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New Zealand Herald, Volume XIII, Issue 4668, 30 October 1876, Page 2

; ; r: lt will be seen by', advertisement that;a meeting of'.the ~giye c a public reception to Sir George Grey and other is to". be,;h:eia,rin ( the large' roorir of the Insurance 'Buildings',' »t 3 o clock to-day. The committeo is, wesnppose, composed, of^alL.those—who received t for' the last but; we feel sore that all those friendly tp t tho object will be : welcome.';,; Nothing-iaa,yet. %en' decided as to the 'particular, form which .the .public ■: expreaeion, of ' sympathy.' with Sir George. Grey shall assume, except that' the general opinion is against a banquet, as that would exclude the great bulk ■of the community. No political dembnstra; tion in this country ought to go'over the heads of the .worJuM cjasaes. It has been suggested that Sir George Greyi after he be place-where •At address might bo'prejeiite'd; " The Theatre Koyal wontd.be a. suitable place, and the gallery might be reaareed' for ladies. It has. .been suggested,"alao, that the Mayor should be 'asked to proclaim a half-holiday. Sir 'George Grey could not be expected to make mope: tjwin a brief reply,- and no doubt,. after «-rest-of-a few days or weeks, we shall have frbmhim a history of the session. Thelasttelegram received Mr. Shera from Sir George the time , of leaving is still unpertain,,But that ie will telegraph directly the movementa are fixed. ■

During Saturday afternoon a large number of ;: jpereens viflited. the 'bazaar, priDcipally ladiba and. gentlemen from the country districts. In tiie evening, however, the place -wae literally crammed, and'locomotion was rendered exceedingly -a yery, tortuous course having to be pursued in- walking from one end of the room to the other.;- The ladies were very energetic in their efforts to dispose of the goods by means of raffles,! anal very few indeed were the individuals who so far.resisted their blandishments and pressing entreaties to speculate.as to escape parting [with Wme of their, caeh.. One enthusiastic -gentleman : table, on which 'was ■arranged the paraphernalia which constitutes jthe highly interesting game of " bays, and greyßjT So familiar to frequenters of the ■racecourse. . The prises, however, in this 'inetance, were figs, and when these had been exhausted Brummager" jewellery. The takings were as follow :—N0.,1 stalL £17 10s 3d j. No. 2 stall, £17; No 3 stall, £11; refreshment stall, £5; Mr. Crook, 7s 6d ; door, £13 4s 4d: total, £64 2s Id. The grand total for the, three .days is £154 15a 4dIn consequence of th*e very large stock of goods-still-remaining unsold, and of the nonappearance, bo far, of many friends, both from the town parishes and from the country, whom tho promoters had hoped to see, it has been decided to continue the fancy fair this afternoon, and to conclude with a sale tonight. The auction will begin shortly after the service at St. in connection with the Diocesan Choral Association, is concluded, when it is trusted that many members of the congregation, finding themselves so close at hand, will come and render some aid, however small, to this effort on behalf of the large and scattered mission district, of which the chief congregations are at Mount Albert and the Wha'u.

A correspondent, writing us from the Bay of Islands, ander date the 26th instant, says:—"This place continues very dull as regards bnainesa, scarcely any vessels arriving. We miss Sergeant Donovan, who left here some time ago, very much. He wan a most efficient officer, and effected great reform here. When he was first stationed here, the township (Russell) was in a somewhat disorderly state, but now it is one of tbe quietest and most respectable villages in New Zealand. Expecting that the San Francisco mail steamers will call here, when the Kay of Islands is made the terminus in Mew Zealand, tbe inhabitants are full of excitement on the subject. The Rawakawa coal mines . are very dull at present—the pit not having been worked since the 15th instant. The manganese workings are going ahead, and men are kept.in constant employment."

The anniversary services of the Newton Congregational Sunday-school were held yesterday _in the school room, Edinburgh-! sLreefc. The Rev. W. Tinsley preached in .the morning, ar.d the Rev. J. Lockwood.in tbe evening. In the afternoon an address to parents, teachers, and scholars was given by Mr. S. Lawry.. On each occasion the building was crowded to excess, standingroom being scarcely procurable. The collections on each occasion'were devoted to the funds of the Sunday-school. The offertory in the morning amounted to £6 Ca ; in the: afternoon, £7 Ss 4d ; and in the evening, £12. 9a Sd. The usual tea and publio meeting held in connection with the anniversary services will take place on Tuesday evening at 6.30 o'clock. The chair will be taken by Mr. J. C. Firth.

