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Mount Ida Chronicle, Volume V, Issue 311, 12 February 1875, Page 2

The letters patent appointing Dr. Kenealy a Queen's Counsel been withdrawn.

Great numbers of men have left for the harvest from the Mount Ida District—going principally through the Maerewhenua Pass to the Waitaki.

Miss Arch, daughter of Mr. . Joseph Arch (says an English exchange), the champion of the agricultural laborers, has appeared aa a lecturer, with, considerable success, in the provinces.

Several settlers who sold their farms in the Auckland Province some years ago, and emigrated to America, have returned. They say they can do .far better in New Zealand than in any part of America. In our List we.-k's issue our telegrams informed us tint. Mr. Teschemaker had resigned for Oamaru Couutry. We altered this, for our readers, that the -,hon. member, hid reigned ft>r ifoeraki. Our files to hand show I hiit it was a rumor, probably well-founded, that Mr. Tesche:naker was leaving for England.

o>' Tuesday and Wednesday last a number of volunteers mustered at the Presbyterian Church to see whst.oould be done to render the approaches easier and saf>;r. We counted fourteen. willing pickr at work on Tuesday, on whi- h day a most -effective' 6n<<l:i ught. upon the precipice, was,-, m ide. The slopes when levelled down, and a.o.wri in grass.. will present a ro.uch more pleasing appearance. • ■ , 'That miiiiug enterprise is not altogether dormant in the district ii proved by the Black stone Hill resident?,' and a ftiir others associ - ated with them. These gentlemen have determined to prospect ' the Woolshed reef on Blackstoue Hill in a thorough und systematic manner, and for this purpose contribute a fix«»d charge all round,.payable weekly Quartz miners were advertised for by the company last w ek, to hold thirty-second shares. -

Thk destitution in Nebraska from the ra : " vages of the grasshoppers extends, it is said, to 20,000 people, and Kansas has nearly 40,000 shorn of their supplies by clouds of grasshoppers. Kansas, however, has still comparatively an abundance of corn, wheat, and bacon, while Nebraska, with her much smaller population, is short, and calls for help for her thousands of industrious people on the verge of starvation. A telegram, dated Christchurch, February 6, clears up the unfortunate occurrence which happened at the Rangitata River, and which appeared in our issue of Saturday last:—"Up to 8 p.m. it was imagined that the persons drowned in the Rangitata River on Thursday were Mr. M'Tntosh, his wife, and daughter. They are- now proved to be Mr. Hunt, head master of the Timartt School, his wife, and her mother, k Mrs. Cunningham. The bodies of Mrs. Hunt and Mrs. Cunningham were recovered yesterday. Mrs. Hunt leaves two young children, the youngest two years of age."—'Star.'

A coerespohdent from Hamilton writes, stating it is rumored gold cannot be forwarded through the Receiver to the Melbourne Mint. The Keceiver at Naseby has not received any instructions to cease forwarding parcels sent through his office—which can ba done aB usual. There has been no reduction of 6d. an ounce duty in any case, as our correspondent aeemß to think. The Bank of New South Wales raised the price of gold at. St. Bathaus and Blacks 6d. per ounce, to try and drive off Mr. Pyle, who was over-bidding the bank: that is the only alteration in price within our knowledge.

At a meeting of the Executive Committee of the Technical College held on Tuesday in the Glasgow Mechauics Institution—Mr. David Sandeman, Convener, in the Chair—a report by him was read regarding the erection of a school for weaving, and was unanimously approved; and the Chairman and Mr. James Templeton were empowered to arrange for suitable ground, and to take all necessary steps for the erection of the building. Mr. W. Montgomerie M eilson submitted a proposal in connection with the engineering branch of the College, and intimated that he hoped to submit to the next meeting the complete details of the scheme..

