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Inangahua Times, Volume VII, Issue 1064, 22 March 1882, Page 2

Yesterday, John Cox was brought before Mr P. Brennan, J.P., charged with passing a Hanoverian coin for a sovereign at Kater's hotel. He was remanded for eight days, bail to be taken, himself in £50, and two sureties in £25 each. The District Court will sit on Thursday next, the 23rd instant. There are only two cases set down for hearing, one criminal, and one on the civil side. The criminal case is against Silas Gibson charged with malicious injury to private property in cutting away the punt at the Landing. The civil case is Lee v. Alexder, to recover £78 for alleged non-fulfil-ment of contract, in refusing to transfer certain shares. The case was heard by the Resident Magistrate at the last sitting, when the plaintiff was nonsuited. It is now brought in a different form. An application -will also be made for the rectification of the share list of a mining company. This is all the business. The Sabbath School friends in connection with the United Methodist Free Church held their anniversary on Sunday last. The attendance morning and afternoon was not as large as would have been had the weather been more favourable. In the evening the congregation was very large. The children sang very nicely to the accompaniment of Miss Oxley, reflecting great credit on those who had trained them — appropriate discourses were delivered by the Rev. J. Parkin, and the collections will, we believe, enable the officials to reward the scholars as liberal as heretofore. We are glad to say that the library of the Reef ton Athenaeum is about to be supplemented by a most welcome Bupply of books. Mr Allan Broad, hon. sec, has sent away by the present outgoing English mail £60, for the purchase of new works. A sub - committee has carefully selected them, and they will form a most acceptable addjtion to the shelves. There was jnqre racing yesterday, a match having been got up between Rosina and Dolly Varden. This was an exceedingly amnsing contest resulting in a dead

heat <i 3 declared by the judge. After consid&alfle bavnoyjiig stakes we*^drawn. A hack race ior a; saddle/ and bridiei was won by MafiJ of JJonor, Roaina setohd. A hurdle "race vt'ui also goi' Hercules, and Tambourini, starting; and finishing in the order named. It is said that another match will be run to-day between Fishhook and Dan . O'Connell, but we are not acquainted with any particulars. . „.-,. A meefihg of the Stewards of the late races was held last evening at Dawson's hotel, for theptrppose of settfingiip-finan-cial matters in connection with the meeting. The sum of £237 10. s, was ordered to be paid to the various winners, and a number of accounts were also passed for payment; . ' : * f I\ f The Government ha^e just' prepared a return, showing the immigration and emigration of New Zealand during the month of January, 1882- From this it appears that 450 persons arrived in the colony from Great Britain, 647 from the Australian Colonies, and 93 from other places total 1190. On the other hand, 72 persons left New Zealand, for C&feat®^t^n, ? 355 for the Australian colonies; and 63 for other places, total 490. Tims the net ■g^kto 1 the colony during the month was 700. The Northern Advocate says : — The latest on dit in politics is that Mr Dargaville, one of the Auckland City members, who was lately -in Dunedin, ia in confidence with Mr Macandrew. The latter, it is well known, will attempt to form an Opposition to oust the Hall Government before the next loan is negotiated and report states that Mr Dargaville has sworn allegiance to the Otago leader he (Dargaville) receiving a portrolio in the New Ministry. Sir George^Gjrey itis^inder.stoodf will lead th 6 O^pOsition^a^ if an , adverse vote be carried against the present Government, and Grey be sent to form a Ministry, he will decline and advise his Excellency to send for Macandrew, Grey having decided not to take office again. Another victim of the wretched condition of the Melbourne hospital! | A man named Grimes had a quarrel with his paramour, and she stabbed him very slightly in the knee. He was taken to the hospital and died, not of the stab, but of blood-poisoning, contracted at the pojson-saturated hospital., . ; , The Bay of Plenty* Times i of iheSisi says :— Some of the Maoris in town on Saturday had an abashed appearance that was altogether foreign to their usual manner.. Something had evidently happened that was beyond their comprehension, and they went about in a benighted sort of way that was really pitiful; and all because it was reported that the police had stopped their drink. The gloom . was dissipated a little, how-" ever, when it was found the prohibition didn't come into force until Monday. One publican refused to serve no less than thirty of the thirsty aboriginals in one mob, and when he found he was free to serve till Monday, that publican waxed exceedingly. The blow at the Native trade has been so sudden and unexpected that the Natives are not the only ones who appeared to have had their wits paralysed on Saturday. The publicans seemed utterly downcast and had quite a sick look." The returns from Lubke and party's tunnel tunnel claim at Woodstock continue to maintain a very favorable aspect. They are reported to have washed up last week over 33 ounces of gold. It was the success of this claim which prompted Hearn and party to sing on Woodstock Flat, near the boundary of Lubke's claim.