LOCAL AND GENERAL,

Tuapeka Times, Volume III, Issue 196, 2 November 1871, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL,

The English mail, via Suez, arrived at Hokt lea on Tuesday. The telegraphic summary of i iteliigence which appears in rhe 'Daily I anas" is a wretched hash of sif'e trash, containing not a single item wortii publishing. A Pubmc Meeting) will be held in the Gblden Ago Hotel,' Wetherstones,' this evening, to form a committee to carry out the usual annual sports.

Th£ Lawrence Coalpit Company intimate that unless" their outstanding accounts are promptly puid. they will be uudei 1 tk« necessity of advancing the piice of goal.

The expenses of Mr. Vogel's trip to England amounted to £316j 10s. sd.

I HK House of Representatives passed a resolution on t .c 23th ult, by a majority of 40 to 20, to the effect that the next session of the General Assembly should be held" in Dunediir 'Cue Legislative Council, however, declined to agree to the proposal.

A Publto Meltixg of members of the Tuapeka Jockey Club will be held afc 8 o'clock to-night at the Commercial A.sseiub'y Koum. T.io business to be transacted consists of the c ection of a new comaiittee, leceiving the iijiancial report, -md deciding upon the time of the iioxt annual race 3.

The " Evening £3ta.'-, M 24th inst, says : - The plant; of the Dune fin Gas Works an. l the le.^e of the proj.ertj' on which it is erected weie suh.niueu to public unction to-.lay at Itie ruoiDS o i!(-8->is. D ivei. Stew;ut, ami Co., in the pres i.-noe of iiliout thirty iiersoiu. Mr. Driver acieil ,is auctioneer. The bidilin' was stntted at

by Mr. Lainach, ami advance J 'by bids of £100. till £16,n0J w.ia reached, when bids 0.~ £ 0 were taken. Wlieu £17,bu0 w;u reached the '• Killing ce'tbed, ami the works wete knocked down to Air. Liiruach, for J!r, Hankey, at th.w' ti'ure."

At the meeting of the Ciutha Presltyiery the (Josh in tsMone.s or IVestiyteiy appointed to visit Alex.unlra ami Clyde gave i.i a report to the effect that, .Mr. ltoss s services were highly ajuneciateil throughout tho" d.sbriot under hw oha-ge, im 1 much regret Wats felt that he was necessitated oir the score of health to resign ui> c: a ge. The ie,jort embodied the following .esolutum af!o|.te.l l»y the Alexnudra coiig-ega fc.on .- - ''TJiut the- cougies'itw" resolve to iut I un recoul a 1 ex[.r«s ion of their -sLicere regret that Mr. Koas should have round it necessary to resign his charge, and also to express their great »pi«vecwtiou of hia labours duriDg his incumbency among them, and whi c acquiescing in the step he has taken as*: a matter of •necessity, they pray that t'ae great Head of | the Church may provide him another spheie of labour, and make him an abundant blessing in the Lord'e vineyard." The Presbytery 1 having considered the report and resumed consideration of Mr. Ross's designation, laid on the table at last meetings it was resolved to j adoi t the" report and approve of the diligence of the commissioners, accept -Mr. Ross's resignation, loose him from the charge of Alexandra and Clyde, declare the charge vacant, .and appoint Mr. Kirkland to intimate the same on Sabbath, the oth prox. Mr. Chishohn gave in a report on the application of Waitahmia to be dech»r.d a vacant charge. Thii same having been considered, it wns resolved to adopt the report, approve of the diligence of the commission, and kaasmit the application to the Synod, with the recommendation thaif power be given to the presbyteiy to g?<xnt-sanbli&,a should they see cause. Miv Telfer was appointed to moderate iii the congregation* oLAle^andra and Clyde. , Mr., Ci>nn?r as moderator at Tapanui intimated that the congregation there -had most unanimously requested tie presl)y.tery_to moderate in a call. Ib was agreed to grant moderation, and to m§et at Tapanui" on Tuesday, the 21s£ November, at. 2 p.m.. Mr. Arnot to preaah and pwiide. The Clerk was instructed, to issue the neoeafcary intimation.

