THE Inangahua Times. PUBLISHED TRI-WEEKLY. WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 16, 1878.

Inangahua Times, Volume V, Issue 21, 16 January 1878, Page 2

THE Inangahua Times. PUBLISHED TRI-WEEKLY. WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 16, 1878.

Messrs Guinness and Moas intimate that thoir office has boon removed to the promises in J3ridgo stroot formerly occupied by Mr Stnite. Wo have been instructed to stato that owing to a misunderstanding having' arisen between tho Panorama Company and tho carrior, tho company will not bo ablo to appear until aftor Friday noxt. 'Jho sittings of tho District Court, Rcofton, boforo his Honor Judge Weston, will comraonoo to-morrow morning, Tho civil lidt is an unusually light one, and thoro is no criminal business, Tho Council will moot to-day for tho dospatch of business. Thoro is a good doal of busincHH on tho Order Paper, and tho proceedings aro likely to bo rathor lengthy. It is intended by tho Calholio School Committee to urrnngo a m-onstor pio nio open to tho childron of all, denominations, to bo hold some timo during tho Easter holidays. Abundance of all kinds) of goad things will bo provided for tho assomblob young people, and for Uw children of moro mature growth araplo provision will bo made for dancing and other amusements. As thooxponso of ruoli an undertaking will necessarily bo hoavy, it is intended to arrange a con« oort, to bo hold at an early date, to assist in defraying the cost. Thoro was a sitting of tho Resident Magistrate's Court ystorday, but tho proceeding w< * i of little interost, and aro roportod olsowhoro. A woll known character whoso tippling proclivities havo brought him " Far Down " on fcho ladder soeinl, was charged with tho old, old offonco of being unablo to walk a ohallc-lino, and was ordered to deposit tho sum of 10s with tho Clorlc of tho Court, as a a guarantee for his (fcho delinquent's, not tho Clerk of tho Court's) good behaviour in future. Tho samo offender was also charged a sum of 10s for making use o' doublo-Dutch in a public place, and ho was then towed away. Tho sitting of tho Warden's Court yesterday occupied some hours, though tho only business called on was an application by Mr Pitt, with Mr Roid, on bohalf of Clifford and party, for a ro-hear^ ing of tho application of tho latter for tho cancellation of tbo Defiance lease. Tho grounds of the application wero that the Defiance Company being involvod in ox* penaivo litigation, sold tbo entire mine to Mr Raithby for tho sum ot £500, with tho solo object, as alleged, of defeating fiucli litigaliom In waa further nlloged that shortly boforo «uoh alleged salo the market valuo of the mino wan quoted publicly afc £7000, Notwithstanding this, however, both Mr Duvios and Mr ilftithby at tbo formor henring gavo evidonco on oath that tho sale was bona fide, out and out, and without any understanding to tho effect thut nny of l.ho Dofinnco shareholders wore to hnve interests in tho new Company. These allegations the applicants consider them* solves in v position to nttaok, nnd hence tlicir reason-) foi' moviirg for ». now lri;,l, Mr Pitt; linvin;;, cs'i'lainofl t!io ground:! ol' hi!! Motion, i.h<; iiuiH.i'i- wmh ndjournod until i'VWliiy next, lo unit (lie ennvouie.ticc o!".M," ({uinncMi, tlic com|iany':! solicitor, vho Wi«i floldinrd at tho fiitliinjs of theJ)i,striol, Court at Greymoutb, The Warden .ijfplnined that the case would thcu be ' piocucdcd with whether Mr Guinuoss

