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Hawke's Bay Times, Volume 19, Issue 1330, 22 May 1872, Page 2

In the Resident Magistrate’s Court this morning, one drunkard was fined 5% or in default 24 hours’ imprisonment. Stephen Hunt was charged by Charles Catton with embezzling a cheque on the Bank of New Zealand for the sum of <£loo, On the application of Mr Lee the case was remanded to 2 p.m., when the evidence was gone into at considerable length. Finally, it was remanded to Thursday, May 23, for further evidence.

We have to record -w}.serious, accidents wliicb occuiTed in this town yes. terday. A lad named Baker, in JVI r Towgood’s employ, received a bad gunshot wound through the hand, and said lie had been shot while standing on the hill, and that at the same time he heard the report of a gun on the Barrack Hill, seven or eight hundred yards away. Strict inquiry was made by the police, and it now appears that the boy was playing with a loaded revolver belonging to his in a-ter, and accidentally shot himself, after which he replaced the weapon, and made up a story to conceal the fact —The other accident occurred in Clive Square to n little child belonging to Mr Shard}, which received a severe kick from a horse, by which its lower jaw was fractured.

The nomination of candidates for Nelson (the seat, for which in the House of the Representatives was recently vacated by Mr Lightband’s resignation) has been fixed for Saturday next, 25th inst, the polling to take place on Monday, the 27th. The candidates aie Messrs. Richmond, Saunders, and Luckie.

The Provincial Council of Otago has voted an endowment of 50,000 acres of land for'the use of common schools.

At a recent meeting held at Cambridge (Waikato) it was stated by the chairman that there was a likelihood of a company being formed tor the pur pose of erecting a sugar mill, if it could be shown that sugar beet could be laid down on the river banks at a reasonable rate.

Tii reference to the proposal to connect the Thames and the Waikato by railway, a Thames engineer (says the Advertiser) who is perfectly cognisant of what materials could be got for, and who. thoroughly knows the country through which the line would pass, engages that he could lay a line from Shortland into the very heart of the Waikato for .£BO,OOO. This is not a large sum, but it would secure a line quite suitable for the traffic. The amount would, of course, he greatly lessened, and the traffic accommodated as well, if the line were to finish at Ohinemuri, and advantage were there taken of the water carriage by the Thames river.

Colonel M‘Donnell lias been ordered to Auckland by the Government. The Wanganui Herald, which announces the fact, gives no reason for the older.

According to the Wakito Tunes’ correspondent, a meeting of shopkeepers was held in Auckland a few days ago, to pvo,test against the action, ot the police (or their superiors) in re the hanging of goods' outside their doors. The oratorical [towers ,of the speakers \yere not great, as may be imagined when one of the principal of them described the action of the police as “ obscene.” What the o,bsceivity consisted in was not made clear, to the meeting However, for want of a better term it did duty, and brought forth roars, of laughter on its second and third repetition, The Inspector of Police should look to it. Resolutions were, carried for forming a Defence Committee ” and the meeting separated.

Intelligence (says the Southern Cross, of the IBth inst.,) was received in town yesterday to the effect that To JCoatf has at length succeeded in reaching Waikato, having entered the Hangatiki district. He has, long been endeavoring to reach the King’s quarters to claim protection, but was so closely watched and persistently pursued that until lately he was unable to effect his purpose. ' . . No doubt his sufferings will have awakened commiseration amongst the Kingites, who will probably decline to give him up ; but he is not likely to cause further trouble. Ten allotments in the township of Gisborne, Poverty Hay,, haying been set apart by the Superintendent of Auckland for places of worship, those denominations of religion desirous of' securing these sites should apply at once to. the Waste Lands Commissioner of Auckland.

The following is a telegram from Blenheim, dated May 15 “ The town is again flooded. Water several feet in the main streets. Water higher than it has been since February, 1868'. Bridges are carried away and all communication stopped. The- Marlborough Express canno.u publish to-day. No serious damage. The Provincial Government of Tara naki has offered a reward of iMOOO for the discoveryo of a payable goldfield within the province. It is said that gold has been brought into New Plymouth by. some natives. The Southern Cross states that the winding-up of unpayable mining companies at the Thames is proceeding at about the same ratio of rapidity with, which *o many of them were opened. His Honor the District Judge sat the greater part of yesterday (May 14) disposing of contributories’ schedules, no less than twelve of which came before the Court. In most ol the cases the schedules were confirmed, some two or three however standing adjourned until the second Tuesday in June. A rathe? ludicrous incident, for the truth of which the Daily Southern Oro'-s can vouch, occurred a few days since in connection with certain public works proceeding not a thousand miles from Auckland. A son of St. Patrick was instructed to take a dray and pro oeed to Newmarket and bring in three “■ flogs,” a piece of ponderous railway furniture familiar to most people who have seen trains being shunted from line to line. Pat proceeded on his mission, and to the annoyance of his employer did nob make his appearance till the evening—an annoyance which gave place to another feeling when the cause of Hie delay was explained. “ Begorra, sir,” says Pat, “ share and wasn’t I trying my best to find the bastes, and the people all there tonld me that there vras plenty of them, but they only came out at noight ; and share they’re the very devil to catch,”

The Thames Advertiser does not entertain a very bright view of this colony as a field for skilled labor. In a leader on the European news, our contemporary says :—“ The working men of Britain never earned such high wages as they do now, while the hours of labor are materially shortened. With these advantages, it is no wonder that onr immigration agents are obliged to address themselves to Scandinavians and Germans, We have no doubt that there are many in these colonies, especially of the class of skilled artisans, who would materially improve their position by going back to England.”

