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Evening Star, Volume VIII, Issue 2453, 27 December 1870, Page 2

Mayor's Court. Two persons charged with drunkenness were brought before his Worship the Mayor this morning, but bath were discharged.

Gaol Return.—The following is the state of H. M. Gaol, Dunedin, for the week ending the 24th December, IS7O : Awaiting trial, 0 man, 0 women ; under remand for sentence 3 men ; penal servitude, !)2 men, 0 women ; hard labor, G3 men, 21 women ; in default of bail, 2 men, 0 women ; debtors, 2 men ;—total, 102 men, 22 women. Deceived during the week, 11 men, 1 women ; discharged, 7 men, 1 woman ; Imprisonment, 0 men 1 woman.

Fatal Accident. —An inquest was held on Wednesday last at Perriam's Hotel, Lowburn, on the body of George Wilson, a boy twelve years of age, who mot with his death at Quartz Reef Point the previous day through being thrown from his horse. From the evidence it appeared that while the unfortunate hoy was fixing the crupper his horse bolted throwing him on his head, one of the boy’s feet was caught in the stirrup, and lie was dragged along the ground till his boot came off. He was picked up and convoyed to Cromwell never speaking after the accident. The medical testimony showed that death resulted from dislocation of the vertebras. The jury returned a verdict of accidental death.

Cricket. — A match between the Albion and Tokomairiro Clubs was played on the ground of the latter yesterday. The Tokomairiro team were the first to go to the wickets, Twiss and Gregory facing the bowling of Allen and Shepherd. Botli batsmen retired without adding anything to the score, both being caught. Indeed with the exception of MTntyro no stand was made until after the fall of the eighth wicket, when Dickson and Tansley got together, and each commenced “slogging” in earnest, running up sonic 2U runs between them, the innings terminating for 55 runs. M‘lntyre was top score with 13, Tansley next for 10. The Albions first innings terminated for 41 runs, Allan being highest score with 8. Tokomairiro commenced its second innings under circumstances which augured a defe it, and which were more unfavorable as the game proceeded—no less than live wickets fell for •so many runs, and the seventh fell for 15. Then, as in the lirst innings, “slogging” was freely indulged in, and by that_ means the score was run up to 3fi before the inn ngs terminate.!. The Albion’s second innings was nothing short of a slaughter of the 'innocents—the majority of the ba smen falling victims to Twiss’s slows, which ought to have been easily played to. Tokomairiro won by 27 runs. The bowling on the part of the Albions—Thomson especially—was very fair throughout, the lidding at times being really good. The ground on which the match was played was exceedingly lumpy—it being simply a field, in little other than its primitive state ; and the Tokomairiro team, being thoroughly acquainted with its character, had a considerable advantage over its opponents. A rather severe accident occurred on the ground. Allan drove a ball from Pettit right hack, and the hall struck him on the face, causing a most ugly and severe wound, which necessitated his retirement from the liekl.

The Battery of the Dunedin A olnuteer Artillery will muster at the gun shed for adjutant's parade, to-morrow (Wednesday) evening, at 7.39. Fall dress with rifles.