THE EVENING MAIL. THURSDAY, APRIL 5, 1877.

Oamaru Mail, Volume I, Issue 296, 5 April 1877, Page 2

THE EVENING MAIL.

THURSDAY, APRIL 5, 1877.

WVtfifc* are thirty*,, ami » ttfup o( ink falftn? ttport a though 6 nui.y yfeittice ttiat which mafce* thou-miHl* tlvnh."

It may Si© recollected that a lew day* since Mr. J. K. Watt, the .Resident Magistrate at t>ntiedin, threatened to summarily ileal with In*r,n*!:or Mallard awl Mr. I'cntthton. on w<-nmt of a rather animated discussion between those gentlemen during the heartns of a case. Immediately after taking fit:* ».« on the Bench on Tuesday morning. the Magistrate made the following re-

marks* with regard to some strictures on hi* conduct by the- Itoilif Tim**:—"! have seen in the Timr* a leader which, for reasons I shall not conceal from those interested, I refrain from farther noticing here than by saying that I am of opinion that withont order yon can have but little just ice. and that a* 'Order i* Heaven's first law/1 shall not by newspaper articled—when to preserve order in the Court it-may be necessary to do go_ta deterred from exercising any or all of the powers with which I am armed."

To-day's race* have glassed off* mosf ;.suc : ces3fully. Tras very large/ a$L wafe variously stated Pat 'from two to three thousand. The Maiden Plate was Wn^by^Titania; the Selling Race, In" consequence "of- a protest fell to the jot of Miss Elswick; tit* Tirrf-ehib owing to the scratching of Fishhook, became a struggle between Guy Fawke3 and Templeton, while the Tradesmen's Handicap fell to the lot of of Titania. A detailed report of the various events will be found in another column.

The bookmaker John Coleman, who has been for ever ordered off the racecourse by the Bimedin Jockey Club, has written a long letter to the Evening Slor, in which he denies having been guilty of dishonest practice?. John's; denial is worth very little, and hirf attempt to throw some dirt at other people is only a specimen of his gentlemanly manner of deporting himself.

The Daily Times learns from a Taieri settlor that after the late flood subsided hundreds of trout, weighing from lib. to 51b. each were caught in the pools.

A correspondent of the Duncdin Timet telegraph* to that journal as follows from Lawrence : Alexandra, committed suicide yesterday. He was missing from home since Sunday. He wvm seen late yesterday on the hanks of the Molyneux. The polios went after him, hut he deliberately jumped into the river when they were a few feet from him. His rescue was impossible. The (Jiinnlian supplies the following:— " It appears that the celebrated equity suit of Hubert-ton v. IIos? lias at length been Amicably arranged. .Subject to the life estate of Mr. JJoberts-on, the Anderson's Bay property will belong to Mrs. Ross, and the Tomahawk property to Mrs. Miller. Mr. a:s 1 Mrs. Kobertson now acknowledge that the defendrat K..ss acted must ho:.our..b!y thsvitghout. and that their family feud is c»n«vt-|ti -ntly at an end.

The /).//"/// Thv't says:—"lf the statement of the child and his companions be tnt-j. a brutal assault was committed yesterday afternoon at Port Chalmers by a man turned Wilson, the driver of a baker's cart, upon a little boy five and a half years, the son of Mr. Uttc'.iie, of Mr. Bauchop's sawmill. The boy was fearfully gashed from the bridge of the nose to across the riuht ey :biow, and he And his companions averred that Wilson hail thrown a spade at him. The wound was dressed by Mr. Elder, and the boys then applied to the Police Station, and the fact 3 of the case being laid before Mr. Mausford, he issued a warrant for Wilton's apprehension. The case wil be called to-day, but we may state that Wilson averred the wound was the result of an accident, ami not of deliberate action on his part.

