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New Zealand Herald, Volume XXII, Issue 7480, 9 November 1885, Page 4

Our cable news to-day contains a number of interesting items. Mr. .Stead and Mrs Jarretfc have been found guilty of the abduction of the girl Armstrong. The o taer prisoners were acquitted. .Sentence his been deferred, pending the result of the charge of indecent assaualt brought against the accused. Two natives of New (juinei report that the English exploring party i a that country have been massacred.

The dedication service of the New Jewish Synagogue took place yesterday afternoon, and was conducted by Kab'oi Goldstein, in the presence of a crowded congregation which was of a most representative char' acter, many of our leading citizens of »;i denominations being present, Among the clergy present we noticed the Kev, Dr, Purchaß (Anglican) and the Rnv. J. Robertson M.A. (Congregational). Th * service wu a most impressive one. Mr. K. Hartley, tie architect of the building, acted as cno.rmaster, and Mr. A. Bartley as organist, Th sacred solos in the service were admirably rendered by Mesdames Goldstein, Mm Davis, and Alexander. The offertory wii a libera) one, a debt of from £200 to £300 befac all that remains ou the building. vVet,rev,iv regret that owing to the extraordniry demands upon our space in the present issue, we are obliged to hold over a full report a! the above interestiug dedication service,

The following sums were paid over the other day, by Messrs. Hughes and George, solicitors, to the trustees, Messrs. G. Hold, ship and the Rev. J. K. Davis, in theestite of a young English gentleman named I'arkei, who, while travelling round the world on pleasure and for the benefit of his health, was, while travelling in the Lake district, taken seriously ill and subsequently died, tie was advised to go to the Hospital, and wu so well pleased with the care and attention he received, that before bis death he bequeathed the following amounts, for the purposes named : —Auckland Hospital, £30, to be spent for the benefit and comfort of the patients ; Dr. Bond, £10, «n<i Dr. Haines, £5, for skill and attention; Nurse Swaia, £10, for kindness; Kune Dickson, £5, for kindness.

The ceremony of unveiling the tombstone which has been erected by the Loyal Fountain of Friendship Lodge of Oddfellows to the memory of the late Mr. Alexander Fleming, took place at the Anglican cemetery on Saturday afternoon at half past three o'clock. The monument was unveiled by Brother Guird, P.P.G.M., in the presence of about 40 members of the lodge and a number of the general public. The brethren were after' wards addressed by Brother Leahy as an old friend of the deceased. After the ceremony, two wreaths of flowers were placed on the tombstone, one from the widow and daughter! of the deceased, and the other from a private friend. The monument, which in situated near Symond-stre<;t and is conspicuous from the footpath, is composed of American marble, It bears the following inscription: -"in memory of Alexander Fleming, P.I'.G.M., 1.0.0. F., M.U., AD. who died July 6th, ISSS, aged 51 yearS. Erected by the members of the Loyal Fountain of Friendship Lodge, No. 3920, M.U., of which he was an officer and member for 30 years, as a token of their respect and esteem lor bi« many estimable qualities." Inserted in one of the pedestals is a photograph of deceasid, covered with glass. A large portrait of deceased, painted in oil, has been hung up in the lodgeroom of the society. At a meeting of the Pousonby Naval Artillery, it was unanimously resolve! to elect Mr. J, H. Witheford a life member n the corps in acknowledgement of his iuccesaful action in raising the funds required for the new cutter, The anniversary servicos of the Primitive Methodist Sabbath-school, Alexandra-street, were held yesterday. Special sermons were preached morning and evening, &"d in the afternoon an address wan delivered to children and parents, Special hymns *e' e sung by the children at each of the services. The anniversary tea meeting will take pla^ e to-morrow evening at half-past six clocK. Addresses will be delivered by the Re vß, A, J. Smith, J. Boothroyd, and C. Worboys, Messrs. D. Goldie, J, Braine, and others The Auckland larrikins were on the rampage on Saturday night. Opposite Thistle Hotel they assailed a poor old t' vendor, upset his wheelbarrow, and scatters his stock of fish on the pavement. 00 '' three constables subsequently came P a ° dispersed thehoodlums, but not without eon trouble. About three o'clock on Saturday ® orn ' n| - the Ponsonby firebell rang out an »'» fire, and a telephone message was a ' Bo ! . to Superintendent Hughes, at the -A I * street Fire Brigade station. The tire ß(e ®, to be away past Cox's Creek, aud fro® way it was spreading seemed to be tea- r .No steps were consequently taken m matter, and the police bad no inform# last night as to how the tire arose. There were in the lock-up last night thrf-j persons on charges of drunkenness, ffm, Ureighton, charged with stealing the person of Mary Ann Edwards the of £2 17s. The Strasburg Clock Exhibition *« crowded on Saturday both by children adults. It is open to-day from ten a.innoon, and from two to five and seven P ' m ' nd In our advertising columns will be o® the prospectus of the New Zealand l" o j Company (Limited), with a ca r' 3 £30,000, in 10,000 shares of £3 eachmanufacturing department will he supe by Mr. Auguet Yollbracht as manage, has had 2S years' experience in the industry, 23 of these years being. B . ar rled manufacturer in America, and W1 " . .L proon on the American system. All visional directors are well known commercial circles. "La Perichole" was again played at Opera House by the Majeroni- ff&s , Company on Saturday night. i" e j re d capital house, aud the piece was ■• it throughout with great e, ' thus,a ®' bt and Perichole" is announced for t0 " <.[,» to-morrow, the piece de r< ' tl " ice ' o ,iucci Fille de Madame Angot" will be rep

