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New Zealand Herald, Volume XVII, Issue 5758, 1 May 1880, Page 4

The incoming "English mail steamer Australia, which left San Francisco on April 12, 'will probably arrive in this port to-morrow, most likely in the evening. Renter telegraphs the following correction of a previous telegram Mr. Joseph Chamberlain, not J~ir E. Chamberlain, has been appointed President of the Board of Trade. "We made this correction in our leading columns yesterday :—Mr. Grant. Duff, not Sir Gavan Duffy, has been appointed UnderSecretary of State for the Colonies. Now that the Government are about to enforce the taxing powers of the Property Tax Act, it .will be advisable that our readers make themselves acquainted with the provisions of this measure. To aid in this respect a sammary of the more important clauses, of. that Act.has been prepared, which will be found in another column. - ' "\T.!* e following .telegram *vvas received, 'at 4 p. m. yesterday, at the Auckland Agency of the New- TVhau Goldminirig Company : ;":Winze connected with the 160' feet level.' and reef showing gold freely." ; * ■

Samuel Coombes Police Cott'rfc the defendant vras>committed fop f •', and the next criminal-ftpHrioDs of th» Court, ; on two separate , chareea" ti held to bailr-j-himaalf in £200 Li ties of . £100 in " each case ' Bail SBre * once found .arid the 'defendant tfsj, Tf ai from custody. • The case appea re a great deal of public invest, the : bemg crowded throughout the ;charge of embracery against Mr AU Mason Williams was Withdrawn ceedings will be found reported' in . P.' 0 " column. The offence is one whW er occurs; but the jndges, in cas~ conviotion has been obtained, haw A * it their duty to inflict- severe u* 1 either by fin<6 or imprisonment, o^bottj 0 ® 1 " The fortnightly meeting of fhe Ra,;j Education was held yesterdav 1 o£ able amount of routine baaing acted. It was decided to call f or for the erection of the Mourit Albert Vu on the site where the present 3 and m Mangere, where a disnnta n F , • nature to that which occurred in the J?" 1 Albert district, the Board, acLg O nT recommendatioa of the achnnl ..r** determined to adhere to the old »? f e ' , erect the new; school on it. ' At an _early hour this morning the" an nual warfare against the feathered especially pheasants commenced in ea ™ e „' We say in earnest advisedlv for if 1 believe current, a 80r fc of gaerflh warfare has , been in prosres* f„„ „ k, u or weeks past. But Sfi sportsmen, arcted with all a*. - Q weapons, from the old Mantoa to the most approved breechloader start? p&rsmt of game, accompanied br ti trained dogs. Parties have already BDre ,rt over the country, some to Pukekohc to Mercer, . Mahurangi, . Wairoi — i' n everyplace where pheasants WerereDoS to be plentiful; and we have no doubt in th course of a diy or two there will ba abundant supplies of them available for thoja wh without the toil and - excitement, eniov°' good pheasant on the table. Messrs. Htdmp 1 Pisher, arid Hellaby have taken out'lioens-g to sell pheasants, and wa erpeot to see tie"" stalls decorated with the brilliant of these birds this forenoon. - His Honor Mr. Justica Richmond yesler day sat in Chambers, arid delivered an im portant jadgxneutin the case of . the will of the late Mr. Pairburn; q£ Sjmonda-st«et ■ Mr. Pairbnrn bequeathed hi 3 property to hii .widow during her lifetime, aud it was then to beoome the property of his daughter and her heirs ; but in the event of the daughter dying without ; issue, it was to fall to the next of kin. The daughter is married, and has children, and it was claimed that with her consent, the widow of the deceased cbnld give a good title to the property. The Laud Registrar, however, raised the question whether he., could give "a valid title, as although the daughter, now Mrs. Bennett had children, they might die, and ; she mi»ht die and leave no issue. His Honor <»ave%n elaborate and lucid judgment in favour of the Registrar, which is published elsewhere. His Honor subsequently sat in Banco, and transacted some business. Mr. John Chan, non tee Bassett,'a barrister of the Inner Temple, was, on the' movement of Mr Browning, admitted to practice as a barrister and solicitor of the Supreme Court o£ NewZealand ; and Mr. Frederick Earl, who has served articles in the office of, Messrs. Jackson and Russell, solicitors, was, on the motion of Mr. James Russell, admitted .as solicitor and barrister of the Supreme Court. The proceedings-are reported elsewhere. We have to acknowledge receipt of the May number, of the Church Gazette. It con. tains the usual diocesan and parochial in. telligerice, also a lengthy report of the proceeding of the General Synod, now being held at Christchurch. An article on "Religious Teaching," the Sunday-schooMfsaoas for the month, and general literature concludes an interesting'number. . In our obituary columns will be fouai the record of the death of Mr. Herbert Hampton, nt the early age of thirty". two. The deceased.is the only son of Mr. K. Hampton, tajlor and clothier, Shortland.-street, and for several years has been taking an active part in tha management of the business. It appears that, a fortnight ago he went to the Thames on basiness, and one day was thrown from his horse, and he at once got up, and re-mounted, feeling a little bit shaken, but did not anticipate any further injury. * In the course of a day or two, the immediate effects of the "spill" seemed to have been got over. But it was au appearance only, for on Sunday last he toot to bed, concussion of the brain having set in, , and notwithstanding the exertions of his medical advisers, he expired yesterday evening. He leaves a.wife and several children to mourn their loss. The funeral takes plica to-morrow afternoon.

