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New Zealand Times, Volume XXXI, Issue 4908, 14 December 1876, Page 4

~ Tlie'following are the cases! for trial at the next 11 sittings of ’the Supremo Court,,' on ,i January the* 2nd John -Traynor, larceny ; John' 1 McCann;' rape’ (two charges) ; Louisa , Smith,' ! murder ;' Louisa Smith (the younger), concealment of-birth. !A fatal accident/happened yesterday, after-* 'noon.at about half-past 3 o’clock, at the right ■hand side of Willis-street, where some excava'tion,is,being carried on. The overseer, named Hancock, and’James, Turner, <a laborer, were working, within a short distance of one another, when adarge,portion, of the bank; which had ■apparently been cut away at the foot, fell, and struck Turner on,the,back; The .unfortunate man ,was. thrown to the ground,:, and half of t his body, was,buried,under the,-.earthi that; fell, his head and. shoulders remaining free. . He was,, taken. out,-, and Dr. ; Harding and Mr.. MofEtt,,.who bad been sent for immediately the accident occurred, were soon, on the spot; but .they found that the unfortunate man: was .quite.dead. .. It is supposed that the shock, assisted of course by the blow, caused his.death, "as the injury sustained by the fall of earth was* not of,itself, as,it;seemed,. sufficient'to.cause, death.;. Turner had only started to work at .this-pxcavatmg on Tuesday, last. He leaves a, yvife ,’and family,, at present residing -in the -Adelaide-toad. , ,We understand that an in-' quest will bo held, to-day. , ■ A costume' cricket’ match will be played oh. the Biuin Beserve next Saturday, the proceeds to ibo ’ ddvotcd to'the All England Eleven. lEund. ’i It' will be ! noticed by the advertise-' 1 ment-which appears elsewhere that the' Artillery .Band; by the' kind permission of Oaptaih Pearpe, will play during the afternoon, under the’ leadership of Mr. Cemino. Play will commence at half-past 12 o'clock.

■We learn from an exchange that. scarlet foyer.ha's made ,its appearance at Picton. . ’ , Eight - cases; of; scarlet, fever were reported in -Dunedin 1 on Tuesday last week. There were" then ' eighteen patients in the fever hospitaV'bf'whom three were adults; Af the -Resident /Magistrate’s' Court yesterday'Bury Stewart,was charged with vagrancy and' discharged. : : ‘lsaac/Short and George Watts, for'drunkenness, were each fined ss;; and James Clayson; charged with a similar offence, was dismissed with a caution.

-There- is a twelve-inch blank in the advertising columns of the : Taranaki Budget. “ Signs of the Times,” in pica clarendon, is the comment of the proprietor. We hope advertisers in New Plymouth will ere long become more alive to the advantages of advertising. "The -Young Men’s Amateur Dramatic Society gave a very successful entertainment at the Mount View Lunatic Asylum on Tuesday evening last.' After the conclusion of the performance those present amused themselves by dancing, Mr.- Hoskins’ .quadrille band supplying capital music. We understand that the contemplated visit of the Star'Cricket Club to New Plymouth during the Christmas week has fallen through, owing to the Union Company having declined to accept the terms offered by the club. The agents here’have refused to accept the sum of £4O offered for the trip. ■ A -woman named Armstrong met with a rather serious accident in Cuba-street yesterday afternoon. She was passing by Mr. Dixon’s new building when a heavy piece of wood fell from above and struck her, on the head, and she fell to the. ground insensible. Some person who was acquainted with the unfortunate woman gave information as to the direction of her home, and she was taken there accordingly. - . t , The same programme as on the previous i night was repeated at the' Theatre Royal yesterday evening with great success, arid there - was ’ a l: large attendance. Mdlle; ' Franzini : threaded her way amongst the champagne 1 bottles blindfold on her bicycle; her perforin--ance' being really marvellous; and literally 'bringing down the house. ' A'rumor has'been -current that the bicycle• is-weighted so as to give an equal balance, 'the lady riding as on a side-saddle;-but such is not the case, and in -fact the performance 1 speaks for itself in this' respect; ’ To-night' Mdlle. Franzini takes her benefit; and; in addition to the attractions of iher performance, Mr. and Mrs. Bates will appear in the ever-weloome “ Lady of Lyons." Mrs; Bates’ impersonation of Pauline'is known all through the Australasian colonies, .and it is almost needless, to say that a great treat is in store for theatre-goers. There should be a bumper house; especially as in consequence of the late bad; weather Mdlle. Franzini has not met with the support which the merit of her performance deserves, and it will" he the last opportunity of witnessing her wonderful feats as a bicyclist. ; The Artillery Volunteers are rather in a difficulty as to ’ their drillshed.' The building which has so kindly been lent by Mr. Pearce lor so long a- time is not now at their disposal, and the only aid offered by the Government is to pay a moderate rent if a suitable place can be found. As there is no such place,: the guns have been removed to the A.O. Barracks; in consequence of which members of the corps residing at the .Thomdon end are uriahle to attend for practice.’ A meeting will be held, shortly to consider the subject. - The - -Dunedin correspondent of Van 'Bruce Herald says ;—“ A battle has been going bn between the Daily Tim.es and Mr. David Proudfoot, which arose from that journal calling attention to the fact that Mr. Proudfoot, who bought from the Government certain sections which he should have paid for within a rhonth of the time of sale, did‘not pay; till nearly five months after, and then did, so because Mr. McLean gave an instruction to have the land sold at his (Mr. -Proudfoot’s) risk. From the" case ■ Mr. Proudfoot makes out, it would seem that there is something to be said bn both sides," but it is also equally plain that there has arisen “ another king who knew not Joseph;” and that that interesting contracting ring who ‘ sounded: the praises of of provincialism have had their'day. And sbmbtidy pickings they have had'fax that day too !’’ , ...

