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New Zealand Herald, Volume XXI, Issue 6907, 7 January 1884, Page 5

The Egyptian Government have addressed a note to Earl Granville, the British Foreign Minister, deinandiug the assistance of England in suppressing the revolt in the Soudan. They point out that, in the event of their appeal being refused, they will be compelled to abandon to Turkey the eastern portion of the Soudan. In that ease they will be able to concentrate the forces now holding that country in Egyp.t proper; and thus, as they aßtutely point out, be able to dispense with the British army of occupation. The question is at present engaging the attention of the British Cabinet, but it is not at all likely that the demand of the Egyptian Governmeut will be granted. On the contrary, they will probably be advised to relinquish that portion of the Soudan which thc-y confess themselves unable to hold against the disaffected population. After the destruction of General Hicks' army this course was actually recommended to the Khedive and his Ministers by Sir Evelyn Mallet. But whether it would lead to the result which the Egyptian Government hint at — the complete withdrawal of the British army of occupation—is another matter. The presence of a British military force in Egypt is not to be got rid of by increasing the strength of the Egytian army. The stability of the Egyptian constitution, and the permanent trauquility of the country, and the assured protection of British interests in Egypt are conditions which must be fulfilled before the English troops can finally clear out. In the meantime it is reported that France is itching for an opportunity of interfering in the difficult and complex question. As if she had not already quite enough to occupy her attention and tax her military resources, she is said to be anxious and willing to undertake the task of subjugating the Soudan, should perfidious Albion refuse to march against the followers of the False Prophet.

According to the Messrs. Redmond, three hundred branches of the Land League have been established in Australia, and £4000 subscribed in these colonieß towards the Parnell testimonial.

A successor to the late Archbishop Vaughan in the Metropolitan Archbishopric of Australia has not been appointed yet. Tne Roman Catholic Bishops uf Australia have recommended cither Archbishop Croke (who was formerly stationed in Auckland) or Professor Morgan Walsh, of Maynooth College, The latter will probably be "^pointed.

The steamer Duke of Westminster is reported to ha?e gone ashore .at the Isle of Wight. She was bound from Brisbaue to London. All her passengers have been safely landed, but the position of the vessel is said to be critical.

The usual trip of the charity school children of Auckland to Motutapu will take place on Wednesday next. The steamer to convey them will be the Penguin.

The Hon. Mr. Bryce, Native Minister, will be a passenger for the South by the s.s, Takapuna to-morrow.

The Crown sittings of the quarterly Circuit Court for gaol delivery vfill be held this morning in the Supremo Court building. His Honor Mr. Justice Gillies will address the Grand Jury at the usual hour, eleven a.m. Grand jurors, petty jurors, and witnesses should be in attendance. It may be as well to remind all persons concerned in the business of the Circuit Court that His Honor will take his seat on the Bench every morning except the first, at ten a.m.

It will be seen from a telegram from Wellington, in another column, that Dr. Mackellar, latehouse surgeonof the Auckland Hospital, has been requested by the Governniant to act as resident medical officer of the Wellington Hospital until a permanent officer is appointed, or till his duties in connection with tho Otago University call him away. This is a carious commentary on the recent Auckland Hospital dispute, and the action of the Government in dismissing Dr. Mackellar without assigning any reason. It is evident that the authorities in Wellington found that tbev had done that gentleman an injustice, and are now endeavouring to make the amende honourable, and repair the wrong. This action is highly creditable to the authorities, while it also conveys a compliment to Dr. Mackellar which cannot be gainsaid.

By last accounts Te ICooti was at Kokohinau, a settlement on the Rangitaiki Rivor, midway between Whakataueand Te Matata. He is beiug well received by the natives. He has sent intimation to the natives of Tauranga that he will visit that district about the middle of January.

The following telegram was received on Saturday by Mr. F. A. White, from the mine manager of the Ivanhoe, Karangahako : —Cut reef, showing gold freely in stone, 600 feet south of present workings."

It will be seen by advertisement in another column that the proportion of shares to bo allotted in the Caledonian Low Level Company is as follows : —Old Caledonian, Kuranui Hill United, and Thames Golden Crown, one for every two; and in the New Mauukau, one for every ten shares now held by shareholders,

An inquest took place on Saturday afternoon at the Freeman's Bay Hotel, before Dr. Philson, Coroner, and jury (of whom Mr. Morey was chosen foreman), on the body of Alexander Alanlcy, who died suddenly on board the scow Ghost," on Saturday morning early. The jury having becu sworn, proceeded to deceaned's residenoo to view the body, after which they returned to the hotel, where the evidence was adducod. Captain Pierce, of tho scow Ghost, and Charles Hanson, one of the seamen, yave evidence as to deceased's illucss and death, as already recorded in our columns. Dr. Honeyman, who made the post mortem, deposed that the cause of denth was the bursting of a blood vessel in the region of the brain, and that deceased died of sanguineous apoplexy. It appears that deceased had been suffering from epileptic tits for years. The jury returned a verdict in accordance with the medical evidence.

