The Daily Southern Cross.

Daily Southern Cross, Volume XXVI, Issue 3888, 7 February 1870, Page 3

The Daily Southern Cross.

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MONDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 1870,

It is very satisfactory to find that NewZealand affairs have at length excited that amount of public attention in England which their importance fairly deserves. Fortunately for the interests of justice and fair play, there is a large number of colonists at home who, regarding Earl Granville's recent despatch with feelings of alarm and indignation, have made energetic protest against the callous policy which it enunciates. The men -who have taken this action are neither obseui'e nor unknown. Scarcely a single name of those now in England who ia past times have been personally identified with colonial affairs is not to be found in the list. The Colonial Society has been awakened into fresh life, and an organisation under the leadership of Mr. Edward Wilson, formerly of the Melbourne Argxts, has sprung up outside of it, which" bids fair to bring the case of the colonies before the English Government in such a manner as to ensure that it will no longer be trifled with. At every one of the meetings held, the policy lately enunciated by Earl Granville has been emphatically condemned. The pith of the whole question, as affecting the colonies, was stated in a series of resolutions prepared by Mr. Westgarth, and laid before one of the meetings. Those asserted that, while the colonies are the source of great commercial and social advantage to the pax-ent country, and largely contribute to the greatness of the Empire ; on the other hand the rights of Imperial citizenship, Imperial supervision, influence, and example, and Imperial commerce and resources, promote all the best interests of the colonies. The resolutions further assert that the acquisition by the colonies of representative and responsible local government was never intended to weaken the connection with the parent State, but to strengthen it by the increased loyalty and contentment arising from a more suitable political condition. It is then admit tod that under this system it is equitable that the colonies should dch-iy their own charges. But hera a nio^t important reservation is made. It is only conceded that they should do so, " piovided " always that claims and respinisibili- " ties, if any, attaching to the pre- " ceding regime be first satisfactorily " disposed u of." It is contended that the case of New Zealand is subject to this proviso, the preceding regime having bequeathed to it a heritage of costly difficulties with the native question iv the Northern Island; and that the indiscriminate and immediate application of the new policy to that colony's special case, is a proceeding at once impolitic and unjust as towards a portion of the common empire, which threatens, if persisted in, to invoice its moat limited resources in serious financial difficulties. Finally, the late despatches of the Secretary of State on the New Zealand question, are declared to be most unsatisfactory, not only because they refuse aid to the colony, but leave it to be inferred that robbery and massacre in one part of the Queen's dominions -ire no concern of the eenti'al power. The fact that such resolutions as the foregoing have been proposed for discussion, and that the majority of the leading journals agree with the views thus expressed, affords a gratifying proof that a correct and sound public opinion is being formed in England on the colonial question. In every quarter, indeed, has this subject been discussed. Mr. Edward Wilson has done good service on behalf of the colonists in an able and exhaustive letter to the Times, which we published on Friday, and the leading journal is now fain to abandon its former position as a staunch upholder of Earl Granville's policy. It now admits " that a free people can always " afford to reconsider its policy } that " the question of Great Britain's vela- " tions with New Zealand is perfectly " open, and that there is nothing to " pi'event Lord Granville's decision " being hereafter revei'sed by the " country." This ia a most important concession. All that the colony demands is a fair consideration of the whole question, and that has never yet been given. Lord Granville, Px v ofessor Goldwin Smith, and other disciples of the Manchester school of politics, have long been laying such onerous conditions upon New Zealand as to render its position unbearable and a demand for separation inevitable. They have done this while carefully concealing the momentous questions which such a separation would involve. They have steadily kept before the British public the argument that the co onies were a continual source of heavy expense, but omitted to mention the great social and commercial advantages which they confer upon the parent State in affording fresh fields for enterprise, an outlet for superabundant population, and a market for manufactures. The prestige which Great Britain enjoys amongst the great powers of Europe as the possessor of so many young, vigorous, and nourishing dependencies, is an aspect of the case which they sneer at, as being so purely sentimental a 9 scarcely to merit consideration. The people who have tried to give practical j effect to those views are now fortunately j checked in their proceedings. Earl Gran- | ville's despatch opened the eyes of the British nation to a full appreciation of the consequences which must result from the selfish and short-sighted policy wnioh it promulgated. It was then scan that one Minister was trying to break up the Empire by forcing the colonies into separation, and that this

