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Inangahua Times, Volume II, Issue II, 16 January 1880, Page 2

1 The sitting ofStheJJiatrict Court has been adjourned till Monday next, on which day the Court will sit should there be any busii ness. . • ' The Ber. father Oarew is expected to teturn from Wellington on Saturday (to-mor-row), and will celebrate Mass at Beefton at 9 o'clock on Sunday next, and at Boatman's at half-past 11 o'clock. The County Council held its adjourned i sitting on Wednesday evening last. A considerable amount of business was got through. ! Letters were read from th& Colonial Treasurer,, stating that £400 of accrued gold duty would ba remitted to the Council on Friday, A further sum of £1,500 is also overdue, and expected down during the present month. A deputations* headed by Mr J. Connolly, and representing the inhabitants of tbe tPpper Inangahua, Crushington, and Black's Point, waited* jjpon the Couseil to urge an alteration in the termination of Walker's Maruia track. As at present laid off, the track traverses the southern side of the river lVom the G-orge dpwowardsj. necessitating the intersection of a number of private holdings. Tt ; was pointed out that by altering the course of tbe track to the opposite, or Crusbington side, of the river, a g^eat boon would be conferred upon the diggers at Lankey's Creek, as well as the settlers higher up tbe rivee It was finally resolved' to instruct the Engineer to repovt upon the deviation, a^it! the mafier will be dealt with by the Pubic Works Com* millce. Mr H. Po-ugdesire, who iv.is appointed sotae time ogo to audit the books mid 'accounts of tbe County for the year ending November* 1879, preseused bis report, certify* ing to the correctness of the CouM? books and accounts. On tbe motion of Mr Tren'nery, the repost was adopted. Mr T. Gfollngber gave notice to move at the nest meetj i»g of the Council, that a, bonus of £600 be . offered m an inducement to any party of , miners to construct a waier-race for sluicing purposes. The balance-sheet presented at the last ; . haif-yea-ly meeting of the Welcome Corns pony showed a highly satisfactory state of Bffairs, The total disbursed io dividends to the 31st December amounted to £32,250, r* equal to £2 3s pev ebare (15,000 th of £l , each), of which £3750 was paid during the last quarter. Operations on the company's ; lease have hiiherto been confined to the shal - low levels, bat now that the mine is being opened up at such a depth as will give perman-enee to the workings, there- is every certainty of these sesuks, larga and all as they unquestionably aro ? being enormously ens bancpd in the fa'are. The stone now being got out is estimated to run from two to three ounces per toa, as thei-e will be close upon 300 1 t^s to grass by th«> time the approaching oVushing is completed 1 , tbe company will* in all psobabihly eotamenee eruebi&g from ihM 4-ep JewJ w.»llf a fejeat saa-pfca m fe;nd

A telegram from Boston informs us Londoi Times) that the Irish in America are in ful sympathy with the anti-rent agitation nov going on in Ireland, and it is said that a sari of £50,000 could be easily obtained in tin United States in support of the movement There can be no doubt that as the combination gains strength it will receive more and tnon support from this quarter. To their credit i must be said the Irish who have emigrated t< the United State 3 since 1847 have never los interest in their native land, and the helj which they have rendered to their poo relations at Home, either to 00 able them t< emigrate themselves or to do better in Irelaad has amtnounted in money alone to nearly £15,000,000. Malvern Independent says : — A certain representative of the people, who hails frotr somewhere on the West Coast, and who, bytbe»bye, has only lately acquired the right t< put those three letters after his name, wai travelling from Christchuch to Hokitika. Ir his hand be carried a brown paper parcel 0 something the shape of a good-sized picture TTpcra this was a card bearing his name, wifcl Tibose three all»powerful letters after it. Bein| of a very considerate tarn of mind, and no: wishing people to strain their eyes in finding out who he was, he had chalked on in a sixinch letter, • , Esq.. M.H.fi,' This parcel must have contained something veri precious, for he never once lad it down in th« train or coach, but nursed it on bis knees taking care, of course, to keep the adress outwards. What's the good of having a title i you don't let the world 1 know it ? A meeting of the Dunedin Jockey Glut Committee held on Tuesday evening, to con sider the handicapping question. After ai animated discussion of four hours' duration the following resolutions were carried : (I.) — •That the Committee, while endorsing thi action of the stewards at the lute meeting it dispensing with the duties of the handicapper of opinion that it was not within theii power to appoint a permanent handicappei for the Club.' (2.)—' That Mr Moore be ap> pointed handioapper (0 the Club until the end of the financial year.' Seven members voted for the latter motion, and four againsl it. On its being declared carried, Mr Huzletl immediately tendered his resigrrationi of hht office of Vices President, and left the room. We (North Otago Times) have become accidentally possessed of the following letter, which is a correct copy of one lately addressed by a corporal of marines to bis wife, from a vessel which is at present stationed ofl? the west coast of Africa .•— ' Wife : I was greatly surprised to hear from you (through mj captain.) I had forgotten that I was married, and to tell you the truth I had entirely forgotten you, I should have thought that a handsome young woman like you would have been above applying to a poor marine foi help ; I think you have been guided by youi mother in this matter, as you have been in all others — well, I should like you to act upon my advice for once ; that is, to take no notice of your mother, do the best you can for yourself j and, if possible, get married again. It might be better for you. I can assure you that I will never trouble you as long as I live lam very comfortable in the service, and there is no doubt that I shall stay in the service for the next sixteen years, My captain said that he would not interfere with my private affairs, and if I had any trouble with you, to take no notice of it I must now , conclude, and! I don't tliiok I shall ever see you or Manchester again, for I have greater attractions iv Portsmouth than any other part 'of England, P.S.— I cannot retu ra your letter, as it is lost.' In this letter the stem* ness of the warrior and the proverbial inconstancy of the sailor are fearfully and wonder* fully combined. Mr Harvey J. Pbilpot, in a letier to the Daily Telegraph, writes as follows :—' I have made valuable use of the carrier or homing pigeon as an auxiliary to my practice. So easily are these winged' unqualified assistance' reared and trained that I am surprised (hey have not been brought into general use by the profession I belong to. My modus operandi is simpty this. I take out half a dozen birds, massed together in a small basket, with me on my rounds, and when I VSvS §#en my paiifnt, no matter at what distance from home, I wn'le my prescription on a small piece of tissue paper, and having wound it ronnd the shank of the bird's leg I gently, throw the carrier up into the air. In a few minatea it reaches home, and, having been shut up faßting since the previous evening without much delay it enters the trap-page connected with its loft, where ib is at once caujht by my gardner ov dispenser, who knows pretty well the time for its arrival, and relieves it of Ha despatches. The medicine is immediately prepared and s'en'fc off by tbo messenger, who is thus saved several hours of waiting, and I am enabled to complete my morning round of visits. Should any patient be very ill, and I am de3i'-ous of having an early report of him or her nest morning. I leave a bird <o bring me the tidings- A short time since I took out with me six pairs of birds. I sent a pair of them off from each village I had occasion to visit, every one bearing a prescription. Upon my return I found all my prescriptions arranged on my desk by my dispenser* who had already made up the medicines.'