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New Zealand Times, Volume XXXII, Issue 5121, 22 August 1877, Page 2

! Information has been received by the Telegraph Department here that telegrams may be sent by horse express from Echuca to the end of the West Australian wire and then on to Perth. The charge from Sydney will be 3s. for the first ten words. ■' i It is expected that the contest on Friday between the Dunedin and Wellington football teams will be an exciting one. Some amount of betting on' the event has, we bear, already taken place, the Dunedin menbeing the favorites, 3; to 1, and even longer odds in some cases, being offered on them, and taken. The average weight of the Dunedin men is list. 11b., as'against list. 71b. of the Wellington men, but the latter have had less practice. | We yesterday received a copy of the petition from employers of labor in Dunedin, the substance of which has been anticipated by telegram, praying the Assembly to cause the material required in the construction of public works to be manufactured in the colony. The petition is accompanied by a circular, expressing a hope that'in Wellington such'steps as may be deemed advisable will be taken “to influence the Assembly in the direction indicated in the petition.” ' The movement in favor of the establishment of working men’s clubs would appear to find general favor in the provincial district of Wellington at, least. We learn that Mr. Kbckel, of Masterton, has written' to the secretary of the club here, asking for a copy of rules, and stating that the 'Masterton people are about forming a club on similar , principles. We learn also that a gentleman connected with the Temperance Club; has received a letter from Grey town, asking .for information ‘On ! the subject, and stating . that ! a', club is in course 1 of formation there. . J The Wellington Working Men’s Club continuesto make, rapid- progress, There' are large additions everp week to both the ordinary and honorary members’ rolls. We are informed • that the club' is'visited daily by gentlemen who are anxious to form their, own opinions on the subject. Sir George Grey, accompanied by the Hon. W. Gisborne, paid a visit to the. chibon Saturday. The former expressed himself as .much pleased with the arrangements, and promised a lecture at a future time for the library funds. Mrl Gisborne has since written to - the committee, conveying to them his gym- 1 pathy with the movement. Both’ gentlemen' during their visit to the club became honorary members. Mr. George Hunter also visited the club last week, and, with his usual generosity,l forwarded ■ a donation of five 1 guineas towards the' expenses of the club. : We are given to understand that the committee incurred a debt of 'about £l6O in .furnishing the clubj bur fronr'tbq liberal assistance' which' h'a(J ! ‘beeh given to them by most of bur leading citizens, they expect in f a very short time to be entirely free from debt. ■ •- - 1 i t;'.. i/. i A serious.accident occurred at Ngahauranga yesterdaiy. J As Mr. Kobei;t Biddle was endeavoring to catch > turkey;; he approa,ched too* near the edge of the cliff overhanging the road, and fell'to the ground, a distance of between 20 and 30 feet. He Was considerable shaken and bruised, and it is feared is otherwise injured, but probably not seriously. 1

Tenders are invited up to the sth September for the supply and delivery of ’ 6740 totara sleepers along the line, near the Kaitoke station, on‘the-WcUrngton-Masterton railway. • Notice is given that the Catholics of,Wellington will hold a - public inCetingjn the hew schoolroom, Boulcottfstreet, jm Thursday evehr ing next, at eight. o’clock, to consider certain clauses of the Education Bill now before Parliament. ’’Gisborne (says an exchange) has recently jbeen created a municipality. : Progress is reported in the shape of a gutter having been cleared out, the mayor and nine councillors superintending the operation., Advance Gisborne. _ i ,A young man ,named,Moetsqn, whilst out in the Seventy-mile Bush, met a few days ago with, a very serious accident, the gun which he carried: accidentally going off and blowing away his lower jaw. It is'doubtful whether or not he will recover. , j At a meeting of creditors yesterday Mr. Carroll was appointed trustee' in the estate of John Yarnold of Carterton, blacksmith.