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Clutha Leader, Volume I, Issue 4, 30 July 1874, Page 2

Our gallant volunteers will be gratified to know that the Colonial prize firing will take place this year as usual.

A Jockey Glub has been formed at Tapanui under very favorable circumstances. Their annual races take place iri January. _The pastorate -of the First Church, m Dunedin, which has been a-begging both at home and abroad, ba9 been .offered to Dr. Lindeay Mackie, of Victoria, who, ifc is hoped, will accept the call, and thus put an! end to the troubles and anxieties of this unfortunate congregation. * Two other immigrant ships arrived ih: port on Saturday— tbe Maine Bbau, with 1 13 saloon passengers, besides 476 immi-; grants, equal to 394^ statute adults, all of j, whom have enjoyed good health during the voyage; and the well known ship Peter * Denny, having 374 souls equal to 302 : statute adults, and nine saloon passengers, which raises; her numbei to -388 souls. Altogether over twelve hundred immigrants arrived in the Colony within two days. The enquiry of every one is, what are we to do with them or what are the poor people- to dbR questions which are certainly more easily put than an- swered.

. Theee were no cases heard at the RiM. Court yesterday. " ; >' ; r : •■■yy : .'\ - f We > have received a; telegram; ffrom "[ Dr! Carr, intimating that his visit to this^ town-! ship has, been postponed iriVconsequerice" of his having been summoned to, Christchurch, where his wife lies ill of diptberia. > r / We notice that the Rev. Mr. Williams delivered his lecture ?ori Cfoiriwell in the Wesleyan Church, Port Chalmers, on the r evening of Friday last, where it was well received. .. yy n . The inhabitants of Tapanui are anxiously enquiring whether there is any likelihood of theirhaving a brauch bank opened there: they think they are perfectly able to support one.

We have received the 'Illustrated New Zealand Herald ' of the 27th instant, which we consider the best number yet published. A gentleman residing here observed a comet in the eastern horizen about four o'clock on Sunday morning. It has been seen by several parties here every morning since.

We overheard the -following the other day :— Why is the late libel case Of Dawson v. Mackay contrary to ell -Scriptural authority ? Because though Benjamin found the corn in Egypt, it was Solomon that put Joseph into the hole. The house of Mr. Benjamin Peers, blacksmith, Tapanui, was totally destroyed by fire, on Friday evening the 1 7th instant. The great local event of the past two montns in Tokamairiro, to wit, the action between the Bruce Coal Company and Mr. Joseph Mackay, came off on Tuesday in the R.M. Court, and resulted in a verdict for, the plaintiffs for 20s. damages and costs. We understand that the amount recovered was the amount that the plaintiffs expected, and that though the claim was for L 5 ss. that sum was only fixed to give, the plaintiffs the right of appeal to a higher court in the event of an adverse, decision, as it appears that no appeal will lie from a R.M.s decision on a point , of law except the amount claimed exceed L 5. Mr. Taylor was counsel for the Company, and Mr. Reid for the defendant who raised every technical objection to the plaintiffs' case he could possibly deise including a multiplicity of nonsuit points, all of which atter argument of counsel, the Court speedily over-ruled. The decision establishes two facts— (l). That Mr\ Mackay committed a trespass by going upon the Company's formed road which is a private road, and also committed a trespass by removing the Company's gate. :By the verdict, therefore,. the plaintiffs have recovered damages on both counts, and the defendant's acts proved to" be illegal. In tbe course oi its judgment, the Court stated it did not think the action had been brought from any motives of jealousy or ill-feeling, but simply to establish . what the Company looked upon as an important principle, viz,: their exclusive right to the use ot their formed roads.

