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Evening Star, Issue 7363, 8 November 1887, Page 2

The mail by direct steamer comes down by this evening's express. There will be a delivery of letters over the counter from nine to ten o'clock.

Mr George Jones has resigned the con ductorship of the Oaraaru Garrison Band.

Mr Justice Williams leaves by tomorrow's train for Christchurch on his way to attend the sitting of the Court of Appeal.

It is inferred from the tenor of a telegram received from Te Kooti's sister-in-law that that chief intends visiting Gisborne about the Bth of December. Mr Justice Williams this morning gave judgment in the action between the Corporations of South Diuiedin and Caversham, refusing to grant the injunction applied for by the former, and mulcting the losing Corporation in costs.

Mr Denis Kilbride (the Nationalist tenant evicted at Glenleigh), who accompanied Mr William O'Brien to Canada, has been returned unopposed for South Kerry to the Hoiue of Commons, in the room of Mr O'Connor, who has resigned. The contractors for the Midland Railway state that owing to the delay and uncertainty about the new contract several employes have been discharged, and that further re r ductions in the working staff will be made Jf there is no prospect of an early settlement. Our Wellington correspondent informs us that the successful Cjtago candidates in the September examinations in law were : For solicitors—Messrs J. P. Hayes, Punedin; R. W. Hall, Inverc&rgill, who was previously admitted; and J. W. Salmond, Dunedin. The result of the general knowr ledge examination has not yet been made known.

Archdeacon Willis has invited the Anglican Synod at Auckland to express an opinion to the effect that it is highly desM-sMc that the Education Act bo amended so as fa provide for the reading in the public schools pf selected portions of the Scriptures, with literary and historical remarks, and with a time-table and conscience clause.

A horse and buggy belonging to Br Martin met with a mishap about seven o'clock last night. Whilst being driven round the corner of George street into the Octagon one of the hind wheels dropped off, and the driver was thrown to the road. The horse, which bolted down Stuart street, kicked itself clear of the buggy and was unhurt} but tfte buggy was considerably damaged. The business at the Resident Magistrate's Court this morning was over in less than ten minutes, the only case in which a decision was asked being E. A. Smith v. G. Turnbull, claim L 3 4s lOdoh a judgment summons. Defendant was ordered to pay thp amount by instalments of 10s amonth, in default ihrpe days imprisonment. Messrs J. Hazleti and W. Wright were the presiding Justices. Henry James Snjith was received into the Hospital to-day from tUo unemployed section at (Mins River suffering from a shattered hand, ga'used by the explosion of a dynamite cartridge which be was carrying in his pocket. It is auppffsed tha£ either the handle of the pick with whi&h ho was digging or his hand came into contact with the pocket containing the explosive. £/;.e man's thigh was only slightly cut, The weather of tost evening did not prevent a capital attendance assembling at the Theatre, especially in the lower parts of the house, to witness taa (second representation of " The World." The defeats which we had occasion to refer to in our last night's criticism had been overcome, the result feeing that the drama went smoothly throughout. As the four last nights of Mr Holt's' company ar,i announced, there will doubtless be good wrings this popular production. We le.arn from an English journal to hand that a new departure has just been taken by the Ancient Order .of Foresters, which, if generally followed, will largely supplement hospital work throughout the country. The Midland courts of the Society have erected and opened a self-supporting convalescent home, where members who have suffered a joflg .term $ aiwknc-ss may be sent free of etu.rjje, .and wjthoui any .burden being placed on aharifablfi funds pr public money. The movement promises $0 l?.e one of the most successful which the Foresters have undertaken.

The Paris correspondent of the 'Daily Newa' writes :-=-''Even unjiply Monaco is not outside the pale of salvation, »S the Pope has just created a bishopric The occupant of the new see is Monsignor Theuret, who is the titular bishop of ThermonolJß. A cathedral church is to be erected, ,a.nd Prjncess Radzivill, nte Blanc, aftd foe Prince JRoland are prepared to Jiarids.pjn.eiy po the fund for building ifc. So far the jChurqh hap hs,d few other duties to discharge ajt than christening children &»d burying ganibiers who have committed miolig." At the inquest yesterday on Mrs Martin, who eommtted suicide at Wellington by taking "rough m rats," the evidence showed that deceased had informed both her husband and daughter that she bfd t&ken poison, but neither believed her; and notwithstanding that the box which had contained the poison waa found empty, no remedies were given to counteract thp effect of the poison, but a little brandy and watep was'admiaistered. As there was no direct evidence to show ijiat death resulted from poison, the coroner adjourned the inquest to allow a post mortem examination to be made.

