The Evening Star WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 27, 1875.

Evening Star, Issue 3722, 27 January 1875, Page 2

The Evening Star WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 27, 1875.

The Supreme Court case, Malaghan v. Weikheim, is fixed to be heard on Friday next.

By proclamation in the ‘ Otago Government Gazette, ’ the Thistle Ordinance, 1862, is to be brought into operation in various districts in the Province. At the service at St Paul’s Church on Monday evening the sum of LI I 6s 3d was realised by the collection in aid of the Bishopric Endowment Fund.

The directors of the Caledonian Society met last night and decided to at once commence removing the stand and iron fence from the North Recreation Ground to the Society’s new ground at Kensington. It was agreed upon to erect, with the Corporation, an ornamental picket fence round the old ground. As the last up train from the Port neared Burke’s Brewery last night, the enginedriver observed a woman lying on the rails, and immediately brought the train to a standstill, but only just in time to save the woman’s life. She was conveyed to town by the train, when her subsequent demeanor necessitated her immediate removal to the Lunatic Asylum, The Lady Jocelyn, which arrived at Lyttelton on Thursday last, from London, brought part of the plant for the Invercargill gasworks. In connection with this the ‘ Southland Times ’ says it may be stated that a rumor is floating about town to the effect that the Municipal Corporation will yet be compelled to hand the matter of gas supply over to a public company. At the fortnightly meeting of the Port Chalmers Town Council, on Monday evening, we understand that it was decided that Mr W. P. Pearce’s ten er for the construction of waterworks be accepted. We also understand that very favorable terms were offered for the Council’s debentures. A quantity of other business was transacted, for which,we have not space in tbis issue. Miss Aitken gave the inmates of the Lunatic Asylum a treat yesterday evening, with the aid of some lady and gentlemen amateurs. The performance consisted of readings and. musical selections, and it appeared to be greatly enjoyed by the audience. At the conclusion one of the male inmates thanked Miss Aitken, on behalf of the other patients, for her kindness in giving the entertainment. The usual fortnightly meeting of Court Rohm Hood, Port Chalmers, No. 3,991, A.0.F., was held last evening in the Courtroom. During the business of the evening, it was proposed that an official visit be paid next Tuesday to Court Enterprise, and that the p.s. Golden Age be engagfd to convey '•he brethren to Dunedin, wheih was carried * also, that the sum of LISO be left in the hands of the trustees to lend upon freehold security. After a few accounts were passed for payment, and three new brothers initiated, the Court was closed in the usual form by the O.R. Bro. Grant, The Sophia Joakim, which arrived from London yesterday, had on board some valueable live stock. Mr Goldie, of Moeraki, brought out a young Clydesdale entire, bred by Mr Gray, of Kircudbrightshire ; and also a pure bred mare, bred by Mr Miller, of Campbelltown. in the same vessel are ten long-woolled Lincolnshire rams and thirtyfive ewes, consigned partly to Messrs Buchanan, of Canterbury, and the rest to a Wellington importer. The Candidate, which also came into port yesterday, after a splendid passage of seventy-six days, brings six long-woolled Lincolnshire rams and thirty-seven ewes, to the order of Mr Tinline, of Timaru, These forty-three arrived in good condition, but six died on the voyage.

Constable Harnett was brutally assaulted in Princes street last evening, while attempting to arrest a man named Thomas Fogarty, After arresting Fogarty, who is a strongbuilt man, and finding himself overpowered, the constable was obliged to throw his prisoner down; and no sooner was the latter allowed to get up than he seized the constable by the throat, and threw him down against the door of Mr Muir, the hatter’s, and then ran away. So violent was the blow that it caused the»;‘constable to fall

