LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 5, 19 May 1868, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENE RAL.

'Thb Tvnuki.,— Tho mining work In tho iutinol wufl completed on Saturday nij{ht. LKotw««.— Captain Olives' loutnro, postjionwl from Tnenduy lam, will bo dollvorod in tho Town Hull, Lhi» ovenlng, oommenolng at Imlf«pnßt «ovo». LONOnOTTOM V. lIAWJtRB AND ANOTHBII."This ciiNe, Hot down for hearing at Hokitika. boforo Mr Justice Hiuhmond, lmsbrcn aottlca out of Cotirt, Mount Qhkt Downh, — Ploughing for wheat is now natively going forward in this part of tho country; somo oonnidorablo plots arc already nowii. ICaUI'OI J)IIAHA.TIO BOOIBTT, — At tltO request of! oovoral friends, thin eocloty have changed the night for their performance of Macbeth Travciult', from Thursday to Friday next, tlio 13'2iidliiflt, lmi(/im\— An lnque«t wa« held yentorday, at Vi^ai'H Hotel, LcUliflold, bo/'oro I)r Dudley, eoronor, und a jury, of whom MrG. L\ Looko wan foroiniin, on tho body of William Honry Doll, who wiui found (load on tho morning of Baturday Inut, After hearing tho ovidonco, iho jury returned a verdict of "Death from Natural CftiiflCfl," Thkatkk Royat.i— Tliorg wan n capital liouec at tlil«pla«« ofaimwimontlUflUvflnlng, tho occrtfllon bdng tho opening of a new 'fICAHon undor Mr Uonnott'ii nmngnoment. •* Lonh, tho Korflulcon," wn« ohoßon ns Uio ononlng pleoo, Mm Jlolr smtiifning tho oliaraotor of tho drama, At tho ond of ovory aot.'Blio wan called boforo tho curtain, and vociferously applauded, ' Bvj'itKMit CooiiT,— 'Tljo next quarterly sitting*) of Mr JiintlflO (h'<imm, undor his cirluiltial jtirtadlmloji, will ponltlwtly com-. mcncQ In tho old Town flail Ht olovon o'clock ! 0)) Monday, tho Jut of .Juno, whim j»ror» any required to !)o U\ attendance, 'i'ho cnlondtuv will bo a pretty heavy <mo, cmnprlfilHg Moon or filmwi <ift«e«, a groat many o£ which arcs defended. Tin', HoAtwAtrt,— 'l Jio thoroughfare In and around (JhdHtohurch pjivo promise of bolnff in. a mnoli moro pnHßnblo condition (lurliiß tho comiing winter than thoy Imvo been in format* ihjuhohh, Tho bolts— tho Maseru ouy c«p«<!lnlly — have ham very much linprovoft )>iU t)>oy yot raqnko a good coating of nhlnglu or Imnl mot/il, Tho luttor is undoubtudly profornble, In tho contral portionii of tho olty, tho work of «tonccliiniiiollliiff hae licun carried on moat natlofa<itorUy, and when flushed, ouir timid, holh in point of formation am\ oloftnllntHß. will bonr fiivonrnWo oompnri»on to any in Iho colonies. . ■"■:■■ Kaiavoi VoLUNTKKiia.— 'i'lio nnnnnl dinner of JSo 5 Co)n])iuiy took placo yrvttorday oven* Ing at tho Knlkalnul Ifotul, Mr Harris acted m oakror, and in that c/ijiaoliy doMrvM all pi'ttJ/w, V\bout 70 {jorflowfl woro ppfiflonfc, JnoiiuJinflf sDvorftl offlnorii nmi RDiHlomon.from Cliristuiiurclj nn\l tlio principal rc»Monts in the losrn an<{ n«lglil)(j«rl4(io^i Oajit Bcawtok ow«i»lcd Uw <(h«tr, «ii<l Wdrtl^u Rl<w]< j}«! vltiO'Ch'Ur, Afa>('f»l) jjw»lo« Jiu/Uji'cn d/»u> to tho oxiwllonfc iJinnor provided, tho tablca woro isioiwedjjvnd th««i»nftl ioytvland jmtviotio toiiHlH drunk and Jicardly responded to, Ainon/j tho company, wo noticed Uout.-Qol. I'acUo, Cii|>lalnH Uurgroavvrt, Hawkos, and Uln^a, Kmign Powoll, Norgt.«Major Morton, and Hor({fc. J'aoltnrd, I'iivateii Trovatt nnd iJnllnrd. . Oim)A<ro)iuno]i,Ciry Council,— Tho Coiin.