— ■♦ Uacka srr Veritas kt Pr.ssv albeit WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 15, 1890. A SILLY TRICK. ™-

Borne individual in the community has been guilty of perpetrating a dig graceful trick for which he will probably be called to account with unpleasant results to himself. On Monday evening we received by post an order signed "Walter Fawcett" directing the in sertion in the " Mail" of an advertise ment as follows :— CHALLENGE.

T THS UNDBUSISNBD, do hereby 1 challenge any Trotter in the Aeh bnrton County (Princess included) to Trot from one to three mi ea with tny Ohoctnut ijiliy, by Firefly, fur a sum tf £20 (twenty pounds); challenge to be answered through tho paper. Uaallacge open for two weeks. WALTiiIS FAWOfITT,. Hampsfcead. The writer of the order appended a note stating that he had not en closed the amount, not knowing the exact sum, but would call at the office and pay for the advertise ment. Knowing Mr Fawcett, of Hamp- Btead, to be a coach proprietor, there appeared on the face of the thing no improbability in his hating a good trotter, and wishing to prove its capa bilities, and the manuscript was accepted in good faith, and the ad vertisement was duly inserted. It, however, now appears that Mr Fawcett did not himself send the advertisement nor did he authorise anyone to send it to us and that he never takes part in any sporting affairs, nor, even if he did, would dream of pitting any horse he possesses against so celebrated a trotter as Princess. The sending of j the forged order to us is therefore! attributed either to a desire on the part j of someone to annoy Mr Fawcett or to perpetrate a bad joke at his expense. The joker however (if it be a joke) may find that the fnn is not all on his side, for wo have put the matter in the hands of the police, and are not without a clue which may lead to detection and punish ment, ho far as we ourselves are con cerned we are glad to know that Mr Fawcett attaches no blame to us, but for all that we are sorry to have been in nocently made the means of causing him gome annoyance.

ifcCAL AND CfNtKAL,

Ireland recently Bent 10,000 tons of bacon to Paris,

Prince Bismarck considers Sir Charles Dilke the greatest English statesman.

An English fish oulturiat has found that a six pound eel contains about 9,000,000 eggs.

The Queensland Inspector of Fisheries sold a number of oyster dredge sections recently. One of them realised £1000 yearly rental.

The police authorities of London have decided to prohibit public boxing contests in that city*

The new King of Portugal is a crack shot, and two years sgo took a first prize at Wimbledon,

Pekin, China, ie to be lighted with incan descent electric lights furnishad by an Amerioan company.

have died in the Parramaita Asylum during the last few days.

This was Gibbon's definition of matrimony : "Choice difficult—suocess doubtful—engage ment perpetual."

Tanjore, in Southern India, has a plague of monkeys, but is quite free from dudes, New York Oily wants to trade plagues.

In the R.M. Court, South Rakaia, on Tueßday before Mr L. Oxley, J.P., Thomas Duly for being drunk and using bad language waß fined 20a and costs or 48 hours.

I wouldn't give ten cents to hear Ingersoli on " The Mistakes of Mosee," but Id give ten dollars to hear Moses on the mistakes cf Ingeraoll.—Sam Jones,

Tbe great pu# ball has been known to reaoh the sige of a pumpkin in a single night and Lindley calculated that the cells of which it ie made up multiply at tbe rate of 60,000,000 a minute.

Measurements of a quarter of a million of soldiers have shown that males do not reach adult Bge until about 28, and Prof. Shaller'e observations at Harvard prove that full mental power is not reached before 25.

The Japanese census for 1888 showed a population of 30,607,234. The marriages numbered 330,243, and the divorces 109,175. Japan evidently leads tbe nations in the latter particular,

, Mr Thomas Procter, a well-known and respeoted citizen of Oamaru, of which borougb he twice filled the mayoral ohair, died on Monday last as the result of a paralytic stroke with which he was stricken some weeks ago.

The simple method of treating drunken ness practised in Norway and Sweden is reported to be very effective, The inebriate is pkoed in coDfi jement and fed only with bread geaked with wine, which in eight or ten days creates a positive loathing for stroag drink.

Private tialek of the Ashburton Rifles, our sole representative at the Exhibition masting, is shooting well. He took the 10th prize (£4) in the Wellington match, 200, 500, ftnd 600 yards, 10 shots at eaon, with a soore of 86, and in the Marlborough match made a soore of innera and over.

A saroastio lawyer, during the trial of a case, made use of the expression, "Cast not your pearls before swine," Subsequently as he rose to male the argument, the' Judge facetiously remarked, 'fßa oareful, Mr S., not to oast your pearls before swine," Don't be alarmed, your Honor; I am about to address the jury not the Court.' 1

German chemists have discovered in the ooooanut a fatty substitute for butter, and now the United States Oonsul at Manheim, Germany, reports that the new product has begun to be manufactured on a large seals in that city. A single factory produces 6000 pounds of it per day, worth in the market 15 ,o'enta a poaa.d,

Mysterious are the ways of Yankee journalism. The "New York World?' has just Btarted off Miss Nelly Bly (significant name), a member of its staff, on a journey round the world, whioh she has to accomplish (if possible) in seventy-seven days. She arrived in London on November 21, went to Calais on the 22ad, spent an hour or two at Amiens with M ? Jules Verne (who thinks that the trip can be done in seventy nine days), and left Brindisi en route for Shanghai, whence she sails for San Francisco. She travels alone, can speak no language but her own, and, most wonderful to relate, her " baggage oonsists of one portmanteau and ffhat she " stands up in."

