At the police court to-day, Mary Kaue was committed for trial on a charge of killing, a female infant. , Aerolite has gone slightly lame., Mid dleton has got fever in the feet through standing on board-ship. .Neither have, been out for two or three niornings. ■■■■':

The election of two representatives for the Waitotara HidiDg in the County Council took place yesterday (Friday) with the following result :— Mr James Moore 70, Mr John Handley 58, Mr James Stent 43, Mr Robert Pharazyn 33. Mr Lifnton, the returning officer, declared the two first-named duly elected. At Makirikiri the election went off very quietly. Three fourths of the elec tors voted, "which shows that considerable interest was taken in the election. The poll was declared at nine o'clock this morning as follows •. — Mr J. R. Soiurnerville 51, Mr J Sarjeant 39, giviug a majority of 12 in favour of Mr Sommerville, who polled 43 at Ma tarawa and 8 at Makirikiri, Mr Sarjeant poll iug 36 at Matarawa and 3 at Makirikiri. Mr Sommerville was declared by the returning officer, Mr C. W: Hall,duly elected. At Wai pakura Mr A. Higgie had a majority of eight over Captain Montgomerie, but we have not heard the number of votes polled by eaoh candidate. The following is a list of those comprising the Wanganui County Council, with the ridings which they represent :—: — Waipakuea Mr A. Higgie Mangawheho Mr John Kennedy Makirikiri Mr J. Sommerville Wabhengate Mr J. W. Baker Westmere Mr John Heslop Brunswick .. .. Messrs Geo. Walker and David Peat Waitotara Messrs Jas. Moore and John Handley. The almanack season, which has now fairly set in, has seen several new publica tions of this description. One of these is Mr Griffiths' commercial almanack and trade circular for 1877, published at Wellington, gratis. It is neatly got up, and the anni versaries, festivals, and remarkable days are all carefully noted, while the phases of the moon, times of high water and sunrise and sunset at Wellington are also contained in the calendar. It is a useful publication. We remind those interested of the meeting of the Wanganui Jockey Club, to be held at the Commercial Hotel at 8 o'clock tonight, for the purpose of considering a. communica tion received from the Christchurch Jockey Club regarding the new scales of weights chosen by the delegates. 