| oil mot liihi niuhtat tliu uhiiul hour. I'rosont: Mciinrs W. Wllflon (Olmlrman'i) ft uncivil, Thomson, Blio[Mianl(;, .Jivmofloiti 'nimbfl) Ati(iGrmm, und Unddctikl'tU MlntU^A tw\ And <!<f<iftft|U><l, , Jleiio\VL'A during tlio wcelt, X74 l.')s. Credit hiiljinoo at bank, XJ339' 's» '2d. Aeuonntu ordorud vo 'bo paid, £ICS 18b lid, Tewiorrt acwtpkd s — Jnlin Uodd, for fthltigtinff l)»ruK<l<ic« rttfo^, from l\id l?<wey \\<w\ (<• OuaW (JiMat, «nd fpom Cnnlial street to Awnn^b BtrcDi' » Williiwi 11011, for shingling tho Soiuh Town IJolt, from Mndntfl ntrc«t to vho 6nft Wurktt j Ml«hiwl McNamar»i {or trcnclttng K«wt .To vrn H«U» OorwwjJrtMrtoJwa! read i Mf Hownmkcf '<» lenftw for biilldiHg a \ \)Hth]ftQ ovw Dm Av»j) in oo»tf»»aiion of j iMnnehDßior utroot vm» Mjuontoti/ on vhonnr<{ Ivbyor'n p'Jnn.' i'oi minion gran ted to tlic U\\l'\ 'way Howin«,<j|«u ( to orc«t a iKiiWwd'flii tlw lAroty'flunjdfit ■ (<i $t<i «vw*J <j««dUl«rtfl, jr Aldi-r ti)u pr»p'D»Dii ISiil for iho coiVsorvanoo of • WaJmivknriii, LYTCMi'eon Mi/Niuuur, Covmu,— The Council 'met lust illicit at tlio uhiiul hour, I.'rptumt: MonsrH MerHon, (Uhalrman) England, AlhvrlKhl.Uak'Hlloi', Clmlinorn, Wlllcox, \7m\\, and Mutton, Minuton read, and confirmed, Revived during Mio W40)c,.£1!)8«3d. <)l ( <l<jr<id to Wjmld, £53 IDs i)d. Correspon* de'nco rnnd. 1 Tho Ck»rk wan inntruotod . to wriio to iho Hocrotivry for l^ublio \Vorkifi tttiklng vrlivrc tlio pormivuent' from th<t Hallway Blatkm to N<irwl<fU QKrty will to -iHiiaU'd, Tho VAevk wad nl^o instructed to wrlto to tho Ooyernmeot, requcnting that tho woiyhhrldgo nnd ottloo ho handed over to tho Council, 'J ho tender of Mr Thoinus, Kalapoi, for tho oroollon of a pump In London Hlroct, wa«* accopicd, It wuh agreed that tlio Council hold 1(« next wwkly incotlng on Tuesday, May 20. A special meeting of Uin Gounoil will bo hold on 'i'httrmiay, to contnMorn motion brought forward by Mr OlialmoM, wgardlug drftlnago AUd waior aupply, '

]/[n 'Ror.r.HS'fON han roturned from Welling* ton by tho Lord Anbloy. Hjut)iootj» lload IJoAnn.-«Tho poll yesterday result od in favour of Mr P, Kcrr } the numbers being;— Kcrr, <10 j l'/rtrl«, 55, Pofli'Afc, — Tlio peoplo of Timnru ask tor a daily mall to Tomuka, assorting that tho want of it is a publlo inconvonioncOi There U rognlar daily communlcivilon between tlw twoplaccoi Coal Impoiit.— «lt liiib boon freQuontly statoii, of Into, that coal to tho value of ■<J30)OOO ia annuftlly imported to thin provlu<!o, Wo liftv« oviry vawm to )>oUavo that tlw mm j)Ald does not ro/ioh X30,000 por nn))ui». Tbo Rross rom paid iluring tho past throo yoars 1b X90,000. Tho return foV the quarter just ended Is XdOOO, vchkh is at the rato of jG24,000 per annum, But It mu*t be Mmombewd tliftt t-ho linjwrts would bo oxoo\u tiotiAlly hOAvy during tho qnnrtor immodintoly prouedlng tho winter months. TIMAIID LoOAIj LbAOOKi—On Wednesday hwt n meeting of th« Jmi\\ QovonuiKiiit LoyiU Govomnu'iit Lcngue was hold lv Tiiniu'u. Tlio uttendanco wan Inrgo, and tho chair wab ocouplcd by Mr T. W, (fall. Tho ohiuf sponkers wero Mcstrs 11. J, LuCron, J.'orry, Uolrtcld, Ilorton, and Turnbull, Tho following res >lutlon« wcropa«Hcd ; — " That tide mooting Is oC opinion that iho tlmo httH Arrived when the dinn loih nouth of tho HuiigllAlAHlioiild bo formed into a county with absoluto Indi'pondenco from tho provlnco of Canterbury," " That thin meeting k of