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GARDEN AND FIELD CALENDAR FOR

JULY.

By A. LnoDsownE, Seedsman, Goulburn.

THE ground is now well soaked by the recent

rains,and gardening operations can only be

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trenching, clearing, &o., must be pushed on

without delay, and all vacant land turned up

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destroy the insocts. During July severe frosts

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advancing crops on fins days.

OncAeRD.-FPlant out young trees, prune and

transplant;dress trees with lime, &o., to destroy

blight. Plant out stocks for grafting next year.

FLOWn Genens,.-All the heavier work of

the garden should be proceeded with; beds and

borders dug and manured. Annuals and

Biennials.-Plant out those that are ready dur

ing favourable weather, and sow in warm sunnyborders. Gladioli and other bulbs still out of

the ground may be planted. Roses-continud

pruning; dahliass-as the stoma decay lift the

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Saturday .. July 12

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5 5

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Sunday....,,

13 7 5 6 3 47 '145

Monday....,,

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Tuesday.... 15 7 4 '5 -7.::56 41 .19

Wednesday. ,, 16 74 5 8 6 555 4 9

Thursday... 17 7 31 5 8 7 22 5 2

Friday......,

18 7 3 5 8 8 5 .559

EVENING PENNY POST

SATURDAY, 3JULY 12, 1890.

WHEN soldiers and policemen at one and

the same time disobey the orders of their

commanders people begin to think it time

to put up their shutters and furbish what

ever weapons of defence they can muster.

London has been in an intermittent fever

of expectation for a long time. First there

was the great revolt at the docks, which

starting from small beginnings rapidlydilated into the.most serious strike of his

tory and paralysed trade to such an extent

that it is calculated the direct losses alone.

amounted to upwards of £,,Ooo,ooo. Bythe time that that trouble had been ar

ranged other 'workers-lighterinmeri,;. gas

stokers, bootmakers, and a dozen others--.

imitated the example set them and threw

down their tools. With each dispute there

was much wrangling, much haranguing,a great deal of correspondence and more

newspaper diatribes or congratulations ac

cording to the views held by the editors.

Timid people went to bed nightly with

much apprehension and many tremors,

and awoke every morning with a visage

that might have stood for the personifica

tion of trouble. Good old Conservatives,who always sware by the throne and the

constitution, and held that the truest

political economy and the highest type of

statesmanship was to keep the lower

classes in their proper place, demanded

with acerbity that the police should be in

structed to stand no humbug, that the

streets should be kept clear of allriff-raff,

and that, if necessary, the military should

be exhibited by way of a wholesome

menace to demagogic agitators. What in

the name of law and order could be ex

pected but trouble and lawlessness if the

baton was not freely and vigorously used

on vulgar heads. But the gas-stokers and

the rest after ebullient threats got at least

a traction of what they demanded, and the

revolution didn't come. Then the tele

graph clerks under Government hissed the

Queen instead of uproariously.cheering at

the mention of that august name, and re

fusedto admit that they were in clover.

At the same time the postmen and the

letter-sorters got up a little trouble of their

own, and threatened to pitch their bags

and letter-stamps and all the parapher

nalia of St. Martin's-le-Grand into the

river Styx, or beyond, if irritated 'too far.

It even went so far, and the sorters

got so exasperated, that barricades

bad to be erected within the

confines of the General Post-office

to prevent the unionists from dismember

ing the blacklegs that the Right Hon.

Henry Cecil Raikes had smuggled into it

to circumvent the 'disaffected ones. But

the trouble for the fearsome citizen did

not end here. The police turned out to

be human, and Bow-street began to writhe

internally; and while public opinion was

recoitingaghast at the spectacle of the

guardian of law and order, the official

representative of everything constitutional,

playing football with his helmet and whit

tling,out of sheer devilry, the serviceable

end of the sacred baton into profane

chips, there was visible a sympathetic

movement amongst the grenadier guards.

Then London awoke to the fact that out

of all thisfriction, now that it had involved

police and military, there might easily

come fire that would not soeasily

be

quenched. On behalf of interrogative

thousands questions were asked in the

House of Commons, and reassuringanswers given thereto The police com

prise a good many elderly, staid men in

their ranks, and these are not indifferent

when a discharge may be in.question.

When the dispute with the aristocratic

snobs and mnartines at the 'head of the

force had developed so far that another

stage would have signified mutinyand

open rebedllion,and when, to be accurate,

there was already mutiny and undisguised

rebellion amongst a section of the consta

bulary, the natural conservatism of grey

hairs held back in the leash the

older men. To cow the discontents and

show to them that the law must be obeyed,

even by policemen, orders were dispatched

to the barracks for the stalwart grenadiers,

and there again the spirit of revolt was in

evidence. Choleric majors swellingwith

huge and racy martial oaths and bristling

with lace and polished steel no doubt

grew black with apoplectic rage. That a

private soldier should dare to have an

opinion of his own, should have the

audacity to resent any order whatever,

should frown and mutter and showinsur

bordination to his officer; should put in

his toes when order to stand at ease, or

fold his arms when commanded to march,

or glare straight ahead when "eyesright"

was the order-Great Scott,this was a

case for drum-head martial and fatigue

duty for evermore!

So the rebellious

grenadiers who had refused to parade,or

overhaul their kits,or something or other

the particulars of which do not specially

signify, were confined in quarters,and the East Yorkshire Regiment ordered

up to provide against possible contingen

cies. The police dispute is said to be at

an end-perhaps it is,perhaps it isn't.

