SATURDAY, JULY 4,1868. " Measures, not Men."

Tuapeka Times, Volume I, Issue 21, 4 July 1868, Page 2

SATURDAY, JULY 4, 1868. " Measures, not Men."

We have to add another to the list of robberies committed in the Tuapeka district within the last two months. The house of John Brown, Dairyman, Tuapeka Mouth, was entered by a back window on the night of Friday, the 26th ultimo, and three £5 cotes stolen from the bedroom, and some cooked meat, bread, and oatmeal, from the kitchen. When we state that the notes were stolen from the room in which the inmates of the house were asleep, and that two rooms had to be passed through before reaching it, we think our readers will agree with us that this robbery was not only equal in daring, but very much of the same description as those we have lately reported, namely, Messrs. Herbert and Co.'s, He, Tie, and Co.'s, Henry's, Murray's, and Downie's, and there can be very little doubt that the man Conroy, on whom suspicion rests, and who was lately discharged from Dunedin gftol, Ja. the guilty person. The system of robbery upon which Conroy was previously convicted corresponds, we are informed, in every particular with the robberies of which he is suspected. In every case whore he has an opportunity, he steals as much provisions as will serve him for some days, »nd never commits two robberies in succession in the same locality. He is in Wetherstones the one night, Lawrence the next, and Tuapeka Mouth the next, and so he has hitherto managed to evade the police, who have been in constant search of him for some days past.

An inquest was held before Major Croker, on the early part of this week, in the Provincial Hotel, Waipori, on the body of a child, two months old, named Helen Vivian, who was found dead in her mother's arms on Sunday morning, the 28th ultimo. The child was well at one o'clock in the morning, when the mother went to bed and took it in her arms, and was found dead in the morning in the same position. Dr. M'Lachlan made a post mortem examination of the body, which gave evidence of having been suffocated. The verdict of the jury was, " Death from suffocation, but no evidence shown as to the means by which it took place." The father and mother of the child have been living together in Waipori as man and wife for some time past. After the inquest the Warden's Court was held till a very late hour.

Ws are gla-1 to report that several parties of miners in Waipori have re-commenced work, which has been totally suspended in that region on account of the severe frost and snow storm.

At the nnial monthly meeting of the Tu&peka Building Society, held last evening, the •am of £155 6s, 3d. wa» received, and seven •tore* wer§ aold, fix at £16 l(k, tad ona ttftTt

OuK Blue Spur correspondent reports as follows :—": — " Water continues very scarce, and several of the sluicing companies can only work a day or two occasionally when water is available, and others are engaged in tunneling and j blasting, until water becomes more plentiful. A blast was fired in the claim, of Mouat and Co., on Friday last, and at first the blast appeared likely to prove a failure, but a few days afterwards heavy falls of cement came down, which prove the blast to be a successful one. On account of a number of water races on the ground, the main tunnel was carried in & distance of only 22 ft. from the face, and the depth of the ground been 100 ft., the bottom was blown out, and a shower of stones projected in thq direction of the head of Munroe's Gully, which did some damage to the houses and out-buildings of Messrs. Ralston, Hutchinson, and Livingstone, Fortunately the inmates had received timely warning Jin accordance with the new mining regulations, and had moved to places of safety. Eeppel and Co. fired a blast with a charge of t 2,3001b5. of powder on Wednesday evening, and the shot was entirely successful. Livingstone and Co. are about to put in two short tunnels, and fire two small blasts, when they can get the loose cement washed away, and their face cleared. The cracks on the spur near the Perseverance Company's old dam, are daily getting worse, and a large portion of that part of the hill is settling down from Ponsonby's water race to the workings of Keppel and Co. All the water in the race of M'Nab and Co. disappears in a large crack opposite the Perseverance Company'e old dam, and after running underground for 50 yards, a portion of the water re-appears on the surface, and again enters the race much lower down the hilL Large cracks also intersect the races of Keppel and Co. and Ponsonby and Co., and no doubt, when water becomes plentiful, and the ditchea full, the leakage down the cracks will cause very heavy landslips.

THE usual meeting of the Lawrence Town Council was held in the Council Chambers on "Wednesday, 24th ultimo. Present : — The Mayor and Crs. Jeffery, Robertson, Aimers, and Donovan. The minutes of previous meetings were read and confirmed. A letter from Mr. George Walker, relative to assessment of lease property, Coal Pit Flat, was received. A letter frcm Messrs. Richards and Monaghan, complaining of the state of footpath opposite Messrs. Herbert and Co.'s old premises, was received. The Town Clerk was instructed to write to Messrs. Herbert and Co., giving them notice to have the nuisance complained of immediately remedied. Carried. Mr. Hayes' account for the quarter ending June 30th, 186S, £22 10s., was referred to Finance Committee. A tender for the assessorship was received from Matthew Hay, £20. . It was moved, seconded, and carried, "That Mr. Hay's tender be accepted." The Public "Works Committee's report with reference to channeling footpath north side of Ross Place, was received and accepted. It was moved by Cr. Jeffery, and seconded by Cr. Aimers, "That the rate for the municipal year ending August Ist, 1869, be one shilling and ninepence per pound sterling." Cr. Robertson moved as an amendment, " That the rate be one shilling and sixpence." Cr. Donovan moved as an amendment, " That the rate be two shillings." This motion was not seconded. Cr. Jeffery 's motion of one shilling and ninepence per pound, was then put and carried. Moved by Cr. Donovan, and seconded byCr. Jeffery, "That Wednesday, the Bth July, be the day appointed for holding Revising Court, from ten o'clock a.m. till four o'clock p.m., and that the same be advertised in the local papers." Carried. Proposed by Cr. Jeffery, and seconded by Cr. Robertson, "That the Mayor be authorised to negotiate a loan from the Bank of New South Wales, should the Government subsidy not be forwarded within a reasonable term from this date." Carried. The Town Clerk was instructed to again write to the Superintendent in reference to the Municipal Reserves. Carried. Moved by Cr. Jeffery, and seconded by Cr. Aimers, "That the Town Clerk be instructed to write to the Government in reference to the dangerous state of tho Main Road through Lawrence." Carried. The Council was then adjourned to Wednesday, the Bth proximo.

