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Patea Mail, Volume II, Issue 114, 13 May 1876, Page 2

Wo Avonld again remind onr readers that the sale of Mr McGuire’s goods, saved from 11iq late fire, will take place this day. Every lot must be sold, and the sale will commence at eleven o’clock sharp, Mr W. Dale Aviclding the hammer. This sale affords persons an excellent opportunity of purchasing goods at low rates. Mr W. Cowern Avill hold a sale of merchandise this day, at Messrs Jenkins and Go’s Ketemarac store, and on Thursday next, he will submit the property of Mr Muir, Ilawcra, together Avith that gentleman’s very large stock. It is announced that all will be sold Avithout the slightest reserve. Wo Avonld remind those interested that, as announced, the regular monthly K.M. Court at Carlyle will be held on the Gth instead of the Ist June next. A handy little iron schooner, named tho Uno, about 55 tons register, but of very light, draught, has been built by Mr Moutrary, ironfounder, of Nelson, and was launched last Aveek. She is intended for general trading, but Patca will be the port that she will most frequently visit. We direct the attention of our readers to an advertisement in another column, calling a general meeting of members of the Patea Institute for Tuesday evening next, in tho Town Hall, to receive the annual report and balance sheet. We understand that the report will show a very creditable state of affairs, and all avlio have at any time since the formation of the Institute been subscribers, are hunted to attend. The Institute has, Ave understand been- recently incorporated under the “Public Libaries PoAver Act 1875.” Information on this and other points of interest will ho submitted to the meeting. Wo hope to sec a good attendance of members.

At the Resident Magistrate’s Court on Thursday,' James Gaffney was charged with stealing- a bottle of brandy, the property of Charles Edwards, .publican, of Wairoa. Gaffney was left in the bar whilst Mrs Edwards went into the kitchon to send the cook in to mind the bar. On going there, the cook found the prisoner with a bottle of brandy in his possession) which he refused to give up, saying that, Mr Edwards had given it to him, or allowed him to take it. Mrs Edwards, on this, sent for Constable Flynn, .yho forthwith took him in custody. The case was adjourned to obtain the evidence of Mr Edwards, prisoner persisting in his statement as to the brandy bging honestly come by. Mr Edwards attended yesterday, and corroborated the prisoner’s account of the matter, saying that it was true, and that he (witness) had left the grog on the shelf for the prisoner to take awayAs a matter of course, the accused was at once discharged. The adjourned case of the Education Board v. Jenkins and Stewart was also hoard yesterday, when a verdict for the defendants with costs was given. The Magistrate before leaving the Bench remarked .that in future be would only hear civil cases on Fridays. He wished suitors distinctly to understand , this, and he took the opportunity of giving 1 them due notice- The Court then adjourned till Friday next.-

It is desirable that, with winter so close at hand, a rogewal of the periodical entertainments of last year will be effected, and that the lon# nights will be sometimes enlivened by them. There is now a capital hall for any kind of amusement and thus one great obstacle has been removed. Let us hope that the young men of the district will tako : the matter up without delay, and make arrangements for an early commencement.

