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New Zealand Herald, Volume XIX, Issue 6563, 29 November 1882, Page 4

A terrible tragedy is reported from ! ».ibiin this morning. A number of _-i:ves' while walking in the streets of t.itc'tv' met a gang of men who are saM ;o Fenians, and an encounter took plic..- i-jtw-ec the two parties, in the course hie" i detective was shot bv one ; ' Fenians. The murderer was t:i..-n tired at by the other officers, and uounded after aseverestruggle, and, was, together wi'W several of his companions, arrested. The cause which led to the conflict which ended so fatally is not stated, but it is said that the tragic affair has produced great excite' ment and dismay in the Irish capital. It would no doubt be wrong to infer from this fresh outrage tint Fenisnism is reviving in Ireland, and becoming a dangerous power; but the crime anu'tne circumstances attending it have a sigmS. canee which may well give rise to some uneasiness for the future peace of Ireland. Our other cable messages state that the Duke tf Edinburgh, who had been suriering frum aa attack of bronchitis, is now convalescent. James Lillywhite, thenotedcricketer, isdead. The bye elections at Home seem to bettcadily going against tile Liberals. Mr. Raikes, who contested Chester at the last election, and was defeated, has been elected for Cambridge by a large majority. Mr. Kaikes is a Conservative of a pronounced tvpe. hut withal a very able man. la th«- list Parliament lie acted as Chairman of Committees. The English programme in Egypt is announced in tae Times. It is similar to what we foreshadowed some time ago. Ia chief features are native government, i>rresentative institutions, and limited foreign interference. Mr. Blunt, who has remained, like Sir William Gregory, Arabi's staunch friend all through, is appealing to the Enj glish people for luuds to assist in the rebel's defence. This appeal is at once audacious and insolent, and is not likely to meet with a very favourable response. Mr. Graves Aickin was elected chairman of the Harbour Board yesterday, in place of Mr. Compton, resigned. Mr. Aickin has proved himself active and energetic in public business, and we doubt not will make an etiieient chairman of this important public body. The position is one of much responsibility, lor upon the chairmin in a great measure depends the good working of the | Board. | The second and most important wool sale of the season was held at the Hayinarket yesterday. Prices were about tiie same .is at the rirst sale, although the quantity Offered was much larger, comprising upwards of 400 bales. Buyers state that the prices are full considering the tone of recent advices, and it is also stated that the wool is becomcoarser in quality yearly, and thm an iuterchange of breed will be required to bring it back to fine quality. There is no doubt truth in the complaiut that the present breed of sheep does not produce the best mutton, and no\v that this is found to apply to wool as well, sheep farmers must adapt their i. reeds to the situation, or be left behind in the competitive markets for this important staple. Among the passengers by the s.s. Wairarapa, from .Sydney, our old fellow townsman, Mr. E. I'o.-cer (senior partner of the firm of Messrs. E. Porter aud Co.), wno returns to Auckland after an absence of eleven or twelve years. He is accompanied by Mrs. and Miss Porter. His stay will not extend over a mouth or six weeks, and he returns to England via the San Francisco route. Business was again quiet in the stock and shareinarket yesterday, although in Prince Imperials there was a firmer tone, sales having been effected at 49s to 47=, the market closing at 3 p.m. with sellers 4ss, buyers 475. Deep Levels were quitted at 3s tid, and closed with sellers 3 s 6d, buyers 3s 4d. In Southern Cross's, sales were made at -3s, closing sellers "235, buyers -Is. In other stock very little business was done. Mr. Orchiston, District Inspector of Te.egraphs, returned yesterday by the s.s. Wairarapa to Auckland, after a pleasant tour through New South Wales, \ ictori3, aud Tasmania. Mr. Bloom having forfeited his deposit ic respect to the contract for the formation of i'icton-street, the contract has been taken up by the next tenderer, Mr. Kirby, at £1143, and he started operations yest...iiy. As an instance of how wool cau be grown in Auckland by careful breeding, inav instance what has been done in Manure this season