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Bruce Herald, Volume X, Issue 959, 20 November 1877, Page 5

and in the lanuuitgeof the « Mail,' ■" reflect credion the appointment." ; Pacific Hotel, with ground, Dunodin, hae been sold for £2200. Mb Honk was sworn in yesterday as Mnor member of the Executive. The Divorce Court was opened at Wellington, yesterday. One of the cases is from Dunedin. The Molyneux river at Balclutha rose about eight feet during Sunday night, and yesterday continued to rise up to 2 p.m. Communication with Queenstown is suspended. ■ Mb Robert Gbigob having resigned his position, as a member of the Licensing Bench, Balolutha. Mr W. E. Farrer of the Bank of New .South Wales has been appointed in his stead. , Two informations for the offence of coursing ■during • the close season, the circumstances of which have already been referred fco. in our columns, will bo heard at the Milton Court tod:iy.. :.:.-. ..■:■..':■..' ■ ■ ■:;-'-."■.■' ..■';' We would draw, attention to Mr Capstick's announcetrent of sale at Sunwick Farm, Tokouiairiro, of cattle, horses, and sheep, on the. 29th inst, an alteration having been .made from the date originally advertised. ..: TOrDAY the Clutha Annual Stock Show takes place at Balclutha, it will be held. in a paddock at. the back of the Presbyterian Church. The Wesley/m's of the Clutha intend holding a bazaar in Lloyd's Hall (late Barr'e)> and. a concert in the Newmarket Hall (Dunne's) in the evening. ! Mb Capstick announces he will stand again for the mayonxhy of Milton. We publish tp-daj a numerously signed requisition fco CouncillorDonald Reid; asking him to stand, and his reply declining to do so: ; We believe that Mr Capsfick will probably have opposition in the coming election, as at a late hour last night it was understood that at leasLoiie other gentleman had consented to be placed in nomination; : ; This nomination for the office of ■ Mayor of Lawrence took place yesterday at noon. There were two candidates proposed, Messrs Jonus Harrop arid Richard "Williams. The 1 polling will take place on the 28th, and it is expected that 'the election will be keenly contested. Mr H. Bastings was requisitioned to stand, but declined. ....:• In the. event of a dissolution of the House of Representatives the present member for the Gluthii will no doubt have an opponent. The opportunity, for a contest has long been looked for, but Mr Thomson's return again will be pretty sure, unless some better mun shows up. Mr Thomson has stood true to his enunciations, and his constituents are apparently well enough' pleased with him; "but no doubt he will, like every other public man, find some dissatisfied with him. . At the District Court:, Milton, on Thursday, hi reJ. A. Henderson, Mr Reid appeared for appli? cant, to whom an order of discharge ™as granted. Re Alexander Ironside, His Honour, after having .hca.td evidence, granted the application of Mr Henderson on behalf of t 1 c debtor, that an order be made confirming the resolution passed at an adjourned meeting of creditore, agreeing to urrangenjents to accept 5s in the £ on the amount of his liabilities. • . A SAD accident occurred on Friday afternoon to a boy named James Martin, son of Mr Joseph Martin, of Milton/ Young Martin, who ig about 14 years old, was in charge of a horse and dray, which was being loaded at the Bruce Coal Company's mine. 3.c was taking the horse a step or tTTO forward when the horse made a stronger pull than he had ejpeoted ? and the boy let go the reins to save himself from injury, H'jwpypr, Ije fell at the edge of the road, and the dra/, which was weighted with a ton of coal, passed over ihe. lower part of his back. We are glad to : say that the poor boy is doing as well as can be expected. .. Tjke Friendly Societies pip»njp r j.. gathering which has been looked forward to for a considerubie time at Lawrence ; and Balclu I ha, and to a leBBt'r>xtent at Milron ; topi place on^ Friday, in a .beautiful spot on the, ground of Mrs Watt, £nc!i CUitha. The Lawrence contingenf. .-i>rriye.4.. first at about ten o'clock. The Tokpjtsairird division arrived afc 10.30, and on the signnl being given for starting, it was found that the Balclutha Lodge with their bknrier had not arrired, and therefore the Marshalls decided to place the banner of Court Bruce firsi., and the procession fchenmbrchi'd to the ground in tlm following order ?— Tuapeka Bi-asa Ban^l, Loyal Tun peka Hioneer Lodgi 1 , Court Star of Tuapeka, p'ourt Brace,. Lawrence Hibernian Society, Lawrence Good ; Templars. The following g«ntiptr)Bn acted as Marahalls— Q-enoral conductor, Mr j, Thompson, and Messrs G. Jeffery, J. Roughan^ H. Sawyer, of Lawrence, and Messrs Hogg and HopOj of Balclutha. . Music was supplied by an excellent band from Lawrenoe under Mr A. George^ also by t^ro fidjprs, enorfa p|g^it ; ft? nu semen(B I were. indulged in, anithe parties ret upned tq their several destinations before dark, after spending q, most pleasurable day.

The Suez mail closes to-morrow morning at 8 o'clock. : We hear that Mr Nome will Boon go back to Edinburgh. . Dk Rogers has commenced practising in Tokomairiro. .'. A concert ard dance in aid of the Mdsgiel School Building Fund took place in the Mosgiel school on Friday evening. . ' The mm which has so timely fallen within the past few days, h«3 been of greut berfcflt.tb the district. " Ma Perrier, late editpr of the N.Z. 'Times.' intends to bring an action against the ' Jfosb ' for jhbei, claiming 'JßsOO. damages. ''■''' FIAdS were flying in Auckland, both in the city and on t'»e shipping, the other day^ being the thirty-second anniversary of the lauding of Sir $. Grey in New Zealand. At a recent meeting of the Totara Road Board the Chairman stated that a company was being formed in Diinedin to construct the Mikonui water race. Me M. J. §. Mackenzie, an undoubtedly able writer and lecturer, has lately been lecturing at Naseby, for which place he, in the event of ft dissolution, is likely to stand in the pastoral interest, Jjevy, the cornet player, was a pas3enger .by the Ringarooma. To obtain release 'from an action brought against him by professionals in Melbourne, he hit upon the plan of filing hie schedule. Mtt Kincaed, of Messrs Kinoaid and M'Queen, left for Melbourne lately. It is understood that the firm is about to tender for a large dredge (including all machinery) for Port Philip. JL coroner's jury has returned averdict of man? slaughter against Hugh Harper, for causing the death of his wife at; Port Chalmers, by inflicting wounds on her head. Or/a suggestion that there should bo an open Season for bank managers has been received with great favour in the several colonies. The paragraph in which the idea was enunciated is still "on the rounds." It is understood that the Opposition intend to to make a final effort as soon as Committee of Supply comes on. A motion censuring Miuisters for refusing facilities to bring on the want of oonfidencti motion will then be moved, but it ia not likely to be carried. The ' Parliamentary correspondent of the 'Mount Ida Chronicle,' who is generally very well informed on matters .political, says tin session cannot possibly close this month. 370,000 acres af& to be reserved for the Strathtaieri rail-way-out of run* Id, 307, 210, 209, 219, 225, 216, 223, and .220. Harp on " the amalgamation." The ' Wakatip Mai], 1 with a delicacy of diserimin tion which will bo 'appreciated, a-iggeats Mr Manderg as a suitable editor for the 'Daily Times.' He would no doubt be congenial to the oreseut proprietary,