The Inch Clutha annual ploughing match is announced for Wednesday, 12th August. -

The nomination of councillors for South Ward in room of Mr. Grigor, resigned, took place at the Council Chambers at noon yesterday, councillor Bain presiding. Mr. John M'Neil was proposed by Mr. John Low aud seconded by Mr. John Barr. There beiDg no other candidate, Mr. M'Neil was declared duly elected. Mr. M'Neil .briefly addressed the electors present, thanking them for fhe confidence they had reposed in him, and which they had ex- ; tended for five consecutive years. Although the position he now occupied was subordinate to the one he had held for the past four years, it did not matter, to him what; position be occupied in the Council, as bis only aim was to further the interests of the to <* n '- As hls 7 * ews u P° n all matters affecting the town were sb well known, and also as he intended shortly to address the" electors of the district as their representative in the. Provincial Council, he wouldi not detain them longer, but would be gladto answer- any .questions which might' be i put. None beingasked, Mr, M^eil pro- ; posed a vote of thanks to the presidium officer which terminated the proceedings. ° The reference by our- Lawrence corre- 1 spondent to Miss Dartonmust be gratifying to all interested in the prosperity of our school.

We have a disagreeable reminder for SpoTtsmen, viz., that the . shooting season for the present terminates to-morrow.' . It will be observed from an advertisement that the Kennedys will give an entertainment m Barr's Hall, here, on the evening of Wednesday .first. In their case the ,' simple announcement is sufficient to ensure the attendance bt as many as theihalT can possibly contain. We, -therefore, would only add^that this is their farewell appear, ance in Balclutha.

A PouT.Molyneux correspondent writes : —Our third^ monthly Concert . and ~ Readings came off last night, the 27th inland I need not say ifc was a success, amply justifying the School .Committee,- in changing the place of meeting from School to the Assembly Hall, the school being too small to hold the eager multitude that crowded ; |f'^,f a^. so tbat many had to remain ; outside. : Since we have received the very I L:I able if- qmai * ,on of Mr. Miller, our hewl h?fe^ ?g - hav !^ ce 9 a fr ** ■•Ha;* 1 ne is quite i an ..enthusiast in .singing, not : £5* %r"P tb . 6 OUU^ hut pending Zt fil8 v lme in teachihg-the ladies and gentlemen also The ladies deserve the thanks of the district for coming forward aod contributing so liberally with glees, Bongs,;and duets. -The names ".of the sirig'= °%W f ° r H r^ re;^^Mrs.:Barn, Miss Hay, and Messrs. MiUer, Wilson, Paterson, Hay Todd, and Mr.^LokatiD, the last-named gentleman, smjnng ■■& Maoris song, i The readers were Miss Begg arid Messrs. Brugh, M^Ewen, -Mercery Shiels arid Jenkms^n. The Chairman (Mr.D. Henderson), about II 0 clock, said >he had come to the end of Jus long programmb, sridf would finish by, the company . singing^Auld^'Larig Syne; Uancmg for those who wbre inclined took place assoon as the Hall was cleared, which was kept uphill ianfear^hour, the musib being supplied bxMessrs. Shedderi, Li n d-' I say|and Anderson. > ' , 'tf.^U b-Meri fromian advertisement in ' anpthei: column that a; meeting of those ITZ 8 &$&*& e^eriing^V ™?MWv^»: <• T &'^3^^^e«^^-'a- : Cteun^ior ; Sf J li^^fmMmTß. ;:Johri; Jamie: and A. filgoiuv, Bpth^ parties seem cbn^ fiden| of^ucwi^^the^orites^ hi li-r pectedto be a close brie. > ". x 7;:,

