The Evening Post. SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 1874.

Evening Post, Volume X, Issue 182, 19 September 1874, Page 2

The Evening Post. SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 1874.

Mr Vogel's annotmcemenfc abottfc the engagement of a barrister of Colonial reputation to interview all the Chairmen o£ ftOad Boards, with a view to obtaining the benefifc of their opinions on the qttestion of Constitutional changes, strikes one afc first in its supremely ridiculous aspect, The idea is not, however, quite so absurd as it looks. The project has other aspects than the novel and the absurd. Ho one can seriously imagine that this barrister of, Colonial reputation, under which: hrgtt-sojtrading s tifcle We recognise' otfr 'friend. Mr William SeftOn Moorhouse, will, in drafting ,tfie Bill, pay very much attention to the*; wishes df the Chairmen; whom he has j interne wed> The object of his mission is certainly not to become impressed, with the political ideas of the ,v.ery"jiiworthy mCrr 'who^ preside oveT mosfr of the Road Boards of tbe Colony, bttt rather to imprest them with his views, ; , UndeiT ; guise of , seeking instruction, he will communicate it. While apparently being taught, he will teach. In plain words, Mr Moorhouse's tour will bean electioneering one, TSow, whatever Mr Moorhoose's qualifications may be as a Parliamentary draughtsman or constifcu- . tional lawyer, there can he no doubt of bis ability as, an electioneering agent, /His well known bonhomie, : wonderful power. of adapting himself rtd surrounding circumstances, capacity for being hail-fellow-well-met, in most societies and his convivial talents •form :;.tt s trjttly colonial reputation, and eminently ; qualify, him for such a task. ."Probably, it will depend on his report whato ednstifcnfency Mr; Vogel finally determines tfohonbr' by, becoming a candidate for its representation next ; election^ and, it will be indeed strange if Mr Mdorbauge ddes not; charm some fef£c(?orate f ifito sufficient' confidence' in jarid'adtiiratioti. for, himself, to render jhispwnielection^suve, for, although ih^; position las Revising Officer predbdes"hirir r 'frorn wooing the sweet •voices of any/electors in fihis Province, the]disqualificatiott extends no further. It' is really a very clever idea of Mb .Vogel's this employment of a 'barrister of colonial reputation $6:'stuttip the!. country and feel its pulse, to extirpate political, heresy, and to bring all iatV the true fold; The missionary, howfeypr^who' goes forth to, preach the anti-£rovinciai crusade andas the apostle of the new political faith, is very unlikely to' imitate the apostles of- bMtii going: fortlj witnpnt puree,, and, .witßoui, scrip, .. On the contrary we -venture to predict that Be, will staff with a purse well lined and' return With it still better, lined. The mission- will doubtless cost .the Colony a targe sum, although perhaps n6t 'quite such a- large' one' as Mr ~Vpgel% trip home,, and it is not at all llikely'tb M productive of much good !BO,far,as the direct and avowed objects -are concerned. , Indirectly, however, it^Wilf cfottb'tfeW 'prove highly advantageous to the Government and the Colony will pay for ifc. As the new ? constitution is to be only for the F Uorth Island} wre. might ask why the Middle Island Road Board Chairman should *be consulted on the subject, Jntt suchan enquiry would be a veiy verdantone,asitf would bespeak a belief in tbe genuine character of the avowed jofjtbe mission. Of course the teal objects would fail to be secured if the Middle Island were not visited n by the barrister of Colonial reputation.

