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New Zealand Herald, Volume II, Issue 567, 6 September 1865, Page 4

Tin-: Coi-vcir, of tor Xorthern Association is convened for a special meeting to be held to-dnv, at tour o'clock.

Stpkemi; Coukt, Yesterday.'—The Court opened at nine o'clock, his Honor resuming his scat at. that hour exactly. The following cases were disposed of, and will be found fully reported elsewhere :—Johu Smith, for stealing iron) a dwelling, sentence 2 years' hard labour ; OliMrles White, stealing a boat, sentence I' 2 months' hard labour: Xlicluiel Clancy, stealing maize. Ale., from the Government, -1 months' hard labour: -Michael Grimes, horse stealing, acquitted: liobert Sullivan. stealing from the person ,17. 12 months' hard labour. The Court rose at li.li't, until this morning, when the two libel eases against Abbott will be proceeded with.

.Mr. C. (). Davis's Cask.—ln the Supreme Court yesterday, Mr. Prookfield, tlie Crown Prosecutor, applied for this ease to be tried by a special jury, to which application Mr AVyim. aciini; tor the defendant, consented. His Honor said that an order should be issued last evening, for the immediate summoning of a special jury within the Province. He thought Monday next was the most suitable day for commencing this trial, but the day was afterwards fixed for this day week. Messrs. C. STiciruniY and Son will sell today. without reserve, 10 cases and bales of clothing, woollen drapery, calicos, prints, shawls, tweeds, window curtains, shirts and shirtings, hosiery, pilots, ladies' hosiery, stays, hair nets, counterpanes, cheese cloths, Horace laces, Ac. Mkssiss. Haiihis and Ti-rnek will sell to-day, a corrugated iron cilice ; also, a large quantity and variety of furniture and household utensils, a lot of drapery, hosiery, velvets, clothing, fancy tweed suits, etc., &c. Messrs. Hiwtek & Co. will hold their monthly sale at Papakura this day. Messrs. Pipings & Dowdkx will sell to-day 30 tierces and cases of Cavendish and Negrohead tobacco, also a large quantity of furniture, provisions, groceries, Ac., one case stiff'felt hats, 11 dozen blue serge shirts : half a tiercc of Blackbird tobacco, 1 case of Cavendish, 1 tierce of egrohead ; 20,000 cigars, gold and silver watches, chains, English and colonial gold seals and charms.

Mr. George SiLiiiix well sell to-day, pursuant to instructions from Mr. Michael Levy, oil the premises (next to Hill's; druggist, in Victoriastreet), the whole of the stock of stationery, fancy goods, drapery, watches, cigars, clothing, brushes, and sundries ; a quantity of Government blankets ; also, a quantity of furniture. Also, at his mart, at 10 o'clock, 12 tierces of pigs' heads. 15 do. beef, groceries, teas, sugars, kerosene, oatmeal, clocks, chairs, crab-winch. ! weighing-machine, sundries, &c. 1 nk■ Prince Alfred will leave the Muuakau lor the ll'okitika gold-fields about Mondav next. To Miners(Tenders). —Mr. Charles Sanderson, C.lv, invites tenders, receivable until I' ridav next. for the labour of excavating a tunnel on the Auckland and Drury Railway. Plans and specifications upon application at Mr. Sanderson's office. lea Meeting.—The seat-holders and Iriends ol Albert-street Congregational Church will hold a social tea meeting this evening, to be followed by a public meeting for the purpose of considering the present condition and future prosperity of the above-named place of worship. Our readers will be glad to learn that the Kev. S. J:dgar has engaged to supply (lie pulpit, and enters upon his duties next Lord's day. "\Ve trust that all interested in this church* will be present-. .M k. C.m liov invites fenders, receivable to the 21st instant, for the erection of a two-storey residence at I'anmure. Tendeiis are invited by Mr. Macky, civil commissioner, for the supply of 37 tons of good sound seed potatoes, to be packed in gunny l.iags, each containing 112 lbs., the whole to be placed on board a Government steamer, or barge, at Port Waikato, or the Bluff (at the option of the Government) before the 2-sth of this month. IVment to be .subject to certificate from W. >. Searancke. i as to the condition of the potatoes on delivery to that cr en . tleman at liangariri Tenders to be endorsed " tender for potatoes," and to state whether to be delivered on board Government steamer, ifcc., at Port Waikato, or the Jilufl'. Hay ri:iii-ouMAXct: at the Prince oe Wai.ks Theatre.—To-day at two o'clock there will be a day performance at this theatre, in which all the exceedingly clever performers at this theatre will appear. The programme in- ; eludes almost every one of the attractions which • have been played during their engagement, i The Brothers Wieland will go through their graceful drawing-room acts. The Leopold I Family will exhibit their extraordinary panto- f

