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Evening Star, Issue 4108, 27 April 1876, Page 2

The Supreme Court was occupied to-day with the case of Cargill and Others v. Mervyn, continued from yesterday. i T he Superintendent is to be asked to dedare Waitahuna into a road district, the nes^e P 3 f° r fhat purpose having been

Goodaccounts’comefromthe salmon breeding ponds at Wallacetown. The ova are hatching out satisfactorily, and it is expected that m a few days two or three thousand frv will have made their appearance. J The ‘Tuapeka Times’ has authority for denying the report that has gone the rounds of the Provincial Press that Mr Bastings f oes *° to delivery to the New houth Wales Government of the Bluff rail way plant. v “St Patrick's Eve” formed the chief attraction at the Queen’s Theatre last even ing; but owing to the boisterous weathe-' there was not n large attendance formance to-night will cons-'' Phases of life ” and “ T> ‘ ' ldC Three , r , . , * alnless Dentistry,” Yesterday’'' .. , tions of •' - ■* trazette contained notificam- - cb e cancellation of 3,053 acres on -u 178, and the setting apart of the same for application under agricultural leases; of the appointment of Mr F. G, Pogson, of Barewood station, Hindon, to be an hono-

rary Inspector of Sheep. Three charges of drunkenness consituted tne police business at the City Court to-day. The several defendants—Daniel Dickerty, James Campbell, and David Rich—were each fined ss, in default twenty-four hours’ imprisonment. Messrs Leary and Ramsay, J.P.’s, presided. ■p Mr J- J- D °yle, secretary to the Taieri Race Club, telegraphs to us that the races have been postponed to Thursday next, May 4. In consequence of the heavy rain it is impossible to get onto the course. Although the races are thus put off into another week wagers already made are not off, this onestion having arisen at theWellingtou December meeting, when it WM decided that bets hold good oyer any postponement. Pet£° J*°. prle * or of the . Manure Dep6t, -o-enzie, was this morning suttt•iioned at the Police Court for depositing nightsoil elsewhere than at the place anpointed by the City Council on that behalf —the Manure Depot. The soil was deposited at the foot of St. Andrew street, near the beach. Defendant, who pleaded ignorance, was fined 20s and costs, and was advised to acquaint himself with the regulations forthwith.

A Nevis miner named Charles Johnstone died m an awfully sudden manner last week. He had been suffering from illness for a few days previously, and was being conveyed in Cromwell Hospital on the 19fch inst. At the Baunockbiirii Hotel* Johflatofi ashed fora drink of Water, which was supplied. The party bringing the man into town had only gone a little more than 100 yards from the hotel when deceased’s peculiar appearance Attracted attention. On examination, it was found he was dead. The ‘Argus*’ says that an inquest was held at the Victoria Hotel on the 21st, when a verdict of “died from natural causes” was returned. Deceased WAS a native of Denmark, and had both in the district «• number of years.

lu a recent trial for bigamy at Christchurch Judge Johnston is reported to have observed that it was an extremely improper thing for the police to interfere in oases where no action xvas taken by the principal parties concerned. If detectives and others went about trying to pick out offences of is or a similar kind, when the parties t rrf n ? ael IVes 1 Ves did not move in it, they ran a f . j C hancc of bringing the police force c °, f eserv ed odium. In this part of the • there seemed to be some notions .** regard to tho duties of policemen which did not coincide with his own. An alert, active, and intelligent police was a great blessing to a country, K't a meddling police was a great curse. It v 7 ® B not the proper function of a good police .system to err et put offences of tb/s kind, which, unless notorious, wii/ht do vex y little damage to tho * '

We ( N. 0. Times’) are glad to be able t° note the commencement of what promises to be a very considerable export of slate ; r .°“ thlß district. By the cutter Hope II,UOO slates have been forwarded to the imnedm market, and we feel sure this will mu i precursor of many similar shipments, ihe slates m question are from the extensive quarries recently opened near Otepopo, which are being worked by a company formed under the name of the Otago Slate Comply*. The company has already about forty men in its employ, and will be able to turn out 12,000 slates a week to commence with. The slate is of first-class quality. It is difncult to over-estimate the value of this important addition to our mineral resources, more especially when there is reason to believe that the slate formation extends for some miles, specimens of excellent slate having been shown as found in the immediate neighborhood of Hampden.

m ° nt H y “feting of the Permanent Building Society will be held at the Secetary’s olhce, tii-moirow (Friday), at 7 p.m. The quarterly meeting of the United Otago -istnct, A.O i., will be held at the Hibernian Hotel to-m >rrow evening, at 7 o’clock. M dUe. De Murska has sufficiently recovered from her recent indisposition to admit of her second concert being definitely announced for te-morrow night. Owing to the great demand for mresa-circlo tickets, the management have decided to place one row of reserved chairs in the stalls.

The Lodge Pride of Dunedin I.O.G.T’s usual meeting last night was well attended, and the election of office is for the ensuing quarter a j f? llvws : t'W.O.T., Bro. M/Gregor ; Hro - ‘‘"arrant; W.'..a Bre Le Pun; H.T., Siß . Blv lloch ; Br £ ’ Sand ?.“; W.M., Bro. Cross; Bro. • ollive; W.0.G., Bro. Hildr th.