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New Zealand Herald, Volume XXI, Issue 6999, 23 April 1884, Page 4

• Latest ,telegra(E3 inform us that Sir E.Baring, who has been acting as financial controller in Egypt oa the. part of England, and General Graham, who has. been in command of the troops, have started for London, no doubt to consult with the Ministry on the position. The Governor.of Berber is hopeless, of farther „ resistance, and, telegraphs that unless he is reinforced he will have to surrender. The French Government have not yet replied to the 'British Government on.- the Recidiviste question. > The Daily Telegraph recommends the establishment of a cordon round New Caledonia:: The Wairarapa, which arrived yesterday, bronght.tEe London letters and papers which came by the Tongariro. "We give some interesting items from onr London correspondent's letter. 'His" Honor Mr. Justice Gillies sat in Chambers yesterday, and disposed of a large nnmtiet'of formal applications, -which'will be; found reported in another column. . The (Suit for a. divorce on the husband's petition, Lamb v. Lamb and Cosgrave, was , advanced' a stage yesterday before, the Judge of the Supreme Court, ; sitting, in-chambers, -who ordered .that it be tried; before a common jury at the - next - civil sittings of the Circuit Court. » Offer v. Offer, j also a suit for a divorce on the'wife's peti- I tion, waff ordered to be tried by the Court without a jury at the next civil sittings. A very pecnliar case of breach of by-laws in xegard i to." the lighting." Kordings came before, the R. M. yesterday. Mr. Jenkinson' had the contract 'for laying the concrete foundation of the new Insurance Buildings, the block facing Queen-street, . from Shortland to JEortatreefc, and completed his contract early in March. . Mr. . Maguire obtained the contract for the superHtruchare, and succeeded -Mr. jTenkjnsou with a alight exhibition of force. But after'the expiry of' more than a month Mr; Jenkinson (not Mr.- Maguire), was sned Sy the police' for not keepiag'tfie' hoarding , lighted. It was shown' that he had no con- : trol over the hoarding, and the case, was dismissed by the Resident Magistrate. The decisionals of interest to contractors gener. ally. • ••• • The, verandah posts at Goodson's corner are unlucky.' - Yesterday afternoon, one of the Mount Roskill- omnibuses was starting.; when the rein oaught;' anfl the driver for a moment.lost .control overthe t horee.'i It; swerved, and the fore part struck one of the' ▼erand&h .posts, snapping it. like a carrot.; There'is) however, in the' inside of the post, I a rod of'wrought-iron.which -was' bent but i not broken.

Thecasodf GibW y. - gimael, 'wHch ~ caused a good deal of interest to be taken i» the'facta to be~trind, was "adv*aeed "ata» yesterd'aylxSfdre Str.'JniSce GiOiea, nttm* in chambers. The plaintiff is' a medial practitioner, 1 raaiding in ■ defendantisa barrister and solicitoiv prae? tising at the game pUce. Hie action u fe, libels and-, tE&! damages are laid at £55!* The circumstances which gave.rise to*th» action may be' stated as. .follows :-~Tv ten-pound Botes diaappearad * from th» chamber of the late Dr. Sinclair. Thi» {JI occasioned a good deal of talk at the time* TKe defendant, in his capacity of solicit® wrote-certain .letters to tlie plaintiff, g' also sent a telegram to the plaintiff ■was.declared.to contain the libellous words. It i 3 upon the sending of this telegram tW the plaintiff relies as proof of the " publS. tion " of the. libel. The defence is thai th» communication 'Was." privileged," being !