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THE MERCURY^
HOÏiART . MONDA Y, MARCH Jl, 1890.
EPITOME OF NEWS.
Yachting on Saturday, Palace trophy, Sun-
beam, 1 ; Daisy, 2. '
Brighton Racing Club Easter weights
elsewhore. Acceptance at scale.
Palace Skatin?, Rink ro-opens at 7.30 this
evening.
Railway Supply Association half-yearly
raootin1; to-nio-ht.
Devonport 'iown Board require the services
of a thoroughly competent engineer. 1
Proposed Eight Hours' Demonstration in
Paris has been forbidden. <
Taranna makes annual Easter excursion to
river ports, starting on Thursday next. '
On Saturday, April 5, the public officoa
will be closed, and Easter Monday has been
proclaimed a public holiday.
Mr. John Edwards, owner of Globe Hotol,
Launceston, found dead in bis bed on Satur-
day. ,
Uutward English mails, per R.M.S.
Arcadia, close at Hobart 6 p.m. on Wednes-
day next. »
Concert at Bellerive on Saturday vory
succossful. Hall filled ; every one pleased
i . good financial results.
Melbourne Cricket Club and South. Tas-
mania match on upper cricket ground on
Saturday next and Easter Monday.
Human remains found at Distillery Creek,
Launceston, on Saturday. Had probably
bean there hidden under stone for 30 years.
Huon 'Fruitgrowers' Association approvoa
of fruit, sales, by auction in Sydney as pre
i fumble 'to sale by commission agents.
Programme for Tasmanian Turf Club
Autumn Meotiii» for 16th proximo appears
I in this,issue.
. URov. T. Spurgoon preached to vory largo
i congregations at the labernacla yesterday
I morning and ovenini. Lectures to-morrow
nicht at the Town Hall.
, bad mishap at Stanloy. A mo thor crossing
the Black River on a log got giddy, and let
hor infant child fall from her arms into deep
water. Body not yot recovered.
I > ' ,
Emperor William uf Germany unwell.
' The Duke of ¡Vlauchoster waa an apostle of
eremationl . '
Union Mortgage and Agency Company
pays a 10 per cont dividend. i
i _ Reported mutiny among Brazilian troops
is now denied.
Ringmaster was third in the Liverpool Cup
race. , .
Mail iteam'or Britannia arrived at Sema-
phore, Adelaide, at G.J5 p.m. yesterday.
Stainabury challenges O'Connor to row for
, £500.
Heavy rains in New South Wales. ^Maay
placos flooded. More disasters impending.
Marino Board inquiry aa to wreck of the
Quetta commences to-merrow.
It ia feared othor woilthy English tourists
have boon murdered in Canada.
Importation of live sheep into Franco from
Germany has been prohibited, to prevent
conta« ion.
English Government at last arousing to tho
evils of crammiu", propose abolishing pay-
ment by results in State schools.
Half a million worth of South Australian
Treasury bills are to be placed on tho
markot.
Eitht-oarod amatour championship of Vic-
toria, won on Saturday on Saltwater River
by the Banks Club.
Panic union1; Brisbane brokors on Friday
owing to cable mectago of fall in the mining
scrip in London market !
Heavy floods again causing trouble and
devastation in Queensland. Moro money
wauted for relief of sufferers. '
Further time has been given for the sond
iqgin of light gold coins of tho pro-Victorian
poriod.
Californian sports offor to put up twouty
thousand dollars for a fight botneen Jackson
and Sullivan.
A Scotch iron oxpert comes out to report
on iron seams in New South Walea, with'a
view to largo financial oporat ioLs. I
Iron mining machinery and iron for build
in1; ships is proposed to bo admitted duty
freo into Canadian ports. ,
Damage in Amorica from floods and
tornado estimated at from two to throe
million dollars, and the end is not yet
1 The Secretary of State for the., Unitod
States proposos a Pan-American Congress to
discuss and adopt ab.oluto commercial reci-
procity throughout the American continent,
A terrific tornado in Amorica has done
almost incalculable damage. It was officially
predicted, but the people placed no faith in
weather warning!.. ¡
The International Labour Conferenco has
closed. The ono essential point of concord
has been tho condemnation of Sunday
labour. ¡
Sir James Ferguson hails intended an ival
of Newfoundland delegates in England as
tending to amicable understanding on tho
hshory question.
Strong agitation for tho establishment of
constitutional Got eminent pi evades St.
