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Hawke's Bay Herald, Volume XXI, Issue 6032, 28 July 1881, Page 2

We have received £2 from H. in aid of the Sutherland family. There was a poor attendance at the Theatre Eoyal last evening to witness the repetition of the performance given by the natives. One or two new dances were given, and the whole entertakiment went ©ff fairly. As the Clivc settlers at their recent meeting could not agree to bring the district under the Eivers Conservancy Act, Messrs Nelson, Bros., have determined to follow the example of Mr Roberts, and construct an embankment to protect their property from the overflow of the Tuki Tuki. The annual meeting of ratepayers of the Tamumu Boad Board district was held at the school-house, Tamumu, last Saturday, when Messrs A. M'Hardy, Lyons, J. Nairn, Logan, and George Clark, were elected wardens for the ensuing year. Mr A. It. Lyons was subseqaently elected chairman. There is a rumor in certain quarters — we in no way vouch for its accuracy — that Mr Purvis Russell, who has recently returned to Now Zealand, will oppose Mr Orniond at the coming general election. In that event there will probably be a three-cornered contest—Mr Ormond, Mr Russell, and Mr Sydney Johnston each testing their popularity. Mr Johnston would probably weaken Mr Ormond' s position by taking from him the Catholic block vote, and perhaps Mr Russell thinks he may "run in between." We give the rumor for what it is worth. A gun accident occurred at the Spit yesterday, presenting another instance of the folly of leaving firearms loaded. Two boys named John and Frank Cross being left at home alone were playing with an old gun which, unawaro to them, was loaded. Frank put a cap on the gun, pointed the weapon at his brother, and fired, a ramrod that was in the barrel penetrating between John Cross's shoulder blades. Frank at once went to the neighbors and reported the circumstance, and on several ol them entering the house they found the wounded boy lying on his face. Dr Caro and Dr Spencer were soon in attendance, and a portion of the ramrod was taken out, but there was some left which could not at the time be removed. The unfortunate lad was then removed to the hospital. We learn that there are hopes of his recovery if the lungs are not penetrated. The poor sufferer is 12 years of age, tho other boy being 11. At the timo of the accident the father was out shooting, and the mother was at Petane. Tho following curious advertisement appears in the Dunedin Herald :-- Wanted, the thief who stole a new umbrella from the Athenseurn library on Saturday last. Many young ladies of position appear to have been beguiled into more or less complicity with tho Nihilist party. It is said that an intimate friend of the Duchess of Edinburgh, a young lady who only the other clay was one of the party who officially received tho Duchess on her arrival in St. Petersburg, has since, under tho pangs of remorse, confessed to a very close acquaintance with the Nihilist leaders and tlieii" cloings. — London World. The people of Seville have lately had the opportunity of witnessing a somewhat extraordinary spectacle. An Englishman j staying at Seville, son of a London • banker, after looking on at a bullfight, was roused to enthusiasm by the skill ' and courage of the gordito, and obtained from him a number of lessons. Quite lately he took his place in the arena, and

siid to have amazed tiie spectators by J s skill in handling tile cloak and throw- sli g the banderillas, and above all by ihe tli >olness with which he faced one of the cc ost savage 6i the bulls, and killed it by tl skilful stroke with the stabbing sword, to ,Th 6 Sydney Bulletin speaks satirically cc I the breach of etiquette shown by the ai >met in appearing after the Gpvernnieilt b! sfcronomer's office hours'. Mr Russell *■* Ut upon.his nlettjl'e (or m^tal t) has' been k renged by his discovery of spots upon le sun of the moderate aggregate dimcn- 0: ions of 80,000 by 300,000 miles. It may be t( lat the onerous duties of regularly wind- Cl lg up the sun and moon and cutting up " ew stars to be pasted on the sky, com- c ined with the turning on and off of the ides, the regulation of stornis, winds dnd * tnlosphere to tE ? different requirements f the various parts of the colony, occupy be official astronomer's time pretty fully ; a nd if so, it certainly seem* why "derame; c t is too bad," for a comet to come sneakng about the horizon while its " boss "is t taving a well-earned forty wirtks 5 but I t ielieve donlets will do anything. Dotati's t omct was, however, a noble exception, £ md took good care to make its appearance 1 >oldly from the first, and I think that the 1 >recedenfc ought to have been followed. *