by Messrs. Anderson Brotncrs. It is only fair to preface that Messrs. Anderson make a speciality of sheep. All t.icU flocks are got by imported rams, bred inosti) from Ivirkhams, aud their aim has been to breed heavy fleeces with fine wool. Thirty sheep were picked out for exhibition at tne recent Agricultural Show. Of these 10 hoggets only were exhibited, and tne Lec-cs of these amounted to lti'2lbs., rangiii-' :ro3i 20Aibs. to lulbs. each. The 30 fleeces, including the ten already referred to, anijuutcd to 444103., and the whole flock of l?o including ewes' suckling lambs, amounted .0 •JOSSlbs. This, it must be acknowledged, »= a splendid clip, aud shows what cau <; e attained here by care and attention. <»« may add that amongst the sheep at t~e show, many -.1 those whose clips are iuei'a::e. here took prizes. The prisoners in the jewel robbe.'y e.i»i made a bitter complaint to the _Kesi'i--':u Magistrate yesterday that, on the days ' :le J were brought to the Police Court, they 'pnothing to eat- They left the gaol :.'e:o.e breakfast time, and they got back to tne gaol after the evening meal. The i.overuor of the gaol believed that the police had -.he power to provide rations for prisoners oa remand. The police were not, however, aware that they had any such authority. " 13 IVorship directed that the men should je provided with a good meal, aud that the LUthorities should come to some neut to prevent this kind of thing happening .gain. Tiie prospectus of the Auckland Native Colonisation Company (Limited', is üblished in Sydney. The capital will conist of 500,000 shares of £1 each, of which 00,000 are offered in Sydney, Auckland and lelbourne, and 300,000 are reserved. The yduey local committee of reference is as >llow3 : —The Hon. Sir G. "Wigram Allen, le Hon. John Frazer, Dr. Fischer, Messrs. shu Keep, William Macmillan . Maearthur and Co.) and Ebenezer Yick ■y. The objects of the company are to pu r " lasu certain blocks of land from the Maoris, id re-aell them to those desirous of buying lem, at a large profit.

A case involving considerable interest came up before the Resident Magistrate yesterday, The facts are the following Mr. Johr Smvth, a licensed publican, also obtains s i*cnce from the Remuera Commissioners tr sell beer &c., under the 36th clause of the .Licensing Act, which provides that a conditional licence shall authorise the holder tr sell and dispose of liquor at any fair, military encampment, races, regatta, rowing match, cricket ground, or other place of public amusement." The place whore Mr. Smytl exercised his license was Backhand's sal< yards. It appears, however, tli.it informa tion was laid against him, and the counse engaged, Messrs. Tlico. Cooper and K. Hcs keth. formulated a case for the decision o the Magistrate. Here are the question: raised : Is Kuckland's sale yards a fair? Ij it in any sense a Rl.ace of public amusement 1 If it be none of the things named above, the! the Remuera Commissioner*; had no authority to grant the licence. What is a fair—is i" derived from jois* (Norman French) coming from forum, :i market placr, or is it fron f> rbi, a festival, coining through the Italiai f'u ri, and transformed into /• ir. signi fying holidays. The history of the thinj; shows the market anil thf.* holiday in combi nation. llis Worship reserved his judgment The question is a public one, and the pub licans wait for its decision. The fourth "private'' entcrtaiMiiicnt o tne Auckland Amateur Dramatic Club wa: held last evening in the horni'-st'Vtit Hull The comedies >e!eete<l were "The Iris! Tiii'T v and <4 A Thumping Legacy,'" ii which Messrs. T. 11. Iv esiur, T. Lvcdhi d (i. K, Boyle, A. W. Pilkington, and S Dalti'U took part. Tiie middle section o the performance was a concert oi famdiai vocal pieces. Rut the real entertainment o the evening was evidently included in tin last section of the programme. 'Die per formanees, dramatij and musical, were fol lowed by ;i dance. The hall was as full ait cuuM conveniently hold. The actors an. singers were much applauded, aud ti.edatict vas thoroughly enjoyable. As the wholt entertainment was announced to be 44 pri vale " it is not nt'Cej-.-ary to give the name: Of til"-'- whi; most engaged piibiie favour. >m»w b.inLT >ndrew's O.'.y, tin various Insurance Companies' otlieev will hr closed. A number of the leading merchants and tradesmen announce that they w ill close their places of at 10 o'clock toliioi'iow (>t. AnJicw's l>ay).

