The Kumara Times. Published Every Evening. WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 1881.

Kumara Times, Issue 1549, 14 September 1881, Page 2

The Kumara Times. Published Every Evening. WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 1881.

The East Coast mails, by coach from Springfield) left the Bealey this morning at the usual hour, and arrived at the Kumara Post-office at 3 p. m. At the afternoon sitting of the Warden's Court yesterday, the case of O'Brien and party, against M'Mahon and Came on for hearing. Mr Guinness appeared for the plaintiffs, and Mr Perkins for the defendants. This was an action for trespass upon and interference with a claim at Cape Terrace. It was agreed on both sides that so far as facts were concerned, evidence taken in a former case be fcaken as evidence in that case. Judgment was reserved.—The case of M'Namara against O'Brien and others, was withdrawn by consent.

At the Resident Magistrate's Court yesterday, the following cases were disposed of. The Mayor, Councillors and Burgesses of Kumara v. Walter Atkin, a claim for LI 5s for rates. There, was no appearance on the part of the defendant, and judgment was given by default for the amount claimed.—Galland v. Rugg, a claim for L2 4s 6d. Judgment was given for 12s, with 7s costs. Hayes and Lynch V. Cairns, a claim for L 7 17s 6d. A considerable amount of evidence was taken, tad judgment was given for L 4 lGs Bd.

Some valuable papers have been found, requiring an owner, who can have same by. giving description arid paying costs.

There is some, probability, that the Hero will only proceed as far as Sydney this trip. Should such be case, intending passengers for Melbourne will, however, experience no difficulty in reaching that port, as there are so many steamers now trading between Sydney and Melbourne, and rates of passage are greatly reduced.

The friends of Mr John Bevan will no doubt be happy to learn that the steamer he took pvssage by from Melbourne to London—the Cuzco—has safely arrived at her destination.

Renter's agent the other day telegraphed that a terrible massacre had been committed in New Mexico by the Indians. Since then, however, a correction has been issued as follows :—" Farther intelligence from New Mexico shows that General Carr and his detachment of American troops were not, as previously stated, massacred by the Indians, but were made prisoners and confined in a fort. From this the General and the bulk of his officers and men subsequently effected their escape, but in their flight eleven of the party were killed by the Indians." Bishop Nevill, of Dunedin, in reference to the Revised Version, writes as follows to the New Zealand Churchman :—" I think it advisible to draw the attention of the clergy and lay readers to the fact that the Reyised Version of the New Testamerit is not to be used in the conduct of Divine service. The Church in this province has pledged itself not to make use of any such Revised Version until the same has been adopted by the Mother Church by competent authority; and although circumstances have transpired since the introduction of the clause I-refer to in our Church constitution, which make it impossible for the conditions therein laid down ever to be literally 'carried out, yet I think we shall do well k> adhere so far to the spirit of that clause As to await some authoritative sanction of the Revised Version by the Church in England before adopting it for the use of our province. I may add that in any case the New Version ought not to be used without the express sanction of our General Synod." A billiard match for 1000. up, for £IOO, between Joseph Byrne, of Victoria, and the lad Weiss, of Corowa, N.S.W., took place at TattersalTs rooms, Victoria, on August 18. Six to four was laid on Byrne, who eventually won the game by 40 points. He had exceptionally good luck, while Weiss had scarcely any, and there is no doubt had Weiss had equal luck, he would have won easily. Levy, the cornet player, who, judging by certain affidavits, has clearly committed bigamy, was arrested in New York on 7th June. He was married in London in 1863 to his first wife, named Emily, by whom he had two children. He lived with her till 1873, when a deed of separation was drawn up, by which the wife was to have custody of the children and was to receive an allowance of £l4 per month. This was paid until Levy visited Australia, after which Mrs Levy only received from her husband occasionally. In 1877 Levy was married in New York to Marianne Conway, by whom he has issue. After his arrest Levy was bailed out, and subsequently stated that if his first wife persisted in the legal proceedings against him, he would leave America and go somewhere out of her reach, but if let alone he would pay the maintenance money as regularly as possible. A very cool proposal this, especially when as stated on oath, Levy earns about £I2OO per year by his tooting. A great South African diamond, which weighs an ounce, and is described by connoisseurs as finer in color than the Kohinoor, is drawing large crowds in London. The owner has been offered L 150,000 for it.

There were in 1880 in the Church of England 127,780 confirmations. Of those 51,256 were males and 76,530 females. The largest number confirmed in one diocese Was in the L0nd0n—15,539.

During the past year the Bank of France has lost nearly £7,000,000 in gold and the Bank of England some £2,000,000, the two institutions now holding nearly £51,000,000 in gold. The Bank of France has nearly £50,000,000 in silver in addition to the £25,000,000 of gold in its possession.

The astronomers of the Washington Observatory compute that the nucleus of the late great southern comet is 700 miles in diameter, and the coma 200,000 miles. The length of the tail is set down at 5,000,000 miles. Professor Harkness says the main result of the spectroscopic investigation is to show that there is a bright continuous spectrum with two or three diffuse or ill-defined bands.