GENERAL NEWS.

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXI, Issue 4908, 14 December 1876, Page 2

GENERAL NEWS.

; .f Mr. Ormond. has hecomar-acinembei- of the 'Executive, laying ..been-, sworn in on Deo. 7. '-He has been appointed to the office of |PosB master- General and' 'Telegraph Commissioner, vacated, by Mr, -Whitaker, ,whp. holds office as; Attorney-General.' ‘ ‘ It is‘probable that Mr.’. Ormond "will also take the office rof Minister for* Public Works. ‘Sir Donald McLean has -' resigned, his. seat in,the r Executive and.his office 'as Native Minister. 1 J j ’ Only one nomination for the office of Mayor was received up'to 1 o’clock on Dec. 9, the hour appointed, up to ..which, nominations might be sent in." 1 William Hutchison was nominated"! by T. W. Young, E. H. Hunt, and E. Tooinath, ratepayers of the city of Wellington. | Mr. Hutchison therefore is re-elected without, opposition:! .'.iHT \l’s. A. c * ,t> r > o:. ..i.1.1-., 1 • Kegarding the San Eranoisco mail service, we understand that the only point ofi consideration now is an item of £2500; buf it is improbable 'that'the Govertmynt'of New. Zea-' land will consent .to increase liability to’ that 1 amount beyohd'the contribution of- £7s;ooorto dwbichritliey’i.iire limited hy..a. resolqtion of . tlie. House of, .Representatives' passedI'’last 1 '’last session. - It has‘been definitely decided by the two Governments, and agreed to by the contractors for the conveyance of mails, that Auckland shall be the only port of call in New Zealand: - 1 ' ' !l ' ' ! There l oan,,be,no,.doubk'9f-- t he advantages offered by New Zealand to those who icontemplate settlement; "and perhaps mo part of the colony presents such attractions as' the provincial districts of Wellington. This; fact is acknowledged in Australia as - well as the older countries of the world. A singular instance of this is given in a private letter received from a gentleman in South Australia, who, speaking of the “ New Zealand Handbook,” says :—Any additional information in • f odi' periodical;'respecting ; hew settlements, sale of Government lands, townships, &c.,would be .very; acceptable, not only to myself, but many old friends who, like myself, hope to make-New. Zealand eventually their .home; several now from this district, men of influence and money, are. ..on the eve of departure for your colony. t . ;We have received'a . comparative, return of the immigration and emigration to and from' this colony during the month of October-last. It is an interesting document, as showing the preponderance of : immigration lover emigration, and the proportion which the males bear to the females.. /Immigration: comes first, land with respect to it the table shows;— Immigration .United Kingdom—Males, 589.; females, 440. British Colonies Males, 603 ; j females, 105. Other., places—Males, 41 ;l females, 6. Total—Males, 1233 females, 551., Emigration: Dmted Kingdom—Males, 4 ; females, 2. British Colonies-—Males, 218 ; fe- . males, 100. Otherplaqes -Males, 18; females, 7." Tctal I 'emigration—Males, 240'; females, 109. The total excess of -immigration pver emigration is thus shown .to.berr-males, 993 females, 442. | Mr. J. D. Crawford, attache to the British Legation in China, has been appointed by. the ColomarOffloe to procure full l iUformation on the subject of Chinese immigration to j the Australasian colonies, and to report thereoh :tp: the. Imperial authorities. Mr; is now in Wellington", and will at once proceed to the fulfilment of the duties of his office. l

, steam being, Mr. Bedwood at the* Lion Foundry will be finished by January next;'in 1 time for the-Nelson Regatta. The hull is complete, and the compound'engines (also built at the foundry) are now being placed in position. The yacht is built, on a very pretty model/ a description ' r Of i which; we published some time since, and is calculated to have-considerable speed;-' The cabins fore 'and aft are constructed, but of course they want finishing,'-which -Wl-not be done until other.;' •necessary work'inside'pf -the boat'.has been; accomplished. To judge from present appearances, Mr. will bo a_dredit to Wellington workmanship., ... \ ,W(e. uuiderstalii^ 'that' Messrs. ,Mp.ce pad Arkell have disposed "of. a section of (the acre recently purchased from' Mr. G. Hunter | for , '^op.(> < /tjaq'ai froptagfe to Manners : street. of' 40ft. ! by' ,70ft. .'to ‘ Ehbdeslane, or the 'proposed extension .of .Cuba-street ;to the bay, has been, purchased' by'the, Bank "dI' 1 New Zealand ‘ from ’ Messrs'. Mace' and ‘Arkell for £SO a'foot; A considerable proportion pf the same frontage; remains for sale; ■ aiid'there is some talk of * an'intention to,erect! oh a portion of the land. ; j • The* report . emanating 'from' Grahamstq wn that .Sir, George; Grey ,}iad;been 'offered the .Governorship' of . the Cape'of Good' Hope is incorrect;'! It is understood,.on unquestionable ' authority, that it wasto,' Sir' William Grey, ,K.C(S;I.V Governor the .appointment'wa;r|offered,'but'declined on aecount of ill 1 health,"Sir'William' from that'cause and ■‘old age(probably, retiringir’dm.further;sorvjiod • OI! A' 'fc'orresl)c)rideht‘'whom, the "New 'Zealand •'Herald, pronounces' thoroughly .competent to judge of such matters,' sends some'account hew Maori faith; which, it seems, haa r ext'eriejed to Taupo. ; “It is?’ he says,'‘^a'terVice"of ’tradi-; tional lore,' chanted and interlaid with' English 'phrases Maonfied” ’As in Hauhaii' super-, stiflon/ Tawhiad' is'thd'oentrd'of' the'System,and ,wo„ are told that he,is regarded by some as being infallible.‘.' : 'Frobably . a division will arise bn/this poinfi,'and some Maori Dqllipger will 'tjuestion it as 1 a tenet of the Church? ', j (Contradictory reports ,'dom‘e from Auclclalnd, ’ Some time 'ago we heard that female 1 domestic.. seWilrits wore tod plentiful there, ndW.a.paper. So scarce are domestic female.servants in Auckland just?now!that it is difficult to supply Vacancies, andthe arrival df 'the"‘jessie GsborhC with ‘ibimigrants is eagerly .looked far. Many - families,we are informed; 'obliged to ,endpre the ' yahts, ( who, 'foudng advantage (of this/hiyqnible. time in*the labor'market; ’.ask;‘higaei! ” wages' than . usual.ATjhis scarcity is to'.some 'extent accounted for the comparatively large pro-. poytion,.of; the ’ single ’ female immigrants that ate getting married'from 1 time to time.”

