The Evening Star: WITH WHICH ARE INCORPORATED The Evening News and the Morning News. MONDAY, AUGUST 8, 1574

Auckland Star, Volume V, Issue 1397, 3 August 1874, Page 2

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

MONDAY, AUGUST 8, 1574

For the causo that lacks assistance, Vor the wrong that needs resistance, For the future in the distance,

And tho good that we can do.

WS: vre may consider thafc the Waitemata election is over with the declaration, of the poll to-day. Thoro was no reference to the supposed difficulty in relation to Mr. Yon der Heyde's nationality; and no protest presented. As this was the time for initiating objections we may conclude that second thoughts have been best, and that the exceedingly unbecoming proposal to attempt to reverse the results of a well-conte9ted election on mere technical grounds has not been adopted. We are glad of this. It Would have only embittered feelings of political antagonism which should always die away with the last cheers oa election day. As it is, it Is the duty of all to forgive and forget j and let harmony exist as if Waitemata election had never been known.',

The members of the Star crf^^^ Lod of Good Icmplars "^ <their anmversary meeting to-morrow evening 111 _1 iNewtoii. Congregational school-room, after which a literary and musical entertainment; will bo given, -*rDr, John B. Eicholson in the chair,

An inquest was held on Saturday at the Lunatic Asylum before Dr. Goldsbro', coroner, and a jury on the body of John McGrath, a new arrival by the MiltiadeSj and a verdict of "'Died from natural oa'USea" returned.

The Circus on Saturday evening was but thinly attended, owing possibly to the unfavourable state of the weather. The Cofcnpany will appear this evening in Otahuhu, and on Wednesday and Thursday at Onehunga= About? half-past seven last evening the Upper Queen-street lire-bell sounded the alarm, of lire which proved to be a chimney, which was at once extinguished. At the time of the alarm Mr Edger was in the middle of hia discourse on John Stuart Mill, when two of his hearers rushed out, and in a few minutes after one of them returned, and bawled out "Its only a chimney afire.

Mr B. Oass, who is about leaving Auckland by the s.s. Tarauaki, offers to discuss the " dogma of eternal punishment," including the question of " man's immortality," with either or all of the following ministers : llevs. Messrs Cornford, IJeid, Macnicol and Tins ley. Mr Ca33 vows that ho is prepared to prove that the doctrine of eternal punishment is a gross falsehood, and utterly devoid of scripture authority.

The members of the Ponsoby and Grafton Football Clubs, met en Satnrday afternoon in the Domain which resulted in favour of the Ponsonby lads. The ground was damp and the scudding somewhat interrupted the sport, otherwise there would have been a fine exhibition of calves, full-Hedged and robust, simple and round and worthy the An^loSaxon race.

Tho members of tho Auckland Artillery Volunteers are informed that there will be a special meeting this evening in the gun shed, Princes street, at half past seven. Members aro to appear without ri/Jcs and accoutrements, and those members who may be absent without leave will bu discharged from the corps.

The committee of the St James' Young Men's Mutual Improvement Association, havo just issued their third programme of subjects of essay aud debate, reaching down to the Prince of Walea' Birthday. Tho subjects are generally of an interesting character, and might be turned to good oi evil account according to tho culture and breadth of thought of the essayists. Wo notice (iinoLig other subjects " Calvinism," "Morality," "Cromwell," who is introduced in every improvement society, and familiarly handled with but feeblo results. "The choice of a profession " would form an interesting and useful discussion. "Modern Novelists," and what they have done for progress, is worthy of study. We notice further that two essays will bo given in succession on " Love " and ." Marriage," by young men capable of forming an opinion on such matters. We learn thut the association is advancing and widening in usefulness.

The (iourlay family, accompanied by their energetic aud courteous agent, Mr Corbet, leave to-morrow by tho Cyphrenea on a pi'ofcssioiial tour through tho Sandwich Islands and America. These artists have been in the colonies for seven years, and made many private friends, whose good wishes accompany them. In a professional poiut of view Mr Gourlay has been one of the most successful caterers for public amusement that has visited the antipodes, and as a delineator of Scottish character ho has had no rival in the colonies. At no distant day we hope to see this talented family again contributing to our amusement.

