Hawke's Bay Herald. SATURDAY, JANUARY 11, 1879.

Hawke's Bay Herald, Volume XXI, Issue 5278, 11 January 1879, Page 2

Hawke's Bay Herald. SATURDAY, JANUARY 11, 1879.

"While we cannot but deplore that so fine a', country as Victoria should have its prospects 'marred by mis-govern-ment and political dissensions, we in this colony have the advantage of seeing in the example Victoria affords what a country may drift to when the people allow its destinies to be ruled by such demagogues as Mr Graham Berry and those who work -with him. Men such a 5,,,. Graham Berry rise to the surface and keep themselves afloat simply by deceiving the people ; by continually vilifying their opponents, whose actions they distort in order to lead the people to believe that all who oppose these demagogues are the enemies of the masses. No one can read the speech Mr Graham Berry delivered at a banquet given to him on the eve of his departure on the famous " embassy," ■without being struck with the amount of falsification of facts which it presents, and with wonderment at the gullibility of an audience that can swallow such palpable untruths. We will take one sentence as an example. After a long and acrimonious tirade against officialdom, Mr Berry said, in reference to the: opposition he had met with, "There is no parallel for what has gone on during tho last, six months in ..Melbourne, out-' side the slave States of America." ! The : inference, from such a remark would be that the r party opposed to" Mr Berry were the .dominant party, and that he was therefore unable to pass the laws which he desired should be enacted for. the benefit of .the .people, and the: furtherance of the interests of the coldny. Whereas, in actual fact, Mr Berry and his party are overwhelmingly strong in the Lower House, and have earned every thing they wished for thro;ugn' both Houses, with the exception of an Act which would virtu- • ally render the Legislative Council a nullity. In the previous session the Council did certainly oppose one measure, but it can scarcely be said that it" .was a measure affecting the interests, of the people. It was the question of payment of members, &ndj while it must be admitted that the Councilwere averse to it on principle, they opposedat because Mr Berry would insist on placing the amount in .the Appropriation Bill, instead of having a separate bill passed for it as had always been done previously. The Council put aside the Appropriation Bill be-' cause of this innovation, and then there followed a wholesale dismissal by the Government of officials of all kinds, including magistrates, and even County Court Judges". But this was not all — threats were freely made by these miscalled " Liberals" that the prisons and the lunatic asylums would' be : opened and the inmates let loose upon society. And all this because the Council would not pass the item for payment of members unless it was presented to them in a separate bill. .This is reallyjthe sum and substance of the Council's transgression — that it would not allow itself to be coerced into yielding its privilege of having a voice on the question of payment of members. Tor this there must be a remodelling of the Upper Chamber, and the Imperial Government must be called in to effect it. The whole affair is a repetition of the fable of the wolf and the lamb. Mr Berry has polluted the Stream, and he charges his opponents with causing that which he has himself done. We could well understand his remark — that there has been no parallel to what Has gone on in Melbourne except in a slave ' State — applying it to his own proceedings, and to those of the unscrupulous men by whom he is surrounded. It would be well for. the-people of New Zealand to profit by this lesson. When they find a politician resorting to false statements of facts, to garbled narrations of occurrences,, or to the trick of distorting the actions or utterances of his , opponents,, let them"" be sure . that . such a man: will have no scruple to what extreme he will, bring the country, 1 so long as 1 'he 'ban' 'early, out his own views. Happily 'we have no Graham Berrvs amongst us as yet ; but he is'b'f a'' ; type o'£ noxious 1 weed the \ ; seeds % of iwhioh igertoinstte ' with /mar•v'ellpus Rapidity I.'1 .' 'The circumstances favorable^ Its i gio^h. ahd.fuirileyeippnient are absent at' present;, but jwefear they are^not so, far pfsa£vwsi could wish 1 . There is, however, one safeguard for the j country. : . While, the,^r§ss ls is true to itself, true to its rightful mission, ready to expose falsehood by. whomsoever it may be uttered, such a dema- ; gogue as Mr Graham Berry will have small chance of ruling this fair country; The snb-committee, appointed by the Agricultural and Pastoral: Society for the purpose of laying out a racecourse on the land purchased by tho Society, met at Hastings yesterday. We understand that the result of their- inspeption of the! ground was very satisf actory, and a good course with an easy torn was marked off, and that the formation of an admirable course will be at once proceeded with. We have been favored by the author, Mr W. Colenso, with a copy of his ' phamphlot entitled "Tracts for the | Times." That title is evidently intended to include several other subjects besides the one discussed in the present pamphlet, which is "On the Sabbath and its due Observance." It is unnecessary to say that it is a reprint of the articles on that subject, from Mr Colenso's pen, which appeared from time to time in the Herald, the only addition being a " postscript " , and a " summary;" ;It would be quite outside our province to pass any. opinion on the merits of /the, subject discussed by Mr Colenso, but we have no hesitation, in saying that Mr Colenso is entitled to high praise for the ability, which he displays in dealing -with a question that has sorely puzzled many a brain. The pamphlet, we may state, may be procured from Messrs Dinwiddie, Morrison, and Co., at the, small price of one shilling. It is very neatly got up, and will be far from a discredit to Hawke's Bay. There was another large audience at the Theatre Eoyal. last., night to witness the production of Sheridan Knowles' celebrated comedy the "School for Scandal." Lady Teazle, as is well known, is one* of Miss Colville's best characters, and one in which there is ample scope for dramatic talent. In the quarrel scene with Sir Peter (Mr Oily Deering) Miss Colvillo represented the fascinating young wife to perfection, and gained the plaudits of the audience for the excellence of her acting. She was also most successful in her, denunciation of Joseph Surface (Mr Stark) in the " screen scene," where her dramatic talent was fully apparent. Mr Hoskins was also at his best as Charles Surface. From tho time that he made his appearance on the stage till the finish ho succeeded in thoroughly engaging the attention of the aiulience, and at times the applause

