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Hawke's Bay Herald, Volume XX, Issue 3908, 17 May 1877, Page 2

We recently drew attention to the complaints made by residents in Carlyle-streefc and that neighborhood in reference to their being unable to procure water for domestic use, and we suggested that the municipality should furnish the means for supplying the want. We are glad to see, by the recommendation of the Public Works Committee to the Municipal Council for the erection of a stand pipe at the end of the main in Clive-square, that the suggestion is about to be carried out. ! The election for two auditors for the Municipality of Napier will take place on the Ist of June, on which day the tenure of office by Messrs C. B. Hoadley and W. K. M'Lean will expire. The Baker and Fan-on troupe appeared again at the Oddfellows' Hall last night, when the drama of " Liza Eceles" was performed. Mr Farron's excellent portraiture of Irish character kept the house in a continual roar of laughter, and the singing and dancing of that gentleman and Mr Baker were, as usual, special features in the entertainment. To-night the drama will again be performed. On this occasion a special train will bo put on for the convenience of country visitors, and, it being the last appearance of Moaara Baker and Farron in Napier, there will, no doubt, be a crowded house. Some few days since it was stated in a cable telegram that the .Russians had occupied Buyargia. We notice that the Southern journals interpret "Bayargia" as Bulgaria. The Russians, of course, have not occupied. Bulgaria,

It is notified that the valuation list for the East Woodville Highway District will bo open for inspection at the Woodville Hotel until the 22nd instant ; objections must be lodged at the Danevirk Police station on or before the 23rd instant ; the Assessment Court will be held at the Woodville Hotel on the 26th instant. The list for the Danevirk Highway District may be seen until the 22nd instant at the Tamaki Hotel ; objections are to be sent up to the 23rd instant to the Danevirk Police station ; Assessment Court at the Tamaki Hotel on the 28th instant. At the Resident Magistrate's Court yesterday (before R. Stuart, Esq., R.M.) an application was made to re-instate the case of Willan v. Gordon, which had been struck out from the list ' on Tuesday, in consequence of the non-appearance of either party. Mr Lee was for the plaintiff, and Mr Sheehan for defendant. The application (which was made by mutual agreement) was granted, and the hearing was fixed for the 22nd instant. — The case of Cunningham v. Wells was adjourned till to-morrow. .. In our report of the proceedings in the Resident Magistrate's Court on Tuesday, which appeared in yesterday's issue, two typographical errors occurred. The name of the defendant in the case of Renata Tanihu, for £10, or the value of a watch sent for repair, should have been "Jensen," instead of "T. Taylor." In the case of Langley and Newman v. Butcher, claim of £18, should have been 18s. In dealing with the Rev. Mr Stanford's sermon on " A Wrong- doing in our Midst" (a portion of which appeared in. the Herald), and the correspondence that arose therefrom on the evil resulting from keeping clerks in office till unduly late hours, the Li/ttelto>i Times presents the matter in the following light : — " The fact is that the class from whom the rank and file of the offices are recruited, have the remedy in their own hands. Too many of our young men want to be clerks. If the competition for clerkships were less, employers would, as a rule, have to learn better manners. They would then either have to give up burning the midnight oil, or they would be reduced to paying for their extra work. " We learn that Mr Sutton has been served with a writ by the natives in reference to the Te Awa o Te Atua block. Mr J. J. Tye will sell at Waipawa tomorrow (Friday), at the residence of Mr J. A. Houguez, a quantity of building materials, ironmongery, &c. The sale will commence at 2 p.m. A meeting of the ploughing match committee of the Hawke's Bay Agricultural and Pastoral Society will be held at 11 a.m. to-day, in the Criterion Hotel. The Fire Brigade will meet for practice at the Spit this evening at 7 o'clock sharp. A recent account of the state of things at the seat of war mentions that the garrisons of Erzeroum, Kars, and Bayazed have just been considerably strengthened, so that their united strength numbers 22,000 men. Lyster's Opera-Bouffe Company, it turns out, will not visit New Zealand till next summer. They have been quarrelling amongst themselves, Miss Lewis and Miss Lambert again being the principals. Recourse will be had to law to settle the differences of the two ladies. This may have something to do with the postponement of the projected tour. A Southland paper says it is currently rumored that an action for