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Tuapeka Times, Volume II, Issue 101, 15 January 1870, Page 5

A LAD about ten years of age, the son of Mr. Christie of Warepa. was rushed by a bull which he was driving home, on Tuesday, the 4th inst. The • animal pinned hhn to the ground by driving his horn through the fleshy part of the little fellow's arm, tearing his ear, aud severely lascerating the side of his head and neck. Commenting on the accident, the "Bruce Standard" says :—" Fortunately no vital part was touched, and the little sufferer was able to escape and find his way home, where, under the care of Dr. Manning, he is favourably progressing. The bull, ''Major,' is a young and well-bred beast, and generally of a docile disposition. It is remarkable that his fit of anger seems to have been but momentary, for, after liis first attack, he quietly commenced browsing, while the lad lay on the ground." At noon yesterday, the Mayor and two or three of the ratepayers met, according to advertisement, to receive nominations for two Councillors for Middle Ward,' in room of Messrs Keen and Henry. The Town Clerk said that he had received no nominations. The Mayor then said he must take refuge widen the Municipal Ordinance, which had made provision for emergencies of the kind in which the Council ■was now placed. The 25th clause gave rate- j payers the power of nominating and electing i gentlemen, even without their consent, to the i office of Councillor. He would therefore call upon those ratepayers present to nominate two qualified gentlemen for'the office. Dr. Halley proposed, and Mr. P. Eobertson seconded, Mr. J. F. Herbert, in the room of Mr. Keen.—Carried. Mr. Kobertson proposed, and Dr. Halley seconded, Mr. T. Barnett, in the place of Mr. Henry. — Carried- There being no other candi•dates proposed, the Mayor declared those two gentlemen duly elected. A public meeting was held on Tuesday, 28 th December, at Mr. W. J. Braithwaite's room.", Switzers, for the purpose of forming an amateur dramatic and minstrel club, when it was resolved to form a club in the district, the number of members being limited to sixteen. It ■was agreed that the initiation fee should be 2s. 6d., and a subscription of Is per month afterwards ; candidates for membership to be proposed and seconded by two members of the club, and the election to be by ballot. A committee of six was formed, to transact all business in connection with the club. The following .gentlemen were elected : — Messrs. J. T. Gwynne, James Graham, M. Blackburn, Robert Burns, James "Wingrove. and E. D. Cooper. Mr. K. Burns was elected chairman ; Mr. Gwynne, Hon. secretary and stage manager ; Mr. AY, J. Braithwaite, treasurer. Some seven or eight gentlemen at once joined. The club intend giving an entertainment at the time of the Switzers races, on behalf of the funds of the club. The Blacks correspondent of the "Mount Ida Chronicle " says : — Considerable excitement prevails here at present with reference to quartz reefs. Quartz, quartz, quartz, is the talk all over the place. Amateur prospectors and the genuine reefers are to be seen wending their way home every day laden with specimens. Then there i& a rush to pestles and mortars ; and the dishes are got ready ; while, amid unlimited chaff, the stones are being feebly crushed. That process having been got through, the greatest excitement prevails as to tjie result. The principal part of the prospect being washed away, through the over-anxiety of the panuer, it is nevertheless quite sufficient to satisfy the expectation if one or two specs are seen. Those specs sometimes give rise to considerable discussions as to theij- nature ; but, no matter, so long as there's a spec, " spec." is the word, and' shares rise from ten to fifty. It's a fact tho' that a first-rate reef has been discovered. The lucky prospectors have been offered considerable sums for jfhares, but they are inexorable, and seem determined, in the meantime, to stand or fall by the quality of their slbne— determined, infact to " make a spoon or spoil a horn."