The.foiiowing paragraph from the Napier Weekly 2[ercui’ify will no, doubt be news to our readers ;— 11 The steamer Lgmont, which vessel was stranded at the month of the I’alea river, was sold by auction, and purchased by Mr Duthio for £500.. Willi the aid of tanks, &c., ho lias sue-, needed in lloaling tiic vessel, and it is now found that the damages sustained by her arc of a slight nature. The vessel is worth upwards of £2,000, and Mr Dnthio has managed to make a good hit.” This is going from home to hear news with a vengeance. In common with others wc wish there was a word of truth in it. Some clairvoyant must have written it. The true state of affairs in connection with the vessel is that she still lies on the beach seriously damaged, as wo have already described her. The gaps in her sides have been temporarily covered, but all the efforts to get her afloat hsvc so far failed, though no relaxation in the attempt will be made.. Daring the next spring tides it is hoped that she will be got off, a eonsummation devoutly to be wished. Wo take the following from the Wanganui Chronicle of yesterday :—“ We arc informed on good authority that an action for slander is now pending against a certain PAL, who resides not a hundred miles from Carlyle. The plaintiff is a respectable settlor, and the casus belli, if we have been correctly informed, lies in an alleged public defamation of character, by stating that even on oath bis evidence would not be received. Such unguarded statements arc highly dangerous.” Mr Sawyers, the outer signalman at Wellington, lias been dismissed by the Provincial Government. The reason for his dismissal is not stated, but it is ruinonrcdthat the Colima narrowly escaped contact with the Pinnacle Pock on her last visit to Wellington, through the signalman allowing her to get too far inside before sending the pilot off. It is rumoured that although the Hunter went ashore about G o’clock in the morning no signal was made to the pilot until eight o’clock, when any chance there might have been to save the vc c sel was

gone. A European woman married a Maori recently in Sydney, and shortly afterwards the happy pair came to New Zealand. On arrival at Auckland the bride levanted, and the disconsolate husband Avent to the Magistrate’s Court to ask for assistance to recover hislost wife. The only description (he Maori could give of thelady was that she had been (alooed on the hack by his own loving hands, and by those marks he would know her. It being rather too much for the Court to undertake to inspect the backs of every female whose appearance might suggest the idea that she had rim away from her IftAvfnl spouse, the Maori could obtain no help in bis trouble. The barristers arc in arms. They arc quite alarmed (says an English journal) by Mr Norwood’s Bill, making them liable for action for neglect of duty. That measure has just been issued. It contains only four clauses, Avhicb, however, OA-er-turn the whole etiquette of the bar,. In the first place, barristers are to be allowed to sue, for their’ fees. To most of them this Avill not mean much, for the majority of them get their money before they perform their duty. But the ideal of their position is thus entirely changed. Henceforth, they arc not professional gentlemen retained to do by special favour whateA r cr they may please, but lawyers employed for a specific purpose, and consequently liable for negligence. Hero lies the sting of Mr Norwood’s Bill. It Avonld make barristers liable for damages in respect to Avork done iu their legal capacity. A black Newfoundland dog, having attended the Pride of the Tyno Lodge of Good Templars, at IlaltAvhistlo, England, along Avith his master, for some time, appears to have found out their mysterious rap for entering the lodge room during the meetings. One lodge night he set off to the lodge as customary, and his master in before hint closed the‘door. A short time after, the Inner Guard and part of the members heard the Avell-known knocks at the inside door, when the Guard arose and opened it, and tho black brute Avalked majestically in, greatly to the surprise o£ the vigilant' Guard, and causing no small amusement to the company assembled.

Prince Leopold has been advanced to the ,30th degree at the hall of the Freemasons’ Supreme Council of the Ancient and Accepted Kite, 33 Golden-square. Lord Carnarvon, as the head of the above degree presided, and performed the ceremony. A New Orleans jury declared a man to have come to his death by “an unknown cart.” About on a par with that of this is the Philadelphia verdict respecting a man who had been crushed to death in a mill, when the jury remarked, “No blame can bs attached to the machinery.” -

The New. Plymouth Budget says:- ‘ Go out young man ; she’s not here’ are words said to have been used by a preacher to a youth whom he saw standing in the chapel doorway during tiie lime the sermon was being preached. - Members of the Wesleyan congicgation say the above would not have,been inapplicable if used by the preacher on Sunday night last, it has lately been a common practice about the middle of the sermon for persons to assemble in. the porchway, and to repeatedly push open the door, and peep inside, to the groat annoyance of members of the congregation sitting near. As if the continual croaking of boots, and opening and shutting of the door was not sufficiently annoying, a kind of stage whisper is indulged in, which may be heard all, over the chapel, and the fumes of tobacco: and cigars are wafted inwards. A member of the congregation threatens to make an example by hauling one or other inside the chapel for the congregation to inspect and mark their disapproval. It might do good to show' one or two up. An extraordinary foot-ball match, was witnessd by some 15,000 persons near Sheffield cm 12th January. The goals were four miles apart and the ball was kicked off midway between them. After three hours play the match, was pronounced drawn, neither side having gained the advantage, and the ball being nearly five miles from tire place whence it was kicked off. Some of the players were a good deal scratched, by bursting through hedges.

