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New Zealand Herald, Volume XI, Issue 3993, 29 August 1874, Page 2

The new fumigating oven for the Quarantine Station is rapidly approaching completion at the hands of Mr. Heighton, tlu> machinist, of Pitt-street. His part of the work—that is, the ironwork—is being well ancl faithfully executed, and will absorb nearly a ton of iron. Of course the brickwork necessary will have to be erected ou the island. In Mr. Heighton's shop other large works are also being carried on, and amongst these are several puddling machines for brick-making. Heighton's building, which lias not been long erected, is situated in a part of the city which is rabidly progressing, as evidenced by the new Congregational School lately erected hard by, and the number of other buildings springing up every week in the vicinity. The members of the Auckland Harmonic Society held their first annual meeting at the Young Men's Christian Association, on Thursday evening. There was a good attendance of members. The President, J. B. Russell, Esq., occupied the chair. Thetuinutes of the previous general meeting having been read and confirmed, the secretary brought forward the committae's report, from which it appeared that the society's doings for the past year had been very satisfactory. The society numbers at present seventy performing members, and the average attendance at practices was forty-five and a-half. The treasurer's report also shewed a satisfactory state of affairs. The retiring officers and committee were unanimously re-elected. Various matters relating to the welfare of the soeiety were brought forward and discussed, and the meeting closed with the usual vote of thanks to the chairman.

By the l:ist mail Mr. R. H. Bartlett, photographer, received a large selection of photograhs of notable men and women, and other interesting subjects. Amongst these raay be mentioned portraits of the Rev. VVYo.I Beecher, the Czar of Russia (taken in London), a group consisting of the Czar, the Duke of Edinburgh and his bride, and the Grand Duke Alexis, a beautiful picture of her Majesty the Queen surrounded bv her grandchildren, General Wolseley, C'ap"tains Glover and Sartorius (of African renown), the Royal State T' ji'urella of King Coffee (a most remarkable object), Josh Billings, a splendid assortment of all the principal actresses of the day, and a lar<»e number of other subjects. These are on view at his fitudio. We are constantly receiving- consignments of tip-carts and drays from Sydney, which must certainly find a ready sale, or the shipments would cease, as unprofitable. The time has arrived when these articles should be manufactured here, and sold at prices profitable to the makers. Messrs. Cousins and Atkin, the coacltbuilders, have determined to compete with the Sydney makers in the manufacture of these carts, and have now a large number on hand. They hope to be able to supply them at a lower price than the imported ones, while they intend them to be stronger and more substantially built. It is to be hoped that their efforts will be rewarded with success, and that local in- ! dustry will be supported. A work of a very high order of merit has just been completed by Mr. John Calder, and may be seen to-day in his studio in Elliott-street. On Monday it will be placed in a prominent position in one of the windows in Queen-street. It is an oil painting of very great pretensions, aud will be disposed of by subscription. The subject is the "Gorge of the Kauwaeranga Creek." The treatment of it is exquisite, and shews the powers of this well-known artist, both, in regard todelineation aud colouring, to be of the highest degree.

"YY e are glad to point out that a large contract for railway gates has teen entrusted for fulfilment to a colonial mechanist. The ■work of constructing no less than forty of them has been entrusted to Mr. Peter Birley, of High-street. He is constructing them of tubular iron, so that . they will combine strength with lightness ; and so far as can be judged from those already completed, are well calculated for the purpose they have been designed for. '

We wonder what the Hon. Mr W V n and the Good Templar bands will say to thi* style of argument in support of the encon7 agement of the liquor traffic. Under th heading of "The Government Income—Fif£ nve per cent, of the Internal Revenue T? paid by Malt Liquors and Spirits, Tweitv per cent, of the Whole Income," the California publishes the following " facts ai'd figures" from a circular drawn up and su > mitted to a convention of brewers held •-> Boston on the 3rd, 4th, and oth of July —"We wish to refer to the following facts 1 extracted from the last annual report mad' to the present Congress of the United States by the Commissioner of Internal Revenue • Total internal revenue receipts for th» last fiscal year, §112,747,772 99c. Gt this" vast amount the following sums were collected during the year from the trade in stimulating beverages : Fermented liquors, barrel tav 55,910,523 S3c.; brewers' special tax, .$304,650 31c.; dealers in malt liquors, 6109,463 SOc • total from distilled spirits, including tas manufactured article, and rectifiers' and wholesale and retail dealers' special tax §52,099,371 78c.; grand total receipts from these sources, .$61,424,319 62c. These official statements shew the astonishing fact— tonisliing as it must be to a vast majority of the people—that this trade, so fiercely denounced, so unreasonably warred against and the total suppression of which = is clamorously demanded, did actually pay for the last fiscal year, fifty-five per cent "of the entire revenue tax collected from all sources subject to it throughout the country' The grand total receipts of the Government for the same year from all sources, are given by the Secretary of the Treasury, in his report to Congress, as follows: From Customs (duties on imports), $153,167,53S 60c.- in ternal .$112,747,772 99c.; public lands, S2, 531,673 95c.; miscellaneous sources SI 5,279,000 99c.; grand total from all sources' i? 314,026,256 59c. Hence it will be seen that tiiis trade alone contributed tictnty /■■•>■ c n i_ to the whole revenue of the Government during a year, when 843,000,000 of the national debt was paid off; that, in fact, this trade alone paid in one year that enormous amount of the public debt, and left a surplus in the treasury of nearly $75,500,000 to be applied to the other expenditures of the Government. Can the people afford to have such an immense sum of money withdrawn from the national treasury, to which it nunannually flows in daily instalments ? What blanch of industry is there in the land that could supply the deficiency ?, None." Here is a problem for discussion amongst the advocates of total abstinence.