The following mining telegram was received on Saturday from the mine manager of the New Prince Imperial Gold Mining Company :—" Two hundredweight specimens from stopes, Nos. 1 and 2 sections west, No. 5 level."

The Hon. Mr. Bryce has received information that some natives pulled down one of the recently erected trig stations in the King Country, but becoming alarmed, they sout for the Government surveyor, and assisted to re-erect the station.

At the Harbour Board meeting to-morrow Mr. Nathan will move, " That another pilot be appointed in view of the increased duties attached to the present pilot system." Applications will be received for the appointment of Deputy Harbourmaster,vice Captain McKenzie, resigned; also tenders for Calliope Dock.

Judge Puckey and Judge Mair leave Auckland to-day to hold a sitting of the Native Land Court at Whakatane.

We are glad to see back in town Mr. Pooley, who lias been seriously ill. He is now convalescent, and presided yesterday at the organ of St. Matthew's Church, froru which his indisposition had kept him for some time. He was heartily welcomed tjy many friends in the congregation after both services.

The meeting held yesterday afternoon in the lecture hall of the Young Men's Christian Association was well attended. Mr. Brackenrigg presided. Mr. (J. E. Button, barrister, delivered an able and earnest address to young men, taking for his text Proverbs, c. 3, v. 3 and 4, " Let not mercy and truth forsake thee ; bind them about thy ueok, write them upon the table of thine heart. So ahalt thou find favour and good understanding iu the sight of God and man." Mr. Button reconnnendcd his hearers to take the text as their guiding star throughout the year just commenced.

Great interest was taken at the Thames in the floating of the Triumph, and the local newspapers state that during the whole of Thursday inquiries were made at the oflicos.

A cricket match which has been arranged to take place between a team of Licensed Victuallers and Bookmakers on the Domain cricket ground will come olf to-day. The wieketa will be pitched at uoon, a four-iu-hand leaving the Nevada Hotel at eleven a.lll. Luncheon will be provided, and a band will be in attendance. The " books " were practising on Saturday and are sauguine of winning the game and the bets, as they have already got the Prot'itt, scooped in the Poole, and intend to " B--lch " forth against their opponents on getting an innings. Beer is not without its backers and friends. The Licensed Victuallers have already got in a Seott; and a Daniel comes if not to judgment, at least to the wickets. They declare, moreover, that Codlin is the real friend not ghost, and that they have youth on their side, a Kidd being thrown in. The following are the teams :—Bookmakers :—Harris, Lyons, Weston, Poole, Belcher, Blaikie, Snider, Alyett, Prolfitt, Gallagher, Vallance, Euko, and May. Hntelkcepers : —Scott, Smith, Coombe, Hill, Gallagher, Simpson, Glover, Cafferey, Stanford, Twohill, I. Harrison, Codlm, Daniel, and Kidd.

The Salvation Army held a service yesterday afternoon on the lawn in front of the Hospital, and the beautifully fine weather, added to the novelty of this proceeding', brought together the largest number that has ever assembled at the hospital services. There must have been about 600 people present, and the patients and nurses assembled on the verandahs appeared to enjoy the proceedings and the spectacle of such a large concourse of well-dressed people.

His Lordship Bishop Luck ha« issued a general invitation to his flock to meet at his residence, Ponsonby, on Thursday afternoon at three o'clock. The purport of this assembly is to meet and congratulate the Very Rev. Mon3ignor Fynes 011 the occasion of his formally assuming his new title. VVe may state that the title " Monsignor" is au honour of a special character conferred but rarely by His Holiness the Pope 011 the clergy of his Church. The title, therefore, is considered by the recipients as a mark of great honour. Monsignor Fynes has rendered great service to his Church in this district, having, as Vicar-General, administered the affairs of the Auckland dioceso on several occasions and ifor lengthened periods. That he will receive the hearty congratulations of his co-religionists is 110 more than he is justly entitled to.

At the Police Court, on Saturday, two seamen of the ship Piako pleaded guilty to broaching cargo, anil stealing spirits oi the value of £9 15s. They were each sentenced to fourteen days' imprisonment, and an order was made to deduct from the pay of each £9 los. The captain haviDg expressed his willingness to take the men to sea with him, they will be placed on board when the ship is ready for sea. There were three prisoners in the lock-up last night, all for drunkenness. A straggler from ii. M.s. Lark was picked up on Saturday night, but sent on board again yesterday. Water consumers are reminded that the City Turncock will proceed to cut off all supplies due on the 31st of last month and unpaid.

