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New Zealand Herald, Volume XVIII, Issue 6051, 9 April 1881, Page 4

Sir George Grey ra expected to come to town on Wednesday last, in order to proceed to the Thames to address his constituents. He was, however, unable to leave the ICawan, as Viti Lofa, a Fijian chief of high rank, and Mr. Williamson, a Lands Commissioner, who has come from England, were residing there. They were taken on to Fiji by the Southern Cross oil her last trip. In all probability Sir George will come to Auckland on Wednesday next. Dr. Campbell and his wife and daughter have left England for Auckland, via Suez, and may be expected in Auckland in about two months. By that time the new house near St. George's Bay will be readv for their reception. Mr. Maclvor, who has recently arrived from Victoria to report on tlie sulphur deposits of White Island, has directed our attention to an error in a telegram from the sister colony which stated that Mr. Sergeant, M.L.A., had been fined for an assault upon Mr. Munro, M.L.A. His assailant was not Mr. Sergeant tlie late M.L.A., but a person of the same name whom Mr. Munro, as an Executive Commissioner of the Exhibition, had prevented from touting as the lessee of a temperance bar in the Exhibition Building. By advices by the last mail we learn that the veteran evangelist, Dr. Somervillo, so well known in Auckland, was in Berlin holdin? successful evangelistic services. A lar"e called the liGichshalleii, >> capahlc of seating 2000 people, had been rented, where tlie doctor gives addresses on Wednesday and Friday evenings. A large gathering o"f children took place, and the rev. gentleman speaks of this as the largest mcetiii" of children he has addressed out of Scotland, lhe last service held in Berlin was attended by fully 3500 persons. Many hundreds went away unable to gain admission. On the whole, Dr. Soinerville's work in Germany seems to be of a very encouraging nature. He has received a pressing invitation to eo to St. Petersburg. On dit that Mr. Robert Cooper intends taking proceedings against the trustees of the estate of the late Captain Bead, of I overty Bay, damages to be laid at £30 000 for selling up his properties upon which they had a lien, and forcing him into the Bankruptcy Court. Sir. James Smith, of Dunedin will, it is understood, be leading counsel for the plaintiff. The adjourned conference of the School Committees cf the Auckland provincial district was held last evening in the Wellesleystreet school-room. Mr. W. Gorrie presided. 1 here were twenty-seven committees represented. Tlie committee appointed on the previous evening to report on the duties and functions of school committees under the Education Act brought up their report which was adopted unanimously. A deputation was appointed to interview the Board, at a subsequent date, respecting the suggestions and alterations comprised in "the report. The conference adjourned sine die, after passing a vote of thanks to tlie Chairman At a meeting of the shareholders in the Queen of England claim, next the Success mine, Coromandel, held at Mr. James Stodart's office yesterday, it was resolved to put on two men to prospect for the rich leader which has yielded such good results to the Success Company. The proprietors of the is cw Colonial claim, on the other side of the Success mine, also intend putting on men to work forthwith. Mr. Sluiinski, in a late speech to his constituents, denied that the Grey Government had squandered the £5,000,000 loan. .It was in the hands of the Treasurer all along, and was what was enabling tlie present Ministry to carry on the government of the colony. tl ' rl '" Mclbolu '! 10 Argus learns that next of • cro P 1,1 Queensland there will be a shipment to New Zealand.

! We are requested by the census enumerator of the Auckland census district, to intimate that he will feel obliged by any householder, occupier, or owner, who may not have received a schedule, communicating with him at once, in order that the omission may bo rectified. From the latest tabular statement of exportation to the colonies, New South Wales more than doubled its imports during the decade, appearing as the largest consumer of English merchandise. The export : of wool from New South Wales during the past five years has increased 46,000 bales; Victoria has not increased at all; and South Australia has increased only 4000. A meeting of volunteer officers was held in the District Office yesterday evening, Major Withers presiding. All the corjis were fullyrepresented by theirofficers, and hnal arrangements were made for the rationing of the corps attending the review on' Easter Monday, and other detail matters. Proceedings were yesterday instituted by Mr. W. L. llees, barrister, aiainstthepublisher of a local print in connection with a series of alleged libels, extending over a period of many months past. Two separate actions have been raised—one on the civil, and one on the criminal side—on two different articles, but we understand that these are but the commencement of a general judicial review of a number of articles, which seem likely to give considerable employment to gentlemen of the long robe. Messrs. Hesketh and Tyler are retained for the prosecution. The Rev. Charles Melville Pym has consented to give a series of addresses—as will be seen in our advertising columns—in connection with the Young Men's Christian Association during next w'eek. The rev. gentleman will deliver an address at the service in the Theatre Royal to-morrow evening, at 8 p.m. The house' of Mr. Reynolds, settler, Otaiki, near. 'Whangarei, was destroyed on the night of the 2nd instant. Our Whangarei contemporary gives thefollowing particulars of the circumstance :—"The family had retired for some hours, when it was discovered, that the building was on fire, and on search being made it was found impossible to save the house, which was soon level with the ground. It was a small two-roomed house, and insured in the Imperial Insurance Company for £30. Mr. Reynolds loses most of his household effects, clothini?, &c., as there was no time to save these. Mr. Reynolds had a further insurance on household effects, &c., for £20, but his loss will still be great. The fire is supposed to have originated from sparks from the chimney." The Feast of the Seven Dolors of the Blessed ; Virgin was celebrated yesterday in St. Patrick's Cathedral with more than ordinary solemnity. His Grace Archbishop Steins held divine service at 7.30 a.m., and delivered a short but very touching address on the festival. The confessionals were attended at the usual hour on the previous evening, and many received holy' communion at the mass, which was said by his Grace." The choir sang the various portions of the service, especially the Stabat Mater, in a very pleasing manlier. The Archbishop also conducted the devotions of the Stations of the Cross at' 7 p.m., the church being quite full, and preached an appropriate sermon on the occasion; " ' : No pains are being spared by Dean's Minstrels to make. the Ethiopian carnival and ball in the Loriie-stree Hall, oh the evenings of Easter Monday and Tuesday (18th and 19th), as great a success'as any given by this company. The programmes are being arranged to suit all tastes, and will include several new features. The .Fire Brigade,' Salvage Corps, and a number of other public bodies have granted their patronage on the Monday evening, and several of the volunteer companies on the Tuesday.

