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Thames Star, Volume XII, Issue 3992, 14 October 1881, Page 2

A plight mishap occurred at the Golden Crown mine this morning. The trucks of quartz were being wound up, when by some mistake the engine driver did not top in time, and the c»g<' and truck were hoisted to tha poppet heads, snapping the rope. Fortunately the c*ge r aught on the top of the guides, and bnt little damage was done, or the consequences would have been more

serious.

We observe that mention is made in the Postal Guide to the Telephone Exchanges, which have been established at Auckland aud Christohurch. -** The guide also contains a large amoun^of useful information relating to Postal Insurance and Telegraph arrangements throughout the colony, which must be useful to merchants; business men, and others.

Two boys quarrelling yesterday at the North Shore, one named William Jenkins, aged nine, stabbed another named Alexander Grant in the back with a penknife. Jenkins was brought before the magistrate and liberated on his father's recognizaacea till Monday,

Gabbahd, the great lab nir agitator of Auckland, has been arrested for sending in a false claim for insertion or an elebtoral roll. Since hia candidature for Auckland North, he has beeu busy placing names of persons on the rolls who are entitled to vote, but not registered. It is understood that .similar legal proceedings are pending against other persons who are said to be guilty of such malpractices.

Tub Daily Times has authority to state that Oliver .re-joins the Ministry, without portfolio, and will be called to the Upper Houb9. He, therefore; will not stand for Dunedin Central,'for which probably B. B. Cargill will become a candidate.

THB.Gourity Council are calling for tenders for the ronsirnction of a tunnel on the Hihi creek, bridges over the Karaka and Waitekauri, and a cutting ont.be Hape road. Mr Aitken will give further information to contractors.

At the R.M. Court this morning, Mr Mr Kenrick jin dealing wit h the ciee of drunkenness brought before him, said the Dew Licensing Act fixed the lowest penalty for that offience at ss, and for disorderly conduct it wus fixed* at £1, or not more than £3. From this it would appear as if drunkards will not fare so well in future as they have hitherto done. ■ ■ ,

Information is to hand from the Fiji Islands announcing that the Detached Squadron Bailed for Tokohana, Japan, on the 15ih of September, en route for England, all well. . „

The following which appeared in the Star, may be of interest to Thames investors:--The following letter, which comes all the way from Temora goHfield, New South Wales, is the third we have received 'from various quarters relative to Theodore Brown's sweeps. The law against sweepa baa not been passed a day before it was required: "Dear sir, — Having taken a ticket in Theodore Brown's sweep for the Wellington Cup to be run on last February, I wrote-to him to-knaw._the_ result, and received no reply. Would you kindly forWari^ me a copy of your papejrjn which' the" winning horses and also numbers are mentioned.' My ticket was No. 1990, the price £ I. —Yours, &c, B. Gabboiino, butcher, Temora, N.S.W." '

Me Thavekb' remarks aaent lawyers' extravagant charges are applicable elsewhere, as well as in New Zealand, as letthe following story, told by " JEgles " in. the Australasian testify:—l have before me now a taxed bill of costs, which is, in its way, a curiosity. Some time ago a professional man's cheque was, by the mistake of a, bank officer, dishonored. The bank offered reasonable reparation, and believed that the matter was settled. It was a surprise, therefore, to be served with a Supreme Court writ for a large sum (Bay £1000) as compensation. However, £25 was paid into Court as sufficient satisfaction, and the result of the action wai that the Court awarded £5 more. The presiding judge said that tlu action ought to have been brought in the County Court. The plaintiff's bill of coots was rendered, and its appearance before and after shearing in the woolshed of the prothonotarj is enough to wring tears of anguish from any attornt-y. Here are the results :— Amount of plaintiff's costs (covering three foolscap p*2es), £127 13s 9d ; taxed off, £120 15s 9i—£6 18s j paid taxing, 4d—Allowed £r) 18a 4d, Atter such cruol treatment as this one may expect a lot of cancelled indenturps and a rush for church curacies. "iß^les" tells of another lawyer who was asked by a client who could scarcely write his own name to " fill in the bu )y of the cheque " by which he settled his account with the lawyer. Presently the client received another bill. "To filling in body of cheque, 63 Bd."