■ : ;^pn'of-the-Balg|B|^|i«p|ifc^?-;|M ; ;entertaniin^^ : and orange's' l *b^|ng|^^ their wares, within tKe ;WiWi^||^nii^tK^ performance, OT"iit :^e^«^|^^h"'e'ntol^ are broken and pitched) %jboor intallfdfrjl^ tiorisr-orange peel ditto^to^tJb^annpyanpeS of both -'performera^^d/ai(i|etf^;^Opii|l ought not to be tolerated^and^it^sito^f hoped our Ideal D^atte^i^wippuV^ stop toiff-fpr,thefeturei : .-'---.---->:--V: 1 1 - Speaking of ßoxburgh's being municipality, the ' Sputhiand ?JoM r fofsM : — " We hope our :Roxbur^^|end^^l3 study economy in the manage^nti^th^cf town, and that after their municiplaity/hasi| existed, eight years; they Jwill be in a jilsej| position with the incorporated^ town off Milton-rrfree from debt—and riot like : Law^| rence, with a ipiliatone of rdund iS| neck, and but little to show for it;i^ !%#| Another branch of Udusiu^^^^hih'l a few days be established in-Batcl^fia^Mr 1 A. D; Duncan, of Milton, having #lured 1 suitable premise? from, Mr ;Poole^-ioiyde- j street, is about ''to open a j Cordial Manufactory, which will meet with hearty support. S-]^Ki- •■:'• < The I^mes^aayp:-X£^g u^ j circumstance, interesting jitoistudehts^bl ? natural history, has been noticed it Tapa-^ nui. A cat and a trabbitarfe 'tKe bfeat ;'oi 1 friends : scampering about the fields in '■' company and Sleeping -under '■-& "flks-bush locked in each other's arms." \ : ,» :. „ i It was announced that a Goncert- was to have been given in Barr r s Hallipja^onday evening by some individuais-of Ihe^names of J. Small, Pred Clifto^vFaiinysSarab, and E. M. 1 Shipp. As they:ft|fed f to^exl . tend the usual courtesy ;to the/BreM, ; we are unable; to give areportpf the entertain-* ment— -if such it, could be called^ aMiftve been informed, however, that mtcMsippointment^waa, felt, by^ the prmcipalfactor : having failed to put in an appearance after the audience had paid their;to(O)Qey}^h|ch waa riot offered to-be returned^ aA; little boy informs us that he waieinployedM th e company to hold their horses tw'oou^au ; hour on their departure, but thatfthwjfijr- ; got to band him the usual '■■gratt|ity^%#^£>^: . The first of a, series of sixpen&y^rtldSis i took place in the Voluntee^HalMl^tp^, ' on Tuesday evening, wheWitHpiflaifin^e was very large, the Hall beingSrowdld-iQ : every part. J. P. Maitlandy.Eed;#R.Moccupied the chair. During the eveniaff readings were given .by : the Allowing gentlemen :— The Rev. .\MyJ ■ Voßeyf t)t Stewart, and Messrs. M < lntyr6J'aift|' jßastings. Mr. Buckland Xi duet was given-by Mrs. Sbloiri6a : : an^(Mr. J. Grant; also, an'instrumentai^uet by Mrs. Solomon anaVMf^JtichardsOT^^ '■■' Mrs Kinnear sang two, song^toiythe pro- ' gramme was brought to a-cifesiß- -by Mr-C^-ant singing; ajepng 2 in^characteV^^The =• whole were rapturously^ and more succesßful v j^aaijc^§r? -.were^neyer given in Mi)T^,"^eiiti'densuid'tße'a£xt entertainment of the kind will take^tilacea ; month hence.' • /-•• [/]■■■■;'-;'*. •"-'•■HV^K i \ .'