R.M. COURT.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3455, 10 March 1890, Page 2

R.M. COURT.

MASTEKTON-MONDAY.

(Beforf, B. Boys Eaq, J.P.)

John Whito wan charged with iii'ing drunk and disorderly in Queenstreet on Saturday night last. Sergeant Price stated that the accused on tho night in question was in Queon-streetwith a couple of others. He (the Sergeant) was statuliug in front of Townsehd's saddlery ahop with Mr Thompson, when accused knocked against him, and nearly " knocked the wind out of him," The accused came hack and|apologised, but he said he would have nothing to snv to him, and accused then said •'Well, go too —." He straight way arrested him. As accused on the following morning said his wife in Carterton was indisposed he let him out on bail. He asked for the restriction of the amount, LI. Mr Skipper who appeared for the defendant pleaded guilty, He stated, however, that this was tho first ofienco'of his client, and asked that he be dealt with leniently, Ho would apologise most sincerely to tho Court for what • had transpired. ; Sergeant Price was here sworn and reoountcd the facts of (he case. Ho was standing in front of Townsend'a shop, when accused rushed againßt him. He would have struck acoused had he not been in the position he was, and if he had done so' would have '• struck him very violently." To Mr Skippor: He did not know accused before. Tho assault was wilful. Accused resisted when lie j was about to be arrested, but said I when lie got to the station he <ras glad to get out of the company he was I in, "on condition bj got out in the morning." A Mr Mackay came to him and wanted bull, but he was pretty nearly being arrested himself for his pains, He wanted to put a stop to this kind of thing, (The Bench: Quito right, too.) Ho had not' taken this action out of malice,

Mr Skipper asked that a nominal fino be imposed, Accused had been in gaol, and this was sufficient punishment,

Tho Court said the Sergeaut had given straightforward evidence. The assault hud been unprovoked, and the man should not have got into the company he v/as in if he did not want to suffer, A man was known by the company ha kept. He would assist in maintaining order as far as possible whilst he was on the Bench, An order would bo made that the amount of the bail be impounded. '

Wau'arapa South County Council. A meeting of tho above Council was held at tho offices, Carterton, on Saturday. Present—Cra H. K, Iknny (chairman), A. Matthews, I. Martin, W.Wrattan.l!. A. Wakelin. W. C. Buchanan, Wm, Booth, anc H, Braithwaite,

The minutes of the previous mooting were read and confirmed, and tho Treasurer reported an overdraft of £877 is 7d.

The Clerk read a rough statement as to what rate would bo required to bo struck to meet current eiponses, but not having received any statement from tho United Charitable Aid Board he was not able to give a definite statement of tho amount required. A long communication was read from the Clerk of the Wairarapa North County Council re the payment of the law costß in the late litigation with the United Charitable Aid Board. The Chairman, as ono of the delegates, stated the nutter was never intended to bo paid fro rata by each contributing body, but that each contributing body pay their own accounts as rendered to them by the solicitors, Cr Wakelin stated that it was very hard lines for a small borough like Greytown to have to pay such a heavy domand as made on thorn,

Tlio Chairman moved, and Cr WakeJin seconded, that the North Oonuty Council be informed that as this Council bad paid the demand made on thorn by the solicitors they woro not propared to consent to the pro rata payment. ■ From Taratahi Carterton Eoad Board, stating that that body did not agree to the' wheel tire by-laws being adopted, also frjtu the Featherston Eoad Board, disagreeing with bylaws being adopted. Cr Matthews moved, and Cr Martin seconded, that a similar bylaw to t)n No. 1 by-law which is in force in the Wairaropa North County be adopted. • Cr' Bucbanan spoke on.(be proposed by-law, and stated that be thought it would be very unfair to settlers to adopt it. Cr Booth thought that the Featherston Eoad Board might be allowed to adopt the by-law without forcing it on to other parts of the district against their desire,' and further remarked on some observation which had been made by some members of the Featherston Eoad Board that this Council had not treated them fairly; but be (Cr Booth) slated that it was and bad always been their desire to do what they (the Council) oould for the benefit of the whole County, In (ho matter of the wheel tiro by-law he would like for the Featherston Eoad Board to define the roads on which they wished to make the by-law binding, the same as is done in the North County, for to make the proposed bylaw binding throughout the whole of the South t'clnily meant simply a piece of tyranny to the settler.-

Hie chairman wade some remarks ou tbo subject, and staled lie fully concurred iti'tho reinarlta that had fallen from Cr Booth, and also stated that it was entirely to the interest of | ratepayers that the main road should be under the management' of I{oad Boards, . ,: I

. Or "Waltelin also objected to the proposed by-law, ■ Cr Matthews, in reply to the pi-evioua speakers, stated that as the

matter had been a long time before tho -Council, and also the fioad Boards, ho thought that- it had belter be decided now. He had no idea oi withdrawing his motion, but | was quite willing to submit to some i alterations being made to the by-laws,

Cr Braithwaito moved, and Or Wfikfilin seconded as an amendment, that this Council pass the by-law on condition that tho Featherston itoad Board define the roads on which they wish to bring the same into force. ■ After the matter had been fairly discussed by tho whole of the Councillors, the amendment was carried, four voting for it and three against it. ' ■ A matterin respect to the Hurnnniorangi reserve was held-over till tha next meeting of the Gounoil, The meeting then adjourned,