opinion that tho tfittcuHßlon of tho county Hohoino would bo best promoted by tho preparation of piiporß on tho qurwtlon by members of tho LfiARUO or by tho publlo \ and that tliln meeting do adjourn until Thursday, Juno 4, for tho pnrpono of allowing time for tho preparation of mich papers," It having boon stated that tho llabllltloA of, tho Loiipjuc f<ir (ho past yoar amouiuod to about X29 IDs It wah proposed —"That a subscription list bo ononod for f undo required for tho purpose of uof raying tho existing debt, and the oxponnes now wanted in tho action about to bo tnkou in anticipation of tho next meeting of tho QotuiwU' Atiflembly." The motion was oarrlod, a subHorlptlon lint at onco oponod, and about X4B 17fl collected in tho room. Niow Finn JhuoADM, — Tho adjourned meeting for enrolling a brigade to work tho Liverpool, London and Globe flro*onglnoiU'Aß hold at tho Whlto ' Hurt 1 Hotol hint night, Oant. Wilson, snporintonilont of tho (Mty Jirigudo, proniding, Suffluiont . men tocomjiluto tho number fixed m (ho iiKUliaam slgnod the wguUUlonfl, 1 A»d four otliow were |ilA<!fld on tlio Mflorvo list. Tho' oifloorfl np» pointed, .at tho. first mooting—H. C WuHt, foreman; Wnrnor branolimnn, nnd X, Wolfo Aaflistanfc branohman— wore conflnncdi and porno other mlno>? (Utrtnf<oin(!nt« imulo for the propel* working of iho brigade.,. In Answer to qiipfltlonii, Oupt. Wilson iiiiid hdhniJ mifllclttnt arm badges to supply tho' whole of the meu,ivuvl holinota for tho braiiohmau and hU AAolHUut^ Mr West havlngttlrcttdy ono o£ hl« own, Mr Morton was appolntod honorAry aduretAry of tlio. brigade, and a lint of implemuiKfl required for cutting and .pulling down timbor, &c, wuh mado out, with a request for Captain Wll^m to lay it boforo .tho City Ooundl. Tho momiKit'rt wcta to underfltand that Diolr lorm of florvioo will 'turminnto at the samo fcfmo as thnfc oi! tbd prbsont brigade, ho that no pbHtnuio may oxl«t to tl>« Council rcot'^nuIzliig tho whdlo for«o If stum bo dcoujed uoooflßAry, Aftot* fldtno othor. buHincws o.f, /»n unlmtiortAnt ndtnro, tho ineoiini! mljourni'd. All tho mombors nro resident wltliin \\ very nliort dlntanco of tho.cnglmj-lwvuC) and wl.w<» requkcd> coin he on' h\\<s «jK»t lv « vocy Jlitb tl«w, W<( UttdawUn^ thai Jflvo hnyn hnvo b&'Ji pw>y)/l/M) for the cn^ino »hoii, nnd.dis* tribnioii ftmDng tho oJßuors of tiio brigade, and tbo poiiao, H)W/)i A»ttooiA'rioK."— A special meeting of tho council of tho Oiintorbury Hiflo A«ho«latlon'waa hold (it Whlto'n hotel, hint evening. MosftrH 11, J. Tanovod (pronldunt), 10. 11. Bishop (troAsuror), 11. Ifl. Alport fHimrotary), Captain' Simmons, Lioutonnnts I'ivvltt; and Wolfo, Knsign Papprllljand MrMimdy. Tliv ncorotary read a letter fr<»m <'u|»lhUi Uwcnmn, rcquoHtlnff t|mt tho awarding of the prJzo for tho littoriiAUoMAl nmtuh bo lofe to .aibitraMon. A motion was carriod for -tho froo di»« uuo^Jon of the miittor, but after Home <;ou-< ronjitioi), iti wan prnputtcd by lilo'itennut Pavltt, Booondcd by i'l»«lg<i Pu|»pcUl, imd <;«fded, •' Ttotf tho {irir.oit Unvtnu \mn Alroady Awarded, 'tbo, counoil ;-do> allnos to, opoh tho question/ T,hu council i awarded' tho following prl««'J, which wore won <U th« l««t l's««k'<' »»«<;tl»^ ; — McittbocV O«J> i <7. H. TwentyiiAii, l»»|> yh\m M s*. Mx\m }. J K-»iiio)n f » l'pizo ijjiont. PaWU, XlO 10». Cantor buvy' C»p j .Ensign i'lippriU, onp value Xs> Corporal Woodford,! i)2j <3lwncr <l(vkca, jCI'IOu s" <?