A very ourious aolleotion of ladies' garters ;ls kept at the Hohenzollern Museum at Berlin. Whenever there is a wedding in the Hohenzollern family, a number of these short Biik garters, witfc the initials of the newly married princess, are distributed among friends. The collection was begun by William I, and the oldest garter is that whioh was woven on the occasion of the marriage of ftinoe JModrioh Wilhelm Ludwig with the daughter of the reigning Duke of Anhalt Bernburg in 181?. There prp 12 garters from the reign of Frederick William IIL B and 10 from that of his successor, Frederick WflHam IV. They are all mads of ribbed isilk oi different colours, braided with gold or silver, anil many of them are finished off at both ends by heavy fringes. ]

Members of the W.C.T. Union are re minded that the annual meeting for eleotion of officers takes place at 3 o'clock to-morrow afternoon in the Templar Hall*

The number of clergymen in New South Wales who still live to enjoy the salaries under the old State aid system haa dwindled to 33 Church of England, 15 Roman Oathcilio, 5 Presbyterian, and 6 Wesley an. In 1863 the annual sum paid as State aid to religion was £32,372; last year, by deaths of the recipients, it had fallen to £9992.

The tremendous power exerted by fungi in their growth has been shown by the lifting from the ground of a paving stone weighing eighty three pounds, and of a large kitchen hearthstone. Sir Joseph Banks has related an even more startling instance, in which the leakage from a cask of wine fed a fungus which finally filled the oellar and lifted the isjk to the ceiling.

A farmer, writing to the " Press " says " the small birds are worse this year than they have been yet, being more numerous. The grain is being shelled as fast as it comes into ear. Looking through my wheat to-day I found patches of it without a grain left,, all taken by the birds. If this is to go on it will be folly to crop at all. The matter is becom ing as serious as the rabbit question was a short tims since, and should engage the attention of the Legislature equally with it."

The report of tho Duuedia City and Suburban Tramways Company states that the operations of the year have been unsatisfac tory, the loss being £919, partly due to the falling off of the receipts under the old fares and partly to opposition. The traffic has been very large since the adoption of the penny section system, but the expenses have also mounted up. The existenoe of the Company demands the adoption of a system of eleotrioai traotion.

A snail's tongue under a miorosoope, Mr B. B. Woodward has suggested, reminds one of some marvellous piece of tesselated pave ment. The tongue has 185 rows of teeth in the Common Garden Snail (Helta; aspersa) t and 105 teeth in each row, giving a total of 14,175 teeth. But this is surpassed in the largest British land snail (IT. pomatia), where the total of teeth is 21,140, disposed in 140 rows of 151 eaoh; while in one of the slugs (Idmaas einereits) the number is swollen to 28,000 placed in 160 rows of 180 eaoh.

At a committee meeting ol the Ashburton Cycling Club last evening a programme was made out for their coming race meeting consisting of 13 events, inducting 2 foot races, for members of any recognised Amateur Athletic Club. A good deal of support has been aooorded the admirers of the manly recreation, and the committee are pleascid to find at their disposal about £50 value, which they have deoided to give away io priiaee. Considering the inducement they expect a great number of competitors from the different towns and with fine weather the meeting must be a gigantic success.

An appallingly Buddlen death occurred in Wills Street this afternoon t Mr William Aitken, senr., of Willowby, who arrived i'rom Chriftohuroh (whither he had been on a visit) by the midday expresg.arriving at 12 50, proceeded shortly afterwards to Gookaon's stables where he expected to find his son awaiting him with a trap. Finding thai his eon (who happened to be in town but was not aware of his father's return), was not at OcnkaoQ'a he turned to leave the stable and immediately dropped dead. Dr Trevor was sent for and also the polioe who on arrival directed the removal of the body to the hospital. We believe an inquest is to be held. The deceased was about eighty years of age and an old settler in the district. 1 Another tragio ohapter is laid at the gate of jealousy, says "New York Truth." The young wife of Colonel Delaplaoe, stationed at Grenoble, in France, often trifled with the jealousy of her husband, whose love she knsw and returned two-fold. One night the oolonel goes to the theatre, and his wife, who is on the eve of becoming a mother, remains at home, and has the imprudence to think tbat she will play a joke on her husband to teaoh him a lesson. She dresses in one of his uniforms, and, lowering the lamp in the parlour, awaits his return from the theatre. Footsteps are heard outside, and the door, opened. Suddenly the wife extinguished the lamp and utterad-iMiiijnjuaatiaai!.'«aaaoiW -»rcr*nro—loan iße nasDana, feeling his way in the dark, called to his wife, " Why have you put out the light? Answer me— who is here ? " "No one, I assure you, no one" The oolonel advanced a few steps, extended his hand whioh touched a uniform, drew his revolver and fired. A lifeless body fell to the ground. Servants rushed in with lights, and there, upon the carpet, wearing her husband's uniform, lay the dead wife of the colonel. Beware of jealousy.

