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New Zealand Herald, Volume IV, Issue 1128, 26 June 1867, Page 5

Newcastle, N.S.W.—From a private letter | •we learn that Dr. Pinching, formerly of Auckland, and who has recently been practising at Newcastle, was about to leave that place for San Francisco. A. New Zealand Gazelle was published on the loth inst. The only item of interest contained in it is a notice from Mr. Stafford lhat Dr. Hector will reccive, through Superintendents of Provinces, specimens of surface and subsoil for analysis. Instructions for contributors of such soil and forms for filling up, which must be forwarded along with the specimens for analysis, will be sent to the several Superintendents for distribution in their provinces, and will doubtless be shortly ptinted in the Provincial Gazelle. Taeanaki—Fire in Gill-steeet. —The Taraliaki Herald of the 22nd instant says:—"At about three o'clock yesterday morning a fire broke out at the cottage of Mr. Patrick McEoy, in Gill-street, which totally destroyed the building. Shortly before 3 a.m. Mrs. McKoy was awakened by a crackling noise, and her daughter on rising to see what was the cause, found the house on fire. The children were taken to a neighbour's house, and Mrs. McKoy endeavoured to save some of the furniture, her husband being absent on his farm at Tikorangi. Several people now gathered round the spot, and some few things were rescued from the bedroom; it was, however, foand impossible to enter the kitchen, and before four o'clock the fire had done its work, and the cottagewas a ruin. The lire originated in the kitchen, but the cause of it does not seem very clear. Mrs. McKoy says that on returning homo late on Thursday night she found the match box knocked off the chimneypiece, and the matches scattered on the floor. She picked up all she could find, but thinks it possible one or two may have fallen between the chinks, and that the rats may have , set them off. Mrs. McKoy did not light a fire on the hearth after her return home. We understand that the house was insured in the New Zealand Company's Office for £200. We were surprised that the fire brigade, which was organised a few months ago, did not put in it; appearance with the new fire engine upon this occasion, and on enquiring the cause, we weri told that the fire engine was out of order whei it arrived, and could not yet be got to worl properly."

:• Bank of. Auckland Property.—The whole . of the freehold, leasehold, and the various proj pcrties held under mortgage by the Bank of > Auckland, is advertised to be sold by Mr. C. : Davis, on the 17th July next. The properties to i be offered for public competition include city, suburban, and country lands, and also laud in [ the town of Onelumga. li. Morgan v. Tauroa.—A sitting of the [ Resident Magistrate's Court will be held to- ■ morrow for the hearing of this long-pend-ing case. It will be remembered that on a former occasion a confession of judgment made by the defendant was set aside, and an application for a new trial was granted. The case is expected to occupy the greater part of the day iu hearing. Mn. Gkorcje Stain ks informs his supporters in an advertisement which appears elsewhere, that a passage has been provided for them per steamer to the North Shore, every hour from 0 until ;i o'clock. Dissolution ov Partnership.—The copartnership hitherto existing between J. 11. 13ratby and J. C. Dawson, as proprietors of the ltoyal George Hotel, Newmarket, was dissolved on the2sth inst. Mr. Dawson will coutinuc the business, receive debts, and liquidate liabilities. Young Men's Christian Association.— The second of a series of lectures, for the present year, will be delivered by Major Heapliy, Y.C., on Friday evening next, at 7.30. Subject : " A Glimpse at the Unwritten History of New Zealand."Major Heaphy'swell-known abilities as a popular lecturer, and his long residence in the colony, and intimate acquaintance with its history, are sufficient guarautee that the subject will be treated in an ablo and compreliensivo manner. There will be a meeting of the singing classes at the above place at 7 o'clock this evening, with part music at 8 o'clock. Land Association No. 1, 1.0.0.P\,M.U. —A committee meeting of this Association is to be held this evening at 7 o'clock, in the Odd Fellows' Hall. Waikato Eivek.—lt is notified that the p.s. Bluenose, so long and favourably known in connection with our inland navigation, has resumed ' her time table for the conveyance of passengers and freight on the Waiknto river. The following are the departures from the various stations on the river :—Up River : Mercer to Ngaruawahia, Wednesday, C a.m.; Mercer to JSgaruawahia, Saturday, (3 a.m. ; Ngaruawahia to Alexandra, Monday, 6 a.m.; Ngaruawahia to Cambridge, G a.m. Down Biver : Alexandra to Ngaruawahia, Tuesday, G a.m.; Cambridge to Ngaruawahia, Friday, 6 a.m.; Ngaruawahia to Mercer, 11 a.m. ; Ngaruawahia to Mercer, Friday, 11 a.m. Applications for freight or passages are to be made to Franz ScherfF, Auckland, or E. Gibbons and Co., Onehunga. Northern Division Election.