THE New Zealand Herald AND DAILY SOUTHERN CROSS. SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 1888

New Zealand Herald, Volume XX, Issue 6823, 29 September 1883, Page 4

THE New Zealand Herald AND DAILY SOUTHERN CROSS. SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 1888

It is time now, -we think, that Ministers were again turning their attention to what has been tlie question of NewZealand politics for some years past— namely, the opening of the King Country, w It. svas thought that last summer all the arrangements and surveys .might have been completed, so that/in':the session which has just passed, the Ministry could have asked Parliament to sanction the raising or the, money necessary for going on with the < railway line; Various causes, prevented this, the most serious of which was the capture of Mr. Hursthouse by Mahuki. Then came the meeting of Parliament, absorbing the attention of Ministers, and winter preventing the carrying on of exploration and surveys. But these obstacles no longer exist. This last affair at Kawhia, when certain natives/ with the sanction of Tawhiao, destroyed the beacons, shows that difficulties may be expected with some sections 6£ the natives, but there is not much in that, and the present time is as good in that respect as it is likely to be for some considerable period. The section who are most opposed are the Waikatos under the infiueuce of Tawhiao, but with. the JNgatirnaniapotos, , the owners of the greater part' of. the land, it is merely a; question of arrangement. They will demand large reserves, and will oppose any> survey or any railway, if these are not provided for. But reserves the Government can easily make. There, is.no public feeling to prevent them makiDg-re-serves, with arrangements for leasing in convenient blocks for cultivation, as ,, on the West Coast'. Indeed, it is probable that public feeling would be quite as much in favour of this as of letting the land be secured by speculators, who would hold for a huge rise in value, and perhaps keep large tracts unoccupied for several years, only selling when they could secure a high price from men who intended to settle and cultivate.. -. . .

■•.. The iirsfc practical business to be dealt with, in that of exploratory surveys.': fDuring the ..winter very little has been done; Nothing has been settled. The Government have gained ;but little information, since Mr.'Bryce ■left the' North. . No. .Government sur-, vey party has yet penetrated from the "Waipa to the Tarahaki or Whanganui districts, and the parties which, started to come northwards have been stopped by the natives. A-considerable amount; j.of valuable information' has been made public' by bur special commissioner, who penetrated." into, the Upper Whahganui district, traversed the' western' side of Taupo,, and thence to' the Waipa Valley. His travels'show that there is a-' vast .extent of fine country in' the interior, and ■ that a-practicable route for the railway can there be obtained."; B.ut'to determine this question , , of the railway line much- more must be done.. These matters of .the' best line- for, the railwaVj and the ' arrangements under which some,'. portion•;_of/.the King Country, may be opened, ought, to be' looked at at- once, ',<■ while/Minister's have. aU-,the; summer, before, them. . .The' Ministry are,, we think, bound to'make a point' of having everything needful completed before Parliament is. summoned again. The, whole, .materials, can be laid before the Assembly, arrangements made to raise the money to construct the line, and. the work commenced'. The colony cannot afford to lose another year, and if the Government dawdle through the summrr, and' are no further forward'at the end than at the beginning, the people of this part of tho colony will be disposed to try whether another Government cannot be obtained.

"At the present, moment two exploring parties are'be.nfc on pulling away the veil ~which" conceals inland New ■Guineaj and of another and less attractive interior at -ith'e' other skip of the globe, : 'a London telegram of the 21st instant ■ tells • us ,that Professor Nordenskjold;of Arctic fame, has just discovered" that Greenland, at some distance, anyw.her'e from the coast, is , merely arienorniqus ice desert. During the last forty, years there has fceen such" a . rapid 'succession,, of .'bold wanderers by-land arid sea, undauntedly unravelling the unknown, that we have reached pretty nearly the'end of our' tether ~ as ■'. regards geographical acquaintance.-.with the planet we live ■ on. , As for scientific research ; . iri the botany,, geology; natural "history, ethnology,' i.e., of .the.'newly - opened region?,, that is another thing. , In that way. ■ fields almost illimitable await investigation in new. countries,' and in too piaiiy old ones likewise. But no quarter of . the earth, and indeed scarcely a considerable tract any where, any longer lies in unbroken mystery ;' and in the" next generation the adventurous spirit of civilized man will sigh, like Alexander, that it has no more worlds to conquer. The tide of concealment is now so, fast ebbing away, that a secret of a hundred years' standing in connection with our South ] Seas has just been cleared up by ! the discovery of the relics of La