The New Zealand Times this morning is guilty of what can only be characterised /as deliberate fafsehbod'in rtference to .the late dinner to his Excellency the Governor. Noticing the New Zealand Herald's state* ment/' that, notes were sent round to the three Wellington journals, kindly inform* ing them that their representatives wotxld -bratfowed to occupy the reporters' gallery while the * lions ' fed/ the Times says :— i£Jf notes were jsdnt rdund totfife thrde WelLngton journals, informing them that their * representatives; would be admitted to the reporters' gallery, no snch note was ever received at thi* office. „¦ If .it . had been, it Wotild at once Bare' been consigned to the waste paper basket, or returned to its author." We affirm without hesitation' that 4 snch a note did reach the Times pfficf in of a metribar of it* staff arid that it was neither thrown into the waste paper nor returned .to. its .author, asit undottbtedly should have been. On that occasion we adopted the only course compatible With dignity and self-respect and the Times .sacrificed both, although its. representative 'was^trbtogTy urged to'ftct in unison with as. We should not have alluded to the matter now if the Times had not done so, bnfcastbat journal has thought proper to try and uphold its.dignity afr the, expense of its veracity, we shall state the actual facts. The dinner took place on Friday, On Thursday after* noon the Editor of the Post was in the clerk's room, when Mr H. Otterson, one of the clerks, aocosted him, saying that Mr Pearce had asked htm to let the representatives of the Press know that if they wanted -to report the* speeches at the dinner they Would be allowld "to occupy their usual seats in the gallery on the occasion,. This message, Mr Otterson .requested might be conveyed to the representatives of the papers. The Editor of the Post declined, to be made, the medium of any such Communication, and Mr Otterson then said he would write a letter. Thafevening we stated wiafc had been done, and indignantly denounced the insult soffered ito 7 thodPress, expressing a doubt as to whether it proceeded from ignorance of Jhejordinary courtesies of society, or from paresnobbishness,andstatingtbatweshonld not send a, reporter at all, and hoped onrcontießipbraries would not. At a later period of the evening the Editor of this journal on going into the Reporters Gallery was shown <Mt Otterson's oircuW letter, t&eb" in the 'hands' of Mr Patersbn,* sub-editor of the Times. The Editor of the Post handed Mr Paterson * copy of the Post, saying thd.paragraptt it;cont*ine<i was hi* Answer,

Some conversation todfif place, and Mr Patetson finally put the letter in h'.g pocket, saying thab unless an ordinary invitation vas sent, the Time 3 -would m- fc notice tbe dinner, but that he thought some nr'stake must have been made, and that he would see Mr Pearce on the subject. Next day, at a late hour in the afternoon, an invitation addressed to the Editor of the Times was sent to that office by a special messenger, and we believe that a similar invitation was sent to the other local journal. No such invitation was sent to this office. Had one bef-n received thus late in the day, and after what had occurred previously, it -would have been declined in fulfilment of the determination we publicly expressed the previous evening. How the Times can deny having ever receired the letter, which remained in the possession of its sub-editor, we are at a loss to imagine, Mr Kenaaway, the late Provincial Secretary of Canterbury, has, we believe, been appointed Secretary to the Agent-General, and is about to proceed to England to fill that office. In the meantime, Dr Featherston has appointed Mr Cashel Hoey, who for a brief period Occupied a similar position in the office of the Agent- General of Victoria, What possible claim Mr Kennaway has to the appointment we cannot imagine, nor can we understand why it should be necessary to send a person home to fill the office. During his career as Provincial Secretary of Canterbury, Mr Kennaway was chiefly remarkable for making himself particularly disagreable to all with whom he was brought into contact, and for officious interference in departmental matters, resulting in the mismanagement and confusion of the Railway and. Police Departments in particular. The offer to send a secretary home had more than once been unequivocally declined by Dr Featherston, and Mr Kennaway's appointment is sure to be particularly disagreeable to him. It is probably intended to be so, and we should not be at all surprised if it has been made with the intentijn of adding the last straw to the load of indignities which have been heaped on the A gent- General's back. It would, of course, be extremely desirable if Dr Featherston could be forced to perform the happy despatch, and tender his own resignation. Mr Yogel would be on the spot, and would of course be compelled to assume the temporary charge of the department, and it would no doubt be found difficult to obtain a qualified person to accept the office. So Mr Vogel might, in his devotion to the interests of the colony, patriotically agree" td sacriiice hid political career and prospects, and accept the AgentGeneralship permanently. Of course Such a thing is not contemplated, bnt still it might happen.

