Local Intelligence.
Wb have at various times been asked by litigants to exclude their names from cases appearing in the Resident Magistrate's Conrt. We regret that people should interfere with our business in this respect. If people will go to hiiV, or place themselves in positious that demand their presence in tho Court, we cannot help it. Our only desire in ruporting the Court proceedings is to give an impartial account of the business done ; and lather than report oue case and exclude annthur, we would prefer not to report the Court at all.
We again lemind our readers that Horace Bastings, Esq., M.P.C., will address his constituents in the Commercial Assembly lioouis to-morrow evening, at 8 o'clock.
Notwithstanding the large amount of money expended on the road Tokomairiro to Lawrunce it is not yet in a perfect state. A few days since six waggons goc siuck lii the mud at CHenore, and could not be extricated until they were unloaded.
AS.'OTII£K verification of the old saying that we must go from home to find news of ourselves was nietby us in the fiistissueof the "Clutha Leader" in which we read : *' We understand an enterprising Lawrence firm purchased in Dunediu last week 100,000 ft. of tongued and giooved timber, which is to be co«iveved to the ' city of the goldfields' to help to meet tha demand for buildings there." We are at a loss to know what Lawrence firm this can refer to.
Thb Balclutha Mayoral election, says the " Clutha Leader," is now the all-absorbing subject. Mr. M'Neil, present Mayor, having indicated his intention of not offering himself for re-election. Messrs. Macdonald and Grigor at once entered the field, with the deteimination that the poll alone should decide the result. The friends of both parties seem confident of success, and the couteat will undoubtedly be a warm, as well as a close one.
ACCORDING to a special telegram in Monday's •'Guardian," there is no chance of the Gold Mining Bill passing ita second reading in the Assembly this session. From the same telegram we learn that the Government will not take any steps towards legislating in the water pollution case, as it is sutrouuded with so many difficulties, It will have to be decided by the Supreme Ccurt. Messis. Howe and Co., of Maerewhenua, will therefore require all the assistance the miners of Otago can render them iv the defence of thpir case.
The new machinery at the Victoria Saw Mills, Tapanui, recently imported direct from America for tho manufacture of sashes, doors, &c, is now nearly ready for work. Operations will be commenced shortly. Messrs. Howat and Co. will no doubt be able to compete favorably with the Dunedin firms in the manufacture of these articles.
By "a Wellington telegram, we learn that Alexander M 'Donald, the European representative of a Manawatu Hapu, was sentenced on Monday morning to three years' penal servitude, being the lowest sentence by the Act allowed, but before being released the prisoner is to find sureties for keeping the peace of the district, himself in £500, and two sureties of £50 each. The Judge made a long speech, some of his remarks being very sevtre. M'Donald had advanced as extenuation that he had only shot the horse to satisfy the Natives, and so prevent something worse being done. The Judge said M 'Donald 'o conduct in meeting in a cordial and friendly manner, and endeavoring to obtain a passage on the coach, and failing that, then to deliberately to shoot his horse and stop Her Majesty's mail, was conduct both base and treacherous.
A Bluff telegram of the 13th instant, states that the ship. Carrick Castle, 77 days out. with 220 immigrants on board, all well, is coming up. Three deaths occuiredamong the children during the passage.
This Collector for the Tuapeka Hospital desires us to state that Messrs. Neil and Co.. of the Beaumont Station, were not in any way influenced in the donation they gave to the funds of the Hosf ital by the. donation of Mr. Joseph Clarke,
The large congregation at Trinity Church on Sunday evening were rather disappointed at not having the pleasure of hearing Mr. Towsey perform on the organ. Some trifliug thing had got entangle 1 with the keys of the instrument, causing discoidant sounds to be produced. It was not discovered till the congregation met. The defect was easily remedied after the service was over.
The Tuapeka District Annual Ploughing Alatch will take place at Mr, Gascoigne's farm, on Friday next. A good number of teams are expected to compete, and should the weather prove favorable, we anticipate one of the best matches ever held in the district.
Tee town of Roxburgh has been proclaimed a municipality, to be divided into three wards North, Central, and South. Mr. JohnKinaston bas been appointed to prepare the Citizens' Roll, and Mr. Edward Morrison to perform the acts "required to be done by the Council, in the revision of the Citizens' List and hearing and determining tho claims of the citizens.
