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New Zealand Herald, Volume XIX, Issue 6566, 2 December 1882, Page 4

A curious report is current in Cairo. It is stated—on what grouuds it is not said— that the trial of Arabi :n:d the other rebels will be abandoned. This, it must be confessed, is a somewhat startling piece of news. Should it turn out to be correct, it can hardly fail to produce a bad impression in Egypt, and throughout the Mahommedan world generally. For reasons which willsuggc-st themselves to those who remember the circumstances under which the name of Colonel Valentine Baker was struck off the army list, the British Government have informed the Egyptian Ministry that they decline to recognise that officer as chief of the Egyptian ariny. This appears to be a somewhat harsh decision. France seems just now to be animated by a spirit of foreign aggression. She has established a protectorate in Tunis, which is only another name for annexation, she is striving to do the same thing in Madagascar, and it is announced today that she is about to assume a protectorate. over Tonquin, a comparatively little ktiown mountainous region in the North of Aiinam, or Cochin-China. The new Irish Xational League originated by Michael Davitt is likely to come into ■ conflict with the Government. Its founder and his coadjutors, Messrs. Healy and Redmond, have been delivering a series of incendiary speeches, and the Chief Secretary for Ireland threatens, unless they moderate their harangues, to prosecute them and suppress the future meetings of the League, it is a pity that Irish "patriots" will not permit their country to enjoy the ineffable blessings of freedom irom mischievous agitation. On the third page of the supplement of today's issue will be found an able article on "The Salvation Army," by Cardiual Manning. The article appeared in the September number of " The Contemporary Review." There will be found in another column a report of the conference between the Board of Governors of the Grammar School and the members of the Board of Education re the district schools scholarships. There was some conflict of opinion expressed by Mr. Moss arising out of what he conceived to be a question of right, or claim, on the part of the latter Board. The discussion that ensued puts the whole subject very plainly. As there had prevailed a good deal of misapprehension upon the question of the district school scholarships those who are interested will find it to their advantage to re- d the whole of this debate very carefully. >" ■ decision was come to. The proposals of th j Governors of the Grammar School are referred to the Inspector of Schools for hia report which is to be brought up at the first meeting of the Board of Education, in January. The Mayor made an important point when he said that the arrangements proposed will give an advantage to tbe Board of Education, who need no longer "request" the Grammar School authorities to receive their scholars and give them free tuition because that will be done under the new arrangement to which both sides will be bound. A meeting of the Mount Eden Domain Board was held in the City Council oliice yesterday at eleven o'clock a.m. Present:— Messrs. Thompson (in the chair), Bridgeman, Harper, Lawry, and Potter. Most of the business was of a formal natt re, consisting principally of the passing of accounts for labour, &c. It was stated tnat the thistle ; nuisance had caused a vast deal of annoyance to the residents near the domain last year, not only by impeding the progress of pedestrians, but also from the down which blew into every place and upon everything. It was therefore, in the interest of all concerned, resolved that the thistles should be eradicated before running to seed, and a man has been retained for the purpose of grubbing them out. The furze has been eradicated already, and when the thistles are removed, the mountain will be cleared of what must at all times be considered as a mo3t unsightly nuisance in a place of public resort. A large number of settlers assembled at Otara, on Thursday last, for the purpose of paying a last tribute of respect to the memory of the late Mrs. Goodfellow. The funeral procession, which started from Mr. S. C. Baird's residence, consisted of carriages, buggies, &c., and equestrians, was a large one. Arriving at the grave the burial service was most impressively read by the Rev. Jchn Macky, after which he delivered an appropriate address, in which he alluded in feeling terms to the many act 3 ot general kindness which the deceased lady had performed in her lifetime, and also to the great fortitude and resignation