; Hori Karaka Tawiti was, sworn in as a'-Maori member of the Executive Council on iNbvember 27th. ’ l The, Para Para/Xron Company have decided not ttf wind up, but! to increase\their capital by. and to carry on; operations. ;'*- The,-Misses Featherstou .were’ passengers by the s.s; Albion, which arrived here on the sth December.

■. - .The .CMef-; beewTengaged in an official tour of inspection of the various survey offices. " His last; place qf call;’ preyioua to' his return f to Wellington, was Wanganui. ""The; Curator ot-the Southland: r Acclimatisa-; - tion Society reports that the shipment of Californian ova. transmitted, here- turned out athorough success.J At: least, twenty,:thousand, l ova have been hatched successfully/ and the young fish look remarkably well. * - The annual sermons in aid of the Wellington Diooetfan; pension: filhd -were preached,at the various Anglican Churches in the city |on the 2(!(:h November, both morning and evening, and the’ collections were liberal and substantial in amount;!.//!':-; OldA T i . ,

From what a writer in the Otago Witness says it seems that Mr. Maoandrew stiff holds possession of the Provincial Government offices in Dunedin, and sends all.official correspondence .that comes in :up , to,Wellington' from, whence it is duly returned to Mr. McLean, who is next door down there.

■'r-All* the reports from‘ BtatiCns in* the Waira-_ rapa on which.shearing is over or atiff'progressing, tend to show that this year’s ;olip is an unusually heavy one. According to the News-. Letter,, thexe is not, an, unusual quantity of greaSe’, ' in* fact, some ruhholders assert that there is less than the average, but the weight appears in most cases to be made up by a ’strong’ arid -bealthj ’ sthple. ■* * This, combined with the recovery in prices, should give satia’faotiomto runholders;-’* " -*'* ( - t,; *'- j

;t, WOffregret to auaeuncelthe ; death. of. Mr. Hirschberg, of Greytown. -, , The deceaseii gentleman was one of the early settlers'. He . took : .a ,deep interest inthe.aff^irSjOf; the Wairarapa, did muon to assist the progress of the district, and was-on, friendly terms with the natives, and'endeavored'to promote friendly feeling between" the races by giving the natives i good advice/’ iHe was " regarded with affectionand,‘respect by;an extensive;circle of friends, and. his , death will be •widely, regretted. .; ; The Cadets , and Artillery, accompanied by their band; ; 'jiaraded at Government House: on November 28th, when.they. were.inspected bjr hie'Excellency the Governor. His; /Excellency expressed* the utmost satisfaction* with both corps, and dismissed them with very high compliments. Colonel Reader afterwards presented the Rifle Association Cup to the' winner, Bandsman Bannister. ; Afterthe presentation Mr. Bannister invited his comrades to the , Central Hotel, where Mr. Cemino dispensedfluids at-his expense to the assembled company, who .drank Mr.vjßannister’s health wfth the forms and ceremonies,customary on these occasions.:. The building'being ’erected by the Romani.* ;(3atholie .body .for* school; purposes, is rapidly progressing, and to judge from present appearr anoes, wil l be a very (handsome structure when' finished. (The site;an excellent one for a school, being healthy ; and while in one sense ■it is apart from thp busy; thoroughfares of the town, has at the same time the recommendation of being conveniently situated foil the' occupying as it does a central posi- ■ We regret tp learn that, the hsuse pfi Mr. Oakes, contractor at' the Pakuratahi, was completely destroyed by\fire; pn".November 30th. . 1 When Mr. James Maoara was driving the coach from Masterton past the house, it was observed to be burned to the ground- This was-about' one o’clock. The flames had broken out about twelve o’clock, somewhere apparently between the. Ceiling and : The" roof, and inn very short space of time the house, which was a pretty .Urge 7 one,; was totally burned. .There was but a scant supply of water, the river being fully half-a-mile distant; and*’only a few barrels being near the house for domestic use. I But little of Mr. Oakes’furniture was saved. ,

Mr. C. E. Pritchard, in Auckland, has made proposals to the Waste Eahds' Board for the purchase of 20,000 acres near Waikato Heads, and to introduce’ 1200 immigrants, paying passages, advancing tools, implements and rations on security, and employing immigrants off roads,’ and aiding’ in building houses. ;The ■ achemerisi very-similar to the Feilding Settlement one-third of the land to be. allotted .to .tjie immigrants, the remaining two-thirds, in blocks’ of 60 to’looo acres, be sold from time ■.to.'time. , ;..Mr.!'PritcKard represents’ ah'English association, including Lord Bathurst, Earl ;Bgmont, Colonels. Doile and Trevelyan, and Mr. Morice ; in'allj eighteen, capitalists. 1 I ’ ’Mri BrOoidhalkwhois in Auckland in reference, to founding .a' special settlement in this colony has, it seems, made friends with a Maori in a rather curious way, The Evening ’Star'ol ..'Thursday last - says This morning, Mr. - Broomhall proceeded to Pulmau’s photographic rooms, and , ; had, his guide and Fidua Achates, Heremaia, duly photographed by; the lartist! Who'presides’‘at that’temple of art. Heremaia is ,a of, the Ngatinaho, Te WJieoro’s tribe,. Mr. Broomhall was on,his tour bf inspection when he met Heremaia, and in /'conversations With him was surprised to' learn that the.chief .had been a Good Templar for two years', and a member of the Te Wheoro Lodge at Kdhekdhd,' to' Which he regularly subscribes./ < Mr.-Broomhall engaged Heremaia as guide, and brought him. down to Auckland to have him photographed, with the intention of inserting,thp, likeness inthe JUustrated Lon.donNews. Heremaia is a fine specimen of a Maori, tall, well-formed, and with an intelligeut type.of face.’’; % ■' (> J \ -r ;