The following extract is from a letter by Mr James Bunoiman in the "Newcastle (England) Leader," and gives a vivid picture of the woes of a plagiarised author.•—" Mr Lang thinks Mr Haggard has a right to steal other men's work, s-iooe he does so adorn the thing he oribs, and I am content to let Mr Lang have his own way. But, alas! when contributions are levied on one's own work, how one's notions are modified °, I read about a certain 1 magnificent description' whioh Mr Haggard achieved in 'Mr Meason's Will,' and this • magnifioent,' 'superb,' 'appalling,' and 'thrilling,' description was mentioned in bo many different plaoes, that I was tempted to get the book. There I found that I had written the ' magnificent' description myself in the ' Pall Mall' and our gay and festive novelist had carted it bodily into his book three years after this humble pen first set it down. The festive one prpbably received some £50 for the fragment whioh endowed me with 90s. A few of us got the old ' Pall Mall' (and the more by token we had to pay stiffly for the copy)j we surveyed the delioi ousfy cool annexation ; we studied the adjeq. tives of tbe ' Mutuals;' and then I broke into a yell of laughter. If any of your readers want to know how the trick is done let them look up the long article, 'How the Ocean Liner was Lost,' in the ' Pall Mall' for the early part of Maroh, 1886."

Certainly the Most Effective MEDICINE in the world is SANDER and SONS, EUCALYPTI EXTRACT. Test its eminent powerful effects in Coughs, Colds, Influenza, etc,; the reliei is instantaneous. Thousands give the most gratifying testimony. Bead this certificate;—" 24th April, 1885.—Messrs Sander and Sons,—lt is with the greatest of pleasure that I testify to the excellence of your Eucalypti Extract. Having had inflam mation of the bone of the leg, which came on after a severe attack of low fever, I was attended by Dr J. Boyd, who had made strenuous efforts to save my leg, but withoue sucoess. He found it necessary to amputatt my limb. Having heard in the meantime of the wonderful oures worked by the Eucalypti Extract, I obtained a bottle, and the extraot had not been anplied more than an hour when I began to feel greatly relieved. After apply: ing the extract every four hours for nine or ten days I was out of all danger. I would persuade all who may be affecigd with any suoh disease to give the Eucalypti Extracts trial, and I am convinced that they will find it the most wonderful of medicines.—Yours, etc. E.J. Guhnow, Wattle streeti Sandhurst ->(Advt.) 5

X2IJS CHARTER AND THE EMPIRE

(f'Pall Mall budget.")

The affixing of the Great Seal of the Uni ed Kingdom to the charter of the "British South Africa Company " is an outward and visible sign of the colonizing genius of the Anglo-Saxon race. The politicians in London of both parties are always saying that the Empire is b;g enough, and that nobody wants any more annexations- But the colonists at the out-posts go on annexing all the same, and the charter granted makgs over to the new " East India Company "a territory three times the size of the United Kingdom. The parallel with the East India Company is of course in most respects inapt enough ; but it is important to note that the process which resulted in the transfer of that company's possessions to the crown is distinctly contemplated in this case also. The Souh Africa Company is to hoist a flag indicative of its British character; &T,i tbe Op^vn " expressly reserves " to itself " the right to take pver at any time auy buildings or works belonging; to the company." Thg precise futuie of South Africa is still uncertain! but in one form or another the new chaiter will in the end add another stone—how precious a one those who know the mineral wealth of Zaiiibesia can tell—to the golden circlet of the Crown. It is a fresh expansion, not merely of the Anglo-Saxon race, but also of the British Empire.

ENGLAND AND PORTUGAL

(PKR PKKS3 ASSOCIATION.)

Lisbon, January 13 and 14

Three thousand people attacked the British Consulate, and fifty were ar rested.

The Ministry has resigned. The city is quieter. Rioters are parading the streetß, cry ing " Viva Pinto."

The Governor of Mozambique hai been ordered to immediately execute England's wishes with reference to the withdrawal of the Portuguese officials from the Shire River and Mashonaland. Excited crowds throng the streets cheer ing the other foreign legations.

Beahor Pimental is engaged in form ing a new Mm try.

KAKAIA SPOKTB AND BACES

A general meeting of those interested was held in the library on Monday. Mr Hardy occupied the chair.

The Treasurer's balance Bheet was read, and, on the motion of Mr Hardy, seconded by Mr Dixoo, adopted. It showed the gate money to be £43 Bs, and the proceeds of the danoe £17 18s 6d, both considerable increases on previous years. The expenses had been somewhat heavier owing to permanent im provements. There was a credit balance of £414s 3d.

It wbb deoided to give £5 to the Sohooi Committee for the children's treat.

A hearty vote of thanks was aooorded the Secretary for the manner in which he had oarried out the work, and an honorarium of £5 was voted to him; this being duly ack nowledged, It was resolved that the balanoe £31 4s 8d should be deposited at interest with the Bank of New Zealand in the names of the Treasurer and Secretary. A vote of thanks to the chair terminated the proceedings.

INTtKHRUVI.NIiIALi

[Pkb Press association.^

Auckland, January 14.

The Irish delegates, Mr John Dillon and Sir Thomas Esmonde, returned to Auckland to-day. The latter proposes to leave for Samoa to-morrow, whilst Mr Dillon is to go a trip north of Hokianga. New, Plymouth. January 14. • Amongst the exports from the breakwater during the past twelve months were 1545 tons butter, 1228 tons flax, and 12,000 head of cattle and sheep.

