PROVINCIAL COUNCIL ELECTIONS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume I, Issue 134, 18 April 1864, Page 3

PROVINCIAL COUNCIL ELECTIONS.

Ofb readers are probably aivare tliiit Captain Daldy, and Messrs. H. and .1. Miiy Oil tlicir recent depavl uvo for Europe resigned the seats which tbi>y held iu the Auckland Provincial Council. "Writs for the election of new members have been issued by the Superintendent, and notices appear in our issue of to-day, fixing the time for the election of candidates for the .seats, the one, for the Northern division, the other for the City west, and that vacant for J'a glan. Too often the election of members for (lie important position of Provincial representatives is lightly passed over bv the electors a-; a matter of little moment, more especially in the country districts, and pledges, if exacted, are made to refer more to matters of local interest, than to the general affairs of the Province. Thai., however, which materially benefits the Province as a whole, must necessarily react on every part;, but there are times, and the present is just one of them, when the Province, as a province, may require to put forth her most strenuous eflbrts, and when the antagonism, allowing thai there is really any such, of town and country interests should be merged in one common effort for the general welfare. If we arc to remain the capital of New Zealand—if we are to obtain for the port of Auckland the advantages of being made the port of call for the Panama line of steamers, it will be. as much or more to the action of the Provincial Government of Auckland and the private enterprise of the capi- ! talists that we must look, than to any j political outcry that can lie raised as to our '. -vested rights—oui- <jxco»» of population or the

npcriority of our local pdiritto&!. jimw have ho naturally finest liarbor in the world, the teoltbiest olininte, t lie mow t fertile soil, but unless trc add to the first the appliances for mnratimc accommodation which are necessary for the shipping of the present day. Steam Companies will prefer to to despatch their vessels to a naturally inferior harbor which possesses the made attractions tlmt ll ,< bi;vy neglected to provide—if we neglect to add to the latter roads bridges mid means of providing local improt-fiiithts; emigrants will prefer a eoiijitry which possesses iess, fcel'»ral advantages, Dut, irhic|i. has been made more accessible and La bit;! Lie by iVJsc government and art.