•t I The HobartTownJ/frcvo-ysays, in reference t : to the proposed Polynesian scheme:—"No e doubt many obstacles will be thrown in the >1 way so as to prevent the realisation of this n grand project, and not the least among these >. will bo existing provincial jealousies—the e great impediment to all great national umlery takings ; but the provision for the establishe incut of a manufactory in each of the four e leading provinces, with a steamer to call at i- each of the principal ports, may go a great length in smoothing down provincial prejue dice. Indeed, if the Polynesian commerce s were once securely established with the colony all notions of provincial favouritism would be quickly exploded. There would be no picking and choosing between this port and that, because the trade would tend to and centre in that port possessing the best 0 natural advantages for security and offering e the least difficulties in the way of shipment ' s and discharge, as well as warehouse acconil - modation, and facility for subsequent transit 5" of merchandise throughout the interior. The acceptance or rejection of the scheme 0 will be anxiously looked for, more particularly as it is known that Sir James Fergusson t wrote home on the 11th of March, acquaint--11 ing Earl Kimberley with the project.' .. The Committee of the Poultry Show had a meeting yesterday afternoon in the officeof R. e C. Greenward, Market-house, —Dr. Home in j. tie chair. It was resolved that rule lN"o. 3 x of the printed regulations should be altered, so as to allow one male and one female bird j only of each breed to be exhibited. It was j also resolved that £1 be given for the first prize in all classes, and 10s second prize. There will be many other prizes for special merit. The following gentlemen . elected as judges, to be finally agreed to on . Wednesday next : —Poultry : Dr. Home, Dr. . Wright, Messrs. Eyre (Epsom), Wren, > Soppett, Fenton, Bent, and Hughes. [ Pigeons : Messrs. T. MafFarlane, F. Eyre, , Dr. Wright, and W. J. Marks. Canaries: F. D. Fenton, Dr. Home, Gollard, and W. , J. Marks. Dogs : Dr. Wright, Messrs. Kin- . loch, W. Payne, Woodward, Major Wal--1 rnsley, William Aitkin, McLaughlin, ami ; Young. Rabbits, &c.: Dr. Home, and Messrs. Macflarlane and Burtt. 1 Several months ago a waterman's boat, belonging to James Conley, Wynyavd Pier, was stolen from her moorings. The boat ' was afterwards traced to the Great Barrier, ■« here it was found to be in the possession ot some natives. Endeavours were made to . regain it, but without avail. Lately, Chief . Paul has interested himself in the matter, , and the boat has at last been sent back to Auckland by the cutter Victoria, and returned to its owner. Owing to the ill usage ; it has received, the boat, however, is not t worth half its value when surreptitiously ; taken away. 1 Xew and substantial buildings are rising ! in the upper end of Queen-street in the roonr ; of those destroyed by recent fires. Amongst the most forward rf these is the Anchor ! Hotel, which is nor, unished, furnished, and ■ stocked, ready for re-commencing business. The house may be described as the most ■ compact hotel in the city. It is well fitted up and handsomely furnished by Messrs. : Cranwell and Co., upholsterers. Mr. FWiliams, the proprietor and landlord of the former hotel bearing the same name, hopes to be enabled to open his new premises this evening. A meeting of creditors was held yesterday in the estate of David Buniside, of Papatoitoi. publican. The liabilities were set down at C 599 17s 6d, and the assets at £179 Ss 6d. Messrs. D. B. Gruiekshank and T. Morrin were appointed supervisors; Mr. Thomas Macflarlane was appointed trustee to administer and get in the estate. A meeting of creditors was also held in the estate of Frederick Crippen. The liabilities in this case were .€540, and the assets £26. The meeting was adjourned for a week. We are glad to learn that Mr. McDonald, the engineer of the Hauraki, who met with au accident; to his hand on the trial trip of the steamer, is progressing favourably uiider the skilful treatment of Dr. Pliilson. A portion of his thumb has been amputated, and the wound is healing sa well that the doctor hopes to be able to dispense with amputating the second joint. If the favourable symptoms continue, Mr. McDonald will be enabled to resume his duties in a few weeks. It is reported (says the Thames Adverti-'* l ') that the sTative Minister and Dr. Pollen are likely to visit Auckland immediately after the close of the session, and that "something ' will then be done towards o] teuing the Upper Thames district. It seems a great pity to delay matters just when the obstructive chiefs have been coaxed iuto good humour, and are ready to receive the " noble dig ger" with open arms. A month hence they may have changed their opinions. The ordinary weekly sitting of the Eesident Magistrate's Court .was held yesterdayThere was only one defended case, but that possessed no feature of interest, beyond shewing the costly character of the luxury of going to law. The difference between the parties was only five shillings, but the costs were £2 3s tid, or nearly nine times the amount of the sum sought to be recovered. ' The ~ first instalment of the immigrants' cottages has arrived in Tauranga, by the cutter Rose, from Auckland, and the remainder may be expected very shortly, says the Bay of Plenty Timen. Each cottage will have four comfortable rooms. The following item, from .an American exchange, i 3 in reference to an old Auckland resident: —" The Oakland JYcws has put the handle of "Judge" on W. A. Turner's name, as a reward for his prohibition efforts. Bishop Cowie will hold sen-ice at Coroinandel to-morrow.

