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Daily Telegraph (Napier), Issue 3059, 16 April 1881, Page 2

At the Resident Magistrate's Court this morning, Edward Brighouse was charged with drunkenness, and fined os and costs, or 48 hours' imprisonment with hard labor.

Mr J. J. Brown, storekeeper, has been appointed the agent for the Datly Telegraph and Weekly Meecubv at Ormondville, through whom all orders will be promptly attended to.

A petition from the Borough Council to His Excellency the Governor, praying for an alteration of the Borough boundaries so as to include the foreshore, has been prepared, and will be forwarded so soon as it has received the signatures of the members of the Council.

A big gambling event is reported by the Sydney Bulletin to have occurred at a certain Melbourne club. The games playt i were Loo and Napoleon; the players wealthy squatters from N.S.W.; and the result was that one of the most prominent Victorian landowners rose from the table at daylight, having lost something like •£40,000 between then and midnight.

The two children named Andersen Christophersen, who left their homes at Danevirk on Tuesday last to go fishing, and who were supposed to be drowned, have not yet been found. A most careful search has been made, the creek having been dragged in every direction, and it is now quite certain that they have not been drowned, but lost in the bush. The search is still going on, but as they have been missing since Tuesday morning there is little hope of finding them alive.

Considering that the settlement of Ormondville has not been in existence more than about four years, the amount of clearing is very creditable to the energy of the settlers. The new public-house, the school, and Mr Brown's store on the Norse-wood-road, are large buildings ; while the residence of Mr Gundrie, the proprietor of the saw-mill there, and the dwellings of others, give an aspect of progress and growing prosperity that speaks well for the place. Land is rising in value, and two or three holdings have lately changed hands at a good figure.

The proprietor of a public-house at Wellington has been fined 40s and costs for giving away half a pint of beer on Sunday. The defendant admitted giving his friend the liquor, as it was a very wet day, but said he did not know it was against the law, as he received no money for it. The Resident Magistrate said that as the law stood, a publican could not give his own father a glass of beer if he called to see him on a Sunday. Of course, it was a very ridiculous law, and the more ridiculous it was shown to be, the greater probability there was of getting it altered.

A correspondent signing himself " Once Bit Twice Shy " says that in the year 1363 Guy de Chauliac wrote as follows on Surgery :—" The surgeon should be learned, skilled, ingenious, and of good morals; be bold in things sure, and cautious in dangers, avoid evil cures and practices; be gracious to the sick, obliging to one's colleagues, wise in bis predictions, chaste, sober, pitiful, and merciful; not covetous nor extortionate of money, but the recompense be moderate according to the work, the means of the sick, the character of the event, and its dignity. What sounder advice can now be offered, five centuries later ?"

Subscriptions for the purpose of building an English Church at Ormondville are being collected by Mr Henry Smith, of that township. Tbe movement has been begun in a thoroughly practical manner. One gentleman has promised a sate for the proposed building, another a quantity of timber, another to supply the blocks, another to erect the fram;, and another £20. We understand that the want of a place of worship in connection with the English communion has been long felt in this township, and there is now every probability of the want being soon met. Subscriptions from friends interested in the movement will be gladly received and acknowledged by Mr Smith. An accident happened to Mr Grant's coach on Thursday evening. It appears that when the coach had got some little distance fiom Napier, and where the road is rather narrow, Mr Simpson's coach, which was close behind, passed Mr Grant's on the wrong side, and before Mr Grant's man had time to pull up to allow him to pass, Mr Simpson's man, in endeavoring to get to the front, got the wheels of his coach caught by Mr Grant's near horse, which caused him to swerve a little to tbe right and upset the coach, the passengers inside receiving some nasty bruises and disfigured faces. We are sorry to hear that Mrs MeLees has been confined to her bed in consequence of the injuries she received.

It is officially stated that tbe bridges be* twcon "Woodville and Manawatu ferry, Masterton road, and another near Mr Elliott's house, Woodville, are unsafe for heavy traffic.

At Messrs Monteith and Co.'g horse sale to-day a man named G-oodwiu caused a commotion while under the influence of drink which made him appear like a madman. He was with difficulty handcuffed and taken to the lock-up. The disturbance completely broke up the sale, the audience not returning.

Makatoko, the terminus of the Napier line, is situated in a district that may be described as a sort of Tom Tiddler's ground. The Government have purchased a large interest in the land irom the natives, so that, while it does not altogether belong to the Crcwn, it does not altogether belong to the Maoris, and their respective claims have not been individualised. The worst of it is that the forest contains some ot the best totara in the Seventy-mile Bush, and it is being pirated and destroyed. There is now actually in contemplation the erection of a saw-mill there. This is carrying impudence to an extreme. The late Native Minister promised to complete the title, or otherwise put the position of the land claims on a better footing:, but nothing has been done.

A special meeting of the Borough Council was held this morning. Present: His Worship the Mayor (in the chair), Crs. Ellis, McKay, Cotton, and Wall. His Worship said members of the Council would find estimates for the next year upon the table. They had been carefully prepared, and it would be seen that, in view of the Government subsidy, it would not be possible to make the rate less than last year. It would alpo be seen that the amount usually put down for charitable aid was altogether omitted in these estimates. His Worship then read the clause in the Act relating to the preparation of Borough estimates, aud after some conversation Cr. MoKay moved " That the estimates as laid on the table be approved. Seconded by Cr. Cotton, and carried, The special meeting of the Council for the purpose of striking a rate will be held on the 25 th inst.

Mission services in Taradale Church this evening. The Mammoth Confederate diorama of the American War will open at the Theatre Royal on Monday night. Mr R. H. Robinson has opened 25 eases new winter goods at his establishment in Emerson-street.

Messrs Blythe and Co. notify that they have received another largo consignment o£ new autumn and winter goods. Mr George Smith advertises that he has removed from Farndon to Mr Beeoroft's stables at Hastings, where he trusts to receive a continuance of public favour.

The Town Clerk notifies that Browning* street, from Messrs Price and Innes' corner to the beach, will be closed for traffio on Easter Monday. The estimate of the probable expenditure of the Borough of Napier for the ensuing twelve months is published.

A greenstone is lost. The finder will be rewarded.

A number of new advertisements will be found in our " Wanted " column.