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Evening Post, Volume VII, Issue 53, 11 April 1871, Page 2

Jiy advertisement in anothor coluinu it will be seen that Mr. Mast-jss had arrived at the \vi3u resolution of with irmmi^ from the contest fur the Supeiintendfcjicy. We congratulate him mi X'u gi><u\ seii^o evinced in this decision, \Uii<;h will ?•!!•» \v iitin to retire again to the ihui^s • r Sits jiiivnto lii»* Without llUViny y\|>'iJlyJlcu 1 l! • 111') tl!ii--*-tion of defeat, or the aim-'.^iuoo v/liieh invariably attend a contort* 1 f.-l-i-tio.). A.-* a member of the J J roviu- isi iVau-i!, Mr. Masters Las always co n>iianJfil respect from thn^e who apprboiaXf -t^i'lin^ honesty and worlh and as an old -cutler of the Province he occupies a f iv<Tobl<- po.-Ition in the eyes of those wlio kave known him longest and best ; nor must it be forgotten that he has done good firv'ice to the cause of true colonization ; but u'itli all his good qualities, and they arc many, he is not the man uh'-in we iequire for Superintendent ol tho Province, and we are glad to see tint h» ha? been convinced of the fact himself. Kouxver, we will give him credit for sincerity i>; his professions, believing, as we do, that he really had what lift considered the good of the Piovince in view in his candidature, and not his owi interest or advancement. It would be well if the other two candidates would follow the example set them, but this v* hardly to be expected. They are, apparently, confident of success, and will follow their candidature up to "the last hour of act;" but, {without claiming the gift of prophecy, we will yet venture to predict that they will both be sorry they did not retire while they could have done so unbeaten. Our readers will be somewhat surprised to learn that the Virago is under immediate orders for J'Jngland, and will sail tomorrow for Sydney en mute. As in the case of all H. M. vessels which have from time to time frequented our port, the officers and men of the Virago have ever maintained the most amicable and agreeable relations with the inhabitants of Wellington, and their sudden departure — most of them to return no more — will be universally regretted. We heartily wish them a safe and pleasant voyage, and an agreeable return to Old England. We learn that the Clio has been in dock in Sydney, but on examination the injuries she had received were found to be so much more extensive than was anticipated that Commodore Stirling hesitated about incurring the expense, as well as the risk of placing her liors de combat for a considerable period under present circumstances, and has accordingly written to England for instructions, pending the arrival of which the Clio will remain in Sydney harbor. We are requested to call attention to an advertisement in another place, requesting the attendance of members of the Court Hobin Hood of Foresters at the quarterly meeting to be held this evening. At the Resident Magistrate's Court, this morning, Charles Langston, charged on information laid by Mr. Joseph Masters with obtaining 15 head of cattle and some sheep on false pretences, was placed in the doct Mr. Travers, who appeared for prosecutor, said that he would offer no evidence in the case, and his Worship ordered the prisoner to be discharged. Mr. Allan, who appeai - ed for the defence, said his client was quite prepared to answer any charge that might be preferred against him, and intimated that Mr. Masters would have to answer for the course he had pursued at a future period. A charge of using.threatening and abusive language, preferred by a man named Carson against another named Hipworth, was withdrawn by permission of the Court, defendant having apologized to plaintiff. F. Magendie, charged by C. Olapham with assault, was lined 20s, or in default committed for 48 hours. The Odd Fellows' Hall was crowded to suffocation last night to witness the Dramatic Performance of the Virago Amateurs, given in aid of the funds of the Benevolent Society. The "Dream at Sea" was the piece de resistance, and was very creditably rendered, three visions displayed