The Daily Southern Cross.

Daily Southern Cross, Volume XXVIII, Issue 4539, 13 March 1872, Page 2

The Daily Southern Cross.

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y WEDNESDAY, MARGE 13, 1872."

It is< gratifying to be able id note.the.j increasing improvement in native£f|tfe|,W"hicU has been ho generally obsermblein various .pMts of the country. now -for sometime. *?%. favourable re-1 evidently is setting -in latnongi the MaonSj #41C M~fa be iFopeS ,fc^p,t> habifos of industry ; and? ,;fra^alifef%a| f x owjfcjpikiSf s.nti v uiio n^isjiiooTOfinff DroYificfiS"

round to acknowledge tfieieMi6ac^{|nd forbearanceywitfoi which tfilijpiiave been treated by the Europeans, L £ ; As- for the regrots we have somewhere seen et-, pressed for having " #iven-. men pos- ; " scssed of so much natural Bjgnity " as' tho Waitara chief and others of his class " into arms aga|nst the settlers," the compunction might be enough if it did not happen to be enlisted on the wrong side. Everyone will regret tho necessity which was laid upon the colony to defend itself" against native outrage, ' but. it is bootless at this time of day to rail agaimst the inevitable past-, and therefore all sucli 1 ' regrets are now idle. It is wall if at length tho native ! people are coming round, and we believe they are, to a botter^way of thinking, It is due, no doubt, in part j to their own bitter experience. Also, the course pursued towards them by the present Government from tho commenciment was calculated to allay apprehension, to break through unreasonable prejudices, and convince them, if it were possible to do so, that nothing but their own will and pleasure stood jn the way of their immediate return to absolute peaco and prosperity. And the 'natives themselves, since they had time for reflection, have, had the good sense, in many instances, to see that it was so, and to act accordingly. During the interim shice the sitting of Parliament, the Minister for . Defence aud Native Affairs has visited ' many important native districts, in ail of which the most friendly feeling has been exhibited toward the Government. Influential chiefs, who for years have maintained an attitude of hostility, have come lin from time to time, and have signified their determination to be at peace with us, and to settle down once more to lawful occupations. At a large native gathering at Lake Eotorua a few weeks ago, whore the Native Minister also was present, and which numbered, it is said, between 800 and 1,000 natives, the demonstrations appear to have been of the same friendly character. The greatest cordiality prevailed. A variety of subjects of great importance in the locality were discussed, as well as matters connected with other parts of the island, and these wero arranged to the entire satisfaction of all concerned. This could -not have been accomplished so readily even twelve months ago. Almost everywhere the natives are now expressing themselves favourably toward | the intentions of the Government in tho matter of opening up the country. They are ready enough to engage in the publicworks. We see the same state ■of things existing at Taranaki. There the native tribes for years past have been a source of almost incessant trouble and anxiety. But they are now coming forward with every demonstration of friendliness and" good will. Tho renowned chief William Kingi, of Waitara memory, and his great fighting general Hapurdna, met with Mr. McLean last month in the town of Taranaki for a friendly korero without fear or reserve. They had " nothing to ask for," they said, "and nothing to conceal. "'1 he fact of, their voluntarily ooming " out of their seclusion, and placing " themselves in the hand 3 of the Euro- " peans, was the best evidence they " could give of their peaceful intentions, " and their determination to live on " friendly terms with the pakeha, and " to induce other natives to follow their " example/ All this is evidence of the returning confidence of the Maori people in our rule, and, as such, must be gratifying to the Government, as well as satisfactory to tlie public, and to the friends of the natives themselves. There is now, let us hope, a fair promise of better things in ptore for both races. The establishment of peaceful relations with the natives has long beea the desideratum in the colony. For want of it, colonisation has languished. European settlement, in our Northern Districts especially, has proved one long intermittent struggle against immeasurable disadvantages — disadvantages, which, had we not been called to contend with during tho last twelve years, our prosperity at the present time, probably, would be tenfold what it is both in wealth and population. It is to be hoped we now mean to makea good use of our past experiences. The natives are sobering down .to perceive the disadvantages at which they have placed themselves. They are likely at length, on fair and reasonable encouragement, to apply themselves once more to the acquirement of knowledge, and the acquisition of European habits and ways of life. -It will be for us to aid them in this as far as in us lies. Our own safety aud prosperity vrill depend on our doing so, and it is the last chance probably left us for the preservation and elevation of the remnant of the native race.