On the morning of the Ist instant the new hotel which had been erected at Kamo was burned to the ground. The building had been just completed, and was to be opened in a day or so when the fire occurred. It was not known liow the building had caught fire, and an inquest was held before Mr. Bidlington at the. Kamo Hotel, when lengthy evidence was taken. It was proved in evidence that the building was insured by Mr. Jame3 Shandley, the owner, for £350, and by Mr. Ross, the contractor, for £300. The builder's risk had not expired when the fire occurred. The jury, returned a verdict, "That some person or persons unknown did feloniously, wilfully, and maliciously set fire to the Exchange Hotel -with intent to injuire James Shandley." On Monday, the 18th instant, the induction services in connection with the Presby- • terian Church are to be held at Onehunga. The services begin at three o'clock, and are for the purpose of inducting the Rev. James Bruce to the pastoral charge of the Onehunga aud Mangere congregations. In the evening a tea-meeting will be held, when addresses by several clergymen and friends arc expected. The music will be by the choir. The inmates of the police cells last night were Michael Breen, for indecent assault, Charles O'Brien, for obtaining 5s on false pretences, and a man named Thomas Gorman Norwood, on a charge of malicious injury to property by breaking the windows of St. John's College. The accused, who was arrested yesterday by Constables Strathearn and Jones, is husband of the cook employed in the College, and is himself a labourer employed on the College grounds. He left the College yesterday afternoon, and on his return, ivhile riding, and having taken more drink that was good for him, he collided with a trap, aud sustained some injury to his leg. On reaching the College, he demanded an interview with his wife, and this being denied lie proceeded to smasli the windows of the building. Intimation was sent to the police, and the two constables arrested him. Mr. and Mrs. James Scott, sen., of Papatoitoi, celebrated their tl golden wedding" on Tuesday last. On the happy occasion there were present three of their sons and one daughter, out of a family of six children, two of their daughters-in-law, and a number of personal friends. The worthy couple are colonists of 22 years' standing, 15 of which were spent at Ahipara, Mangonui, and the remainder at Papatoitoi, where they are well known and respected. We have to acknowledge receipt of £5 5s in all, on behalf of the distressed family on whose behalf the Rev. Mr. Tebbs and the churchwardens of St. Matthew's Church have interested themselves. Tile subscription list, we may state, is now closed, and early next week a statement will be published in our columns ot the total amount received. Mr. R. H. Bartlett has photographed the inscription engrossed by Mr. \Slator and I placed under the foundation-stone of the now j Masonic Hall. It is very well executed, and i will be an agreeable remembrance to the brethren of the craft who took part in the recent celebration. We believe it coulfl be demonstrated (says tho North Otago Times) that out of a hogshead of first-class beer, bought by the publican from the brewer for £6, the former will, by selling it in sixpenny glasses, derive a total of nearly £21, or nearly 350 per cent, profit. For an inferior class, bought at £4 per hogshead, the publican will, by selling it in pints, realise, ifc is calculated, about £10, or a profit of some 150 per cent. An interesting incident is recorded by the Oamaru Mail as having occurred during the Governor's visit to Vi'aikouaiti. Awaiting the arrival of the train containing the ViceRegal party was a gentleman who has suffered, through no fault of his own, many reverses of fortune, and who is now living in somewhat reduced circumstances near Waikouaiti. This gentleman in early youth was a schoolmate of Sir Arthur Gordon. As a young man he was a volunteer belonging to a company of which Sir Arthur was captain, and in various ways these two had been brought together in years gone • by. Sir Arthur, on alighting on the platform, shook him warmly by the hand, and after receiving and replying to the address from the J favor and Borough Council, left them and all his attendants, and proceeded on foot with his old schoolfellow to his residence. What passed between them has not transpired, but, after the lapse of about three-quarters of an hour, His Excellency rejoined the company, and, the usual ceremonies being over, left Waikouaiti. A monster shark, estimated to be 30 feet Ion?, attracted some attention in the Napier harbour the other day. The fish at one bite took half the carcass of a sheep, which was lo3t overboard from the Sir Donald, and was floating about the harbour. Addresses to business men -will be delivered by the Rev. Charles M. l'yni, in the large hall of the New Zealand Insurance Buildings, on Monday, from 12 noon till 12.45, and each day till Thursday, 14th instant. The local bodies throughout New Zealand, including counties, boroughs, road districts, and river boards, received from rates £266,937, and from other sources, exclusive of Government subsidies, £347,355. Total amount of Government subsidies paid during the financial vear was -Pfi.il a-7i

