On Saturday night last (says the Christ church Press) a constable was arresting two women, who were the worse for drink, when ho was attacked by a couple of roughs, who started to knock him about. Out of a crowd of 20 or 30 men, most of whom are probably proud to call themselves Britishers, only one, and ho a German, had the pluck to go to tho constable’s assistance, and by their united efforts the leader of tho roughs was arrested. At tho Police Court tho Bench complimented the Gorman upon his conduct. The Cheviot correspondent of tho Lyttel ton Times The great damage to tho roads from the late rains is receiving the grave attention of the Cheviot Comity Council. On tho roads to tho port tho slips have been enormous, rendering them quite useless for traffic. Tho piece of tha Bluff road affected cost -612,000, and as, in addition to tho slips, the sea threatens to undermine the road at places, it la now in contemplation to make the Cathedral road better for empty drays. Tho main cartage will have to come to McKenzie by Domett road, necessitating a. long detour, which will be a great inconveni ence to the settlers, especially as the wool season is near at hand. The Council has done all in its power, expending £2OO this winter on repairs to this road.
