The Dialy Southern CrosS.

Daily Southern Cross, Volume XXVI, Issue 4002, 20 June 1870, Page 3

The Dialy Southern CrosS.

LTJCEO, NOlf TJKO. If 1 hive extinguished, yet there rise A thousand beacons from the spark I bore.

MOKDA V, JUJs T E 20, 1870.

The project of federating all the provinces of British North America does not appear to prosper. The maritime province of Newfoundland does not like the idea of being absorbed by Canada, any more than the "Winnipeg nation on the Red Biver. It would appear, from our recent exchanges, that advances had been made by the Newfoundland Grovernment to the Dominion Grovernment ; and the speech from the Throne, in the Newfoundland Legislature, contained the expression that " it was quite clear that " current opinions and events hod set in " strongly towards union with Canada ;" | the Lieutenant-Governor also expressed " the hope that nothing would occur to ''divert Newfoundland from gliding " onward, and that the advances "already made might be continued "until the colony joined the " Dominion." The Island - Legislature, however, consists of twenty-one member* who object to Newfoundland becoming a province of the Dominion, whilst the Unionists number eight. The consequence was a resort to a rather irregular proceeding on the part of the majority, which brought the Lieu tenantGovernor and the Legislature into collision. The House directly passed a vote of want of confidence in. the Grovernment, without the formality of adopting an address ; and still further violated constitutional usage by nominating the person whom the Queen's representative was to "send for" to form a Government. As might be expected, this proceeding was I'esented by the Lieutenant-Governor. He sent a message to the House, expressing his regret "that, without any sufficient " cause assigned, the House should have "departed from the usual course, by " superseding the motion to prepare an "answer to the speech, and also ex- " pressed regret at the adoption of the " unconstitutional course of naming to " him the member for whom he was to "send to form a new Administration." The reply to this message was a resolution disclaiming any intention of a desire to aot discourteously, and " stating that its action had been, "founded on precedent." It is natural for men who feel strongly on any great political question to aot with decision ; and this appears to have been the case with the rough but independent colonists of New- j foundland. The importance of this island colony to the English nation can--not be over-estimated, as well for its geographical position ' as from its valuable fisheries, and being a nursery for seamen for its mercantile marine. Any policy, therefore," which would tend to alienate the Newfoundlanders from England, ought not to be pursued; I but we fear that the statesmen who ( nqw guide the destinies of the Kmpire 1, -will "care very littld for such trifling | considerations as these; and we should J not be surprised if, in order to escape,^ the hard fate of political annihilation, liy becoming an appanage of" the unitedl; -proviiicesof Canada, under theDominibn j Govern tnen t- " r Newfoithdian'd will' seek', ah asylum r ti]ide'r u t,he"flag<of the United" States. "If "the „,W"ft&nhigfeon> }(Q6vern#» ment possessed Newfoundland they

i would rave the control of the Atlantic 1 seaboard from the St. Lawrence to the Gulf of Mexico ; and there can be no I'eason whatever ,to doubt the readiness of the Federal statesmen to favour the growing wish for annexation to the United States,' 6n the part of a large section of the inhabitants. The colony of Nova Scotia, the wealthiest and most prosperous of the maritime colonies of British North America, has most unmistakably declared its preference for the United States, although a majority of the Legislature carried the measure for joining the Dominion. And this feeling is natural. If it is to be thrown off by the Parent State, and its free Constitution and legislative independence are to be surrendered at all, it is not to be wondered at that the people should prefer joining their fortunes to a great and growing nation, rather than to a nondescript community, which is in a state of transition from dependence to independence ; whose destiny cannot be foreseen, but whose prospects are not altogether without a cloud. The same difficulties do not appear to exist in regard to Prince Edward's Island. The terms offered by the Dominion Government are liberal in the extreme ; and considering its contiguity to the mainland, and its want of strength to stand alone, the best policy for that colony to pursue is to cast in its lot with the Dominion Government, including as it does Nova Scotia and JSTew Brunswick. These terms include payment of ! all executive and judicial salaries, customs, militia, and protection of the fish.- | cries ; regular steam communication be- i tween the island and the Dominion, in connection with the International Hailway ; the assumption of the public debt, and a capitation allowance for local purposes. The Dominion Government have likewise taken into consideration the circumstance that the waste lands have been granted by the Crown, in large blocks, to absentees, and that settlement is thereby retarded (onethird of the island being a waste) ;—; — they have in consequence adopted a Minute in Council, from which we extract the following : — Thab, in the event of the island becoming part of the Union, the Government of the Dominion will endeavour to secure for the island from the Imperial Government fair compensation for the loss of Crown lands. Should, the Dominion Government fail in their efforts to secure such compensation, they will undertake to raise by loan, guaranteed by the Imperial Government, or upon their own. securities, should such guarantee be refused, eight hundred thousand dollars, and pay the same to the Island Government as a compensation for the loss of such Crown lands ; this sum to be in addition to other sums mentioned in the preceding proposals. That the Dominion Government will also use their influence to secure such legislation as will enable the Government of the island to purchase the land now held in large blocks upon terms just and equitable to all parties concerned. .Recent explanations in the Imperial Parliament establish the fact that the Dominion Government need not look for any help, in the way indicated ; and therefore their own good intention must be put to the proof\ Considering the efforts made by the Dominion to promote emigration from the United Kingdom, we have no reason to suppose that the hope held out to the Prince Edwaid's Islanders is a delusive one. The most liberal land la ,vs have been passed, and Ontario (formerly Canada West) has sent a Commissioner to England, with instructions to make the advantages held out by i hat country for settlement known to all classes. Already these measures are bearing fruit. The Secretary of State for the Colonies told a deputation that Ontario was the only colony in which waste land of the Crown was available for settlement on a large scale. This statement has had great influence on those who are engaged promoting emigration, as a relief from the pressure upon the labour market in England, and has thrown a damper on emigration to the Australian colonies, where the institution of < Constitutional Government was almost immediately followed by the partition of the public estate amongsfe the handful of people who then happened to have the good fortune to be located in these countries. Ib is not so with the Western Canadians, There, they value men and women more than waste acres or large tei ritorial possessions ; and here we must imitate their policy if we hope to progress.

