Local Intelligence.

Tuapeka Times, Volume VI, Issue 311, 10 December 1873, Page 2

Local Intelligence.

Thb jury in the case of the Crown vMonaghan spoke so loudly during their consultation, that persona outside the jury room heard them discussing the trial, and it so happened that this circumstance came 'to his Honor's knowledge, and he not merely informed them of the impropriety of excessively loud consultation, bat he also told them that they were discussing (he had been informed) one or two questions that were not included in the accusation,

The usual fortnightly meeting of the Lawrence Town Council was held on Monday evening) when E. Herbert, Esq.. (Mayor) and Councillors Hill, Hay, Hayes, Mears, Walker, and Armstrong were present. The following business was transacted. It was resolved that a silver medal, the cost of which was not to exceed £3, be granted to the Lawrence School Committee as a Christinas prize for the year ending December, 1873. On the subject of certain leases, in which the Council and some of the ratepayers are respectively interested, it transpired that some delay which had taken place in reference thereto had not been caused by the Council, but by delays in Dunedin, consequent on the registration of the documents. A few local accounts were received, and referred for decision to the Public Works and Finance Committees. The report of the tatter committee was read and adopted. The tender of J. Dowaie, £46 (being the lowest) for filling in sections 3 to 9, block 40, Beaumont road, was accepted.

There ws» odlj one case before the Resident Magistrate on Tuesday, ' John Cairns, on re. mand, was charged with stealing blankets, telescope, boots, and other property from Mr. C. W. Adams, District Surveyor. All the witnesses were unavoidably absent, and the case was further remanded to Friday next. We learn that the credit of the arrest, in this case, is due to Constable R. G. Creagh. Two civil cases were called, but a* the parties to the cases failed to appear, the cases were struck out.

. We are informed that the sum of £1 18s was collected on Monday last towards the Tuapeka Hospital, at the service held by the Rev. Mr. Menzies at Clark's Flat.

We understand that Mr. Cormack. the con. tractor for the Blue Spur School, is pushing on the ereotion of the building. He has already got it in frame, and the greater portion weather boarded, and lie expect* to have it ready for occupation be.fo.ie. the end of the year.

