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Mount Ida Chronicle, Volume II, Issue 77, 29 July 1870, Page 2

Ar fixe Warden's £>n. Thursday lastp before 11. W. Kobiaaon, Esq., Warden, thii ease of Kosa an 1 others v. Roberts an i otheßwas heard. Mr. llerlslet appeared i'or-}v.;u>-tiffs, and-'Mr. Roberts for deiendaa;-:.. Tiw was an-action brought by. plaintiffs-to rccovrdamage (laid ncminaby at £2) for alleged ifcerferenea with the water-at the head of tlurrace, oil the 2th and 20th instant,, when it ws Baid to be illegally, diverted from> its iieaL, course by the defendants. * Also, for interfcence with the ordinary- work of complainant' parly, by permitting. the undue- ae umuiaiinof tailings on the part of defendants. T e hearing/t/T this ease,, and? examination of m-«, nesses for both sides, occupied the Court several hours.. Decision was. given against d?fe> dants—damages £2,. witnesses £l,_ fine £j } . costs ,12a. ' W"E'rundei^lanS ; tliafc, acliiig-arnder instr.ls tions from the Proviaeial Government; 'and. 1 Mr..'Jßarron, (of |ieSurrey Department) have, during the jtfsi been selecting, blocks of laal "snitable'for agriculture at'-Hyde snd Mairp-, r inakjng made it tlieir. business to fco eoiniy with the wishes/of.the-pepple, and cspecialy of. those .persons wlio.expressed their intenian. of entering upoii t!te T ptirsviit of firming a a regular means U>f - ILvin'g.- : Jit seeias tiialat Macraes the selection, has beea. anJidpateiW cultivating .arge plots within the block ssletyi. At - iiyde tUere. "vvas a pi»biic meetng of-lie iu:\aDitant&.tO'Uieefe the Warden,and Smvpor. Tnc resolutions passed: were-, somewhat o;.«« Bufe^ was no-dcibt xjsL r g»vai-asiistanee to the gemiemen chaijed witu Lie dui'y ; or selection. «. j • - 1m chtidlsitig the '.statement oftheIJom the .'Jqiqnial Treasurer, the Jlokiika ' i£veiniig/ Star' «/saysi-jjrThe g-iolic' nueing. held last ere'img/at i-lie Towji £i:Jl for the w-po3e-oi t " pronouncing" on the, financial sclriae of the Governments'w:is tlie iiiosr successi'd o£ any gathering of ,-the kind which h;:s tskrn: place in.iHtjkiHki lor a very considerable tmes iia: one feeling seemed to* pervade tdrougtaafc ■ the mass that crowded-tiie naiH-ia- . dignatiou; at the outrageous- and. mbnstiouß. proposal of the Treasurer of, the Minis ivy.wiuiwhich iS]-ew JSealand is —blessed. We cio not trunk, however, there is much need to view it with alar.r., as there can oe little fear that sowild—so monstrous a project- will obtain tiiesaaction of the General Assembly. ins new. Post Odlce at 'trill,, we believe, be.kept ty Mjc. GrukmoA:, storekeeper,, there, for a long time a residear. ia iiiis. towal' The miners h.sd long, fsgilaieJL for raisc oncession, and we are jriatLio know t-iat-v - i .". u„ lcngca teen suocessiui. " . Wti rx grei ro learn that aa, accident liss oecunt'd oii" (Joal 'Point, near .Pahr.crstoi:, bT. ."whicu .iir. Uookj.ibreman of the wotks, aal nauie h.is uot. were drownea. It. wouia appear.that d e " ceased,, wilh a third rescued/ were-.taking oii coal to a small TfsseJj and that a sea having struck, theiivhoat it was immediately and the men .east i«'° tfte sea.. Accorihng to tiie 4 Oamaru Herald the bodies of the urjwned' men hare not J.-t .been recovered^ A CvXaassPoxuENr from Lxwrence informs us-of cercaiii public meetings having been hrldl tiiere,.to petixion ihe creneral Gyvcraavut to allow tlie rents of agricultural leasiiolders 02 the tjrolviiiel.ls to go tow.in ls tjie money of,the land. The following ?re>olatioa: were passed viz.:—"That ia the opinion of t :is meeting agricultural ie.isehol-ders ; on. the G-oldfieJa;', h "the form of rent, should go towards- the P clxase moueyof the ia.nd. : * " That as ajncu: ture is bound to become one of the pflHcip" .industries of Tuapek.i,.ii the foregoing resolu tioa 'becomes . lav. j -tiiQ occupation and scquisi t-ion of laud will be rendered comp iMtiveij ea?y, aud oiiecf tluj