Wellington, January 14

On January 6th the unemployed in the colony had been reduced to forty. On the same date last year the number was 333.

Mr Edwards, solicitor, has announced his intention of bringing an aotion against the City Oounoii if they open a new cemetery on the site selected at Island Bay, on tha ground that the cemetery will pollutd the stream running through his property.

ANCIENT OHDER OF DRUIDS.

I The Btar of Aehtmrtou Lodge of the DA O.D. held its half-yearly meeting on Holiday evening lust There wan a good itiendanca of members, the AD., firo Pearson, presiding. The minutes having been read and confirmed tha A.D. declared all the officers duly ejected, there being no opposition to any of them, D.P. Bro Nokes t 1 en installed tha following officers : ~ Bro Pearson, P.AD.; Bro Pickford, AD, ; Bro Johnson, V A.; Bro Salek, Sac.; Bra Eston, Treas (re-elected) ; Bro T. Pauling, J,<*. ; Bro O'Connor, O.Gr. ; Bros Potter and Laathatn, A. D.B'bj Q:oa Macoa and Kilgour, V.A.Bsj Bro F. IVak^r, Ms cteo Bros ft okas and hotter were elected Trustee and Auditor. A hearty vote of th inks was passed to .the i;>btallitig_ officer,_ Bro Nokes. vthich waa B'-iitaDTy ivpiiea it. r>ro rioKioia tbanke i the members very, much for the honor thoy had bestowed npon him by placing him in such a high position as Arch Druid and hoped that with the help of hie feliovr officers he wouli be able to carry cu^ that office insuoh a manner as to merit the confidence tint bad been repo ed in him. Before h? was sented ha would like the members to oo him one more honor, and that was for ihetri to Btay after the business was done and vartako of some light refreshments that hai been provided, ifter some further business the Ledge wan closed and (he members then pr ceeded to discuss the goJ things provided, to which full justice was done, Bro Pick'ord look the chair at the bead of tbe table and Bro 0 ark acted aa vice chairman. Bro Potter proposed tbe toast of tha host, Bro Pickford, whom he was sure the officars wou'd support in the high office into which he bad been installed that nignt. Bro E'ston then guve some Interesting infor mation in connection with the visit of the Grat-d President, Past President, and Grand Secretary from Melbourne, whom he had had the pleasure of eateztaining during thuir stiy in Ashbur.oa, after which the toast of the officers coupled with the names of Bros Walls, i*okes, Pearson, Taskec and Bleton, was drank With ell th) honors, followed by that of the honorary members coupled with the Dttme of Bro .Kilgour, and also tbat of the Trustee, Bro Moieon, nil of whioh were suitably replied to. Songa wexo given by Bros Pearson, Pickford, O'Connor and Leatoh, after which " Auld Ling Syne " closed a very enjoyable evening at 11,30 p,m.

THE I*l Km BKItrAMS Ifl DUNEDBi '

At the invitation at (he Governor a number of th 3 members of t>>e «Tire Brigades of Otago, Southland, and Canter bury easeaibled tv Danedln on Saturday, Thetorchlightproctss&ion on Saturday night was a great eucceas, close on 300 men taking part in it. The following is a lint of the Brigades represented :—

Ohrisfcburoh Oity, 38 oaen, Supt Turton Dunedin City, 20 men, Bupt itoborteon Kalapoi, 23 men, Oap aln Bakeweii Rangiora, i 3 iuea, Sapt J, Suxiih Aetfurton, 23 men, (Japt Scott Timara, 17 rasa, Oapt J. B. Joces Lytte ton. 9 m9n Oamara, 8 men, Capt Mainland Temuka, 10 men, Capt Davd Henry Queenstown, 5 men Gore and Gordon, 10 men, Sco Main^ Invercargi i Mutjfoipal, 12, Oapt Hall 8 utbern invoiwgill, 6, apt J, Stewart Inveicargill Railway, 5 men Walmate, 6 men South Uanoxia, 12 men, Capt Odbcrae Duneflin Railway, 21raeu, Oapt Loririg Caverßham, 12 men, Oapt Outraoi Boalyn, 16 mcD, Oapt Washer North-east Vailey, 13 men, Capt Ivemy Duuediu Salvage Oorpa, 7, Snpt J tcobs At 9 o'clock the brlgftdua ioft, tha Town Hall, and nfter mafchlcg through the city, htadid by the Ordnsnoa Ban^, wore con veyed In p«a to Government houae, wbo.ro the oiptaina of the y.ir'oa? brlgadea were introduced to h!a Escellenoy by Sppeiin toadeuc Bcbertßoo, Pauedin. An excel lent sapper was p-ovided for the men by his Kio?.)l37jcy, who in the coneae of a {lliort epeuchj heartily welcomed the visit ing brlgadt'B to toe any, and stated thst the valaabla service* they senderod were epprnolated by his Government aad him solf, Oipta'n Grey (Ohriatohnroh) tod oopeilr'tendent Bobortßbn repliod. The g«tbti;iag broke up at a quavier of an hour before midnight. On Sunday the brigades afctetSad St l^fatthaw'B Qhqrcbj where they were addiegaed by l;ha Rev T. flayell of Ohrietchurch

A RAChC SCANDAL

SEBIOUS CHARGES.

