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Tuapeka Times, Volume II, Issue 56, 6 March 1869, Page 2

A blast of 2000 lbs. of gunpowder i 3 to be fired to-day in the Great Extended Company's ground, Blue Spur. This is a good opportunity for all persons who have not yet seen on what a gigantic scale mining is carried on at the Spar. The blast is expected to go off at about 4 p.m., but we should recommend visitors to be on the ground before that time.

On Monday a meeting of Athenaeum Committee did not take place, owing to the impossibility of musteriug a quorum. We have already commented on the disgraceful manner in which the Aihenjeum Committee neglect the trust entrusted to them by the public, but apparently without any good result, and we are hopeless of any improvement until the majority of the present members send in their resignations.

An old man, known by the sobriquet of " Captain," who works along with Mr. Redden on the Tqapeka Creek, met with a serious accident the other day. The bucket used for raising the dirt was suspended on a common S hook, and this striking against the bank, the bucket fell and struck the old man on the head, inflicting a serious blow. Dr^Halloy dressed the wound with his usual ability ; and the sufferer is, we believe, doing well.

A meeting of the Church of England, attended by about thirty-five persons, was held in the School-room, Lawrence, on Friday evening, when the following resolution was unanimouslypassed : " That Major J. L. C. ltichardson and Mi\ Thoina3 Johnston would fairly represent the feelings of the congregation, and they hereby recommend them as members for the district in the Synod of Dunedin and Southland, and pledge themselves to use every endeavour to secure their return." The meeting further adopted the Queenstown resolutions, with additions.

Mr. Webb's property, Happy Valley Farm, has been sold to Mr. M'Clusky, Wetherstones, for £750,

A SHARE in M'Cluslcy and Bowes' cement claim, Wetheretones, has been cold, we hear, for £150, to Mr, Kepple, Blue Spur. It was resolved at a meeting of School Committee, held la3b week, to take the necessary steps for constituting the Lawreuce District School a Grammar School,

The Waipori Dramatic Club, who, in honour of their favourite Muse, have called themselves the Thaliaas, intend mulling their bow to a discriminating public on the 18 th inst. in the Oddfellows' Hall, Waipori. The performance is in aid of the local school funds, and the pieces selected are "Sly Precious Betsy" and "A Dead Shot." We trust the Thalians will prov© worthy of their n'ame3, and earn thundering applause from a bumper house.

OWING to the dry weather a general want of water has been f elfc, not only by worthy housewives whose supply depends on the barrel placed below the eaves, but also by the whole mining community. Among other sufferers, the proprietors of the Tapanui water saw-mill must be mentioned, whose operations the present drought has bronght to a atand-stjll.

