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Evening Star, Issue 3503, 15 May 1874, Page 2

His Honor Judge Chapman proceeds t® Wellington to-morrow,“ by the Ladybird, to attend the Court of Appeal. According to a telegram in the ‘ Mount Ida Chronicle,; Mr Hallenstein is to be Goldfields Secretary in Mr Reid’s Government. . -A- traveller informs tlm ‘ Bruce Herald ’ that in passing the Kaitangata Lake the other day, he counted no less than fifty black swans on the lake. The Taieri settlors intend to present Mr A. J. Burns with % testimonial, which it is proposed shall take the form of a piece of plate, prior to his departure from the Colony. Mr Hallenstein, M.P.C. for jfche Lakes, who been to his bed fpr aoxue days, is improving, and will, it is hoped, be able to put in an appearance in his place in the Conned at an early date. Thejimmigrantsby the Asiaare giving Mr Bathgate a great deal of trouble, by making almost daily visits to his Court. To-day, .on a married woman named M'Namara being charged with drunkenness last night, his Worship, addressing Mr Sub-Inspector Mallard, asked if there was n°t a rule at the barracks requiring the inmates to be jn by a certain hour ? The SubInapector replied that he did not know what the rules of that institution were, whereupon his Worship instructed him to make such inquiry, because if the regulation di<l not exist he would make representations to the authorities on the subject. writes to us controverting the statement m Mr Rolfe’s annual report on the Port Chalmers Railway, that suitable men, with some experience of goods traffic on a railway, are not obtainable. For tho most part, his letter deals with matters, ‘ and is therefore inadmissable. It is, however, strange, as he says, that a person possessing first-class testimonials from ths North British Hailway Company, such as “ has shown to us, should be unable to obtain employment, when the railway manager admits there is such great need of men of this stamp—experienced, obliging, and (above all) sober. The Star of the East cleaned up a fortnight’s crushing the other day, with a result of eightyfive ounces. On Thursday last, the ‘Argus’ says, the highly welcome intelligence was brought into town that the reef had been struck m.their low-level tunnel. The reef is an exceedingly good one, being two feet in thickness, with well-defined walls, and firstclass prospects .have been obtained from trial* of the stone ; indeed, it is said by some to be the richest reef in appearance yet, s§pn in the district. I he discovery of so good a reef at such a depth is a highly important one, and will prove encouraging to the further development of other claims. The police business at the Resident Magistrate s Court to-day did not last long. Busannah O Brien was charged with having no visible means of support ; and the arresting constable and another swearing to that effect, ' she said that both were “liars,” and slip did

not care a dump for what policemen said. She was remanded till to-morrow (bail being allowed m the sum of L2), to allpw her to call her husband to deny the charge. William Cameron, charged with a similar offence, was also remanded till next day, to enable his friends to make some provision for him. Two drunkards George Nicholl and Mary Ann M'Natnara—were also dealt with ; the former being fined ss, *he latter discharged. On the civil side of the Court a large amount of cases were set for hearing, the business not having concluded when we went to press. One of the most important arrests that have been effected by the police for a long time took place yesterday evening at the Mataura by that active officer Constable Purdie, who succeeded m the apprehension of a well-known notorious character named John Morrison, charged with several cases of forgery in Dunedin and in the Province. _ Prisoner has served two sentences in Dunedin Gaol—first for an attempt at rape on a child at the Taieri, in 1865, for which he received a sentence of two years ; and the second with forging the name of William Murison to several cheques, for which he received a sentence of six years’ penal servitude, in 1868. Prisoner, previous to leaving Dunedin, engaged a horse from Mr M'Gavin, of the White Horse Hotel, and rode it to the Teviot, passing cheques on the road, where he secured a fresh horse for ihe purpose of carrying on his nefarious career in New Zealand. The following items, referring to the railway contracts in the Tokomairiro district, are from to-day’s ‘ Herald —“ About two miles of rails have now been laid down at the Balclutha end of the Cluthafßailway, and the ballasting has also been commenced. In consequence of the swampy nature of the ground on the south side of *he Kaitangata junction, about 2,000 fascines will have to bo laid down before the rails can be placed. Seven hundred of these have already been procured from the bushes in the neighborhood, and from the island, aad it is not anticipated that any delay will be caused through the necessity for procuring fascines having arisen. The works upon the Sound Hill section of the Tokomairiro and Tuapeka Railway have been suspended in the meantime. It is said that some difference has arisen between the original contractors and Messrs Mackenzie, the sub-contractors, as to the removal of the slip of about 40,000 tons of earth, which lately occurred near the Round Hill, and the consequence is the whole of the men have been paid off. We understand it is not the intention of the contractors to commence the tunnel through the saddle till next spring. In the meantime, the greater proper tion of the workmen have left for Deborah Bay tunnel, which is under contract to the Messrs Mackenzie. .The attention of Volunteers is directed to the General Orders” in our advertising columns® ~ ?. Jl ! Chapman, the anti-spiritualist and prestidigitateur, assisted by Mr Ida Bonifon, the clairvoyante and “ second sigh*” performer, give their entertainment (which is well spoken of by our Northern contemporaries) at the Queen s Theatre this evening.