The Evening Mail. TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 1878.

Oamaru Mail, Volume II, Issue 550, 5 February 1878, Page 2

The Evening Mail. TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 1878.

!Xo r.-ply having been received from Mr. Larnach t.> the telegram forwarded yesterday, by His Worship the Mayor, asking that LrentliMiip.il wln.-t-ln.-r he c«nU make it convenient to pass through Oamaru on his ; way to Wellington, ami it having been as- ' certained that lie hail left Port Chalmers to-day mi roi'ff for Wellington, the Mayor wired the principal resolutions passed at yesterday's meeting to Wellington, in order that he would receive them immediately on his arrival, and that the matter in hand might receive the prompt attention of the Government. His Worship also suggested that, in the event of the Government calling for tenders for the construction of trucks, an opportunity should he afforded to local tenderers by sending the nece sary plans and speeilieitioiis to Oaimiru. Smce writing the above the Mayor iins rcc-ived a telegram ' f oin Mr. 1..r ii.u-li, to the effect that he will return from Wellington by way of Oamaiu in about a week. The Government has resolved, as the re.-ulr of mature consideration, to call for tenders for <>oo railway waggons in the - Ookny, including ironwork. If the late ' Government had taker, this step there -, wouhl have been no cause to complain now' of railway and port difficulties. At this ' late hour we cannot hope to derive any bentlit this harvest from the trucks to be constructed. An important error occurred in our report of the remarks made by Mr. John Keid, at yesterday's meeting. That gentleman, in - our last evening's issue, is stated to have said that there would be for a certainty , 21.500 "bushels" of grain from Ngapara this season. It should have read 21,500 "tons/' r The St. Paul's Young Men's Christian Association re - commenced their weekly nnetiniis last evening, the Kev. A. 15. Todd • iccupving the chair. The fourth number of the "Young Men's Manuscript Magazine." containing a more than ordinary amount of ' interesting matter, was read. Some of the writings displayed considerable aptitude for dealing with the subjects chosen by th ■ vaiious writers, all of whom are members of the society. Mr. Ferrier will read an essay ' on a most interesting .subject at the next meeting of the society, viz., "A cursory glance at light and photography." A meeting of the directors of the Caledonian Society was held last evening at the Criterion Hotel. There were present : Messrs. -f. ."-inclair (in the chair), Kennedy, Miller, Hook. Macintosh, Mainland, Tayior. Rowland, Morton. W. Ise •, Martin, and W. Aitken (secretary!. It was proposed by Mr. [lowland, and carried. "That the meet::i_recommend the Band Committee, to call in ill! the instruments, etc., belonging to the ~- eietv. with a view to reorganising the hand." A number of accounts were passed, ami the meeting, on the motion of Mr. Taylor, adjourned till Monday next. The adjourned rcheats.-d of the Oamaru I'hiiharmomc Society took pl.ee. on Friday evening last. The attendance of ladies was go-id, but there was a scarcity of lasses and tenors. Mr. Finch kindly undertook the conducting, in order that Mr. Jones might take up the various leads on the violin, an arrangement th at answered very well, and will have the effect of assisting the vocalists to attain familiarity with the various parts. '['lie following choruses were taken :— From ! 'the Messiah "And The Glory of the Lord," "Uehold the f.amb of God," "Let all the Angels," "--Ml we like sheep," "Oh Thou that Tellest" : from the Creation—"ln the beginning," "The Marv'leus Work/' "Achieved is the Glorious Work," "T::e Heavens are telling." The pniet : ee passed off satisfactorily, the majority of the fore- : going choruses being sung remarkably well. ' It is the wish of the promoters to establish a land in connection with the Society, . which will for a while rein arse apart from I ( the vocalists. The names of those desirous j j of joining the band should be left with Mr. { Jones, lc is desired that no unnecessary I

delay should occur in giving the first concert, a The next rehearsal will take place to-mor- J row eveninc, after which a Committee will a ° r be elected. Communication between Batavia and Sin- < gapore has been restored. Mails for Melbourne per Tararua close at Hokitika on Wednesday, 6th instant, at 10 a.m. The members of the Volunteer Artillery will parade this evening, after which a meetii'g will be held for the election of a captain. ( The postponed meeting of those gentlemen i wishing to become members of No. 1 Com- ] pany Volunteers will be held at the Teaneraki school-house to-morrow evening at 7.30. A general meeting of the shareholders of : the Oamaru Stone Company will be held in the Mechanics' Institute on Tuesday next, 12th inst., at 11 o'clock, on which occasion the report will be presented and other business transacted. A civil case possessing some interest for owners of horses, was heard at the Resident Magistrate's Court this morning. Mr. P. Orr brought an action against Mi'. J. M'Millaii to recover the sum of LOO, the value of a certain mare which had been placed with another under the defendant's charge for the purpose of being stinted, but which had been allowed to leave the defendant's paddock and get into a bog in an adjoining piece of ground, where she perished. Mr. liislop appeared for the plaintiil', and Mr. O'Meagher for the defendant. The plaintiff gave evidence to having made arrangements in October last with the defendant with reference to the stinting of the mares, and, in compliance with Ids request, had sent the mares to the defendant's paddock, he having stated that it would be more convenient to have them at his place. The plaintiil' also stated that after the death of the mare lie had applied to the defendant for a settlement of the ' matter. Defendant consented to settle it, and the jm-ties agreed to submit the matter • to two independent gentlemen for their decision. When they met for the purpose of doing so the defendant refused to proceed , with the matter. The plaintiil' stated that - he had given L 47 for the mare, blithe valued , her at i.55. A considerable amount of evidence was taken. The defence set up was , that defendant had not act.d negligently in ~ regard to the mare, as alleged by the plainu till'. Due witness for the defendant stated r that the outside value of the mare was L 25, , the mare being unsound in the back, and I lame in the legs. The case was siill pro- , ceeding when we went to press. I At the Police Court, Auckland, on .' February I, James Schott was charged with , neglecting to provide for his wife Caroline 1 Amelia Schott. Mrs. Schott d posed that i her husband is IF err Schott, the mu ician, .- late of Auckland. His general income was i L'-'OO a year. When he 1. ft Auckland for 1 Wellington he ag"- ed to allow her at least n 1.2 per week for the support of lit y.-i. If and two sons. This he eoutinu d for a few weeks, but he had not -enc any remittance e ' J for a considerable time. Hie i-cheve 1 that he was under lucrative engagement as a musician. She and her sons were left ~ entiiely without means of support. His . Worship made an order upon the defendant to pay 20s. a week towards the support of Mrs. Schott, and 4s. a week for his children.