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Auckland Star, Volume XVII, Issue 242, 14 October 1886, Page 2

In the hurry of preparing our report of the South British mooting for our first edition yosterday several inaccuracies occurred', which were corrected in our later editions. Tho statoment attributed to tho Chairman that Mr Earl hail borrowed £4,500 from tho Campiny wai a total inisconstructirn of Captain Duldy's rtmarks. In a letter published elsewhere, Mr F. Earl fully explains tho matter, as it was stated to the meeting by the Chairman of Dircctoie yesterday, Mr Fal waa never a borrower from the Company at any time, bnt had been a purchaser from thorn of securities to tho vuluo named. Tho transaction, as the Chairman remarked, was mi every duy business transaction, and Mr Earl was not v director at tho time. In another part of our roporr, it \vi a stated that Mr Barstow said hr> had certainly used Imil language to M r Chamberlain. This ehould have road " strong " language. No " bad " languogo was imputed. Tho initials of Mr J. M. Clark woro in one plno-j substituted for thoso of Mr .). F. Clarke, ono of tho auditors.

Copt. Edwin advises that bad weather is approaching, The glass will fall, and thoro will bo heavy rain within ton hours from noon to day.

As boaring upon tho refusal to allow Mr Matthew Burnett to delivor a tomporance address to the prisoners in Mount E'don Gaol, wo loam that it is part of Mr Burnott's labour of lovo to loctaro in tho prisons of each placo ho visits. Among other prisons ho visited in this colony wero Lyttolton and Napior, where tho officials gave every facility for the dolivery of his addross and the signing of pledge cards by tho prisonora. For many years Mr Burnett haa visitod colonial and othor prisons, nnd has never oven been accused of attempting to pcrvort Roman Catholics to Protestantism. Hfs addresses in prisons aro of a puroly tomporanco character, and have doubtless boon productive of much good through tho impression producod upon the convicts. At fonbridgo Stockado, ho addressed tho largo body of prisonors, who afterwards prosentod him with an addrosg of thanks for bin visit and earnest oxhortations. If anything further woro rcqutrod to show the broad and unsou tarian ground upon which Mr Burnett conducts his tiospol Tomporanco Mission, it may bo found in his warm admiration for Fiithor Matthew, tho Irish-Catholic Tomporanco Missionary, as will bo shown in tho locturo at Nowmnrkot this ovoning.

Tho opening of tho boating Benson takes placo on Saturday nftornoon next. Tho ro vived intoroft in aquatic sports givos promiso of a very largo proconsion, tho following clubs having signified thoir intention of tailing part:—Wai tomato, Ponnonby, Oily, St. Qeorge'a, Wcat End, nnd North Shoro Kowiug Clubs and tho Canoo Club, Members of all Clubs aro requested to muster ut tho Rhode as onrly as possible, and tho attention of mombors of St. Goorgo's Club is diroctcd to an advertisement appearing in this issuo According to previous arrangement, tha procession will form off the ond of tho wharf, at 2 ,'iO p.m.—rowing boats first, and then yachts and sailing boots —and proceed round a mark-boat oil' Freeman's Bay, uud back to tho starting point. After tho procession, scvorul trills of speod are likely to tako place botwoon several of tho Club crows, and thia should givo additional attraction to tho ovont. At tho regular monthly meotinr; of tho members of Lodgo Mnnukau, held last ovening, a resolution was carried uimiiimously, "That Bio Kov. Mulgun, chaplain of the lodgo, ho tho boaror of a loiter of condoloneo to tho widow and family of tho Into Bio. Gurr, of Onohunga : and further, that tho lodgo unite with othor lodgi n in tho district in a subscription" to pluco a memorial clone upon tho grave." Tendors will booh bo advertisod fur, for tho orocUon of v Masonic Hall at Olnliuhu. Tho Hlrucluro In to bo of a very chaste dosign, and will add to tho beauty of that intorceting little township. Kecent examinations go to show lint tho milk sold in Auckland is puro nnd wholesome. Two of Inspector Goldio's mon intercepted no fowor than .')7 uiilkmon tlio

other day, and obtainod Hauiplos. of lacteal

iluid from each. Those wore subsequently •Hubiukted to analysis, with tho result ttitit only two woro found to bo aJultoratcd.

