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New Zealand Herald, Volume XIX, Issue 6281, 4 January 1882, Page 4

The machine of business in Auckland, which may be said to have been at a complete standstill since Christmas, will to-day commence its revolutions for another year. Lawyers will again appear at their olilccs, merchants will resume their places at their desks ; workshops and manufactories will again give forth the hum of industry. People who live in the country will be streaming out of town, not again, many of them, to see crowded and gas-lit streets for a twelvemonth. Thej' will as soon as possible recommence their useful labours —toiling in the farmhouse or in the field, digging in our coal mines at liamo or Kawakawa, or in our gold mines at Thames or Waitekauri, or felling the kauri in the forests of the North. His Honor Mc. Justice Gillies formally opened the Quarterly Circuit Court yester- ' clay morning, and then adjourned the sitting to this morning, when the Grand Jury, witnesses, and others should be in attendance at. the hour notified iu their summouses. Tne criminal calendar and civil cause list will be found in another column. In yesterday's issue appeared a paragraph relating to the new factory of the New Zealand Fibre Company, Mechanics' Bay. The title of the company, by a typographical error, was inadvertently printed "New Zealand Insurancs Company." An inquest was held yesterday at the Edinburgh Castle Hotel, Symonds-strcet, by Dr. Philson and jury on the body of the late William Francis Short, woodcarver, of Ex-mouth-street, Newton, who was drowned in the Manukau on the previous day while attempting to swim off to a moored pleasure boat. After hearing the evidence adduced, the jury returned a verdict of "Accidentally sbrowned." An important return has been issued from the Customhouse, Sydney, respecting tli3 trade of the Australian colonies with America. The value of goods imported into and exported from the Australian colonies and New Zealand to the United States of North America during the year ISSO 'was as follows : — New South Wales, imports £337,056, exports £172,048 ; Victoria, imports £362,544, exports £53,155; South Australia, imports £135,155, exports nil; Tasmania, imports £45 ; exports nil ; New Zealand, imports £238,011. exports £105,147; Queensland, imports £30,723, exports £890 ; Western Australia, imports ni!, exports nil; imports total, £1,156,837 ; exports total, £361,840. The following is a statement of the values of the principal exports to the United States of North America from the Australian colonies and New Zealand for the year ISSO : —New South Wales : Coals, £39,523 ; green fruit, £SGS ; skins, £572 ; tin ingots, £42,025; wheat, £1090; wool, £74,530. a Victoria : Skins, £130 ; wool. £81,374. South Australia : AT/. New Zealand : Gum, £77,337; oats, £234; wool, £24,993. Tasmania : iVi7. Queensland : Coals, £880. Western Australia : JS'il. . 'Hie dividend in the Union Fire and Marine Insurance Company for the half-year ending 30th November, is now payable at the com* pany's office.

The third and last day's racing 0 f «. Auckland Racing Club's Summer Meet took place yesterday. Unlike the two fi® days, the weather yesterday was extreme* unjjropitious, in fact a torrent of riir ' vailed from first to last. The record of'th" racing is reported in another cokimn Wo learn that Plumincr lias 1 His Honor Mr. Justice Gillies for auhnU to for about thirty witnesses, whose nr q he regards as necessary for the defen ce \vk Ce his trial takes'place ; also, for permission!* 1 have the law library at the Supre:n e placed at his disposal,, so far ns to obt " such le.'ul works as he may deem it nece*^" 1 to refer to in his defence. *7 Our obituary contains, it will be seen M, announcement of the death of Dr. Kenned . who has been in practice as a lr.edic-il in Auckland for about thirteen vev-s Dr. Kennedy was 78 years of age, VnflJ cause of Jus death was dysentcrv. H» 1 been ill for about ten days. ir e ca Auckland about thirteen years B rr n } la ■ previously been in practice in Gla"-o\ V ' brother, Mr. Thomas Kennedy, Inn I bten Auckland for some years before deceased T> m I Kennedy was a medical man of learning skill, and experience, and he was creatf respected by ad who knew him personally A sailing boat named the Cynet M-: t k eight persons on board, capsizi.^vc4'-nh while running to an anchorage i» Frp-.l' ? Bay. were rewind l,v"\f S Smith, sailmakor ; Mr. Mills. carpcrCi and Mr. Strong, jun., of the baths. ' Tkc s.s. lona proceeds! to the Knwayesterday with about 150 excursionist*" I! lCre they wcie received most cordially !,-■ Sir George Grey. STatige to say there" was no ram, and the visitors enjoyed themselves thoroughly. hen leaving at 4.30 three cheers were given for Sir George Grey The lona then went to Wunvera, picked up M> m . passengers, and came on to Auckland" arriving at 7.30. ' The Montague-Turner Opera Company notwithstanding the very unfavourable weather, had a numerous audience last night. The dress circlc, especially, was well patronised. The opera. "The Royal Middy" passed off excellently, the leading pe'r. formers being frequently applauded. 