To-morrow evening, a musical and literary er.terrabnuciit will lie given in the Choral Hall, in aid of tho Wellesley-street Kaptist Church lSuihling Fund. The choruses will be sung by upwards of a hundred well trained voices, selected from the various church choirs. The Kev. Thomas Spurgeon will give a recitation. The annual athlctie sports of the Auckland Church of England Grammar School will take place to-day on the Domain Cricket Ground, commencing at eleven o'clock. The return ball from the sons of old colonists to the old colonists will take place to-night (St. Andrew's Kve), at the Choral Hall. The committee have spared no pains to provide for the success of the gathering and the comfort of the quests. A programme of -ti dances has been arra as well as a number of songs. It is anticipated that a large number of old colonists will be present. Since the commencement of the iirst of October last about 4000 have availed themselves of the City Public Baths, and us the season ad\ances the numbers arc steadily increasing. The turn-table was placed in the eutrance to the baths in October, IS3I, and til'; auinberof persons who have entered, according to the dial registrr. is .~>7.075. The shedding, shower bath houses. fce., are kept scrupulously clean by the care-taker. ZSI r. Strom:. Hut the latter places would Inall the better for fresh matting, in order to prevent accidents by persons slipping on thr wet floor. During the bathing season, in addition to the usual inllux of fresh sea water each tide, the baths will be completely emptied and cleansed out every month. Some time ago au agitation was got up to erect public baths at St. "Barnabas Point, for the bonelit of the residents of the eastern portion of the city, but although it ■was understood the Harbour lioard would grant a site, nothing has come of it. The further examination of the seamen charged with the extensive jewellery robbery on board the s.s. Wellington on the 4th ot November took place yesterday. The manner in which the robbery was committed was made very plain. A hole was cut through the fore-cabin and the sail-locker into the hold. Three of the prisoners made long I statements to the police, which were taken down in writing. The particulars will be found reported in another column. The prisoners were further remanded to this day. The value of the stolen property has been already stated, viz., £602 Ss 2d. On November'2l another of the Transit of Venus parties left Sydney, per steamer Xe Oblie, for Pert Mac juarie. The observers are Mr. G. D. Hirst and Mr. \V. J. MacDonnell, well known for their astronomical work and experience at the Transit of Venus in 1374 and since. The instruments are by the well-known makers Aliian Clark, of America, and W. Wray, of Loihl-jii. The. top of a hill near Port Macquarie, commanding a magnificent vew over the sea, has been chosen as a site for their operations, and they only need a tine morning to enable them to give a satisfactory account of the egress of Venus. This completes the coast stations — Dromedary, Sydney, Port Macquarie, and CI arenee Peak. Lo: flowe Island party should now be at their destination. An Order in Council appears in a New Zealand Gazette of the lGth Xovem ber, authorizing the Auckland Gas Company to build a wharf in Auckland harbour, and the rights conveyed by Order in Council, ami to exist and be .n force for a period of fourteen years. The annual general meeting of the Auckland Cotlee Palace Company will be held today, and at the conclusion of the ordinary business the meeting will resolve itself into an extraordinary meeting for the purpose of deciding upon the voluntary winding up of the conip Tiie discussion which has lately taken place in our columns on the question of the lish supply is already beginning to bear fr:;:". An advertisement which is published to-<::_y calls for tenders for a constant supply of mullet, schnappcr, flounders, kawai, &c. Last Friday some impudent petty laicenists coolly cut the lead piping at the side of the residence of Mr. Stevens, Wynyardstreet, and carried it ofT bodily in open daylight. A closet pan, and a piece of lead, about 441bs. in weight, were also stolen at the same time. lJeteciive Jones soon got on the track of the missing goods, and yesterday Detectives Prennari and Jones arrested two men named Arthur and Thomas Pewson, father and son, as being concerned in the robbery. T icy will be brought up this morning The <; mtractor for the Parnc-11 drainage eoutr.