—ln the matter of John Ludford,! of; .Wellington, printer, there was no attendance on the part of his creditors, and no business was done., There was a good attendance at the Theatre Royal last evening, when the laughable comedy of “ Woodcock’s .Little Game” was performed. in capital ‘style by the Theatre Royal Company/ This was followed by songs by the Vaudeville Troupe, an original plantation musical sketch entitled .the “Disgusted Lovers;” the 1 sensational aerial feats of Onzalo, pud “ Mrs. J one# Parly.’' This 1 entertainment seemed to , be heartily appreciated by the audience. • - ! ' ’■ ■'' ■ | The Diorama again drew a large audience |ast night to the Odd Fellows'Hall, and it is evident that the entertainment is so far not losing its popularity by repetition. The leading prizes nightly'given away are really worth having, and where everybody has a chance of being a winner, .for it is clear, that the drawing is fairly conducted, a great attraction is added to the intrinsic merits of the Diorama itself, which are by no meads small j A tea and public meeting, in celebration of the fifth anniversary of the Wesleyan Methodist Church, Adelaide-read;. was held. . last evening. : ; After an excellent repast,!’several appropriate speeches were delivered by ministers and friends, and-some anthems were" sung in a very pleasing manner, under the conductorship of an excellent leader. A very agreeable evening was spent by those present, 6a this occasion. - - • ! At the Congregational Church, Courtenayplace, last evening, a large number of people assembled to partake of ah excellent tea, provided by several ladies, ‘ and after full justice £ad been done to it the tables’were cleared, and -W‘ public gathering ’took place; 1 f His Worship the Mayor was' in'the chair; and several excellent addresses Were' delivered during the evening. The Revs.. Messrs, Ogg, Moir, West, and Dumhell, Mr. Short, and l several Other gentlemen addressed the meeting. i The usual weekly meeting of the Wellington Literary Association was held last evening in 3t. John’s schoolroom, when a debate was held on the proposition “ Should imprisonment for debt he entirely abolished." ' The discussion was carried oh with'much spirit. On the question being put to theyote.it was carried in the ; affirmative by a.majority of two. Essays on .the subjects of “Punctuality,” “111 temper,” 'and “Comage”.:will; be read at the next meeting, which will be held on Thursday, instead of Tuesday, evening next; j The following.meetings of, creditors are advertised to be held at the Supreme, Courthouse ;—ln the estates of George Bryan Douglas Thornhill, of Wellington, clerk ; Thomas Dalton MoManaway, of Makara, and William Campbell, of Karon, sheepfarmers, on the 4th September, at noon, when the bankrupts will- apply for their discharge. In: the > matter of Charles Lewis Cutler and Thomas- Moore, of Wellington,’-musical instrument makers, a general meeting will be held at 2 p.m.’on the 24th inst. j Intelligence reached' town '.yesterday of a Serious accident having occurred on the Huttfoad, hear the, Taita; It appears that at about eleven o’clock the previous night George Dew, a carter well known on the road, left Worth’s hotel with his waggon and team for Stokes’ Valley, whore he resides. He is stated to have been perfectly sober when, he left the house. At early dawn next morning the'waggon was found capsised near the first gorge, one of the horses jammed in the shafts, and the others at large. Dew’s hat and whip were picked up at a short distance from the spot; but there was. no trace of Dew himself, and up to a late hour last night ie were unable to learn whether or not he had been found. The municipal by-laws provide that not more than ten cases of kerosene shall be stored on the premises of any retail dealer, a very salutary precaution, considering the combustible nature of the article. Yesterday Sergeant Smith, pursuant to instructions from Inspector Pilmer, seized 45 cases; of kerosene upon the premises -of Mr, Jameson, Dixon-street, and ‘removed them to the Corporation store in Coarteaay-place. It is stated that Mr., Jameson was absent from home when the kerosene was delivered at his place. Had he been on the premises the kerosene would not have been all stored ;in one place, some of it being intended for shipment to Taranaki, and another portion for Mr. Jameson’s stores in Tory and Willis streets. In his absence Mrs. Jameson took delivery of the cases, not being aware that she was acting contrary to law. A correspondent sends ua the . following in reference to the