i was being done without either the concurrence of Parliament or an expression of the will of the British people. No wonder, on this discovery being made, that the indignation excited was both loud and deep, and the protests uttered energptic and determined. "We feel certain that the action already taken by our friends at home will, if properly supported in the colony, have the very best effects. There are already many powerful agencies at work in our favour. The Colonial Society has been stimulated to fresh efforts in the work of colonial reform by the energetic action of the new organisation of colonists xmder Mr. E. Wilson, and both parties appear determiued to bring their grievances before the Colonial Office and Parliament, with a view to obtain consideration and redress. It is probable that, at the proposed Colonial Conference to be held in London, the whole question of the relations existing between the mother country and the colonies will bethoroughly discussed, and a systematic course of action resolved upon. At presen fc however there seems to be a want of oncerted nurpose on the part of those who are trying to help our cause ; but the Conference -will afford an opportunity for combined action. In this matter the colonists have an imperative | duty to perform. It will not do merely to express general approval of the action taken by our friends in England. We must organise and act. A branch Society should be formed in New Zealand for the purpose of aiding the efforts of the Society at home. The special business of the local society would be to collect and send information to the body working in London ; to keep in constant communication with it, and, generally, to strengthen its hands. Let it be known in England that the Society there really does represent the colonists — that it receives their instructions and acts in their name. At present ifc is a selfconstituted body, obtaining information from a few people in the colonies, but lacking that weight which, as the authorised exponent of colonial views, it would otherwise possess. Fortunately, New Zealand will be excelleutly represented in all the proceedings which affect its interests, by Dr. Featherston and Mr. Dillon Bell. In many quarters ifc has been the fashion to sneer at the mission of those gentlemen as being utterly useless, but recent events have shown that their presence in England at the present juncture is a most desirable thing. The great change in public feeling, and the vigorous action taken by our friends at home, all point to the possibility of Earl Granville's policy towards New Zealand beung reversed. Our commissioners will therefore arrive at a most opportune moment, and thoir efforts may serve to secure to the colony that simple justice which ifc lias so long demanded in vain.

The report by the Inspector of Works in reference to the water supply for the city, which was seat to the Provincial Council on Friday by the Superintendent, deter mine? the question, so far as the Domain springs are concerned. We think it would be unwise to incur an outlay of between £6,000 and £7,000 to increase the present imperfect supply from the same source. The Ruperin- ; teudent, in his Message No. 9, enclosing Mr. Allright's report, does not recommend the appropriation of this sum, but remarks, " It seems to the Buperin- " tendent that some method of procuring "a sufficient water supply for the city (J must be adopted very soon." In this remark we entirely concui ; and we trust the Government will devote some little attention to the matter during the recess. It certainly is of more importance than many topics which have been forced on their attention, and which they have promised to attend to. The lives and oomforb of the large city population are involved in the settlement of this question j and the time has come for considering it once for all. There have been several water supply soliemes before the public for many years. The oldest is that with which Mr. Stewart is identified, namely, obtaining a supply from the Onehunga springs. The next in favour, and that which at one time appeared most likely to be adopted, was the Waitakere scheme, on which Mr. Wrigg reported ; bufc which was subsequently rejected in consequence of the leport of the late Engineer-in-Chief, Mr. Weaver. Then there was a third scheme, namely, that of obtaining a supply fioni the Northern springs, near Mr Motion's mill, which was promoted by Mr. Utting, and, if we recollect right, by the Messrs. Dalton also. We do not include Mr. Hobert Graham's or Mr. Header Wood's scheme, of draining the lake near St. John's College into Auckland, seeing that it could not be accomplished by gravitation, even were the water-supply sufficient and the quality good. Mr. W. Buekland had another scheme before the Council which, if it could be adopted, would certainly be the cheapest. We refer to his proposal to obtain the water supply from artesian wells. Mr. Buekland brought this question befoi'e the Provincial Council in a previous session, but could not obtain an appropriation of money to make the trial borings. If he is still of the same mind, perhaps the present Council might be better disposed to the plan ; and at all events, the immense saving which would ba effected by procuring a water supply for the city from artesian wells over any of the other schemes mentioned, would warrant the Council, we think, in authorising the Grovernmpnt to make the experiment. At all events, I there can be no doubt that a supply of pure water is required, for the prevalent sickness and mortality, especially amongst young children, is caused by the use of impure water.

