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New Zealand Times, Volume XXXII, Issue 4986, 16 March 1877, Page 2

i Several,letters.-'to the editor and our report of yesteniay's proceedings in the Supreme "'>•'? •--^7-. ■ ~.;, .;■ r ! ThieJUturiiing Officer for.'Wellington cityi. announces the "receipt:' tof—the writ'for'.'the. election of a new member, and notifies that nomination day is the 24th March, and polling day the 27th. ;r'; ■: ] We are in a position to state that of the nine surveyors whom it was contemplated to send away froni the Wellington provincial district three are to 1 -be retained, tjieir-namcß, we believe, beinsc: "Messrs.- .Kelleher* Foster, and Wilson;, ■'. '"• '•;' "■'" ,' ' ■V,".'.. '•' : " ~' : | The Assessment Court sat yesterday; for; hearing, appeals against the valuation in the Country Districts. < There were in J all about ) sixty appeals lodged.'. In':' many cases the! .valuation was reduced, whilst a large number of the appellants did:not put T in an, appearjahce.::':.. ■' ; '■'■■ :'••■■' u ■<!'■-.' '-' V ■:.-'!:! -Av: --V •;.. j The Artillery District Prize-firing took place on .-Wednesday morning, i; Major Lockett' commanding. The following were the prize-takers in order:— Mowatt,'' Corporal Diamond, Sub-Lieutenant; Fraser (Cadetß), Bandsman Turner, Sergeant-Major Bock, and Bands- j man Mitchell. 'V . ; '. :

I Mr. Hutchison addressed".'a- meeting, of electors in the Jinakbri-road, and received, a vote, of confidence., At a late meet: l Txayers prophesiedU'that he should have votes to Mr. Hutohispri.!s,one. Mr. i Hutchison last night retaliated .by repeating a ; story of a: Canterbury election in' which Mr. i Travers figured.: The story is-pointed, and I will be found iu our report. ; i The old India, which has been used in this port some fifteen years as a hulk: for .'the .stor* age of coals, has been sold by Messrs. W. and G.~Turnbull and Co. for the % sum of £lO. the old vessel became so leaky that steam power bad ,to be used to .keep her from,; sinking, ihe ordi iary' windmill not being" sufficient. Mr. Smith,- an oyster seller on liamb-tbn-quayj has bought her,; ". -She 'was taken rpund to Evans Bay yesterday,. where it is the intention of , her owner to sink her in,a sjmall bay just round Point_ Jermingham, to be used as a breeding, oysters.. ~. I The Supreme Oouijt sat in banco (yesterday, the Whole/of the day: being occupied in the hear, ihg of arguments in a-jdeumrrer .to defendant's pleas in. the.libel "case Ballance v., Carson. ;Our report of the "case.is-unavoidably held -river, .c AtM the.'.conclusion, of-arguments' of 'counsel: in-Ithisi-caae", -Mr. BarS6n7 inquired whether the Court would sit-- next day. He said the matter of an application for a license fpr a new-hotel by Mil TTxWin iwaa to'comeron before, the Licensing Goiirt next morning, and if thej Supreme. Courb were:,notfgoing:toyiit riext day, h» should at once .apply for a prohibition against ; the Bench granting the license; but if there was tolbfefe, sitting of the Suprem* Court next day, :he should at that sitting apply for a writ of certiorari.. The Court intimated that there would be a sitting ijext day. * ,•.■: !!•■ <.: . ;-• , :; .*.- 'I. ■ ■ j A criqk.et match betWeeh the Pubh'c Works arid Immigration"'Departments -and -a team <jhosen from other departm>nts";pf the Government service' ■was l "played-yesterday'on ; the ; Basin Reserve. ' Play 'was' commenced at about 11 : o'clock; the Publio Works" and' Immigration eleven going to' the wickets firsthand the stumps were drawn at 6 o'clock. The match T,vas' decided on the first innings, as th,e' second was not finished before g* o'clock." The following' are the' scores front" -which it will 'be-'eefett'thajt'the team from other departments won by 71 ; runs ;r-Pubiic, Works and Immi- I gration Departments: 84; second innings, 122.'' Other departmentsi.-fii'st' innings, 105;'second innings,, -21, fij'r the loss of two Wickets.'"' 1 ;"'"'? c; ' v ' /'"' '-;2' ;( "-"■* •'/;.'" i -Mr. ",', A.','McGpll/'lwl.o*fettiie'-Wi '.'twelve years lias ocsupied.thejpsltjoii.pf.Kthpgrjiphic printer ~to> the Qtago indj ,jualjar£lve^ n inr Wellihgton, to-enter ijhe General Government service, was, before leaving ente~r|ained, at .dinner and \,',.,' ;.-""'.' .;-..*• i."i; I Mr. Ames, propfietdrfofsthe StariHotel, in>: '. vites his friends'and the general.; public who may "fay/pr , him -with their presence to a luncheon at 1 o'clock to-day, to celebrate the opening of his new hotel.