These is likely to be & contest for the Mayoral chair at Milton. Me. Henry White is in the fisld, and the names of Messrs. E. E. Jones, and James Goodall, ara mentioned as candidate*. It is ako probable that Mr. I oum4nsharae iptf «tttEd-forre'elflotia& J , " j
» Mh. W. A, Chapman, anti-spiritist amused Lawrence audiences ou the evenings of Monday and Tuesday, in thß Assembly Room. The houses on both occasions were poor, owing doubtless to the bad state of the roads. Those persons, however, who availed themselves of the opportunity of witnessing Mr. Chapman's clever tricks were highly pleased. Tho first part of the eutertaininent consisted of the usual tricks of the Anderson-Hazelmayer type, which Mr, Chapman performed in a very neat style bringing the articles used into the body of the bs>ll, and cheating the audience before their eyes. It is the second part of the entertainment, however, which is most worthy of note. In this Mr. Chapman thoroughly mystifies his audience by what he terms " Second Sight." In this part he iutroduce3 Miss Bonnifon, aud utter blindfolding her and placing her with hei back to the audience, he leaves the lady alone on the stage and proceeds to examine various articles taken from the audience, the lady desciibing them minutely, much to the surprise and wonderment of those assembled. The last part of this really interesting entertainment consists of a repitition of the Davenport Brothers tricks divested of their supernatural surrouudings of blue lights and other contrivances. The entertainment is really worth seeing being both instructive and amusing.
The first number of the " Clutha Leader " has reached our hands. It presents a very promising appearance. It is well advertised, and the reading matter— both" local and general —is abundant. We should imagine it in every way suited for the requirements of the important district which we have no doubt it will be its object to faithfully represent. We wish our young oontenvporary a long and successful career, THE usual half-yearly change of chairs took place in the Loyal Waipori Lodge, M.U.1. 0.0. 7, at its last meeting. Bro. A > Todd was elected N.G., and Bro. J. W. Johnston, V.G.
Mr, Ferguson, who is a candidate for the Mayoralty, will meet the ratepayers this eveniug in the Commercial Assembly Room, when he will review the financial position and future prospects of the Municipality, Mr. Hay
who is also a candidate, announces that he will address the ratepayers in the Masonic Hotel, on Saturday evening, and in the Commercial Assembly Koom, on Monpay evening. INCITE a fleet of home ships have arrived during the last few days. The Caroline. Hiudostan, Devana, Curtsburn, and Carrick Castle, containing amongst them an aggregate of close upon 2000 immigrants. The " Daily Times' " reporter, who was amongst the first to board the ship Caroline, heard but a very indifferent account of the beiiaviour of a considerable majority of the imsengers during the passage. Thoy weie all shipped at Qutensfcown, and the single women were selected by that estimable peison Mrs. Howard. Out of the 126, 40 came
out of the Cork Wotkhouse, and were reported
by tho captain to be amongst the best-behaved of the lot. Where the others came from was not known, but that they were very troublesome was vouched for by the captain and matron and doctor. The utmost difficulty had been experienced in keeping them from the men, and the difficulty was intensified by their compartment extending so far forward as the afterhatch, which, of course, opened on the main deck. The hatch was barred across with iron, and every precaution necessary to keep the women under proper restraint had evidently been taken, and we should imagine with reasonable success. At tha same time, excessive vigilance, night and day, had to be exercised — the women being worse than the men. On being admonished for her forward conduct, one of these pets of Mrs. Howard's pertly remarked, "Sure, we are sent out to people the counxry." "Yes," was the curt rejoinder, " but you must not begin until after you arrive there." That Captain Clyma had been put to more than extra tiouble and anuoyancp, was evident from his application to Captain Thomson for police protection whilst the ship was in harbor with the immigrants on board. His chief care was to prevent any liquor being smuggled on board. "They are such an exciteable lot," he remarked, "that if they obtain liquor, I fear quarrelling and bloodshed n.ust follow." Commenting upon thi3 the "Time 3" remarks : - "The question will doubtless be asked by many people- Is there no way of getting rid of this disreputable shipment? We are afraid not. At the same time, if by some good chance a ship bound for England could be got to take them, it would be cheap for this community in the end were thefae women sent back to the place from whence they came, even although the passage money charged per head came to double the usual rate.
Au accident happened to a man named Conner at the Beaumont, on Monday. He w«.s employed at a chaff-cufcfcing machine on Mr. Lancaster's farm, when his hand was drawn into the machine, and three of M 3 fingers were almost cut to pieces. The unfortunate fellow was immediately removed to the Tuapeka Hospital, where the injuries received immediate attention.
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Tuapeka Times, Volume VII, Issue 373, 15 July 1874, Page 2
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