£Dt in the*defendant's capacity of solicitor, a secondj action is brought against the sua,* defendant—Baa wellv. Samuel—for eland, r in.which, damages, are also laid at £5500 The-"slanderous" words-are declared to have bean used at the New Plymouth Har bour Board.; The. two. cases will be heard at Taranaki about the 6tb of May. Wo have received several letters in re f trence to the case of. Goodward. " A Lady 0 j Auckland" points ont"lt is only in , land where_the lawdealswith such offenca as.they deserve'thafc men. will learn not to avenge themselves. In any age and conntij the natural*, impulse of the. girl's brother or lovdr would be to kill the ruffian who reined her and-boasted of his. deed.; Only thois • who think lightly of the harm can think thj punishment exoesaiye." Another correspon. dent, " A Man," refers to a case which Gcourred some-years ago between Drury Maketu, for wiuch the .manrwas sentenced to* forirteen' years' ; imprisonment. There was,.no previous offence..proved, aad onr correspondent suggests that the seatence was" a very severe one,' and that the prisoner ought now to be released. ; " We regret to learn that typhoid fever it spreading in the suburbs, and in a verr dangerous'form. On Saturday Dr. HuiUMt reported to the local Board of Health of Parnell a very serions case having occurred in St. George's Bay. It would appear tint, notwithstanding theheavy outlay incurred by .the borough in providing a very perfect systeui of drainage, there are still places within easy reach of drainage mains which are not connected. As a case in- point, .w» may mention that a medical gentleman of large efxperience- and practice has drcwa oar attention *to a place in Famell whiih msit prove a hotbed of" disease. ~ There is a small square yard,; surrounded by houses which are let to tenants. This yard has in it a well, but no drainage, and the result is the stops emptied on the surface percolate to the well, the water from which is used for drinking and domestic purposes. Is it to be wandered at that diseases germinate! A, patient from one of the houses is now under medical treatment for congestion which almost amonnts to fever. We take this opportunity of drawing the attention of the Borough Council officers to the case we mention. The tenants, of course, cannot be ex. pected to go to the. expense of draining, bat theowner should be compelled tS do so. Now that Mr. E. Mitchelson, Minister for , Public Works,' is in our midst, it would b« well for him to take a look, at frame of the work done by officers of his department. At the western .side of the Ponsonby Ward .of the city-is what-is known aa Cox's Creek. Several years ago the Government decided to pat a bridge across this tidal creek, for the purpose or connecting the Ponsonby oiltrict with the .Richmond' district, on the other side of the oreek. In due time a small bridge was erected in the middle of the tidal ' creek, but for a long distance on each side of the toy bridge" the water is sufficiently deep td'be'navigable when the tide is in. Thus the bridge has stood for years, -utterly useleis to the public at large, and' ah obstruction to the navigation of the "creek. It is one of tha most ridiculous evidences of the folly diaplayed by the Public Works Department so far as Auokland is concerned, and we ask Mr. Mitchelson to drive oat to the plaoe and see the folly for himself.. Having seen it, we think ho will soon take steps to prevent the Government, of which be is a member, being longer a laughing-stock to thai Ponsonby people. j ' The s.s. Wairarapa, which . arrived in harbour yesterday. from Southern ports aid Melbourne, brought with her,the paasepfa* for here by tha steamship Tongariro, from London. The following, are the names of the passengers from London :—Miss Fraser, Mr. and Mrs.. Moer, Mrs. Christian and family, Mr.. and Mrs. Bagerson, Mr. and Mrs. Staw and family, Mrs. Watt aad family, Messrs- , W. Lie, A. , Littles, Davij, Reado and family, Moore, Wardham, Cartright, Packham, Beale and- family, H. McDonald, Naylor,.<J. J. :Kidshaw. Sines last here the steamship has been fitted with one' of Haslam's patent refrigerating machines, which. wa3 placed, in the vessel at ■ Dnnedin. " This has been done in anticipation of the trip proposed to the islands of the South Pacific in Jane next. The operations of the Australian Mutnsl Provident Society are still rapidly extending. The .thirty-fifth annual meeting of members will be held to-day at Sydney, and the report which will be submitted to the meeting is published in another column. From this it will be seen that during the year which ended with the 31st December last,' the society received 