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New Zealand Herald, Volume XII, Issue 4272, 23 July 1875, Page 2

Three boys who had deserted from the Naval Training School were brought up before the Police Court yesterday, and ordered to be whipped, but the amount of the punishment in each case was left to the discretion of the master. The case of the boy H. T. Woods, who was one of those sentenced, has been already before the public. Sergeant-Major Pardy stated that in reference to the committal of this boy a great sensation had been made in the pr.pera concerning it, statements untrue from begin-

ning to end having been made. This boy was running a vagrant in the Waikato, and wag then sent by .Mr. Searancke, the Magistrate, for one month's imprisonment as a vagrant. The magistrate then wrote to Mr. Broliam, and asked him to get the boy into the Naval School. He (the boy) said that he had a mother somewhere, bat he did not know -where, and did not care, for she had never been a mother to him. At that time the boy's mother could not be found ; but when she was wanted to pay for the support of the 1103% all her motherly feelings rushed up, and she wanted the boy back again. Mr. Pardy drew their Worships' attention to the 46th section of the Act, which shews that the mother has mmply to get a solicitor to draw up a petition for her to the Minister of Justice, and if her statements were true, the boy would be discharged. He had told the mother this, and assured her that if she were a proper person to take charge of her child, there would be no difficulty in obtaining his discharge. An order upon the mother for the support of the boy had been made, and the Bench had requested Captain Breton to enforce compliance with the order as soon as possible. The fourth lecture of the winter series, delivered under the auspices of the Voun" Men's Christian Association, at the Rooms" Wcllesley-street, will be given this evening, at 7.30, by G. E. Ellis,Esq., M. D., on '' Was Adam the first man Dr. Ellis is a ready

and forcible speaker, anil from his literary and scientific attainments well qualified to deal with the subject which he has selected. The theme is one which has been gradually increasing in interest since the publication of Sir Dominick McCausland's clever work, " Adam and the Adamite." The contractor, Mr. A. Watson, has commenced his contract to rebuild another two hundred feet of the Queen-street wharf. The timber lia3 been prepared, and is in readiness on the reclaimed land on the eastern side of the wharf. The thoroughfare on the wharf for the next few months will necessarily be limited to half the breadth of the wharf until the work is completed. It is to be hoped that during this time a rail will be erected along the wharf edge to prevent accident. The following calculation, copied from the \ ictorian Independent, embodies a truth which will receive the assent of our readers, and is worthy the attention of those of our friends who imagine that unless they forward

a long report it is not worth while sending one at all. Short reports and plenty of them is the desideratum. " The estimate of the ratio of readers to the length of an article, the work of a New York journalist, is worth notice; and there is no joke in it either : A two-column article has one reader in 100; a column and a-half, one reader in 75 ; a column article, one reader in ~i0; a three-quarter column, one reader in 2."*>; a half-column ; ona reader in ten ; a quartercolumn article, is read by everyone." A man, who had held the position of second steward on board the -Star of the South, was yesterday charged with stealing a pair of boots, the property of a passenger? on her recent voyage from Fiji. It was proved that the prisoner had sold the boots to a seaman for five shillings, and that wheu he did so he stated that they wore a little too small for him, and that he had bought them in the W aikato. The Bench considered the case proved, and sentenced the prisoner to one month's imprisonment. I n addition to the highly-attractive lecture by Dr. Ellis this evening in the hall of the N ouiig Men's Christian Association, the following choice selections of music will be I'l iyd by a lady amatenr " Qui Vive" a!., p ae Concert,"|fantasia, "Sur tin Bal'e lti Maschera" and " Gavotte," from the sth sonata (Bach). As the hall will no (l.iuKr. be crowded, we would advise tieket- " 'M rs to be in their seats by a quarter p.-;; -even, after which the public will be a lt!- tted on payment of Is each. A couple of juvenile petty larcpnists, ":im-l respectively Armstrong and Johnson, w.-r.: arrested yesterday by the police for thieving. There are about thirty cases of larceny against these precocious youii" girls. ° 'I'm- General Synod of the Protestant Cliur.;h of Ireland have passed the bill for the omission of the damnatory clauses of the Athanaeian Creed.