The following letter appeare in a recent issue of the Louden Times: —"Sir, —With some hesitation, as being opposed to further emi "ration from an already scanty populaiioaf I venture to send you the enclosed extract frorc a pitiful appeal just -eccired from Koss-nhire : ' Aid ia urgeutiy reqpi.-ed to procure clothing for-poor but excellent families from r,he Highlands of Itoss and Inverness o hires proj>osing to emigrate to N«w Zealand. Those families represent about SO souls of a total proposed emigration of j 500 people, many of whom are utterly unable to provide the outfit required on the voyage, while a few can partially help themselvts. About £2 each, over all, will be needed to meet the necessities of the case. Physically, these emigrants are very suitable to the requirements of the colony, while theiv moral character is excellent. Mr. G. Fraser, agent for the Caledonian Banking Company, at Ix>eh Carron, Koss-shire ; and Mr. Fraser-Mackintosh, M.P., -'87, Regentstreet, London, will be glad to receive and acknowledge all contributions sent for the Emigration Fund, I.och Carron.' The poor people in question, now living in great povertv on the western coast of that county, have made up their minds to emigrate. It wculd, in these circumstances, be an act of iireat kindness if the small sum now asked wore contributed, in order to enable them to obtain new and better homes beyond the ocean, where labour is now iu great demand. —T remain, your obedient servant, C. Prase uMackintosh, ffoHse of Commons, June 2t>."

Iu reference to the proper treatment of the depraved, Dr. James Jackson, of New York, writes :—I care not liow impure a man is in liis personal life, if he will give me supreme control'of his food and drink, I will pledge iiiy.-tlf to so reform liiiu as that lie shall become pure in his conduct in life. He may l>e :i debauchee, a gambler, a profane man, a loafer. a man whose passions are uppermost, so that tliey riot and revel like tire in a brushwood. Notwithstanding, I will agree so to regulate that mail's life that penal courts and officers o: retributive justice shall have iu. need to deal with him. There is only 011 c possibility of failure in such a case, which is that the man's vital force shall have become so ruinously used up that he is not able to stand the taxation which the change in existing habits must necessarily impose. If he is physically incurable of any disease, I will not take him as an example. But if he have constitution enough to undergo the necessary recovery, I will agree, under the conditions named above, to cure him, not only of his disease, but to make him outwardly a decent man. Ido not care how debauched or guilty such a man may be. I pledge myself that, given complete supervision of liis table preparations, I. Mill bring him where he will cheerfully walk in the paths of morality and righteousness.