We should willingly commend and encourage every movement that has a tendency to repz'ess the evils of the liquor traffic, end promote the cause of temperance. Aridt if any practical effort were initiated by the Auckland branch of the United Kingdom Alliance , with this object in view-, it would have our cordial sympathy. But really, the . meeting of the cqmmittee of the Alliance held last night at the rooms of the Young Men's Qhri^iau Association,^ aicl especially at- *BM§st& critical time, is f so absolutely^ b^tSifnV even of rpromise J that we canjtot;bili#* express ourdisap!-' rpp^ntment?^fie;^ee|ihg'-waj pointedill view of the 1 approaching licensing 1 "mQ^us& r S a'n f d 'pregumetlly "taf •j 1 '± •. t- it... VV.T i '*i*."t*ti.- ■"*-s ! j.*m considor .wiiat steps siiotjicl'.clje ca^!6n % to3J '-Onnff vile an^eMue^'^^L/icenSxns^^^uk^/u^vO^f , Jbe^fi on the, Jiquol;ltrij^AlJjJj||^bh^^ol

j udiaoo,«r^ge s t«ose engaged ~|n p- - Fork ofinleVded beneficence ; hut really ;SoraetMiftg ? ,fiQqre;-miglifc hare beett; expected ; at their Bands. If fun da were jb]fife-pr^iimihary- mat tor might ißSye.^ Been'^Wan^l for months .ago; '*aß^%lie''friendi of reform ill the liquor traffic should have- been prepared for a vigorous and uniteaVejFort "inprepftra I tion -for the7lieensingTmeetiii|; now at hand. The members of the Alliance desiro apparently to do much, probably .too much; and, in despair.of effecting all their desires, they do nothing at all. It is not in this way that victories are won in the causo of r^fprin "; and if' those who declare their 4etei?miaaiion Jo suppress the liquor traffic would content themselves in the* meantime with yegttlating and correcting" 'the liquor traffic, it would confer on them a van-tage-ground from which they might advance to greater achievements. In an effort to suppress many taverns that are at present regarded even by th» lioßiised victuallers aa a disgrace to their order, they wjmld have with them the sympathy of r tlie ' great body of the people. But* if instead of this they let their hands haug down, and, calling upo» Jupiter to help them, declare valiantly that they will shut up every hotel throughout the length and breadth of the land, they certainly postpone to a very indefinite period the manifestation of any fruits by which their sincerity can be established. Had thejreformers succeeded at the coining licensing meeting in suppressing two or three bars that are T notoriously the haunts of drunkenness and immorality, they, would have afforded visible evidence of the power of the people to regulate, to control, or to suppress the retailing of strong drink, and would have furnished effective weapons to those who in the General Assembly may essay to fight the battle of the permissive principle. Butf*in showing no results from the legislation already effected on the subject, they strengthen the position of those who assert that such attempts will be always futile. We do not hesitate to say that it is the duty of the would-be reformers to put themselves in communication with the police, and become aware what are the steps being taken by Mr. Inspector I Broham in relation to ill-conducted i public-houses;* and instead of idly | railing they should strengthen " Tiis hands by moral and practical assistance. All are agreed that there are houses licensed for the sale of intoxicating drinks that are the hot-beds of vice. The suppression of these 'would be a gain to the cause of morality and good citizenship, and might oven be regarded as affordiug a premium to those licensed victuallers who conduct the trade with respectability and propriety. But to pass by unimproved the period of the granting of the annual licenses ia an inexcusable neglect of a means now completely -placed within their hands, and through" the proper exercise of which our citizens might be spared many of those revolting scenes that obtrude themselves in broad day, and often make night hideous with uproar.

