Rule Match.-As already nnnouncod a
rllle match hotween'teamBpf lOfromH.M.S.
Nelson and tho Rifle Regiment rcspcoth ely,
will tako place ntjtho Sandy Bay rango to-
day, commencing at 12,30 p in. Tho Marinos
will [be under the clfargo lof Liout. Tillard,
whîlo tho Volunteer team,' who will appear
in uniform,-willL-bo under-.command.-of
Liout. Watchorn) An interesting contest
ia expected. | I ni h/oit
The' OtkÍIa.-To-night; tho performance
at tho Thoatro JJloyaf will-bo1 "under tho
patronage and pomonal prcsenco of His ExJ
oellenoy the Go\ ernor and suito. ' '"'?
Gymnastic ano Concert Entertain-
ment.-What promises tabean inBtiuctivo
aqd amusing entei tainment will bo given by
the members of, the ,IIobart Gymnasinm at
tho ÏÏxhibition'building this evening. J The
programme includes exercises on tho hori-
zontal and parallel bars, Roman rings,
vaulting horse,_ 'etc. JBoxing, singlestick,
and fencing encounters, and exercises w ith
tho Indian oljibsj The Metropolitan Band
uridor Herr ^eliott will pjay, Boveral,choioo
solectiona during thoi;perfprmauco,,and Mr..
Itobort/YpungiWijl cbiitributo a comic recita»
tion, fn [ charootor. The secretary, notifies
that ho will bo in attendance after the per-
formance to receive tho inames of persons
wishing to booome membors of tho gym-
nasium. r I |
CofvcERT.-yBotween 200 and ' SOO' people
wore prpaent at tho Exhibition-building' last
bight, on the occasion of a promenade con-
cert'given' by tho combined'Metropolitan
and Nelson banda out of _complimcnt to Mr.
G. Daloy, bandniastor on hoard II. M.S.
Nelson.-r HisIExoelloney tho Governor,''ac-
companied > by the Hon} John i Wallop,
patronised .the bntcrtaintjicnt, which ¡w'as
very enjoyable. | The; following was the
programme ¡.-rOvprturo, "j Zanipa," Herald ;
\also,'i41 Dream i FaceB,"¡ Meisslerj ,solo,
piccolo, " The Wf-on," Damaro (soloist, Mr.
Sedlogick) ; selection, "Reminiscences of
Donozetti," F. Gqdfroy ; .' Turkish Patrol,"
arranged, by ,Daloy¡ selection, "Ellson
D'Amopr," Donizetti,; valso, ""Southern
Breezes," Meisslor ; "polka, "Hobart Exhi-
bition," Schott; vahío,,"Nolsotto, ar-
ranged by Sebott ; soleption, '4 Tambour
Major," Offenbach ;_NationalAnthcm^_Tho
audienco applauded frequently.
The' Monarch's Excursion.-Yesterday
morning, shortly after 9 o'clook, about 100
pleasure seékers made an excursion to New
Norfolk, which was reached at noon. In Mr.
F. H. 'Wise's s.s. Monarch. The day was
beautifully fine, the water' as calm as a mill
pond, and the trip enjoyable throughout.
In the party were several visitors and officers
of H.M.S. Nelson and Diamond, who were
not sparing in their praises of the river
scenery. On reaching New Norfolk, the ex-
cursionists experienced no difficulty in find-
ing vehicles, which were inp readiness to con
vey those who desired a-run to the Salmon
Ponds, or a view of the beautiful scenery
along the valley of the Derwent, Refresh-
ments were provided on board the steamer
for those who required them, whilst the
tables of Messrs. Blockey, Cowburn, Lea
tham, and other licensed victuallers were
amply supplied with good things to satisfy
the varied tastes of their visiting friends.
The majorityiof the excursiouists contented
themselves with a view of the hop fields,
and a stroll over the township while those
providecd with special orders visited the
Lunatic Asylum. The hop-fields, as the
work of picking had just commenced, were
seen at their best, The crops look healthy,
are above the average yield, and with fair
prices, will return a handsome profit to their
enterprising owners. The ride, to the Sal-
mon Ponds, over an excellent road, was much
admired by strangers, who were gratified
with their run to Redlands, and with the
wayside and surrounding scenery. Shortly
before 4 o'clock the excursionists were all
aboard, and the run home was even more
pleasant than the morning trip, refreshed as
were the excursionists by a cool though
gentle breeze. The Monarch wharf was
reached shortly after 6 o'clock.
Fishinq Excursion.-The s s. Pinafore
made a fishing trip down to South Arm yes-
terday, under the auspices of the Drapers'
and Grocer«' Assistants' Association, leaving
the Franklin Wharf at 3-15 p.m. The few
who a\ailed thepmelvcs of the trip were
rewarded with very fair sport. The steamer
returned to the wharf about 8 p.m.
Excursion to New Norfolk_Under
the auspices of tho New Town Wesloyan
Church, to day's excursion to New Norfolk
will, if tho weather prove favourablo, doubt-
less bo largely patronised as usual. Tho s.a.
Huon will leave the wharf at half-past 9
o'clock thlB morning. Whilst at Now Nor-
folk, tho excursionists will have ampio time
to visit the hop gardens, where pickers aro
now busily employed, and other places of
interest in tho neighbourhood.
Sailors' Home,-This evening a publio
meeting will be held at tho Town Hall, for
the purpeso of considering the best means
of raising eufficiout funds with which to
build a new sailors' home. The chair will
be taken at half-past 1 o'clock.