A subscriber to the Oamaru Mail • under notice the following instancnni bn W sagacity :—Some time to the mate of I schooner te,v 0g to the North Island. The vp«»i ""FX : trip to Auckland, and afterwards 1 ' Dunedm, at which place sh P . for Immediately the vessel had berthed side the wharf the dog rushed on S* made straight for the steamer iwS which vessel it took a free passa ■* ??hh ard turning up at its previous P^er\°,? amarn » ■ minutes after the steamer's ' Our informant did not mention « 6redog entered into apoWy Cdl the ship, or howitcame to the con^ ms > the Maori waa an Oamaru trader tT tk,t " story! mySteri ° US in Parto?^ eontinued'tlry'wtather'firat ° f been raised iu price to b «Wh«i A few ounces of lode stuff w™ en .S l " e . s!ls ft. gold, but the result his on ly tried for that large samples have to to be tested, ft -vC-aa static , ? London in Truro that large quantitielTf We f^ s agt> found in this mine! that |fr J a large sum of moaey and Jewe^L^publ^Un^d^* we notice that the manufactnic of wateW by powerful machineiy has been sno i. started in Birmingham. The indS h1 been carried on auccessfullj for sevc«l„ " by American watchmakers at until recently the making of Jr£i ™ Britain was done by hand as in qJ ? \ a , This is now changed, in short- r 1 . the struggle will be between the . steam-driven machinery for supreme ,» I " lc ? u PP'y of watches for the world at- . During the last few years the " , watches have been purchased for use on {he > rnt^ ,;ln railways in preference to the hind • L ™?de article ; but by the number of The' [ Watchmaker and Jeweller before h« , learn that the last contract for watches For . India has been secured hv +!,„ r- i' t ' «T at fi h F° m P au y of Birmingham.'.' This fe ' f° fi™t.«»®pauy in Britain* 5 which haS\£ [ tempted the manufacture of watches ojfthis . principle, and to make the different mrKnf ■ th . e . watch interchangeable. The success wmch has now been attained will be likely to call into ex'stence other combination df i ca P* tal fo f the same purpose, and machine made watches will probably soon become cheaper than they now are. : A splendid specimen porker, reared at the Lower H utt> ki]l( £ a d ™*tta : iSSSSOLr *** ' ..S" T tK*S .£™s: other interesting reading A liortriit S j w..i i then9w Czar of ™% r f:. Ie Tattersall's Club is to meet each evenI lpg for quotations on tho Autumn Meeting.- " -< On the 1/th of May the University enaowmenta at Waimana and Tauplri, 1 and the coal reserve at Tauplri, are to ba offered for lease for a term of fourteen years. On the, 7th May a number of town allotments in Raglan .will be sold at ut>«e& pnecs stated in anotber column. : . P 1 r ,P n . th ®, \ lth instant," at'll o'clock, the ; following blocks of land will bo' leased for forasrm* bl °f k ' Wairoa N °rth. llobsoS county, 9330 acres, at an upset price of £10 per ; annum; Tauhara Jsortli block, East Taupo County, containing 6,14 acres, upset price £7 per annum. On Wednesday next Mr. Alfred Buckland will sell about 400 tons of guano from New Caledonia. It will b<! sold in lots of 50 tons, and an analysis will be shown, at the sale. . The announcement is made that the Society of A S? Exhibition in the Choral Hall is to bo opened ; on Monday from 9 o'clock in. the morning to the ir me r. _'i r lU r» thc , To-night Mrs. Bevittand Air. Gordon Ococh will smg sereral songs. Mr. Improy s hand will also lend its attraction to make the visit to the hall a pleasant one. In future there will be.only Two Serial Stories in the Aucklantj Saturday Nioht. In placa of the third, a Novelette, running only two or three weeks at the longest, ill be given, in addition to other shorter skotches and other miscellaneous reading matter. The Treasurer of the St. Stephen's Orphan Homo, ParneU, acknowledges, with thanks, a donation, of £2 2s, from Captain Underwood of the s_s. Kotomahana, per the llehald proprietors. A by-law which has been passed by the Waitemata County Council to prevent cattle gtraying within the county is published in our advertising columns.