Perouse, and ? ceivedwith of honour in .Kpumea, ';£'s&sss£** gentleman was that 6,ble gator of the last century. ' i a the .course of war, s/jnt with a squadron to destroy--the" British/posts on. , Hudson' 3 Bay, after razing Port TJck and finding that the British reside ats' as the place had no garrison, had escaped into the. woods, he considi red that they might there perish of hunger in that harsh climate, or fall into thj , hands of the wild tribes, and he a<. cordingly left behind for their use i sufficient store of provisions and we* pons. On the present occasion,, an{ when the relations of the two great nations are somewhat " strained," it i* all the pleasanter to recollect that we r too, owe honour to the memory of Perouse, and not only as a benefactor of science, but iu arms a noble enemy. Look at the explorations of the last''" forty years! For.Africa, the dark continent is no longer" an applicable term. Before the date we mention more than half of it was unknown But Burton, Barth, Speke and Grant Baker, and others on the eastern rid? I and on the south Livingstone, followed* j by Cameron, Stanley, and a crowd o£ present explorers of different nations, have penetrated the greater part of the previously unknown interior have made us aware of the existence of many nations, simple but not savagg • of the fact under that torrid suno? ' elevated and salubrious tablelands, and of the astonishing chain of immense lakes found in the interior, rivalled m. magnitude and navigable opportunitius only by the similar chain of American, lakes. Concerning the Nile, which, traverses several of the lakes— as tlie St. Lawrence does those of America— thetales told by Herodotus have bees" verified, and much more disclosed, for the Nile is already seen to be the longest river on the globe, and its source i& not yet reached. The tale told by Gaithaginian Hanno respecting the goriillai has been verified by Du Chaillu in his explorations of the western interiori The bygone fame of th<j Guinea regions is revived within the last twelve months by auriferous discoveries, which Captain Burton pronounces the richest world.

In Asia, Palgrave, travelling in the disguise of an Oriental physician, has given an interesting account of &e Nedjid, or country or the "Wahabees, the most vigorous and powerful state in Arabia, and where no European, heretofore entered. The warlike operations of England and Eussia in Central and Eastern Asia have led to a great deal of information being obtained about countries which' lay in immense blanks on the map under the names "Independent Tartary" and "Chinese Tartary." Atkinson's travels in Siberia and Nordenskjold's recent examination of its Arctic shores have added most important chapters to our knowledge. The discovery by the Swedish explorei'of the Greenland ice desert vas a thing to be anticipated, but there I was always a certain doubt or curiosity on the subject, because of the extral ordinary circumstance that a Norse ' colony, which, in early times existed on the coast, and increased to 190 villages, at the beginning of the fifteenth century totally and mysteriously disappeared— perhaps by pestilence or piratical attack. The North-West Passage, that problem of interest for hundreds of years, has been solved in pur time; but as it is always mere chance that the ice leaves it navigable, the hope thafit can be of use is dispelled. All North America would now seem to be geographically explored. In South America steamers ply on the great rivers, Amazon, <fcc, but near their upjitt* there may be still a few nil' visited tracts. THe Australian Continent has been penetrated and examined ,by a series of bold adventurers, unexampled for the amount of suffering ensured. The interior south of Cambridge Gulf; the latest- terra incognita, soOn be at every point traversed. The interior of ■ New Guinea and some I .central parts of Borneo, of Celebes, and a few other islands of the Indian and Pacific Oceans, are the only lands at, this side of the world which cac now be considered unknown. China and some of its dependent states continue in the main practically sealed to the European, but they are no loDger shrouded in the old mystery. The i.only great region of the globe which remains really hidden as yet quite unknown to us is part of Central Africa. ■ ■ vThe great work this generation is pending was begun four hundred years ago,' when Columbus with his three frail; caravels,' two of them only halfdecked, struck out into tte virgin >jwaste.:of y waters guarded by tempestsand by those terrible superstitions, and when his mutinous crews were about ;to' 'throw him overboard, as a madman leading them to destruction, the/ lit .upon a hemisphere. Wondeffrl * as the effect on men's minds in Jlurope— what might be!now produced ty the sudden" discovery of a pass?g etocnß :pf the other planets.- It gavJ" soaring ; wirigsito the: ..the succeeding .sixteenth-' j^ e ''grandest period'in thought brilliant individuality v which the'wpis Isaa seen sineelthe o)d..Hellenic agp ? -Our compensation nowrti-days is increased knowledge arid power—and cruised man is :for the'.first time master i| r the globe. \