Poteisbuig and othor Russian cities. Tlio
police actively ropiossinr; the movement, ure
causing a leign of tenor. j
THOSE persons, some of whom we
haveauiongst us here, who think that the
tendency of democracy is to accept
the proceedings of Legislatures as
final and unquestionable, have but a
very superficial knowledge of current
event's and developments. It is true
that in Gi eat Britain, where changos
are rapidly going on, the House of
Commons has practically become su
preme.aud thete isagrowingdisposition
to sweep away even the shadow j df
power'to oppbse on the part of the
House of Lords. Still, we are only at
the beginning of changes, the end ¿î
which no one can foresee, but .,we
think that we'may say, judging by^tb,e
lessons of history, that one supreme
legislative body, elected by universal
suffrage, will not be found a desirable
form of' Government. The " well
balanced " 'constitution, which used to
be the admiration of foreigners, is \no
more, and what is to replace 'it we
cannot tell, but wo may venture to
predict that one House, governing by
absolute majoritiesj ; will not bo
found to work. - We say this
with very considerable confidence,
because we have watched tlie
tendency of democratic, developments
in the United r States, which ? may
teach us many .valuable lessons, if v(e
are not too stupid to learn'thera, and
we aro quite unable to discover any
tendency to trust Legislatures all
in all, but, indeed, something vory
different. 'At no time have any of
the American Legislatures, including
the Fédérai Legislature, ever had the
powers claimed on behalf of our own:
They have always been subject alike
to the veto of the PHESIDENT and the
GovEitNOits, and are kept within the
bounds of their constitutions by the
Supreme Court. Here, at times, the
Legislatures claim to do as they please,
they are iudisposed to tolerate any
veto or oven delay, as we seo with
the Victorian and Now South Wales
Divorco Bills, whilst from timo to time
Ministers, usually ill-iuformpd on such
matters, make the assertion that the
decision of the body which claims to
reprosout the people is final and con-
clusive. In the United States, how-
ever, in all the new,,State con-
stitutions, the tendency is to, doubt
and restrain both the Legislatures and
the officials, Take, for( exainplol
Montaua and Washington,' botli of
which new States have recently been
engaged in the work of constitution
making, having just been admitted as
States .into the Uuion., In the
first place, we may point out
that they went about the work in
a mauner very different ' from con-
stitution making in these colonies.
Conventions were called, composed
of persons elected by the people, and
ihe representativos were chosen fronj
all classes of society. There were
lawyers, t editors, farmers, engineers,
tradesmen, surveyors, in fact, all
,sorts and conditions of, men, to the
number of' a hundred or more, who
set to work to form a constitution
by the light of the experience gained
in the older States. Scarcely any, if
any, of the representatives were
natives of the States, but they had
come from all/parts of the Union, and
not a few from various European
countries, < including, Greato.BritaiiA
Iieland,/ and Germany, The ^disr
eussions m both Conventions .lasted
a considerable time, dealing ,with
nearly every aspect of what we
call constitutional questions, set in the
light of many 'minds, and those the
minds of men who i were earnestly
desirous of doing useful and praetical
work. And, the one characteristic of
both Conventions was, the ' profound
distrust that was shown to exist,
alike of tho Legislatures and the
officials elected by the people. ,
Naturally, although the question is
considered as settled in the United
States^ the 'subject of legislation by
one or two HouseSj was. , discussed.
The decision in all cases was in favour
of two Houses, without¡ ¡scarcely any
dissension, and I that decision was
based on the experienco of Pennsyl-
vania, New Hampshire,, and Georgia,
where tbo one House system was tried,
but very quickly abandoned. In the
face of such practical'experience as
this, we may well bo surprised at the
glib way. in/iwhioh. some persons',
especially in-Englandrtalk of-Govern-
ment by one .iflouse,. and at the
occasional remarks made in our
own i little Assembly.' In -the
United States the one House
system finds, no favour, nor does' the
nonsense talked here and in Australia
about all money matters ' boing neces-
sarily ,under the co'ntrol of one House.