The practice of throwing lilth on city thoroughfares has been carried on to a greaf extent, and has deiied the efl'orts of Inspector (ioldie. High-street has been especially subject to this form of nuisance, and the inspector is now instituting a rigorous inquiry with tho view of discovering the olt'enders. A reward of L 2 has beon offered for such information aa will lead to tho detection of the person who placed filth on tho street opposite the premiHcs of Messrs Brown, Barrett and Co. on the night of the 31st of July, and wo trust a cheok will bo given to tho dirty practice in all parts of the city by the puuishmeut of one of tho guilty parties.

They tell about a man who refused to get up and light the fire, and as his wife said she wouldn't, they remained in bed thirty-seven hours before the matter was settled. Our sympathies ore, of course, with the woman, and we may be permitted to entertain a regret that it did not occur to her to perform a great deed of self-sacriiico upon this occasion. How noble and beautiful would have been the example set her husband —how touchingly would she have shown her wifely devotiou—how keenly would she havo mado him feel hia meanness —if she had risen and mado the fire—if she had risen, we say, and made a firo under the bed, in order to rout him out all of a sudden ! A woman who throws away such a chance as that is falso to her duty and to her sex.

The Bishop of Manchester has been umpire In a dispute between tho Mano liester house painters and their employers. One Of the points referred to him waa the minimum rate of wago to be paid for work by the hour, and on this the bishop Bays in his award : — "I havo come to the conclusion that, all things considered, 7£d would bo a reasonable and proper rate. (2.) That overtime on full working daya shall not be paid for at tho rate of a time and a-half before the hour of nine o'clock p.m. ? but that on Saturday, whetherajobis being; finished or not, overtime shall bo reckoned and paid for at the usual rate. (3) That Is per week extra shall be allowed to men on country jobs who are required to stay away from home on Sunday." A terrible railway collision occurred at tho Great Western station at Merthyr on May 16. For about two miles from the station tho line is on an incline, at the top of which there is a tunnel nearly two miles long. A train of twenty-fivo coal-waggons was running upwards" through the tunnel when the coupliug broke, and twenty-two of the waggons becoming detached started backwards towards the town, increasing in speed as they went on. At this time a passenger-train belonging to the Brecon and Merthyr line was drawn up in the station. The runaway truoks, going at express speed, dashing into this train, forcing ib across the platform at the end of the terminus through the wall, and across a public road, where it dashed the carriages entirely to pieces, with the exception of one composive compartment in. the centre, which was only saved because the carriages before and behind were so completely smashed as to fall to pieces. The extrication of the passengers was a work of much difficulty and danger, and the Bcene was one of wild confusion. When the sufferers were got out it was found that nearly forty were more or less very severely hurt, the majority of them being ladies. The enginestoker of the passeugcr-train jumped off, but the driver was unable to do so, and stood on tho footplate all the time of the crash, but, marvellous to relate, escaped with a few bruises, though carried through the wall of tho station. y

Last Weak we made an appeal in behalf of Mis Halligan, whose husband was killed at the scoria pits. A few persons have kindly contributed, and a subscription list has been left at this office, and awaits the gifts of the kindly disposed. Mrs Halligan is anxious to leave for Christchurch by Wednesday s steamer, as from her parents and friends residing there she anticipates baing able to there earn a livelihood for herself and family. We shall, have much pleasure in receiving any subscriptions aud handing them over.

The performance of "La Sonnambula" by the Opera Company on Saturday was a great success, whWi v/as no less the case with Offenbach's operetta, " The Hose of Auvergne," which concluded the performance. To night Miss Alice May takes her benefit, when the magnificent opera of "Martha" will be performed for the fir t time in Auckland.

Another number of the Preshyteridn Church JWeios is to hand, containing the usual amount of readable matter : " The Religious Awakening " is further treated of, and will be read with interest by members of the colonial church, many of whom, but for the Church News, would have remained in ignorance of the great movement that has been going on in .Scotland. —A. chapter on " Preabyterianism older than Christianity " throws considerable light on the history of the Presbyterian form of government. —A tribute of respect is paid to the memory of Mr William Rattray, who was a leading and very active member of the Church. —In a well-written letter the ltev. D. Bruce vindicates his views on tho liquor question.— There is also a good paper oil '• Ministerial Wives," and the colonial church news for tho month is complete and of an interesting chnracter.

