The New Zealand Herald. WEDESDAY, JUNE 22, 1870.

New Zealand Herald, Volume VII, Issue 2005, 22 June 1870, Page 3

The New Zealand Herald.

WEDESDAY, JUNE 22, 1870.

SI'KUTKAI UK. AUK.N I).'. "(live every nian thine ear, lint few tin vmee; 'lake eacli inmreceonure, but reserve tliy judgment. 'Hiis above all,—To thine- own bulf !>e true And it must follow, as the illicit the day, Thou cans't not then Ije false to any innii."

Them: is no more hopeful evidence of the intelligence and enterprise of a people than its quickly seizing on the advances of science, and bending them to its practical advantage ; nothing less hopeful than Id .see its indilVerence in this respect, while the world marches onward. The electric

telegraph liar, becotno a commercial necessity ; and the veriest hamlet demands this cheap and rapid mean:of communication willi tho world. ; There is a strange iiidiflerence, appa--1 rently. in Auckland, in this regard, loi while wearily waiting on Providence and the will of Tawhiao, we neglect t< avail ourselves of advantages al oui very doors. It is a thread!:.iro truisni td speak of A U''kland\s commci'i'ial . po.sitioii lietween (lie seas ; hut it is a . source of no small surprise to visitors to iind that we have no means of learn- ! iiiLC the approach of shipping from east ! or west lull the elumsv, anti(|uated |-mode of sijjht If the coin- ! lncreial prosperity of the place- were ' insijjnilieant or waning ; if native ilifli- | eulty or expense stool in tho wav of connecting Hie city by wire with tin; distant headlands of the liari hours east and west, the continuance of the present system would lie excusable. But when wo sie the lines of liiaslsthat fringe our wharves, when we read the lists of exports and imports, and consider the trivial expenditure that would lie requisite to confer this boon on our commerce, we are forced to attribute the want to tiie unparalleled apathv that "is so often charged against the people, of Auckland. It needs no argument to tell tin , advantages that w.mld arise from the horizon bcir.LT watched from the top of tlie lighthouse on Tiriliri, and the result by or day bciuL; instant lv known in the cent re of t he eil v ; or to show what a saving ot'lifeand property, and what relief from hours of anxiety result from its beiii : ; always known at the central ollice what sails were to be seen from the heights of the Mitnukau Heads. Jt is only necessarv to note what has occurred in a few months past to see that such connection by electric telegraph would be of vast advantage to the trade of the port, and. indirectly, to the whole people. We know it may be iiru'cd that tin's is a matter in which wo cannot practically interest -iiirselvos. and the electric telegraph pertaining to the (leneral tJovernmcnt, we can but await the completion of our connection with the lest of the ...,!,,.,,• ~,,,1 tl.on !nlv:iiwi. our 1,.,-,'

claims in the usual form. lJiit surely it is ;is much within our power ;is was tin , Grevinouth ami Wist purl line in the liain'ls (if the , Nelson Government —erected on a guarantee of six [u r cent, from provincial revenue. Ami though, in tin , course of events, it should eoine at last into the possession ot' the (i.neial Government, surelv the commercial advantaues are so Hi-oat and the want is really so pressing, that it iiiL'hi fairly In? under taken 1 >v local ell'ort. And all the more does this appear when we eonsider the comparatively small expeiiditure required, by the side of the benefits such telegraphic extension would confer on local trade. We liirl from the Reports of the Telegraph Department that the average c"*t of the erection of the telegraph 1 im> s in the North Island has been .L'l7 lL's Id. i er mile : or. if we t'onii our estimate lor npeu country, witli an absence of cleariiii;--tbe heavicsl item — we lind that in Queensland the average has been Jl'.'i'i per mile. lint, takinir as a ruie tinaveraue of this islainl roughly. L'.io per mile, a hue ol' telegraph eould connect Shortland-Mreet willi the utmost point of the northern head of I he Manukau — twenty-two miles for I he sum of CI Kill: or by ;i lii-aneli line from Drury ol about thii-ly miles, we could he within speaking distance of 1 Inlofty hciu'hlsof the southein Mauukau bead for the sum of.CloM). On the eastern side, to Tiritiri a more expensive system iniuht have to bo api)lied—the smali patches of sea requiring short stretches of submarine cable. It is needless to say that no such cable as that crossing Cook's Straits would be required under the watvis of the Waitemata, or in the channel between and the island of Tiriliri. llmvouT, taking the original cost of tlio Cook's Strait cable, .I'lni) per mile, as an average, the central ollice in Shortl.md-street could bo connected with the North Shire, for ,C 5()() ; with Whan■,'aproa Head, which for present purposes would be quite suilicie::t, for the sum of ,C 11")(); or by two and a-half miles of cable, with the lighthouse on Tiritiri for the sum of X'2-jOO. So that for the sum ofJGIWOU in all, Tiritiri and the utmost point of Mamikuu Heads could exchange messages through tho central oilico in the city. But better still, as an outpost for watching the approaches to our harbour, would be the lofty point of Cape Colville. The telegraph line to the Thames will bo open in a few weeks ; a line of iifty miles, passing through Tapu and Commando], would connect Grahamstown with Cape Colville at a cost of £2500 ; and this city could be placed within speaking distance of a watch-tower, from which the approach of a steamer to tho harbour from any direction could be noted, perhaps, twenly-four hours before her arrival at the wharf. Surely when we consider the magnitude of our shipping interests, and how suddenly a disaster to this extent, accompanied by loss of life, might occur, which might have been lessened, if not obviated, by such communication, these sums are not ro large as to deter. And now when we aspire to possess the port of call on tho .San I'Yancisco line, thii-i commonest convenience of the meanest port becomes an absolute necessity. The expense of the portions of cable to connect with Tiritiri, and the probable necessity of obtaining them from .Europe, might interpose an j obstacle ; but no such dilliculty arises ' in the way of linking ourselves with Capo Colvillo; and, combined with a pilot station on Tiritiri, telegraphic ', communication with this, one of tinloftiest headlands at tho entrance of any harbour, and with the southern Manukau head on the wesl, would vastly enhance tin , advantage.! ol the