A telegram iroshi sTienna$ T ienna says :—" News F#ceiyed from Sophia 3tat.es thpt Mr Thomas Woiefawiws Legh, an Engfoh member of Parliament, iuje hod a sensational adventure. It appears that Mr o'jOonor (bh,e English Consul at Sophia), his wfe and ¥ r Legh made an excurstoii to the Mflnastry of Rilo, which lies in a mountainous region forty ov fifty miles Bouth of Sophia. After sp.cruipg some time here, Mr Legh, ?yho is a gr.eaf pf sport, went out atoms to gfooot £n jthe While so engaged he w&« furprisod' by a fyaftd j)f brigands, who seized mat and oor.e hup off a prisoner. Mr Legh, however, represented himself its a domestic Bervant, and acted his part so well that ike libers were deceived. Believing that there was at, prospect of obtaining a bounty for his release, they Bo<i him at liberty, and Mr Legh quietly returned to Rilo without further molestation. Hers he rejoined Mr O'Conor and the ot'ier members of bis party, and all returned safely to Sophia." The monthly meeting of the Arthur street School Committee last evening was attended by Messrs Sligo (in the chair), Leslie, &LTJi, Crawford, M'Gregor, and Captain Orkney. ' The head-master reported that the s,tafte of %>" *fcoql for the month of November was as f.ojll,9W&.:—plumber on the roll: 41 a boy*, 3so girls; pofo, 762. Average attendance t 871 boys, 303 girls; total, 674. A letter was received from the Education Board, in answer to one from the Committee, stating that the Board would retain the services of Mr Scott at the school until thp end of the year, and that L 33 lss had .been paid ipto the Bank to the oredii of tfre' .Gopirfdjtec. Tho ponce reported that fiy» obMdipn in the district were not in regular attejidaaAP $i the' sohoOL It i was resolved that the eeeretary agajn P er " sonally request the surveyor of the ftdjjcation Board to survey the road at the rear of the school, and to report as to the probable cost of making the same and aahphalting the playground. It was also resolved that, subject to arrangements with other City schools being made'and to the consent of the hoad.master, the school break up for the Chris Was holidays on Friday, December 16, and resume'on Monday, January 30. |Messrs.,Crawford and;M'Gregor were ap- ! pointed a Vliiting Oemnlittee for the next month. __ i

The question of the amount to be paid by the Wellington Tramway Company for u, renewal of their concession has been referred to arbitration.

Alderman Polydore de Keyser, the Lord Mayor elect of London, will be the first Roman Catholic that has occupied that position Sinoe the Reformation.

Mr Premier Parkes intends inviting the Governments of the several colonies to jointly protest against the action of Gern any in deposing King Malietoa.

We understand that Cr Stenhouse, of Musselburgh Ward, in the Borough of St. Kilda, will be a candidate for the Mayoralty of that Borough, and will contest the seat against all comers. A man of curious tastes, whom the • Gaseta' calls ''a future Rossi," has been making the round of the hospitals in St. Petersburg in order to "see how people die." He inquired of the different physicians whether they had any patients ou the eve of death, and when he received an affirmative reply, begged leave to be allowed to stand at the bedside during the dying moments. He said that he was educating himself for the stage, and understood that both Salvini and Rossi had made a point of j " studying the nature of death from the life." As the man was thoroughly iutelli- ' geiit, and evidently sane, his strange request was granted in some of the hospitals, although it was refused in others. He invariably made inquiries into the means of the deceased, and, iD|eaees where the dead persons were poor, sent a present to the kinsfolk,

Some years ago there might have boeu seen in Bold street (the Regent street of Liverpool) an elderly gentleman of spare figure, erect military bearing, and dressed in the fashion of forty years ago. Few knew him, except perhaps a few of the older Liverpool merchants; for he shrank from publicity, lived a simple life, and has just died in his eightieth year. Mr William Taylor, whose father commenced business in 179S as a

wholesale grocer, and invested money in laud which has since become very valuable, was most eccentric in his habits. He lived almost entirely alone, fie had a fine library and elegant literary taste 3, and kept a table such as epicureans would have revelled in. He was a good horseman, but he never rode except on Sundays, when, accompanied by his groom, he rode to Manchester, Warrington, or elsewhere, or even further. He always attended divine service in the place to which he rode, an(J liked to alight from bis horse just as the bells left off. Except LI,OOO left for a stained glass window in Walton Church, his immense property passes to a maiden lady, Miss Stringer.