On Saturday (says the Taranaki Budget) a gentleman put ( Ms horse in: a paddock hear town, the fencing of which was much broken. ■The'horse;was; therefore liable to wander. As a precautionary measure, the gentleman, who had a couple of cattle dogs with him, set them to guard the horse. The two dogs had often kept watch over the horso when travelling between Patea and town, where fenced-in paddocks were not available. On Sunday morning the horse was in the paddock all right, the dogs keeping watch, ,'iln due course the dogs were whistled for breakfast. One immediately 'responded stor the call, the other kept guard; over the horse. After the, first dog was fed it was sent back, and the other immediately started for its feed,, after-which.it returned to the pad-: 'dock. The nioVements of the horse and dogs were watched during the day. Whenever the horse approached a gap in the fence one Or other ; of the dogs ! would post itself in'the opening. Sometimesithe; dogs .would be. close; together. At other times they, would, be some distance away from each other with the horse between them, as" Circumstances might require. On being whistled for dinner the same order was observed. One dog kept guard while the other’went id feed.' Although there 1 "were jpany, broken pla.ces in. ;th,e : fencing,; the horse was this morning found .when wanted, the dogs, being still on guard. 1 1 ’’ One of . the ; Wairarapm waggons i was stopped opposite Mr. Levy’s door on December 7. Mr. Levy contemplated the team with satisfaction, and thought that the heavy load of general goods on its way up country was a further indication of the progress of the interior. Finding out, however, that the waggon contained a' large . number of * barrels of 5 gunpowder,; he intimated most politely to the carrier that perhaps a shady spot,'sbme‘‘ : loo lyards down Lambton-quay, would be a nicer place for him to stop at: The carrier took the suggestion. Mr, Levy was not at all apprehensive of any evil consequences might arise from the explosion, in ,a. crowded, street,., of half a . ton! of gunpowder. - ■ ]Mor does anyone think, that there is any danger, int akin g such quantities ,ol gunpowder, about t without!. any precaution. 'One. gentleman dido indeed suggest that it would have been as well had a, tarpaulin been thrown over the load ; but he was looked,upon as an unnecessary, alarmist. When the carrier gels. out of town into ‘ the. country, and.llghts his pipe whilst sitting on' his, waggon, there will neither.be danger, to passing vehicles, nor of himself, his team, hie waggon and its loadbeing reduced- into molecules, ns it .were in the twinkling of an eye. It is to be trusted that the "'Chamber of Commerce, 'or...the..City Council, will not take any steps to prevent the carriage of gunpowder in the most unrestricted manner, and so fetter the liberty of trade. This, last remark is offered, because not a few people thought that thing should be done." '

Mr. Levin,* Chairman of the Chamber of Commerce, accompanied by Mrs. Levin, left by the mail steamer, City -of New York, on their way to England, on No vember 17. ; In the ibprdughi bf Wellington during the month of November just passed 67 births and 19 deaths were registered,and24 marriage certificates issued.

The outward San Francisco mail despatched by the’City: of * New’York' on''November T7th, consisted of 2842 letters, 3446 papers, and 162 books for Europe; and 288 letters, 216 papers, and 24 books for America. : “By the outward English maiL which left on November.l9, the number of letters, papers, and book packages were:—Via Suez: £O6 letters, Ifi book'packets, 1 and 136 newspapers. Via Brindisi : 240 letters, 4 book packets, 1 and 2 newspapers. 7

The following’tenders were received at the Eublic* Works office, Wellington, for the No. 2., permanent way, contract of the TokomairiroiLawrence Railway:—Accepted: Job Wain & Co., Dunedin,! £6848. Declined: Edmund Dpxbury,. Dunedin, £7434; .Mathieson Bros., Dupedin, £7973; John Whittaker, Dnnedinj £8122. 1 . ... .. ~ , .... - We understand that the committee of the •Wellington. Club have entered into an arrange; ment Hvith, Mr. iHauamannJ in virtue of .which possession. of the present Club-house will be retained, for the sole use of-the membersjof the Club 1 until the new building is ready fori occupation. By adopting this course the committee have fulfilled the pledge they gave that no effort , would; be spared to * secure the comfort and convenience'of members. C;' - i

The. notorious slaver brig Carl has come to a fitting end, the men engaged in breaking her up at Bluff Harbor • having reached: the keel. The . News ■ says that all over, the vessel the bfeakers-up discovered bullets imbedded in her timbers,' and in one part they found that a capnon ball had been through her, an indication .that at the date of/the Mount and Morris massacre she'wsCs.not new.’to the slave trade, ',and had been an object of chase to one of her Majesty’s, cruisers.. ■ ■ '-■ * ' ’ i We understand that Mr. James Ames, collector forjthe Corporation, has been appointed to .make the city, valuation under the new Rating >Act; passed at last session of the ;General; Assembly.- ; Itl'will* be remembered ‘that the appointment of. some gentleman to perform this duty was discussed at last meeting'ofthe City Council;’ and ’ the matter was left in the hands of his Worship the Mayor, and on Friday last l it was arranged that Mr. Amea,should make'the valuation. ' ;

~ Our, readers remember,' doubtless; the fire which at-Blenheim recently destroyed the Government buildings and several houses.’ We learn.that the; various land transfer records, marriage records, and other documents of a similar, nature which were locked up in brick safes at the time of the fire were found perfectly uninjured at its conclusion. So much so indeed was this the' ease that in one of the safes,a candle which had been-left there was found without, the smallest appearance of having been subjected to excessive he^t.

