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Hawke's Bay Herald, Volume XXI, Issue 5557, 8 December 1879, Page 2

■ « i iM[i jii—;,. Mr Justice Richmond arrived by the Tarartla yesterday.' He" will be the guest of Judge.-Kenny .during the sittings of s the Suprcme'Ctiurt: ' '"" It is cxpe.eted that the cases from Poverty Bay will be the first taken at the sittings of the Supreme Court, which commence to-day. Mr Greenwood, who is a witness; in .one of 'the cases, is clerk of the District Court, which sits on the 19th inst.', when he will ; be required to be in attendance; ; arid the constables from Poverty ß ay, who will be required at the District Court, arc also witnesses in the Supreme Court cases. The Eural Fete at Hastings on Saturday was a most enjoyable affair. Refreshments were provided oh a very large scale, and were laid out in a ; most tempting manner .under cover of one of the Agricultural' Society's booths. Various games were got up for the amusement of the- visitors,' including lawn tennis, shoot-; ing at a target, and cricket. tj; Owing "tor the regatta having detained a number of : people, in town who otherwise would have gone to the fete, the attendance was not as large as was expected, but all, those who did'go ; thoroughly enjoyed .themselves,; and there was a generally-expressed, hope that it would be the forerunner of similar gatherings. J ' ; -There -has been a good deal of commendable earnestness shown by the Napier Engineer Volunteers in the matter of ; forming a band. Already fourteen names have been igiven in of persons willing to join and there >are hopes .of getting five more. . The Engineers have been fortunate, ih J securing' Mr Flood 'as Bandmaster, as froni his experience as a bandsman in the Queen's Life Guards he will be enabled to -render service in prganising the band. The place of practice is in the~old Forester's Hall, at the rear of the Foresters' Arms Hotel, where those who have joined arc desired to meet this' evening at 8 o'clock sharp. ' i There are 111 witnesses for the prosebution in the various oases down for hearing at the Supreme Court, some of whom come '' from' Dunedin, Christchurc^ Wellington, or the north. ; Of this total, 33 will be called ' in connection with the lease against M'Lennan. ,It .has been rumored that) owihg.toJDrlHector wishing to lea^e, at jthe. earliest -possible date, }M'Lenpan's, case would be .taken first, but this would: keep 78 witnesses waiting for, at least a'weeic.'and probably a fortnight^ at a cost of over £40 a day, or £280 a week; : . ■ • . > ■ . ■ ' . •.■•/ •- ■'•■■■•' ; Dr Hector, who -is one of : the principal Jwitnesses.in the'jehaxge of-.^wife murder against M'Lennan, arrived by the Tararua yesterday. As a - proof ot' the correctness of our information ■ relative^ : to the '^ofttbreak of gcab in the Patutahi block, Poverty Bay, we /may mention that in'the^ast issue o£ the 'Poverty ■' Bay '- HeVpfd \ , appear two advertisements— one ;by "Mr M'Neil Oampb'ell,": Inspector of - Sheep,, giving notice that the sheep on Mr E*.' Cameron's run, Patutahi block, are infected ; and the second by Mr Andrew G-cainattj, . Chairman of the Cook' County Council/*' calling a meeting at Makara'ka, the request of a large number of sheepowners,'.' to " take into consideration the! rapict Increase of scab in the district.'-' In the same paper is a letter, defending: Mr Meldrumi one of the sheep, inspector's, for ~ Poverty Bay, from charges of " gross neglect of duty," " carelessness," and. ." indifference," brought against him by the Herald. . The Working Men's ' Cliib Horticultural Exhibition, we are glad to learn, Has been a financial success,', but ' the coniimittee: are unable to arrive at the total amount of the surplus until the whole of the accounts 1 have been received. j The Mayor's silver cup presented to the Hawke's Bay Rifle Association is on view at Wall and Co,' s, watchmakers. ; A cricket match has been fixed to, bji played at Waipukurau on Boxing Day between the Waipawa and the Hawke's Bay CpTinty Clups.. : .The, .Hawke's Bay County team will be chosen from the following players :; — Messrs vßrathwaite, Liddle, Luke, F. Gr. Smithi Kettle, Murray, H. Gibbons, N". Gibbons, Kendall, Dewes, Rose, H. Smith, and Ellison. The name of our correspondent who. ivrote under the heading " Cneap Bread '!- in Saturday's issue should have been' C. M. Robertson— not E. W. Robertson, |as printed. .. . ■ ; . . .< i

The arrangements in respect to St, ■M^ry/s<^oardin|ischool at Meaneo were finally & concluded last ; Saturday. , 'Mr j. A. Beardeiu of theWapie'r Commercial scfs6l ndifo andJUr B, EDSmilfevproi3«ieds AuWandi '.. Mtf Rdarden^has ; Feeu m|or4lilf|)inow|ia^ a teadh^ih^Hawko's^iiy^r the laßt 12 years, and ho therefore enters upon\liis new duties with the advantage of faftaifge experience in tuition. The sehobt«»will open under Mr Eearden on the Ist of January next. :_ 5 The Pppevty Bay Herald states that as : a result of some 'corfesporidence between ; the. Napier and Gisborho Eowing Clubs,, it is not improbable that the Gisborne ;Club may send^.a, crew to cdnlpele with : Napier At tKd regatta in February next. Superintendent Shearman left Napier for Wellington overland on Friday last. :