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Evening Star, Issue 2976, 2 September 1872, Page 2

S pouting.— Preparations are alreadybeing made in Canterbury for the racing season. On the last trip of the Phoebe, five horses purchased in Auckland by Mr Redwood were brought down ; four of them are engaged for the Derby, and amongst them is a (illy out of Miss Waimea, the dam of the renowned Manuka, which won everything he started for a year or two ago. The Taranaki brought down Mr Walter’s mare Yattarina.

Benevolent Institution. The number of inmates at the Institution, Caversbam, on 31st August, was 82 ; comprising 14 adults males, 1 adult female, 2S girls, and 39 boys. The number of cases of out-door relief'during the month of August was 375 ; comprising 25 adult males, S7 females, and 263 children, who were relieved at a weekly cost of L 26 7s 6J. The funds of the institution are very limited, and donations of clothing, &c., will be most acceptable. Life Assurance.—As being conclusive of the value of life assurance, the following facts are told by the Lyttelton Times : —The life of a married woman was insured in the Government office for LIOO. Being young and in robust health, her life was takeu at her age. One quarterly premium was paid, and before the next became due she was attacked by diptheria, and at the end of throe days died. This occurred only a short time ago, and it is satisfactory to know that the widower has invested the LIOO in an endowment for his infant child. The Mataura Railway. The Southland people are preparing to have demonstrations to celebrate the commencement of these works on Friday next. There is to be a procession of the different orders (Masonic and Odd Fellows) ; a dejeuner ; and the day’s proceedings are to be wound up by a ball in the evening. His Honor the Superintendent was asked to be present at the turning of the first sod ; but has replied regretting his inability to do so. Application that the trains might run that day, resulted in the manager being instructed to reduce the fares, so that, with tine weather, Invercargill is likely to be very merry over the commencement of Mr Brogden’s works in that part of the Province. Supreme Court. —At the sitting'in bankruptcy to-day, Robert Wilson, John Crickmore, and Henry James Bacon were adjudged bankrupts, and first meetings of ere-liters fixed for the 10th inst. Richard William Sheppard and David Henderson received final orders of discharge. In the last mentioned case the bankrupt was examined. He stated that ho was a lithographic artist ; and usually earned between L3OO or £401) ayear ; but during the last eighteen months his earnings had only amounted to LIBO. His debts were scheduled at £305, L 250 of which were contracted during the eighteen mouths referred to. During that time he had paid off many old debts.—Mr Stout, who opposed, submitted that the order of discharge should he suspended, on the grounds that the bankrupt had contracted debts without a reasonable prospect of being able to pay them, and had not tiled as soon as he should have done. —His Honor said a prudent man would have reduced his expenditure within his income, when the latter fell off, but his neglect to do so did not amount to reckless conduct, as had been urged. Allowance was to bo made for the hopes a man might reasonably entertain of getting employment. In similar cases he had made such allowance, even where in his opinion the bankrupt should have tiled earlier than they did ; and had always allowed something for reasonable hopes, though they often verged on the side of unreasonableness. The bankrupt’s discharge was granted,

"We have to acknowledge the receipt of the current number ef the Illustrated New Zealand Herald , which contains three wellexecuted New Zealand views, one being a view of the township of Clyde, and another of the landing service at Timaru. There is a well executed colored supplement, being a copy of M. Chevalier’s picture of a Manilla girl. The present number is by far the best that has been issued for some time. A meeting of the Standard Property Investment Society, fo- receiving subscriptions, &c., will be held at the offices of the society on Wednesday next, September 4th, between the hours of 6 and 8 o’clock. The thirtieth monthly meeting of the Third New Zealand Building and Mutual Investment Society, for receiving subscriptions and sale of money, will be held at the office, Exchange Chamber, to-morrow {Tuesday) evening, at 7 o’clock. The committee of the Otago Benevolent Institution acknowledge, with thanks, in our advertising c-•lumas, the receipt o‘ various donations in aid of the charity.