10,892 proposals for life assurance,- for sums amounting to. £3,883,373. This is a large sum, but of this number of. proposals 3263 were declined, withdrawn, or not. completed, being 7629 proposals, which- were accepted, for sums amounting to, £2,577,723. -1 The premiums upon the new business amount to £94,189 9s sd, of which £8522 10» 2d represent single payments. In the course of the year olaimi have arisen under 417 life policies by the death , of 375 members, amounting to £198,323 12s, of which sum £23,173 12s was for bonus additions. The accumulated fund has been increased by£575,129 8s 9d, aad it now stands at £4,924,713 9s Sd. The number of policies issued since the establishment of the society, in 1849, is 79,564, for Bams aggregating £28,795,434. Of this large number 23,835, or abont 40 per cent, of the whole number, have been discontinued, leaving 55,729 .existing, policies, assuring £20,298,409 —giving- an average of abont £370 to -each v policy..- The annual incom« frompremiums amonnts to £677.072 lssd, sad from interest £303,675 12s lid, making a grand total of yearly income of £980,747 14s 4d. ; This, sum will soon be far beyond a million annually, and with the' same careful management.-in the future as has beea bestowed..in the past, the annual revenue will in "the" "course of a few years eloseiy approach.that of soma of the colonies. "At the next meeting of tie City Council Mr.-Mackechnie is to move:—(l)-"That ilr. Wade, under direction of the City Engineer, _ be requested to prepare plans and estimates of- a '.-woodbridge (cart and- foot passenger) across the' gully between Symonds-street to the Grafton-road." (2) •'That a committee, consisting of Councillors Aickin, Thompson, ; Field, : Holland, Garratt, Fleming, and the : mover, be appointed to take evidence ana , report upon the most advisable system to fce i adopted of draining and 'disposing of th« . "sowageor the city, with authority to expend on such inquiry a Sum not exceeding £150. Those who are -lovers of oysters will ba glad to leara> -that a shipment (the first) 01 . 1000 dozen 'dredged round oysters were rei ceived in town yesterday by Mr. F. ! liams, the-well-known fishmonger, etc., on the Queen-street Wharf. The oysters are at large size, and are in an stateiot freshness. -The place from which tnu parcel has been obtained is. ~not stated, n u •Mr-Williams - will. be in ft- position toketp up a regular supply if found necessary. . _ A man named'C. White, (who is a seasjan by trade, and has filled the position of secono officer oh various vessels),- yesterday with a;very serious accideiiVby which tfi« front part of the wrist of the left hand w* completely cut open. The poor fellow" working at Messrs. Arnold, IJinei, and Cogum store in Eas:, some repairs to the flagstaff on that fir® ' building, and when using accbisel; it suadeo'J slipped inflicting the wound named, ® man was at once cenveyed. to Mr. Wilk" ; surgery, Queen'arid'West" Queen Str«® > whero his injuries were promptly attsnfl to. to ot injuries, the muscles of the index and tju finger were »evered;.and it. is'feared that hand will be bo permanently injured as .0 next to nioless hereafter., We understand that 2Heiste. Boo»b Glover, the temperance lecturers, will^ce mence a mission in Aacklard in August. Messrs. James *Dfl , sv : ortbj' "Joseph i Daniel Auatin Tole, J. rM. Clark, am . liam Pollock'Moat,'have been i;PP OU I- OB ; School Commiiaionora: underrtbe Keservea Act, 1877, Amendment Act, 10^

The Hon. E.Mitchelson,! Minister for -üblio Works, leavesfcy train for' Te Awajoautu to-morrow morning, M a j or Atkinson |iaa. arranged Ho" meet Mr. Mitohelson in Auckland in about twelve days*. <• The Bev. ThomaaSpurgeon will leave for Englandin about a fortnight,' in " order to pay & visit to his parents,; as Originally contemplated on talcing charge of the Wellesleystreet Baptist Chnroh. He will proceed via the * South to Hobart, in order to fulfil an implied promise toopen "the new Baptist Tabernacle there, and"then go on to Melbourne," taking passage by one of the Orient steamers for England. It is that the Kay.' Mr. Dallistori, of