■' - The dog is a sagacious^ is Bometimes a thief. ries on ;busmes mi this 'QityJ^Jl^^E^^iart ! fortnight, has^ai^been^bi^lj^lifei; J ably coot manner^alks ;^t|Kis|lganter ■ i - The dog has i • time^but -?ieate^|^^jo^'|^|^^ige(l' 1 i i^^^^it.n.p'-lbJa^^l^l^^o^j,^ j • threepccasioias .>etideafrb ured^v punisn the * • : T '^i^^reil quired his nervf s most. THe bp^aSßwhich he exposes his meat funs ? alb%Me^ijateli6r 3 :^bw | timated he made up hwmiiidt^ji^itJsl^the $ dog for^fiis pasf piisclieed^l^^^^i^^g 1 him to discpntinyenis.oM^ I He resolved to put up with Jsupiirtr^timent I at the bands^ (mrathw the^w^lp^^bff * npslongen. He would jiisjt^^paiieiitiy ! customarry); Tisit,: f and npvf^that*^iHbile 1 was stirred up h^^wb^ld^ut^ißln^f th%' I thing once and' ip#eve^^^% n^g^ r^ 1 ,in this; way': he got pitc^orfe^d 1 leather^ strap i about fi^e;^ 1 fqstened. one pixi pCthe*str#¥ecnm^©u^^ a Jarge leg of mutton, a'ad^tifllln^^tKer I end to an anvil which, happenMilb^be l under"; fiis.-cdufiter.? ffi^nexp|^^jin|:| . except '''the^ie^p^iiafit^t^pifiwM-? ; strapped^- .^Thi^^^pl^i^^^S^gSiii--'! spicubus pdsitieniK-He'thef lai^p^ii^l low stppl under the); sl>pp bbar|[|Bnl|Sgbt | the pitchfork, l ' :^dy_.' walked .the >. dog' and : seized r. 'i3Ssffiimfi&4 \ The dog thought he WM^ail^Bpbtrt^ I he hadn't.-" <rh¥?butcb^lipriD^g^^| ; made a yiolelat:blqW' : 'at-i^^dii^('WbleD%till''l i iad hold of mmnH^^t^m^o^i ! 'The dog wasn't hurt;^|tb^|^||i^^^ were^^considerably;^ -ThCgWbJfPtfWroKeni ■ 'and-thet-pipesi^me'^da^^wittill?^^^ The {gas was^turii^d^^Btf fthj^aldn^ | , matter much for theipjresent^sA^^pn^t[B^ the butcher had recoveredf^'om f ilietliip^k i eccaßion©d by this little: ;aißciden^ih%i|a w '-1 that the dog was stiUVdQing his best Siietl '■', themeat.^^?there^reimai^|lj^^|^ - 'the:dpg:with: the : *pr)i>ngß^oot^6M ' the dpg ; :sjeeme^tp "~BeeyiW:'d[o^^^^MM ■ sprang." back' ; ; an,old: : Jady-;wag:in^h^^^if ,^ ' passing the shop and she feir <s ver^tMf dpi with a loud scream. ' cber thought he had stabbed the^a#dy^s ,^ with-' the, yitthf^ot^^j^^o%i^^^^4 ' .her up, and render wh^ev^rfa^^^l|e| ' cbuld : irwblrt-h^b^|fßd|ip|b^ .- moments. NPsoon^ih^ the shop than the d^g^^went^bjmi^ana^? , :there was a ; figjrt^^^bldpiiapfeelftml!l -iUan;ever;'&4';^f|^^^i^p@S^^^ dog howled^ ajtfd ;trw"a7%jpull^pe^b^^blf^t| ■ dog waa satisfied, ana went aw^^rvinff i ; "cher'a'Vtwukrs^imigoiiQOTiiaM . 'The' butchV'i^^atJßa^ow^imialaK ' bu^iU:#a^^bj^lilM(|^^pi ■: *now^thafeshliS : gr^Mtelli§Mo^6rolml " >s puniss^tpii|f |§^p%^ie^^]^y^i I • pfop¥noUes^l?^eri^^aJ|f^#fm^li