We are informed that one of our respected Wetherstones miner's Mr. Bowes, has received the appointment of inspector of the Mount Id* Water Race, > On-dit. that the Honourable Minister of ! Justice to wit John Bathgate Esq., will be appointed Resident Magistrate for Dunedin iv room of Mr. Strode, who retires after a long period of active government service. We see by an advertisement in another part of this paper that the Rev. Dr. Copland, so long resident and so highly respected as the Presbyterian minister of this district, is to give a lecture at the Blue Spur this evening. Hit subject is an exciting one, and no doubt from the well known, fx>pularity of the rerr. gentleman. he will receive a cordial welcome in his old i sphere of labour. THB dead body which was found at th» Beaumont has been identified as that of Captain M'lntyre, a shareholder in the Galatea dredge at Alexandra. He was, it seems, drowned in companyjwith a man named Scott (on whom an inquest was lately held at the Teviot), owing to the accidental upsetting of a boat. The widow of the late Captain M'lntyre identified hi* apparel as well as the tatoo marks, referred to in a previous paragraph. MB. M. Hat reports having sold, on Saturday last, at Airey's yards, Lawrence, a number of dairy cows, with calves at foot, for prices ranging from £2 to £6 per head. Mr. Almao, of the firm of Almao <fc C 0. ,, hat manufacturers, of Dnnedin, visited Lawrence last week. He exhibited a fashionable and serviceable variety of hats, manufactured by hjb firm ; and* from advertisement it will be seen that Mr. P. Aitken has been appointed Lawrence Agent for the sale of their goods. We have received the first number of enlarged •* Mount Ida Chronicle" paper; the printing, news and articles are excellent. In our opinion, the " Chronicle" has been in the past, what, doubt* less, it will be in [the future, a very well con* ducted newspaper. FIVE members joined the Lawrence Lodge of Good Templars on Monday night. The next meeting of the Lodge will take place next Monday, We observe that Messrs Hay k Co. are making rapid progress with their contract of gravelling part of the Blue Spur road. It is to be regretted that the government so very much curtailed tUV extent of road they at first proposed gravelling^ There are two places in the road between May's old house and the top of the hill which for years past have proved a terror to draymen, and these we understand are not included in Messrs Hay & Co.'s contract;. We trust some interested party will wait upon the members of the government who are expected in Lawience to-day, with reference to this matter, when some change for better might in all probability lesuit from the interview. We hear that the case of Clayton v. Morrison will be re-opened at the March sittings of the Tuapeka Circuit Court. As the disagreement, and consequent discharge of the jury, in the case of the Crown v. Monaghan. has led to some uncertainty as to the present position of the prisoner, we think it light to state that the latter will be still kept in the Lawrence gaol. He will be kept there in order to finish the first sentences passed on him, and when these are completed, he will still be confined on .the charge of stealing £15 from Mr. Harrop's shop, which charge will he re-opened at the March sittings of the Tu.ipeka Circuit Court. One hundred pounds weight of butter a week is not so bad for one of our local dairies to tura out, but such is the case. Mr. Thomas Dartoii is making that quantity of butter weekly. His grass paddocks are really excellent, and by in* telligeut and systematic farming. he-is demonstrating to many of his neighbours the fact that it is possible to make these Tuapeka hills yield a payable produce. We regret to learn that a child of Mr. Thos. Cornish, of Roxburgh, met with a painful acc^^^ dent on Friday last, while playing with some^^ other children in a building adjoining the Soxburgh Hotel. One of the children, it appears, turned the handle of the chaff cutter, while tha unfortunate 'child bad its hand in the machine, one of the knives of which nearly severed all the fingers of the left hand. Mr. Honeywill was soon in attendance, and bound up tha wounded hand, but it is feared that amputation will be found necessary. We understand it is the intention of Mr. H. L. Squires, who has opened an office in Ross Place, to combine with his other business that of a labor exchange and registry. Hia idea is, by this means, to bring the employer and the employee together, and afford facilities for both. Should Mr. Squires carry out his in* tention, his office will be open to receive applications from employers of labor, and he will keep a register of all the unemployed labor iv the np-country mining and agricultural districts. This, Mr. Squires is well aware, cannot be done without considerable organisation, as agencies would require to be established in many towni to supply the necessary information ; still, we trust, he will be able to overcome these difficulties, and make the scheme a success. At a meeting of the Millers and Moa Flat* Progress Committee held on the Ist inst., the following resolution* were passed:— "That theSecretary be instructed to communicate with the Government in regard to throwing open a block of land, bounded on the west by the main road and block IV. Benger District • on tha north by the Island Block ; oa the southfby the Beaumont Commonage ; and on.the east by the river Molyneux ; and draw up a memorial for signature in favor of the same." "That the Government be requested to withdraw from the various runs all the mining reserve along the banks of the Clutha river from Beaumnot to Alexandra, and appropriate the same for purpose of settlement under license lease,' That the Secretary be instructed to call the attention of the Government to the condition of the Moa Flat Cemetery and to request a sufficient grant for fencing the same, and the reservation of a road lino giving -access to it. "A memorial in favour of the opening of the 2500 acre block on Oben Hill's run, was considered adopted/ the Secretary being instructed to call a public meeting as soon as possible. Tenders for catting approaches to the Millers Flat Punt were then opeued, that of Mr. James Sullivan £32 10s being lowest, was accepted. The Committee then adjourned until the evening of Friday the 19th inst." The price of tickets in Ayling's art union is. £2. and not £2 10s. as at first 'advertised. ; THE annual pie-nio in connection with the Church of England, Roxburgh, has been fixed to be held on Boxing Day, in, the same locality as last year. In our advertisement columns will be found the programme of the Mount Benger Jockey Club annual races, which will take place on. the 29th and 30th December. There are stakes' the united Value of which is about £120, and on the first day there are four and on the last day five events. General entries must be sent to the Secretary, at Mr. Cornish's Roxburgh Ferry Hotel before 1 p.m. on Saturday, 17th December. Jockey costume will be enforced. Thb soiree in connection with the Lawrence Wesleyan Church congregation will take place on Tuesday next. The tea will be dispensed in the old building, and the addresses will be delivered in the new church in Whitebaven* street. The Bey, Mr. Rigg, of Dunedin, will h* present*

OjDK readers will perceive thai* the Northern Escort carried to Dunedin from Blacks 1200 on* and from Cromwell 2021 on. 'We believe that the yield at the former place— we refer to Blacks No. 3- -is obtained from very imperfect appliances! It in really matter for astonishment that when a large amount of capital is daily seeking investment, that the Deep Lead at No. 3, should still be worked by the most inefficient machinery.

