The Evening Mail. FRIDAY, MARCH 15, 1878.

Oamaru Mail, Volume II, Issue 583, 15 March 1878, Page 2

The Evening Mail. FRIDAY, MARCH 15, 1878.

We have made arrangements for issuing a supplement with our is-ue of to-morrow evening, containing a full report of the -State trial—Regina v. J-'lies. We feel sure that this . niiuUi.cement will be satisfactory to our readere, who are doubtless anxious to obtain the fullest particulars in regard to one of the most important, if not the most important, cases that has ever bem brought before a Court of Justice in this Colony. We understand that the cricket match int-mled to be" played on Monday between Oamarn and Timaru lias fallen through, owing to the impossibility to get tufHcieiit pi yers to proceed to Tiina'U. 'i his is a matter for regret, as it is the second time that matches between the towns have fa'len through, a result which will tend to l-*sseu th« probability of iniiittiug a series of tegular friendly contests between the players of Timaru and Oamaru. We understand that there is an interruption on the Western Australian telegraph line north of Port Augusta.

The various Banks will be closed on Mondav next ill celebration of St. Patrick's Day. An accident of a very serious nature occurred yesterday, at Waareka. to a man nametl William M "Bride, in the employ of Mr. Duncan. The unfortunate man was attending a threshing maclrne, and through some unexplained cau-e his leit arm caught i > the machine, ami bo-came c -m----pletly destroyed. He was spec, lily attended by Dr. Garland, who had him removed to the Oamaru Hospital, and was received into that institution afoi-ut 3 o'clock. The injuries were of so severe a nature that amputa ion was rendered necessary. Dr. (jarland, assisted by Air. Jul wards, chemist, performe 1 the operation, successfully amputating the arm at the shoulder joint. '1 he upper portion of the shoulder was also considerably injured, and the result of the accident is stiil a matter of doubt, though, at the time of our receiving the latent information, the poor fellow was doing very | well.

The hearing of a feu- unimportant civil cases comprised the whole of the business at the Resident Magistrate's Court this morning.

Mr. Jeffreys notifies that, in consequence of the Volunteer Halt being required tor another purpose, he will preach in the old Tees—treet Hall at 7 p.m. on Sunday. Those who intend taking part in the annual competition of the Isurtii Otago Rifle Association, and who have 1100 yet entered the list of competitors, are reminded that they must do so to-morrow. We would remind all interested that the Autnmn <>i the North Utago Horticultural Society will take place at the Volunteer Hall to-morrow, the doors being open for ihe admission of the public at 2 p.m. As will be seen by our repoit of last night's meeting of the Commit- ee of the Society, it has been decided to extend to the general puoiie the privilege of e-hibiting without paying any entrance fee for their exhibits. Intending exhibitors are requester to send in their exhibits as early as possible, iu order that they may be properly staged, and that no time may be lost in the judging. We are request, d to state than the exhibits of boquets made by children will beadjudg. d by a committee ot ladies at the Mechanics Institute, at 9 a.m. 'ilie children are to be

allowed to gith-r the (lower.-; trom the gardens of any of their friends, the only stipulation being that they must make the bouquets in the pres'-noe of Jlr. Kidd. e hope to see a large number of children enter the competition, as the prizes to be awarded are of a substantial nature, and trust that the Committee ot ladies will have no mean task in dec.ding upon the merits of the children's handiwork.

A special meeting of the Committee of the North Otano Horticultural Society was held last evening at Albion House. There were present—Messrs. IT. Comieil, President: (in the chair), Heywootl, Kitlcl, i-prate, Stemsou, Simpson, and Leigh (Hon. Sec.). It was decided to extend to non-subscribers thr privilege hitherto only enjoyed by subscribers, ot" entering exhibits without the payment of any fee. Air. Earle's tender for supplying music at the show was accepted The Hon. Secretary was instructed to write to Messrs. K. Thompson and J. Watt, requesting them to act as Judges. It was determined to raise the centres of the middle tables twelve inches, in order to produce a better etii.-ct in the staging of plant*. It was decided to hold a special meeting of the Committee to-morrow morning, in order to consider any matters that might arise. Air. I.; ten, who was a winner of a guinea prize at the last show, having given the amount to the Society to be competed for iu any manner the Committee might deem advisable, it was decided to add the amount to the prizes to be giv. n for

jjiiyoitets made l>y children, and the prizes for these ;v*Te then altered to tin; iolluwing: —lst, LI; 2nd, !2i (id.; :?id, 7s. o\iT: witii Mr. Stemsou's gifs «>f »-.Xolunie " Language of Rowers,'" as a 4th prize. It" was also decided that the children's bouquets should he made under the supervision of Mr. Kidd, and that they should be judged at the Mechanics' Institute at 9 am. by a Committee of ladies. Ic was decided to request Jlr. Williamson to assist tiie -Secretary on the day of the show. A cote of thanks was passed to Messrs. Connell, Simp.-.on, and Kidd. for acting as Judges ot cottage gardens, and the usual compliment having been accorded to the chairman, the meeting terminated.

