THE Mount Ida Chronicle FRIDAY, JANUARY 17, 1873.

Mount Ida Chronicle, Volume III, Issue 203, 17 January 1873, Page 3

THE Mount Ida Chronicle FRIDAY, JANUARY 17, 1873.

In consequence of a pressure of advertisements, our leading article is unavoidably held over. 7 .

No business has been transacted in the Warden's Court this week, in consequence of the absence of the Warden at the Maerewhenua.

We understand that Lady Bowen and tlie Misses Bowen may be expected to pass through Naseby either this day or to-mor-rqw, en route to Coal Creek, the residence of Sir Francis. Dillon Bell.

The 'Provincial Government Gazette' of Wednesday, the ;Bth instant, contained the appointment of Mr. James Brown, storeas one of the Managers of the Naseby Cemetery.

The proclamation of the Municipality of the town of Naseby appears in the 'Provincial Government Gazette' of the Bth inst; An accident occurred, the other week, to a man named Paine, in the employ of Mr. Withers, at the Bough Ridge reefs. It appears that Paine was out stock-riding in the neighborhood, when his horse fell and rolled over him, the consequence being that the right arm was fractured above the wrist. He was taken to the Naseby Hospital, where the broken limb was attended to by Dr. Dick, He is progressing satisfactorily. At the Supreme Court, Dunedin, on Thursday last, the-J) th inst., the case .of Aitken v. Haynes was heard. This was an action -for the recovery of damages from the defendant, inasmuch as, on the 12th of June last, he caused plaintiff to be arrested falsely, maliciously, and without -reasonable or proper ,cause, upon the charge of having stolen nine ; the property of his (defendant's) onas-

ter, Edward Pritchard. Mr. Barton, and Mr. F. W. Chapman, appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr. James Smith for defendant. The jury, after hearing evidence for the plaintiff, and an address on behalf of the defendant, by Mi*. Smith, who called no witnesses, returned a verdict for plaintiff, for £33 10s. of damages. The Home mail, whir*h was expected on Saturday last, arrived by mail coach on Friday. Owing to the principal and late portion of the mail havingbeen behind, time through the Atlantic steamer breaking down, no letters, only a few papers, were delivered. We laear on reliab]e authority, that his honor the Superintendent, accompanied probably by. Mr. Horace Bastings, the indefatigable Secretary for Land and Works, will visit - Naseby, about the end of the present month. Now that the long expected Public Works are commenced, and an era of prosperity is. about to dawn on the district, we trust that the reception given to his Honor the Superintendent and the Secretary for Land and Works, will be both hearty and complete. As our aspirants for Municipal honors will not for some time be invested wi.h the-dignity of their office, this is a matter the Trade Association, assisted by all the townspeople, should deal with.

Although the weather was broken last week, but little rain fell; and the supply of water for mining purposes is consequently very limited. A thin coating of snow covered the mountains for several days, which soon disappeared before a scorching sun. Early on Tuesday morning the wind lashed itself into a perfect hurricane, forbidding any attempt to sleep, through the incessant rattling and creaking of the iron roofs and houses. At the Pigroot the gale was so violent, that' one of Messrs Cobb and Co.'s coaches was carried away several hundred yards, winding its course through a number of waggons laden with wool, and finally precipitating itself over a bank of ten or twelve feet high, breaking the pole, smashing one of the wheels, and causing other damage. Great efforts had to be made to drag the disabled vehicle from its position. We hear that the damage to the gardens in the neighborhood is considerable. In the town, with the exception of, the flagstaff in front of the Victoris Hotel being blown down, no other damage was done. Dense clouds of dust swept over the town during the day, rendering the performance of outside work anything but agreeable. In the afternoon the wind changed, and rain fell heavily for several hours, with occasional showers of hail.

The Court House, Naseby, was the scene of an interesting ceremony on Saturday last, when our enterprising Mongolian storekeeper, Mr. Louis G-ay Tan, and his blooming bride, Miss Emily Finch,. appeared before the Registrar, R. E. Field, Esq., for the purpose of being united in the bonds of matrimony. The Court House was filled by an anxious crowd, who were attracted thither by the no velty of the proceeding. The marriage party was composed of several Europeans and Chinese, and the ceremony was most effectively performed by the Registrar. The happy bridegroom, with a desire to secure more firmly his treasure, was anxious that the certificate of marriage should authorise him, when he felt so inclined, to convey his newly-wedded wife to the Flowery Land. Morven Hills Station, containing 370,000 acres, and 200 miles of substantial fencing, the property of the Hon. J. M'Lean, will be offered for public sale in the Criterion Hotel, Dunedin, on the 26th prox. Mr.. F. J. Moss, a gentleman well known in Otago, has been' appointed Secretary to the Auckland Education Board.

Sigkoe, Opera Company met with a most enthusiastic reception, in the new Queen's Theatre, Dunedin, on Monday evening last. We have been requested to. state that the two applications our issue, of last week, and copied from the Dunedin ' Star') made by Messrs W. &J. Sanders, Kyeburn Station at the meeting of the Waste Land Board, Dunedin, on the 31st ult., are incorrect. The only application made by them was for 80 acres oflaud around the homestation (not 800 acres) ; application for 1000 acres on Mr. Campbell's run, is entirely without foundation.