-The Government have, it!sßpa.Ta. determined to send a body, of &!&ed Constabulary 1o Kawhia in the Einemoa, and i& future: a post will be established &ete. We quite anticipated t>'is- It was the only answer that' Government could make to the in removing the beaisons /5 at +<?dd, we suspect that Mr. Bryjo S/iW *$> hare faeca sorry to have put/isl'tfjf force of constabulary at Kawhiil when the Kawhia tow'csh.iJ;-l?W-p ut on lami belonging to the i {//Ji.nftjflt, was first taken possession'cX'pftlits foolish act of destroying the -Vawftian has much I affected his po?itio ; k7 Jt's oivchapujjad 1 considerable lands*,'^fawbJa, , so that he could establish' K',*«» /hera without undergoing thtAu)' l '- t3 "fti oflivingoathe lands of anothei M /?• : ■Wβ oan, of course, still do that, b'u; /'Vil'-'have the annoyance of a body. 7p>frC3meii living nest him,; who win--ir7#sii.im from indulging iu any such. afeMept as destroying beacons or sinHgfonojs. His dignity and prestige, ; wi# much to himas to any monaMiif r --I«iOir of, will also be much affected Satire Mimater himself will "a-f .V?P*»J?; the P art y- .l!a-------constables aW»- n Pd Kawhia wnl, ao doubt, be ae*. road ,vor ' r > P 10 * bably at firs£;yfc?eS ll '?a TCll i aand;K3 § laD, but Kawhia and the Waipa of Kawhia wui have and will hasten, the the Country. ;. ■:, ■• &»t "'■ . ; ■ i

re P° rt current xn tS>° yesterday. It was rumoured that r P«npU had been shot at Dungannon. . £ Sport, though generally discredited Suily enough caused some excitetnent. 10 Lrti that a series of meetings, Jtwa? known that rf lea(Jer iXh Party, ™™ to begin of the In* *»"*■ daf and that i?uK n °Ora° n n gemen hau' expressed jhe Ulster la "s f prevent them determination »& indeed; being held.. So appre geriouß V ere the the contending facing pkee between o{ constabukry iions, that iarje fdj to town to and military were drrfte assist Uong found aUd feaf nrfait d°Sat P ic and sensational an appropnateiy t(jd agsaßSlaa tion climax m ™ e f ident ifi e d with of ; t he dement in Ireland. XppT/ howe a v r Jr, the report turns out ??.» nothing more than an atrocious to be no "" n f mitate the policy of the Sassasiins, and to turn the weapons At murder against those who, rightly or Irongly ar e °sußpected of having eon- -• a H rheir employment in "thera-SIS-*of Lord Frederick Cavendish and S Burke, would be a blunder and a ilme «hich nothing could pardon or The effect of the adoption of C tactics of assassination by those who may have been goaded to the point of Operation by the policy pursued by the Den of the Irißh "β^t ,o ?.' would be , disastrous in the extreme to the cause of. social order and public peace in Ireland, ft ffoiild intensify and accentuate a : ' thousand fold the antagonism which now ; divides the Irish in Ireland, and let loose the devastating demons of lawlessness \ and anarchy to stalk through the land, : eheddin" blood and producing ruin on ] every side. Mr. Parneli.'s death at the hands u'f an assassin would be the signal j for an outbreak of internecine strife , -in Ireland with all its. attendant horrors, l His place would be filled by a less soru- s nulous and more daring agitator, and the c country would be plunged in the sangui- t r nary maelstrom of a relentless revolution. ' But we hare too much confidence in the I law-abiding instincts of those -who are j opposed to the political aims of the Par- { nell Party to fear the perpetration of so odious 'a crime as the miirder of the member for Cork, and we rejoice that the j startling report circulated in London yes- j terday is without foundation. (

