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New Zealand Herald, Volume XVII, Issue 5680, 31 January 1880, Page 4

Some of the farmers in the Mangere and aljacent districts are bitterly complaining at getting only 4s Gd per bushel for wheat, with agricultural labour at present rate 3. Some ot them were giving .work to the "unemployed at -6a per day, bat these struck for 7s; and refused to do under that figure. -Even , that . wage might; have been trgery, given, said a farmer the :other day,"if they could only get a day's work for a'day's pay, but that was just where the trouble commenoed,

Frequent annoyance and interrnpt : o n » the proceedings of the Police Court a caused by persons; running up aD d. a OWn stairs leading to the Stamp and other offir and the magistrate, Mr. Barstow h ' determined to put a stop to the clat't* by punishing those who make orm-ce^ 02 noise. Yesterday several intolerable intp raptions of this nature were made, and w i, one youth came rushing downstairs an-1 1 at the front door it was thonght tim»°?' make an example. He was broifrrM? before the Banch, and gave his name Richard Jame3 DnnD. After being detai in custody for a brief period, while cert • evidence was being dealt with, the Resid*"! Magistrate addressed him. He asked V whether he did not know it was wron»f° interrupt the proceedings of the coart = 'u° presumed it had been dons thou«'ntlV-l not wilfully—but had it been wiff u l jf' would certainly have punished him either K fine or imprisonment. Some .da-" 0 these young people, who rushed upland <ir ° £ the stairs in this manner wouldhavp tr> for their conduct in a way which ITnU be very unpleasant to them. H e was v charged, with the hope that h° an.l o+u would profit by the caution. iJr P-. i said that this nuisance was t e-o'rnir.'. tolerable, and if his Worship's remark' this instance were noticed by p" ' a it would be a warning to otlior h-V 3 It appears to us a v.try simple to put a stop to all annoyance frthi3 cause. Let the magistrate and officeis connected with the Court the matter to the Hon. Mr. WhitaWr 'v-fT on behalf of the Government, wiF u Ww authorise the purchase of 20s or 30a we of thick matting to place on the which will abate the noise comp!ai n <"il"..f "?i is impossible to expect that people c~ia V 0 down a; long uncarpeted stairs with" (?! same noiseless tread as if they were \t-V----in a carpeted room.

We understand that Major Jli-> _• attended the late Waota meetic, do<-' a intend to be present at it 3 resuinijtiou week by the natives, as the " business to be -arranged solely cinder* the natives and the persons who a-e treaty with them for certain land?, aa,l f' D whom Mr. Sheehan is at present actin» 0t agent. Kewi, it appear/, Ins left and is at present residing at his old p] a * e on the Paniu. It is said that the nativV* attach considerable importance to th fulfilment of the promise made by the ht Native Minister that a residence ehnnl,i be built at Kihikihi for Kewi; - and that although Rewi may not live much there' some of his people would l:e always ihn-,5-the place to look after it. Rswi'a idea that it would be a suitable place at which to meet the Governor whenever he paid vice regal visits to Waikato. as well as handy to receive government offi.-er-J when they had occasion to meet him in the fuliiimeot of political missions from the Native Depart ment.