greatest barriers to s?ttl<: meht on the Gold fields removed." v Ajs advertisement in another cc-lu"i ° n nounees that Alessrs. Hjorring and jk"®" tend, haying a *' genuine cheap sale ut men clot.hing, drapery, boots, &c., during the moat of August, eomnaeneiiig on Mondav, Ist •previous to their'taking stock on Ist Septem ber:" Considerable reductions are aaiiouace for cash purchases. A roo'i" race; came oft'on* the Kasebj i/fK-ki Ground on Monday last at miuday, ee J bhrr iiPNeili and JLleni'y Hudson—l-bo:h me about 30 yeacs-of age. The distance v ' a LGO yard's, and. tlie-stakes, "We f c £2O : aside. The ground was quile soatjr Aw^; moisture, and in bid Wmditiou for ranuipg « About 200 persona, assembled to ti-

contest. iwas allowed '3"yards- in advance of Hudson: yApistol; being fired a. capital srai*t was iTiade..| M'Neili •'with 1 liis loiig-' strides kept in frout'of his anl agonist until hoar tue gb s .] r 'an'd to the spectators appeared to bo the >vinu;ng man,,but Hanson, with his short <juiek step, collared liiin, "and in a ra.id spurt p isse<l, and-won by a yard,.' The proceedings ■ -passed off,quietly,, and the spectators retired to'"fcaeir several avocations. Waixixq from jMlierewhenua, the correspondent of the ' Oamaru Times' says ■ After Or long .spell of rain we are,experiencing ; a season of .iiar.i frost, whiph is the greatest ' teievny the diggers 'in 'fctm 'district -have to contend with, as it great-ly retards mining opera-.' tiaAa. Some of t!ie race.s which a few days ago •;were full of water, are now nothing bur. dry tr.-uVks, but we are all in hopes that i here will sooii be a change,, .for.it- will be)very welcome.. Within the last week another water race has oeeii completed, that of Messrs. Woo;cot. and. * Psrty. It is a.veiy long race, and has been " rather difficult to cut, but;'by steady pi&rsevernnce all the difficulties were and ' the party is hopeful of the result. Messrs •O' Donusll and Party have; been A .work siuie- . ing for the last few weeks," on their" ground at - . Golden Grully, and I understand the prospects, look very promising. Another large race is nearly that, of M"r.< from the Kikanui; which, when finished, will be. . fifcesn miles ion:. Mr. Sotting, who is* a digger of great experience from I\ r asebv, is sanguine of success. The Q-oldeuf Hill race will be finished in a few day. <, and a number of -others are progressing, and there appears rea.Boa why we should take hope that the season : of depression heririgj well" nigh past. The' Mosquito Company had their first wakhihg-up a fe.w weeks ago. I believe the results^were : : good; at all events, I hear they contemplate ' -extending their race eight miles further, so as to get a larger and more regular supply of : water." , . . . The English in ail via fta'n Francisco, will .close here to-day (Friday) at the usual hour, 1.30 p.m. , ' } ./? The second of the series of entertainments .inlaid of the •3ustenfc^tipi\-Committee, 1870, came off in the MasohielTail on Monday : •evening- laglj.. r Tj.),e. Mr. Burchett occupied- - the chair/antfy in-a'-few-ihtroduct,(>ry remarks, J alluded to the kindiy feelings and friendly "as-"' sociations which readings and music, tinder j - ; ! m£|^a^em9pt jT were calculated^arouse andjlevclops in such as our own. ire was -veli-p&ased to'see so many ( friends, aroirad r him on the which 'was an~e\ddeht" earliest of their appreci - ation of | such sopiijlj- .gatherings. In looking over tlie prbgraniine of tlie amuse-: > inents,. ,he . ,to intimate that, under unavoidable ihore than'one.',of r -oar ] distinguished, local amateurs could jiibtl possibly take part' in but he liqped that, tlie k>33 -jvQuld be in some measure made good by thfe efforts of some stranger ge'n.tlemen in Uie. district who had kindiy voiun-' tee'red to assist. Me then called aipon Mr. ; _ .that gentleman gave the Bay of Biscay. The s'on'g wa3 exceedingly weil ren.,d t ei;ed, and