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Grey River Argus, Volume XII, Issue 1307, 7 October 1872, Page 2

The news of the defeat of the Stafford Mfnistry was received at the Ahaura on Saturday evening with every demonstration of delight by the anti-Curtisians. Bonfires were lighted on the hills, and an impromptu corps of "detonators" made night hideous with the uproar they created. Some of these warriors ran imminent risk of being blown to atoms from the careless manner in which they rammed double, treble, and quadruple charges, in the forgetfulness ot their enthusiasm, into the muzzles of their old shot guns. Fortunately no accideut happened, bnt that such was the case is to be attributed more to good luck than good management. , After a very successful tour in the southern districts of the County, the StephensonBurford Company will re.open to-night at the Volunteer Hall, with the drama of " Aurora Floyd " and the highly attractive burlesque of "Lcion." : Mr Cassiua, according to the Boss ftews, intended taking his passage by the Rangitoto, and rumor has it that he is in search of Celestial : assistance . to work his mine on Guardian Flat. ' On Saturday afternoon a serious accident occurred at the lower saw mill, Gibson's Quay, Hokitika, to a workman named Peter Mullins. He was putting the belt on the drum when he was caught up in the revolu* , tion of the drum, and before the engine could be stopped he was swung round three times. As he went round with the drum his body came each time in contact with some timber, breaking a leg and an arm. As soon as the machinery was stopped, the unfortunate man was extricated, and conveyed across the river in Mr Hawkin's punt, and thence to the Hospital. While being placed in' the punt, the poor fellow very nearly met with another .accident by the flap breaking at the moment. The men in the punt, however, contrived to save Mullins from falling. He ia a married man with a family. The mining parties at the Karamea, says the Wistport Times, are about to organise a j prospecting company to test the back country where, on various occasions, good indications of alluvial gold have been found, but owing to the difficulty of obtaining and carrying supplies of tucker, the search has only been partial. The Ktramea men intend now to Bend out four mates, properly equipped, and keep them periodically supplied with necesßanes. The Bey. Father Larkin arrived in Hokitika on Friday evening, from Lawrence via Chriatchurch. , : It is notified that it is intended, after the expiration of two months, to grant the following leases for purposes in the Inaugahua district ;— lst, a block of land containing nine acres three roods and thirty-' two perches, more or less, situated couth on Caple's line of reef, Boatman's Creek, apI lie t loir by Zoffany Home and others, Sad, a blto'i of laid containing thirteen aci ©I two

)oda and ten perches, more or less, situated \o. 8 uouth on Potter's line of reef, Larry's Ircek, applied for by Harry M'Clueky and there. 3rd, a block of land containing four cres, more or less, situated: No\ 1 north on !hompson's lino of reef, Boatman's Creek, pplied for by Arthur Grant and others, th, « block of land containing four acres hree roods and twenty -one porches, more or dss, situated No. 2 south en Gaffney's line if reef, Boatman's Creek, applied for by Arthur Breen and others. - . At the last meeting of the Hokitika 3orough Conncil, held on Friday night last, ihe Mayor drew the attention of the Council ;o the fact that he had received a summons 'rom one Peter Zohrab, for the sum of L 4 n 6d, for work performed in reference to a petition from the Beef ton Road Committee ;o the Assembly* He (the Mayor) had canrassed a good portion of the town, and regretted to have to state that several gentlemen who should have aasisted in defraying the expenses in connection with the matter, bad refused to put their hands into their pockets. Tho total amount of expenses was LIG, towards which sum he had only obtained LB. Under these circumstances it was hardly to be expected that he shouH iefray the balance himself, unless he obtained it by the next meeting of the Conncil, he would be compelled to ask the Councillors to vote the amount. The Stud Horse Parade, which took place in Christchurch on Saturday week was a great success. Forty horses were exhibited ; about 1000 persons paid for admission to the grounds, and the local/papers speak in high terms of the excellent arrangements made by the Canterbury Pastoral Association, undei whoso auspices the show was carried out. The following are the nominations for the Canterbury Cup of 250 soys, added to s sweepstakes of Lls each ; L 5 forfeit ; second horse to sa\e his stakes ; distance, 2J miles : Mr S. Nosworthy's br h Talisman, 4 yrs : Mr S. Nosworthy's br f Lurline, 3 yr» ; Mi S. Nosworthy's eh f Calumny, 3 yrs ; Mr H. Redwood, jun.'B b f Awatea, 3 yrs ; Mr H. Redwood, jun. 