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Auckland Star, Volume XXVI, Issue 4530, 5 December 1884, Page 2

Justice and common sense have prevailed over distorted sympathy in the charge of murder against the captain and mate of the yacht Mignonette, who killed a boy to satisfy their hunger. Both men have been found guilty of tho capital offence.

Our Monthly Summary for transmission by the outgoing mail for Europe will be published to-morrow. In the Supplement appears the continuation of the serial story "A Stranded Ship," "Curiosities of Newgate,"'"The Verdict of an Auckland Jury," " The Auckland Bad Boy," a raview of Mr J. Kerry-Nicholls's book, "The King Country," etc. The Agents of the Pacific Mail S.S. Company have received a cable message intimating that the Zealandia arrived at San Francisco on 2nd inst, one day in advance of time-table date/ The Australia, with English mails, left San Francisco for Auckland on 24th Nov., two days behind time. A young man named Robert Curwen was knocked down by a horse at one of the salo yards this afternoon and sustained several cuts about the head. He is now under medical care. " The lunatic Monawe, who escaped from the Asylum lost week, is still at large. He is supposed to be in the neighbourhood of Kirikiri, and on his way to Hokianga. Various alterations appear in our weekly market quotations this week, Colonial cheese is quoted retail at 6d to Bd, Southern flour has fallen to £9 and £9 10s, while maize now stands at 4s 6d, The gum market is inactive. Poor ordinary is quoted at £30 to £32, but is unreliable, superior has increased to £38 to £40. Timber shews an increase, second «lass scantling being quoted at 8s 6d, best tongued and grooved, 16s 6d, medium 13s, second ditto, lis 6d. Among the treasures of tho Floral and Industrial Exhibition now open at the Foresters' Hall, Newton, is that exquisite piece of iron-work made some years ago by Mr Peter Eirley, a fuchsia, twined round a support. Mr Swanson, struck with the excellence of the'fa'ork, took it to Wellington and placed it in the Assembly Library, where it attracted great attention. A lecture was, on'one occasion, delivered about it. It was sent to the Melbourne Exhibition, and was there awarded silver and bronze medals. The flower is so beautifully wrought that people will scarcely believe that it has been executed in iron. This exhibit alone would make the interesting collection that has been 'gathered in the hall worth h visit. Some telephones and microphones have been Added to the Exhibition, and the names of prize winners have been attached to j their exhibit*; ~ ■:. . ',-' v.

In our notice of the statement made before the Official Assignee by Jabez Edward Thomas, we omitted to mention that the equity of redemption' of his property, under mortgage, had been Bold to his'son in January, in payment of advances received.

We have received a letter, which appears in the present issue, referring to a cure of cancer in Auckland by Mr Milner Stephen, and giving the sworn testimony to the fact. The individual cured will also bo present at Mr Stephen's public healing in • St. .James's Hall this (Friday) evening, together with other patients cured in public.

Mr W. C. Dennes's sewing machine depOt narrowly escaped destruction by fire on Wednesday night. The blind of the street door caught fire, but was^fortunately observed by Constable Lamb, and the incipient conflagration was nipped in the bud.

Some portioulars of the contract for the conveyance of mails by the direct steamers are telegraphed from Wellington. It is for a period of fivo years, and the contract time for the voyage is 42 days on the trip home and 45 days outward. The agreement with the Union S.S. Company for the distribution of the mails is not yet signed, but is expected to be in tho course of a day or two.

" Marie de Fontango; or, the Belle of the Fauborg," was repeated at the Opsra Houso last night with undiminished success. It is a highly interest drama, and the audience evidently enjoyed the performance Tne well-known emotional drama "East Lynne" is announced for presentation to-night, and " Green Bushes" is underlined for to-morrow.

"Nemo" sends an account of his ineffectual efforts to get the water channel in Prospect-street cleared of dangerous drainage matter. Ho encloses a letter from the Sanitary Inspector, stating that the supervision of the channels does not belong to his department, but is in the hands of the City Engineer. Our correspondent foars that an epidemic will arise unless tho nuisance is abated. •'•.;.