Mr, Fred. J. Utting sehds the following to us with ' reference to the doings of tha Port Albert and Kaipara Steamship Go.:— Sir, —Tho settlers of Port Albert and neighbourhood have long had reason to complain of the.small amount of accommodation afforded them by the Company, and the great incodveniences to which passengers from thence to Auckland have beta subjected. Bat the new arrangement recently adopted (without any previous nofce by advertisement), instead of tending towards improvement, has vastly increased those inconveniences. When the Durham left Port Albert by the Friday morning's tide, the passengers generally got throughto Aucklaad the same day; bat now all . that is changed. The steamer, now leaves on Thursday, only two honrs after arrival, and, instead of going direct to Helenaville, the passengers are taken to Batley and Pahi. where they have to remain all night, and they do not arrive at Auckland till about 7 p.m. on Friday, having to spend about a d»y and a half on a journey which, with proper arrangements, could be easily accomplished in nine or ten hours, and being, o£ course, obliged to incur considerable additional expense for meals, 4c. Now, when it i? considered that passengers from -P»bi and Batley can reach Auckland the same day they leave home, the injustice done to Port Albert by the present arrangements is manliest; especially as the other places named have i special trip of the steamer for their accommodation in addition to the one just described, Now, sir, I would ask the Company why the Port Albert people are put to all this trouble, loss of time, and expense ? Is it not for the sole purpose of forwarding the interests of Captain Colbeck's proposed settlement at Batley, that it must; have tw good services weekly while Port Albert htf only one, and that one—tedious, circaitow, and expensive ? If the Company re*"? desires to increase its business with Port Albert, it must adopt a very different coztsc, and give us at least as good accommoiitj Dn once a week as it affords to Pahi and Battel twice. In conclusion, I would observe the railway arrangements are also extrem«y defective, and that they ought in fairness to be such as to enable passengers from -J™ Albert to reach Auckland with the si®e facility as passengers from the more northers portions of the Kaipara.

As announced in yesterday's i ss . ne ' devotions of the month of May (the monta of Mary) were opened yesterday evening J® St. Patrick's Cathedral by His Grace AK&" bishop Steins. There was a large cocgregi* tion. The Archbishop preached a sermon characterised by deep thought, earnestness* and research, on the subject of to the Blessed Virgin Mary." The altar decorations, arranged by the Sisters 0 Mercy, were of an imposing character. * e evening's proceedings concluded with diction of the Blessed Sacrament by taArchbishop.

The Thames Advertiser saya" Ti e &? covery of sheep lost for seven y ear , 3 . certainly a sare occurrence, and one tM* shows the value of New .Zealand clio J .Vr~ Mr. Gough, of the Thames, broucW him from England four prize Dot® e^s white-faced ewes and rams whicE irere for i time running in the Kauwaeranga Yalley, and then suddenly disappeared. Years rolls' on, and no trace of the little flock was discovered, until lately, whet Mr. John Liddle, the well-known prospector,' intimated accidentally, that he had seen'-a-flock of sheep in the ranges near Waitekauri, ana lost some days in attempting to capture a ram, which was of enormous proportions, and covered with- - a ■ tremendous ■ coat of woelMr. Gough offered. the prospector. £20 to be showa'the -sheep—which he .was told hai increased to a flock of some' sixty or on 9 hundred—and £1 per head lor all taey couw 'recover; The two started out, and after two daya* search, fifteen enormous she e P were found in the bush about :three ® l * e | from- the "Waitekanri battery. The sn«r were.lost seven years ago, aadhave not bee shorn during thai period; : They have n> abundance.of feed, and-are-such as to worth exhibiting! They are in siia H two. or .--three ordinary sheep.- • more will' bs. discovered after a ft w search." -