'a eh m PeereßS, aged ; Mr J Brabazon's b h Detractor, 4 yrs; Mr P. Campbell's b g Tambonrini, 4 yrs.The following is a copy of a notice placed in an hotel at one of the seaside towns in the Province of Canterbury :—" Lost oi Stoled. — A red kaf. He had a white spol on one of his behind leggs. He was a sh< kaf. I will give 3 shillings to evriboddi wol will bring hym hoam at wonst. " The Dunedin manager of the Union Ban! has reduced the charge for the Corporatioi overdraft to seven per cent. This is one pc: cant, less than has been charged hitherto a' this establishment, and. three per cent, lesi than was formerly paid by the Corporatioi when the account was at the Bank of Otago Seeing the Council's account is generalb overdrawn from L6OOO to LBOOO, the savin; per annum will amount to a considerabli sum. ' ' , 4 On Thursday a rumor reached Westport o a rush to some alluvial ground between th Ngakhtfau and Dufty'a Creek. For somi months past a few men had been prospectinj there on supposed alluvial ground, and it i now reported that they have struck payabln gold. The exact locality is not yet men tioned, and up to 5 p.m. last evening m application hail been made for a prospectinj area. The actual facts so far as known an that a party of men who' have been puttin in a tunnel for some time past have struci gold, and have sent for their mates Iron Carolino terrace to join them, taking ou tools and arranging for a supply of ration: by pack-horses. The Taranaki papers say that anothe attempt to smelt the iron sand was trio recently at Mr Vivian's fouudry, when th metal was made to run. successfully. M — »rnu«»lirTr«ll~ljtirr-»».^ _ £rr-ij . . .. Tm_ metal ran in about two hours after ihe cupoli had been charged. • Tho Christohurcn.Hupt Club had aver successful steeplechase meeting on Saturda; week last, on the farms of Messrs Stace an< Brittan, on the Sandhills, near Christcnurch Tho principal event, the Hunt Club Steeple chase, of 50 soys, added to a sweepstakes o 3 aovs each, is spoken of by the Lytteltoi Times 'OS "the finest cross-country run eve witnessed in Canterbury." It was won b; Mr Oram's Bismarck, beating Harlequin (2) Merrimac and Badger. The second race, thi Michaelmas Handicap, was also a good one Eight horses ran, and the race was won fr Mr RichardsonV Royalty, with Mr Camp bell's Harlequin second. The Hon. Captain Fraser, in his report upon the Dunedin Lunatic Asylum, of whicl he in honorary inspector, points out a strang< fact in connection with the insanity of Scan dinavians, which might be very well inqnirec into in order to ascertain what amount o truth is contained in the statement. Captaii Fraser says :-"Soon after I became ofli daily connected with the Otago lunatic Asylum, I could not but remark the large number of Scandinavian lunatics, and or pointing out this to Mr Hume, I was in formed that the whole of these patients were incurables, and that no Scandinavian patient had ever been discharged from the asylum at cured. The patients, with ope exception, are perfectly harmless ! . neither harahnes nor kiudness makes the slightest impression upon them. The mind appears to be utterly gone— and for ever." On making furthei inquiries he was informed that attention had been drawn to the hrge average of Scandinavian patients in several of the luhatfc asylums in the United State.B, and from statistical reports and other sources he was led to the conclusion that the predisposition to insanity in the Scandinavian race is pnusually great, and that it is Qf thp moat }ncu, rable.type. A correspondent of a Wellington paper says .—Ten days ago Mr Sewell said : It is quite true that three members of the Government are Superintendents, and one is a Provincial Secretary. lam quite sure that this is a statement of things which this Council will disapprove of ; but' arrangements are now in progress for terminating as speedily as possible that state of things." But that state of things is nqt terminated. The three Supers are holding' to both their offices, and, after the Staffordian vow, and this declaration of Mr Sewell, the Premier and the graceful triumvirate are only bringing contempt on themselves and their offices. Who shall take of place-hunting after this ? Steps are being taken to bring into the Christchurch market a supply of fish by means of a deep sea fishing company, which is in the progress of being formed, with every prospect of success. The complaint of Chrischurch people has long been that they were unable to secure a regular supply of this form of diet, so conducive to health, exoe.pt at lare intervals. This is now in a fair way of being remedied, and not only so, but it is very probable that the deep sea fishing- may tend to the discovery of some new species of fish at present unknown in tho market. In Ofcago some ahsrt back a company waß started as a pioneer, and now there are three in existence, and their efforts have brought to light no less than fifty varieties of edible fish before unknown. ' The capjtal of the proposed company will be LIOOO in fifty shareg of L2O each, L 5 being paid on application and the balance being called up at intervals. It is proposed to commence operations with a fishing cutter or smack and one boat, <t?he cutter being fitted with a wejl and all necessary appurtenances for bringing the fish to market in good condition, the range of water to be gone over extending from Banks Peninsula to Motonui Island, .where it is believed some excollent fish may ho ta^eo. „