The January number of the New Zealand and Australian Beo journal has been published. This magazine continues to be as attractive as ever. After the calendar for the month of January, the Editor discusses the question of a local market for the honey likely to be produced in New Zealand by the improved appliances now in use. He mentions that in a year or two the demand for local honey at the Thames rose from 35011>5. to over three tons per annum, and he is of opinion that from 20 to 30 tons could easily be placed locally at present. His opinion is that the demand for a really good class of honey will increase faster than the supply of the article.

One Auckland resident has had his Christmas box and New Year's gifts piled on him

with a vengeance this season. It will be seen from the "domestic notice" column that his spouse has presented him with triplets —one daughter and two sons—all doing well. A sporting man has dubbed the latter the Nursery Stakes. In such cases in the mother country the Queen's bounty of £3 is forthcoming, and the representative of Her Majesty in this colony, Sir William Jervois, cannot do less than imitate the excellent example of his royal mistress and forward his cheque for £3 to the " happy " father.

The usual evangelistic service was held last evening in the Theatre Royal: Dr. Kenderdine presided. The addresses were delivered by the Rev. J. Robertson, M.A., and Mr. Brackenrig, General Secretary, to a crowded audience.

As showing the advantage of the use of the gas engine to building contractors, we may mention that Mr. J. J. Holland, the builder, who completed the brickwork of Russell's spacious block of four-storeyed warehouses in Lower Queen-street, iu 19 weeks 2 days— using some 800,000 bricks in construction— • would never have been able to do so but for the u«e of this bandy and economical invention. On the third and fourth storeys the 15 bricklayers employed would have required a small army of bricklayers' labourers, 40 strong, to keep them fully going with bricks, and then the labour in summer weather would have been terribly exhausting. Instead of the above number, 12 did the work, including scaffolding men and all. The method used was to run the barrowfuls of bricks up in a cage, between two uprights, which were shielded by two parallel lines of railway iron, to prevent the chafing of the cage, and the bricks lifted by the gas engine to the third and fourth storeys at a cost of o3 2d per hour for gas. Mr. Holland computes thatthc saving otFectcd in hodmen's labour was equal to £S per diem.

The city authorities are having plans prepared for the drainage of East-street, .Newton. A tlirec fept circular brick culvert will be built and the gully filled up to the proper street level. The plans of the work will be submitted for approval at the meeting of the City Council on Thursday.

Plans have been prepared in the City Engineer's department for the drainage of Baker's-lane, off Nelson-street. A 12-inch pipe will be run through the lane to the creek below. Tenders for the above work will be received up to Thursday next.

A respectable-looking man uamod William Skelly was charged on remand with converting to his own use the sum of £6 out of a £10 order, the property of a native named Te Ruete. The case presents many peculiar features. Mr. Napier appeared for the defence. A detailed report of the case, so far as it has gone, will be found in our Police Court report, and its further hearing has been adjourned until two o'clock to-day.

Mr. J. J. Holland, the well-known builder, has had recently imported to his order by Mr. Blaikie a mortar cart of a new description, and the first of the kind ever brought into Auckland. It is a great improvement on the ordinary dray, both as respects lightness of draught, in preventing waste of mortar in tipping, and owing to the body of the cart being low down, a great saving of labour and exertion to the workmen in tilling. The body of the dray is made of iron, and semi-circular in form, with endless chain worked on a windlass for tipping. There is a frame on a ratchet wheel to prevent the body of the cart slipping back while being tipped, also a linch-pin in front, to prevent tipping of dray while travelling. The body works on the same axle as the wheels. The whole concern is a very simple, and yet ingenious contrivanco for saving labour, both to man and beast, and we hope that other builders will imitate Mr. Holland's enterprise, and thus secure the approbation of the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, and the benedictions of the mortar men and hod men. In the old style ot mortar dray, when the cart wont down a hill the mortar slid to the front, causing undue pressure on the horse's back, and going up a hill slipped to the back, causing the dray to be light ou.

News comes to hand (says the Fiji Times), from the Ra Coast of the outbreak upon a small scale of a species of fanaticism somewhat approaching to the Hauhauism of New Zealand. The prophet of the Tuka, as the movement is called, is au old Korowaiwai chief named Na Vosa Vakadua, at present living at or near Korotubu. His programme is a decidedly radical and sweeping one, since it contemplates nothing less than the overturn of the Government, the abolition of Cbristiauity and the substitution of the triumphant Tuka. The matter is insignificant as yet; but among a people at all time inclined to superstitious fanaticism the first symptoms of such a craze should not be disregarded by the Government.