M. de Harven has sent to tho Chamber of Commerce a circular giving a number of interesting statistics of Belgium. The area of the country is 11,375 square miles, and it has 5,585,840 inhabitants, equal to 491 persons to tho mile. The imports in 1882 were £114,006,141, and the exports £102,887,234. The country is a large importer of wheat and other cereals, nnd exports iron, machinery, and various manufactures. These statistics show, as wo before pointed out, that Belgium is a. manufacturing and not an agricultural country.

At tho R.M. {Court yesterday, an instance of genuine distress was disclosed during the hearing of a judgmont summons caso. The debtor, who was plainly in weak health, earned 36s per week, and had a wife and some five or six children to maintain. Through sickness in the family ho had fallen behind with the tradesmen who supplied him with the necessaries of life; then a child died through eating matches, and he had not tho means of burying her, while another had had to be sent away to country friends for the safety of her lifo. Through payments to creditors, he and his family had to manage to live upon 13s per week. In the caso undor notico a further order was made upon him for 2s Od per week.

Thirty-three acres of land fronting tho Remuera Road nnd Portland Road, tho property of tho Hon. J. Williamson, were purchased yesterday by a syndicate for the sum of £9,000. Tho property has a frontage of 1,000 feet to Remuera main road, and 2,000 feet to Portland Road loading to the beach. This fine block of suburban land is to bo cut up into sections, and will be offered for sale some time in January. We have also to record another extensive sale of suburban property, Captain Fielder, of Devonport, having sold a 20 aero block for £G,ooo—£3oo per acre.

" The Age We Live In " is to form the subject of tho first of a series of popular lectures to be delivered here by Dr. Hughes, an ox-clergyman of tho Church of England. Though somewhat loosely described as a Freothought lecturer, Dr. Hughes deserves a broader appellation, his subjects being scientific and general, and nevor theological in thoir scope. The soft impeachment of free-thinking has attached to tho lecturer because of the fact of his " broad Church " proclivities having led to his quarrelling with an Australian Bishop somo fivo years ogo, nnd retiring from holy orders. Since that date Dr. Hughes has devptedhistalents to thft nni. ilorlfictnrft Dlatfnrro, _ui4hM»«»t with a large amount of success. Judging by tho published reports of his lectures elsowhoro, we anticipate that the series, of Sabbath evening discourses, the first of which takes place on Sunday next in Abbott's Opera House, will prove entertaining and instructive.

One of tho healthiest signß in connection with our colonial trade (says the "Waikato Times ") is the difficulty experienced in getting a passage to Now Zealand in one of the direct steamers. A well-known resident of Waikato received a letter by the last mail from a friend in England touching upon this subject. This friend, who is a colonist too, wont Home at tho beginning of tho year on business, intending to bo back again in Waikato before Christmas, but ho had been prevented from carrying out his object. He madp application for a berth six weeks in advance, thinking that would be sufficient; but it was not; and though his application for a passage for himself and his wife was seconded by several influential people, he had to remain behind, Three or four years ago the bare idea'of a direct steam servico between England and this colony was laughed at in many quarters, and when the New Zealand Shipping Company went into the business it was predicted that their venture would result in loss. Nob3dy would hint at such a contingency now.

