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Evening Post, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 85, 7 October 1889, Page 2

A collection of studies executed by the pupilß attending the School of Design, which it is intended to forward to the Dunedin Exhibition, wa3 exhibited on Saturday evening at the studio. Numbers of visitors took advantage of the proffered privikgo, and very favourable comment was made upon the excellence of the work accomplished by the pnpih under Mr. Riloy'fl instruction. The case of Charles M'Xeil, who was convicted last week of the larceny of a mackintosh and remanded for the report of the Probation Officer, came before the Court again this morning. Mr. Garvey said he could make no recommendation in the case. The accused had only been three weeka in the colony, and as nothing reliable could bo ascertained about him except from Mb own statement, he (Mr. Garvey) did not think the Act was intended to apply to cases like the present, as it would practically give a license to every new arrival in the colony to commit a first offence. Mr. Kobinson, E.M., sentenced M'Neil to a month's imprisonment. It has been pointed .out to us that in our report of the last meeting of the Cricket Association the remark that Mr. Ashbolt had not sufficient backbone for the position of selector of teams was attributed to Mr. S. Alpe. It appears that tho remark was not made by Mr. Alpe, but by another gentleman present. The charge of perjury against William Irvine, second engineer of the s.s. Lindus, was proceeded with in the Magistrate's Court this morning before Mr. H. W. Robinson, R.M. The case, which arose out of evidence given by the accused in a recent assault caee, was partly heard early in last week, and to-day two other witnesses were examined by Mr. Jellicoe, who appeared on behalf of Patrick Ferguson, the prosecutor. Irvine was then formally committed for trial upon the charge, and will be bronght up at the present criminal sittings of the Supreme Court. He was admitted to bail on his own recognizance of £50. Mr. S. Izard appeared on behalf of the defendant. Fines of 5s eaoh, with the alternative of six hours' detention in cußtody, were imposed by Mr. Robinson, E.M., this morning upon three drunkards. A fourth who did not appear was similarly fined, with the alternative of twelve hours' incarceration. Mary Jones, also charged with drunkenness, was remanded for a week, Sergeant-Major Morice explaining that the defendant was in the Hospital, having sprained her ankle previous to her arrest. So muoh has been heard in Wellington for some yeara past of the wonderful performances of the Auckland-built yacht Jessie Logan, which has just been purchased by Messrs. L. A. Williams and A. G. Dixon, of this city, that it was not a matter of surprise to find that her arrival by the steamer Tarawera yesterday morning was awaited with interest by the greater portion of our aquatic community. Although tho weather was most tempetstuons, a large crowd of local yachtsmen were on tho wha,rf when the Tarawera came alongside, and as soon as the gangway was run out they hurried on board, and inspected the late Auckland crack, which was shored up on the main deck, forward of the bridge. The yacht has arrived without the slightest mishap, great care having been taken to prevent the risk of accident, and the operation of lifting her into the wator this morning was performed with equal success. Although sho is a foot shorter on the keel than the Pet, which has oconpied the same position in Wellington that she has in Auckland, her length on tho water line is about 18 inohes greator than that of the Wellington crack. She also looks a more beamy craft than the Pet, but as a matter of fact she has several inches loss beam than that boat. She possesses beautiful lines, and appears to be more powerful than many Wellingtonians had anticipated. One and all who saw her yesterday agreed that she is capable of great speed, but an opinion was also general that she would never be able to carry in this harbour the large spread of canvas which it has been cußtomttry to put on her in Auckland. As an instance of tho difference between tho area of canvas which can be safely carried in Auckland and Wellington respectively, we may mention that the Jeßsie Logan's main boom is Bift longer than the Pet's, both vessels being about the same size. The new boat is to be put into commission at once, and it is possible that she may make her trial spin in Port Nicholson some time next week. To-morrow evening Mr. W. F. Wilson, who has gained for himsolf some reputation as a humorous lecturer, will give an entertainment in the Exchange Hall, in which he will be assisted by several leading amateurs. Referring to a lecture delivered by Mr. Wilson in Auckland tho Evoning Star of that ' city remarked that the lecturer succeeded in captivating the attention of his audience, and that while tho discourse was pregnant with matters of interest and information, it had also a judicious blending of humour that made it highly acceptable. j The statement in bankruptcy of J. W. Riokman, boot importer, of Manners-street, was handed in to the Official Assignee this morning. The liabilities of the debtor were stated to be w£lol7 12s 6d, while the assets (which include stock-in-trade and fittings, £iSQ; book debts, estimated to produce' .£150; cash in hand, .£3 8s 7d; furniture, iSSO; and surplus from securities, i 5187) are set down as being .£B4O 8s 7d, leaving^ a deficiency of .£177 3s lid. The principal unsecured creditors are :—: — Bing, Harris and Co., £145 5s lOd; J. E. Potter, £5 13s (3d; M. Hawthorne, sen., .£lO 12a lid ; Blundell J5r03., .£7 38 8a ; City Corporation, £19; Barr & Co., .