The grand complimentary farewell benefit tendered to Mr. Wm. Edwards, the Australian champion, by a number of the citizens and athletes of Auckland (prior to his departure for America to contest with Vaughan the walking championship of the world), will take ulace this evening at the Theatre RoyaL The programme is a varied and attractive one. Messrs. Belcher, Soott, and Barry O'Neil will sing songs ; Mr. Fred. Millis will perform some of his ventriloquial feats ; Professor Davis and Mr. Jack Montague will give an illustration of the noble art of self defence ; tho celebrated Mason Brothers, aged eight and eleven, will do a mile race, for a handsome cup ; and a one-mile walking handicap match will take place betweeu Master J. McKinley and S. Goodman. There will he a half-hour go-as-you-please match, open handicap (prize a silver cup), and a prize horizontal-bar contest. During the evening a testimonial will bo presented to Mr. Edwards, who will also make his farewell address.

Mo. John Rhodes has for many years been one of the most cultured interpreters of saired music In this province, and we might say in this colony. His clear, nicely-defined bass voice was always pleasant to listen to. He has for three years past been a member of St. Mark's choir, Remuera. The reputation of this choir stands perhaps the highest of any church choir in New Zealand. It has been fostered with spccial care by Mr. Edwin Heskctli, the orgauist of St. Mark's. Mr. Rhodeu, through ill-health, is about retiring from the choir, and the members havs resolved to present bim with an address, in which they express respect for him personally and their high appreciation of his merits as a musician. Tho compliment they pay him derives special value from the competence of those who give it. They say, " your vast knowledge of music (and especially of church music), the ability which you possess of giving expression thereto, are objects whicn have evoked our warmest admiration." Tne urbanity aud kindliness of Mr. Rhodes 011 all occasions is also duly recognised. This address has been very brilliantly illuminated and engrossed in vari-coloured letter by Mr. \V. Gulliver, the well-known draughtsman. The workmanship is most creditable to the draughtsman.

The first meoting iu conneetion with the week of universal prayer, suggested by the Evangelical Alliance, Londou, will be held this evening iu the Bcresford-street Church (the Itev. J. Kobertson's), with a united (Jommuuiou service, when addresses will be given by the Revs. T. M. Frnser and T. G. Carr. In our advertising columns will be found a list of the services to be held this week in the various churches.

The ceremony of the taking the " black veil" by six young ladies was gone through at eight o'clock ou Saturday morning at the church attached to the convent, Pousonby. There was a large attendance to witness the ceremony, which was of a graud and religious nature. Bishop Luck, dressed iu his pontifical robes, officiated, being assisted by the Rev. Fathers Walter Macdonald, J. Downey, and G. Lenihan. There was a children's (lower service held at St. Sepulchre's Church yesterday. The llowers were subsequently taken to the Hospital and distributed iu the various to the patients. We have had to postpone publication of several letters to the editor till to-morrow.

Yestsrday the annaal prize giving took place in connection with St. Matthew's Church, when there waa a short children's service with aaitabla hymns and an appropriate address by the incumbent on Phil. iii., 14, and I. Cor. ix., 24. The distribution of prizes then took place, the incnmbent being assisted by Mr. Doonin, parish warden, ana Messrs. Webb, Morrin, Shailer, and Wright, vestrymen. There were a very large number of prizes of an exceptional character as to value and beauty ; one member of the congregation in particular offering a splendid collection of gifts. If they had been purchased, they would, doubtless, have cost the school a great many pounds. The proceedings closed with a distribution of memento cards to the children, some six or eight and thirty dozen being required for the purpose. A pleasing feature of the ceremony was the distribution of ten certificates o£ merit, given after a written examination, for proficiency in Scripture knowledge. The decorations, still up and freshened with new flowers, the bright music, and the large congregation of parents and friends, made up an occasion to be fondly remembered by the very large number of children attending the school. In the evening the incumbent preached his Epiphany sermon on " Christ Manifest in the Church and the World" from Eph. iii., 8. The attendance was very large, and the music, including Sir Frederick Gore Ouseley's beautiful anthem "From the Rising of the Sun" /Mai. i., ii.), was well rendered by a good choir. Mr. E. Biirtley, architect, received on Saturday the following tenders for the erection of a. brick store (two storoys). la Albert-street, for Captain Rattray :—Julian, £412 ; S. Attewell. ; Kawkes, £465 ; Holland, £465; Shailer, £*7": Colebrook, £475 ; Millington, £454; R- Kay, £4?" ;J. Heron, £405 ; Hose and Clark, £&14; it. June* £51£; C. Rhodes, £525 ; Morris. £&J8 : Lan?ley and Williams, £534; McConnachie, £540; E. Reynell £589. The Auckland Hospital librarian acknowledges with many thanks the receipt of tbirty-flve numbers of Punch and ten number* of the Illus* trated London News, from Mr. Lodge, Brighton.