A correspondent signing himself "An Anti-Shouter" forwards us an account of 1 the meeting recently held at Hamilton for the formation of an Anti-Shouting Society. Over 40 members were enrolled. The letter will be found in another column. On the arrival of his Excellency the Governor afc Wellington, the conveyance provided was neither more nor less than Howard's " City 'Bus," at which his Excellency looked pretty hard before he entered it! The Post says that whoever had charge of the reception arrangements did not manage them very well. The Wellington people somehow always manage to bungle these things, however clever they may be when self-interest is involved. To-day a sitting of the Revision Court will be held to consider the objections against ths claimants in the Mangonui electoral district, and alao to receive amended descriptions of claims in Newton, Parnell, Auckland City West, Auckland City Ea&t, and other electoral districts. Messrs, James Dilworfch and J, M. Darga, ville, J.P.s,, were the presiding magistrates at the Police Court, on Saturday last. Two drunkards w6re fined in the usual manner. John Johnston was sentenced to one month's imprisonment for larceny. Edward Turner was sent to gaol for vagrancy. Francis Williams was sent to gaol for six months for stealing money and ptoperty to the value of £\O. We have seest an excellent specimen of aurif erouß quartz'whicb was found in a creek at Matakana, and ha 3 been brought to Auckland to be tested. The p.s. 'Williams,' on the occasion of the Masonic ball at the Thames, will i3sue return tickets' at single- fares, a boon which no doubt many of our brethren of the mystic tie will endeavour to javail 'themselves of, Thomas White, Alfred G-eoi-ge Howard, John- White, and Benjamin Hill nave applied to pass their last examination upon the 30th -instant. j-i Mr., John Mowbray has become. -trustee in the estate Of Thomas White,' :of' j?arnell. j Mr. Thomas" Macffarkne Tiasbe~cometrustee in the estate of William' Jatnes. of ShortlandJ- i On Thursday James ;KicerMorgan 3 of Shorifcknd, will Apply for u the complete execution 1 of a" r 'Seed of arrangement between him and his--' creditors,