In remanding a prisoner charged with robbory at tho l'olico Court to day, tho Bonch inquired what accommodation waa provided for prisoners undor remand. Sorgeant Pratt said arrangements had boon inado by which they wore kopt separate from the other prisoners. It would bo an well to draw tho attention of allthoso intoroctodin tho fancy droes ball at Otahuhu tomorrow night, teat as tho numbor cf tickets is limited, early application should bo made to oho of tho Ball Committee. The affair is certain to bo successful in a vory marked degree The Wybert Roovo Company concluded their soosDn at tho Oporu House last evoning, when Mr Rcovo took a bonefit in " Tho Millionaire." There was a i^ooii ottondance, and tho performance waa recoivod with vory flattering marks of npproval Tho Company proceeded South to-day by tho Kotomahana. Another case of having to "Bond to Wellington" has occurred. We callod atton lion BomedayE ago to the disgustingly filthy stato of tho closets at the Supreme Court, but up to dato nothing has boon done, to cleanse them. Wo find, however, that '■ a telegram has boon despatched to \\ oilington, asking that wator-cloeots should ropluco the earth cloaeta at prosont in uwo,"

Constable Gordon forwards to Inspector Thomson news »f the sudden death of Mr

Robert Scott, who has for tho la>t forty years been a settler at i'arua Bay. Dr. Sissons was attending the deceased about two years ago for heart disease, and it is believed that death resultod from that complaint. Mr Scott was 09 years of ago, and hailed from Scotland.

The ovidenco in tho Eden Torraco firo case, yesterday, showed that an undisturbed ransacking of the ruins took pluee tho morning after tho fire. Hud the police put a guard over tho ruins (tho absence or presence amongst which of remains of prisoner's stock was the turning question of the case), either the accused would novor have entered the dock, or the trial would have had a different ending.

Thomas Babb, a aottlor of Kaitnra, mot with a serious accident; the other day. He was riding homeward from Kaino in company with Messrs Wm. and Ueorge Dent, and when about four miles of the diatanco bad boon traversed, Babb'a horte stumbled, and threw ita rider rat.hor heavily. Ho now lies in a dangerous condition.

A bronze medal forwarded by the Royal Humane Society of Australasia is to bo publicly presented to Captain Leeman, of the ship Waitangi, on the return of His Worehip the Mayor from Sydney. Tho circumstances which have gained for Gap tain Locman this honour occurred at Napier. Ab the Waitangi boat was being towed out to the bay by the U.S.S. Co 'b Btoam launch Boojum against (ho full strength ot the flood tide, just past tho pier heads she suddenly capsized, throwing tho occupants into the eddies. Captain Leoman'? first attention was his third officer, Thomas Wilde, who was nearest him, and to whom ho handed an oar.' Then he made for his stewan', Alexander Stewart, who was sinking, and grasping him firmly, swam towards tho pilot boat, which had gone out to the rescue, and land d him safely. The other occupants of tho boat nil brought up at tho Iron Pot. Captain 1 eoman proved himself to be an export swimmer, and displayed great courago and cool ness, nnd ho well deserves the honour co gallantly won.

On Monday evening Mr Joeiah Martin delivered his instructive and interesting lecture entitled " Portions of Unwritten History," illustrated^wilh diagrams through a powerful lantern, to tho tnombcre of Sfc. John's Musical and I iterary Society. Tho lecturer was accordod a hearty vote of thanks at the close- of his lecture.