A matter that haa been the aouroo of much comment »mon<? the spotting section of the oomoQunlty came before the stewards of the Tinwald Racing Olub last nigh);. The m eting had been called at the request of the Committee of tho Olub who bad been asked by Mr John Oorbett. to investigate certain rnm^s detrimental to himself, which were going thei round's. Briefly put, these rumors were that Me Oorbett, who is the owner of loohkeith, the aeoond horse in the Hardies at the Tinwald race meeting had given Boss, the rldei of Little Arthur, the winning hone, £5 to "pull" that aulmai, and that the money was accepted, though Boen Intended at the seme time to win.

The Stewards present were: Messrs D, Thomas (la the chair), M. Soot', G. James, J. Begg and "X. Gates. Me Oorbett a»id he desired to Rive a distinct contradiction to the statement, mftda by Boss to Mr Markey and other?, that he bad give him £4 10j to pull Little Arthur (n the Hardies. Be denied giving money for snob « patpouo to Bobs o aay~ body else, or authorising anyone to do so. Ha did not baak his own horse, luchkellh, for anything. He effeired her foi the amount of the stake, before the »aoe,oad had since sold ber for £i 6. He held no eommucioittleu with Boas befora the race.

It was decided to call &s the.firnt wltuces Boib, the rider of Little Arthur. TbomM Ross oald : T roda Lit le Arthur la the Hurdles at Tinwali and ha won tha race. I wti i flared a sum of money —£s— jf wbloh I goi £4 10 : to pall tie horae. I took the money. I have not ■Inoe been paid the balance of 10s nor do I expect to gat It. Oharles Paget, » shearer I think, pad me the money. The d*y before New Yeat'a Day Corbet e.oame with P*get *nd agreed to give £5 for railing the hone. On Now Yeit'aDiy P*get brought the money. I was going down Tooted street on December 31. tha day before the race meeting, when I b»« Mr Oorbett and Paget together. 1 ttopped and ■poke to them. They came down the street. Thoy asked if I was elding Little Arthur, and when I replied that I was, Oorbatt ask id if Mr Mar key had «ald anything about whether he was going to " spiel" the borae or not. I replied tha I did not know ; Mr Markey had never ■aid anything to me. Mi Oorbett asked ma what I would get for riding, and I ana wared £5 They then asked If I would take £5 to " stiffen " tha borse. I told them that if they came in at night I would give them a decided answer. They oama at night und asked me what I waa going to do, I replied that I w»e agree able to anything, MiQorbtt . then said h* w< ad have to go and see the others (for X rari to win. Before it was koowu that It .yalty w»b scratched Mr Ooirbstt e»id that hia mare and Starl'ght w<re to ran Royalty off. l bad uo conversation with the ownor of Starlight about tlilß ; 1 did not know who he was. I did not apeak to the rider about it. Outside (he race eouree I met Oorbett \?ho told me that it was all right and tha; he would give me the money in the paddock. Pftget came 1 and gave me the money. Believe be asked me if I would pot a pound on Korari »nd I replied that I wonld do*. Baying, if 1 remember rightly, that I had a pound on 1 had no money on Korari. My intentions on th& night oi: the 31st when I agreed to take the money, Wf re not to a iffan thi hotee but to take the money and boil them over. I baoked Little Arthur, the ho:ae I rode, and no other. I had £2 on him, which had been put on foi me by Saart and Porter. I did not put on any portion of the £110.'. Tha d&7 betoce tha raoe I told fcnnrt the whole affair.' He »skfd me what I w-b going to do aad I repliad I was going to WIU TlTf. COUia XI«- *W««. _ J .«14..-t.hii L fc Ma. weald put a pound on f r biasaaelf and another for me, I also told Matton, but did not tell Porter. When I told Smart about the affair, it wan before I | bad taken ihe fiver. Smart ssld that be had heard on good aniborlty Incbkelth was only put in for a purpose—to run me off the coarse. I took the fiver so that I wouldn't be interfered with, and be a 1 lowed to run straight. The night aftsr tha race Co beet said to me that he would rather hava given me a tenner than be " bad " tha way he was. He said that he had thought a lot of me and wonld have lent me a fi er any time, bat he would be qniti vriih me some day, D:d not tell Mr M >rkey, tho owirr i.ittfc Arthur, befora the iaoo the proposition that had been made to m), because I was frightened that he would scratch the hor< c. I told him after the race, when he laughed and said that it was a lot of roguery, and that they were trying to " have " him. On the eight of the noes Paget asked me, for the loan of a pound. I replied that I had not got aoy, though I had booio. Paget than said I had "broken" him. (Jooiment waa here made by tbe Stewards upon the number of untruths the witness admitted having told

By Mr Oorbett: I did not tell Mr M«k y before the r* Of, but I told him afterwards I had a yarn wish Mr Mo3r?go« the nsxt day but I coald not sty If 1 mentlonad your name In the matter. I was sober on the night of the rscee, and I was not in the hotel "blowing about having the clever push." I don't make It n practice to tell lies for money; this was a speolal occasion,

By Mr Thomas ; I did not take money to sell the rao?, but I sold the man who wanted me to sell l;he irace. I did not know I o^q'd be disqualified till last Wednesday; if I had krotrn T would not have taken (he money. When I took the money I had no intention of pulling the horte.