Christchureb, will fill the Welleßley-strebt pulpit for part of the time MK Spurgeon is absent,' together with supply from Australia. "* The itev. C. H. Spargeon has been written to on the matter, and it is possible" tha.t some "of the leading English Baptist ministers, desirous of visiting 'the colonies, may help to fill up the " interregnum. Mr. Thomas Spurgeon will return in time to open the Auckland Baptist Tabernaole, at present in .course of erection. He goes to England with the best wishes of his.church and congregation for his prosper-y ous voyage and safe and speedy return. It is thought that this is the best time for him to pay a visit to his family, as when the new and-spacious tabernacle is finished the larger sphere of duty will absorb all his time, and require all his energies.; A meeting of the members of the Wellesley-Btrest Baptist Church will be held to-morrow evening in, connection with Mr. Spurgeon's Visit to England, when cle&nita arrangements, it is expected, will be come to. A private telegram received from Christchurch yesterday states that Mr. Stead has disposed of his colt Trenton to 1 Mr. ' Wan.' O'Brien for 950 guineas. . Trenton was bred by Messrs, T. and S. Morrin, of Auckland, and was got'by. Musket out of the .'Goldsborough mare Frailty.. -He has; as yet, an ) unbeaten recordj having won' 1 * the Welcome Stakes and Midsummer Stakes, at Auckland; and last week he again got home first in front of a very high class field for the C.JIC. Champagne' Stakes, which event'the Weekly Press states "he won like a high-class racehorse, and such we believe him to be." A walking match of £20 a-side is to take place-on Saturday next between Mr. T. Brown, of-Auckland, and Mr. R. Turvey, of Kaipara; course to be from Heleasville to &aukapakapa,-A-distance of. seven miles ; to start at three o'clock in the afternoon. The match, will, no. doubt, cause a good deal of interest, as there is a large amount of money backed on bothsides. Complaints are made as to the tramway works "not being "sufficiently lighted at night. On Sunday evening a serious accident happened in consequence to Mr. Aley, watch-, maker I,ud 'jeweller. lie was going to Mr. Dawson's, -chemist, corner of Elliot and Wellesley Streets, when, in crossing from the Market! entrance across Welleslay-street, he'put his foot inadvertently into the trench of the tramway (it not being lighted), and fell heavily to the ground. He was picked w in an insensible condition by norne pnasers-by, when it wa& discovered tfc at his 'eft-leg was lacerated from below the knee to the thigh, that he had sustained a conturiott on the forehead," and that bis trousers and coat were badly torn. His gold watch was ; alss smashed. The - place where the a'ccident took place has- been since lighted, but even now it. is so insufficiently lighted. tHat probably other accidents of a similar character to the above will yet take place. The' concept'in aid of the aga<l'Madame Duquesae, which has been organised by M.. Albion Villeval, takes-place this evening in the. Theatre. BoyaL . She was the foster- ; mother of' the late Mr. Mnlholland, • whose "recent decease while under the influence of chloroform excited considerable sympathy. Madame Dnqueane : auf-ering-severly- by his- death, aHd is now ] left, utterly destitute, and without: any meana'.of support-.- She is, 7.4 years of jige; suffers from an injured, arm, and ,is lame. The Rev. Lloyd Ejeatiag, incumbent of St. • Thomas, sends in the following communication concerning this case:— Mr. H. F. ■ Hardy, a prominent architect of Dunedin, informed me just before his de parture for : England, that he had . known . Madame Duquesne for the past twenty years, and that during this long period, her character , and conduct' were irreproachable. He even ; left money with me to be used as.a donation to the Benevolent Society, with a request that I shohld'explain to' the members of this Institution her trials and distress; and thus more surely enlist their" sympathy. The: scciety caunot fully relief her sufferings, having to _ meet many.ether demands upon their resources. Those who can attend