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Hawke's Bay Herald, Volume 12, Issue 898, 7 December 1867, Page 2

Meanee.— A loose, bag is now carried by Ryiner's express, available for the conveyance of stamped letters. Until proper anthority is received for a daily mail to Meanee, the loose bag will be felt as a great public convenience. Tenders are invited for forming about 112 chains of the Main South Road, between the bridges over Louisa and Waitahoa Creeks. The tenders for metalling the road in front of Mr. Ashton's are to be given in to-day. Mowing has been going on extensively for some time, and the weather has been very favourable for haymaking. Machinery has been generally used this season both for mowing and thrashing ; while the horse rake has also come very generally into use. Fire. — Early yesterday morning a cottage in the rear of the old Royal Hotel was destroyed by fire. It was owned by Daniel Munn, and was unoccupied at the time of the accident. We have not heard any cause assigned for the occurrence. The flames were first discovered by Mr. Farrow close to the chimney, but nothing could be done to arrest them, and the building was destroyed in a few minutes. Artesian Wells. — Within the past few days, Mr. Garry has obtained water for Mr. Parker, Waitangi, and Lieut.-Col. Whitmore, South Meanee Block. At the last, a loss was sustained of 70 feet of piping, owing to a tree having Keen encountered at that depth, which bent the pipe. Seeing that we are suffering from another dry season, it is exceedingly important that some good means of irrigation should be suggested, by which these wells, (now obtainable at a low price) could be utilized to the fullest extent. Accident to Cobb's CoACH.--On Tuesday morning, as Cobb's coach, with the inland mails, was descending Shakespeareroad, between the Union Bank and Mr. Sutton's, a person- going up in charge of an unmanageable horse allowed it to swerve and back right among the leaders. Upon this, the team, being fresh, started off down hill ; and, although the brake was put on hard, they could not be stopped. At the opening between Robinson and Co.'s and Mr. Carver's, Mr. Peters turned the horses to the left, intending to make for the heavy beach, where the pace could not last long. He forgot, however, the telegraph pole in the way, and against this the coach struck, the shock turning it over and doing great damage. Mr. Peters and his driver were both thrown violently off — the former a good deal bruised but not much injured, and the latter wholly unhurt. A boy in the employ of Mr. Holder was inside, and he also escaped without injury. The mails were forwarded in a wagonette belonging to Mr. Caulton ; and the coach, being repaired, followed on Thursday morning. Although such an accident is not likely to happen again, Mr. Peters has very properly decided upon only taking two* horses in future to the Spit. A Horse Dispute. — Yesterday, at the Resident Magistrate's Court, nearly the whole day was occupied in hearing a singular case of disputed ownership of a horse. Mr. Koch, the plaintiff, had lost a horse for some months, and could hear nothing of it, until, a day or two ago, he saw an animal in possession of Mr. Jeffcoat, (the defendant) which he identified as his missing grey. Plaintiff had bought the horse from Mr. Turley, who as well as several other -witnesses, deposed to its identity. Defendant stated that the horse in question was lent him by Mr. Cashmore ; Mr. Cashmore said that the horse was the property of Karaitiana, who had given him the use of it for the time being ; and several natives identified the horse as one presented to Karaitiana some years ago by the chief Wi Tako, named after the latter chief, and which had been in Karaitiana's possession ever since. The evidence was very conflicting. Ultimately, plaintiff having expressed a wish that Cashmore should be the defendant instead of Jeffcoat, a judgment was given in favor of the latter ; and the case against Cashmore was postponed, chiefly to obtain the evidence of Mr. Kirkpatrick, at present at Petane, from whom the house in dispute was originally purchased by Mr. Turley.