commercial position wliich nature li:if conferred on this tho Corinlh of (!k .South. Anions the ninny claim* that cry to the public spirit of our people, there is none more clearly deserving of recognition than the telegraphic cciiincction with t!ie headlands that •helter ami enclose our eastern and v> estcrn waters. SciM i:.v I)i:atii. —M r. .James I'll::;. 11:111' 111,' piMj.rielor .. t" l!u> C'iain i.-.n-.U- i1..|,-|. AliuTt-.-treet. died verv suddenly aUiiit , seven ..'clock 1.-i.l eVe'iii..-. I Vcea-ed, who was lil'ly years e! a_;c. ]■.-:• 1 ln-cu ailing lor tin" last two days, lmt Iγ was ..s.i Hindi liettcr yesli r.lay that In- was id.lc l.i m> down town. (),i ivlu.nini,'. ! however, he was t-iki-n liiui-li wit.i', and i tlio.l .-..t seven oViock. l>r.-\ ken, .line and Siivliwcll wi-ru witli him In I' !••• lie died. We understand il.,n an ini|,iesl will nut he held m>oll the l"dy. ■ Tin: ivpori of the ease i.l'.lrhn !veei;an at tin' Police I'oiirl \v-lerduy is a loud protest against llu* ]ii"< m nt la.-k >>i decency on the jiart "f the aut'io-itii-s in 11.it providing jiu'dic urii::ils. The loeiil Press has so often alluded to Iho riivi.inslance, that it would have si-rnu-d nlmo.-l lio|.cless to have draped it up aiain, li.ul it, not iici'ii for iis up spjutaiK'Oiislv throuuh liu- acl ion hv tho jK.liei-." We iviiiy !i.-;e thai it will le unin'c.'ssnry to nlluK- t" anylhiiii; ..t ilie ' kind lint that llie ('lv-eut cuais-ii.-i will be lviiieilie.l. i-v.i-:l pi-rsen. v. .-re . liiu'd yosti-rday for al'iiivin,; auima!. 1 > ' stray a'.ioiit the sliK'S. : l'u- ca«c of the two "mi 11 forpiMiiii:: tli-sturis of M>-vsi>-. Winks and Midi (■.■ k up i!:e riMiiaindcr of tliif dav ; n .\ ■ 1 o'ni.iitteil ! t)N .'MliuUiv tin- lii v. the IJishep vi' \iu*i>iand li.il a coiitiinia- ! tion ;:l the Holy 'L'.iaiiy Climvli. Ola--1 liiiliu. Tln-re were t'ourteen candid.ite-i for cm liriiia'iiin. Yin- reverend | relate delivi-roda very iniptvssive address to iiie eai:didatc<, dweliiii,; en the n.'ees»iiy of ! coiiiiiiuiiij; in tin , voivs llint ll.iy h:id come to coalirm in their own pii'.-ons. 1 he C'hurcli was crondul to excess. An inquest was held yesterday a!l<Tiionii. at the I'roviueia! Lui:atic .\-.ylnni. I In , fore I'r. (t > >!. 1-! m >r= >'. and a jury, up>n < the lieily <f :li>- «email iriii. .1 S'r.ih , Ni-wdii-lf, an imiiaie. who die! in llu- ; Asvluin, on Miiidny. und'-r eircuui-.tanees detailed in our ye>(.-r.iay's issue. Alter ( hearing evideiiee. the jurv velurned a : verdieL that the dei-ca>ed diul tVoui ! natural causes.