On the contrary, in the United States
these are clearly seen to be the very
matters over which a single House
should not have control, so all the con-
stitutions providefor'the rejection and
amendment of Money Bills,, Montana
decided to follow the precedent of the
Federal Legislature, that Money Bills
shall be , introduced in the House of
Representatives, but may be rejected
by the' Senate ; Washington decided
that any Bill may bo introduced in
either House, and be amended or re-
jected by either. But, it never oc-
curred to i anybody to question the
right of a Senate to reject Money
Bills. _ i I
The main objection raised to two
Houses was, that it was difficult to get
them on different bases, as both must
be elected by the people. The limited
suffrage in this ColoHy would not be
tolerated in America, where the right
to vote is recognised as a right which
does not depond upon the possession
of property. In Washington, the diffi-
culty was got over by making the
SENATE elective for a period of four
years, and the House of Representa-
tives for two years, with some restric-
tions as to age. But, the most not
,ablo feature was the elaborate character
of the constitutions. 'They may bp
said to 'be practically codes of law,
for they seek to provide for
everything, leaving as little as
possible to the discretion- of the
Legislatures or ' the Ministers and
officials generally. Even the GOVER-
NOR is restrained by having a /Board
of Pardons over him, to which are. to
go all proposals to exercise the pre-
rogative of, mercy., There is consti-
tuted, .also, a Prison Boaid, and
other'Boards to check various . de-
partments, j the' Convention' , being
most clearly of opinion that neither
Legislatuies nor officials eau bb
trusted! So elaborate aie the provision's
made, that each of these constitutions
corttainssome30,000words,oraboutthe
length of thirty leading articles iii th'o
columns of 'Cha Mercury: The con-
sequence will be, no doubt, that fre-
quent constitutional changes will b'e
required, for, we may set it down as
(impossible to make such a hard and
fast system work for any great length
of time without many difficulties
arising. '
IT may bo'supposed that during tho next
five 01 six months the Hobai t Corporation
will not have to do much stieotsweoping, as
autumn is genoiully a calm season, and
wintci wet ouougl^to keep dust down,'oven
when the wild winds blow. But whon tho
dust fiend ís'oli the 'warpath' the maohinory
and mon employed to keep ty within bounds
uro inadequate, and citizens and visitors
alike sigh for the appearance of a, genius
who, given tho opportunity, would ¡mont
some moans of coping willi it. Wo ino
daily learning that we aio surrounded by
dangers from a breeze chaigcd with inlluonza
to such an extent that the air which floats,
over tho ocean cannot kill It in a course of a
thousand miles, to tho harmless-looking and
useful telephone, which might carry death
in the transmitter. ' To theso muy bo
addod tlie possibility, If not probability,
of persons walking along our streets
Inhaling virulent goims.of disease and death
from the clouds of dust which are carrfed by
the winds or from the lialf-shovol-full which
comos on him all at once whon Corporation
ui tists aro throwing little roadside heaps
into carts. Wator carts always make their
appearance when rain Is about to full, but
either from want of wator or want of judg-
ment on tho part of tho officials Iho'dust is
not dampened befoio it is awopt. In Roi tin
tho authorities have o. machino that waters
and swoops in one operation, ond it will
demise a milo of stioot such us Eii/abeth
strcot like a nowly washed coultyard In
about nn hour. At a recent trial in a crowded
Loiulonstreotoiieof these machines thoioughly
cleansed 1,080 square foot of caniugo way
in nine minutes, using for tho operation (100
gallons of wator, ' Tho avorago rocoid in
Bellin is 7,250 squuro foot per hour,
but wo cannot say whothor tho London
roadway was moi o Buitivblo or notj
The ad^unlogo of thia machino must bo very
great, as tho work eau be spocdily and sys-
tematically offectod, und who knows but
that if wo lind ono ort«ohero,iinpiovcmeuts
might bo added which would mako thom
inoio useful ? The dust when collected ia a
valuablo fertiliser, if applied to heavy soils,
mid no doubt it would havo a marketable
valuo if bogged, but in any caso wo would
adviso the Coi potation to make inquiries
about tho machine, and if satisfaotoiy ac-
counts of it mc lecoivcd, thou to introduce
it to oin streets. Tho folio« ing is u biicf
description of tho machino which is culled
tho llórenles ;-" Mounted on a cart fiamo
work, there is, fust of all, ii ciicular vatct
tank willoh holds about 300 gallons. Tho
cait is throe-« heeled, two wheoh) being
plncod in ' front and ono behind. A pipe
which supplies tho spiinkliug tubo runs
across the ii ont of tho mnohino. Beneath
tho tank boland," thoro is a scrow
shaped india-rubber roller, which i otates
on the ground in un opposite diicction to the
¡wheels of tliQ/cnib. It is this roll« whioh,
by its special conati uction, aided by tho
flushing action of tho water, cffcoti\cly
scorns tho street and cleanses it of mud,
The drlvor rogulates from his seat the action
of tho india rubber roller, and also the
watur-val\o; BO that ho ia tho only person
roquirod to work the mnchine. As regards
tho horse powot roquired, one horse is Hiffi
cioiit for wood-paving and asphalt on tho
lovel ; but two horses arc needed for in-
clines or foi granito or macadamised roads.
Its action Boltons tho hard mud, mid
moistens the dust' by tho water jets, which
play in both backwaid and forward dircd
tiona. Tho mud is swept into the gutteis
by tho action of tho rollor, leaving tho street
surface oluaii and froo from impurities'.