<»lo«V-.S<-ff<t, . Br«tl«)/Jlj LUuli, AW*«», l.pfl,' (Compjmy! <s<imji<sUU</« < No. 0 p^mpany, XJS 8» } ; C))r]oto))u'pcH ArtiJiory, X7 t'ls.^lntornalionivl; Mntbb j Kngiisfo, cup io oaoli ( nf tlio ,tmm; ««$i \vXw M j Llout, J^vlUr -£2 < Dout. ! Al)tion y £1 WH -, Vrlvnto MiDor, X) j Sorfll,] J'ACkAriJ, J0». Ali-comor» I'rizo ,5 i'rivatui Stowurl, cup value £(i j Sorgt.-A|aj«r Morgan, £2 j Corporal Krow, jCI IO« ; Lli'Ut. I'avltt,! XI j Liout, (3uiS, Ipfl, Captain Holmo*' l'ri/.«s' I'rlrato Mttddlsoil, M { ; Gunner Uakea,, XI ion. Consolation -Htalcoai ',i'ri'T»io Dixon, ! X3 ; «orfft. Hulo, £'i j l J rlvato JJivHwd, Kniinn fapprili, on bcl^aH of t|K- OoauMitt^e appointed at ti pr«Vl<J.<W mfletliig, roporujd that MM PAfIVtyJJWI C^'C'tted to presunt ihe priHca At'Ly^telton on .tho'Jfith jnst.,, ln« Ghristohuroh odmpanlcß .] would proceed by train to tho bottom of tho hill, «nd «klnnl«li over to Port. ; Tho prlicou werci -»ll ready now. The Boorotary fluid tlmt tho compliment of going over to l'ort was duoHo the Lyttelton voluntcors. Tho AnsociAtlon win named after tbo prpyinoo, but if thoiprtevu were Jntwiftbly proßontedJflfChri6t«li«r«h, It rnlglit bo called aft^r tlw, city U«lf. ■ 1-ottors werp r.c«d from Col, Incite, and from tho Dcfpncp OfllCO. -' ' '' ,n., :< - ,-(!•. ,r,, \,\)

Nobtijkiin Volunteer Encampkcnt.— Tho shooting for iho prises offered at this encampment, poalponed on account 06 bad vwulier, m\\ t&Vo plaoo nt tho Saltwater Crook rango, on tho 25th inst. I'lio firing will coramenco at 10 nm. A silver cup wilt bo opun to nil comcra, volunteers or not \ the other pri&ca nrc open only to those who remained In <w«»p on tho lost morning 0* the encampment. Tub Qukkh's IfrrtTiiPAY, — CMtial<l«fAbk' ut\«crtftli\ty appears to prevail amongit tlio voluntoorfl as to what form tho usual domoiißtration in honor of Her Majcatjr'u birthday ahull take A fecit og is generally expressed that something out of the ordinary wuy «U<iuW be <lotto at a kind of Atonement! for t)>o Almont total absence of display mmk> by tho forco during tho past year, J'urther than this, an occasional Bpurt is most necessary to maintain tho esprit d( corpj amongit tho several coinpiv«lv«, and «v «u<j*mimw«u! iK'lng Impossible, w)iilat review have too! much of a sameness about thorn, something of a moro novel chnraotor is dcairod. Suggestions Imvo therefore been made that tho men bhouM go down to the! HviUhcoto Viillcy by train, and then skirmish over tho liill to Lyttelton, returning by train in tho ovening. Others purpose going direct through to Lyttelton by mil, anil visiting Quail Island, where iv outiin fight might take place Which of thcuc plant) may bo adopted U not tit present known, but that LyttoHoa will be visited is a matter of certainty, and tho public proicntation of tho Klflu Association prizes will talco pluco there also. Thoro aro ntnph 1 means, with tho aid of the Lyttelton Attilery and other facilities offered by the harbour, for arranging a good progrnnnno for a sham light of an entirely new character. It is worthy of consideration whother a meeting of tho sovcral corpi should not bo held, for milking 801110 definite arrangement* in tho mutter. Having dooldod to visit Lyttelton, it would bo much bettor to havo a reeognined nnil properly arranged programme, tlmn for each corps to go upon its own responsibility and without any decisive object in view, HuiioLJunr.