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Daily Telegraph (Napier), Issue 5932, 10 September 1890, Page 2

The Wellington case of Bennett v. Fitzgerald, in which tho plaintiff claims £600

damages consequent upon the death of his wife through accidental poisoning, has been settled.

Mr Campbell, Evangelist, will address Chiistians iv tho Foresters' Hall, Dickon; street, at 7.30 this ovening. Tleiso brin_ your Bibles. Subjects inte.'i.. i.'ng. \l cordially invited.

Mr E. Lyndon, J.P., presided on tho Bench at tho R.M, Court this morning. Charles Hilliard and John Hart were fined 5s and costs each, and George Hurley 10s for drunkenness.

Tho New Zealand Government have abandoned the idea of proposing a reduction in tho cable rates. This action is forced upon them owing to the Imperial Government declining to pay a portion of the subsidy or guarantee required under the schomo of Sir J. Pender.

Thero was a very largo attendance of ladies ttt. the Athemeum yesterday afternoon, when Dr. Jar vis delivered his third lecture. The subject, was "Resuscitation of the Apparently Drowned," and much practical information was imparted in plain matter-of-fact terms.

Mr Thomas Cook, tho veteran tourist agent, is erecting a block of almshouses aud a mission hall for the uso of the poor of bis native village, Melbourne, in Derbyshire. Tbo buildings, wliich will shortly bo opened, are to bo named "Tho Melbourne General Baptist Memorial Cottages and Mission Hall."

It is reported from Canada that the superintendent of the Government Printing Bureau of the Dominion has been instructed that in future iv all Government documents and otlicial publications such words as favour, labour, honour, kc, must be spelt with tho " v " according to English usage, aud not, as hitherto, after the American style.

A Greymouth telegram under yesterday's date says : —" Tho Ahaura Midland railway bridge was formally opened to-day after a severe test, a string of loaded trucks being taken over. Thero was a very slight deflection of the flooring of the bridge, but it sprang back into position when tho train had passed over. The bridge was accordingly passed and taken over by tho Midland Company."

Writs claiming £10,000 in each case have been served on the proprietors of the Sydney Morning Herald, Sydney Daily Telegraph, aud Sydney Evening- News. The proceedings are taken under an old Act of Charles 11., which renders any newspaper publishing advertisements cout lining prices of admission of a Sunday entertainment liable to a penalty of £A 0 for every such advertisement, which fine goes to thu person who iirst institutes proceedings.''

The first direct mutton steamer from New Zealand to London was the Stad-Haarlem, sent Homo in May ISSO. Now there aro four steamship companies competing for the New Zealand mutton trade, totalling 30 steamers, with an aggregate cipaeity of 1,005,7')0 carcasses, besides (employed last year) ten sailing ships carrying 119,000 carcasses The exports of men. for the twelve months c iding 30th Juno last were equal to t,010,000 carcasses. Allowing a large increase m the export there must be plenty of tonnage for the present, as tho steamers can make at least two trips n year.

The chairman of the Christchurch Chamber of Commerce thinks the chief problem of the frozen meat trade now is not, can we find a market, but, can wo meet the ever-incroiisitiir demand ': Figures showthat the increase in tho export is accompanied by an increase in the sheep flocks, but, he says, "wo must not overlook tho necessity of carefully preserving our breeding flocks, and restrict to the utmost the exportation of our owe lambs. This latter section of tho trade, to my mind, has beon already -carried too far, aud in order to prevent its continuance and maintain the preservation of this great industry, it may be necessary at no distant date to invoke legislative aid."

There is very little doubt that tho Marquis of Ripou will be chosen to succeed Lord Rosebery as chairman of the London County Council. His election would raise a curious little point of etiquette. In the early days of tho Council it was decided— of course with tho consent of Lord Rosehery—that he should bo officially addressed during debate as "Mr Chairman " instead of the usual formula, "My Lord." Ou rare occasions members havo inadvertently used the latter form in commencing their speeches, and have invariably been called to order amid good-humored laughter. It is possible, but exceeding improbable, that the Marquis of Ripou might stand upon the dignity of his peerage, and claim the recognition of his title. In the unlikely event of this proving to bo the case, a compromiso might be cti'ected by using a now form of invocation, " My Lord Chairman," to wit.