Oar cablegrams this morning are unusually interesting. A report which gained carrency in London yesterday that Mr. Parnell ban , been shot at Dungannon caused considerable excitement, but hiippily it proved to be untrue. The meetings organised by his followers came off at that place yesterday, and notwithstanding the threats of the Ulster Orangemen to prevent them being heW, nothing approaching a; riot took place, aithongb. the latter mustered in the town in great force. Tfle authorities had taken erery precaution to prevent a distnrbance, and a large body of police and military were on the spot, and their presence, no doubt, materially contributed to the maintenance of the public peace. Affairs in Bulgaria are in a somewhat unsettled state, and it is not unlikely that a revolutionary outbreak will occur in that country before long. The establishment of constitutional Government in Bulgaria in opposition to the ■wishes of Russia has given great dissatisfaction to that Power, and it is now reported that arms are being secretely conveyed from Russia to Bulgaria, with the knowledge of the Russian authorities. The negotiations between France and China are not progressing satisfactorily, and it seems probable enough that they will end in an open rapture between the two Powers. Great secresy is maintained regardins; them ; but it is reported in one of our Paris messages this moraine that the Marquis Tseng has rejected the French proposals, which, it will be remembered, laid claim to the whole delta of the Red River, north and south.

Additional news by cable respecting the Mataura's cargo is Jess discouraging than the intelligence published yesterday, which seemed to indicate that the greater portion of it was in a rotten condition. Wα now learn that out of a total of over 8000 carcases the number damaged was only 3000, which leaves a substantial proportion o£ the shipment available for the London market. The'canse of so much of the cargo going bad is attributed to the meat haviDg been frozen ■while warm. In the case of several shipments from Southern and other places a similar mistake ha 3 led to like consequences. Iα freezing meat it is most important that all animal heat should have left the carcases before they are subjected to the refrigerating process. The Mataura's cargo of meat was insured in the New .Zealand Insurance Company for £10,626, of which £7G2G is re-insured in various colonial and other offices. In a private letter from Alexandra, received in town, the following occurs:—"A large number of natives came through here with seed potatoes and ploughs, from Mangatautari, with the intention of planting a •quantity of potatoes at Whatiwhatihoe, so as to be prepared for the Manngatautari Land Court, coming here. They all say they will still be under Tawhiao. I may mention they are comtautly building new whares at Whatiwhatihoe." It would thus -seam as if Whatiwhatihoe was destined to be a settlement of considerable size in the near future. Amongst the passengers by the 6.5. Waihora, for Southern ports, we notice th« name 3 of Captiin Hume, luspector Prisons, also Dr Husband and some of the servants of the s.s. Doric, who were detained at Motuhihi, and the staff of the Salvation Army, •consisting o£ Majors Barker and Pollard, Captain Bowenoan, Cadet Foley, and Band-ma-ter Toi.ker. Toe steamer was largely 'patronised by passengers. There was a full meeting of the Auckland Agricultural and Pastoral Society's Committee, held in their office yesterday afternoon. Mr. Joseph May occupied the chair. The ■ chief business was to appoint judges for the ■forthcoming show. There were several letters, 'in respou3e to the invitation of the •committee, containing the names of gentlemen qualified and willing to serve in tbo capacity, though more nominations had been expected. All of those sent, however, were to one or more members of toe committee, and they were, without exception, gratefully accepted. In some of the classes the committee appointed gentlemen of th"ir ■own selection to make up the requisite number; but there is no doubt that the ■aominations by the country settlers very much aided the committee in the appointment of judges, and we think tbe action oi ■the committee was a very wise departure from tb = usual course. In ths telegraphic report of Mr. S. T. George's speoch at Warkworth a few errr.rs occurred in regard to th* figures quoted. Referring to the subject of roads and bridges grant, he is reported to have said : —"This year they were to get £3300," should have been £33,000. The liability against tbis was stated to be £1200, which should have been 8*2,000. By the action of Mr. Mitchelson and himself, the Opposition got this liability taken off, so that this year they would have £45,000, instead of £4500, as printed. It is very difficult, "to secure perfect accuracy in transmitting figures by telegraph, and taking the tepott as a whole a very fair degree of accuracy war. obtained by the telegraphic j operators. The Deronport people have a grievance, and much secret grumbling is being carried ■on in cousequence. Waiting-rooms are about being erected at the Devonport Wharf in [ ■coutH-ction with the running of the Ferry Cr.rupauy's steamers, and it appears that ■close's are to be attached to these waitingfoo'Bß. This is deemeii, by the settlers thero, as highly objectionable, as they allege that •all the' foecal matter will be washed up on the sandy beach in front of the naval reserve, thus mrvking that which is now a pleasurable resort for bathing aud other purposes an utter abomination. Surely the local authority could make some arrangement by 'which the public conveniences, which the travelling public require, would be furnished •withoat iojurirjg a pleasant and healthy resort. , ' The usual cb arch, notices will be found in •our advertisemtjit columns to-day. The members of the H.A.C.B. Society and the Bricklayer.)' Society are requested to attend ' the fuaeral of their late brother, S. M. Smith, which takes placp tv-worrow .afternoon.