amounted almost to enthusiasm. Sir Peter Teazle was ably represented by Mr Oily Deering, and in the scenes with Lady Teazle he played with effect and spirit. Mr O'Brien doubled the parts of Sir Benjamin Backbite and Careless, and represented both very satisfactorily. Mr | "Walter Hill made the most of Crabtree, and Mr Stark played Joseph Surface very carefully. k Miss Nelly Daley as Maria, and Miss Marie Wilton as Mrs Candour "were each good in their respective parts, which may bo also said of Miss Ljzzie^Laurence as, Lady Sneerwell. The subordinate characters wero all fairly sustained, and the comedy altogether > went off well. To-night will be - played.- the comedy, of " Naval Engagements i>} and the " Handsome Husband," in' both of 'winch' Mr Hoskins ancTMiss Colville, wjUl'. appear. The company intend/ leajnng^ for Christchurch by the 1 Haweqfo|i Thursday. ■ . : The - v annual district meeting of ; the United Methodist Free Churches will be held.in, Wellington, to commence on the 21st'inst. lav consequence of the illness of the, Eev. W. Lockwood, the Rev. J. White, of • Christchurch, has been requested by the District Committee to supply the pulpit of the Emerson-street Church for two Sabbaths, and report to the district meeting the requirements of the Napier Church. Mr Lockwood will bo compelled to rest for a year, and the district meeting will appoint a minister to take the pastoral, oversight of the chui'ch. Arrangements will bo made for supplying the pulpit in the interval, and on the arrival of the newly-appointed minister, the erection of the proposed new church in Shakospeare-road will, be ..proceeded with. Mr White; will preach ' to-morrow, morning and evening, in the church, , Emerson-street, when collections will be mado on behalf of tho stipend , fund. .•;.<. i ....,;;■ • ' : A cricket match will be played to-day ; at, Taradalq between the Banks, arid the ' Port Ahuriri Club. The following comprise the team of the latter: — Messrs .Dewe'sj. Luke, F. G. Smith, F. Duncan, Hope, Gibbons, C Ellison, Alf. Young, ; Kendall, A. Irvine, and J. Irvine. The team will leave'ttie Spit at 1 p.m. sharp. The Wellington Post, referring to ihe', , death- of , Mr J^Paes Gilligan, who, a few years ago, several visits to Napier, says: — "Mr Gilligan was able to walk, about as usual up to last Friday, but on: Saturday ' complained a . good deal of shortness of breath, as well as of severe pain in his legs. It will be' remembered that the deceased gentleman 1 was noted for his enormous corpulence, and.it was ''generally 1 feared that his death ultimately would be very sudden, from hi 3 teridpney ijO both fatty degeneration of the heart and apoplexy; He kept his bed all yesterday, and continued to complain a good, deal of shortness of .breath. Dr. Ton Mirbach was in constant attendance, ' and on Saturday night he called in Dr Collins for consultation, the result being that all necessary remedies. were administered. Last nig"ht "Mr, Gilligan wont to bed as usual and at [first appeared to sleep. soundly, %vii towards, morning called his ' attendant, who always slept in the same room with him, and complained that the pains in his' legs were very severe. - Dr Mirbach was sent for, and arriving very speedily, afforded the sufferer temporary relief by •injections of morphia and other means. This was about 4 o'clock this morning. OnDr Mirbach's departure Mr Gilligan ■■ asked , for:, some sodawater, which he drank eagerly, . then remarking that he felt much better' than he had for some months past; He lay down again, and went to sleep immediately. Between 8, and 9 a.m. his attendant rose, and on going to see how he was found him lying motionless, in . exactly the same position as that in whichhefell asleep. Onlooking at him more closely no sign of breathing could be detected. Dr Mirbach was hastily sent for; arriving immediately, but pronounced the vital parts to be totally extinct, The cause of death is understood 'to be apoplexy, induced by fatty degeneration of the heart and other organs. The. late Mr Gilligan was formerly in tte .employ of Mr Wormall, draper, of this city, Messrs ', M'Dowell and Co.' 3 predecessor in the business at the corner of Lambton Quay and Willisstreet. He left that engagement to live on his Teueru property, which he had purchased in the Wairarapa. He was well known as a breeder of , valuable stock, and as an enthusiastic racing man. In private life he was much liked, and the news of his death will be read with general regret. The deceased gentleman had been warned by his medical attendant that all excitement was injurious to him, and he was urged to give up business matters entirely. This he. promised to do, arid as late as last night he expressed his intention "of leaving for '.C^stehwcli^'-day.''' ; „' ■ :: ; >i-The Rev;. .