WELLINGTON.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 6, Issue 1740, 19 July 1884, Page 2

WELLINGTON.

(From our own Correspondent.) On Saturday afternoon laßt, the body of a man was found floating in the harbor olose to Custom house quay. The body was taken to the morgue, where it was identified as that ofthemanHawley, who was at the recent sitting of the Supreme Court here, connoted of attempted suicide, and discharged by Judge ■'Richmond, It appears after Hawley's discharge, Mr Johnson, the relieving afficcr, gave him an order for a we'ek's'board and lodgings at the Steamboats Eestaurant, and also provided him with a Bet of shoe brushes by which' he cbUld earn a few shillings, Constable Bowers who assisted to get the body out of the water,, stated at, the inquest that he found on deceased a Victorian Eacing Calender, a purse containing 7s 9d, two pairs of speotacles in cases, a knife, aud a pipe, Sergeant Anderson gave evidence as. to the body being that of Alfred Hawley who was. tried at the Supreme Court for attempting to commit suicide at Wopdside'near Greytown on Bth May last. William Thomas, the restaurant keeper, stated that deceased was last seen alive about 7 o'clock on Friday evening, going out of his gate. The' next he heard of him was that his body had been found. The iury, after a short deliberaH tion, returned a verdict of found drowned.

The Wellington Jockey Club held their Steeplechase Meeting on Saturday last, at Island Bay. The weather on tho previous day was very wet, and on Saturday morning it was veryjhttle better, the wind blowing from the Southeast with a misty drizzling drain,-but by about noon, the sun began the clouds, and one fry !onV'graciously drove all olouds away, and shbneirightlv for. the rest of the day. ■ ; Thero seems to be a diversity : of opinion as to whether the meeting can be called a success or not, but certainly.as far as the attendance of sppotators was concerned : and the money spent on the oonrse, jt was not at all successful. . There can be no doubt that the person who bought the gates Ipst a large sum owing to the scanty attendance, and those who purchased the booths also lost money by their specs. The hotelkeeper at Island Bay lost over 150 by providing provisions for expected visitors who did not pome and enjoy the good things provided. Thoreoan be no doubt but that the dull Btate of work and trade had much to do with the poor, attendance, and the scarcity of money, The Maiden Steeplechase was the first race for which Wideawake, Home Rule, Jumbo, Blackbird, Parnell, and Early Bird started. At the first fence Wideawake heeitated for some little time to go over, and this gave his mates a good lead, Crossing the ditch at the end of'the straight Parnell came to the front, but on reaching the hurdle following refused to go over for some time, and' thus he was out of it, Early Bird fell at this hurdle, thus leaving four, to oontest the race, Jumbo and Home Eule led by several lengths, followed by Black Bird and Wideawake. This order was-preserved for some distance, all the jumps being done nicely,'till the water jump was reaohed where Wideawake refused, and Jumbo took the lead. At the last jump Home Eule put on a sport and caught up to Jumbo when a very exciting race for home took place, Qh reaching the winning post Jumbo appeared to be I leading by a head, but the, judge.gave the result as a dead heat, with which decision the-pablic did not seem satisfied. However the owners agreed to divide the stakes, 50 :sovb. The Hack Steeplechase of 20 sovs. was the next event. Only three started, Beauty Bright, Sir William, and Egmont, Beauty Bright came to grief at the first hurdle. Sir William waa evidently the fastest horse ofyhe two left to try for the stakes, but owing to his jockey making a slight mistake Jinthe course he lost-about 200, yards, but after this had been rectified, and he was gainingon Egmont very fast, he fell, and though his jockey re-mounted very quickly and set off again at full gallop the winning post was so close to the leading horse that he could not overhaul him in time, and could only come in a good second. The chief event of the day was the steeplechase, a handicap of 125 soys, and second horse 20 sovs out of the stakes. The distance was about three mileß, Early Bird, Wideawake,' Jumbo, Coacher, Black Dootor, Parnell. Surrey, and Home Rale took the field for this event. At the start Home Eule and i Early Bird had slightly the best positions, : At the first hurdle Parnell refused to go over, but 'the others being of a different disposition left him be* hind. On passing the stand the sepond' time the order was; Jumbo, Wideawake and Black Doctor. At the hurdle where Parnell had baulked, Ooachermet with a sad accident by falling while trying to jump the fence. The jockey, Muiin, was partly underneath, the animal, and a number of people ran and refund him, The horse lay perfectly qufet, apparently having broken his back. '* Later in tho day he managed to stagger' to the hotel, a short distance from the course, where he waß destroyed, I have heard the owner was offered various sums, of from £5 to £lO by speculators while the horse was. lying down, but that the offers Were refused. Meanwhile, the race was being contested N by the rest of, the field, and resulted jn Early Bird coming'in. first. Wideawake second, and Jumbo,third, For the. Session Handicap, of 60 sovs., distance 1 mile, Gabble, the Field, Shamrook, Little Scrub, Woodstock, Jester, Patatea, Pilgrimage, Glaicks, and Hero Btarted. Pilgrimage was the favorite for

