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Auckland Star, Volume XIX, Issue 156, 3 July 1888, Page 4

The death is announced of Mr W. F. Pearson, M.H.R. for Ashley, Canterbury, which took place this morning. Mr Pearson was a member of the previous as well as the present Parliament, and, though personally extremely popular with his fellow members, did 'not cut a very prominent figure in the House, being bub a poor speaker. A pleasant, well-intentioned man, however, and a good local representative, his comparatively early demise will be sincerely regretted in Parliament and throughout Canterbury. It is probable that the Premier will more the adjournment of the House this afternoon out of respacfc for his memory.

The presentation to Past Grand Master Brother John deal of his past' officer's regalia was the occasion of a most enjoyable supper and social, in connection with the Loyal Pioneer Lodge of the National.lnde-. pendent Order of Oddfellows, last evening ab the rooms cf Mr Thos. McEwen ire Queen-street. Fifty brethren and visitqrs did ample justice to the excellent repast provided by the caterer, after which tha following toasts were duly honoured:-— "The Queen and Royal Family," "The Executive of the N.1.0.0.F.," "The Auckland District," "The Loyal Pioneer Lodge," " Sister Lodges," and " Kindred Societies." The lafcter toast was responded to by Mr Fred Christmas, of the Ancient Order of Foresters. "Our Secretary, Bro. C. B. Thome," •was proposed by Mr Fred Christmas; "Our' Chairman," N.G. Bro. Young; "Vice - Chairman," Bro. H. Cuthbert; and " Our Host" was proposed by Bro. Young. Songs were also rendered by Bro. Thomas Hirst, Bro. R. Young, Bro. James Sutcliife, Visitor W. Grace, Bro. Prestojo, Bro. W. Walsh, Bro. Richardson, Visitor O'Hare, Visitor Mr F. Christmas, Bro. Thome, Visitor Mr Winter, Bro. Jackson, Visitor Mr Catty. The festivities were maintained until midnight.

Acoording to a return prepared byM? Wood, manager of the Wellington Woollen Company, and read at the annual meeting of the shareholders, the export of woollen goods from New Zealand to Australia in 1886 was £10,997, and in 1887 £15,760, showing an increase of £4,763, the distribution being as follows :—Woollens: New South Wales—lßß6, £6,507; 1887, £9,853; Victoria—lßß6, £2,193; 1887, £2,693; Tasmania—lßß6, £1,269 ; 1887, £493 } Queensland—lßß6, £128; 1887, £1,767.

A man named John Webb was charged at the Police Court this morning with having deserted his wife Annie Webb, at Cambridge. Prisoner said that he had been gumdigging at Dairy Flat for some time past, and that his tent and tools were up there now. Mr Broham applied for a remand for a week, as the man had only been arrested from the description in the Gazette. His Worship remarked that he was reluctant to send the man to gaoL Webb's son was in Court and signified thai) he was willing bo go bail. The remand was accordingly granted, bail being fixed at £10.

The amount of Customs revenue collected at tho four principal centres in June last was: — Auckland, £18,262; Wellington, £15,756; Lyttelton, £10,460; Dunedin, £15,410. For the corresponding month last year the amounts were: Auckland, £17,139; Wellington, £14.151; Lyttelton, £10,779i:Dunedin,-£17;833; The beer duty, was last month : Auckland, £745; Christchurch, £779; Wellington, £402; Dunedin, £1,399. For the corresponding month last year the amounts were : Auckland, £811; Wellington, £393 ; ChrUtchurch, £717; Dunedin, £701. The Customs revenue for the past three months reached a total of about £324,000, which is £11,500 over the estimate. The beer duty for the quarter amounts to £12,342, which is. £400 less than the estimate.

Mr Wm. Archd. Murray, of Piako, has written to the Colonial Secretary suggesting that the Hon. W. Gisborne should be appointed Agent-General for this colony in London. Of that gentleman Mr Murray says :—"I understand that he enjoys a pension of £600 or £700 a year, and I believe that for £300 or £400 a, year more he would undertake the duties of AgentGeneral. From his long and intimate acquaintance with New Zealand, his knowledge of its business, his intellect-.*! culture, the high social standing which ti!» Gisbornes long held, his courtesy and fate devotion to New Zealand, all point to him as, under the circumstances, suited for the position of Agent-General."

The skating rinks in the city and suburbs were all well attended last evening, "ieb another rink will be opened this evening in St. Benedict's Hall. It will be called the Caledonian Skating Rink.

