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Southland Times, Issue 3416, 2 June 1879, Page 2

Edendale-Fobtrose Railway. — The first sod of this line will be turned to-day at Wyndham. It is anticipated there will be a large concourse of spectators present. R.M. Court, t— One "drunk" appeared : before Mr McCulloch on Saturday morning, and was amerced in the usual penalty for a first offence. This was all the business. Appointment. — We understand that Mr A. C. Henderson, Clerk of the R.M. and ! District Courts, has received the appointment of Sheriff:' and Supreme Court Registrar, rice Mr .Stuart, resigned. Kaitangata Relief Fund. — The Treasurer to the above fund received on Saturday £12 10s from Caroline Station as the balance of the subscriptions collected there; this makes a total of £19 lis Gd, exclusive of L5 received direct from Mr P. K. McCaughan. ----- ■ Mysterious. — The Dunedin Times stated the other day that the case of a schoolmaster charged with falsifying the school roll was to be investigated by the Education Board. Our contemporary, in his issue of Saturday, is now particular to state that the said schoolmaster is not connected with any of the Dunedin or suburban schools. Who can it be 1 Settled at Last. — The case between the liquidators oLthe old Otago Daily Times and Witness Company and the Rev. Mr Stanford has, we hear, been finally settled without the decision of the higher court. The appeal was abandoned, and the costs paid by the plaintiff, Mr Stanford, against whom judgment had been given in the lower court. Harvest Festival— The annual harvest service was held in St. John's Episcopal Church yesterday, and attracted a large congregation. The interior of the church was prettily and tastefully decorated with flowers, small sheafs of grain, and fruit, and the service, choral, was admirably rendered by the choir. Jackson's "Te Deum," the most beautiful, of the. .many in use, , was sung, and it is; to be regretted that it- is so exclusively reserved for veiy special occasions. The service was befittingly eoncluded with an excellent discourse by the Rev. Mr Tanner, on Evolution, from the text Genesis, 2nd ch., 7th v. Hospital. — At the end of the week, there were thirteen males and two females in the Hospital!'' During the week four males- and one female bad'beeu discharged, and two males admitted, The last two were personal injury cases, arising from accidents, that of Henry Wilson, a sailor of the Maori, at the Bluff, being one of them. He is likely to be laid up several weeks. The other case was that' of Charles Miller, Waikiwi. While cutting wood, on Thursday, with a tomahawk, he struck his' knee, inflicting a severe wound. The following day he was removed to his own house. The next meeting of the hospital committee takes place on Thursday evening. One-tree Point. — Nearly 200 persons attended the soiree and ball at One-tree Point, on Friday evening, and amongst those present were tobe seen representatives from the. various- surrounding districts, some having travelled all the way from Mataura in order to' enjoy themselves and contribute in some small degree to the laudable object to which the proceeds were devoted— the library fund. To the remarkably fine weather this large attendance was to a considerable extent due. The schoolroom was tastefully decorated, the operations in this special line being under the supervision of Mrs Smith, who well earned the encomiums that were passed upon the really artistic work produced. Mr Kingsland catered, and, as usual, pleased everybody. The following ladies presided at the tables :— Mesdarnes Todd, Wilson, and Cameron, Misses Smith, Todd, Dawson, and Warden. Tea being over, dancing commenced, and was continued until an early hour on Saturday morning. The Banks and the Money Crisis — What we have to say in reply to " Civis " is so trifling as to be scarcely worth the term " last word," of which he seems to despair of depriving us. " Civis," in substance, says facts are not facts, but it does not therefore follow that he has demonstrated the proposition. He has also raised fresh issues, with which we are not disposed to cavil. His aim is to say a good word for the Colonial Bank, and as our feelings towards that institution are in the highest degree friendly, and, moreover, as we believe he is substantially correct in his assertions concerning it, there is really nothing for us to reply, to. As for the Lyttelton Times and our endorsing that journal's remarks we can only say that neither the Lyttelton Times nor the Southland Times has displayed the slightest hostility to- the institution beloved by"" Civis." We did but publish a few facts, and if "Civis" bad not written, the name Qt the Colonial Bank would not have appeared at all. CampbelltoWN. —In announcing the decision arrived at in the case against James McCurdy for assault upon his wife, the bench expressed their regret that the attempts that had been made to settle the matter out of Court had not been successful, a result that left them no option but to deal with the case upon its merits. After commenting upon the serious nature of the assault the bench commended the action of the prosecution in withdrawing the charge of felonious inteut and substituting a less serious one, but remarked that but for a most providential circumstance the prisoner might have found himself in the position of being tried for manslaughter, In reviewing the evidence the bench considered that it fully bore out the charges, not the smallest provocation having been given for the assault j the _ wife, on the contrary, showing every desire to humor her husband. The bench then sentenced the prisoner to six weeks imprisonment with hai'd labor. Presentation.— Mr Stuart, who has sev ered his connection with the .Civil Service, was the recipient. on Saturday of a handsome and serviceable inkstand. This was presented, by a few of his friends and co-workers in the Lands and. Deeds Offices, with which departments be has been more or. less connected for the last thirteen Oi fourteen years. MiFerguson, as the oldest ofljepr, appropriately made the presentation. Mr Stuart responded in a neat and feeling speech, stating the value .he should place upon the inkstand with'! which his confreres had presented him. He, was. heartily thankful for the goodwill of his associates, which he was convinced he carried with him. and he sincerely hoped that the relations which had existed in the office during the time be had been connected with it woidd continue to exist, He hoped his successor would " meet with the garne courtesy that had always been extended to him. -'■ * ; Funeral. Sermon. — The Rev. J. G. PatersorHUast rjighV conducted the service in the Leet street Wesieyan" Church, and preached a sermon having special reference to the recent death of the wife of the minister of that connection. The church was appropriately draped in black. The text was taken 'from 2 Cor., chap. 4, v. 17— "For our light affliction, which is but for a . moment, worketh'for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory." The tenor of the reverend gentleman's discourse may be judged from the foregoing. He closed with a special reference to the sorrowful occasion that had brought them together, referring. to the high esteem in which the late Mrs Bunn was held by the congregation, and the pain they had all experienced 'at bgr demise, and asking their sympathy and prayers for her bereaved husband. The preacher's references to the deceased lady were marked by much feeling. Hymns specially appropriate to the occasion were sung by the choir. The church was crowded, numbers being unable to find Bitting accommodation.

Accident.— One of the crew of the s.s. Maori whilst engaged in taking in cargo on Saturday at Campbelltown, by some mischance fell from the wharf upon the deck of the steamer sustaining severe injuries to his right leg the ankle appearing to be dislocated. The precise nature of the injury could not be .ascertained upon the spot, and in order to obtain proper treatment, the man was sent up to the Invercargill Hospital by the evening train. The Vatican- Pbess and Queen Victoria. — The Vatican Press joins the chorus of Italian journals in welcoming Queen Victoria. The-Unita Cattolica says : — "We cannot do less than convey to her a respectful salutation and a word of thanks for her goodwill towards the Catholics, whom she has even wished to see represented at her Court ; and this goodwill of hers was so marked as to have one day encouraged the report that Her Majesty had embraced Catholicism. Certainly a mind so well constituted as hers would deserve to belong to. the true Church, and we cherish the hope that it may : please God to grant her this grace, and we shall crave for her unceasingly on our knees." The Voce delia Verita is sure it interprets the hearts of '."the" Italian faithful in expressing their gratitude to the Queen for the liberty their Catholic brethren enjoy in England and Scotland^ f orthe improved condition of their co-religioharies in Ireland, and for the benignant.proteetion they are favored with in the colonies. . '