I The 1 Maerewhenua correspondent of the [North Otago Times, writing under date November 30,-says :-r-“ A public meeting was held hefelast evening re raising a subscription for the; J)urpose”'of sending ' Messrs.. Macandrew, and‘clique Home. 1 But the result must have been rather a damper oh' the provincial party, very few seeming, inclined to put their hands in their pockets.' In‘fact,’it seemed to me that the feeling of the meeting 1 was' decidedly contta ; the provincial feeling hot showing so stronghereas some people would havens believe.” i Free, secular, and ’ compulsory education is 'entrusted to'chrious administrators in some instances. A visiting' member of One'Of the School Boards in Victoria recently left the following memento of his inspection in the visitors’ book :—“I visited thiss schul house too day along' with Mr.' -, and funds (? found) the childring peeceble and olane, and the tenders- (?'attendance) 168. The house want reparin bad, the windhaud ranes blows rite hin an the skolars.”

iThe Chinese in Dunedin have lately inter-. viewed the Hon. George 'McLean on. the.subject of green ginger. Mr. Sew. Hoy, was the' l chief spokesman, and explained that the article was largely imported from China, and Was used by the Celestials as food. The duty of 3d. per Ib. levied on the dry white ginger of commerce was also levied on the green ginger, and amounted to about 200 per cent, on the first cost. The duty in Melbourne was 6 per cent only, and they suffered additional hardship, as a quantity of .the green ginger went bad on the voyage, and they were compelled to pay ,duty on the, bad as well as the good. : Mr. ■ JdoLean; promised to inquire into, the matter,; and ,ijhe deputation left with.him samples of , green and dried ginger, of which they brought several packages. iT ‘ ' 'i i I The Home correspondent of the Otago Daily ■Times) gives the ■ following, particulars as to; , the, ship Hurunui, . bound from London, to Wellington,' , with 259 emigrants, which put .int6‘i Weymouth on September , 26,, having !scarlatina and' diphtheria on board :—“The two. families in which the former disease had broken, out, as well as, the two., persons who, were suffering from diphtheria, were landed at Weymouth, and the ship then proceeded to .Plymouth, where greater facilities exist for fumigating her. and .lodging the emigrants ih hulks, till. this ..is., done., She also required ito get .a new topmast'(another, account says a topsail yard), in place bf. one carried away in tho'Ghannel. On the passage from Weymouth itoi .Plymouth Sfour; fresh.icases 1 of . scarlatinabroke; out,; and, several more after, she arrived sat Plymouth.” Speaking of emigration gene-, [rally, he says I cannot help thinking and saying that the medical inspection of the emigrants at . London I must be very perfunctory, or. such a case as this could: hardly , occur—of two deadly. diseases breaking: out on board' a 1 ship the moment she has left port. It is noticeable that such a thing as this is not'known ; ini connection with the ships sailing from theClyde; where the I i can testify! [from ; recent - personal: observation—are’ subjected to a keen! individual examination. ’ Another .thing which helps disease is the un-> .punctuality iof ' the .London vessels in taking their departure.; On the Clyde the ships leave almost to. the hour, like a railway train ; in 'Lbndon they.never:leave on the day originally fixed, and sometimes not for several days afterwards.. • Meanwhile,' the' : emigrants, ' who are mistly from.healthy country districts, and not 1 cate-hardened against the'infected air of the poor parts of ;a large city, are kept in:one of the most unhealthy quarters of London, where ithey roam about and contract infection under ' ■the [. most ' favorable circumstances. This iniquitous: system has been; denounced again iand again, but it will never he remedied until ■New Zealand Cabinet Ministers,: or other high • offioials Visiting this country; are compelled to take .their passage back to .the colony in a ship carrying .Government emigrants. That alone will bring about a reform.” " Wo have boon" requestedtO'draw attention to Mr. George Thomas’ large sale of general merchandise and produce, to take place at 2 o'clock to-day. , . ■ Wo are requested to draw, attention to the trade sale of drapery, clothing, &0., to be held by Mr. If. J. Isaacs this morning,' at 11 o’clock, ; ' The ’ goods are all new’, and seasonable, and every line must bo sold. The trade would do well to attend.