The soiree in connection with the arm!' versary of the .Newton Congregation*! Church will be held ab 6.30 thia evening. After tea there will b«. ft public mwting,

_^*^ __ U . was engaged ,« & BaWl f f c i taking cvito vested a"f o o n_n i„ the charges en»» 5 against 111 l^ m T he cha rge was I*?? alias Stewart. IJ» th |ff a val •SSSSffiL* sS Sergeant rSiily H-ri__ Prosecution, and *t t! wn^-S_reSSr the defence. *Sti Nap craP? am* pave evidence, rJ^*ffi_s?lK Bridge* hie!Sdioyes,te SLsee 0 f the hotel, P? b «ife °tthej She deposed to rodie, ,ltß exaffl ined. She «j^ **£■She sorted the «» d the gs?3Bsstr-2g f,nexfcW aßfo,;*7Jheaue was signed by h .£. The 3r 21 the 4th cheque was |»y>''/f ° which were th^ «nf°twe n^hich. the money , d the drawer in Ithade vi)b thrown on tne __ _ higeL been broken open at *«n25*K Worship adjtNSer ting of the case of our police of Detective yesterday, th »J f Noble who W??S named Stocldarb, #*£*S Naval and Family i clear. Mention was ,va3 " nSdKitchen in connection ofam?Soaldhavebeenexplamed warre- „o charge against Kitchen. thr.!i& in Noble's com-. getEthen the detective took j it o custody- fcheAuck , and 'ffotrhffintheClub-rooni eU',i; evening. The report and Hot^ SMS-year was taken, ice-9l. ee• nnfdfin for the ensuing kbeelS oa?S^3 :-Arch Druid, 1 rm]i_- ul V A.D.,8r0. Hunter : R-T>Sttace(e-eiected);Trea-■m^TmM-, Arch Bards, r'fs£tdtS dß.l)eßerg ; ■pW, B r»her and Miller; Li .IT; Rrn I'arant; V.G., Bycroft, W. Moor 9; Trustee ,w Editors, STid Beid = •l^fledSian,Bro.Mace; jM t ) Bro.Keea,i Jennings . lte BeOTt n yr' Coom District Presi»i UIgS%Sely delivered the Br.°* W r« P to the newly-elected M°VS?he rfnaction^f other a anflaftor=the jwng adjourne d. Ses place on Monday next. L Heinrich Joaflhin Harder, store"fieno, and Edward YUnte _1 have filed petitions to be 2 White's liabilities are £.6 15s ,of which £86 Is is secured, and the It assets are valued at £5. nr Whangarei correspondent writes: f visit of * Major vYalmsley and Mr nelto the North in search of suitable sesiorlndianCaviuryrsvealedthesad tthatwehavevery m horses suitable for purpose. Thenorthernsettlershavebeen L too much' attention to the breeding light Wood stock, instead of good subintial animals such as is retjuired for the sbht-carrying pnrptes, but it will now itothelrtabinteteste to breed a heavier ass oi animals if a matket Con ba assured rthem. . . ~.;.;;..■; Tie attempts of.the -tynch nation to —Jonke the Middle,lsland will doubtless ib fresh in the memory of all early were, am they, and their descendants vUI be interested to learn that an lutotic account of the proceedings are lublishedin the current issue of " The New Zealand Family Friend" of the, fth insb. Under tha- title.of "The Eariyi Settleneo. of New Zealand/ Mr,J Seffern i_- succeeded, in collating a icomprelenstve history, ;hia notes extending over i period of thirty years, and in Chapter XII. gi-iphic description is given of the French chemra j as. far back As 1838, when the -antoßordelaise Company, formed with a mof French settlement in JTew Zealand, aid claim to;some 30,000 acres at Bank's Peninsula, Canterbury. The landing of the tach immigrants a. Akaroa under the opposition that their nation had acquired ie territory is then dealt with, and commentary reference made to the English ill French coffimandtas.of the ihen-o-war iHkat time in harbour for their diplomacy ! irider trying circu_t|stfiDces. Details are w given of the final settlement of the W claims, e,nd of the relief experienced m news arrived of the termination of negotiations. The chapter, of which the above is merely a brief outline, is recomm& to the careful perusal of all inter-fwwnist^-indjwe may here mention tardy that "Tha: New Zealand Family ™d isup to the usual high standard ™«cc We, the desire of the proprietary «"*■ being to provide a first-class S wM* £or all "lasses at a nomial par The "Jrierid" may be obtained toagUny ? f Renews agent or bookwis throughout the Canterbury district. ofci b! eeMH tMI Company had an--217 h°m la3fc nigflt> when an entire 2JM programme was presented. The ST! tiPon a very pretty drawinglteT^? c*e* Painted by Mr Thorni!_ imo &^. other innovations a O °lewa31 ewa3 tho introduction of Miss taE?iu c leuionßfcrat'ionß of satisSSnx by,thoaudience» Represent it ffSfi *°:n,ght, and we hope that Idtß-tvea. * that Patronage-it so well leal^'y feting of the Progressiv6 ( »*";^ «i llobson's Rooms last «««£\ • esid T enb (Mr T- Wes*) * WL, • ••* U was that "* iaS^^Sotthb League be 6Wa schoolroom. Several k tCSw 6 ?. oniinatcd.ed. The subject *l 8^ 80U88ion " SociaUsm," jite^^by Mr Montague, and was fluence of the Press" M/ ****iE bV, nl roduced next week. •ttj^f* deliver the .opening fee^^„?«^the Rev. George S hwSL Caß," lbalß of Polynesia" S-^tHpMl'? evening >WH ocfc k ™ .^e. Pitt-street Hwfiffl&iJ? 1 *? e A«Btralasi a n fe«vfflS Mli5 1,1S 5,,» alarge gather S^nK'^v,? 10^ « a man of ?■*«-_&? d h'B Bfcorieß of Peril l^&ES^ knowledges with &"*^SS ?° a-\ tionß in aid of the JjWSSh? the, child renofthe L^ViSi 01' "others on Friday '^tt&ll?^ London Dairy &'Mrs?£^and supply 0 f S!^tev Wo°dß ' ba S small C! Mts Donald i ; 3 bags small > and ffJS cale • Sri Im 6 oran J Mrs ■ 5 b ' oak ."■■l-a:a ;■;. ;.;;'■■ •■ •