The Union Beach mine bids fair to riv I the well known "Cure," in the "chain eleonic" phases of its existence. Anyons acquainted with "Stocks," will remember the dark days and deeds connected with thig mine. How at one time nothing was wanted and nothing would go 4pwn but Green Harps and Beach's, and how some unfortunates invested their "all," in those phantoms Then the crash came, and there was " weep! ing and wailing," and the flight of sundry* who had managed well for themselves amidst the confusion which brought such ruin on others. Mark Sheehy was made to suffer for those who no doubt were guiltier than himself. After the storm came the usual calm, and matters " Beach" remained stag, nant for a time, until some still having faith there teas gold in these mines, (gold having been undoubtedly get by the former proprietors,) secured the amalgamation of the Green Harp, Coromandel Beach, and Venus claims] and formed out of the three the Company which now exists under the name of the Union Beach Gold Mining Company. Succeeding the amalgamation considerable briskness took place in the shares, which again rose to a tolerably high figure and onr-v more receded. This rise and fall has tinned at varied intervals until the present time, when the " old dog" seems likely to give another '' kick," the company having crushed 140 lbs. of specimens for the splendid return of 32S ozs.j 15 dwts., of melted gold. This information appeared in our telegraphic columns yesterday, and we can only nope it is but the precursor of more such satisfactory intelligence from our goldfields. " Where it is, there it is," is an old proverb in connection in connection with gold-finding, and no one can tell what a day may bring forth. We had the pleasure a few days ago of visiting what is probably the largest orchard in the neighbourhood of Auckland. Captain James has devoted to fruit culture his very fine scoria land at Mount Albert, and has i already five acres in splendid order. Trees of every kind are flourishing, and we have never witnessed pruning so careful or growth so successfully regulated. Not a trace of blight of any kind is to be found. TTie bark of the trees is so beautifully smooth and exhibits literally a complexion so glistening with the bloom of health that the orchard is a study for the artist, as well as a pleasant sight to him who views in it the beginning of a great and neglected industry. We believe it is Captain James's intention to extend hig plantation to ten acres, and a magnificent property we should consider ten acres of such an orchard in the neighbourhood of a growing city ought to be. The graperies are a chief feature, being under houses of the most simple and economical structure designed, and put up by Captain James himself. There are 250 feet of these -vineries, wi~h grape vines of all kinds in flourishing condition, and from which bunches exceeding 5 lbs. each were picked last season in great quantity. We heartily wish Captain James success. When looking at the enormous im-" portation of fruit from other colonies we cannot but feel that his example might well be followed with advantage to the growers and equal benefit to the people of the city to whom fresh fruit at a moderate price would be an inestimable boon. Our Pukekohe West correspondent writes r —The weather up here has been very wet for the past three weeks, and I assure yon it needs tot only long boots, but any amount of pluck, to wade through our —I had almost said roads, —small mud tracks would be the appropriate term, for the roads are almost impassable. The settlers here have no road from the Station, but as the annual meeting of the Highway Board takes place on Thursday next, and new trustees to be elected, as a matter of course, we may hope that the old adage about the new broom will be fulfilled, and the new members will try and make a road out. lam sorry to say that here a medical man is very much required, and I feel certain he would find plenty to do, were he a competent persou. Lately we have had a great deal of sickness, hardly one house escaping, and I am sorry to say that in many cases the resnlt has been fatal. Our nearest medical man i 3 at Tuakau, a distance of six miles, over a very bad road, and when you may not even find him, and then have to go back and down all the way to Papakura V alley Road, a distance of fifteen miles, you will not be surprised at a want being felt here of the services of some medical gentleman. The principal complaints* now, are croup and ulcerated sore throats, the latter