We very cojcdlaily commend to the consideration of alHhose who^esire to behold the results of free-trade, pure and simple, the present condition^ Tasmania, as pictured in an article from the Melbourne Leader, pub. lished iv another column. Anything .more correctly descriptive of the immutable consequences of Iho "immutable principles'' when applied to tho circumstances o* colonial life, it is impossible to ?*nagiue There colonial industries have been subordinated to considerations of colonial revenue* ,tPI revenue has ceased, and "purchasing in the oheapest market"— the Alpha and Omega !of the colonial free-trader— has had its nature 1 consequence in ail the manhood of Tasmania migrating to the cheapest market.^, Logio would mar the irrepressible teachings ojE the present hopeless desolation of the island colony. An impression seems to have obtained ourrenoy "that the Auckland and Waikafco Railway is not to be male any further than" .Newmarket, or to Onehuuga, at<f artheit, for the present. This rhmonr ia altogether without foundation. Tho line of railway to Waikafco was authorised by the GeneralAusembly, .and the money voted. When Mr. Carruthera came to Auokland the routo had been surveyed, and certain plans of the line prepared, but not finally adopted ; and when what is officially designated the "walkover" was about to be made, some misunderstanding arose between Mr. Wrigg,the then, resident engineer, and the Government, and some delay took place in the delivery of the plans. When the plans and seotious were at last obtained tho " walk over" took place, wheu various alterations in the line wore made. All the necessary measurements were obtained, the nature of the ground ascertained, the distance from ballasting, &o.j but almost immediately thereafter Mr. Carruthera had to leave for the South. |Ths various data obtained were taken with him, that he might work out the different quantities, &0., iv order'thatthe line might be tendered for. Without this .being done, no tender could be made ; or, if one were made,! such a large margin would neoessarily bo made for contingencies that the tender Would be bpth unfair to the tenderer and\to the colony which had to pay for it. He has, therefore, in what spare time he has had since he left Auckland, been busily employed working out the different quantities, &c, from etna data obtained on the line to Merceiy ' and we understand he has received a considerable amount of assistance in this work from members of Mr. ,Brogden's> engineering staff, and that in the course .of some - six weeks it is believed the whole line to Mercer will be contracted for. The preient arrange* ment by which work is being, oarrried on between ~ tbia oifcy and Newmarket was merely for tho purpose of expediting 'the work— that; prdgress might be made at this, end' of the line, r wMjta "the d*t» respecting iho remaining pojsoni» , bf^theT -line "were, being p&t,iu such: a f drift that as .economical % fejadjir.i|ip pos«iblo^ottld b^e jeceiv|d. ? J M:; - ' tuplMliijfttions', feTjb'ii^dnsion pse^i|fS!!^^^

- The vSaprem^qbaftr^ill {open .tbiajmojiitr ing^at 11 o'ojqofe, Mlbwco. .rWe-havfeibeeii. unable to -asdettam ,the casesto be; argued;' bufcthoy W"iilcely't6 w o6cHpy;tho jfcitue of hifl Honor thaOMef iJuattte and learned cbunsel' during severit long- sittiugs. His Honor will sit in bankruptcy, to-morrow. ] The. District Court sat until half-pas£tiwo yesterday, when eight schedules ~of "eontri-. butaries were confirmed after the hearing of objections of" contributors, There was nothing of interest in any of the c&ses, but there was a largo amount o£ l.egal argument', as to tho rights of mice managers and the liability of trustees as contributors. ( Although the city by-laws prohibit the driving of cattle through, Auckland streets during Ihfl day, tho offeueS is not unf re« 'qweutly committed. On Monday the resi-. dents in Albert-street were thrown into a state of alarm by a mob of cattle which* were being goaded up the street and then down again by merciless drivers, who had made j ,the animals perfectly furious with whipping. , Such offenders should bo .made au example , of, and the nuisance would, soon be abated. It is not that muoh danger would arise from*: the, animals passing through the less.frequented "streets if ordinary care and fair treatonantrwere used by the drivers, but in ' too many instances animals are so brutally abused by those having charge of them that they become so infuriated as to be dangerous to anyone meeting them, We understand that the Waikato settlers are about to set a worthy example to many a muck longer-settled district in this province. We have on many an occasion pressed upon,, the attention of our country settlers the* desirability