—The poll for the return of a member to represent this district in the Provincial Council will take place this day at noon. Mr. H. Dacre and Mr. George Staines are the opposing candidates, and,as will be seen by an advertisement which appears elsewhere, the latter has chartered a steamer to convey his supporters to and fro between the hours of 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. A.R.Y.—A meeting of this company is to be held this evening, in Messrs. S. Cochrane and Bon's auction mart, to consider business of importance. Educational.—The next quarter for the Misses Fischers' pupils at the educational establishment, Bemuera, will commence on Tuesday, July 2nd. Prince Albert Hotel.—All claims against Mr. Arthur Collins, of Epsom, are to be sent in to-day for immediate settlement. Phrenological Hall.—A lecture was delivered inMr. S.E.O'Dell'slecture and examination rooms, last evening, by Dr. A. G. Merrett, M. D., subject: "The development of the mind and body." There was but a very moderate attendance, doubtless owing to • the counter attraction provided elsewhere. The City Board Bill, rattled through the Council by Mr. Wynn, does not, after all, give to the Board indemnity from individual liability for the costs of the action in the case of Eosie v. Bain. The clause only provides that | costs in an action arising out of works undertaken by the Board in pursuance of the j-ioiccm : granted them by the City Board Act, shall be paid by the rates. In the Drake-street case the Board was attempting to do that which tlicy had no legal power to do —were acting, in fact, beyond all power granted to them in jjursuance of the Act. Consequently, the indemnity provided by Mr. Wyan's bill does not apply to the costs in the case Itosie v. Bain. Mr. Wynn has now given notice to move an additional clause to the Bill just passed, giving the Board power to pay from the rates costs, of all actions in which it may be cast, even though it may have stepped beyond its powers, and so fallen under the correction of the law. The City Board will then be able to attempt any illegal undertaking, and, if brought to book in a law Court, make the ratepayers pay the costs of defending an action. Qvem Dcus vult pcrdere jirius demented ! ! Election. —The election of a member to serve in the Provincial Council for the Northern Division takes place to-day. Henry Dacre, Esq., of the Wade, and Mr. Staines,of Auckland, are the two candidates. Cooke, Wilson, and Zoyaha's Circus.— This popular scene of modern triumphs in acrobatic, gymnastic, equestrian, and other feats too numerous to mention, was again well patronized last night, when there was a partial change of programme. The sensational and favourite equestrian drama of " Turpin's ride to York" was repeated and will be continued throughout the week. The various adventures of Hi chard

of " famous memorie," and his confrere Tom King, varied by the motley make up and mirthprovoking sayings of the beadle and his satellites, I foremost amongst whom was the hopeful 1 " Sammy," kept the house in alternate admiration and laughter. The grand lableuu at the close was enthusiastically applauded. FitFE as " Eybe."—Punch says :—" Well done, old Shropshire! Well done, Market Drayton ! Quite right to ring the bells when the sensible Salopian Magistrates apprised Mr. Peter Taylor that he might go back to Town and informs Mr. Beales (M.A.), Mr. Shammyrumstuff, and their tail, that there was no evidence on which Governor Ejre could properly be committed. That • individual' as the Star— intending to be awfully severe—calls him, has floored the Jamaica Committee as completely as he floored the .Jamaica Hebellion. English good sense is seldom appealed to in vain. We really cannot murder a man for saving a colony. It may be, theoretically proper to kill him, but the fact that Jamaica now belongs to the Queen of England, and not to the ' brown-skinned, canting, disreputablo agitator,' Gordon, is a fact which somewhat overrides theories. It is to be lamented that excessive punishment was awarded to some of Gordon's dupes ; but, on the other hand, English ladies and children were saved from worse than Cawnpore atrocities. So that,

on the whole, Englishmen are very well satisfied that Peter Taylor, Beales (M.A.), and Shammy - rumstuff, are out in the cold. A word of recognition of Mr. Giffard's masterly demolition of the case for the prosecution, and as warm a word of recognition of Mr. Stephen's most gentlemanly discharge of his professional duty. ' The matter cannot rest where it does,' remarks the Star; and we agree. Some manifestation of English sympathy with a persecuted officer must be made. Meantime, why not return Mr. Eyre for Middlesex ?" He. Weaveb desires us to state that the remark made in the letter of our correspondent " X.C. Homo" that he is so ignorant of surveying requisites as not to know which end of a theodolite to look through, is incorrect, in proof of which he has forwarded to us the certificate of his qualifications as a surveyor from the authorities in New South Wales.