At tho Police Court to day, before Col, Lyon and Captain McDonald, George liuuBell, a youth, was charged with stealing three one-pound notes, two sovereign/1, and two half-sovereigns, the property of Goorgo Thornton. A remand was granted till Monday- Jatneß Wright pleaded not guilty to a charge of stealing a pointer dog, value £40. EvHenca was given to the effect that Mr Mclntyre went away to the East Coaft and left his dog in the possession of a s r ant girl] am°d Toonoy. 1h ) accu.=od and another man wore seen taking it away. Prisoner pleaded gu lty, but he was asked to take the dog away by the landlord of the Captain Coo'i Hotel, in tho neighbourhood of wbieh he had become n nuisance Hoaring subsequently that it belonged lo Mr Mclntyre he went to that gentleman, but was giveu into custody. The lionch t took this latter eircumalauce into con. | nidorat.ion, and lined the prisoner £5, or a month's imprisonment.

A telegram [received from Koilding today statoß that William Johnston^ who recontly arrivod thoro from Auckland, has beon^ crushed by a falling trco in the bush, and is not expectod to live The annual mission in connection with Mount Albort Woaicynn Churoh too'c P !;u;0 on Tuesday evening, Mr James Oroom in the chair, when interesting addresses wero delivered by Mr C Laws, student at tho 'I heological Institute, on " Tho .Necessity and Srcopo of Mission fcflbrt Throughout the World ;" by 1-iov. C. 11. Garland on "Ho no Missions in London," and by tho Rev. Alexander lioid on "Maori Missions." Tho mouting was a good ono, and tho collections wero about fifty per cent, move than last year. Tho sermons fast Sunday on boha'f of tho missions wore preached by Kov. C. H. Garland und Hey. Alexander lv id.

John Livesey, the commission agent who U charged with the perpetration of forgery, uas brought up at, the Police Court again to day. Mr Thoo. C»opor appeared, and e.:kl ho wished to inako a Btatemont. Uc uhduretood that tho pulico had vory proporly undertaken the prosecution* yesterday, ho believed, nomo reference was nmdo to hioi ii' connection' with thin caso by ono of tho counsels otignged, and some remarks had also fallen from ouo of the geritlomen on tho Bonch. It had been eaid that adjournments wero. too frequently granted to solicitors to suit thoir eonvomonco and enable them to ouin feoa in other courts, it was true that ho was cngagod in tho Supromo Court youtorday, but it was squally true that the adjournment wa; not a?ked for to suit his convenience. During tho whole poriod of his practice in this Court ho had never aeked for a remand to suit his own convonionco Ho must object to tho Uonch or solicitors prac tieing in tho Court making Btr.toinont? that were devoid of foundation. Tho romaud yostorduy was nob to suit the convenience of counsel tor the prosecution, and lio might say that ho had novor usod that court us a cutivonionco or sought to unfairly prejudice the other cido. Mr Whitcombe said thoro van nothing porsonal to Mr Coopor intonded in his romarks. Thoy wero mado generally, and ho Ktill considered that these frequent adjournments wore a groat tax on the justice, and woro unfair to Iho Bench, tho acouaod and tho public. Ho also referred to the fact that while tho Bench evon wero unaware whether a remand would bo granted, the cuuusol acting for tho prosecution had taken tho matter for granted, and could not evon furnUh tho name* of tho vvitneisos for tho prosocution. Mr Coopor was Rlad that tho remarks wero not intended to convey >uiy personal rclloction on him, and expressed the opinion that tho real secret of tlio block of business lay in the neglect of tho Uovornmont to appoint a stipendiary magistrate, and their custom of leaving these important cases to joticos. Sergeant Pratt said lie would bo proparcd to go on with tho cafe to-morrow, and a remand wan accordingly granted till tlion.

Tho master bnkors of Auckland aro arranging to colubrato their anniversary with a bull on tho ovening of tho 'J7th. The Soeioty has tnado good progress, and is now in a nourishing state.

A crowd of about a dozon larrikins paraded llubson street last evening, throw ing exploding lirewoiku about tho street.*, and into tho verandahs of some ot tho houses. Moro regular police ** 11 per vision poems to bo requirod in thin thoroughfare.

Tho inspection of tho Auckland Engineers and O Battery of Artillory took place lasl evening, Both companies mustered well. The 0 Battory wns undir command of Captain George and Lieutenant (Jilmour, tlio Enginoera unilor Mujor Anderson and Lieutenants Klmos and Ijovorago.

