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Evening Star, Issue 4063, 4 March 1876, Page 2

Xt is ■well, for, people to know that persona yho, do hot, give assistance when * called upon by tjie police, render, tberhaelves liable to a fine I.of Llfy 'nr one month’s :imprison,menf. Acabmah fh Chrischurch hds been fined 40s for refusing to assist' a policeman in arresting an obstreperous,prisoner. . At Invercargill there is a tragedian,named Byers who is given occasionally to lecturing on Sundays against Spiritualism, but he bias found , more than, his match .in Mr H. Garrick, who challenged him to discuss publicly the question of the or otherwise of Spiritualism. Mr.Byers has not-yet seen his way to accepting the challenge.

Th% finishing touch has been given to the WaitA«i bridge; the approaches aye completed, nnd nothing but plate-laying and ballasting are required to permit the train to rim to the. station on the Canterbury ■ aide ,of the river. ■ The * Waitangi Tiibune ’ expresses the hope that the Government will see their way clear to- extend the: line to the Waihp without delay.

There are' various ways of “putting on the. One practised the other day oh the lahdldrd of a public establishment in Invercargill Was to remove the doors from a number of rooms, which consequently could not be made use of. It was done at the instance of the contractors for the building, and had the.effect of. bringing about an arrangement.

Many people are not aware that within a stone’s throw of the heart of the City there is a capital bathing place, combining retirenieht'with ample depth of water, for all ages. It is the canal near Sparrow’s iron works, and is largely used by; the apprentice boys from the neighboring factories and numbers of men. , > Those who like a ,dip in the briny and cannot spare time to travel to Felichet, Bay should pay the place a visit. We are to-day indebted to the Press Agency for ths astounding, news ,by telegram that “the winner of the rifle ; champion belt is Corporal Willocks, No. 1; Clutha Rifles; the winner of the carbine; champion belt, Gunner Bell, Auckland 1 Artillery ; and the winner of the challenge; cup, Sergeant-Major M'Credie, Wellington Artillery.” The Licensed Victuallers, at their meeting yesterday, adopted the committee’s quarterly, report resolved to co-operatd with kindred associations in New Zealand in the prepara-; tion of a bill to redress well-known grievances in the trade, and to support a local newspaper, to be billed the f Otagd Licensed Victuallers’ Gazette,’ the first issue of which will appfear next Saturday, l '

In a recent issue the * Grey; River Argus , said : “It is doubtful if a single * goldfields’ member of the. last Parliament, or any of those who have a chance in this, ever worked as a miner jm his life.” Mr Vincent Pyke writes in reply Permit me to inform ypu that you are mistaken. I commenced my Colonial career ,ip Victoria .in 1851 as a miner, and As siibh 1 1 wrought at Forest Creek, Fryer’s Creek, and Bendigoj till 1853.” , i

According to the Invercargill papers no arrangement has yet been come to with regard; fo the Government workmen recently lying in gaol, though now out on pay, in consequence of the charge of alleged; assault on the Western Railways. The case will be heai*d next Monday in the Riverton Police Court, and much interest is felt in tbe result. Mr R. Stout will defend the men, and Mr Wade will represent Mr Proudfoot, the contractor.

Kensington is the .chosen of Blopdin. Opposite the brick-works a wonderful erection'is pMgressing. A block some 200 ft by 150 ft is being enclosed in a network of poles, some 50ft in height, lashed together with all the care imaginable, whilst inside a small pile-driver is busy driving spikes into the ground. Somethirty men are at work, and all looks as if the Chevalier meant. business and a somewhat lengthened stay amongst us.

The ‘Timaru Herald’ is responsible for the following;—“ When ‘ th& Stafford-Go-vernment, after its short tenure of office in 1872, was so unexpectedly turned out by the ratting of two members, who only a few weeks previously had assisted in placing them in the office, the whip (Mr Ingles) smarting under the sense' of.failure, paid a high compliment to the purity and* good character of the House. He assured Mr Stafford that if he would give him two thou-sand-pounds and ask no questions, ,he would get him a majority of eight, and keep it till the end 6f the session, Or else pay the money out of his own pocket. The offer was det cliued ; but we nave every reason to believe that had it been accepted Mr Ingles would have kept his word.”

A conference of newspaper. proprietors is to be held in Christchurch on an early date “to consider-the present unsatisfactory management ~and excessive charges of the Press Telegraphic Agency;”

The * Southland Times ’ understands that the question of taking land situated on runs for the purpose of being sold .on deferred payments is,likely to, be still further conand that the decision, in the Court of Appeal in' New Zealand will be appealed, against to the judicial committee, of'the Privy Council in England. At the Port Chalmers Police Court this mornmg, before Mr Mansford, R.M., WilW Yoran, William Radford, William Feameux, Herbert 1 Le Gamble, ioi hango, and ; Komaka, seamen belonging to the whaling barque Splendid, on remand of Uwful. commands at Port Wilham bU the 24th ult.. Were ordered'tb go on board the ship.

Yhe heavy increase of business in thp Magistrate s Courthas necessitated 1 some ■ important alterations, Which Were indicated ' from the Bench at yesterday' afternoon’s sitting. In future) Mr ‘ Rathgate- will sit every? week-day, Saturdays'excested: and on Wednesdays Mr Manrford, R.M., will preside, which will leave tn&t day open Mrßathgatef °r chamber business. No caie* will be' continued'after 4.8 D p.m. v ! 1 The * Nelson Evening Mail! thus reports the proceedings in the Police Court taken against Mr John Millar, late Provincial Engineer :—“John Millar, late Provincial Engineer, was charged by Wm Eiely, Inspector* of Police, that he' did' on or about the 7th day of October last past .unlawfully and knowingly by a certain fklse pretence obtain and from Oswald Curtis,' Superintendent of the Province of Nelson, the sum of L 49 R»s in money, the property of the said Oswald Curtis as such Superintendent, ’ with intent to cheat and defraud .him of the the statute'’in such case made and provided. / Mr Pitt, who appeared for the prosecution, asked for a remand on - the ground that the Provincial Auditor, at whose,, instigation .the i prosecution had been undertaken, was at' present in Dunedin, as well as some of the principal witnesses. Mr Acton Adams thought that the case for the prosecution should he stated. His client had been taken from" his bed late at night and arrested ! under circumstanced of : - uii usual ■ severity, ; and-it was but fair that he < should know ■wherein the. false pretence : with Which he was charged consisted! Mr Pitt had ho bb- • jectiou to state the, case, but thought it • would he better for jdlparties thipit a remand, should be granted. The accused 1 was then remanded ; until Friday,, the ; ,25th- February. Bail was allowed, the' .defendant .‘in : L3OO, and two- Buretieß : -in--~LlßoL : ©aoh,™Meßsra Thornton and Lightfopt, -were accepted as sureties,”. - '

Astronomic*!' Notes ” appear in our te days supplement, which contains 'much matter that wII be fouod of inteiest. ;

. young men’s breakfast will take place v.i the large room over Mr Had’* cnnfet Georg; street, to-morrow morning at 8 o’clock.