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New Zealand Herald, Volume XIX, Issue 6549, 13 November 1882, Page 4

I A suppelment is issued with this morning's I The Hoc. J. Bryce, Native Minister, * ill, unless any unforeseen contingency arises. i«?.ave Auckland for Eotorua during the wtck. It is his intention, after attending to the business of his department there requiring his attention, to returs again to Auckland. The term of the return tickets issued by the Railway Department to enable people from the \> aikito district to visit the Agricultural Show at E'lerslie expired en Saturday last. In the ordinary coarse o: event.- the ho'.dcrs of these tickets would have h ui to re-turn by the morning train, but Mr. >sac.";;::a:d C3u;ed the train which left Aucklau i at 4.15 p.m., which ordinarily only goes to Mercer, to proceed right through." t,:. Te Awamutu. This was a very welcome concession, and enabled many to speud the greater part of the day in Auckland before returning home. Mr. Humphries, Chief Surveyor, has been appointed by the Government to take obser■mtions of the Transit of Vencs at i station which will be fixed on. MsrsJand-hill, and will be connected by telegraph with a station at Christchurch. A set of new instruments for the purpose are on their Tray to Sew Plymouth. The practice of the associated choirs at Beretford-street Chapel on Friday evening, in connection with the projected entertainment io aid of the sew fiaptist church building fund, was well attended, there being orer a hundred lingers present. An excellent feeling prevailed throughout.

For the best ball she months old and andar ] one year, in the section of gr*d e rattle, at I the EUerslie Bhow, Mr. H. S. Andrewi and Mr. B. Hobbs were the only exhibitors. .The second prize was, as our report showed, awarded to Mr. E. Hobba, bat the stall where Mr. Andrew's bell was kept had no ticket attached, nor was nay award ticket , attached to the animal which it contained. : No information was obtainable in the office of the association as to the fate of; thi3 animal, a circumstance dne probably to neglect on the part of the stewards. Mr. Andrews, however, informs us that his fnimal obtained the first prire.

We find that our remarks npon the strange neglect hitherto shown by Auckland capitalists in developing the fishiug industry were highly opportune. For some time past s, scheme has been mooted for carrying on the preserving of fish on a large scale, and by a_ process entirely new. By this method of treatment they remain literally fresh for an indefinite period. Trial shipments, we are informed, have already been made to Sydney . with the most complete success, and highly profitable results. It will be seen, by advertisement, that a meeting of those interested in the matter "will be held in the cmce of Mr. T. Leich V, hite, acting secretary, ScherrTs Buildings, Fort-street, this afternoon, at 4 o'clock. In addition to preserving fish fresh by the method alluded to, the projected company have it in view to include smoking and curing in tJieir operations. With a supply practically inexhaustible at onr very doers, and with the absolute certainty of an enormous demand for export, there seems every reason to believe that an enterprise of thi3 nature will prove a Tery great success.

The body of young Mr. Pearson, who ■was drowned on the sth instant in attempting to cross the head of Whaingaroa harbour, was bregfat on to Raglan, and thence to one of :he Waikato stations, being brought down to Auckland by the Saturday afternoon irrvin. His brother, Mr. Pearson, M.H.R. for Ashley, was expected to arrive by the Wacaka, which came into the Manukac yesterday. The tody of the deceased young gentleman is to be forwarded to Canterbury for interment.

The Auckland Teachers' Association, at their monthly meeting held on Saturday, elected Mr. H. Worthington (head-master) and Mr. .Ad3JUS(a3sistant-mastCT)of City East School to be delegates to represent the Auckland teachers at the conference of ! teachers t» be held in Christchnrck daring the ensuing Cnristmas holidays. The Very Rev. Father Fynes, V.C-, received a telegram item Sydney on Saturday, stating that Bishop Luck had embarked on board the Ringarooma for Auckland. The priests accompanying him had embarked on board the Wairarap-a, also bound for Auckland. A meeting of creditors has been held in the estate of John Kaye Richardson, jeweller, of Tauracga. The liabilities were set down at £596, and the asset 3 at £s&i. Messrs. Lackum and Scott, the representatives of creditors residing at Wellington and Duneiin, were elected trustees. Mr. Justice Giilies has arrived at Wellington. The Court of Appeal will sit ike first week in December. The principal case from Auckland to be brought before the Court is that of Spina, who was convicted of Bring at Williams at Okinemuri. It will be recollected that another native was tried at the same time, and acquitted. Tcere was considerable conflict of evidence as to identification. The point reserved was as to the construction of certain words cse*! by Epiha whether they should have been 1 received as evidence. The cor tention of the prisoner's counsel was that he spoke on behalf cf his trite. The words were, "I did it," which was held by the prosecution

