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Mount Ida Chronicle, Volume IV, Issue 215, 11 April 1873, Page 4

•WEwev&itLitl to hear that after the a-nawer of the Goldtields Secretary to the: -Miners Deputa'ion respe ting depth of Sludge ChaniH,. which was received late on Tiiursd iyeveni»s? • 'last, immediate Btep3 were taken, by the Committee to obtain the. required information. We understand that a party. of miners were sent, out llie nest moraing,. under the direction of .vlr. James Ilore, for the purpose of obtaining exuit information as todep-.h of ground alon i ,the upoer portion- : f the• Ghan--11 1. We are alsj informed that a number of holes luive been sunk during tiie week,: which, clearly prove the pr.pos d depth of Channel insulHcient. The report will be received by the Committee to nig',t Friday), when all ■the. Ilu Is asceertained wiil 'be forwar led by first, post fur I.lie immediate consideration of the Government. We may con rat u.I ate the miners upon the energy and ability displayed by the Committee in this matter Our correspondent. from St. Bathans gives us an account of the Hospital meeting at that place. We very gladlly observe the confidence shewn in the management- of the institution. If there is one thing inore 7 than arot.her which should: crown our sat is tact ion with the Hospital it is the interest taken in it b/ the out district s Ax individual, known as the " Marqui " in sporting circles, a g< ntlemm wh«» was conspicuous by his absence on t he settling day at, our....last race*, has been Arrested l'ur issuing valueless cheques at Tuipeka The Secretary Mount Lla Hospital begs to acknowledge receipt of £10 1s., amount e received by Mr. Walter Morgan, from subscribers and donors to the above institution. A list will appear in an early issue of this p.iper. The Sludge 'Channel works are being forward with "great vigor. About forty.men are busily engaged opening. up the ditch. .Nearly two miles are reported as likely to be ready for the final dressing, preparatory to stoning, &c. We have no account as to the state of matters on the Head Race. The Nebraska after all did not take a mail —she being ordered by telegram to proceed to <'liina. It is understood ( hat the let ters posted'for the suppositious mtil will be sent .by t he first out-going Suez mail, probably the one leaving Duuedin on or about the 16th, inst. The English mail via San Francisco may be expected to arrive to-m. "row morning. Thk preliminary expenses incurred in the creation of the town into a Municipality were passed. at the last meeting of the Council. These expenses amount ed to nearly £6O, and were raised considerably by the multitude of farms that .had to be accurately followed accord ng to the Ordinance. However, the buik of these expenses will not occur again. The Hospital meeting, which had been ad-

journed from Friday the 28th March, for want of a quorum, was held on the evening of Friday last. Present:—H. W. Robinson Esq., (chair), Messrs. Smith, Brown, Ross, George, and Jackson. Mr. Jackson reported on behalf of the Visiting Committee that they had, during the month, made several visits to the Hospital, and found everything satisfactory. They have to suggest that a curtain be supplied to the surgeon's room, and also a swinging looking glass. From ihe surgeon's report it appears that 4 patients remained in. the Hospital from last month. Admitted since, 1; discharged, 3 ; died, 1; remaining, 1. In the absence of he Treasurer the Secretary reported cash in the Bank as £312 Bs. 11 The ordinary accounts were then passed. The Secretary reported the receipt of the policy of fire insurance Irom the Norwich Union Insurance Company. The date of meeting was then altered Imm the last Friday in the month to the first Friday, which will be the day of meeting in future, Tenders accepted : — Groeries, Messrs; Brown and Smith ; -meat!, Mr R. Francis ; coal, P. Law ; milk, P. Kearney; blankets (when needed), N. P. Hjorring ; bread (in alternate months), Aitken, Provan, ami M'Fadyen. Thb usual monthly meeting of the Mount Ida district school Committee took-place ie the schoolroom on Monday evening last. Pre sent- —H. Wilson (chair),: Me srs. George. J. Stewart, J Dillon, and P. Stewart. The minutes of the last monthly and special meed ings Mere read and adopted. The school master's monthly and quarterly reports wcr< read, received, and ordered to be. aekriow ledg(d." The number of scholars attending the school during the 'ast quarter were boys, th'irly-four, girls, thirty. Severn'. accounts "were pissed ior piyinent. Lt-l ters were read, from the Homeward Bound Company, and Richard Moore, asking that permission be given them io cut tail races t hrtjutjli the school reserve. Resolved tlmt the clerk be ingt ructed to writ'* to tiuvK lueation Board, as to whether the Committee has the power to deal in the niaMer, and to call a special meeting on receipt of tie reply. It will be seen from an advertisement else-, ■where, that this day (Good Fri-lay) and .Monday next. I'lth inst., will bj observed as a holidays by the bank*-. A coxsidkiiabi.e amount ofinterestwasmanifesjed in the trial of Thus Ryan, an ex-ser-