Mr Scagcr, the Master of the Mount View Asylum, Wellington, died at Wellington last week. The deceased was 55 years of age. It is noteworthy that his father and brother both died at exactly the same ago of 55. His death, a Wellington journal points out, affords another illustration of the advantages of life insurance. It is only a few months since Mr Seager applied for a policy of £SOO in the Government office. Ho was then of course in perfect health, but thought it wise to provide against contingencies. His proposal was accepted, and he had paid ,onc premium,- when he was seized with the malady which proved fatal. His family are thus to some extent provided for, though the sum named will prove very inadequate to the loss which Mrs Seager lias sustained through the death of her husband.

The Now York World gives the following: —London, February s.—On Thursday last Queen Victoria entered the boudoir of her unmarried daughter, the Princess Beatrice, and said : “ Beatrice, my dear, you want to get married, don’t yon ?” “ Oh, don’t 1 just,” replied the fairgirl enthusiastically, “ and it’s leap year too. Hooray I But say, ma, who's the him ?” Prince Louis of Battenbnrg,” replied her Majesty. “ That’ll he awful jolly,” said the princess; “ Louis is such a sweet name,” and she, began scrawling on the blotting pad, “ Beatrice Battenmirg,” and wondering how she would look in white. Yesterday morning, when her august mother again entered her Royal Highness’s apartment she found her daughter in tears —tears of indignation rather than grief. “ Why drat the child, what ails her?” said her Majesty. “ Oh, ma,” cries the princess, “ look at this,” and she pointed to the following item in the 'Times ; —“Calcutta, February 4.—Prince Louis of Battenbnrg while pig-sticking to-day, fell and broke his collar-bone. The sad event has cast a gloom over the community.” “Well,” said the Queen, “ what of that ?” “What' of that?” echoed the daughter; “what of that? "With all due deference to yon ma’am, I will have no Prince Louis in mine. I thought we had come down low enough when poor Louise married into a grocer’s family, but when a butcher, a man that makes his living by sticking horrid pigs—not much, Alexandrina Victoria,” and kicking olf her mother’s crown with the remark that that, was the sort of a hair pin she was, her Royal Highness betook herself to her room and gave way to tears.

It must be awkward, (says the Otago Daily Times) for great men when early reminiscences are revived, and forgotten friends start np in all sorts of odd places) and say all sorts of odd things. We clip the following from the London Weelcly Times :—Mr Vogel declares his belief that New Zealand is destined to pass ahead of all the colonies. Well, perhaps he is right. But what good fortune it was to Mr Vogel that New Zealand was a fact. I remember playing poker with him at Pleasant Creek years ago, and clearing him out. He borrowed a£l from me to take him home. He was a rare fellow—elastic, full of hope, none of yonr croakers. He used to write some stinging articles for the 1 local rag ; ’ articles of the Carlyle strength, full o pith and energy ; and I sometimes rogre that his pen is lost to the Press. But between ourselves, he is an awful- humbug. I don’t think he believes in anything, and I am pretty sure that if he could have turned his talent in this direction to profitable account in England, New Zealand would have never seen him again. As matters , stand, Sir George Grey is ready for the fray. An editor having in a dense crowd accidentally stepped on the toe of one next him, asked pardon for his carelessness. “ Never mind ; its only an error of the press,’’ was the reply.