At a late hour last night we wer» informed the new premises of Messrs. Stewart and Gow, Tapanui, were broken into by a man named Tommy Shaw, well known to the police. It appears that two gentlemen observing a light in the store after business hours, went in to see the manager, Mr. Robbie, when the light instantly went out. On asking if the manager was in, a voice replied " No, but I'll go and fetch him." On investigation it was discovered that Shaw had broken into the premises, and cleared the till of £5 in cash. The police being in Switzer's. Mr. Strean, of the Tapanui Bush Hotel, posted off to inform them of the robbery ! Meanwhile Shaw, seemingly anxious to fall into their hands, was heard to say, "If they didn't come soon, he would not wait ;" he remained, however, in the township till within ten minutes of the arrival of Sergeant Bullen and Constable Macmahon on Tuesday nightThe sergeant and constable had gone each in a different direction in search of him, and as they did not meet at the appointed place it was supposed that one of them had got on the right track, but up to the time our informant left Tapanui (about mid-day yesterday), Shaw had not been found.

Ik our advertising columns will be observed a requisition signed by a large number of the ratepayers, to Mr. Bastings, to allow himself again to be placed in nomination as Mayor, at, the coming election.

The nomination of candidates for the office of Mayor will take place at the Council Chambers on Saturday next, the 11th instant. Ratepayers are warned that no citizen, shall be entitled to vote at any election of Mayor, Councillors, or auditors, until h$ shall have paid all rates whioh have bwjn deolartd six 94«$u prfTiwM>V-.

Being determined to raise funds on behalf of the School lately established in Wetherstones, the School Committe* provided another entertainment on Tuesday last, in the large hall connected with Sportsmrin'B Anns Hotel, the use of which was given gratuitously by Mr. Johnson for the occasion. Combined with the usual amateur talent, Mr. Cowell and hia company, who have been entertaining the Wetherstones people for some weeks past at the Sportsman's Arms, gave their services ; and the Tuapeka Dramatic Club played one of their maiden pieces. Mr. Devereux's band charmed the audience with exquisite music, The entertainment was a complete success. The Glee club opened the performance with one of their new pieces, which they sung very creditably, and the Dramatic Club followed by playing "To Oblige Benson," and to their credit we must acknowledge they performed their part admirably. The characters in the piece were taken by the same ladies and gentlemen as on their first appearance in the Commercial Assembly Rooms, with the exception of Miss Scott, who took the part of Mrs. Benson, instead of Miss Smith. The Glee Club having sung another of their pieces, Mrs. Cranley followed by singing " Good bye, sweetheart,,good bye " with the necessary tas>te and feeling which such a song requires. Mr. Cowell was next announced, and delivered a medly, "Hurrah for the life of an actor," which, in common with, everything he performed, highly amused the audience. In reply to an encore he received, he sang the "Crossing Sweeper ; or, Bag's Statues ala Blonde," which was greatly applauded. Mr. Rock's "Tarra'a Hall," aa a solo on the violin, was listened to with breathless attention, and also elicited an encore. Mr. Carle's sensation character took very well, and was followed by Mr. Fenwick singing, " Be kind to the loved ones at home." Mrs. Hunter sang, " I'll hang my harp on the willow tree." Although Mrs. Hunter'i voice failed on this occasion to fill the hall, ih* sang very creditably. Mr. Sutherland came next on the platform, and convulsed the audience with " Ka-fu-salem." Messrs. Cowell and Carle then appeared in the laughable farce, " Married life in Tasmania," and kept the audience in a continued roar of laughter. There waa only one thing which marred the pleasure of the evening. We refer to the practice of smoking In such a place. We think Mr. Cowell and his company might make a few entertainments in Lawrence pay them, before leaving the district. The English Suez Mail closes at the Lawrence Post Office on Thursday, the 9th instant, 1 MB. M'Coll's sale of horses and c*tUo -w* would remind our readers, takes place at ths Teviot on Tuesday, the 7th instant. - A REVISION Court will be held at the Council Chambers on Wednesday next, between pc hours of ten and four o'clock, for the purpose of allowing ratepayers whose names may bwe been omitted, to have the defect rendered. .' Bt an advertisement in another columa It will be peroeived Mr. Henry White, Nursery and Seedsman, Tokomairiro, haa fox »le a large collection of plants and trees of ev«7 description, at very moderate prices. Mb. Bradley's extra coach for th» Teviot starts this morning from Potts' Victors Hotel, Lawrence, and will run every Saturday till further notice, arriving at Beatons Hotel, Teviot, early in the day, and returning from thence on Monday morning.