i The fortnightly meeting of the-Crown I Lands Board was held yesterday afternoon, i Present:—Mr D. A. Tole (Chief Commie- . Bioner and Chairman), Mr Joseph May, Dr. i Campbell, and Mr W. P. Moat. .The'busi-' , ness was mostly of a routine character :—A , reply from the Under-Secretary of Land, re ) Mr Fraser's offer to sell the island of Kai- , kouri, near the Great Barrier, to the Go- , vernment for £1,000, stated that the Go- ; vernment was not desirous of purchasing . it, but thanked Mr Fraser for his offer. It was agreed to comply with a request of the Inspector of Native Schools, made to the Under-Secretary, to set apart two acres of ' land for a native school at Tauranga. Mr ' Taylor, of Mongonui, applied to take up some Crown lands in that district for the : ' culture of' subtropical fruit. On the 1 motion of the Chairman, it was resolved to survey and offer the land for sale. It was also agreed to offer for sale 40 acres of a block at Matakohe, tho first lot at an upset price of 60s per acre, second nnd third lots at 40s, and the remainder at 10a. A number of country settlers applied to take up homestead lands of yarious extent, ranging from 75 to 300 acres, and as they had been recommended by tho district officers and fees paid, the applications were granted. Other applications for sections on the deferred payment system were op proved. The applicotion ef Mr Gabolencey for land at Hokianga-for vineries came up, but as Mr Federli had at first reported the land as unsuitable, the matter had been held over. Mr Federli, however, had since carefully inspected the land, and considered it suitable for vine-growing. After some discussion, it was agreed to allow the application to stand over until tho survey'had been completed. Prolonged sittings and a prodigality of talk areTiaving such a trying eftectupon the tempors of City Councillors that interchanges of personalities are bocoming matters of weekly occurrence. Last week Crs. Cooper and Aickin fell foul of each other in consequence of a point of order raised by the former, and the same gentleman's fondness for points of order led to a passage-at-arms _ between him ond Cr, Garratt lost night. A wearisome discussion upon _ the advisability or otherwise of remitting a contractor's time penalty was fruitlessly sputtering out, when Cr. Garratt moved that the solicitor's opinion should be laid on the table. Thereupon Cr. Cooper rose with.his inevitable point of order, contending that notice was required of all motions for documents.. Cr. Garratt, perceiving that the Mayor was on his side, hotly 'retorted that when Cr. Cooper attained the Mayoral office, to which he doubtless aspired, it would be his prerogative to decide points of order., Cr. Cooper appealed to the Mayor to protect him from offensive remarks. Cr. Garratt, \ filled with remorse, at once hastened to apologise. He regretted that by mistake j he had credited Cr, Cooper with an aspira- i tion which he had repudiated. Seeing that ! he was so devoid of ambition, it was a pity j that he had even aspired to the. Coun- • cillorshtp. Cr. Cooper again appealed ! for Mayoral intervention on his behalf. . His Worship, with a twinkle in his eye, and ; amid laughter, hoped that Councillors i would consider the feelings of their fellow- ! Councillors. It was the old story of the j frogs and the storks. What.was one Coun- : cillor's amusement was painful to another. i t Amid renewed laughter, Cr. Cooper blush- ' ' icgly denied the insinuation that he had 'felt pained. The subject then dropped.

Two fatal cases of diphtheria occurred in Wellington-street this week, Mr Somerville losing two children—one six and the other seven years of Age—within five^days. Another caso has broken out in an adjacent house. Theinost careful precautions ought to bo taken to prevent the spread 'of this rapidly fatal malady, which is reported to exist in various parts of the city.

The Rev. Allan W. Webb, formerly of Auckland, now of Adelaide, has received a unanimous invitation from the Albert-street Church, Melbourne, to succeed the Rev. P. Bailbache.

The bankruptcy proceedings in the estate/if George Clarke, carrying on business as a jeweller, at the Thames, have now been transferred to this district, where the bulk of the debts, are owing. Clarke's liabilities are stated at £222 2s, and the assets at £173 10s.

The weekly meeting of the Board of Education was held this afternoon. Present:—Messrs Luke (Chairman), Moat, Moss, Goldie, Carr, Clarke, Professors Aldis and Tucker. The Chairman's report was brought up and adopted. A telegram was received from Mr Cooper apologising for his absence, he being engagod at Te Awamntu. Mr A. McArthur, M.A„ L.L.8., wrote accepting tho Board's invitation. The appointment of Head-master to the Girl's High School was introduced and testimonials read in respect of the qualifications of candidates for the position. The meeting was proceeding as we went to press. ....

