Every credit is due to the polioe for the manner in which they set to work, and they are to be oompli mented on tbe result, It appears that the message reached Pioton only Just ip time, as the second whistle had bees blown by the Botorua, whioh waa about to start for Wellington, when the oonstable went on board and secured his man, It is said that Somerville has more than onoe displayed considerable ingenuity in obtaining free passages on board the Union Company 'o steamers, AT the annual meeting of tho Port Sun day Sohool last ni^bt, 84 child* >v sfc down f.o tea ab 5 f 30, and at 7 o'clock the Rsv Mr Caattorton took the chair at a Wiill amended meeting of the scholars and >boir friaude. There wers Bavenl recititionß by tae child' ren as wejil as some good singinp, urn] ad dressee were d^liver^d by the R-.v Chair man, ihe Rev J. £• Eempihoyne, Mr Aflcock, of Bishopdale, Mr Snodgrass, ani Mr lyings ley, the superintendent, who spoke of the earn- 841033 aad js<sal displays by all the 1 tanchere, and said that fchero were now 117 8oholat8"oii ihe roll The prills wer* ih n distributed by the Chairman as follows: - Girls.— First class : Gorirude Bar ties, ißt prize j Alice Jaoobsen, 2nd ; Auguifca Robb, 3rd. Second class : EUeu Weetrupp, let ; Ada Barnes, 2nd ; Emma Frost, 3rd. Third j class ; Amelia Kidaon, lat ; AUoe Lake, 2ad; j Margart t Freeman, 3rd. Fourth oliiS9 : Roaa ! Welle, Ist, ; Agnes Mascwt-ll «»d Mary Laird, 2nd ; Henrietta Barnes, -3rd. jPifch ojaes ; ilioa Weatrapp, lei ; Emily Johneon, 2nd ; Dhristina Johnson, Srd, S&tu olsss : E.hel Way, let ; Annie Weir, 2cd ; Dajay Biu-oeo indMsry Weir, 3rd. Seventh olasa : Maggie Jlay, let ; Eva Heafch, 2od ; Julin Olark, 3rd. [nfants. — Ellen Johnson, Ist prias ; Mena tVhuletrom, 2nd ; Flora Hea h uad Eli^t lidson, 3rl. Ernest Jjbuaon, Ist prizj j Jeorga Heath, 2nd ; Errant Atkineoa nnd Joorgo May, 3rd. BoTß.—Firflt Claes : Wm. ttob^, Ist prizs ; Henry Peq,rcy, 2nd ; Albert ?-.aroy, 3rd. Seoond Olos? : Frank Fearoy, let prizj ; Leonard Johnson, 2ad j William uaird, §rd. 