Some weeks ago wo warned the farmers of the difficulty expecte i to arise in deliver ing wlieat in good condition which had not been Btacked a sufficient length of time Inordinary seasons the threshing-machines follow close on the reaper, but this season is an exception, owing probably to the wetness of the weather right oa to the end of December, which has caused a great development of straw, whilst the wheat itself has suffered materially in quality It was quite impossible with such a <ia mD season that the grain could be delivered in good condition, without having been 6ome weeks in the stacks, aud we are not surprised to learn that those who threshed from the stook, or from the stack of a week or two old, are delivering their wheat in a state quite unfit for grinding. The process of "caring" or "coming again" has to be effected under such circumstances in the sack at a very great risk. Many of the samples of the new wheats received ia town up to date are neither fit for milling nor stacking, and the owners will be put to a hea*y expense in drying, or have to submit to a serious reduction in price. We would again point out the absolute necessity of keep, ing the wheat in stack for not less than sit weeks from date of stacking, and no other course will be likely to enable the farmers to deliver their _ wheat in fair condition this season. It will be seen from our telegraphic advices that wheat yesterday, in the Adelaide market, had receded to 4i Gd per bushel, with a quiet market, and we cote also a fall in its value in the London market within the last few days at the rate of 3s Gd per quarter, which is equivalant to 3d per bushel. Grain freights are steadily advancmg, and the latest quotations in Adelaide are 60s to 62s 6d per ton for London, whilst last ye2r large quantities were shipped at 30a per ton. We are there, fore not at all astonished that after a period of unprecedented depression to see that the shipping interest is precarinr. to make np for past losses, and the enormoss quantity of grain to be carried from different parts of the world, have cansed a steady advance in freights at the all grain shipping and principal ports. We must therefore be prepared to expect an enhancement of values on all imports, attended unfortunately by a depreciation of all exports equivalent to the great advance in frei"hts. With regard to the price of local wheat, good milling is worth about 4s Gd delivered in town, but millers are careless of operating until it comes to market in better condition than that already received. Can nothing be done to modify the aroma pervading the atmosphere in the vicinity of the Grey-street junction chalet d* The odour—not of Araby the Blest-can scarcely be a necessity, to say the least of it. Those citizens who have the fortune, o** misfortune, to pass along the southern pavement in that locality of a muggy evening, declare that the smell is so ''close" that 11 you can cut it with a knife. 1 ' Anew disinfectant lias recently been invented, called Sanitas, made by playing Kussian turpentine and water in jars, surrounded by hot water, and driving air through the mixture for 300 hours, the result be™ a watery solution of tha substance caied Sanitas. The odour of it is said to be not unpleasant. By all means let the City Fathers invest in Sanitas, and in the sanitary struggle may the best smell win!

The Dunedin Tablet is very merry over Judge Johnston's charge respecting the Timaru rioters, in which he said, " Iflleath had resulted from the promissuous usecf the bludgeon, they would have been guilty of murder, and tried on that charge." The above journal, commenting on that utterance, says :—"lf a man unjustifiably beats another man with a stick, and he beat= him hard enough to kill him, and the other man dies of the beating, the man who has plied the stick is guiltv of murder. This is a piece of intelligence that is news to the colony. It is news especially to Irishmen a nd Papists; for the likes of theoi think

that a man killed by a lump o£ a shillelagh is a man not kiJle 1 at all. Is is jasfc a natural death he dies, as they suppose, all the world knows. ... 4 They"are risk-

in* the chance of committing murder.' Sei that now l and it is as plain as daylight as well that 'if the sky were to fall we ehoulri catch larks.* Bat his Honor ia making a mistake after all; he id not half as well acquainted with the use of the shillelagh as he pretends to be ; its use is capable of just as nice modification a3 is the judicial utterance itself. It may b5 so employed as barely to scratch the skin as well as to fracture a skull."

The other clay the Hoa. Mr. Oliver, Minister of Public Works, "was attempted to be waylaid by an Oamaru deputation as he passed through that respectable township* en route to Dunedin; bat Mr. Oliver, warned of the threatened danger, pushed through by special traiD, and gave the Oamaruites the slip. He has since been brought to bay, for the Mayor announces to the Municipal Council that the Minister had informed him that he would shortly visit Oamaru, and would advise as to date. The Mail thus ''gushes" the pros* I P^ ct s—"There is a vast differenea teVffW 3 the visit that is promised and the visits that have already taken place. Previos-ty the Son. the Minister for Public only deigned to visit Oamaru because it if* 3 impossible to travel between Dunedin asfl Ohristchurch without pausing Here for a moments. Now he is to talk tort to listen to our wants, and to make a notecf them, and make a few promises. This is something to rejoice about, aud we hasten & publish the glad tidings." When the Auckland journals will be abl« to publish ... tidings" of Mr. Oliver's visit, _ it would be hard to say. As & _ gashing" about it, the thin" can't be done. • °