attacking old and young. 1 hope wc may soon have a change, for the continued sickness has cast a gloom over the whole settlement. The railway seems to be goin<* auead, with all the grumbling and excessive rates ; last week two specials had to be put on, so it seems they are doing a great business for the Waikato. We are blest with an obliging station master, a Mr. Featherstonehaugh, a very long name, but X must say he seems to be the right man for here, every one having a good word for him. I hope he may be left with us. Colonial youths are noted for their sagacity. A proof of this may be observed on the wharf any day during the discharge of vessels where potatoes forma portion of the cargo. " Baked potatoes, all hot !" is then with the Auckland gamin the order of the day. A watchful observer will detect the bo>s on-the watch for a good-sized stray

potatoe, which, 'when pounced upon, is at once carried to one of the donkey-engines used on wharf for the discharge of cargoes. While "steamboat Jack's" baek "turned from bis charge, the potatoes are thrust into the ash-pit of the engine. The process of cooking being over, another opportunity is embraced to hook the potatoes out with a stick. Having provided theraseh es with s&lt from a damaged bag discharging from an English ship, the boys retire behind a pile of bales or cases, and there enjoy their banquet. Having finished their repast, they disappear beneath the harf to finish the day with schnapper fisha portion cf their take being usually bartered for a stick of tobacco, and the evening is spent on some doorstep with a social pipe f> and the proceedings enlivened by chaffing passers-by. notice that the ship Flechero, now du6 from London, has on board two pure-bred shorthorn bulls. One of these bulls is the " Robin Adair," bred by Earl Beauchampon I his estate at Malvern. It is the offspring of a , noble line of bovines, any member of which is held iu the highest estimation bv the best judges of tirst-class-bred cattle in the United Kingdom. The second bull is "Valentine," bred by the celebrated Mr. Thomas Mase, of >herbura. These bulls have been selected by Mr. Thomas Kussell for Messrs. T. and S. Mornn, the importers. Upon arrival they Hill be submitted for sale by public competition by Mr. Alfred Bnckland, the object of the im porters being to give all who desire this high class of stock to breed from a fair opportunity of gratifying so laudable a ■wish. Particulars as to pedigree, &c., will be found in advertisement iu another column. The Ooulburn Advertiser (N.S. W.) writes; We have read of showers of manna," showers of frogs, and showers of fish, but we scarcely expected to hear of the last-named in our vicinity. Yet, says our informant, the residents at Reedy Lake awoke one morning to nnd their farms strewed with fish as thickly as the quails round the tente of the Israelites in the wilderness, that we read of in old lore. We don't know whether fried was generally used for breakfast that morning by the Keedy Lakers. They were sea-tish, too, about the size of sardines—a greater treat to dwellers on a lake side." r T i 'l e is the rota of attendance or the Court of Petty Sessiois on Tuesday. Ie ~itu inst. : Robert Graham, Esq. (chairman) Messrs.. R. B. Lusk. T. Macffarlane, Ct. M. Mitford, 0. May,D.L. Murdoch, H. D. Morpeth, L. D. Nathan, L. A. Nathan, H. M. Nation, S. Newman, and A. O'Neill Sy tho steamer Rowena, the Pioneer Lomedy and Variety Company leaves for lauranga to-day. The Company consists of Messrs. Oily Deering, Sam Poole, Miss Patty Holt and others. The company is capable of giving an excellent performance, and deserves well of the Tauranga residents* During the recent winter the cold in Boston, U.S., was so intense that water pipes 6 in. in diameter, and laid 5 ft, under thß surface, were frozen*