a J There was a large attendance at the Court . j Minstrels' performance at Abbott's Opera House last night. There will be an entire • change of programme to-night. Amongst the items on the programme are the following : —Ballad, " Only to see her face again,'* ' Misa B. Sutherland; refrain (comic), "The i female smuggler," Miss E. Winnette; song ' (comic), ""Bless her, let her go," Mr. l Cowan; finale, "All the world's a stage," ; company. It 13 stated that a man named Lucas, Who is almost blind, was knocked down by , a spring-cart near St. Matthew's Church ; yesterday morniDg. The driver of the is said to have been very careless. It is *0 be hopsd that the police will make example of one or two carelese drivers, and then, probably, we shall have fewer accidents of this kind. A man named Moaes Wisne Hoult was arrested at Newmarket, by Constable Ryan, yesterday on a charge of issuing valuelers cheques to the amount of £35. Hoult will be brought up at the Court this morning, and charged with unlawfully obtaining from David Dunnirigham, by means of false prej tence—viz:, a valueless cheque, the sum of £3, with intent to defraud. Two boys, named Robert- Clements (aged 11 years) and Jo ha Day (aged 14 years), were reported to the police Ust night as missing. Mr. Clements, who is bootmaker residing in Ponsonby-road near the corner of Pictonstreet, states that his son, and the lad Day (who is a son of Mr. Day, coal and firewood merchant, Ponsonby), left their homes together on Wednesday last about eleven o'clock in the forenoon, for tho purpose of going to the Noith Shore for a holiday. They have not since beeu heard of by their parents. Mr. Day has relatives residing: near the Lake, and it was tnought not unlikely that the lads had gone there, but on inquiry this was found not so. Messrs. Day and Clements have still hopes that their sons may have gone to the Wade, as Mr. Day has a relative there. This supposition will be set at rest this morning. The police are determined to put down larrikinism in Parnell. In consequence of complaint made of theft from a baker's cart last week, Constable McConnell was in- ' structed to inquire into the ca?e with a view 1 of the culprits being punished if the larceny ' could be proved. We understand that sum- 1 monses will be issued to seven boys to ap- ' pear at the Court next week to answer I charges in connection with this matter The > boys are all stated to belong to respectable families. r _ The quarterly army and navy pensions in t the Auckland district are to be paid In the c beginning of next month. Those in Auck- * land on the 2nd October; at Papakura, on s October 3 ; at Onehunga, on October 4; at I Panmure, on October 5 ; at Howick, on Oc- t tober 5; and Otahuhu, on October 6. t A meeting of the ratepayers of the Point s Chevalier highway district was heid last evening, at the Northern Hotel, to consider r a proposal to close a road. A good deal of extraneous interest was lent to the meeting v from the fact that many supposed it was j intended to close the existing road leading j. from the Western Springs to the New North a Road. Such was not the case, but it appears j that in addition to the existing road another c was originally lai.i off. This has never been r utilised—in fact has been fenced and planted r —and the property was sold on the lines of j. the existing road. A resolution recommend- a ing the closing of the road referred to was f carried. The proceedings are reported in . another column. Professor Thomas, of the University College, delivered an interesting lecture last * evening on "Volcanoes" in the rooms of the . Young Meu's Christian Association. A summary of the lecture appears in another * column. j. The annual sports in connection with'the s Auckland College and Grammar School were y held yesterday in the Domain Cricket Ground, i There was a large attendance, and the games \ went on very successfully. Details of the 1 various events, &c, will be found in another v column, I All the immigrants recently liberated a from Motuihi, bound for Southern ports, h were sent on to their destination by the s.s. 8 Waifcora, yesterday. B The circus was well attended last evening. There will be a performance this afternoon, ° at half-past two. The children of the various ° charitable institutions are invited to attend. a The performance this evening will be the last F in Auckland. . J The asphult footpaths in Vincent-street 3 are sadly iuwaut of repa ; r. They appear to j. have been utterly neg'ected for a long time, j There are large holes worn out in the $ asphalt, and the whole of it is becoming so c disintegrated that walking on the footpaths , in that street is like walking on loose , shingle. Unless substantial repaint are done soon the whole of the asphalt will be destroved. ,