Tho'water, containing all dirt thot'will flout!,
as well as tho organic refuao ' injurious to
health, runa off into tho gutters'; while thó
residue, grit, gravel, Band, etc., is loft' to bo
, duly carted away. "
IF tho Victorian Ministry has done nothing
olso, it has, certainly, done most valuablo
work in the preparation and completion of
irrigation works. Tho credit of calling
attention to the enormous value of irriga-
tion, is duo to the lato Mr. Hugh
MoCoH and his partner, Mr. DodB, in
the Grund North-Wostern Canal Com-
pany, which was a wild project, but
which lod to an accumulation of facts which
oro ¿ow the common property of all who caro
to read, Tbo company did moro. It caused
the subject of irrigation to become a national
ono, so that legisla toi s had to deal with itj
and it has now becomo a part of tho
public polioy of Victoria. No doubti
many'failures will occur amoDgst tho various
Water Trusts that have been constituted',
but thore cannot bo a doubt that in the end
the works which thoy will construct with
tho aid of tho Government will bo of enor-
mous value to the countiy,' and enable it to
profitably produoo ciops which could not
, othorwlso bo grown. On Thursday last a
number of momborsof Parliament and others
paid a visit to the great weir,
now nojrly finished on tho Goulbourn
River, tho largest river of which Victoria
can boast. At times this fiver- sends down
enormous volumes of water; flooding all low
louds, aud extending ucioss the country till
1 it forms u junction with the Loddon. The
objoct of the Weir is to conserve a
largo quantity, of this j water for Bummer
1 uso, , besides filling a number of
l natural resorvoiis, into which the water can
I be backed. Tho weir will coat £100,000 at
* least, before it is finished. It rests on the
bod rock, is 45 foot in width at tho base, and
about 12 feet in width at tho top. The
, masonry Is 38 feet in height, but Iron flood
gates, to bo placed on the top,)will raise it
another 10 feet, and thuso gatea will
bo 21 in number, containing about
400 tons of cast and wrought iron. About
ono million and a-half of acres will bo
irrigated by works, of which this Goulbourn
weir will bo tho head, and a channel will
run to the Waronga reservoh, which is
estimated to bo able to contain 60,000
millions of gallons, eight times us much as
the Yan Yean supplies. It was stnted in
the couiso of tho proceedings that it «ould
pay to irrigate every kind of ciop, including
nutuial and artificial grasses, lucerne, and
oven wattles.
? i. , .Wi i ii i
CAUTION.-A good many complaints aro
made by our subscribers as to the non-
delivery of their papers, und wo find it
arises in'a gi oat measure from tho tempta-
tion offered tho runners to sell copies to
casual purchuaera in the sti eels. Wo has o
previously had occiiBion lo notify that nona
of the i minois from the Mercury Office mc
allowed to Bell papers, their duty simply is
' to delivpr copies to tho subacnbers on their
respectivo i uns, and they ni o only supplied
with tho exact number for this puiposo.
Casual pin uhuscis con obtain copies at the
office or from the ngonts, one or moi o of
whom will ho found in ovcry part of tlio
city and enviions. Wo shall fool indebted
to anyone who will give information ua to
tho surreptitious sale of papers hy the
Mercury tunnels. . , I
i " W LUSTER'S TASMANIAN AGRICULTURIST."
-We havo recoived tho Muren issue) of this
pciiodicol. As usual, it I colitains I a- good
many useful hints to agriculturists, daily
fatmctsaiiil gaidonois.
PuiiLio W0RKS.J-TI10 'following tenders
havo oeen accopted by tho Public Wai ks
Depuitment.-Biundh Roads Conséiuctiou
-Act, 1888-Road, Clutty's road, conti act 0,
C. Blemiun, £102 (6a. Od ; Blanch Roads
Consti notion Act,, (1889 - Road, Ptpei'u
River-ioiid, contincl 12, Reid und Wallace,
¿692 8B. 4d.; road, Pal adiBo-road, conti act
1, L. und H. J. Day, £185; load, Sheffield
to Nook, contract 4, Dodd and Moïse, £181
2s. 10d.; load, Sassufrus load, east, contract
1, J. Townsend, £225 ; toad, Pnidoe Gute to
Latrobe, ^ouLruot 1, J. ToHiiscud, £90;
loud, Fossil Bank-toad, contracts, O'Briqi
and King, £135; loud, Cuinorvori to Wtdgo
Bay, contract 8, Cieutbuch und Burton, £308
3s;ioad,OatlaudstoLakeaCresce»tandSoiell,
contract 1, O. Woods, £110 Ids' ; contiuct 2,
O. Woods, £301 8a.; bridge over Judd's
Creek, icpairs, C. Oates, £14. Wusto Lands
Act, 1870-Roads, Pai¡ah of Costin, blanch
to Gunn'« Plaina from West Caatta, coiitioct
9, T.,W, HeurpB,,£91 12s, 8d. .Ifuuutueo
for new post and tologiaph office, Launces-
ton, ila pet Bchedulo, J. Dunning, to oxtont
of JL75 0a. 0d.;i »lilis Bros.,.to extent of £79
19s. 3d.; RichnidBund Son, to. extent of
£34 11s. Od.; W. Cor/gan; to oxtont' oí £11
OB. Supply,^ dolivory, and 1 cartage into
store at W\l Bay of 1,000 conlea of Portland
cornent, LnidsayTullookaudCo., at 19s. 3d.
per cask, Anchor brand, including all
ohargos. Transference-Pully and Triffit's
tender for contract 2, road, Upper Russell's
Falls from Belcher's to Marriott's selection,
gazetted January 21, 1890, to Belcher Bros.