mimic surprises, and the dog " Loo " will als t§ contribute! his share. It is announced asS additional attraction lint (-!, ii-11 ,-n , v ;u " n || mitted al half-price, _ V.'c -Miitc believe that"th:' 11 is the l::>t chance for inost people j n t ] lis pp s jjl vinee to witness a genuine p:imnnii m » ' fl Dili xi; I-!ui:i;kkv. —Tlionms .Valionev i middle aged man. was brought -before" !1 Worship at the Police Court yesterday mcir 1 ing. charged with breaking one of the \vindr,-vJ 1 of Mr. A. G. A seller, jeweller, Queen-street" 1 and feloniously stealing a valuable gold w;uV fl and chain. Alter the evidence of' the i various witnesses, his Worship ordered the f prisoner to take his trial at the present session -I of the Supreme Court. 3

Meeting of Ciieuitobs. — A meeting 0 f creditors of George Bnrgoync will be held at the stores of Messrs. Stone Brothers, at tbre■> o'clock. The presence of Mr. Burgoyne is requested. Tea Meeting.—") esterday evening a social tea meeting and children's gathering was hold in the Union-street Wesleyan School-room, to celebrate the opening of this Sunday school After tea a meeting was held, over which the Kcv. .T. Warren presided. The chairman having made a few introductory remarks, called upon the Secretary (Mr. Hunt) to read the report after which Messrs. French, Jenkius and Aitkin delivered appropriate addresses. During the evening suitable pieces were sung by the scholars. At about half-past nine the scholars were dismissed. The ilev. T. Buddie and M r , Coupland then addressed a few words to the parents and friends, after which a vote of thanks was given to the ladies for their kindness in providing tea, as also to the gentlemen who had assisted the children in singing the pieces. The doxology was then sung, and the Rev. Mr. Morley closed the meeting with prayer. The Financial Statement.—Alluding to the question of all others upon which the'"position of the Ministry hinges, the kelson Cvfvwt says : —" 'i lie opening of the Budget will be the signal for some combined action on the part of those who are more or less opposed to the Ministry, and it is plain that Ministers will have considerable trouble from the Opposition. .Mr. Brodie, one of the members for goldfields. latolv moved a resolution, that in the opinion of tlie House there ought to be an export duty on wool. The motion was opposed by Ministers, and was rejected by the House. This therefore will form no part of the ministerial scheme of supplv. The Ministers, in reply to a ouestion of Mr. Stafford's said that they haa " under consideration " the question of an income and property tax; and possibly there may be a small direct tax of this kind included' in the