The Right Rev. t>r. Cowie, Bishop of Auckland, took part in the service at St. Paul's Church yesterday forenoon ; and, in the evening, the Bishop held a confirmation, 23 candidates presenting themselves. The Venerable Archdeacon Lloyd, who leaves this forenoon on his way to England, preached his farewell sermon at St. Paul's yesterday forenoon. In the afternoon, an

address was presented to him by the teachers and scholars of St. Paul's School; and this forenoon, at ten o'clock, at the church, an address will be presented from the members of the congregation. The following gentlemen have been appointed trustees of the Auckland Savings Bank :— Messrs. Andrew Stewart, George Dacre, John Edson, Richard Hobbs, Benjamin Tonka, John Batger, Louis Arthur Nathan, William Stephen Cochrane, Henry Solomon Meyers, Thomas Henry Hall, and Robert Henry Stephenson. These appointments have been made in place of Messrs. R. Ridings, J. W. Bain, A. Clark, James Dilworth? J. Salmon, R. Patterson, T. Russell, . G. Graham, G. Webster, C. Petschler, and ; Alfred Buckland, whose names, according to the official notification, "have been removed from the list in consequence of death, nation, removal from the province, &c." Our Omaha correspondent says :—": — " There has been a 1 very pretty dispute here lately. A Mr. Dyer, in Durning off his land, accidentally set fire to the fern in a Maori cemetery. Very little damage was done, but nevertheless the Maoris, foremost amongst whom wag Te Kerei, came down upon the settler with a claim of £30 as utu. This the settler refused to pay, and the native then offered to compromise for £7, at which I believe the matter was arranged; and the wounded feelings of the natives were satisfied. Te Kerei, the principal man, ought to be well known to most of your readers, as the fellow who took such an interest in the fate of the prisoners who escaped from the Kawau." It is highly gratifying to find that a good understanding is rapidly growing up between the European settlers and natives of Taranaki. Our Taranaki correspondent's letter, which appears in another place, states that the natives are rendering every assistance in their power to those engaged in flax-dressing. Our correspondent "Pair Play" we think will, on consideration, see that a newspaper is not to be used as a public informer. If the "M.P.C." in question is himself a violator of the law, the police are the parties to look after the matter. The settling for the Auckland Annual Races takes place to-morrow evening at seven o'clock, at the City Club Hotel, not on Wednesday evening as has been erroneously stated. An inquest was held at the Mount Eden Stockade on Saturday afternoon, before C. F. Goldsbro', Esq.,M.D., on the body of John Douglass, a prisoner, who died of delirium tremens. A. report will be found elsewhere. A correspondent signing himself "Settlor" writes a letter requesting us to bring under the notice of the public the propriety of entertaining the rank and file of the 18th Royal Irish prior to their final departure from Auckland. Our correspondent says, "We must take care, in the mortification we experience at the conduct of the Home Government towards the colony, that we do not involve irresponsible and perfectly innocent people in the general condemnation. A finer corps than this young 18th Regiment exists nowhere in the world. They came amongst us mere youths, most of them, but they have matured into splendid soldiers, seasoned by the climate, strengthened in constitution and physique by the vicissitudes of colonial life, taught habits of self-reliance and industry by camp life in the bush. They have done good service for us, and would do it again if not restrained by Imperial orders. They have fought well in our cause in the field, they have been ever foremost in quarters in furthering every good work, and their general behaviour has been such as to gain the lasting esteem of the whole community. We cannot point to any body in the community, of equal numbers, that has produced so little crime, and it would be hard to point to any that has done so much m the cause of charity in proportion to its means. The fine band of the regiment "has aided in very many performances for public chanties, and the men of the regiment geneially have never gi udged their mite. Witness how they have beautified the cemeteries, and the places of worship. I daresay the officers will be well looked after, but what about the men V Are they not deserving of some recognition at our hands ? I think it would be a really appropriate act to get up a supper and entertainment for the lank and file — perhaps a little dancing, if