damages is likely to be commenced by Mr Samuel Searle, cab driver, of Invercargill, against his Honor Judge Ward, for a communication which he (Mr Searle) considers- of a libellous nature, recently addressed to the Invercargill Corporation by his Honor. Although only about two years old, the Dunedin Working Men's Club is described by the Guardian as being one of the most flourishing and vigorous local institutions of which the city can boast. Established in a little rickety wooden building in Princes-street, it has gradually outgrown the accommodation provided. During the past few weeks the Club has taken up its quarters in the Friendly Societies' rooms at the Queen's Theatre. This is only a temporary abiding-place, for a fine new building is in process of erection on an eligible site at the Octagon. The preparation of the design and specification, and the supervision of the work, has been entrusted to a building committee, composed of good practical buildei's,- who are also members of the Club. The new building will be at once commodious and convenient. It will be divided into a whole series of spacious aj>artments — billiard-rooms, refreshment-room, and a fine large reading-room. The cost will be about £2500. A will case of an extraordinary nature was concluded in the Dublin, Ireland, Probate Court, recently. In January of the present year, Miss Anne Neville died in Dublin, aged 83 years, and by will made two years previously she left her property in Cork, Kildare and Wexford, of the value of about £4000 a year, to two distant relatives, one of whom, Thomas Neville, of Hastings, Sussex, now sought to prove the will, which was disputed by Francis Geary, a son of the late Lady Geary, her sister, on the ground that she was of decidedly unsound mind. She had published several books concerning herself in one of which she said her family was descended from Jonah, who settled in Wales, and was the common ancestor of all . the Joneses. More immediately she traced her descent from Ralph, Earl of Warwick, and alleged that her father was legal heir to the Earldom of Westmoreland. She was born at Clifton, Bristol, in 1793, in the seventh month of the year, being the seventh child of her parents, and one of twins, her twin brother, strange to say, having been bom three months before herself. Her father represented the borough of Wexford in the Irish Parliament. The evidence of the plaintiff was that she was a singularly gifted and educated woman, but on religion her views were peculiar. She believed in the gift of tongues and in the return of the Jews to Palestine. She embroidered a banner, which she said she intended to carry at the head of the Jews when they returned to Idumea. She also worked the gospels on canvas. They were to be presented to our Lord by the Bishops of Jerusalem, and she had an architect planning out cities for the restored Jews. After the resurrection she believed the just would be both hungry and without garments. She frequently lamented the former want, and provided for the latter by making packages of ridicvilously small trousers and coats for them to wear. At the conclusion of plaintiff's case a compromise was come to, that the plaintiff, on the payment of £2500, abandon all claim to the estate. Some account of the Russian army in Bessarabia is given by the Examiner, ' ' It is based," says our contemporary, "on information from a trustworthy observer who has just returned from the spot, and who has been there since the mobilisation began. He estimates the number of the troops at 140,000, but nothing is more difficult' than to estimate the number of such large masses of troops, and it will be seen from the details supplied to us that ho has conducted his observations with unusual care. Although he estimates the troops at 140,000, he notes that the artillery and the stores are out of proportion to that mimber, and judges that the Russian commanders are calculating upon having 300,000 men at their disposal, whether it is their plan to draw more men from Russia, or to incorporate troops from Roumania or Servia when the advance is begun. It is noteworthy, also, that strategical centres have been established in Roumaiiia, ' arrangements having been made for the reception of 80,000 menat Galatz, Buzau, andKalafat. " It is contemplated in Southland to publish a prize essay on the resources of the district illustrated with photographic views,