• We-regret to 1 -have to record, the death of Mr. C. F. Hursthouse, who had'been for some time in the Mount" View. Lunatic Asylum. He died On Wednesday evening,'November 22. Of late his disease took the' form'of violent convulsions ; and duringAbeAwp.days .before : his"death- he'was in a state Of almost total unconsciousness.- Mr. Hursthouse was a prolific writer,"and a's animmigration,agent was, very successful. 'Of his works, the best and most generally known is that entitled “New the,Britain.of the South.” , He was of a kindly disposition, and his death will be regretted by many. ' , , ' 1 His Excellency the Go /ernor, received a deputation from ; the Hutt Agricultural and Pastoral Association bn the 4th, who requested him to become Patron of the society, to which he courteously acceded. The deputation consisted of the . Hon. Mr. Fitzherbert, Mr. Valentine, and Mr. J. H. Corbett. A show will probably be held in about two months, under the auspices of the, association, and his Excellency has promised to attend,, on his return from a cruise, which will probably extend over six or eight weeks, and on which- he proposes to start almost immediately. ; , Mr. W. W. Johnston, Italian Consul, was on Nov. 17th waited upon by six Italian immigrants, accompanied by ■ Mr. Strachan, ■ the interpreter. They stated that' they were in a starving state, and totally unable to help themselves in consequence of their inability to obtain employment. These people are allowed to; sleep in'the Depot, but are' not provided with food, and therefore they had to go without, as they stated to Mr. Johnston. That gentleman,. informed them that the Italian Government did - hot : authorize him to . afford • them, any ' relief, but he (advised them ; to represent their case to the Premier. The Italian deputation acted in accordance with his advice, and were told that a reply would be given at, 3 o'clock. At that hour they were informed that their want's should be supplied for a time until employment could be found for them.' . . , ' The first number of the Church, Chronicle, for the diocese of Wellington, was published on Dec. Ist. It is neatly got up. The leading matter' consists of a. digest Of the proceedings re its establishment at the late Diocesan Synod, and a notice as to its management; contributions, &c.“ The paper is in charge of a subcommittee, consisting of the Bishop, Archdeacon Stock, the Rev. W. B. Harvey, 0. P, Powles, Esq., and G. Didsbury, Esq., and we understand the Bishop acts as editor. In addition to the leading ■ matter there is an interesting sketch of the diocese of Wellington, reports on diocesan trust properties, and Maori Church work in the diocese, an account of the diocesan fund,, with a digest of that portion of the Bishop’s opening address to the Synod which relates to the subject, and a list of sub- : scriptions and donations to the fund. There is a quantity of local matter interesting to churchmen in’ the diocese, and some corres- 1 pondence on the vexed question of the Athanasian • Creed, which will doubtless lead! to furthef communications on the'subject. ; A' number of questions under the heading “ Sunday School Lessons,” will probably be useful to teachers. The paper is printed by Mr. ’James'Hughes, and'published by Mr. G. W. ’Dutton,‘and as'the cost is only threepence' should meet with a good share of public support. ’ ’ln a late issue we called attention to the meeting, of the Fidelity and Accident Guarantee Company of New Zealand; The objects of the company are to provide security to employers for clerks and others in: a position of trust and responsibility, and to grant' insurances against injury of loss of life resulting from' accidents of whatever character. The premiums, will be on the most moderate scale possible, consistent with prudence. _ The institution', is not to bo 'merely local in its ■ character, but Colonial, and the, boards of directors appointed ’ for ' the different cities throughout the colony are a’guarantee that itwill be carried out on wide principles, For Wellington the Board consists of Messrs. Dfansfieldi'Hunter,' M.H.R., Krull, Levy, Mills, and -Mountain, and the Hon. W. Fitzherbert (chairman); for Auckland—Messrs. Campbell, Heap,' Shera Pierce, and B. Tonks, M.H.R., (chairman), with Mr. Jno. Reid as local agent; for Dunedin; the-Hon. W l . H.- Reynolds, Messrs. Wilson, Reeves, Mills, and E. B. Cargill (chairman), with Mr. Hawkins as local agent ; and for Christchurch . Messrs. Craig and Nathan and the, Hon. John Hall, M.llO. (chairman), with Mr. Walton as local agent. The head offices are in Wellington, oh Lamb-ton-quay, Mr. S. Carroll being secretary, Messrs. Moorhouse and Stafford the solicitors, and the Colonial Bank of New Zealand being bankers for the company, ,; The company will be prepared to commence business operations on the Ist January next.; > The nominal capital is £IOO,OOO, and terms and forms of application may be had from the various agents, or at the head office, Wellington. Considering the high standing and great experience of the - directorate, 1 and that similar institutions, in the old country have, nptionly been ,a successful speculation, but have also been a great boon to the commercial community, ure have- no hesitation m'predlctihg a'gf eat future for thepro- • posed enterprise, more especially since, as has been already noticed, it is of a thoroughly colonial character, whether as regards the distribution of its directorate, the number of its shareholders; or the objects to accomplish which it has been established.

A start has been made towards the erection of the new Athenaeum building, the work of excavation haying..been commenced on the: sth December. Anglers for trout in the Kuriwoa have been rewarded by catching fish weighing 41b. each. :It is pleasing to know (says the Marton paper) that this season’s wool clip gives far,, of ,being the heayie3t„thftt, has ever been known in the district. The in- . crease too has been eminently satisfactory, resulting, we believe, in, about 20,000 being added to the flocks the district. Mr. Hand, who was recently appointed to the charge of the lighthouse at Cape Foul wind, died atthe Westport Hospital on Sunday, the 12th inst. Deceased had been in charge of the Peucarrow lighthousebefore he received the appointment to ,Cape l Foul wind.- Hevvas a married man with, a hurge family, but fortunately,he had ;sometihlte previous to his death takemthe precaution to insure bis life in the Government insurance office for £SOO.

Mr. E. M. Smith, says the Budget, is again busy I with . others in endeavoring to float a company to work the iron sand on the mile and a half of beach lying between the Hua-, toki land Henui rivers—capital, , £20,000 ; shares, £1 each ; calls, 2s, 6d. The plan of working' proposed to be adoptedis said to be an. improvement on that followed in the late experiment at Henui. ■ Several hundred shares are already promised to be taken up. It is believed that ; the plant can be manufactured inthe colony, and that smelting operations may he ' commenced within twelve months if the shares are promptly taken up. V The remains of i the late; Major. Mcßarnet (says the. Advocate) were carried to. their last resting place on November 16th the funeral procession leaving his residence at Saudon a . little .after 12- o’clock, . with .the eldest' eon and Mr. Crawford, R.M. of ■Wellington, as chief mourners. As the cortege left for ; Bull’s it , wa,s joined by a number of horsemen, andbn; arriving ’. at ~ that place— 1 where, of course, every window and shop was cldsed-7-the mournful train was swelled by the ranks of those on foot, and then moved slowly on to the'cemetery, where the Lord; Bishop of Wellington and the Rev. A- .Towgood and others were in waiting. , The-grandeur, of the Church of England burial service lost nothing, as read here over, the grave of one. who but two short years-ago,seemed-to be in; the-very, pride of life and strength; but over whom, now having regretfully .taken one last look, we draw , down the . veil which divides the past from the present and future. The liberality of those who have just passed through the ordeal of being rivetted together for life is proverbial.;, The Rev. Mr. Calder related a striking instance of this liberality at the recent meeting of the Diocesan Synod in Auckland. It appears that'a blushing bridegroom was so satisfied with the manner in which, Mr. Calder had tied the nuptial knot that he presented him with a cheque for two guineas, v This liberality was considerably more than that usual on these occasions, but when Mr.; Calder took the cheque to the bank to get cash for.it—it was dishonored.' - , Lately a little girl was frightened to death in Canterbury.A, number of boys-and girls, who were mostly children of the working class, wereatplayonthe village green.; It wouldappear that a little girl named Sarah Jarvis, naturally of a most, timid, '.disposition, was chosen as the victim of a practical, joke. A mischievously disposed lad named Richard White dressed himself ,up as ghost; with a .mask surmounted by a white cap,.a short black cloak, and along white skirt. Thus' habited he waited atthe corner of a lane-through which Sarah Jarvis had to pass on-her ! way home. As she approached he gave utterance to a hollow groan to attract her. attention. The effect was electrical. The poor little girl sank to the earth in a state of insensibility. The shock to the system was so great that she. expired on the Monday following. The Maketu correspondent of the Bay of Plenty Times writes::— I The Ngatipikiao chief Fox has addressed a . notification to the Government, and to all his numerous European, and Maori friends for insertion in the Walca Maori „ wherein he alludes to his tribe having this season planted twenty thousand (20,000) taros, besides other , food, and also that they have become more religiously inclined. I presume he considers 1 food the more important article of the two, as he gives that precedence in his letter. From conversations held with natives re the “ Tareiao” religion, I am convinced that the- end will be that a great number of them will eventually join either the very High Church party or the Roman Catholic body. The fact of, having introduced the confessional amongst their forms of worship is a strong argument in favor of my idea. The ' Protestant missionaries will have to look well to their laurels, for if the Roman Catholic clergy take the field) and adopt earnest and vigorous measures, they will gain the day)