Prophecy is a risky undertakingat any

time, and especially so when the whole

democracy is aroused. The revolt amongst

the guards is also said to have been sup

pressed, Again, it may be, and it also

may not. But the postmen and the sort

ers are stillfretful, threatening to paralyse

the post.office. If the last few months

had not familiarised us with labour dis

putes of all sorts, we could have guaged

with more correctness the serious nature

of an uprising which has affected three

such bodies as the military, thepolice,

and

the Government servants in the post and

telegraph offices. When the police fail

and the military are not to be trusted tbe

foundations of society are in imminent

peril of being turned topsy-turvey. The

Sydney Daily Telegraph while allowing

ordinary workers in the Commonwealth

the right ofstriking

as an ultimatum de

nies it to policemen and soldiers.. The

line cannot be So drawn. If these too

are convinced that their rights as men are

denied, they possess as men the further

right to exercise the ultimatum of the

artizan. To say that they can resign is

an evasion of the question, for so can the

ordinary artizan. Neither does thatap.

ply to the soldier who enlists for a term

and is not his own master, owing to the

currenicy of his engagement. We learn

that the grenadiers had been over

worked, useless or -unnecessary drills

had been imposed upon them by some

feather-bed specimen of an officer, they

were deprived of their right torest,

and

were, at the. top of it all, detailed for

police work. Against this accumulation

of tasks they objected, and we would like

to know how else theycould have brought

their grievances under notice. Com

plaints tp the commandingofficer

would neerely have p?prught the spokes

men to.the guardroom and beencgpunter.

vailedby-

redoubled punishment drill.

They, could not resign. Nothing was

left but craven submission or revolt.

They chose the latter, and the effect has

h?by to show both the authorities and the

democracylthat the soldiers are not

automate but men, ero if worried too

much will fraternise with the

?a?1

they

are called upon to disperse rather than

use bayonets upon them. When the

French troops a hundred years ago re.

fused to fire upon the mob, but grounded

their arms in defiance pf theirofficers,

the

fire which had been smoulderinf was

fanned into a flame, and we all know theconflagration which ensued. Let us hope

for the sakeof civilisation and all that is

precious to us that wiser counsels will

prevail to-day than prevailed under Louis

8IFTINGS.

A late cablegram stated that Mr. Parnell had

beengisipg

ovidence before the ParliamentaryColonising Comraittce, ynd that he had advocated

a system of migratio forfip

Aystitute Irish

people. We suppose that the corzwitoe pildejto is the one about which sometbing lhas preyt

ously been heard, especially that relating to a

system of state-aided emigration wherebyable.

bodied paupers and paupers not able-bodied wore

to be shipped off to thecolonies, or wherever a

landing-place could be found not toostrongly

defended by the dwellers already there. That

Mr. Parnell should advocate atch a stop does not

speak very highly of hischarity for the Irish

people. If Ireland were visibly overcrowded

and the producingcapacities of the country

taxed to the utmost such a proposal could be

understood; but the facts are altogether the

other way. Irelangd only supports a population

of half what it used to do, and if there are deos.

tituto people in such numbers as to oven suggesta migration it must be because of evil laws or

habits or something of the kind, and not because

destitution cannot be avoided. Why should a

destitute Irishabman be expatriated from a land

which could support him and his descendants for

generations in comfort ? He has as much right

to a homo there as anybody else. It is taken

largely for granted that Ireland has too manypeople in it, in spite of the fact that the popula.

tion is lowar to.day than at any time almost

during the contury, while the productiveness of

the country is greater than over. It is an insult

to a rational man to hear advocated such a policywhien the most perfunctory comparison of popu.

lation returns and trade returns would show

beyond dispute that the cause of destitution was

not excess of population but rascally distribution

of wealth. If a community were to produce

£1500 worth ot wealth each per annum it would

look roseate in the trade returns and sound well

as commorical averages;but if one tenth the

communitytook nine-tenths of the wealth not

all the trade returns and averages in the universe

could prevent suhob a state of affairs as.exoist

in England, Ireland, Europe and parts of

America. Better far compel monopolists to

migrate and give honest labour an opportunity

of. enjoying that which it so abundantlyproduces and could multiply fivefold if

onlyfree

scope were allowed it.

The hops deterred which for long made sick

the hearts of the people of Crookwell (esapeoially

those who had bought land in anticipation of a

boom) will soon be forgotten in the joy of hoperealized. The bill providing for the construction

of the line has passed safely through the Lower

House, and only awaits the sanotion of the

Legislative Council and tho Governor to becomelaw. Business people both in Goulburn and

Crookwell are looking forward with interest to

thetime when the work will be commenced, as a

great fillipto trade is naturally expected. The

joining of the two towns by the iron way will of

ourse result in mutual gain, and Goulburn will

benefit quite as much as, if not more than,Crookwoll. The most striking feature in

connection with the bill is the cool way in which

the idiotic alterations and restrictions of thePublic Works Committoe were ignored by theMinister for WVorese and the House and without

apparently one word of protest from any member

of the committee. Where was Mr. E. W.

O'Sullivan, member for Quoanbeyan, when this

fell deed was done? The public at large have

already manifested a spirit ofinquiry

in

connection with this well-paid committee and

their laboure. If the House intends to over-rule

their recommondations of what earthly use are

thoy-how can their existence be justified ? If

reductions itn cost and suggested deviations in

route made by the committee are to be passed

over it is only a step further tobring

before the

House proposed works absolutely rejected by the

committee. WVe hailed with satisfaction the

formation of thecommittee, believing that it

would kill theb system of log-rolling which was a

disgrace to our Assembly; but if thae committee

is to be merelya means of increasing the

salaries of certain hen. members and enablingthem to see the country without cost to

thomeelves it should be buried with all possible

haste.

SINGLE TAX LEAGUE.

THn half-yearly meeting of the Goulbhurn

branch of the Single Tax League was hcld at

tbhe Y.M.C A. Rooms lastevening,

Mr. J. W.

Wombey, one of the vice-presidents, in the chair

in the absence from town of the president.

It was carried that the secretarybe

empowered to nrrangy for an open-anir meeting,but it was suggested that it would not ce wise

to take steps until the weather became warmer

and more settled..

