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New Zealand Herald, Volume XVI, Issue 5633, 5 December 1879, Page 4

Our Melbourne telegrams inform u» <>t the suspension of the well kr.own h-<u.-e ut Messrs. Gcddefroi and Sons, of Hamburg and Samoa, for the large sum of JC-XO 000. The firm in question is, without exception, the most exteusive traders in the s uth Pacific islands ; their ag nts are to bo found iu a'most every island hence to the line, aud the name of Goddefrui is a household word in the mouth of the haltcivilised savages. Their enterprise has been such as to monopolise the Island but whether it has been proluable or not is n't\v a moot question in the face of the telegram in question. Besides the:r commercial status i i the Pacific, th-v lio'd the contract from the Government for the conveyance of immigrants to South Australia, and in this respect the cj • nection of the tirm with that colony h.is proved beneficial to the latter, inasmuch i 3 they have introduced a large number »n Gerinins who have proved excellent colonist. The news of the suspension will be he?rl with regret by many in our midst, as tb.ir dealings with Auckland have been of a liberal kind- They have bon&ht largely ot our produce, and proved good customers to the shipbuilder?, as the majority of tin if small schooneis have been constructed .a the shores of the Waitcmata. Yesterday afternoon an inquest was Ik- I it the Britomart Hotel, on the bo iy of Janus Boyle, the uufortuuate man who was k;IM the day before yesterday at the Britonnrfi reclamation works, by the falling of ann--3 of clay from the over-hanging c'iff E v: * dence was taken before a very rcs[ ectar.e jury —the foreman of whom Thwaite—Dr. Philson, coroner, and, having previously viewed the bed / ani the place where the accident occurr-'U jury brought in a verdict of " Acei killed." Full details of the inquest tti.ll> e found elsewhere. The deceased was 41 years of age, in the vigour audp'i'ue*>: h!e, and has leit an aged father and mother, Mil a widow* with three little children to their sad loss. As soon as the jury h-w viewed the body, it was taken away by t.w family, who were all present, to pjpakutJi where the deceased had resided, and vv .e t his remnius will be interred. A typographical error occurred in vr- e*day's issue, in a Cambridge tclegrainreiAtiy' to the Jockey Club summer meeting. Istated that the meeting would be hoin the oth January : it should have been m--15th. We observe the City Council have a public convenience in the laue iu Queen-street, opposite Customhouse lamp is also erected aud water supply uut on.

. wti;i - for the formation of a horticultural SOL-ietjTwas held at the Museumbuilelings ..jfrday, and was influentially attended. Vhe "desirability of forming such a society * affirmed, and the several appointments Ira.ie. It was agraeel to ask His Excellency i-ne Governor to accept tho position e>f and Sir George Grey that of presiA managing committee was elected, aiti two sub-committees, one for the purpose up a coele of rules at next , ee >; o gf anel the other t > prepare a schedule p - prires for the first show to be held about the Ist of March.

'lis Worship the Mayor has accepted the responsibility, we understand, of closing the " spaces" recently openod to tho public, peneling the decision of the City I ouseil. It says little for eitlrr the traiuiug ot the young or the civilisation of the community that -such a step should bj rendered n'lesssiry. 0 i tho Continent, on a fete day, #■!, v'siuds will po.ir in and out of the public ,1-,1-mis wbhoat touching a flower or break- * tw'u The taste for the beautiful and " = -hefc culture. m.kesea;h person, for the ' a -pe- i:l ' c instable, guarding and n-- : -rviu" tie conmoi property of the 1 l.'ji, Xv-itv thousand Fro ichuisn, with Ivi/wlves an.l families, will, on a holiday, BmWue or the JarJin des SiVte, without toe subtest damage to the dowers, Shrubs, o- plant;. Iu th.s. as .u nwy other matters, "Uey mMi.ge these things b-;t:er in Fmucj. The Bank of New Zea anel received yes-te-elav. from their branch at the Ih.mj-s, five boxes containing 4,..4 ounces of gold. "°V,' . tin.' ot the ratepayers of the Highway dUtr'ct held yesterevening Mr- <'• >-'W<on was elected a trwtoiinstMlcf Mr. F Cherry. The pro-owdin-s were jir.Ming-il by the introduction 0 f a tiumb-r ' f »:h-r snipe's. This was ti. 3 'tirs; public nie-'ting h-H in the hanelcommodious hill built by the Masonic I-C"ls e E len, aud a report of the t)ro--'-dings w:H be found in ano'.her column. It i 3 evident that the erection of the hall is to supply a want long f> It iu Xeivton—the want of a suitable room for public meetings. Tlu-public do not yesm iujlinoel to avail thcxicl'-cs of the liberality of the City Cour. ii i- opening the W. stern Park under pre?-:'.: ei:e unstances. As th-re are no piht.