not a grand ball. I would myself be prepared to subscribe my mite towards the affair, if some one better qualified will set the tiling in motion. " With the above suggestions we cordially agree, and we trust that they will be acted upon, The monthly parade of the Naval and Artillery Volunteers took place on Saturday afternoon at Fort Britomart. The members mustered about 40 strong, exclusive of officers, and were put through the big gun drill and small arms practice, in both of which they showed themselves tolerably proficient. ' The dull lasted about two hours, We have to acknowledge the receipt from Mes&rs. William Collins, Sons, and Co,, of samples of thoiv new School Atlases, ■vvhioh have been recently published by them from newly-oonstrueted engraved plates by J. Bartholomew, F.E.G.S,, and which for aoouraoy of geographical information and style of production, will be found equal if not superior to any hitherto published. The pnoes, we are informed, are in general about one-half of t any yet offered to the public, of the same sizes and containing the same num* ber of maps. The Neio Zealand Gazette of January 29 notifies that Mr. Fitzherbert's resignation of the office of Commissioner of Crown Lands has been accepted by the Governor on and from the 15th July next. Leave of absence, without salary, has been granted to him up to that date. It is notified that the following gentlemen Lave been duly elected by the affiliated Societies to be the three members of the Board of Governors of the New Zealand Institute, under the provisions of clause 7 of the Act, for the year 1870 : — His Honor T. B. Gillies, his Honor Mr. Justice Ward, Julius Haast, Esq., Ph.D., F.R.B. A notice in the New Zealand Gazette of the 29fch stateß that a reward of £5 will be paid by the Government on the apprehension of any dese>ter from her Majesty's naval forces while serving in New Zealand. This reward 19 in addition to that paid by the Admiralty ; and the most rigorous proceedings will be taken against any person enticing away, harbouring or concealing a deserter. A barman at Wagga Wagga endeavoured to do a sharp thing, and failed. A man had "chalked up 16s. 6d., and, after the lapse of some time, eanie to the house again. He called for two drinks, and gave £1 in payment. The barman impounded the 16s. 6d., from the change ; but an action was brought against him, and he was not only compelled to return the 16s 6d. but to pay 10s. besides in costs. The Thames Adoerth&r states that Messrs. Mackay and Grove are going in for a fair share of the provincial vote for educational purposes on the goldfiekls. Persons residing in wooden houses erected on piles cannot be too careful in either examining the basements, every night, or closing up all access to them. On Saturday morning, one of our citizens, on awaking, was almost stupified by a dense volume of smoke, and, on going below the house, to ascertain the cause, found that a heap of rubbish, old rags, &c, which had been allowed to remain there, was just on the point of bursting into flame. Evidently some fellow had encamped there for the night, and left the ashes of his pipe to smoulder amongst the inflammable material. Claims in the estate of J. M. French are to be sent to the trustees, at th-3 office of Mr. G. Turrell, before Wednesday next. At the Marylebone Police Court a greengrocer, living at Paddington, waa fined sa. for exposing for sale on Sunday, November 10, fruit and vegetables, in contravention of the Act of Charles the Second for the suppression j of Sunday trading. '

■The Shortland (Times of Saturday says, " We are informed that two individuals, who have frequently figured prominently in political movements, have invested in a large number of registration forms, which they hawk round the.- town properly filled in and • attested ; and ihey guarantee to place the name of any person (duly qualified) on the electoral roll for * the small sum of one shilling. Disinterested politicians 1 For their public spirit and forgetfulness of self they deserve some public recognition of their services. They are aware that some thousands of residents on this goldfield were disfranchised through an informality, last year ; and to make sure that such a thing does not occur again (and for the sake of the shillings), they have undertaken this great work." We have received a copy of " The Southland Almanac and Official and Commercial -Directory" for the present year, and which is well printed and contains a great deal of useful information. A meeting of the committee of the Auckland Rowing Club was held at the Royal Hotel, Official Bay, on Saturday evening