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New Zealand Herald, Volume XXIII, Issue 7789, 8 November 1886, Page 4

Our cable messages to-day stats that M Zankoff, who was the chief consnirj ' the recent coup d' etat in BulgJ ."* declined an invitation to join th« n ment. At a Liberal Conference ST*" Leeds resolution expressing confid J Mr. Gladstone was passed. The 1 a wool market is stagnant and pri c weaker. Mr. Henry George has to M<J feated for the governorship of th« S!\ de " New York. P raw 8t »te 0

In oar home letter in the nr«.* • will be found the details of a dS 8 ' it is believed, will result in iffl?.'?. of immigration which will be mint .-> ,D 4 tageous to New Zealand. Whenth n " Mr. Ballance was here some time aeo p * ?* Daveney, who has thought of the ' Y n time, explained to him his y„. p * n J what aid he desired from the (W« n & One advantage of the scheme will U^ 80 *" will cost nil, or almost nil. Caption '* proposes to communicate with the diff * My stations of the army in India, Barmah a Ceylon showing the advantages which £ Zealand offers for the settlement of th retiring from the military and civil serS m India. Mr. Ballance took the matter warmly, and has furnished Captain Dave-. with the Government publications which K wished to despatch to the different station. Curionßly enough, while preparations we™ being made to send information, sever.! letters have been received in Auckland rom officers serving in India asking to be informed on several points, as they desire to come to New Zealand when they leave the service, The trial of Caffrey and Penn for the murder of Robert Taylor at the Great Barrier was resumed on Saturday, when the girl Grace Cleary was cross-examined by Mr. Napier and Mr. Palmer, who respectively repre. sented Penn and Caffrey. Her evidence was concluded, and the case was then adjourned until ten o'clock on Wednesday morning. It was evident during the evidence of the girl Cleary that she was anxious, as far as possible, to screen Penn, whose part in the murder, and the arrangements which pre. ceded it, were made, by her account, to be of a very slight character. (Jaffrey'a face during the whole proceedings presented an impaa. sive appearance, even when the most damaging statements against him were made. The steamship Tongariro, of the N,Z, Shipping Company's line, left Wellington at half-past six o'clock on 'Saturday morn. ing last, and arrived here early this morning. She was at once berthed at the Kailway Wharf, there to land her Auckland passengers, mails, and cargo. In our Friday's issue we published the names of her passengers and particulars of her passage out from London, which place was left on the 24th September last. The Tongariro, after landing her cargo here, is to return again to Southern ports, there to pat oat the cargo for those ports.

The Victoria Racing Club's Spring Meeting was brought to a close on Saturday last. From the details of the racing appearing in another column it will be seen that Trident and Trenton oppossd each other in the Canterbury Plate, which is run under weight for age conditions over three miles. Victory this time rested with the V.R.O. Derby winner, who beat Musket's great son by a length. The race was run at a great pace, and the time (smin 2o|3ec) made is the fastest yet recorded over a similar journey. In Saturday's race Trenton carried 9at 71b, and Trident 7st 31b ; but should these two giants of the turf be destined to meet each other in the Champion Stakes, to be run in March next, Trident will have 91b more to carry, while Trenton will have lib leas.

Shortly before eight o'clock lasifc night an alarm of fire was rang from the bell at the junction of Grey and Queen streets, and it was taken up by the Newton bell and also from the Fire Brigade station, as flames and a dense smoke could be observed in Upper Queen-3treet, evidently in the vicinity of the Girls' High School. Superintendent Hughes and a large muster of the Fire Brigade at once proceeded to the place with a hose, reel and ladder carriage, and Captain Field of the Salvage Corps, also ran up, to find, however, that the cause of the alarm was only some gorse and scrub which had taken fire in the school grounds. It had been beaten out by the time the Brigade arrived, and no damage was done. On October 29, 500 salmon were received by Mr. Aspinall, the secretary of the Geraldiue County Acclimatisation Society, and he. in company with Mr. Nicholas, released them in the Terauka river. The fish were all strong and well. This makes a total of 1500 liberated in th 3 Temuka river, and 4000 in the Opohi. The first detachments are now frequently seen, and have grown rapidly. The temperature of the water is particularly favourable just now for the liberation of the fish, and there is little doubt that they will do well. Besides the Great Barrier murder case at the Police Court on Saturday there were but two minor oases, which were both adjourned till Monday by the Resident Magistrate (Mr. H. G. Seth-Smith). Samuel Lakey was charged wth assault, and John Thomas Smith, who was stated to be of sufficient ability to contribute to the support of his wife. Three men for drunkenness were mulcted in the usual penalties.

