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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XII, Issue 33, 7 February 1877, Page 2

A large block of buildings, the property of the Hon .Mr Waterhouse, at his station at Wharekaka, was destroyed by fire recently, and a quantity of machinery was consumed: . Leslie's illustrated paper, says that; the collection of goods lost and found on the ' ; ekhibition ground at i.J?ailadelphian would. : stock a mammoth store for a year to come. The .collection. • comprises t ,pocke^books, busies,' -garters, "scarfs," ' shawls;'' J switches, fans, eyeglasses-, f lira, ps,s&sais, and wearing apparel of almost every description. At least 500 lost babies 'Eave' Seen found and returned to their owners. The inconveniences arising from the neighborhood of high hills (says the Westport Times) were pretty, clearly shown on Saturday morning last. On the Mount Rochforfc Kjiilway the previous night had> closed >in with thunder, lightning, hail, and rain, and. during the uightthe raiu came down, in torrents. Certain workmen were camped™ little beyond Waimangaroa, and did not appear to expect anything more than the usual inconvenience! of stormy weather, when a,mountain stream came suddenly down^'and th| men awoke betwixt two aud tliree" o'clock to find then selves allafloat and, in perfect darkness, with no means of light, as 'the matches were wet. They had to clear out, aud that as carefully as possible, in prderto keep out of the paddocks and deep holes. And thence iv various stages of undress they proceeded to wake up their better-housed neighbors on higher ground and obtaiu sheltprfrom the inclement weather.' In- the niornr ing there wits' an extensive 3»rospee'fc of seethipg and surging waters, and the place' that once knew them now knows them no. more. They have pitched their tents at; asKigher altitude.

rf^Bo33, laiely /.- heard t i^Dune<lin, $h$ jurors apffiar to? have ; : jmde tjjSe no|i6nr|^onable\aM|icatioh ; fo^ |&c payment fioithetnjof something mor6§han the ba|e| 20sr;aHow<$ them bXclattsefS^ of 68 "*%#^6. iisJ[n,^pry,,,:;fii<Jge. Williams 13 reposed to havesSid; -on iFfiday, v that he was afraid there was no power for granting their request. The Act wa3 very precise on the subject. It not only aaid that 20s was to be the remuneration for a special , juror, on one case, but that , he shall receive •ao g^eijter remuneration. E'he o*nly ejburse "• he could suggest for the Jjuro&Xiu .fixture wa9 to move Mr Stout, or some other gentleman in another place, to get the law amended. rSis-attention had been, directed to a decision .. in Victoria in a case where there was an -"agreement; tor fpay the jury a guinea a day. l'fie Cdurt afterwards held that it was entirely illegal, as being against public policy. We talce'theTollowing from the-Welling-n^S! W: —^-"ke Picton hangman came over $p s i\f elßngton in the Hinempa on Thursday to es,cji,pe the revilings of thelocal populace. arrival of .the distinguished visitor had ssomett^w or pftier leaked out, and as he £pg§sea ;> aloug tfiijpvharf he-was the observed )Serve^ i:He was, however, little disconcerted, andv.made hii^se|f quite #)honie in a well-knotm' public house. Afterwards, ait seems, this notability experienced*"' Several t~|wicka of conscience and mollified liis'feelbeer. $H| becameTestless, waiidered to and fro ancQiip and down^nd finally was discovered in s between one and tijro o'clo'ck this morning. fceinade no'secretlof the result gortte-meeting between himself and WoodSfllfi;? nd produced a] bundUv'of notea;;which, jh.|,saxd, was the rewdrd of- his handicraft. house it -Sydney lately:: occupied by KsgT.Holde'n family i (in c which small pox ?,&oke.| out) f wai Burned down, says the Sydney Morning' Herald, hnder [the direction of the police authorities. P During taVoperation a store Derpngfng to Mr jSuramerbeli, situated at a Ufse distance ;£rom the house, toot are. As a precaution against Isiich an .-ocotfrjence, an engine belonging to ' No. 2 "Y6li}|sjeer Company had; been engaged to ;.remain on the spot to ply a stream of ' water upon the store; but the flames became too power/ul, and the store was -ignited., j'As the .'" su ]P!Pj | y oi water was rather short, ; i6 was 7.4&«&§ that tb&engine would be insufficient to (cope with the flames; a man therefore was senfeAp to sound the alarm, when four addivtwna| engines were soon upon the scene. -TKeic services were not /called into requisition, as the flames in the store had already - been -.extinguished. .. The . . extent of the t damage could not be ascertained, but it is supposed to; be very slight. . Mr Ingstfer, of Ketemarae, has on his farm astrawfre&yjMflr, which, within 41 weeks, has given Birth to four calves;- -They are all ' living and are ; fide healthy animate. V. 1 ; 'fhere a^e some queer candidates for legis- • lative hbn6fs r in) Victoria. Of oiie whpSs now ~ standing for East Bourke the Melbourne 4rj/Mssays:— ?fjHe;is unable-tp pay the ekpenses of ari w election himself as it is not iongsince' his; friends had to appeal to the oharitablysdisposed • to raise a sumof money by subscription Jlp purchase a horse for the purppse.of enabling him to followhis avocation as a wood; carter.' '.' There is" a considerable commerce in toads between Erance and England. A toad of good size an<J fair condition' will fetch Is in the London market, arid a dozen of extra quality: are worth £1 sterling. Market gardeners employ them to keep down the . insects. -■■•■■ ; _— SWKfliiSW&tP o**'0 **' Timesi-iSome special nobodies at " Reeftoh recently got up a bachelors' picnic, and in sending out invitationsrto lady guests they decided to draw the Jine ,at. barmaids. .The indiguation thus aroused among the fair Hebe.s may be imagined. Considering that! three-fourths of the wives and. matrons on the Coast have graduated in bars, and are none the less good and respectable helpmates to their husbands, the Reeftoui bachelors decidedjy ventured on ' ; dangerous^grdund. v ! Chessmen of peculiar design have; lately been .manufactured by;a Melbourne jeweller. They are made , of \ silver, the white pieces being frosted; and the black oxydised.. The figures are characteristically Australian, the kings.and queens being represented by black fellows and their lubras, the bishops by emus, and ;th,e tnights :(with their peculiar move) appropriately by the kangaroo;. The castle is a tnia mia, with an aboriginal squatting in the interior; anef Tfche "pawns .take; the shape of the native Bear.^ ,-, ! , •-' i H i , ] The following-paragraph frpm the Belfast i J\ortbetn~Whig 61 November JO will interest \ our teetotal friends:-^-" On Wjedriesday evening a meeting was held in tne Court-house, Ball^yfldhinch, 1 for the' purpose of ' hearing -Mr^' ■Capper, of the British Temperance League. There were present on 'the platform the Rev G. H. Shanks, Boardmills; Mr Harding, Napier; New Zealand; ' Rev John M'llveen, ißallynahinch; and Mr Capper. After some music from the\Ballynahinch Good Templar ;Elute Bana^the Key. John M'llyeep took the ;chair> and: called on Mr Harding, from New Zealandrwhp made some very interesting remarks on tfie temperance movement in 'that; jcountryi"! ;: „ , . .. .. ! '"^"^frTf^v'Y,'! ~^ f: ' i *'""' '"'''■ vl i(?prrfontinuatton of A^uws sac tourth \ pqge)