We would again remind our read ere that the Oamaru Dramatic Club, assisted by Mrs. iviftmar. will give a performance this evening, at the Mxsonie Hall. The programme consist* or three very excellent little pieces "Tweedletnns Tail Coat," "A Fearful Tr.vvdy." and "A Fast Train.'" We understand that during one of the pieces Mrs. Kiiiucar will sing that charming little song, - Silver Threads Amongst the Gold." Alto-"jtht-r. a vtry enjoyable entertainment may hj ,: expected, ami those who like a good hearty lr.n«h will do well to attend the performance*. At a uiectiuil of the House Committee of the Oamaru Hospital, held yesterday, the following tenders for painting and other works at the Hospital were opened :—T. Thompson. I 32 Ift*. M. % W. Newton, L 32 13*. ; K. \\ Larkiii, L 32 Is. Gd. ; 15. Hcwat, 1/20: P. M'Kinnon. J/2S 7s. 6d. It was decided to accept Mr. M'Khmon's tender, ami in the event of it not being taken up, the next lowest, Mr. Hcwat's, to he accepted.

A genera! m-seting of the Citizen Cadets f w;trf held at the Drill-shed last evening. ! Ltc»it. M "forkindalc occupied the chair, and { there wore -4 members present. The prini cipal bttaine** was the nomination and election of commissioned and non-commissioned I ofiiccra. Lieut. M'CorUindale was unani- [ mmtsdy elected captain of the company, in the room of Captain Morion, resigned. Three candidates were nominated for the ! j>»wt of sub-lieutenant, and the following non-commissioned olucers were elected : Cadets W. Wad-.lcll and George Quarrie to be sergeants, and Cadets Spence, Sempero, and Harding to be corporals. Cadet P. Procter was unanimously elected Hon Sec. Mctars. Waddell, Grant, and Given were api pointed a committee to call in all uniforms, amis, &c, belonging to the company. Two new members having been duly elected, a vote of thanks to the chairman terminated the meeting.

!The p. s. arrived from Duncrowded with passengers, the attraction being the races. Many of them experienced very great difficulty in obtaining accommodation, every place in town being so full of visitors. Mr. Pi. E. Martin, the Government auctioneer, held a land sale at the Court-house this morning, but the sum realised was very trivial, the attendance being small and the bidding apathetic. "With the exception ©f some sections in the township of Herbert, which were purchased by residents of the district, and the town allotments bought by Mr. Liddle, no sales were effected. We observe by an advertisement in another column that Mr. Yeend intends disposing of his race-horse King Phillip. To anyone desirous of procuring a really good horse for stud purposes this is a splendid opportunity for doing so, King Phillip's pedigree being an undeniably good one.

During the trial of a murder case at HokitiUa, his Honor the Chief Justice had occasion to ask where a certain public-house was s'.tuated. The witness hesitated, and at la-.t said, " Xext door but one to the Terminus Hotel."' "Not next door?" remarked his Honor, "for that is my experience of Hokitika." His Honor (says the West Coast Time.*) is by no means the first visitor to Hokitika who has been struck with amazement at the number and close contiguity of our drinking saloons.

After the combined match in Melbourne (says the Star) the Englishmen went to Bendigo and played a three days' match there. The Bendigo Twenty-two, in their first inning?, put together 13S, Boyle being top scorer with 32; and in their second they male 117, Boyle again contributing double figures, viz., 19, and Kennedy 29. England's first innings terminated for 9S, Charlwood making 25, Jupp'2o, Emmett, 14, and Given wood 13. Boyle bowled well, being credited with five wickets at a cost of 31 runs. When time was c died on the third day, England had got 67 for four wickets, Si-lby having obtained 13, Charlwood 13, and Greenwood (not out) 23. Boyle's two wickets were got at a cost of 15 runs. Though the game was a draw, the match was slightly in favor of Bendigo.

A contemporary asks, "Can such things be?" An Adelaide pnper of a recent date states that lately a man resiling at Oaklands, Yorke Peninsula, sent his son, aged about 14, down a rather deep well to fetch up a bucket. When the boy had descended, the father, to save himself the trouble of winding him up, ordered the boy to make fast to the rope, which the man attached to a team of bullocks and drove them along, drawing the rop3 over the windlass. The boy was drawn to the top, both his arms were broken, and he, with the bucket, was then precipitated to the bottom of the well, whence he was taken up dead, with his neck, it is said, broken. He was buried without an inquest or inquiry of any kind.