with which her painful afflictions had been borne. The address, which lasted about ten minutes, was listened to with deep attention. A gentleman in Dunedin who is thoroughly acquainted with the operations of the Meat Freezing Company there writes to a friend in Auckland :—" Our works are now in full swing. We have 6500 carcases ready to ship. The Sorento commences loading tomorrow. The ship Dunedin is also in port, and will freeze her own cargo.'' The regular meeting of the City Schools Committee was held last night. The extraordinary consumption of water at the Wel-lesley-street 5ch001—531,009 gallons for the quarter, or at the rate of 21 gallons per minute—created no little surprise, and no person seemed to understand it. A report of the proceedings will be found in another column. In a paragraph referring to the new plant to be placed on the Auckland railways by the Government a slight technical error occurred. It is bogie carriages on the American principle (not bogie engines) that are to be placed on the Auckland railways as soon as tiiey can be procured. His Lordship the Bishop, Dr. Come, and Mrs. Cowie issued a large number of invitations to ladies and gentlemen to hear a lecture on " The Transit of Venus," wnich was to be delivered in the Bishop s library last night. The invitation was responded to by a large and influential assemblage. Much of the lecture necessarily from the nature of the subject, was au illustration by means of geometrical diagrams of the methods by which astronomers have been enabled to calculate the recurrence of astronomical phenomena. He described the new and ingenious device of the Americans in photographing the actual transit as it was in progress, thus taking an actual picture from moment to moment of the phenomenon, from its commencement to its termination. At the conclusion of the ! lecture Mr. Smith was loudly applauded. Dr. I'urchas moved a vote of thanks to him which was carried unanimously. A unanimous vote of thanks was given to Dr. and Mrs. Cowie for their kind After the lecture the host and hostesa invited the company to tea and coffee which was servec in the dining-room. A confirmation service will be held at St. Thomas's Church to-morrow (Sunday) evenat seven o'clock. About twenty young persons of both sexes have been prepared for this religious rite by the incumbent, the Rev. Humfrey Davis. 1 1

[ To-morrow is the Sundiv ' '« apait for anniversary and chil?""? 11 ? « I services m St. p aor * Church , '/ 8 «e{ I occasion in tho vear n , Zii- C , 1 *ke *»? '- I Sunday-school. I u th e fn i the Kev. JJr. Alloway 4lT\ *fi * the afternoon the rif * service, when an address *?l x a W ? to the Sunday-school g £j*»£ \ Bishop. At the close of irj ? flowers that will be »» £ will I* collected and take.f „ 7 the «<C 'i the hospital by the teafcPf 1 ' <*« * \ elder scholars, and there H;t->° me °f til - the patients, by whom ' remembrance and kindneS „' lOkq M i fully appreciated. It is to be : weather to-morrow mav nmt ''■ pititious than it was Vt v ttor * t£ - thore will be a large & : Messrs Phelps a«d Dorman the A '■ evangelists, with their wi«. ■A m «W» Pukekohe circuit on SaturdayV'^ dtll * ' and commenced their labour3 nn !C Othil!s4 s ing day, Mr. and Mrs IW e ? oa » ; services at Tnakau, and Mr iTf u Ulm ' ttl ; atPukekohc. ThechucW,^ 8 * were packed. On the iShS?. , ; Tuesday evenings special m^ a «* : I at Tuakau, when the foi re " 7°* htllt ] the pastor, th* Key. W. J lift i On Wednesday and TnutldwS^ lar meetings were held ia th» ft? ? mi- '■ I church. On Sunday aad * i ' during the week social •'¥*» " ] held in the Wcs ; - . ewS , S» «jU fe. v and after that at i. .... '£"?« j bay. On Sunday, the' 24th Di &»• i Christmas Day and Bo ;hi» £."' tel, « '< meeting will be held at * Cltap ——-' There is a very elegant; design in •-.„ . moss, designed by Mr. Lionel^?L«* ; seen in Ehrenfneds stem on the ' " ' moss is so arranged as to represent?„ ' from the opening of which lung iV?? \ of the fern branches. \ ~r e. ? m F®b I these elegant ferns are stoiva W et ? * stand that these two j which are elegantly framed and eCf* tote sent as a sou venir to a friend b^! About 4 o'clock yesterday httle boy named Arthur Saaiwajs ffu ,u J on the forehead by a cart which .