COUNTY NEWS.

Patea Mail, 21 October 1880, Page 2

COUNTY NEWS.

The inward mail da ’Frisco readied this district cm Tuesday. The steamer landed mails at Auckland on Sunday afternoon. The Kakauamea Enteutainaiext on Tuesday evening was very successful. A detailed notice will appear on Saturday. A New Stea.ai tou is to be put on the trade at this port, if the Patca Steam Shipping Company can raise a farther capital of ,£O,OOO or £G,OOO. It is intended to bo a large boat suitable for stock,merchandise, ami passengers, with a not carrying capacity of 120 tons or more. A report of the company’s meeting will be found in this issue. The Waitara, steam trade is also extending. A new steamer of 200 tons gross register, and a sea draught of Bft., is being built at Auckland for the Waitara stock and passenger trade. A steamer of larger draught can enter the Patca river at all seasons. Ckk kkt. —The first eleven of the Patea Club played 22 on Saturday, in pleasant weather. Each side had one innings, and the game is to be resumed next Saturday. The eleven had several able batsmen, and howling was so good that tbe 22 had no even chance, their own bowling being as weak as their number was strong. For the 11, Sir Petch took eight wickets with ids smart howling. Mr Barobol made a fair stand against him for 8 ; and Mr F* Peed distinguished himself with a score of 17 against severe howling, and carried out his hat. The hatting of the 11 was tolerable, but would not have shown brilliantly against scientific bowling. Mr Hcenan made S3, including several long drives ; Mr Jacomh made 21, Mr Pringle II , Mr Coutts 11, Mr Arnmlcll and Mr F. Horner S caclu other scores being low. Fkaxuis Wieliamsox lias hied a petition in bankruptcy. When before the Court at New Plymouth last week, he made a promise to file, and was released from custody. He passed through Patea southward, and the next thing we learn is that ho filed at Christchurch yesterday. Now what object could he have in going to the other island to petition a Court at Christchurch to make him a bankrupt ! His creditors arc in this district, and a creditor’s petition was already before the Court at New Plymouth. Wc arc informed that the petition before the Taranaki Court will he proceeded with, and that an application will ho made to have the Christchurch proceedings transferred to the District Court at Patea, in accordance with a statutory provision which enables a majority of creditors to change the venue for greater convenience. Lawveus have risen in arms at Ashburton, There is an intcrnoscinc Avar. They are no longer “ learned friends.” They decline to treat any unqualified lawyer as a learned friend of theirs. They even oiler “a reAvard of £2O for information which will lead to the conviction of any person accused of a breach of the LaAV Practitioners Act.” Lawyers are trade-unionists, and knorv how to “ strike” with terrorising effect, especially at Ashburton. But what is it all about ? Who is it that is daring to call himself a laAvyer contrary to the Law Practitioners Act ? The only innovation at Ashburton that wo on the West Const have heard of is that a journalist lately in this district has commenced business at Ashburton as local agent of a barrister located at Christchurch, or thereabout. The agent is the availt coureur of the duly qualified solicitor and barrister, hut the lawyers at Ashburton will not receive the new philanthropist. The lawyers say, “ Avant! Thou coureur.” He doesn’t avant; and so they sign a a joint and several proclamation that if they can procure evidence of his doing a single action, either drawing up a legal document or selling illegal advice, they Avill cheerfully pay £2O to the informer. This comes of taking the Hav into partnership.

Exivkndituke proposed for the Patea East Road Board is advertised. Potatoes sent from Canterbury to Auckland have been sold at a loss. IxvititcAuoii.n invites a loan of £20,000 at 0 per cent. A letter from a Normanby settler is held over. ScA’cral persons have volunteered to hang the Chinee murderer, Ah Lee. On. has been struck at 70 feet deep at the Poverty Bay sinking. The ucav general manager of raihvays *s J. P. Maxwell, and the assistant manager is W. H. Havmay. A Death at the Hospital occurred on Sunday, that of Augustus Probert, of Wavcrlcy, aged 23; dropsy and heart disease. A Gi:kat Snow Stohai in the Argentine Republic lasted three days, killed 700.000 cattle, 500,000 sheep, and 250.000 horses. Fifty thousand pounds is to be paid for Colonel Whitmore’s estate at Clive, near Napier, by Roberts, Murray, Roberts, and Co., the purchasers. There arc 46,000 acres, 13,000 sheep, and 250 cattle, Foui: Lives Averc lost by the upsetting of a boat in Pclorous Sound on Monday. Mr Finnis’s lavo children, Mrs Muller and child, Averc droAvncd. Th roc others hung- to the upset boat, and Averc rescued. The Youth whose leg Avas badly broken in a horse accident at Mr Foreman’s, Manutahi, continues in a doubtful condition in the Hospital. His appetite is hotter, hut his constitution being Aveak, his strength remains loav. VisiTous are flocking up daily to inspect the Plains, in anticipation of the sale next week. Other land in the district is likely to receive attention from persons in quest of desirable settlements where the soil is superior to any they have scon elsewhere. The Rev. Newman Hall, Loudon, divorced from his Avife, lias married again ; and uoav the cx-Avifc has married the groom Richardson, her paramour. A sad commentary, this, on the limited influence of an eminent minister Avithin ins OAvn family. Si a Jumus YoGEh intends, says our Wellington correspondent, to rot urn to this colony, to resume a career Avhieh may have an important influence on the present composition of parties. Some ucav commanding influence is really needed in this crisis. Tin; Audhatiox of the Czar is rumored from St. Petersburg, “ on the best authority.” Soon alter the Empress’s death he has married Piinccss Dolgororaski, Avitli whom ho has had scandalous relations during many years. Russian peasants Avorship a demigod avlio was not even docent as a husband. The Comi’i.aixt of a laborer who Avas beaten at the railway camp near Manntalii is thus answered by the ganger, W. Ure : —“ Dobbins and others were drinking at the Manutahi Hotel on the Monday evening, and Avould not come to Avork. He never told me lie had rheumatics. They Avound up witli fighting at the hotel, and got kicked out. Hobbins came to the camp next afternoon, slipped off his coat, rolled up his sleeA’cs, and after some words, struck me in the face and rucked at me. I threw him; he grasped my hair, and I struck him in the face. I let him got up, and he began throAving stones at me. He left the ground threatening my life.” News from Ireland by the inAYard ’Frisco mail represents the condition of that unhappy country as very serious. Agrarian outrages arc numerous, and several murders, marked by unusual daring and atrocity, have boon committed. A great demonstration AA’as giA'en to Mr Parnell, the leader of the Home Rule party, on his visiting Cork, which city he represents in Parliament. He Avas entertained at a banquet. Much comment has been excited by the fact that the toast of Her Majesty and other loyal toasts Averc omitted. Speeches Avere made of a seditious and inflammatory character.

The price for Fordall estate, sold yesterday, Avas L 9 an acre. Mr H, Serjeant is the purchaser. Patea Tuauesmex Bai-l Avas held last night in the Town Hall. It Avas Avell attended, and passed off pleasantly. A Dividend of 15. per cent, for the half-year is declared by the Patca Steamship Company. This is the first dividend since the Patea commenced running in January last year. Two serious losses occurred. The company had a costly arbitration suit Avith the builder of the steamer, and this year they lost, by oversight, a subsidy of £3OO for carrying mails. These tAvo sums will he equal to a first year’s dividend at say 12 per cent. The actual Avorking lor a year and a half, apart from these accidental losses, Avould be equal to quite 20 per cent, per annum. That ought to be a good commercial profit; Avhile the district oavcs much of its increase in value of land to the successful enterprise of the local shipping company.