The failure of tho North Polo expeditions to discover the secret of the Arctic regions has (says an American exchange) stimulated the Aeronautic Society of Paris to attempt an Arctic balloon voyage. Extravagant as the notion may appear, it is not more extravagant than Professor Wise's project of crossing the Atlantic Ocean in a balloon. One advantage of the aerial North Polo voyage ia tho temperature of the Arctic regions, which prevents tho escapo of gas from the balloon to such a degree that it is supposed to be quite feasible to construct a balloon which will last a three months' voyage. Another advantage is the absence of darkness in the Northern regions. IE tho balloon leaves in the summer time tho sun will illumine the heavens during tho whole trip. Then again the permanency in the direction of the winds around the regions •of the North Pole would be another point in favour of the trip to the North Pole over that across the Atlantic. Tho size of the proposed balloon is iixud at about IS.OOO cubic metres. It is calculated to carry ten men, three months' provisions, apart from tho ballast; a number of instruments, an anchor and dragging rope, which will touch tho ground should tho balloon sink too near tho earth. An ingenious arrangement has also been made to prevent the balloon from rising higher than 800 metres, or about 2500 ft, The boat of tho balloon is to 1)0 lined with sheepskins and heated with lamps, bo that, even if the temperature should fall to 31 deg. below zoro outeide, it will bo sdg. above zero inside. A vessel is carry the men, the balloon, and the ingredients for manufacture of tho nncess.iry amount of gas to about tho seventeenth degrou of latitude This will leave a trip of about ;>OO miles to l.ho North Pole for tho balloon to accomplish ; an^ the voyage there and back could be mado in 20 days. Everything, however, isj to be prepatcd for a full three mouths' trip. The enterprise is exciting unusual iutereat among the scientific men of Europe, and is indeed one of tho most wonderful schemes ever conceived by the human mind.

— Democrat,

The choral part of the service at St. Paul's Church last night was rendered by an unusually large choir. Mr Allen, Miss Alice May, and Mr Uallam, membors of the English Opera Company were also present, and on no occasion do we remember hearing the service rendered in Auckland with such marked power and beauty. Particularly wo may mention the anthem, "By tho waters of Babylon." This anthem is one among others chosen some months ago, and sont for to England, and it was only since tho Opera Company came to Auckland that it becamo known that this anthem was ono of Beveral which have been composed by Mr G. B. Alleu, the conductor of tho company. His presence in the city suggested tho idea of selecting his beautiful composition as a portion of last night's service. The anthem was given without any instrumental accompaniment, a circumstance which was scarcely noticeable by tho congregation owing to the great power of the choir. Mr Allen also played the first voluntary. We are sorry that we have not had an opportunity of hearing Mr Allen and his company render more of the grand productions of the composers of sacred music.

Sermons were preached yesterday at the several Anglican churches, of the city in aid ofgtho Home Mission. At Sfc. Paul's the services .were conducted in the morning by Rev. C. M. Nelson, aud in the evening by Eight llev. Dr. Cowie, Bishop of Auckland. The collections amounted at the close of both services to £20 14s 2d. Tho Bishop delivered a practical discourse from the parable of the unjust steward (Luke, chapter IG, verse 18), and urged the congregation to support tho " Home Mission" liberally, as it was a work of necessity, and especially at the present time whon so many immigrants were continually landing upon our shores, and would-be settlers in outlying districts, many of them without either church or ministers. It was a work in which Christian men and women should take a deep interest. The morning discourso at St. Matthew's was preached by Rev. It. S. Hassard, from Luke, chapter IG, verse 9, and the evening sermon was delivered by llev. C. M. Nelson, M.A., from St. ijMattkew, chapter 9, verse 37-8. The collections were £23 14s 2d. At St. Sepulchre's the Yon. Archdeacon Pritt officiated in the morning and the Rev. 11. S. Hassard in the cvoning. Tho aggregate offertories during the day amounted to £19 3s. 4d. At St. Mary's, Parnell, tho morning and evening collections amounted to £12 13s. Id. Total amount of collections, £7G 4s. 9d.

A mistake appears in our advertisement of the San Francisco mail service in our front page. The Cyphrenes, which leaves tomorrow at two o'clock with the outward English mail, will connect with tho Mikado at Kandavu, not with the Macgregor as ia there stated. The Macgregor, it will ho recollected, took the turn of the Mikado last trip to enable th«j latter boat to refit hor machinery in Sydney.