A very interesting mooting of St. David's Mutual Improvement Soeioty took plaoo in Iho .School nil m on Monday evening last, Mr Angus, Viix-I'iosident, in Iho chair, Tho subject for tho evening was "The temporal advantages of the Sabbath to tho working cUimou," by Mr (icorgn Smart. The paper was well received by tho auui cue-1.

I'atrick McAvory, n mm 7"> yenrs of ago, li:id his leg broken nnd hip dislocated by a full of oarth ul. tl-o Nownmrliot roliof works yostordny. Ho was taken to tlio Hospital.

Tlio centenary of tha publication of tho first oiition of tho pooina of Burns wan, 0:1 Saturday, 7th August, llllido tho occasion of v reinatliublo popular demonstration at KUmnrnock, Scotland. Tho day vn« hold us 11 holiday, and the weather wns favourable. Thouph no organised offort w:is made for tho decoration of t!iu town, lla^s and banner* were displayed on tho public buildings, bunting wn* etrotchod across tho principal streets, tsuvorni of tha houses woro fostooncdwith (lowers and evergreens,and at tho Cros" special interest was attracted to the promises in which (ho poom.s wero published by Mr John Wilson in tho first week in August, 17SC; A procession of Freemasons, Fred (iardonors, trndosmen, deputations from Burns Clubs', including Auckland (Now Zealand) and .Sydnoy, p-irnHod tho streets. A striking part of tho pageant consisted uf impersonations of characters from Burns':* poems. Tho pracossion marched t) Kny ['ark, whoo they gathered round a platform, the number <f peoplo present being oetimated at between liO.OOO and f>o,ooo Provost Sturrock, Chairman of tho Burns Federation, pro sided, and Dr. Storldnrt delivered on

address on tho advent of Burnt", which lie dufcriboil as ono of tho most mo mont-ju-" ovunU in I ho literary hUtory of Scotland A concort occupied tho noxt throe hours. Tho choir numborcd noarly a thousand voices, and tho instrumental music was supplied by tho band of tho Ith Battalion Scots Fusiliers and tho bojs of tho Caloionian Asylum. A banquet took p'.aco in tho Corporation Galleries in tho evoninjr. Provost Sturrock provided, and tho toast of the ovoning, " Tho Memory of Burns," was prjpo<od by Sheriff Hall in an oloquont speech.

At tho annual meeting of the Pitrnoll Lawn Tumiia Club, hold on tlic lawn, ycntoixlay afternoon, tlie following olllcur.s wuro elected for the ensuing year:—rrealdcnl, Mr Iluclc (re-plccted): hon. trcasurnr, Miss Mowbvay (it -elected): uuiiiinitUiu, Miss Jiurtaow, Mrs Uucjilliiiu. Jlisa C. Kempthonic. and Mis:i Whitnuy, unit Jtars, W. P. (ioodhuii, K. 1). S. Mitcit, .1. 11. Itueii. aiiilU. 11. WaliMile. The balauci-shcct showed a' credit balance in lumil of £S 12*. Tlio tluto of tlit'opening; of the lawn for the season is not quite llxcd.

Hcskoth, Aitkon, and Co. will cell by auction at, '2 p.in to-jr.o»rnw. on tho ground a lar^e double Uvv. lliiu; house fjr removal nearly new, aitua'e at tho corn, rot MontBKUU and Kast streote, Karanßahape.

James Mahon, grocor, in thanking his cubtomcru for jmst Nvour<\ bens to notify that ha-has r moved oppotito Hall ot Conitnoa'o, Great, North Road. mlisxm ho hopes, by strict attention to hußlncß", to mo-it tho patronage hitherto be&towed on lii ii.-|.Vuvt ]

Tho porformanco of tho popular temperunce cantata, "Tho Kcectie of Harry Gray," will takoplnce in St. Jaime's Hall on Friday, mxt, tho 15th Inst. Tho otionis will numbor ono nil' dred voices, nnd will bn under tho able leadership otMrJ. 11. Kdmondos. Tickus le.—A dvt.