BANKRUPTCY MATTERS.

Daily Southern Cross, Volume XXVII, Issue 4177, 3 January 1871, Page 2

BANKRUPTCY MATTERS.

The meeting of the creditors of Henry Gottlieb Charles Nees, of Tairua Saw Mills, - has been adjourned until the 9th January. Alexander Hogg, land and native agent, Shortland, has filed his schedule.

l r The history of the recent Empress is a ' very peculiar illustration of the freaks of I fortune. In 1853 Washington Irving thus L writes to a lady: — "I know the grand- ' father of the Empress, old Mr. Kirkpatrick, 1 who had been an American Consul at i Malaga. I passed an evening at his house L in 1827. A w^elc or Wo a£ierw*r<ls 2 was at his son-in-law's, the Count Toba, a gallant and intelligent gentleman of Grenada, much, cut up in the wars, having lost an eye and, I been maimed in a leg and hand. His wife, • the daughter of Mr. Kirkpatrick, was absent, but he had a family of little girls 1 about him. Several years afterward, when I had recently taken up my abode at Madrid, I was invited to a grand ball at the house of the Countess of Montijo, one of the leaders of the ton. On making my bow to her, 1 was surprised at being received by her with the warmth and eagerness of an old friend. | She claimed ma as the friend of her late husband, the Count Teba (subse- " quently Marquis Montijo), who she said bad often spoken of me with the greatest regard. : She subsequently introduced me to the little girls I had known in an early day, who had become fashionable belles of Madrid. One of these now sits on the throne of Prance." A short time afterward, Irving writes thus to 1 another niece, Mrs. Storrow, who was then 1 residing at Paris t— •• You gave an account of the marriage procession of Louis Napoleon, arid his bride to the Church of Notre Dame, and one o£ your speaks of your having been presented to the Empress. Louis Napoleon and Eugenie Montijo, Emperor and Empress of France ! one of whom. I have had a guest at my cottage on the ; Hudson, and the other whom, when a child* 1 I have had on my knee at Grenada. It seems to cap the climax of the strange dramas of time. Ihe last 1 saw of Eugenie Montijo, she was one of the reigning belles of Madrid ; and she and her giddy circle bad swept my charming young friend, the beau1 tifnl, aoco<nplish«3 Sigaorit* ■■ •-■•„ inte 1 i *twn A

■pjJS TIUY.SMpOLT IUY.SMp0L ANNUAL FESTIHk® b^vj— The Domain yesterday was all r^MOT^M the glee and romping play of v pUHp^ldren, some 1,200 scholars from the : mnovi^.schools. being gathered together for a day's amusement. The larger portion of these were under the auspices of the Auckland Sunday - School Union ; the Temam<W consisted of aluldl'Oll frOill tho Presbyterian Sunday, schools. The rendezvous for the members of the " Union " was "VVakefield-street, from which place the several schools marched in regular order to the festival ground, where tents had been put up, and every preparation made for their reception. The folio whig Mas the order of march maintained: — High-street School (Independent), 100 scholars, Mr. S. Hague Smith, superintendent ; Wellesleystreet School (Baptist), 200 scholars, Mr. Battley superintendent ; ftewton school (Independent), 140 scholars, Mr. Isoah Wood, manager for the day ; Sheridan-street School; Edwardes-street School (Primitive Methodist), 160 scholars, Mr. Goldie, superintendent. The Mount Eden school (Baptist), 70 scholars, were taken by their superintendent, Mr. Wells, and joined the rest in the Domain. The children belonging to St. Matthew's Sunday-school numbered some 250, and, under the care of Mr, Fleming, were conducted t© the same place. For the esptcia\ \>&-&eW. oi -this laitev. school, tha Prince's elephant was, by permission, taken amongst the children, anc\, wider its keeper's directions, was the source of -vast amusement to all who witnessed its endeavours to please. In the enclosed pan of the Domain, under the trees, a large marquee had been put up for the accommodation of the Presbyterian Schools, who were accompanied from their place of rendezvous by the Band of Hope di urn and fife band. The St. James's Scnool, under the leadership of Mr. Mackay ; the St. Andiew'sj School, Mr. Peacock, superintendent ; the Parneli School, under the care of Messrs. Allender and Le Roy — in all about 350 children— all marched up to the ground set apart for them. Swinging French tig, football, and cricket formecUhe principal recreations of the yonnu folks. Some of the youths were so persistent in following their inclinations in the bafc-and-ball department of the day's frolic as to be utterly regardless of anything but their wicket, to the no slight danger of the multitudes of people who, during the afternoon, were gathered together, and surrounded them on every side. At mid-day luncheon was partaken of, and at 4 o'clock the occupants of each tent were busily serving out to the children tea and cake, scattering lollies, &c. ; and, to the credit of the teachers be it recorded, the many ladies and gentlemen visitois were not allowed to be on-lookers merely, but were cordially invited to partake of the abundance provided. The most complete oi der was preserved by the teachers and leaders of the several schools ; and altogether the remembrance of the happy day thus spent will notieadily , leave the minds of the children. Carlton Gokk.— At the bomewhat re- ! tired locality of Carlton Go\o— top of Grafton Road— were gathered together all the Sunday-schools connected with the Wcsleyan Church. The total number of pupils on the ground was close on 600, all belonging to the follow ing schools: — rh</hstreet, 100 scholars, under the charge of Mr. Joseph Wilson ; Pitt-street, 200 atholars, Mr. Bichard Arthur, superintendent ; Union, street, about 180 scholar?, Mr, Atkm, Superintendent ; and Parneli andTSewvnaYket School, 90 scholars, under the caie of Mr. Clayton. Very much ttie same )uiu\ of gawes were carried on at tins place as in the Domain. ; and. everything \va<* rtone that could contnbute to the enjoyment of the children. Kef reshments were ample ; and numerous visitors were constrained to aid in the disposal thereof. A. very happy day -was thus spent by the children, who were by no means behind in their expressions of pleasure whenever occasion offered. The Gardens, -etc. —The Acclimatisation Society's Garden was the resoit of many during the day ; and the same may be said of Mr. Brighton's flower garden — the curiosities of the one, and the tasteful arrangement of the other, being the subject of general remark.