The manufacture of the plant required by the Wainku Cheeso and Factory, was entrusted to Mr. H. Waite, o£ this city. The work has been completed to the satisfaction of the proprietors. Two large vats have been prepared for curdling the milk in. One is intended tp hold -iOO gallons of milk, and the other half that quantity, and is for use in the winter season, or when miik is not very abundant. These have been made from tinned steel plates, which are much, stronger and leas likely to suffer damage than the ordinary tin plate made of iron. In the bottom oi the outer skin is arranged a steam pipe for regulating the temperature as required. There are a considerable number of milk cans which will be furnished to those who may supply milk to the factory. They are made to hold about 15 ga'.lons, and the lid is so designed as to avoid the use o? the dirty rags round the mouth of the can which too many of those who supply Auckland with milk make use of. It would be well tint all cans intended for the conveyance of milk to town should be constructed on the same principle as those supplied to Waiuku. These cans will be emptied at the factory on arrival into a vessel wbich has a graduated scale on the inside, and the supplier of the milk can see at a glance the quantity of milk he has supplied. The mils is then emptied irjto the curdling vat, and thus the work proceeds. Before the milk cau is handed back to the milk supplier, it is thoroughly washed, and well scalded with steam. This 13 done to secure perfect cleanlinsss in the used by the dairymen, who supply the milk. It was at one time thought that the curd knives would require to be got from America, but those made by Mr. Waite appetr as substantial and workmanlike a job as those supplied from the United States They are also made of tinned steel plates. The handles of the locally-made ones are forged out of iron manufactured at Onehunga. The curd mill is made according to the design supplied by the manager, but the ordinary curd mill, manufactured by Mr. Waite, does not appear to suffer by comparison with the new design Everything appears to be substantially made, aud finished in a workmanlike manner, and, when erected at Waiuku, it is to be hoped that the plant will cot only be well employed, but that its employment will be profitable" to its owner. The factory is expected to be iu operation during the month of Octoher. An "Old Miner" writes from Te Aroha that he has travelled in mnuy countries, nnd seen many goldfields. In visiting the Aroha district, ani inspecting the Premier and Colonist miues, he was astonished at tho nature of the stone, having not seen richerlooUing stono in all his travels His opinion is that the p;reat deposits of the gold will be found lowor down, as it was in the Golden Crown and Messenger's Hill at the Thames. He thinks r.n. evidence of tha correctnesß of his opinion U to be found in the new claim called the Shamrock. This ground is bnlow that occupied by the Premier and Colonist. Sydney Taiwhanga is now at the Thames. He posc-s befor- , his admiring compatriots as an apostle of tbe Blue Ribbon movement, and can • daily be seen haranguing large crowds in the neighbourhood of Butt's cerner. Whether from the effect of his labours, or those of otter Ribbonites, the temperance cause see;n3 to be advancing among the natives, as the frequent occurence of the blue badge bears witness. No clue has yet been received by the police likely to lead to tho idf utificattoa of the skeleton discovered by Karaugahake (Ohinemuri) prospectors a few days ago. The remains were situated under the shelter of a rock, and from the relative position of the parts it is considered that the man must have expired in a sitting posture. The skull, from its formation, appears to be that of a Maori. Only the large bones of the body remain, the sir.alltr ones having decayed, — and as there ia also no vestige of clothing about the spot, it is surmised that the death must have occurred at least 10 years ago,

