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Hawke's Bay Herald, Volume XXI, Issue 5539, 17 November 1879, Page 2

We have received the bill .introduced by Major Atkinson to validate the collection of the land tax. It is very short, consisting of only three clauses, of which one is tlie title. It enacts that iiotwitllstanding anj'thiug in the Land r JPax Act, iß7d, the land fax for the 'whole of this year shall be deenied to have Been payable in one payment on October Ist, And validates all prdceedin&s tafeen for the purpose of obtaining such payment. At the R.M* Court on Saturday morning, before Mr Kenny, 11. M M Daniel Collins and William Guider were charged with assaulting Constable Lancy in the execution of his duty. The offence consisted in striking the constable and catching hold of him by the collar. Fined £2 and costs. Guider was further charged with damaging an overcoat, the property of Constable Clancy, to the extent of 255. The coat, which was produced in Court, was torn to pieces at the shoulders. As his Worship considered it a part of the previous offence a nominal fine of Is and costs was inflicted, the prisoner to pay the damage done, or in default to be imprisoned for seven days. — Peter Buenders and Henry HofE were charged with committing a breach of the Fish Protection Act on the 7 til of November by netting fish in the inner harbor of Port Napier, they not being duly licensed fishermen. John Leight and John Adams deposed to seeing defendants catching fish with a net and taking them home. His Worship here remarked that the A°t did not provide for a penalty for the mere act of fishing without a license, but for selling or having in possession fish caught in a manner contrary to the Act, so it would have to -be proved that the defendants had the fish in their possession. The charge was amended accordingly. The witnesses Adams and Leight deposed to seeing the defendants taking the.jisbf away with them. . Mr Tabuteau,jooHector of Customs, said that neither of the defendants were licensed, nor had any one power to transfer a license from one to another. Constable Harvey stated that about a month" ago he cautioned Buenders against going' out fishing without a license. Buenders said that another fisherman had told him he could Use his licence, and had also lent him the boat and nets. Hoff said he had been engaged by Buenders, who he thought was licensed, Had he known that Buenders was unlicensed he would not have gone. His Worship said defendants hade made themselves liable, to a a penalty of £20, but as the offence was not, common, although a serious one, ha.would only fine them 10s each, the payment of the costs to be divided between them.. ' The petitions to the House of Representatives in f aror of creating the Meauee race-course,into a public recreation ground were taken to Wellington yesterday by Capr tain Russell, who was a passenger by the Hotorua. The number of signatures obtained iv Napier and Clive was 340. The Papakura and Meanee . settlers' petitions were also numerously signed.The newly-elected officers of the Pride of Hawko's Bay Lodge, 1.0. G.T., Port Ahuriri, we're installed on Friday evening by the Lodge Deputy, Bro. J. D.. McKay, assisted by Bros. Clarksoh and Curran of the Sea Shell Lodge, Lyttelton, the master and chief officer of the Cleopatra. The whole of the crew of the Cleopatra are members of the Order, the only outsider on board having been initiated on Friday night. Capt. Clarkson has been an abtaiuer thirty years, and is an active member of the Order. The following is a" list of the officers installed : Bro. Hodgkinson, P.W.C.T. ; W. Jamieson, W.C.T. ; W. D. Fulton, W.Y.T, ; 'Bro; . Briggs; W.S.; G. MAuley, W.F.S. ; D. Galbraith, W.T.- Sister; J. o.' Harding, W.C. ; Bro. G. .Angrove,- W,M. ; rJ. Young, W.1.G. ; W. Kitto, W.O.G.'; Sister W.S.H.S. Cameron, Sister E. Ft Harding, W.R.H.S., Bro. W.D.M. ; Bro. Merritt, W.A.S. • :;r A general meeting of the members- of ' the Hawke's Bay Racing Club will b._e . held at the Masonic Hotel this evening at 7.30. to consider the resolutions passed at the last committee meeting. A full/ attendance of members is requested. A correspondent at Hastings informs, us that Captain Russell, one of -the members for Napier, has joined the Loyal Hastings Lodge 1.0.0. F., M.U., and has ' promised to render every assistance in' lris power to further the interests of the r Society '- in the • district. . ~ , „ r „, The Zealandia, with, the European and American mails, is. due at Auckland tomorrow. It is notified that, mails will be made up for Australia at the Auckland Post-office immediately on the Zealandia's arrival. A meeting of the Friendly Societies' Fete Committee is called for this evening at Ashton's Provincial Hotel, at 7.30 o'clock. Messrs Hoadley and Lyon announce that they will sell by auction next Thursday 12 merino rams and 12 merino ewes , which were selected by Mr . Lyon at the ' Canterbury show. The sheep will arrive by the Penguin to-morrow, and will be on view at the Spit in their wool prior to dipping. ; . •" A meeting of members of the Foresters, : Court Sir Charles Napier, will be held: this evening, for the purpose of electing a fete committee. . Mr M. R. Miller announces that 12 choice merino rams and 9 ewes, will arrive by the Penguin to-morrow, and will be open for inspection at Mr Waite's stable?, Spit. They are to be sold on the 27th instant. 9 £ At an up-country sheep sale there were present a large number of drovers and their, dogs. Now if there is one thing