A dramatic and musical entertainment was given last evening ill the Choral llall, in aid of the ordnance fund of the Mount Hobson Artillery Company. A number of ladies and gentlemen took part in the proceedings, and the result of their efforts was a very excellent entertainment. It was under the patronage of Major Gordon and the other Volunteer officers ; but, unfortunately, for want of publicity, ;uici occurring after a long list of entertainments of a superior kind, it failed in drawing more hearers than filled one-fourth of the seats in the Choral Hall. For want of a properly arranged programme it is impossible to discriminate between one and the other performers ; but it is sufficient to say that the whole programme was carried cut iu a highly satisfactory manner, and that a repetition—supposing r.ll particulars to be properly made known beforehand — would not fail of being a grand success. Everytliing connected with last evening's entertainment was conducted in a most excellent manner; but the pecuniary result would appear to have been a failure, in con- i >ecueuce of the want of the necessary publicity

The Bendi'jo Advertiser reports that "a fact caine to light 011 31st July in connection with gold roberies which still more clearly slieirs that this crime is very rife in the district. A man recently working at a crushing machine on the Birds Reef died intestate a

lew days ago, and on the authorised persons raking possession of his effects, they found a parcel of amalgam weighing some eight or ten pounds. Subsequent enquiries shewed that the man, although not very long in the employ of the company, had placed about ££200 to his credit in one of the Sandhurst banks. The finding cf the amalgam itself, irrespective of the fact of his having been able to amass so much money in a short period, point very suspiciously at least to the conclusion that the gains were ill-gotten. We may add that the man was one of the last on whom suspicion would fall, and, in fact he had been selected for his honesty and integrity."

The kick-oil' of the Parnell and Grafton football match will take place this afternoon, at 3 o'clock sharp, in the Domain. Players may be noted making their appearance on the ground spruce, clean, and smiling, and evidently on mischief bent. "Ready?" "Aye, aye" : and on they rush, a scrimmage, an affectionate hug, a roll over, a collision, the goal is won, and posts are struck. The spruce now dejected, the clean very, very dirty, and him who smiled looks as though he could not manage another for some time to come. Parnell team: Messrs. Gore (captain), Cotton, Von Tempsky, Nation, Woodhouse, Haultain, J. PhilsoD, J. Coates, D. Tonks, Tonks, Henderson, Mills, Robinson, Robertshaw, Jackson, King, and Quintal. " Phil," writing under the heading of " On the Flaga," in Town and Country, says: " Tichboruo gossip will never end. The latest discovery is that Arthur Orton was hung in the Melbourne Goal, under the name ot Alfred H. Jackson, shoemaker, for highway robbery at Bacchus Marsh, in 1555, in conjunction with one James Condon, the victim bf:iug a person named Kutherford, whom they eased of £1500. The in Ii vidua! who has mat l ; Ais stv.toir 'nt is a prisoner named Clark. is rusticating lu tli--Ballarat gaol. 'i. appears that the A. H. Jackson mentioned was hung as stated, and that the letters A. H. were tatooed on his arm."

The new houses between Wellesley-street and the Market-liouse are so advanced toward" completion that it is in contemplation at once to take steps for asphalting the footpath. and for erecting verandahs of a uniform description. Both ihe convenience and sightliness of the upper part of the town will thus be much enhanced, and the western side of the southern end of Queenstreet will vie - A - ith that of the opposite side, the more so as it is in the direct line of passage to the Mf-rkef.--place. Several persons were fined 011 Thursday last at the 'ihames. for not having children under their care vaccinated in accordance with the Public Health Act.

Divine service will be held in the following places of worship to-morrow (Sunday), as under:—Pitt-street Wesleyan Chapel • Rev. W. C. Oliver, morning; Rev. A. Iteid, evening. Grafton Koad Wesleyan Chapel' flev. A. Reid, morning; Kev. W. C. Oliver, evening. Parnell Wesleyan Chapel: Mr. H. Ellis, morr-mg; Mr. J. Welsman, evening. Uniou-st-.cvt Wesleyan Sunday-school anniversary ie- ,-ices : Kev. A. Eeid, !]. am. • Rev. W. C. Oliver, 3 p.m. (annual address); Rev. W. Tinsley, 6.30 p.m.; tea meeting on Tuesday, 6.30 p.m. Newton Hall : 11 a.m. and 6.30 p.m. High-street Independent Chapel: 6.30 p.m. Remuera Independent Chapel : Mr. Barton, 11 a.m. Wellesleystreet Baptist Chapel, Rev. P. H. Cernford, pastor: morning, "The Humiliation of Christ;" evening, " The Value of Christian iJaptism" (a Baptismal Service). The Prince of Theatre will be occupied to-night by the Vivian Royal Comique lroupe. assisted by Mr. and Mrs. Sooth. A ••untd programme is promised, which should 0 Jora a fair evening's amusement. r - J. Crispe not?iies to the Ramarama y- L C6titiieucy that the electoral roll being 3;"iad defective, he will resign his seat, but -iiteii'.\a "Borit;g for rc-j-elecvion. la* .--i the Mcngsra Kighaj -•> at the Mangore si. 001-roum it-r r&tepajvrij' inspection.