„,££! driven along Queen-street He jaM* into Mr. Sill's ohemUt shop ,% wound, which was only superfVuL »! dressed. ™i to A committee meeting of the Aajklui Rifle Association was held at the drill ,m last evening, Sergeant Hay in thachiir It was decided that the second qa»rt<W petition of the association shoald Uie n!aa on Saturday, the 16th iust. The ran»e«» fixed at 20G, 300, and 500 yards, sevasta at each range. The entrance fee was fiijJ at 2s 6d, and it was decided faat m \tm than two sighting shots should be allowei at each range. Competitors require tg be on the range at 1 o'clock sharp. A meeting of laiiiea interested in thsEHj Flower Mission was held in the Ton* Women's Institute yesterday afternooi It was very well attended. It was stiiedttat objections had been raised to the teitsto given with each bouquet, some people thought the flowers were quit* enough by themselves. TliiadiSnitjita disposed of by one lady laying ahs alnn asked the patients, ';3haU I give jea ti-t text, too ?" and the in variable aasiret m, " Oh yes, please '." Iα two cases, the riitot were asked, " How much have we to pyfe the flowers?" And one woman nij, "I have no money, I can't take any t<j-diy." They were very glad to take themu i gilt Workers were arranged to tie np flowm ii the morning at the Young Women's Insthtti and take them to the hospital in th; ate noon. It has been suggested tliitanjca having a superfluity of vegetables will foil present of that kind very gladlj recsifaiivr the Young Women's lustitdte which, aifitunately, lias no kitchen garden of its era A locally painted diorama of the Egjptia war will be on view this eveaingintheUrji room over the shop occupied by Mean. Bailey and Kerr, the well-kimn dcaicrsii American novelties. The various representations have been painted by Mr. Kerr fan sketches which have appeared in the Londa illustrated journals, and show some of & most important and interesting evenb intonection with the war. Iα addition to i!» diorama, some ingenious automata will tee view, and several conjuring tricks will k performed and explained by Hears. BiilfJ and Kerr. Each visitor will receive a gift. The Australasian Insarance and Baaiisj Record says :—" We have before ns aa interesting history of the Bank of New Zealand, from its initiation to the present period, when it has reached the twenty-firetjieara its corporate existence. The particulars h»n reached us rathe, late for extended notice. The bank's progress up to the date of fr majority is sometniDg phenomenal." We understand tint the steamer lota mil not commence the cheap trip 3 to Waiwen to-day, as lias been announced, bat «u make a beginning for the summer on ta following Saturday. Attar that date U steamer's fares and the hotel charges will « reduced. The adjourned meeting of delegates re tie Eight Hours' Demonstration was held m w Working Men's Club last evening iU«» o'clock,-th(>. President (Mr. Heslop) iatt« chair. The minutes having been read, sow correspondence was read from trades *w had Hot previously besn represented, ing of the appointment of delegates. i» deference to the wish of employers and , others, the motion fixing the liu? Januarv for the demonstration .w r«ww. It waa resolved that the 2Sth of JwwJ (Regatta Day) be substituted. "*H£ solved that the Domain secured for that day. The folloMg «a mittees were appointed :— Sporo • , leydon, Gough, Hammond, King, S*W. McKenuie, and Kelly. Menus. Bonella, Burke, MclM Tobin, and Sinton. After respecting the work of w collecting prizes, providing banners, a •, meeting adjourned to Friday nest. There was a numerous Opera House last evening, and the i*» . aneeof "H.M.B. P»jaio«' «• with great success. There mU be M noon performance to-day for & of children and country visitors, an managers have kindly invited * e of thef various charities to be pr oot the evening the opera will be periorw the last time. ( y^j The annual meeting of the # Coursing Ciab was oaUed for last j & \ as the Thistle Hotel. There attendance, but as it wasi««<*« date, which the rules of the club p for the annual meeting to be held not very suitable, it was. K ££**l IS* meeting should be held in mcetinl was therefore adjourned n* time - -ithpsse:" B We understand that there vriU^ of sermons preached in St. Matthewt by the incumbent on the •• Sunday in Advenu. . ..Ho P e,"-Realisat.on,-"'Eejo.c^. Mr. Poolcy, °. r S^ ist f o ' f^certtopChurch, and conauctor of tnes w he fc . Jauies's Hall evening receivea lowing memorandum P"°J ™ w It will be of special •"*««*.* * d geati' public, and especiaHy to a men wbo give the 'Lf oo ISS* —Sir,-* raised her Lamp. —i ours, *.v , Dillon, Shortland-street. , itarter. |