of having established in each agricultural district a griat mill. Attention to this matter is most scrupulously observed in America and in Canada, when any new settlements are formed. In faofc, in those countries mills at which the settlers' wheat and corn can be manufactured are considered absolutely necessary to successful settlement. There they would never think of. dragging flour for many miles for a long series of years' from distant markets,- as is the rule here.Wero they to do ho settlement would bo a failure in their rigorous climate. It is a thing farthest from their thoughts to increase the annual value of their imports by bringing the bread they eat from distant and foreign markets. The non-observanc« of the same practice here has much to do with a large portion of the discontent manifested by our country settlers. It has been proved scores of times that wheat growß well and abundantly in this province, both in the northern and southern portions of it, and yet grist mills in country districts are almost unknown, It is a ruinous policy to drain country districts, where money is not very plentiful, of any spare oasih they possess for the very bread which must be had. Bulky crops, such as wheat, potatoes, &c, cannot, owing to our unmade roads, be profitably grown to be conveyed to a distant market, but immense benefits would be conferred on every district that could grow and grind its own flour. That conviction is gradually taking a firm hold on the minds of- our settbrs. The Waikato district is now about to put it into a substantial form. For some time past it has been rumoured that a company had been organised at Hamilton for the erection of a flour-mill in that district. Mr. Henry Palmer, of the Mahurangi Flour-mills, leaves town to-day, accompanied by a number of assistants, to erect the requisite machinery. It is expected that in about three to four months the whole will be completed, and the mill at work. So confident are the originators of this movement of success, that we understand they have already become extensive purchasers of wheat grown in that district. A few flour-mills ereoted in different parts of 'the Waikato district will aid much in the development of the vast resources of that magnificent country, A correspondent calls our attention to the fact that at the late Ministerial banquet at Ballarat, at which all the members of the Ministry were present, the Premier of Victoria, Mr. Duffy, made use of the following favourable remarks when speaking of the Han Francisco Mail Service: — "Mr. Langton moved a censure on the Government for nofe having secured thab the Suez mail should make Melbourne its terminus. We had secured to Melbourne, the terminua of the Oattfomian line, which promises in time to be ten times as important ; the one opening communication .with the boundless population of the United States, the other with the natives of Ceylon. And it is a curious commentary on his complaint, that the .New South Wales Government have been actually censured by their Parliament for oonceding too much, and leaving Sydney only a port of call for the Californian line. Mr. Langton's motion was rejected by a majority of two to one." From this it would appear that, although later Melbourne telegrams inform us that the Melbourne Press opposed Webbs mail line, the Ministry are in favour of the route so long as Melbourne is made the terminus, It will be a source of gratification to our readers to learn that the City Council are not to rush blindly into extensive contracts .for Yorkshire flagging, unless after failure to obtain a supply from local sources. The quality of the Mangawai stone is well known, and, so far as we have been able to learn, the supply seems t(\ be almost inexhaustible. The different parties who have hitherto been working that stone have been men with limited means, and as there was only .a verbal agreement with the Superintendent giving them permission to work and quarry the stone, it was unreasonable to expect that any great outlay would be made to open up the quarry. Hence the stone hitherto brought from this district has been obtained chiefly from cutting up the large blocks which bestrew the beach north of the breakwater there. A hitch somehow or other occurred a short time ago, and the result has been that all work has been stopped. It seems, to be a sort of triangular hitch, in which the chief entities are the Superintendent, the 1 highway trustees, and the nominal lessees, Messrs. Byrne and Cook. The quarry referred to is, we understand, upon Government ground, and under the amendment to the Waste Lands Act passed in the last session of the General Assembly ample powers are given to the Superintendent to deal with tho mineral