MUNICIPAL.-The Municipal 'Council will
mcot to-day, at tho Municipal Council
Chamber, at ö o'clock, to consider negotia-
tion of loan of £50,000.
H.M.S, ROYALIST AT ADELAIDE.-From
papers and nrivate luttera to hand, wo' leam
that Captain Davis and the officers of
H M.S. Royalist wore right royally
welcomed on their arrival ali Port Adalaido,
where thoy woio publicly entortoincd by
His Worship tho Mayor (Mr. R. W. Kestel),
wiio proposed 'tho health of Captain Davis
and his officcis. Tills wuu loBpondud to in a
felicitous speech by Cuptain Davis, who
afterwards outei tuitipd His Woiship and'a
distinguished party on board liiHBhip. This
will bo icad with muoh ploasuro by tho
many ft louds, of the Rpyalist iioro, for it will
be long bofoio tiioy folget liol gouial und
most hoapitnblo commander und hiscourtcous
officora, wlio may always' roly on 11 coi dial
wolcomo to Hobart. ! 1
EDUCATIONAL..-Tho now mini tor at Miss
Westcott'«school, Myillc Vilfu, Paik-stieot;
Haumgton sohoölrHtitiinglon street ; Ho-
bart Gtmnmar School, Gore HOUHO, Muuay
streot ; ¡Scotch College,commences to-moriow
morning. At Hobbit Junioi School, M1I1
tuiy Bui meka, duties will bo rcaumod on
tho 14th.
BnouoiiT BAOK.-By tho s.s. Koonya,
which un 1 ved fiom Mucquiirio Hiubour on
Saturduy al tqriioon, Police-Constublc Chi istio
biought in his charge a mun named Alfred
Bridges, who had beon arrosted on wairaut
for larceny.
EAW,Y DESl'ATOlI Ol' ENGLISH tV^ILS _
Wo aro infoiniod by tho SooioU-i/to tho
Post Office that owing to tho s.s.f Elinders
boing tlmod to loavo Launceston ob Thuts
day ,noxt at 11 am., tho mailsffor the
I Uuitod Kingdom ami Coiitiuout o'?, Eurolie
India, China, otu., porR.M.S "'Alcadia "
will ho closed at the Gonornl Post Office at
li p.m. ou Wednesday nc\t, 2nd Apul. ,
HOIUMM O-'AHCUNACLK. - This placo of
worship was crowded, both at moiniug and
evening ROIrioc, ycstciday, on tho occasion
of the Rov. Thonliis Spurgeon conducting
devotions. On both occasions ho pleached
eloquently ¡mpioasivo BOIIIIOIIS. In tho
morning he took for his te:»t Chronicles I,
v. 20. " foi thoy cWcd to God in tho bullio,
and Ho was iniroatid of them : becauso they
put their ti list in linn," dwelling upon the
blessed efficacy of player. Drawing a
parallel between " tho sons of Reuben and
tho Oaditos, and half tho tribo of Manossoh,"
- vnlianl mon who mado war "with tho
Hngaritcs, with Jctur, and Nephish mid
Nodiib," and weieholpcd against ilicm "for
they cried to God in battlo,"-and Christians
of tho present day, ho reminded his hearers
how' incumbent it still is upon all
who would win giaoious and generous
sucooss in their lifo's battlo to pray without
censing, to plaoo thoir trust noilbflr in
chtuiots nor in horsos but dependent alono
on tho all protecting ann, the all-Bcoing eye
of God. Making pruotical application, lie
roniinded members of tho Baptist Chuich
and friends of othor denominations gathered
to hear lum, that the mer« power of nuinbors
was of little avail. Thoy might achioYO, good '
financial lesulls, erect hniidsomo places of
worship, and bo able lo point with pride and
pleasure to long rolls of mcmboiship and yet
ovory church would fail) in its mission und
every individual member stumble blindly
Without continual pruyer for guidance and
abiding graco. In tho ovening ho preached
from Matthow xxiii., 27, " Why, what
evil hath, lio dono ?" In ovory part of our
Saviour's Ufo, ho said it had been1 ack-
nowledged ovon by his enemies, that hollad
dono no _ ovil. Ho was orucifiod, ,not for
.any evil of Iiis own, but for that of othois.
Ho had not broken man's law, nor Jewish
law, nor Roman law, nor had ho sinned
against God. His crucifixion was un-
doubtedly for the sins of otheis. iHo con-
cluded by a powerful oxhoitation to his
hearers to cast asido the ways of tho world,
to seek Christ by whoso intercession alone
they could bs saved. The hymns, rendered
excellently by tho choir, hud boon ohoscn
from the Sankey collection, with a duo
regard to tho subject matter of tho Bormou.
They wore such as could not fail to en-
hance tho impression made by tho preacher.