meaning was " I (the tribe) did it. r " One of the subjects to be considered by the ju-ges durir; the sittings of the Court of Appeal in Wellington will probably be the terly..Circuit Courts for gaol delivery. Mr. Justice Guiies intimate<l before leaving the Circuit Court on the 3rd of January, preceded immediately by the Christmas holidays and followed immediately by the long vacation, was deemed to be very inconvenientFormerly the Circuit Courts were held on the ber," a"nd~ becTmbeTT But ML-ch"ls'"ir-he long vacation and the December sittings occasionally extended to the middle of January having to adjturn over the Christmas season. The only alternative would appear to be filing some date in the middle of the quarterly months for the op-ening of the circuit sittings instead cf the first day. We would call the attention of intending members to the fact that the 10-ige is connection with the United Aacient Order of Druids will be inaugurated this evening at the lodge-room, Insurance Buildings, at 7 p.m. Ail candidates will require to have a The hears and pla;es, when and where Dr. column. R.'-yal on Friday evening next. M. F. 0~ Literary Society en .Saturday Moli«r's ecmedv. " Les Fetr.mes Savautes."" was read with skill by Messrs G :'. : .;-.e:u. I\ NV.hrn. ton7"ileirsr de'L^ETu?'l-iT"wr : kins!"" •'■! VHleVai. The femfrTiae ciara'.TcFs "w-'rr m«: ladies are tc be congratuiite-d for their nice and expressive pronunciation of the Gaelic lamusge. Although the audience was rather evening was enjoyed. Xeat Saturiay Mr. John Sinclair vrdl lecture on "The "Wattakerei Waterfalls/' wrJ'.s: Mr. S. C-'.rke will read an essay on '• Education." On Saturday, a meetiuc of the Fsmel: BC'rsrgh C'ouuk-il was heidT the Mayor p-re-s:d:ng, vo hear objections to the prorx>se»a to the proposed dimensions cf pipes at certain puces. Mr. Boylaa, engineer, h« would see that the objections were obviated. by the substitution of 21 inch for IS inch pirx'S, so as to enable the pip-?s to carry cf the drainage easily. The bey Milkr. who met with a r-ainfu: thigh, will be well enough to be discharged from the hospital next week. A your.g man named William Taykr. a half-caste, was admitted to the hospital en Saturday last, suffering from a cut about three inches long, near the right ankle. About a fortnight ago he was engaged fe'la tree at" Waitaki, beyond Henderson's Mill, when the axe slipped and cut bit toot. The ankle narrowly escaped injurv. There were seven prisoners m the lock-up last eTening, namely, four 011 charsree of drur-kenaess ; Peter James Quin'an. far being drunk and disorderly: Benjamin Sutherland, seaman, and Joseph Rodrigeui, fireman on s.s. Wellington, being the fourth and cfth men concerned in the robbery of jewellery, the property of Mx. Mander Sccti, oa bcari that vessel.

3 '"PPrced to named Edward Barry at the North £ Caa Saturday afternoon laat It «rJ CC,t °» Barry, who resides at Lake **** driving furiously along the -port in company with two yotd»" horseback, when his hon»; a2d his trap capsizing he was lently on the rock,. He was picked np in an almost and conveved to a hoc;e clo«- t<- an? senger sent for Dr. Parkinson' whV Constable Hutchinson, ?* when his injuries received m-dical a" i i" er * Although the man is badly hurt, Dr* "p^y 2son hopes that after a few dav»" res'- '-*, n be able to resume his ordinary * 1 " J No farther particulars have be*- ~.'Z~ from Helenirville respecting the ma 3 -._ EDkioira, reported 33 '<-, ,;' "^ = * there on Thursday sight. "° " *" OT:4a