Police.—A man named William Flood was punished for drunkenness at the Police Court yesterday. There was 110 other business before the Court. The following notico appears in the Boston papers : —" Mr. George Peabody, intending soon to leave for England, deems it a duty due to liimsclf to inform all those who, during his visit of 10 months in his native country, have written to him asking loans of money, donations to literaiy institutions, subscriptions to churches, public charities, etc., or assistance for themselves or others, that the great number of these commu- ' nications has rendered it impossible for him to read or answer or even lo open them in person. The latter dutj r has therefore been assigned confidentially to others. And as man}' of the writers have requested that their applications should be kept secret, Sir. Peabody would state that he has this day caused these letters, amounting to nearly 1000, to bo burned in his presence, tlms relieving their apprehensions and liis own responsibility. A few days subsequently Mr. Peabody gave a magnificent banquet to General and Mrs. Grant and the trustees of the Southern .Educational Fund, at the Fifth Avenue Hotel, New York. After Mr. Peabody had replied to the toast in which his own health had been drunk, he expressed the hope that her Majesty Queen Victoria would long live to rule over the country in which, under Providence, he and others had prospered. He gave as a concluding toast, " The country in which I have long lived and prospered, and its honoured and beloved Queen."—Home News. Distiuct Couiit.—The adjourned sitting of this Court was held yesterday, when the easo of I Dunlop v. Gallauglier and others, which had already occupied two days in hearing, was resumed, and liko all other mutable things was at length ended. A good deal of scientific evidence was adduced for the defendant. Messrs. Stewart and Harding being examined at considerable length. The evidence 011 both sides closed at P3O p.m., after which counsel on both sides addressed the Court at considerable length. His Honor reserved judgment until Monday next. I?IFr,E Yolunteehs.—The usual monthly inspection of the arms and accoutrements of the Auckland Uifle Volunteers, was held last evening, at Messrs. Edmonds and Jakins late store, Queen-street, when, despite the inclemency of the weather, there was a good muster. Masonic Hall.—At "Wellington, as at most places importance in New Zealand, the Freemasons, are determined to liavo a building of their own to assemble in. We learn from the Evening Post that flic members of the several Lodges of Freemasons in Wellington "are about to erect a Masonic Hall the foundation stone of which will be laid at noon on Monday next, the members of the Pacific and Waterloo lodges joining in procession from the Empire Hotel to the site of the building, which is situate on the Terrace adjoining Captain Benson's residence. The principal part of this solemn and imposing ceremony will be performed by Brother Dransfield, Master of tho Pacific Lodge, the senior lodge of the district, assisted by Brother Parsons, Master of Lodge Waterloo ; and the attendance of the craft, will, no doubt, be worthy of tho occasion. In the evening the brethren dine together at Osgood's Hotel." Model Members.—Under this heading the Advertise)' moralises on the model for legislation which this colony is taking from Victoria; — " Our Civil Service, our Parliamentary reports, our Government printing establishment, are all, through the grace of Mr. Stafford, and the efforts of Mr. J.N. Spence, being remodelled after the improved Melbourne pattern. We hope our Parliament will not take example by the Victorian Legislature, as we learn that one member of the latter body has absquatulated to Callao, that a second is being ' sat upon' by a select committee for some awful delinquencies, and that a third is out on bail charged wif.li forgery.' Wi-: learn from the Keening I'ost with regret that Major Eicharison is confined to his house through illness of only a temporary nature. Tin: Patent Slit .Dispute.