the.singer warmly applauded. Mr. Baird was next on the list, and upon being invited, responded to the call with Maggie Dear. ' This gentleman is so well known as one of -our . bast local amateur vocalists, that we were, in no way surprised to hear an immediate eiiopre. I Love but Thee was givei in response to ; tte -enthusiastic;callj an d at its concl usioii obfcained au amateur's best reward-—the hearty plaudits, of a respectable..audience. Mr. Christopher thou gave the recitation Clisabianca, which was weii received. Mr.. Neale then gave a ■reading ealie'd' 1 jilajcfr 3"ones' .Courtship, which Was fail of Tun and : mermnent." Mr. Nay lor.next gave the comic song O Dear, What wid- . Become of ilim, which was ercored,.. when heproceeded with a sea song of the old scjiOoL Mr. Norman, a gentleman from Dune din,' was nL'Xt On the list, and f recited in capital style JByron's Waterloo./. lie was.. enthusiastically •encore; 1 ., and at a later hour in the evening g.- ve • a selection from Richard the Tiiird with equal power an.l ability! Messrs.. Baird and "Morrison favored the company with 'that very beau- ■ tlful creation, What are the--Wild Waves- >iayiug.?. wrhich was met with dese.-.vcd applause. Mr. 1 Ross read Pad:ly's Pearl' iiunt, which yielded abundant amusement. Annie Laurie wis sung by "'Miss Koberts, and evoked warm ... expressions ofoipprobation. Tiiis young lady possesses,an-agreeab'e voice of liigli compass, and. must. always be welcome /at. such social mce i igi: Tlie Chairman then. called, upon Mr. Itobmson, who gave; a reading from Leigh Hunt, which was heartily applauded. The " Rev. Mr; Biirchett here creat dvsDme merrimeat by tailing; an anecdot-j respecting the ■ lecture of % Borneo Missiouary. winch we have not space to trauscribei,, Mr Marki'ox was in- '' vited to sing, to which lie responded.. Love was the burSiien of his ditty. lie sang very well; and was duly encored. , Mr. Wilson gave , t ie last song of :the evening. .presence of' the Naseby Brass Band contribuied, in no small degree to the .success aad enjoyability of the evenihg's entertainment. G-ocl Save the : /Queen, By ahe band, brought the second er.tei'tainmcftt of the Naseby Sustentation Cou.» mittee, 18,7 C', to a termination. Thk weather here during the end of last and early parfebf this week, has been so frosty that in many cases water races have been frozen <?vety : th&-.gjwui<]l hard as to suspend mining 'opsr.itions. Yesterday, how- ' ever, bi'Ought.a/iayorabie change to the miner; and tWfresli. soft?? : breezer wKicli now blows will cause work to be rebommenced all over itlie Mount Ida Grbldfield. .; v« r s understand f that the late crushing at the Puke of iidinburgli Quartz.Mining Company's worksj -Macraes, has-given much satisfaction to. . the shareholders. / • \ The inconveniences experienced by the inliabiianti of Naseby in not being regularly supplied m ith coal from the Elycbum, are likelv to be overcome ere long, as : we hear it is proposed to form a company for the purpose • of Working the coal/mine: in oux*-own immedi-s'i ate neighbcrHopd. <' - ■ ■-> ■?> • ' . j . Wr haye much, pleastu'e in again drawnigj atteiitiQU to the dramatic entertaiument to be

given ux the Masonic-Hall, on Monday evening next, by the Mount "Ida" Muffs" -of tlie.attractioiVa of,;tJieir programme . (to be seen in another column), it will be bonie'in mind that the entertainment ,is being given iii aid of the Mount Ida lieliet' Fu'nd-—ia fund which has been of great service in the past, and"which -will.. be. certain to be r well assisted* on Monday evening. We-understand the members are in active training, aiidjiave had several rehearsals of the pieces intended for impersonation.. Mr.' Cooper, stage manager, is making everyj' effort to: render -the "details of the stage, costumes, &c.", complete. - " ' , A LA.BGKB '''nihnber of'the business people and' others of the district, assembled 1 *'at. supper on