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Poverty Bay Standard, Volume II, Issue 121, 13 January 1874, Page 2

Crowded Out.—The Rev. W. H. Root’s letter, and much local and general new, are crowded out, but shall appear on Thursday. Resignation. — Walter Hippolite Pilliet Esq., J.P., has resigned the appointment he has held for some time past, us Resident Magistrate at Akaroa. Race Meeting.—The meeting of the Race Stewards did not come off on Saturday evening as announced. An adjournment accordingly took place, we understand, until next Saturday evening at the same hour. Parliamentary Papers.—We have to acknowledge the receipt, per last mail of sundry Parliamentary papers, including Vol. 1. appendix to Journals of the House of Representatives and the usual file of Gazettes.

Gisborne Band.—We understand that th Gisborne brass band will commence a series of open air performances on Saturday evening next at 6 o’clock. The spot chosen is on the river bank, near Dr. Nesbitt’s garden; secluded certainly, but less dusty, aud therefore pleasanter than more frequented portions of the town.

VACCINATION.—A recent General Government Gazette contains a proclamation under the Public Health Act, 1872, from which we learn that Dr. Nesbitt’s Surgery in Gisborne, is the place appointed for public vaccination ; that the Public Vaccinator will attend there on the first Wednesday in every month from 12 to 2 at noon to vaccinate all persons not already successfully operated on ; and that he will also attend at the same hour and place on the same day in the following week after vaccination, to inspect the progress of such vaccination. Dr. Nesbitt has been appointed Public Vaccinator.

English Mail.—Either the official arrangements or the telegrams respecting the next, outward mail via San Francisco seem to have got into a fog. .Recent telegrams informed us that the Government had arranged for the Taranaki, to arrive at the Manukau on the 19th instant, with the homeward ’Frisco mail. We now learn from the Napier Telegraph that the Rangatira took an English mail on her last trip South, no notice of which had been given here. Surely the mail ” — vw xiv in rveiungton until the steamer leaves on the 16th? A mail closes this morning via Suez. Music Hall.—The Franconi Brothers, assisted by Jolley Nash, a vocalist of some celebrity, gave a performance in the Music Hall on Saturday evening. There was but a moderate attendance, which is somewhat surprising, considering the dearth of amusements in Gisborne. The Franconi Brothers are wellknown ; and suffice it to say, their performances on Saturday met with their usual approbation. Jolley Nash, although new to the inhabitants of Poverty Bay, made a decided “hit,” and was loudly applauded in his song, “ Up a Tree,” and in response to a well-deserved encore sane, “Old Brown’s Daughter,” “Bivertv Bob,” and’ “ Down Among the Coals,” which was received with rounds of applause. Mr. Harry Power appeared in two old woman character songs, “Old Mother Gum,” and “Sarah Walker;’ and a local song, “ The Oil Springs” by the same gentleman, was loudly applauded, who on being loudly called for’sang the “ Grey Fat Man,” but it did not meet with the success it deserved. We understand that it is the intention of the troupe to give another performance at an early date, when we hope to see a better attendance. The prices of admission, as advertized, are, we think, a little too high. District Court.—The Resident Magistrate has received instructions from the District Court Judge to specially apprise him of any business entered up for hearing at the sittings appointed to be held in Gisborne on the 4th proximo, more particularly with reference to criminal cases; also ordering that the “precept” be issued in time, and the Sherriff be duly served with summonses, so that no delay occurs in empannelling a jury, should one be required ! We are at a° loss to know what this jumble means. We beg His District Honor’s pardon ; we don’t allude to his instructions, but to the state of fog the affairs connected with his court have been allowed to drift into. One prisoner has already been discharged on account of some one s official laches, and now to-day another prisoner, committed by Dr Nesbitt "yesterday to to be sent down for (shall we say similar) trial, with prosecutor and witnesses to support it. Dr. Nesbitt has no alternative open to him, and we shall be curious to know’ whether the Crown Prosecutor will accept the responsibility of refusing to sign the indictment against this prisoner also. As we understand the case at the present time no fault lies with the committing Magistrate, and those interested may rest assured that the matter will not rest where it is.