THE ship Peter Denny, from London, arrived -in Port Chalmers on Friday last. She brings 26 passengers, all in good health.

Mh. Henry Norton was the successfu.l tendeier.for the election of the Church of England at Roxburgh.* Operations will cowweoced ia a, week or two.

The "Mount Ida Chroniole" in info f'afc tho machinery formerly belonging t Itoj^h Ridge Quartz Mining Company, \ w,is some time a,'o s«1.I to tha' Alta Uom] A'i.i removed to Uenlujo d illy, w likely brought back to near its old poution. ( hope? are enferbine 1 of Hie ultimate suc2< quartz reefing on tho Rou a h Ridge.

A committee, ro tfetaMl&h an Hospital i Mouiit Id.v district, has been formed at Nj.

Th?. i-.qieston the late confl igratioa i veic.ir.jill termi mted in a verliet th it 1 was no evidence to show how the fheorighi During the pro- w „f the inquiry, the Coi and the legal gentlemen who watch d the oee.Hnss on *>eu.ilf of the parties interesrel at lo^gurheads. After several iMsaajes of « the Coroner refused to a\W cou isel le* cross-examine the witnesses except thr him. This appeared to exasperate the law. two of whom, after ma';in"g repeated iuetfe< attempts to induce the Coroner to, recoahis decision, withdrew f«om the roum iv w the inquest was held.

M». OltAia, of the Round Sill, has hi collected the' sum of £i 3 10i towards the

tion of a school at Manuka Creek. Oiher lectors were appointed, but we have not h the result of their canvass.

Thb Mount Ida district still maintain unenviable notoriety for mining accidents, the 17th inst., a( miner, named ,Uala3hi 'i while working -;jjy his claim on Surface was struck by'^a large lump of Oirth, jammed nguiiist the wall of a tail race. V extricated, the unfortunate man was fount be dead. Deceased was a native of Tippec and 33 years of age.

Thk Melbourne "Weekly Times "• give: some further information regarding the sal the now famous 50,000 acre block at Moa ] Pi oni that journal we extract the followinj markable }>aragra]>h :— News from- Dan sfates that the West Und Board have 4">,000 acres in a block to ilr. Clark,, oi '. bourne.

Our Waitahuna correspondent writes :- entertaiument is to be given here to inoj evm : ng (Friday), by the Waitdhuna Dram Ciub, in the Waitahuna Athenaa«i, for iieuefit of the Benevolent Asylum, the prod from which will be suunleinenteJ Ky suU tfons exiie«ie<l to be obtniueA by several lai who have formed themselves into a Comuii ' for the purpose of canvassing the district. m>»y seem strange to some that such an am( of interest shoul-1 be displayed in an iustitu <o fat away, while we have one noarer c h r.mguislnns; from the want of funds ; but w fis one is represented hero by two life go iiois, the Tuepeka Hospital haa no re|)rese I live, ro far »s I aiu awaro— not even to ' extent of a duly appointed collector. j A JEW days' ago, Mr. Nixon, the. contra* tor Me.»rs. MTd^arfc'a blacksaiith's si Kosj Pace, while at work on a §eanVJi-*:y. to the ground, soiiie 10 or 12 t 'iy one of the pianks and.lenly breaking, vo'sd -I shAe to ihe systt- in, and a few sli ■>ruisfß to the f ace, Air. Nixon did not iect »ny sertous ii jury, and is now all but covered. MK--SRS. Luscom^e, Pope, t£*€b. aremak ■ii])i'l progress ivith their race from Long Gu They have u'reai'y completed over three m o' it. They have also procured the sleepers ciie tram-vay to bring the stuff down to \vatt-r; and Air. Cfighill, one of the compa ;>rocee !s to Duuediu this week to ohtaia tru for the fiiioie. Id .1 fuw weeks vre haps to h

of this enternris-'ni; co.up.v.\y "-beiHg fully warded for their plucky undertaking.