It wilt be remembered thatat thelastcrimi■nal sessions of the Supreme Conrt. three. pri- , aonera offerees 1 against; females were Bentencect ;i to L undergo the lash ' in addition to their tevme of imprisonment.: The sentence was dulycarried out at Mount Eden Gaol yesterday morning, under the direction of the governor, Mr. O'Brien, and the medical supervision of.Drs. Philson and Goldsbro. The prisoners flogged were William Tidmarsb, Michael Breen, and Simon, a Fijian. The punishment was faithfully administered, and the Europeans especially showed that they' felt its severity. A meeting -was held at Opotiki oh the 22nd ultimo, for. the purpose of establishin? a branch of the British and Foreign Bible Society. The Rev. John Gow presided, and made a brief explnatory speech, which was interpreted by the Rev. G. Maunsell to the natives present. Resolutions' were passed in favour of establishing :i branch of the Society at Opotiki, and also appointing a local committee to carry, out its objects; composed of the local clergy, and certain European and Maori laymen. Addresses delivered by the Revs. G. Maun3ell, J. Gow, and A. C. Soutar, Messrs. JohnMcLeod, J. W. Dnffus, <3. D. Leitchfield, aDd W. Kingi and To ■Ranapia. Some time ago the Domain ranger re--ported to the Domain Board that during a trip to Hunua be had discovered a young rata tree growing on a fallen rimu, and recommended that it should be secured for the Domain, as there was not a specimen of the rata tree in the Domain, or within miles of Auckland. The Board at once saw the desirability of -securing this specimen, and Instructed the ranger to that effect. The tree on which the rata grew was a large one, and several miles distant from any track or ! road. It was, of course, necessary to bring with it the block of the tree on which the plant had sprouted. This Mr. Goldie succeeded in accomplishing on Monday last, although with considerable difficulty. Mr. Mitford (the chairman of the Domain Board), Mr. J. B. Russell, and other members of the Board, have manifested a great amount of interest in the introduction of this extraordinary tree to the Domain. The rata is one of the most peculiar plants or trees in nature. It is a parasite, properly speaking, but it matures into one of the largest trees in our forests. The seed from which it grows is either blown by the wind or carried by birds, and if it finds lodgment in the hollows of other trees, generally somo fork, where there, is decayed vegetable matter, there the seed germinates. By degrees it sends a number of large roots or tendrils down the trunk of the tree on which it has found lodgment, to the groqnd, where they strike into the soil. The tendrils winding round the tree become larger and stronger year by year, and like huge boa constrictors, close in on their support nntil they ultimately kill it, and the vines uniting form a grand forest-tree, often attaining an altitude of 100 .feet, and a diameter of over 6 feet. It is a symmetrical round bushy-headed tree, and about Christmas time i 3 covered with beautiful scarlet flowers, and looks very picturesque, towering above the adjoining trees in the forest. The timber is very hard, and is at present chiefly used as firewood. As already stated, there are none of this class of trees growiog in the vicinity, of Auckland, and if the Domain Board succeeds -in rearing the plant which they have now secured it will prove one of the finest native productions in the Domain. It will, besides, be an interesting study to watch the different stages of its growth.

In our London cablegrams of yesterday respecting the wool sales, the message.states that since the opening there have been catalogue'! 515,000 bales. This is the exact rendering of the cablegram, but we are afraid that it lias become altered in transmission. From the various circulars to hand by the last mail, it was intended to offer rather more than the usual quantity, in con- • Sequence of the previous sales being smaller, owing to the wool ships being detained in the Channel by fogs, which shnt them out. The usual quantity offered at the provincial sales is about 300,000 boles, and the extra quantity expected to be offered at last sales about SO,OOO, or a total of 350,000 bales, as stated in the Loan and Mercantile circular of the 21st instant. The new City rates proposed to levied by the City Council, amounting to 2s in the pound, take the place of existing rates amounting to 23 6d in the pound, 2s 3d only of which, has of late been collected. It is so far satisfactory that a further reduction of 3d in the ponnd takes place, and in these days of new taxeß we must be thankful for small mercies. This will be exclusive of an halfpenny Free Library rate. • The steady increase in the rentals and values of City Endowments, and large addition of buildings within the city, give ua reason to hope that ere long we shall ree a still further reduction. It can never be too soon to be welcome. To judge from the rapid sale of tickets for Arthur Sketchley's "Evenings," his entertainment is likely to be very successful. There were four persons in the lock-up .last night. Two on a charge of drunkenness, one for assault on a seaman, and another who had been sentenced to hard labour. The Evangelistic services conducted at the Theatre Koyal under the auspices of the Young Men's Chriatian Association will take place to-morrow evening at the usual hour, namely, eight o'clock.

