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Colonist, Volume XII, Issue 1182, 22 January 1869, Page 3

Embbzzlbment.—On Tuesday last, Robert Chapman Was committed by the Resident Magistrate to take his trial at the next sitting of fche Supreme Court, on,a charge of embezzling moneys the property,of his employer, Mr. Flowerday, baker. From the evidence it^appears that .the accused had delivered Ibread to 1 siine of Mr. Flowerday's customers, and had received money as payment for'the same, which ho never Boeouhted for to Ins master, but, instead, booked the bread to the parties who had purchased it. At the Resident Magistrate's Court, on Monday last. John Christopher Martin Karsten was charged with assaulting his wifo, and was bound over to keep the po«N> for three months; himself in £30, and two sureties v of £15 each. At the same sitting of the. Court, Annie CUrde, for using provoking language^ was bound over to keep the peace for the same; period; herself in £10, and two sureties of £5 each, i ' Two slight shocks of earthquake were felt at : Dunedin, on Sunday morning, January lOfch. : lletrbnchmejjt.—A telegram, dated Dunedin," January 11th, says : —"Retrenchment in tho cost of the Otago Provincial Government establishment is gojng on extensively. Several.departments have been abolished. The reductions amount to £12,000." Enterprise.—A gentleman, lately arrived from England, i 9 about to commence a soap and candle manufactory in Wellington1! district. .'" A meeting is to be held at Dunedin, respecting starting meat curing on a larger scale. The Gazette contains a notification that the Court-house,-Campfcown, in the district of the Grey, BhoJl be an additional polling place for the election of Superintendent and Atembers of the Provincial Council. ■ _ Mr. Joseph Smith's house, Tua Marina, and Mr. Michael Maher.'s house, Kaituna, are abolished as polling places for the election of a member of: the House of Representatives for the district of Picton, in Marlborough Province, and tho school-house, Tua Marina, and school-house, Renwick Town, are made polling places in lieu thereof. •'■ Invention foe Separating Gold prom Quartz-—-The.Governor has granted Letters.Patent.to Mr. Alfred Stacy Wilson, of Auckland, for an invention of a new machine for separating gold from quartz, and for its amalgamation aßd'miercuralization.. . -Improvement in Straining Wire Fencing.— Letters Patent have been granted to Mr. William Archibald Murray, of Waitahuna, Otago, for an invention or improvement for sfcraiuing wire in wire fences, and also an improved method of fixing the wire. ' THE Southern Cross says:—"The Rev. R. F. M'Nicol, of Taranaki, has intimated his acceptance of the call recently forwarded to him by the congregation of St. James' Presbyterian Church, Auckland. He is now making the necessary arrangements preparatory to leaving his present charge, and hoped to reach Auckland and enter upon his new sphere of labor by tho 23rd of January." Attempted Murder.—George M'Cann, of the Bushranging Corps, was charged before the Resident Magistrate afc Taranaki, on Tuesday, the 29fch December, with having fired a gun afc Margaret Gibbins, with intent to kill. After the evidence being given, the prisoner, on being asked if he had any statement to make, said, "I don't; know anything about the matter; I remember being at fche theatre, and that.is all." The prisoner was committed to take his trial at the next sittings of the Supreme Court. Steam Printing.—The Wellington Independent of January 14th, Bays: —" As a slight indication of the progress of Wellington we have fche satisfaction to announce.that the Independent of this day is printed by sfceam, being the first newspaper ever printed in Wellington by steam power." Bankruptcy and Divorce Sittings.—The fok lowing days have been appointed by the Supreme Court for sittings for the dispatch of business under the Bankruptcy Acts ; also for the dispatch of business accruing under the Divorce and Matrimonial Causes Act; and also for sittings of the Vice-Admi-ralty Court: —Friday, 15th January ; Monday, 15fch February ; Tuesday, 16th March ; Wednesday, 16fch June; Monday, 16fch August; Tuesday, 16th September ; Tuesday, 16th December, and on such other days as may hereafter be specially appointed.—Wellington Independent. Death .prom Drowning.—The Hawke's Ray Herald of 9th January, says:—" Ifc is with very painful feelings we record the accidental death, afc the early age of twenty, of a young lady well known and much esteemed—Miss Ellison, who was drowned on Thursday lasfc, whilst bathing in the Tukituki with some other ladies. The appalling suddenness of .this melancholy event has acted like, a shock upon the community—the keenest sorrow being every-. where felt, as well as the deepest sympathy for the bereaved father and mother.*' Gold in Wellington Province.—A settler brought into Wellington on Saturday 9fch January, a fine specimen of gold, and a number of pieces of stone like the one which contained fche specimen) which he said he had found near the mouth ofthe Karori stream. There is no doubt of the specimen being gold, and it is equally certain that gold in small quantities has previously been discovered in the vicinifcy of the locality indicated. The present is a favorable time for ascertaining whether gold in payable quantities exists iv the Happy Valley, Karori; or Makara districts. — Independent. [The same paper of the 14fchfsays :—-We are informed that several parties have gone to the vicinity of the mouth of the Karori stream to prospect for gold.] • A correspondent ofthe Herald speaking of the dissatisfaction of the Aucklanders with the proceedings of the Government, says that a number of the people of Auckland had been led to go in for a petition to the Queen to suspend the Constitution, and appoint a Dictator with full powers. Some of the movers in this- were, until lately; supporters either directly or indirectly, of the Ministerial side' and; acknowledging the utter incapacity of the existing Ministry, fly to the Home Government for help instead of taking steps to remove the Ministry by proper constitutional, method, and to get their places.filled either by better "men; or at any rate by men not proved "incompetent. Our (Auckland) Resident Minister, Dr. Pollen,.is a man of considerable talent although not popular; iindit is to be hoped that he thoroughly understands what he is about, and the conseuqences that may follow one false step. / The other members of the Colonial Executive are not, trusted by anyone here. ■ These . may be strong terms, but I allude fco public men and publie.ppinion;. and no man, either in the press or at a public meeting, expresses "full confidence in them. Their supporters defend their own conduct by /com-, parison only—"not that they had any confidence in Stafford and Co., but because theiy had stilllessin Fox,"—-a'lame excuse, which practically means; that the Colony is so unfortunate, so-pitiable, that1 it contains no man fit, able and willing, to administer the Government. Poor New Zealand! <