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Evening Star, Issue 2994, 23 September 1872, Page 2

Why is it called “the sea of literature?” Because new books are outward bound.

Supreme Court.- -There were only two canes before the Court this morning. George Grant and George Rogers were adjudged bankrupts, first meetings of creditors being fixed for the Ist prox. The Old Story.—After all the sad experiences of people who some years ago rushed away from certainty of living to the newly-discovered El Dorados of I'ort f urtis, Eockhampton, Ac., there is still the same mania for change now as then amongst the miners, and even in other classes of laborers. We (Omiaru Times) learn with regret that large numbers of our best and steadiest men are about to leave this district for the Queensland goldfields recently discovered at Charters '! owers. If the exodus continues, wo fear that labor will be unusually scarce during shearing and harvest time this season.

On Hit.—An injunction will shortly be applied for in the Supreme Court by Mr Macassey to restrain Mr Asher from erecting a steam saw-mill on a piece of ground situate between Moray Place and the Octagon. The proceedings are instituted by the inhabitants living iff the immediate vicinity, on the ground of there being so many wooden bouses in the neighborhood of the proposed new mill, and also that it is desirable that such premises should be erected outside the City. A petition to the above effect was presented to the City Council, but the staled that the Council had no power to deal with it. The matter, however, was referred to the Works Committee,

Cricket Sports.—A meeting of the Sports Committee of the Dunedin Cricket Club took place on Saturday night, and a programme was drawn up and agreed to by the members present, Mr Turton was appointed judge ; Mr Collinson, starter ; and Messrs Moody, Winter, Mnston, Kattray, Beal, S. N. Muir, Morrison, Allan, Fulton, and Begg, were elected stewards for the sports, to be held on the sth October, The programme, which is a very good one, will ho advertised to morrow ; and we believe that several ladies have agreed to give a Ladies’ Cup, to be won by the gainer of the greatest number of points scored in the races open to members of clubs only. Princess Theatre. —There was a very good attendance in the lower of the house on Saturday evening, when “ Dick Turpin” and the comedy of “We have all our Little Faults” were produced, the performance terminating with the burlesque of “Cinderella.” The drama and burlesque are announced for repetition to-night. On Tuesday evening, Miss Marion Willis” a very deserving and painstaking member of the company, takes a benefit, when a capital bill will be put forward. Mr Hoskins returned by the Rangitoto on Saturday, and is accompanied by Mr and Mrs Douglass, who, judging by the accounts we hear of them, are likely to prove valuable acquisitions to the company.

Fracas at Arrowtown. —A policeman’s duty in an up-country township is not always unmarked by danger. On Wednesday last, the 18fch inst., a tall powerfully built man was observed by Constable Quinn rolling about tbc street under the influence of drink. The constable of course arrested him, and was thereupon violently assaulted by tbe man, whose name is John M‘Derraott Quinn, however, showed the greatest courage and—after wrestling for a quarter of an hour, during which he threw his man a dozen times—succeeded in handcuffing the ruffian. Unfortunately the man was strong enough to snap the handcuffs, and, snatching the constable’s baton, struck him with all his strength twice on the head—one cut being a very severe one. A mason named John Sexton now came forward and saved Quinn, who was paitially stunned and blinded by the flow of blood from his wounds. M'Dermott had been aided up to this time by two of his “pals,” named I’o'ert Whitley and John Martin,fwho had kept off those that came to the constable’s aid, tho chief anion" whom were noticeable, Mr Robert Frederick and Mr Martin Hnulehnn, the former of whom received a severe Icicle for bis praiseworthy efforts. Meanwhile Sex!on held on to his man until the arrival of Sergeant Hunt, at at which time M'Deimott had fast hold of Quinn, who was only released by the sergeant punishing tho infuriate on the hands, [and with the assistance of bystanders conveyed him to the lock up. Shortly afterwards the two abettors of M‘Dermott were arrested and consigned to durance vile. Sad Case of Drowning.—The City Coroncr(Mr Hocken) held an inquiry at the Supreme Court Hotel, Stuart street, this afternoon, touching the death of Thomas Charles Brown, aged 21, a recent arrival by the J. N. Fleming whose body was found in the bay, near the Stuart street jetty, on Sunday 'morning. It was adduced in evidence that on Saturday evening the deceased and Ins brother visited a shipmate named Cooper at his residence in George street; and that at about seven o’clock deceased left by

himself to go home. His brother on going home some hours later was surprised to find that he had not retnrre 1. and getting alarmed reported the matter to the police. At cloven o’clock on Sunday morning Cooper found the deceased’s body lying in the mud about twenty yards from the railway bridge, and about a hundred yards from the Stuart street jetty, with the face downwards, and the hands in the coat-pockets. It also come out that at ten p.m , and again an hour later, the deceased was seen in George street by Sergeant Neil; so it is surmised that he was looking for his brother, and not succeeding in finding him, that he intended to return to" Cooper’s, and thinking that the bridge was planked across—which it is not—missed his footing and fell into the current, which is pretty rapid just beneath the bridge. A verdict of “ Accidentally drowned” was retained. A juror wish to add a rider, censuring the authorities for allowing the bridge to remain in its present state ; but the Coroner pointed out it could not be done, as the railway line was not a public thoroughfare, and it lia,d not actually come out in evidence that the deceased had fallen oil the bridge, though there were strong reasons for believing that he had. Maf.uewiienua Cold fields. —A large and in linen tial meeting was held on the 17 th inst.. at Maorewhonna, in the Commercial Hotel, to consider the late sale of 10,000 acres of land to Mr R. Campbell, of Benlomoml. Mr Williamson occupied the chair, and briefly stated the object of the meeting. It was, after full discussion, unanimously resolved, “That the meeting having been informed that a large area of ground (10,000 acres) has been applied for by Mr R. Campbell, of Benlomoncl Station, which comprises a great and most important extent of the Maerewhenua Goldfield, views with great alarm such application, inasmuch as many of

the miners here have spent a long time in prospecting the district, and have expended large sums thereon. That, irrespective of time and labor lost in prospecting, a sum of about L 12.000 has been spent in the construction of water-races and other appliances for working the ground, and if the land in question should be granted to the applicant, an irreparable injury would be inflicted upon us and upon the district. The water-races would be rendered valueless, and a goldfield which, if fostered, to become one of the most important in New Zealand, would become a mere sheep run, or a monopoly for permission to mine on private laud.” It was also resolved, “ That this resolution be conveyed to the Waste hands Board by Messrs John Frater and Thomas Cooper, and that the Warden be requested to embody in his report (which he has promised to send) the result of the meeting.”

A summoned meeting of the Pioneer Lodge, 1.0.0. F., will be held at the lodge rooms, to-morrow (Tuesday) evening, at 8 o’clock.

We notice that Mr Murray, of the World ( ircus, has just returned from Melbourne with a new company, and several wonders, including a pony announced as the smallest pony in the Colonies.