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New Zealand Herald, Volume XIX, Issue 6483, 28 August 1882, Page 4

I Dr."Philsoni our riders will be all glad to learn, -is now' progressing so favourably .towards'.recovery'that his medical? atten■dantsV.,<X)rs. Goldsboro' and Stockwell,: now .entertain no' doubts as to his ultimate rc;covery.{:.As;ra ihighly?Keld~in esteem'than Dr. Philsoii, but jit is amongst those: who;have;becn under hiß icare from time.to time who, have experieneed {the benefits of bisjhedic^ J jfultiess, .that rcgret/was .^stroiigw^v, while J (there was any danger- to 'his .valuable life, j oiE'vesseis .now. lying at-Russell•at> ; the / (inordinate delay 'in receiving'cargora ot .coallV The'Bchooaers Mariner, / T^^pt£'*']£ate''&<&iqjpr > and seem wait'^6r:'t'w ( o'weeks more. So great "is the 'disgu'st" among the Jnasters,~thatrthey talk-of ballast" and leaving;the port.' r -~; [" But' little further light has been thrown upon the origin of-the fire whfclibrolteout bn Saturday morning on tha'premises .orMr. W. G. Connolly, Vic-toria-street;, although- the detec ti vea 'are in - yestigating the matter. The buildings were insured in-the-Scottish Imperial'lnslaranec Company, for. £ 100, .but tliejstock,w]fis.whSlly uninsured. ■ The damage to'timberandSther s it.is - estimated ; will amount'to several hundreds, of_pounds. There is reason tofear it is a case of incendiarism. - "" * . ■ i .The example which .Mr. Thomas. Russell,.. [ C.'M.Gv, and Mr.' Mackcilvie ha}ve set in sending to AubUtma?wbrWVf':aft' aiid other articles obtained •while' at'Hbme, is'about to be followed by another, old rcolonist now in Btitain on a visit. . Several months ago, Mr. G V M. Mitford wenfc'to*Erigland after a long sojourn in the colony. and by the: list mail ri ; ewß was;received-iby.hja\friends;here ! ; that . lfe had. decided .--'to enrich the Auckland"; * Museum collection "of'.old'coins j andy old' i engravings which he has been and is collect--.: ing. -. These articles' will; in due time be'sent. '.out toi Aucklarid Ws Mrv MackelWe sent; his. f collection-.of—books- relating-to- New-Zea--laud,, and: Mr. Russell, his .handsome donation' ;of the collection.-, of; plaster c.ists of ancient! works of art which now'adorn-the Museum.' - . jThe ordinary ttorithly "meeting of the Auckland Institute will-be" held to-night in the Museum; and Institute Buildintf,-:Erinces-;street. Two papers are to be read. One by .Captain^.T; .Broun; •Mi K.S.y *on ' * A>:New" Species.of GurculionidiG,"- and one by Bishop? Cowie.entitled The New Zealand University—its History, Constitution, and Objects," . I &. social • gathering took place in the.Epsom Hall on Saturday evening, last, the occasion beinrr the prcsentatiou of a, 'test3 ir.onial to' Miss Sturge,' wlio,' for a period of two years, has -.ably presided at. thehar-f • moniumoin connection-with tlie Presbyteriin -Church semces'/held at^Epsbm.'?' Mr.' John 1 -L. -Cochrane, on behalf Jof .the subscribers, vnlade the presentation, which', consisted tof a' -Jiandso'me photographici l 'album, ahd'V cbpy ofMilton's-poema. .He spokem high terms of the, services Miss JSturge had ren-: deredithe church, and; regretted 'exceedingly..that thecal! of duty necessitatedherremoval .'frorii tho district'. Eawry also' niade\a ifew.!': appropriate • remarks.- -- Miss- ; Sthrge' sul^J) fe°l £ P o^le d ß?'l: the preseiitation'.'itod: was loudly; applauded. 'She leaves"' Epsoin this week for Kaipara: v.-i';-'-- 1 Vf- ,o meeting-of-,-the-'Buiidihg ;Comniittee : *df. the .proposed Jewish,; Synagogue; was - held, yesterday, and'the question"of:deciding upon' th? tenders'was deferred to' another meeting.; A grand sMasonic; entertainment is', announced to be: given in the; Theatre Royal. CT^°S 0 ?i evoH J, n ® , .' I ?' a^oft h |liall Building Fund, tit,will:be under the of the R.WI Provincial Grand Jlasonic fraternity and-promises- to be a verj' successfur aflair. " '■p musical adaptation of Sir Walter Scott's • " will be produced," the* various.characters being taken.