MR WHITCOMBE BONK THE WAR I’AIST AGAIN. AX OTHER ENCOUNTER WITH MK BIKKIE'S PACKMAN. Tii* deviation question has become •ueb an intolerable bore in this County that we are heartily sick of chroni cling anything in connection with it; but aa other* l-r»ulr ourselves require to know what it taking place we must again relate a little event that hap pened ou Saturday on the road in front of Mr Whitcombe's house, ", commonly known aa the Mangaone / Valley Deviation. John Vile, in tlie employ of Mr •'■ruie, *.»»k three u«cfc hor*e-out wi’h

goods for the contractors camps further along this road, being accom panied by Mr Gregory's packtnau. Arrived at the gate near Mr Whit eonihe's duelling. John was informed that if he went through he need not expect to coma back, a* the planks wunld lie pulled off the bridge clone by ; nothing, however, wits said to the other packman. John delivered his good* mid returned Ui find the gate locked and Mr Whiicombo keeping guard, and the latter told Vile that lie should on no account pass through the gate. To make a long story short th# enemy got a scantling and inserted it under the padlock chain, and as the chain had not been made for this kind of work it snapped ; thus the first difficult* was over. John then pro ccedod to open the gate, but Mr \\ bit combe got in the way. and ill self defence John pushed the gate open, the obstruction going with it. Tiiis ended the second difficulty. Then Mr Whitcomb* seized the pack horses by their hridhs and announced that they were impounded, to which John replied •• not whilst 1 am with them and they were’nt, for after a little skirmishing the horses wer* driven through th* gate on thwir homeward journey. During the argument Mr WliiU otnbe said lit was determined to have the question settled, and as Crs Vile and Birni* stood in the way of that settle ment he would stop the latter from using the road. We understand that Saturday's business will form an interesting case in the R.M. Court—Whitcomb* versus Vile.
