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Otago Witness, Issue 1355, 17 November 1877, Page 14

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INTBRPROyiNCIAL ITEMS. Auckland, November 9th. ' Edward Jagger, formerly Inspector of the National Insurance Company, has been arrested on a sharge of embezzling money from Mr! Mubin, 'agent iof the Phoenix- office, .by ,wiiom Jagger was latterly employed. ;; He has beenremanded. His solicitor said it would prove tobe a r matter of .'account; between 1 .the,, parties' capable 'of arrangement. ;"'' , ' The Agricultural and Pastoral Show en-* tries numbered 112 horsei, 82 sheep, 46 swine, 15 dairy produce.' For f the Associatibh prizes, (16 special prizes) there 'were 14 entries poultry/ 29 pigeons, 15 sporting 1 dogs, 56 nori : spdrtLugv dogs, 7-2 local industy. 228 entries. ■ • - Mr Firth has ? successfully > Dlaced 40,000 salmon in the Punai River, -King country, , Chief Rewi assisting him. ",, - '.'][.{_•■• ' * November 13tb.' • The case of Jaggar, charged with embezzlement from Mr Mabin, insurance agent, came, on *o day, and was dismissed, the prosecutor, declining to proceed. He said Jaggaf had been indiscreet in lending money to associates', lper-_l per-_ hap 3 without-criminal intentions. ■ , ' ' Meyers's ca3e occupied all dayl The; charge' of making away with a promissory ''rote ■ for £127 was remanded until Monday. ' : " "■ '- Subscriptions to the Famine Relief Fundamount to £1150. The Fountain of .Friendship Lodge (Oddfellows) .voted £30 from their funds. . „. .. . , • . '(FBOir OUE OWN CCBHESPONDENT.) November 14th. A requisition is on foot asking the Mayor to call a public meetings to consider the political situation! It received 40 signatures of the leading citizens in half an hour. A meeting is convened on Friday at the Choral Hall, the Mechanics' Institite being considered too small for the expected crowd. A demonstration in favour of Sir George Grey and ra" dissolution is anticipated. The greatest unanimity prevails throughout the Province. No member who voted against the present Government will get a seat in the event of a dissolution. Wellington", November 10!;h.r>; About 4000 peopls attended the sport's pn* v the^ Cricket-ground yesterday, His Excellency the . Governor wa3 present. The great event of the day was a seven-mile walking match between Edwards, of Wellington, and Bowley, of Christchurch. It was keenly contested from the start to the finish, and considerable excitement was elicited over the sports. At the last lap both men made a desperate effort, and. finished so close that the judge gave it as a dead heat, though the crowd generally said that Edwards had won by a shoulder. Time, 62min. 2sec. . N^.v; November 12th. ~'~ The Court of Appeal was opened this morning before a full Bench, consisting of ChiefJustice -Prendergast- and Judges. Johnson/ Richmond, Gillies, and Williams. , The 'rep're^ sontativea<bf^he,;Bar present -m&srs* 'Cook,-Traveravßarton, Macassey3tbu# J*sUj" Brandoot-'andTFitzgerald.' Severarcasesares'et^ .downforV^g;.>>' -'-^ '^rt%pS£ . The Inmiigration Dapartment wiU-a<Jvertiae* to-night for tenders for the conveyance of immigrants, and/ cargo , for -12. months from the United Kingdom to the Colony. „ t „ - ; ( The Court of Appeal was. occupied. all day • over the case of Mangan v. Leary, arising out of a case tried at the Resident Magistrate's Court, Dunedin, in April, last. Appellaat seeks to set aside the verdict ; o'f l the Besldißn't' Magistrate .