t \ Mr. J. O. ■MacCormick, barrister and solia I citor, was yesterday morning 'arrested on a e J charge of having committed wilfnl and corrupt perjury. Mr.' MacCormick had instituted fresh proceedings against Mr. North in regard to theiarceny of four bo ike—a c'tarve which has already been twice dismissed. Norih is aln-ady commit ed for trial on one of tin- r.umerous charges preftrred by Mr. MacCormick, aud as it was impossible to take the case yesterday, it had to be adjourned. Mr. MacCormick was I himself arrested (on warrant) on a charge of committing perjury in his evidence before the Resident Magistrate, in one of the cases in which he was prosecutor and North defendant. The hearing of this chaTge is set down for Monday : bat it will, no donbt, have to bu adjourned, as both the parties have to be in attendance at the. Supieme Court Criminil Sittings. Mr. MacCormick, shortly after his arrest yesterday morning, was admitted to bail. It is probable that oue of the largest and most lively political meetings ever held in Auckland will come off on Wednesday evf niug next, when Mr Dargaville is to address his constituents, the electors of Aucklaod City West. The meeting is to be held in the Theatre Royal, so as to afford room for a large attendance. An inquiry was held yesterday at the Provincial District Hospital, Oα view of the body of Michael Costell", who was found in an exnau3tel condition in Kent-road, Kyber Pass, on Tuesday morning, and died in the Hospital on Thursday morning. It was proved that the mau had been seen on Monday "like a man horrified with drink." He smelt strongly of liquor when admitted to the Hospital. Tho jury found that death wa3 occasioned by exposure, accelerated by driuk. Jaraes Daley, a storekeeper, of Hamilton, was adjudicated a bankrupt yesterday. The liabilities were stated to be £1600; and the assets about £1200. The debtor left for San Francisco without giving notice to his creditors. He has left his wife and family (four f children) apparently unprovided for in Hamilton. Captain Morris, VI.H.R. for Taur.ingn, was in town yesterday, having come from the Thames. He has 'ieeu spending a little time iti the examination of the mining prospects of the Upper Tuames, at Karangahake, and has taken steps to induce the proper Government official to come and report upon the mines in that district. Our Hamilton correspondent writes:— The Waikato Cheese and Bacon Company received milk on Monday, and commenced operations. Those who when the company was otarted guaranteed to supply the milk of a certain number of cows will it is to be hoped use their best endeavours to fulfil their agreements. The directors have done their part, and have provided one of the finest aud most complete cheese-making apparatus in the colonies, and it now remains with the farmers to do their share in the matter. With the experience of a year's working of the Tβ Awamutu factory, they will doubtless do this, for the result of the last season's operations there has proved to the settlers that never before had they such an opportunity of making so much by dairying and ,at so little trouble, and as a couseqence they have been for tho last two mouths largely importing springing and milking cows into the district. The farmers here have even a hotter show, a3 when those at Tβ Awamutu only receive 3;Vd per gallon for their milk, the Waikato Cheese Factory proposes to give 4d.

