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New Zealand Herald, Volume XXIII, Issue 7664, 15 June 1886, Page 4

The cables of this morning state that Mr. Gladstone has issued his manifesto to the Midlothian electors, in which he advocates autonomy for Ireland and coercion for the repression of violence, deprecates the bigotry of the Scotch and Irish Presbyterians, and denounces what he calls the present paper union between England and Ireland. Serious rioting as taken place in Sligo between the Catholics and Protestants, necessitating the interference of the military, and resulting in great destruction of property. The Fenian Brotherhood have issued a manifesto declaring that the dynamite truce is now at an end. The British representative who had left Athens has now returned to that city. The ex-King of Bavaria has become a raving maniao, and has had to be confined in a strait-jacket. A controvnray is going on between Mr. Justin McCarthy and Mr. Parnell and Lord Carnarvon as to what Lord Carnarvon had said the Conservatives would do for Ireland.

There will be found in another portion of to-day's paper lengthy telegraphic despatches from our special correspondents at Rotorua respecting the volcanic disturbance there. It is now believed that the Pink Terrace is at least safe, but th« line of volcanic action appears to extend a long distance. Dr. Hector is on the ground, and has pointed out the great danger whichfexists, if rain falls, of a great slip of mud from the slopss of the mountains on which it now lies. In consequence oF this warning all the inhabitants have been requested to leave the Wairoa district.

It is stated that Mr. T. Peacock, M.H.R. for Newton, has sent a telegram to one of his constituents, to the effect that he is not taking an active part in advocating the construction of the beach loop line of railway to Penrose.

Sir William Fox, who for some time past has been actively engaged in the South in farthering the object of the New Zealand Temperance Alliance, arrived by the Te Anau yesterday. Lady Fox accompanies her husband. .

Among the arrivals by the a.a. Te Anau to-day we note the name of Lord Clsnmorris. Our visitor is John George Barry Bingham, Baron Clanmorris of Ne wbrook, County Mayo, in the Peerage of Ireland. He at one time held a lieutenancy in the Rifle Brigade, and was A.D.C. to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland. Bom in 1852. be succeeded to the title in 1876, and in 1878 he was married to Miss M. K. Ward, daughter of Robert E. Ward of Bangor, County Down, by whom he has issue four children. The barony was created in ISOO, when John Bingham was elevated to the Irish Peerage as Baron Clanmorris. Lord Clanmorrk is not so well known to antipodean fame as is a relative of h«., he being closely connected with Colonel Yelverton and the Avonmore family.

District Judge Smith writes to say that the rumour circulated that he had met with an accident is untrue, and he is at a loss to conceive what can have givon rise to it, as it is entirely without foundation.

The first general meeting of the Auckland and North Shore Ferry Co., which was to have been held at Marino Chambers, Lower Queen-street, yesterday afternoon, lapied for want of a quorum, no doubt on account of the partial holiday. The meeting stands adjourned, as provided by the Companies Act, for a week, to Monday next. The business consists of the reception of the report and balance-sheet since the formation of the company.

The a.s. Waihora, due from Sydney tonight or early to-morrow, should be the bearer of a mail from England via Brindisi np to April 30 last (from London. The Doric's mail arrived in Auckland yesterday. She, however, brings dates from London only the same as that received by the last San Francisco steamer, viz., April 22.

Amongst the passengers by the s.s. Te Anau from Southern parts, which arrived yesterday, were Judge# Brookfield and Williams, and Mr. Boscower, who has been sent by the Government to proceed to the scene of the eruption to assist Dr. Hector in his scientific explorations of the district, Mr. Bosoower proceeded on by yesterday afternoon's train to the Waikato. Sir William and Lady Fox, and Lord Clanmorris, were also passengers.

Yesterday afternoon the Northern Company's steamers, Glenelg and Clansman both left for Taciranga, under engagements to bring up full cargoes of sheep and cattle. The s.s. Argyle, which left here on Sunday last, reaohed Tauranga yesterday morning, and was to leave again last evening with a full cargo. The two firstnamed boats ore to return to Auckland with their cargoes as quickly as possible. The s.s. Clansman returned yesterday with 103 head of cattle and 450 sheep from Taaranga. To enable the Northern Company to keep up their services, the s.s. Rowena has been pressed into the running. She left last night for Mercury Bay in the room of the s.s, Argyle. She left under the command of Captain Helander, late of the s.s. Thomas Russell. The Northern Company intend to run as active a service as possible, so as to give every facility to cattle owners to get their live stock away to this market.