-: :t, Mr. Maeguire, has lost no time in commencing operations. A party of men have commenced to break ground in Avctiueroad, and the Engineers, Messrs. lloyb'.n and Lundon, v - resent at whatmay be termed the "turnb.g o: the first sod" in this extensive work. We understand that there are at present ninety boys in the Koliimarama Industrial S2IIOOI, and that the whole of the accommodation is fully absorbed. A considerable number of the children have to sleep two in a bed, while the dining-room of the establishment has also in turn to subserve the purposes of a school-room and play-room. It is to be hoped that the Government will as speedily as possible push on the new establishments at Mount Eden, as the above state of things is not favourable either to the health of the children or the maintenance of discipline. Dr. Goldsbro', we learn, has been communicated with respecting the alleged case of typhoid fever at the North SV.ore, and as heis Health Ofiicer for that district, will probably pay a visit to-day, when we rnav expect some more authoritative information on the subject tliau has yet been published. Mr. J, Worms, of Upper Queen-street, writes complaining that the police will take no steps to cause his step-daughter to return to her home, and have her brought before the magistrate. He states that he had made arrangements to bind lier to a certain trade, when she ran away from his home, which his neighbours can prove is a pood one. On rewring the complaint to the police authorial? that they have what they deem satisfactory reasons for their inaction. m3! le^ 6 wer , e ' n *h e lock up last evening one Mnk-i Q a C lar « e drunkenness ; Thomas <harr^ e "f', aU( I Thomas Dewson, on Clr of larceDy.

In our obituary columns will be fount recorded the death of Mrs. Goodfellow, wifi of Mr. William Goodfellow, of Otara, neai Otahuhu. The deceased lady was a verj old resident, having resided "n the abovi district for over 40 years, and was muel respected. The funeral will leave th< residence of Mr. S. C. Baird, for the Presby terian Cemetery, Otara, to-morrow (Thura day ), at 3 o'clock. A tew days ago we drew attention to at iir.iiort.int work undertaken by the OneTrie Mill Highway lizard—the opening uj of a line of rna<l from the neighbourhood oi Mount Smalt, intended to be carried right on to the railway station at Ellerslie. It has now been earried on to the boundary of the One-Tree Hill district, and it remains for the .Mount Wellington Highway Hoard to carry it tiie remaining fourteen or fifteen chains to the station at Kllersiie. This latter portion will be over perfectly level ground, comparatively free from stone, and if the continuation of the line were fenced in . n eaeh | hill e by tile Mount Wellington Board, the road, without further formation, would be a* once available for trallic. The One-Tree >Ii; 1 JSoard have been at considerable expense to carry i'- so far as they have done, but the means at their disposal would not have enabled them to have done so much as they have done had it not been for the liberality of tho.-e through whose land the new road was t:ikcn. About two-thirds of the newroad jri-s'is through the property ofMr. James Ihlworth, and iie not only gave the land free of charge, but erected a stone fence on each si.ii'. The M.-f.-ii-s. Watt Brothers, though '.)ic.T ;ii:g m> liberally, have bjluved well, having charged only a nominal price for the land taken. This portion of the line is now m arl', fenced, and when the fences haw been carried to the .South-road the Hoard will call fur temlers for the formation of the road, a portion of which will require to have a good deal of solid rock removed. It was stated that the road passed through Dr. Campbell's property, but we learn that tins is not the case—perhaps to the r> gret of the local Board—for it is not likely that l>r. Campbell would have allowed any one to outstrip liini in rendering aid to an important local improvement. The