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Tuapeka Times, Volume I, Issue 19, 20 June 1868, Page 2

wr — : ' ON Friday, the 26th instant, Mr. R. Smith will hold his monthly market at Waitahuna, when he will offer for sale a large number of fat and store cattle ; all 3, draught' and saddle horses. The late floods have done considerable damage to the lignite pit at Evans' Flat, which was flooded to the top, and we fear it will be some considerable time before any lignite can be procured from that quarter. A similar result weuld have been the case at Mr. Walker'i pit, had more than ordinary means not been applied. Mr. Walker and his men, with, some extra hands, were at work night and day pumping out the water and clearing away the dirt, and thus managed to a great extent, to save the pit, although with, all their exertions, Mr. Walker has sustained a loss of about £20 ; still, he has been able, with the exception of one day, to supply the daily orders for. coal, for which, in, this sharp frosty weather there is & great 'demand.

The following is a copy of the memorial for a dissolution of the Provincial Council, now open for signature, which is to be presented to hia Honor the Superintendent : — " To his Ilonor the Superintendent of Otngo. The memorial of the undersigned electors of the Provincial Electoral District of Tuapeka, showeth,— That, in the opinion of your memorialists, the present : state of parties in the Provincial Council renders it impossible for any Government to carry on satisfactorily the business of the country. That Mr. Vogel's Government have retained office during the present Sesssion by means of an insignificant majority, which your Memorialists believe does not possess the confidence of •the country. That your Memorialists believe that the present and future prosperity of the Province depends in no slight degree upon the faithful administration of the Land Laws, and they are of opinion that the policy of Mr. Vogel's Government is likely to tend to the alienation of the lands of the Province from their legitimate use, viz., the settlement of the present population, the encouragement of Immigration, and the construction and maintenance of remunerative public works. Your Memorialists therefore pray that your Honor will be pleased to recommend his Excellency the Governor to grant a dissolution of the Provincial Council with the least possible delay." The Tuapeka Jockey Club held a meeting in the Commercial Hotel, on Thursday evening. Present: Mr. Bastings (President), Messrs. Farrer, Liston, Stewart, Sheath, Potts, Hay, Adair, Ferguson, and Secretary. The minutes of the previous meeting were read, and on the motion of Mr. Potts, were confirmed. Mr. Bastings stated the meeting had been called in accordance with the rules of the Club, to elect twelve gentlemen as a Committee for the year, and that Committee must be elected out of those gentlemen who had contributed £1 Is. towards the funds of the Club for the current year. The following sixteen gentlemen, each being considered a subscriber for the current • year, were proposed and seconded — Messrs. Potts, Henry, M'Clusky, Farrer, Liston, Sheath, Hay, Stewart, Lees, Michael, Bastings, Lancaster, Herbert, Clayton, M'Coll, and Hayes, and out of that number the following twelve were elected by ballot -Messrs. Potts, Henry, Farrer, Sheath, Hay, Stewart, Bastings, Lancaster, Clayton, M'Coll, and Hayes. There was a tie with Mr. Lees and Mr. Liston, but the latter gave way in favor of Mr. Lees. This concluded the business of the meeting. We understand the Government desires the trusteeship of the Race Course to be vested in the Corporation. The Switzers Escort, with 330 ounces of gold, arrived in Lawrence on Monday last, and we understand that about the same quanity was sent to Invercargill, where 6d. an ounce more is obtained for it than in Otago. In future we purpose giving a list of the applications during the week for land in the district under the agricultural Leasing system. Up to last evening the two following applications have been made this week — Duncan M'Eae, section 31, block V, 50 acres, Tuapeka East ; will be heard before the Warden, at Lawrence, on Monday, the 29th instant. Alio, Donald Clark, section 32, block V, 50 acres, Tuapeka East ; will be heard before the "Warden, on Saturday, 4th July. In the Supreme Court Criminal Sessions, William Longhurst and Hugh M'Master, who were found guilty of forgery, were sentenced each to two year's imprisonment with hard labor. Mr. William Beseineres was acquitted of the charge for libel brought against him as proprietor of the " EveningxNews," by Messrs. Murphy and Reeves. The road between Beaumont Ferry and M'Cann's in several places is in a frightful condition, and almost impassable. Ruts have been formed in the road to a depth, in some instances, of two feet. About two miles from the Beaumont, a team of twenty-four bullocks in one waggon had been unable for two days to advance a step. The waggon, which was only lightly loaded, stuck in the mud, and could not be moved. Proceeding three or four miles further on, just a short distance past Thomas Higgs' accommodation house, after passing where the new Switzer's road branches off to the-left, the road became still worse, for the ruts deepened and increased in width. The attention of the Road Engineer should be at once directed to that portion of the road we have described. We know for a fact that little or nothing has been done to it for the last six months. The journey to the Horseshoe Bend and to the Teviot, on account of a few bad places in the road, which could be repaired by a very small outlay of money, is made not only tedious, but dangerous. We hope to see something done to it in the course of a few days. Ov the night of Sunday, or morning of Monday last, a house in the Beaumont road, opposite Kibmrnock-street, belonging to Mr. James Michael, of Ross' Gully, is reported to have been robbed of two gallons of brandy, in a demijohn, twelve bottles of whiskey, a decanter, and some cigars. The house, we are informed, has been unoccupied for some time, but was used during the Tuapeka races as a public house, for which Mr. Michael took out a license. The liquor, &c, had been left in the house since the races, and, we believe, was missed on Sunday by Mr. Michael, who occasionally slept in the house if business detained him late in Lawrence. The lower portion of the house is composed of iron, above which there is a wooden construction of a very temporary description, by the removal of which it jis supposed the goods had been got out. The police arc-thoroughly investigating the case, and hope to discover the guilty party. A SERIOUS accident happened on Monday last to a man named Fowler, in Maori Gully, Waitahuna, from which he suffered a double compound fracture of the right leg. A large piece of earth fell upon him, and being a " hatter," there was not any assistance at hand. The groans of the unfortunate man drew the attention of a Chinaman in the neighborhood, who procured assistance. The services of a medical man were obtained, but we regret to state that, considering the case as one beyond his skill, he gave instructions to have F,owler at once conveyed to the Tuapeka Hospital, without having the poor fellow's leg bandaged, or in any way protected. The result was, bis eg was left to dangle about with the motion of the vehicle in which he was conveyed, for a distance of about eight miles. When brought to the Hospital, Dr. Stewart was in immediate attendence ; but he entertained great doubts as to being able to save the broken limb. On Saturday, the 27th instant, Mr. James M'Coll will sell by public auction, for the proprietor, Mr. Bradley, of Tokomairiro, at Potts' ; Yards, Lawrence, a large number of heavy draught, light harness, and Baddle horses.