The spring meeting of the Auckland Racing Club was held on Saturday. The weather was all that heart could wish for, the racing was excellent and satisfactory, but the attendance was not so large as we expected to see at the opening meeting o. the club. The new new grandstand wan party covered in, and was fairly patronised A detailed report of the proceedings will M found in another column.

Mr. Thomas O'Brien, Dargaville, writes to say that a few months ago a tree was worked, the largest kauri tree ever known in the Wairoa. Its girth and stubborn appearanoe caused bushmen to right Bay» the huge tree. Its girth at thei centre out was 29 feet 6 inches, and at thei headout » feet 9 inches. It contained 1700 feet oi timber, superficial 'measurement. J-*" 8 " was only a short one, 36 feet in height » the lowest branches.

The opening contests for the Auckland Cricket Association senior and junior cop took place on Saturday afternoon on w Domain cricket ground. Auckland im United have at present a very »""'|" match to decide, while Gordon »PP»»"J hold Holland safe in their match. r» ticulara of Saturday's cricket, with ow athletic news, will be found in another column.

The annual public meeting mconDeotio with the Wesleyan Home Mission win held in the Pitt-street Wesleyan U« this evening. The chair will be occupied Dy Mr. James Buttle, and addresses w.i delivered by the Revs. E. Best W. 'WgJ and J. S. Rishworth. During the «gj the choir will render a number of wecwj and Professor Lambert will preside at ° The annual soiree of the Otahnhn Band °[ Hope was held in the Public Hall on * day. A number of guests sat " fter a n abundantly supplied tables, f a ence d. were satisfied the entertainment oomn This consisted of "citations, song .. dialogues by the children and mem solos and duels by friends. *£» enjoyable part of the musical pros was some selections of mstrumeuta m by Mr. Pook and company, from auc A very instructive and mterestmg«F was delivered by Mr. Witoox.JP-*«J the Union. The Rev. J. Macky presw« The Salvation Army have charter steamer Britannia for the Prince .oM Birthday for a picnic to BooktajJJ• Tamaki. It is not intended to carrjJJ tf into the Tamaki district, but the ont 6 rather in the nature of summer^» manceuvres as a preparation for tne we ing campaign than anything ewe, ■

