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Inangahua Times, Volume III, Issue 93, 23 March 1877, Page 2

A partial clewing up took place of th» Fleece Extended battery on Saturday last, and the amount of amalgam obtained for the week was 4420z5. On Tuesday last the Chairman of the looa Road Board received a remittance from the General Government of £130 towards the funds of the Board. We beliere that it has been decided that tbe cricket match between the Beefton and Crusbington elevens will be played on Easter Monday. An exciting and very well contested fame at football was played in M'lnerny's paddock on Monday last. Sides were chosen, about thirty persons taking part in the struggle. The game lasted for about two hours, Messrs John Buller and T. Hayes making some excellent play. It is the intention, we are informed, to play another match of this kind in the same paddock at an early date. In the course of his remarks when disposing of tbe petition against the late Anotonio's election, the Magistrate said that he regretted to see that Mr Duncan, tbe defeated candidate, bad allowed himself to be gulled into petitioning upon such trivial grounds. The time of the Court had been taken up for a considerable period, a number of persons bad been pot to considerable expense, and a series of oharges had been made in the petition which there was nothing in the evidenoe adduced to support. It is understood that the whole costs of the proceedings will fall upon the petitioners. Tbe Lyell district is happy or unhappy as the case may be, in the possession of a resi* dent who is known to local fame under tbe name of " Faddy, the Bam." It appears that on a recent occasion a lady hostess at the Lyell required some poultry— good laying bens, and tbe news reached Paddy, who does a little in " chicken rearing." He found however* on application that the number of

young pallets required was rather beyond his resources, but Paddy set his wits to work, with what result the sequel will show. Paddy took the order, and in due time he arrived at the Lyell with a sack full of very fine looking young pullets. It was remarked at the. time that a large number of the birds' heads had a peculiarly clean-cut appearance, but this was accounted for by Paddy a» an indication of their v high breeding." The lady was well pleased with the bargain, and the money was paid right down into Paddy's eager hand, when he at once cleared out. It seems that he had cut off the combs and gills of a number of roosters and passed them off as pullets. Returned to bis home, Paddy was asked how be got on at the market, when he said, 11 Begora, I was afeered thim lads of roosters would start crowing afore I got the money." The victory which the combined Australian Cricket team has scored against the All England Eleven is one of which all colonial cricketers may well feel proud. The match was won b> 45 runs. The Australians played twelve against the English eleven. The meeting of the Inangahua County Council convened for yesterday lapsed for want of a quorum. At the appointed hour the Chairman and Cr Kelly were the only members in attendance, and after mailing the prescribed half-hour the meeting was formally adjourned until Wednesday, 28ih instant. Mr Butler, the newly appointed County Engineer arrived from Wellington on Tues« day last, and since then has been under the guidance of Mr Carreras inspecting the various public works under the Council. We are informed that owing to the urgency of several lesser road and bridge works the survey of the unfinished portion of the Grey-Eeefton road will be deferred for a few days, but that it will be taken in band at toe very earliest possible date. The adjourned! meeting of the Hospital Committee will be held at Mr M'Lean's office on Monday, the 26th instant. The business to be brought forward is the report and balance-sheet to be presented to the public meeting of subscribers to be held at Dawson's Hall on Monday, the 2nd April. Tbe Collectors ar<- also notified to hand in their subscription lists forthwith. There w«s a sitting of the Resident Magts* trate's Court yesterday, but the only case down for hearing was a drunk, who was fined 6a. The Assessment Court sat yesterday., and on his Worship taking his seat on the- Bench he inquired of Mr Pitt, County Solicitor, what progress had been made in the compillation of the amended roll. Mr Pitt said that one of the valuers waa at the present time at Boatman's making an amended assessment. Mr M'Sherry, another of the valuers, was present, and be said that be had been deputed by bis. colleagues to ask the Court for a short extension of time, in order that tbe rolls might be completed. Ihe holidays had interfered with the labors of the valuers, as most of the householders were in Keefton, and it was not possible therefore to find them at their places of residence to obtain, the required information. If the Court would extend the time to Wednesday he would guarantee, as far at least as he was personally concerned in the valuations, to have a com* plete roll for presentation to the Court. His Worship said that it was absolutely necessary that the valuation should be completed as •arly as possible, but he was willing to grsnt the required adjournment. It would be impossible to fix the date- for Wednesday, as Courts were fixed to be held in the Grey I Valley on that date, and the time would therefore have to be extended until Saturday, 31st inst., and the Court was therefore adjourned to that date. Mr Pitt said the County Council bad agreed to pay the Valuers lor the extra work required of them. i The Court then adjourned. I There will be a sittrog of the- Resident Magistrate's Court this morning, when a case will be heard in reference to the wrongful detention of » horse. We are informed by tbe Clerk to the County Council that tbe application of Michael French, ferryman at the Lieft-hand Branch, for leave to occupy a ferry reserve in that locality, has been granted by the- Waste Lands Board, Nelson. The right to occupy will be concurrent with and terminable upon withdrawal of protection to the ferry. We give in another column the judgment deliverd ia the District Court, Hokitika, by his Honor Judge Weston, in the matter of the North Star Company (in liquidation) and Frederick Franklyn. Judgment in the Julius Yogel and other Reefton cases wi:l be delivered by his Honor on the 2nd April. The settling up over the recent sports has been concluded, and below we give tbe sums drawn by individual winners. It will be seen •hat Webber has carried off the lions, share of the prize money. Webber and T, Cochraie divided first and second priaes in the Grand Challenge Handicap. The amounts are as follows ;— Webber, £43 14s;- T. Cocnrane, £38 19s } D. Twwohill, £12 10s j Z. Doyle £15 4s; T. Williams, £13 6s » R. Kirg, £12 Is i3. Vaughan, £12 7s ; Delaney, £6 13s ; T. Lecher, £3 16s j Dornan, £1 18s } 3. Anderson, £1 18s; M'Dowel, D. Coehraue, and W. Heaphy, 19s each; Williams, Gittoes, and M'Dowell (boys' races), £5. A meeting is called for totmorrow evening, at Dawson's Hotel, for the purpose of forming a local Football Club. Several gentlemen interested in tbe game have already taken the preliminary steps in tbe matter, and between twenty and thirty members have already been enrolled. A full meeting is now called for tbe purpose of making all necessary arrangements lor the future guidance of the Club, adoption of rules, &c, 4c, and also for Bxing the days of practice and matches. All who have signified their inten ion of joining, as well as those otherwise desirous of doin? so, are requested to attend the advertised meeting. A first-class ball for tbe use of the Club reached here on Saturday last, so that the practices will take place immediately.

