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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume IV, Issue 8, 11 January 1869, Page 2

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This afternoon, 6th, Sergt Monaghau and Constable Fraser proceeded on board the steamer Airedale, and arrested a person named Alfred Cullimore, who is charged on warrant at Melbourne, with embezzlement, we believe, to a considerable amount. No positive information reached the police here as to Cullimore's movements, excepting that he had sailed for New Zealand. The detection and arrest are mainly attributable to the argus-eyed officers above mentioned, who detected a striking likeness between the person now in custody, as he was walking leisurely down the beach to-day, and a photograph and description with which they were famished. On the occasion of the recent New Year's sports at Johnsonville, an attempt was made to introduce the American notion of a baby show; which failed, however, through the bashfulness of the fair proprietors of those interesting articles. The passengers by the Wild Duck seem to. have made a very praiseworthy display of liberality. On Christmas Day they presented the captain's son with a purse containing 20 guineas as a Christmaß box, and, together with the crew, subscribed 14 guineas for the widow of the carpenter, who died suddenly during the voyage.

telton, and Lady Barkly, all lying alongside of the different wharves. "We would remind our readers that the Gourlay family appear at the Oddfellows' Hall this evening, in one of their popular entertainments. From the high commendations of the press generally — both home and colonial — we conclude that these entertainments are well worthy a visit. We understand that the annual treat given to the Church Schools, will take place to-morrow. The children will assemble at the Temperance Hall at halfpast 2 o'clock, when his Lordship the Bishop will briefly address them. After this they will proceed to Mr Jones' paddock in the Maitai Valley, where the prizes will be distributed, and games indulged in. In the course of the afternoon they will be regaled with tea and its usual accompaniments. The parents and friends of the children have, we learn, been invited to join in the festivities. We beg to remind our readers that the tea meeting in connection with the opening services of the new Wesleyan Church, Wakefield, takes place to-inorrow afternoon, at 5 o'clock, after which, a public meeting will be held, E. Baigent-, Esq., in the chair. From our advertising columns it will be seen that the 19th anniversary of St. ! Mary's School, will be celebrated on Wednesday next, when the children will take tea together at the Station,, and in the evening there will be an exhibition of the magic lantern, and other entertainments. We understand that special prayers have been offered up in St. Mary's ever since the commencement of hostilities, for the suppressing of the rebellion. We are glad to learn that the prestige of the Nelson horses has been fully main- ! tained at the late races on the West Gbast, Mr Stafford's mare, Nebula, having won every thing that she was allowed to run 1 for. We have no late Wanganui papers,, but Captain. Carey of the steamer John Penn, informs us that, on Saturday last,, there was a muster of the cavalry at Wanganui, and that it was generally expected that an attack on the rebel forces, yesterday,, was contemplated. We are afraid that we shall have to wait some time to learn the issue, as the John Penn on her next trip from the South will proceed, via Wellington and southern ports, to Dunedin, in order to undergo a thorough overhaul in the dry dock at that port. A VTestern editor, in response to a subscriber, who grumbles that his morning paper was intolerably damp, says, * that it is because there is so much due on it.' Our readers will here know the reason why the ' Mail' is so damp. The Charleston Herald in stating the amount transmitted by the last escort remarks, — This escort is for four weeks instead of two as usual, which causes the parcel to be the heaviest yet forwarded to Westport for shipment: — Charleston, • 10,061 ozs. 12 dwts. 11 grs. ; Brighton, 1000 ozs. Total, 11,061 ozs. 12 dwts. 11 grs., together with 1200 ozs. that will be shipped this morning at Brighton, by the Bank of New Zealand, making a grand total of 12,261 ozs. 12 dwts. 11 grs. As Mr Samuel Hawke, his son, and a •Mr Fry, were crossing the Waikato river in a canoe a few days ago, the canoe was upset, from some cause unknown, and the three men were drowned. The Customs revenue at Westport for the last quarter of last year was £11,222 13s. Bd. Properties favorably situated in Charleston realise good prices. The Herald reports that a small frontage of 12 feet, adjoining the Casino de Tenise, was submitted to auction on Tuesday last, by Messrs D. Isaacs & Co., and, after a lively competition, was purchased by Mr Kenney for £115.