A motion was agreed to that in future meet

ings of thesociety be called as frequently

as the

secretaries may deem neessary and that an

annual meeting be held in July. It was

pointed out by the mover that more active pro

paganda work should be undertaken.

Mr. H. Pinn, seeretary, read the following re

port:

HALF-YEABLY ItREPORT eF Te GOetnRn DANCa[ rOF

TsE SINOLE TAx LEAoE.

ISueessstilh

continues to ereon the efforts of those

who in the Colony of Now South Plales are lissemni

enating thie majestic principles laid down in "Progaressn

andPoverty."

theo eombor oft the Gooalburn league, althoerugh theyhave not done nas much eas they might, have not bean

idle. Meetings have been heldregularly every month.

with the exception of Mfarch, when lIr. George's visit

rendered such unnecessary, and for thie most part have

beena well attended ; but it is for memblersato consider

whether the time has not now arrivedfor more active

propaganda work in order to reach those who will not

attend meetings. After the hnlf.ycarly meeting in

January r. T. J. Hebblowhito read iapaper on "'Tihe

Weakness ofTradoesunioenim,"

and a discussion folt.

lowed. At thle February meeting Mnr. A. Lansdowne,

who had been inited to do so, reTd a paper ebodyineg

objections to the single tax, and an interestingdebate

ensued. A voteof thanks was heartilyaccorded Itr.

Lansdowne for his kindness, and the wish was ex

pressed that other opponents Ca the principle would

follow his example. In April tIhe speclal business was

a discussion on"lCompcnsation,"

opened by Dr.Hollis. At the May meeting a chapter was read from

Progress and Poverty, a diescussion fotllowing; and

at tile Jne meeting a lively debate took diae on tihe

subject of the beat menoenlisting the synpathy of

the masses with our objects.

A single tax coference was held in Sydney ic

Marech this branch being represented by ecssrs. T.J.Hhbblewhite, F. 0. Furner, and It. T. Ball (lMayer).

Tihegreat event of the half-year has been the visit to

tie colonies of Henry George. That visit partook

very much of the nature of Ic trinuphal tour, as lie

was everywhere received with teonor and his deliver.

anees listened to with respect, often with enthusiasnm.

Daring the three years tClt have elapsed since the

niingle tax agitation commenced a wonderful change

has taken place in the feeling of the country. Instead

of our being regarded as hand of enthusliasts advoca

ting a fad, we are reeognised as a power ia the laud;

instead of the single tax being lightly swept away as a

thing that can never be rcalised it has asnmaed definiteshape as a policy the followers of which will have tobe reckoned with ; and instead of the cause having a

few adherents scattered here anl there throughout

the colony it has been emnbraced by thoisaods, com

prising men of all ranks of life and of all shades of

thought. tIuch of this change is due to the visit of

Henry George, and whatever lappens now thie cause

of the disinherited of the world niiet go forward, and

in the and achieve sicceesa. It is for is, collectively

and individually, to do all that in cis lies to hatecnthat day.

The tteaeurer-Mr. P. R. Everett-suimitted

a balance-rheot, which showed a email amount

to credit, but it was stated that there were a

few outstanding accounte.

Both documents woer adopted on the motion

of Mr. T. Tineon, and seconded by Mr. R. H.Mitchell.

The eleution of officers resulted as follows :

-President, the Mayor; vioe-precidente,

Messro. Womboy, Mitchell, and Me Naught;

secretaries, Meoura. R. J. hobblewliito and H.

Pin; treasurer,

Mr. F. Trompp ; eommitiei,

Messrs. J. E. P. Walker, A. G. Fe'rner, 4.

Tilly,R. Holloway, W. Lunn, A. Wilkie, E.

Howard, F. R.Everett,

W. Donald, F. Gray,A. Doyle, W. T. Dowhiret, T. Tinseon, W.

Wilkie, and N. Neville.

Arrangements suggested by the secretary for

the holding of Progress "and Poverty class meet

ings having beenapproved,

the meeting closed.

MASONIC/6BALL.

Tao annual bell of the Masonic Lodge Duke of

Edinburgh, No. 70, a fixture which had excoited

considerable interest, duly came off inbhe

Academy of Music last night. There was at

attendance equal to about thirty-five couples,

but some of the members of the lodge appeared

to be non.participants in the dancing, about

twenty -five couple being the largesot

number which took the floor. Amongst

the visitingbrethren were members

from all the other lodges in town, Bro. Con

ningham and others from Sydney, Brother

Fryer from Bungendore, and Brother Baeshford

from Crookwell..

Thearfangefints, which wore most complete,

had Been left in Pho hands of a committee, con

eieting ofBrother"

H: Cbtterell, I.P.M., T. A.

Wilkie, W.M.) J. W.Dlaniel,

'J.D'.

A. D.

Ness, and D. McDonald, with Brother W,

Campbell, J.W., as treasurer, and that most

effioient secretary, Bro. A. E. Riohurds, S.W.

SMr. A. H. Judd, the secretary of the hall,

had been entreusted with the task of decorating,

nod it was evident at a glance that great paine

had been taken with it. From the contra of the

ceilingdepended a most elaborate chandelier

made of paperwork of different oelonrs. Loops

were attached from this to the circle,and the top of the stage. The

ironwork of the circle was also embellished with

paperwork, and festoons of the same material

8opended from the woodwork. The posts

euppooiting'tho olQbp woro enlivened, and buntingwas placed round the walls under thq circle and

in front of some of the upper windo?s?. On the

stage werp a suite of furniture and sorie pot

plants, with a banpir og which wore painted

emblems of the order.

Mr. Mo~aul being disabled,the

catering was

undertaken by Mr. P. Aroene, who carried out

Lie contract in a manner which satisefied the

committee.

The musole was supplied by Messre. H.

