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Inangahua Times, Volume V, Issue 1, 19 April 1878, Page 2

Thk ropr^monfc of Mr 'M. TCfinnody,' M.H.Uf, from Mio roproHor»l;al'.ioii of 4ho Ovof> Vftlloy (lial-.riot «ppoarfl <;o Imvo bocn rafciiop HU'Ulonty effi'ct-od, but wo do not' know that it; hft« givon rifio to eifclior nurpriao or rogrefc. Dt»ringfcho inatflOHaion of tho Assembly Mr Kennedy, if wo nro rightly informed, wag by no mcana a regular attendant nt tho aittinga of tho Hon80» and na bolweeu tho duty ho owed to hi» con> otitnfsnt» nw\ that which ho owed to himself, the latter Rot much tho boat of tho bargain. There k this, however, to bo said on, Mr Kennedy's ben half, that whilo in Wellington he was moat nsaiduoua in hia attention to communications addressed to him by tho County Council hero, and did everything in hia power, by personal roproaontations to tho Government, to give effect to tho wiahoa of the Coim* oil. In this way he rendered much' valuable assistance, and for which he is fairly entitled ta our thanks* One would fllmont have thought that Mr W, 11. Harrison hud had enough of polities, but such would not appear to bo the case, as wo find that ho is nnce more in tho field for tho vacancy juat created. Jt ia reportod tlms Mr A. R, Guinness, as also Mr K. J, O'CnorandMr P. Dungnu are candidatoft, and tho number will probably bo Htrengthoned by tho addition of that of Mr HoberNowton, who>v-o aro informed, ia now on the way back from Kuronc. All this would tend fco,iadi« eat.o a great eagomeas for political lifo, particularly in the faco of a not very remote probability of a difl^ution of Parliament looming ahead,

In owiiwfc iafluo wo publishod tho momo* rial of registration, olf'tho Walhalla Quartz •Mijt»n^OsmpiKh"y, Bobtmane. The; company in divided into 6000 shares, of £1 oaoh, Mr G, Wino ia tho legal manugor.. Wo to day publish tho memorial to rogtatoy tho Goldon Gato Gold Mining Company, Liltlo Boatmans Crook. Tho oapitial of the company consists of 20,000 shares of #1 oftoh. It will ho observed that this company is alfcogothor in looal hands, .Tho logal manager is Mr P. Bronnan. To day boing Good Friday, will, no doubt, bo sorvod as a protty gonoral holiday by tho various business plftooa in town. All things boing favorablo, a matoh at oriokoft will bo played on Monday next., Master Monday. —■Marriod V. Singlo. Ab. it is understood that thia will bo tho lust matoh of tho noaaon^a good mufltor ia oxpootod. JSlsowhore wo publish tho programme of tho forthcoming amateur dimmatio and munioal ontortninmont in aid of tho hospital, Tho muflioal portion of tlio programmo will bo under tho dirooHon of tho Roo ft on Gloo Club. Wo aroglad to loam that ropiioshavo ■ alroady boon roooivod from ono or two of tho looal Rooiot-ioo, promising thoir putronai?o, and fnyorablo roplioa aro daily oxpoofcod from tho remaining lodges, so that tho ontortainmont in Hkoly to bo vory largely' attondod. Tho amateurs will moot for rohoarsal to-morrow I altornoon, at 2 o'olook. I Wo obnorvo that Mr W. 15. S. Hiokson, Into of tho National Bank, Roofton, ha^ on« to rod into partnership with Mr Lodgor, as flhntvbrolcor and gonornl oomwiasion ngont, and buflinoss has boon oommonood at Oostom Houso Quay, Wellington. Tho caao of Jarndioo v. Jarndioo is ropro* tonfod locally by tho long-ponding suits of Muollor v. Constantino, and Constantino v, Muollor. Tho plaintiff, Muollor, is tho owner of tho panorama of tho I'ranco'Pruosfan war, and tho dofondant (Conatantino) Is a oni'rlor. Tho couso of aotion, it will bo ra* momhorod, woso somn four or flvo months ngn, out of tho oarringo of tho panorama from Oroymonth to Eoofton. On tho arrival horo of tho panorama Constantino domandod a largo sum for frolght, this Muollor domurrod to, allowing an agroomont for a locflor sum. itivrntually Muollor brought tho onso boforo tho ftosidont Magiatratcn'a Court in tho shapo of on notion to pooovor tho aum of £50 dan.agos for wrongful ddtontlon. Upon that aotion lurtumont was givon for plain tifF for amount olaimod and ooflts, nnd in pursuance t.horoof tho bailifTloviod upon tho dofondant's wtf»aon and horflos. To tliii jurlgmonfc the drfpndanfc lodgod formal notioo of nppoal, and A claimant to tho toam aroso in tho porson of Mr A. R. Guinnoflfl (dofondant's solicitor) nnd an intorploador summons was taken out to acttlo tho ownomhip. To tho hoaring of this interpleader various ohstaolos arooo. In tho first nlaoo it was allognd for Mr Guinnoss that tho hill of salo to him was lying in tho Roffixtrar's ofllco atlfokifikn, and an adjourn ment was grantod by tho Court horo for its podnotion. In <ho mpantimc, howovor, Oonstantine cummonod Muollor in Groymouth for tho sum of £28 for tho frnight agrood to, and obtainod judgm^tit, Muollor oon/Vosing judgmont and p^jif.g tho amount into Court.