The final practice of " Elijah " at the Choral Hall last night was very successful. A severe cold having prevented Mr Edward Harker from taking his part, Mr Hoskings sang the tenor solos last night, and this evening will sing all the parts allotted to Mr Harker.

The s.s. Richmond arrived this morning from the Islands. She brings a fine cargo of island produce and a large number of passengers amongst whom are the wife and family of His Excellency Mons. Lacascade, the Governor of Tahibi, who are en route for Paris via Sydney, Mots. De Nays Candau, Marchal, Tournois, and Gardel, officers belonging bo bhe French forces in Tahibi and Captain Thomas Mibchell and crew of bhe condemned ship Shannon.

We regret to announce the somewhat unexpected demise of Mr* J. T. Henshaw, an old resident .of Onehuiga. The deceased, who was about 47 years of age, was the son of the late Quarter-master J. Henshaw of the 65th Regiment, »nd wa? himself a soldier, having served ft the Crimea as an ensign of the Rifle Brigade. He subsequently emigrated to New Zealand and became a'member of the Otago gold escort on the outbreak of hostilities with the natives he joined Yon Tempsky'siangersand was subsequently attached to Whibmore's force at Wanganui, and duringthe service received a wound for which he has since been in receipt of a small pension- Latterly Mr Henshaw has resided it Onehunga, where he was at one time a member of the Local Borough Council, and afterwards held the post of Inspector of Nuisance. For some time prior to his death he acted a3 Stab correspondent in that district.

Attention is requested to the payment of water rates due on the3oth of last month, unless the amount be paid within a few days the turncock will proceed to cutoff supply. The feo for turning on is 10s, and the penalty for giving vrtter to persons not paying the rates, or receiving water from persons paying, is a fine&ot exceeding £20.

The fortnightly meeting of the Mount Eden Methodist Literary and Debating Socieby was held on Friday evening- lasb, when there was a debate, subject, '* Ought Vaccinabion to be Compulsory *." Mr W. Freeman opened in the affirmative, and Mr Roberts book the negative. Various authorities were quoted in favour of and agaifcti vaccination, and the subject was furthfit discussed by several members present. 14' W. Freeman moved, "That this meetitij believes vac cination beneficial and ougt to bo compulsory." Mr Roberts movd as an amendmenb, "That it is tho opiion of those present that vaccinabion iaiob beneficial and ought nob to be coinplsory." The amendment was carried.

Last Wednesday night t. house of Mr Thomas Low, at Waiuku Est, was burned down. The chimney, wait was built of wood and sbone, caught limnd spread to the house. The building la wood, and was totally destroyed in abet half-an-hour. It was uninsured. Most ctho furniture was saved.

General Boulanger, actrding to tho London "Time*','' has takethe red pink as his emblem, in imibabiotof Napoleon's choice of bhe violet as his eblem. There is now a Boulangist and anabi-Boulangisb side of the road in Paris, anthe police are accused of taking the sic of the Boulangists.' Fights are of daioccuirence in the streets between the adents of the quartia Latin and •tho Boulfeist mob.

The members of the Nefcon Excelsior Band of Hope meb for theiasual meeting last night in the echoolrop, Edinburghstreet, Mr Harrison Rotliham acted as chairman. An interestingjpgramme consisting of readings, recitatis and musical selections was gone througln a creditable manner.

Special announcement. The renowned boob providers, Messrs R. Jnnah and Co., of bhe Cash Boob Palace, jvc pleasure in informing all whom ib m|concern bhab, owing to their having on |d an immense stock of boobs and ehoesLa variety of shapes and fibbings, the have special facilities for suiting comforjtly narrow and awkward feeb. Every atiition shown by trained assistants. A tjil respectfully solicited.—-[Advt.] In connection with theijrecently established and increasing jibring trade, Smith and Cuughey empj a first-class cutter, and guarantee allsbhing made to order thoroughly shrunk, isllfinished, and a satisfactory fit. Suits of h^now popular and excellent Onehunga twid, to measure, at 455, 52s 6d and 59s 6d.-|_-)VT.)