A general meeting of the shareholders of the Untnaru Stone Company will be heM afc

Me-sr-- Julias ami Balmer's ofiices this evening, afc S o'clock, f.)i- the purpose of approving of the Articles of Association, electing Directors, and taking steps to have the Company registered. Cooper and Bailey's Menagerie and Circus, whieh will visit Oatnaru on the -O'th irtst., is the largest show extant. The manifest of die Claud Haini'ton shows that the following animals, Sc., belonging to the show were brought l>y her to litmedin : —"Six elephant-, :i iions, 2 lion cubs. 4 pumahs, 1 bison, I elk, 4- leopards, 2 jaguars, 2 tigers, 2 ostriches, 2 camels, 2 baby camels, 6 dromedaries, 1 grizzly bear, I cage monkeys, [2 nraii outangs, 2 horned lhinosceri. 12 I ponies. 30 horses, 1 zebra, 2 sea lions, 2 fw seals, 2 silver-striped hyenas, 2 spotted hyenas, 1 armadillo, 1 prairie wolf, 2 prairie dogs, 2 educated pig®, 1 den of boa constrictor.-. calliope, 10 baggage wagons, <fcc. The Waste Lands Board, at the meeting held on Wednesday, decided that it had not the power to grant a license to Mr. Allan, of Moeraki, to excavate under a portion of the reserve on. the sea beach, opposite 1 and 2 •f 20, Block 111., Moeraki district.

All accounts against the North Otago Turf C'ub must be sent in on or before Monday next. The sittings in St. Paul's Church will be let this evening, between hali'-past seven and.half-past eight o'clock. The Chimborazo, which arrived at Adelaide a few days ago, has 50,000 salmon uva for New Zt alaud on board. The Ravensbourae and Rothesay School C .mmittet; have decided to include Air. Neil Fleming in the list of candidates for .-eats on the Education Board for whom they will vote. ; The Waste Lands Board has declined to grant the application of Mx. R. Wilson to occupy h portion of the clos- d road line south of Section 48, Block 111., Oamaru district, for quarrying purposes. It was decided to warn persons against throwing rubbish on the old road line. A scratch match will be played by the membei s of the "amaru Cricket Club tomorrow afternoon. Play will commence at half-past 2 o'clock, and bides will be chosen by Messrs. F. Fen wick and G. Sumpter. It is partieulaily requested that those player - chosen to represent the Club in the match wiih Timaru will attend. We feel sure that those who had the pleasure of attending the recent performance* of the U.S. Minstrels will be glad to learn that the compauy wiil give two more of their excellent entertainments next week—on Thursday and Friday evenings. Those who have nut yet witnessed the performances of the troup should not miss the opportunity of so doing, for the U.S. Minstrels are the best that have ev> r visited Oamaru. The Dunedin Star gives currency to the following :- On dit that the Government have intimated in very plain terms to Sir J. Vogel that the expenrts of the AgentGeneral's department must be very seriously curtailed, and that large reductions will be made in the salaries of the principle officers in the department. In certain ciri-Jen the impression is now pretty geueial that Sir •Julius will resign, and be succeeded by Mr. Header Wood. Tiie Otago Daily Times is responsible for the following : - " When the Ministedai party arrived at Waikouaiti, on Wednesday, there was a very poor turn-out of the public to welcome them ■ but this is not to be wond- red at if there is any truth in the report that Mr. Geo. M'Lem, who does not entertain the most friendly feelings towards the Government, had industriously circulated a rumor that Sir George Gr-y and party intended to proceed from Dunedin to Uamaru by si-a."