At the meeting of the Waitemata County Council this afternoon, a letter was read from the Treasury, stating that out of the sum of L 103.000 recently voted by Parliament for roads North of Auckland, L 70,000 was available for allocation amongst those concerned, the remainder of -tho vote boing required to cover existing liabilities and undertakings by Government. The share coming to Waitemata County would bo L 12.000, to be expended in following works:—Main North Road,Ll,soo; do. West Coast Road, LI, 500 ; Babylon Road, L 35 0; roads, bridges, and wharves generally throughout the district, L 8.650, Total, L 12.000.

Tne Mount Eden Domain Board met this morning in the City Counctl Chambers. There wore present:—Messrs T. Thomson (Chairman), W. R. Waddell (Mayor), Potter, Arthur, Bridgeman, and Laurie. It was stated that a site for a district hall had been secured, and the building vested in the local authorities. A vote of thanks was passed to Mr T.. Thompson for using his influence in securing this result. It was also stated that the reserve known as " Asher's " had been vested in the Domain Board. Several accounts were passed, and a vote of thanks was passed to Mr F. Laurie for acting as Chairman during Mr Thompson's absence in Wellington. In the bankrupt estate of Edward Brown Reynolds, the unsecured creditors claim £18G 2s 7d, and the secured creditors £4,216 18s Bd, and as tho estimated value of the securities is £4,083 6s Bd, the deficiency, £133 12s, makes up the total amount of liabilities to £319 13s 7d. The assets are set down at £235, leaving a deficiency of £84 14s7d. Tho fine steamer Clansman wjll leave on an excursion to Waiwera at 2 p.m. to-morrow (Saturday), and will return hero on Monday morning early. The Wellington^ trip on the previous Saturday was a most successful one, between 30 and 40 persons having availed themselves of the opportunity thus afforded of vieiting the Springs, and it is expected that tho Clansman will be even bettor patronised. The sub-committee appointed by the Hospital Committee to draw up a scheme for dealing with the Costley bequests to the Hospital and Old Men's Refuge met at 3 o'clock yesterday afternoon. His Worship the Mayor presided, and Messrs Bull and Mackechnie were also present. The lastnamed submitted n scheme in accordance with his original proposal, to apply a portion of the bequest to the erection of a new wing to the Hospital, the Government contributing on the pound for pound principle. No decision was arrived at, however, it being considered advisable to allow the absent membors an opportunity of expressing an opinion upon the scheme. If approved or modified it will then be submitted to the Hospital Committee and the trustees of the bequest, hnd if passed by them will be forwarded on to the Government, as requested by the Colonial Treasurer.

The remains of the Hon. William Swainson were interred in the Tararua Cemetery, Parnell, yesterday -Afternoon. The-hurial service was performed by Bishop Cowie and Archdeacon Dudley, assisted by other clorgymen of the dioceso. The chief mourners were Mr C. Outhwaite, one of the executors, and Mr Coleman, representing Mr W. E. Outhwaite, the other executor. Amongst those present at the obsequies were Sir G. Grey, Sir F. Whitaker, Dr. Shortland, Mr F. J. Moss, M H.R.; Dr. Macdonald, of Dunedin; Sir G. Maurice

O'Rorke, the Hon. J. A. Tole, the Hon. Dr.

Pollen, Professor Aldis, Mr Seth Smith, R.M.; Archdeacon Maunsell, Revs. Dr. Kinder, Dr. Kidd, R. Burrows, Gulliver,

Perceval, and Thistle; Dr. Purchas and Dr. Philson, Colonel Haultain, Major Shepherd, Seymour George, A. E. Mackechnie, J. Dilworth, H, M. Jervis, Rowlings, ond Wildman.

A man named John Taylor, a greengrocer, carrying on business in Wellesleystreet West, attempted suicide by taking laudanum last evening. Ho was formerly a farmer in Canterbury and Taranaki, and while in the last-named province sustained heavy financial losses. A few months ago he started the greengrocer's business in Wellesley-street, but it did not- prove remunerative) and he fell into low. spirits. Yesterday his wife observed him pouring some liquid into a glass, and suspecting from his manner that something was wrong, she seized the glass and threw away the contents. On smelling the glass, she detected the presence of poison, and accused him of attempting to commit suicide. Taylor admitted that ho had done so, and stated that ho wished he was dead, Mrs Taylor ran for assistance, and while away Taylor swallowed a quantity of laudanum from a phial. ' Dr. Hooper was summoned, and after administrating an emetic, ordered the man's removal to the Hospital, This morning the unfortunate man was on the fair way to recovery.

