THE Inangahua Times. PUBLISHED TRI-WEEKLY MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 1877.

Inangahua Times, Volume IV, Issue 63, 3 September 1877, Page 2

THE Inangahua Times. PUBLISHED TRI-WEEKLY MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 1877.

There was a titting of the Resident Magistrate's Court on Saturday last, but the only case for hearing was an interpleader suit to test the ownership of certain shares in the Hoinewardnbound Company, which had been seized by the bailiff. It seems that some eighteen months or two years ago the' now dei funot Reefton Coal Company obtained a judgment against M'Dowal. The olaim had not been satisfied, and M'Dowal's interest in. the oompany was seized as above. Evidence was . adduced to show that two-thirds oi the in* terest in question had prior to tho seizure been sod by M'Dowal. In the face of this tho bailiff was ordered to levy only upon the unsold portion of the interest. The Court then adjourned. There was no business in the Warden's Court. The members of the Reefton Glee Club will meet for praotioe in GWmer's Hall, at tho usual hour this evecing. The Caledonia Company, Larry's Creek, cleaned up on IViday last, nftor a crushing of about 60 tons of stone, tho result boingaoake of gold weighing 2750z, thus giving the high average of five ounoes p6r ton, Mr M. Kennedy, M.H.fl., passed through Reefton, earlj on Saturday morning la.Bt, en route for Greymouth. Mr Kennedy, we believe, rode overland from Nelson. The meeting of the Reefton Jookey Club, held on Friday evening laßt provoked a long dlsoussionas to (he most suitable date for holding the first race meeting in the Innngahua. Many of the membors were in faror of holcHagthe meeting about Christmas time, whilo'iithers advocated the autenm time. In the cncl it was left for a committeo to make inquiries as to tho dates of other coastal meo tings, &0,, such committee to report to an adjourned meeting, to bo held tomorrow evening. If, as is generally bc'ioeed, Ileeftp» can offur quit? aa large, it'u«/*. h^vnwn of Bta.ke-money, many twn. on the \ /<>:!, Cuaat

then we think the meeting should be fixed . without any regard to neighboring meetings, as were the races hold wit! i in a few days of < the Greymouth or Hokitika gatherings, there 1 would be little likelihood of down-rcwntry peraons attending. " ' : ] A. meeting of Roman Catholic parishoners' was held yusterday, for the purposo of taking action with regard to the jereotion of the proposed new ohuroh ' building. -Rev. Father Carew occupied the chair. It was stated that the sum required for the purpose would be about £2000. A subscription lisa was opened on, the spot when the handsome | total of £472 was subscribed, individual donations ranging from £100 down to £5. Collectors were appointed for the different parts of the distriot, and it was deoided to make no delay in carrying out the object. The petition of the publioans and hotelkeepers of Auckland Provinoe, prays for the redress of "certain grievances ' that do bear very heavily on them, to wit, the compulsory, burning of lights outside their licensed houses in cities, and those already lighted with gas, and for which your petitioners pay their rates j' The petition then pray» that a clause should be introduced into the new Lioensing Bill allowing of open houses on Snndayg from 1 to 3 and from 8 to 10 p.m., side doors only, and not compulsory, " only except as to travellers;" and further saith the petition, •'lf any pubhoau do break the law in serving any person or persons' .outside the above* mentioned hours, the person or persons who pays for the drinks be fined in the same penalty as the publican." This petition is signed by 51 publicans. Regarding the last two propositions— Sunday opening, whether bide-door only, afld not compulsory or otherwise, and the fining of the payer— there is not much probability of the petition being granted in the present temper of th& House. The lamps are another matter, and may be found more or less unjust. That is, nominally at least, a part of their licensee gfee. But, probably, if the light provision were abolished tomorrow the publicans would vie with each other in the brilliancy of their lamps.— iix« change. Dr Wallis, it seems, is not always so dreary ft talker as he has been ■ described. When he rose to speak on the Local Option Bill after the Hon W. Fox, there was a general clearing out of members, but after the reverend gentleman had divested himself of his pulpit-like style of speaking he warmed up to the subject, and eventually became irresistibly funny in some of his remarks. Then members returned from the lobbies, an 1 laughed heartily at the hon gentleman's flights of fancy and dashes of humour. After stating that he would support a permissive but not a con< flsoatory measure, he gave a happy illustration, as showing how it would be impossible to enii'ely prohibit the use of liquor. lie instanced the faot of a man keeping an allopathic, home»pathio, or hydropathic estabment. One patient would come and say that ha had a paiq in his stomach, and was generally out of sorts. The doctor wovjH immediately reply, " Gin's your inertiriue, sir;" and tbat raau woulil go away convinced that the doctor understood his patient's ailment. Thea another man would come with a wild look in bis eye and a nervous twitching about the mouth. It wouM be ea9y to recognise an M.H.R. in him, with Fiaaucial Statement on the brain, That man required .ajjipl of Irandy and hot water. And so the hffliiroJiember proceeded, prcscvibing various mSedigs for different maladies. He kept the House in roars of laughter for about fifteen minutes, «BB.ll»lUMI"i.M'. ■',-!....,