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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XIV, Issue 259, 12 November 1879, Page 2

. i „^ m i The boat Seagull with her crew of seven, . looking particularly wet and miserable, . arrived in harbor yeaterday afternoon, the delay in their return having been caused, as we anticipated, by the sea at the Croixellea, which prevented their getting out until ! f yesterday morning. In the Distii. t Court, the case of Ellis Brothers v. Fogden, in which the plain- : tiffs sought to recover £52 damages, as reported yeeterday, was brought to a close this moaning, when the jury, greatly to tbe surprise of all in Court, found a verdict for the defendant with costs £16. The plaintiffs, we understand, talk of moving for a , new trial. I We learn with great regret that Mr i Charles Broad, UM. t whose serious illness • we reportedjome days ago, died at % Greyi ' ::> •■• ,U ■= '•: tT~V" T•" '•" ~ ': " ' Z?if>

mouth this morning from congestion of the lunga, orought on by exposure when in the discharge of his duty. Mr Broad, who was educated at the Uuiversity College, London, had had a long colonial experience, having arrived in Melbourne in 1848, when for two years he was connected with the Herald newspaper, in, 1850 .he wds appointed by Governor La _ Troba. emigration officer for v ictonn, an office which he held until 1863 when the department was amalgamated with the Customs. Ho then received twelve i months leave of absence on full pay with the promise of appointment to the first post that became vacant, but In the meantime he came to PTew Zealand with -letters of introduction from Governor Sir H Baikly to the Governor of New Zealand, and was shortly afterwards offered and accepted the post of Resident Magistrate and. Warden, in Otago. Mr Broad, who will be deeply regretted by a very large circle of friends, and whose loss will be greatly felt on the West Coast, where he has been a resident for a great number of years, leaves a widqw and young family,. We are sorry to learn that Mr A. 3. Richmoud,;M.H.R. f met with an accident this morning which will necessitate his absence from his Parliamentary duties for some days He had been on a visit to hia station in the Awatere, and was riding into Blenheim with the view of catching the train to Picton in time for tbe steamer bound for Wellington, when his horse fell and he was thrown with such force as to break one of his ribs. He contrived however, to get into Blenheim, and under the cjtrc of I»r Cleghbrn i 3 progressing favorably. In the Magistrates' Court to-day before Messrs A. Joues and P. Donald, J. J.P., H. H. Stafford sued J Gay for £5 63 6d for meat supplied. A set off of £8 was put in but disallowed, and judgment was given for the plaintiff for the amount claimed and costs XI 3s. Mr Atkinson appeared for the 1 plaintiff, and Mr Bunny for tbe defendant. The Anniversary sermons of the Motueka Wesleyan Church were preached on Tuesday last by the Rev. W. Rowse of Richmond, the evening's subject being an able exposition of the fallacies of Spiritism, in which the congregation appeared to be intensely interested. On Monday a tea was provided, which was weil attended by the i settlers in the district as well as by a number of visitors from Nelson. After the tea, addrtesses were delivered by Mr Drummond (Chairman), and the Revs Rowse, Hosking, and Poole, tbe latter making a telling speech in favor of the Sanctuary, tbe Sabbath, and other topic 3. The choir sang several pieces during tbe meeting with good effect, and were deservedly applauded by those present. The success of the Anniversary is proved by I the fact that upwards of £13 was raised. A Sydney telegram to the Past of yester--1 day say 9 :— -There was a tremendous holiday I demonstration here yesterday on the occasion !of the Prince of Wales' Birthday. About 70,000 persons were present at the Balmain Regatta. The chief interest centred in tbe i International Wagerboat Race which resulted as follows :— William Tricket Ist ; White, (of Mercury Bay, New Zea'and), 2nd ; Laycock, 3rd. The Post publishes the following London telegram dated the 7th instant : — Agrarian outrages in Ireland continue on the increase. There is great destitution in the country, and the tenants, becoming exasperated at what they, consider the oppressiveness of the landlords whom they bold responsible for the distress, have exhibited a great deal of violence towards landlords and their agents. The latter have formed a Landlords' Defence League, and at a meeting held to consider the position, the members of the League contended that the conduct of the agitator who bad stirred up tbe feeling of the tenants only served to aggravate the prevailing distress.