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Evening Star, Volume VII, Issue 2043, 22 November 1869, Page 2

The Savings Banks.—ln the New Zealand Gazette of th llthinst, is published the return of savings banks Pans lotions at the chief and accounting post-offices in the Co ony for the quarter ending the 30th S'-ptemhcr last. In that quarter there were 57 hanks in the Colony, while for the same quarter in the prev.oua y. ar there were only 52. In the number of in \v accounts opened there is a large inc ease. In the quarter uu 'er notice 1,000 new accounts were opened ; the number opened in the same quarter of 1868 being 876. But the amounts of the depo-its by new accounts were not so, f>r while those in 1868 represent C 26 420 sslod, those in 1869 only represent L 24.495 17s. The number of additions to open accounts was 3 413. representing L 32,834 13s sd, while those in 1868 were only 2,597, and represented 1.24,002 9s 6d. As was the casein the June quarter of this year, the number of depositors and the amount of the deposits are considerably in excess of what th y were in the corresponding quarter of last year. The number in 1869 was 4.413, against 3 473 in 1868; and the total amount deposited in 1869 was L 57,330 10s sd, against L 50.422 Jos4d. The number of accounts closed in the third quarter of 1868 was 313, representing L 10.700 9s 6d ; in the correspon ling quarter this year 520 were closed, representing L 15.217 12s 6d. There remains in deposit. L 7,109 4s 4d, against 1.19,305 B.s 3d in IS6S. In Otago the number of depositors was 1,089, and the amount deposited L 12,127 Us lOd. The New Zealand War Medal.— The following notification and regulations appear in the New Zealand Gazette of .Nov. 6 Her Majesty the Queen having been fraciously pleased to extend to the Colonial orces the grant of th" decor,iti-m conferred for the War in New Zeal md, and the Government having taken steps t > receive the Medals, applications in accor ;ance with the regulations hereafter set forth wi 1 be received at the Colonial De'ence Otlic', ■Vellington, from persons entitl d to r. c.iye the medal. Regulations The medal will oe given t« all persons, whether belonging to the Local Forces or Loyal Native Tribes, who during the war in New Zea'and, were actually i nd r fie in any enpa.eme t with the enemy, or were o herwise conspicuous for distinguished service in the field. It wi 1 also be given to the ne rest relations of those who were killed in action or died from wounds. The applications must set forth the name and date of the action or service on which the claim is founded, and specify the names in full of the app'icant, his regimental number and rank, and ,hat of the corps to which he belonged, together with the name of his immediate commanding officer and that of the officer commanding in the engagement- Applications from the relatives of pc s< ns ki led in action, or who died from wounds, must be a companied by a siatu'ory declaration showing nature of r,da ionship and claim The medal will not bo given to any person who, sine i the occm rence the service on which a claim might be fodnde I, has done anything unworthy of a soldier. All applications must he made through th" officer who immediately commanded the applicant in the engagement re'ened to, or, in the absence of such officer, direct to the Under-Secretary for Colonial Defence. The Melbourne Cup.—Referring to Manuka having been sera cited or the ab.pye event, the Nelson Evamlmr says :—For this we were prepared by an infim ition received by a gentleman in town by the Inst mail, which stated that Manuka had gone ami s The fact is, the horse, when on his visit to Canterbury, on being shipped, put his leg through a rotten plank on the wharf, whch injured the limb. Mr Redwood was in hopes tjjat rest and care would have repaired the injury, but the strong preparation needed for a rape like the Melbourne Cup was too great for it. The race is thus described by the Argus Warrior in front of everything when the flag dropped, cut out the running for a quarter of a mile, when he was join don the outside by Sheet Anchor, Bishopsh urne being on his left. Travenon and Circa sian figuring conspicuously among the next half d z n. Approaching the carriage-paddock, Morrison to k a sight pull at his horse, and Bi hopsb- urne, She-1 Anchor, and I'ravert. n led the field pist ihe stand. Pa’mer-iton, who ran off the course at starting, and there y lost at least 50 yards, bringing up the rear. Rounding the turn, B shopshourne ha I the advantage of about a lencth over the ruck, which was headed by Traverton ; Warrior going wiihin himself, Strop. Phoeb ■, The Monk, and Circassian, c'osiug up as they neared the spot win m the old stand once stood ; Sheet Anchor, B.'shopshoumo, Salem Scudder, and several othm s fell hack beaten. In the next hundred yards Circassian made his run, but the effort provt d a fruitless on , and Morrison taking advantage of an opening brought Warrior to the head of affa rs ; an i from this point the race was nev r in doubt, for though the Monk came in with a rush in the stiaight and got on ti-r ns with Warrior, it was on sufferance only, for upon Morrison shaking his hj -rse up he shot ahead without any perceptible effort, and com ng on at his own pace won easily by a couple of lengths, the Monk Depend. Pnoebo a good thiid, Sir John fourth, Freetrader fifth, and Palim-r----st< n, who made up a great deal of g ound in the last half mile, sixth; Padd\’s fiand galloping home next without hj s rider, and Strop, Circassian, Albany, Charon, and Aurora finishing all of a heap. Time, 3m. 40s.

A Striking illustration of tbc saying that the pith of a lady’s fetter is in the postscript, was that of a young lady who, having gone out to India, and writing home to her friends, concluded with the f flowing words:—“ P.s. You wl see by my signature that I am married.” Driving.—A witness who had been cautioned to give a precise answer to every question, a-.d not ta k w'hat he might think the question meant, was interrogated as follow's :—“You drive a waggon”—“No, Sir, Ido not.”—“ Why, Sir, <li t you no tell rny learned friend so this moment ?”—“ No, Sir. I did not.”—“Now, Sir, I put it to you on your oath, do you not dlive a waggon ?” —“No, Sir.”—“What is your occupation, then ?"—“I drive a horse, Sir.”