I It will be seen, by the letter of our special correspondent at Wellington, that Mr. Swan has tabled, a motion respecting the recent importation of South Sea Islanders, by the schooner * Lulu. ' A special meeting of the members of the Rifle Volunteer Battalion will be held on the evening of Tuesday next, at seven o'clock, for the purpose of considering the new rules and regulations of the battalion. We take the following, relating to the 18th R. 1., from a late English paper :—"lBth: — "18th Foot. — Major and Brevet-Lieutenant-Colonel Frederick B. Tritton, from half-pay, late Depdt Battalion, to be major, vice William .Edward Wallace, who retires upon temporary half-pay ; Captain Edward Langford Dillon to be major, by purchase, vice Brevet Lieu-tenant-Colonel F. B. Tritton, who retires ; Lieutenant Edward Ashurst Marsland to be captain, by purchase, vice Dillon; Ensign Edward Hemery Le Breton to be lieutenant by purchase, vice Marsland ; 'Lieutenant Charles Orchard Cornish to be adjutant, vice Lieutenant A. J. A. Jackson, who resigns that appointment." During a sham fight at Plymouth, the 57th Regiment took a number of Fusilier prisoners, and captured a gun. The prisoners, in order to escape, charged bayonets, and fired in the enemy's face. One man was shot in the chin ; another had his medal shot off his breast ; and a private of the 57th had his left eye destroyed and the side of his face seriously injured by the accidental discharge of a rifle. The Echo, a Dunedin paper, says : — "Mr. Kissling, an Auckland gentleman, has been, we are informed, appointed to the office of Registrar of the Supreme Court at Dunedin. " j The Dunedin Evening Star, however, says :—" We are given to understand that the appointment of Registrar of the Supreme Court at Dunedin has been conferred on a member of the Civil Service. It is said that the appointment has been made in this manner with a view to economy, the gentleman appointed being already in the Government service, but not a solicitor. This information is rather startling, inasmuch as it was understood that the appointment would be conferred upon a local provincial candidate — in fact, upon a well-known member of the legal profession in Dunedin." On the evening of Thursday next a musical and dramatic entertainment will be given in the Prince of Wales Theatre in aid of the A.R.V. band fund. A varied entertainment is promised, interspersed with music and several dramatic pieces. Considering the object to which the proceeds are to be devoted, we hope a good attendance will reward the efforts of the promoters. An entertainment is announced to be givennext Thursday evening in the Symondsstreet Music Hall, in aid of a fund for the erection of a parish school-house, in connection with the Church of St. Sepulchre. We believe that a considerable number of the clergy and their friends are expected to be present, and her Excellency Lady Bowen has been invited. A most attractive novelty is to be introduced in the shape of a real " judge and jury" — the trial of Bai'dell versus Pickwick, with characters by amateurs. We trust to see a full house on the occasion. A ratepayer of the Mount Wellington Highway District sends the following : — "Allow me through the medium of your paper to draw the attention of the Mount Wellington Road Board Trustees to the bad state of the road from the Tamaki Bridge, through the settlement of Pauniure. A. few loads o£ gravel at the present time would put the road in repair, but if allowed to remain much longer in its present state it will be almost impassable. " The promoters of the Midnight Goldmining Company are to meet on Tuesday evening at half-past seven o'clock, in the Star Hotel, Albert-streer. An extraordinary general meeting of the shareholders of the Macdonald Q-oldmining Company is advertised to be held an July 7th, at three p.m , at the company's office. Those having claims against the Auckland Uonsolidated (roldmining Company are required to send them in to Mr. Lusk; solicitor, on or before the 30 bh instant, as the company is in liquidation. Mr. and Mrs. George Darrell were passengers on Saturday Jast for the South, per the 3.5, 'Taranaki.' This morning the two individuals charged with being concerned in the extensive robberies from the stores of Messrs. Winks iind Hall and Mr. Probert, Shortland-street, will be brought up at the Police Court, being bhe day to which thsy were remanded. There is every likelihood that the case, if *one into, will occupy the greater portion of the day. Yesteiday evening the Rev. Warlow Davies, M.A., delivered his eighth lecture upon the "Early Christian Church," in the Albert-street Congregational Chapel. There was a numerous congregation, and the subject of the lecture was the interview of the Apostle Peter with the Ethiopian, while he was reading a poition of the Book of Isaiah. There were some good practical ideas suggested duiing the course of the lecture. In condemning the present system of missionaiy enterprise, the lecturer suggested, instead of the scattered and widely distributed efforts of the various missionary bodies at present constituted, that some arrangement should be come to by which all the efforts of the Church should be carried on from "a centre," and that every step made upon the outer world should be firmly established and self-supporting, before making a new one. It forcibly struck us that such a scheme of colonisation would be peculiarly adapted to all new countries ; and, if such a scheme of settlement in New Zealand had been carried out, there would not be at the present time so many antagonistic and struggling settlements scattered in every direction. Constable Gwynne brought up from the Thames, on Saturday last, a man named George Hall, who has been arrested on a warrant charging him •with fraudulently converting to his own nse two bills of exchange, amounting to £67 10s., the property of Joseph H fc Graville, at Auckland. The prisoner will be brought up at the Police Court here this morning. Mr. J. J. Neave preached yesterday forenoon in the Indepen lent Chapel,' High-street, to a numerous congregation. In the afternoon he addressed a large number of Sundayschool children in the Wesleyan Chapel, High-street, in a pleasant and interesting manner. On Saturday evening constable Daly arrested a man, named John O'Regan, on a charge of indecency in Durham- street that evening. At a temperance meeting recently held at Queeustown the Rev. Mr. Coffey is reported j to have spoken as follows : — He regretted the too-prevalent abuse of drink, and said he had been so much impressed with the evil that he had (for the sake of example) given up, since he came to Queenstown, a practice I of several years' duration, and had abstained for three months from drinking any wine or beer, and he found he had lost not only fourteen pounds in weight, but intellectual power as well. He had, therefore, to resume taking his glas3 of beer at dinner. He did not believe in those who professed tobal abstinence and yet took it on the sly. Hisidea was that a society of abstainers from spirits, such as brandy, whiskey, or the compromises called liqueurs,.- would be found most useful. | The Otarjo Dally Times grumbles at the delay in tha publication of the North Island agricultural statistics, but the Times is evidently quite ignorant of tho difficulties of collecting statistics in a province like ours. It'is one" thing to collect returns from squatteis in a fine open country, aurl anothe^r r to search about' in bush- clearings for'scattered homesteads^ with wretched, tracks lor coin-, ramification, 1 ' aid . daugerpiis ~ swamps aivl rivers-fio 'crc^s. 'We 'belieyp, liowe^er, thatj* noWi«psamSm|^tK& 'difficulties of : the connK *ry3ife rStSift^wßuldr^haveßeen^collected much earlier had the, amount allowed for the purpose been adequate,