previous to the commencement of the second act being especially effective. The mechanical portion of the arrangement was good, and the audience were highly pleased. The performances in the interlude were also loudly applauded. The farce which brought the performance to a conclusion was not so successful by any means. Unfortunately some of the actors seemed to have forgotten their parts, and the curtain was dropped before the legitimate time. In a pecuniary sense the performance must have been a great success, and the amateurs, even if they did make a mistake or two, deserve the thanks of the public of Wellington for the liberality and kindly spirit they have displayed. We trust they will shortly give another performance, and, by taking a little more care, show those who were rude enough to laugh at them last night, that their abilities are quite equal to rendering "Mrs. White" in a proper and artistic manner. The soiree of the jßoman Catholic Young Men's Society came off last evening, at St. Mary's School, and proved a great success. The entertainment commenced with tea, after which there -was singing, dancipg, and an exhibition of the magic lantern. The Eev, Father Cummins delivered a very humorous and entertaining address in the course of the evening, and the party broke up at a late hour, highly satisfied with their evening's amusement. Native news, of which there has been of late an absolute dearth, is again beginning to appear in the Auckland telegrams. What the real state of the situation may be no one but the Native Minister himself seems to know, but as far as can be gathered from the meagre reports received, things "are just in the old unsatisfactory state — the refractory natives masters of the situation, and endless diplomacy, and it iB to be supposed large quantities of sugar and flour wasted in vain efforts to bring them to reason. The Tauranga mail is still at a standstill, and no moral suasion which Mr. M'Lean can bring to bear on Te Hira seems sufficient to move that obstinate and intractable old savage from his determination to oppose all efforts at either opening up and improving the district, or allowing the interests of the Colony to interfere with his prejudices. The idea of bringing coercion to bear upon him is apparently to Mr. M'Lean what the federation of all AngloSaxon peoples was to Mr. Vogel at San Francisco, "a brilliant though unattainable dream." A rather ambiguous sentence occurs in our yesterdays telegram in reference to the Waikatos threatening -the Thames natives about; surveying which says a collision is imminent. The details are probably not of much consequence, but the general purport seems to be fresh complications. A curious little bit of information which throws some light on the secret machinery of the *' native difficulty" is furnished, to the effect that Mr. M'Lean accuses Mr. Mackay of en-

couragin^ Te Hira ia his opposition to the G overnuient. Of course Maokay denies the allegation, but " there is seldom mnch ] smoke without some- fire/ There is a drop of comfort in this intelligence, for i^ is generally the case that, when c-rrtaia people ; fail oufcj certain others benefit by the oeeiirrence. Thwi there is to be another of those endless koreio^ at v, hich Miorisgoige themselves and get drunk, aad lutke eisigmatk-al speeches, aa i knock doffn szl-Ai.3, and do all manner of absurd tlii'u^= (•.vhieh no man, except a >'ari'-e Cuianudsioner or Minister, who ia pj.M for sr.ffwing the iiilik-uuu, v.muM r«.m.*:it'j lmjk at above a quarter -»f *ia hrin ;\-» L th?u go a'.vay, Ifjavm^ things jita' \v-:^^>- ::»•.-*-' wcie. Me^iwiide, ie wW t' 3-,-nt C: >.: -.:»« Wuikalos occupy j-isc a3 thrc-atciiiis^ aa attitude as eier, and that Todd"ri Uiimlerar. ujH-halk-n^e 1 Ly the X:ttiva Mlni-ster. is «'iif"»mped within live miles of Alexandra. V. Jiwi is th's nif-:istrous farce vrli:ch ye ca,ll a ** native poli"v" to c >u\e to an end, and the Government of a lirltidh Colony be able to carry :;:t ini|«ortaiic mail a few mtles in apite of thti r.jjrmsition of three or feitir senile savages ': A very beaut ful Aurora Australia was visible for some time befurc. and after, midliight, la -=t evening. Tho result of the enquiry recently held at Mount Cook tJarrxuk=s in reference *o certain charges of tuiucxzk laent pivferrdll agaiiist; Inspector M'l^mvtld resulted, as we learn, in that ofti-ier's disaiissil fruui the servies. The Melbourne Argu3 of the 2."ith ult. says :: — ix Man3 r HaL;s nb'.uc the citj- an-1 shipping at the wharf «-<..t 1.»v.