The Evening Mail. FRIDAY, MAY 12, 1876.

Oamaru Mail, Volume I, Issue 18, 12 May 1876, Page 2

The Evening Mail. FRIDAY, MAY 12, 1876.

There are some men who glory '» notoriety, whether it lie enviable, or the reverse. Perhaps tlie two most notorious gentlemen at the present time arc Mr. .lames. C»or.i»oN Stkwakt Gkaxt

and Mr. KrtxiVAN, the murderer. The former gentleman has gained for himself a large amount of ill-fame for lei--* writing, and by his brains. A man gifted with great literary talent, but unfortunately misapplied. V.'e have commented on this gentleman* recent escapades in a late issue, and it is not with him wo have to deal at the present time. It is the other notorious personage, Mr. Sii.uva>\ of whom we wish to pen a few i-e----markn. Assisted by the Australian and New Zealand Press, this scoundrel now occupies the position of the leading criminal at the present time in the Colonies. The Sandhurst correspondent of the " Argus" enters very freely into the movements of the murderer. The day he was released from gaol, owing k<> a flaw in the Victorian Influx of Criminals Act, he left ftfelboume for Sandhurst en route to Wedderbnrti, where his wife resides and where he owns some property. Our Melbourne contempotavy's correspondent is minute to the extreme in his description of Sru.tVAx's doings. He says " that on arriving, Si'i.mvan proceeded to the London Hotel, where he had tea, after which he left with his luggage, stating his intention of going to Jnglewood. It is

suippoaed that lie joined the Inglewood each with the intention of proceeding to

Wkdtletbnr.t, where his wife resides. Krt.uv.w has some property there. He proettrvd some black liair-dye!at a chemist's at Sandhurst about half-past eight o'clock the same He was well dressed.'' Now it is almost a pity that the correspondent, in giving such detailed paitieulars, did n»>t stale how many cups oF tea his hero drank, whether he had hot or cold t.wt, ami if he used salt or fresh butter. Om> thing is quite certain, the scoundrel was not anxious to gain notoriety, for we team that he procured some black hairdye at exact *y thirty minutes past eight from a ch'.mtst. Unfortunately we are unable to Hfonn our readers whether it was Ayer's hair-dye or Truelitt's. It is a i>ity we are not enlightened on this point, because we could be on the look-out for gentlemen with dyed hair. Then comes the East, though not hast, important item in the telegrams. He was well-dressed. We are glad of this : it adds so much to the general appearance of a man, even if it does not make him a gentleman. The cut of his coat and the style of his hat are not given. Now, this is aggravating, because we think Ids dress quite as important an item as the hair-dye. But, independent of the notoriety this villain has gained through the Melbourne " Argus"' correspondent, the i'ress Agency has been seized with the same morbid taste to assist tins fellow on his starring tour through the j country. One day we receive a cablegram j stating that the villain has been released, the i next that he is in Ballarat. a third that he ! left for Geelong? and* now we her that he j has at last left to join his wife at Wedder- j burn. We hope this is the last cable message we shall receive regarding this gentle- I man, for we really don't care where he is, j or what he h doing, and we certainly ob- j ject to pay for daily bulletins of his move- j menfs. Quite sufficient is known in New ; Zealand about thi3 wretch, without the j assistance of the Press Agency. We will j pay for one message regarding liim most willingly, and that is the one announcing his death.