-. r.U'i visit' rs have to waele knee-eleep in era**, '.oy ether iesult can scarcely be e~T 'el. On t'ueday a man ar.el his wife ar.'i :w•> or thr-e children ventured in, but a= the pursuit e f pleasure was only to be acccsip'i'hed unior diffi.nltics, they quickly rtt::ed from the scctie. \Ve understand that the aucherities contemplate making a footpath round the whole park, four feet wide, s; i .onnecting it with the entrances by a - ■.twelve feet wiele. A number of seats are also to te piei.idcel, so that Damon and Phvllis may enjoy those intercommunings wk":-h tead to m .ke life endurable. The Pi lice Magis:rate (Mr. Barstow) has repeattdiy called the attention of persons who avail themselves of the machin-ry of th" law to the necessity of putting iu an apic.iratice whether the case h&sbeen settled oat of Ceurt e.r nut. Some p;riOns are rather ready to invoke the terrois of the law uron their nti.bbo.urs, anel on a settlement being made do not trouble themselves any iurther about the matter. In a case yesterday Mr. Barstow stated that the Court must be respected anel its precepts obeyed, whatever might be the arrangements come to between the contending parties outside of the Court. L'nder the .American Property Tax Act, which we are tol 1 is the " model " on which the ct now b? fore the colonial legislature is framed, false teeth, it is stated, are taxed as t "-"nal etTee-s. This opens out, so to speaie. a wide tielil for taxation. In the event of any difference of opinion, ''The : Three '' will look at a man's mouth as i" he was a two year olel colt, to see wtc*' or he has been indebteel to the dentist fhis ivi ries—molars plated with golel or s: -ppeel with silver, of course charged extra. The Government has been aecused of opeirng its mouth rather wide of late, and carrying the war into Africa ; it now proposes to open those of the people at large. The recent elecloration of a dividend by the Alburuia Gold Mining Company seems to have been only the forerunner of several more, as yesterefay the Waiotahi Company elec'.areel one, of 2s Gil per share, which absorbs £750 carrying forwarel a working balance of i'39o. We understand that the lloana'aiiri Company will in all i robability declare one next week, and shoulel the Albumin pay another about Christmas the unexpected circulation of such a larce amjttnt of cash will give speculators, and others who dabble in mining stocks, a little =urp'u= of money for the holidays. V.'e understand that the organist and ch.irir.jster of .All Saints' Church, Mr. Jatne? Pirie, has tendered his resignation of that cLarge. A meeting of the ve. ; try was hcli iu "the sthool-house on Wednesday evcntLg, when Lij resignation was accepted. The -a:ue evecin.-, at practice, the choir pre=ecte 1 Mr. Pirie with a numerously-signed lette: of regret at his retirement and good wUh-; for his future career. As an organist of Co years' stanelir.g, his resignation must I tea less to All Saints', as good music and :;oci . i.-ging are not the strong points of mer-t : cur city atd suburban churches. Tiu fourth of the Carandini operatic anel baiiad Lo-certs took place last evening in the Lome street Hall. There was a very fair aciiirnce on the occasion. A varied anel interesting programme was submitted, but as it was identical with that of the previous it is unnecessary to notice it at length. Miss Caranelini and Mr. Gordon Goo:h tad to submit to encores. In response to one '-Uis Caraneiici sung charmingly "1 cannot mini my Wheel, Mother !" In our market price list last week the wholesale price of fresh butter was ejuot-d at Sd to XUel per lb. This is repeated in this morning's issue. Mr. Brown, of Razorback. the weli-kuown butter-dealer of that distriit. called at onr office yesterday, and stated that the prices weqnoted were wrong, as for eight dairies he brought into the market, not more than 8d per lb. could be got. A few plain facts we collected yesterday v.e will farniih for Mr. Brown's information. Out of five of the largest butterbuyers in town three-fourths which they purchased (among which were Mr. Brown's da:ri<) they would not give more than Si per lb., and retailed at lOd, but for other prime dairies we founel from 9d to Is per lb. was paid willingly, and retailed out at lid to 13d. Mr. Brown admits that there is a elairy at Otahuhu which comntau'is I'd, but we can inform that gentleman that there are seven or eight dairies from va-ious districts which are at present reah:-:ng f.-om 9d to lid, and, under the cir-cum-t.mces, our original quotation of 8d to 101 ;jr fresh butter (wholesale) is a legitimate or.e, anel not an isolated instance. Tii-name of Mr. John Smith's bf Maid ot H-.'ti-r, 3 years, was inadvertantly omitted frotr. th.- lj3t of acceptors for the Auckland tip hi-e published in yesterday's issue. T. l : - Auckland Saw-mill Timber Company, we i.-rstand, are about removing their New: n plant to their present buildings and mac', ue-ry on the west side ef Custombouse3tre ■ The company are also about tranship: ng machinery to a place midway betwev. Mangonui and Whangaroa, with a V ie"v : utilising the various classes of timber wiii.ii the shareholders own in these district'.