Several members of the'committee of the Wellington Club and the architect (Mr. Turnbull) met on the site for the new club house on November 23rd, and settled the position on which the building is to stand. , The rear portion will be . placed within about 40ft; of the western boundary, of the acre; the club house will therefore be erected some distance from the Terrace-road, so that a beautiful view will be obtained, from every part of it, and ample space left for making a suitable approach. The work of filling in and levelling is to ! be commenced at once, so that no time may be lost in proceeding with the building as soon as a tender has been accepted for its erection. During the past week the Acclimatisation Society liberated eight blackbirds, which, form a valuable addition to the feathered, tribe being introduced to this colony; by the society. As they multiply we may: expect to hear their , cheery note in different: parts of, the country, it is td be hoped that there will noi'be found any check to their increase, as was the case in., a part of the South Island, where these birds suffered considerably from the attentions of the cats. ' ■

' A question of maritime law was raised at the Resident Magistrate’s Court on December 2nd in thecase.of George Russell, charged oh remand with refusing to obey orders ; on board the American brigantine Panola. Mr. OUivier, who appeared for the accused, raised the question of the Court’s questioning its power to deal with the case. His Worship remarked that it : was only necessary to prove that the Merchant Shipping Act had. been adopted 1 by the American or that it was in force' in New Zealand as regarded Americans, with the consent of that Government. Mr.'Barton, for Captain Lunt, said ( it appeared that the Act would hot be in force in the Colony until it w®A intimated by the consul or. other authorised officer that it was desired that; the, law should be in force, and until the same was gazetted. : The Gazette could then be admitted as evidence of the fact. His Worship said he was personally aware such had been done, and, without referring to the Oaiette, he was quite prepared to rule that the Court had jurisdiction. Captain Mclntyre, ' American' Consul, gave evidence to the effect that he visited the Panola 'on Monday,, and found defendant in his bunk. He cdmplamed Of a severe headache, which he (witness) attributed to drink, from a statement made’by Captain limit that defendant had come on board the night previous in a state of intoxication. The American, la in the case of a petty officer proving incompetent, was to disrate him, and the captain - had the power to put hipn t° inferior duties. Cooks, stewards, and carpenters rated as petty officers. Captain Lunt was recalled, and affirmed that defendant, who had signed articles as cook and steward, was incompetent) and'had neglected his duties in,this port, in consequence of which ho had been ordered forward to do seaman’s" work. His Worship thought the evidence very meagre., He remarked further that, as it appeared. to him, a cook and steward was, in a different position 'from a petty officer. He was ;m°re °f a; landsman than a seaman, and.it might be a greater hardship to him than another man to put him forward, as he would be like a fish out ; of water. Mr. Barton quoted the American law to show that a seaman could hot be‘discharged in a foreign port without, three months’ wages, Mr, OUivier said the' defendant maintained that a considerable sum was due to him,-on being paid which; he would be willing to take his discharge. At this stage the case was remanded, the matter in the meantime to be referred to the consular agent.

We understand that Mr. George Hunter, acting for the New Zealand Insurance Company, has made arrangements with the Trustees of the estate* of Messrs. Edmondson, Sellars, and Co., for the purchase of the business premises of the last named. The site was known for many years in Wellington as Thatcher’s Corner, and is one of the finest that could, have, been inthis city for the* purpose for which it is intended,” having a large frontage to'two leading streets.;. ‘ Mr. Turnbull ■has been instructed to ■‘‘Commence making, .the. necessary., alterations,, .and, we entertain' no doubt, .will maintain his reputation by displaying as much skill in adapting the building for the purposes it will now be used,, as he would have done had he been permitted to superintend the erection of new offices as originally intended. We think the Board ofcDireotora' in’ Auckland acted very wisely in empowering their representatives tomake the purchase. The company’s office will stand in one of tbe most commanding positions that could have been obtained, convenient in every way for carrying on business, which is : likely to be increased by the facilities which it will now be in the power of the local agent to afford. - - \

At the mission'services in connection with l missionary enterprise, • held by request of the* Archbishop of Canterbury, on the evening of the 29th, in the Anglican Churches in the city, the total sum collected for the heathen was £lll7s. Bd. There" was a' full choral service at St. Peter's, and at the ! Anglican Cathedral theb’ervice was in plain monotone.' "Impressive sermons on the subject were preached in each of the two churches.