Service of Song in connection the fruit mi?sion, will bo held in front of ths hospital on Sunday, Fdbruary Ist, ? o clock. " Mr. Blomfield bas kindly prom 1 - 6 ® }> e present' vrith his choir. By rcqaeA J collection will made. Fruit—the last present .occasion—will cost £12 10s. : ..The excuraiou of i.the Fishing Will take place this afternoon, leaving Ferry Company's Wharf at qnsrter-p» st 1 o'clock.

Mr. Wallace, the comedian, engaged to make his first appearance on Tuesday night, has achieved a very high reputation. He is spoken of by the Australasian papers as one of the cleverest impersonators of Irish Character that has appeared on the stage since the late Mr. John Drew. But he is also an actor of great versatility. He has the faculty of giving to the parts in which he appears a real embodiment and purpose. His skill in stage portraiture is described as being extremely clever, and his representations are distinguished by much subtlety as well as dramatic insight. A meeting of the Auckland district of 1.0.0. F., M.XT., was held at the District Chambers, Cook-street, yesterday eveuing. Prov. G.M., Owen Mahon, in the chair. The following lodges were represented by deputies, viz. : Fountain of Friendship. Good Intent, Parnell, Waikato, and Charles Bruce (Thames), National (Coromandel). This being the meeting at which the annual statements of accounts is considered, the annual returns were duly presented by the Prov. G.S. Mr. H. J. Smith. The receipts showed £3017 16s Sd, and the expenditure £1950 123 lid, of which £10S3 19s 2d was for sick relief. There was thus a gain on the year of £IGSS 3s 91. The pre-cnt worth of the general fund of lodges £17.534 13s ; present worth of district funds, £3001 7s 0d ; freehold and property, £1112 ISa 10J—making a total of £22,003 19s 3i. Particulars of tho National Lodge had not been obtained. There are 14 lodges in the district, containing altogether 1137 members. The members in the individual lodges range from 4 in the Alexandra Lodgy to 335 in that of the Fouutain of Friendship, Auckland. 11 H.M.S. Pinafore" was performed last night with the same cast as on the previous evening. The performance was as usual successful. Mr. Wade announces his benefit for Monday evening.

The Mammoth Minstrels drew a gool house last night. The songs were very effective, and wero loudly applauded — SL-vcr.il of them were encored. The burlesque sketches were extremely laughable, and kept the audience in the merriest moid duriug tho time occupied by the entertainment.