-by Auckland .amateurs. • The musical part- of the enter-' tamment will bo under th'o ' direction of' A-M/f '^aiict' ■ a number ot-leading 'vocalists; haye premised their-assistanoe. ' Permission hag been obtainedfor the brethren to appear I in ' * M^slea.; 1 haying ' broken ; out among'-' the girls in- the''lndustrial 'ECowe-Btreetj" .thft concert which; was to have been given by them to-morrow will not take place. • , The usual Evangelistic Service was held .eywtog.'tr.in'.sthe ; Thea,treTßoyal.. Jtfr. Brackenrig preside'dJ';"Thd jParaonsen". >• ter.gave.inatructivo'addressesc.-Notr I the inclemency:.of the weather I fair attendance.;';

«J^ElieJ>n«neaajtttho.goliea_& In>t1n>t SEyJwas ve^^n3r^Onomanrwh(il^¥ la^ ''•J.Keif ■ . : suffenng 'frim-the effects of drinV-. \J4*" discharged.; A-eharge of withdrawn against;a man who hadf^c^ promise to cl&r oßt. "There was an icfitioreiorjasprdtecHon ortjer,- but th Sapplieantf dM-Jnofc; appear," and the cat > : .rr: *u j have at lenirrt - - ' ceeded in-obtaining what they have {seeking,:,thought M'an,important T59- . nvhich they - required for the purpose jabling them toextend the'operations of a^' iiß l ojpoai{e A ,side of ito thepresent Iworks.i that is to - the'iuWhaa'- Asylum; side of tWn"*' jNorth Koad, 4 s -very ■ important ont^nffi' iCient to work, a.,turbmo"wh2el, asw.ii ,be available'' for' all the other purposes of i? [business. Buildings are now being eS jon-the-oppositesido-of the road to fk ■old .tanijfry,- almost in the centre of"a [asylum grounds. These buildings \rill fcfl ,the most - approved designs for cam.;,, -® jthe fellmorigety tiisiness, 1 with' the reatmu" t tan pits, &c. We are informed that tK. fir» jwill probably erect a bone mill also, and ft} it-is ■ within - the 1 bounds .of probability tw ' ■the^^-hole,of,their tannery business Triir ,timo lw'removed' to this'ride; as it'off" 1 ' superioradvantages'to that already ' Mr /A^zFernandez,writes " Briton,,Hotel,-- August. 26, 18S2, :-A paragraphs your usue ; of to-day fixes the locality 0 f an assault by a" man nam«d Charles Rri„u afr —tJi^r7"Britomartr~Hotcl. —No— occurrence' ever' 1 took- place »at ; m ■ house, -andj-.ljwould be obliged by jon> correcting"'tne l^sam'ei J 'Some';other 'fij? is", evidently^'meant, and 1 a mistake W .been ffiade' lii'the'.name.";; Mr. PernaiiieSl' the'rewrt through "mistaki ug ): Customhouse-street for the r -Customhouse Hotel, when th« ca» wa3 being 1 -' stated" for the; prosecution. •"h was invthe^Customhousa.Hotel, Fort-striet not in the Britomartr Hotel, Customhouse! street,-' that "the assault took place. [ Between Saturday night and Snndaymorning a new fdar-r6omec| ,cottage, erected'bv Mr.- Samuel: Deery,'ih : Graham-street, Parnell, nearly opposite the ..Parnell Fabb'c School, narrowly escaped destruction by fi re [Tbe;-casae;.was ( ,fither:culpable carelessness. »ndw.ant,oLthought, .or. jib Attempt at in. cendiarism. . We do not think the aspect of affaire Heats'out the letter impression; ;• following are the'facts of the case -.—The. isnotquite finished, and .is notoc. cupied, arid Mr. Deery still resides in Cra. is a vacant allotment on .the con*er r/ o£. ,Manukau-road and Grahambetween'the former and Sir.' Deery'f jhouse. About half-past 1 o'clock oh Sunday morning ,Mr.i Priestley was returning to-his home, in Grabnm-street, when, he observed sparks a, pretty ; strong westerly wind from a heap" orcindors, which had bin deposited within about" a yard of the fenced ; ' J These bemg blown-through-'the fence and under the house, and as there jwaa a large._qaantity.:of"shavings and loose Tnateriai lying about;;: the-danger wstvery ponsiderabloiis . He-iput out j the fire, as he'thought byi'Bcattering it, and did nofc'-irifdrm- Mr/ Deery of what he had seen'until the morning., Mr. . Deery. pro. ceeded- to the jpot jwith a friend, Mr. 8,, .McGiyen, andTjocE"thinking that",the "ember* dead'jliwed.tbejr .hands'oh th'eoL They found'to their, surprise that the fire' - 'was still aliv^^d.tiiei'r t 'hands,were burnt .The. deposit KaU 'Japp'eararice of being i p : buc£etfof r Hv6d3 ind'coal Ambers and ashei taken l 'front S: a '-'and * thrown down : thoughtlessly, but no pains could have been taken;jto,ascertain;that>they;Were dead, as 'th^;.T^.