White, of Goulburn, and Roberts and Maid.

meant, dfdnov, and was excellent as regards

imee and harmony.S.osqngo

the costumes worn by the ladieswere soee

very obaroeing sxamples of the dress

maker's art, and as a rule the colostrs were well

selected and blended admirably. In the follow?

ing list no particular order is observed :-.Miss

Lee, pink liberty silk, tastefully trimmed with

ruby plush; Miss Richardson, cream nun's

veiling; Miss Glonvale, butteroup satin with

spray of buttercups; Mrs. Wedd, cream

satin; Mrs. A. Barrett, white nun's veilingwith figured

liberty silk; Miss L. Daniel, cream

satin with tulle skirt;

Miss Molenes, pink nun's

veiling with pearls and cream roses;Miss Jones,

brown velvet; Mrs. W. Daniel, black lace with

epaulette of white feathers;

Miss Halls (Narra

bri), cream satin bodice, cream laceskirt;

Mrs.

Parker, cream nun's veiling, ivy leaves, and red

roses; Mrs. F. Stewart, black lace bodice, black

tulle skirt, and pink ribbons;Miss Holtermann

(Sydney), pink nun's veiling, this costume beingin what might be called the Grecian style; Miss

Everett, cream nun's veiling; Mrs. Clay, cream

sun's veiling and cream roses; Miss Annie

Taylor, white satin with scarlet flowers and

aigrette; Miss Wright (Orookwell), green

figured liberty silk, relieved with pale pink

tulle; Mrs. Gillard, pink nun's veiling. There

were a number of other married ladies present,but as they had evidently not taken any special

pains in the way of dresa and perhaps would not

thank us for mentioning their modest but

becoming costumes we refrain from doing so.

Messrs. T. Wilkia and A. D. Nose were most

energetic Mes.O.It remains to be said that there was a good

sprinkling of spectators in the gallery, and that

in the early part of the night they appeared to

enjoy themselves quite as much as those on thefloor.

GOULBURN LANDS OFFICE.

FOLLOWING are the collections at the Crown

LendeOffice, Goulburn, for the quarter ending

30th June, 1890:

n£

d

Auction sale

......

321 2 1

Deposits on conditional purchases., 768 12 6

Intercet, instalments, and balances.. 2110 17 0

Deed fee .. .......... . . 1 0 0

Transfer fees ....................6

11'

0

Subdivision fees.........,...;. 14 3 11

Improvements conditional purchases 16 11 8

Deposits conditional leases....,, .,

323 7, 0

Reonts conditional l`ses ;, ,..

. 177 11 9

Route annual leases .....

....78 13 3

Timber licensee ,,,. ...5 10 0

Balo of lithograph., &o. ;..,,.

4 10 6Improvements conditional leases 15 0 0

Total ......3901 12 8

The total nnmbor of conditional purchase

applloations for the quarter waoe 60, and the

total number of condtioual lease applications

was 34.

Millers' Union.

A SBOTING of the local branch of theMillers'

Union was held on Thursday evening. Cor

respondence was road and commented upon from

Bathurst, Melbourne, and Sydney branohes, and

Mr. A. Nene, proesident, was elected delegate

to represent the branch at a conference to be held

in Sydney on July 18th to drawup a now code

of rule. One now member was enrolled.

Vital Statistics.

DuI?o the quarter ending Juno 30th there

were registered at the office of the local registrar

of births, deaths, and marriages 144 births (77

males and 67 females), 39 deaths (20 mules and

10 females), and 28 marriages. During the sameno

period 04 charges were brought by the pohleo

and 84 summonsues itaued; 3 persons were

cozmmitted for trial.

MOONEE VALLEY COURSING.

T?E third d ty of the coursing in the Australian

Champion Stakes took place at the Moonneo

Valley Plumpton on Thursday. Therunning

ground was in the same soft condition as on the

previous day, and told very much against the

hares. The trials were run off euacesefully, and

the day ended with onlyRed Hined II, Ruford,

and Good Neows being left in the Australian

Champion Stakes. The defeat of Lincoln byBrooklyn Girl in the fourth ties was unexpected,

but Lincoln was hardly himself, and it was

thought that his back was injured in some way.

In the fourth ties Red Hind It boat Melfort

Spy,Brooklyn Girl boat Lincoln, Hard Metal

beat Royal Lady, Ruford beat HErl Iahn, Good

Nows beat Heroe's-taoe-ye. In the fifth ties Red

Hind II beat Brooklyn Girl, Ruford beat Hard

Metal, Good News ran a bye.

In the Broadmeadowo Stakes Churohill heal

Quiver, but was beaten by Her Ladyship, who

divided the stake with Hazelbloom.

Melbourne, Friday.-lTho fourth and eon.

eluding day's courving took place to-day. The

programme was gone through most successfully,and the winner of the great stake proved to be

Red Hind II., a famous greyhound which

almost every time she has run has bshown the

posscssion of brilliant powers. On the conclu

eton of Thursday's operations only three dogs

were left in the Anustralian Champion Stake,

these being Red Hind ILt., Rauford, and Good

News, the unheaten greyhound, who won the

last Victorian Waiterloo Cup. To-day the firest

course of the day was between Red Hind It.,

and Good News, the latter being fairly defeated.

Ruford ran a bye alone, after racing a hare

which he only turned onne. When numerous

trials for minor stakes had been ran off, Ruford

and Red Hind It. mot, and the last-named won

with a decisive lead. There wore few exchanges,and the kill was performed by the winner. Last

easeonu, in the Australian Champion Stakes,

Red Hind II. got into the lasttwo, when eho

was defeated by Flageolet.

At a sale of greyhounds on Friday Hard

Moetal realised 101 guinoas, the purehaser beingRI. Allen.

INTERRUPTION OF THE CABLES.