The constable at Kawakawa, CogbJac. arrived from Kawakaw a .-"sl^ 4 day with a Maori prisoner •*■}-.■ ~, ""V* committed to tike his trial z\ ~~l . Ct!a criminal sessions of the Supreme- .■>'_ t ' ti: several charges of larceny ar.d for assault upon the police. " * s " : -' At the Police Coart on Saturday -. and two women were punished for i~ -•- -ia cess. _ Henry Mason, c.Ta* Lecn&rd LlcS" was charged with burglariously bre-.V;-- "Vj entering the dwelling of Patrick GeM?" with intext to commit a felony. H» also charged - rith stealing a so'd •*--„-- *M sold chain, worth £36, the Lyucp, en tne Sta ins*. On the ap-,' : 0! the police a remand was granted 'to \V? nesday Deri. A charge aaainst Tc--"" Moody, of obtaininz goods bv7a'»= —... IT** was dismi-sed. Mr. MacdQnald'hM^? 8 ' sided. ' •-*-' The anneal sale of =v.-<- .-. property of the Auckland Acri-mhsrilYv; 4 pany (late Maclean and Co.) was hvjTi, Saturday at Penrose, and was verv I-"—,! attended. The quality 0: the arJrat'."'* unexceptional, and the excellent /•o^il: 3 in which they appeared was most The sale vras on the whole fairly snccesjf-T A detailed report is published' in "ar-'-d column. """"" A correspondent states that a =av;~e cowardly assault was ccrnrr.itteii u%?n *I« natives at Mangare Bridje at an yesterday morning. The native;, a j.J!, named Peily. and an old man tz-wrTaj Coffin, had been to the North Shore and were returning home when thev upon by three yocn, feliowe. Co£a Vsi knocked »own and kicked en the roofi several of his feeth being broker, and •'•- woman was very roughly handled hv 1--assailants. Tne approach of a milk cart let longing to the Auckland Dairy Ccrctaty caused the miscreants to take to their nee l * Police Sergeant Greece was at Mingtre yesterday investigating the matter. At an early hour on Satnrdav rr.crsinr 3 yocng man o: 19 years oi age, named Betrt Mason, alias Leonard Ljcyc, was taken bto custody en the charge of stea!in 2 a g C y watch, chain, and k-c-ket, valued atT£3B, is property of Dennis Lynch, and c: burglariously entering Gieeson's Hotel, Hci son-street. It seems Mrs. Gleeson vu aroused by a noise, and on awakinj as j man abstracting money from the pocket cf her cress. She at once raised an alarm, 2zi the inmates sallied out after the intrtdr. Mr. Gleesen (Mrs. Lynch's brother). =tc. ceeded, after an exciting chase, in caprtritg the offender in Hobscn-street, whenhe«-*s handed over to the custody of the pol;:* Mason was brought up at the P;.'.ic» Qitr: till 'W ednes-dav. ' ' "*~"" J

We have to aefcuowlwige th- receipt of & November number of the >"crth Zescontaius much valuable information to tch settlers and country settlers generally. There is en view at Mr. Leech's, Sb:rilish artist. Mr. C. J. Smith, at present ot"3 visit to this province. It is entitled, "Ear:? Morning, Gien Sammocks. Isle cf Arm,' 5 shapes. An incuest -will be held to-dav, 5: u>lunatic asylum by Dr. C. F. Golisin, coroner, on the body 0: cue of the pitiat2, who died at the institution on Saturday, but who has been relieved by Serge ir.t-lir'c: gregcr. He goes to Tauranga to-day tj the S-s. Glenelg to all the vacancy caused :t tie the fcrce for fourteen vea-=. ar,i =?rr:d ander Colonel McDonnell" in tie uY.d km both in the West Coast and Ei=t C«as: cmin the civil branch of the Armed Ccssu'rtfor" seme years past h"a> been stati::el :: Hawera. Mr. I>. G. M-cDoua-LL secreta— of tie Xew Prince Irar-ena! Gvli-atiaiag Coßjaty, dused quite an eic-ternest on Cia=r= a iaa shares advanced cor.=Mcn;:-!y. Sale, were erected at 4°s and 50s. an: a: in We kive to ackurwledge the re.tip: ::" the November number of Brassis''! Guide to Xew Zealand from Mr. Jnes. ti: Auckland i;;ir. W» <f 0 no: know wicH cury :t ts to keer> the prorrietors .Tiviefdc: any changes in the several districts c: it* celony, but if the directories c: the ScTUtl rroTmcial districts are wcr:h pullishitgs! fcrm. The necessary corrections shocli '« secessary. la rtlatiirn to Auckland, ths* are a -vast number of corrections :o cake, which should have been made Ion; &;b. Is take a few. =-_ : : s t h"a; Mr. T. t e-xcock :s nc-t the president 01 Aucklaad Institute : Mr. Comntoc is Mi the chairman of the Harbour Boari ; Mr. P. laad Licensed Victuallers' AssocisuK. having left the province Ices aco; Mr- - T - C. Firth is act tie president of~tie Aks'and Acclrtcatfsatiea Society ; nor is It. "patera! Association! Tte:t should be c-onectw. On Friday uigbt. near 12 o'clecS,.^ and reeved sirltl-r aTa i:u«. that c: Mr. Krigit. Tie are is believed w nave accidental in its origin. The P.evs. The mas Buddie and W. Giws conducted Irvine set-rice vesterdav at the North Shore in the Maori laDgusrs. At 11 a.m. service was conducted in tt* >"aval She-d for tie eoßvemeuce of the W«: kato natives, and at noon in the shed c: Messrs. Sims and Brewn at their shij> building yard tc the Xgapuhi tribe. 80 13 ssrvtcss trera -well attended by the natives, and a uumhtr c: Europeans were alio present. The se.-rf.res meat retsdened aid listened to with marked attention.

