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Evening Star, Issue 3256, 28 July 1873, Page 2

We hear that the Masonic Hall has been sold by the mortgagees to a firm in town. No business of importance was transacted at this afternoon’s sitting of the Provincial Council.

Listen to what the Marlborough Express has to tell an astonished public“lnspector Emerson informed us that he has made an inspection of the bread in one of the local bakeries, and found all the loaves of full weight, and several in excess,” Full weight loaves we might credit; but over weight never.

We understand that a requisition is in course of signature, requesting Mr Alexander Burt, of Princes street, to allow himself to he pi;ced in nomination as Councillor for High Ward, in room of Mr Mercer, resigned.

A writ claiming LI,OOO general, and LIOO special damages, has been served on Mr George Hutchison, solicitor, Wanganui, The plaintiff in tne case is Isaac Emery, the alleged libel being contained in a document written by Mr Hutchison and published as a letter in the Chronicle. —Mr Donne, M.P.C. for one of the West Coast Goldfields constituencies is bringing an action for LoUO against the Nelson Evening Mall, The Tuapeka Times publishes an explanation from its Invercargill correspondent respecting the charge made against Mr Duncan M‘Arthur, which that gentleman considers libellous, and says that the explanation “ ought to be satisfactory to Mr M‘Arthur.” We (Southland Times) understand the name of the writer has been diselosed to Mr M‘Arthur by the proprietor of the Tuapeka Times, and that he is no other than Mr Andrew Kinross.

The following extract from the Mail will be pleasing intelligence to owners of scrip in the Shotover Terrace Gold Mining Company (Registered) Upon good authority, we hear that the Shotover Gold Mining Company, Pleasant Creek, have struck on the false bottom, and they are working richer ground than ever, and of the thickness of several feet. This will give the company a great start, for it is not picking out the eyes of the claim, but, in fact, is a fresh discovery, and over a large extent of ground.” Advices from Fiji, to the 18th June, are to the effect that the affairs of the Government are becoming more complicated than ever. The Ministry have been defeated daily in Parliament, and tbeir motion to prevent one of the members of the Legislature, Mr Ireland, to take his seat, on account of his implication in the recent disturbance at Ba, was negatived. The Attorney General refused to resign at the request of the Opposition and the Government then threatened to use the Native power against the whites. Ultimately the Ministry tendered their resignations, which were not accepted, and the Parliament was dissolved. The new Parliament is expected to be antagonistic to Mr Woods, who hints at his intention To leave Fiji shortly. The proceedings at the City Police Court this morning were of an unusually lively description. On an information charging Mr Tewsley (of Messrs Sargood, Son, and Ewen) with allowing a nuisance to exist on bis premises in Stafford street, being read, defendant objected to it, on the ground that it charged him with “ unlawfully and willingly allowing a nuisance, &c.,” while he positively declared that he had done all in his power to have the nuisance remedied Inspector Nimon then proceeded to give bis evidence, after which the defendant stated that if the Inspector had gone about his business “intellectually,” or even “courteously,” the case would never have come into Court, This completely upset the equanimity of the Inspector, who immediately told the Bench that defendant had used very abusive language to him, and witness stated that he was sure that he (the Inspector) would not have held his present position for twelve years if he was not gifted with even ordinary intelligence. The defendant then asked Mr Nimon whether, if he had been a nightman, he would have remedied the nuisance in such weather, to which Mr Nimon, amidst laughter, in which even the Bench joined, replied he had done very many dirty things he did not like doing.

Mr Beck will address the ratepayers of Bell Ward, in the Oddfellows’ Hall, to-morrow evening, at eight o clock. The members of the Pioneer Lodge, 10,0.P,, are summoned to attend a meeting, to be held at the lodge room, to-morrow (Tuesday) evening; at eight o’clock. A. summoned meeting of the Couit 1 lido of Dunedin, A.0.R., will be held in the Friendly Societies’ Hall, Prills street, to-morrow evening, at eight o’clock. We notice that a numerously-feigned requisitiou been presented to Miss Aitkeu, Asking her to give an evening’s reading previous to her departure for Scotland. Miss Aitken has assented, and named Monday evening next for her final appearance. Mr Pish will address the ratepayers pf South Ward in Martin’s Hotel, Stafford street, .this evening, at eight o’clock; and at Watsons Hotel, Walker street, at nine. Ihe committee will meet every evening, at seven o clock, at Mr Lowry’s shop, Princes street. The Illustrated New Zealand Herald for July contains a more than usual number of interesting sketches. On the first page is a scene rapidly becoming more uncommon, and which, iu a few years, will be altogether a thing of the past. Tlie rivers will remain with their boiling, surging current? —but the Maori canoe will disappear, As a memento of the past, the sketcli will then be valuable. There are some very good sketches illustrative of doings m other Colonies, and as they represent passing events apd actual scenes, we do not know that a more interesting souvenir could be sent to friends at Homo,