Tt e trust- that a dtto conception of the present position, will actuate those who tal;e a leading part in bringing forward more modest men as reprosetatives on the coming occasion, and that we may not feel so much the loss of those irentlemen who have rendered these fresh elections necessary. :—* _ AUCKLAND tHUftA i The following.appoint, mints appeared iti ii Zealand Gazette which was published on Sa'turday .ljxst- . Captain Georgo William T7rumrwnd Hay to bo Major. Date ot commission, ,13*.h J!iirch,i-lßßi, . , Sub-Inspector Thomns 3lcl)6tineli. of tfc-j Colonial Defence Force, to ho Captain. Date of commission, 18th March, 18tU. Lieutenant AV'illiam Steele, Forest Rifle Volunteers, to lie Captain. Date of commission, 29th March, 1861. Ensign "William Johnstone, Forest Ififle Volunteers. to ho Lieutenant. Dato of commission, 20th March, 18(i4. John Crawford, to be Ensign. Date of commission, 29fh Slarch, 1861. Assistant Surgeon John Carfiv to ho Surgeon. Dato of commission, sth April, iSU-t. Assistant Surgeon "William Raynof, Auckland Kitle Volunteers, to ho Assistant Surgeon. Date of commission, "J'-'ial July, ISG3. I'i-ii;:inl Charles l»cale to l>e Assistant Suiueon. Date of commission, oth April, 1864. HAVELOCK. We would remind our readers that this very inijiortant township, a description of which vie garc in our Saturday's issue, will he sold this day. by Mr. 8. Cochrane, at Lis auction room, Fort-strcet, at 12 o'clock. When we say that Havelock is situated on what will be the great South trunk line of railway through the country, that it also adjoins the Mmmgiitawhiri Creek, mid will in a short time form the centre of a largely populated district of semi military settlers, we think we need add no more as to the probable advantages of speculating in Haveloct town lots. <y tasmakia.—installation of the NEW JEWISH EAI3I3L. Tn r. following account of tho installation of the newly appointed Jewish Pabbi, which took at Hobartown on the IGlli ultimo, we copy from the Hulartenn Adr< rtimr, as it may not lie uninteresting to the Hebrew Section of our population, more particularly as at the present time we believe a gentlemen has lately arrived to (ill the same sacred cflice for the Auckland members of that Persuasion, the n i n i t rs ot whit h in this community are deservedly held ih high esteem :— " On Friday evening last the I!ev. J. M. Goldreieh, the new Jewish liahbi, wa.s duly installed into his ollice in the Synagogue, Argyle-street. A numerous < ongrt [ration attended to witness the ceremony, the two "Wardens of tho Synagogue, Messrs. f. Levy and A. Marks, leaving their pews for the pmpose of conducting the h'abbi to his ollice, the retiring reader commenced hv chanting the following verse. ' Open unto me the gates of righteousness; 1 will enter them and praise the Lord.' Immediately the d< or leading into the Synagogue was thrown open for the leception of the Ward'-ns, the Leader, and the new liabbi, the choir, compered of youths, chanted, 'Ulc.-std be he, who eometh in the name of the Loi d ; we bless you from the House of the I.oid, Kilter into the gates with thanksgiving, into his eouits with praise, Ac.,' concluding with tho words ' come into his presence with exulting song,' ■luring the chanting ol these verses, the otliecrs icierred to made seveial circuits around the reading desk. The Rabbi wa.s then conducted to tho side of the aik, and the usual atteinoon prayer being read, the waidons then pioccciled with him to his leading desk, the choir singing the '11th lValm. " The earth is the Loid's, &e..' The AVardi 11 tl.eli ileliveied ?n ap]in priate addiess. complin:* uting him upon his satoairival among tin in. To which he responded ilia let-ling, and appropiiato manner. The choir then chanted the libth j salm, ' I'iaiso ye the l.onl piaise God in his Sanctm,iy, ]riaise li.m in theliima-lni-nt ot his jiower, i:c.' 1 he installation being now concluded, ofleiings wire n ade by various members present to a c<nsidciab!e amount. The usual Sabbath evening ],i avers weie thin lead by the newly installed Labbi, the choir assisting at intervals throughout the evening." PUBLIC HOUSE LICENSING DAY— ONEHUNGA. The following copy of a Petition, signed by upwards of one hundred householders, and which lies for presentation at (lie Court House, Onehunga, has been forwarded to us for publication :— " 'J'u the Worshipful the Magis! rat ex ami Jnstiiex uf the J'ctire xillinii at Onehuntju. " The undersigned inhabitants of Onchuiiga, beg respectfully to present, this petition in consideration of applications being made for granting additional licenses for the sale of intoxicating liquors in Onehuuga. " Your petitioners would express tlieil - confidence that the number of houses already licensed are fully sutlicient lor all the necessary requirements of the town, and that any increase would only tend yet further to disturb the peace, comfort, and general well being of the place and the people. This is felt to be the case because in proportion to the houses of the kind now opened, so are new connections and enticements oll'ered, and this leads gradually to the increase of tho vice of drunkenness in our midst,. " And as of equal importance your petitioners would call the attention of the Uencli to the close connection which the moral welfare of the rising youth bears to the present question of an increase of dangerous temptations uncalled for. " J n conclusion your petitioners pray that the matter-will receive your calm and careful consideration for the public good." " (Here follow the Signatures.) Oneliunga, April 11, 1 S(i-I. HOPS. Amongst the most valuable production of the finest soil is the hop. With the great, adversary to its proper growth in England, namely, the hop blight, there is enough grown there for home consumption, and for an enormous export, in addition, and with all draw backs, when one ■rood crop in five years, perhaps, is secured, it is considered sulllcieiitly profitable, to make it one of the most extensive of the productions of some comities. It is a. wonder that it has not, been more cultivated in New Zealand, where the complaint is that the general agricultural products will not pay for the expenses of carriage. Here is a plant that beyond tlie usual attention paid to other fanning operations, requires no care, the poles for which, instead of being as in England the most considerable item of the expenses, cost nothing in this country. The blight, so destructive in • England, is here entirely absent, and the labour of picking, which is in the eyes of many an insurmountable drawback, is always available to any extent where the hop garden is situated near a Maori settlement, and the profit, as has been demonstrated by some who have grown snin.ll patches by way of experiment, is larger than for anything else that can brt grown, The quality is so good that.

