The Evening Star: WITH WHICH ARE INCORPORATED The Evening News and the Morning News TUESDAY, JULY 28, 1874.

Auckland Star, Volume V, Issue 1392, 28 July 1874, Page 2

The Evening Star: WITH WHICH ARE INCORPORATED The Evening News and the Morning News

TUESDAY, JULY 28, 1874.

For the cause that lacks assistance. Vor the vrojig tfiat nueo-s res :;unee, for tne future in th* disuince, Aud the good that wo can do.

The Suez mail has again arrived before her time. Ib will be s"';n from °^r telegrams that the s.s. Albion with the mail arrived at the Bluff to-day. She brings letters via Brindisi of date June 12, Mid was not due in this colony until the 4th of August. We are very glad indeed to learn from the manager that the Steam Packet Company's interests have not been prostitilted to political purposes, and that Mr J. S. Macfoi lane's agent at the Thames has paid the fares of the Thames people, who have been brought up to do duty in the election to-day. It is so customary to see the interests of others treated as if they were created for M> J. S. Macfarlane's sole benefit tha* " --• ment appeared to usto hay '' ■- «•*« ™"«- -*u«>ttsmt-a W- .-..n0 ftSpfetttof entire rt £' - - *re Bka for *iie credit of *f e .^oc Company that it is not so* and «tiQ rumour to that effect is only another illustration of the adage that " A man is always known by the company he keeps." The charitable institutions of Attckand have sustained a vtery sad loss, which perhaps the public are not generally aware of. The £1000 which Mr J. S: Macfarlane was to have received from Mr C. A. Harris, jun., for the damage done to character and feelings by the recent Police Court proceedings, had been very magnanimously apportioned out beforehand on papers to the various local charities. '■•'■ It is supriiing that the jury with such a fact before it— care having' been taken not to hide the philanthropical intention under a bushel — did not bring arbout a different result. Rumour hath it, however, that it was solely owing to his warm interest in' our charitable institutions that one of the distinguished four was induced to hold out. What a complete refutation to the generally received axiom that "itis easy to be liberal at another's expense" does the frustration of this charitable scheme afford. Here we have the utmost willingness on the one hand, yet through the perversity of others the good deed has fallen short of accomplishment.

Captain Bowman, inspector and chief surveyor for Germanic Lloyds, is now on a visit to this poit for the purpose of completing arrangements for classifying vessels by Germanic Lloyds. Either he or the agents, Messrs. Tonks and' Co., will be quite willing to afford every information to shipowners or builders.

We regret to learn that the young lad Pitts, whose skull was smashed some weeks ago by the kick of a horse running loose at Devonport, died this morning. That he should have lingered on so long has surprised his medical attendant and friends, as with a very brief interval he has' remained unconscious since the time of the accident, and has partaken of very little food.

~ A practical joke, of a-very stupid and malicious kind was perpetrated last night. Mr John Symons, expressmaa, left his vehicle in a vacant allotment near his residence. On going this morning to prepare for the work of the day he found the tail-board | smashed, apparently with a hammer, and the cart covered over with treacle. 'He is convinced in his own mind regarding the identity of the offenders, and desires us to intimate that if they wish to settle old grudges with him he only asks that they will come in an open manly way, when he will be prepared to deal with them. Mr Symons expresses his indignation at the character of a sneak, which every one will agree with him in.

The funeral of Mr D. J. O'Keefe took place yesterday and was attended by a large number of Auckland citizens and gentlemen from the Thames. The deceased was well known in Australia, in Auckland, and on the Thames goldfields. .The leading features of his character/have been well defined by one who was.closely, associated with him as pluck and enterprise. He was one of the few who from the first manifested strong faith in the permanence and importance of the Thames goldfield, and became a, pioneer of the field.

A gentleman from Otahuhu informs us that the looonictive employed on the railway line for tLe purpose of drawing ballastwagons passed through Otahuhu early on Sunday morning. On making inquiry regarding this unusual occurrence-he was informed that the men engaged on the Papakura section*! ot the line were at work that day. We canuot of course vouch for_ the accuracy of this statement, but believe it to be correct. This new phase in railway construction in this province requires some explanation.

One of our schoolmasters was rather astonished a few clays since when lecturing a boy on the impropriety of driving cows into the Freeman's Bay creek, and throwing stones at the neighbours cats. He said to the boy "If you continue in your course of conduct, you will bring your father's grey hairs with sorrow to the grave." "Never, never," replied the pupil, "for my father is bald, and wears a wig." The pedagogue raised his cane but could not strike. He sighed imprimatur, and gave it to the reporter of the Evening Star.

1 In consequence of a rise of a penny per ' pound on meat in Wellington the inhabitants have started a Cooperative Cattle Dealing and Butchering Society, Limited, in f>,ooo £1 shares, which seems likely to bring the butchers to their senses.,

To the Editor : Sir,—l read with much pain your opinion of the Auckland Bench of Magistrates' as expressed in Saturday's leader. As regards myself I have always endeavoured mo3t strictly and solemnly to adhere to mysworn duty. I can name J.P.'a who cannot also possibly be tampered with. I have sat frequently with Mr Beokham. His practice ever was, do you find for the plaintiff or defendant? without any comment whatever. In the case Harris, junr. p. J. S. Macfarlane I had consented to sib before tbe case had come before the pub lie. On the morning of hearing I met' Mr. Beckhatn ia Court. He asked, "Do you sit?" Yes ; reply thereto, lam very glad Messrs Baber and Buckland had arrived, but whether Mr Beckham was aware of it I do ■not know. Mr Baber requested to be excused sitting on plea of urgent business. Mr Bncklaud objected. On the following morning Mr Beckham casually remarked, "I sec nothing thus far to affect Mr Macfariane." I remarked'" that I thought both plaintiff and counsel lelicd much on some letters sent by defendant to Major KeddelL" Mr Beckham, warmly answered " that if Ivcddell had allowed" himself to be tampered wich ho ought immediately to bo removed frum the Bench.—l am, &c, J. H. HoBNE.

