Evening Post. SATURDAY, JULY 1, 1882.

Evening Post, Volume XXIII, Issue 152, 1 July 1882, Page 2

Evening Post. SATURDAY, JULY 1, 1882.

A quantity of reading matter of general interest will be found on the fourth page of to-day's issue of tie Evening Post. The vital statistics for the past month show 91 births, 29 deaths, and 20 marriages. The Customs' duties oolleoted at the Port of Wellington for the month euded yesterday, amounted to .£17,566 19j 23, while for the corresponding month hut year they wen only £14,094 9s Id. These figure* show a ray ifttufftotorj iavmse.

The circuit sittings "ofi|the I Supreme Court oommenoe' at 10 o'olock on I MoLUay morniner next. The following ia the criminal calendar :— James William Ellia, rape on a girl under, 12 years j Frank Christie, larceny; Frederick E..»Liardet, perjury ; Pekanui Apurona, laroeny ; Henry L. Johnston, do.; and Harry Nicholla, forgery. The civil* cases will be taken on the the following Monday. They are as follow:— Christie and others v. Powles, Pharazyn v. Parkes, Marks v. Dranafiold (without jury), Levi v. Levi and another (with ut jnry), and Tully v. Martin. Mr. J. Blarney, who for some time past has occupied tr c poßitionJof book-keeper in Messrs. Broaden and Sons' offioe, Union Chambers, died somewhat suddenly this morning at his residence, through, it is supposed, disease of the heart. The deceased gentleman was well known in this city, where ha had resided for, several years. He leaves a wife and family. We learn that the look-out man, through whose neglest the Cassandra's signal for a pilot was not attended to, has been discharged. In connection with this subject it may be remarked that it is evident the services of an additional hand for look-out purposes are r: quired at the signal station. Under the present system the work has to be performed in turns by the Screw of the pilot's boat, who number four, in addition to a coxswain. It frequently happens that a man who has beeniengagedin the boat' all day has to go to the signal station and watch all night ; or on the other hand, after watching all night he may be required], to work on,the boat next day, when, as may be imagined, he is not in a oondition to perform very effective work. Iv the case of the man just discharged, it happens that his services had not been reqnired on the previous day, so that there was no excuse for his neglect. However, it seems clear than'an'additional.hand ought to be engaged, so,' asjjo be able to devote his whole attention to the night dnty. An old man named James Hardesty, an out-patient of the Hospital, and who has been for some time on the books of the Benevolent Institute, under the name of Holmes, died suddenly yesterday at Wool-combe-street, where he was working for Mr. Travers, jun. The cause of death was heart disease. The deceased was 67 years of age The New Zealand Rifle Association held a meeting at the Empire Hotel last evening, for the purpose of electing a representative to the Council of the Association. Lieut. A. R. Hislop, of the Naval Brigade, was unanimously elected ad the Wellington District representative, after which the.meeting terminated. A. clerk employed in the Native Reserves Office named William Rattray, who has been under police surveillance for some .days past, has surrendered himself iv answer to a warrant oHarging him with embezzling £27 10s from the public office in whioh he is employed. The case will be heard on Monday next, bail having been allowed, himself in jJIOO, and two sureties of JJSO eaoh. •Mr. N- Valentine has just completed the erection of his new hotel at Petoni, whioh has been built under his own personal supervision. It is close to the railway station, and enjoys a beautiful view and the olose proximity of a fine sandy beaoh. Mr. Valentine first started in the hotel buainesa iv 1860 at the Lower Hutt, and Mrs. Valentine has alao had considerable experience, so that a guarantee id thus affordad that visitors will have their wants carefully attended to. Mr. Valentine has alwaya been deservedly popular, and no doubt will Beoure a large share of publio support. Mr. John W. Stevenson, sharebroker, received the following telegram from Reefton last night: — "Welcome, 973 ounces gold; month's dividend, 2s 6d." A declaration of insolvency was filed this morning by J. W. Liddell, storekeeper, of Foxton. The hearing of the summons against Captain Edmnnds for oyerorowding the Te Aro launch on the occasion of the Sunday visit to H.M>. Nelson, was to have come off today, but Captain Hume, J.P., adjourned it for a week, Mr. Hardoaatle being ocoupied with another oase. There seems to be a great deal of mystery connected with the discovery of wreckage on the Fast Coast of the South to the north of Lyttelton Heads, reported in our telegraphic columns. The only vessel belonging to the New Zealand Shipping Company whioh has been off the coast during the past week was the Waipa, whioh left Lyttelton on Tuesday last for Sydney with a cargo of grain. She was seen from the Wellington signal Station on Thuraday night, trying to beat through the Straits, and, being unsuccessful, apparently went South again, bhe, however, had no tallow on board. The Opawa, another of the company's ships, left Wellington on the 13th instant, but speedily got a distance of 25 miled from land, since which time the prevailing winds have been such as would tend to improve hor offing from the coaat. Altogether the affair is a mystery, on whioh neither the representavea of the company nor the insurance agents oan throw any light. The Bight Bey. the Bishop of Tinnevelly, Southern India (Bi.-hop Sargent), who is now travelling for his health, will preach at St. Paul's Church, Thorndon, at to-morrow morning's service. 'Ihe Bishop iB a distinguished Indian missionary. According to the New Zealand Herald, "he was born in Paris, iv 1815, but was brought up and edaoated in Madras, where he first became connected with the [C. if.] Society. Shortly after hia appointment as lay agent, he proceeded to England, and studied at Islington College ; and in 1811 and 1842 he waa fully ordained, and subsequently returned to India. Upon his return he was sent to Suviseshapnram, where he was eminently successful, and did a great deal of good work. But Bishop was too useful a worker to be left long at so small a station, where his energy, devotion, aud zeal were necessarily confined to a limited oirole ; and accordingly he was removed to Palamootta, where he took charge of Urinity Church, one of the oldest churches in Tinneyelly. Here he has continued to labour with untiring devotion and gratifyresultß." The Parochial Association of St. Paul's has arranged for a odurae of four lectures in aid of the library fund. They are to be delivered by Dr. Newman, Mr. J. Gell, Sir Gaorge Grey, and Mr. C. A. DeLautour, M.H.R. The first lecture is advertised to be delivered by Dr Newman on the 13th instant on " How to keep our health." It is intended, we understand, that the first concert of the Wellington Philharmonic Sooiety shall be given on Tuesday, Ist August, in the Theatre Royal, when the programme will consist of the first part of Haydn's " Creation" and Romberg's "Lay of the Bell." There are now over 70 vooalists in tho society, and they have been assiduously rehearsing the above works for some time past. Further particulars will be advertised shortly. A very pleasing and instructive exhibition of dissolving viewa was given last night at the Terraoe School. The illustrations were chiefly astronomical, showing the planets revolvit g round the sun in their various orbits, the crratio courses of the comets, and eclipses of the sun and moon. Several fine photographic piotures of the moon, taken at the Melbourne Observatory by the aid ef the powerful telesoope, were then shown Another entertainment will be given on ' Monday night, when new illustrations will b« exhibited, and the programme varied with musio and recitations. The Equitable Building and Investment Company of Wellington has deolared an interim dividend of 4 per oent. for the halfyear. Mr. D. Hall, city missionary, gratefully acknowledges the reoeipt of the tollowing subscriptions in bid of his support and the expenses of the mission for June :— Mr. hi., 2s 6d; Mrs. 8., 4s 6d ; Mr. J.J.C., ss ; Mr. W. 8., ss ; Mrs. VV., 11b; Mr. J. 8., £1 Is ; Mrs. 8., ss; W.R., 10s; Mrs. 8., 10a; Mr. E.G., 10a; F.K., 2s 6d; Mr. G.T., 2s 6d— total, £4, 95. It will be Been by advertisement that the anniversary of the Free Methodist Churoh will be held to-morrow, when disoources will be delivered by the Keys. E. Bavin and H. B. Bedstone. On Tuesday next the tea meeting will take place. Mr. S. Biahop, late of the Empire Tea Warehouse, aavertises in another column that he opened to-day in premises opposite the Bank of New Zealand, Manners-street, with a new atook of groceries. On Monday, at 2 o'olook, Messrs. J. H. Bethune and Co. will sell at their rooms, by order of the mortgagee, a nioe freehold corner allotment of land in Pirie and Lloyd streets, freehold land, Sandon, and valuable leasehold land and buildings situated in the centre of the business part of Foxton: immediately after whioh the same firm will dispose of a large collection of splendid plants and flowering shrubs from the well-known nurseries of Mr. Donald, Karori, and Mr. Duncan, Porirua. The plants being locally grown and highly recommended, will no doubt attraot a large attendance of purohaßers at the Bale. The attention of purchasers of fruit trees, plants, ornamental shrubs, &c. is specially directed to the fact that the sale by Messrs. T. Kennedy Maodonaid k Co. of plants from Nelson and fruit trees from Masterton will be held on Monday, at 11 o'olock, and not on Thursday, as previously announced. This sale should be well attended, as Mr. M'Cardlo'n collection of fruit trees is well and favourably known. We are requested by Messrs. Hasell & Co. to remind our readers that their Bale of oats and other produce will be beld in their rooms on Monday next, at 11 o'clock. Mr. George Thomas will sell on Monday, on the Quten'u Wharf, a,t noon, profaew to).