Some miscreant has been again committing an outrage in the cemetery, quite as dis graceful in its way as the mutilation ol tombstones about a fortnight ago. Or Saturday afternoon the monument ir memory of the late Councillor Fleiu ing was unveiled by the members ol the Fountain of Friendship Lodge (of whiel lodge deceased was a P.G.M.) in the Anglicai Cemetery. In the face of the monument ■was a recess covered with glass, in which was placed a photograph of deceased. Or Saturday eveniug Miss Fleming passed the monument about six o'clock when the photo graph was all right, but on Sunday morn ing at seven o'clock, wiien Mr. Simms, hairdresser, passed through the cemeieiy, the glass had been removed and the pli >to gr.4ph was gone. At first it was thought th( person engaged in fixing up the monument id taken the photograph away to attenc Fiiine detail in the fixing, but the friends were subsequently undeceived on that head Last evening Messrs. 11. .T. Simms, and Leahy, officers of the Fountain of Friend ship Lodge, and Mr. 11. Smith, Gram Secretary, went to the police station am' communicated all the facta connected witl: the outrage. The matter has been placed ir hands of Detective Twobey, and it is to be hoped that the offender will bo brought tc just ice. The usual Evangelistic service was hel last evening at the Theatre Royal. Mr, Thomas Buddie presided. There v,n3 a good attendance. The addresses were givoa by Messrs. Knight atid Bracketing. Kefereuci was made by the General Secretary to the work of universal prayer all over the world for young men. and for the work of the Young Men's Christian Association, which commenced yesterday, and will be continued till Saturday, 14th inst. Messrs. Hoffman and Sons are apparently determined that the general public who attend the Agricultural and Pastoral Associa tion Show to-day shall have the full benefit of the liberal display of pianos and othei musical instruments which constitute theii exhibit. The instruments are arranged ii show form on a specially constructed plat form, and to-day the clever pianist, Mr. George Clutsam, who accompanied Mr. Kailclilf, the tl uitist, and Madame Kits, the vocalist, to Auckland, will perform a number of choice mimical selections as announced in our advertising columns. A Waikato settler writes —"Sir, —Could not the committee or stewards of the Auckland Racing Club add to their programme for Tuesday a Troopers' Race, either hurdles or llat (or both), to he contiiud to horsts ridden as cavalry horses during the preseut matin'nvres Such a race would, I know for a certainty, secure a large number of entries. K ders should be members of the mounted corps represented at the review, and I would suggest welter weiglus-fcr-age." The umsi quarterly meeting of the David I.iving'tone l.odt.e, >'o, CO. 1.0. G. !'., was held in the Temperance Hail, Albert-street. Altera large amount of busii-c.-s had been du-ipo.-td of, snd the reports of the retiring otlic.'fs read and received, the installation ot officers for the new quarter took place Brother W. W. Simon*. I>. i. \V. C.T., then appointed Brother White as 1.M., and Brotner Freeman as 1.D.M., and duly installed the ctli .-era as follows • — W.C.T.. S'ster A. Lom;bottom ; W.V.T., Brother Stodiiard ; W . Sec., Brother Spokes ; F.S., Broth; r Littlewoed ; W.T., Sister LongLo'.tom ; s. W.C., Brother if. Srarle ; W. M., Brother Bia.-kweou : W.G., Brother Rlcl'hersou : W. Sen,, Brother Crig iogton ; W Brother White: W.D.M., Sister K'" :p:; W. K. ,S., Si-ti r rant; W. 1 . U.S., lb-other Malloy : P.WC I'., Brother .'•keen. The lodge is in a flourishing condition, and for its short exist has a good balance in tile hands of the Treasurer. A discovery was made by Dr. McGregor, of Fiji, seme time ago, which possesses a verv considerable degree of interest for all who have devotnl ttieir attention to the study of physiology. One of the hospital patients exhibited the abnormal spectacle of a body one- half of which was in every particular much larger than the other. 'i he left side was well developed, while the right side was that of a boy. The patient died from an abcess in the throat, and the doctor performed a post-mortem examination for the purpose of endeavouring to discover the cause of this singular state of body. In examining the skull and brain it was found that at some earlier period of his life the man had been clubbed and the skull fractured, and a portion of the cranium was compre.