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New Zealand Herald, Volume XX, Issue 6813, 18 September 1883, Page 4

The London Press appear to b j pretty unani mous in their condemnation of Lord Derby's reply ta the annexation paper drawn up by the Agents-General. Our cablegrams yss- ; terday stated that the Standard, which, though an Opposition organ, is noted for its fairness and candour, characterised the reply of the Colonial Secretary as cold, curt, and unsympathetic. To-day our cablegrams give the criticisms of the two most powerful and influential evening journals. Though differing diametrically in politics, both journals unite in condemning the reply. The St. James's Gazette denounces it as almost in.snlting in its brevity, While the Pall Mall Gazette thinks it will probably spur the colonies to more decisive action in the matter of'annexation In the Beaeonsfield administration Lord Derby was a failure as Foreign Secretary; as Secretary for Colonial. Affairs in the Gladstone Ministry he does not, so far,, seem likely to turn oat a success. The Morning Post declares that he is not entitled to represent the colonies, and that his reply betrays a misconception as to the relations between Australia and England.. The colonies, our contemporary maintains, have acquired the right to determine what j measures are necessary for their own protection. Nothing has transpired; as to the inteiview which has ts>ken place between the representatives of France and China and Earl Granville respecting the Franco-Chinese difficulty in Tonquin. Our cablegrams this mornrng *tate that the. Marquis Tsens? ftud M. Waddingtop have hit England for Fans, and it is believed that the negotiation l ! will be resumed there on the basis sugtifttted b;y the British Minister for Foreign Affairs. A great meeting of Land Leaguer 3 has been held at Carriek on Sbannbnj at which a resolution was passed declaring that Ireland would never rest .content until she: bad a Parliament pf her pvpii? Mr, Gladstone is ,jOw at Copennageb.

V<' ; At> Special meeting of the held yesterday, the P° M .ol,: joint committee. of th & on condition thatVthe ' &£& 3f?r *? d *~ trustees pf;St> Paul's "* upon in exchange of -siteT'F ?S*ee .«**««« of the* Council another column. . " lonn u in

B ca ? aion:-y r ;4 t hantom;-e .% V DSt - r <f£ on 3 . be S*** to the Wo^ 3 ? 3 .? Tanff Committee to re-cOnsider thlZ aad rates, m the sheds oathe wharf-' M r S?* to move, ..-That in view of th»wln't> e creased berthage accommodationT ? or larger class of.steam vessels* the J2n.W, fe instructed to prepare plans and .pecE* for the extension of the Railway & provided for m lea>e to the n4 1, 1 Frozen Meat, and Storage Compa^f? 3 J-amb t., move, " That it is desirable 'W ' bucket dredge be purchased fo ~Z & V harbour;" "Tr.at the Engineer be t l! to report as to. the best dlscription 0 f 4 required tor harboiir purposes." ® The Hospital Committee held a m«v; yesterday, at which a considerable routine business was transacted TW» ° f none of tne business of special cept the resolution to recommend mary or other reward to inmates TthTSa MeV s Refuge who would work. Th P ° codings, arc reported in another column. COffl ™ d yesterday wun a cause list of seven cases, iaclodi™ ob^ialSfwork Court and thf srarsstr 5? i onser tL: * greatest amount o difficSv I Bngg^ te<l tlle Someof the otheis were struck opt without any being given. At all events at half o'clock, there was " nothine I? Court." The special jury cat fe tt ! v. Gittos Brothers, terday afternoon,, so tftt H~ "i** attend the Court to-morrow J y D< * d not ordinary meeting was subsequently hela £5 some routiue bigness; slowly trWtTd The pnucipal feature of the meeting was tho last, tbe consideration of the £r.ainap contractors' account. This has already been. passed by the Engineers, but some of tha councillors are dissatisfied with some of the items and required explanations which were uot forthcoming in ths absence of the Engi. neers, so the whole matter has been relegated to the Finance Committee to inquire into acd report.

An inqnest was held yesterday, at Glee son's Hotel, before Dr. Philson and iory ( 0 « whom Mr. Ferguson was chosen foreman)' on the body of George Morley.'who was fonnd floating in the harbour on Saturday last. Frederick Stag deposed to having a glass of beer with deceased at the Waitemata Hotel, on Wednesday or Thursday week, which was the last date deceased was seen alive, i boy, George Clarke, gave evidence as to finding the body floating uuderneath the wharf, and Sergeant Clark, as to searching the pockets of deceased, and* discovering articles which led to identifiestion of tire body. The jury returned an open verdict of " Found drowned, without mirks of violence."

A meeting of the shareholders of the Kaipara Steamship Company was held yesterday afternoon in the Chamber of Commerce, when the resolution previously passed to wind up the company and the appointment of Mr. Lodder as liquidator, was confirmed.