thissseoniy flat race of "the day, dhd| won'-ifeasily, with- Glaioks second, and. Hero third. The last race of thß meeting was the' Belling Steoplechasei'bf 80 sovs., distance about two mile's and a half, four horses were at the starting post when the' Surrey, Ngatitoa, and I After Dark,! At the nhluoky hurdle where 'CJoaoher oa'me to grief, After Dark banlked,.the r.aat blearing it, but after-,-a little persaasion he jumped it, bat not in time>.\oeatch rip to thiafield.""Wlieb "about! a mile from home Blackbird waejetjoiifc and. some expitiug running between himjnd Blaokblr d* ! winning by about three lengths. , " >;. lfl During the talented and gifted i has .giv_en ? . entertainments here,' r and (though they: were really good, and of a very high class they were' not very; largqlyi,attended, by the public," I shall nophter.into jijeir details, because I se'e.-by i Dahy that. Miss Dargon is giting enter*. tainments in Masterton.: .'■ ■•!<• v:J

On Tuesday_ an adjourned meetinVof the creditors in the estate of Mr Waring Taylor took place, when the Offioial, Assignee made a statement to the mealing 1 of no ordinary character. It appears that the bankrupt has been draining for the last five or bls years about £I6OO from the business for household expenses, although, from about the beginning of that time he was actually insolvent. From the official statement it appeara that the books of firm have not been, balanced for- .years,;that the Recounts.are terribly mixed upj l and that it will: be some'time before they s are all-put right. Very large ; sums "of trust money have been used by. the bankrupt for his private business, M and from the largo dofioiency of assets over liabilities, there does not seem the remotest ohauce of the creditors getting anything but a very small portion of their money back again' The bankrupt asked the meeting to allow him so muoh a week out of the estate till everything was settled, but after muoh discussion this was refused, After a long diaousaion as to the best means of realising on the stock, a motion that the stock in trade be disposed of by tender, an amendment that the matter be left to the discretion of the assignee and supervisors were both-put but not carried and the meeting Anally adjourned, leaving the assignee to call the creditors together as soon as he found it advisable.. -■ Mesßra McLean & Sons commenced their contract for large extensions to the Queen's wharf on Wednesday, when tlje first pile was driven'by the steam pile driver which they have erected on the ■ wharf,

The Carswell Sonnd Marble Company received this week per Eiiapehu from London channelling maobinery ordered from Amerioa.' 'The machinery, will remain here till the arrival of an engineer who is expected by the next San Francisco mail when the maobinery will be sent to the sound and the work of getting out marble in large blocks commenced in earnest.

A fashionable wedding was celebrated on Wednesday at St. Paul's Cathedral, Thorndon, The bride is the daughter of Mr 0. C. Pynsent of Hobson street, and the bridegroom Mr A. E. & Cany manager of a bank at Invercargill, Un» fortunately the weather was not so bright as could have been wished, but it was better than some days we have bad this week, wbjoh, taken altogeler, has been wretched, At 2 !)0 o'cloolc the bride was conducted by her father tp (be altar, followed by her bridesmaids, Miss Pynsent (sister of the bride), Miss Williams, and Miss Maude Williams, where she was received by her intended husband and Lis .best man, Mr Tanored. Tbe bride wore a dress and square train of ivory white brocaded and plain satin trimmed with brussels lace and wreaths of orange blossoms. She wore a necklace and diamond locket, the gift of the bridegroom, and a bracelet Bet with diamonds, the «ih of her future mother in law, The three bridesmaids wore cream-colored sniat dresses and sapbire blue velvet bonnet* trimmed with pearls and hyacinths. ]!jacl| of tb,ese ladies wore a brooob presented by the bride : f groom, The service, which was full choral, was conducted by the Eev G. L. Walpole, the musical porton being under the direotlon of Mr 8,, Parkor. 4 very large number of fqends and the general public attended to witness the ceremony, The B,s. Ruapehu, from London vi Hobart, arrived here last Monday afto" the fastest passage on record of 41 day' 16 hours 40 minutes actual steamingtiraes I have heard from.one of the passengors that the boat would have made a Bborter passage than she did had not the captain gone a long way out of bis proper course down South. From the same source I have learned that several persons on board had their limbs broken during the voyage, owing to tbe severe knooking about the boat got in the storms she encountered, the bad weather prevailing as long as three weeks at a'tjme, necessitating the passengers keeping below during suoh periods. She. brought 10 first saloon, 43 second saloon, and 54 third cabin paesengera, besides 91 Government immigrants tor all parts, She brought a general cargo, which she is discharging, and is also taking in 5400 carcases of frozen mutton for the* Wellington Meat Export Company. She is expected to leave to-day for Lyttelton, from which port she leaves for Home on the 26th.