0 This piece, which has never previously } )ee n produced in Auckland, is unique! The whole is_ comic, and some of "the* characters are irresista'dy amusing. On Monday a vouii ? ' lad named KtiMit son of Mr. Knight, of Parnell. was knocked down by a train while standing on the woodwork at the Carlton Gore crossing. H e says someone pushed him oil", and knocked him into the ditch, the hi juries !io received being that one of his arms is broken above the elbow, and a blow on the head. Youn» Knight was taken to tl.e District Ho?-,ita? ■ where Dr. Cooper, the hcu?o surgeon' attended to his wounds, after whieli his father had him removed to his home. It appears there was no lineman at the cross, ing, but one man employed watching the above crossing and another some distance from it. The injured lad is at present under the medical care of Dr. Hooper. We notice, in the Christchurcli papers, that the police force there sat down together : to a Christmas dinner. Sjxeches an.l toasts followed, and altogether a very enjoyable reunion took place. The same excellent practice was auopteu in Auckland, the men sitting down to a capital spread in their.own mess-room, provided by their own caterer. : The grounds of St. Johns College \v£?e ! kindly thrown open to the St. Thomas choir picnic cm Monday, 2nd inst., when at " exceedingly enjoyable day was spent amid the delightful walks and shady and secluded > retreats, Refreshments and amusements o: various kinds, in spite oi the ennui producc-c ■ by the burning rays of an almost tropica sun, were heartily taken part in. Ashed i but bright choral evening service brouair • the day's proceedings to a close. Mr ' Slyfield, warden of the church of St Thomas, in a f.;\v suitable words oonveyes the wariiiPot of the party to Jier Mr. Gulliver for the much-prized privilegeo > spending the day in tiic college grounds,"bw to Mrs. Gulliver lor her kind eiiorts to mee' ; their every want. During Monday some dishonest persons taking advantage of so many persons bcinj 1 absent from their homes holiday making made a raid in the Remuera district, am forcibly entered several dwellings. Amon: the places so entered was the residence c Mr. Tait, local manager of the Nations ' Assurance Company, Arncy road : Ml Howard's, Ellerslie : Mr. Potter's, ami Mrs Mason's, Epsom, On Mr. Tait returnis; home in the evening, he found the door open, a chest of drawers and some desk j ransacked. Not finding the object of thei search—money—they helped themselves t : the contents of the larder. At Mr. Potter's some money was taken, and at one or two c the places some articles which arcnotidenti liable. The police are investigating th circumstances. There is every reason t< J believe from the various circumstances tba , the whole of these visitations were done b; T the one party. ' The police evidently had not got th '•'straight tip" from the "elerk of thi f weather'yesterday, as they went out to th races in all the glory of white duck trousers J and donned their white helmets. The retun , home presented a very different spectacle - The "ducks" were bespattered with nvadt the waistband, and would scarcely har 1 excited the cupidity of a clothes-lin marauder, while the men. from their be draggled and travel-stained appearand 1 would, but for the numbers on their caf; have stood a very fair .chancc of beim j taken up under the Vagrant Act. In Monday's issue appeared a local re ferring to the practice of, some of the fit] vagrants in sleeping at night on gunny baf • in the long grass on the allotment on^tb • upper side of the Wellesley-street Eas' b School. On Sunday night one of them " rejoicing in the name of Pepper, was starts 1 out of his lair by Sergeant Fleming. Hi 3 promised "to go to work" next day it 1- - off, and was as good as his word, as yester , day he was arrested by Constable Graliaffi ' on a charge of stealing a new spring balance The police are desirous of finding anowne i for a new spring balance weighing up i 301b5., which is now iu their possession, ani i believed to be stolen. • The romantic marriage between a voun| ■ Jewess and a bank clerk at Sydney, wliicli i followed an elopement, had a most unbappj termination. The bridegroom died four day 1 after the elopement, from heart-disease making the unfortunate lady a wife aM widow the same week. The Auckland Penny Time table foj January is now out, and contains a mass 0 ' ] information of service to the travelh": | public. It can be had of all stationers. The Catholic bazaar was rc-opeueil I ss ' I night, and, notwithstanding the almost con' tinuous downpour of rain, about £20 ; taken. The balance of the goods on li3 n : wil be disposed of by auction to-night, com' , mcncing at 7 o'clock. I In the account which appeared J' es day morning of the trip of the lilenelg • the Ivawau, a curious typographical erf ■ occurred. One of Caxton's early wor ' seen in the library of Sir George -< ircy, , ■ a translation of Virgil's jEneid, noi the ll' 3 The following is the state of tho Auekla*' Lunatic Asylum for the week ending 3»' ; December, 18S1 :—Remaining last 249 ; admitted since, 2 ; discharged, 2 ; d" 1 0; remaining, 249—172 males, 77 fsnwlM-