By Mr C^rbe't: I did not tell P«get I would have pulled the horse only that Mr Markay was watoh!n&; ma from the far aide of the coarse, I did not tell him I wool' no* hire won hid I not seen I ohkeith going to 'he front I told him I ooald not stand lochketth winning, I think laohlrdth w«s trying to win. By a steward: J did not tell any of the other joekeya in the raoa that I had re ceived £5 to pull Little Arthur. No attempt was made to interfere wish me, theyooald'nt oatch ma. Me Jamas sjw me receive ihe tnoaey bat coald not say, ho at muc'i or who ga^o it me. By Mr Corbettr You asked me if T would ride yoa? mire, <snd I replied that I waß going 'O ride Little Arthur. This v>i»a a fortnight or three we ka before the races.

George Junes said itha'i on tk« day of the r«^s?B'be''Hiw aoineane giving Boas money, hat he coaid not asy how much there was, or who gave it to him;, L. Markey, the owner of Little Arthur, said th%fr h^ was not aware beforn the raca of anything crooked. He heaird aotna that LUtle Arthur w»o rut going to win, botconsidered them merely the n?nai raraore of the rsceoouMe. One person asked him if he ooald trust the boy, and he replied that Tie oonM. After the raoe Makton was the firs* to tell wit ness of the affair, when he wan robbing the horse down. When Boss had ohangud hli clothes he oame to witness and told him that &, day or so before the race Mr Cbrbatt and another oam < to him and nude overtures to hla>, Witness almost Immediately told Me GtrJgg, and he believed Dr Tweed sad Mr Orlsp, of the affair. He broked Little Arthur, and thin w«s the only horae he busked. He never knew Robs to take monay before, He bad ev?ry o jjSdorce in Boas. After the rsae Buna told him that Cotbatt had tried |o get him to stiffen the hone, add lie under g ood Boia to iay ti»t Ooibett had given him tho money; ByMrCorbett: Ton came to my place last Friday week. Yon tsked me if I told McGregor that you had given Boas £410 a to pull the hoiif, and I replied that Boss had told me 10. I belttvt liiohkdtb triad to win th« not| I h»rt known yon tlocg j

yoa wore * sma I uoy, »<*H »'. were i'^avs goo 1 friends; I never tkoogut joa w,c ' do enpthicg o f the sort. Herbert Mutton, gifoom, said that on the afternoon of the day before the reoas Ross told him that he could get a fiveir t> run the horse crooked. Witness understood that he wast:) gat it from Corbett and Paget, That night saw R'lea go into Sott's stables with Oorbett and Paget. Whao they separated, Rosa told witness that he waa going to get the money in the paddock before the lace started Ross said that he was going to the front when (he flag; fell and win if he could. Ho said that he would take tha five pounds, as he had heard there wia a horse in the raoe going to try to run him off On the follow ng day Ross handed him £4 10a which had been given him. bat he did not know how long he had had it. Witness kept the money till it was asked for by Kosa.

I By a Steward : The current report that( witness pat the money on the totalisator wea not trae. Ross said that Paget gave him the money, bat not when he handed it to witness, Witness did not advise Rosa io toy way. . Janias MoGrcgor said that prior to the races ha beard nothing of anything crooked la connection with the hardies, bat he had heard a great deal subsequently. About a week before fche race told Rosb that if be lost the rnea it was about a thousand to one that he and Little Arthor would be disqualified. Witness surmised that something was wrong by the figures on the machine. Saw members of the Olnb backing dorses which on their past pe:form&naea had not, witness considered, a thousand to one show.

0. Paget *eu called, but did not appear, It being stated that ha had gone home some time previously. Mr Oorbett laid he wished to dlitlnotly deoy the aoousatlon whloh bad been made against him,- It waa a got-up thing. He balleved that Paget had elven Rosa £4 10s, but i|; waa foe something of his own and had nothing whatever to do with witness. His mare ran to win, and It waa evident to anj one who watohed the race that all the horses wore run oat. He drove to Ashbntton on New Year's eve and after procuring some harneai and taking it to hIH trap in Saott'a stabtos he s»w Paget with Row there, bat he had no conversation with either cf them.

It was deoidod that the enquiry oould not go on without Paget, and an expreas was tent into Ashbnrton for him, the time then being aboat midnight.

The attendance of the witness Charles Paget, having been obtained he gave evl denoe a» folio vs :—

I never bad: any conversation at any time with Oorbett and Rosa about the Hirdla Raoe run at Tlnwa'd on Jaaaay lj, 1890, Had some oonvana.ion with Ross *bout It la East street on the cay hsf< r > New Yaar's I)*y, en 1 opposite Sett's stables ;he same evaning. Oorbett wit not present either time, I did no* yet any money from Oorbett to give to Ross. I arranged with Ross to pall Little Arthur In the said Hurdle Race far whloh I promtaed him £5 and paid him £4 10j of this after he weighed oat <o ride the race. I know Oorbatt jast by oy m*3tlcg him aboat Asbartoa. He did not aak me to tquare the jookey Rosa for him I backed Korari in the raoe, aad no other horee.