Tae Superintendent of the New South Wales

Electrio Telegraph reported yesterday afternoon

ns

follows:-"

I am advised by the Adelaide

ofiloe as follows:

' Both cables from Port Darwin

to Banjoowaungio have been inoterrupted near

Banjoewangie nineo 7.30 a.m. The cable from

Roobuek Bay to Banjoewangio is also inter.

ruptod nearBanjooewangie.' "

The followingmemo. has boon received from Mr. Todd, Post

maester-General of South Australia, and as there

is no telling when communication will beho restored

the Hon. D. O'Connor, Postmaster-General,approved of tho proposal contained therein beingcarried out:-" Am in communication with the

agents of the Eastern and Australian SteamshipCompany, and shall know in the morningwhether the Tannadteo, which is nearly due at

Port Darwin, will be availablo fortakinog

messages to Baujoewangie, and on what terms.

In the event of the Tannaudico being chartered

will you contribute towards the cost as in 1882I"

AiELArIDne, Friday.-Regarding the breakingof the oables botw'eenu Port Darwin and

Banjoewangie, M[r. Todd states that ho supposes

the cables have all broken simultaneously near

Banjooewangio. So far as can be ascertained the

breakage was caused by local volcanic eruption

and occurred without warning. He believes the

repairing ship is at Singapore, and will be cunt

to tho spot immodiately.

Twelvth July Celebration.

Tit annual celebration with connection of the

L.O.L. Institution will be commenced on Sundayafttr oon by a service in the hall of the Y.M C.A.

to commence at 3 o'clock. The Rove. W. W.

Rutledgb and Slado will deliver addressee. On

louddy evening a tea-meeting and oicodrt will

be held at the same plahce. Some of our best

local amateurs will take part,and addresses are

advertleod to be delivered by the Rove. Dr.

Gilchbrist, W. W. Rutledge, and W. Sparling.

Arrears of Rates.

Wo have been informed that the borough

rates havinggotinto such a ohronio este.to of arrears

(another six monthi rates now being about to

be demanded), and all the effortsof the Mayor and

theoflloials to got thorn in by the ordinary meoans

having failed, Mr. Thomas 8. Russell, bailiff,

has now received fullauthority

to enter upon the

premisos and sell off, if necessary, the goods and

chattels of alldefaulting

ratepayers.

Heavy Fall /ii Wheat.

A heavy fall of wheat,but

fortunately only of

a temporary nature,was experienced at the

Argyle Mills yesterday, one aide of the large

galvanized iron store at the mills being forced out

and about sixty tons of grain precipitated into

the poddock. Rats are supposed to be at the

bottom of the mischief. The wheat is eatoked

in tiera. Some two or three feet of space la left

between the bage and the side of the store, and

it ie supposed that the rats attacked some of the

lower bags, and others being defective were

forced down by the pressure from above, endingin the whole mass being forced against the aide

and kneokipg it out. The effectsl were mosto

markhdd, some of tbo'sheootehf irkn b?ing torn into

ribbons and rendered utterly :useless. "Somd of

thehbags were of course buret open and the grain

spilt. The damage may bse roughly estimated

at about 60.

Survey Office, Goulburn.

Many of our roeaders will learn with pleasure

that Mr. T. W. Conolly, second oldust son of thelato Mr. W. Conolly, has beooa appointed senior

•ta

-s..

-

or of the Goulburn Land Board Di.triot. Mr. Conolly, who

p upil of Mr.

Deeoring, the present Distriot Survey or who took

chargo yesterday, and also of Mr. Twynam, will

resideoin Gotilbtro.

Wes/eyan Mutual Improvement SBoolefy,

A VERY pleasant evening was passed by the

members of this society at Wednesday's meeting.

The President, the Rev. W. Rutledge, wis in

the chair. Mr. Aetbury read an instructive

paperon the poet Tennyson, and selections from

the poet's works were ales given by the same

gentleman, the President, and Mr. Mitehell.

The moock trial, which has several times been

postponed, will positivelybe carried out on the

23rd instant. It will take the form of a breach

of premise case. On the motion of Messrs.

Aetbury and Mitchell it was resolved "That the

treasurer prepare a list of the names of financial

and unfinasciol members, the same to be laid on

the table on Wednesdaynext."

For nerxt meet

ing night a debate, "Ought Capital Punish.

meat to beAbolished,"

has been arranged, Mr.Mitchell openingin the aflirmative.

The Shearers' Union and Non-Union:

Labour.

We are informed by theshearers'

secretary.

at Wagga, AMe. W. W.Hoead,

who hae juste

returned from a meeting of the ExecutiveCouncil of the A. 8. U., held in the Tradesflail, Melbourne, that immediate steps are tobe taken to prevent the shipment of all wool

shorn during the onsuing smason by non-union

labour. Shbeopownere, who in the past have on

deoavoured to crush unionism by the employment

of non-unionists, are to be at nonc notified of

the intentions of the union. The Trades and

ILabour Councils in each colony have promised

support to the A. S.U.,

and the various water.

ide1 unions in Sydney, Newcastle, Brisbano,Adelaide, and Melbourne are making preparae

tions to assist the shearere to the utmost. The

President of the union, Mr. W. G. Spence, who

is'

general seoeroetary for the AmalgamatedMiners'

Association, proceeds to Noewcastle with

the object of advocatingthe cause amongst the

miners, and in the event of sufficitent non-onion

wharf labourers being procured to load any non

union out wool at that port (a contingency

hardly likely to arise)the Hunter River minore

are to be asked to refuse to supply coal to the

steamship owners who maybe engaged in the

trade.

Dawn of Day Lodge, No. 2u8.

STan C.T., Bro. Rufford, presided over a

fairly.attended mooeting of the above lodge, hold

on Thursday night. One candidate presented

himself formemberchip and was duly initiated a

member of the lodge. The oflico of mrehball was

declared vacant, and Bro. Webstor woeas

unnuimously elected and installed to fill thevacancy. The lodge being without an L.E.D

,

Bro. Trompp was recommended to the Grand

Lodge to occupy the position. The item on thesyllabus being-"

Why Do I Abstain?"

several membere gave various reasons for

adopting the principles of total abstinence. A

short programme of harmony was roendercd, and

the lodge closed in the 'usuoul manner.