-ercd tohalivasLst on Monday as a m:trii of respect to Mr. James Louis liurke, the well-known merchant, who died early on Monilay morning from rupture of the liver, caused apparently by a collision bct\-ecn the deceased gentleman's buggy and soope other vehicle on the St. Kilda road, air.i r. Burk^, who had been visiting a sick friend at Scott's Hotel, left for home alone ia Lis bugay without lightsshortly before 1 o'clock on Monday morning, and aboni half-p ist 1 was found near the Military Barracks standing in the road and holding the reins of his horse, which was out of the buggy, -while the latter was lying capsized on the road. The harness was broken, and the buggy wheels bore marks as if there had feeen a'eollisiou, and the splinter bar was also broken. At liii.t there did not seem anything the matter with Mr. Burke, but after the buggy had been raised he sat down, and though, in reply to a questtion, he said he had not been hurfc. but felt sick, he lay on his ba-k, and was then taken to Dr. Van Heraert, to St. Kilda. He died, howewer, in a short time, and at an inquest held on Monday the cause of death was stated to have been rupture of the liver from external violence. The jury found a verdict accordingly, adding that tLere was nothing to show how the violence was received. The coroner animadverted upon the •want of a law compelling owners of private, as well as licensed, vehicles to carry lights. The deceased, who leaves a wife and four children, was only 39 years of age. The deceased belonged to the firm of J. L. and C. Burke, coal and produce merchants and shipowners, having a large trade in Xew Zealand and other Colonial ports. The history of Sholto .Douglas, a young man of education, and goad means, who lately committed suicide in a fashionable brothel in this city, is only one of the many instances that are constantly occurring of the necessity of the law taking charge of men who have become incapable of restraining their passion for strong drink. It is on record that Douglas had property in ISTew Zealand, and was part proprietor of a suburban hotel, but he left his partner to conduct the business, and he took up his residence with certain of the demimonde, and from day to day got drunk until afc last he lost all control over himself, and put an end to his life with poison. Had this man ia the first paroxysm of drunkenness been rescued from his degradation and placed for a time in an asylum for dipsomaniacs, he might have been restored to health, and awakened to a consciousness of his infamous positionAs it was, he proceeded step by step in drunken debauchery, no one interfering so long as he had money to squander upon the wretched women he was surrounded with, until at last madness drove him. out of the world, to which he leaves as a shameful legacy a dishonored name and repntaiion. What is all the sentimental nonsense worth about interfering with the liberty of the subject in face of a death like this in the midst of a Christian eomnmnitj' ?—Melbourne Leader. The Melbourne Leader writes of the filibustering expedition i—lfi — If the Imperial authorities desired these Colonies to be placed in an efficient state of defence, they could not have hit upon a more ingenious device than the telegram in. reference to the American filibusters. It is true that pnblie equanimity has not been greatly disturbed in this Colony, but our neighbours in New South Wales seem to have been panic stricken by the news, and to have made extraordinary exertions to fortify the Heads, and work up their martial ardor until it may be supposed their pugnacity will be disappointed if no enemy should appear to be captured, or blown ont of