We are glad to learn that Mr Wallace and Mr John Pick, both of Black* Point, are the fortunate holders of the winning ticket in Tonks monster sweep on the Dunedin Cup. Ihe prize is £900. The annual celebration ball and supper held oa Monday evening last, under the auspices of the Reefton Hibernian Society, was a most enjoyable gathering. Tbere were about sixty couples present, and the room was very tastefully decorated. Dancing was commenced at 11 o'clookand was kept up with surprising animation until 7 o'clock in the morning. The supper was of a most recherche description, and did the most ample justice to the reputation of Mr Dawson's establishment We are glad to learn that in a financial sense the ball was equally a success. Bishop Redwood consecrated the new Catholic Church at Kumara on Saturday His Lordship arrived at Kumara about halfpast four. He bad been accompanied from Kokitika by the Rev Father M'Caughey and Mr Dungan. Near the Arahura river he had been met by the Chairman of the Road Board and about a mile and a half beyond Sandy's h» was received by the Hibernian Society, the members of which had marched from town in their legalia. His Lordship was escorted to Kumara by these and numerous miners, the march being enlivened by the strains of a brass band. Hundreds of spec tatora of either sex saluted the Bishop as he passed. On reaching Tui-street the procession marched to the Catholic Chapel, From the junction of Tui and Third streets his Lordship having alighted from his carriage, passed between Iwo lines of spectators. At the entrance to the chaped grounds a pretty, aroh had been constructed of ferns, &c.' surmounted by the legend " Cead mille failthe .' Here an address was read by Mr Carew, and the Bishop proceeded through a double line of the Hibernian Society to the chapel, where an address on behalf of the Catholics of Kumara was read by Mr Hannan, to which, as also to that of the Hibernian Society, bis Lordship replied in an eloquent and appropriate address, in which he congratulated the congregation upon the success of their efforts to provide a suitable place of worship The new chapel U built of wood. Its dimensions are 60ft long by 23ft wide, and about 30rt high. The chancel is 14ft wide and 12ft deep :■ its floor is slightly raised. The building is lighted by fire two-light lancet windows on each side, by a handsome tbree-light window over the altar, and by another similar window over the entrance doors, which are opposite the altar. The altar was yesterday and to-day, very tastefully decorated ; over it was a large and well* executed transparency of " The Crucifixion ." TV. windows, which are not yet glazed, were covered with calico. A large number of seats have been placed in the church, which altogether, is a saauvellous structure, when it is remembered that probtbly most of the timber used in its construction was growing in the adjacent bu«h two months ago.