The construction of mountaifi roads in the Himalayas requires Bkilful engineering, and is extremely difficult. The roads are in some cases at an elevation of twenty-four thousand ftj cf-, aud in some districts the annpn.l raint'all h;:s icached 220 inches; of cvll'iuh 170 iuilv-ft fell i-i the two tn 1 v 'c.if i«uuMjs of the rainy season, and u^ inches in a single hour. In some places are built, jutting out from the rock, and in others galleries arc excavated in the rock.

The anniversary tea meeting of the United Methodist Free Cliiircb", corner of I'itt-street, will be held this evening, when several ministers and gentlemen will address the meeting in favour of the Sabbath-school connected with this place of worship. To the Fditor : Sir, —I notice in your issue ef last evening that a writer signing himself himsdf "Decent Man" made - as he imagined —a bold literary effort to criticise my remarks on the opening of tho Mechanics' on the Lord's day. If it were not for your willingness to give publication to every reasonable application I would say, Why waste half a column of your valuable space to please a man who could not, if he dare, adduce a single argument in support of -his premises ; but one who seems to glory in being calltd a Sabbath-brc^kor, and whose arguments (so-called) are without logic or reason. Is this the only champion the «■ can forward? I pause for - -wouorß &c, By. T. • " '"Piy.-YottM,

iktte Mit&f : Sir,—At tjho close '(•{ my week's labqur oh Saturday afternoon 1 occasionally take a trirj b^ rail to Onehunga, which costs me eighteen pence for a return ticket, but on Saturday last I walked as far as Newmarket and took a return ticket at that station when, judge to my Surprise, i was charged Is 6'i frri; a return ticket, and was told °" it was all right;." This is a strange way of doing business,, but I suppose "<itis all right."—Yours, etc, Decorator.

A young member of one of our volunteer corps on leaving the Albert-street Temperance Hall last evening in company with a young lady said, "My dear Ellenor, I have long wished for the sweet opportunity, but hardly daro trust myself to utter the deep and tender emotions of my heart, but I declare unto you, dear Ellenor, that I love you most tenderly. Your smiles would—ah—ah— shed " "Never mind the old drill-shed now, George," replied Ellenor, "that .will soon be removed ; but go on, pray go on with your pretty talk."

In the case of Anderson v. Robert Kelly, claim £100, tried before His Honor, Judge Beckham in the district court yesterday, the court ruled that it had no jurisdiction iv the matter. We may state as a singular circumstance that the jury of four empanelled to decide the case bore the surname of Clark ; the foreman was Mr George Henry Clark.

The monthly meeting of the members of the Auckland In stitute was held last evening in the Museum buildings, Sir George A, Arney, president, in the chair. Since the last meeting several new members had been admitted and donations received. A paper was read by Mr T. F. Cheeseman on " Pterostyles Squamata," also an essay on " The Claims of Science on National Education/ which were received with approbation. Mr Martin's paper was a valuable one, and •worthy of a wider circulation.

"It is said by a correspondent," observes tine Bruce Herald, "that our partridge will not have the same flavor as the Scotch bird on account, of the absence of heather. From the same cause our mutton suffers. This, however, will not be the case always owing the ; patriotism of,a well-known Miltonian, who is sending the purple heather far and near."

Notice is taken in the Dunedin papers of large meetings assembled for the purpose of " special prayer," at which hymns are sung, addresses delivered and prayers offered up'for special objects, intimation of which is given prior to the holding of the meetings. As many as twenty-seven .requests for prayer were made on'one occasion.

The Evening Post is now printed by water power. As soon as the city water-works were complete a water-engine was ordered from Messrs A. and T. Burfc, of Dunedin, which prints at the rate of 2,000 copies per hour. .

The annual meeting of the ratepayers in Karangahape distrist was held last evening in the Newton Academy. The report of the trustees shewed a balance of £69 12s 7d; arrears, £43 Is 7d ; total amount of rates, £365 =16s 4'd. , A rate of Id in the pound was agreed to for the current year. Messrs. Cherry, Duke, Morrison, Stephenson, and. Warren.;,.were elected trustees, and Messrs Heslop and Dames auditors.

Alag, for the lack of gallantry in thes^unchivalrous days ! Can no comnter-movement be iaauaurated to protect .the.fair Hebtpot ■our hotels from the baleful influence of Mr Fox's unfeeling proposals? The ex-Fremier intends to move in committee on the weens mc Bill that no girl under thirty years 01 nge shall be permitted to serve at a nar. Good gracious ! does he mean to imply that there Ire any unmarried ladies m this colony of over thirty years of age, or is fljs a ««eP: laid plot to deprive us of the addition of sweet feminine smiles to the more _ substantial flavour of our P.B. Where is the champion who will stand forth and plead trie cause of the thousand interesting creatures who with throbbing hearts now await their doom ? He shall not lack smiles or nobblers while barmaids flourish. We are glad to learn from late advices that the b™llei, is to the fore, and that Mr Fox shall not tamper with the ladies' privileges witu impunity, The members of the Wesleyan Mutual Improvement and Literary Society held a meeting last evening previous to their social gathering on Friday evening next and the commencement of their new syllabus of essa>s and subjects of debate. The-great log war has, it is believed been brought to a final termination. The tarns of the truce are given in our report ot the Supreme Court proceedings to-day, and we have much pleasure in adding our congratulations to those of the Chief Justice upon the settlement of this protracted and wearying litigation _