*ra -che ground that as 'the- amount' was i over "I/100, 1 he had no jurisdictioni-' f MIP 'Macausey appeared .for the appellant," and "Mr" Cook for ; the respondent. ' -„ , .i,■■ '• i • :• . - i r , ' ,-,.-' ;, November .l3thi, .f, The Appeal Court, was occupied ;. the' wholes day withj.the case"of.Thomsb.n 'v.-Tofield, in whi^h'Mr Macassey 'appeared for the appellant," "and Mr Barton 'for respondent. 1 'It 'arose out, of an equity Bait to compel a reconveyance to"' land, alleged to have been conveyed* by 'misV ttake. The appeal was made for a new trials on the ground that the verdict was against ahe weight of evidence. ' • -The Vase is iiot concluded. Judgment was reserved in the case pi ,ManganT v. Leary. . , , >'•','. „ November 'l4tb. A deputation of city councillors waited npon the Premier to-day, regarding the Contagious Diseases Act, and he informed them that, he would not recommend the Government to bring; that Act into iorce at Wellington? ' ■ ' • An active canvass is being organised to bring^ forward Mr Joe Dransfield, the former Mayor;? to oppose Mr Hutchinson, the present Mayor, > at tho election shortly to come off. . ,• • 'Ghristohuroh; November. 12th. The sale of pedigree! cattle and'ehe'ep; on Saturday wa3 very thinly attended, and -tnere were comparatively few sales,, Mr D%wson,of -Manawatu, purchased Orlando, stbrt horn bull, for 250 guineas, r and Premier ? sHort horn.bull, for 140 guineas. Mr Taylorj of Wanganui; purchased Eoyalty, short" horn bull, 1 for 50' guineas. ■ - : %."<-i~"November 13th.' '• Mr Baylee, the proprietor of the 'CriterionHotel, which was destroyed by. fire-onlSun-day, had unfortunately allowed his policy of L 250 in the New Zealand Office , to lapse, and thus his loss is greater than was at first estimated. ' ' ' j '■' The Secretary of the " 3 Chrisfcchurch Chess .Club has communicated with" the secretaries of the various clubs in the Colony,', with' 'a view to arranging an ihterpro'vincial chess'match." ' The Acclimafejitiou Society complain that they have only received 50,000 salmon ova, •being the number paid for by the Society, and that 100,000. promised by the General, .Goy.e.rn-. ment have not come to hand. Over 1000 ova ha v e already hatched out. ; , -.',!*,. • • Yesterday, the Secretary of the' Board of Education held a court of inquiry into the recent charges against the master of the Loburn' School re the- whipping of Catholic children who refused to take part in Bible lessons. The evidence is not very clear, but it seemed to show that, though not compelled to read the Bible, some Catholic children had been made to write Bible lessons. The Board of Education will consider the matter on Thursday! At a meeting of the settlers of the northern part of the Province last night, resolutions were carried urging on the Goyernraent to extend the railway northward from Amberley via Weka Pass. Yesterday Mr Delamain's stud of racing stock was sold by auction, the following being the principal lots sold : — Mares : Belle of the Isle, with filly foal by Albany, Mr Nosworthy, 300 guineas; Miss Flat, with filly foal by Anteros, Mr C. F. Barker, 325 guineas ; Follefarine, Mr F. Digby, 125 guineas. Horses in training : Templeton, R. Ray, 650 guineas ; Pungawerewere, R. Ray, 300 guineas; Elfin King, R. Mason, 70 guineaf ; Titania, R. Ray, 150 guineas ; Oberon, E. Mason, 300 guineas ; Parthenopceus, J. Lunn, 350 guineas. Young stocic: Becky Sharp, yearling by Traducer— Miss Flat, Middle Park Company, 125 guineas I Two-year-olds : Haidee, by Traducer— Belle of ' the' lsle, Mr L.Walker, 250 guineas ; Flattery, filly by Tra.ducer--MiBS Flat. R, Ray 200

