(To the Editor of the Xorth Otaoo Times ) Sir, — On my return from Christchurch this afternoon, my attention was directed to your report of tho business of tho R.M. -Court yestorday, in which you kindly favored mo with a notice amonost tho civil cases — "E. H. Poarco v. J. 11. Oloj,'horn: claim, L 4 11s Bd." Perhaps it; Avould havo been as \%cll to have ascer tained whother tliis was correct or not, for as a rule business pooplo object to bo advortisod choaply in this manner. I had tho curiosity to rnako enquiries on the subject myself, and found that my name had been mistaken for someone elso's by your reporter, who, doubtless thinking ono namo a 9 good as another, was not so particular as under tho circum stances ono would havo liked him to bo T call your attention to tho foregoing, ai I think it your duty to provent these culpable blunders on your part being ro peated, as you must bo awaro such aro calculated to do considerable injury to business pooplo. — I am, &c, J. H. Cleguorn. Oamaru, Ist December, 1877. [Tho mistake was our reporter's, and i<» ono which wo sincerely regret. Wo apologiso to Mr Ole^horn and sharo his annoy.mco at tho blunder. Tho namo should havo been Clnyton — Kd. N.O.T.]

AUCKLAND. December 1.
Mr Crispe, $n old settlor at Mauku, is dead. Mr Hurst, tho rotiring Mayor, before his doparturo per mail atoamer, was pre sented with a farewell addiws and mas rive oilvor centropiooe. Mr Trunhall, a Mangawai settler, was thrown on tho raco-courso to-day. His jaw \vn.* much damaged, and several teeth wore knocked out. He was taken to tho hospital insensible.
BALCLUTHA . December 1.