The Canterbury Press, in an article commenting on the avowed tendency towards separation of the recent movement for union between Canterbury and Otago, gene rally coincides with an article which appeared some time ago in this journal. Th( Press, after giving an extract from out article, says : — "That is to say, according to the Northern view, in the event of separation the whole of the territorial revenue enjoyed by the Southern provinces — not only what they possess at present, but , all that thej received since 185b" — must be taken into account in estimating the respective shares of liability. That is what Mr. Fitzherber meant when, addressing the representatives of the Middle Island m the Assembly, he said, ' You may go if you please, .but you won't take youv land fund with you.' This diametrical opposition of opinions and interests between the two islands has to be encountered at the outset of any practical movement towards separation, and is likely always to be, as it has proved hitherto, an insurmountable obstacle to its attainment." The following is from the A Ita California : — v Rothschild has been robbed of two am? a-hatlf millions of francs, by a ' faithful cashier' of eighteen years' standing. It is the only house in Paris where millio is were come-at-ab^, and the delinquent was head of the gold-room. The sums abstracted were passed to a Prussian doctor to speculate with on 'Change. This gentleman is very ill, but ha 3 two policemen for nurse-tenders. There is one, redeeming feature about Tassius — he was not religious. For five years he was helping himself to the Baron's precious metal, another instance that the only, way to prevent such accidents is to make all trustworthy clerks take a month's vacation annually. The cashier that glues himself to his stool should be regarded as a suspect." The Wellington Post gives currency to a rumour that Government have decided not to send any delegates to the forthcoming Australasian conference at Melbourne. The reason assigned is that New Zealand, with one of whose legislators the scheme originated, has been badly treated in the matter, tha conference at which she would have been represented having been twice put off. Wehavebeenfavouredby the Hon. Thomas Reynolds with a small sample of sultana raisins, theproduce from two cuttings obtained from Dr. Schomburgk, the season before last. We understand that they were grafted on vigorous stocks at the Wabteville vineyard, and during the fir3t season there were a few small bunches on the laterals, sufficient to convince Mr. Reynolds that what he had been searching for for many years, and at considerable expense, he had obtained at last. About 70 cuttings were obtained from those two vines, and they were grafted "on strong stocks of the black Mal?ga. Mr. Reynolds has now nearly the whole of that number as strong vines, from which he will obtain this season many hundreds of cuttings to graft on some sorts of vines which he wishes replaced. With regard to the sample sent to us, Mr. Reynolds writes as follows : — ' ' These grapes were exposed for seven days and nights. As a rule I should submit them to a longer drying before being packed and pressed. A friend of mine, wiiting on the subject, states that when packed a small quantity of olive oil is used. Ido not see the necessity for it : still it may be the practice. Probably some of your correspondents can give some information on the subject. As a grower the su tana appears a very vigorous one, and Ido not see that out of fully 80 varieties in my vineyard I have one that will exceed it in growth. 5 ' The sample referred to may be seen at our office. — South Australian ftcyister. Veterinary surgeons are sometimes inclined to pride themselves on the progrpsa made by their profession within the last 20 or 30 years, and certainly rather more knowledge and common sense are brought to bear on iTie diseases and ailments of the animals they have to treat; but when we find catule doctors, and those the most enlightened of their class, diffeiing on the simple question of whether certain wellknown diseases are contagious or non-con-t^vcus, it is impossible not to think that there is still room for much further improvement. Faiicy experiments being now t.ied at the Royal Veterinary College of England to prove whether foot-rot in sheep is contagious or not. There might have been some excuse at first for believing that pleuropneumonia was not so, as all other lung diseases arise either from hereditary tendency and consequent individual weakness, ! or from external agencies causing a vitip,ted Suate of the atmosphere; but a few years' experience ought to have set the question at rest beyond a possibility of doubt, as it should have proved the v.vlue of inoculation. This prophylactic was tested practically 10 i years since, by the Boors at the Cape, over j hundreds of miles of country, and soon after in Europe to the satisfaction of the profession there : yet in England it is still to be proved bofch. practically and scientifically.