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Thames Guardian and Mining Record, Volume I, Issue 59, 14 December 1871, Page 2

At the Police Court yesterday the case of W. C. Hazard, charged with furious riding, was adjourned until Saturday. William Ecid, for allowing his horse to stand m the street to take care of itself, was fined 2s (id and costs. William Evans, charged with assaulting Richard Lediard by striking him on the face, was fined 10s. John Negus, a carter, charged with cruelly ill-treating a horse at Tararu, was fined £5, or one mouth’s haul labour, the It.M. observing that he could not fine the defendant any more under the Rural Police Act, under which the complaint was laid, Tararu being without the limits of Ihc Municipal Police Act. James McMimiin, charged with allowing a mare and foal to wander at large in Rollcs-ton-street, was lined 2s (id and costs.

At the Warden’s Court, yesterday, J. Norton was fined 20 and costs for cutting timber for sale without a license. The cases of Mclntosh v.Finlay and Clatworthy v.Finlay, complaints for not working a share in the Green Isle claim, were struck out for nonappearance of tlie parties concerned. The Court then adjourned until this morning.

In consc* rcucc of the absence of the Chairman aud other members of the Waiotahi Highway Board, the usual weekly meeting was not held yesterday. Full particulars of the enquiry into the the origin of the late fire at the Music Hall, last Sunday morr'ug will be found in another column. The drill of the Thames Scottish was numerously attended last eveniug. After drill, two working members were elected, also as - honorary members—Mr C. F. Corlctt and Mr J. 1). Wickham. A letter was read from Major Taylor, commanding the Auckland Scott*sh, (inviting the presence of the company at the Caledonian Sports, to be held in the Albeit Barracks, on the Ist and 2nd January. The invitation was unanimously accepted. A committee was appointed to draw up a set of new rules. A numerously-attended meeting of the Thames Carpenters and Builders’ Association was held last cveirng, at the Pacific Hotel. The committee proposed at the previous meeting to hr’ng up a code of rules and prices, &c., for the Association, submitted the result of the*v labour,and every item aud rule were well discussed, home were passed, aud others rejected, hut, as they were so numerous, we are not i a position to give them verbatim. Bain is much wanted in the Upper Waikato. The paiiial failure of the spr' ig crops is predicted. A meeting of the!Painters’ Association was held last evening, at the Pacific Hotel. The fire at Hawkcswood's foundry, Auckland, is generally believed to have been purely accidental. Mr Farnall lias given notice of a new clause in the Amending Licensing Bill, establishing a Bellamy in the Council Chambers. The debate on Mr Creighton’s resolutions, relative to the amendment of the Constitution, is to he resumed on Tuesday. The Provincial Council rejected a vote of £I,OOO, in aid of the building fund of the Auckland Institute andJMuscum. Under the circumstances stated during the debate, we think the Council acted v Isely. The forthcoming Mayor’s election in Auckland is giving the newspaper correspondents something to do. Mr Philips lias many enemies it seems. How the election may go is another matter. Wc incline to the opinion that lie will be re-elected. During the discussion on the Permissive Bill, However, Mr John Lundon declared that if women had the light to vote at. Mr Philips’s election, he never would become Mayor. “The ladies,” he said, “would like a betterlooking man. Looks were everything to young women ; the older ones liked something more solid,” This was a novel illustration, and although members laughed, there was a great deal of truth in it. Mr Lundon, who is not an Adonis, declared that he could get all the women south of Auckland to sign a memorial that he should keep a public-house :'f he chose to ask them, “ not because he was good-looking, hut because he was a good fellow.” The inference was obvious. The Mayor of Auckland was neither good-looking, nor a good fellow. Dr Nicholson proposes to move that a sum of £ LA) be given to the relict of the late Bev. Mr Heywood, in recognition of his gratuitous services as chaplain of the Mount Eden Gaol for eight years.

Mr Carlcton, on Thursday, will move a resolution disapproving of the present system of responsible Government ” in the Provincial Council. The most sensible thing the Council could do would he to adopt it. We understand the Executive, regard it as a vote of want of confidence, because, they say, if the Superintendent has the choice of Ills own Executive, ov term of office must he short indeed,