football match Wellington v.Dunedin which is to take place on Friday:— “The uniforms of the competing teams, it appears, have been fixed thus : Dunedin Foot-’ ball Club, red and black, white knickerbockers. Wellington Club : Amber and black, white knickerbockers. Now, with all deference due to the committee of the Wellington Club, I think they will make a mistake if they do not wear their ‘proper uniform, viz,, amber and black, and blue knickerbockers. The colors of the two teams as at present agreed upon are so nearly alike as to be scarcely distinguishable by the spectators.” . Under the cir.oumstances, the hint thrown out may be worth 'consideration. ‘ : At the Resident Magistrate’s Court yesterday David ,Morley, an old offender, charged with being drunk, was fined 205., with the alternative of forty r eight hours’ incarceration in case of non-payment.—Timothy. McCarthy was charged with resisting Constable Sullivan whilst jn, the execution of his duty on the previous night; and with tearing - that officer’s uniform. It appears that.accused was seen wandering about .Taranaki-street at : an early hour that morning, and on being interrogated as to who he. was or._what he .was doing refused to answer,; and was; taken into custody as a suspicious character. , On the road to the station ■he resisted the. constable; tore" his clothing, and was then handcuffed and brought to the lock-up. The accused’ said he had been out with a friend to the fire on Te Aro flat, and as he was coming away was accosted by. the [ constable, who, however, he did not know was in the - force, and therefore did not say anything in reply, and was forthwith handcuffed and “ run in,” which he considered rather rough usage. The Bench: pointed out that if he had answered the questions put by the-constable there would- probably have been an, end!of ! the matter. Without expressing any opinion as to the action of the police, the ■ case was - dismissed, the accused being advised *not -to keep late hours if ho could avoid so doing, and when interrogated , by the police ■ ! to'- answer them.—Thomas Maloney pleaded guilty to a charge of being illegally on the premises; of Mr. ‘Henry Walker, Majori-banks-strcet, between one and two o’clock in the, m6rplhg,TsayingnS6’ had mistaken the house for another a*t which- he was in the habit of calling., . Detective/Farrell said .he knew rjothmg against the prisoner,' . and ‘ thought his statement might .be.'correct..'The prespcutor stated.that when he asked Maloney his business the Jatfer struck.,at.‘ him,: after, .saying, something about calling, to see a friend.: The; blow was returned, and Maloney was knocked down. The • magistrates (his Worship the Mayor and Mr, ; Moore, J.P.), sentenced the accused to-fourteen days’ imprisonment, with

hard labor, observing that respectable householders must be protected against such intrusions on their premises, at night. ' From the New Zealand Herald we learn that the Thames County. Council has taken over from the late lessee, the Moanataiari tramway with all the rolling-stock, and has re-let it to other parties who will keep it at work. But for this action on the part of the Council, the Alburnia and other mines in the vicinity of the trainway would have had to stop. : The_ Ingersol rock drill, a machine very extensively used' in the mining districts of California, has - been “ introduced 1 into ‘ this' polony, apparently with ..success, the Moanataiari Company at the Thames having one-now-at work in the face of their tunnel. The N.Z, Herald observes that as' this is the first experi-” ment of the kind made here the career of this drill will be watched with interest. It is so far' doing its work well, and is said to be likely to be brought into general use for the construction of long tunnels. ; Mr. Skeet, jun., of Taranaki, while engaged in the survey of the country between the Waitara and Patea rivers; has discovered a range of limestone. The importance of this discovery, the News considers, is not easily estimated ; the want of a cheap and abundant supply of this useful mineral being very great in the district. The range is situated about six miles east of the mountain road, and about three and a half miles from the new Patea township. ; Attention is directed to Mr. N. J. Isaacs’extensive trade sale, which takes place this day. It'will be one ot the largest sales ever held in the province, and comprises tea, sugar,, wines, spirits, colonial produce, &o, • •