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New Zealand Herald, Volume V, Issue 1398, 11 May 1868, Page 2

We undertand that >! r. David Lundon, who has hitherto been in charge of H.M. Customs at Shortlanrt, has been appointed. Harbor Master I at the Thames.

Tax flovBENOE.—The Colonial Government p.s. Sturt, which returned from Tauranga yesterday, is under orders to ieare the harbour this morning on a cruise, with his Excellency the Governor and party. Governor's Visit to Otahuhtj.—"We are requested to state that the inspection of the Otahuhu Troop of Koyal Cavalry "Volunteers will take place on Wednesday morning at "10 a.m., by Colonel Kenny. As this is the annual inspection, absentees will be liable to a fine of five pounds. Police.—At the Police Court on Saturday four persons were punished for drunkenness. Obphas- Home.—A musical soiree in aid of this institution will be held to-morrow evening, in the Volunteer Drill Shed, near the Barrack gate.

Howick.—A public meeting of the inhabitants and subjacent districts is convened at Brady's Hotel, to-morrow evening at 7 o'clock. Air. H. S. Earl, from the United. States, preached in the Brunswick Hall, last evening to a large congregation. We<lt!yan Missions.—The annual sermons in behalf of the Foreign Missions, under the direction of the Wesleyan Conference, were preached in the "Wesleyan Churches yesterday. Ixquest.—An inquest will be held to-day, on the body of Thomas Hayes, found drowned, and brought up by the Tauranga on Saturday.

A Prisoner, named John Thomas Berry, was brought up to town on Saturday, having been committed for trial at Shortiand, on a charge of stealing from the person of James -Caruther, £14 in money. Wssleya?.- Missionary . Society. — The public meeting in connection with the above society will be held this evening in the Wesleyan Church, Pitt-street. The chair will be taken at 7 o'clock.;

jMbssbs. Lewis Bbothees will" submit to public auction, to-morrow, an extensive stock, and varied assortment, of clothing of the best descriptions and. .most recent fashion. Merchants and intending purchasers wouid do well to inspect these goods which are on view this day.

Chuech or St. Fbancis of Sales.—A grand vocal and instrumental concert will take place in the Brunswick Hall on Monday the ISth, in aid of the funds of this Church. Miss Shanaghan will give her assistance, together irith the leading amateurs of Auckland ; Mr. Joseph Brown will conduct.

Public Opening of the Sufbeiie Coubt.— An adjourned meeting of the members of the legal profession was held on Saturday afternoon, to consider the advisability having of a public opening Supreme court. It was agreed to adjourn the whole matter sine die. 'J. he general feeling appeared to be that it would be better to wait till the return of his Honor the Chief Justice. Sir George Arney is expected in town about the 29th instant.

A Dead Body Found.—As the steamer Tauranga was on her passage from Shortland on Saturday last, a dead body was seen floating in the water, off Tararua" Point. Captain Sellars immediately stopped tbe vessel and picked up the body, and placing it in the boat, Drought it on to Auckland. When the steamer arrived at the wharf, the police authorities were acquainted of the circumstance and the body was removed to the dead house. The unfortunate man, whose name is Thomas Hayes, (or better known as Long Tom) was about 30 years of age, and arrived in Auckland about 15 months ago. He was employed as barmaa for sometime at the London Hotel, Queen-street, hut for some time past has been working in a claim at Tapu Creek. He was seen in Shortland on Thursday night, and it is supposed that he was returning to Tapu by the beach during Thursday night, and was drowned while crossing one of the creeks and carried out to sea. An inquest will be held on the body this morning. H. M. Gaol, Mount Eden.—"Weekly state, ending 9th May, 1868 :—Awaiting trial before Supreme Court, 20 males, 1 female ; sentenced to penal servitude, 33 males ; sentenced to hard labour, 96 males, 8 females ; in default of bail, 3 males, 3 females ; debtors, 3 males; discharged daring the week, 12 males, 10 females ; received during the week, 12 males, 8 females ; total in gaol, 155 males, 12 females.—Thomas Young, Acting Gaoler.

Exfoet of Phobmiuii Tenax fbom France. —"We find, by a return published in the foreign commercial article of the Economist, of December 14th, that during the first nine months of the year 1867, there were exported from France to England, 2,027 tons of yarn made from the piormium tenax, the value of which was 1,622,000 francs (£64,880).

The nickname of " The Upper Ten Thousand," says the Spectator, " seems to involve a numerical mistake. It appears from some tables just pre jented to the Statistical Society by Mr. Dudly Baxter, tables based upon income-tax returns, that 7,084 persons possess £112,640,000 a year, being one-seventh of the whole national income as return, perhaps one-fifth of the whole real income, —much income being returned twice, as that of the State employes, —and one-fourth of all the income derived from property. The entire income of the 1,860,000 families which pay less than £300 a year is not equal to that* of these Upper Seven Thousand. There are, moreover, only 47,564 households in England returning more than £1,000 a year. It will be remembered also that only 32,000 persons possess in Great Britain more than ten acres a piece. The duction from all these facts is that there are but 7,000 families in England deserving to be called rich, that is with more than £5,000 a year, and less than 50,000 who are {comfortable, that is, have more ilian £1,000 from all sources."

Dβ. i. ujiMiNG, in a letter to the Telegraph, says he is misunderstood when people suppose him to be a prophet. " 1 never in my life," he says, "professed or attempted to prophecy, all I have ventured to do is to explain and unfold inspired prophecies in the word of God." It follows, of course, that the doctor's prophecies have never been contradicted by facts. He challenges the production of an instance. He denies, also, that hehasevercbanged hisopinionabout the interpretation of prophecy. fter recommending the editor of the Telegraph to read his last new book.'bf wTiich he gives the title and the publisher, Dr. Cumming says :—" On these subjects I have invariably spoken wilh the utmost reticence and reserve; and now, after twenty years' study and writing on the subject, I find nothing to recall or retract. I believe, as I stated twenty years ago, that proximately 1867 winds up the ' times of the Gentiles.' Elliott states 1860 ; others say 1868—these being inferences from the great chronlogies of prophecy. I gather from inspired prophecy that we are plunging into times of unprecedented severity and trouble, and that it is time for every man, while doing his duty to his country, his family, and society at large, to have his loins girt and his lamp burning, for the coming of the Lord drawetn nigh.' "

Cciuous Property of Teon. —In 1850, Mr. Harsh, an able chemist of the Hoyal Arsenal, England, discovered that it is invariable with iron which has remained a considerable time under water, when reduced to small grains or an impalpable powder to become red hot, and ignite any substance with which it comes in contact. This he found by scraoing some corroded metal from a gun, which ignited the Paper containing it, and burnt a hole in his Pocket. Ihe knowledge of this fact is of immense importance, as it may account for many »pon iinvoiM fires and explosions, the origin of whicb has not been traced. A piece of rusty iron hroußht in contact with a bale of cotton in tenfiv h°r °° shi P board may occasion erlens,,t. conflagration and the lo«s of many lives -inet,nd«..nry of moistened particles of iron to £££"«"* d , lsc ? v T d by the French demist, binary, as far back as 1670.