To-morrow night Mr. Spurgeon lecturoa
at tho Town Hull on " Tho Apostle of Bur-
mah," a recital of the life and labours of
Dr. Jiidson.,a famous worker in thejmissionary
field, and tho proceeds, aliko with all other
collections connected with his set mons and
addresses heic, will be on behalf of llio
Tabernacle funds. On Thursday ho dolivers
an address at tho Tabcrnaalo, and next'Sun-
day will again conduct services at that placo
of worship.
MKMORÍAL CONOKKOATIONAI, CHURCH.
Yesterday the fifty-oighth aunivorsary of
t!io Memorial, liatteiy Point and Beroa,
Sunday Schools was eelobruted at the
Memorial Church by Bpecial services, con-
ducted by the Rev. G. W. Sharp. Thors
were oxcellont attendances on each occasion.
In the morning tho preacher selected as his
text Eccles."xi, 0-"lu the morning sow
thy seed, and in the evoning withhold not
thine hand :,for thou knowest not whothcr
shall prosper, either this or that, or whether
thoy both shall le aliko good." During tho
course of his s discourse ho pointed out
that tho business of Christians was to
sow tho good seod Irrespective of wliother
thoy bau ovidenco affoided them of tho
growth thoieof or not. It was theirs
to continuo tho work, though mot
at times by dlsheartoniug surroundings, to go
on oven though their path bear the appear-
ance of gloom, for the lives of great and good
men hail shown that very often the effects
of thoir overy-duy labours wore not visible
whilo thoy remained with us. How many
great missionaries, he asked, lind there not
Leon whoso work appeared to havo littlo or
no results buring their lifctimo, yot what
growth had arisen therofrom, what glorious
results wero now to bo soen, still spreading
and daily growing largor, which had 'owed
their existence to those noble men who
toiled on content to know that they wero
doing Cod's work. But, asido horn this,
thoro was tho fact'that to the truo Christian
worker thoro Was' the over-inspiring know
lodge that ho was oboying the will of
his Muster, and this proved an all
sufficient reward. In tho afternoon Iheio
was u. special childi ens' sorvico, which was
attended largely by both parents and
children. Special hymns wore arranged,
and very nicely given by tho littlo ones,
whilst the short address which followed was
listened to with wrapt attention. The
subject was " What will bocomo of the
child," and Mr.'Sharp briefly outlined tho
remarkable influence over the after life of
the children, which was effected by proper
training. Early instructed in tho paths of
Christian living tho duties attendant thereon
became a pleasure instead of an apparent
task, a labour of lovo instead of one of
thumb and rulo. The addicss was inter-
spersed with interesting anecdotes. In tho
evoning a Bpecial iiddioss was, delivered
tho subject being, " Are Sunday-schools a
failure?" The lecturer proceeded first to ro
view the work dono hy Sunday-schools,
their influences on tho masses, and thoir
wide-roaching effects. Ono illustration of
this latter, ho said, was to bo -found in.tho
fact that among olio ranks of Sunday-school
scholars were to bo found, in large contres of
population, convicts, roformed thiovea, and
criminals, There was a tendency in past
days to constitute tho Sundny-school an in-
stitution upai t from tho Church, a ¡fooling
,on the part of BOUIO Christians that it shoultl
not bo included in ordinary church work,
but with the current period was to bo
found a proper and a gratifying spirit
in this mattor. Peoplo wero beginning to
seo that tho Sunday-school and the Church
had an' indissoluble interest, and much was
now being done to bridge tho gulf which
previously oxistcd botweon tho two. Tho
effects 'of,' Sunday -school work spico the
ostibHshmcnl of Sunday - schools was
'such as to conolusivoly provo that not only
woro Sunday-schools not* ..a fuiluie, but that
by Divino Grabo, and undoi oaioful Clnistian
workers they might bo mado a wondorful
'influonco for the Chiistianising of humanity.
Ï.M.C.A.- TlùsJ Association held their
usuulGoipolTompciauco meeting onSaturday
evening last, whon Mr. JohnMiicfarlano occu-
pied tho chair,''and Voiy oleo rly bl ought
before the meeting the ovils of " The social
glass." Tho subject of tiloso who wished lo
;uhiUin j entirely from intoxica ting, drinks,
but who make Ilia objection^ "I cannot in-
vito a friend to my houso and put no wine
bcfoio him,!' was very cleaily discussed, and
it was clearly shown what a shallow and
eironpous objoclion this was. Aftor the
usual progiamma of songs und locitations
had boen gone though, the mcutiug loiini
uatotl in Clio usual way. ' > '
CITS POÏACU COURT.-Before Mr. \V.
Tarloton, P.M., Ccorgo Gadd, arrastod on
warrant charged with foloniously icceiving
a pair of ' boots, knowing the a uno to havo
buen istolcn,, was ' remanded, until April 8,
bail boing granted, himsolf in £20 and one
suroly^of X23- Putriok Elaok, charged with
deserting IIÍB wife, was also remanded until
the aiimo day. 'Ho was granted bail, him-
self in £20, and ono surety of a like amount.