The Rev. J. R. Selwyn occupied the pulpit at St. Sepulchre's Church yesterday morning. As it had been notified previously that Mr. Selwyn was to preach in the above! place of worship, the building was crowded.. The rev. gentleman chose as his text part of the 18th verse of the sth chapter of Paul's Epistle to the Ephesians. It wag announced during the service that on Wednesday next (All Saints' Day) the confirmation of a hum-, ber of Melanesians would take place in St. Paul's Church.

The man Robert Mee, charged with indecently assaulting, a child two-and-a-half years of age, will be brought up on remand, at the Police -Court this morning. We understand that the-charge is likely to be' withdrawn,"asTthe"evidence is "of a very meagre description, and ;iwt of a nature to .warrant the police in proceeding further in the matter/- Thei man pursued the calling of A'Shpemakeriif Wellin'gton'-istreet.. The child has been medically examined, and no marks of violence have been.discovered.. ■.■ " _;> I

We understand ]that the Scottish 'ydlunjteers are much disappointed.at tiie.programme of •] c .the'Ellei;Bli*r'Spo)fts/-whicH takis place on including any of the in whicli Scotchmen are Vonf to take part. Perhaps it is _ not yet too late to supply this omission.

According to the report of the Gorernment Tnsnr.inoe M;.:irtftient, the nnmber of policy hoKlitrsin t"at institution is 640; theamount ineurei. Mini; £■.',303,662.

The will blljmrfl at aQ postoffice« in fee colony on "g^jf rjapai,tp colony, eubject to .■tsefiun,^tul l eej-*Soi They may "Zealand ari'the'*Oo^rt»g'M' , CWnreßriteßP from time to tuaeX-mppbinl, at the ordinary rate's, for the tuii'j ion leLfcei'B. iT JUbd* -Act, and'packet), newspansoi, poote, votes,-Jim prodeSditCtt r ~ot 1,,/ Pn*' l * l " , " l *** : "* the General AaaembljS of Wew Zealand, or of anv British colonyr" Each card must tisrir*s-^HitAmf-'Hi a E tße^ ! fce: ? !.oj one tPj^ij.^preji^i^uppß^vand-i. l * 6 manufactured quality, form,:.'and.aize.as.the Eo»tma»tsfr«eneral use. ! Wfijfim 'gp< l f>vourla by our ChM !t Fo«t. master (our. Biss) with a aampjerfthcPs>sjc is pale buff.. .The Obverse/ aide <x)ntaMs J a ne»t.)^r4ef/^4]t\e > fol^J Nei? 3 ;Z^»l»d,. ->ddre«, flijlyatp be written on this side," printed in red. -J&eand "Card" are the'royal artns, 'in the same colour,_an4_ftt the-ngntrnpper perjiy.«&nipjOwhicEijL"colour; r ahap%, 4c, precisely - re£embles T ;tlie~ ordinaryr poatasp Bt* ml r6rthat v,due/^The' the card., fy.tefa .bjßj|k,7 T ~for . sendernb> vVv?- .-T'l-'.<i- •■■->■

■"■'We report of general meeting of the -members "of United Kingdom Temperance *&& €ftSeral~ InstotufibnV-one Jof thV-direcfairo of Trhicn ia_John Broomhdt~lßlß(.j,. J.P '., wh,ola|»ely ,'foß:,;tb<j ; E M?Q*9. l of inenfcior people ;at jdf,~ inptitntaon 1; an;d.' ; i«S 7^Biioujr ; jof imia^iting("; l u»3: Hew Zealaniit ';i;Therr*ccumulated;t:capital : of' = 4*»i'; Provident totitirtiprr ir £lss4sßt-tg—M;~bgng aii. iifiisrease'' '• of '<-"'£l9tflfS figures: sported.,,last .year.;_o The number of propasalsi-from:'lß7l to 1875 was for sum* .amounting ia £665,160; of theße»-ie&were, declined, a.lB were not completed when the .booka. were closed, whilst 2440 policies, aasuring'£694-489 , , were issued. The report,.which is Signed by the chairman of the institution, concludes as follows :—" I desire to assure the directors and members not only of-the highly satisfactory but of the very Btrongfinancial position, of, the'ihstita r tion, and to state that all its connections may, with the most perfect confidence, urge ita claims <npon,>the notice of their friends witivtjhe most complete conviction. that their weU-f Vxpectations ,will'bo The'directors urge upon the r meiiibers "to do all they can to'promote''the prosperity and increased usefulness of the institution by giving the agents in'their 'various 'localities' introductions,to persons eligible for assurance, with the view of their taking ont'policiest