nWe than another that a drover can l!^ihhpnt(skjs' l JEgles,''4nih'eAt(stralasidnj it is the .claveriiess p|, ins .'dog. .Having told rival fables illubt^tihg canine intelligence, one old '.fellow "deflated tnafc he hafl ' A . .dog Mica " iictfed ts&U>U* -- •" Why,, feMjil, .; my. r dog /vfa|l c»u£t a icoiiplo of , ■thousand sheep onfpil^.ffiW." a crantjiief, -;*aid "how^o? you get the count?" " Oh,'.' SaidUhe narrator vituQuHhtMilivei' of a muscle, "he Mrkstlie tallies." , ; 4^li^ld ; kshfdnM4eii6'#, six yeari"Or age; wfe Mind" by a gentleman wandering bare-headed the other night in Madrasstreet (says the Lyttelton Times).' On being interrogated' as" to what he wis doing out at that late iioiir' } he sh o6\ M head mournfully l , dnd Jreplied, " So didn't. cafe: _ He Vras going to throw himself into the river." His • interrogator could not help smiling at the mite before him, who seemed to be tired already of the pomps and vanities of this wicked worlcf, and taking his hand started for the police depot, with a firm hold* determined todq his best to preteni the accomplishment of such a wicked intention. On the .way a sliort halt vvas made „dt a confectioner's shop,, add after rec'lcMug a parcel of comfit^ tb.e would-be suicide expressed liimSelJt that he liked lollies; and gdve tlie impression iron\ his mariiier thdt tlifer'e was something stil\ worth living for. On reaching the depot it was found that the child had been missing since 2 o'clock, and shortly afterwards he was restored to his anxious parents. The match between the Star Cricket Club and the Napier Grammar School was won by the former easily. .G?he Union Cricket Club have" received a challenge frdni Te Auto cdlldge io play(i niat'e'li on Saturday week. It will probably be accepted. The following refers to Mr G. E. Barton, late M.H.E. for Wellington, though the title of "Honorable" must have been conferred on him after leaving the colony :-=-" Among the passengers f i l c>m New Zealand jtei? City of New York (says the San [Francisco News), vro notice the name of Hon. G, E. Barton, a lawyer of eminence in the colonies, who some years ago represented Melbourne in the Parliament at Victoria, and more recently has been a member of the New Zealand Legislature. We understand thdt it is Mr Barton's intention to settle in Sdri Francisco, and td c'dmirieriee the practice of his prdfossiori. He was called to tho bar originally in England. Mr Barton is a native of Dublin, Ireland, and comes of a family that have distinguished members occupying high prejudicial statidn. 1 ' The Earl of Baaconsfield recently said in the House of Lords : " I am perfectly free to admit that there is a difference between the Christian Sunday- and the Jewish Sabbath, and I cannot agree with those who would extend to the observance of the Christian Sunday the -rules' and regulations of the Jewish Sabbath. If ■ there be any who desire to do. it -they will utterly fall to accomplish that purpose." , ' The Chinese are turning the tables on the Christians. Wong Chin Foo,- a very learned Chinese gentleman, has established himself in Chicago, and undertaken 0 the task of converting the inhabitants of that city to the Confucian philosophy. In-his opening discourse he' says.— "l have come fo tell the Christians of this wicked Chicago that there is ■ salvation for them if they will give up their" religious mummeries and embrace the sublime srinciplc s of Confucius." A Maori woman named Eena ' was burned to death at Poverty 'Bay-last week. She had been very sick, and was, not expected to live more than three or 3four days. Her wants had been attended to by the women of the pah late on Sunday night. In the middle of the night an old man happened to see her house on,fire, and gave the alarm , but it was too late. All that remained . to be done was to throw some water on the corpse. It is supposed that she got up in the night, ■ that her clothes accidentally ignited at the fire, and she had not strength enough to e.xtinguish tho flames. A verdict of " Accidental death" was returned. •"■' A telegram from Hokitika to the -'New y Zealaniler states that Mr Smytho, trigonometrical surveyor, has returned to Hokitika from Lake Majo'urika and Waiho. Districts, about 20 miles south of Okarito. He reports a large ,goldfield likely to be opened there. Prospects, of those at work are excellent. Several parties, now on gold, have sent for their friends from all parts of Westland. It- is expected a large influx of miners wilLtake place immediately, but one . should not start without a little capital to commence with, as provisions are high and water scarce, iii "fact little can, be done till a water-race has been brought "in. ' The ground for a distance of several miles is highly auriferous. ' Speaking of Davey's petition against Mr Sutton, the special correspondent of the Lyttelton. Times says : -Mr Button did not swear before the Committee that he had not promised to make a reserve, but "only said so, and his evidence not being under oath, this of course makes a diiferenqe. .Archdeacon. Tanner, of Invercargill, at ■ the recent sittings of the Southland' Synod, proposed that the Goyernment ■■ should . collect a church-rate, and distribute it on ,the 'principle of concurrent endowment to all unendowed Churches in the 'country as i a bonus of twenty-five per cent, on their own -contributions. He subsequently 1 withdrew this ill-advised motion. ! The liquidators of the City- of Glasgow | Bank have paid in full, with 5 per cent; interest," those creditors of the Morton ; estate whose claims were secured oh this year's Tyool clip, the possession of the col- ,\ lateral securities held by those creditors j bejrig requisite to facilitate the liquidation ■ proceedings. . ' ; The common idea that a married couple / -have common interest in what belongs to • either is bad in law, as a Christchurch -woman recently found out. In thecour3e j of the trial of Jane Mahoney, for forging i her husband's name to a cheque, the;pri-. soner stated that she thought she was! doing -no harm, as what was her husband's ! property washers. His Honor remarked i that if any of the ladies of Christchurch 1 'had got hold of this notion, the sooner; they were disabused of it the better, as itwould not hold good for ono instant in law. The body of a young lady was removed from Brighton on September. 6 for bui'ial under somewhat romantic circumstances. The day of her interment was the day originally fixed for her mar- i riage, and her friends complied with her dying wish that she should be drawn to the grave by the horses which, had .been engaged to convey her to church. To the catafalque there were attached four greys, ' whose heads were decked with floral rosettes of white.