; At the last week's meeting of tho City ' Council it was decided to exact from Mr J. 1 T. Knight (contractor for road works in ! Ponsonby Road) tho penalty of £250 for ex- ; ceeding_ his contract time by six months. ] Last night the Council received a letter ! from the contractor in question, pointing ' out various disabilities under which he had ' laboured in carrying out his contract, such as inclement weather and scarcity of road metal, and begging in consideration thereof the remission of the penalty. The Engineer, in a report, admitted the force of the contractor's plea, and suggested the remission of half the penalty. A lengthy and animated discussion ensued. Some Councillors pointed out that the remission- of the penalty would form a precedent by which the Council's action towards other contractors would have to be shaped. Others were favourable to the relegation of the whole matter to the Streets Committee. The Councillors who belonged to this Committee refused to accept the position of scapegoat, and twitted the full Council with cowardice in declining the responsibility of a decision. Another section advocated the reference of the qiiaestro vexata to the Legal Committee, but the members of that body also declined the honour; so likewise did the Finance Committee. Cr. Connolly proposed the reduction of the penalty to LlO, but was unable to find a seconder for the proposition. After some 25 speeches had been delivered on the question—every Councillor having exercised his privilege to speak—all the propositions placed before the Counoil were rejected, and no decision Was arrived at. " ROUGH ON RATS. "-Clean out rets, mice, readies, flies, tints, bod-bugH, beetles, Insert), akuulujaok-rabblte, guiibeln At Pruggistf. w-w,«u.___ m « Pioues 4 Co., A?enta. AnckUod.. Attention is directed to the - sale of horses, cattle,etc„at Garrett Bros..OakleyPark, to-morrow (Saturday). The Northern Omnibus C 6. lays on special 'buses, which 'leave the National Bank at 11 a.m. Several of the Wesleyan. representatives from the General Conference ore to give an account of their doings in the Grafton Road Chapel, to-morrow evening, at 7.30. Mr D'Arcy Hyland, the vi'djhorse tamer, intends to leave for America by the moll steamer next week. - He will give another performance of his skill at Hunter and Nolan's yards in Durham-street to-morrow evening. Bettimj on the Totausator.—Betting on the Totalisator is a decidedly, risky game > Even if you back the favourite, some "rank outsider " may creep in and leave you put in the cold! That is where the "betting machine" differs from the Co-operative Store, next Criterion, Hobson-street. If you invest £1 with Eaton, you will "scoop the pool every time," and can always be sure of a " dividend. 7' Bring your kit 9 ond "put your money on" to-night :— 100 Hams to choose from, 8d; Canterbury and Local Bacon, from 4d to 8d ; Salt-Butter, 6d; > Fresh, 8d; New Potatoes, 221bs for Is; Currants, Raisins, Sultanas, BJd per lb; Cornflour, 5d lb; Coffee, Is; Indian and China Tea, Is 8d and Is 6d; Dried Apples.6lbsfor Is: Prunes, 3d lb; New Figs, 7d and 8d per box; Hobart Jam, 6d; Piokles, 7d; Lemon Peel, Is 2d; 71bs Oatmeal, Is; White Sugar, 3Jd; Lemon Jelly, 7d; Candles, 8d; and 100 lines equally as cheap to choose from; Eaton guarantees a prize.—[AdvtJ. " BUdHff PAIBA."-^<}nick, nmpkUnnl'iiu'ußMfiu Kidney, BlaiMer auil I Iri u»ry Uteeiwes. AtDnigrfsti '" _ ___... ___.' Kent.' . ■•..' •*Oo.,A«euS, Auckland. ■ ■■■: