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Wanganui Herald, Volume II, Issue 399, 11 September 1868, Page 2

*** The Suez telegrams hare arrived while going to press. Hfch^ffiEFßONT. —Colonel McDonthis morning

Female Lkctores.-—The gallant editor of - the Nelson Evening Mail, thus describes the reception given to Mrs Eyereste in. that city, owing to some shortcomings on her part: —" A Tery fair audience assembled last night at the Temperance Hall, to hear the lecture on ' 'Love,' announced to be given by Mrs j Alice Evereste, but we regret to state that the proceedings came to a premature termination, amidst a scene of considerable confusion, shortly after the appearance of the lecturess, the most respectable portion of the audience retiring almost immediately. Far be it from us to be ungallant enough even to hint at the cause of this reception, which was possibly only attributable to the temporary indisposition from which the fair exponent of their tender passion was obviously suffering. Suffice is to say that the not unreasonable demand made by many members of the audience, that the entrance money should be returned to them, not being complied with, their indignation founds expression in no measured terms, and in somewhat curious fashion, the scene being only terminated by the prompt action taken by Mr B. .Crisp, who extinguished the lights, and closed the hall, leaving the malcontents to ponder over their misplaced confidence in female lecturers.

Colonel Whitmore's Operations.— I Some correspondent, writing from | Poverty Bay to the Hawltes gay Herald complains bitterly ot Lieut. Col. Whiti mores conduct in the last expedition j this gentleman commanded on the Bast Coast. Mr Hawthorne of Whata Whata, writing on the 24th ult., goes so far as to say:—" What Lieut. Col. Whitmore has accomplished may be briefly told. After asserting that he j would capture the escaped prisoners in j two days, he contrived to march as far !in a fortnight as the Poverty Bay Volunteers did in one day; he occupied a ; month in overtaking an enemy inferior in numbers, encumbered with aged men, I women, and children, and laden with plunder; he ordered the graves of three .boys to be dug, after first swearing he would shoot them—he.commuted their ! punishment to 46 days1 imprisonment—' {he would then let. them off, thereby 'I affording another proof that " there is kutone step from the sublime to the Of the abominable nature of H^vdly threat, I say nothing, as farce was probably ind encourager les mitres. at length met the enemy, defeated of those two and Canin be

the authenticity of it. Adjourned .until Tuesday next. • ''■', Jphn L'amqnt -v. John -Matthew-' — Claim, £9 ]5s lid, for goods supplied. Judgment" by default for amouut and" costs. "W in. Campbell v. .John Lamont. Claim—£B Is, balance of wages due for carpenters work on the Presbyterian Church. Plaintiff deposed to being engaged by Kenneth Lamont and working for him for four weeks without receiving any wages, and being sent by him to the' defendant, (his cousin) -who promised plaintiff he would seeMiim paid; there was no written agreement to that effect. The Court decided, as no written agreement had been given, the defendant was not liable. Judgment accordingly, with costs. H. Hurley and D. Porter v. Cooper & Parsons. Claim—£l2. This was a claim, brought by the plaintiffs as churchwardens, for rent of a cottage, church property, let to defendants. Judgment by default for amount and costs. 9 S. Lilley v. E. Banger.—Claim, £-2 6s for sheep sold. There was a set off in this case. Judgment for plaintiff for £l 2s, and costs. j S. Lilley.v. J. J. Wright.—Claim, £3 for labor done. Judgment for amount and costs. : Jas. Low v. J. J. Wright,—Claim, ' £13. Judgment for defendant, with , costs. ; John Woods v. G. Stitt—Claim, £l 10s for damages done by defendant's i pigs. Judgment for plaintiff for amount and costs.