How to save money— how to make a sovereign purchase thirty shillings worth of goods are questions pertinent alike to the well-V^do olassea of the community and to the 60,000 serfs that own Sir George Grey as their champion. There is not the slightest doubt but that this feat of saving money can be easily accomplished at the Great Surplus Stock bale to oommenoe ou Friday next, at Te Aro Houee. All thrifty housewiveß should, therefore, take the precaution to ascertain their requirements beforehand, bo as to be enabled to pay an early visit to this rrmirkable &a'e. 'lh<-ir own and childrenß wants Bhou'd be carefully attended to, and the gudeman of the house not forgotten, for whoße special benefit the clothing department will offer unusual attractions at the Surplus Stock Sale at James Smith's, Ti Abo Houbb.— Advt. Wobth Knowing— Ju«t landed, per Star of the Kast, for Graves and Fleming, a large shipment of superior clothing. Having arrived two months behind time they will be sold at a tremendous reduction, and at shippers' risk during the Great Sale. For instance, men's splendid tweed suits, 21s 6d ; men's superior serge suits, -22a 6d ; good tweed trom-era, 5s 9d ; splendid overooats, tweed, lined, 22s 6d ; boys' overcoats, 8s fid ; boys' kuioker smts, three garments, and lined, 5b 9d ; men's cotton shirts, double j backs, 1b 4d. Wonderful bargain at .the great aale. Graves and Fleming, the corner house, Te Aro. — (Advt.J The premature decay of beauty In many of our women, and tbe rapid advances of aga, argue an unhealthy oondition of the Byatem or a palpable neglect of their sanitary Bt&tus. What is commonly known among the sex as " ennui," is nothing more or less tbau lassitude resulting from some defeotive organism or special affection. It matters not how delicate the frame, how sensitive the system, how exquisitely strung the nerves, moderate dosea oi*Odolph ' Wolfe's Schiedam abomatio Schnapps will eradicate the caused and produce the meat beneficial results.— Advt.