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New Zealand Times, Volume XXXIII, Issue 5342, 11 May 1878, Page 2

The Hon. Robert Stout, Attorney-General, arrived by the Ringarooma from the South yesterday.. . A special meeting of the City Council was held yesterday afternoon, a report of which will be found in another column. , In the Supreme Court yesterday, at the sitting in bankruptcy, a discharge was granted to Messrs. Doneghue and Parr. Allan, who appeared for the bankrupts, stated in reply to the Chief Justice that the trustee had said that he could not tacitly consent to the discharge unless the bankrupts gave a specific and detailed account of goods that were mortgaged to Mr. Mace, who had seized under the mortgage and sold. The trustee had the men tried b°efore the Supreme Court on a charge arising out of that mortgage, and they bad been acquitted. No one appeared to oppose the application, which was granted.

At the sittings of the Supreme Court in banco yesterday there arose what may he termed a very animated discussion between his Honor the Chief Justice and Mr. Barton. A report of the proceedings appears elsewhere. Messrs. Blundell Brothers, proprietors of the Evening Post, have, we are informed, commenced legal proceedings against Mr. Thomas Gardiner, proprietor of the Evening Chronicle, for alleged libel contained in an article apthe latter journal of the 24th ult. under the heading “Journalistic Foresight.” The damages, we understand, are laid at : £IOOO.

We understand that a match between Mr. Hill’s boat the Pet and a boat of Mr. Duder’s, has been arranged, to take place as soon as the latter vessel with the' Violet’s racing sails arrives from Lyttelton, where, our readers will remember, she was driven during the late gale, whilst endeavoring to reach this port from Auckland. Mr. Duder’s boat is a sister boat to the Pet, both having been built in Auckland on tho centreboard principle, but by different builders. The latter has the advantage in size, and as far as we can learn is the favorite, and is backed, in several places at 2 to 1. The name of Mr. Duder’s yacht is the Contrabandiere. She is considered one of the best appointed little crafts in New Zealand waters. She is very handsomely fitted up with every convenience.

: A telegram which wo publish in _ another column, giving news from Hikurangi to noon yesterday, was received here at an early hour yesterday afternoon. The messenger had to ride eighteen miles from Hikurangi to Alexandra, the nearest telegraph station. We have to thank the Press Agency for the promptness with which the important news contained in tho message was transmitted. , A large case, standing about six feet high, was lying close to the edge of the wharf yesterday, awaiting shipment on board the Stonnhird for Wanganui, when a sudden puff of wind caught it and blew it into the harbor. It was fished out shortly afterwards, but the contents, which consisted of light merchandise, must have suffered somewhat by immersion in the salt water.

A New Zealand Gazette of Thursday last contains a list of lands sot apart on deferred payments in Taranaki, and notifies the establishment of cattle and sheep districts in Otago, and the appointment of inspectors. The boundaries of the middle line portion of the railway from Napier to a junction with the Wanganui railway are defined. F. A. Monckton, Esq., is gazetted a member, of the Riverton Highway Board. The division of the boroughs of Thames and North Bast Valley into three wards is announced. All light mineral oils the specific gravity of which is less than 0*733 at a temperature of sixty degrees Fahrenheit, which light mineral oils include painters’ spirits, eupioue, benzine, gasoline, and light naphtha, shall he deemed “specially dangerous” within the meaning of the Dangerous Goods Act. Mr, John Holliday, of Wellington, master mariner, is appointed Examiner of Masters and Mates under the provisions of the Merchant Ships’ Officers Examination Act, 1870. Notice is given of the reservation of certain lands which are to be granted to the municipality of Palmerston North. A rate of five shillings and sixpence for every five hundred sheep is struck under the Canterbury Sheep Ordinance, 1872.—The appointment of the Resident Magistrate’s Court for Ridings in the Manawatu County, pursuant to the 47th section of the Counties Act, 1876, is gazetted as follows :—The Resident Magistrate's Court, Feilding, for the Riding of Kivvitea ; the Resident Magistrate’s Court, Palmerston, for the Riding of Taouui ; the Resident Magistrate’s Court, Foxton, for the Riding of Kawa Kawa.—Certain rules and regulations, received from the Government of India, in reference to tho management of the Government Remount Lauding Dep6t, Calcutta, for landing and stabling horses imported for sale as remounts, are published for general information.—The Rev. J. W. Habeus, 8.A., and J. Hislop, Esq, aro gazetted members of the Civil Service Examination Board.—The Mayor of Hamilton, Waikato River, that a resolution has been passed to authorise the borrowing of £7OOO for the purpose of constructing a traffic bridge over the Waikato River at Hamilton, pledging, as security for the loan, the tolls and profits arising therefrom, to meet the interest and sinking fund. The number of votes recorded for the proposal was 107; agai&st, 6.—The Hon. John Hunter Reynolds, of Dunedin, is summoned to the Legislative Council.