•>•!>;• Sidey will- preach at Meanee on Sabbath first, . at ■3: o'clock. • The Rev. D. Sidey will lecture on Sabbath evening, in; St; Paul's Church, on " Hi&brical Criticism; 1 its methods and, present' 1 position, with Mr Colenso's application of it. At the Supreme.' Court, Wellington, on Monday last, Mr William Henri Pascoe, brewer, of t^at, city,' was fined £10 for not attending 'as a' juror. It appeared' that the summons which had been served 'upon v Mr Pascoe, was in the name of : "Joseph Henri Pascoe, brewer, Torystreet, Wellington," and he refused to' attend. It'was proved that thore was no ' other jbrewer named , Pascoe in Wellingr ton, and therofore the fine was inflicted. ' In the letter written by Edward Kelly, the bushranger, to Mr D. Cameron, M.L.C., he . pretends to be sorry for having" shot Kennedy and Scanlan, but (expresses no regret for the murder of ".Lojiigan. Towards the end of the letter he\>, makes a nmnber of. threats, the principal of which are against theraiTway department, and declares that he ■ will carry them out if justice is not done to his relatives and friends, who, he alleges, have been grievously wronged by several members of the police force. Precautions 1 liave been taken on. the railway. One or two jurors in Wellington on Monday, says' the Post, were rather taken aback to find that under the new regulations they could be summoned both as grand and petit jurors at one and the same session. One who had been called as a" grand juror but not required, took it for granted that " tho bitterness of death was past,"- and departed, but had not been gone many minutes when his name was called again, this time as a petit juror. However, luckily for him, the serving constable had taken out only one summons, and so tho threatened fine was averted. , Apropos of the bushrangers, the Sydney Echo says : — It will be interesting to • watch the operations of the Victorian police, system, and see if it will compare favorably with that of this colony. Here success in affecting the capture of criminals seems to arise from the fact of the police identifying themselves very closely with the habits of the people they move amongst, and so close has this course been followed that a sergeant of the police, either in the country or the city, is generally an encyclopedia of biographies of all the people round him. This does not appear to be the case with the Victorian troopers, some of whom are being sent long distances into a strange locality to trap the Kelly's and their confederates. Such a proceeding places them at a greater disadvantage than the police here - ever labored under. Here the police ferreted out Gibson, who shot Sergeant Wallings, from amongst hie confederates, J arid had such' a chase of 3CO miles after i( him as would have delighted the Victorian f police. It would be gratifying to know that some of the New South Wales police had a hand in securing the ruffians. This may not be possible, unless the gang cross the border, in which case it may, from former experience, be imagined that they w.ill be speedily run to earth*

An English paper recently to hand has^ the following : — "The committee of the. Marylebone Club has passed the following resolution: "That no gentleman ought to make a profit by his services in the cricket field, and that, for the future, no cricketer who takes more thari.his expenses in any match shall be qualified to play for the Gentlemen against. tH4 Players at Lord's ; butthattf any gentle^ man feels difficulty in joining in Ihe match without pecuniary assistariclbjyne shall not be debarred from playing as b,^ gentleman by having his actual expenses ' defrayed."