senseless, and Dr Bakmvell, on examining him, found that concussion of the brain had set in. Hartnett was dangerously ill last night, and was attended by Dr Ferguson a’so. To day he is greatly improved, although still very weak. Fogarty was afterwards arrested in Manor place. We take the following extract from a telegram via Hokitika, from Mr J. C. Brown, M.H.R., published in this morning’s ‘Guardian ’:—“ Cooktown, Jan. 20.—There are no fresh discoveries at the Palmer. The first workings are mostly worked out, and the ground at the new rnsh is all occupied, it is only just payable. Very little gold is coming down, and what thereis is principally the product of a few claims. The workings are confined to narrow runs in the beds of rock-bound creeks. Two men can work out a claim in three weeks. Provisions are plentiful, and prices moderate. The quartz workings are suspended for six months, waiting fcr machinery. The hot rainy season is now on, and fever is very prevalent at Cooktown and on the mines. It is mostly New Zealand arrivals that are attacked. Many are dying. Around Cooktown aad along the Palmer road graves are frequently met with, being scarcely out of sight the whole journey. No one should think of coming before the end of March. The climate is good from April to November. Large numbers of miners arrive by everv steamer, but fully one>half return sick, and many die.” The Harbor Board met this afternoon at three o clock. Present His Honor the uperinfcendent, in the chair ; Messrs E. B Cargill, M‘Dermid, Mercer, Ramsay, Reeves, lewlsey, and Thomson.—Two tenders for the steam dredge were opened, those of Mr G. Macgregor and Messrs Kincaid, M‘Queen and Co. They were referred to the Works Committe for report, with power to open and report upon any that may have been posted within thb spettiM t&nb. A letter from Mr I

John Anderson was read declining to tender, but recommending a certain improved dredge and offering to forward the views of the Harbor Board if it decided to adopt it.— Several applications for the position of draughtsman and inspector of works were opened. There were nineteen for that of works’ inspector, and four for that of draughtsman. These were referred for report to the Works Committee.—His Honor referred to a letter received from Mr Jenkins audio a pamphlet contributed for the information of the Board by him, recommending reclamation. The 'Secretary was directed to acknowledge the receipt of the letter with thanks.—Several accounts were paired for payment.—The Secretary was authorised to advertise for tenders for supplies required by the Hoard for six months.—The Secretary stated that the contract for extension of the jetty was signed ; that debentures to the amout of i 30,100 had been signed and sent for circulation in the neighboring Colonies and in England.

The Coroner’s inquiry into the stabbing case at the M orth-East Valley lasted for eight hours hours yesterday, the jury’s deliberation occupying over two hours. The result of the pod mortem examination, as made by Dr Cole, assisted by Dr Garland, was detailed, and Inspector Mallard, read the depositions of deceased which were published by us on Saturday night. Prisoner did not say anything when cautioned, and the Coroner, in summing up, said the jury would have no doubt that Holmes’s death was caused by prisoner. They were to judge whether there was malice. They could quite understand that, in a great passion, in quarrelling, a man might inflict an injury that would cause death, and without any intention to kill death ensue, and what they had to judge in this case was, whether there was any intention to kill, or to do very serious bodily harm. On this depended the question of murder. In the first pHce prisoner did not use his fists: he u ;, ed a very deadly weapon. Another sign of there being malice was that the knife was buried very deeply down—it must have been buried to the *ery hilt, and with such great force as to break the bony part of the rib. - So that the blow when giv.m must have been given with a predetermination to do serious bodily harm. j,At the same time they muse recollect that the knife happened to be in the man’s hand prior to the stabbing ; and it was poS'is.le, in the excitement of the moment, without considering the consequent s, he drove the knife that he happen* d to have in his hand into the lung of the deceased. Another thing to the point was the demeanour of the prisoner after the occurence. He seemed to have been quite indifferent. To him (the Coroner) the case appeared to be one between aggravated manslaughter and actual murder. The jury ultimately returned a verdict of “manslaughter ” against the prisoner Walters. Throughout the whole inquiry the prisoner appeared to be perfectly callous and indifferent. |{ We s k°uld have been glad to have given Memory ” the information he desires respecting Frank Gardiner, but we have no record to which we can refer. The usual weekly drill of the Dunedin JN aval Company will take place to-morrow evening in the Head-quarter’s Drill-shed. A Committee Meeting will be held afterwards. ufeSome mischievous (person having pulled up a number of trees in the South Dunedin ReoreaWGround, the City Council offers a reward of LlO for the conviction of the offender. Attention is directed to the fact that Messrs Hay and Co. s Art Union will be drawn without fail to-morrow evening, so that any intending subscribers had better lose no time in securing tickets.