THE EVENING MAIL, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 1877. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Oamaru Mail, Volume I, Issue 263, 24 February 1877, Page 2

THE EVENING MAIL,

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 1877. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

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W* foara Crura ctar morning contotnp«rs.ry MtftßtMttagel tiieCummitllßtt oi! the North tqg» Tttrf dttbtootc j>.taue at tile Umpire btel on T&iUHtcty: eveaing.. We tU> not liar wlwrtW our ««at«Bp©r»ry was matlo MMirtirt with t£usr fact that a meeting ©J

the Committee, at which business of con [ interest waa to be transacted, was : to V held in Thursday : t;«t «e were not, a-ul vv;e: nitt*t *»y that th? .--flair h:M rt |. rattier unpleasant appearance about it. In every oSher town—we niig'it almost ?ay ' city, as the word un-crt in ihe Colonics-of the 3K) of Oamarw. notification id sent to tnoPreaa <"f sdt meeting-* by the secretary, a " fl » i as a rut.', th.*t Euneti'.'tiary i.; mo:l destro;i.i ! of affording all information in his power. Why Oarnaru should he an exception to the rule (so far as we are concerned, at all events) we know not, and we hope that in fntnre the Committee will see fit to extend tho ttattal coortesy to the local Press. The Fol- : lowing was the business transacted at Thora- ! day ©veiting's meeting :—Plans for a Grand ! Stand and Saddling Paddock were received from Mr. J. Hardy and Mr. D. A. Douglas, : and, after a long diseitaaton, it was resolved that the time for receiving plans to extended ; to the Bth March.—lt was resolved that all members of the Otttb he admitted free to all parts* of the Coarse during the race meeting. Messrs. tippect. J. Paterson, J. J lardy, F. Thomfssort, T. Sjhahiers, J. C. Kvans, ant! E. tf anting, were admitted a.4 members of the Clffih, and Mr. P. H. Btakesley was elected a : member of Committee. Messrs. Taylor and Linto¥t were appointed a Sub-Committee to toots after everything necessary to the Course [ for the forthcoming race meeting, and after ! appointing Mr. Maude as auctioneer for the ; state of the tooths—which was fixed for the ' 17th March—the nstta.l compliment to the ■ chair was passed, and the meeting tenni- ! nated. I Ttisre was no criminal bluings Iran-act* J ; at the Ueatdsnt Magistrate s Court this ; morning. The agent of the Pavjnport. Pay. and Daviert Combination announce* the appearance of the troupe on We .In inlay evening nest and two succeeding evening-*. A meeting of tha City Council will he held on Monday niorttiag for titer purpose of considering art application from the Path* Committee' in ri-tV-reaee to a si to- forth; hath- 1 , and also to lit th ; aru >ttrtt irt thj- pound for the annual rate. Thi< attendance at Baker and Farr-'ii's entertainment last evening w;v» almost a? numerous as that of the previous cve-iing. alt parts of the ho:t::'j being comfortably tilted. "Conrad and '< izette" wa« repe.V'ed. and judging from the hearty laughter with which the wiUi u-sm* of ?dessr.i. linker a-'d Parron v-jry reejUod. it losw no'hing by Fifing so* 1 ™ a se„- md time. To-night w»!l : ho the h-i" repeat of this drama, and as : no one should miss saoing the ** Mnldoon ' tfnards." "' Lsttte Frauds/' and " Knocking on doS Ont.nde Cate."" we hope to see a bumper house once more. The monthly inspection of the Volunteers took place at the Drill Shed last night. The : muster of the No. 1 Company was a decided improvement on that of the last month, hut we are sorry U* say that we cutnot ?.--.y the same of the? Artillery and the Citfen Cadets. both of which were poorly represented. On ' the termination of th« inspection the companies, header! by the band, paraded the town, afterwards proceeding to the Drill ' She!, where they were- di-jntissed. It gives its great plt-a.-r.jre to ehroniek- the I fwt th'tt a vessel of 7*> te«3 burthen now lies m the Kakantti IfarUntr. We allude- to [ ttia Crest of the Wave, Captain Alexander Maclean. Whon she catered the liarhoitr ' she was dra'.vittg nine feat of wahor. She is ! going to toad grain. &c, for the Crey, for ' which p.ort she wilt leave in a few day*. H wilt be seens by ortr telegrams that iranttng is second in the Intercolonial firing ' so far. with a score of 2-*S: and King fourth, ' with a score of first and third seorers totng Ilichantsori f l>ttnedin>, 2*JS; &r.ul Anderson (C'twSha). '2Mh The 3*aptcr people most be a strange race according to the l're::s Agency repree-euta-tivtt there?. At the pot! they gave Mr. : r>nehauan a majority, and then they rejoieed greatly when they learned that his i opponent was returned by the votes of the country districts. We fear the agent ntttst ■ be rather blinded by party seal. It will be seen from our advertwrng . coEnmns tttat Mr. Duncan M'Kcnzic has commenced bttstness as a mantifactnrijrg confectioner. Those in the bnsiiseis will he ; able to obtain their supplies hi Oamant wltkettt sending U> Dnnedin, as hitherto has been the taw. We have been requested to draw attention to the safe of clothing by Messrs. Fleming and HeaeUy this evening. The sale co«:menccs at 6.30 stjarjv Mr. Charles Bright is writing a sketch on •* Old Batbrat " in the Sttluniay AttrertUtr. The .Danedin Efeuimj Maris still dragging oat a dreary description of the trip of the Waaaka loand the Middle Island, under

