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New Zealand Herald, Volume IV, Issue 1054, 1 April 1867, Page 4

Acclimatization Societt.—A meeting of this Society was held at their offices, Canada Buildings, on Saturday last, Mr. Gillies (President) iu the chair. It was stated that Mr. Fenton and Major Heaphy had acquiesced in therequest of the Society for a site 10 be used as an aviary in the Domain, and a resolution was carried, requesting the Sub-Committee to draw up the necessary estimates for fencing, aviary, and house for curator. Captain Harris attended tlie meeting, aud expressed his willingness to cooperate in accomplishing the objects of the Society. A motion was carried with reference to offering a reward of one shilling per head for every hawk destroyed during the ensuing three months. Messrs. Gillies and Martin, were appointed a Committee to draw up suggestions as to the best means of carrying out the provisions of the Protection of Certain Animals Act. A report appears elsewhere.

A heeting of the Journeymen Bakers' Association was held in the Mechanics' Hall, on Saturday evening, March 20. The rules having been read over were unanimously adopted. The chairman, in a few brief remarks, pointed out the gopd which would result to the trade generally, the whole object of the association being the benefit of employer and employed, and that by a mutual agreement between fioth parties, the system now practised, and so demoralising in its effects, may soon be abolished. The Rev. Me. Ashwell.—A number of the Nortlf Shore residents assembled in the schoolroom on Saturday evening last, for the purpose of presenting the Bev. Mr. Ashwell, their much respected pastor, with an address prior to his departure for England to-morrow, by the s.s. Auckland, via Sydney. A full report of the proceedings will be given to-morrow. The rev. gentleman preached his farewell sermon last evening to a large congregation at the Episcopalian Church, North Shore.

JN t areow Escape.—One of our Queen-street watermen had a narrow escape from drowning yesterday evening, at the North Shore. His boat was fast to the steamer, with a view of getting a tow over, when by some means or the other the occupant suddenly fell head first overboard. He was some minutes in the water, but .was eventually rescued by Captain Pliilpott, of the Enterprise No. 2, and some others. Davis was the name of the waterman.

St. Paul's Church.—Yesterday special sermons were preached at tliis cliurcli oil behalf of the funds of the parish—that in the morning by his Lordship the Bishop of New Zealand, and in the evening by the Bight Bcv. Bishop Patteson. There was a full congregation on each occasion, and the sum of £46 17s. Gid. was collected.

Bkeach of the Mutiny Act.—At the Police Court, yesterday, a pawnbroker named T. A. Hicks was charged before His Worship Thomas Beckham with having been guilty of a breach of 85th clause of the Mutiny Act by having in his possession two silver medals and three clasps, value 10s 6d, the property of Charles Shields, a soldier ofthe 57th Hegfc._ The prisoner pleadedguilty, and after a wholesome lecture from his Worship was ordered to pay a fine of £20 in addition to treble the value of the goods. Police.—At the Police Court on Saturday last, three persons were punished for drunkenness, and James Casey a deserter from the 14th Begiment was handed over to the military authoties. T. A. Hicks, a pawnbroker, was fined £20 for a breach of the 85th clause of the Mutinv Act.

Larceny.—A man named William Henderson was put in the " lock-up " on Saturday night last, chargcd with, stealing a pair of boots from the shop of Mr. McKerras. Texdeks for painting and papering a house in Grafton Road, are invited by Mr. Brighton of Lower Queen-street, receivable until ten a.m. on Wcdnesdaj l " next. Peice of Bread.—lt will be seen, by a reference to our advertising columns, that the master bakers have, in consequence of the reduction in the price of flour, agreed to reduce the price of the 21b. loaf to fourpence. To Smr Fbesh Meat Sweet.—The following is an extract from a letter dated, Sydney, March 7th, and published in the Australian-.—"A chemist here has just found out that he can fit a ship with an apparatus that will keep in a congealed state 500 carcases of beef, in tanks, these carcases have bceu entirely frozen through at starting. I saw experiments yesterday of a perfectly startling character. Beef killed five months ago was quite good. The discovery is expected to make a perfect revolution in the stock market,'and give us all the aid we so sadlv want."

Fodder i-or a Cow.—The following query and answer appears in the Australian :—" Sir, —As I am about to purchase a cow, and have a small paddock, which, do you think it would be most advisable to plant it with—lucerne or clover ?— C. Morris, Brunswick. [Not witli clover, decidedly, nor with, lucerne cither, unless the soil is rich and deep, in which, case you might do well to sow one half with lucerne and the other half with prairie grass.—En.]" The Tallow-Tree.—The tallow-tree ofChina as we find by the Times, which gives rise to a vast trade in the northern parts of that empire, has been introduced into India. It grows with great luxuriance in the Dhoons and in tlie Kohistan of the North-Western Provinces and the Pun jab, and there are now tens of thousands of trees in the government plantations of Kowlagliir, Hawul Baugh, and Ayar Tolie, from which, tons of seeds are available for distribution. Dr. Jameson prepared from the seeds lOOlbs of tallow, and forwarded oOlbs to the Punjab Bailway, in order to have its properties as a lubricator for railway machinery tested. For burning, the tallow is excellent; it gives a clear, briglit, inodorous flame, and is without smoke. The tree fruits abundantly both in the Dhoons and the plains, and grows with great rapidity, many trees raised from seeds introduced eight years ago being now Oft. in circumference 3 ft. from the ground. The timber is white and closegrained, and well fitted for printing-blocks. The leaves, too, are valuable as a dye.