Mr. Yilleval's concert given for this lady, or who can otherwise aid her, will expend their charity on one deserving of it. Madame Dnquesne does 'not belong to the Anglican Church. To-day is a public holiday, being St. George's "Day. . The banks and solicitors' oSces .will.be. shut, also.theipublic schools, fee. It is also memorable as being the birthday of England's greatest dramatist, William - Shakspear. - By an Order-in-Council published in a New ZeaSand Gazette of the 17th of. April, fresh regulations have' been: made, respecting the Diseased Cattle. Act, 1881. These regulations apply to cattle brought from the United Kingdom, as well\ as to those from the Australian colonies. ... . By the quiirterly return under the Sheep Actj."published in a Government Gazette of the i7tli.of.'April, we learn that'scab prevails to a greater or lesser extent in the Auckland, Wellington,"- Kelson, and Marlborough sheep districts. " .Tis -annual meeting of the' Ponsonby Football Club was held last .night at the United Service, Hotel, a good, muster of mem bers being present. Mr.. T. Macky was re-elected captain; W. Skeen,. Secretary ; Messrs. .Cotter, Arniel, and. C., Z. Clayton, committee ,for the. ensuing : season. The fol-. • lowing new , members were elected:—J. Young, F.JUpfill, G. Walker, IT. Anderson, J. Cosson,' G. Tawhal-Marsnal), S. Somerfield. • It-wa« decided 1 to hold a practice match in the Domain on Saturday next. The following sections of land in the Auckland province have been " temporarily .reserved for the purposa stated Section 34, of blocfc 11.,' of the -Wairere survey district, i containing s'acresy- for an Agricultural arid" Pastoral Society's show ground ; section 96c, parish of Mahhrangi, 'in'block "VX", containing 9a. 3r4p, for a .cemetery ; and section: 06b,'parish of Mahurangi, in blocks VI. and V li.; - containing 66a 2r 12p," for a recreation ground ; lots 4; 5, 6| 7, ahd9, of.block XT.', Takahue survey district, for an experimental farm; No. 249, parish of Takapuna, situsted_ in block.Vlll., sarvay district, containing 17a Ir 31p, for a cemetery ; and lot 250, parish of Takapuna, Bitnated -in block Villi," Waitemata survey : district, containing ISOa 2r, for a recreation gronnd. .:: ." -r.' .= <The members of the Kennedy family leave . tofday for Sydney, after a successful season in.! llew . Zealand, .fittingly'..closed' 'by tbe ■ splendid audience. which aasembled in, the: Choral Hall on Monday night to bid them farewell. . Daring yesterday a. number of friends, who had been made so by listening to-Mr. Kennedy's reminiscences of ; Scottish life, called at the Imperial Hotel to" say good-bye. Several'handsome kauri gum cariosities Twere" presented by' Mr. Cirter aa' mementoes of the visit toAuckland., ' :The' Wellington \Post concludes an artiole' on, the Education" systein' 1 thus : —" The 1 amoiint paid annually for ; educational pur.-, poses presses-hardly, on the colonial j income, 1 and there are not "wanting of a. grow in j; opinion that either, free education should., be, made less costly and -less comprer. hdssive, or that the burden of its cost should not wholly be met out of the-general revenue of the colony." - - '' ; '■' ■ ' There was another' large aodience at Abuott's Opera House last.-ievening, to witness the ninth performance of the sensatisnal- drama entitle d *'Yo at h," with its accompanying realistic scenery, groupings, tableaux, and stage effects. - dress^iroje,wai.'aotso. full as uiual r 'the pit' and; stalls, were 'crowded.i;' The drama'• is' uow played almost perfectly. The elegant cosfaming'ot Mis's B. Fitzroy, the strong and for<abls*acting.bf' Miss A'nstea.3, the Humour' of-Mr. Greville, the excellent acting of Mr. Cates, Miss Watts' Phillips, of Mr. Carey, and' the" other artists' 'engaged,' make up an entertainment of the higHeac dramatic, rtit" and merit. "The drama will bo repeated, thisirevenmg. the ! anniversary : of Shak r s _.JFriday. is announced ,to be a '' grand military night," patronage of ; Major : "Dignan, Isaacs, Bennett, Payne, and the seTeral volunteef'companies;' '• Saturday will be thelaat night;*of its performahce.