grant, r.f police, on the charge'of »h -pting at, j •v y ith intent tokill, Detective Farreii.an'l which j , •••'was ilie first case heard tel'ore the Supreme j Court. ..The whole of the convsp/n fence be- \ tX 1 Mrs., Farrell and the accused is pub- ; . f li-lied. .Afterbt'iuy lucked uplor nineteen hours thi-, jury were discharged and a new fri;d ordered' • j A tf;LH3Ram informs ua that the-Hun. Julius Vogei lu.s (btained a pronii e .of a dissolution from the Acting Governor.. which," it is' believed, he will avail hiiuself of,' if unsue- , cesslul in forming a ministry. The uauul ntonilify nioetiiig of the brethern of the Mount Ida Lodge (E <J ■), will be held - in the Lodge-room, Ai.isonic Hull, on Wed-, iicsduy *?>iiiirgV*'at''liaif'(toirat>!r»ii< r d'doe!k, instead of at liii' f pa*t eight. Thk " Ili kiiiku Star" says regret to sny that two tail er eevere cases of scailadha . were discovered in this town. . A>" uctor named kobert (Jlover. whorecpnfly performed in>everal up country tow nships, is in custody upon a Cnarge of stealing a.;, suit of .cloth,Ps from the.Crown Hotel, Swilzers, belonging fo a hawfcer named William JjVlton/ He wns forwarded to Switzers, on a remand from Dunedin. Tuts contractor is-busily engaged roofing . the .Fret-by erian Church. Hie roof appears lo be of a thorough sound and substantial nature, and although not very ornamental, will .no .doubr be very servicahle. It is fortunate : for the stability of the tliat fo lii tlerain lias fallen otherwise it. would almost have been .... inipossible to prevent the cob. gables giving considerably. j Wk 'are sorry that anything should have oc-' curred to mar the unmixed pleasure of those - : g'lit.omen who e'Xirrted themselves so success- ;

fully to celebrate Si Jj'itrick'? duyat, Duustati r Crtek-—morn especially nail w;u- thro unit our remisnuss that a Hiiia-11- cload hit* arisen. Jmin?iiialdv after the day kept sacred to the Sail,t had been bo pleasantly got through, one of t lie Commit tee. Brut.us ;m -acknowledgment -—-for iiiocniun in this paper—of' services so kindly rendered. by many gentlemen to the Managing '.lhis acknowledgment was not in our"hands, owing to a mistake till after publication. The next week, owing to unforseen circumstances, it was again, omitted, >ind now at last, we have to do tardy justice to the Committee. Wj have very liltJe doubt ..that evuiy gentleman who gave' any supp' rt. or encouragement, to what proved a fruceeesful day, felt the pleasure he ■was the means of/helping to-give its 'own. ample reward, - Thk Rev. Mes«*«. Todd and Kyley, the deputation from the Synod, are to preach in tile Masonic Hall on Sunday evening next. A collection will be znude both morning and evening in ai lof the building fund. The rev, gentlemen are to visit St. Buitlmns on Tuesday next, at 7 p.m. Madam k Co ha. delighted th« Naseby public for four nights with hei really excellent entert inmenls.. We are glad to say that crowded houses rewarded this lady for the vtry pleasant evenings afforded by her. An attractive feature in the programme was the presentation of gilt?, which were distributed wit h trreui. fairness. Press of matter prevents us from giving a detailed account of the performance.

Dur wesither and scarcity of water are the leading features of the district this week. 1 His week Mr. Mathew Cooper brought Io pur 9ffiee » weU-grown aud highly flavoured

peach. It has been supposed by many that the JNaseby climate is too severe for the proper maturing of fruit without artificial heat. Mr. Cooper's garden is situated at a considerably higher level than the town. Certainly the fruat shewn us is highly encouraging to those who take the tjoutie to provide good shelter for their gardens. The rumor we gave currency to last week as to Mr. Ilallenstein's probable resignation, tur s out to be without, i'mnlation. We s iI, however, that we did uot vouch for the truth of the statement.