A meeting in connection with the Blue Ribbon movement Was held at the tfewtOD Congregational schoolroom last night. Mr. Enoch Wood, occupied the chair. There was a good attendance. Addresses were delivered by the Rev. J. Guy and Mr. R. French. Songs were sung by Mrs. Willows, Miss. Brame, Miss GilUngham, and Mr. Redfern. Miss Corni3h and Miss Clark con. tributed recitations, and Mr. N. Phillips gave a reading.

The annual session of the Diocesan Anglican Synod of Auckland will commence ots Monday, the Bth of October next

It will be seen from Oar report of the proceedings of the Parnell Borough Council last night that Mr. H. WorthiDgton, one of the newly elected members has, on the ground of ill-health, been excused from attendance at the Council until the Ist of October. Whether this application has any significance in regard to the action of the Education Board in calling on him on account of his position as head-master of the Wellesleystreet public school to resign his position as borough councillor did not transpire, bnt it is manifest that Mr. Worthington has made up his mind not to act with, undue haste, but to give some consideration to the position.

There was considerable complaint msde yesterday, when the Doric came alongside the wharf, that steps, had not been taken by the Harbour Board to have the outer tee cleared of the cargo left there by the mail s.teafner, so as to enable the Doric to get to the work of discharging cargo as soon as possible. She has about 1700 tOng of cargo to put put for this port, consisting largely of heavy materials, railway plant, &c, and about 3SO tons of coal to take in, so that every reasonable facility should be accorded, to enable Captain Metcalfe speedily to proceed on his voyage southwards.

The passengers per Doric landed at tie quarantine station, Motuihi, are getting on satisfactorily. Steps ai-e being taken by the New Zealand Shipping Company to see that ample supplies of provisions are for-. warded for their use.

Among the through passengers by the Australia for Sydney were Mr. J. £. Pow,. of the Australasian, Mr. J. L. Dow, of the Melbourne Leader, and Mr. Mcncure D, Conway, the well-known lecturer, who intends to give a series of lectures in Australiaon questions of the day.

The following telegram Was received re town yesterday from the manager of the New Prince Imperial :—"Two cwt. speomens and picked stone eighth siope, Sa, 2 section west, No. 5 level."

The anniversary soiree of the WeHeiley Baptist Church will be held this evening at half-past six o'clock, jn the rooms oi the Y.M.C. Association, and the after meeting in the TVellesley-street Baptist Chapel adjoining. Addresses will be delivered by the Revs, J. S. Hill, C. Carter, S. Maofarlane, and Thomas Sgurgeon.

" Atlas," in the Lpndon "World, writes :— .New Zea'aiid is now art-treasuring like older countries,, I see that ' ■ Sir George Grey has brought up with him from the hawau threepictures which any art gallery in the worldmight be proud of, and has presented them to the citizens of Auckland;*' So says the New Zualasd Hera£o of June l'Stb, which has. been sent me by some unknown friend. These pictures "brought up from theKawau," as if they were delicate children with a still more delicate mamma, are » William Blake—" Lot and Bis Daughters'' Netscher, and a Stothard. A colonist over here, I further read, is buying, art for Auckland, Which has yet to build its gallery,. ! The Natal Mercury of the 9fch July last contains, a notice qf the South British Insurance Company of New Zealand having opened business: in that colony. An interesting letter from Mr. Macfcelvieto the Bishop of Auckland as President 0the Auckland Institute will be found isanother column. It announces the intention of the Writer to send farther valuable presents of pictures to the citizens of Auckland. There Will be found in another column a. supplementary paper on the sugar sorghum* including a report by Dr. Hector, which is 0. tlia greatest interest to farmers. Mr. Kollifl P. Saxe, of San Francisco,, importer, breeder, and exporter of thoroughbred live stock, was a passenger yesterday by the Australia from San Francisco, and » puttitig up at the Auckland Club. He will remain in Auckland,, looking around him for two or three weeks, and will be a passenger by the City of Sydney, for San Francisco, on her next trip.

His Honor Mr, Justice Gillies in discharging the jury yesterday, regretted that they should be brought to the Coorfc when there, was aothirg for thern to do. But he said, "In the. present state of the law they must be summoned, although there was no worfe; for them to do." Might not this state o! fne law be. altered to the manifest convenience of Judge and jury alike ?

Mr. Daniel, M.H.Ri, has been shown, around at the i'b'aines. He expressed himself delighted with the I sitadtiim and beauty of block 27.