At the Police Court yesterday, "William T.. : iiKirih was charged with a series of assaults upon females, one being an indictable cflfence—an attempt to commit a rape. For each of the ordinary assaults he was senteuijv'vl to undergo six mouths' imprisonment, with hard labour, the sentonces to run cumulative ; and oil the graver charge ho was committed for trial at the Supreme Court Four small boys, convicted of thieving, were each sentenced to undergo 4S hours' imprisonment, with hard labour, and to be once flogged. There was an unusually long list of cases on the charge-sheet yesterday, arid the Court Eat until late in the afternoon. The committee of management of railway picr.ic and sports, carried out so successfully at Hunua last week, testiGed their appreciation of the excellent manner in which Mr. J. G. Little had performed his duties as caterer on the occasion, by inviting him ta a champagne supper, which was served up last night in excellent style at the Thistle Hotel. Mr. Elliott occupied the chair, and about IS sat down to supper. After the dishes were removed the chairman proposed the health of Mr. Little. He said this was the second year that he had catered for their picnic, and they would all agree that this year he surpassed himself ; in fact he over did it, and he only hoped that Mr. Little would not be a loser. Anycne who saw the spread he hid provided, and partook of it, must have been satisfied. Better it could not be, and the price was very low. No complaints bad been made, and he hoped that next year Mr. Little would again cater for their annual picnic, with the same success. He had great pleasure in proposing the health of Mr. Little. The toast was heartily responded to, with musical honors. Mr. Little said that, last year, he had doDe his best, under the circumstances, but it was not to his own satisfaction. This year he was more satisfied, although not quite; for when he would be satisfied no one could complain. He still thought that in the railway picnics there was room for development. The committee had worked well with him in making the affair a success, and they could take credit for having doue so. Messrs. Tajdor and Molden spoke in terms of high commendation of the host. They had been at mauy picnics in England and elsewhere, and had never seen a better table spread. Mr. Little then proposed the health of their chairman, Mr. Elliott, and referred to the unanimity with which the committee had worked, and the great support Mr. Elliott had given to it. Mr. Elliott responded, and proposed the toast of the general manager, Air. A. V. Macdonald. He referred to the general regret felt by the committee and the employees, that owing to family bereavement he was prevented from beiDg present at the picnic, and called attention to the hearty manner in which, during the two previous years, he had entered into the spirit of making their picnics successful. The toast was heartily drunk. The healths of Mr. Freney (the Secretary), Mr. Taylor (the Chairman of Committee), Mr. Mullinger (the starter), Messrs. Wright and Manning (the handicapperß), and the Press and other toasts were duly proposed and acknowledged. A number of Eongs were rendered, and the meeting, which was a very pleasant one, was brought to a close about midnight.

It was the child of Mrs. Burke that got the first prize at the baby show, not that of Mrs. Knox. The annual meeting of the parishioners and members of the Holy Trinity Church, Ngaruawahia, was held on Tuesday evening last—the Rev. William Calder in the ehair. The financial statement of the church, on being read, eho wed that there were £8 odd to the good, but that the church was gradually drifting into debt. The rev. gentleman, in an eloquent address, urged those present to put thdr shoulders to the wheel to keep the church going ahead, as at present it was at a very low ebb. He informel them that arrangements were being made to add another minister to this district, to be stationed here, Till that could be accomplished he advised them that Jay preaching was the proper ' thing todoat such times as the minister could not attend. A cordial vote of thanks was accorded to the choir for their services dnring the year.—[Own Correspondent, January 29.] The Thames Advertiser says that the Wesleyan body have been the first to recognise the growing importance of the Upper Thames settlements, by appointing a minister and a circuit in that locality. The headquarters of the circuit will, no doubt, be Oliinemnri, and the appointment will most probably be conferred upon one of the new preachers just arrived from England—having been selected and sent out by the Kev. J. Bailer, formerly of this circuit. The new circuit will include Ohinemuri, Waihou, Piako, and Katikati, and the minister will mo3t probably exchange pulpits once a month with the resident minister of the Thames circuit. The following are the entries and handicaps for the trotting match at Eilerslie Gardens, this afternoon at 2.30 o'clock:—G Wynne's g m Polly, scratch; Kelly's b m Magic scratch ; Temptation's br g Touch-me-not, 50 yards; Barnett's bm Creeping Jenny, 50 yards; R. Lee's b m Stranger, 50 yards ; Schmiedel's b g Charlie, 100 yards; Montague's g g Dainty, 100 yards; T. Williams's g m Polly, 100 yards; D. McDonald's b g Ake Ake, 150 yards; N. McDjnald's b m Fantail, 150 yards.