last. The business of the meeting was to make the necessary arrangements for giving a supper to the Thames crew. It was finally arranged that the supper should take place this evening at Copland's Hotel, Queenstreet. Tickets may be procured from the secretary, Mr. Churton, or the treasurer, Mr. Isaacs, Fort-street. We understand that a leading firm in Auckland has received a telegram stating that the ship 'Matoaka' has turned up at home dismasted. The erection of extensive sale yards, with the usual conveniences, have been commenced in Durham-street West for Messrs. Carey, Grilles, Hunter, and Co., almost opposite their present place of business. We observe that Mr. Tom Kemp, the wellknown scenic artist, has arrived in Auckland, and is about to resume his profession. Mr. Kemps abilities as an artist must be too well known to need any special mention here. " Good wine," as the proverb says, "needs no bush." Yesterday several volumes of smoke were visible in the north and west, and in the aftei'noon an extensive conflagration broke out on the North Shore, opposite the Watch' man. On a casual visit which we paid to the Museum on Saturday, we perceived that the Curator has contrived to get most of the specimens into good order in spite of the small amount of accommodation. On Friday night, about 10 o'clock, a cab, which had been waiting for some passengers at the upper end of Symonds-street, came dashing down the road at a furious pace, clearing all before it, and finally came to grief near the junction of Wakefield-street, the driver having been first thrown off and. considerably injured. On Saturday afternoon a horse and dray bolted from Lower Queenstreet, and traversed the whole length of the thoroughfare until the steep hill pulled him up. The street was very much crowded at the time, and, owing to the manner in which the terrified horse rushed from one side to the other, it is quite miraculous that no one was hurt. Owing to the fact that the ball to the Fleet takes place in the Music Hall to-night, there will be no practice by the Choral Society. We perceive that the Flying Squadron Amateur Dramatic Club is to appear at the Prince of Wales Theatre this evening, in the burlesque of " Kenilworth. " They will be supported by Mr. and Mrs. Hall, Miss Laura Wiseman, and the company. It is announced that a meeting will be held on Saturday, the 12th instant nt one o'clock precisely, at the Thistle Hoti , ,/jueenstreet, for the purpose of taking into consideration the advisability of forming a Road Board in the district of Titirangi, Muddy Creek. We understand that it is in contemplation by a few gentlemeu to hold a preliminary meeting for the purpose of taking steps for tlie formation of a Protection League and the agitation of the question of protection to native industries. The rowing match between the Thames Naval Volunteers and the Auckland Naval Volunteers, which was fixed for Saturday afternoon, did not come off ; and we understand that the arrangements which were made have fallen through, and that the match consequently will not take place. While the s.a. ' Lord Asliley' was lying in Wellington harbour, previous to her passage down, a child playing on the gangway of a steamer lying alongside the wharf there slipped and fell into the water. Mr. Austin, the third officer of the s.s. * Lord Ashley,' at once sprang overboard, and at the risk of his life succeeded in saving the child. A testimonial, subscribed for by the passengers and officers, ■yteis presented to him, at the offices of Messrs. Bright Brothers and Co., by Mr, Danson and Mr. Barr. The testimonial con. sists of a very powerful field glaaa and a silver pencil-case, the former of \vhioh bears the following inscription i — "Presented by the passengers and offloers of the s.s. 'Lord Ashley,' to Mr. Austin, third officer, as a mark of their appreciation of his gallantry in rescuing a child from drowning, in Welling ton harbour. " The shareholders in the Hazolbank Goldmining Company will meet on the 21st instant. Unpaid calls in the Bachelors' Goldmining Company, after the 10th, are to be placecfinthe hands of a solicitor for recovery. A call of Is. has been made in the Hazelbank. A man named George Quinlan died a horrible death at Sydney the other day. [ According to the evidence of his wife he had been in the habib ever since they had been married — a period of eleven months — of drinking a pint and a-half of brandy daily. Latterly, however, he had been seized with the ' ' horrors, " and lived a whole fortnight on brandy alone. Ultimately he died from exhaustion while in a state of intoxication. Mr. Gale, the Sydney