As Madame Ristori will probacy pay this colonv a visit at an early date, the fallowing from the -Vow York corrcs F K,r lent of the Melbourne Arp'if will ' )e °f 111 * "We bade farewell last week to Madame Ristori, who is announced as about; tc depart in a few days on a tour around the world, including in her course. Sla; is by far the "r.aUst actress that has appealed ou the .American stage within my recoil- ction, RS l am bound to confoss that her c< -:intryinan. Salvini, is the greatest actor, liistori's playing bears everywhere the unmistakable, indescribable authority of genius. She is intensely realistic, though her real im is always well restrained. Macready's ri >ently published ' Reminiscences' contain a ;evero and almost coarse statement of his opinion of Ristori's acting, and they shew th.it the standard of the latter is very diiTeren'. from that of the cold, conventional, and pol shed, thout;h lifted, Maeready himself. Rut :o the taste of ti«-day, Ristori's standard a]-pears the highest, unfolding in their I dlest strength the powers of the artist, an ! appealing to the sympathies of the aut :encc V, --- deeply anil simply. I am incliL dto nk that you will like Ristori best .vhen she speak" Italian. Her pronunciation of English is, rne, an incongruity which mars the otherwise perfect spectacle. Kven as a spectacle, her delivery of her part in ai unintelligible tongue, is a source of the i.iost exquisite enjoyment." Ourl'ukekolie West correspondent wr :cs : Enclosed, 1 send you copy of a lettc received from the lion. Mr. Richardson rr railway matters:—" l'ublie Works Oiiiee, Wellington, 14th 1575. Sir, —1 am directed by the lion. Mr. Ilichardsoi'. to acknowledge the receiptof a resolution ]; sod at a meeting of the settlers of thl: Pukel.ohe district relative to the rates and arravgeHients made in reference to the Auck ,nd and Mercer railway, and, in reply, toexpiess Mr. Richardson's regret that he cannot, at present, agree to any reduction in the rtes that have been fixed; but, after a few moil hs' experience of the working of the line, furl lier consideration will be giren to them. ! 'he manager will be specially instructed to ; ive every facility for the carriage and deliver of goods. — 1 have, tec., John Knowi.es, Un. erbecretary. To John Watson, Esq., Ch >.irman, Pukekolie."

"A Colorado exchange," says the Scir/r :/rc American, "gives a graphic account of an attempt to transfer a large cinnamon I -jar from a cage to an enclosure outside, that he might have greater scope for exercise, bit a kindness he did not appreciate. The w>rk of removing him from the cage was un< i ertaken. It was first necessary to secure the bear so that a collar, with chain attached, could be put on him. ItojTes were finally ;ot around his legs, lmt be resisted violently, and it became a serious matter whether he could be secured at all. Once or twice he came near breaking away from his capfc rs, and the surrounding crowd lied, pa:icstricken, in all directions. Finally, a ha] py thought struck some one, and a bottl< "of chloroform was sent lor. To an applicat on of this kind the bear soon succumbed, ; :id ■was secured in good shape." According to the Cir.ocick Adverliso. a teacher who lately left Victoria, and settled in Xew Zealand, writes :—" We had six'yeight applicants from Victoria for the Tim ru school. A Mr. Reynolds, from Tasmai ia, was successful in getting the appointment. As regards education, Victoria has nothuig to boast of as compared with New Zealai! d. Here the range is wider, and the exami nations for teachers higher than in Victoiia. The schools are better, and to each sell -ol there is a teacher residence. The I im; : u school is somewhat exceptional, but t'.a teacher's residence to it is to have twelve rooms, and to cost £1."00. This is a spl. ndid country, and I do not regret coining here." A touching ceremony (savs GnViijnani) 1 as taken place at I'oiuo, in Lombardy. \t altout two miles from that town a an ill chapel has been erected to receive the moi ,al remains of the celebrated naturalist, A'ossandro Volta. the inventor ef the eleel ric pile bearing his name. His remains h; ve just been transferred there with great por .p, and in presence of a crowd of scientitic no abilities. Several addresses were pronounc-d. Mr. R. Arthur will sell at 11 a.m. to*cl.iy, at the store of Messrs. Rnberton and (•»., Durham-street, 200 bags Canterbury potatoes, on account of whom it may ounce" u. The usual market-day sale of poultry, p oduce, groceries, furniture, &c., will be h< Id at the mart, at noon. The annual meeting of shareholders in 1 lie Thames Gold Mining Company will be hi !d in the Xew Zealand Insurance Buildings, it 2 p.m. on the 30th inst. Shareholders in the New Kxchange fJ« Id Mining Company are requested to pay up \ he call on their shares.