chi'y of connecting it with the railway station now rests with -he Mount Wellington Hoard, and with Mr. Ireland as chairman of that Board, it is not likely that a lo:ig delay will take place. A man named Thomas Mulvaney, whose name anil features are not unfamiliar to the police, was arrested yesterday afternoon for stealing a pair of women's boots, the property if M. Jacobs, Victoria-street. Mulvaney *vas getting tilted tor a pair of boots which he wanted for Christmas. On leaving he •;nr the pair of women's boots hanging up at the door, an.l regarding them as an unconsidered trilie walked off with them. An employe, W. H. Stevens, observed the act, jhascd Mulvaney, and held him till a policeman could be obtained, when he was handed into custody. On Monday last a lecture was given in the school-room. Lake Tukapuna, in aid of the building fund of the new Anglican Church which is now in course of erection. The Kev. F. (J. Evans occupied the chair. The lecture, which was upon " Mohammedanism,'' was delivered by the Kev. Joseph Bates of Devonport, and was most interesting and instructive, and evidently much appreciated by the audience. Messrs. Hartley Brothers, with their usual kindness, gave selections of operatic music. Mrs. Harrison and Miss A. Seaman, by giving pianoforte solos, and Miss Linton, by a song, contributed muuh to the success of the entertainment. "A Consumer," writing from Hamilton, complains that although the Hamilton residents are living in the midst of a great meat piL.iueing district, like Waikato, they are paying Hd per lb. more than the Auckland prices for butcher's meat. He thinks that " the Auckland butchers cannot be aware of the fact, or they would speedily come to the rescue." The usual meeting of St. John's Mutual Improvement Association took place last eveaintr. when Mr. Thee. Cooper read his concluding lecture on 44 The Later Novels, i'oems, and Dramas of Lord Lytton." There was a good attcuJance. Tiie over popular opera of kl Pinafore" was repeated last »ii;ht at the Opera House, and was received with as much favour as ever. There was a good attendance. A portion of the estate of A. K. Taylor, Esq., Morning-side, will be offered to-day, by Messrs. I'or.ks and Co. The properly is all volcanic, but lbounis with clear spriny water. Omnibuses and trains run constantly to Moruiogside Station. A chv.n;li, school, stoics, and numerous handsome private residences. are already erected, and nearly nil th« estate is well plantea with trues. This safo iliift-Ts in one respect from many that have taken p lace, inasmuch as it isbeirj; suld nv the original propri'.;or. not by n and therefore should commend itself to investors. Mr. (Iroenwood will sell by auction this d.:v at eleven o'clock a.m. on the premises, Sarstield.street, the whole of Mr. Bvdder's valuable imported Kn-'lisii-uiale furniture by Moore and Hunter, of Finsbury-squar?, London. Catalogues are printed, and the >a e commences sharp at eleven, to allow lime about mid-day to sell the large and commodious house known as Northumberland House, also .v-vi-r.il eh ice building a lutuients with froMnfje to .'•ar-tield .-trcet. Ihe pro.-trty is well situated, and commai.ds a line view of •he harbour besides having boating and bathing accommodation. We understand that there is a vacancy in the iVat-otii.Mi for a cadet. Candidates, who should apply to the Chief lVtun l ter *t once, will ba required to p*£s the Junior Civil Service exawinUiou, and must be .sixteen years of ai;e. Omnibuses will run from the Union Bank to Mr. Uydder's sale to-d.-.y up to eleven o'clock in the forenoon. A choir concert will he given in St. .James's Hull on Friiliy neit. Messrs. Hoil'mann, Queen-street, announce that they are selling their Urge stock of piano-: and other musical instruments at reduced prices, in order to enable them to enlarge their premises. The rinal practice of the associated choirs in connection vrith th" enlettainment at the Choral Hall to i>- g.ven tomorrow night, will take place at •St. James' llall this evenirgat eight o'clock, sharp. The third concert of the Devonport Musical Society will be given this evening in the Devon-p-.rt ISall. Some <>f the Auckland musical amateurs will take part in it.