budget. If not, we have good reason for stating that Mr. Stafford -will take the sense ofthe\House on the subject before the session is ever. We should hail such a tax with the greatest satisfaction, bccau.sc it is generally an unpopular tax, and its very unpopularity would do great good to the colony, inasmuch as the public would be awakened "from that lethargy which indirect, and little seen, but not therefore small taxation has created here. The chief opponents of the Ministry will be the Auckland members ; and they will be aided by several of those from Otago. These will lose no opportunity of overturning the Government; who, however, obtain a tolerably large number of supporters who think that it would be a great misfortune for the country if any sudden change were to take place until, as a correspondent writes to us, ' the ci edit of colony were placed in a more favorable status than it is at present.' But, are the measures which have been taken, —is the great expenditure now going on, the saddling of the country, at a most inopportune time, with burdens which our children's children will feel, for schemes which are nearly as far in advance of the times as they are of the powers of our purse, —are these the means of redeeming our character and re-establishing our credit? We more than doubt it; and we wish we saw similar doubts more prevalent among the body of our lawmakers than tlioy are." The Panama Mail Contract. —The bill for confirming the Panama Mail Contract, which has both Houses of Assembly, was says the i>Telson Colonist somewhat hurriedly passed through its stages, and several Auckland and other members, who meant to oppose it, are inclined to think that tlicy were overreached by this haste. A motion was subsequently tabled by Air. Graham, the Superintendent of Auckland, to the effect that the port of arrival and departure of the steamers shall be alternately Auckland and Otago. The debate was adjourned till Tuesday night, the 29th ult., when Mr. Crosbie Ward was expected to make a speech on behalf of the Government, and

against Mr. Graham's motion, which it was thought would be defeated. The gossip is, that Ministers had threatened, if the motion were carried, that they would quash the contract altogether. 'Twere a consummation devoutly to be wished, especially as JN"civ South Wales has not voted a shilling towards the subsidy. But the steam company would not permit this, for although the contract may mean no dividends for years to come, yet liigli anticipations of ultimate profit are entertained; and so there would be grounds for " compensation," which this Government have shown themselves disposed to bestow. But however premature this contract is, how. ver unwise in the present state of ?sew Zealand finances, (and tlio mass of business men and sound politicians in the Colony consider it both unwise and premature,) it was not supposed that the motion woidd be carried; although there is no predicting what may be " on the cards," and, from the Ministerial threat to upset the contract, it would appear that the Government may have had some fears as to the result of the division. Mr. Macandrew, it should be stated, moved as an amendment that a committee should be appointed to enquire into the matter, and he slated that he was prepared to show that by making the port of call either in. Auckland or Otago, a saving of £20,000 a year would be effected to the colony. It is whispered mysteriously that a statement to that effect was made on behalf of the Panama Company in a letter which has been suppressed. Ministers opposed both motion and amendment.

Reckless Extravagance of the Pkesext Government.—We are going, says the else* Colonist, to have a large taxation. Addition after addition is being made to the ranks of the Ministers ; for a new oilice, that of SolicitorI General, is to be proposed, making no fewer than JEii/hf. different departments, with their respective stalls. The House lias sanctioned — blindly sanctioned—a most costly telegraph service, and a still more expensive mail service, at a time when the Colony eaunot pa}' its w\ay tortile cost of its own preservation: And ia spite of all the warnings for economy which our tinaneia! embarrassments are laying before us. in spite of the manifold taxes which must come, Ministry after Ministry have indulged in costly freaks and experiments, and been acting like a young housewife who spends on ornaments, or cracked china and ivory elephants, the money that was wanted for the leg of mutton that should form a frugal meal. As Mr. Maeandrew said in the House the other night. Ministers have been acting like a man who, with 10s. # week, sets up a carriage and pair.

I Tun 3cLion Examiner, in alluding to the lute meeting held by the Aborigines Protection Society in London, says :—" Dr. Hodgkius, who is one of the Secretaries of the Aborigines' Protection Society, moved a second resolution, to the effect that the Government should he requested to ' send out Commissioners to iN evr Zealand, to iuquire into the cause of the war, and to devise measures to protect the rights of the natives.' This gentleman characterized the conduct of liis fellow-countrymen towards the Maoris as ' being most cruel—it was like sending ferrets into a rabbit warren.' We wish no harm to tliis pious slanderer, but had lie been the bro-

titer oßrr. Hewitt, of Mr. Volkner, or any one of the many settlers in New Zealand who liave fallen victims to prowling savages, he might be induced to look a little deeper than lie hitherto has done into the question oil which he is so readv to pass judgment. "We see in these men, so ready "to bear false witness against their neighbours.' types of t-he Pharisees, who were condemned by the blaster whom they professs to serve —blessing themselves that they are not as other men, and assuming a sanctity which could be best described by the word used by Christ, in reproving those to whom we have likened them."