-to— IVL " prefer them to .English grown The liey. Mt. Preeeo of Corornnndel has for thirty years growaf a small garden of hops by way ot experiment and duping that time has never lost any by blight, indeed he has" been told they arc the finest that have been seen in Jscvv Zealand. He maintains that the Maori life'r n'ouitl be as cheap in comparison here as the labour of picking is 111 Ttnoland for it could be done by the \\ omen and children of a settlement. There is moreover this advantage, that people while benent<K!? themselves by the growth of the hop. irould at the saine be indirectly promoting the w .. aro " l 0 Maoris, 1/t* inducing them to follow a 3cw_ branch of indnstiy find encouraging amongst tTiefti tie spirit of steady perseverance in placo of the vranderiTiff. lounging life of sometimes fishing. sometliVTf.'i -rt-ork, and then smoking. It is not to be znpjV'Wi. of course that this can be put jirominentiy forth as an inducement to people to grow hops but. it may make 0110 of many reafcOHK, amongst which we will mention great profit, why the Hop should not be neglected in New Zealand. ."BiriTisii? Ityswe* , Bible Society.— The Auckland of the above Society, yc. perceive; intend holding tlicir Ahfi'rnl nieeting, on sVcdncsday evci'iihg ntxt. at seven o'cioci: :;i the esleyan (?hopel. High-street. Thelbon. Wiiliahi Pox "-vi!l take the chair oitliis occasion, when a report of the Society's meeting will.be presented to the meeting, and addresses will be delivered by several ministers and gentlemen. Ckown Ghaxts.—lll our issue of Saturday last will be found a list of all Crown Grants now prepared and lying at tlie Waste Lands Oilice for tin; several parties concerned—many of them have been prepared and ready a long time, but the parties interested have never applied for them. A Nisyv Zk.vlaxd Gazkttk was published 011 Saturday and contains a proclamation ordering the Jiilifia in the Province of Wellington to be trained on one di?y in each fortnight for two hours ; also the Governor's assent to the Southland "Pig and Poultry Nuisance Ordinance ISli't." There appears the appointment of Mr. J. IL. Gre enwuy to be deputy-registrar of births, deaths, and marriages for (lie district of the lhiv of Islands, and a list of revising olliccrs for the Colony. Lafighlin O'Brien, Esq., being the gentleman appointed to the oilice 111 this province. The list of militia appoiiirticnts will be found elsewhere, and the despatches relating to the capture of Kailaki also appear in the Gazette.

Watkk I'olic )■:. —We are much pleased in being enabled to inlbi-m our readers that this useful branch is about to be started here. Already a requisite boat has bwu built, aod H«iuga to davit« eiwted the first T on the Wharf. A bouee capable ol'accomodating from four to sin meu. is niso, wc bear, about to bo ci-ceted, and couataWco told off for tho duty. This force has long been needed here, and will be of great service in cases of distju-bances on board ship. AcC'II)I:NT ATTiIK Qt'EKN-STKKKT WIIAItK. — Oil Saturday afternoon a horse and dray belonging to Messrs. Bat tray & Matheson, fell over the Wharf, and it being high water at the time, the horse, a valuable animal was drowned.

CnistxKv ox PiiiK.— On Saturday afternoon the chimney of Air. Pulman's house in Shortland Crescent, was discovered to be 011 fire. It blazed for five minutes before the inmates of the house appeared to be aware of the fact. In the meantime the Police having been warned, three of the constables arrived, who extinguished the fire, fortunately before it had time to do any damage, which from the foul state the chimney must have been in, is u subject for congratulation.