coorse we have, for common people," re- j ..Dondcd cabby, " but whin ginlkm-.n thravel ; v.c always thrust to their ginerosifcy." j Th-.re was no getting over the compliment— ' it had atiuck a tender chord in the breavls ! of Shingles and myself, and we parted with j 'vo -hit in "3 each, and left the Ivlilesiau fiat- i °. . i catcher i:» the best of spirits. j

A notification in the Gofrrnm»nt Gaz-tlr. j appoints the following places and day 3 for ■lhe holding of the District Court in the district of Thnaru and Oainaru on and after the Ist prox. :—At Timaru, at the Mechanics' Institute, for the despatch of civil business, on the first day of every mouth ; for the despatch of criminal business, on the Ist March and Ist September in each year. At Waimatc, at the Resident Magistrate's Court House, for the despatch of civil husin<J33, on the fifth day of every month. At Oatnarn, at the Resident Magistrate's Court House, for the despatch of civil business, on the seventh day of every mouth ; for the despatch of criminal business, on the 7th Match, 7th June, 7th September, and 7th December in each year. Provided that in case any of the days so fixed as aforesaid shall happen to be a Sunday or holiday, then the Court appointed for that day shall be holden on the first day thereafter not being a holiday. ; They do things in a strange manner in ; Wellington. The idea of a juryman being ! allowed to conduct himself in the way that j Mr. William Prideaux appears to have done !is quite incomprehensible. According to the j .1 ryw William Pridcanx is an argumentative S juryman. Prior to the proceedings in an inquest bsing open-d, lie interview.-d the j Coroner in the jury- room, and hrd an in- \ terenting little i-dkca-talkce with J)-.: John- ' ston on the whole subject of the jury law. t Disdaining any circumscribed limits, he I argued wildly and gen-rally upon the why and the wherefore, and spoke more particularly upon the wi dom of the Legislature in allowing the Coroner to charge a guinea fc?,

while he, m a juryman, got nothing. Dr. Johnston is md an cxeirablc man. He cahnly contemplated Mr. I'ri leaux'.s imposing tig'tve, and balanced his argument> on the

end of hU linger, a" it were. Presently if: struck the Dr. that FVi leans was a person of bibutotn tendencies rn I Sergeant Momg'rm was polit-ly. n-q'te-tel to superintend his m-v.-jnirnhj and c>:dr >\ hi; or.-tory. Xotwitlntandin r all thi» p ri leaux took his place a:no:;g;t the juryman, and put a number of

ntte. ; tioni t > C'.ptain < Jririt which l;u C-»vo-t'sr deehrel to be who'.'y irrelevant, and the int--m>L".?ivi was unceremoniously put an enlto, whereupon Mr. Prideaux. pulling out his pocket-book, took notes of the rest of the proceedings. A most distressing affair happened in Marlborough a few days ago. According to the local paper it appears that for some time some of the family of Mr. Jennins, of that place, have been suffering from warlet fever, and that the youngest child died. The sorrow this cp.uscd was the means of awakening a little boy eleven vears of .",ge. and Mr. Jennins went inio the room to console him, and to give him a drink. Unfortunately, in the excitement occasioned by Jus recent bereavement, he took up a bottle containing crude carbolic acid instead of a bottle containing porter. Some of the poison wa? poured in a mug and given to the I*o3' to drink, and he took a quantity estimated at two tablespoonfuls. The father then gave the mug to a little girl in the same room t<> drink from, when she detected it. Mr. Jennins, having discovered hb mistake, promptly applied such domestic antidotes as were at hand, and obtained medical assistance without delay. When the doctor arrived he found the child in convulsions, and he shortly after died. When the news became known a feeling of sympathy was generally shown towards the parents wiio were thus bereaved of two of their family in such a lamentable manner: and if anything can console them under the misfortune, they have the satisfaction of knowing that they have the heartfelt sympathy of ail those with whom they are acquainted.