Yesterday a horse in n spring-cart bolted along Manners-street, and after several narrow escapes from collisions with vehicles came to grief by upsetting opposite the Duke of Edinburgh Hotel. Fortunately no one was hurt. : “ Pygmalion and Galatea” and “ The Serious Family” formed the programme at the Theatre Royal last night. Both pieces went remarkably well, especially the latter, during which the audience were kept in roars of laughter. Tonight “ Elsie Love!” and “ His Last Legs” will bo produced. :

A 24-lb. brass howitzer arrived from tba Manukau by the Hinemoa. We understand that it is to be used for defence purposes for this harbor. ' " A little boy had his leg broken in Willisstreet yesterday afternoon by a kick from a horse. Dr. Diver, who was called in, set the limb. . Mr. Grunderaon, chemist, while going up the pit steps to the Theatre last night fell down in a fit, and received a nasty cut on the head. : He was attended to by Dr. Diver, who dressed the wound.

The Governors of the Auckland College and Grammar School invito applications from competent persons to fill the offices of English master of the upper school and first master of the lower school, at salaries of £350 and £3OO respectively. We understand that there will be an inquiry touching the death of Luke Harris, who was reported to have died at Masterton, a few days ago, through accidentally falling from a hayloft. Some strange facts, we hear, will probably be made known. A football match will be played to-day on

the Basin lleserve between all comers awl the following fifteen Messrs. Blaoklock, Cowie, Berry, Churtou, J. Berry, A. Campbell, Davy, Fitzgerald, Kerr, Kane, Galbraith, Webb, H. Pollen, Welsh, and C. Pollen ; emergency, Lockett, Wrigbt, Dumbell. It is intended to send a team over to Nelson at the end of this month if possible. A good muster of allcomers should therefore be looked for.

A social gathering in tbs shape of a ball was held at the Polytechnic last evening, in connection with the Dixon cricket match, and passed off very satisfactorily. There were about 25 couples present, and dancing was kept up, to the strains of excellent music, till the small hours of the morning. During tho evening refreshments were provided most liberally, and altogether the affair was a very enjoyable and successful one.

Several of the cabmen have lately been summoned before the Resident Magistrate for driving round corners at other than a walking pace. Last night a man who was driving a hansom cab up WUlis-street towards Te Aro was observed making anything but a straight course; sometimes his horse was drawing the vehicle at a walking pace, and other times going at a sharp trot, Fortunately before the vehicle had reached the corner of Mannersstreet it was noticed by one of the guardians of the peace, who very promptly took hold of the horse’s head, Xhe constable at once saw that the driver was intoxicated, and requested

him to dismount. This, however, was no easy matter, for the man was so drunk that on alighting from the cab ho rolled over on his back in the middle of the road. The officer took him to the lock-up. The cab was taken possession of by a friend of the driver. The : atter will have to make his appearance at the Resident Magistrate’s Court this morning. The London correspondent of the Melbourne Argus states that Mr. Allsop has recently given the large sum of £BOOO for two cows, and adds “ The idea of £4OOO for a shorthorn rather takes one’s breath away. Bach of its progeny, no doubt, will be a golden calf ; hut suppose it should have none! The same gentleman, in the same “ deal,” purchased three heifers for £3500.