Tn Melbourne a gun is fired by electric charge precisely at the moment of 12 noon, by which people can set the time, and by which lime departures and arrivals, working men’s hours, and the delivery of mails are regulated, •Some such arrangement in Auckland (says the Southern Cross) would be a great convenience. A day or two since we noticed a gentleman jammed in between the door-post and the door ol one of our banks. He \yanted to get in and the porter insisted he should go out. A neighboring bank di,d not close for fully five minutes alter. When a man’s credit is at stake by a ban\c clock, which sometimes like a bank clerk is a little too fast, it is only right there should be some arrangement made by which the precise time of the day can be ascertained in all business parts ot the city.

The Waikato Times, of the 3,6 th. May, is informed, that some marble, beautifully marked, has been discovered in this, district; also, some freestone, which stones a mason considers to be well adapted for building purposes.. Some black stone has also been found;; its consistency very much resembles; marble. ...Specimens of all these- natural productions of the district were to-day-sent to Auckland to be polished, and exhibited for th.o benefit of those engaged in the building trade.

We leam from, the Canterbury Pres*, that on the evening of the 12th. inst. a report was prevalent in Rangiora that Mr Edwin Pearce, who has been a resident these- for- some, years, hM bung; himself. The rumor was unfortunately well founded. Mr Pearce had. been, suffering for some lime from depression of spirits, but on Sunday morning heappeared to be in his, usual health, and, in the afternoon he sent his family out. for a walk. On their return they found, the house locked up and the blindsdrawn down.. Mrs Pearce becoming; alarmed, sent for the police, and Sergt, Davies effected an entrance by breaking in a window. On entering theh,oU;se he discovered Mr Pearce hanging' bv a rope from, the ceiling. The body was immediately cut down, and Dr Dowu.es arriving shortly after* statedthat the unhappy gentleman, had been, dead about two hours. Great sympathy is felt by the inhabitants of Rangiora for Mrs Pearce and family in- their sudden and melancholy beieaveraent., Mr Pearce was proprietor of the Heath j cote Arms Hotel on, the Ferry-road, where he resided many years, before he removed to Rangiora. [-At an inquest held on the 13th inst. the evir. dcn.ce showed that the deceased, had. never properly recovered from theeffects of an attack ot delirium, tremens about 6 weeks prior to the,suicide.]

The New Zealand Herald,. May 16,. contains an interesting article on, the* two leading Auckland foundries. The value of the premises of one of. theseestablishments has been computed at £lo,ooothe stock in-trade at £13,000, —a total fixed capital of £23,000 — “the result, as we know,” says theHerald, “of the mo.st legitimateenterprise and untiring industry.” The proprietors of. this establishment employ about 123 hands,.and. pay weekly in wages.from, £250 to, £2,70 v or about £13,500 per annum, Thefollowing interesting incident is related, by the Herald“ An object in theyard of the Phoenix, Foundry is, theskeleton of an iron steamer, which has. a history connected with it that is not without its interest and-moral. About the year 1867, when the vesu.lt. of the colonial policy inaugurated in 186.4-5,, was most severely felt, every kind of’ trade and business was reduced to the lowest point. Artizans were discharged from the large factories, and very acutesuffering was experienced,. It occurred, to Messrs Frazer and Tinne to. suggest to their workmen to build an iron vessel upon the co-operative principle, they supplying the material, the men the labor." The men were willing, and the adventure was commenced. Ihis iron, vessel was to be sold when completed, and from the proceeds of her sale the labor and material were ro be paid for. Of course if the market sdid not cometo the ship the ship could go to the market, and in this way there was tv guarantee against loss. The frame of the vessel was nearly completed, and in still stands in the foundry yard. The dhcoverv of t he Thames goldfield turned the thoughts of both master and meiv in a different direction,. The new exigency required instant attention, and from building an iron ship the resources of the factory have since been employed on stamper batteries, herd am, turbine wheels, and a great variety of auxiliary machines for extracting gold, from its ore.

The Auckland correspondent of theWaikato Times says;— l mentioned, ia my last letter that a dinner had keen tendered to the Hon. Julius Yogol, and that he had declined the honor on the score of ilUheallh. All things considered it was lucky that he did so, as it appeals that the “beginning and the ending ’’ of the co.mphm.ent is said to be due to Mr Parga,viile, a gentleman, whose modesty as a. rule is not hid undev a bushel.