The contractors for the stone wall^ across the month of Freeman's Bay are making ewe «-""-*£% b?y, a? the outfall of the drainage through Wellesley-street sewer. As summer » now upon us, the importance of attending to this matter will be forced upon the City Council. We undestand that Mr. Sherwood of Samoa, who is shortly proceeding to Europe, in connection with Samoa matters, and his claim against the American Government over his arrest there, has had several interviews •with Sir George Grey, on Samoan affairs and the islands generally and has another to-day. "While on his Home mission he intends to familiarise the British public not only with Samoan politics, but with the scenery, productions, and natives of Samoa. With that jbject in view he has had volumes of photo»raphß prepared, at considerable expense, »lr. Josiah Martin, the photographer, has nade an excellent enlargement of Mahetoa, wd also a large photographic shield of the Members of the Samoan Government, lne ppposition monarch, Tamaßese, has not been forgotten either. These photographs, showing as they do, the harbours of the group, the wealth of tropical vegetation, and the social life of the Sarnoans, will be very interesting to the English people. Mr. Sherwood goes Home in the interest of a syndicate which proposes utilising a large tract of land in the group. Speaking of Samoan politics, he stated that it is a great pity Sir Julius Vogel was not permitted to carry out his South Sea Islands scheme in 1574, as Samoa might then have been annexed. Now although the Samoans are still favourably disposed to New Zealand, the operation is more difficult, and becoming more so year by year. Samoa has no State debt, and is not desirous of sharing in the burden of our thirty-three millions of indebtedness. Germany, the United States, and England had at last awoke to the importance of Samoa for strategic purposes, and before the prize fell to one of these three Powers, there would be nice exhibitions of political intrigue and statecraft. Mr. Sherwood says the Samoa tradenow lies between Auckland and Sydney, and that Auckland might, with a little energy and honesty, absorb it all, but so long as people here have the idea that "anything will do for tho Islands," and Bend third-class timber at first-class prices, and other merchandise on the same principle, that result is not likely to be attained. He leaves by the Messageries Maritimes line of steamers in about three weeks, but hopes to return to the colony in time to contest Egmont for the General Assembly, with his old political adversary, Major Atkinson. Among the passengers yesterday from New Plymouth was Inspector Pardy, who has come up for a week or fortnight's rest, after his exertions on the West Coast during the late Parihaka scare and native ploughing disturbances. During the period he was riding about night and day to the various native settlements he got thrown from his horse, and subsequently, while fording a creek on horseback near Pungarehu, his horse got in deep water and he was swept down the stream, getting dashed against come boulders. Since then he has felt considerable pain in his side, and it is believed some of his ribs have been injured, if not fractured, and Mr. Pardy intends to eee Dr. Philson on the matter. When Mr. Pardy left Auckland on transfer to Taranaki he did so as sergeant-major ; he comes back now a first - class inspector. The present Government reinstated him, with other five officers who had been reduced from the rank of sub-inspectors, giving them the new grade of third-class inspectors. For his services during the native scare at Taranaki in ISSS, Mr. Pardy was promoted to second-class inspector, and for the still more important services rendered during the recent Parihaka scare, the arrest of Te Whiti and Titokowaru and the suppression of the native ploughing disturbances, he got his present rank of first-class inspector. There is little doubt that the admirable way in which Te Whiti was arrested, and the promptitude with which it was effected, struck a wholesome awe into the Maori malcontents, and saved the Government a lot of trouble and expense, if not the risk of another West Coast campaign. The best tribute to the wonderful celerity of his movements was paid by the Maoris, who were no bad judges either, ,*'Pardy all the same as the bloomIn' lightning!" A number of his friends called upon him at his hotel yesterday, to welcome him back to Auckland, and to congratulate him upon his promotion. Mr. Pardy • has received the following gratifying testimonial from the Hon. John , Ballance, Native Minister:—"The recent trials of Te Whiti and others ending in their < conviction and sentence appears to me to afford a proper opportunity to express the satisfaction of the Government and of myself with the manner in which you have carried out your duties and fulfilled my wishes and directions npon the West Coast. I desire .to express my recognition of the courage, firmness, and prudence you have displayed throughout the critical period of a new departure in the mode of dealing with the Maoris, and confidence that owing to the success which has attended your execution of your duties, ithat for the future it will be possible to deal with that section of our fellow-citizens exactly in the same manner as with Europeans. I willingly bear my testimony that to the untiring zeal and earnest effort to carry out the duty entrusted to you not a little of this success must be attributed. Y ou are to be promoted to the rank of Ist Class Inspector at once.'' There were two prisoners in the lock-up last evening, one for drunkenness, and Emanuel Hira, committed for trial to the criminal sessions of the Supreme Court by the Whangarei Bench on a charge of breaking and entering. He was brought up by steamer from Whangarei, in charge of Constable Hogg, en route for Mount Eden. Gaol. On Saturday morning, about nine o'clock, the Fire Brigade station firebell rang out an alarm. The fire proved to be in the workshop of Messrs, J. Reid and Sons, cabinetmakers, Hobson-street, but the Fire Brigade put it out by means of the "baby " engine. 'he Salvage Corps, under Captain Field, also turned out. It seems that the building was used solely as a workshop, and the fire arose through the gluepot boiling over, igniting some flax used in upholstering, and the flames thus reaching the ceiling. But little damage was done, owing to the promptitude with which the fire was dealt with. t A short time ago the directors of the Waimea Plains Railway Company issued a etrong circular suggesting payment of a three-quarter rate, said sums being in excess of what was expected to be demanded. Failing compliance with the demand, recipients were informed that negotiations for the sale of the line would be broken off, and frequented to furnish the names of their solicitor in order that the summonses for the full rates might be served. The only reply they got (says the Mataura Ensign) was in Bomerthing like the following terms:— " Gentlemen, —If you want my rate you can come and collect it. The names of my solicitors are Mesßrs. Dynamite and Gunpowder. Prepare to meet your doom.— Yours truly, No. 7." Below the signature was a neatly cut hole, just as if made by a bullet. _ Sib,—Much has been done towards improving the quality of our different kinds of live stock. There can be no question that we may claim the premier position of any colony as regards horses, cattle, sheep, pigs, &c, Uken as a whole ; but I doubt much if all has been dono that might bo done with regard to improving both the quality and quantity of our wool. In a South Australian paper recently received I find a paragraph as under :_•• Show Sheep: The following particulars have been given to us as to the weight of wool shorn from Mr. E. Bowman's JMaitindale) merino sheep, exhibited at the late show.—Rams : first prize, 2-tooth, weight of fleece 171bs ; second prize, 4-tooth, weight of fleece 201ba ; second prize 6-tcoth, height of fleece 211bs. Three sheep shown a the N - w Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company's special prize, two ewes, noe ram. The ram cut 231bs wool, the ewes "lbs and 16!bs respectively. Four 6-tooth am 3, selected for the first stud ewes, averaged over 201bs each. Two 6-tooth ewes loot shown) cut 171bs and lSlbs respectively, •tbeee sheep are all strictly grass-fed, running at large, and have never been housed or sheltered in any way. Have we, Mr. amor, any , breeder of merinos who can ■tow a record equal to this? If we have not, why not?-! am, &c., Ovis. ckl a ml Bt N? Ur r° n , of the Beason of the - Place tol NRtural V '> . Field Club will take BMKBB3,*: uland ° £ MotuihibeiD