Wk would remind the reiMeftts* of Wefch

stones and the Blue Spur that the Rev. R Mejizles win deliver lectures on the solar ii rem at the former place to-night, an.l at t Utter to-.uorrow night O.i earfr occ-mon the will !>e magic lantern illustrations of the lectm

and at its conclusion there will be exhibited views of Scottish scenery, and some coji scenes.. Tlie floors on each occasion will op .«6 half-past 7, and the proceeds will be devot to the angmentafciou of tho funds of the Co gregafcional Church. We are surprised to see that our Dunst contemporary discourages such » laudab movement us the formation of a Total Absti ence Society in Clyde. There is no doubt, th the monotony of life in country townships, ai 'the pernicious shouting system lead many indulge to excess in intoxicating liquors wl would otherwise te iesnpsrate. To such, well as to those whose inclinations lead the to "put an enemy into their "mouths to ste; away their brains,'' a Total Abstinence Suciei

affords a means of escape from the debasing ii

fluence of drunkenness. Such movements ougl therefore to "receive the hearty support of'tl press — as indeed they geueially do. We ho]

our Clyde contemporary, jeven if its sympathi

do not lie in the direction x>( Tot A.l Abstinence will refntiti from sneering *£ those wLo La\ had the courage and uianlitvesa t* iaitiatej crusade against a wjde«preinl evil, And to .ci force their teachings by £j»u£^le» Last week wo referred ttf fluxnbt>&actiah<i the district by Mr. 3. tl.i£}asc«ignepf pare-bro Ayrshire cows.^'W* %avo alto ioipeoted th shorthorn cows purchased xm the T»ieri by Mi Donald M'Alpine. Although the Ayrahixt

carry the palm for their milk-giving qualities the quantity of butter produced by Mi M 'Alpine's shorthorns shows they do not fai far shot tof the Ayrshire breed. Mr. M'Alpin informs us that the produce of three COWS dur ing the winter months was 30!bs. of butter <

•week, and at the present time they prodaeJ

■211bs. a weeli, although they are feeding on tb natural grass, and receive nothing extra but i feed of chaff. These facta- ought to induce thi settle! s in the district to'giva more attention <* the introduction and pro£a«»tioa of a> fiupejripi breed of cattle.

.A glhe factory liiurfoea: 6iartes: & Kuikorai, by Air. Boeuicka.

• The first ■trawben'ies of the season have been jfrown in Mr. Treloar'a garden, Tuapeka Flat. The berries are t)f a good size and of an excellent flavour.

FboM advertisement it will be seen that Messrs. Barton Brothers, of Duuedin. will open taeif gnitery, ia liotu Place, on Tuesday next for a sbort season.

THE fortnight 1 * Wetlierstones readings were fciven in tlie Sohooi house on Thursday evening last. There was a fuir attendance, and the read* jnga, siugi'-g, &c, g:tvs geneiai satisfaction. After the usual prog-, am me had been gone through, the seats w«re removed, and those who chose to avail themselves of the c\\ crtunity ci. Joyed a pleisant dni\ee.

A LtCTU&K, in aid of the Building Fund of the Trini'.y Chu oh will be tle'ivered by t!»e Rev. R. L. Stanford, in the Athenenm Hall, at 3 o' clocl. en the evening of Wednesday next, the Bth iiust. The well-known ability of tha lev. lecturer U sufficient guarantee that he will treat the subj«ct Jj«-"l»a« cho3«n. viz., "Education," in a ißasterty manner, and remtev h\% discwivse both attiactive and instruction to his audience.

The petitions against the sale of the book o' *'»ndon Moa Flft have been extensive signed, Lorh in the Tuapeka and Teviot districts. They were forwarded to their destination yes tot day.