s tMOTGßA»Ta"atill" continue to be poured In at the various porta of the Colony. We observe tbeTollowhigiarrivala announced : At Lyitelton, the Eastern Monarch, from Plymouth, with ,530 immigrants, 73 days out ; all well. She is a new ship, belonging to the New Zealand Shipping Company. The ship Peeress, 118 days from Gravesend, . -with 164 "statute adults, aU for Timaru. There were six deaths and four births on [, the voyage.

The third of the series of winter evening "entertainments given by the, Balclutha Dramatic Club took place in Barr's Hall on the evening of -Friday last, the 24th inst. The weather was all that could be desired, and & large, number of the inhabitants of 'Balclutha- and surrounding district availed themselves of the opportunity of being present oh the occasion. We are pleased to observe tbat the public so justly appreciate the excellence of these entertainments as to turn out in such handsome numbers. It rmst be very gratifying to the members of the Club to see that their efforts to please, tbe public are so -far appreciated both by the inhabitants in the immediate vicinity, and by so many of the settlers from Inch Clutha, Kaitangata, Te Houka, Warepa, &c. Tbe programme on Friday evening was a very excellent one indeed, the interval between the pieces being filled up with readings by Mr. Clapcott and songs and duets by amateur ladies and gentlemen resident in the district. The pieces chosen for representation by the Club were tbe historical burlesque drama of "King Alfred and the Cakes," and the amusing farce of "In Possession." The whole performances were very successfully carried out.

A recent visitor to Dunedin writes : — " I took tbe opportunity of my stay over the Sunday to attend service in the First Church, as I had never before seen tbe interior of the building. It is a magnificent structure, • and one which would be an ornament to any city in the world. The interior is in keeping with the exterior of ♦he building with one exception — the roof. This has been finished in very bad taste. It is painted a dirty blue and various other dirty colors, streaks of faded yellow ochre having evidently been intended to represent gold. The contrast with the rest of the building is extreme, and really painful to witness. Why not have stained the wood, or painted in oak ? This would have been in some keeping with the building. li tbe dirty paint is the deeign of the architect, his certificate should be cancelled ; if of tbe Deacon's Court, they should be dismissed;, if of the congregation, they ought to be whipped, every one of them. Seriously, the roof is a disgrace to the whole building, and ought to be altered at whatever cost.

Wb regret to have to record the occurrence on Saturday of a destructive fire at Mr Gibson's Station, Waiwera. It appears that on that night a rider from Balclutha on approaching the locality observed an extensive conflagration, and immediately hastened to the spot. He found the inhabitants had all retired to bed, and at once gave the alarm. The woolshed was found in a blaze. It had jrecently been used as a barn, and on the night in question was full of wheat, oat 9, and grass seed; also a chaff cutter and other implements. The building with its contents were totally consumed. It is rumored that the building was partially insured, but that the contents were uninsured. The origin of the fire is unknown. We have not heard the extent of the loss, which must have been considerable.

We regret that by a mistake the speech of Mr. Macdonald at the declaration of the poll for Mayor on 21st inst. was omitted from our report in last issue. We now frankly supply the omission: — "Your Worship and Gentlemen, — The figures just named I find place me in the position of a defeated candidate, which is not a very enviable one. At the same time I feel under great obligations for the support which I have received during this contest. I would specially thank those gentlemen who worked so well on my behalf. Although defeated on this occasion, I am not at all discouraged : I assure you, gentlemen, that if spared amongst you, and can command the necessary time, you will fee me again on some similar occasion. The support I received would warrant any man in coming forward again. I thank you kindly for tbe courteous treatment I have received throughout this election, even at the hands of those of you who opposed me. My supporters, I think, were too sanguine all along, which, no doubt, led to the result of the poll. Let me, however, assure them that I feel proud of the honor done me of. being brought forward. The experience gained now may lead to a different result with the next candidate they may select. — I beg to move a vote of thanks to his Worship tbe Mayor."

We regret to learn that the schooners Cambria and The Brothers went ashore at Catlin's River on Sauuday last. Tbey were both outward bound, with cargos of timber for Messrs. Guthrie and Larnach, and when taking the bar the wind died away, and the accident was inevitable. By the assistance of the men and surf boats at the Surar, the Brothers was got off, but the Cembria remained fast. Hopes, however, were entertained that she also would be rescued irom her unfortunate position.