Monday tiighfcdast, at Hunter's Empire Hotel, to evince their respect far- Sergeant-Major 'Moore, in charge of- the police department of the district, 'whose -duty "-neoeSsi.itat.ed Iris im- ' mediate'presence'at O imaru) to takecharge of the department there-. :Mri> Win';vGh'urnitt occupied the c'hahs and Dr. -M'Cam bridge the vice eliair. "Alter -ample'justice had beenalone 'to the good. things, provided, due respect; was paid -tc her Majesty the Queen, 'and then the toast of the evening wis given. The chairman remarked that ever since Mrl ; Mooi-e had come amongst us he had gained for himself thegooJ wishes of all respectable members of the community ; had taught evil-doers 'that there was a sleepless eye' .upon .them, and that certain punishment inevitably n waited the law-breaker. While, therefore, the eomnruvity bore such testimony to Sergeunt-Major'Moore's influence iii Naseby, he-could not but express sincere regret at his sudden and unexpected departure from oiir midst. = He would assure liim tlmt : he ; came'd the respect and esteem of the inhabitants of the--district: away with him. He would therefore propose The ha.iith fut'ure prosperity of iSergeant-Major Moore. The '"t-oasrt was received with, great, applause. Mr. Moore, in a few well chosen sentences, thanked those present for their kindness. The' respect of the public, combined with his convictions of having done his ditty todiis own department, was one. of the highest rewards which a public servant looked for. Ke'w'a'i grateful for such an expression of good."will-as!'was'then being ahd'!w6uld bear it 'in' remembrance wlierever-lie Im'ig'it be stationed.- Songs;- recitations,, and' J followed each other in jquick, succession, ahd after enjoying a pleasant ]nighf,i.tiie company separated at ah early hour .the:/following morning'. Sergeaht-Major Moore proceeded to ' Oamavu bu tlie ; afternoon of; i^ueaday.last.," j, o Ar'"'tlip."Resident Magistrate's : Court, St. on 'the '26 th instant, Baniel Mann was brougTit iip on two charge's in which he was accused Of larceny. J The prisoner : had : beeii apprehended at Tokomairiro, .arid forwarded to St. Bathans in custody of the police. The articles said to be stolen were enumerated by the storekeepers from whom the goods were obtained, but the transaction partook more of;a.commercial character than of theft,and the- prisoner was discharged. He had procured the goods on the distinct understand-: iug that, he. would at once pay ••'for what he sold, and return the articles'left on hand.; ! which,, failing, to do, caused the information to be laid by which he was apprehended. The civil case of Pratt v. &. B. Douglas, for a debt of £5 155., was gone into. An TiO.TJ. for the arromt c'aimed was produced, but as it was dated, and as defendant promised to pay the sum speciSecl within three month?, it was hr-id" to be a promissory note, requiring a stamp to "Vender the document legal, and therefore decision J was recorded against plaintiff. The case of 1 uder v. M'Grregor was called on. The petitions, of :MCulloch and, another, and that of James Dillon, to the Warden,' to be allowed to form dams at. points indicated; were \ graijte 1. r '.''■'

At the Resident Magistrate's Court yesterday, b/fore H. VV. Robinson, r£sq.. RlM* Mark Owen was brought up and charged with stealing certain articles, as -throws, viz.:—One pair of boots frdnV' Messrs. lljoivm* an.! Millar, - a p'ece, of d:a.;,n, 'from': the shop of Mr. K ;bcri. Aifcken, b.u;er, ; l\asi by ■wine,:, it* well as-the. boots., he had been hawking.about .town until ssold j ;, and a parcel of tobacco i'i em the slop of MV: I'Siohdlas, Naseby. .T.irious witnesses were exam hied'for.ihe proseqiitton, whose evidence brought the larceny eLwely. home to prisonei', an.l as: lie failed to produce any reb'uli r.irig testimony, ho was convicted on each of fchf threecounrs, and sentence:! to six weeks', liar A •abbr for each offence.) """'