—We learn from the 'Wellington Independent,, that as his Honor was leaving the Court House after proroguing the Provincial Council lie was met bj' a clerk of Messrs. Hart and Buckley, who served him, on behalf of Messrs. Kcnnard, with a notice of action in rc tho wharf extension contract. The amount sued for by the contractors is £50,090, 19s 3d, made up of the following items: — Amount of contract for the erection of the wharf extension, .£31,813. Iron staircase ordered by John Morrison, agent for the Superintendent of Wellington, £'120. Extra cost and charges for fixing the said wharf extension, caused by the nature of the soil on which the same was fixed, not being blue clay, £7,757 19s 3d. And for damages for breach of warrantry for the particulars mentioned in drawing No. 1, attached to or referred to in the contract, £20,000. Commissioner of the Scfreme Court of Victoria.—Sir William Foster Stawell, the Chief Justice of V ictoria, has appointed Mr. Walter Monro AVilson, barrister, to be a Commissioner, in the Province of Auckland, of tho Supreme Court of A r ictoria, for taking affidavits. Mr. Wilson s commission bears date the 27th day of May, and lie is the only holder of such appointment in the Province of Auckland. Tit for Tat.—The following is, of course, an American story : " The Quaker president of a Pennsylvania railroad, during the confusion and panic last fall, called upon the W Bank,with which the road kept a large regular account, and asked for an extension of part of its paper falling due in a few days. The bank president declined rather abruptly. ' Mr. K , your paper must be paid at maturity ;we cannot renew it.' ' Very well,' our Quaker friend replied, and left the bank. But he did not let the matter drop here. On leaving the bank he went to the depot and telegraphed to all the agents and conductors on the road to reject all bills on the W Bank. In a few hours the trains began to arrive, full of a panic, bringing the news of the W Bank all along the line. Stockholders and depositors flocked to the bank, quaking with panic inquiring thus ' What's the matter ? Is the bank broke ?' •$ c. A little inquiry on the part of the officers showed that the trouble originated in the rejection of the bills by the railroad agents. The president seized his hat, and rushed down to the Quaker's office, and came bursting in with this inquiry, ' Mr. K.—, have you directed the refusal of our currency by your agents?' 'Yes' was the quiet reply. 'Why is this Plt will ruin us.' ' Well' friend L—, I supposed the bank was going to fail, as it could not renew a little paper for us this morning.' It is needless to say that Mr. L—renewed all the Quaker's papers, and enlarged his line of discount, while the magic wires carried all along the road to every a gent the sedative message ' The W Bank is all right. They may take its currency."

General Sheridan and tiib Young Quakeress.—General Sheridan lately sent to Miss Rebecca Wright, of Winchester, Va., an elegant gold watch, an exquisitely wrought chain, a brooch, and charms. The brooch is of gold, beautifully wrought into a gauntlet, arid set with pearls. One of the charms, as a correspondent informs us, is a sword set with valuable diamonds. Accompanying this magnificent gift was an autograph letter from General Sheridan, acknowledging Miss Wright's services, which led to the General's success at Winchester, iu the battle of the 13th September, 186<1. Miss Wright was a young Quakeress, well known for her faith in a united nationality, and understood to be willing to'aid the cause at any sacrificc. When General Sheridan was in great doubt how to act, he sent a scout to the lady, who, writing upon a slip of paper, which she enclosed in a tinfoil, directed it to be placed iu the mouth, Ithat it might escape the enemy's search, and thus furnished tho information that enabled the General to achieve the victory.—New York Independent,