11l II The anniversary services of the Pamcll Wesleyan Church were held yesterday, and there were large congregations on each occasion. In the morning the Rev. Mr. Garland conducted tho service, and preached from the latter part of the 10th verso of the 2nd chapter of Revelation, "Be thou faithful unto death, and I will give theo a crown of life." In the evening the Rev. Mr. Dukes preached to a large congregation from the Ist clause of the 9th verso of the 3rd ehapt=: Of the Ist Corinthian*, " For we are labourers together with Uod." The collection in the forenoon amounted to £3 10s, and the afternoon to £2, making a total of £5 10a. The anniversary tea meeting will be held on Tuesday evening. By arrangement at the eonlerence of Young Men's Christian Associations held in London last 3'ear the week commencing yesterday, 12th inst., will be observed throughout the world ::s a week of special prayer and supplie.iti.ja for the outpouring of rich blessing upon the Church aud the wurld, aud especially for a blessing upou the efforts which are made by those associations ou behalf o: young men. A meeting for men only was held yesterday afternoon. There j was a good attendance. Mr. T. Bud.He, hon. secretar3', presided, and addresses wire | given by tho Revs, W. Dellow and A. Fair- j brother. The evening s:;rvic.-- in the Theatre | Royal was largely attended. Special services j will bo held each evening this week at 7.30, I when suitable addresses will be given by friends of the association. A man, whose name wc have been unable to ascertaiu, fell oti' the end of the tiucenstrcet Wharf i.ite> the harbour last evening. It appears tin- 1.1 '.n was watehint! one of the North Shore steamers coming across the harbour, aad whilst leaning forward 10 obtain a better view over-balanced hiiustlf, ..nd fell iuto the wat..r. 8.-lure assistance could be rendered tohiui, he had scramble.! up one of the piles, ami regaining the whan", soon disappeared amongst the largo crowd that had been attracted by the accident. Goodwin P.iri-.er, a passenger by the mail stcaunr from Syduey to San Francisco, became so scriou-.ly ill'nu the voyage to Auckland that he v.is put ashore lure and has boe.'i under *.:..- treatment of Dr. I'hilsuu. He complained of p.iin= in tiie (.tomaeh, and there was Ir.qui.t vomiting. Ou Friday morning he b-gan Taking lits, and was taken to the "ho.-pita I for ti eminent. lie states that he wa.- thrown from a horse some tin.e ago, and received a daisgeio .6 cut on the back of the i.va.l. and it is very probable that this may b. t;ie cause of the lits. Parker is a draughtsman in the New South Wales civil service, and was < .>! ruulf to Kugi.uid ou business when the sciiuas illness overtook him. He is .» married man. an! has a wife aud three children residing in Sydney.