Amongst other sports in the Domain this afternoon will be a foot-race between T. Cox and T. Cooper. The former ran in the Friendly Societies' Sports on Thursday, but was somewhat overmatched, and only took a second prize. Cooper is not known to fame, though those who are acquainted with are very sanguine of his success. The stike3 are £5 a-side ; distance, 120 yards. The mile walking-match, for members of neudly Societies, will come off again this afternoon, at 5 o'clock, on the' Cricket Ground. This has been decided npon by the judges as the fairest way to settle all disputes. . ar ® empowered to state authoritatively that when Sir George Grey comes to the Thames, at the beginning of the month, he will not be accompanied, by Mr. Sheehan the business arrangements of that gentleman precluding him from so early addressing his constituents. Mr. Sheehan will, however, be in our midst in the course of a few weeks, when' we may expect to hear his views on the political position.—Thames Star. An effort is being made to make the Sailors' Church, on Sunday afternoon, more attractive ; and popular than hitherto. To-morrow afternoon, at 3 o'clock, service will be conducted by Bishop Cowie, not -hitherto, in the hall, up several flights of.stairs, but in.the large hall on the ground 'floor,' facing Queen-street. This -will be much more convenient to the public at large, and the entrance being open to the street, is more likely to be attended#

| Captain Payne, of the A battery Artillery | has received a challenge from the Christ--1 church battery, to fire a friendly match under the same conditions as those carried out when the Dunedin battery issued their challenge for the competition which took p'ace recently. The match is to be fired on some day between the 2nd and 7tb of February. All Saints' Sunday-school, Ponsonby, had its annual treat on Thursday last (Kegatts day) at Campbellville. The weather was splendid. The place was suitable, and also afforded a line vie-.v of the Regatta. Tbc scholars, numbering nearly 200, assembled at the school, and marched to the grounds at 9.30 o'clock, where suitable amusement?, such as cricket, swings, races, &c., were eagerly indulged in by all concerned. Dinner and other refreshments were well attended to throughout the day, and all marched back t j the school, and thence to their several homes abou I *. sudsr', apparently well pleased at a day *o happily spent. Teach rs and churchwardens, although well wearied, doubtless felt much satisfaction at the success of the treat. A grand organ recital and sacred couccrt will take place at St. Andrew's Church on Monday evening next, at S o'clock, in aid of the new aud handsome gallery just completed. It is to be hoped there will be a large atteudauce.

The Poverty JBcty Iloyald has an account of the opening of the Catholic Church at Gisborne, at which Archbishop Steins wag present. Our contemporary says :— 14 The reception accorded to His Grace by the members of the church committed was most hearty, calling forth kindly expressions of thanks and approval from him. He was accompanied by Father Walter Macdonald aud father Chastagnon. On laudiug, His Grace was intro luccd by Father Chastaguon to a uuuiber of his parishioners, who were awai iug his arrival, to all of whom he ad« dressed a few complimentary remarks. The Blessing S.rvico w.n a most imposing aud gorgeous ceremony, the congregation aa- | scmbled to witness and tike part in the l devotions being unusually large. After the celebration of Pontifical High Ma 3?, Mis Grace complimented the pastor of the church, Father Chastaguon, oa the zeal ho ha I displayed iu his labours in j administering to the scattered flock of this dis.riot. At the couclusiou of the service, Father Walter Macdonald, who had throughout assisted in the ceremonies, addressed the Maori portiou of the congregation in their own lauguagc, and concluded by the singing of a Maori byma, to which ample justice was doue by him and his Maori friend*. At Pontifical Vespers au address was presented t> His Grace by the receptiou committee. His Grace suitably replied, expressing himself well pleased at the progress of the spiritual concerns of the church in this district, and he then preached a most eloquent sermon. Daring the Archbishop's visit to Gisborae ho confirmed 37 children and adults, amongst whom were some Maorics. On His Grace's return to Tauranga he was waited on by the members of the church committee—Messrs. Brennan, Clayborough, Deans, and O'Shaunnessy—who spoke a few appropriate words of welcome. He then visited the church, presbytery, aud the native church at Otumoetai, which has always been looked upon as a gem of Maori architecture. During the Archbishop's stay at Tauranga he had the pleasure of baptizing the child of Mr. Clayborough. Wo may here mention that the dimensions of the GUborne church arc as follows :— Length, S2 feet ; transept, 52 feet ; and breadth, 30 feet. His Grace returned to Auckland yesterday by the s.s. Penguin.