was present or not, nnd that it was to bo clearly understood tlmt for tho future no Adjournments would bo granted to suit tho convenienco of foroign counsel. Wo learn that a woll-known Roofton bonifnoo is in treaty for tlio purchaso of tho Molbourno Ilotol, Groymouth. Another remarkablo instanoo of good fortune is thus told by tho Cromwoll Argus :— "By somo moans a resident; of Olydo in tho hotel business oamo to hoar of a legacy being duo to, but bithorto unclaimed by ft person namocl Purcoll, and tliojroault waH that it aumo to light that ho waa tho logutoo. As tho story room, tho sum of £9000 has> sinco 1854, been lying nt tho Bank of England awaiting Mr Puroell's pleasnro, so that, with interest accruing during tho past 25 yoars, tho fortune must havo increased to vevy handsomo proporiions. Mr Purcoll with lus frioud of Olydo has started for homo to rcaliso his wind-full of woalth. A correspondent of a Viclorian provincial journal reports that tho public of Melbourne lmvo boon surprised by tho elopement of Mm Derbin Wildor, tie wife of v woll-known sharcbrokoi 1 , with a young gentleman named Chutlorbuok, to Tasmania, Much sympathy is felt for both purtics, for Mr Wildor was do. Borvodly roapocted, while Mrs Wilder I was a very talented and beautiful young lndy, who will ho missed from tho blook and social circles. Tho correspondent thus moralises on tho maitor:— "l nm afraid oify men—l speak genorally, and make no reforonco to any particular -enfle —do not stop at homo sufficiently. In their eagoinoss to make money, they spend most of their time in town, leaving thoir bottor-balvoß to solitude or (o dangorous companionship. A wifo should' ho courted after, as woll aa boforo marriage," Not a bad plan has beon adopted by tho Maniototo County Council, as thus narrated by tho correspondent of an Oamaru paper:— "Tho County Counoil havo let contracts for roads in tho County amounting close on to £2000. Instead, however, of following up tho oid Provincial plan of putting on surfaco men, hither and thither; tlio Knginocr, Mr It- A. Browne, has ' put into opera* lion nn idea of his own, which is to let oortain longtha of road to bo not only formed, bub to bo kopt in repair for a year. This will bo a much moro satisfactory plan, and ono which is likely to be the moans of keeping tho roads in hotter order. Besides this, a considerable saving is effected. Tho contracts in totul amount will bo about £'150 loss than has hitherto been required to keep tho samo lentb of road in repair. Tho Engineer mny, therefore bo said to havo already earned his salary. Tho following excellent skotch of Can* torbury's last Superintendent and present voprosonlativo of Avon district in tlio Assembly appears in tho Lyttolton Timos :— " Mr I'olloßlon is a man nni generis. With n)l his sterling qualities and public ovporienoo ho has, when responsibility comes, tho unfortunate ins firmity of vacillation. Ho doubts, and doubt, makes him molancholy. Ho is tlio weeping philosopher of public lift*' From Dan to Bcershoba all is bnrron. Ho seeks what ho novor can find, politic oal perfection. The result is that ho tv r takes rofugo in opposition. For the 10 years during which ho has boon in Parliament ho has never supported any Ministry, although ho bus aided in iv ning out each ono successfully, Liko Dio^onos with his lantern ho is still starching for anuonost Govoriiment." A certain resident of Wellington who appears to havo boon givon to practical joking, played a triclc a few days ago, the result of which was rather serious particularly to himself. As told by tho Argus, his wifo was lying, asleep on, a sofa when somo friond suggostod to her husband that it would bo vory funny if he gavo hor a galvanic shock. Ho procoodod' to do so. Having taken down his battery ho placod tho positivo and nogativo poles in her hands— ono in oaoh — and then turned the handle Tho effect wns surprising. Tho woman bad previously liooii in a culm, and no doabfc innocent sloop, but; tbo instant sho folf tho shook, she gave a'shrick that might almost havo awakened tho dead. She did not compi'obend exactly what bad happened at first, but when sho did find out sho naturally lost her tompor ; in fact, sho beeamo furiou", and gavo chnso to her husband with a hatchet, As tbo man wns ondoavourinir to got out of tho room, ho put his hand on tho handle of tho door to close it after him, and tlio woman made n blow at his . hnnd with the hatchet. Unhappily tho blow took efToet, tho result being that two of tho man's fingers wero .completely severed from tho hand, Modieal nssislnnco was procured, and the nn» fortunate practical jokor is now progress* ing favorably. Tlio polico will probably proocod against tho woman,