During the afternoon of the 30th some persons exercised themselves in killing and catching fish alongside the wharf by means of torpedoes of dynamite, or some other explosive compound. We feel bound inthe first instance to protest against so unsportsmanlike a proceeding as killing fish by explosive compounds, and only regret that thV English law is* not in'force inthe colony bn the -’subject under which the noblehearted anglers (?) might’have been committed summarily for three months before the R.M. There is a far more serious-aspect to the question, however, and that is that- complaints 1 have been made from , ships lying at the wharf, as to disarrangement of their-chronometers owing t® this foolish and reprehensible practice. There ,is such a crime as .wilful injury, to property, and now that the offenders have notice of .the effect en valuable property ;of their mean, actions towards the fish, we‘ are sure thepolice' will deal promptly with any future offence. We also heard of champagne glasses having their bowls shaken ’ literally to atoms, the stems being left hanging in the swingtrays, but this is comparatively a light matter to injury tothechronometers,;)by means of which not only a ship but;many valuable lives may be sacrificed.) ..i'l ... .: . It was recently announced,’with‘convenient vagueiiess, that “telegrams ■ state that there are loud complaints! in .Timaru from people who.cannot get money due to them from the Government.”- If , any telegrams* have contained such a statement thp; senders of them had knowledge . not possessed by those in Christchurch and Timaru, who would be likely first to have such knowledge ; or the statement.was simply invented. . There have not been such complaints, and, there has not been reason for complaining,; other) than existed during a single day, when the transference of the provincial accounts tookplace.., .Whatever force there was in the. statements of alleged suffering 1 in Wellington on and. about the Ist inst., owing to ptbvincial*'Cheques not .being promptly paid, the Colonial Government were not blameable; and it is not now worth inquiring to whom blame was due." In one provincial district) perhaps) there has been some slight delay in'making payments; but it is attributable to the fact that' funds were not immediately available, hot to any fault of the new system or. to ■ any neglect in : its working. The author of. the statement, quoted in the opening lines of this article, may “imagine” that complaints smilar to those which, he says, “ telegrams state” to have been made in Timaru, “are pretty rife over most parts of the colony if the truth were known;" but he may accept the assurance that his imaginings have no relation to the truth. . ) - ■

By a supplement to the New Zealand Gazette issued on Nov. 28th, his Excellency the Governor, by proclamation under the Counties Act, 1876,divides the'severaTcounties throughout the colony into, ridings. The ridings and boundaries of the six Wellington Counties are set out at length in another column. By another proclamation in the same supplement his Excellency determines the number of councillors to be elected for each riding, which, se far as,the Wellington. Provincial district is concerned* is as follows Wanganui County : Waitotara, two ; Westmere, one; Brunswick, two ; Warrengate, one ; Waipakura, one ; Makirikiri, ene; and Mangawhero, one.— liangitikei County : Eangitoto, one ; Otakapu, one ; Clifton, two ; Porewa, two ; Wangaehu, one; Makahau, one;rand Parae Karetu, one.— Manawatu County : Kiwitea, one; Manchester, one; Oroua, one; Taonui,two; Kawakawa, one ; Awahou, two - ; and.Horowhenua, one.— Hutt County : Karori, two ; ■ Porirua, two ; Horokowi,' one ; : E Puni, two ; Wainuiomata, one ; and Mungaroa, . one.—Wairarapa West County : , Alfredton, one; M^sterton,. two ; Carterton, two ; Greytown, one ; Eeatherston, two ; and Otaraia, - one.—Wairarapa East County; Castlepoint,’three,;. Wainuioru, three; and Awhea, two. , The hew hotels being erected on Lambtonquay are rapidly approaching completion, and when quite, finished 1 , will add considerably to the appeaxaneg of the .street. - ; Mr. J. Brown’s house is a fine building, provided with good accommodation;;. • It is the:most; advanced of the three. ; r Then ; the next to the Theatre Royal will be a very handsome one, to judge from present appearances. Mr, Moody’s house is a fine building,’ but has a very ..severe aspect, being: innocent of the smallest amount of ornamentation.

In Christchurch it is “ proposed to establish an experimental farm , and a, school of agricultural chemistry in connection with the College. A committee has been appointed to go into, the. matter in detail, .'and bring up a report on. ther subject. It is intended, that the farm .shall be from 150 to 300 acres in. extent,-,,and not farther from Christchurch than fifteen miles.” , This idea well worked out would, we feel convinced, result in real benefit to the people, and is worthy the consideration of other large towns. .

We have received a little work, written by Mr. G: 0. Davis, and entitled “The Life and Times of Patuone,” the celebrated Ngapui chief/ Eruera Maihi/'Patuone, chieftain of the Ngatihao tribe, - Hokianga, whose depise took place at his residence, Wawharariki, North Shore, Auckland, at the advanced age, it is believed, of 108 years, sprang from a noble line of ancestors. ; His father, Tapira, was a renowned warrior chieftain of capacious mind, and the priest of his tribe. The book is fairly written, and affords; very interesting reading. In addition to the observations of the author,, and many, attractive ' descriptions of the ancient Maori customs, forms of belief, and strange prejudices, Mr. Davis has embodied in his work letters and facts gathered from wellknown missionaries. The book is certainly worth perusal, and is valuable as a record of events that occurred in this colony during the earlier days of its existence. The contract for work on a portion of what will be known perhaps as the Waikauae line has been finished. The line, as is known, is one which has been laid out and reserved from, the Horseshoe at the Upper Hutt as far as the saddle overlooking Waikanae, that is, within five miles of the coast Pour miles of the line from the .Upper Hutt have now been completed. An; alternative line has lately been suggested, and' is declared practicable, leaving the Hutt railway at the Belmont station, and attaining the dividing range, without a .steeper gradient than one •in thirty. It would cross the hills td> the. Small]Farm Settlement at •Pahautanui';, from there would run to. the Waipui:saddle, . and.thence,.down to the flat , country,atAYainui. - t „..A ■ sum .of,, £27 10s. .has been subscribed by the workmen on Mr. McKdrdys - contract for a fellow workman named, John Smart, who ■ about three- months ago had his - leg badly broken by a land slip whilst employed on the .contract! > We have been requested to thank these men- for their - generosity and goodfeeling.

