COUNTRY NEWS. WANGAREI.

Daily Southern Cross, Volume XXXII, Issue 5247, 5 August 1876, Page 1 (Supplement)

COUNTRY NEWS. WANGAREI.

A i.m iuii: was given l>y Mr. It. Cuter hi the Presbyterian Church on Monday, the Hist ultimo, in connection with the Wanij.irui Litciai y Institute; subject, " English henx s and patriots," among whom ho ga\ c .slioit notices of the undcrnoted men of ni.uk in their day :— Simon do Montfoit, K.ul of Leicester, which title he received fmm Henry III , whoso sister, then widow of the Earl of 1'cmbrokc, he afterwaids muiicd Do Montfoifc becumo one of the most sti.id fast champions of Magna Cliarta, and ol the liberties ol the people, in opposition <o his regal patron. This flowei of nil knighthood died lighting in the cause of fieedoin, Ins f.ill filling the land with mourning. His inllucnce was felt long after his doath. A shoit sketch of the caieer of Sir IJichard (iianvillc followed, and also somo account of bold IJobm Hood .ind his merry men m Sherwood I'Yiresfc, vith .specimens of tlie numerous popular ball.ids which relate the "gestes" of this heio and his companions, Little John, Kn.u Tuek, and Maid Marian. The lecturer, in coiu-hision, suggested the giving of a lectuio on the heroes of Scotland, which ho thought would be very interesting Sir Walter Scott drew the parallel in this way : " A funous nun was Robin Hood, The ICn^iish lj.ill.iil-siiiitci's joy ; Uut Sc.oM.uul hiis u tliicf us fjooil— Slie his, slio hai a bold Rob Roy." A unanimous vote of thanks was given to the lecturer.

WANGAREI J.P. COURT.— July 25. [Before W. Bkdijxcston, Esq., J.P.] Wn.sov v. (Jonisnrr. — Hcniy Corbett was summoned on information of .lames Wilson, miller, who swore that the defendant came to the mill of Mr. V. Wood, where ho is employed, and accused him of intei ferine with Ins property, and becoming so exciteu as to tin eaten to take his life, saying he would shoothnnlikeadog. Complainant also stated that defendant had on other occasions threatened to take his life, and ho had, therefoie, been obliged to seek protection from the Court. — Defendant said his house had been broken into, and he stated so to plaintiff before he made any threats, and that he (plaintiff) had mado use of insulting language to him. — This plantiff denied, and called Michael Cork as a witness, who confirmed his statement regarding the threats of shooting him. — Defendant dccLucd that the tin cat he made \ise of was not in regard to plaintifl particularly, but to anyone who broke into his house ; and he thought he would 1)0 justified in shooting anyone who did so. — Defendant was bound over to keep the peace for siv months in i'.W and two sureties in C2o each.

MAHIJRANGT. The weather dining the past week li.is been stormy, cold, and wot, completely stopping all faun and garden operations. During the late heavy gale from the noitheast several landslips have occurred. The planting of fruit, forest and ornamental trees is being carried on in the disttiet to some considerable extent, large parcels of each arriving by each trip of the ste.imor ' Anne Milbank.' — A concert and quadrille party took place ii- the Mahnrangi flail on Thursday evening, the 3rd inst. Several songs were well rendered by Messrs. Brathwaite, Reiley, Mcllroy, and othcts. A musical solo, " The Blue Bells of Scotland," on a piccolo, by Mr. Cieoigc Howard, was exceedingly well rendered, anil received rounds of applause. Owing to unseasonable weather many lost tho giandest tic.it that has been held in the hall, namely, the performance by Mr. Donald McAffar, on the Highland bagpipes, which consisted of solos, marches, hornpipes, jigs, reels and numerous other dance tunes to the extiemc delight of those who had never before heard their musical strains, and received most enthusiastic applause from all. The sword dance, by Mr. John Bannatyne, was very well pcrfoi med. An excellent programme was provided by Mr. Bates. The entire concert gave evident delight to the audience assembled. — An entertainment will be held in the Upper Matakana school- room on the evening of August {>, in aid of the building fund of tho Mat.ikana Public Hall, to consist of songs, readings, recitations, &c., to concludo with a laughable farce. — The cutter ' Waterlily ' arrived on Monday evening from the Barrier, with GO ewes and lambs, to bo put on the farm of Mr. Moore. Passenger : Mr. Moore, jun. She sailed on Tuesday, but ran on the flat above the lied Blufl'. She got ofl' with Wednesday evening's tide, her destination being the (ireat Barrier. — Mr. Mooro at piesent resides at the Great Barrier, but has an excellent farm here, within a few miles of Warkwoi th, and on which he is putting some well bied sheep, it being his intention to shortly become a settler in this district. — [Own concspondent 1