'.Hie cjstun of <uc.tiO.i kalfcs of batchsr meat recent! j instituted in Dun#dia haa bean successfully adopted ia Oamavu »nd lavcrcargill. We hear it rumoured thai » wall-known gentleman formerly in business her* k to giro the inhabitant* of Lwirr*Qe» • •imilar chanc* of getting cheap but«h«r HMid. Now that ih» price of bread hai ttaea lowered, principally owing to th« «xpr«eu>n of public fading ia ih* columns of in* two paper*, peopl* w* htgutning to wonder trhttbsr AgiUtioa v6«ld not likewisa onabl* them to protui* ah«*p ke«f tad mutton. Wa trust tha «at«rpria^ if mam started, will ba warmly support*!. 9 A labqi number of aew> works hay* b««n ,V ided to the Athenaum library, ahief y «enaifi■ing of the work* af our beat K>vali*t*. Dickens, Lytton, Marryat*, H. and G. Kiogaltj, Lever, Fennimora, Cooper ait wall represented, and writers of a lawer frada art) ia be found in Jaraea, Grant, and Mr*. Hr'ood, whasa work* mustor strongly. Among otter Work* af a more solid type *» observed KiogslakVs "Crimea," vols. iii. and iv., u ]icoaHorao,"aad on Quarrying,^ AltojeUrer, the addition will greatly tend to add t*> the popularity of tha institution, and from tha adaurable system of cataloguing adopted by th# energetic librarian, Mr. Thormlay, at> ona> will iave any difficulty in picking ou* tha worka of hia favourite author. Mr. Love, wh* wo:thily represents Art in this district, has jus* sani a number of most admirable paintings and sketehe* to the Art* Exhibition, Dunedin. Mr. LoW* Mttrt* are well known here, and when we, aay iia paiat ings sent to town are worthy of ku reputation, we give a sufficient procf of th*ir vary jpc*» excellence. The subject* are a* fallow* :--!. Port Phillip Head*; 2. Sav-!yill», Tuaptia Mouth ; 3. Tuapeka flat ; 4 and 5. Weiaarstones dam, from, different point* of viaw ; §. Tuapeka Flat (water colour) ; 7. Chinese township, Tuapeka Flat (pencil Bketch). Mr. Cotle, land surveyor, whose tender for the survey of tie 8000-acra block recently thrown open at Tapanui waa accepted, has arrived there. We understand Mr. Coyla'* tender waa at the rate of lOJd. per acre. THE following is the list of stations (1869) for the Wesleyan minister* in th* southern dktrict of New Zealand, as appointed by th* conference held in Sydney :— Christchursa : Taoa. Buddie, Alexander Seid, Wm. Ollivar, «&• from England, Jno. Alfred, supernumerary, TeKote, native assistant iuis«iaeftry. Xai*pM : John B. Richardtoc, Joho A. M'lXswsttid. Dunedin : Alfred K. FiicheAt, D%fiA M'lfiawll," Henry Bull. Lawnmca: Win. lieall (who. shall change once a quarter m& tit* nuuifriwa of Dunedin). Hogbura: Wittuut H. Seek Tiniaru : Eainaford Bavin. Inv*re»rgiU : }*\ S. Bunn. Oamaru : Win. Leet Hokiitk* : Jos. T. Shaw. Greymouth : William Caonaii Chatham Islands :~Hateraki Waiahi, native assistant missionary. Ths new reservoir is progressing rapidly, and the contractor appear* t» W doinf ki* werfe is a workmanlike and eSsieat- mutkum. I* waa unf ortunate. tho commeoeemaat of tfafr, work w*w so long delayed, •* tb» rat* water during Hielast two month* ha* not ban at all adequate to the requirement* of the place. The nomination, of candidate* for the Assembly seat vacated Vy- M*. ¥*ttora«e tack place in Dunedia *a th* 2ad iufc Tb& only two nomination* ware Mr. Tboiw»Bir«i, M»jx>r of Dunedin, wh» axpraued hiawttlf in fwfowr af a federation of the Mkktl* leJaad profiaev*, and Mr. J. G. 3. Gr*»t, whe> though* tii«r appointment of Mr. J. G. 3. Graaii aa Diatator would ensure prosperity and pate* Oa c tb4w of hands, the numbers were— Birota* Tl'; Grtstr 122. A poll was demanded in favour of Mr. Birch. The Criminal Session of the Supreme Court commenced on Monday., before Mr Jusfcce Ward. The calendar wa* Tory ligfe*» tbftfollewx ng being tha cases duposed af :— -Patriefc Barrett, for assault at Black'% tw» month*' imprisonment with hard labour. Pater JTWonety, for a similar offence, was ftned 40*., yid to enter into bis own rasogaiatnex* to ]*c#p tbe peace for six month*. Micba*i Sane»t» Duaedin, for malioiously wounaingftaosie^ go j£ll. Charlotte Frederick, ajiaa GofS, alia* Sydney Liz, pleaded guilty to • charge of stealing money from the per*oa at Alesandna. T&omas Aitken, for obtaining goeds by £»loe p>et*n*es from J. and Xi. Cameron, Upper Sorry, Waitaki: eightean laontoa'a vavnseiuaeHi w-itb hard labour. Edward 3. Txiba, for ftnbaaaUng money while employed a* *J*?k ia t** posioffice, Oatnaru. Tho Co*u»l f«r th*, arimod brought several legal objection*, and asntamsa was deferred until tbee* could b^ argued. Daniel Mac&rthy, alias Maoarthu, «lia* ~WiUi*mson, for passing » valitolas* «hequ* t» Mr. Langley, Tokomakiro: twelvemonths' iajpri*apment with hard labour. Gearys fioreely alias Verdon— lsi, for stealing » horae front Mr. Cameron, N:\scby ; 2nd, for lateen;* as a bailee ; found guilty on second count ; two year** imprisonment with bsud labour. James M'Nulty, for stealing a horss at Spear Graa* Slat : three year*' penal *er>itud& Georg* Austin, for manclaughter at TFaipahi, pleaded guilty, and called witnasaea tc character: sentenced to eighteen month*' inpriaonacni with; hard labour. William Wyb*r wa* informed against for stealing a heifer, the property of Mr. Jame3 Chalmers, of tb« Half Way Hous» HoteL Mr. Wilson appeared for the accused. After the evidence of several witnesses bad been taken, the Crown Prosecutor abandoned the case— the evidence not supporting tho accusation. The rteer which the accused had takes from among a number of others, the accused had believed to be his own, as it greatly resembled one that he had lost, and had not seen for several months. He sold that alleged to have been stolen to Mr. Gascoigne, but on finding h.chad made a mistake, at once returned tha money, £7 10s. , which he had received for it, and apologised. The- accused was accordingly discharged, his Honour Intimating that he left the Court without * stain upon his «h«n»t**.