The annual meeting of the shareholders in the Bright Smile Goldmining Company, Coromandel, was held yesterday, in the Company's Office, Insurance Buildings. Mr. W. Sf. Fenton, the chairman, stated that the requisite number aud value to constitute a meeting were present, but as Mr. Leers, the Secretary, had not received the books from the auditor, the meeting was adjourned until Wednesday, the 12th inst. Mr. P. J. Shortt writes that as the boy Breen has had a more severe flogging in the gaol that he was entitled to, he thinks a memorial should be got up praying to have the other flogging remitted. Mr. Shortt says he does not know the youth, but thinks he has had enongh punishment. The trustees of the Bowling Green have started men to renovate and improve it, so as to make it ready for the next season, and to get the new portion into playing order. The work is bsing carried out under the supervision of Mr. Goldie, Domain ranger, and we have no doubt the work will be efficiently carried out. An anonymous donor has given to the treasurers of the Colonial Bishoprics Fund (Lord Hatherley, Mr. Gladstone, and Mr. Hubbard) £10,000 in New Zealand Bonds for the endowment of a Missionary Bishopric in North ChiDa. The following gentlemen have jnst been elected members of the Royal Colonial Institute :—Mr. G. 0. Neill, Deputy-Assis-tant Commissary-General, New Zealand ; and Mr. Kobert M. Robertson, late of New Zealand. It will be seen, from an official notice in another column, that the Rerouera Road, from St. Mark's Chnrch to Newmarket, has been closed, owing to alterations now being made at the railway crossing. The work will be poshed on rapidly in order to put the public to as little inconvenience as possible. The Victorian Government attaches great importance to the offence of embracery, and neither the Berry nor the Service Ministry would yield to the petitions for the release of David Henry, the money-lender, who was convicted of embracery, anil has now served 18 months of his sentence under broken health. Referring to the English general elections a contemporary says :—" The Wesleyans have also to mourn the losti of Mr. S. D. Waddy, an eminent Queen's Counsel, and the son of a very able minister. The constituency of Sheffield iB notoriously fickle, and a city which one year rejected a Roebuck, aud returned him enthusiastically the may be .pardoned for dispensing with Clle services of Mr. Waddy. arp U n?™' 38 a m ' e (says a Timaru paper), pifv T _ reinar kable for any great perspica--r Lv . re °ent casa tried in Timaru, some verdict Sly JJZmI aware in the paper!. U aaw The wild beast show was largely patro;mse<i yesterday, especially by the £ from the country. .The iarVnow tiken »ut of his cage and chained to a stake driven into the floor of the tent, where 1.0 performs any number of antics, greatlv to the amusement of visitors. The exhibit™ will be open to-day from 10 • a.m. to 10 p.m. i • The programme of the Cambridge Jockey Club's Autumn- Meeting is published in: our advertising columns. ; There are . six- events sot down, for competition, and the day fixed is the 27th instaiit./ The Autumn Handicap of 40a0v3. ia the 1 highest-priced' Tace on | tho programmed * ' '•- t : ! ' '

: -'rhene wdistridtechoolat'Parnelliatorbe opened on first when all parents and, others.interested in the, cause of education in the _district are invited to attend. . ; .... ■ Mr. Martin Swallow delivered , his second lecture on "Music" last .evening, in Mrs. Clayton's seminary, St. George's Bay Road. •There was a considerable nnmber of ladies and gentlemen present, as well as the pupils of the school. The lecturer described the nature of the musical studies which conduce to the best results.. He also described the characteristics-'of Bach, Bande), Haydn, Mozart, and Beethoven.. The young ladies of the school played the pianoforte selections illustrative of the ntylo of each of these eminent composers. The lecture itself wa3 very instructive, showing a masterly familiarity with the subject. The selections were admirably played. The celebrated Captain Barry has returned to ptago by the City of Florence, which arrived at Port Chalmers from London. He seems to have enjoyed his home trip greatly.

