TOWN & COUNTRY

Mr R. Good) is gazetted sub-lieutenant of the Timaru Naval Artillery ; dato of coin' mission, April 9th. Boef freezing is now m full swing at Messrs Nelson Bros.' Waipukurau works, about thirty carcases per dioni being put through. A. slight accident oacurrod at tho Corner about 5 o'clock last evening. A little boy w»» knockod OTer by a passing dray, and in jurod on ttio head, but not Boriously. The Taieri Advocate hear* that although ho has not yot announced any definite opinion on tho mutter, Mr J. 0. Bucklnnd hna an ejo on tho Taieri scat at tho general election. Mr Marohant, M.H.R. for Taranaki, has announced t^mt his district haying been swept away under tho redistribution scheme, he docs not intend to contest any other aeat, and will retiro from political life. Tho Evening Post is informod on excellent authority that tho lust San Kranoisco mail brought a letter from Sir Julius Vogol to a gentleman m New Plymouth intimating hiij intention of contesting Hint constituency at tho noit election. Mr John Hlliott, J.P., will also bo a Candida! o. A singular accident is roportod by the Lake County iVr.vs to havo bofallcn Tliomns Huaaoll, carrier, wl\ilo driving around tho precipitous bluff of rocks that overhangs tho Swiftburn. A shoep grazing above loßt its footing, and without any warning fell and struck Rusbcll, who was knocked off bis scat, the sheep being killed. Fortunately Joseph Woedhead, a county road man, had joined RueseH a fow minute* beforo the accident, and ho was able to lift Rueßell again, and drivo tho team to a safo spot. A debating c\ub m Wellington a fow nights ngo disoussed a paper by Mr Mentoath, M.U 8., on "Lookiug Backward," tlio papor being to the effect that the idose m the book « ro incnpablo of fu'.flloiont. 'Xho subject was warmly diioussod, the genoral feeling of tho moeting boing opparontly that, although Mr Bellamy's was to n great oxtent an impructi cablo ideal, ho set up a standard which it wan dosirablo should bo recognised and aimed at. A feature of tho discussion wn» n gener ally expressed disapproval of tho prciont condition of sooioly, espcoinlly as regards women and the rclotions between labour aud capilul.