the waters of Port Jackson. It would, of course, be rank treason to snppose that "Eogers" could be guilty of so practical a joke at the expense of the Colonies as to seriously warn-them against an enemy having no existence, but it is not a little strange at the same time that nothing is mentioned in the American papers of an expedition fitting out for any part of the world with apparent hostile intentions. It is not to be expected that the bold buccaneers would advertise their destination, but it has never, we believe, escaped observation and comment in America when an expedition of a suspicious character has been fitting out for a cruise to parts unknown ; and we are therefore forced to the conclusion that if Mr. liogers, in the matter of filibustering Yankees, has not been hoaxing the colonists, some one has certainly had the audacity to hoax Mr. Rogers, A correspondent of the Age, writing from San Francisco on the loth of February, says : — The Hon. Julius Vogel, of XewZealand, left here yesterday for "Washington, with the intention of laying before Congress the importance of subsidising an American line to Australia. If any means could move that power this session, the honorable gentleman has adopted the right one, butf he must steer clear of any other lines, even if they are professedly in connection with bis own. " .<33gles,*' in the Australasian, writes as follows; — "Bearing in mind. the sinister aspect of affairs between England and Eussia a few mails back, is it not rather snggestive that the Haydamaek shonld have been so near at hand ? This war ship drops in promiscuously, apropos of nothing, and on her way to nowhere particular. Of course her somewhat indefinitely-explained errand is now pacific, but had the Black Sea treaty difficulty not been promptly accommodated her presence oif Sandridge would have been much, less agreeable. I don't think that sh.e would, under these

c-Ircuui^tasices. hive w..i"tr i to tie 1> .^'..riU-il i by tLe n<.?lil» oi*i:-er. Uis remcsi*'..-ic<s as high!-.' coils J.it «irv that a:: Ki;_;i«'s >!'- , ni^ter hi-* p;oTi:i-=-l to vL^ieti-1 zho ('*:!¦ -nic^ ] wiia Cita: Biituhi's lust s->M:cs\ !.i~t -hip. | and l-Xit sl'iliin^. W«.r.1«l it n.* be ur.-ic j to tb% purpose if. in cn^e •:! war, vvt t,"Hild : rely up .a tLe r!-^: & >1 u»_r. ship, and i-h-1-lln_; ': Tit l-^t ua_i'»t o >uic lust a ilav or two 100 !:.te." " Uneasy i? the head that u^-s a ; er.iAii." ail her ua:''rru:ixte ii \}es~v «"*f Engl:i;il ia ir ap^ea-A. uo csc J ;dii:i t« ]he r*ile. £\.i- s.:a.' t!:.i± past the v '^v iia-s bec-n ?cve.% 1 • edit, 1 t-» z isk i»y t:ie public j-r;r.,".!:s .' ¦¦ £->i -..i. in * :i->a^e, a- ;1 devHvii.gtt.c- iui_r!s-l> *'iart *.i tlie presrljicw !*•¦•:; attiohei t.> it m the ii J iiae=«' -n^i »«.'*« time. X>»w, « -at n her M jf~ r y premises the nation a royal in-.rri.jjr-. ::::•! ttit- f^srivitiss iiiei hnt :u >:t -h .n ».«-c3-«i >n. sh=* is iney by the protest *-t xhe- Sur-j\ uh-» declare that iv is posi-ively sli -o^u z t lai sui-h an event alum I*! t k.*> i-i^ee «« i c-:;r. and beseech, the Qnecu ;n >Th-*r !•» *'t-:er hv il+nghziri 's liappiuess f- 1 - ¦ *.tt a hit!*- h-\^ r. Tiie .loUu BuJ, which is the or-nn "* :» '"» rfciinAsjiHetnChurchmity, vietiKiu.ls that, if sucii a dreailful S'janca! c_u»..t ba avetixl in England, the marriage >a.;:l take ]U-e m i*i?sbyterl:m Scotia ml. 2 » :ul>-ii!uttve that would, no <loubt, he i-.y diy a»>]>r,.eiate 1 by her Ms j .-sty's subjects in ti^ X.utb. Whr..«-v. hi«iVcvor, irises lit:-* i-.-..iiil« i L a 5a 5 ceit:tii- cLlUchiUuli eliooe t:> o:': IT, :it:tl to who.-n «U»ts iz tvt t:\eh : Hj\s tlu EiuiiUi Cuuruh one marriage law ft r r«»;.al>y. ami r.uother fnr rbe i*eo;»l«\ or h» % .v l"i»g is it feiu-e Kji_T.;.;i «.-i l urehaien abstains. i f:om liuiriyuiii :•-».-! r.tklug fees in Lcin ': Tiu* imrt is. i he e-t-ili.i-hment is rotten fn» n root to ut-meh, an-1 dead in the spirit. These PharLsees of ihe nineteenth ec-atnry \v.>uM disguise its moribund condition, a.-; the i'hatisfes of f»!«! did, by insisting on the seiupiil.»usobacrvanceof tliettt:cr <»f < 'hniv'i law. — Leader.