This is a good story and a true one : — Herr Joachim, of violin renown, had been playing at a concert in Manchester. After it was all over he was walking up and down tho railway platform eujoying a good cigar and tho consciousness Unit he had never played better in his lifo. Tin cheers of his audience Still rang iv his ears, and ho was full of pleasurable self-satisfaction. A respectable navvy-looking man, dressed in lira Sunday best, kept passing and reualying, and gazing intently at the great master. Presently he came up to Joachim and asked for a ligh<-,. This the musician gavo him. Having lit his pipe, he looked Joachim full iv the face, and then, tapping him with emphasis on the shoulder, he said, " But Paganini was the man !" That was all. But it was enough. Joachim sin s he never felt so small in his life.

Mr William Williams, " the poet of the hunting field," us he may be fairly described on tho strength of his famous song, " What a Fine Hunting Day," has passed away at the ripe age of eighty-live, lie founded tho North Warwickshire Hunt, in eonjuiictiou with Mr Robert Vyuer, the first master, iv 1.3-1, and was secretary from the start till tho day of his death, a t-uure of offico unprecedented, we believe, in hunting annals. His connection with the field, however, was of even un older ilate, for somewhere about the mi.hlle of Oeorgo IV.'s reign he originated tho Wolverhampton Steeplechases, a fixture which was of but brief duration. He was

a i/ivat authority on dogs and horses, and judged at shows lill over the country. He had a preety knack of numbers, aud besides the hunting song turned out, a good many rhymes and verses of less merit, while it is understood that, he has left behind him a history of foxhunting iv Warwickshire, which tdiould find publication.

Tho members of the H.A.C.B.S. St. John's branch celebrated their anniversary last evening by a Mieial gathering in Waterworth's Hiill," which was filled by a large

attendance. At half-past eight those piescut sat down to a srnod repast provided by Mr (Jlassford, the tables being bountifully laden. The hull wit- decorated appropriately for the occasion, while portraits o Irish patriots and pictures of historical events were tastefully arranged around the walls of the building ; >">' the centre was .suspended the pretty banner of the Order. The usual loyal and patriotic toasts were duly proposed aud honored, veeal selections being Riven during flic evening by members. The chair was occupied by Bro. 1. Barry Late" hi the evening the floor was cleared for d-iucinir', 'md ;l hn'ge number of couples look part, th" gathering breaking up at an c-n-lv hour this morning. Everyone appeared to have thoroughly enjoyed tho .social. '£ho music was supplied by Mr Newbould (piano) aud Mr Allen (violin). Mr and Mrs Foley each contributed an extra.

A spicy little drama in one act and two s-eeiies was performed in Old Bond afreet, in which Her Grace tho Duchess of Montrose aud :m unknown but beautiful lady we'-o thu central figures. Tho latter was j..iziiig into a shop window, 10.-i iv contemplation of the articles within, v.-htm it carnage, with two ponderous footmen and a bewigged coachman in attendance, drove 'by. Jn it wit the Ditches.-;!. She .suddenly caught, sight of tho -unknown lady. Site .sprung fo bir feet, ordered the coachman to stop, and dashed out of the carriage toward tho lady ou iho sidewalk. The Duchess seized her by the arm and poured forth a stream of excited words not to bo found in the book of Common Prayer. The lady remained passive. The, Duchess stunped her feet with ra;re ~nd fiiodly raised her parasol to strike. Then the htdy r-hriel-cd and the spectator interfered in the action of th-< piece. Thu lady took refuge in a nui^hbor-

ing shop and escaped, leaving no trace behind. The Duchess, being asked the cause of the assault as she was getting into her carriage, said fiercely, " Mind your own business," and tho carriage rolled swiftly away. Thi« affair is tho talk of tho clubs, but the matter is baing hushed up.