An old man named John Winter .diet suddenly yesterday afternoon a SSsonby. It appears he was living alone in i P U house belonging to Mr. John Connor tT«4S known by the neighbours that he tea ' 2J- and two girls, Sarah and Mag^, ninks. were sent yesterday, about i>. t<. tTv-k! by their mother to Winter s plac? U 8 yhe wanted the medicine Dr. Knigiji WDreecribedforhim. They offered to gc tr it and he said, "All right," but h« neared to have a difficulty in speaking. w was lying on his bed, dressed, with the ration of his coat and boots. On their torn at three o'clock, they found him dead. TV Knight, at the request of the neighbours, Md '<& u Winter on TL-ursday night. He P.{"opinion that deceased was suffering f m a bad cold, and c.ied of exhaustion and !lLt of suitable nourishment. The neichit seems, at different times, sent Winter in food. Deceased has a brother and brother-in-law residing in Ponsouby. Nonstable Bernard, on going to the house fdece-sed, found him in a sitting posture. with one fo ot resting on a stool and the other the floor, and tlic bead w.'is thrown back Gainst the bed, as if he had got ont of bed a p-rnired in the effort. The lncts will be waroed to the Coroner, Dr. Philwn, this '" a, and in all probability the usual in?°™t will be held. If so, it will take place ■ ' t the Ponsonby Club Hotel. The only occupants of the lock-up last ieht were William ilorrence on a charge of luracy, and a man for drunkenness. Mr George Raynes, butcher, opened his new premises, Manukau-road, yesterday afternoon. The shop and shor.- iu it were rrcatly admired. The shop itself is built on lie latest principle with glazed tile walls, marble slabs, and supplied with all the latest jnplknce3. The show of -neat was splendid. The fittings are quite in keeping with the chop and two pairs of scales, manufactured by Messrs. Gillman and Co., of Leeds, are novelties in the colony, and their accuracy when submitted to the finest tests was the lobject of remark. Mr. Raynes' establishment is a 'credit to Parnell, and he was hewtily congratulated by numerous friends yesterday afternoon. Mace, the champion boxer, will give an exhibition in the Theatre Royal to-night of the "science" of which he is so capable au exponent. H. A. blade, the champion wrestler of Kew Zealand, will take part in the performance, as well as several local amateurs. The annual meeting of TattersalPs Club took place last evening, when the officers of the past year were re-elected. The rtatement of accounts presented showed a jurplos in hand, after defraying all outstanding liabilities. The Auckland Weekly Hews (illustnttd) is tie best and largest weekly journal pubjrjjjgd in the colony, and contains an ample and wdl-usorted oollection of ceneral, commeicial, political, mining, agricultural, and sporting aeirs; , tbe litest English, American, and Continental cablegnms,recording the principal erents throughout the mii; ipeciftl contributions from our travelling ' wcrupondsnti, tales by the most popular noTclista, ' aid interesting items relating to art, literature, ' ideice, music, and tho drams., the whole combining ' to render it the most attractive and readable wee kly jamit publiihed in New Zealand. Jlr. Roe's new mill at Onehunga is now TOrtizg splendidly, and cutting a considerable •notify of timber. Last week, lOifiOO feet wero rat,*nd during this week 12.000 feet of timber have bees cat and yarded. The Rev. E. H. Gulliver, Warden of St. 1 Join'i College, is announced to preach at St. Sepul- ] t!m"s Church tomorrow evening at seven o'clock. Tiie hour of erenhig servile a! this church has been a tlteied to seven o'clock during the summer months. ] The programme of music to be played by ] tie Artillery Band at the North Shore this afternoon > iiuMIOTS. - — Slow march, •' Simp'.ette," F. Bolsson ; »re*ue, "In Memorian." E. Newton; valse, "The > Boieof England," H. IRound ; rominz.i, " The Wrii- a tor," H. Ronnd; serenade, "Evening Star,"-. Braid; selection. " Abu Hassan." Weber ; polka, , "Innocence," E. Kouad—" God Save the Queen." ' Qnidcrteps, for the jaarch through Queenstieet — I "lie Lighthouse Keeper" and " In the Gloanvine." 'J Messrs. Garrett Bros., the well-known a loot Mil shoe manu'acturors of Wikefield-ttreet, s hiriaj decided to give up this branch of their busisas, Innounee a clearinj-out sale of th • whole oi their stock of boo .s and shoes at less than cost price ' prior to a flnll clearing by auction. \ A meeting of the trustees of the Auckland ] Sariigi Bank wi"J be held on Wednesday next, at \ Arae o'clock in the afternoon. j On Tnesday next Messrs. Vaile and \ Dcraglu will offer some valuable properties and allot- £ menta for sale. The preachers at the various churches to- r morrow are announced in our advertisement columns - tbis J&onungServices will be held in tbe Primitive n Methodist Sunday-school, TJpper Pitt and Edwin- v •tnets, to-morrow afternoon and evening. The Rav. e W. S. Potter will officiate ia the afternoon, and Mr. Soldia and Mr. Thompson in the evening.