lands of the province.. The Mayor, as representing the City Council, is moving in the matter, and we hope he ma/ be able to come to^ some terms with the Superintendent, by which the treasures of that part of the province might be uti'ised, When we have good atone for flaggiug within a few miles of the port of Auckland, it seems an unwise proceeding" to send the money out of. the province, to provide a living for Yorkshire workmen, for stone to pave the footpaths of Queen-street. But Mangawai is not the only place where good paving and building stone can be obtained. In the Mangapai district, a little further north than Mangawai, excellent stone is obtained) It is darker in colour than the stone from Mangawai, hut it ■18. possessed ' of a fine grain, dresses well, and is a strong and durable stout. Several specimens of it, in different degrees of finish, can be Bean in the .Auckland Museum. - With money so abundant in Anokland at.present, and so few opportunities for successful investment, it is a wonder that some" gentlemen do hot' form a small company for' the purpose of opening up and 1 working "Jbheae quarries.-. In. the case of Mangawai} _tKe stonVis on the 1 sea head), ; aud,{in"> theVother, but a -fern miles inland. The .largeuqii'a'ntities ;of "flagging which will ,be/equfred for , paving the^iffeteufc streets in,- towjv,iho%ld/be, ailsdßoikpp, '^nepjirjige,. spacijhjjaon such as wejxaye'j Jn^caiedu^'r *- -"\.' v -*-V, '',: ' >

»g*io»b JM£*v '^u]tiuns^«6S'iql|^ »|^.fc;'m "tb.e pityA}6nn6i\^c&m6dWy^W'Mm^p>Mo^ of. }S.t. Tonks, will-'witlidra%4rdm Mi _ caadi- ; dature. Mr. QreenawayfhteTßany'steunch' supporters, but it is considered. by"a-large body of the eleafco. a that MrV Stannuff Jones is likely to catty the majority. when-both ■com« to tko poll. It ,may bethat Mr. Gfeenway considers a graceful retreat is better than a loat battle, - /- v r „ * ■ The Thames Mining < Board ia ; it, has departed this iife^witilt many apaSmodic struggles, of which not the least remarkable, i and agonising was the last one of all, at the Boa r ds final meeting, oh'Mondayrnighfc. /At least we assume it was the last, because one of the members present said so, and "(l\ss.-< proceeded to deliver a mocking tirade €nll of invective against ' the superintendent, the new Gold District Act, "and, ia ales3.cr degree, the Press. Tho conduct 1 of the Superintendent in making the new mining rules almost a reflex of the code proposed by the Board was severely commented on. In justice to the Board, the code of rules pre.pared by it had teen dealt too freely with, Jand yet not freely enough for the bost interests of the district, some -of the moreimportant and carefully-digested clauses having been „ replaced by others - of inferior character. "The following resolution was moved and carried : — "That this being the last meeting of the Board, and there being no probability of another election being made, all books, papers, and other adjuncts, 'the constituent property of this Board, be [deposited in, the library of the Thames Mechanics' Institute, to be hold in trust for successors of the present Board, or, in the event of the Mining Board becoming extinct, the said books, &c., to be kept by the Institute as relics for reference." With regard to the month's salary owing the Secretary, that functionary stated that, acting upon the advice of his solicitor, Mr. Tyler, he had decided not to sue the 'Superintendent for it. He had been advised, as his only hope of redress, to petition the 'Provincial Council. The meeting, and with it the existence of the Mining Board, terminated in a vote of thanks to Mr. Warden 'Fraser for the courtesy he had invariably .displayed when brought into contact with <the board. His manner, remarked the , mover, was quite the reverse of that of their " Snarley Vow " of a Superintendent. At a meeting of the committee of the Mechanics' Institute last night, it was carried upon a resolution that the hall be re- : shingled, and that two distinct tenders be , called for other improvements which would absorb the balance of the Provincial Govern' ment grant. One of the new members oi I the committee elected at the last annual meeting protested against any alterations j being made in the building until they had : met the approval of the subscribers to be ! convened at a general meeting to be held wifchiu three months from the present time. It was explained that at the last annual meeting it was distinctly understood thai the present committee and. officers were only elected temporarily, or until a new code oi rules had been framed to submit to a general meeting of the subscribers. All but three members of the committee last night de" dined to acknowledge that any suoh understanding