L»tor still t.ho sum in question wna seized by ♦ho tm H iff born nml transferred to flio Roofton Oourt to nvvnit tho result of fcho interpleader. Tho interpleader lvw since boon oollod on repeatedly, but owing to thn non"produoMon of Mr Guinoss' bill of unto lms boon adjourned from time to time. At tho last Hitting of tho Supromo Court tit Hokitika Mr Guinness movod and obtained ft nilo nisi calling upon th& mngiutrnto horo to show causo why ho should not bo roßtrainod from onfoioing thojudgniont against Const an lino, on tho ground of somo i irroguiarity in tlie proceedings. At tho eiK ting of Oourt on Tuesday Inflt, Mr. Moss on hohfilf of Constantino, movod for an ordor to ! draw tho £28, on tho ground that it h. a boon illegally romovod from tho Oourt at Groymouth, His Worship, howovor, bxproanod himself rather warmly upon tho subjoot, and declined to jnalco any ordor uatil tiw iutorplondor had been disposed ol» Ho said that it appeared (juito oloft? that tho aim of defendant's counsel, in moving for kheso r«« poatnd arljournnmontn had boon for no othor purpoao than to provout tho Court from adjudioaliHg upon th> matter.. Aa appoal had boon lodged, but no stops had boon taken to follow it; up, It wns quite idle to nay thai . aftope tho la'pa&|Jßix weokja|Mr Guinness/was unable' to%is3ttfco tho^r of sale.' Ih6 Court would not boliovo auoh a thing, oven ff it hud boon allogod in affidavit. Gross injiwtieo had boon dono to tho defendant through tho Icinionoy of tho Court, in yiolding to tho oouvenionoo of tiounsol and it. would bo a lesson for tho future Tho Court had boon wholly rr.lsod andi ho (his wowbip) would rofrftin at present from expressing his opinion of tho wholo procoodings. 'J?ho mflttor tUcni droppod. At a mflottno} of dlvo dirootow. of ftho- CHadn^ono Company, Piiinkillor, hold at Mr Bay « foild's oflloo yostorday ovoning, tho londor of A, M'Konsiie and Co., wafl acooptod fon driving tunnot 400 foot at 29s 4d por foot.. Thero wore 19. tondors nont in. Under tho head of £25 toward, tho following singular Maori advortisomont appears in tho Wnikato Times i— i 1 If tlio person who found Wini Korei's £75. wi1l put flSOiinto tho Post Offloo in- an undirootod onvclopo, tho Post Master will tako charge of it i and tho balanoo can bo kopt us. ft now.ard for finding it. No further notico will bo-tukon by him. An Aiwtralia»'i publication ofarooont dato contains, tho following acoount of a singular and fntnll nooidonb ooouaionod by tho uao of dynamite in fishing :~An old roaidont was lntoJy killing flsh with, tho villainous oompound, whon, from astray spark or aooidontftj eontnot with tho smouldoring brand that ho holtdiuiiono hand, tho fuso attaohod to tho nhargo of dynamito in tho other ignitod* While tho iwityi'tiinnte num was wiitaln'ug for a "school" of lUh iho ohurgo, whioh ho had nonr. hia breast), exploded, of course blowing his hand to piooo?., On being examined four holes woro found in his chost, for w.hich< no nooount could bo given, Ho wan- brought into 6ho hospital, but gradually Bunk nml rapirod. Boforo his death hp atatodi that ho had nod lib hiftfuuo^andifchfttho thought somo fmgmont of tho^brandi had l/don drivel into his ohost* On making a post mortem examination of tho body, it was found that ho had bocn killed (shot) by li.is.omn flngora, Tho first and more oe loss of tho second joints of his four fhigors had boon drivon into bis ohont w.ilh'suoh foroo that thoy smashed somfl rib«, and injured him internally to saoh, an. oxlwnfc that ho suooumbed. ! Tho rumorod ol'ovation, of "Johnny Mar- ; tin " to the vaoant soot in tho Itogislativo Council oausofli by tho doc-onae of tho lion W. 13, Rhodos is oaiißing hostilo oritioism to t<ho Government in Borne of tho. Southorn journals. Tho Rangiora Standard remarks :—■"• SipGoorgo Grey's only politjjal fault at tho pro sent moment is, without doubu his pandering: to tho ultradomooratio taato,. qa has lately boon shown by his monstrous enunciations ro Manhood StifPfngo. To diafigurofclu) nominated branoh of our Parliament with, men of tho Johnny MarMn olasa, let thorn bo as rich oven as Boss Tweed or Croesus woro, will simply provo tho small ond o( tho wedgo which will ultimately domolish aw institution already unpopular. If tho Govoinmont wish to- reward rich Mr Martin for his aotivo canvass in tho Barton olootion, lot thorn prosont him with tho traditional toa sorvioo, and inorooSo his already largo stook of hoirloo4Kvo, whilo not endangoring thoir political rotations with tho Upper Ilouao."