A code of- : by-laws anent water, supply to Anokland has been drawn np by the City Council, and will ba considered at their next meeting. The following .shall be the jratee at which the Corporation will.supply water within the limits .of - the city :—Water troughs, £2'perannum each; water-closets (for notels), £2 per anwi(n ; private houses, £1; urinals (for hotels), £2, private houses, £t; fixed baths (hotel and public), £3, private houses, lQs; temporary taps, as per agreement. By metre, (manufacturers),*.. 2s per 1000 gallons. The' Corporation reserve the right to determine who shall be classed as .manufacturers.; For ; steam boilers a charge of 8s per 1000 gallons will be made; and at stand-pipes,; any quantity- not exceeding 250 gallons, will be charged ls'._ Ordinary- supply of water shall mean only' such as is required for strictly domestio uses, and the Council reserve the. right to determine, in any case, what shall be considered a,snpplyrifor domestic, purposes.' ; Extraordinary snpply shall meaa water used-for any other than purposes of ordinary supply, and may bd charged extra accordingly. .... v .-j _.- v

Mr. Hull eeports at Mr. HillV sajey at Pahi, Kaipani; a good attendance --and spirited bidding, there being keen competition for the well bredl-etbck. Dry cows, in calf to the pedigree-bull "€!ontender," brought from ££, to £7 12s 6d ; cows with calf at foot t ..bjr' "Contender," £6 10s to £9 10s ; 3-year-oiieteers, £6 to £6 15s ; 2-yearibld ateersi ££ 10s XtoT £5: 10a; 2-year-old heifefa, £4? 15s to £5 10s; yearling heifers; iby •«' '1 Contender," :£3 12s 6d to £7. The_ pedigree bull "Contender" brought £48. Mare'ia-'foafto " Pacific," 25 guineas'. The hacks, £10to £ll>lse>pair of light plough horses, £33; yearling foals, £4 2s 3d and £9 25..6d;_ longwoblled ewes, "wifchlamb at .foot, 30a 6d; do. hoggets, 30s'; 4tooth wethers 17s 9d; wether hoggets, 12s to 12b 9d ; 7- months-old'-Berkshire-sow, bred by Messrs. Rye and Hull, £7 10s.

This evening, at St. Matthew's Church, will be held the annual choral festival, commencing at 7 o'clock. The choirs of most of the town and suburban churches, mustering nearly 100 voices, will take part in the service. The sermon will be preached, by the Rev. R. H. Codrington, of ■ the, Melanesian Mission. Mr. Brown will conduct the choirs, and Mr. Rice will apt as organist. Those who attend the service will do well to provide themselves with copies of the order of service, containing words and mueic, which has been neatly printed, and may be obtained from any of the booksellers.

Last night the Rev. J. T. Warlow Davies, M. A., delivered the thirteenth of his course of lectures upon " The Women of the Bible." The special subject was " Jezebel." There was a very large attendance, as, indeed, there has been at every lecture of the course. The terrible and dramatic incidents of Jezebel's" life and death were painted with'great force, and the lessons to be derived from it elearly shewn. We shall publish the lecture in exten&o in a few days.

The following is the telegram sent by Dr. Hector to Mr. Edgecumbe, of Tanranga, relative to; the skull found between Tau ranga and Maketu, and supposed to be the head ,of a moa:—" Obliged for photographs It is head of epiodon, or goose-beak whale. See 'Transactions of New Zealand Institute,' Tol. 5, plate 4. Perhaps species is new, bnt can't tell unless you send it."

No small surprise was caused in the country districts on Saturday morning lost at the appearance of a white frost, which in certain localities was heavier than some of the frosts of August last. We are glad, however, to learn that no damage, has been done to crops by this unseasonable visitation.

The Mammoth Diorama was well attended on Saturday evening, the hall being nearly filled. -TheMayorCß. and the officers of H7I.M. Hertha patronised the exhibition, and were greatly pleased with it. Mr."Ellis was the lecturer. This was the last night of the exhibition in Auckland.

The funeral of the child of Mr. Adams', of the Queen's Head Hotel, Upper Queenstreet, attracted some attention yeeterday.j the coffin being carried to the grave by eight; little girls, dressed in white. The funernl. was conducted by Mr. Hay ward.