We are in receipt of Le Nfo-Zilandals, a magazine printed in the French language, and edited by M. Albin Villeval. This publication, whilst containing good readable matter, is intended to further the culture of the Gallic tongue in the Australasian colonies. The issue before us contains a leader on the New Hebrides by the editor ; an article on "Modern Education," by M. Max Muret, examiner in F* j'jch of the New Zealand University; artistic and literary gossip; "The History of French Literature in the 17th Century," for the use of candigates for the junior scholarship, by M. de Montalk, B.A. ; and a historical sketch of the " Marseillaise," by M. A. Villeval. A feature of the magazine is the column set apart for students, in which questions on grammar are asked and answered, exeroises given, and idioms explained. No doubt M, Villeval'a undertaking will be crowned with the success it deserves, and will be patronised by all those who are proficient in the tongue of "la belle France," as well as by students, who will derive great benefit from it. The N6o-Z6landais is now on sale at the leading booksellers.

Mr. Daniel Mahoney, recently of Auckland, and brother of Mr. E. Mahoney, was married to-day at Wellington to Mies Mitchell, daughter of Mr, W. Mitchell, an old Auckland reiident.

The adjourned conference of the Temperance ■workers is to be held at the Temperance Hall this evening. The arbitration inquiry re the Patetere lands has been brought to a satisfactory conclusion, after an inquiry lasting over a month. Messrs. Connell, Chambers, and C. Alexander are now engaged upon a farther arbitration inquiry with respect to matters in dispute between the Patetere proprietors, inter »e.

Captain Edwin, R.N., meteorological observer, Wellington, wires at seven p.m. yesterday " The weather will change after seven hours from now, between E. and N. and N.W., with heavy rain. Barometer experienced further fall." Mr. G. Rignold writes as follows :—"As there appears to be some misapprehension respecting my donation to the Rotoraa disaster fund, I would wish to inform you and the public that the donation was from myself and partner, Mr. James Allison, my company having nothing whatever to do with it: their salaries were paid as usual."

At the Police Court this morning the four men who are now in custody on charges of breaking and entering', and stealing a safe from Messrs. E. Porter and Co.'s premises, Upper Symonds-atreet, will be brought up on remand. The handsome silver medal presented by Mr. W. Stanford, of the Ponsonby Club Hotel, to tho Ponsonby Rifles, and which was fired for on Saturday and won by Volunteer Forwood, wan on view yesterday in Messrs. Kidd and Wildman's book store, Victoria Arcade, along with the other trophies presented to the corps for competition at the rifle range. The trophy is a Maltese cross, with gold centre and embossed marksman, and on the obverac aide is eograyed the came of the winner.

A meeting of the now-disbanded Devonport Road Board was held yesterday afternoon at the Devonport Hall, Mr. Malcolm Niccol in the chair, when it was resolved, "That the secretary be instructed to prepare a list of the Board's liabilities, to be submitted to a special meeting of the Board on Monday evening next, previous to presentation to the Council." A rate of jfd in the £1 upon all the ratable property in the district woe struck, and the meeting terminated.

On the 7th inafc. the Heleniville annua Licensing Court was held. The committee present were Mr. Isaac McLeod (chairman), Messrs. C. M. Burton, Cameron, and J. Slatter, sen. The inspector reported favourably of all the hotels, and licenses were grantad as follows :—Helensville Hotel, J. Flood ; Kaipara Hotel, W. H. Ford ; Terminus Hotel, C. McManus : these three in Helensville. and to keep open till eleven p.m. Kaukapakapa Hotel, M. Hall; Bridge Hotel, Kaukapakapa, M. Drinnan; Riverhead Hotel, F. W. Deacon ; Kumeu Hotel, T. Deacon —the Kaukapakapa, Kumeu, and Riverhead Hotels to keep open till ten p.m. A fire-escape was ordered to be provided at the Kaukapakapa Hotel.—[Own Correspondent.]

We hare to acknowledge with thanks the receipt of the following Parliamentary papers from the Government printer, viz.:—Proposed Acquisition of New Hebrides by France; Federation and Annexation; Reciprocity with Fiji and Tonga ; Financial Statement; Abstract of Receipt and Expenditure for year to March 31, 1886 ; Appropriation Account, same period ; Civil List, &c. do., do., and various other accounts; Report on the Native Forests and State of the Timber Trade, by T. Kirk, F.L.S., and Report on New Zealand Timbers, Bark, and secondary Forest Productions, by same ; East and West Coast Railway Correspondence ; Notes on Kihikihi Inquiry ; Import, Export, and Shipping Returns, ISSS ; Shorthand Reporting ; Owhaoko and Kaimanawa Native Lands ; Prisons ; Education ; and a mass of trivial matters ; also a host of Bills on various subjects, and Nos. 3 and 4 of Hansard.