left for San Francis .-yesterday, toot eight boxes gold. Voff that the races are over it may not °: nn3 manner in wnich Mr. Superintencle Thomson has worked the provisions of tl -Gaming »d Lotteries Act. The one obje Sinview has been to carry oufrtheinte of the Legislature m a broad ai enlightened spirit, suppressing profession ° L and the tricks of the "under at "entry, but interfering as little f v jth the harmless amusements at |SSS"f l «h. publia , The .otu,l drfri „f duty have been carried out by Mr. Pard; "howason the-ground each day, and sa tha" the provisions of the Act were compile •With That officer enforced Mr. Thomson instructions with tact and discretion, so th; ' ill-feeling arose out of the action of tl nolice It is a P. ifc y tUat tlle Wellingtc Dolice'authorities, in their recent racing pr. seditions did not exhibit similar judgmen as nothing is so likely to create a reaetic against the Gaming and Lotteries Act— nfeful and beneficial measure if fairl worked—a3 arbitrary and ill-considered pr< seditions arising.out of a strained interpret: tioa of the law. The little steamer Lily left the RaiJwa Wharf for the mail steamer Australia yestei dav between 2 and 3 o'clock, in the muls of an absolute downpour of rain. The pas senders embarked with considerable dilL cttlty and most of them huddled down belo\ to avoid, if possible, being quite soaked There were very few down to see the pas senders off. The mail bags were the last t arrive, and when they were packed in th hold they were covered with tarpaulins Mr. Biss, Chief Postmaster, went down ij the Lily. A Christchurch paper of December 2! has the following " Yesterday Captaii firundy, of the schooner Torea, brough down from Kaipara a miniature chest o drawers, made by one of the workmen ai the Aratapu sawmills, which, for neatness o: design and beauty of material, would tak< some beating. . The veneering of mottlec kauri was exceedingly well done, and the rare shades of the kauri could not very well be excelled as specimens." A Southern exchange "gives publicity tc the following:—" It is said that the blue guin is an enemy to all insect life, and Mr. Mills, of Marlborough, Victoria, has turned this property of the eucalyptus to good account. By his making a practice of. strewing blue guni branches on the ground round about, and fastening strips of bark round their stems, his fruit trees throve wonder : fully; and, whilst those of his neighbours are "blighted, his own are entirely free from insects." If the statement be true, the fact disclosed is important. The vines are infested in Australia, Europe, and portions o' America, are destroyed with the phyloxera, and if portions- of blue gum branches, folli age, or. bark scattered through a vineyarc were to have the effect of banishing the insects, the blue gum tree would be a friend indeed. Many of our best apple trees are affected with the American blight, and out peace . trees are fast being destroyed by a tiny insect, but if a cure is so ready to hand our orchards may soon be cleared of the insect enemies. It is to be hoped that some of our fruit growers will give the proposal a trial, and let us know the result. The Melbourne Telegraph of December 27 says:—"As if it were that a contrast was being offered to the happiuess and mirth prevailing everywhere outside, the number ot vagrants brought before yesterday's formal sitting of the City Court was unusually large, while the condition of the wretched outcasts was more ..than orelinarily painful. In several instances they had to be carried into Court, and left half reclining on the floor while the magistrates decided for how long they should be remanded.