The Evening Star THURSDAY, MAY 25, 1882.

Evening Star, Issue 5991, 25 May 1882, Page 2

The Evening Star THURSDAY, MAY 25, 1882.

Sir F. M. Innes, president of the Legislative Council of Tasmania, is dead. Her Majesty the Queen has lived twentyone years as a maiden, twenty-one years as a wife, and twenty-one years as a widow. The Hon. Francis Ormond, whose many acts of munificence have been recorded, now intends to complete the Ormond College, at a cost of LBO,OOO.

Mr S. P. Andrews, in speaking to the electors of Stanmore regarding the desirableness of making the result of a poll known on the polling-day, where practicable, said he could never understand till lately how it was that the result of an election could never be known on the same day as the poll. The reason was that there were fees in connection with the office. There was L2 2s for the nomination day, L2 2s for the polling-day, and L2 2s for the day on which the declaration of the poil was made and while another L2 2s was to be made, you could not get an official declaration on the day of the poll. Among other papers laid upon the table of the House is one giving in detail a catalogue of wool exhibits from New Zealand shown at the Crystal Palace International Exhibition of Wools, etc., held last year, and also copies of correspondence between the AgentGeneral (Sir P. D. Bell) and the Colonial Secretary on the subject. In a letter dated 6ti.i February last, the Agent-General intimate* Ib&t he had received the medals awarded to the Oicvernment of this Colony, and in respect thereof, U writes:—" Ido not know whether you will have bad any mteation of allowing these medals to over to the parties for whose wool they were given ; but, in the absence of instructions on this point, it seems to me that, as you had all the trouble and expends of exhibiting the wool, the medals should be retained by you. I intend, therefore, to have a case made in which they shall be all placed together; and perhaps you may tkink it well to place this chs.j in the Museum when it gets out to you, <ia it will eoon do." In acknowledging this letter the Colonial Secretary expresses no opinion 6£ to the disposal of the medals.'' Infanticide fa alarmingly on the jnerease in Melbourne. In one week three cases were reported. Of the case mentioned m our columns last week the Melbourne corespondent of the 'Southland News details ite latest developments:-'/A young girl narW Waite had an illegitimate child, and art Sate freat trouble over it with her parent. % understanding that they were about to cast bat <£ she became greatly perturbed in her minci, at last took the child and went down to f?w » the afternoon. She hovered around wwJ4i*k, her intention being, so she «ay". to jfcvself and the child. However, she changed her ujind—perhaps the water seemed so black and cold, for it was an inclement day. Nne resolved thrown the child, and proceeded methodically t& procure a cord, which she tied round its body, having attached a stone tbout 101b in weight to the other end of the corcL -She then threw the child over the embankKwafc, and went hj Q m«, thinking the evidence of her crime was aeacl m the slimy bed of tl.e Yarra—that .imivsrwl repository of sin, sorrow, and ..sk.anie. Lut she was 'mistaken. The child bad i&liQv; within a foot of the water, and had not ijcej. hurt, the mud being soft. There the u». infant lay from six on Friday night to sevew '';n Saturday morning, when its cries attracted iJ?e attention of two young men who were out sciv/ing, and it was rescued, little the worse, to say. The child was recognised at the* hy&jf-m Hospital, \»!:.ere its mother had been she was wrested. At first she said fiUb ,U'.'. given the c&ld to .some woman to keep, but ultimately she confessed the whole affair. That a girl of her a fe t should so coolly and prtsineditatedly commit w, horrible and •heartier a deed is a bad augury for the morals of th* rising generation of whom we hear so much now-a-days. The child has aincc died. At the inquest it was proved that the child's death was really due to natural causes. The mother is to be proceeded against for concealment, of birth,

Te Whiti and Tohu are " doing " Oamaru. Last night they were among the audience at the concert in aid of the Burns statue fund, which was an unqualified success, the Volunteer Hall being crowded to excess.