even existed, and that thej were uot elected unconditionally. It was then proposed that .the Provincial grant should not be spent tint! the wishes of the majority of the subsoriben had been ascertained, this to be done by i public notification calling them together. Thf proposition was refused to be entertained. A protest was then entered by an objecting ffommitteeman against any money being ex pended, but it was thrown out by the whole of the committee. The old hall is now to b< re-shingled, and tenders are to be called foi further patching "it up, when at the nexl general meeting it is probable the ncwly-ap pointed officers and committee will oause i\ to be razed to the ground, and anothet erected on the site ; or what is still mort probable, that the Assembly will be asked te pass a short bill empowering the new com mittee to sell the ground and building, it order to raise funds for erecting an Institute I in a more central and convenient locality. ! This morning Mr. Jones, -formerly jhmmoe partner in the firm of Jones and Tombs, printers, leaves for the Waikato district, by Mr. Quick'a coach. The object of his present mission is to ascertain the minds and views of the settlers in that district in respect te ; the establishment of a newspaper there, and to represent the interests of country districts generally. The value of an established organ of pubho opinion in any district ia well known, and few country districts are more important than the Waikato. Its resources are numerous, and no doubt the establishing i of a well-conducted newspaper in that district will aid in developing those resources, ' and bringing the district into more prominence. It will depend upon the settlers themselves whether they are to have those advantages. If they afford Mr. Jonea a generous support, we understand he is prepared to launch the undertaking. This evening a complimentary concert will lac given in the City Hall, to Mrs. R. 3. Morressy, under the patronage of Major Gordon and the officers of the Volunteer ! corps. The programme, which appears in our advertising oolomns, is an excellent one, and will be sustained by some of the leading amateurs of the oity. That the affair will be a thorough success there is little room to doubt, Mrs. .Morressy baring, during the time she has resided in Auokland, gained many friends, and the concert is a graceful acknowledgment of her labours in the cause of music and education. The 29 th anniversary of the Loyal Fountain of Friendship Lodge, 1.0.0. F., M.TL, A.D., will be commemorated this evening at the Theatre Royal. Tea and refreshments will be placed on the table at 7 o'clock, After which there will be addresses, songs, and a musical melange. At night, commencing at half-past 0, a ball will be given, when a large number of the brethren and their friends and lady relatives will be present. In reviewing the prospects for the year, the Melbourne Leader says:—" The year 1872 has commenced auspiciously — not clouded by any untoward accident, nor presenting in futuro any other prospect than one of unalloyed peace and prosperity for the next 12 months. There is every prospect of an abundant harvest, and bread will be cheap, without, it may be hoped, prices rnling so low as to injuriously affect the agricultural class. Wool is, up ; so is tallow ; so, also, are preserved meats. Thus" the pastoral interest is in a position to lend a powerfnl helping hand in consolidating an industry that promises to give such stability to sheep-farming as.it has not felt for years. The new Australian policy, that promises to develop to the full the natural and industrial resources of the country, is fulfilling the hopes that were entertained by the manufacturing and artisan- ohmes, Qot iron-founders and many other manufacturers »re gradually absorbing large quantities of work that formerly was executed, at home, and tho knowledge of this f»ct will ere long direct a healthy . stream of capital and labour to these* •hores. Mean while all that can ba will be done to proaecut* the railway works providedfoK by Parliament, and, by the time thteNorth-Eastern line is completed, there will bbmoretmskiHedwork to bo had in Victoria.thftn there will be labour to perfotm it.^ ThVgoldmitiirig -interest is ma healthy Bon4iti6n.;' < 'TW*"close i 'o£'"lB7l finds us the expNiririrß o£ neatly 200,0^^ of gold in. excess of the quantity' exported: thelprevious ye»V and, «stbhSyiflld^hfsbeengi-adnallyin-creasirigi.th'eiMt^ifiht or. ten mouths;, we are justified .iD^expeptanjf **b»f .theTprocosg will* ponjanue.. ;In social a|S»irj»,tKere Jr iB a visible' improvement m^iKclwys^o^s^eieiiy/andin' . tribution of jthoie materiii advantages whfch, raake UP :*1 satisfactory snm total of national '.