The great Davies—the Leviathan of the Ring just previous to tho Thormanby period—once said to a friend who stood by his side in front of tno grand stand, at Epsom, pointing to the landscape before them, " All that is now within view might have been mine had I never made a bet

upon the Derby until the numbers went up." Over the five consecutive Derbies of 1849-53 the losses of Davi»s were simply stupendous. £55,000 to £1000 in two bets, Daniel O'Rourke; £30,000 to £2000 iv a simile bet, Teddington; and £25,000 to £1000, West Australian ; £100,000 to £1000 each of three horses to their owner, one of which started at 6 to 1. Such was the colossal style in which this extraordinary man betted. Once a creditor for several

hundreds over a Derby failed to pass in his claim, and it subsequently transpired that he had died suddenly directly after tho event. Davies on hearing this, nt some trouble to himself, found out the widow, who was left badly off, and to her astonishment and delight, handed her the money. A. finer trait in a man's character, or a grander evidence of honor and fine feeling than is shown here, it would bo difficult to offer.

Th. effects of the strike are daily bocoming more apparent. Business is stagnated, and those who have beeu mainly in.-trumental in building up the prosperity of the colony are now. fully conscious of the disastrous consequences that will ensue if the struggle is prolonged. All classes of society, ail trades and callings are being drawn into the meshes of a net that, if it closes too tightly around us will l_nd our glorious colony in inevitable ruin. At first it looked as though tho struggle would be of short duration; but tho idea was delusive, and every day blackens the prospects. The fearful loss that has already made itself severely felt to tho working classes is becoming more alarming, and unless a settlement is speedily effected, widespread misery will bo the result. It needs no practised eye

to observe that trade is in the throes of au agonising stagnancy, and the loss that has already beeu occasioned will take months of steady earnest toil to recover. It is not only the strikers who are affected, but the g t neral body of a blameless public who hardly know how the trouble has come about. Hundreds, aye, thousands of iunocmt mechnnics have either received their dischargo or been put on short time, and

are powerless to control the cause that has brought it about, They are called upon to suffer for sins that they aro entirely guilt-

less of. Is that right ? Is it fair ? We aro certain that the universal answer will bo a most emphatic " No," and bitterly aro those affected decrying tho authors of the disaster that has befallen them.— Christchurch Telegraph.

The concert in aid of the funds of tbe Philosophical Society, given last night in the Athenmum, was a success both from a musical and financial point of view, tho hall being crowded. Tho honors of the evouiug were carried off by a visitor, Miss Lissaman, who possesses a light voice which has been highly cultivated, and which she has under complete control. The overture by Sorrell's band was followed by Mr Kettle, who was scarcely as successful as usual. Miss Lissaman gavo an aria by Lottie, and in answer to a pronounced recall gave another charming song. Mr Hobcn was warmly applauded for his playing of tho Paganini Belle Etude, and as an oncore lie played au arrangement of his own. Mrs Sheath and Miss Largo gavo the duet " Gnarda cho Riunca Luna," and for an encore surprised the audience with' 'The Two Cousins," given with considerable archness. Mr Loughnan sang "Orpheus and his Lute." The first part was brought to a close by Mrs Sheath giviug " La Seronata," with violin obligate by Mr Dickin. The second part opened with a pianoforte duet by Mrs Kettle and Miss Hunter. Mr R. W. Percy mado a creditable first appearance, but declined the encore for " Why Must Wo Say Good Bye." Miss Lissaman was very successful iv a selection from " Les Huguenots," the florid passages and trills were clearly and evenly given, but in response to ancntlniaiaatic recallsheeontented herself with bowing her acknowledgments. Mr Dickin gave a good interpretation of the Ist concerto (De Beriot). Mrs Sheath and Miss Large in " Oh, That We Two Were Maying" were loudly applauded, and another song from Mr Loughnan brought to a close a most successful concert. Miss Hitchings was accompanist.