■ An hotelkeeper.at the Kumara'has sold out for £I9OO. In the Licensing Court at Dunedin on Dec. sth all but : one 1 of. the . applications for new licenses weiPf refused, 1 , as will' be seen by our telegraphic column, and the i Bench cautioned persons, “ against building expensive premises and then, coming to the f Court for licenses on that ground.’’;. • ‘ ' ' 1 . The following papers have been appointed an lieu of the Provincial Gazette* for the insertion of notifications :— Otago Daily ■ Tines, Otago ; Lyttelton Tines,- Canterbury, Marlborough [Express, Marlbdr6ugh‘; Nelson Colonist, 'Nelson 1 ; West t Ooast ■■ Tines, Westland; Taranaki News, Taranaki; Daily Telegmph, Hawke’s Bay. .; > - , A meeting of the Cemetery Trustees was held on December Ist, when the -subject of .a site fora new cemetery was discussed. . Mr. Woodward (chairman),- was appointed to draw up a report to be submitted to 1 the, * proper authorities. Tho two .sites, one at Magazine Point and; the other at Evans Bay, were considered oliffible. ■ Whilst in. the bush near Waikanao lately Mr. Beer, surveyor, made a singular discovery at an elevation of 200 ft. above, and at a distance of one mile from, sea level,'of a piece of rata, timber24ft. long, 20in. wideband 3Jin. through; which had. evidently' at- one time formed the side of a canoe. The timber was overgrown by creepers, 1 and was discovered " quite accidentally. What l is singular about the matter is that no rata trees grow within many miles of where this piece was found. How did it get there? A Wanganui paper of-the 29th'ult. states that samples-were received in town of flout ground in the native mill' at Koriniti, in the up-river district; i It ! is considered a fair article. The. machinery for the new l mill at Karatia is to be taken up by canoe : to-day. Mr. Pestell is giving every 1 satisfaction with his supervision and system of instruction in the way of managing the mills, and acquainting the natives with the modus operands Mr. Woon, R.M., is highly pleased with the result. The ferrets ; imported by 1 the Hon. Mr. Waterhouse appear to serve their purpose admirably. "We/ NewsLetter) learn that they were let go , at, a place where .the rabbits were very- plentiful, and they have cleared them out;very quickly.: There is now not one in the. neighborhood. l Doubtless the ferrets will, quickly serve their purpose where they, were liberated, and ' then spread • to other parts where rabbits are more plentiful.' While they do not in themselves become as great a nuisance, as the rabbits, ; they are-certainly likely to prove a great benefit to the district. The foUowing'particulars of a severo storm, which occurred on Thursday last at the Wai-

rarapa, are supplied by Mr. K. Welch to one of the Wairarapa.papers ':—On Thursday' the ' lightning struck a-flax bush on his land, tearing the leaves ■ into shreds, and killing five sheep and two rabbits which were under it. A mare, the property of . Mr. F. Gray, which was two chains away, was also lolled. The flax was torn into shreds, and some may be seen at this office. - Large holes were found in the ground. One of these looks as if the lightning had gone in and out again. Yesterday the lightning appears to have struck a tree near Masterton.

The shipment of Californian salmon ova transmitted to Southland has turned out a thorough success. . Mr. Howard, the Curator at the Makarewa ponds, states that at least 20,000 ova have hatched successfully* and that the young fish all look remarkably well. Last week 500 front were removed from the ponds to the Waimatuku, and 150 to the Makarewa. Five hundred more have been started for the Morley, a fine stream which flows between the Birch wood and Mount Linton stations. There -were in all about 5000 trout at the ponds, and "those still remaining there • will soon be removed for, distribution amongst the suitable ■streams in the district.

The City- Council have determined upon erecting aTown-hall. and Corporation offices. At the meeting on Thursday, November 23, Mr. Greenfield’s motion in respect to this question, of which he t gave notice- at the previous fortnightly meeting, ,was carried. . There was some discussion, and, Mr.-Moeller proposed an amendment, to the effect—That the' consideration of the question he deferred for one year. He argued that there was no immediate necessity for the building of a Town Hall, and moreover public works demanded the consideration of the Council. - Other members were of a different opinion* and regarded the erection of a suitable hall ;as a matter of real •necessity,; and- • the original resolution was ultimately carried* as we have already stated." ‘ Mr A. Leslie reports on the Mount Bangitoto silver mine as follows The company have three one 60ft., carrying defined veins of ore, averaging ISinL wide ; one 10ft., in one large rich vein, nearly 4ft. thick.” He considers all these lodes highly-payable. One large vein, visible from' the; outcrop, will yield over 400 oz. of silver to the ton iof ore. The ore from the, 35ft.' tunnel.will ; give the high

yield of -700 oz. of -silver: to the':ton. ' About twelve tons of ore are paddocked, which will give an -aU round -yield of-400oz. of: silver to the ton. .- -The.lodes appear to improve in richness at -the greater depths obtainable. He •considers ..the : mine equal, af ' not superior, to the California. mines. : Shares are - scarce at £3 premium. A good road is being made by Government to the mine, - • ■ . • In writing of the dedication services ■ of the new Knox Church* the correspondent of the North Otago Times whose noin de plume is “ Diogenes,” ;says of its pastor His homely ways are very amusing'sometimes. He often ■‘mixes up’, the.,candidates for baptism, and mixes mistakes about: names, but; on Sunday last he outdid himself by suddenly exclaiming—- ‘ Hech, what’s this ? we’re a man.short! ’ and then, after a-ibtief; conference with the blushing mother, who had got separated from her husband.- in the; .church, the doctor illumed round and beckoned to that worthy,, who was at some distance, and'called out, to the intense amusement;; of '.the . people* the youngsters especially, .-‘Eh,: Mr. So-and-so,’:* come- awa man, come !’ and so:the ‘bashful swain';had to come forward* apparently with ; some ; reluctance, and take the vows.’ Probably, no other man in Dunedin could do■ such a _ thing with such perfect naturalness and "simplicity.” ; ■ , The tributera ion the Thames goldfield must' he reaping , a' rich ’harvest, '.according to the Southern Cross, which says “We learn that ■the deposits in the Post Office Savings’ Bank at - the Thames, during -the ;month of October, exceeded the .withdrawals' by . upwards , of £3OOO, and-up to the 15th-'instant the deposits .wore £IOO.O in excess ;of withdrawals,' These deposits were, made; almost entirely by successful ttibuters, ahd iit iis further stated that the money, placed tin-.the. branches of thedifferent banks at the .Thames by the same class of successful miners ? during 'the periods ' mentioned 'above! amounted to.'.a .very large sum.” These tributers,;:frpm ‘their- mode of 1 working,-can make mines pay well where ■companies cannot, and it is a fortunate chance for. any company .of working miners to get what they call a. good tribute. . " '• ' "■ Not the least entertaining feature on the racecourse,Tauherenikau, on November 30, was •one that .found no place' on the' catalogue. Towards theaftemoon a great deal of amusement waa caused by the absurd performance of some horsemen.. ■ f. They were endeavoring to make their horses jump, and the result generally was that the horses arrived on top of the rail, and broke' it, 1 when they would- calmly walk through the open .space amid the admiring shouts of an assembled crowd.- Occasionally three horsemen would try. to cross the fence at different--points at the same moment. This would cause: some confusion, as the bystanders naturally looked upon personal safety as a thing; of, .chance 1 with a - lot of horses flying , about' and’ crashing top rails where they failed toi get rover them. • One gentleman with’ an umbrella erected over his „ head to protect. him from'. the sun's' rays was admiring,»■ fat bullock from a; distance,'* and smiling; complacently, when suddenly a: small hamper that, he carried was seen to fly ahead, the . umbrella being tossed'up in; the .air, and the gentleman was caused to occupy A position on the ground, which has been imperfectly des-v cribed by- the* term jf‘Spread-eagle - style.” One of the , “ hurdle-racers," in a; desperate attempt to jump a fence had come in contact with the gentleman. The latter took no furtherinterest in thofat bullock, from thatpoint of view at least. A young man Of reckless habits,