A cricket match between the first eleven of the Windsor House Cricket Club antl the first eleven of the Grammar School will be pta\ eel on Saturday next. The names of the teams are as follow :—Windsor Hou-e : A. M'Leod (captain), E. Griifitli. \V. Jackson, 0. Bortou, P. Church, C. Headland, K. Filluel, F, Gri'fith, ■). Longrord, II- AitUen, and J. Hood. Grammar School: W. Todd (captain), C. Moore, D. Moore. H. Moore, J. H:nn, J. Hook, E. Kite, J. Todd, W. Hartley, C. i'owe, audi. Kudge. This is the manner in which a visitor t ■ our late races writes in a Dunedin contemporary : —" Ic was amusing to i ear the intense hatred and bitterness with which the Oamaru people, or rather a small section of them, spoke of Dun- din -*> nd : ; unedin people, though their taste in doing so was questionable. The Oamaruites can blow too; their racing W'S better than Dunedin; their h ui'ii-.-apper better, next year their added money will be better, they will gi-t better horses, and so on. However, I am glad to say that in material prosperity and progress they have every reason to blow and be proud of their district, which is one of the rtutss in the Colony." It will be gratifying to our readers and to the Colony i:i general (says the New Zealand Herald), to know that the efforts to acclimatise salmon in the Auckland direct have suceeded. A party of gentlemen who have been visiting the Upper Thames district, returned to town on Wedue.-dav, ; and informed me tiiat they had the pleasure uf seeing the Upper Thames Kiver, a little distance below Oniahn, a shoal of fish, which they had no doubt were a portion of the tish which Mr. Firth, a 'ew years ago placed in that river. The fi h were from fifteen to eighteen inches long, and showed every characteristic of the " kin-z lish " The travellers were considerably strengthened in their opinions by an interview with the Natives, who a little wiiile before had caught one, and who emphatically stated it to be the strange fish, as, when opened, its fle.-h was red. The natives regretted having killed the fish, and will take every precaution in future to prevent a similar accident occurring. The Maoris evince a very strong desire to allow the fish to become acclimatised in th se waters, and the wisdom of so doing was pointed out by tiie gentlemen.

One of those scenes which are so well calculated to bring the majesty of the law iuto contempt (says the Lyttcllon Times) occurred at the i'imaru Magistrate's Court on Tuesday. Mr. Woolcombe, in giving judgment in the affiliation ease—M'hinnon v. Louden which had been adj.mrned till aster hearing the result of the perjury case, said he could make an order for Louden t" 1 pay 2-. G'd. per -week, maintenance. "\ L . Hammer, ley, "'ho appeared for ne coinplaiuane, said that, in the face of the good position occupied by Loudon, such an order was ridiculous. Id wa3 a pe> feet farce, as a short time ago M' vVoolcombe liad made an order for Ids. week, in a similar charge, against a l:v'j r i n g nian. Be eouid uot remain ioiigc-ria 'Court to argtie tlie matter, as he had an appointment elsewhere. But his Worship might make a reasonable onler, and send ic to him. Mr. HammorsU-.y then picked up his books and walked out of the Court. Mi*. White, who appeared for the accused, -jailed Loude-', and told his Worship that they intended to leave the Court-, and the Bench could not then make any oider in the absence of the parties. Counsel and client then left. Mr. Woolcombe surveyed t!>e .scene for a few minute*, picked up his papers, and followed suit by leaving Court without making any order. "What great events from trifling causes spring! The proprietors of the JS'ew Zealand Herald have had to pay pretty d< arly for allowing the word " indigent " to appear in a telegram from Dunedin, instead of "indignant." The following apology from rlie proprietors of the Herald, published in

.1 Dunedin paper, explains the matter : [ " Oil the 13th June lase, a telegram from Dun- ! cdin appeared in the columns "f the Herald in reference to Mr. Thomas Calcutt of thi- city, of which he very justlj complains, and calls upon us for explanation and apology. The paragraph had reference to Mr. Calcutt being required to attend the Supreme Court at Dunedin to give evidence in an insolvency case. Our telegram spoke of Mr. Calcutt as being in very indigent circumstances. The word •'indigent" was a mistake for " indignant." We very much regret that the mistake should have occurred and caused Mr, Calcutt annoyance or loss, as nothing was further from our intention, than to cast any reflection on him. He consented upon our paying LlO 10s. co«ts incurred by him, and a donation of i.SU to the fuuds of the Otago Benevolent Institution, to accept our apology, which we freely offer. I

Mr. Percy Wells, of Adelaide, has invented a tram rail which he contends •will enable a sft. 3in. gauge railwav to be made at a cost of less than L2OOO per mile.

The Daily Times has been requested to say that the statement contained in a telegram from the Press Ag> ncy, to the effect that Mr. Stout, the New Attorney-General, " has decided to give up his Dunedin practice and reside permanently in Wellington," is utterly without a shadow of foundation. In cou-equenee of the war news the congr gation at the Congregational Church, North Adelaide, sang at the close of the service 13wight's liyuin, "God Bless our Native Land," to the tune of the National Anthem. It was sung with great spirit, and the effect was both good and solemn. J clergvman, with his wife, a district- where the sold and silver mines have not been too successful, arrived lare in the eventide, says "JEgles,'' in the Australasian, at a coaching hostelry, unclean, and not of p.-datial proportions. The rev. gentleman thus interviewed the proprietor : —■" I shall be obliged if you could accommodate us for the night. I require a sitting-room, a sleeping apartment for self and wife, and stabling for the horses." Boniface (who is also a free selector), pauses for a moment, and replies, " Yes. we c;;n manage. Your missus can turn in with my missus, we can turn in together 011 the stretcher, anrl the hordes we can turn into the paddock." Though the night was wet and cheerless, the parson continued his journey.