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Auckland Star, Volume VI, Issue 1753, 27 September 1875, Page 2

As will be seen from our obituary notices, Mrs Graves is dead. This was the lady into whose house Mr Archard, coal and firewood merchant, forced himself at night, breaking in the door with his Hats and terrifying the inmates. Mrs Graves was at the time in delicate health ; she was so ill when th<i case was tried that she had to be accommodated with a seat in Court while giving evidence. She ia now " where the wicked cease from troubling and the weary ai-e at rest." A jury of citizens—of husbands, and fathers of children—awarded one shilling damages for this assault on the privacy of domestic life. And a public meeting was convened and held, and a resolution expressing sympathy with Mr Archard was passed. We ventured in the mildest language, to state our surprise at Auckland citizens expressing sympathy with such violence to weak women and defenceless children. We did not know* at the time that Mrs. Graves was dying, fairly broken down in the struggle to live by her efforts as a teacher. God help us. "And this is in a Christian land ; where men kneel down and pray." We think a meeting of condolence for such a fate, and of sympathy with the motherless childien, if she "have left such, might now be held. If they have been dependent on their poor frail mother's efforts, a subscription list for the expression of practical sympathy might well be entered on, and if it is subscribed by all those who think that the home of weak women and children should be sacred and protected by law from violence, then the subscription will be a large onej; and, though the poor little things will have no substitute for a mother's watchful care, they will be removed from want. And •ne think now that the death pall has descended, Mr Archard might fairly show his sympathy by a very liberal addition to the fund.

In describing the finding of the body of the unfortunate young man Carl Carson, drowned, from a whaleboat on the East Coast, the Poverty Bay Herald says: " The body, of Carl Carson was found on the beach, on Saturday laa|;. The poor fellow had evidently made a desperate effort to save his life, for he had managed to take off the great coat which he wore when the boat capsized.. His face and throat had been gnawed by fish, and decomposition had set in. The body was at once taken charge of by Mr. Bendall, who made all necessary arrangements for its burial, the funeral service being read over the grave by a Maori clergyman."

We clip the following from an old Jewish Chronicle : "Till 1842 there was no synagogue at fiobart Town. Mr Edward Isaacs, shortly after his arrival, called a meeting of young residents for organizing a synagogue, and this was followed by a general meeting, convened by Mr Louis Nathan, who had long desired to carry out the object. A.subscription was raised and a synagogue erected.—London, February 21st, 1873," ',

Mr B. Arthur will offer for sale to-morrow at noon, the clipper built schooner, Canterbury, of seventy-six tons register. She is a fine, well-built vessel and now lies alongside the Queen-street wharf, and is admirably adapted for the South Sea Island trade. She has made some rapid passages along the Coast, and is faithfully built and well proportioned. Some smart bidding is anticipated as there have already been numerous inquiries. We are not aware that there is any reserve upon her.

Mr. W. F. M. Houlton, gardener, of Epsom, and stallkeeper in the Auckland market, has been ad judged as bankrupt.; and the first meeting of creditors in his estate will be held tomorrow (Tuesday) at noon, in the office of the Provisional Trustee.

The. parade of the Nixon Light, Horse Troop took place on Saturday, at Ellerslie, under command of Captain Isaacs. There was a full attendance, and the men were put through their drill and sword exercise by Sergeant Wainhouse in a very satisfactory manner. Major Gordon was inspecting officer on the occasion and spoke in favour of the men.

• The Independent Chapel, High-street, which has long been in a misty condition, is at last completely renovated and fitted for use. The Rev. A. Macdpnald will resume his ministrations there on next Sabbath-day.

On the 27th September, 1772, died James Brindley, one of those industrious, ingenious men who confer l&sting good upon their country and mankind. Brindley was born at a viilage called Thomsett, Derby, England, and ranks with Stephenson and such men in biographic history ; and, though deprived by the poverty of his parents from acquiring a good education, he made the most profitable use of the advantages within his reach. In boyhood he shewed great aptitude for the construction of machinery ; but he might not have risen from the order to whi h he belonged, had not evidences of his skill been noticed by the Duke of Bridgewater, who turned the tide of fortune in his favour. Brindley, like Burns and Adam Clarke, Cobbett and others, followed the plough, a»>d subsequently learned the business of a millwright at Macclesfield, in Cheshire. His first remarkable work was the execution of machinery for a silk-mill at Oongleton. His great work, however, at the instigation of the Duke of Bridgewater, was the construction of a canal from Worsley to Manchester, which had a useful influence all over England. He next undertook to complete the Trent and Mersey Canal, ninety-three miles in length, but died before its final completion. His plan, however, was completely successful. Several other canals were formed by this man—the Coventry, Stafford and Worcester, and Stockwith and Chesterfield Canals,—all of which in those daj"s were of eminent service in the tranbit of merchandize and coals from town to town. Brindley died at Turnshurst, Stafford, one hundred and three years ago this day. We may add that a great-grandaughter of this ingenious mechanic is cow living at the Thames.