1 By the s.s. Tongariro, which arrived at an early hour this morning, the Hon* J- A. ' Tole, Minister of Justice, and Mr. -Nancarrow were passengers from Wellington; and Mr. John Taylor, the well-known contractor, and Mr. Lnks, of the Victoria Hotel, who have returned by her from the mother country. Sib,—Within the last few weeks have appeared a series of letters written and published by Bishop Cowie and his ministers re his invitation and refusal to preach or join in these thanksgiving services held Dy Orangemen in gratefnl remembranoe ot lioa s providential care of his Church and people in frustrating the Romish Gunpowder Plot on the fifth of November. In reading the Bishop's letter we can come to but one conclusion. ' The Bishop does not believe in the doctrine of the Church of England. Fear of offending Rome prevents the Bishop taking part in these thanksgiving services held by the devout and pious Orangemen in gratitude to God for preserving the English nation, the bulwark of Protestantism, from the deadly plots of the Romish Church. Had Bishop Cowie lived in the early days of God's church in Egypt, when the great I Am commanded that the Passover be observed as a statute and ordinance for ever ' by Israel in remembrance of God's goodness in saving and delivering his people, he would have refused to obey this command on the plea of offending Pharoah and his Egyptians. God in these latter days has wrought out for us as great salvation in frustrating the Popish Gunpowder Plot and saving the English nation. For this great salvation Bishop Cowie refuses to be thankful, or to join God's holy people to praise and tt> bless His holy name. Man is naturally a religious animal, and in his wildest state shapes the block of wood or stone a god to his liking. In his Christianised state, when God withdraws his Holy Spirit from him, then he is dissatisfied with God's church, and in the splendid ritual, the pomps and vanities and the abominations of the Romish church, he makes his god. Many of the black sheep of tho Church of England would now be in that of Rome were it not for their wives. Rome has no need for and won't admit women. Why do these men forget what the honest reformers did, left that church they no longer believed in? "Minister's" letter is unworthy of notice, but for the slanders on Orangemen it contains is but the crow of the fledgling in imitation, and helps to point out the Bishop's progress Rome wards, where the greater the following the greater the welcome,l am, &c, Protestant, The transfer books of the Adeline Gold Mining Company will be closed from Wednesday until Friday noxt, when a dividend of Is per share will be payable at the company's office in the New Zealand Insurance Company's Buildings. We see by advertisement that the Co* operative Drapery and Clothing Company's stock has been purchased from the liquidators by the Auckland Direct Importing Company, who intend holding a clearing sale, commencing on Friday next. This being one of the largest and most general stocks of drapery, etc., in Auckland, the new firm expect to meet with a fair amount of public support. A first prize medal at the Wellington Exhibition was awarded to Mr. Edward T. Cart' wright, Grey-street, Auckland, for boot and shoe uppers, and Mr. Cartwright will have an exhibit at the Agricultural and Pastoral As« sociation's show, to-day and to-morrow. The inmates of the lower Refuge had their monthly entertainment on Taesdayevening, presided over by the following ladies, viz.:— Misses WHlps, Burke, Jonkinaon, Rowe, and Mrs. McMinus. Several visitors were present, who assisted in entertaining the inmates. A combined rehearsal of the Ponsonby and Auckland Choral Societies will be held this evening. The Auckland Railway Goods' shed will be closed to-morrow (Tuesday).