Local and General.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 52, 14 July 1868, Page 2

Local and General.

$-_ — Tun Dkhhv and Oakh, — From Uio tclcfjL'ain oil English news published in tho Lyitdton Times of this moniing, wo loam l;lifiti tho Derby wiw won by fc)ir il'oaenh llawloy'fl Bluc'gown, and tho Oalw by JformoHti, XNkw Zmai.ani> Loaw.— Wo aro glad to learn tliafc Uio Colonial Treasurer him succeeded in placing tho wholo of tho £1,114,000 •Now Zealand ft* perc ent, debentures at tho price at which they woro offered to the public, viz., 07. Hankhu v'j'oy,-- Chavles Woodham, of Manchester Hlrcot, broad and biscuit baker, has filed a declaration in pursuance of tho Bankruptcy Act, 1807, thai ho is unablo to meet lilh engagements with hln crodltorH. Mr yiator is Hollcltor for the bankrupt. Vowjntkhh li'tiNKHAt,,— On Siiturday Iho members of No. 8 Company (Valley) assombled to bo present at iho funeral of their comrade Private Donald > the cortngo proceeded to ■ tho Jf'crry Jtoad Comelery, whero tho Intorment look place with military honours | Uio proceedings were under tho management of. Sergeant-Major Carroll. MAf.VKUN lllliLH KXI'LOHATION.— It IS not tho Intention oil, tho promoters of tho exploring expedition to tho Malvorn Hills district to avail thomftolven of tho monoy voted by tho Provincial Council,, last week until the spring season optu In. Meantime, Mr M. I). Hart will redeem the promise which ho made at a public meeting Home days ago by «übinlttliiK Iho coal to public test at the old Town Hall within the porlod menlloued by him on that occasion. 3tirr.ii Oomi'Ktitionh.— A match was flrcd at lllllsborongh yesterday afternoon, between sovon inomboi'H oil Uio Yeomanry Cavalry, andallko number of tho Engineer Corps. Tho ranges woro 200, 250, and 300 yards, with live shots at each, and llytho scoring, position and (argots, Both teams flrcd with tho breoeh-loiullhtf carbine, In order to ensure a frreator equality than would havo been tho caso had each Jlrcd with their own weapon, Tho Engineers hUII however proved too strong for their opponents, and camo oiE victorious by 1/50 points to 108, Immediately on termination of this event the members oC tho Yeomanry flrcd for the Silver Challenge Cup of tho corps at 200, ttOO, and 400 yards, with flvc alioto at viwh, and llytho regulations, Tho minimum ninnbor of jiolnts to ensure possession of tho prlzo was thirty, but tho highest scorer— Lieut, Bwlnlcy—only reached 20, and it is still, therefore, in abeyance, this making tho third successive competition in which the efforts to win tho cup have failed. The weather, it should bo remembered, was very unfavourable, a strong noc'-west wind blowing throughout, and thus accounting to a cor lain oxient for the bad firing in both coinpotltionfl, ■

Mr Fox and Mn Stakfobd.— ,— Tho Nel-ton Evening Mail in noticing Mr Fox's election for Kangltikei, observes:— Mr Stafford will no longer Imvo It all his own way, and the honest and independent members will Imvo ft guido in tho House in whom tlioy oan safely confide. Ho is strongly opposed to an income tax until positively required. He denounces Mr Stafford 1 * eclflih mid ccntraliaing policy, and stiffmatlsos the nefarious Public Debts Act a* having been fntme I to put money Into the pockets of atook.jobboM at tho expanse of the colony. Wo trust that Mr Stafford's day sure numbered, and that his army of placomnn will be dispersed. ♦/Goats.— Tho Otftgo Provincial Council flaring its last session passed a Goat Nuisance Abatement Ordinance, which provides that nil gouts shall bo registered and furni«hol with collars. Thin Act, in its present form, only appilet to the townships nnd munieip .illtics of the province, hut we understand that it is intended to extend its operation* to tlw interior of. tho province generally, and ou] readers may judgo of the aotive employment which such BHjiicnt legislation is' likely to oroatti for (ho owners of these useful anlmilH, when we state that on the Dunntan and othor diggings of (Hugo, many of the residents are proprietors of upwards of 100 goats, whoa* " collaring" (in evory «cn«o of tho word) will glvo them nmplo occupation, should tho operation of tho ordinanuo bo thus extended, SYMPATiir.