In referring to Mr Chaplin's attack on Mr Gladstone, and the latter's reply, the World says:— "The most astonishing feature in the whole scene was the revival of Mr Gladstone's popularity with his party. Once more they were ( all proud of him." Such appearances as the Prime Minister has yet made in the House of Lords are admitted to have been signally successful, and as a consequence the worshippers of, and believers in, Mr Disraeli are more numerous and enthusiastic than ever. The world now knows how the Prime Minister acquits himself in his new and lofty station, and any triumphs which he may achieve over the Duke of Argyll or any of the Opposition peers will be considered as much matters of course as his long-continued ascendancy in the Commons. In an age which admires nothing so much as success, the incomparable success of Mr Disraeli has succeeded to a degree which is in its way unique. The sustained brilliancy of. his career has dazzled the eyes of an entire nation. The qualities which he has displayed are those that the present generation most admires ; the combination of them that Lord Beaconsfield realises has never been witnessed before in one man. Genius, courage, a clearness of vision almost prophetic, a supreme contempt for everything in the nature of a political principle, an unfailing luck which is perhaps but a weak synonym for the natural outcome of these other qualities, are gifts which rio single statesman ever possessed collectively in such abundance as Lord Beaconsfield. On the annexation of the Transvaal Republic the Otago Times says: — "A. violent agitation lias been carried on in this republic against this step, if not by all the population, by at least a powerful party, and such was the commotion which, owing to the proposed step, prevailed, that the life of the representative of Her Majesty, who had visited the territory with a view to making arrangements, was. in danger. One good that will probably come about from this change will be the gradual putting to an end of the civil war which prevails be-' tween the Boers and the natives, and which, according to a late letter from the territory, has rendered a large tract of country, the debateable land of the contending parties, almost uninhabited and unsafe to reside in. The Europeans on the Diamonds Fields will no doubt regard the step with great satisfaction." Mr Mapleson's new opera-house on the Thames Embankment, it is announced, cannot, with the utmost exertions, be ready for occupation until the early season of next year. Some difficulty has arisen with regard to Mr Mapleson's usual occupancy of Drury Lane Theatre, but whether that difficulty is arranged or not, he promises that his programme shall be issued in due time. It will, it is believed, announce the engagement of Mdlle. Titiens, Mdme. Nilsson, Mdme. TrebelliBettini, Signor Campanini, M. Faure, and Signor Rota. Sir Michael Costa is to be the conductor. Another item of musical gossip is that Herr Wagner proposes giving some concerts of his own music in London during the months of May and June. The following paragraph from the World gives us an idea of the style of j ournalism coming into vogue in England : — " Lady Waldegrave commenced her series of dinners and drums on Friday last. Those who were present, after remarking a> well-known American lady, were struck with wonder, and asked each other to what possible portion of the human frame a diamond brooch would next be attached." A writer in the Sussex Daily JS r ews . has been told that Mr Russel, the late editor of the Scotsman, died a wealthy man. Until 1868 he had little to call his own besides his salary, but in that year the proprietor gave him an interest in the paper which had been, made by his energy. He used the proceeds of his share to buy more, and in this way had in eight years so large a proportion of that journal in his hands that his interest was sold the other day for no less than £30,000. That is a tolerable fortune for a journalist to make. Will Lord Dudley win his bet ? It was a bold one, for his lordship is now in his sixtieth year, and we know that the years of men are but three score and ten ; and though some be so strong that they live to four score, yet France is a wilful country, and Napoleon 111. certainly was very unlucky towards the end of his reign. The wager is that within the lifetime of Lord Dudley the Prince Imperial shall be formally and officially hailed in Paris Napoleon IV., Emperor of the French. The odds were not less than £500 to a modest five pound note, and they were immediately accepted by the illustrious personage to whom they were rashly proffered. But, of course, that does not mean anything as expressing the Prince of Wales' opinion on the contingency at issue. A man who offers £500 to £5 on a given event must hold a strong probability of its coming off. But the man who deposits the £5 need not necessarily have a strong belief to the contrary. The odds are long, and they were taken four times over, one of the backers being " Charlie" Forbes. — Mayfair. A little incident at the Atickland election gave rise to some local talk, and might have led to the tipsetting of the election on the grounds of personation, had it not been for the abrupt honesty of a scrutineer. It is thus described in the Herald : — " Among, the voters who presented themselves to vote was the Hon. James Williamson, accompanied by Mr Thomas Russell. Nobody, perhaps, would deny his qualification, as he possesses a large amount of property in Albert-street and in Karangahape district. The name was on the roll, without any date whatever, and Mr Williamson was about to proceed to the ballot-box when Mr Thomas Machatfcie protested against his vote. ' But why V ' Because he is not on the roll.' ' See, there is his name.' ' But,' said Mr Machattie, ' that is not this Mr Williamson.' 