£10 ; W. Hunt, .Sl3; J. King, £1 5s jJ. August iPetone), JE6 10s ; A. Clark & Sons (Auckland), .£264 13s 9d ; Northern Boot Company (Auckland), J293 7s 7d ; G. Foster (Auckland), .£43 4s 6d; Suckling Bros. (Chrietchuroh), ,£92184 d; Gavin, Gibson & Co. (Christchuioh), .£96 10d 2d ; M. O'Brien & Co. (Ohristchurch), JJ44 5s 9d; Lake & Co. (Christohuroh), £15 Is 6d : G. Pirie, .£55 6s 8d ; M. Hawthorne, jun., £41 188 6d. The secured oreditors are the Bank of New Zealand, who, for a debt of .6250, hold a mortgage over freehold property in Hankey-street and at Feathorston, valued at j£375 and .£l2O respectively, and M. Hawthorne, sen., who is secured by a second mortgage over the Hankey-stroet property for a dobt of The creditors m the estate hold a first meeting at 2.30 p.m. on Wednesday. A middje-aged person named Pater Mack waß convicted in the Magistrate's Court this morning of tho theft of three shillings' worth of scrap iron from tho Phoenix Foundry. Maok was noticed about 6 o'clock this morning coming from the direction of the foundry with a sack on his shoulders, and upon seeing the oonstable he dropped his burden, an examination of which led to tho defendant's subsequent arrest. Mack, in explanation to the Court, said that the iron had been given him by a blacksmith named Fabling. Mr. Fabling was called as a witness, and stated that he gave the dofendant permission some time since to remove certain scrap iron from an unoccupied shop, but the iron was not removed on Friday last. The Court adjourned the case to give Mr. Fabling an opportunity of visiting his premises and ascertaining whether tjhe iron in Court had really been taken from the shop. On his return half-an-hour afterwards he said tho iron was still untouched. His Worship accordingly sentenced Mack to seven days imprisonment for his proved theft. "Modern Amateur Photography" was made tho subject of an interesting lecture delivered in St. Paul's Tinakori- road Churchroom on Saturday night by Mr. T. M. Hardy, a member of the Leeds Photographic Society. Tho discourse was listened to by a number of enthusiasts. Mr. Hardy reminded his listeners, in his opening remarks, that the present year was the jubilee of photography. He thon proceeded to review the progress of the art from its discovery in 1777 -up to the present day, illustrating his remarks with an occasional experiment. As a second part of the evening's entertainment, Mr. Hardy exhibited, by means of oxy-hydrogen limelight, a large number of photographic transparencies of English and Scottish scenery, statuary, &c, and also showed several novelties in photographic apparatus with prints by the various processes. Already (says the New Zealand Herald) speculation has begun as to the candidates for the Waipa district, which has been rondored vacant by the death of Major Jackson. The names mentioned are— Mr. J. M. Shera, Mr. S. Vaile, and Mr. W. S. Allen. The last-named gentleman eat for some years in the House of Commons for Newcastle-under-Lyne, and was a member of the Radical party. He came out to New Zealand, and purchased a considerable amount of proporty in various districts. He is at present on his way out again, after a short visit to England, and may be expeoted in Auckland by next San Francisco steamer. It is said that while he was here he stated that he would have no objection to go into oolitics. A meeting of the Wellington Graduates' Association was held at the" Girls' High School on Saturday evening, at 8 o'clock. Mr. J. Innos took the ohair. At a previous meeting a committee had been appointed to take snch steps as it considered necessary to bring before the Legislature the need for the establishment of a University Colloge in Wellington. The committee drew up a report of what had been done, and thie was read by the secretary (Mr. T. R. Fleming.) Dr. West's death was referred to with regret, and a short account was given of the petition presented to the House of Representatives by Dr. Newman, and of the deputation which waited on the Premier shortly before last session. The conclusion of the report ran as followß :— "Tour committee regret that the Government were not able to take any decided steps in the direction advocated, but they feel assured that a marked advance has been made in the way of making the matter a prominent political question, and they think that if the question is per-overingly kept before tho public and the House that Wellington will not long be without what it at present is in great need of, a University Colloge. In conclusion, jour committee beg to express its appreciation of the generous and able assistance rendered^by Dr. Macgregor, Mr. Blair, and Dr. Newman." A discussion took place on the circumstance that the ceremony of the presentation of diplomas took place on a Saturday at noon, a time when the public could not conveniently be present. On the motion of Mr. Webbj seconded by Mr. Meek, it was resolved that the Chancellor be communicated with, on the subject. The Chairman referred with regret to the death of the President, the Rev. W. H. West, 8.A., LL.D., and on the motion of Mr. Hay, seconded by Mr. Heine, the Seoretary was instructed to write a fetter of condolence to Mrs. West, and to place on record the high estimation in whioh her late husband was held by the graduates of Wellington. After some desultory conversation on matters affecting the V< -orsity, the mectine terminated with a vote of thanks to the ohair. I The visit of the Cyclorama aid Waxwork | Exhibition has been prolonged, and was I opened to-day as usual at reduced prices of | admission. Tho proprietors of the show have arranged to appear at the Dunedin Exhibition. Misses Dinnan and Osboriß have sold their interest in the Bank H»tel to Mrs. Barker, of the Te Aro Hotel, who takes possession to-day. '