— A burglary was committed nt tho house of Mr James Mnnn (who holds a wino and beer itccnao) in Colombo street .South, at an early hour this morning. Air Mann had only returned from tho Fiji Island* on Saturday last. It Appears that at about 0110 o'clock this morning, Mr Mann heard a nolso in his house, and on striking h light to ascertain £lw cause, he «aw <iuum landing in lite liodcoom. Tho man was in his stockings, and Mn down Blairs Immediately on beimi diseovorou. Mr Mnnn followed, font whs unnblo to onpturo tho burglar. Ou examination, Mr Maun found that <wc<2«« to hi* house had been obtained through ono of the windows on tho ground floor. Ho lost no ilmo in reporting tho ctroumstanco to the police and having given a description of the nmn, Dctcctl vert Feaet and M'Knight sot out lv eouvhof him. From tho description given, they knew whom ttioy hnd to look after, and 1 hoy fluceeodod in nrrcatlng him in tho house of . person named Bryant, behind tho High School, This Individual In named Waltor Johnntono, but ho in ulno known by about a Hooro of alienists. >Ho is notoriously a thief, and lite greater part of his eiisteiico in Now Zealand Ins boon spent in prison. Mr Mann's description of tiio ruffian and the cl<i then ha had 011 witcti iio saw him hi hU bed-room, K-orroapomlrt exaotly with 1)10 prisoner. He I wan brought up nt tho ilosidont Magistrate's i Court tiiis morning and remanded, in order to Kivo time for the production of evidence, Lkoai,. — I)i Chamber*, to-day, boforo his Honor Mr Justice Cirosson, tho following business was transacted ; — Re the arbitration cams of JoflcpU Hill «nd 11, I*, MurMy-Ayiw-Uty—J)e Potrtor Appllod for mid obtained nn mAqv at summons for witness. lio.Nown* }).')))) and Buddie, debtors, >md ro txpartt the Bank of Now ftoutli Wale's— -Mr Garrlck applied for liberty to prove for tho turn of £400, notwithstanding the llnal order and the Tact that a dividend had been declared. Mr J S. Williams, for tho trustee, resisted tho application, on tho ground that tliero ought] to 1)0 no disturbance whatever of the dividend' that had already be<m declared— the Bank Imvlnff boon guilty of negligence. His Honor removed hi* dceiflio» ,to inquiro into tho authorities cited by Mr Oivrrick in support of his application. Re Frederick hano— 'On the application of Me $hter> rt»« ord<:r o£ ndjudlcatloii Wrt« UiadOj CMdltow to uuttt at tho lieglstmr'a ChAmbers at 11] o'tiloek on bnturday, tho 30th May. lioj iionry DunsforjJ— Mr Nottidgo ftppeftred forj tho trustoo (Mr HurgrciiTco), and applied for 1 leave to prove « d«lm for -€173 )J>al)d by| «r«dltoM Uvl»ft in Knglanfl. Hi» Honoi 1 con*| »{d<>r£d it an unsound prinuiplo to nllow Mr; HurfiMaves to not in two capacities— in one] interest protecting tho estate, and saddling U In ivnotlwri The apiillefttlou W<w drd«iMd t<>! stand ovef, N<J CM*bl« Wnrd, deeciwed— l On tfW v<{)p)l^t}©M of Mr 5. H. Williams, pro*; brtte WMgrantod lotho executor, Mr J, it. Wncd,; roKorvShg power to tl\« otlicr New sfettl«nd< vsxtctttyr, Me Tflwww?, 4<> In A»d ! ujijily, \\<i N<5H»/fh'i») nnti Buddio, debtors, , A«d ro tbo application of V>. C. Aikraan—Mr Duncan applied for liberty to prove. Mr J. tf, Williams opposed the application on behalf of tho trustee. The application was ordered to stand over. ,