The amount of Customs revenue collected during the week was £3076 79 2d, The following tenders were received for the Port Chalmers contract of the Dunedin and Moeraki Railway :— Accepted — Wm. Strachan, Wellington, £47,968. Declined *-flawkinß & Co, Dunedin, informal ; W. P^ Pearce, Dunediu, £51,000 j D. Proudfoot, Dunedin, £53,000 ; J. & N. Campbell, Dunedin; £54,353 ; Brogden & Sons, Wellington, £55,086 ; Matheeon, Bros, Dunedin, £56,825; M'Ken2Je, Bros, Dunedin, £66,415; Hunter & Allen, Tokomairiro, £73,549 ; Bauchop & Ritchie, Dunedin, £84,699. The nomination o| Commissioners for the Local Boards of the Hower Hufcfc aud|Johnaonville will take place in^e respective districts at noon on Monday next. Showery unsettled weather prevails over the colony to-day. J?he barometer still is low, but is rising slightly. Calms and light winds extend over the Middle Island, and strong southerly and S.W. winds over the North Island, Very heavy rain fell in this city all last evening and night, breaking into showers this morning. The wind changed to the southward at midnight, and blew very hard for a while^ut moderated towards daylight, „ , The Luna left for Cape Campbell light1 house at 1 o'clock thig morning, with provisions and Stores, She will also call at the Brothers, to make some surveys in reference to the proposed lighthouse on those islets. Telegraphic communication betweenWeilington and the stations on the West Coast of the Middle Island still is interrupted. Several of our exchanges make comments on the Strathnaver salvage case, but as we have already been threatened with the penalties of contempt of Court for Tiaving published a report of the meeting of consignees interested, we> of course, dar& not Venture to republiah any of our contemporaries' expressions of opinion on the facts, • A Wairarapa correspondent writes to us requesting us to contradict the statement of tho Wairarapa Standard that "low fever is prevalent at Masterton." He says there have been but very few cases and those not confined to Masterton, but scat* tered over the whole district. The Star Boating Club's soiree at the Odd Fellows' Hall last evening proved a thotoogh success, notwithstanding the incessant downpour of heavy rain, The introductory musical part of the programme, contributed by members of the Choral Society, was extremely good. It included the magnificent march from Richard Wagner's " Tannhfeuser," some operatic selections, and tbe fine song "The Wreck of the Hesperus," which last was capitally sung by the society's leading bSs§o, the band acquitting themselves to admiration in the orchestral items. Dancing followed, the" floor having been well, prepared, and Mr Marshall's efficient band being:' most materially strengthened by the kind help of several members of the Choral Society. All the arrangements were excellent, and the .refreshments particularly good. A very .pleasant evening was spent, the club well supporting its previous reputation. The only single drawback was the utterly vile weather. It is rumored that the proclamation of the Lower flutt as & Local Board district is likely to lead to unexpected results. At the late meeting of ratepayers observations of an Uncomplimentary nature were made by one of the speakers in reference to the professional character and ability of one of the best-known gentlemen of the long robe in this city, and it is said that he intends to seek the assistance of his professional brethren in obtaining redress for the alleged slanderous insinuations. We learn that Mr M. Mosley has resigned the offices of Secretary and Manager of the Hntt Building Society, and the temporary Secretaryship of tbe Hntt Gas Company, in process of formation. In acknowledging Mr Mosley's resignation of the Building Society, the Treasurer also acknowledges the receipt of all books, papers, and accounts connected therewith ; and after stating that the books are in perfect order,, and the money received dnly paid into the bank to the credit of the Society,' be expresses his regret at the resignation tendered to him. Yesterday we recorded a case of suicide by drowning in a tub of water. Singularly mottgh the Canterbury papers record an