A Little Girl Burnt to Death.

A six-year-old daughter of Mr. G.Peters,

of

G(rose-street, Parramatta, sucoumbed on Thurs.

day oveuiog to tho ettoots of burns received thoprevious morning. The little girl was warming

herself by the fireo when her droess caught fire,

but although her father soon came to har asosis.

tanco theo lamas wore not extiuguishud before

severo injuries wore sustained An ilquest was

hold on Friday afternoon before Mr. IBowden,the Parramatta Coroner, and a verdict of anoi

dental death returned.

Shocking Accident to a Reporter.

G?ENERAL regret was expressed amongst neows

paper and sportingmen on Friday when it be

came known that Mr Harry Poutseen, the turfreporter of the Daily Telegraph had met with an

accident which will disabled him for sometime,

if it has not a more serious result. He yester

day morning mounted a fine animal belongingto Mr. Ivey, of Surry-hills. He rode easily

along Bourke-street for srme distance, when the

animal bolted and dashed at full speed into

Cleveland-street, Redfern. A few minutrs

afterwards Mr. Poulseon was soon by a lad

named Rogers, who was driving a butcher's

eart, clinginghold of the horse

mane, while

the reins, which had slipped from his hands,were hangingin front of thn animal'shbead. He

had, therefore,lost control over the horse, which

the next instant dashed into the bu'roher's eart.One of the shafts grazel the horse's side and

entered Mr. Poulsen's leftthigh, the fores of

the collision driving it clean through. As the

horse broke clear Mr. Poulhen was left impaled

upon the shaft, where he hung for fully half a

minute. He then dropped to the ground, where

be lay until picked up by the bystanders. Mr.

Poulsen was conveyed to the Sydney Hospital.

Dr. Hollie found that besides the thigh being

terribly lacerated, the pelvis bone was badlyfractured. The patient was placed under bchloro

form and conveyed to the operation room, when

nearly two hours were spent inattending to him

At a late hour last night Mr. Poulson was in a

very critical condition. Tno unfortunate youngmaun is a native of Auckland, where he is well

hkown in press and other circles, and where be

won distinction as an amateur pedestrian. Onlylast Wednesday he narrowly escaped meoting

with a horrible death while performing a very

plucky act. A drunken man, who was seated in

the same tram as Mr. Poulsen, had fallen from

the car between the rails, when notwithstandingtheb fact that a tram was approaching at full

speed on the other line, Mr. Pouleon jumped off

and lifted him clear. In performing this he sus

tained some escratches and just escaped being run

over.

The Stud Sheep Sales.

TeE 'firat stud sheep sale held on Thursdaywas that of the Barooga Vermont Australian

morincos, at Messrs. J. H. Geddes and Co.'s

wool stores. There was a large attendance of

repressentative buyers, and business was com

menced promptly at 10 o'clock and speedilydespatohed. Messrs. Farland

Brothers'

six

Baroogarams realised £1658 15s, with a general

averago of £27512s,

and six stud ewes returned

a total of £278 5s, the general average for thesale being £46 7s Gd. On the conclusion of

business buyers attended Messrs. Goldebrough,Mort, and Co.'s sale of selected and Ri ck rams.

The bidding was brishk, and the remainder of

the catalogue was disposed of in about two hours

and a-half. On Thursday the sales realised

£6842 17e, which, added to the £12,216 15l

previously received, makes a total of £19,059 12s

for Messrs. Goldebrough, Maort, and Co.'s sheepfair thisycar. Mr. G. D. EHaypurchasedanumber

of sheep on Thursday, the following falling to his

bid-aon account of Mr. James Gibson, Belle Vue,Epping-fivo selected rame, 10 guineas; on

account of Mr. Thomas Parramore, Beaufront

two pure merino selected rams,12- guiness.

Great dehosophat

/IT'S NI0E TO 03 A FTHETn.

Somewhere in the Big Book the reporter of the

day tells us to" multiply,"

and James O'Leary,a well-known Goulburnite,

"

did thatsame,"

until now he has pegged his vingt-un (that is

Greek for 21) hole and all are boys. James is

now 85 years of ago and recently"

tied on"

to

his fifth wife. The other four, of course, are

under the dandelions. Wife No. 6 is a pretty miss

of 27, and when sho msid Goulburn was going to

have a now citizen the amative James wont crazywith delight. Mrs.e O'Leary laid up for theaspipious occasion and James went round treat.

ing everybody in the city,and had wagers every.

where whether it was going to be a boy or a girl.

Finally, on arrival, it was a boy. Then James

O'Leary was happy, and since that eventful dayhe has not had a sober day in Goulburn. Hewrites this account of the affair :-" In 1865 I

was gold-mining in Victoria and was attacked

hy typhoidfever, which laid me on a sick bed

for seven months;

I was delirious most of the

time, so cannot say exactly what happened to

me during that period; all that I know is that

for seven or eight years afterwards I was

continnally in the hands of the doctors, who

somehow did not seem able to grapple with the

peculiarities of my case; they finally advised a

sea voyage. I went to Europe, stayed there

some tioiths, caught a severo cold in the'tryin'gEnglish wintor which turned to

pleurisy and

laid me at death's door for the second time. I

was earried on to the steamer to come to Aus

trailsa, asI thought to die. However, the voyage

revived me a little and I could walk with the

help of a stink. On arrival at Sydney I roead of

the wonderful effeoots ofOlemonts'

Tonic in

reitoring enfeebled strength. I got a bottle,felt better, got another, felt better still, thenanother and another, and kept at it till I had

taken ten bottles; and I felt as if 60 years had

been taken off my life-more like a man of 30than one of 83. It completely restored my

strength and health, and I believe it is the most

wonderful medicine the world hes seeoon, for

Olementsa Tonlo mage a yoang inau of re,when doctors, their physic, and their sea voyages

failed. This is afact,

and there is no denyingsuch fapts. I am now 85

years of age, have

married my fifth wife within the last 9 yearts,and have a son under six months old, and hope

to live another 20 years. I think that says

seomethingin favor of

Olemeotte'

Tonica.