who was mounted on abig, black horse with a melancholy countenance, put that horse at a fence several times, and the horse threw the reckless young man after .performing what appeared to be a complicated amble through the hurdle, which parted sin the middle. There were one or two decent, backs who could jump creditably, but the majority of them were duffers, and the perseverance of those who were - riding them produced great fun, one Maori being the liveliest in this-respect; be was thrown once, and came very near; it many times. 1 ,

The following tale is 'authenticAn honest and respectable bachelor,- who ! lives by himself on his farm: without kith; or kin, save ■ tabba and collie, and who is a most rigid Sabbatarian, was found digging in his garden the other. (Sunday. When made aware that he mistook Sunday for Saturday he flung the spade from him in great fury, ran into - the house, doffed his Sunday suit, rode in haste to church, and was there in time to augment the collection, and to get the blessing. ’ But the, best of it is, the following Saturday he again forgot the day, dressed himself in his Sunday suit, and hied off to church, and. to his utter consternation was only apprised of- his mistake within a chain or two of the church. Who would live a bachelor’s life in the' bush ?

An open rupture Kris taken; place between the members for the Thames. Th e Advertiser of a late date says:—“ A little incident which took place prior to Sir ~ George , Grey’s departure showed the. want .of : cordiality which; prevails, between the two-members representing the Thames ’V, constituency. Mr. Howe walked up. to where Sir George Grey Was standing, and offered to shake hands with him, but Sir George. Grey, drawing himself up stiffly, said to Mr. Rowe: that he had no right to appear on his platform on Saturday night,‘and refused to acknowledge, him, upon which he - turned his back and walked awayl . The effect-of this rebuff may be easily. imagined, and ■ the existence of this want of cordiality cannot fail to lead to a want of co-operation between our members oh future ; occasions.” ' Mr. Eowe, in the same paper, ; explains as follows why he went on the platform during Sir George Grey’s meeting:;— “ Sir,-r-A correspondent, signing himself ‘ ©he who voted for him,’ in your issue of this morning, 'writes' that X was a principal disturber, of the meeting at the Theatre Royal on. Saturday evening last. This is utterly untrue. ■I was present only during the middle portion of Sir George, Grey’s address, and in no way acted m the manner stated. I would,-however, take this opportunity of explaining why I appeared on the, platform at the close/of the -meeting/’ ! I was not' cognizant of what had Been done, as T was, during the latter part of the proceedings, absent; but I was informed ;that 1 had been called for ; and my .only object was to inform the meeting that I had no intention to speak, but Would do so on a future occasion. ' For Sir George Grey I have long entertained a high respect, and that feeling has in no;wise been altered, and I should have been highly culpable if T had sought to. disturb the meeting in the way attributed to me.” A peculiar case, in which' marriage and slygrog Were inextricably mixed up, was heard at the Resident’ Magistrate’s Court at Ross lately, when Helen Macgregor was informed against for selling alcoholic liquors without a license. According to the West Coast Tines, the prosecutor was ostensibly Sergeant Blane, but in reality a storekeeper named James B. Armstrong, carrying on business in Aylmer-street. This man went into the box, and deposed that he called and paid for six drinks at defendant’s house, for six persons then present, oh Sunday, the 29th October. Cross-examined by the defendant, witnessed admitted that the day on which he bought and paid for the-drinks was the day appointed to be his weddingday—ho was to be married .to defendant on that- day. By the Magistrate : _“l‘. laid the information against defendant because X paid for the drinks, and not out of any animosity towards her. • I know’‘of ho other reason for for laying the information but that I wished to vindicate the law.” William Blair deposed that he was present, but did hot not see Armstrong pay-for the drinks—-indeed he (Armstrong) was matins' ■ love to defendant all the time.- He was standing in front of his store, about 11.30 a.m. on the wedding day that was to be, when Mr. Simpson, the Registrar, came along and said there was'going to be a marriage, and tbathe wanted two witnesses; Mr. McGaffin and he accompanied Simpson to the Court House to witness-the ceremony, but when they got there Armstrong had left, and they came down to defendant’s bouse in search of him; ■ while there McGaffin said hj Armstrong that on such an interesting occasion they should have something to drink, and then thebeer came in. ' Defendant said Armstrong brought the drink to the place as he snpiposed it washisweddingday. 1 She toldhim it was absurd, but nothing : would content him but that he should marry her. The foolisb old man had/brokeri the windows at the Carriers’ 'Arms’Hotel,' and he had been turned out of the house'in consequence. He was‘a perfect nuisance lib her/' Sincehe had taken the notion to marry ; her, 1 he' was prowling "about her house at all'hours‘of the night. The Magistrate said He had no difficulty' about giving a decision 'in'this case. He (the; Magistrate)»had a • great abhorrence of such'conduct; which should be put ;a stop’ tq. 'Amstrong swore he paid for the dniiks, and even detailed the number of the coins. Blair’s evidence was*'clear 1 enough.-' He was invited by' Armstrong to see the marriage 'ceremony; but ' the defendant refusedArmstrong.’ Some , liquors - were called 'for ; blit both 'McGaffin and -Blair swore they- aaW"’ho 1 mbnby . paid. Armstrong had a narrow escape of being committed for perjury;” He (the Magistrate) considered the information had' beeh’laid by Armstrong out of 'sheer ill-will and malice/ because defendant disappointed him. If Armstrong was a nuisance to the defendant/ she should lay an information, and make him find sureties’ for good behavior, ’ He-(the -Magistrate) would dismiss the case, and must-s H y -that it was brought through right- down malice. Costs ■ Ms., to bo paitfby Armstrong. ;