New gold deposits, yielding one ounce per man per day, have been found on the Stricken River, in British Columbia. This news was brought by the barque Glimpse, which lately arrived from Puget Sound. The locality will be easily found on any good map of North America, ' If the discoveries increase, doubtless, Mr. M'Leod, the immigration agent, who, on behalf of New Zealand, sailed lately for Nova Scotia, will uot now succeed in inducing miners to leave Nova Scotia on account of the superior attraction of the new goldfield, which is, so to ' ■peak, almost next door to Halifax; Tub Rev. X>r. Copland preached at Manuka Creek,- at' Waitahuna. and at Havelock on Sunday. At all the services, the places of meeting were crowded. The rev^ gentleman, on Jlonday evening, delivered a very interesting and instructive lecture to a large audience in the Athenaeum, Waitahuna, the subject being the tr ßed Republic in Patii in 187 L" The Cromwell Quarts Mining Company has obtained 2770z». of gold from 68 tons of stuff, lbeing at the rate of more than 4oxs. to the ton. Wi learn that there ii a desire on the pert of the Custom authorities for the sevices of well-educated lads, who may be received as cactete, and properly trained in the service of the department. !: Mb. Hat will sell on Friday, the 12th hut. at noon, at'ihe survey office, Lawrence, sections sit the rear of blocks 40, 41, and 42, on the north Bide of Ross Place. Mb. Hat, on Tuesday, sold by auction the booths for the Lawrence sports which will be held on Boxing Day. Alexander Armstrong bought booth- No. lfor£9, and Christopher Long booth No. 2, £10. *The refreshment booth was bought by Wm. Mean for £1 6a. ' Mb. Hat's sale of section 9 block XLL has been postponed till Saturday next, at 2 o'clock, -o.n account of the fire which took place in the —^immediate vicinity of his sale room. f 1 It will be observed from the advertisement of the Havelock sports that some slight alterations have been made in the programme. At a late nour'on Sunday night Jtfr. George Clark, one of our old and respected citizens, departed this life, after a very short illness. Some weeks ago Mr Clark had an apoplectic fit, from which, although he seemed to recover, and was able to attend to his businees, he never thoroughly rallied. On Tuesday, last week he had a second attack. He remained unconscious till Saturday, when he was able to recognize tome' members of his family, but this was only tor a short space of time, as on Sunday he again lapsed into a state of unconsciousness, from which he never recovered. Mr, Clark has been a resident in Tnapeka since its early days, and was greatly respected by a large circle of acquaintance. His remains will be conveye-I to the Lawrence Cemetery this afternoon. Mb. Sheath Las resinned business this morning in the shop lately occupied by Mr. P. Itfng. .Mb. Barb, civil engineer, has this week made a purvey of the land at the back of Ross Place which it is purposed reclaiming from the Wetherstones Creek by means of a retaining wall. A preliminary meeting of the Tnapeka Jockey Club was held yesterday- evening, •Present Dr. Stewart, Messrs. Farrer, Downes, Armstrong. Williams and Sheath. It was resolved that a meeting of subscribers be held to night at the Victoria Hotel. For particulars see advertisement in another column. Last year's Financial statement will appear in Saturday's issue of this journal. Pressure on oar space prevents us giving a. fuller aoof last night's meeting. If any of our readers who are lovers of flowers wish to see a gorgeously beautiful cactus in full blossom, they may have that pleasure by visiting Mr. Pressly's greenhouse this week. As Mr. Pressly cannot guarantee its length of days, no time should be lost by those whose fancy leads' in that direction. We were in error in stating that the Tapanui races were to take place on the 22nd and 23rd of this month. They Trill take place on the 22nd and 23rcL January, 1894. The programme will appear next week. *■ What has become of our Polycultural Society, and their proposed show ? is a question which we have been asked on several occasions. One of our enterprising settlers proffered us a subscription of a one pound note the other day to the much talked of exhibition. If the Polycultural Society have abandoned their project, they should give some intimation of the Bame, as the action they took may have prevented others from undertaking the necessary preliminary work. It is not even now too late. A meeting of the Clarks Flat School Committee was held in the schoolroom on Monday Bth inst. Present: Messrs. A. Fraser (Secretary), Brydie, Walker, Rowe, and Detert. -In the absence of Mr. Chalmers, chairman of committee, Mr. Brydie' occupied the chair. The " resignation of Mr. A. B. Matthews, teacher was duly considered and accepted. The usual steps were ordered to be taken to securcanotherteacher. Mr. Matthews thanked the Committee for their courtesy and gentlemanly conduct towards him during his tenor of office, and hoped the same harmony 'md^good feeling would exist between them -and their next teacher. We understand that Mr. Matthews intends leaving the Government •errioe, having accepted a business engageJnent. The Committee, after inspecting the teacher's residence, expressed "themselves highly satisfied with the very efficient manner in which Messrs. Hay and Son, builders, were carrying out their contract. Wo other business of importance was brought forward. Thi Chief Commissioner notifies that 5,00^ acres of land at Waipahee are open for application on the deferred payment system ; as «ra also 2,636 near Tapanui. All applica- • tions for land situated to the south of the Waipahee Bivcr must be made at Dunedin, ■and for the north of the said River at Invercargill. For the land near Tapanui, applications must be made at the District Land Office, Lawrence ; and all applications must be accompanied by a deposit of Is 3d. per Acre, that' amount being the first half -year's occupation fee. The fittings of the District Court in the Otago Goldfields during the months ofcFebruary and March, next, are to be held as follow .—ln. — In tiie Resident Magistrate's Conrt at Naeeby, on the 2nd Wednesday in Febru- ; ary <-, next ; in the Resident Magistrate's Court at Clyde, on the Monday next after the second Wednesday in February next ; in .tbe Resident Magistrate's Court at Queenstown, on the second Monday after the second ■Wednesday in February next ; in the Resident Magistrate's Court at Lawrence, on the second Tuesday in March next. Provided that, in case any of the days so fixed as aforsaid shall nappen to be a holiday, then - the Court appointed for that day shall be odd on the first day thereafter, not being a holiday. " Th* Rey. Mr. Eigg preached in Trinity Wealeyaa Church on Sunday last. In the course of his sermon he made reference to iestavitie* at church anniversaries, and spoke warmly against playing at kiss-in-the-ring at any time, ami' especially on such occasions. > It had, he said, an evil influence upon.thoss who took part m it, and was a blot upon our

