NEWS AND NOTES.

Manawatu Times, Volume IV, Issue 87, 6 November 1880, Page 2

NEWS AND NOTES.

Vol'U.T) / r,eeTrO.g. — It will be seen from a notification from Captain Snelson thai tlie annual firing for prizes will take pl.iop on Tueeday, the Prince of Walos' Birthday, and comnetitorg are infoi'med elstv.vlierc when and how they should proceed to the butts. The Pi-i.jace of Wales' Birthday. — Mr. Hotheram, the District. Manapcr, has mode speival a it." - .i cements for the running of trains on nest Tuesday, and as they appear m another column we would recommend a perusal to intending excursionists before starting. A Lengthy Sitting.— Although the cause list and charge sheet on Thursday was by no means a heavy one, ~Mv. Ward d ; d not conolude his sitting unfil nine at night. Had there been two Justices m the district at the time, he would have left- the heaving of a charge of stealing to tlism :Jbut as there were not, lie had to remain ovtr-ni^hl. to hear it, as ho had to hold tho Court afc Fe'lding yesterday. The Bainesse Case.—^The charge preferred against Messrs John jUPLennan and Christopher Simpson, of conspiring to defraud Henry Ma-e of C3ODO wns he : i?d at the Resident Magistrate's, Wellington, on Wednesday ; but nl the ugh a mnss of evidence, including tlie testimony of Dr. RockHrow, John Reid, oTAV.ieer for the lion. Robert Campbell, the informant, and others, the case wa3 adjourned until Tuesday. SomeuMng like a Rose Tree.— We liare been !<lio\rn a rose nl(i-k«d fi-Tin a tree known as th« ■Mn-ulvil Nisi variety, whicli ahhongh thvon feet from the gv.nind had no less than fifty-three blossoms on it. Considering how early it is m the season, and the age of the plant — a Hr.tlo over a year— the growth is something wonderful. The tree is m Mr. Tide's gn rrler?, Tpvraoo End, and we have been informed by that gentleman that a flower plup.lced from it was worn at the Masonic Ball, neai-ly throo weeks ago. The Mayawati! "Racing Club,— A.t tho last silting of the "Borough Council, m accordance with a recommendation from the Reserves Committee, tlie application of the prori-jional convnittee of the IVfanawatu Racing Club for Mie use of the Racecoii!'s» upon certain conditions was granted. We are pleased n l so to note that instructions w«''o g^rnn to cnll for tenders for tlie metalling of Park Road. We hear that the commit tee appoirted to canvajs for snbscrjption? have been most successful, and a meeting will be called at an early date to lay the progress before the Club. Gvi.Cll.et. —^ match, between the representatives of Bulb twd Palmerston will take place to-day on the gcoun.d of the latter. The following ars the names of the local men : — \Fe?s)'s. Lloyd-. Benson. M>son Thompson, "Watson, Marriner, Charles, Plrani, Staito, Doelo and Reeve; Emergency Men — Tut ier, and Warlmrfcon. On Tuesday, the Pvince of Wales' Birthday, the Fahnarston uion will vUit .Sans.on, to try conclusions. The following a'e the names of those who will battle for this to\yn, :. — I\ressr*. Cliarh's, Lloyd, Thompson, Mason, Benson, Marruer, Wa,ison, Swifc, Pi'-nni, Turner and S .tmon. Emergency Men — Deyle and OavorhiU. The Kare?e School.— Mr. Foulis, the Inspector, examined the Kurere School on Monday, and f.-om th« particulars to be teen elsewhere, m Mr. Gt-uthrie the pupils have evidently a most eflinient and painstaking master. The per centage of passes were : — Reading, 93 per cent j writing, 100 per cent ; Arithmetic, 954 per cent ; grammar, 93 per caut ; googi-aphy 03 per ceut ; history, ICO per cent; dictation and spelling 79 per cent ; being an average on the whole of 95£ per cent. In his report to the chairman, Mr. Jfoulis writes : — ''I liavo much pleasure m stating that the school m all particulars has m*d« a highly satisfactory ftjapearancf," " " *