FYoturs faithfully,JAIMES O'LEARY."

Roads in Argyle, do..

On Thursday, Messrs. Oram and Isaac

Shepherd waited upon the heads of the

bl

Works Department, urging im

provements to the roads from Crookwell

to Redground and Cotta Wallato'

Crook

well, past the farms of Messrs. Vidler,

Gilby and others; also road from Gur

rundah to Goulburn and Wheeo road.

Satisfactory replies were given to each re

quest. Messrs. Affleck (Gundaroo), I.

Shepherd (Goulburn), and Oram (Crook

well) waited on the Director of Agricul

tureand'

asked him to hold back the

national prizes for farms till nextyear,

to

give the farmers in the Gundaroo, Goul

burn and Crookwell districts opportunities

to compete. The Director promised to

refer the matter to the Minister.-Gazette.

The Crookwell Railway.

Tnders are to be invited for the Crook

well railway on Friday next.

* The Orangemen and the Premier.

A deputation from the Loyal Orange

Institution of New South Wales waited

upon Sir Henry Parkes at Hampton

Villa on Thursday and presented him with

an address of sympathy in his illness.

The address pointed out that a reso

lution was passed at the first meeting of

of the institution after Sir Henry's illness,

expressing sorrow for theinjury he had

received, and hoping for his speedy re

covery and his return to his post of honour

and distinction as the foremost statesmen

in Australia. In conclusion the opinion

was expressed that Sir Henry had always

been in favour of Protestantism, liberty,

and loyalty. In reply the premier ex

pressed his appreciation of the address as

comining from an influential section of his

fellowcolonists,

and thanked them for

their kindness in thinking of him. Hewas not an Orangeman,.but he had learned

to value the good qualities of a large

number of men he had met with who

belonged to their organisation, and he

believed that their exertions were for the

general welfare of the country. His

accident had certainly been a great mis

fortune to him, but he trusted that soon

he would be enabled to attend to his

duties.

Mr. Frederilok Bull,acsountant in the local

branch of the Australian Banking Company has

boeon transferred to the head office, Sydney; and

Mr. A. E. Gordon heas been transferred here

from the North Shore branch.

Applications for relief to the amount of

£o0,000 have been received from the laosleaydistrict for losses through the recent floods.

The Commereial Bank of Australia, Limited,made a profit during the half-yeaour of £129,417,out of which a dividend of 171 per cent, per

annum is proposed to be paid.

The Seventh Carringtbon Novice Handicap was

won on Friday night by A. B. Turner, with T.

Thompson osocond, G. lHoneoysett third at.d E.Morrison fourth.

CABLE NEWS.

The London Pontmuten.,

LO"DON, July 10.The disaffection in the Post Oflio has resulted

in the delivery of letters being delayed. Therei trouble in esome of the district cflieoos.

Ouo hundred postmenemployed in tho

Leicester-square division have beeoondismissed.

The City of Melbourne Loan.

Lotno;, July 10.

Tenders for the City of Melbourne 4 percoolnt.loan of £450,000 were opened to-day. The

total amount subsocribed was £548,000. Ten.dorers at the minimum,

103.

will receive 78 per

Pant, of the amount applied for. Theaverageprice obtained

wae £103 Os 10.

(To tie Editorof t/i Evening Penny Post)

Den Sna,-I was very much surprised to set

in your issue of Tuesday laet a letter sigtned E.Rufford re two seamen of the RoyalNavy inwhich your correspondent refers to their con.

duct. I would like to know what their conducthas to do with him, or how long he has beenquotifid to judge of theirs or aoy man's con.duct tBut for his and

the public'sinfosaricn

I will stute that their conduct was such that not

even your correspondent could findfault with.

If Mr. Rufford will say thesame

thing to theirfeaes I shall hbe thoroughly satisfiad to

leavo theresult to the two men in quertion; but I say Iltsa moat nomanly thing to do to throw a elur ontwt men who by force of circumstances are on.

Ableo to defend themselves. Iunderstood the

obji-e of the I.O.G.T. was toreclaim the

drunkard, which these men are not, as can beproved by the faoot of their both

being firstactlassepatty offioaers (torpedo men and seamen

gunners)and have two good-ooanduct

badges,and are still

in their first ten years of service, whichshows

that they are men of ability and good conduct,I am suro the Good Templaters of tGoburn as

a

body do not endorse

theremarks of their

A.D.D.but will rather feel ashamed that one of their

number should so far have forgotten himselfand I trust to see something to that effect fromthem. Hoping that I have not eneroachced Itoo

much on your valuable space I will conludoa.T. J. BRIOE.

The Unemployed in Melbourne,tELoeonov

, Thursday.-Ameeting of the

unemployed this morning carried a resolutionthat thebo Government should place £10,000 on

the Estimates to provide for reproductive relief

works. A deputation of four was appointed to

wait upon

'eertain

influentialpersonages."

The crowd then proceeded to the Governmentoffices, hut Messrs. Gillies,

Patterson, and

Deatkia refused to see the depuation. Theythen proceeded to Bishops court, where BishopGoo received the deputation. He expressedsympathy with the men, and he said the morne

ho board the more he was convinced that if

anythiog was to be done it most be on a large

scale, and the only body that could undertakh

the work was the Government. Thomembers tf

the deputation said there must be 10,000 neem.

played in MIelbournae. A deputation from the

men afterwards visited Archbishop Carr, who,however, would not

express any opinion. Theunemployed subsequently held a

meeting oanseomo vacuant land in

Collins.stroeet, next to

George and George's establishment. A con.

tingent of police, with mountedtroopers, was in

Collinersstreet, but the menquietly dhispered.