^me. f hai^bntiit.sticks of fin.. jrooa 1 ' aihoiigpt "tliem. *" It is ..probable,.had! the danger not in time byMr. Pnestly, that "not "only Mr. Deery'B. bouse but several adjoining ones would have been;burnt;.'bri.'--;; -- : -• ;-.j t j The Burdett Howe Company are expected to arrive here to-day-by-thu s.s. Te Anan, from Wellington, ;! and, - aa will be seen by onr advertising .-'colnmns,' l ''are' to' open on Wednesdayeveuliig; at Abbott's "Opera" House, in n new Bensation piece, entitled V True to the Core." „Mr. Howe is the star, r and-brinjrs H'ith Kim -a repertoire of all the r latest jJondon dramas. These'"have been produced by him with great success in ilelbourne, Sydney, and the southern cities in this colony..; oampany consista of many old Aucklaud favourites, Miss Jennie Nye, Miss_ Lizzie Lawrence, Mdlle. Lolo de G lorian,-.&c. ,i Mr.' J;; P. - - West - ; (stage; manager), Mr. Harry Power (thejpopular comedian), Mr. J. W.Fishor,and Mr. R. W.Rede. Mr. J. S. "Willis who-ismanager, and also well known as ttie premier Bcenio artist of New Zealand. t ) •„ , . j There is" another'case" of erysipelas reported, this .-time; • from: >. Newton. Miss Hrannigan accidentally cut her hand a few days ago, and erysipelas supervened, which This disease ' is stated > r io »-be -sometimes of a coatagionsl character. • >

' A seaman named. Robert Goodwin was arrested ou Saturday on a charge of wilful disobedience to lawfdl commands, on board _ the".' Three "persons' were' locked up fovbeing,,drunk, and James Mc,Anu£F, a recent arrival in the colony, was taken into custody as a lunatic. He recently ..arrived from.Melpoutne,' and has apparently .been drinking'itieavily.n On Saturday night "and Sunday morning he.created some sensa--tion-in ■tha' Streets;; • He!" was haunted .with the idea thathe'waa being persecuted by jlarrikins, and knocked at several houses to 'obtain protection. Finally, at 3 a.m., he " A K 0 IV I ■The city endowment allotments recently jjqfd in ~the.;western.l p art3 of the- city, have not been-sn£Fered;tO:lie idle long. : residences arejbeing erected upon them every- - ~" i jßy the last Mr. W. F. r ßnckland receiveij3nf?r nia tipn • from his 'brother ; Henry , tnat ' lie had successfully, passed' his fihal examination at 'Cambridge J ior his He.Tvas. a student of . Jesus College, Cambridge, and in his final ; examination-the special subject • was cliemia..try, in which third in order of ■merit. — pCHe'Japanese warahip Tsiikuba, which has j been an ,object.ofiso much curiosity during I her stay-here,- sailed for Yokohama, Japan,"! on Saturday" _ morning, about 10 o'clock. ~.-; .Upon' leading the harbour, Captain Kasama bade the port farewell by dipping the flag oL his vessfel'three!times. ; From inquiries made .of the.officers of "the vessel during her stay f -5 in port ire tfndersland'.that periodical visits;" will be "ther colonies by Japanese warships.' " ' .. A. considerable-.number of improvements A. are at present/going on at tho North Shore. 1 both in : the'"way' of the erection of new I business, premises and. private residences.; n The shipbuilders have also their building Blip3\fully, occupied jwith-orders, and the- ' arrangements for the : erdction of a near the t)evdripsrtwharf: are l?eing rapidly^ pushed_on," : ltwill-profeagreat conYcnieiiK- — to thjSrNorth r, ! > r lj l Mr. A;;.W. Bromfieldj 'Bolicitor, Tauranga, -- is at present confined "to, Kis'residence sufferngjfrom a:blroken''rib, L 'the : result'of anaceilenjt at Whakatane a'few 1 .... - Mr.'-U. ; :li.i-'Skeen'-vnirread-'an essayon ' ' Early Typography " atjthe meeting of the !t. Jamea class r to-nigbt, and' Mr. E. Miller fill folio W pa per on''' The Press." r;-,v"r.V.