In the match with Senator yesterday Eobelhou'a time was lmin 18iecs, against lmm. 22£socs on the previous day, The difference is accounted for by the fact that Rebellion carried eight pounds less than on Boxiug Pay." Tho respective weights were :—Rebellion, 9stllb; Senator, Bst4lb. Mr A. Murray, of Mataikuna, had a vory narrow escape from serious injury a fow days ago. , Uo was driving on tho Tenui road when the kingbolt of his buggy gave way at tho hill near Lee's, and the horses took fright and bolted, Mr Murray was thrown out, but beyond a few bruise* and a sprained knee he was not hurt. The buggy was very badlyßmasbodup, butthehotsesdid not injure themselves at all, although thoy galloped nearly throo miles before being stopped,

A sensational incidont occurred at W. McCnllocb's, Woodlands station, Victoria, on the Bth iust. Duriug.a thunderstorm a young man named Fred' Vindy was milking cows in a yard in which there were nino or ten cows and a bull. There was a tree in the yard, which was struck by lightning and splintered, leaving only a splintered stomp 4ft or 6,'t. high. Two cows were killed iiißlantly, a third pinnod to the ground hy tho limbs of the tree,'and tho bull \va3 wounded, evidently by tho flying fragments. Ono cow was thrown over tho fence. Vindy was thrown a considerable distance, and rendered unconscious, and the second man, who was miming to the tree for shelter, was within twenty yards of it when tho tree was shattered. Tho Hot Lakes Chronicle of tho 9th instant relates tho following ;-(Jn Fri day afternoon, whilst a fow head of cattle were being driven along tho road in front of the Kuiavau Spring, they rushed off the road into the scrub and headlong into a boilitg spring. Moat of them scrambled out with a scalding, but one animal went in boldly, and by the timo it was hauled out was pretty fairly cookod, and provided an excellent and welcome repast for a number of hungry dogs, It is an absolute necessity that tho piece of road from Mr Key's house past the Kuiarau and down to Ctuhina bridgo should be fenced. The accident recorded above is far from being tho first of its kind in and around that particular pari,

At Mr C. F. 