%St. David's Pknnv Association.-The
usual monthly meeting of tho receivers nud
collectais of this association wes hold in tho
schoolroom last uight, the Very Row tho Denn
presided, and tho lion, treasurer reported
that tho amounts thou received, viz., £13
4s. Oil., added to tho provioui minis coUcutcd,
madua total of £101 Os. Id. recivod nineo
tho formation of tho association.
Llctuiu: on Earthworms.-Through a
mistake niado by tho secretary in wording
tho advertisement, tim lecture dolivored by
the Rev. 11. R. Finnis, at tho schoolroom of
St. Johu's_ J3huroh,_Gpj¡lbji£ii-stioot, on.
44 liai thy onus," twas , nunoüncqil to.-, tako
place last evening Instead'of'oh Tuesday.
Wo understand that the looturo,on that,
evening was well atUmdodi bud the subject; I
already rendorod familiar lo'many hythe
leseaichcs of Darwin, .waa ticatcd in nu
into)eating nud Instructivo -mininer. At its
conclusion ii'unanimous votu of thanks was
passed to tho row lecturer.
Tra ANii.l'miLio'MiîitTiNtl.i-iAt half-past
G o'clock this evening, thoiu will bo a tua (to
bo follow ed'by a ptiblio jinoetbig) at. the
Baptist CliuiCh, Harringtoii.atree^, .in con-"
npotion witjr the. settlement, pf tho.')|o>-.,
Edwin Tucker as pastor of that church, (
Tub FiiiE^iNfFLiNDKiiSj-LANB.-A', ebcond
edition of tho AryiiH contains'' tho following
particulais of the'largo fii'o 'ni Flindcrá-lau'o,
Molbouruó, ' which ' oécúrrcd "orí " Tuesday
uioriiiug, March 4 :-At about 2 o'clock tills'
morning a largo fire brokot oufiliTlinderB.
¡ano west, between King lind Spencor Btreots,
in tho' promises 'formerly occupied by
Laugliyid'a' Foundry Company as im iron
foundry, but 'recently, iii tlio occupation
of Messrs. Laycock.. and ¡'Pcai-soiit ^wlib
carryon hualiibsSyas^llookmakorB.' 'In leas
than half an hour aftoi the* first alarm, the
'eré
able to'cohfino th'oi uro 'to' the/premises . 'of
Messrs.-Laycookjaud Pearson.:.:For.a'time'
thcro seemed a probability of tho fire oxtbnd
üig,.as thoamoulderlng'.rngs wer.© flying io ihll
diroctipua on to.tim roofs pfjadjoiniug.bnild-;
inga,< but no dainago was.dono^tp auy.brijijtho
promises iíamcd.|t jrha'(Wliuri;gy'destroyed
aro situated between thbAy<jst-pnd'lJrawory'|
and tlio .Oriental Toa Co. s stores^ and cxtphd,
from flinders-lane nearly to Filridorb-Btrebt.,'
The building" is 'a', jargo'two.stbry bVifckín'iíd
galvanised iron Structure.]'? The sahie-rUäco
was partiàllyr'0o4tr6yod by fire abbiit U'year'
ago. Being full of inilanunable< materials,
mainly ragB,rit burned Urightlyiunt.il nearly
4 o'ejook; this ¡mprnipg.ioiÁortunately a
narrow right-of-way runa-from -Flindore
lane ito Flindorsiétroot .ion tho'wiostornt ship
of tho burning..building,Mmd this enabled
tho firemen to got.tlicir hoses in position
and play,, rwith uefleet., on ^ho^pilaming
mass. ,' Ar largo crowd ^of onlookers
¿athorbd in'riFluidcr8-latíef'añd*J 'Spc'ntíor
etreot, ' but "<álv numerous ^contingent of
police ??" hiaintainedl '?batlBfabtoi'y'l'ioálori
Amongstiitho'carliést brigades on -tho scond
wertf Uli Carlton 'Brewery,' tho [Hotham, tho
Fitzroy ¿Temporáneo,' and the .Hotham -¡I'"'
Tho Jlje-saysfr-44 ,\yithw,,half-ait-liour,,pf
the outbreak ,óf the firojthe whole interior
M-as one ma'jä of|flamc¿,,añill{,hjroof bâd.bceu
biirst through,} jpU,,pf 'flamo^Bhooting/ up,
waVcLin'all directions'.' Oil' tlio wüalb'rn Bides,
bc'twcun'Mio'BahVóf NoM*' South Willes'and
tlio; Oriental Toa' CpWyBtorbsy.wiiicli' fabo
Flinuors'.streeti'wérd Bitnatèd tho West Uild
BrWcry Btablogj'in wlilcli'ht'thé' timo ' thero
were twenty valuable' horsoBio jMost of thoso
were saved! > Much vValúablo,iprdpürty..-wus
cutlangercd, tlio bow stores of tlio Now. Zea
lauil'Loan and MercautfloiAgeucy,, Co, being
gutted. _
j, /io lui. i"-;-1 ....:-r*r-; niti'inrí '
notification lii'glv'on'.oP'iBsue of writa"'for
tho i election .of momljora .of j tlio.IIditso of
Assembly" for/. WottilUpbarti land < Queen-
borough, "r .;- ,.,,". /-.(.,. "j.,.1,.,,1
(ThorowllI bo, np rçhoarial.by,pioinborflof
»o' Orchestral' Unipn tlilh 'phoning. . " ,
tho
.0 Orchestral'Unijbh tlilh evening. . " ,
Ah alteration lins b'oell niado'in the tlmo
tablo of tho T.S.N. Co., owing to tho ¡con-
templated dockbig'óf thb B.b. il'ateena.
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