It is proposed to raise L 3.000 for the sufferers by the recent shipwrecks at Timaru, and it is estimated that the amount will be sufficient to meet present demands, to secure a permanent income for the support of the widows and orphans, and to leave a residue for erecting some memorial of the sad event. During the sitting of the Supreme Court at New Plymouth the council for the prisoner was examining a Maori witness rather closely upon the exact distances of certain objects, but the witness resolutely refused to give a definite answer, when the lawyer rather testily exclaimed "It is a disgusting thing to have to deal with a Maori witness!" His Honor quietly put the other side of the picture by saying "Perhaps the Maori witness thinks it is a disgusting thing to be questioned by a lawyer !" Concerning the railway accident near Kartigi yesterday a correspondent of the 'North Otago Times' writes:-—"M'Phee, the fireman, is somewhat burnt and scalded about the legs and body, but the doctor holds out hopes of his recovery. The train is a perfect wreck, seven of the trucks being smashed to pieces. A large number of sheep were killed, over sixty carcasses being counted, while otherß were more or less injured. It is difficult to say how the horse got en the line, for the fences in the neighborhood appear to be in good order." The statement we made yesterday that the engine-driver and fireman had been on the train over thirty hours was not correct. They joined the train at Pahnerston at eleven o'clock on Tuesday night. News has come to hand (says the ' North Otago Times') to the effect that a serious accident occurred yesterday evening on the railway between Waitaki North and Waiho. As two surfacemen, named Williams and Harris, who work between Waiho and Waitaki North, were, after their day's labor, returning home in a trolly, it appears they were overtaken and run over by the late train from Oamaru to Timaru. We believe it was dark at the time of the accident, and it is presumed that the men did not observe the approach of the train, and the darkness would account for the guard of the train not noticing them. Both the surfacemen were married men. The report is that one of them was killed in the accident, but which it was impossible to ascertain in Oamaru last night. The anniversary services of the Caversham (Kew) Primitive Methodist Church have just been held. On Sunday services were conducted in the morning by Mr George Howeth, in the afternoon by the Rev. John Dumbell, and in the evening by Mr Woods. The congregation on each occasion was good. Yesterday the annual soir6e was celebrated, when over 150 sat down to an excellent tea gratuitously provided by the ladies. The public meeting was under the presidency of Mr W. Ings. Mr Turley read the annual report. Mr Fred Howeth recited with good effect "The Last Man." Addresses of a very edifying character, which were listened to with much attention, were delivered by the Rev. Messsrs Ward, Wilson, and Dumbell, and Messrs Wood and Hayes. The singing, under the leadership of Mr Turley, was hearty. Miss Wood was organist. At the close of the meeting the pastor of the church (the Rev. C. E. Ward) announced that a temperance society in connection with the church was about to be formed. Referring to the approaching visit of Sir Julius Vogel, the 'Lyttelton Times' says : "The country would welcome gladly a man with the brain to conceive a scheme of progress, with the nerve to stand by it, and with the ability to drive it ahead. Such a man the majority of public opinion believes Sir Julius Vogel to be. Whether he intends to take up the work is best known to himself. For our own part we think it quite unlikely, as we think the Colony has become too contracted a sphere for his ambition. One thing, however, is certain. If Sir Julius Vogel re-enters colonial public life he will do so with his prestige restored to its highest point. When he retired in 1876 the country was weary of waiting for results, and Sir Julius had ceased to be popular. He has been absent during the period of suspense and doubt that followed. In the worst days of that depression he lifted up his voice loudly against financial poltroonery. The passing away of the bad times has justified his whole policy. Now, while men are saying to one another that after all the policy has been carried out very well indeed, is the very time for Sir Julius Vogel, if he has a mind to re-enter colonial politics, to knock at the door."

The Mastodon Minstrels, after a lapse of six weeks, made their reappearance at the Princess's Theatre last night. The lower part of the building was well filled, while the dress circle was also well patronised. On the curtain rising the troupe strnck up "God save the Queen." Notwithstanding that the company had only arrived in Dunedin a short time previous to the opening of the theatre the members acquitted themselves in a creditable manner. Mr Gilmore opened the programme by singing " Nora Darling." This ballad was the best received of any of the pieces, and was vociferously applauded. The other members, including Messrs Matlock and Jackson, were more or less sucipjssful. The foriner gave "Gping Home "in his usual brilliant style. We were glad to notice that the most of the puns and "business" last night were in a measure new to a Dunedin audience. The corner songs were all well applauded. The most favorably received items in the second part of the programme were a sand-jig by the renowned Billy Wilson, a banjo solo contributed by Mr Carter, and a clog-dance by five mombers of the troupe. The steps were given with great accuracy, and the postures at the end of each break in the music were performed with surprising exactness. The entertainment concluded with a laughable farce, which caused much amusement. The same programme will be repeated to-night. A man named M'Hugh was recently arraigned before the Police Court at Napier on charges of drunkenness. It came out in evidence that, on being searched, it appeared that he was a "grog doctor," for he had recipes and a stock of chemicals for carrying on his vile vocation. To give some idea of the rascally stuff that an unscrupulous publican may foist upon noa-connois-seurs as the " real thing," the 'Telegraph' publishes the following true copy of the lecipes found upon M'Hugh, remarking that it is perhaps hardly necessary to advise readers who are undesirous to quit this sublunary world in prospect of reaching another, not to prepare pr consume any of the following compounds called by the specific names of whisky, port, etc., etc., the method, etc., of their manufacture bepg given merely for the purpose of placing a too susceptible public (so far as stimulating cordials are concerned) on their guard s—Whisky, 28gal.— Sgal spirits of wine, 141bof white sugar, 5 drops of creosote, and soz essence of capsicum. Port wine, 28gal.—Boil 311) of logwood and 2oz of sandal wood for one hour, then add 181b of white sugar, carbonate of soda, 2oz oil &f muscatel, 4oz of citric acid, and 6gal of best btaudy, Brandy, 28gal.—6gal spirits of wine, 151b white sugar, 2oz oil of cognac, 4o« wbonate of soda, n.nd eojor with burnt sugar, coloring to suit. Hum, 2&gal,— Sgal spirits of wine, 161b white sugar, 2oz oil of Jamaica, 2oz essence of capsicum, and then color with burnt sugar. Gin, 28gal.—5gal spirits of wine, 141b white sugar, 2oz oil of juniper, loz essence of capsicum, and 4oz carbonate of soda; fine. Sherry, 28ga1.~ "Roil 201b common raisins, chopped, for one iioin-, then add 121b of white sugar, |lb carbonate of eotla, and 3gal best brandy; fine.

Hiram Lodge of instruction, 8.C., meet tomorrow, It will be seen by our advertising oolumns thatan influential Committee has beenappomtod to make arrangements for holding a concert in aid of the Timaru Wrecks Relief Fund. A special meeting of the Committee is to be held at the Coffee Palace at 3 p.m. to-morrow to appoint a secretary and treasurer and to transact cite;- business. The Garrison Hall has been given fk'e« y cpd the Committee, from the handsome manner \n wide)?, they have already been met, confidently anticipate able to place a very substantial sum to' the credit of the fund. Persons -willing to assist in the concyrt ars requested to communicate with Herr Mo'Sch.