Wβ have been favoured with splendid; weather daring the past week, with" every! appearance of a continuation of it. Yesterday was quite a summer day—the i heatj being greater than it has been yet this; season. >

Our Sydney telegram states that a collision took place en one.ofl-the lines," wnoee teririi; nuß is> that>city, on :Friday laat, and that besides the destruction ofsixtreen iracks, two; men were killed.,-.- ." : r •■ .. j

Mr. Alex.' Saunders,? who has been suffering from inflammation of the lungs, pleurisyi andgaundice .for soinetimelpast,'is (recover' ing, but has not .-been-yefcjjronouuced out of danger by Dr. Ellis. [ Mr. W. A. Glairfc, late hoteikeeperj Auckland, is r the"sacoessful tenderer for- re> freshments for the Licensed Victuallers' Ball, which takes place on Wednesday evening next, at the Choral Hall

The time for receiving tenders for reclamation from Albert to Kolson-streets, is extended to Tuesday, the 7th iust., »t noon.

FATAL ACCIDENT IN THE HARBQTJB, Ok Sfttnrasy tile Afternoon ivm ver»~~T* canvas of tn£pic£te and other «£«*«& were onusing about ivLSS* saO* tteir it thTSf joylkein Seriv^TefronVan , aquatic No one ttoughtofiitte^poeifibait^W a death by waa «pr«a^lws DarfngHhe afternoon r two.yonne Hany Scott of ParnelL and Hg-h,,* abont 18 yearftpfiage, hired a kWbeauS* 10 feet l?n& from-the Salt-water Bathsfior r «^ a .hitiie agouti half. pftSv bWO O dOCJE, And. .exiled, tow&rrfa -fliA Bastion Book. Everything went smooth* Bastion, found-by the two occupants 'that it' wnhld ho KaKlrp&seibte-to we»tterlKS<tK tack tiiey were goiag. * out tte)paddle.lto;£paiiliher to windwart. butanfortunately got the trail, craft too hx round, which necessitated WftTgr'iaie'iibi BhesL fifintil' got np-to-dp thie, ani had enggeededj iwhenvoa sitting: th»>boat capeu*d«i From wlwtwe fieM^F* 8 - *$&> l,B**ndm&-*niboUieifcdoia wa* uk such, a frail /oafb-<«iUf her eaila ffledi -to overturn- Jast *?• '&&■><■ ot / .»cciaeat, a.,'nartr : u-jobbte'-dwiiyft exists,, and- thieHnVgreat would tend to destroy the equili-" brium of Buph.' a small boat. -On beingnre- ; oipitajed into the each of the Ufa > seue<J the boat and held on, but this was of short duration, aa she turned* over, ana-tk& ■ poor fellows had to letgo'thefc hold,- / Smallt field, who-,bore the~ reputation of being a cood 1 Bwinrtoaer, went aanstanoe ofGentil, ; wLo fouldaiot awim, and succeeded in gettuu* • him to grasp the T>pat. He then went orer tojthe_otherl-aide,-and again, for-sbriti period, each hung on at the sidea, L Gentil again let go, and poor Smallfield and placed, him safely onice.more. Aithird time this wu repeated, until poor'SmiOlfieTdL ■ thronghTiisßelf-denial and manly exertione I to 'save his became exhausted, aid ; sank to rise .no unore. GentiT was almort J overcome when an. oar grazed; against him, I which he seized, and he recollects nothing more until recovering consciousness on shore. J Immediately after the accident occurred Mr. 1 Biddicks, in charge of the Xoliimarama cattle station, had his i attention drown by his son to the straggUng of: the : yonths.in the water, 1 and.the "two immediately'pushed,off to'the reacae,, and arrived just m . timer fan sate i Grentil, who was taken on • shore, and by • great perseverance waffTeßtored,to' ; ness. When Mr. Biddicka got near to the , capsized boat, nothing of the occupants conld ' be seen, but an oar was; standing pergendi- ' cular out" of the.water, and on pulling Jt up i found 18 inches r nnder,wat«r, having a deatttgripinpon the'end of the paddle; . Information was forwarded by -Mr. .. Biddicke ;Cap- ■ tain Breton L away a boat to inform, the i police, .Sergeant Martin aad Gonstable»Tspi sell and. Sampson' at once went down with . the.drags, and'with the assistance of Ciptain i Jacobs and Mr. ,Biddicks succeeded in re- ! covering the body of poor Smallfield in about j 18 feet Of water: The body of the deceased ; was brought up by the police; and lodged i fiie dead-bouse,, but:yesterday it.wae rei moved .to the house of his,parents at ParneH The watches of the two had stopped at . shewing the .exact time at which the acci- ■ dent occurred..— .'.".'.' '