James Lawrie, plumber, of Wellington, has filed a statement of inability to pay hia. debts," ,: A respectable young "man, who * had been, twice remanded on of lunacy, wsw discharged from custody- yesterday, it'appearing as a matter of fact that the unfortunate man required medical attendance more than anything else. The-Odd Fellows' Hall was fairly attended last evening, notwithstanding the great counter attraction presented in the appearance of Mrs. Scott-Siddons' at the Theatre F.oyal. The Minstrels went thFou'gh"'"an" excellent" programme, and thoroughly their audience. They appear again-to-night. j It seems that the'cricket-match—England y. Australia—if it.takes'place, wilLbe. shorn of, much of. its interest. With Pooley committed;; for trial; Allan; the Victorian bowler, refusr" ing to play; and the J New South Waleß Cricketing. Association declining to officially recognise" the match, much of a game can scarcely be.hoped for. "../ i A distressing case came before the Resident Magistrate's Court yesterday, in which a young girWnamed Anne , McCafferty was charged with vagrancy. It appeared from the evidence of Constable Buchanan that-the girl, who seemed to be not more than seventeen years of age, has been leading an improper life, and that when he arrested her she was in a state of intoxication, and using, bad language i'h the public street. The father was present, and,the girl appealed to him, but he apparently regarded her as being incorrigible, for he asked the. Magistrate to commit her to prison fpr' six mouths. Mr. Crawford lectured the girl on the impropriety and wickedness of her conduct, and sentenced her to one month's imprisonment. .':!.-:.. ■>'.

; The Patea Mail, saya that a well - to. do sattler of good social standing from the'Rangitikei District is reported to have been in treaty for the lease of about 6000 acres of native land a few miles from Patea. It is believed negotiations have terminated successfully. "If so, another, good Bettler, with his flocks and hifrds, will Boon be in the district and help on its growing, importance. From the same journal we learn that Dr. Wilford, of the Hutt District,. Wellington, has purchased about 700 acres of land in the Otoia and Opaku Block. Arrangements' arc said; to have been already made for commencing to stock .the. land, as the aboye-named.gentleman intends, toi go properly into the farming business. ,1,, , -

j As an instance of an honorable, desire to make reparation; for a fault committed,, the following facts will : t>e read with .interest,:— The Otago Daily Times says :—About twelve years ago a teller. ia the employment of the Bank of New Zealand at Invercargill wasthe cause of the bank.losing a sum of £240. The bank made a plaim for. that amount upon the Colonial Assurance,.Company, in which the officer was guaranteed, and the claim was promptly met. ;■: The teller left the Bervice of the bank.;.. Haying suoceeded in business, he recently sent the bank the sum of £240 to make good the loss-he occasioned them so many years before.' The : bank have since written to the Australasian Alliance Assurance Company, of Melbourne, the legal representative of the Colonial Assurance Company, enclosing a, cheque for the full amount paid by the latter company under the guarantee policy referred to.

' The total production of anthracite coal in Pennsylvania to September 16 last year, amounted to 11;363,653 tons, ; as compared with 13,46?,92r tons- in the • corresponding period of 1875, showing a decrease of 2,184,868 tons this year. The total production of bituminous coal in Pennsylvania to September 16 last year, was 2,554,530 tons, as compared with 2,616,054' tons in the corresponding period of 1875, showing a decrease of. 71,524 tons last year. The aggregrate production of coal in Pennsylvania to'September 16 last year"was 13,907,583 tons, against 16,083,975 tons in the corresponding period of 1875, showing a reduction of 2,176/892"tons this year. The Georgia Railroad Company has purchased 500 tons of steel rails, which will be laid down at an early, date between'- Bolair and Augusta. English cannel coal has been selling in small lots at Boston at 22. dollars to 23 dollars ■pier ton. .. : ' '-■ '.:"' " ; ' ..:_,., .