Kilmore Free Press at KellyGang 31/8/1876 (2)
The adjourned ordinary meeting of the Kilmore Shire Council; which should have been held on Wednesday last, was allowed to lapse on account of there being no quorum present. The only members who put in an appearance were Crs Wallderm, Hickey, Davern and Clarke.
As will be seen by advertisement, a tea and public meeting in connection with the Pride of Broadford Lodge, independent Order of Good Templar's will, be held tomorrow (Friday) evening, the State School, Broadford. After tea a public meeting will be held, when, addresses will be delivered by the Grand Worthy Chief Templar, FG Dunne, the Hon Franicis Longmore, MLA GD Macartney, Esq LLD, several ministers from Kilmore and other gentlemen. In addition to the above the meeting will be enlivened by songs, duetts, recitations, &c. Altogether the affair promises to be very successful, should the whether be favourable.
On Monday next, September 4th, a tea meeting and concert to celebrate the anniversary Wallan the Wallan Lodge; Independent Order of Good Templars will take place in the Rechabite Hall, Wallan Wallan. There will be a number of friends from Kilmore, in addition to the local amateurs and several other addresses will also be delivered by members, and friends of' the Order.
The polling for the election of a member to represent the South Province in the a Legislative Council, in the room of W A C A’Beckett, who retired by effuxion of title, and did not present himself for re-election, took place on Tuesday. The polling was as follows:-Buchanan, 732; Bennett, 566; O'Brien, 445. There are a few returns to come in, but cannot effect the result.
Tuesday next a grand ball and supper will be given in the Assembly Hall, Tallarook. This being the first of the kind ever held there, we anticipate a large gathering.
The board appointed to distribute the reward of £200 given by the Bank of Victoria for the apprehension and conviction of the robbers who stuck up the bank at Seymour has sent in its report. Two men, a named respectively John Gondor and if Michael Guerin, were arrested for the offence and convicted. The following is the of division of the sum in question:-Detective Edelseton, £60; Mr Woods, £75;. the balance being divided between Constables Weekes and Connor, and Mr Coppin.-Age.
The debate upon the new Electoral Bill in the Assembly on Tuesday was more than usually animated, and was diversified by a passage-at-arms between Mr Gillies and Mr Berry, which to some extent recalled the scenes of last session, Mr W C Smith was the first to address the House, and in the course of his remarks he pointed out the many anomalies, proposed by the bill in the matter of representation, and contended that the measure should be referred to a select committee composed equally of both, parties in the House, to whom, should be left the definition of the boundaries and the re-distribution of seats. Mr Mason, who has kept a discreet silence since the turf scandal in which his name was mixed up, ventured to address the House, and showed his gratitude to the Government who had declined to ostracise him by supporting the bill in every particular. In fact, to this young man's mind it seemed quite a masterpiece of statesmanship. Mr A T Clark thoroughly exposed the want of bonafides, on the part of the Government in drawing up the bill, as exemplified in their dealing with West Bourke, Footscray and Williamstown, Mr John Thomas Smith approved of electoral reform, but thought that there should be a reduction rather than increase in the number of members. Mr Patterson made an excellent and well digested speech, and succeeded improving unmistakably that the figures upon which Mr Macpherson had based the provisions of the bill were erroneous, so far, at least at Castlemaine was concerned. Mr Gillies replied, and made a lengthy speech, to in which he combated the views of those who took exception to the anomalies which, would be created under the new bill, by showing that the same inconsistencies existed, in England and the neighbouring, colonies. Mr Woods dealt with this apology for the bill after his usual trenchant fashion, and the debate was then. adjourned, on the motion of Mr James.-Age.
The writs for the election of members to serve for the North-Western and Eastern, Provinces of the Legislative Council in the place of Mr Alexander Fraser and Mr R S Anderson, were issued yesterday. The nomination-day for both elections is the 5th, September the day of polling the 16th.
A surgeon, whose wife is a great scold, being asked what he thought would be the greatest triumph of the surgical art, replied, “To take the jaw out of a scolding woman.”
John Gorman, 189a 2r 3p, Avenel, is gazetted in arrears of rent under 12th section. Under 20th section the following are gazetted in arrears:- Martin Barron 107a 2r 7p, Avenel; Wm. Dudman, 320a Avenel; and John Johnstone, 41a. 1r. 12p, Mangalore. Under section 19 - John Standish, 40a. Bylands, is gazetted in arrears; also, the following persons in Seymour district, viz,:- John Fox, 78a 2r 9p Lowry; G B Poynting, 24a 2r 24p, Metcalf; and Chas Wilkinson, 81a 2r 24-, Lowry.
The application for lease of John Laffan 317a 3r.11p Bylands, has been approved; also, the leases of Patrick Morphet, 88a 1r 30p, Bylands, and Thos. Neill, 320a 0r 17p Broadford,
The application, under 20th section, by Thomas O’Dwyer, for grant of 24a 1r 39p, Wallan Wallan, has been approved; also, the applications of Finlay·M'Crae, 80a 1r 13p, Broadford - Under section, 31st Wm Gilbert, 40a, Lowry; and Timothy Doherty, 80a Wormangal.
The land of Samuel Ferris, parish of- Treawool, is gazetted as an unexpired license, 198a 1r 35p; but the land will not be open for re-licensing.
The following lands, described as expired licenses, will be open for selection on Friday, 8th September, at nine o'clock, viz.:- Michael Fennelly 177a 3r 35p Glenburnie, and John Hogan, 166a 1r 6p, parish of Merading.
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