In report of tho maintenance cuso against
James Elmore, published on Saturday, tho
statement that dofondant ^md paid 10s. o
weok for fivo weeks on' account of a debt
incurred by tho complainant was indsroct.
His wifo says ho paid tho monoy ter thuw-.
koop of a horso, and to provont thofcnimal ' >'
being seized and sold for arrears. 1
BRICHITON POLIOK COURT.-On tho 28th
hist., beforo Messrs. Gunn (Wardon) and J.
R. D Bothuno, Js.P., John Wiso was
fined 20s. und costs for neglocting to gather
and treat infooted fruit. Ellen boolan, for
being drunk and disorderly, waB fined 10s.
Od. or 14 days. Michael Hanloy,1 locked up
on 24th inst., was fined Is., or ono hours
imprisonmont, for boing drunk and in-
capable. In Hazeldine v. McShane an order
was made for costs, correct amount having
been paid into Court. An information
against John Kearney, Eutorprlso Hotel,
for admitting nn unprivileged porson to his
houso on Sunday last, waB dismissed.'
NEW TOWN MUTUAL IMPROVEMENT Asso.
OIATION.-Mombora of this Association moot
to-morrow ovoning to ummgo a syllabus for
tho now session, and to transact othor
necessary business.
ST. MATTHEWS, NEW NORFOLK.-A Fancy
Fair, in aid of funds for repair of St.
Matthew's Church, New Norfolk, will be
held on or about the Queen's Birthday.
An advertisement solicits contributions.
RAILWAY SUPPLY ASSOCIATION.' - Tho
half-ycaily general mooting of tho Railway
Supply Association will bo held at 01,
CoiriiiB-Btroot, at 7.30 this ovoning. Tho
business to bo transacted consists of rocoiv
inL' and adopting tho directors' roport and
balance-shoot.
IIOSI'ITAI, CASK.-A boy named John
Crane was admitted into tho Hospital yes
.toçday Buffering from afiactutod Jog. Ho
had been standing on a pilo of timber on
tho Now Wharf, and, having slipped, a picoo
of wood fell on his log, causing tho fruoture.

TSN. Co.'s EASTER EXOUHBIONS.-In
edition to tho T.S:N. Co.'a, usual Easter
trin frOi Melbourne to tho North-West,
Mount Ji/^hoff and Launceston, the mun
oBomontiiavo oponod up a now route. Under
tho now ifmingomont the s.S. Pateena will
leavo Mqlbourno at B p.m. on Thuraduy
neKt, poa) through tho .Straits, couat CIOBO
to the ToBinuuian shoro, und anchor at
Min ¡u Island about 8 lum. on Good
Friday, n «Venin tomlin- conveying pas-
senger to und fiom tho Bhip und shore.
Leaving Mm ia Island tho Btoiiiner will steam
down the Const and moor, alongside tho
'ictty at Por^Arthur nfc 4 p.m. Ibu sumo day.
"At 8 o'clock on Sunday another stuit will bo
modo for Hobart, tho coiusd being Unough
D'Entieciistcuiix Channel. After giving thu
ploiiauro-soekeis Enstor Monday on «diich
to visit places of interest about thu city, tho
i'ateona will soil ut 7 o'clock that evening
for Molbouinu, landing posaougeis eaily
on Wodiiosduy morning tho 9th , April. I
For tho North-West Coast and Lauucoaton
trip the s.a. Mungana will leavo Melbourne
at 4 p.m. on Thursday noxt, and visit Emu
Buy and Formby, train sorvicos boing
¿iought iiito'rcqiilaition|to tnko oxcursioiiists
to Mount Bischoff, Ridgley, andGuido River,
Waterfalls, lind Launceston. On Eastor
Tuesday morning tho steuinor will leavo
Formby, and should arrive at Molbouino tho
.same night. The faros boing exceedingly
modorato-£6 und £5; including victualling
.«lui sleeping ticcoinmodntiorí-a large tuiin
bei of Viotorinn visitors «'¡Improbably take
"this opportunity of visiting Tasmania.

CONOKRT AT BELLERIVE.-On Saturday
«Honing a concert was given at the Institute,
Bellcrivo, which was, us it woll desorvod to
be, in ovory sense of tho word a success.
Tlio objoct was a good ono, namely, raising|
, funds for tho ereotion of a drinking, trough
in the lowuship.'^'Tllo preparations and re
licarsabf had boon sedulously worked up,
quito a galaxy of-'talent was arrayed, and
the public responded by thronging tbo ball
to its utmost capacity. Tho prograinmo
prosontod ran thus : - Pianoforte 'duot,
?"Galop di Bravura," Mrs. Walch and Mis.
Benson ; Bong, " The Powdor Monkey," Mr.