A Nelson telegram yesterday Btates that the Bridge Hotel, at Brightwater, was destroyed by fire early"on Sunday morning. It -was owned by Mr. Tagner, and was insured in the Colonial Office for £300, and the stock and furniture in the same office for £200 to secure a mortgage. The fire originated in the kitchen while Mr. and Mrs. Tagner were in the front of the bouse. When discovered, it was impossible to get to the pump, and no water being nearer than 100 yards, very little was saved beyond the piano and a cask of beer. Mr. Tanner lost hi 3 personal effects and £52 in notes. Mr. Blomfield, who has for some time past, been engaged upon a large painting, bas now completed what proves to he a very inrereating work. It is entitled "Maoriland." The scene is laid at Rotoiti, which, besides being one of the most beautiful of the larger lakes, is essentially Maonland—being thickly settled by natives. But, besides representing Rotoiti in one of its most beautiful aspects—the golden glow of sunset— Mr. Blo'mfield evidently intends this to be a descriptive picture, and as a painting pourtraying the Maori of the present day at his home, it is a thoughtful and conscientious work. Every detail has been carefully studied —the tall kahikatea trees, the carved whares and images, the picturesque storehouses, the huge war canoes (nevermore be manned by painted warriors as in times gone by), and the groups of natives in gay clothing—are all introduced with a lifelikeness which must commend itself to all who have had auy acquaintance with similar scenes. Mr. Leech has become the purchaser, at whose shop it may be seen, and it forma the first prize in Mr. Leech's art union. It has been nic'ly photographed by Messrs. Hemas and Hanua, photographers, and a copy will be presented to each subscriber.

The Egmont Courier calls Opunake "the future Liverpool of the West Coast."

At a meeting of the Wanganui Chess and Draughts Club, on September 11, a number of entries were received for the draughts tournament, which is to take place shortly. E*ch competitor plays three games with his opponent; winning games to count one, and drawn games a half point. The Secretary was requested to ascertain from the chess players of Auckland if the dresses that they are about to use for their grand chess display of living pieces could be available for a series of games of the same description to be he!d there. If a satisfactory answer be obtained, theie is every likelihood of such an interesting affair coming off in WaDganui.

The meetings of the Blue Ribbon Army .it Cambridge on Tuesday night, and again on Wednesday night, were well attended, and a number of new adherents to the flag enrolled. The speeches delivered by the Re\ T s. Macfarlane and Spurgeon were attentively listened to, notwithstanding the efforts of a few larrikins to upset the proceeding?, an attempt which was speedily pat down by the respectable portion of the audience.

An old Maori named Waika Tohu was found dead near the Waitara Bridge »t seven on Thursday morning last. He bad been drinking heavily on the preceding night, and was returning home in company with two or three other native--, but being too intoxicated to walk, they left him on the road. He was found dead the next nioruiDfj, having died from exposure.

The smallest of the bells for the Wellington Post Office has been cast at MeS3». Mills and Cable's foundry. The bell weighs about sowt. The next bell, which will weigh nearly 6cwt., will be turned out next week, and the other two. weighing 6J and 12cwt. respectively, will be cast before the expiration of the month. The big bell will bo 3J feet in diameter, and will be the heaviest ever manufactured in the colony.

Our Meicary Bay correspondent writes : —About four miles of a steam tram road are nearly completed by the firm of Shapp and Ansence. They are Bparing no expense to complete the work. The line is for the purpose of bringing their logs out of the bush to the mill.

The Taranaki Herald of Friday last has the following :—" Mr. Chambers, of Auckland, who has a lease of the beach from the northern boundary of the Iron Company's lease to the month of the Waitara River, is at present on a visit to New Plymouth, for the purpose of inspecting the lease. He is accompanied by Mr. Jones, manager of the New Zealand Iron and Steel Company. As the New Plymouth Iron Company's works and lease are for sale he went this afternoon to inspeot the same, and it is possible that he may ultimately purchase the works." '

Our Aratapu correspondent writes :— Another old Wairoa pioneer, it is feared has passed away. Mr. McGreggor, aged about 87, of Upper Wairoa, left home on August 22nd, to look after some cattle, and has not been heard of since.

The following in the state of Her Majesty's Gaol, Auckland, for the week ending September 15, ISS3 :—On remand, 5 males ; 0 female; awaiting trial, 11 males, 1 female ; sentenced to penal servitude, 40 males; hard labour, 69 males, 25 females; imprisonment, 2 males, 0 females ; delault of bail, 2 males, 0 female; d-rbtors, 0 male ; received during the week, S males, 9 females discharged, IS males, 9 females ; total in prison, 129 males, 26 females. There was not a Bingle prisoner in the lockup last evening.

Those desirous of obtaining a fine piano and fcrsin should attend the sale to be held this day at eleven by Mr. G. Lewis at his rooms, Lower Queen-street.