-sing one of the convolutions in the left hemisphere of the brain. It ia well-known that the ganglia or nerve centres of the brain operate on opposite sides of the body ; the ganglia of the left hemisphere on the right, and that of tiia right hemisphere on the left side of the buoy. The tendency of modern physiological research is to establish a definite connection between separate convolutions of the brain and the function or sensation chat it governs, and here the discovery made by Dr. McGregor would appear to be especially valuable, since it would seen to indicate that the compressed convolution is that one governing the growth and development of the body. The last meeting in the present premises of the Young Men's Christian Association takes place in the lecture hall of the institution to-morrow evening, and promises to be an interesting gathering. The annual monthly meeting of the Tab-rnacle Band of Hope wa3 held on Friday evening in the t?chooiroom. Mr. Brair.e presided. The following programme was gone through in a creditable manner : — Pianoforte duet, "Great Globe," Misses Main and Killian ; recitation, Miss A Hogoe; dialogue iSve) ; recitation, Miss Kate Neil ; pianoforte duet, " Qui Vive," Misses Main ; song, "Village Blacksmith," Mr. Heard; pianoforte ado, "Chapel Chimes," Mis-! Lillie Brahame ; reading, " Doctor's Mistake, Mr. A. B. Sha'ders. Addresses on various phases of the temperance question were given by the Chairman and .Mr R. French, anilon "Natural History" by Mr. K. Carter. The Thames Advertiser says :—" Included in the haul of specimens made in the Cambria mine on Wednesday, is one huge rock weighing more than IOOIbs, the serried sides of which display abundance of the precious metal, accompanied by the usual brilliant minerals. As v: understand that the direcors purpose jo-warding specimens to the lido-Colonial Exhibition, we would suggest i»t the boulder in question should b« set side with that view, as a worthy sample of he present run of gold. The stone is not so rich as others that have been obtained, but should yield at least half an ounce of gold per pound, and it is not often that stone of such value is saved in similar bulk." The Albert Park is looking very well at the present time, notwithstanding the small amount of labour now at the disposal of the Park gardener. Among the items of revenue formerly derived from it were the sales of cut gross ; but this article must be very plentiful elsewhere just now, as it is now given free of cost to the public for the mere taking away. The following ii the weekly state of the .District Hospital for the week ending ovenher "> Remained last state, 99 ; admitted since, pj ; discharged, 14; died, J ; remaining at present, 7:5 males and 23 lcrnalcs : total, flfj. 7he Howarde Sisters, supported by Mr. is ier, comedian, and a variety company, gave their fir.'t performance in Auckland in e iheatre Royal on Saturday evening. lore wa« a large audience, the pit being crowned. Ihe Sisters Howarde are clever and pleasing music-hall artistes, and Mr. fisher is a very capable comedian. In conSequence of pressure on our space, a detailed notice of the performance has had to be omitted. The entertainment will be repeated to-night. A public meeting, under the auspices of the 1 i-e Binnir Lodge of Good Templars, was e.d in the Presbyterian Church, Tuakau, on Monday evening, Brother Booker, W.C.T., presiding Jie church was crowded. Addresses were "' V(:n by the Chairman, Mr. J 'i 1 1 iii, and the Rev. T. W. Dunn. Read->''(-'8 and recitations were given by Brothers WcKerras, Ceviile, J. Collins, J. Burns, W. iM ' 0tt L- J. Elliott, \V. Hampton, Dunn, and i. 16 '", Kate Jjiville. Songs were given by Mothers Biker, Booker, Whiteside, and A. ■r.int. The recitations and readings were £ ,v '-n in a manner which showed that the r 'ii'.eis and reciters fully understood the authors from whom they quoted. Tin: Son KS were effectually sung. Miss Ewina presided at the organ, and tendered several tboice pieces of music throughout the evenAt the close the Chairman stated that 'ey intended as toon as possible to go in f, r 'U'loiug a hall, there being no public hall in uai.au,- [A Correspondent, November o |