Maeterton Road Board'

At the meeting of the abovo Board on Saturday .deputations were received from Messrs Cade and Hansen, asking that road* to their ranectirpprnjiTties bo mad?, In both osso* Mtlsfactoiy [repltßß wen* pivt>n. MtWM Hirris and Welch m»dn application for the clearing of tho standing bush off tho roid hctween Tankeraley'a and the Waipona, Thefollowing Kngineer'a report was road:—la,accordance with instructions received at tho last monthly meeting of tha Board I prepared plans and specifications for tho work applied for by Mr MoQregor and the Messrs Holmes, and the tonder of Messrs >* Gardiner k Co, has been accepted for ' * the contracts,

Mr Woalff, in whoso hands (ho To Whiti road contract was placed after it waa abandoned by the original tonderer,isprogresaingwith the work, The repairs authorised on the road leading to the property of Mr Cave, at To Ore Ore, aro being effected by day labour.' The settlers interested in the road lino at tho head of tho Piran, near Mount Bruce, are desirous of having 24 or 25 chaiosof tho lino oloared,and, I understand, that a deputation will likely wait npon the Board at to-day's meeting with reference to the matter. Tbey have informed me that thoy will apply to have the accrued thirds spent on the work, the cost of which I estimate would be about £7. I desire to call attention to the damage done by cattle straying on the Wangaehu road,and suggest that steps be taken to prevent the evil. Accounts amounting to £73 were passed for paymont. The Chairman called attention to the desirability of improving tho track between Masterton and Gladstone via theTaueru road and river. After some discussion, daring which tho Overseer explained tho work winch was being done, it was decided that a sum not oxceeding £3 be spent on the track. ■" The meeting then adjourned.

WIKTHS CIRCUS. it will be seen from an advertisement in another column that tha celebrated Wirth's Girous-will appear in Masterton on Thursday and Friday next, March 13th and 14th, Speakin? of this show, the Now Zealand ' Times, of February 10th says:- " Tha Drill-filed, large as it is, was not largo enough to accommodate tbo audience which assembled last night to witness the opening performance of Wirth'a Gircns—" the pnrest and moat popular," oh the play Bill has it, "that haa ever visited New Zealand," When Iho hell rung for the overture at 8 o'clock every seat and every '\ coign of vantage uronnd tho sawdust ' circle was occupied, and many were fain to stand, Tho arruiigenient of seats, however, whs very good, and the management lima contrived to make thing*, comfortable for the audience, in addition to giving them a first-class entertainment,. That it wau a good entertainment uo one can deny, Comparisons, ordinarily odious, are in this case favourable, for a better circus than that of Wirth Bros.' haa certainly not visited Wellington—probably few, if any, aa good. Tho troupe ia a very etrongonenuuieric«lly, and its ladies and gentlemen aro invariably clever in their several departments, Aa may be anticipated, tho features familiar in all circuses are prominent in this one, but they are presented in faultless Btyle, and many novelties are introduced, The Wirth family, of course, play a very prominent part in the performance, They arean extensive family, and their abilities appear to be equal to all departments of the business, Miss M»rizles Wirth is a clever wirewalker and an accomplished equestrienne, who performs very clover juggling teats whila pursuing her career around the ring,niounted upon a wild steed, Miss Msdelino Wirth !b also a very gracofnl horsewoman, and was associated with Miss Ida Vernon and Messrs Montgomery and Gus St Leon in a two-horse cany act, The Brothers Wirth (who succeed each other rapidly, and in such variety that it is difficult to " keep count" of them) are clover acrobats, and havo special talent in the way of managing horaes, Mr P, Wirth'a trick ponies wero a striking illustration of the use to which a horse's sagacity may be put and tho unnatural willingness of the pony " General" ,waß remarkable. Mr Georgo Wirth'a Gvo horse picture act was also a praiseworthy perform* unco, The second sizes of Wirtba comprise three sturdy little boys and one pretty littlo girl, and are equally as clever as their ciders. Master Carl is quite an artist, and his contor« ~s"j tion act fast night was quite a revelation, some astounding feats, both in contortion and balancing, being done, (lis brothciß show rare aptitude for riding and acrobactic feats, and tha neatness wiihwliich they dideverylhing evoked enthusiastic applause. Miss Edith Wirth'a balloon act was also well received, Mr ,P, Montgomery, who is sn old favourite here, ia still at till.- ton of the tree as a barebacked rider, and his bounding jfj&ey act" was performed very ckanly. Mr Qui St. Leon another vm clover rider, is also a member of the company, and. does the old-fafhioned " national change," with new fashioned adapt. am, ThrWirths are exceedingly strong in clowns of all descriptions— j some musical, others mutes, and others-again of the more common species, but all uniformly funny, Tho • Walhalla Brothers' tumbling was anotbor feature of the programme, and IMr Joa Walhalla deserves special mention, even in auch a good company .. as a firsUlass down, There wero ) other items of merit in thoprogrammc, but enough has been said to demonstrate the general excellence of tha circus. The expedition with which one item succeeds another is a notice- . able and welcome inuovation, aud contributes ranob to the general enjoyment of. tho performance. Aa the accommodation -was not large enough last night, Messrs Wirth will wot their tent, at tho rear of tha Drillshed to-day for this evening's performance, We predioU successful season for thorn ja Wellington,