The Charleston Herald complains that the promised new Court-house is not yet erected there, and that the public continue to be accommodated in ' a kennel.' [Representation to this effect should be made to the Premier, who is quite at home in' this kind of thing.— Ed.'N. E.M.] A collection is at present beitig made towards an English church in Westmorland we believe that the subscriptions already amount to nearly £100. It is the intention to erect the proposed church on ground adjacent to the site of the Roman Catholic chapel. At Westport on Wednesday, Mr Bascaud, master of the steamer Waipara r was fined *os. and costs, including threeguineas as counsel's fee,, for a breach of the post-office regulations, in not giving, to the Postmaster, Mr Winstanley,. , sufficient notice of the vessel's departure for Greymouth. Some time ago we reported the disap--pearauce of a young man known as LouisMartin,, but whose proper name was Carl Ludwig Martin, who was supposed to ; have been, drowned while on his way from Greymouth to the Eight-mile Terrace, New River,, where he was working. We regret now to add that the worst anticipations have been realised by the' finding of his body in the New River. When the rumors of his disappearance were circulated, Mr Wm. Thompson, an ; intimate friend and countryman of Martin's offered a- reward for the discovery of his body, and a diligent examination, of the' river, in the locality where he was seen, was made by Mr Morden M. Richards, a* miner at the Eight-mile,, and after a five ' days' search he found the body, on the • 2nd instant, entangled in the brushwood; in the river, with feet uppermost, about two and a haif miles irom the spot where he* was expected to have crossed the New River on a log. The body was taken out of the water and information sent to Greymouth. From the Greenstone we learn that a new rush, took place on Tuesday last toMaori Point, where good gold had: been struck. A great number of men went 1 toi the locality, and others were following.. . The country is ' likely-looking ;' but very little is yet known as to the prospects.. The population of the Greenstone diggings, is increasing at the rate of 50 a-day.. The surveyors are now. engaged blazing a track from the Hokitika side of the Teremakau to Greenstone; but no steps can be taken, ! to contruct the track until, the meeting, of; the County Council.. A movement is on foot in the more southern portion of the Province of Marlborough, for memorialising the Govern-, ment to compel a reduction in the number of Provincial Government officials, under the altered circumstances of Marlborough. The promoters consider that the duties of the whole departments might be efficiently performed by a Commissioner of Waste Lands and his clerk. The Blenheim Post Office Savings Bank, which may be truly said to be a very unostentatious institution, scarcely known to any, has been showing a degree of pros-, perity, shared by but few business concerns, during the last year. We learn that at the close of 1867, there were 45 depositors, having to their credit the sum of £747 17s. At the close of 1868, thenumber had increased to 99 depositors,, having to their credit the respectable sum. of £2281 175. Id. including interest. We may add that up to £200, the rate of interest paid is 5 per cent, The fine new barque Hera, Captain, Terkelson, the first wool ship of the season from Port Underwood, having now com-, pleted her loading of 1755 bales of wool,, will sail to-morrow. The only pas^ sengers this season will be Mrs Russell and her young and numerous family. We notice in the Marlborough Express

that the earthquake, experienced here yesterday week, was felt in that province very distinctly. Alluding to the 'inquest on the late fire, ■ the Wanganui Chronicle 'of the 31st says : — An inquest into the cause of the late fire was held by Mr Pe'rham, the coroner, in the hall of the Phoenix Hotel, on Tuesday afternoon. After several witnesses had 'been examined, but nothing of importance elicited, the case was adadjoufhed till Monday next. We defer any report until the completion "of the enquiry. Speaking of the state of affairs in the Wsnganui district, the Chronicle very sensibly remarks:- — But we are not agreed among ourselves, and we push our differences of opinion too far. A. won't work with B;, and C. throws cold water upon anything that D. proposes, although the project would benefit theiri both and all of us besides. Your martinette hates the rough-and-ready methods of the extemporised soldier, and the latter can hardly help unceremoniously cutting the former's bandages "of red tape, and pitching his thumbed copy of the Mutiny Act and •Articles of War '(page with punishment carefully doubled down), sacred to him, as the'Koran to a Mussulman, into the fire. ' Let us venture to suggest a little taking and giving on subordinate points. An intelligent writer to a Southern contemporary shows the value to a person of growing his own breadstuffs. He says: — Last season (which was, by the bye, an unusually bad one for wheat) I had an acre of land uuder wheat, from which I threshed a little over 23 bushels, and which I sent to the mill, and got returned lOOllbs. fine flour, besides 3801bs. of seconds and bran. The whole cost of labor, grinding, and seed came to £4 10?., except threshing and carting to the mill which the seconds atid bran will clear. Now I have half a ton of excellent flour for £4 10s., which would cost £10 or £12 to buy, even at present prices. — N.-Z. Advertiser. It is not often that the Resident Magistrate is called upon to decide a scientific question. Such, however, will be the case in a few days, whenDrCarr, the mesmerist, will be called upon to prove the existence ■of the science he has been for -some time expounding. This novel state of affairs is brought about by the doctor being summoned, by a well-known resident in this town, for a sum of money for services rendered in fulfilling the role of mesmeric subjects. We anxiously await the result of the investigation, as it will either expose the charlatanism of the so-called science, or confirm the belief of the believers in mesmeric phenomena.— Evening Star. The petition for winding up the Panama Company has been withdrawn from Chancery. Dunedin telegrams announce that the gold escort brought down 12,000 ounces, ithe product of the last fortnight. The heat in Sydney has been fearful, ithe thermometer standing at 110 in the shade. The death of a shearer from a singular .cause is reported by a New South Wales jpapei:. Jt appears he had cut his hand, -and continued at work, when some of the 'yolk' of the wool got into the cut. Shortly after the hand began to swell, and ultimately mortification set in, which very soon entered his body, and, after four days of intense agony, the man died. • An Alarming Feature. — A cannon's mouth. The Moat Difficult Ascent.— Getting up a subscription. . \ ■ A Grave Mistake.— r Accidentally, burying a man alive. ... ■ ; There can be no objection to a broil 'in ■the house as long as it is confined tot- the /kitchen. i