To the lovers of turf sports severed from the too frequent interests of bookmakers, it will be welcome intelligence to learn that liia Excellency the Governor, Sir Hercules Robinson, is about to start a racing stud in New Zealand; in fact, the stud is already started, his Excellency having purchased the crack horses Natator and Grip (which ran second to Hornby in tlie Canterbury Derby), and some others. Kean, who has been training Mr. John Smith's Maid of Honour and the Tim Whifllsr colt, has been telegraphed to, and accepted the post of trainer for his Excellency. The start for first-class racing stud is an excellent one, and we believe the selection of a trainer is one which will afford satisfaction to the Gove. nor. The only arrest 3 male by the police yes-tenl-iy were two, who will be charged to-day with the common crime of drunkenness. Nothing more strikes the regular attendant at the Police Court, whom duty and business calls there, than the fact that drink, directly or indirectly, is thb cause of three-fourths of its busiuess. Remove that, and Mr. Barfctow'a offije would be a sinecure, and Inspector Thompson's men would pine from very ennui. The ex-Native Minister, in a speech at the Mechanics' Institute, well said, " The publican is the great ally of the Colonial Treasurer ; what wo should do without him I don't know. The piliara ou which the Government rest are placed in beer—steeped and saturated with beer. For revenue purposes the Government, liveß, moves, and has its being, in beer.'' Yesterday a poir wretch, who was committed for trial for larceay, in response to the inquiry of the Magistrate for his defence, could only gasp out the brief rejoinder, "Thi cursed drink, your Worship." And the previous day a respectable-looking woman, the mother of a small family, was brought up and Sued—regarding whom a policeman on duty remarked, as she went her way, "Got as good a husband and as comfortable a home as a woman could desire ; nothing but the cursed drink—that's the trouble i" In yesterday's issue, iu an article on " Lighthouses and Signalling," tho following passage occurs:—"A correspondent writes that the same signal of distress (that which the llero observed) was hoisted a month ago, whin the mo'li-r of the deceased child was ill, and was then distinctly seen and recognised. from Seatield View." The inference might be drawn from this that the signal was visible to an observer from Seatield View, but was not seen from the pilot statiou. Such, however, is not tho fa:t. The so calltel signal was observed, but instead of being exhibited at the point directed by the instructions was shown from tho balcony of tile lijlitliouse, where it would not be looked for, aud ther fore could not be regarded as a signal at all. The imprcssi >n, so far as the object could be niael-j out with the gla s from its peculiar position, was that one of the men was engaged rn some work at that particular part of the lighthouse, but as it remains 1 stationary for two or three day?, the pilot bua* went down to mike inquiries. At the la-t meeting of the City Council it wa-s decided to place kerosene lamps in those quarters of the city where the G.n Company hail not yet extended their mains or did not deem it" profitable under present circumstances to do so. The reason why this ha? been done is in common justice to those ratepayers who pay for street-lighting, but have not received any benefit therefrom. It is estimated that tho cost per lamp will be about £G—gas at present being about £S ss— and that when the gas mams are ultimately carried into these quarters, the lamp-posts and standards erected for the oil lamps will become available. The new system, which is purely experimental, comes into force in March next. The approach of the festive seasons of Christmas and New Year has led to a suitible renovation of a good many buildings in the pri: cipi! streets of the city, especially in regard to brick edifices, aud the services of Mr. Charles Jones of Chapel-street have been in large request. Recently Mr. Jones has repainted the exteriors of Messrs. Hendry and Daere's store, Customhousestreet, the Waitemata Hotel, Mr. John Buchanan's store, the Waverley auu Cosmopolitan Hotels, and several other buildings in Queen-street, and is engaged fji- several other large works. Mr. Jones' 3 work appears to afford every satisfaction in addition to improving the appcarance of the city. A meeting of persons interested in the settlement of the lauds of the Upper Thames was held in the Marine Hotel, Grahamstown, on Wedneslay evening. Mr. Stevenson. who had convened the meeting, was voted to the chair. He informed those present that he ha 1 called them together for the purpose of taking some steps to get a block of land set apart in the Upper Thames by the Government to be disposed of on the Wellington Small Farms Association, lie said he had met a number of persons in Wellington who would prefer coming to the Thames, if they could git land on similar terms to those offered by the Wellington Association. He read the prospectus of the Wellington Association, and also a letter from a Mr. Jury. Mr. Morgan-Morris said he was deputed by a numbrr of farmers at home to open negotiations for the purchase of a block of land on which to settle. They were willing to pay their own passages and all expenses, and would take up the land in a few months after purchasing. After some further discussion, a committee was appointed to ascertain if the land was at the disooaal of the Waste Board ; was also resolved that a settlement association be established on the Thames. —[Thames Correspondent.] The Auckland and West End Cricket Match, postponed from the 22nd ultimo, will be played next Saturday on the Domain ground. Mrs. Hardinge Britten is advertised to deliver her farewell lecture on Sunday evening, in the Lorne-street Hall, at S o'clock. The subject of this lecture is "The Second Coming of Christ : or, the Religion of the Future."3