The Rev. ?. P. Agnew preached a sermon last evening in the City Hall to a full congregation. The subject of Mr. Agnew's discourse was the "Battle of Life," and his text, "Fight the Good fight of faith, lay hold on eternal life," from the first Epistle to Timothy, c. 6, v. xii. The rev. gentleman's manner was earnest and his mode of dealing with his subject thoroughly scriptural. His description of a battlefield and the horrors of war were vivid and picturesque. At the close of the sermon,the preacher gave a brief account of his labours in the cause of religion, and made an appeal to his hoarers on his behalf in order that he might be able to make his passage to London and beat up more recruits in the service of the King of Kings in the colonies. The collection, however, was very meagre.

A new edition of an old version of fowl-play waa enacted secretly, either on Friday night or Saturday morning, on the. premises of a tradesman at the foot of Wakefield-street. The Biid tradesman had a fine bevy of cocks and hen 3in the yard behind his store in whick he took great pride; one of the group was a remarkably fine fellow and was the "cock of the walk," and his morning crow often had the effect of waking his sleeping master at day-break. The feathered family were safe on Friday evening, but on the following morning, the shrill notes of chanticleer were not heard as usual. The master of the house arose at his usual hour, but no fowls ran to the back door for their feed of maize,which caused Mr H much amazement. He looked around the yard but neither hen nor cock could be found ; they were aU gone, all had been taken by some evil disposed person while the family were asleep. The matter is in the hands of the poiice, and wo trust in a day or two that the during offenders will be in the hands of unbending justice.

Tomorrow evening, the regular monthly meeting of the Lodge of St. Andrew will be hel I in the lodge-room of tho Masonic Hotel, at half-past seven o'clock in the evening.

The members of the Waverly Cricket Club will hold a meeting tomorrow c-vening.at the Queen's Hotel, Symonds-street, for the general business of the club, and to take steps as to their mode of action during the approaching summer season.

A shipment of three boxes of gold came up from the Thames last night for the National Bank.

Mr. William Newman, of South Lincolnshire, England (brother to Mr. Joseph Newman, Auckland), says the Wailcaio Times, intends to visit New Zealand during the ensuing summer. Mr. Newman expected to leave London via Melbourne for Dunedin about the middle of September, and proposed bridging with him a large shipment of pure Lincoln sheep, which be intends te offer for sale at the principal ports between Dunedin and Auckland. Amongst them may be expected a^lraft of twenty ewes and two rams for Mr. E. B. Walker, Moanavale, Cambridge, who has commissioned Mr. Newman to procure the best stock obtainable. Messrs. H. and N. Buttle also expect a pure Lincoln ram by the same opportunity. Mr. JTewraan's judgment in selecting sheep suited for the requirements of this Colony may he relied upon, and the agricultural and pastoral interest is under some obligation to him for services already rendered in the purchase of sheep for New Zealand Hock owners. Mr Newman has purchased largely for Messrs J« Newman, T. Russell and others.

In Symonds street last night, a very ingenious use was made of a cigar, in addition to that generally exercised. A young lady and a young gentleman, who attend different churches with most consistant regularity, and meet on Sunday evenings without fail, were somewhat blinded last evening, not by love, but by the dark shades of evening, which fell upon them, and hid one from the other. After walking with great speed up and down the particular side of the street, the young gentleman passed the fair form of she whom he thought was her. In order to make sure, he walked on to a verandah in front, and as the object of his aspirations drew near, he struck a match, and held the same to a cigar in his mouth, thus lighting up his face to shew it was himself. This ruse brought her to his side before the cigar was lit. " Here you are," said Cupid, "I thought it was you ! but I could not get a light lower down." They went off laughing together, and did not care twopence for the darkness afterwards.

We would warmly urge on the attention of all interested, the appeal with reference to the Presbyterian Cemetery published in another column, and copies of which largely distributed yesterday in the pews of various churches of that denomination. We trust that a warm and generous response will be promptly made to the appeal, and that people will not receive solicitations on a matter 'so closely associated in most cases with tender sacred feelings.

An amusing chase took place on the wharf this morning. It appears that about a week ago one of the cabin boys of the ship John Rennie took it into hia head to decamp. It was heard that he was being harboured up the country, and the person he was with was threatened with proceedings if he did not send him to town. Whether, as the result of this threat or not is uncertain, but this morning my young noble was seen coolly disporting himself on the Queenstreeb wharf in his uniform. Captain Nicholson, while walking]up thejjwharf, spotted the young; gentleman and bore down upon him, but directly the boy saw the captain noming he turned tail and bolted up towards Queen Street as hard as his legs could carry him. After him started the captain who, though of a comfortable exterior, not to say portly, moved at a rate which would give him an excellent chance for the forthcoming Ellerslie Handicaps. The distance between pursuer and pursued was rapidly narrowing when a gentleman collared the fugitive and saved the skipper any further trouble. The youngster pleaded for mercy and the captain had him sent off to the ship as soon as possible, where his future movements will be carefully watched.