— A few weeks ago, n goutlcman was visiting tho gaol at Dunedin. and whilot going over tho various departments of the establUhment, observed a prisoner busily employed in forming an inscription with white shells upon a grave within the precincts, of which inscription the word 'L'caro' had bot.ii completed. His curiosity wns awakened, and in reply to his enquiries ho discovered th*t tho grave was that of Jarvoy, who was executed sumo time ago for tho murder of his wifo, and that tho prisoner thus employed was no other than Sullivan, of Maungatapu notoriety. It is satisfactory to know tlwt this arcli-midcroAut ha* no reason to oongratulato liimsolf on Ills removal to Dunedin, where tho regimen is very strict, and whore hid fellow-prisoners ovlnco no dcairo whatever to cultivate his companionship. Cgntkmpt ov Co iiT.~ A Melbourno paper informs us that some amusement was CAuacd in tho Castlcmuino County Court during tliu hearing of a caso of Calrnei v, Aberdeen. Wlillu in tho witness-box, Aberdeen several times appealed to hU Honor Judgo Forbes to *' save him from being swindled," not, a* lie snid, " that ho cared for himself, but for the suko of his innocent children." Tho dispute was In refcrenco to n>mo land, it appearing to bo a question of title between the litigant*; mil), us a climax, Aberdeen pulled a roll of notes from his pocket, offering his Honor £50 if ho would givo him tho land. His Honor HtfUoil that ho liad novcr before been no grossly Intuited, and threatened to commit Aberdeen if ho did not keep quiet. On the conuluHion of tho enso Aberdeen adjournuil to tho front of tho Imperial Hotel, whero he gavo vent to hi* pent-up feelings, nnd had eventually to bo remove! to tho lack-up. Sooth Amkhioa as a i»l»ob for Simis— Wo ( Wanganui Chronicle) have been kindly •hewn a private letter from a gcntlemnn now in Scotland to ono of our townsmen, in which an opinion is expressed unfavourable to parts at least of South America as a sheep-grow-ing country. This gentleman sailed from Wellington for Chill. Jb'rom Valparaiso, the capital, ho and his party crossed tho Cordilleras on mules ; then by a diligence nvroa* the Pampas. " The information we recelvo-i concerning sheop," ho suys, " was anything but tatiifuctory. It appears that sheep de« toriorato after being a few years In the country, so that without continually import ing fresh stock, even ordinary wool could not bo grown, I havo resolved to glvo up the idea of Somli America, and return to New Zealand, very probably to Wanganui, to sco wliat can bo done in tho way of purchasing land tlicro. Hkatmcoti; Road Boahd. — The usual meeting of this Hoard was held yesterday morning, 1 at 10 o'clock, Mr Fisher in tho chair, and Messrs Knsor and Garland being present. The minutes of last meeting were read confirmed, Tho following correspondence was road : — Letter from the Secretary for Public Works, stating that £:J0 would bo allowed to tho Board for repairing the Stunner road during the time the tunnel remained closed, Letter from Mr W, 11, Brown offering suggestions relative to the mode of assessing property in tho district. Letter from Mr Ilowcll, requesting tho Board to make Homo repairs to Stnnmoro road. A memorial was also received from resident* in the Heatheoto Valley, Tho Surveyor's report was noxt rend. It stated that an estimate had been made of tho cost for forming the Cemetery road, and ns it was in excess of the amount tmbscribed, Mr Harman, agent for tho adjoining property had been waited upon and ii promise obtained of an additional £5 towards tho work. Detailed particulars ns to tho condition of tho various roads in tho district were nlso given. Tho report and letter* were considered. The Chairman was requested to apply for tho grant for tho Sumner road. The Surveyor was directed to acknowledge receipt of Mr Ih'own'rt letter with thanks for his nuggeslions, and also that from Mr Ilowell, informing him that his request should receive an early consideration. The Surveyor was InNtructcd to wait upon Mr Cholmondlcy nnd explain (hut a further num. will bo required, to form the Cemetery road, and that tender* will bo invited immediately, on tho full amount being paid over to tho Board. Tho Surveyor was also directed to apply to the Secretary for Public Works for tiio sum of £50 towards tho purchase of a gravel pit in compliance with a memorandum dated 4th of June last. Application was ordered to bo made to tho Government for the portion of tho grant for main roads, nnd tho Board after passing sundry accounts adjourned till Monday, tho 27tU inst.