I Tiikhk is an O]'i-ri l'i>r :m cntcrprisinj. ! man to r;irt round sea water lor .■ aii ■ luring tin- eaily hour-i <■!' tinI Few p.'.}])!,• exi>t ii. this cliuia'.e —if l!i-'\ j do, they oug'.it not — -.\ itii.oit ii c <1 1 nil.ni ! ing bath, !i::.l to 1110-l of these a bucket «. salt water iM.ulil I)i- a perfect tiva'. Wi are miiv tliat !>•> c-n- , w.-uld grudre two i pence torn small liu.'Ui of sea v. at er. am :i; seeni< i" li- thn: a very | "<1 thin:. nii-lit In- uirvle liv any man with a w.iti/r----i-ait ami a . l<ut hor-- •. Srri:i:Mi: I'orur— '.'i:niiN.\i. SirriNtis, — Wiili-uii l-'iu'i; pi.m.led uuilty t.. tw. I aJiliii.niai iiul■i-imi , n!-i. eliarpn.; him "'ill • -v." 11 i11_: ann< to i.a'nvs. Tiie prisonei , lii.-ivlVnv stard. convicted of tlir, i , .•il\-iif<-s against the wins Act of ISliu ; His Honor reserve.l tin , points rai-e 1 I'm i tin? defence lit .Mr. AlacL'ormii-k for ih-ili'i-isiiiu o.' tin- i '..urt of Appc.iL t^i'titi-iu-i was po>t poiH-.l till alter tin- Court <.| Aji]u-al —wai.-ii -a ill sit in •lnl_v ->lri! : liavi- its ilcfisiun. I'll is coai-lnili-J tin.- rriiniiial s. j A i.Aiuii: ami iiitlnmlial meeting ol J .-.-ttliT.- wa- lu-1,1 at Wanuar.i. on \lo:i,l:iy i 1.i.-t. Sir <iil>ln in tin- i-lriir. i i In- ol.joct of the uu'i-tiiu «as to lake , in;.. nni>iilt ration i In- i|iu-Mi >n ol ulirther it \\< 111< I In- Wl-il lor till- SL'ltilTS |O llivill." lln-ir support 1 >'t «\ <-■ -n tl.i , >t I'.-init-r>. l! \ias linally ri-.-«il\r.l that tin , S;iinsun only >hunl(l In , p.itiMiiivi'il, lot. Mippurlin;; I botli. a il.iiiMi- !"ailu.-i> w.ml.i Univ.- tin- ! :-i-ttU-im-iit "iiiv niiiru to ilu> iiii.Ti'y ol ! ya.lniK vessel.. ' Till-: lit , "' -i-lio.jl-ro.ini cre.cli-il in tin- ; Urouinls of tin' ()|-]ilia:i iio;ne, Si. ; Mul.hl-ll's. IV.I-llfll. will 1... 1. 1,:. : , ,',1 l.v ! tlu> :-i-iit Ki-v. i r. Ci.u if, lli.-liop ..f I AiH'li-laiul, t.«-lii'Tn.\v. Frii'ml-i of the I institution aiv in\itc I to atti-ml. Civil Sμ i i.\;i.< —Tin , rivil si It in i; rninj nifiircd iiiiii I'olifliiiicil yc.-lfr.lay. 'J'hc ' cast's sfl iloi\ii lor lio.iriiii;. \\itli out , t'xfcplion, w< iv « i.litlraivn i-r 11 Ictivil to tin' liL'u'l.-trar ti>mljiist nialtrrs oi jlffolliit. i la- only i-a.-c tluit wciit to a jury "as Si-cfoinhf ami Sin v. Vcnioii, in wliii-h a vtTilii-t whs (jivfii for tin- jilauitiir, for a ,tl7l. '111-- (li-lemlant di.l not appear A.I! V.-- \ ineetiiu' of No. :i t'.inipany «i> lipid on Monday, when it was titiali i.i Misly i-arrieil, "That the Company j V l.i-elves lo elect .1. .Mel'osh I'l irii, !-. ■■; . as e-iji a : -. m< s •■•ii as the re-ii;iiatio:. ol Major iiiapliy h.is liceti aeei'pled \>v Ihr (lovirnnielil. 111. , following pi."ioiion •,■..-■-, tn-uli , :—' or, ial li'-p ; ne f.i i e •mi-/.:...: -'oral ivl^rHy to be Sei-.M.i:, i'rii /i.-rn.-v to 1..Corporal. l'livate •. -rlv, Co'poi-d, I'iivate Tlio-. .Me v, m : to lie l.aiu'eCorporal ihe in tvlrn nee lo tilt , liiiiiiti^i'iiu , til o|'tlie Mi!ii]i;iny « iis tlicii entered into, and the meeting iidjournecl. Staki.ings.—A correspondent writer to us from Knuknpnkiipii:—JJeinj; awaro that your eoluinns are. always open for information which may be instructive lo tlio nieinbers of the Acclimatisation Society, or indeed to any society or individual whoso aim it is to endeavour to render this our ndop'ed colony in re like honv, by the introduction of lirst-eiass stuck to improve our her is. sweet, warblers t<; c'leer our soluble wood* and delN. ins< -tivoroiis birds !•> clear our corn and -liflds from caterpillars ; the salmon, oi- the .-silinon trout to render our rivei more attractive to our Waltonian disi iples—l have the pleasure of informitin you and nil interested in nature's beimlifiil pets, tluit a larjje flock of that, illimitable British bird, the starling, muy be sern in this neighbourhood, in beiiiitiful plumule, and seemingly cnjoyii'j; themselves on a low flat of grass land—from HI) lo oil couple congregating in one Hock. I tlo not know from whence those birds have migrated ; perhaps they did not liinl their quarters so comfortable in the Pomiiin alter Mr. Brighton e< ased to feed llnin, or perhaps they lost all hope of the return of the lord mid muster of the Knwiiii, but L this do know thai th>-y are right welcome lo all the land in ihe locality, and most sactcdly have they been pres'i-ved by the ranger (if there is one now-a-.biys). Further, every ell'orl, will be made to induce them to reninin and multiply on the banks of the Kaukapakapa, by the erect ion of suit n hie boxes, lixod lon trees # or home-, for iii'-übation, on a plan which has proved ellectuid in evry ci.iinly in Scotland where starlings vi-it .- Imiihl anyone ilesire a description of the same, you can have il <>u application to line.