* One of the unhappy ones was an aged woman who had thrown herself into the. Yarra. Her only Support for some (lays, the policeman who rescued her informed the Bench, had been a cup of collee. Another was aa aged man, who said he was unable to work any longer, and that he must do away with himself, unless relief was afforded to him." "Relating to the abandonment of a homestead in America, the Commissioners cf Appeal have recently decided that " without the assent of the wife, signified in some mode, to the abandonment of the homestead, the husband has no power to deprive her of it 3 benefits, and subject it to his debts, by simply causing her to remove from it. The mere declaration of abandonment by the husband would not be sufficient. The proof •of total abandonment must be clear." How "would such a ruling be regareled in this part of the colony, where many homesteads exist ? If the principle expressed above were applicable here, it is evident that the wife has a very potential voice in the disposal of the land selected under our homestead law. If such a_ ruling could not be obtained here, it is desirable that the • New Zealand law be made conformable to'that of America in that respect, for it is evident that the wife should have a voice in the disposal of that upon 'which the support of herself and family may depend, at least to an extent sufficient to prevent future want. The following is the state of Her Majesty's uaol,. Auckland, for the week ending 31st December, 1881 :—On remand, 8 males; awaiting trial, 9 males ; sentenced to penal servitude, 41 males • hard labour, 74 males, c ? et ? a^es 5 imprisonment, 2 males; default of bail, .1 male, 2 females; debtors, 1; received during the weel?, 15 males, 1 female: , "Sed, males, 2 females : total in gaol, 136 males, 20 females, The public feeling evoked by the Catholic priests refusing to perform the burial service 'ate Mr. Fitzpatrick, has caused the authorities to hark back. On the morning December 22 a requiem mass for the repose of the soul of the late Mr. Michael iitzpatnck was celebrated in St. Thomas's nil??' ?etersham, by the Very Rev. Dr. v' m th e presence of the Rev. P. young the Rev. C. P. P. Collinc-ridge, nf it, a ew intimate friends or the deceased gentleman, including Sir ratnek Jennings and Mr. Francis McDermott. After mass the officiating clergyman proceeded to the cemetery, accompanied L t! ! os V vho , present at the service m the church, ami performed at grave of the' late member for Yass the ceremony prescribed in the ritual' mottling was said or done beyond rendering ttte service. There was no attempt at anyJwng in the way of a public display, ami we proceedings were kept as private as 1 possible. On the previous Sunday the matter Was referred to at St. Thomas' Church, at ±1° clock .mass, by the Rev. Dr. Coletti. , e effect of his statement was a brief explanation that the denial of the customary serv ' ce at Mr. Fitzpatrick's funeral as the result of a misunderstanding, it believed by the authorities that Mr. ce JP a J ri °k had up to the time of his death ren ew communion with the which he was connected. He (Dr. ttiVf i " a d,however,subsequently intiniateel h-t? 3 before his death Mr. Fitzpatrick hiH e^- u l> c m and. confessed to him, anel Snnil?y.° miS ? *° a^en d church on Jubilee faith v u ma k® public confession of his fulfill,v? 1 ? Promise he was prevented from having fl sudden death. This fact by TV pf® 11 commuiiicated to the authorities had n n v '"'bsj having this knowledge, intermßiW 18 - Qwn au thority, sanctioned the tiooa m . con3ec rated grounel, instrucshould Tv«« ? Iven that the burial service a be performed over the grave.

} A Californian paper contains the follow- ; f ing If every one who owns 160 acres of land would sell 120 acres and use the money in setting out forty acres of vines, he would in ten years, with ordinary luck and good management, be very well off financially, and would attain that end with less expenditure of physical energy than would have been required of him had he kept his land and seeded it to grain every year. The 16-feet boats which competed in the Sweepstake Race on Monday, were the Spray, Nellie, May, and Gygnet. The course was from Freeman's Bay to the North Shore buoy, thence to the mark known as the Daphne's moorings—twice round. The Spray (sailed by Sam Dove), won by five five minutes; Nellie, second ; May, third j The Tablet states that it learns, by means of letters received via Suez from Rome, that in all probability Bishop Moran would have been prepared to leave Italy for New Zealand via Brindisi by the mail that left this month, so as to arrive in Duneclin in January. It is announced that Messrs. Priestly aud and Sons, among the largest manufacturers of line dress goods, whose works at Bradford, England, continually run 1500 steam looms, are about to remove their entire business to Philadelphia, being convinced that the United States is to be the future industrial centre. A building has been secured, and the machinery is already arriving. It is probable that the operatives of the English works will very generally follow the mill to America. A call of Id per share has been made in the Southern Cross Petroleum Company, payable od or before the 11th January, at Gisborne. The annual meeting of the Tokatea Institute is advertised to be held on the 12th instant, at seven o'clock, for the transaction of business stated in the advertisement in another column.