Bekjamin Henry Bartlett and Paul Brown were brought before the Resident Magistrate at Switzers, charged with obtaining goods from Thomas Arthur, storekeeper, near Switzers, under false pretences. The circumstances of the case are as follows : — The two men had been working on the government road, and had been dealing with Mr. Arthur. Last week, however, they had been discharged, after which they went to the store and purchased £8 worth of goods, and told the man in the store that they were still working on the road, and they would settle as usual at the end of the month. Enquiries were made, and it was discovered that the men had left the district immediately after getting the goods. A warrant was therefore issued, and they were apprehended at Roxburgh (Teviot). They have been committed for trial, and "were brought to Lawrence by the last escort from Switzers, and will be conveyed to Dunedin by n«xt week's Tuapeka Escort. As we were walking along "Whitehaven. street the other day, our attention was directed to a covered spring van proceeding towards the Hospital. When it stopped at the gate, the worthy and attentive warder made all haste to relieve the supposed patient — no doubt with visions of broken bones running in his head. The cook made tracks for the Doctor, but our readers may- judge of the agreeable surprise, that instead of a wounded or sick man, it turned out to be a young lady calling for her bridesmaids ere proceeding to the Hymenial alter with her beloved. However estimable and necessary Dr. Stewart's services may be, it seems that on this occasion, the young lady wanted the services of another whose vocation is equally necessary. Mess John joined them to their heart's content, and we have not the least doubt rejoicing. "We have very great pleasure in stating that the Education Board have agreed to establish a School at Moa Flat. This may be thought by some persons slightly acquainted with that district to be an unnecessary expenditure on the part of the Board, but when we state that there are forty -six children in the district, about thirty of whom are eligible for schooling, those persons, we doubt not, will think differently. We are informed that Mr. Hislop has signified kis approval of Mr. J. C. Smith as teacher. It will be remembered that Mr. Smith was formerly at the Teviot, and gave much satisfaction. The School Committee consists of the following gentlemen — Messis. Nicholson, Eady, Kerr, Patrick, M'Leod, and Kitto. For some days > past, Peel-street and Ross Place have been in a frightfully muddy state. Would it not be advisable, now that we have a person appointed to attend to the streets of the Municipality, to have the mud scraped to one side and carted away? Were this done, at least every alternate day, at two ar three principal crossing places, we feel certain that the residents would be grateful for it. On Wednesday, 24th instant. Mr. M. Hay, instructed by G. F. Percy, Esq., Sub-Inspector of Police, will sell at the Camp, Waipori, all the right, title, and interest of the deceased John Elliot, in a water race, known by the name of "Lomas and Elliot's water race;" also, n horse, saddle, and bridle. IT is a singular fact that the three persons committed for trial by our Resident Magistrate during the last quarter, were each acquitted at the Criminal Sessions of the respective charges brought against them. At the Weatherstones Readings on Wednesday, June 17th. Mr. M'Swiney in the chair, there were about 100 present. The Glee Club sang "The Village Choristers," »nd showed a marked improvement in their singing of that piece. Mr. Cowell sang " The Loss of the London," and in reply to an encore sang, " Come home to the Children," &c. Miss Emma Scott gave a reading on "Blessings of Instruction." Mr. Fenwick sang " The Slave Ship." Mr, Thomson, " The Bay of Biscay." Miss M. Groves gave Campbell's " Lord Ullin's Daughter," after which Mr. Ledgerwood Bang "Don't be Angry, Mother." Mr. Johnston read a piece from Macaulay's "Lays of Ancient. Rome," which was well received, followed by Miss Scott, who gave '• The Bonfire of Craigowel." Mr. Carle followed with " The Mabel Waltz," and to his encore, sang " Yankee Doodle.'' Master Carr recited "Live to Learn and Learn to Live." Mr. Marriott read, " Look at the Clock ; " and Mr. Ford sang* " ver of Thee." Miss Ledgerwood recited, "The Orphan's Recollections of her Mother ; " and Mr. Ledgerwood sang, " A life in the Woods for Me." The Glee Club followed by singing "See Our Oars." Mr. Coffey then read Goldsmith's essay on " Female Warriors ; " Mr. Coffey also sang, " Kathleen Mavourneen ; " after which the Glee Club concluded the entertainment by singing the " National Anthem."