Tiiatciikr issues 1111 attractive programme for this evening, and we maj' expect a full house 011 this occasion, as we have reason to believe that he w ill bo present at the Mount Kden Stockade, to witness Ihc extraordinary proceeding of this morning, in •which our colonial legislature, imitating the Turkish system of bow-stringing offenders against the law. causes flicm to be strangled in private—a thing repugnant to the notions of 1-nglislimen, ho like to have every stage in the proceedings of justice carried 011 oj en and fearlessly in the sight of day and of all men. On Saturdav evening there was a full house, and the new locals were as usual encored a second time. jWadamc Vifelli and Air. Small were as ( fleetive as ever.

Pki.nci: ok Walks' Thi:ati:k.—Oll Saturday evening the po] ular drama of " Black Ity d Susan" was played to full house. This piece is is so well known that wo need give 110 review of the plot. The characters were well sustained. Air. Barry played the part of William ; Aliss Fanny Young that of" Susan." The acting of Air. Barry was very etlective, more especially in tho " deck scene," uhich drew down the applause of the house. Aliss Alaggie Grifiiths made a capital A 1 iddv. " lilack liy'd Susan" will be performed again this evening by particular desire, and the house will, we have reason to believe, be a bumper one. Alii.itauy Fvnkiiai..—Yesterday the body of Captain J. Raiiislord. the Deputy Assistant Superintendent of Stores, was.taken to its last resting place in the burying ground. St. George's Dav. The body was conveyed to the grave 011 a gun-carriage provided by the Boyal Artillery, and was buried with niilitarj' honours. 'Ihc funeral service was performed by the Chaplain of the ' Curneoa,' and during the day the flag at Fort Britonmrt was lowered half-mast high.

The Hon: ok Auckland Ti-:st, 1.0. K., will hold a special General Aleeting of its members this evening at 7 o'clock, in the first room Yieforia-street for the election of a surgeon and for other important business. Wc are informed that at the movable conference of the order lately held in England, the period for admission of members, to the benefit of the sick fund, has been reduced lroin twelve to six calender months from the day of their election info the (cut.

KltlfATl'M. —In our police intelligence of Friday last, which appears in Saturday's issue, there lias occurred a mistake in the report of the case of Hurt v. Main, by which it has been made to appear that Mr. 15urt was tlio defendant, whereas the fact is quite the reverse, and what is more, we know that Mr. Main's solicitor made a most ample apology to Mr. Hurt on behalf ol his client.

Till'. I3isHOPnrc or Ely.—There are few of our older citizens but recollect, with kindness and esteem our late Governor, Col. Gore Brown, the man who dared to look the Now Zealand difficulty in the face, and there are few w ho will not recollect the letters of bis brother Professor Jirown of Cambridge, who defended the character of the Governor so ably in the English journals. It is that brother who has been appointed to the vacant bishopric of Ely, and we take the following from a rccent. number of the Glubc republished in the Hvburt 'J'uten Advertiser :—

"Lord Palmerston has oll'ered, in the name of the Clown, the vacant bishopric of Kly to the Key. Edward Harold lirown, 1j.1)., Norrisiun Professor ol Divinity in the Uiiivei"Bity of Cambridge, Canon of Exeter, Principal of the Theological College at Exeter, and Chaplain to the Bishop. Ml', lirown lias accepted tho high office. Professor Itrown who is about .3!) yi-.nro ol age, is the brother of Col. T'lios. Gore Browne, C.11., lately Governor of New Zealand, lie was educated at Eton College and at Emanuel College, Cambridge, lie " went out" as 2-lth wrangler and third classman for classics in 183'J, and was elected Fellow of his college. In 1807, iB6O, and IStili lie was one of the examiners in the Theological school at Cambridge. For some time previously he was Vicc-l'rineipal ol St. David's Lampeter, in 1554 lie was appointed Norrisian Professor ol Divinity at Cambridge, and in 18(i:i ho succeeded tho present Bishop of Gloucester and Bristol as Principal of the Theological College at Kxoter. * Mr. Urown has also been an able and distinguished representative of tho chapter ol Exeter in tho Low House of Convocation, where his ipoechiew vorG notable for oithodoiy ajid liberality-