At a meeting of the Mining Board held at Graliamstown on Monday evening, the following resolution was passed :—" That the dividing of the mining district of Auckland into divisions, to be styled the Thames mill (Joroinandel Districts, be ro-forri-d to the usual committee of the Jioiinl fur adjustment as to boundaries." ; A MKKTixu was held last iiiidit, in the library of the Mechanics'lstitute, fortlie purpose of arranging for the second in the scries of monthly ciitertainmcuts in coniit'cliuii with that Institution. It was iv.olved Hint t!ic next entertainment . should lie held on Monduy, the 11th of • luly, and that n preliminary meeting of those intending to take part in it should be In-11l on .Monday evening next, the 27th instant, at half-past seven o'clock, in I the library of I lie Institute. ! iS'oTici: is given that Henry Davison, I'lliiinas Sleadiuaii, IFonry Daniin, and ! Francis "White have become insolvent. I The choice of Kolurl Gordon Macdonald 1 as trustee in the estate of Jackson Keddcll has been i-oiitirined. The aforesaid bankrupt ivillapply to pass his last examination on the a'llth iusl. Alexander Ciilian and Henry Bush will make similar applications oil the same da}'. Meetings of creditors in the estates of Henry Corning Kichmoud aud William Smith are advertised. A MKHTiNG was held, on Monday, at the Shorthiiid Hotel, of the trustees of the Wiiiotahi, Kauvaerangn. and l'arawai Highway Hoards, to diacuus tho advisahiiity of an amalgamation, for the purpose •if being formed into a municipality. Considerable discussion was evoked, some of the trustees expressing an opinion that, co'iMdeiing tin-tenure, the improvements would ni.it be worth while going into; others se.-nied to view the proposed amalgamation with a jealous eye, whilst the l'arawai Hoard declined co-oporation. Kveutually it was decided that eaeh Highway Hoard, if considered necessary, should call a public electing to discuss the ijui'stion. A Nv.viiKi! of gentlemen met by appointmeiit ;;t flay Bros.' mills, rnvercargill, a few days ago, for the purpose of t->ling the relatire strength of Muiiillaand the .New Zealand flax rope. The Southland Xi-irs furnishes the following particulars regarding the trial. Shears having been erected, the trial commenced by .suspending a wooden platform therefrom with the ropes under test, and loading the former with half hundred weights:—A piece of N. Z. rope (common dressed) 1 \ in. in circumference, was lirst subjected to the strain. It broke