The aggregate balance-sheet of the Bank of New South Wales appears in this itsue. Those desirous of takinjr a trip down tho bay to-morrow have tlie phoice of the Inyercargill, which calls at the Maori Kaik, and then goes outside; and the s.s. Shag, which will call at Broad Bay and the Kaik. Wednesday, the flth inst,, being the Prince of Wales' Birthday, the telegraph office will be open for the transmission of telegrams from 9tolo a m.. and 7 till 8 p.m. The t lephone exohange will remain open all day, The annual match between the Pluenix and Carisbrook Cricket Clubs will be played on the latter's ground to-morrow, oommeuoing at 10 a.m. Both clulu will put strong teams in the field, and an interesting game is expected. Secretaries and other officers connected with the various clubs and sooleties are asked by Mes rs Stone, Son, and Co. to send in at once certain particulars mentioned in advertisement for insertion free of charge in tho next edition of Stone's Pircfj'ory. Wo bejieye the forthcoming "work will be ode of the most useful directories ever issued, and as it affords an opportunity to associations for making their existance widely kuown, we have no doubt that Mes-rs Stone, Son, and Op. will receive ready response from the secretaries, etc At the quarterly meetirg of the Piide of Mornington Lodge, No. 100, 1.0.G T., held in the Cour,oil Ol)ftmbers on Monday, Bro Qharles JSwan, D.G.C T., assisted by Bros. Faterson 9 s G.S and Duncan as G.M., installud the officers for the ensuing quart'r as follows i—O.T,, Bro. James Robertson; V.T., Sis. May Harper) BMKtwy, Rrp. J. Patercon; F.S., Bro. G. T. Pltoh-rj tre&sijwe, B*o. George Pitcher; chaplin, Su. L S.mraous; M,,tsro; H. Pjtpher; 10., Bro. P. PHoher; O.G;, Bro. A. -Jfaterson; R.H.S., Bro/'W. Thomae | L,H,3., Sis. MicLe.il; D.M., Sis. gmlthj A. '„ W- ftend, rick} 1 P.O T., Bro. Thomas RoberU«»B. There was one candidate initiated,

The following patents have beon applied for: wA&x'ande'r jLagernian," of Sweden, for improvements io'typfifietting or composing apparatus; Dugald M'Lenn&u, Bew South' Wales, for a rabbit exterminator} Jsfowell Henry lllobards, Victoria, for improvements in the grip and btike gear of cable tram-cars; Charles M'Qucen, of Dum-din, engineer, for an invention for raising water from rivers; James Coventry, Wellington, for a granular carbon deodoriser: ''George Aliman, of Dunedin, master'-marineV, forimprovements in life-saving rafts; David fcglTii,']ftoslyn,'lace-cutter, for a machine for putt ng Jjolt-tbo/rigs and laces, or dividing any material into strips of any width ; Frederick August Fisher, Napier, for a threohr ihg machine; George Albert Ritson, Wellington, for a rotary motor engine, worked by direct action of either water or steam ; Thomas ;C»ariand, of Wellington, for a lawn tennis f'lark'er; Samuel Jickell, of Auckland, for ring land and marine boilers, and every description of thetalluig'cal furnaces, brick and pottery kilns, etc, with gaseous fuel; John Caswell, of Auckland, for an improved mcubito'r; Chatlps Leov, of Nels-m, laborer, for an invention for the destruction of rabbits; Alex ander Maxwell, of Tiniaru, for preventing the ohafing or friction of baokban <s and shaft tugs of harness saddles; Henry Sntton, of Victoria, for an improved process of converting a photographic image on a gelatine surface relief dr intaglio-printing surface: William Johns, of Te Awamutu, for an invention for weeding gardens and other cultivations. In our advertising columns appears the announcement of a very useful and oheap application of kerosene oil to the double purpose of civipg l : ght and, in necessity, cook ng or boiling, ft is" claimed for this invention that it will proves.-po'srtiye bteang for the household." and having seep and encamped one of these miniature stoves, we are quite prepared to believe that its merits are not overstated. These stoves are strongly made, and sufficiently heavy, when the reservoir for kerosene is filled, to ensure their not being accidentally ojrerturn o d when standing on a taljle;' and being c| iron, without any glass ofrout them, should sudh an accident occur, no 4isasjtrous cons-.quences would result, such as too frequently fplf ows the overturning arid fall of an ordinary korose»e lamp. The arrangements being made for boiling oi cooking necessitates a framework above the flame as a stand on which to place a kettle or other cooking utensil; and of fceesfisitv the usual addendum of a chimney for obtaining ajj up W d draught is dispensed with. This is, however, effectually obtained by enclosing the flame in what we may term a laptprn, ope side of which is of talc, apd trans: lucent, a»3 as perforations below the wick tube afford a full supply of air, thp combustion is perfect; consequently abundant light Wd given without smeil. Aft» considerable amount of heat is necessarily ihrovm off when it is con4<Jtred that the wick is 4in across, there might be some danger from the volatbation of the oil; but this is guarded against by a valve, which through admitting air keeps the oil cool. Efce advantages we have enumerated render this little kcipsene stove most useful in sick rpoms,' tents, pf for ordinary domestic use, where jtis''n'ot'dcßired'tokeepa4rooo%taptly.burniug. It may njs# bo probably used in groejiliouses, yjaerieg, of otifei' ula ceß where gentle heat is hefided, an 4as tbe c.os> pep hour'is stated only to be one farthing, even if slightly under-eßtimited, we ug not ku°w that » more useful invention has lately been made public. Though necessarily not so elegant as kerosene lamps, because of the mo',re uses it is intended to ser?e, it is by n'o means devoid .9! artystip forjri, and, a? a very hmnulo foi'ojyer of %e s#n?s in combining oheap light witfc cheap beat, deserves the name given to it—"The •Auto**' OomWlKtipV ___________