The Evening Mail. FRIDAY, JANUARY 5, 1877. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Oamaru Mail, Volume I, Issue 220, 5 January 1877, Page 2

The Evening Mail.

FRIDAY, JANUARY 5, 1877. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

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It is notified by the Telegraph fVpartment that messaged will I* mviv-d at the h»-al office up ti> 5.30 p.m. on Sunday M cat.-h the Hero,, which, leaves Auckland for Sydney <<-\ Monday morning." A meeting of the Horticultural Society w.v; held last evening at eight o'clock, in the Alston Rouse, Mr. Leruo-* in the eha:r. There were also present >[TiU. M'Laren, Clydesdale, Paterson. Hartley. Earle, Main, and Falconer. The following resolution was proposed by Mr. Spratt. seconded by Mr. Fred. Earte. and carved unanimously :-" That it having come to the knowledge of the Committee that Mr. »i. W Draper exhibited roses and rhubarb at the lata Show, for which he was awarded prizes. anil which were not of his own crowth. it n resolved that Mr. Draper be prohibited from exhibiting at any show of the Society until he proves to the satisfaction of the Committee that the roses an<t rhubarb so exhibited by him wore of his own growth." The- following resolutions were alio proposed :By Mr. Sprat t, seconded by Mr. Hartley—" That the holders of the largest number of prizes for fruit, vegetable, pot plants, ami cut flowers, entitled to receive certificates shall have them frame, I and glazed:" by Mr. Falconer, seconded by Mr. Paterson—-"That a sub-committee, consisting of Messrs. Spratt, Simpson. Paterson. and the mover, be convened, to revise the prize-Kst. and report at the next meeting.' Although accounts to the amount of over £3S were paid last night, and making allowance forth* settlement of one or two ,-imall sums yet to be sent in, it is calculated that when ail liabilities are met, tiisro wilt stilt remain a balance in hand of some £ls. No quorums seem to he the order of the day. Last night the Municipal Council meeting lapsed for want of a quorum, »ts Worship the Mayor and Councillor Main.'and being the only representatives putting in mi appearance. Oar reporter then obeyed a summon* aafcimg him to bo present at a Committee meeting of the Mechanics" Instit«tae r but upon arriving there he found the Sacwtary alone- in his glory. A meeting of th* School Committee was convened for this morning, but the principal business to be traameted wa» the submission of the annual and as that was not qftiie prepared, business was performed, papers that at the Criminal Qaeen

in the other, that against James Leslie, the biU coaid not be laid, owing to the absence of two of the witnessed (Farley and Brown) who had not been bonnd over by the Magistrate, and consequently the police had been unable to serve either of them with a subpx'tia. tattle stealing »r " lifting" on a scale outrivallmu the efforts of Rob K->y and other rsevers of the last century, has taken place at the t'pper Murray district (remarks the A'fuinj li'timtr). Information of a reliable nature has reached H 3 to the effect that about TOO head of cattle have lately been "lifted" from Bringembrong, the station of Mr. Thos. Mitchell. Search has been made, but excepting that the track.* of the cattle have been followed to three different camps, very tittle has yet been tl"r:e t<» clear up the mystery. The thief Justice is reported by the X> >r y.,.i.1,r.n-l Tim-* to have made the following .»<■.•*ere remarks "In hi-, ••pinion ju.-ticcs and jiMtuW clerks did not understand their duty m .ouduotin- prosecution*. Tin re were far too many o.mmitULi in the Mast •' strates' Courts, tasticcs thinking that if there w.n a probability of a /'<•'»'" /•'■>■ ca-e hem- estaMi.hed, ta-y were jit*tided in seudui,; the- .-v.' to the Supreme Court for tn.it. Many people thought that the . iipreme Court ww to blame for the number of ae.pttttals which 00-ttrred .vciv year, but the real faef. m< that prisoners were sent to trial without Civ evid-n.-,. having be, n pone into prnp-rly til the inferior triUiual, and there heuix' i-ocne jtientiy very often a valuable link m the .-ham of i:\tdenee mi--ui-. The /:■»■■■' r /'■■>' iN'.S.W.i r"l;.t:. the ;•,,!- lov. in- -iiake story : -"A rest.lent of AM'tiry. while out rtditi- on the litil lint., came aiTiws .in immense black snake ly;!c_' jii-ms) his pita, apparently riijoyine; \t + *i ■■' i. The dismounted, and tvin- fu-. h..r-e t> the fen.-e. -dot .1 the best sti.-k he eoiitd find for the pnrpo.e, and ai :.nvie'i.- I with the intention "t making a dr.idly on-laif-cht 0:1 ins -nak -ddp. v. ho, apii.ireutlv diviutne; hi- purpo-, t -. i- v upon it.-. tad and pur-ii-d tt- i.ppotient, uho had in--I-.rrou-K ..-:re':d at lif ti..-:>;.n of the s.;ake"i lut-ntlo-.i to defend It-e!f. Well for him it was tir'.t he hid a pan- of 0,,,,,] J, : - Si for he v..ii eh.ise.'t fully ■">■» yard* at a t.r.ili • race. Kv.'ii'.iiilh, however, the -uah-- d:.--ro-Lr.tr.lied tlie eh.-.-e. because it v.ii a -tern. ui-l • ..:i -• .[ : 'l!''y a 1-t:-.' »ll''. lie- J. r.rh- „,,„: i- ■ -:; i.:.i hi- hop..-. --! ■•! -t a fu'.i u -1.1!. .. .-,iid '..-■'.:.:■ dre-.vr.eii forf-atr md. .-. ui-i a. ue ;-..--,-..,[ r:.:::i!--. hi-. h-.\ «■• pre-uin ■ \r-t hatr nni-t ii -.: ■ .«'.'•'• i >ei eu.l wr.h r :d_dit. He i l ., ,-ierii.e ! tllr- Ml ,ke as .111 flf i'lll 'l' •> I'M.' of tiie •td-.ek' -p.-. i--. fully tive or ..iv fe. t in U.net'.i."