"W k regret to announce the al-trming illness of Captain Vlayne Reid, at his lesidence 30a Wimpole street, Cavendish-square. At last accounts he -was sinking very rapidly, ant litlle bope was entertained of his recovery. Captain Mayne Reid has lived an everitful life. He is a brave man, and an indefatigable litterateur. A quarter of a century ago, while resident in New York, the war broke out between Mexico and the United States, md in the brilliant battles which preceded the t king of the Mexican capital, Captain Mayne. Reid was distinguished for his unusual gallantry, and was honorably, mentioned , ii) the despatches of General Wiufield At that time he was a man of simrv.l -rly handsome presence, and aroused p great enthusiasm among the people. Tile immediate cause of his illness was a swelling 1 in the' Isg, from a wound received while ieadinq the attack upon Teh;; - antepec during the. siege of thc.city of Mexico. —' Anglo American Times.' Superintendent Bonv. k recently opc-ired the third session of the rovinci-il Council. In bis spe-ich he had. -'friafci'd i the isn.l revenue had fallen short of tbo estimate by £7OO, but as a third of the Gen.-jjil . ment's special grant, was available the total liabilities from the post, .year were only £20,000. During'the year; S. (>OO had been spent on public works, against £l6| 000 in the previous' year. ;He referred to the promising prospects. o,f the : Jackson's Bay settlement, and regretted that no practical benefit-to Westland .had resulted from the ; ' J nv.r-i' ayktym of immigration; Ho staged ii ". :i: ih<; int-.-nl i.m nf. the ' to au'.nni! th _-; i — --"imc Ijuv4; - Re that tile i. ii :iio;l Biioul 5 icttlu the amount? to he paid to thy traniwtfv companies,' an.! »ai.d the General Government would be asked to in-

troduce an Act to provide for compensation. On the provincial question, he said his firm conviction was that the ■ time had arrived "when the system of double government should cease. So long as the present provincial system continued, "so long would the weaker sub-divisions of the colonv continue to suffer. / •: ' jr

A social meeting in connection with the Presbyterian Church will be held on the 24th inst.

A meeting of the shareholders of the. St. Bathans Water Works Company .washeld in the schoolroom on Tuesday Evening, last, when it was agreed that immediate steps be taken to carry out the undertaking. The following gentlemen were appointed a permanent directory :—Messrs. G. H. Smith, R. Wheeler, J. Ewing, P. Hanrahan, and W. M'Connochie. Mr. Wheeler was.-appointed Secretary and Treasurer, and Mr. M'Connochie Chairman of the Company:, -The delay in carrying out this important" work-has been caused by circumstances over which'the provisional directors had no control—the principal one being the continued postponment of the sale of the township. Now, however, that all further causes for delay are removed and cartageischeap, the work ought to be carl ried out during the next two months i Ther e is no doubt that it will prove a great boon t<j the town, ami profitable to the shareholders

It will be remembered that on the occasion of the presentation of the testimonial to the Rev. I; ather. Coleman, on his return from Europe, reference was made to the necessity of providing a suitable residence and schoolhalls for the Christian Brothers, - for whose introduction into the diocese, in.&bout eigh*' teen months from the present time, he. made arrangements. Father Coleman announcedrecently, in St. Joseph's Church, that, he had completed the purchase "of a residence for the Christian Brothers Sot the sunt of £1,350. He also stated that, in addition, to the purse of sovereigns which he'had contributed towards a fund for, this purpose, the Bishop had given £IOO, and .that, several other gentlemen subscribed liberally. The property which Father Coleman stated had been purchased is, we believe, the house and ground -belonging to : Mr. Ramsay, in -Kat-' tray-street, and which adjoins the .site of the Bishop's residence.—'Guardian.-' Abbott's lower contract ontlieheid race will be finished, we are informed, in about d month. This work completed. 45 miles of race will be connected, extending from five and a-half miles above Johnstone's contract above Blackatone Hill to within two-mile.s .of Naseby. The List two miles which" will convey the water into ifaseby only remain to be cut. - The ground is of an easy nat ire to cut, there being no rock or exceptional difficulties to be met with, and should be completed ex-, pedifciously. A good supply of water'wilLthen •be -available from the numerous tributaries' which the race crosses, especially during Ithe ; months of April, May, ahd June. It is to be hoped that, to effect this, no delay will be allowed to take pi <ce in letting the last two: miles into the workings. Tlie upper contract •tapping the Manuherikia is still- in a: very-' backward state. i There, seems to be little-or no chance of it beingr completed before the: winter frosts drive the' men away from -the-: ground or to their blankets!

Thk Resident Magistrate's Court on Thursday was occupied for a long time with the heanng of two cases'of unlawful sale of liquor against Dugald Sinclair, of Naseby.' He was charged in both informations with selling and permitting to be sold, but, on the objection'of his counsel, both informations were amended to limit the offence in the one case to selling, and in the other to permitting, - the Bale. In the first cass the witnesses for the prosecution were two Chin, se, wli.j gave evidence that they had be<n supplied with brandy. The' second case depended up m the evidence of a European, who had purchased one glass of whiskey, which had been supplied to him by the sister-in-law of the defendant in liis (de-. fendant's) presence. This evidence was contradicted point blank by the woman, >bu f : the Court decided that the offence was proved, and imposed a fine of £25 with costs. The other ease, that first heard, was" dismissed—the evidence not being perfectly clear; but the Bench cautioned the accused to be very careful in .the future;