The Nelson Evening Mail. MONDAY, MARCH 12, 1877.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XII, Issue 61, 12 March 1877, Page 2

The Nelson Evening Mail. MONDAY, MARCH 12, 1877.

At the Resident Magistrate's Court, before L. Broad, Esq.,'Ti.M., this morning the only case' was that^pf JBuckeridge v. Arthur Wilkinson, for' £30, 4a, amount of dishonored promissory note: • The plaintiff appeared in person. Mr Bunny who appeared for the defcji;.!.uit took objection to the particulars as not being sufficiently clear, and that the defendant did not know whether he owed the modey or not. -The particulars did not state whether Mr Buckeridge was the holder, or endorsee, or what he was. Mr Buckeridge having explained, the Court allowed the particulars to be amended. Mr Bunny then., consented to a judgment being entered for the iplaintiff , but. asked the Court to allow his jelient time fo pay the amount, saying thafi the defendant was willing to. pay £10 in a month, and the balance in six months. This was accepted by plaintiff and judgment entered accordingly. Early yesterday morning a signal was seen flying from the Chaudiere, lying at the outer anchorage, by which it was understood that some of the crew had deserted during the night. The pilot boat immediately put off from "the shore, and on arrival at the barque it was found that three of the crew had made tracks during the night, it is supposed in a boat which put off from the shore, :as none of the Chaudiere's boats were missing, the whole of them having been on the skids ever since the vessel left London. The chief officer, Mr Marshall, was walking the deck until midnight, when he retired below, an anchor watch having been set. The' sailors must have made their escape about two o'clock in the morning, as shortly after that hour the splash of the oars in the water of a boat was heard by those living near the Pilot Station. Captain Pitfield had suspected that some of the crew would take French leave, and consequently he had the vessel removed to the outer anchorage on Saturday evening. This was quite unexpected by the sailors, who were greatly surprised when the order was given to man the wiudlass. The members of the Naval Brigade assembled at their shed at an early hour yesterday morning, and embarked in the Aurora, under the command of Lieut. Gully, for the purpose of payiug their periodical visit to Motueka. They were accompanied by several members of the City Rifles and Cadet Corps. A start was made from the shed at a quarter past sis, and when opposite the Bell Buoy a light S.W. wind was caught, which, however, did not last long, and when near the VV Bluff died away altogether, and the crew had to resort to the oars. At 8"40 a light sea breeze sprang up, which carried the boat to Motueka, arriving there at 925. An adjournment was immediately made to the Retreat Inn, where a capital breakfast' was found awaiting them, and which, it is unnecessary to say, was done full justice to, the salt air having had the effect of sharpening the appetites of the crew. After breakfast a start was made for the town, several of the crew visiting the gardens, where they were made welcome by the settlers, while others found their way to the Maori pah. Here they were treated with great hospitality, a Maori of the name of Kimo taking them into his field of water melons, and allowing them to help themselves ad libitum. The members dined together at the Retreat Inn, where another good meal was provided, and the Aurora having been brought alongside the wharf, a start was made homewards at 310. After crossing the bar the prevailing wind was picked up, which carried the boat along at a good rate of speed, but so steadily that only one mau suffered from the effects of mal de mer. The breeze lasted uutil the entrance to the harbor was made, and the oarst having been put out the shed was reached at 5-30. : After hauling the boat up into the shed the men dispersed, having thoroughlyenjoyed their outing. Tub Tadmpr Rush is beginning to attract attention on the West Coast. The Westport Times concludes a leader on the subject as follows : — At the Kumara there are many hundreds of men waiting for something to • turn up. Greymouth, Grey Valley, and the Inangahua can each send their contingent, and possibly some few from this locality. At any rate, although access from Nelson, via the Foxhill railway and thence by dray road, is easy for travellers from Nelson, it would be yet unwise for any one from the coast to j go to Nelson as a point of departure for their overland trip. A journey of eighty or ninety miles. from Westport over comparatively easy country will laud them on the spot. It will be well for all, however, who feel the slightest interest in the subject to refrain from hurried action until more decided news comes to hand. The telegram now published is guardedly written, and any precipitancy in rushing to conclusions should be strongly deprecated. It will be a glorious thing for the poor washed out Motuekans if the flood, -which has overwhelmed their homes and homesteads, should have revealed a goldfield for them, but it will neither benefit them nor anyone else if, incited by random reports, a sudden rush of population ensues, to be followed, and quickly, by disappointment and violent reaction. Mr. Smytiie, the agent of the Lydia Howavde troupe, received a telegram this morning, stating that they would not be able to leave Wellington before Wednesday, when they purpose sailing in the Eingarooma, and will open here on Thursday night. Season tickets may be obtained at Mr Stautou's, There is very little fresh news to report from the Tadmor, and such accounts as there are to hand arc somewhat conflicting. There arc six claims in whicli the men arc doing well, and are making from 30s to £2 per man per day, but their success appears to be largely owing to the fact that the work of "stripping" the surface was done for them by the river in the late flood. We have today seen two miners of experience who have returned from the field with anything but a satisfactory account. They report that the washdirt to be obtained in other parts of the valley is equally auriferous with that being worked, but that the amount of labor involved in stripping is too great to admit of its being payable. In other words, before they can wash the amoant of dirt that is being

put through in orie^day' -in -the claims now being worked three day* stripping would be necessary, thus s reducing the return by the value, of tßr.ee days work. . They. are. howeveryof opinion tnat'eveDi with f this drawback I £•2 aiweek-are to be! madd. Another com- I | plaint is the. difflculgy of ge,6tifl|g rid of the ! watep which; is now bet with, "it a depth of about- twelve feetr^.,GoalCa tail race be x constructed this difficttfiiyiivould be removed, while at the same time additional facilities would be afforded for getting rid of the stripping which might be washed away by it. The obstacle to this is that such a race would have, to be taken .through the . present workings, but such an: objection aa this assuredly ; should hot- be ; allowed to stand in the way of ' developing a goldfield which there is every reason to believe would afford remunerative occupation for some hundreds of menv -The only way by which it is to be got over is by at once despatching to the field a warden, not a novice, but a man having a good practical knowledge, .of goUtniining, . who could make the necessary arrangements without delay. We uuderstand that Mr Hugh Gully has been appointed Associate to His Honor Mr Justice Richmond. Op the hop market the Australasian of March 3, says:— "Hops are quiet. Kents are quoted at 2s to 2s 3d; and Tasnianiah at Is 6d to lsßd." ;•; ; How to Meet the . Winter.— After the debilitating heat of summer, the constitution is illfitted to encounter the sudden climatic changes of winter. The interval between the two seasons is -fife time to brace up the system to encounter the variations of temperature to which it will be subjected. Taken three or four times a day during the autumn and at the beginniug of winter, Udolpho Wolfe's Schiedam Arojiatic Schnapps fortifies the system against coughs,coldsj rheumatism-, and other complaints incident to thq latter season. — Advt.