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Marlborough Daily Times, Volume VIII, Issue 1880, 15 June 1886, Page 2

English Mails, via San Francisco, This is the last day for paying licensing fees for North ward. The adjourned meeting of the Borongh Council will take place to-night at 7.45 p.m. We are glad to see that Mr J. D. Fraser is fjaclMU Blenheim again, looking all the filter fop his trip, Mr Win. Nosworthv has sent in hi* resignation as a member of the Borough School Committee. Sev. J. Crump will give a lecture at the dose of the service at Tua Marina on Thursday sight, upon Church music and choir staging. The "Waihi made for Picton on Sunday instffltd of : Wellington as at.first supposed. Her taaiFs Were : brought on j by yesterday morning’s train. Yesterday on the certificate of Dr*. Porter and Naim, Mr Allen R.M. committed a married woman named Pope, of Havetaok, to the Nelson Asylum. The police in Wcllingtqa have affected Wftligtjn Thompson, of Blenheim, on a charge of leaving the dj&trjct with intent to defeat and delay bis creditor*. Tenders invited by the Pukaka Riven Board for keeping the water courses in order close at 7 p.m. to-dsy. Nominations for the races in connection with the Pelorua Jockey Club, to be held on July Ist, must be in the hands of the Seocetary, Mr Tbomaa H. Scott, by 8 f,taf tomorrow.

The Assembly Dance, held at the Waitohi Schoolroom on Friday evening last, was in every way a success. There were about 40 ladies and gentlemen present, and dancing was kept up until the small hours. The B.s. Omapere, from Nelson and West Coast ports, called in at Picton on Sunday, and after landing part of her cargo of coal yesterday, sailed for Lyttelton. The s.s. Waihi put into Picton yesterday morning, not being able to cross the Wairau bar. She left for Wellington last evening. •„ : ri.i Messrs H. H. Dodson and J. Fulton we>e driving towards the Pelorus in a sulky yeiterday.morning when tiie horse commenced to kick, and smashed the vehicle (which belonged to Mr J, B. Green) to pieces. The journey was continued in another sulky obtained from Messrs Clark and Pickering. During last week the following cases were admitted to the Picton Hospital:— Mrs Galbraith, of Endeavor Inlet, Q.C. Sound, who, on the Ist instant, slipped and fell, breaking both bones of her leg above the ankle. Mr Smith, of Para, who, on the 10th instant, got jammed between the stumps of a tree he was felling, and fractured the leg above the ankle. The patients were attended to by Dr Scott, Hospital Surgeon, and we learn that both are progressing favorably.

A masher thief in Melbourne the other day was convicted ofstealing a L2O watch' As the E. M. was passing sentence the prisoner said:—“Excnse me,your Worship, but before you go any further might I request yon not to give me hard labour, as I have really never done any in all my life.” The coolness of theTequest seems to have “knocked" the stipendiary silly, for he omitted the much-dreaded clause, and the masher went up without hard labor.

The weekly meeting of the Literary and Debating Society was held last night in the Institute, there being present the President (George Henderson, Esq.), and eight members only, The Secretary read the minutes. Mr Winter moved —That the meeting adjourn sine die. Mr Earll seconded, regretting that it had become uecessary to wind up the Society. The motion was carried unanimously. The Secretary asked what he should do with the funds aod property in hand, and it was understood that he would retain them in case of the revival of the Society, The meeting then adjourned. The foil wing is from the Sydney Bulletin : —Mr. It. H. Vallance, who was drowned in the wreck of the Taiaroa, was a prominent racing man in N.Z. and was well known in Australia. Ho landed in Canterbury (N.Z.) when a boy, and at an early age was with. Mr.. H. Rod wood, of Marlborough, and afterwards with M. R. Ray. A few years ago he joined Mr. Mason, and during their partnership owned and raced some crack horses. Mr. Vallance’s body was recovered and buried at Flaxbourhe, near Blenheim, where the racing brotherhood propose, to erect a handsome monument to Mb memory. Our readers will see by a telegram in another column that the ship Lyttleton which loaded with a cargo of frozen meat in Picton a year or two ago for London, has been wrecked at Timaru. While in Picton the vessel was a great attraction, as she was the first vessel ever loaded with an export cargo, and as she was berthed at the wharf a number of persons paid her a visit. At that time Captain Strang was master, but he left her some time ago and brought out the U.S.S.Co.’s Taupo. Of the best known hands of the Lyttleton when in Picton Mcßorie is still on board, having passed his examination. and at the time of the wreck was serving as second mate. Hislop, who was on board the vessel when she was in Picton ( came out with Captain Strang in the Taupo, and is now one of the mates of the Manapouri, trading between New Zealand and Australia.

A large audience assembled in Ewart's Hall last evening to listen to Mr Burnett's second series of pictures from real life ' John the ex publican and Steve and Janet.' 1 The pictures were drawn in the lecturer's beat style and most strikingly illustrated the power of temperance and religion to develops noble traits of character in the most debased Fine touches of humour ran through the address. The interest was well sustained throughout and the power of the lecturer is clearly growiug. The chair was occupied by Rev. T, S. Grace, whose opening remarks were both interesting and instructive, giving an account of successful effort in the cause amopgst the Maoris. About thirty pledges were taken, The subject for this evening is “ An Evening with the Illustrious Father Matthew and Dr Guthrie." The chair will be taken by Rev. W. U, Robb.

Drowsiness, bllousness, pains and aohes, apd 'ague, Hop. Bitters always uresif made by American Co. Read.