'Nonsense,' was the ready reply. The roll was examined, and the discovery of the mistake was rather ludicrous. : It appears that until lately there were two James Williamsons in Auckland, both well known to the general public, if not to each other. In the early days the public seemed to have distinguished between the two, by calling one big James Williamson and the other little James Williamson. The latter lived in the Karangahapo road, but lie died some eighteen months since. This was the name on the roll. The omission of the other Mr Williamson's name must have been due to the fact that either he had neglected to i % egister, or had been wrongfully struck off the roll, as lias happened in many cases in Auckland. Of course if the Hon. Mr Williamson had voted, he would have been (unwittingly) chargeable with an indictable offence, and Mr Machattie's conduct was much criticised because he protested, and deprived some elated electors of the chance of ' having the voter up for impersonation !' ' In a paper on Earl Russell at Pembroke Lodge, the World remarks : — "Now, in a bright and congenial home, tended by the most devoted of wives and children, he displays to a younger generation the mature beauty of virtures which his life has illustrated. The patience and cheerfulness which supported him through a long and arduous career find the fullest scope for their exercise amid the increasing infirmities of advancing years. The cheerfulness and love of fun which enlivened the tedium of office are none the fainter or dimmer for physical weakness and decay. The sturdy courage with which he confronted difficulties and dangers supports him still in the immediate prospect of the close of this life. At the end of a long career of benefic6nt exertion he is confident and calm. Lord Russell enjoys the most pure and perfect solace which old age can have,"

The. New Zealand Tablet .says ■"': — " There is nothing th>t dorkmen are better known for than the genuine talent which • has won so many of them such prominent places in > 'the world's battle. What Borne of the Corkmen of the present day : have accomplished was recently told in a pleasant speech by Mr John G. McCarthy, M.P., on his reelection, for the twenty-fifth time^ as President of the Young Men's Society of Cork. He said : " Much has been said lately of the falling off of mental culture in Cork, and it has been said wholesomely and wisely. It is wholesome to get rid of false conceit. It is wise to set about remedying deficiencies, but it would be neither wholesome nor wise to become | disheartened. There is no cause for being disheartened. The distinguished gentleman who made the complaint is himself a striking instance of the capacity, the pluck, and the culture of a Corkman. Other men bred in the common schools of Cork hold their own to-day with the best culture of Oxford and Cambridge in literature, in science, and in art, at the bar and in the House of Commons. The son of a shopkeeper in St. Patrick-street has just stepped into the .front rank of English poets. The son of a trader in Dominickstreet has juat shown that he can wield the sceptre of vice-royalty with the firmness of a pro-consul — bearding the strong, protecting the weak, upholding the right. A County Cork man has achieved the one great success of the present Parliament. A Corkman is the first of living actors. A Corkman is amongst the first living composers. Better portraits are painted on the South Mall than in Pall Mall. A Corkman is amongst the first of living novelists. A Corkman wields the thunders of The Times. A Corkman is one of the ablest of London lawyers. A Corkman is an American chief justice. A County Cork man brings the ripest learning, and the soundest sense, and the steadiest eloquence to the old see of Cashel. When Gladstone assailed the Church he was answered by a Corkman with a logical force that not even Newman nor Manning surpassed. The Cork pulpit has men worthy of the best days of pulpit oratory. The Cork Press is second to none in the empire. Let our young fellows, then, be up and stirring. What Corkmen have done and are doing Corkmen may do again." "John," said a doting parent to her gormandising son, "do you really think you can eat the whole of that pudding with impunity?" "I don't know, ma," replied young hopeful, "but I can with a spoon." ■' — — ■ ' »■»»