It would appear that the " wisest of men " is not exempt from criticism, as will be seen from the following paragraph in the Sydney Telegraph : —The lecture by Mr. Charles Bright at the Theatre Royal on Sunday evening was entitled " Solomon the Sultan," being the ninth of his series on Bible stories. Mr. Bright gave an interesting Bketch of the condition of Judea at the time of the death of David, and of the conflicting priestly factions, the one siding with Adonijah; the elder son of David, and the other with Solomon. He criticised the claims set up for Solomon, as the possessor of superhuman wisdom, by referring to his alleged writings, bis government of the nation, and his life. The first, he contended, contained many contradictory and foolish aphorisms; the second landed the people in over-taxation and rebellion ; and the third terminated in unexampled debauchery and despair. The Court Journal gives the following account of Monsiegnor Capel's troubles which have .culminated in his suspension by the Pope. "In the financial misfortunes which have overtaken hiro, Monsiegnor Capel has the warm sympathy of all classes of Society in London. He is known to the outer world ae an ornament to-the drawing-room, or as the charming causeur at the dining table. Butthepoor in the neighbourhood of Kensington know him under quite different aspects. To them he is a friend ready to give up any social gratification in or.ier to devote himself to an unobtrusive act of charity. Monsiegnor's difficulties arise not out of private extravagance, but from the failure of too anbitiom undertakings on behalf of his Church. He dreamed of founding- a great school in London, which in course of time should emulate the fame of Eaton, and should, of course, be conducted under the -wing of Mother Church.. He bought an immense tract of ground- at South Kensington, and, pending the growth of funds, temporary buildings were erected, and the Komau Catholic Eaton of the future actually commenced. But the burden was too heavy even for the broad shoulders and light heart of Monsiegnor Capel, and after a gallant struggle he has gone down under the load."

The Commissioners of Chelsea- Hospital have suspended and anuulled soldiers' pen sions for various offences in thirty-eight cases within twelve months. This should be a-warning to pensioners in New Zealand disgracing themselves in any way, not only in the.public streets, but at hoine. Drunkenness is one of the principal grounds of dismissal from Her Majesty's pension rolls. Other grounds are neglecting families, aissaulting the police, receiving stolen goods, assaulting the staff officer, larceny, &c. In some instances a pensioner's Vfife has been allowed, half her husband's pension during his imprisonment. Though far distant from the home country, the above should be a caution to pensioners in the colonies.

There are now on view, at the Cosmopolitan Hotel two trophiea of high value, and although they have been acquired by a pro-> fessor of the art of bruising, or as it is more euphoniously described, "the noble art of self-defence," they are certainly artistic and rich. One trophy, a gold clasp belt, was the gift of a squatter (Mr. Hector Wilson), to Abe Hicken, as a recognition for his retaining the championship of Australia for three years. It is well embossed. The front plate carries the figure of a pugilist between the Australian emblems, and on each side are the monograms of Mr. Wilson and the recipient. It also carries a suitable inscription. The actual weight of gold in the belt is, we are informed, 34ozs. The other trophy is a grand silver cup weighiag Sooza., presented to Mr. Hicken in Melbourne. It is elaborately constructed, and suitable in design. On it is engraved a suitable inscription. It is announced elsewhere that Abe Hicken purposes remaining in Auckland for a short time to give lessons in the pugilistic art.

We take the following paragiaph, from the Christian Colonist:—'' Congregationalism has just attained its jubilee in Australia, the Rev. F. Miller having settled in. Hobart Town, and become the pastor ot the first Congregational Church in Australia fifty years ago. The Congregationalisms of Tasmania determined to celebrate this event in a fitting manner, and arranged tor jubilee services, to "which, representatives from the different colonies were invited* lb is instructive to note how vigorous and extensive has been the growth of the little seed planted fiffy years ago in Hobart Town, there being now in Australia altogether two hundred and seventy-eight churches and stations and one hundred and thirty-two ministers in active work."

An advertisement in another column informs our readers that a premium of 100 guineas is offered for the best music for the inaugural san tata at the Melbourne International Exhibition.The competing compositions have to be sent in not later than noon on the 19th June.