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Evening Star, Issue 3000, 30 September 1872, Page 2

Storting, The celebrated hprse Knottiugley has changed owner.;, Mi 1 Studholme having disposed of him to Mr Pitman. A Serious Loss. —ln crossing one of the river crossings in the Gorge track, last week, the vehicle of Mr Conlam, of Nokomai, was upset, and a valise, containing 120 ozs. of gold, lost.

Legal.—Arising out of the charge brought by M>- Low, of Galloway station, against Mr M'Gomb, of Blacks, an action has been entered in the Supreme Court against Mr Low. the damages being laid at L2SUO. Our Building Stone. —Two samples of New Zealand freestone, from Oamam and Jvaiianni, have been sent to \ ictoria, and, among others, are being subjected to analysis as to their fitness for use in building the new vice-regal residence in Melbourne. Alleged Libel. —The Mount Ida Chronicle learns from reliable authority that unless an ample apology is made, legal proceedings are to be commenced against Mr V. Ryke, K.M., by Mr 11. It’. Field, clerk to the court at Nascby. for some severe aspersions made upon hie cnaraeter lately at luapeka. Dhow ned.— On Thursday morning last inhumation was given to the police at Clyde that the dead body of a man was caught in the moorings of the dredge Clyde,' moored off Sandy Point. On being brought to land it was found to bo that of a man over six feet in he ght, and supposed to be that of George Goss, who was drowned some mouths ago from off Richard’s punt on the Kawarau, or of Mr Hutton, who met his death under similar circumstances.

Attempted Suicide.—On the ’JUh instant, a miner, named Martin Noon, from the Serpentine, was brought into Clyde in custody of the police, on the charge of having made a determined attempt at suicide by cutting his throat. Being in a weak state, he was admitted to the local hospital, and by the latest account was progressing favorably. Exactly a week before, a former mate of Noon’s attempted suicide at Hyde,

Look-out Point Tunnel. —The heading was all cleared out during Friday, and a passage made right through from Caversham to Kaikorai, so on Saturday the engineers had an opportunity of testing the accuracy of the meeting with the instruments. It is found that the lineisoWMe/y corrert. The most critical examination could not detect the slightest divergence fpoip the straight ; the levels have come into loss than three-quarters of an inch, and the length where an error of some feet might be expected is right to a link. We believe that there is no record of such extreme accuracy having ever been attained before in any tunnel: so the result must lie particularly gratifying to all concerned. Jewish.— At the animal meeting of the Hebrew congregation, held at the Synagogue Chambers yesterday, Mr E, Nathan was re-elected president ; Mr M. Joel, vicepresident ; and Messrs M. Moss, I) Levi, -I. Samuel, and 11. M. Marks, committee tortile ensuing vear, which, as seine of our readers are d übtless aware, dab s from the Jewish New Year, will ;h commences on Thursday next. With it commences the most important epoch in the Jewish > 'alendar. The Jrd of Uecober, and the nine days which immediately follow, are called the days of repentance. The two first of these penetcmial days are termed “ days of remembrance;” and form the commencement of the civil year, on which the cornet {do/ur) is blown to admonish the sinner to return, and to humble himself before the Supreme Being. These days are also called “ the awe-inspir-ing days,” and the intermediate Sabbath the “Sabbath of repentance.” The tenth day. called in Hebiew Yuicm Aygn//', or the Day of Atonement —the greatest day in the Jewish Calendar, the recurrence of which arouses the most indifferent professor of J ndiasm from his apathy—will this year be on Saturday, October 12.

A .UKETIM! of tlio Antidote Division, No. 78, of the Sons of Temperance will be held in the Division Doom this evening, at 7.80. Business : Election of Officers. Members of the Fire Brigade arc requested to meet at the Engine Station tomorrow evening, at seven o’clock, to join in the torchlight procession in commemoration of the fourth anniversary.

Murray’s Equestrian Troupe give their opening entertainment to-night in Fillcul street. Mu Macassey will meet the electors of Wakari in the Kaikorai Drill Shed this (Monday) evening at eight o’clock A meeting of the Standard Property Investment Society, for receiving subscriptions, kc., will be held at the offices of th--Society, Princes street, on Wednesday evening next, between six and eight o’clock. The thirty-first monthly meeting of the Third New Zealand Building and Mutual Investment Socety, for receiving subscriptions and sale of money, will be held at the office, Exchange Chambers, to-morrow (Tuesday) evening, at seven o’clock.