zfTiuS Caledonian' mmV mam&er^iU-^eaSe . {oil &o , fature to issue tis^kily-biuifltan^ • Unless otherwise? stated f *wFpre|unKrAhat * matters at;e going" as well- as "can be/ex* peoted. r\ - *' r '- ■*' i* * ' \ .^- . - .- - f \lt ,#ili- be -seen" by reference to._ another* 'column tliafc the Origarahu Races take place * ott. ikd iSfch instant. -" Entries are to bo made up. to' thelQth. instant/ - v '~ * * A remarkable accident occurred in Sy*. ' monds-streei yesterday^ resulting in the de- , structioa* of a dr*y, ' and s very harrow escape ' - of the man in charge. ., An, empty cart, be- " longing to Mr. J: Newman,. was coming down* Symonds- street yesterday . morning when, owing to the insecurity' of the chin-strap, the horse, by 'a shako of ife head,. threw thewhole headgear oflv Startled by the absence - of the blinkers, the animal. bolted, galloping down*Symonds«street, anil jorkiug in its course the driver, who was sitting in front of the cart, back into* the ,body of the vehicle* Wiion nearly opposite the Barrack gate, the car (T was thrown completely aver, with the man underneath. The force ofths concussion was so great as to knock the bottom of the cart in upon the driver, who, however, soon emerged from where the bottom once was,, beyond a few scratches and a severe shaking little worse for his mishap. The horse/ when the cart turned over, freed itself completely from the harness and galloped down the street, , but was soon brought to a standstill, ! A meeting of the Central Board of Educa- , tiou was held yesterday, when various grants were made to schools, and other business was disposed of, the particulars of which will be found, ih our report elsewhere. The schoolmaster must certainly be abro\d atPakiri, if wo may judge from the following letter received by H.S. McKellar. Esq., Collector, of Customs :—": — " March 8, 72 : Dear Sir,— l have found a five horesgig. She is panted wite and red she ar been in hero three weks we here she is from the terns we wont to now who hones her send me a hanser as quic as you can and you will oblig yours truly-- . ..." The fifteenth annual meeting of the Auckland Ladies' Benevolent Society is to be held in the Young Men's Christian Association Booms on the evening of the 15th instant. His Honor the Superintendent is announced to take the chair. Several ladies and gentle* men have consented to take part in the musical., arrangements under Madame Holler's direotion. Sportively inolined mustbe Mr. McDonald, clerk in the Thames Company, who is re. ported, shortly but emphatically, as having" levanted with £500 and a barmaid named Miss Alley. The appreciation of his conduct with regard to the coin depends, of course, upon one's p inciples ; but his annexation of the female property leads one to ask, with Lord Lytton— " What will he do with it ?" Will the fair lady be left, like Ariadne, weeping on a foreign shore ? or will "fresh faces dry those bright blue eyes"? &c, while the sportively«inclined levanter expiates ,his offence in seclusion from the world, and linen marked on the outside with the stamp of her Majesty's personal interest in the gentleman wearing it? Who knows? But one can neither admire Mr. MoDonald for his wisdom nor for his honesty. A retired murderer has recently published, in the Poll Mall Gazette, hints to persons about to murder. Were I {publishing hints to intending criminals, I should say, Never, when seeking a oity of refuge, onmber yourself with unnecessary baggage of any nature ; it assists detection and enoumbers flight. Bus, in the Melbourne Weekly Times. A meeting of settlers was held on the 4th instant, at Waikomiti, to take steps to ereot a building suitable for publio worship. A large amount of cash