The anniversary services of the Alexandrastreet Primitive Methodist Sunday-school were held ve:-teri:iy. The whole of the services were well attended, and the discourses of an appropriate cH-traeter. Iu the morning the hew Dr. MeLeod preached, in the afternoon the Kov. W. .]. Wa'.kins, and in the evening the Kov. G. W. Spence. The collections we,'.—morning, £7 lOsf>d : afternoon, £.*) 9» Tl; evening, £7 -is 10d : total, £20 3s lOd. The Sabbath collection forms a small part of the school's income, the receipts for the year (excluding yesterday's collections) amounting to £107 6s 2d. The expenditure, including the expense of erecting additional class-rooms and enlarging the mam building, amounted to £2~>9 2s 4 1, which left a deficiency of £91 lGs 2d, further reduced by yesterday's collections to £71 12= 4d. During the services yesterday the children occupied the gallery, and sang very nicely several hymns, under the conductorship of Mr. Firth. Mr. Parker presided at the harmonium. At the afternoon service there were about 2:50 children present. The annual tea meeting will be held to-morrow evening, at ij.MO. At the subsequent public meeting addresses will be delivered by the Revs. J. Grew W. S. Potter, Hauralu P-ui and Messrs. G. liemus a-d E. Wood. The adjourned meeting of the Eight Hour Demonstration of the delegates ot the movement, was held on Friday evening at 8 o'clock, at the Working Men's Club, Mr. Heaslop, president, in.the chair. The minutes of the previous meeting were read and confirmed. The following trades were represented : Bootmakers, bricklayers, carpenters, engineers, labourers, painters, and plasterers. The trades which have not as yet elected delegates are—Bakers, blacksmiths, boilermakers, cabinetmakers, coachbuilders, plumbers, painters, moulders, saddlers, stonemasons, and tailors. A letter was read from W. Thwaites stating that he had failed after two attempts, to get a meeting of shipwrights together for the purpose oi electinc delegates. Mr. H. Middleton was unanimously elected to the position of permanent secretary. A number of points in connection with the approaching demonstration were ventilated and discussed, but were neld in abeyance until the trades nor yet represented, elect delegates. The meeting was adjourned to Friday, the 17t!i mra.t, at 7.30 p.m. We understand that Captain Ileale and Mr. Chceseman are having the large telescope (which was recently imported byMessrs. E. Porter and Co ) erected, lor tlie purpose of observing the transit oi \ enus. A week or two ago a letter from Mr. Robert A. Wight, Thames, was published, complaining of sharp practice in removing his name from the electoral r.ll ot Franklin North. Hiving made enquiry into mc matter, we have ascertained that the names Of Robert Allan Wi-ht and Robert Alexander Wight were upon the roll for Franklin North The constaole reported to the Returning Officer for the district that Robert Allan Wight, owner of lot 37, Pakuranga, East Tamaki, had sold his property to Mr. Robert Bruce Waldrond in ISSI, and conseouently the usual notice of objection was sent to Mr. Robert Allan Wight, informing him that objection was taken to his u.ime being on the roll. No reply came to this I notice, and in terms of the Act, on the j sixteenth day after such notice was sent, the usual summons was issued, giving Robert Allan Wight an opportunity of showing why his name should not be removed fro.n the roll. Mr. R. B. Waldrond applied to bs the I registered voter for lot 37, Pakuranga, having ptn-chased the property from Mr. Kobert Allan Wight in-the latter end of ISSI. ine name of Robert Alexander Wight is still upon the roll. - --The Registrar of electors for the district, we believe, intends to investigate the matter thoroughly, as he is of opinion that bis action in the matter does not deserve to be characterised as sharp. What was described as "iced Australian mutton," was served out to the troops in E"ypt. It was probably a portion of the Dunediu's cargo, as the British Government are known to have purchased a large quantity of that consignment. The soldiers appeared to appreciate their rations. The Times makes the statement that the exportation of frozen meat from New Zealand has proved so satisfactory that sevral are in process of formation to develop the trade. Wild dogs are playing havoc amongst the cattle and Ehcep on the Waimate Plains. The Hawera Star describes the dogs as powerful, half-bred mastiffs, fawu coloured, with brindle necks, and states that in addition.to Bheep, they killed two yearlings and one strong year-old heifer. The Thames Volunteers are preparing to give their representatives at Dunedin a hearty inception.

f A special extraordinary general meeting of . the South British Insurance Company will [ be held this afternoon for the transaction of ' important business. ! The Thames Star has the following on a j misunderstood subject:—"Two gentlemen ■were disputing in one of the public thorough- ' fares yesterday as to whether ' tea-tree ' was ' correct. Que held that it was, and the other ' as obstinately i3eclared that it was not, but ; that 'ti-trce'was the correct spelling. It ; was referred by each party to a friend, as ; two other gentlemen came strolling up, and '■ he who lost was to subscribe the capital of ; four whiakys. The matter was explained i to the referees, and Bret one, with a bland : smile, declared tea-tree quite right. With I great heat the other gentleman interposed, i and saiii he had no right to assert that, for I to his certain knowledge ti-trce was a native j Bhrnbaisd ought to be spelt according to the j native vernacular. A long argument re- | suited, but things remained as they were, and to decide the bet they all agreed to adjourn and ' go a lob in,' the winner to be allowed the correct speller. ' Ti-trce ' had it. and the rest had whisky." Chance was wioul', we believe. The early colouists of New South Wales made an infusion of tho leaves of a plant like our manuka shrub, aud called the plant tea-tree, and the name was given to the manuka which covered a large portion of this colony. But the Maoris had a tree which they called "ti," and which the settlers called the cabbage tree. When we mean the manuka shrub, therefore, we ought to write "tea-tree."

Messrs. E. and A. Isaacs will sell to-day, a large quantity of miscellaneous stores, ex Loch Awe. Messrs. S. Cochrane and Sou will offer for ■ale tomorrow, u fivcrceincd huusc anil 20 acres of land, situite at Northcote.