To Roaa; I was tisvar In com* pwy with you and Corbet the mitq iag before rstoe d»f 3 aad was never In the dab with OorbeU. Never s»w Oarbett the day or eveaing before race diy I arranged with Boss on my own account ifor Korurl to win. None of the other owners wore mixed op In it.

To the Stewards : I thought Komi could win on bia performances If Little Arthur was out of the way.

To Robs: I was never stopping at Oorbeti's house, To tiie StewtrcTa ri thinS T nail eeven tioketsnn Konri, I never had aoy de»l -lag! In batting with Oorbatt on the after n on of the raoei and no money pasted between as.

To Matton : I never had a tfoket on Inchkoitu either for myself or aoyone elae

H, Matton, re-oalled, said' I Identify Paget as the man who was la company with Oorbatt and Ron In Scott's stables. I h»va not the slightest doabb on the point. Xdo not know anyone else who s*w them together, I saw Paget buy a ticket on Inobkeltb, .

Ross was intormad by the Stewards thht he would be given an opportunity of caiiiag evidence to show that Oorbett and P*get had be:sa together the day before tho raoes, and at 1 am., the meeting adjourned tUI the afternoon,

DISTRICT COURT,

ASHBUKTON-TUESDAY.

(Before Hi* Honor District Judge Ward,)

CIVIL SITTINGS.

MoPh£Eß>n v Thompson, claim £25.

In this case Jas. MoPheraon, of Rakaia, laborer, euad John Thompson, of Rakaia, milkmaD, for the mm of £25 as damage! for certain alleged falae and malicious words oonoernlng plaintiff which defendant had spoken and published. Farther evidence was called aa follows:-— John Womer, batcher,) residing at Rakaia, saw a bull belonging to Thomp s a in Novombir" last, The animal bbd been hamairuag, bat the Itjarles could not have been the result of an aoddent. Witness w»a called in to skla the animal;

James Irwla, laborer, restd ng at Sooti Rakaia, vt»b !i B*te&' hotel one day iv November, whea Thompson/MoPherson, " Raspberry " Marray and another m»n were there. Heard Thompson aay ha blamed McPberaon foe hamstringing hia ball. Thomoion appeared to be aerlona. Witness told Thompson'not'to brlug any body eFfja's : naitqe io ; and Thompson re plied that ha did not accuse witness. Heard Thompson a«y toMoPnetson that he bad cat hia ball's leg and would jast aa soon cat his ■ (Thompson's) thicat. McPhetaoa replied thai they had been neighbors a long time, and on good terms, and he did not underntand why he should ba scoured of suoh » thing as that.

By M; Willdlng: Witness did not tbitik mat " Scottle " ha* cat ths bu 1. consequently Thompaoa's statement had not ii ju c i him in his, mind.

George Murray, baker at Bakaia, was «t Bates' hotel on the day when the accta sauoa was msda by Thompson against MoPhersoQ. Witness tteksd Thompion If he knew who hametcing hia ball. Thomp son replied tba>v< MoPhersoa did it.

By Me Wilding ; Thompson was not quite sober; ooaid not ea? whethez MePhe-jon was, When the charge was made "Soottla " laughed. All pioeent laughed,-' Wiiiaesa did not regard the thing seriously. George Heroa was called but did not appear. ■ ; Thla w«a the case for the plalotiff, : Mr Wilding submitted that'there was noosea to answer. The evidence showed that there had been a number of men diinking in a pnblto honae, where certain words wero spoken, butnot tsken eeclovialy by any one present. ■ His Houcr e»td that a specifib charge had beea made. Mr Wilding opened the case for the defecee. He iiaid that It wonld be shown that the plaintiff bad • had repatation and that tha words complained of had csased him no injury. The defendant WKB also prep»*ed to plead j istific»tlon. The defendant, John Thompioa was called, and afuir being aworn Mr Odsp> objaoteS to his e?Benoi) bslap taken, as | he had no religious belief. In reply t Mr Crisp the defendant stated thai h a b»d no particular religions belief. H did not believe in> Snptenjt Being, M Wil4in| ißgiMttf (bit bfj witaiin

s /.'* j;d make an tffiraiat'on. His Hunot jii 1 tbr.t tha law only provided that an ffirm-tJon should be made in the case of thoi-i who had a raligioas o 1 j?ctlon to lak'nj; ac oith. In this bp-*a th^ witness wee perfectly willing to txke t'-e oith bat he did net believe in Iho obli^n 1 ns »blob It imposed. After argum^at his Honor satd there appeared to &c no way out of the d ffioulty. The defendant was Kocord lug'iy ordered to aand down without being «z>ra!ned. Mioba 1 Mthocy said that.the plaint ff "Souttle" occupied tha same bedroom as himself m Rutter's boarding-houi«. "Soottie " asked witaees to cooieto cart and swear that he was in bed by tea -, o'clock on the night the bull was injured. Witness said th<i he would not, because " Scottte " came home on<? morning about two o'clock, about the tirn* the bull was injured On that morning when he w<-a undressing himsolf he said: "The difEerenoo Onty for you Tom Going, . the bobbj^ wouldn't hare me.' 1 "Soottie". was the worse for liquor at the time. By Mr Crisp : "£oottie" asked witnet* in the ordinary way to givs evidenoe, He did not ask him to, aay anything that was untrue...''.,, . '". s'" '/' r - E. MoAnutty, farmer, living ,at Kyle, remembered the night when defendant's bull wan injared Was with "8ooule" that "niguf. They left the hotel at ten o'clock aud went to Uirwin's placa. Mo: Pherson was jolly. He had his tea at Urwin's, and then left about eleven or half-past. He told witness tbat be was going to catch a fieh in tha river. - - Constable Fitigerald was stationed at Rakaiaat the..>ime the defendant's bull was cur. On the night; of the occurrence he saw "Scot tie" abour half-past ten. On the following morning Thompson, re ported the injury to his ball, and after asking him whom he suspected and if aay one had a giudga against him, aaked him what he thought of " Boottie." On reference to authorities it was found that an affirmation oouid be administered - to the defendant, Thompson, uader the Evidence Further Amendment Aot of 1875*