A special, meeting of the Waste Land Board was held on Saturday afternoon, for the purpose of determining the western boundary of Run 168. The heads of this case are: That Captain M'Kenzie consented to the sale of 10,009 of this run No. 168. Daring the ; survey Mr. Hugh Mthtyre -objected to the sale of that portion, about 1,600 acies, which is situated between the East and West branches of the Waikoikoi river, alleging that Captain M'Kenzie had sold up to the East Branch. On Saturday, Mr. Haggitt, instructed by Messrs Smith and Anderson, contended, on behalf of Mr. M.lnJpe, that, as there was only one branch snown by the original reconnaissance survey of the province, that must have been intended to be the main branch, aud the East branch, being a main stream, must be the boundary between the runs. After hearing the evidence of Mr. M'Kerrow, chief Surveyor, and Mr. M'lntyre, the Board decided against Mr. M'lntyre, and fixed the West Branch as the boundary line. The Chinese are being appreciated at Naseby. At the Sludge Channel, Chinamen are being largely employed at Bs. per diem, and are giving great satisfaction. His Excellency the Governor, Sir James Fergusson, has intimated to his Honor the Superintendent that he will not be able to reach Dunedin earlier than the 22nd or 23rd of the month. He will make Dunedin his headquarters for a month, and intends visitinglnvercargilL The New Zealand Shippincr Company intend, during the summer months, to lay on a steamer to make an excursion trip round the South Island. The s.s. Taranaki is the boat that has been selected for the trip, and ; her cabin accomodation will be fitted up expressly for the occasion. She will start from Nelson, and call at Welliugton, Lyttelton, , Port Chalmers Bluff, Preservation Inlet, aud Miliord Sound— in fact, she -will proceed right round the middle Island, calling at all places of interest, spending a day at each place, and returning the tourist to the port from which he started within fourteen days. As soon as the required number of tickets is taken up, the precise date at which the excursion will leave will be published. The Hon. Mr. Yogel and Mrs. Yogel were passengers by the s.s. Wellington, from Canterbury, on the 7th instant. Mr. Yogel will remain in Dunedin about three weeks, when he will return to the seat of Government. We understand that a telegram Bent from London to Mr. Hall's agents iv Sydney, instructing them to charter a steamer, if possible, to start from Auckland on the 22nd, and tranship the pioneer steamer of the new Californian line from Sydney at Kandavu Mr. D. MarrLAUD, of Eweburn station, tried an experiment to produce tine early lambs by crossing 400 half-bred Cheviot ewes with Leicester rams. The increase was this season 110 per vent., and the lambs have proved heavy weights and of a very superior quality. St. Bathans Races will take place on the 26th and 27th December. A Committee of ladies has we learn, been formed in Dnnedin, to receive and contribute donations for the bazaar to be held in aid of the Presbyterian Church in Naseby some time in December.