"A Black Elephant."— tiuto is an old saying, " First catch your hare, and then jug him," hut it is possible to c-ifeh him anil not 1>» :ible to " jujj " liiiii, mid this was the|uxperie.ice of Const ah!o G-illcspio m connection with young Kerei, t!io I'ropiict'i suvl. The yiuing delinqimnt w:is in'oi'ined against fov a broach of the g.i'iie hiws, but tliertj was considerably more troublo m sentencing him for tlu criin« than proving h ; m guilty. After young Kerci had acknowledged his olTence, it took the Bench, the ClfM-k, .'liiri tin; prosecntiiiir C mstable a go^cl h'df-liour to find a none for linn, and then two sections had to be re-id toget her m order to inflict a fine. Evidently young Kerei. if not a white, wai a black elephant m the hands of tha police. "Honesty is the Best Policy." — It may be remembered that some time ngo Mr. Ferguson sued Edwin Brightwell for the amount, of an account for provisions supplied to his order to a man, named l Barnes, who was bush falling for the latter. On that occasion the plaintiff lost the case on a legil technicality, and Barnes was advised to sue Bright. we! l for the full amount of his contract, which had been broken by Bright well. Ho did so on Thursday and although lie did not. recover the full amount of hi* claim, hn received a judgment for the work actually clone. As the defendant had to conm and biinj; It is witnesses from Waitotara, besideemplovin? counsel, we imagine Mie damage to his eyhsquer will be much more serious than if he had, like an honorable man, paid Barnes his just right. The Moi? tagu.es and the Capule!iS. — As we expected, the pi'oceedhigs at tho Resident ifagistrato's Coiivt, on Thursday, wee notable for some splendid exhibitions of loud talking, choice language, and hard swearing. Two families, of the names of Montague and Haines, who although living m close contiguity to each other, did not follow the example of Dr. Witt's birds, who "m their little nests agi'uo," far they not only fell ©ut, but threw all sorts of dictv missiles ut each other. .Mrs. Hainos luid an information against Mrs. Montague ; Mrs. Montague informed against Mr. llaine« ; Mr. Montague lodged I an information against Mrs. Ilaincs ; and as a kind of a sot-off, Mr. Haiues proceeded agair.st Mrs. Montague. Although the* were professional gentlemen engaged on both sides, they were so delightfully mixed that all parties got, into a maze equal, if not m beauty, at least m entanglement-, tc Fair Rosamond's Bower. The quartette of plaintiffs and defendants occupied the Court with their domestic grievances for some hours, the only result being fhat the lawyers reaped a harvest of guineas, and the Court fee* were considerably augmented. School Committee, Msetm^.— The usual monthly meeting of tha Palmer* ston School Committee took place on Thursday evening, at the school-house. The Chairman, Mi\ Snelson, occupied the cha ; r, and there were also present, Messrs. Dungan, Coleman, and Groodisson. The head master, Mr. Watson, reported that the average atlendai.ee of the boys was 91. 59 ; and the girls, 33.13 ; bein? a total of 172.07 for every half day during the monlh. The l'i'll numbers wera — tJovs, 121; girl*, 109 ; total 230. Mr. Watson brought under the not ica of tho commit tue several wants, the necessity of which having been endorsed, it v/Ai decided that they should be attended to. There were several accounts which had be«n passed for payment at a previenn meeting, but on account of the want of (iinds t!:ev had lo lie over. Tho Scf ."ebivr, Mr. C ilemnn, rsportsd that, he had issued circular* to tluj parents throughout the town asking tafii to suhscibe small amounts monthly towards defraying the expenses of the school maintenance, but the response had neither been general no:* substantial. Mr. Duncan mo.'ccl, and Mr. C4oodisson seconded — ' : Tliat all corrcspondeaee received by tho ch.'iir.nan be handed over to the Secretary ; and that copies of all correspondence writti'U by the Cliai'-man, as such, snould m ful ure be placed before the Committee." This was carried, and tho meeting then terminated.

The Arch-impostor. — Thp. Tichborne agitation has another fitful revival m London. Jean Luie, imprisoned for perjury has been released, and the Magna C'li;U'(;i Association fanatics aro not content with out hiring a public hnh nnd putting Jean Luie on tho platfor.n to tell his tale afresh, and then challenge anybody to disprove it. It is hard to understand how any i ilolligsnt reader of tlie evidence of the [rial can now profess to believe the glaring untrubb.9 of Jean Luie's tale. The " unfortunate nobleman " who went stealthily down to the "old place" at W nipping the first night he reached Land on hns still supporters who stic-k to tho belief Miat he is a real " B. of the B. X." Three of thesfl believers have h:ul aw interview with the prisoner, and arranged to appoal once more the House of Lo 1 -:h foe a rev'sion of the evidence. A Pa. 3"3 ;.-om OolOi.i"al H : .sto*y. — In a recent issue the Wa.iaai'ui Ilca ii, Mr B.illiincVs papjr states that Mr Reader Wood went Homo m 1878 with a distinct pledge from Sir George Gray — given without consulting \vb colleagues — of the Agent Generalship i mined ";itely upon his arrival m Engl.ituJ. The Government refused to recognise 1 the plodga, Mr Wood found himself on his benm-e ids, and when he came back to the colunv ho adopted the rule of advocating the abolition of tlie office. This incident will also account for Mr. Wood's tvViachorv to Mr Macandre-w last year, when ))o colored and dis!o:ted m tho House privato convevsa(ion3 caTr'ed on m the cnnGdenco of supposed pvinite frlendihip." It has bt-eu f'-oquently daniad that thu Gi'ey Ministry ever made any promise of the appointment to Mr Wuo-'l, but this aopears to eefc the question at rest. A Countess' Revenue.— Another of those sad, social ciw-i o^ 1 crime whicli have been co frcquont m Kran.'e of Jate came before ths assizes of the Cha^enlc TnTerieui'e on August 16. The prisoner is the Comtesse de Tilly. She is about " t ye.vs of age, and on her husband's side is connected with several distinguished noble fami'ies. Her mar ■'"age took place at S.ii-ites, fiiteen years ago, and four childen have been the issue. At first the union appeared to bo a happy one, but the Countess : r :il' ; r>l into de'ieste health her husband neg'ei-fcen her, and event uilly for ned the ncq.iainanee of a work-girl m the neighborhood named Mario Maro'ial, said to bo renm"kably preitv. The lUtsun went, on for sorae tMne. At list the Countess heard of it, and determined to be revenged. She be light some vitriol, nnd astbeg ; rl passed by one movnlng on her way to woi-k, the Cjunte."- threw the e ','i> >sive fiii'd m her f;ice. Mn'-ie Ma-echal was taken to the hospital, but a.l the efforts of medical science weie m vnin, and m fddilion to be'r.rr tprribly disfi^in-ed for l'fo. she h;'«lo<:t the sight of one eve, and it, is fe.irsd will be deprived eventually ot ; Iho otiier. The Cojniess expvßsses no regret. She says she did not want to kill her, but merply to destroy her beauty, m the hupo that her husband would than abandon his lti.'jlivss. The Countess was acquitted. The verdict was applauded iv C'oui't. It was stated during the trial that the Countess, who did not intend to injure the young woman so much as the did", has placed 20,000 franc 3 at liw disDosp l ., ' "