Locomotives in the Colony.Mn. M'MMILLaN, in answor to Mr.

Edmunds,aid he was informed that the locomotives at the

depots named were as follows :-At the depot-Newcastle, 45

; Penrith, 31; Bathurst, 26;Goulburn, 32. In

tho diatriet-Newcastle, 55;

Panrith, 45; Bathurst, 2; Goulhuran, 2.

The workanen employed at each of the saiddepots were as fellows:-Newcastle, 135;

Penrith, 36 ; Bathurst, 40; Goulburn, 29. Onthe 30th

Junolast the condition of the engines

in the depots named wasas

follows:-Ia lst

eeass condition -Newcastle, 9; Penatithb, 17;

Bathurst, O; Goulburn, 23. In 2nd class

ouondition-Newuesile, 16; Penrith, 9; Bathurst,

12; Goulburn, 6. In 3rd class condition-New.

cabtle, 14; Ponrith, 1; Bathurost, 1; Gonlbnrn,

1. ;Engines under

repair-Newcastle, 7

Ponrith, 4; Bathurst, 4

; Goulburn, 2.

Proposed Visit of Soullers to America.

Sonete time ago we (Daily Telegraph) pub.

lished a few particulars of a regatta that wea

proposed to be held atDuluth, Mioesota,

The object of the promoters was to securethel

attendaneoo of Searlo, Beach,and Kemp.

Stanbury was thenou not such a shining light.

The prizes were to be large if the Auerallen

seculltere competed and the races were set downfor the present month. Our soullers aet the

timn

the invitation was given wore nut prepared to

visit America, but now as there are no more

fieolds here for racesthey are willing to go

abroad. A letter has been sent to the pro.

moters of the Duluth regatta to say that if the

fixture can be postponed or a similar one held

next year Staabury and Kemp, under the care

of Mir. Deoble, will take part in the races.);

the course of a few days we may oel?ptoreply'tand as the Ameripans hove been anxious to see

Kemp andStgnbhury

it is possiblo that romethingmay be

done to soeure a visit from them. It is

notunlikely

that M'Lean will go, end possiblyBeach,'

though of coutrse the latter would not

compeote. The American papers have oftence.

marked what a"

bigthing" Beach could make

out of a trip to that country; this would now

apply to Kemp and Stansbury. BSuch a team

would oause a groat stir in the aquatic world

of America. Challenges would no doubt be

thrown down to them and the gatoe-money from

these and exhibition matches would be very

large, so that from a speoculative point of vise

the proposed trip bears ahealthy

appeosrtance.

The Railway Commissioners have accepteda

tender for the ereation of an engine hed andpits

at Randwick. Mr. Leggo was the sucoetlegn

tendorer, the estimsatd coat of the workobeing

£815.'

Dr. Boaney, M.L.O., says that the Melbourne

Hospital is a oredit to the city. He states that

no cases of bloodpoisoning

have occurred whilt

the patients wore undergoingoperations.

Sir Henry Parktee ismaking

rapid progress

towards perfect recovery. The Premier is now

able to be taken on to the verandah of his hooes

daily, and transacts official business with the

Principal Under-Secretary.

A carpenter named Henry Hunt, living in the

Wileanniadistriot, has died from the efects

of

snake bite,The Railway Commissioners have acceplted the

tender of Wood Bros. and Co. to light the Mlos

Vale new railway station withelectricity.

Th's

work will be completed next week.

The municipal council of Moes Vale Is calling

for tenders for the erection of chambers. Tenders

are also daily expected to be called for the ere.

tioen of the much needed post and telegraph

offices.

The British India Company has recouped ill

the losses of the emigrants caused by the wreck

of the Dacca. The cost to the companyrs

over £4000.Messrs. G. E. Ardill and Joe Bragg here

replied through the press to the statements

made in the Assembly on Thursday with tregard

to the Vernon boys.

The Colonial Treasurer promised a deputalion

from the United LicensedVictuallers'

Associts.

tlan that if there werono insuperable ocistd

difficulties in the way he would do his bestto

grant a request to ehange the general licensit5

day from June 30 to December 11.

Slowgrove's 100yds. Handicap was wen ea

Friday by W. Reoad, J. Donohue beingseeed

and C. M West third.

A magnificent outcrop of marketable elate bu

been discovered on Oalina run, 10 miles fom

the railway station on the Barrier line, South

Ausatralia.

Too latest demand for an extenselon of the prgO

totive system of Viotoria comes (writesit

Argue) from eome countryfruitgrowerse,

ot

are determined to agitate against the oheapntt

of imported fruits in Melbourne. The

adre,oates

of protection in this aseo are candid

They do not pretend that the fruits whirl

they proposetIs ttxcould be

groen in lht,

colony, and they admit that

the effect

of ie

pr opsed duties must be to raise the grpi

of

the fruits largelyconsumed by lbs

working classes of the metropolis; and tihal

thiste

the object of their movoment. The fed

se

op in it hasbeeq

takten by theOCastlemeskt

Fruitgrowora'

Aseociatiou,which has agreed

to

draw up a petition for presentation to III

Government, requesting that a duty mayt

placed upon bananas and pineapples.It isaurg

that the

importationof

this kind of fruit

free

duty is thechief

reason forthebo

low prices tb

tained

at the present time for other fruitIn

lit

colony. The various

fruitgrowore'

assodetlt

ie

the

colonyare

to beasked to take

antic]

aotioa in the matter.

Mr. G. R. Dibbs, the leader of th

Opposition, is now recovering from bb

attack ofinfluenza,

and expects to bei

the Assembly on Tuesday or Wednesdil

next.

A meeting under the auspices of th

LicensedVictuallers'

Association was hell

at St. Leonards on Friday night;but

.0being out to the vote, a resolution agatit

the principle of local option wasdeclard

to be lost by a large majority.