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New Zealand Herald, Volume V, Issue 1305, 21 January 1868, Page 3

The Thames. —The steamer Enterpri.o returned from the Thames diggings at hilf-pnst 10 o'clock last night, the brings no news of importance. liADIES' BSNEVOLKNT SOCIETY (O; E.KDNGA.) —A meeting of this useful and truly charitable society was held last evening in tli -. Institute, Onshunga, when the report for t .e year was read. There-port will befouud inan ther column. Onehukoa SrniNO.s. —A numer usly attended meeting of the residents of this tow i was held last evening for the purpose of protest ngagainsttho sale by the Government of cert, .in allotments containing the " Onehuuga Sprim.s." The principal argument used was that thes springs were " imperial reserves," and that tl e Provincial Government had no power over tljui. A petition to the Provincial Council was ; greed upon, and signed by over one hundred names. A report will be found in another column. We call the attention of parties furni 'hiiig and others to tho continuance, ofthosaleof urniture and effects of Dr. C. JF. Fisher, by Messr Samuel Cochrane and Son to-day, on the i.remises, Emily Place. Auckland Dispensary.—The annuil general meeting of the subscribers to this nstitntion will be held ia the Committee liooni, Mechanics' Institute, at -1 o'clock this afternoon.

PiiovixciAL Hospital.—Keturuofsuk treated during the week ending Saturday, January 18th, ISGS:—Remained last return, 109; admitted since, 12; discharged, 11; died, 2; remaining. 10S; consisting of M females and 9-1 males. Classification—Zymotic diseases, 12 ■ dropsy, 2 ; cancer, 1; abscess, 2 ; tubercular d .seases, 14 ; diseases of brain and nerves, 29 ; he. rt, Ac, 1 ; respiratory, 2 ; digestion, 1 ; urinary, 3 ; uterine, 1; bones and joints. 1 ; organs of sense, 7 ; accidents and injuries, 13 ; iufirm and old, 18. There were two fatal cases during the wei !c, oue of pulmonary consumption, 3 days in hospital; and one of aneurism of the aorta, 4i hour* after admission.

Police. —At the Police Court, yesterday, Robert Morgan was fined 5s and t'.e costs for drunkenness, and William Arthur, who did not appear, forfeited the amount of hi bail. There was no other business before the Jourt. Fa'iox S.isrt and Doob Coiri'iSY.—-The halfyearly general meeting of the Union Steam Saw Moulding Sash and Door Company, (limited), is advertised to be held at A o'clock this afternoon, at the office of Mr J. T. Garlick, Queenstreet. Tapu Cheek.— Vi c only yesterday received a note fro , ., our correspondent, dated the 15th insta'.;, relative to the late attempt at suicide bv Catherine Brown. There is but little j in addition to the facts that have already been pul-'ished. It appears that, —"The man she In ed with rushed out of the tent immediately Piter the shot was fired, crying out that his wife nad shot herself; he gave his name as Charles Taylor, and appeared to be greatly agitated, in j fact quite distracted for a time. Dr. Hooper took her depositions, and from what I hear, if report be true, she has made some wonderful j revelations, which perhaps may come to light at some future day." Bemahkable Accident.—The folly of wearing an excessive amount of crinoline, has been followed by an excess in the length of the dress. What might have been a fatal accident nearly occurred to a young lady in Melbourne through wearing a long train or dirt collector. The Argus, of the 16th December, says : —" On Saturday evening, smoke was seen to issue from under a lady's trailing skirt, as she walked up the Bourke-street pavement. Her attention being directed to the circumstance, an examination was made, when it was found that her dress was extensively on fire. The fire was soon extinguished, but it was evident that a very serious accident had been narrowly escaped. The burning garment was in such a condition when attention was directed to it, that in a few seconds more it would have burst into a flame. ; How the dress became ignited can only be conjectured, but it probably was through its coming in contact with a burning cigar or lucifer match which had beeu thoughtlessly thrown down upon the pavement. It is much to be desired that people using fires in the public streets would be careful, the prevailing mode in female j dress rendering accidents like that which we have mentioned very likely to occur." I Feacas at Westpobt.—Mr. Apted, editor of the Westport Times, has been assaulted by Mr. Commissioner Kynnersley, Chief Magistrate in the Nelson South-west gold-fields. A letter signed " Bohemian," had appeared in the columns of the Wcstport Times, reflecting on the conduct of a Mr. K in associating on a certain public occasion with females who bore questionable characters. The editor refused to divulge the name of the writer of the letter either to the proprietors of the journal or the Commissioner, and subsequently addressed the following letter to his employers : —" Gentlemen, —Having placed my resignation in your hands this morning, in consequence of some misunderstanding relative to the conducting of your paper, and in consequence of my refusal to divulge the name of any correspondents to your journal—a point of honor with gentlemen in my situation—l was little prepared for what was to follow. About four o'clock this afternoon, while reading in your office, I was rather surprised to receive a visit from our respected Commissioner Kynnersley, who inquired for me by name. Upon rising to receive him, he asked me to accompany him over to Hamilton's Hotel. Not knowing what this might be for, and seeing that he had a heavy riding whip in his hand, I refused to go, believing as I had never received such an honor before, that ho had some ulterior motive, and in this I was not deceived, as the facts will show. He then asked for that morning's paper, and having produced one, he wished to know who was the writer of the letter signed " Bohemian." As I had previously refused to satisfy yourself on that point, and had tendered my resignation rather than do so, I refused to comply with his request. He then wished to know if I was the author of it, and I refused to gratify him, upon which he said it attacked him privately, and on my proceeding to argue the matter with him, he, without a word of warning, struck me unawares, and knocked me down in a bunk, and then proceeded to " hammer" away at me without any further ado, while I was in a defenceless position. Assaulting me in such a brutal manner that I had to send for Dr. Bruen. and I am not certain whether my nose is not broken. These are the plain fact 3, und I leave it to the public to decide whether this is the way for the head of the law to treat the editor of a newspaper who considered he was only doing his duty. I shall not let the matter rest here, and believing that a cabal has been formed against me here, I shall seek redress elsewhere. Thanking you for your past kindnesses, I beg to remain yours truly, Wsi. F. aitkd, lnte Editor of the Westport Times and Charleston Argus.

Citt Boaed.—The usual monthly meeting of foe City Board was held yesterday, in their jffices, Canada Buildings. Mr. George Webster n the chair. A letter was received from Mr. -(ague Smith, relating to drain in front of the ".''oung Men's Christian Association, but tho Loard passed a resolution that they had no funds wi'erewith to perform the work. A communicn( on was received from the Superintendent relat' ig to the establishment of a corporation. In tlii. letter His Honor declines to hand over to th- I3oard tho monies proceeding from licences. M:. Webster made a detailed statement of tho fr nncial position of the Board, which will bo f< nnd in another place. District Coukt.—An adjourned sitting of this Court was held yesterday, when several cases which had been postponed from the previous Court day came on for hearing. None of them, however, were of special importance, but they will be found reported elsowhere. The next sitting will be held on Monday ue v .t.