C. Westbrook; duet, "Friendship," Mrs.
E. 0. Ciblin and Miss Harelay ; violin solo,
Raff's cavuntinu, Mr. Hubert Arnold ;
song, " Kathleen Mavourneen," Mrs. Tonny
«on Colo ; recitation, " Tho Revenge-u
ballad for tho fleet," Dr. Giblin ; song,
?"Star of Bothlehom," Miss Barclay;'!
pianoforte solo, waltz (Moakowskt), Mrs.
Arthur Giblin ; song, " Esmeralda," Mrs.'
ToBuyson Colo; violin solo, "Evensong,','
Mr. Hubert Arnold ; song, "The boatswain's
story," Mr. Tennyson Colo; Bong, "La1
Serenata," Mrs. Benson (violin obbligataj
Air. Hubort Arnold); reoltation, "Lcotl^

Yaconb Chouso," Dr. Giblin ;' quartette,
?"Thanks, my ftionds" (Sivtunolla), Mrs.
E, 0. Giblin, Mrs.1 Benson, Mr. Benson, and
Air. H. E, Pucker; "God savo the Queon."
This, however, did not compiise all the
items in a delectable bill of fare. Encores
vrero so numerous und hearty, and so
obligingly responded to, that quito a sup
iplemcntary'progrummo was added, and oven
then the uudionco would havo williugly sat,

and listened und applauded again and again!
.It was araru ti cat for many icsidents tt the
"Point." Chief among tho encore favour«
«?oro Mrs. Tennyson Cole's "Comin' through
thoryo" and "Culler lietrln'," MÍBS Bar-
clay's "Good-bye," Mr, Hubort Arnold's
"? Home, sweet homo," and Mr. Tenny-
son Cole's nautical ditties, sung to
his own skilful accompaniment/ An
apology wa» mudo for the' Rev. Godfrey
Dillon, who was sot down in the programme
for two rooitationa, but, us was explained,
lie left by tho s.u. Oonah, on Saturday night,
for Sydney, and thoroforo could not find time
to attend tho concoi t, " God save the Queen''
was sung in customary loyal und lusty
fashion, and u'bright moonlight night and
placid waters enhanced the pleasure of the
homeward tiip after t«-o hours' charming
entertainment. Mrs. Benson, who « as the
prime mover and piomoter of ' the concert
on behalf of the Bollol ive Band of Mei oyi
boa won congi atulutioii«. The amount
taken wits £9, which, after payment of ex-
penses,-will leave £4 as moans to a worthy
pnrpoBo, Wo understand that Lady Hamil-
ton could not attend tho concert because alto
was snilciiiig ftoiu un attack, of influenza,
and that Mrs. Benson ulso sung under great
difficulty owing to au attack of tho Bamc.

PALACH SICATIVO RINK.-This ovenlng at
7.30 tho Púlase Skating Rink will re-open to
the public Dilling tho closed season many
improvements havo been mudo. ; Tho floor
lias undoi gone a thoiotigh ovorhaul, being
nowcquul to now, and mitiiy of the decorations
havo boon effectively renovated. Wants
aud wishes of pattons will looeivo ovory
attention at th« bunds of thó employees.
Tho Palace Bund will bo In attendance and
play selections.

ODDFELLOWS' SPORTS.-Mr. Ben Zelley,
haiidicappor for the Oddfellows' sports, Now

Norfolk, writes:-"In altering name of G. '
McGann to G. McGuiniicsB in Friday's
Mercury I omitted changing his handicap
from 8yds. to 0yds. By mentioning this you
will greatly oblige." Romindor ia given that
all acceptances in connection with tho forth-
coming Oddfollow's sports uro due to-day.

J. L. 'TOOLE. - The Argus of the 28th
says: - Mr. J. L. Toole, who is announced to
appear at the Princess' Theatre on Satur-
day, April 5, is a passenger by the P.
and O. Co.'s R.M.S. Britannia, which
arrived at King George's Sound last night.
Mr. Toole brings with bim a numerous com-
pany, including Mr. John Billington, Mr. C.
Lowrie, Mr. George Shelton, Mr. C. Wilson,
Mr. J. Donald, Miss Eliza Johnson, Miss
Effie Liston, Miss Irene Vanbrugh. Mr.
H. Westland, stage manager, arrived by a
previous mail steamer. Before leaving Lon-
don, Mr. Toolo was entertained at a succes-
sion of banquets and suppers, and received
very striking proof of his popularity. He
announced that his stay in the colonies
would be but brief, and that he must return
to London before Christmas. He will bring
with him some 12 or 15 pieces, including
The Don, The Butler, Paul Pry, The
Upper Crust, The Serious Family, Artful
Cards, Dearer than Life, Uncle Dick's
Darling, and Dot, us well as several of his
best known one-act plays, such as Ici on
Parle Francais, The Spitalfield's Weaver,
and Off the Line.

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may bo had at Wbolosalo Price« ; also his
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at tho Molbourno Centennial' Exhibition,
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