Thii having be«n done the defeicleot Baid that he knew " Scottie " Some time , ago the tent of a man working for witeen was ransacked. Witness informed the police of hi* belfef that the culprit was ' " Scotly" bat no charge wm laid, there not being scffioieat evidence. After the iff iir witness and "Scottie" oeaeed being s, friendly. On the day before the bull «aa in- ' jared "Sobttie" brought « oow, and after* wards witneßssawhim ] ißtou'eiiehisfenca, WicDeas went tovrrda him but he threw himaalf faoa dornwarda in the tnaaoak, That night about midnight there wis a disturbance in the yard where the but w~s, nni on the following morning witness discovered that the ba'l hid been him* struug. There was no paroou other thtn ■-' " Scottie" who had a grndge of any oomeqaenoe ag»lnit witn>M. Wituest then, weot to the polloe, but their attention < was then dlatraoted by the Tlllet »if»lr, In the hotel witaeu told *' Roottle " that be was gotting a new boll aa i to let ll alone, (< Boottie" and the others laughed, treating th« matter as a joke.

By Mr Orlop: Witness beliated that "Scottfe" mi engaged la the tent robbery two years ago. Sinoe then they had a gm'ge agmlnat each othei. Wit T neaa m*n not sob(r when he nude the accusation* againat " Soottle ' la the hotel. Witness was greatly excited whftr he charged " Soottle " with catting tfe» leg off his ball. Did not remember atklng plaiotiff to forgive biro, In his own mind he believed that (l8eo>tle" hanitrant his ball, " This was the case for the defendant. Mr Crisp asked If there wm any neoe*-. Bi;y for him to call rebattlng nrldeDoe. fl!« Jtionor said that there was not The plea of justification had not been made out.

Cjaaeel having adc'lreeaed the Oourt,. la Hoaor gave j ldftmeat for £5 damage*, two gaiaeia ooanael'a ooits and wltnestei expenses.

IN BANKRUPTCY

Iriß* E. W. OasoiMß.

Motion for Writ of Attachment. Me OaygtU for the Deputy OffioUl Awlgnee; Mr X ppanberger for Mr McOonnel, agalosb whom tha writ wm applied for.

This was an application on the part of the Deputy Official Assignee in the bankrupt estate of B. W. Oaborne that a writ of attachment lstioe agalnas Robeti McOoonel lor hia contempt la not obeying an order of the Oouii, dated Dacembar 9th, to deliver op oertatn goods and chattels, and to aoooaat for others whioh had been cold under a bill of sale. Osborne to McConnel, wbioh the Oou*t had roled was void, as agaloat the Assignee. Application waa alao made by the Assignee for an order for ojats of the> present proceedings, . . ; After argument His Honoi- itaorved bis dedal on

THE MARKETS

(PKB FRSSB ABSOOUTIOR.)

Lohuon, January 13 Thirty-fire tons of butter shipped from Melboarne Bold at prices ranging from 88s to 104 a per cwt. London. J«oa»ry 14. The demand for wool is improving..

FIRE AT LOWCLiFFE

A fire occurred at Lowoliffe yesterday mom* ing by which the house belonging to Mr E. H. Dobsoia, together with all effedta, wi| totally destroyed. Mrs Dobson was in Ohrist> church, and there was no one in the house it the time of the occurrence. Mr Dobson had been in the house twenty minutes before the outbreak and everything then appeared to be. all right. "

SOUTH RaKAU LIBRr\Rf. y

i At an adjourned meeting of the Committee held on Monday, there were present—Messrs Hardy (Chairman), Oxley, W, Dkon, Hughes j Liddy and Gee. : c-;> Accounts for £4 3s id were passed for pay* ment. It was resolved to discontinue the following periodicals, viz:—" The Nineteenth Century," " The American Agriculturist," and to take "Harper's Monthly," and. "Punch." On the motion of Mr Hardy, seconded by Mr Oxley, Mr Broadbent was appointed as Librarian and Secretary at a remuneration of £15 per annum.._,......„..... A sub-committee consisting of the Chairman, Messrs Oxley and W. Dixon was appointed to revise the bye-laws, and report to a special meeting as to cost of printing catalogues, 'etc* The Secretary was instructed to inflict all penalties for not returning books and periodicals within the prescribed time. >, , - . Q

THE ASHBURTON GUARDIAN, WEDNESDAY JANUARY 15, 1890.



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