aeronaut, has made another balloon ascent. Mr. Gale says that when he reached an altitude of about a mile and a quarter, though he did not appear more than half the height from Sydney, he found himself in a current of air that would have earned him to sea, and, to avoid that possibility, he opened the valve and allowed some gas to escape. He then descended to a calm atmosphere, in which for a time he appeared stationary. A further discharge of gas brought the balloon into the ordinary sea breeze, and so diminished its own buoyancy that it soon came to the earth, and rather quicker than was desirable. Mr. Gale contemplates another ascent next week. A meeting of the Auckland Garrick Club will be held this evening, at 8 o'clock, at the British Hotel, for the purpose of electing new members and selecting pieces for the first performance, which will be given in aid ot the Auckland Hospital Library. We give elsewhere a report of the proI ceedings on Saturday last at the presentai tion of an address to the Venerable Archdeacon Lloyd by the superintendent, teachers, and scholars of Sfc. Paul's Sunday-school. The "handles" to the names of the women doctors and preachers in America are painfully clumsy. Thus we have Mrs. Dr. j Charlotte Lozier, and Miss Dr. Antoinette Blackwell. We have Miss Piev. Olympia Brown, and Rev. Dr. Mrs. Lulu Johnson. If "Miss" Rev. Brown should get married she would, of course, become "Mrs. Rev. ;" and if some college should make her a Doctor of Divinity, she would become " Miss Rev. Dr." or "Rev. Miss Dr.," or "Dr. Mis? Rev. j" and if she should then attain to the supreme dignity of LL.D., she would then become Rev. Dr. Mrs. Olympia Brown (Smith?), LL.D. But all those forma are offensive to taste, as well as to the optic and aural nerves. Some of the female physician* call themselves "Doctresses," but that U a vile word. The whole subject is tantalising to our intellect, and we can only recommena it for discussion to the next meeting of the Women's Club.— New York Time*.

A young tronum in Chicago, who lost her speech by a severe cold, had twenty offers of ' marriage in one week. It is a good sign to see a man do an act of charity — a bad «ign to see him boast of it. It i« a good sign to see a man wipe the perspiration from hi» brow — bad to see him -wipe his lips as he comes out of a cellar. It is a > good sign to see a man advertising in the ■paper— bad to see the Sheriff advertising for biTn. It is a good sign to see a woman dressed with taste and neatness — bad to see her husband sued for finery. "We announce," says the London Athenceum, " with pleasure, the last performance this evening of the burlesque, ' Joan of Arc.' We congratulate clever actors that their humiliation has ceased. We regret that the English stage has been disgraced by ridiculing the sublimest woman that ever wore human form." The Empress Eugenie has invented a toilet car, whereon her whole dress may be changed without inconvenience or loss of time. Thus, on her arrival in Lyons, after having passed by the last station in a plain travelling costume of a little back straw hat and wreath of flowers, a tight black tunic, and dark blue skirt, she appeared at the gate of Lyons, where the authorities were waiting to see her, in a magnificent court dress, of sea-green satin, with a long train of the same fastened on each shoulder with a dark-red rose ; a splendid pearl necklace clasped with rubies, and a coiffure of water lilies and ruby studs, to the immense adnri« ration of the bourgeois of the place, who felt the compliment, and acknowledged it accordingly. "Biddy," said a lady to her servant, "I wish you would step over and see how old Mrs. Jones is this morning." In a few minutes Biddy returned with the information that Mrs. Jones was just 72 years, seven months, and two days old, | The standard phrase of Toronto loyalty to* Prince Arthur was the invocation of a blessing "for his good mother's sake." A young woman wanted to kiss him "for his mother," but when informed by one of the sixite that she might do it for his own sake, she indignantly declined. The French are a cheerful race, and find a joke in things where no other people would think of looking for one. A short time since a steamboat explosion on the Lower Mississippi blew a Frenchman's better half into the bushes, whereupon the bereaved husband, when he heard of the disaster, exclaimed, " Farewell, my much e-steam-ed wife." A fair correspondent, in common with the generality of her sex, has a confirmed habit of underscoring her letters. We were not in the least surprised to see her the other day make a dash across the street. — Fun.