The Thames Advertiser has the following paragraph :—" Among the passengers by the Kotomahana yesterday was Mr. Martin H. Lush, who purposes at once taking up the practice of his profession as a solicitor in this district. Mr. Lush is no stranger to the Thames, and, apart from his own personal qualities, his being a member of so highly respected a family a3 that of the late Archdeacon Lush, is sure to gather round him a large circle of friends and clients. The want of a second respectable and trustworthy leg*l gentleman at the Thames has been felt for some time, particularly of late, and we have no doubt Mr. Lush (who served his articles with Mr. E. K. lyler) will soon secure a good practice with, let us hope, mutual benefit to himself and his clients." The first of Herr Carl Schmitt's new series of monthly popular concerts will take place on Thursday next, and from the exceedingly attractive programme which has been prepared, and the well known abilities of the various performers who are announced to take part in it, should prove a great success. The efforts which have lately been made , to popularise a taste for good music are deserving of encouragement, and there is little doubt that this series of popular monthly concerts which Herr S'chmitt has promoted will meet with the cordial support of the general public. On Thursday next a comnlimentary bene6t will be tendered to Mr. E. B. Russell and Mr. Barry O'Keil at the Opera House, on which occasion an attractive bill of fare will be presented. The powerful and sensational drama " Lost in London" will be played by thu dramatic company who so creditably supported Mr. Sheridan, the American tragedian, during his recent season here, and whose services that admirable actor so kindly and gracefully acknowledged from the stage at the termination of hissenesof performances. In addition to the drama named, there will be an operatic entertainment, in which a number of competent artistes who have volunteered their services will appear, and altogether the evening's amusement promises to be of a varied and attractive character. Th« ab'litios of Mr. Russell as a sound and capable actor, and the versatile accomplishments of Mr. O'Neil, should ensure a bumper hou'e, apart from the personal qualities which have made those gentlemen so popular in various circles.

At a meeting of the Finance Committee of the Waitemata County Council, held yesterday, two tenders for the lease of the North Head reserve for one year were received. Messrs. Shelley and Booth offered £65> and Mr. Thomas Goudie £61. The former was accepted. It was also resolved to bring the Slaughterhouse Act by-laws, adopted by the Council two years ago, into operation. , Mr. Martin Swallow will give a grand pianoforte recital iu the Theatre Royal on October 11. From the programme, which appears in our advertisement columns today, the selections appear to have been made with nice discrimination and sound musical judgment, and no doubt a rich treat is in store for all who can appreciate the best works of the ablest composers. It will be seen by adv«rtisemeDt in another column that the Jewish wholesale merchants close their respective establishments on Tuesday next, that being the day of the Jewish New Year's festival. The other day Mr. Watt, R.M., of Dunedin, ruled that to convict and discharge a person charged with drunkenness was illegal, and that it was imperative, in terms of the Licensing Act, ISBI, to inflict a minimum penalty of 5s on convicHon. Some of tho Justices, however, tako a different view, and continue to convict and discharge in terms of the Justices of tho Peace Act. The Taupo correspondent of the Hawke's Bay Herald writes:—"Mr. Williams will soon leave here to take a look at the country ! for the main trunk line west of Taupo. It goes to where the Wanganui and Tulma rivers form a junction, and from there towards the north to the Waipa Valley. This part of Tuhua is where Moffat wns killed, and it is a question if the natives will allow Williams to go through their lands. If the surveyor pets through to Waikato without his t-.air being 'riV he will be a lucky mr-.n. But what if he does get knocked on the head ! Other surveyors have shared the same fate for lose, and the Government can always bring in that convenient murderbreeding verdict, that the event has no political significance." Congregational services will be commenced iD the new hall at Mount Eden to morrow evening ' The opening service will be conducted by the Rnv. J. Robertson, M.A. The Auckland Weekly Nf.ws (illustrated) is tho best and largest weokly Journal pubUsbod in the colony, and cohUlds an ample and wall-assorted collection of general. commercisJ, political, mining:, agricultural, and spotting intolUgence; tho latest English, American, and Continental cablegrams, recording tho principal cvonts throughout tho world; special contributions from our travelling corrosppndonts; tales by the most popnlar novelists; I and Intorertlßs items relating to art, literature, science, music, and tho drama— fcbo wholo combining to rondor it tho most attractive and roadabla weekly journal published in New Zealand. An excellent wood engraving of Mr. F. J. Moss, M.H.E., is givon in tela wcolt's issue. W. S. Collins desires to inform his numerous customers that he has removed hia business from Parneli to the junction of Queon and Grey Streets, whoro the.ii wqalreraonta will be attsudod to as usual.