As a great deal of misunderstanding l ias arisen regarding the “ Messiah.” and Signor Cagli’s offer. We have been requested to state that no definite proposal was ever made to Signor Caglion behalf of the committee he being simply asked by one member what lie would take * j assist on Thursday evening to which lie gave as answer " one-half." Re’ states that had matters been properly cx . plained, he would have been perfectly wih ling to do his best to help such a thing as a benefit for the cinireh. We are sorry that matters have turned out as they have done, a good deal of ill feeling having arisen : u consequence of the whole affair. A miner named Richard Hales lost in March last a valuable specimen of copper ore, which he bad brought here and kept as a curiosity from one of the American mines, This he left at the Tararu Hotel, from which it was missed. Information was given to the Police, who have succeeded in tracing it to the possession of one Henry Meech (who is now in custody charged with stealiug it, and will be brought before the R.M. this morning to answer the charge.) We understand that the accused made no secret of haring the piece of ore in his possession, and when asked for it, at once handed it over to Sergeant Green. The matter will of course be fully investigated to-day. The Hon. Julius Vogel was expected to arrive in the Government steamer ‘Luna,’ due in Auckland from the South yesterday. A pigeon shooting match was fired a few days ago between the Hamley Gun Club and the Papakura Gun Club. The former scored 77, and the latter 59. The s.s. Wellington left the Mnnukau yesterday for the Southern Ports, with a large number of passengers. The Stabat Mater” has been translated by Mr E. 11. Hickson, and a printed copy forwarded to us. The translation is na admirable one, and will prove a great assistance in following any future performance in A lckland of this liuc compositiou Cross. A telegram has been received by the honorary secretary to the 1 names Rifle Association from Captain Chamberlain of the Grey, mouth Rifles, to the effect that the latter corps cannot lire the return match with a team picked from the Rifle Association for some time, in consequence of the colonial prize tiring. When the match docs come off we have no doubt our local shots will give a better account of themselves than they did on the last occasion. —Evening Star. The Southern Crass advocates placing the police force of the province wholly under the control of the General Government. Mr Beveridge has the following notice of motion on the order paper :—“ That a respectful address be preseuted to his Honor the Superintendent, requesting him to place on the additional estimates the sum of £SOO, to erect a cottage at the Asylum for luuatics the friends of whom arc willing to pay for for tlicir separate accommodation.” There is in Mr Upton’s window an illuminated tablet neatly executed by Mr ltiekcs, of Welliugton-strcet, containing the resolution passed at the late Diocesan Synod in reference to Sir Wm. Martin’s retirement from the Synod. The tablet contains the following inscription : —“ To Sir William Martin, K.D.C.L. Resolution unimously animously adopted by the Auckland Diocesan Synod, session 1871. That this Synod learns with deep regret that Sir William Martin has found it necessary to withdraw from active service in the Diocesan Synod, and desires to record its souse of the inestimable advantage which the Church in this country has derived from his devotion of his energies to its service for so many years. The Synod also expresses its hope that Sir William Martin may long live to sec his noble example followed by those to whom the work of the church in this Synod may from time to time be entrusted.” The tablet also contains the miuaturcs of Bishops Cowic, Sclwyn and Pattcsou. It will be sent to Sir William Martin. —Evening Srar.

Wc have had much pleasure in inspecting a most elaborate work of skill, in the shapo of a large model of the steamship Nevada, It is on a very large scale, and has been finished with a minute attention to particulars seldom seen in constructions of this kind. Everything is represented with extraordinary faithfulness, and those who visited the steamer when in this port will not miss b single feature of those which they noticed as distinguishing her from all which previously visited this port, and as a type of the oceangoing American steamer. Every rope is in its [dace, and the model has been made to scale, aud of correct proportions, and when illuminated and the light thrown through the port aud up the hatchways aud skylights, it is difficult to believe that one is .not actually looking at the Nevada herself. Those who had not the opportunity of going on hoard would do well to inspect this work of ingenuity. Indeed, wc arc incliued to recommend the constructors to make a public exhibitiou of it. In all probability thej would receive a good return. —Evening Siar. A fine turtle has made its appearance, and now lies at the door of Air Canning, awaiting the stroke of the executioner’s axe. It weighs about SOlbs, and looks more lively than most amphibaj, after a voyage on the deck of a vessel.

There was one very narrow escape at the fire on Monday night ; aud had it not been for the promptitude and fearlessness displayed by a few bystanders, a life would undoubtedly have been lost. A man went into a small building which si >od between the foundry and the block of buildings in Vic-toria-street to rescue some valuables. It was then blazing fiercely, and the unfortunate man had scarcely got inside when the chimney fell in. Home of the material struck him on the head, aud he fell insensible. Blazing rafters were on the point of falling over him, when Seargant Major Broughton and a few other courageous spectators observed the occurrence, aud rushed in just in time to drag him out before the timbers of the roof came down with a crash. As usual in fires in the night, the destruction of household goods was immense ; and frantic and terrified people, as well as over zealous helpers, bundled things out of contiguous houses long before there was any necessity for it, the sole object apparently being to clear the houses as speedily as possible, never considering that things may be as irretrievably ruined by being dashed to atoms out of an upper story window as by being burned. It would he well if a property protection corps could he organized in connection with the file brigade, for excitable and nervous people appear tu become absolutely insane when brought within the glare of an extensive conflagration, such as occurred on Monday night.”