Oar Waitakerei correspondent writes as follows :— " The contractors have commenced No. 2 contract via Swanson to the Falls, and are vigorously pushing on the work. Someone, signing himself 'Ratepayer,' has written a letter complaining about some road being diverted for timber purposes. I am not aware of any road being stopped, or diverted, or made for timber purposes. I hear good reports of the Henderson Valley road, which seems to give great satisfaction to the settlers, who, 1 am happy to report, are building new homesteads and generally improving their farms, and are keeping pace with the increased facilities given by a better road. I understand that the last contract for the new Kerikeri Road, or the road leading to McElwain's or Dr. Stockwell's farms, will shortly be let, and a fair road will be thus made that will enable these respected proprietors, whose energetic operations are worthy of all praise, and are encouraging for present and future settlers, to get at least a bullock dray to their places. At last the long-wanted road at Swanson has been commenced, and let us hope that, in justice to this neglected but rising locality, the road will not only be commenced, but continued and completed from the North Road to the Falls, and also connected with the West Coast Road. If this|is done so, it needs no wiseacre to predict that it will be the main thoroughfare in Waitakerei. On the whole ' Ratepayer's' letter seems more like the complaint of someone whose pet scheme has been set aside for a more pressing public benefit."

Owing to the numerous entries received on Saturday evening for the Auckland Poultry Association Exhibition, the committee have decided to extend the time for receiving entries up to Wednesday evening at half-past seven p.m.

The interprovincial chess match, Auckland v. Napier, which was to have taken plaoe by telegraph on Saturday night had to be unavoidably postponed on account of the wire, which had been kindly placed at the disposal of the teams, being engaged in connection with the eruption in the Lake district.

The annual football match between the Bank [of New Zealand and Combined Banks was played on Dilworth's paddock, Newmarket, yesterday afternoon, and resulted in a win for the Combined by eight points to two. There was a good attendance, a large number being ladies, and amongst those present were Messrs. D. L. Murdoch and G. S. Kissling. W. E. Barton captained the Bank of New Zealand team, and J. C. Webster the Combination. For the winners, tries were scored by H. Gould (2), Carr (C); and for the Bank of New Zealand Fisher obtained the try, the shots at the bar being unsuccessful. Barton, Smith, Anderson, Atkinson, and Haringtondid good service for the defeated ; while Webster, Gould (2), Maokay and King shone for the Combined team. The play throughout was pretty even, but the Combination team had superior backs, while the Bank of New Zealand made repeated pot shots, which, however, were ineffectual in scoring.

Last night a lecture was delivered by Professor Posnett, at the Museum Buildings, to the members of the Auckland Institute. There was a good attendance of members, and discussion on the views contained in the paper was promised at the next meeting of the Institute. A man named FTenry Hasley was drowned at Dargaville on Sunday afternoon laßt, The Nelson F.C. defeated Manukau on Saturday by 21 points, not the Waitemata, who won their match with Athletic, and have at present an unbeaten record for the junior cup. We are requested by Miss Webb to state that any contributions of old clothing sent to her residence, Sunnyside, Lower Syinondstreet, for the natives of Te Wairoa, will be thankfully received and forwarded to them by her.

An error occurred in our reference to the remarks of Bishop Luck at St. Patrick's on Sunday evening re the Rotorua disaster. In the following sentence, "There was nothing so awful, the right rev. gentleman said, as a convulsion of nature, as there was nothing which so much showed man his impatience and his nothingness, and led him to think of the awful grandeur and majesty of God," the word "impatience" should have read "impotence."

The usual meeting of the Newton Gospel Temperance Mission was held on Suaday evening, in the Protestant Hall, Karangahape Road. Suitable addresses were given by Mr. R. J. Soustcrand Mr. Westmoreland. Mr. R. French presided.

The following is the state of Her Majesty's Prison, Auckland, for the week ending June 12, 1886 :—On remand, 3 ; awaiting trial, 9 mules, 1 femalo; boys, 3; hard labour, 72 males, 13 females ; penal servitude, 31 males ; default of bail, 8 males; received during the week, 16 males, '2 females ; discharged, 23 males, 4 females ; total in prison, 126 males, 14 females.

We are requested to remind persons interested in the Temperance cause that the adjourned conference will be held this evening in the Temperance Mall at half-past seven, when all abstainers are invited. To-day at eleven o'clock Mr. G. Lewis will sell without reserve a large consignment of drapery and clothing. All the lines muit be sold for outgoing mail. This should be a good chance to secure bargains, as instructions are imperative. The third Mount Hobson "At Home" takes pkco on Thursday evening, In the Mount Hobson Hall, A meeting .of the Women's Christian Temperance Union takes place to-morrow, at three o'clock, in the Temperance Hall. The adjourned meeting of the Female Prison Gate Brigade takes place on Thursday afternoon, at three o'clock, in the Temperance Hall.