; when \\i cwt. hail been placed. A piece ■ iif N. Z. rope of tlio same size, made from . vteained fibre, lirolce with 10 cwt. A length ot' Manilla I ,' in. rope was next • tested and broke, with U ewt. It may bo I remarked that this rope contained in • proportion to its size, several more slramls than tlie N. X. ropo. A piece of I .V. Z. 1 \ in. rope that had been in use ; time years was tested, nnd to the surprise of all it sustained Scwt. before breaking. A piece of new .Manilia of the same size broke at ~\ ewt. , A I'kkak of N.vri'itE.— Our Waikeikei L correspondent, writing on the I:3th inst.. • says : —A porker pig, the property of . Mr. Robert Pigeon, of Waikeikei, was Killed tlie other day. and on being opened • was fomnl lo eoMlaiu four kidneys, two of uh'eh occupied their proper position, and . appeared thoroughly perfect in size, shape, f mid secretin;; organisation ; the other two , ln-iiii; located witliin the '• aitches" and o:j either side of the rectum, these being of angular shape, rather siniill , and the . secretory glands, although active, somewhat imperfect. The truth nf the. above can l.e nlleMcd l>v several other r< speet-,-ilile settlers in the district. The writer, although having seen many hundreds opi'iii'd, and being familiar with the anatomy lit .mitnals generally, never witnessed such an extreme derangement of the internal organisation. A m i:i;iiAN I'ttiirixTioN.—The Xrir Yiirk T>i,,< gives a curious instance of the ellect oi' American taxation. Hides are la\eil. " lasting" is taxed, elastics are la\ed, and the consequence of this is that the people ut the l T riinii pay an increased price of 7'. per cent for I heir shoes, or, says Mr. Wells, about ClS.ni hi.imki a-year, while I lie total revenue obtained is about IV>|iiU>' v ). Moreover, the export of American gaiters which was considerable, has ceased, and the export of tanned leather. Hides now arrive in New York. cross the Sta'.es, in bond, are tanned in Canada, and are then exported to Kngland cheaper than the Americans ca'i prepare them. The Protectionists in Congress made a desperate struggle to prevent, the printing of loO.ooi) eopies of Mr. Well's I'Yee-Trade Keport, ami were beaten. An inquest was held yesterday afternoon at the- Kailway Terminus Hotel, Ol!ici:d Hay, before Dr. Phifson and a respectable jury, upon the body of John llaiinignn, nged 72, who was drowned in Cox's Creek on last. After hearing the evidence the jury returned a veidict that the deceased wus . " found drowned." " Call Hoy " in the Australasian, writing o:i .I<]nglish Theatricals, says : — "(!ei.r.";e Conquest al the (Ireciau is certainly the wonder of the age; as the Gnonione Fly in the pautoinine lio has three changes. As an owl he astonishes all by being cncoinpnssod in so small a space, as a giant with ono leg considerably longer tl.nn tho olhor the effect is really ludicrous, and as the Fir his flights through the air are wonderfull in the ex'extreme. There is n scene representing a cobweb made of rope and twine, in which griiit. excitement, is Kept up between tho spider ami the lly, the former being gifted wit': t ,l • ■ iiiviT to catch the latter. I'own o .uij. no s the fly followed by the spi.icr, down and up again, then by the aid of an unseen trapeze across lit singe, down more traps, till ut last, the llv is entangled nnd ensnared. This scene is by fur the most sensational in any pantoinine in London ; the performer*, ti'eorge Conquest and his son. go uj) and down no less than 27 separate traps during this scene. Mr. George Conquest is without doubt one of KngUnd's ni:'>i clever pantomimists and theatre gymii'ists. (yiTV 15.'At: i>. —A special meeting of tho City JJ' aid "us held yesterday, to consider the draft of a J I arbour Hoard Bill, proposed to lie introduced by the Superintendent iiiio the General Assembly. Messrs. :-\\anstm, Boyla::, and Chirk (members u> the I'roTiiirial Council) were also jiroenl. Tho clauses were discussed serialini, mid several suggestions wero agreed to be forwarded to the Superintendent nt Wi Ilington. Tin: T/it'iius Advertiser ia informed that on Wednesday Dr. Pollen, Mr. L'uckey. and ih.- chief Taipari will go over to the l'i.iko to ii.ive a meeting there with the natives «!:■• have hitherto prevented the erection of ine telegraph wire. We believe that 1 !•*.-■«- i< little doubt but that Taipaii will m;in .. .• |.» .; tile all the dillicnllies in the «.'