Wb notice that ' Mr. Lewi* has opened the premises a!j>i:iing Mr. Lyng's as a fi-ih ati'l fruit . bhop. Mr. Lewis h.is an esjireas u.tw,iys an tlie rond, and his patrons maj always rely upon being supplied with the freshest and best fi >h of all varieties ; also the choicest fruits of the season* Those fond of oysters will be glad to learn that Air. Lewis intends to keep 0:1 hand a constant supply 6f tho^e delicious bivah es.

A Man aiiied John C.\>y*<l de. known fa nvil arly a* " Yorker." m-*t «>th a serious incident on Tl»ur*4iv list. \V'iii«t w > kin.; i.i .his claim (Smith und|party"s HaTeloji' Bridge) he obse vo.i a quantity of eanh u'tontio tuli. rand audeavoure Ito escape. lit* w:"i3 too lute, jhowerer, to get aw»y sci>t free, a-u I the falliu>; .earth struck his log. breaking is be ween the i nee. and ankle. The PuflTorer waa promptly ,con,veyed to the Hospital, where his Jijuies were attended 10 by Dr. Stewart. lie u» now •pi ogre?ain<» as well as could be expeclel. - " A PAINFUL accident occurred on Sunday last, .on the road between Waitahuna aud the Can-

f.da Beefs, to a. man named Vincenzo Ganini. It appears itat when going down the first hillbeyond Waitahuna the horse Ganini was riding stumbled, and threw him with consideiable force to the ground. The violence of the fall cansed Oanini to bite his tongue right through ; his lip was also split, and his ' face considerably scratohed. The sufferer was brought to the Hospital on Monday, and receivtd eveiy attention his injuries required.

Thfs members of the Tuapeka Cricket Club bave, since the commencement of the season, 'been assiduous' in their practice, the lesulfc of Tvh:ch is that the "dons" are coming out ia. splendid form, while considerable improvement v visible in the play of tho others. On Thurs. <3ay next (the Prince of Birthd»j r ), we understand a grand milch will )>e played on the Lawi-«-nce cricket; ground. It is coufi-lently -exjieote'J thus there will lie st i.n-^e assemblage •of spectators, nnd that the ladies will g'aee with their- presence the opening match of the «eaaon. An ar'jourr.S'l meeting of the subscribers to the Tuapeka Hospital was held in the Commercial Hotel on Friday last. The attendance was very snmll, there being only two or three sut>scribers present in addition to tlie members of Committee. W. L. Simpson, E^q . ocmpit-d th*> chair. The report and ba'ance sheet for the quarter weie read," aud on the motion of Dr, Halley, seconded by Mr._M'ony, were ad«ptedThe Chairman stated thnt during the past month there had been from 10 to 12iChinese patients in the institution. Dw Stewait had spoken to him with reference to these patients. A3 he hud a difficulty in prescribing to them without an interpreter. The large number of them in the Hospital also imposed 11 heavy tax on the Warder. He" (the Chairman) then called upon, a few of the storekeepers at the Chinese Camp, and tbty at once consonteO ■ to get a man- aud pay him for attending upou their countrymen. They subscribed the sum of £22 towards this o' ject, which sum had been paid into the credit of the inutitution. There being no other business, a vote of thauks to the chair closed the meetii g. At Messrs Cox's store. Wetherstones, is being exhibited a cauliflower weighing 17 J lbs. This vegetable monster was grown by Mrs. Clinkso'ile, Wet'iersto i«, :v 1 1 oarUiuly r^Sjots great credit on the fair cultivator.

THEdrelges oa the Molyneux in the Mount Benger distriot are reported to be doing very well.

Ths Meat Preserving inlustry seems to l^e languishing. .In Victoria only one factory ii working, and in New South. Wales operations are also being suspended..

A Melbourne paper calls the Melbourne City Council a '" wonderful aggregation of pompous .noodledom."'

An Auckland paper estimates that there are about 4000 bma fide miners on the Thames Goldfield. and that these support a further population of 8000 ot 9030.