t gunieas^ , Mountaineer, , cplt"by „ Traduc,eßrr■Mountain Nymph; 'S. Garforth,' '25O 1 guineas ; Atlantic, colt by Traducer— Atlanta, S. Garforth*; 175 guineas.- Yeaflmss': Filly bySrap ducer— Belle ,of thelile. cW.^'C.vWebb, 15tt guineas; coltaby-.'Blue'.B'oy^-'MissiElat; JbV/Digby,}l|p guineas. \Mx Delatqaiu^purpoHesf visiting England with^a view, of. importing nfew J blood of asuperi^stamatp'jtnat'now field in Canterbury.' r ' ' 4^' , m ' , " . November 14th. Total subscriptions now-collected~forthe~Tffr' diaa Famine Fund.amqunt}t;o'£4f4oo: J tyllfVX > y,\ ..* ". iirl.NEi.soif, NiOvemlieriath: •{},< "H.M.S V Sappho received telegraphic instruct ' tionaafrpmjfOommo'dore ' Hoakins'last iiight'to ' be ia readiness to proceed to Samoa] with -three months' stores, en receipt" of fuller orders by steamer from Australia;! 'AT ■>. ,1 1 1 OIHVf' Napier/ NoVember'lStnl '~ , Last-nighfc the-Eev; Mr Berry-preached' in— the,lkVpleyan« Church,, his textj^eing^the di?srt gr'aqef ul . conduct, of " ineiribers^of . !Pai;ljiamenta being made 'drunlrto keep them^fom^votingi /^f ~"~"* " ;7PiCTpKrNovembVr"l3ih. ", Some very iricb'specimens : have been brbuglitfr j from' Golden Point Reef , near here: :.'i-v JmLI GBEjMOtJTH",;No;veinber 13flii(.k',3; ' T. W. Twinning, chemist, has been charged with obtaining money by "means of "a valueless" 1 cheque. ;He, was s remandedr fproßighfrdays/to,*" > allow'the^police to bring a charge/ of. tforgeßW|t forgeßW| i against him. ' "* '* ' r ,-;n !.</,:« Jlij., -•- , "-i. .' •"• .'!. "?:<i mud ha a b-i&fil Westpobt, November Bth. r There were uhprecedehte'dly high 'floods (Sunday, the^riyers running, ijeyelr with ithj^J streets. The protective works stoocL.well, and there : waa no iDJury'^to the"4owh,' o The back country was flooded. The^Mount Eochlort railway" "traffic" "was " stdp"ped"""urftll r: '- : sepalrs ;? 'to the line .were^effectedr.S^ltyisjppeJ again. The Arawati _T old ' bridge was"?^deetroyed^. . and Ferrier's Hotel ,was,washed- away. v Thd s^ Buller roaH "was destrpyed int •many,, plate'eV.I v Wheeled traffic to Eeeffon-is-no longer possible,-^' and the County-funds arertotally inadequate'tio make needful repairs. •*.: yi%! ■%;, trMWT '-< Ti&h Asman. named ;Bell, employed ;bylthe Oftuntycst Council, wasdrpwnedpn,the ßuller road during '\ the flood .on $unday^ roof ; of a hut; where,he had' taken fefu^e.' J '"His r4r 4 remains'havesintoebeen.'founcl.' 1 < jrH ';, l i ! liJ f 7 _j . lNyEßCAßGiLl.,Novjem]ier|Btl! ? 0 Fifty thousand of'th'e.Californian-oyaapp&rsit tioned for, Sputhlaud.iw^er^receiifed here ,4bis< r £ afternoon,/and''unmedktely ; taken-tq l th jßjbr^ej Bjbr^ed 11 fj ,ing"pqiids. V.When^unpswked .theyi.^erejfpugdjj^ .to be f in 'per cent. 'dead: "'Great r cMephad'tfel»n"bestoVed,.r Tonlhe'pabldng. { Thef^t&er inoie^%f Jtne^shi^' ' 'ment'was left bWindW-PoWeHaMera tnKup^ some mistake. ,B&t««tio .» t- - - -■ — — -November42fch.-—= — . « A large, crowd .assembled the rajlway-g' to-night, to welcome the L return volur?i| Kteers from the .review,. at 7 Dunedin.,. TJie^jour** |icy was made'witfeut-phitcfii l^ j < l^- } I! •''^'^^^^^SllmoeFß^ a j A.newspap ? r, ? to^be r^caUed^tiie, , Temtokyj Leader,- is' announced to be \pubushea onltfie 0 Ist December, 1 under i tn'e^pfofriesry'?of J J& d Joseph Ivess. — ■ : „ _ , Balclutha, November-Bth. to bring the- pssgengero through from Clinton toBalclutha to day. All were'eonveyed byiWil-; rliams'ff']ine'-.withotit »isingle!Mtolij:«J - !'»ft- f s J «ilim rr \ J,^ > !ff— " •"■', "■'•> *n <j.-,:-l!trfl J