was promised at the time. It was agreed that subscription lists be opened, and contributions solicited in aid of the building fund, and that a meeting be held to receive a report that day month. The Auckland Acclimatisation Society will hold its annual meeting to«day, atjtooon. As great interest is fait in the progress the Society has been making during the past year, there is likely to be a large attendance of members, and an animated discussion on matters which it is felt are of importance in connection with fchia admirable^ and wellcomlucted institution. Messrs. Archard and Brown yesterday commenced, under the authority of the Highway Board, to make improvements in the road leading from Mechanics' Bay, and assuredlynot before they were called for. The work has been placed in good hands, and the members of the Board are to be congra1 ated in 'the choice they have made. The members of the E|ewtonßand of Hope held a very successful entertainment in the Congregational School-room on Monday evening. Addresses, readings, recitations, and music were all included in the programme which was well sustained throughout, The South Australian Government havo got a white elephant jn their overland telegraph to which all the mistakes made by the other colonies are as mere drops in the bucket. Carried away by their anxiety to have the honour of being the first colony to open up direct telegraphic communication, with Europe, they completely overlooked the expense, or the nature of the bargain they were called to make with the British Australian Telegraph Company. The resnlfc ia that the line, which waa to have been oom* pleted for £120,600, has coat #220,000 already, and the colony h« to pay at the rate of 5 per cent, per annum upon the paidp capital of the company until the overland line ia complete, an event which seems further off than ever. The Hon. Mr. Wilson, Premier of Hobarfc Town, has been most grossly assaulted by Mr. Murray Burgess, Northern Inspector of Schools. Mr. Burgess, consequent upon recent reductions, had received notice that his services would be dispensed' with, but that he would retire on a pension. Meeting -Mr. Wilson, who accosted him in a friendly manner, he muttered something and left but only to return and plant a heavy blow on the upper part of Mr. Wilson's face. The outrage was most unprovoked, as it is notorious that Mr. Wilson's -weakness is his good nature— his desire to be friends with all. He was in attendance upon the Governor at Launceston. at the time of the assault. The Journal of (lie Sockly of Arts oontauw a paper by Mr. Chadwick, 0.8., on the * sanitary advantages of » smooth impermeable street surface, such as a compoiitio& of asphalte. He points out that macadamised roads are injurious to health, and further states that the Paris pavement, composed of Val deTravine asphalte, comes nearesttofcia idea of what a pavement should be, The Japanese mint is hard at work in all its departments, issuing the various denominations of coin in about equal proportion, »nd the demand ia too great 'to be me*, The coins are identical in size and shape with those of the United States. * Four corps of engineers are' at present: bnsy malting the surveys in tfrejra© Coan*> for the great San Joaghin and King* £;.£. irrigating canal. The Canadian Par.liam.ent is about to incorporate a company to constrnot a railroad front the Pacific Ocean, tbrongh Canadian territory, to connect with the railroad system of Canada. <_ ~ * > One hundred and nine thousand coolies have been taken to Cuba since 1847. The atrooities of this coolie, trade are beginning to afctrnot the serious attention of tha whole Christian world. • '.

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