Tub Vor.imTBERS. — There ■was a good muster of Cavalry and Artillery at the Drillshed lost evening, under the command of Captain W. S. Moorhouse. The members of the Artillery will manoeuvre at the DrUlshed this evening. Thr Comin'o Stmtgoi,e.— Wo understand that Mr Stafford has, within the last few days, repeatedly telegraphed to several of the West Coast and other members of the House of Representatives who are supposed to be sup* portent of the Ministry, urging them to bo at Wellington .<w soon aa possible. ' Accident. — A young lad named Tsaac Newton, in the employ of Mr S. E. Wright, met with a serious accident this morning. It appears ho was engaged removing sbrao packages from an upper loft, when he fell through the trap door on to a keg of nail:?, cutting his face, and narrowly escaped instant death. The sufferer was removed to the Saxon Hotel. l)r House was qnickly in attendance, and wo arc glad to say no serious obnsequeuccs are apprehended, p^N.umow Escapk.— Cobb'sPort coach had 11 narrow escape of being capsized over tho cliff on tho Sumner road, this morning. Tho coach left the Queen's, and proceeded on the Stunner Road as far as tho quarry, where the men arc blasting. „ Ilere the fore-wltcel caught against one of the large boulders, when ono of the horses commenced kicking, and smashed the pole. There was fortunately only one passenger— Mr Kecd— who jumping out managed with difficulty to hold the horses anil prevent them doing further damage. The coach was unable to go forward, and a trap was engaged to carry on the mail. Kxckm.knt News.— > The g<u companies so^n likely to fall on evil time*. The Mndon Scotmnn state* that the arrangements for supplying Perth birracka with the Minis light " are being rapidly proceeded with \ and we arc further informed that tho light hut already been adopted by several town* in Scotland. Three substances— two gaso* and n solid— aro concerned in tho production of tho lime light, viz, oxygen, hydrogen, anil lime. A jet of hydrogen being lighted, a jet of oxygen U turned on so as to mix with it, and tho solid lne<>mbmtlble llmo b<ln^ so arranged as to bo exposed to the intense heat, it omits a light, says our contemporary, 10 pure and so powerful, that it is only rivalled l>y Mint of the sun, Spickd Muttom, ITaus, &c— Tho Daily Southern Cross, of a recent date, siys :— We were yesterday favoured with a sample of the products of the Iltwko's Bay ritcara Boiling Company, The mutton hams pre served in spice will be a luxury that will only havo to be known in Auckland to bo duly appreciated. They can be supplied here at a very low price, and will soon command a rnpld consumption Wo can speak personally of their flavour, having tested them. Tongue*, loins, and rolled flitches may also be had, and that too in almost any quantity, as tna company now nro boiling down at the rate of three thousand head a week. Tho samo nrtiuta may be aUo had drvaaltcd its well as spiced. Candle makers will be glad to know thnt they can have an unfailing supply of rcflncd tallow at a low flgure, and of asn« ncrior quality. Tho company intend to go into the busings of fellmonger* »nd wool scourers, samples of which may be seen at tho temporary offices of tho company, Messrs Cruiokshank nnd Co.'s, High street. The whole of the articles necessary for the proper carrying on of the business are mndo by the company thus giving employment to <i Urge number of hands in more department* than ono. The caskß aro all made on tho premises its well as tho salting, smoking, and spicing of tlio ments. The undertaking being a colonial oue it is our duty as colonUu to the utmost, as it not only employs labour but gives us a luxurious article of food at a cheap rate.