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Evening Star, Issue 4052, 21 February 1876, Page 2

The report that the Princess Beatrice is affianced to Prince Louis of Batenbnrg haa ’ been contradicted by cablegram. The following notice was posted up out side the window at the Telegraph Office today “ The Australian .cable is now open to the public." George Hyde Campbell was again brought up at the City Police Court to-day on the cha.ge of forgery, and a further remand for seven days was granted on the understanding that if no information was received from Victoria bv that time, the accused would be discharged. At the Resident Magistrate’s Court, Port Chalmers, this morning, before Mr T. A. Mansford, R.M., William Smith, on remand from Saturday for being illegally on the premises of Neil Muriay on the 14th inst., was sentenced to fourteen days’ imprisonment, with hard labor. Stone-throwing by lads and young men is unfortunately very common in tbistaty, and we are glad to see that the authorities are determined to put it down. In dealing with a case at the Police Court to-day, Mr Pyke intimated that in all future cases the full penalty of £lO would be inflicted. At the City Police Court to-day, the charge of horse-stealing against Edward Price was heard, and resulted in the committal for trial of the accused. An application for bail was opposed by the police, unless good bail was fixed, as they had had great difficulty in securing the man. -41 Abe, the Hon. W. H. Ministry, holonger a member of the Ministry he did not think he should be called on to respond. Nevertheless, he felt that he could well respond for a Ministry in which he had .the utmost confidence, and which he would not have quitted but for the fact that business engagements required his stay in Otago. He felt that in future sessions he would be found in support of a Ministry that he knew could best deal with the great questions likely to come before the country. On Sunday afternoon two or three in-offensive-looking Chinamen were passing the Custom House, And ono of them was immediately tamed into a source of amusement for the cluster of larrikins usually to be found round the cab stand. A young fellow commenced annoying and playing practical jokes upon him, going to the length of abusing and even lucking the unfortunate celestial. On a policeman appearing on the scene, however, the larrikin absconded, but bis name was obtained, and we understand he will shortly have to answer a charge at the Police Court.

A rather important point under the Debtors and Creditors Act was decided in the Resident Magistrate’s Court, Christchurch, the other day. Edwards, Bennett, and Co. sued Clement Wilson to recovei L 93 18 8d on a dishonored bill of exchange. On the case being called on Mr Cowlishaw said that defendant had filed a declaration under the Debtors and Creditors Act, which had the effect of staying all proceedings. Mr O’Neil, who appeared for plaintiffs, contended that such filing only protected the property and not the person of the debtor. He was entitled to a judgment, for although he could not institute proceedings against the debtor’s property it was open for him to proceed under a judgment summons. The Court held with Mr O’Neil, and gave judgment for the amount claimed.

While in England Sir J. Vogel was invited to join the Republican Club by some of its leading members, who, as he says, were aware that he held advanced views, and that, no more than they themselves, could he be supposed to have any superstitious reverence for royalty. Ho was considered, in fact, a likely person to join them, because “he was an earnest advocate of peace, economy, and justice: in short, something of a national reformer.” They therefore considered him a likely person to join them in the “ mighty task of overthrowing the monarchy.” ‘ This he declined to do, and in an able article in the October number of ‘Fraser’s Magazine,’ under the heading of “Is Monarchy an Anachronism,” he gives the reasons for hia refusal.

On Wednesday last Warden Simpson granted a prospecting claim to Thomas Baillie, Pet.r Boyd, and two others, for 800 ft along the course of a reef, situate on the eastern fall of the Old Man Range, at the head of Blackman’s Gully, and about eight miles from Clyde. The prospectors describe the reef, which was struck at Bft from the surface, to be 18in thick, the stone of a grayish color, and with gold visible throughout and a good prospect obtainable from tbe casing. The ‘.Dunatan Times’ adds that the neighborhood where this discovery is made has ever been looked upon as one more than likely to carry quartz reefs, and hopes not only that the present good prospects will be maintained, but that it may cause some action to be taken either in attempting- to follow the present reef dr in prospecting for something new. Professor Ulrich, when in the district, pointed to the locality of this find as alikelyhome of quartz reefs.

There was again a good attendance at the Queen’s Theatre on Saturday night. The managers have liberally invited the children of the Benevolent Institution to the matinfee on Wednesday,

Harvesting operations are in full swing throughout the Diin&tdtt district, and the yield, to all accotitifS, Will be in excess of that of previous years. In Odd paftiOular instance where the threshing machine Whs brought into requisition immediately after the reaping machine, the yield was considerably OYer forty bushels to the acre. Labor is not over plentiful, but we ('Times’) do not hear of many farmers being particularly inconvenienced for the want of bands.

At last (says the ‘Southland Times’) there seems some prospect of work being recommenced on the Western Railways. An arrangement has been dome to between the Provincial Government and the Contractor, and in a few days Mr Blair, the engineer, will come down to measure and value the work done, to take an estimate of the Slant imported, and to cancel the contract, if course when this is completed the contractor’s account will be passed for payment, and fresh tenders will be invited for the job. The Provincial Government probably will not attempt to enforce the penalties at all, as it appears certain that the land at some parts of these lines was not even purchased when Mr Frottdfoot was ready to commence work. At present the only canse of the original contract not being cancelled is a claim on the part of Mr Proudfoot for contingent damages on account of delay on the part of the Government. It is expected, however, that this one matter in dispute will be amicably settled almost immediately.

At Palmerston (Wellington Province) last week, the assistant engineer of the Province —Mr Stewart —committed suicide by shooting himself. The ‘Post’ reports that the circumstances connected with this tragic termination of a young and promising life are very painful. It appears that the young lady to whom the late Mr Stewart was engaged had recently gone on a visit to a relative at Poverty Bay. Mr Stewart procured leave of absence, and went to visit her there. The unexpected rejection of his suit, and the breaking up of the engagement, drove him back in a very dejected state, to brood over his disappointment in the solitude of a bush camp. Hence arose the rash act, which has resulted in his death. There is usually a difficulty in committing suicide with a rifle, owing to its length. In this case, the rifle was one of Terry’s make, a breach-loader, and so short that a man could place the muzzle on his chest and pull the trigger with his finger. For mentioning these facts the editor of the ‘Post’ was assaulted by a civil servant named Williamson, and a Police Court case will be the result. - A telegraphic s'ation is now open at Eiea--4 le, in this Province. , Messrs Clifford end Brdthwaite’s art union wi l be drawn this evening at the Oriental Hotel lodge r> m ut seven o’clock. x public meeting will be held at the r attle M .rket Hotel, N. B. Va ley, to-mor ow «veuing, for the purpose of ope mg a br.mch lodge in connect on with the Protes ant Alliance Friendly Society. There were thirty a J m‘ssiojut to and twentyfive discharges fro the Hosp taT last week. Thede-tha were: Joseph Lees, 1 who ter, agel 36, native • £ I ‘und e, from diseas ■> of the spinal chord: John Mar-h, cook, aged 54, native of Canterbury, England, from diarrhoea; and Cnarlts Hunter, farmer, age i 53, nat>ve of East Lothian, Lorn strangulated ioguinial hernia.