almosh exactly similar m 033 nf FVicilo as havi ngb-en adopted in Hi ri- '•church on Mon- v day last, by a young woman named Agnes ' Mou.it, whd wa« found dio^Vned nni^aturday morning in a pigtab at Mf . 8 Andrew^ place, Green. Park. The evidence went to show that deceased, who was a recent arrival by the ship Canterbury, had been engaged at the Immigration Bit-racks on Thursday by Mr Andrews. She wan noticed to be in a very despondent fctrvte of mind, and must have risen out of bed early on Saturday morning with the intention of committing suicide. The jury returned a verdict of "Committed suicide while. in a state of temporary insanity." In the Resident Magistrate's Court this morning, Ann Johnson was fined 20s for drunkenness, in default to be committed for 48 hoars. — > Tonks, charged with assault, was remanded until Monday, on the application of Mr Quick, who appeared for the prosecution. Over two hours were then occupied in a very intricate interpleader case, which in the end was pronounced by his Worship beyond his jurisdiction, and properly a matter for a Bankruptcy Court. Mr Brandon and Mr Ollivier appeared in the case. Messrs Loughlin and Parrant, of Wellington, are, we learn, the successful tenderers for the erection of the new Roman Catholic Church at the Upper Hutb. The exact price haa not transpired, but it is un- ¦ dersfcood to be below the architect's estimate. The building is to be completed by Christmas, when it is expected that Bishop Redwood will open and consecrate it. A very important question, affecting medical practitioners and Boards of Health, is now under the consideration of the Colonial Government. Consequent upon a number of deaths having occurred in Invercargill from diptheria, the Town Council caused letters to be sent to members of the medical profession, asking them to comply with the 17th section of the Public |Health Act, by informing the Council of any cases of diptheria or other contagious diseases. One medical practitioner — Dr M'Clure — declined to comply with the request, on the ground that when admitted a member of the .Royal College of Surgeons of England, he was, as a condition precedent to such admission, called upon to make, inter alia, and did make, A declaration that he would hold secret all matfeera with which he became professionally acquainted, which he contended forbids the possibility of hia obeying in any wise the specific directions of the 17th section. The Corporation Solicitor expressed the opinion that Dr M'Clure was bound to comply with the requirements of the section, but subsequently the latter intimated that he considered himself bound by the declaration be made prior to becoming a member of the Royal College of Surgeons. In consequencee the correspondence which passed between the parties waa forwarded to his Honor the Superintendent, as Chairman of the Central Board of Health for Ota£o. It waß considered at a meeting of the Board, and referred to the Colonial Secretary. A settler in the southern diatrict, who engaged one of the immigrants, ex Caroline, as domestic servant, speaks of her (says the Bruce Herald) as one of the roost useless and well-behaved girla that could possibly be. She can be strongly recommended to a place in a house where the work is put out. The New Zealand Herald says that if it is intended that the Supreme Court building Bhall remain much longer as a voucher for the expenditure of some thirty or forty thousand pounds in a remarkably unsuitable manner, it is quite cltur that something must be done to preserve the imported stone from further tleciy. It is rotting away' into curious: litbß' caves and grottoes, and peeling off everywhere. Some of the experiments tried on the Westminster Houses of Parliament might well be tried here. We (Auckland Herald) are not certain whether the following may be looked upHh as pointing a moral serving as a cautltin, or as something which is desirable to be followed as an excellent example. It has nothing whatever of the ideal or the romantic or the abstract about it, but very much of the practical. Some time back, a young man landed on our wharf from the Bay of Islands. He was in a very despondent frame of mind, "for he had, in the language of romance, courted a young woman, and the young woman having warmed up considerably in bis favor, she, as young women and old women included have done before, and will dd again, jilted him. Then he came, as stated. It was at the very hour at which the* female immigrants Were being landed from the Miltiadep. The thouglt struck him — a happy thought/as it has since turned out. He watched the young women as they filed along the wharf, until one struck his gaze and seized upon his admiration. He followed her to the barracks, sought the matron, and asked her for an introduction. This granted, he there and then proposed marriage. The girl was unable to give an answer that day, but would, she said, the next. The next day came, and the answer was favorable. The day following the clergyman made the twain one. Then the young husband took his young wife back to the Bay of Islands, and introduced her to the lady who had jilted him. And the lady . did not like it, nor doeftahe like it any the more that the couple sit before' her in church every Sunday,- by which her devotions are not so fervent as under other circumstances Would perhaps be the case The young man says he has got the best sof wives, and the yonrig woman declare! to possessing the best of husbands. So mote it be. Marriage is a . lottery, the^ only kind of lottery which ia not illegal. The immigrant girl Went in and drew a prize. It seems that a Mr Stevens, of Auckland, has invented a new form of paddle-wheel, and the Star states that Captain Kasper, of the steamer Lady Boweh, and the chief engineer, Mr D. McAffer, report favorably on the result of the attachment of Mr Stevens' new patent paddle-wheels to that vessel. Their opinion is that they are calculated to increase the speed of any boat that tries them, especially in rough weather, as the patent floats take such a deep .hold of the water. The theory of the screwpropeller is applied to the paddle-wheel, by letting the floats at an angle of 45 degrees, and they thus, it is alleged, perform the same office as the screw ; but with greater effect, being equal to two screws. The patent floats being attached to the paddle* wheels, are said to have the effect of nearly doubling the effective power of the steamengines, And of increasing the speed to such an extent, that if two boats of equal tonnage and power competed at sea, especially in rough weather, the one fitted with the patent paddles would speedily distance the other fitted with the common paddles.

Commow Symptoms.— At least half of our aet'ye business men. are subject to attacks of lassitude and low spirits, the result of anxiety l and overwork. Ordinary stimulants cannot afford permanent relief in these case 9. The reaction that follows their use is a greater evil than the original ailment. The purest and best tonic for the overstrained nervous system is UDOI.PHO WOVF&'a SCHIEDAM AROMATIC SCHKAPP9, The Oil of juniper and other

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