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New Zealand Herald, Volume XXV, Issue 9189, 19 October 1888, Page 4

a ~~~ i Oar cable- messages this . that in official . circles _in "j-fJ , Morell Mackenzie s book is . . 1 animosity towards England. - reSs es Y in commenting on the w . .' ~ 1 opinion that Dr.-;, Mackenzi the Bet,, J wrong. This is the view J . correspondent oi^that^uro^^^.^ » instigation of **«•* ® er ft t tVS Court partyi a : : was f^!?D i n tr ;-V, • ' y was in the ha.at of harp ojy ... I which, it will b v . remember**. u : lb Dr. Mackenzie a very causae (V e Times has presented to "ft - j{g . e mission the charges on 0 f » i ? based. The accusation* « oj; sweeping character an ■ ty & three-fourths of the Par F . v .two h .rf ,£ House of Commons. rpVO i't in &v *. 1 ringleacr-irs in the recent r?V - \y ft ]es J. > b=*en a' rested, *ew South . e pecieiWing a droug- • >V ' i. it seven* " $ 3

I \ m p. J-Moss, M.8:.R., addressed a I '«2Sni'ofhto constituents at the Parnell sffllWl last night,.and was accorded a ' ".Srf thanks and confidence at the close of - Ms speech. A medal general meeting of the share'fcM«ofthe Bank of New Zealand will be to* confirm the resolutions passed at the meeting held on the '■:., . nth instant, , . ■ Tn yesterday's issue we gave the particu- " .W 0 a shocking {accident? which j befell &£ named Mrs. Burns at the Mount I l-Jen Railway Station, by which both her 1 ' J,l were severely injured. At the tune of I r\ §? accident she , was conveyed to. the reI .of' Mr.' J. Batger, secretary of the I Auckland Building Society, ? he being his •her in-few. On examination it was - -End* necessary to amputate the leg I ■fi* the knee. Dr. Bond .performed f ?E amputation, Drs." Coom' and Rober- ' Sli heinff also present. There is a comStricture of the other leg, but.it is IS that -amputation will be avoided. ■TastrJfht the patient was doing as well as • ,\,M he expected. The: stationmaster at Mount Eden, Mr. B. A. Pierce, states that feewas on the platform when the seven p.m. Win came in from Kaipara, and that when Seine was first pulling he noticed a S fell from one of the carnages, probably hd'aa she was stepping on the : ground, War dress caught on the carriage step,, and '■'>■■ Aa wag 'thrown under the carriage, and wiled, some distance by the ironwork. An Sarm was raised, and she was promptly gob i onl Constable Dewes say /in his report, that from all the inquiries he has made, the • ' ,V appears to have got out while the train. w in motion, and that no blame -was cashable to any one. > A case, Cartwright v. ,the Poultry Asso--1 'elation, for the recovery of £9 odd, prize moiiex and money paid in excess of- entrance ! lli " OD6 was heard last week, when judg- : went was given by the Resident Magistrate in our of the defendants. Mr. j . Cartwrigbfc l has now appealed "from;'the ' Magistrate's decision, and the case ; will be heard at' the December civil sittings of the Supreme Court. - ~..-,..?. , ft is expected that the Commissioners to inquire into the transactions connected with ' ' the Point Resolution affair will - complete " and . despatch. their report by to-morrow .(Saturday). .■ It will then, remain , for the Government to take 'action on the recom- ' mendations, of the Commissioners. •-., ;; ? ■ The Argentine Republic furnishes the world with another illustration, of the thrift of-a self-governing people, and ibis to be ,-■- hoped- the legislators'; and Government,.ofKew Zealand will 'profits by ; the example. In 1887' SOW i miles iof railway 4, were constructed. ? Immigration this year will reach 200,000. They have 3000 public schools, • with i 230,000 ipupils, ? electric lights, telephones an"d telegraphs,' and a "surplus of revenue." . " t ■■. - .: It has generally been, thought that,the ia»Di. B. W. Richardson, whose works , . are test books for temperance" people, was himself a rigid abstainer to the," last. .'The London Times, however,*in. its obituary notice of the'celebrated.-.physician, says .•—, "It iff* ourious fact that at one * period •?■ tie somewhat ardently embraced the doctrines of the total abstainers from alcohol, -and' wrote arid spoke in defence of them. The .. observation- of the effects of wine'in'some eases of serious illness < which I ;occurred •in his own family induced him to reconsider ,? his position, and to return- to ,the faith and ' practice of moderate use, in which he con- . . tinned till death. "■ ' ■ ■ ' • .The%ity,authorities are now, endeavour-; in s * to. secure a.competent;person,to take "'. charge.of the City Abattoirs, and thus get' rid of the complaints Which 1 have been . prevalent. ■As the summer will shortly be • npvi us, it is essential that; the mo3t rigid 1 , sanitary measures should be adopted at that Institution.; - : • ' ' - The. town clerk wrote the: other day .to : ie Wellington;auchoritie'i to know when Tie subsidy would be payable, and' what i rould be the amount. A reply has been . .eceived from-the Treasury to the effect that, the subsidy will be on -the saine scale i .as iosf. year; 75 per cent, will be advanced 1 or. receipt of statement giving the* total; general rates collectable for 1890," and «copy J . , of resolution levying rate for the year. >.. < The following is from the Wellington posfc •—,"« Wherever you meet Scotchmen^ eiia the Rev. J. Berry-in his , sermon at the ■Wesley Church last night', they are always at the top of the tree, and if you want an *"". argument >in, favour .of-the -nutritious prb- f ', pertieo of oatmeal ; you can point to the fact that - the middle classes of -, : Scotland have been reared upon it, and they are the.fines.t race .on -the- earth 'to-day;' ■■- This remark caused ft;yeryandible titter; on the part of the congregation, but Mr. Berry assured.; Birfihearers that he- J had said it in all' . seriousness, and added 1 that' there was still a greater thing, and : that was that in; eye,ry Scottish home the Bible was read, and this, combined with thei oatmeal, had made the Scotchmen such a fine race." - ~ , - Tile 'Wellington Woollen Company, is now erecting a large annexe'alongside the original factory at Petone. • The , necessity., for inbreased accommodatiori - has been felt for some time past, and the business has grown; . so rapidly that the directors a " few months' ■ ago resolved to ■ increase " their . manufactur- : ing ;m>xbinery' very largely. They have (.';"■',.' hitherto.been working. 32 looms; and they j r,' -add IS more. ■, Twelve of the I ',' new" looms 'arrived by the .Tohgariro; the i other day, and they are now' in course, of fitting in the newly-erected building. The other four loom?, with the'necessary carders, fc, are expected by an early vessel. The company is most .anxious' to get -the new machinery at work, and the extra hands re-/ ;-, q*Jired 1 6ro'all engaged and ready. 'Even with-their increased powers of production the' brdiiri irrhand' Will take the company ■ , ittr-jatli-it? complete. ■ ■ _ ."The Jews at Home" will form the sub- | ject of 3(.lis«iYon Pinkelstein's lecture this evening/ lb will consist of a full description •°? ri ne - life led at the. present day v by. thfe'Jev'sdwelling in' Jerusalem," the greater Part of them being pilgrims who have come from' all quarters of the globe that they •naydio in the Holy, City].■;": Scribes and, . ; Pharisees, publicans and sinners, ' will have ■-. their representatives on the'stage; the back ;, ara,which will be occupied by a large:oil- = painting of Jerusalem. .The lecture. will , conclude by Miss von Finkelstein and her, : assistants illustrating the manner in which wen np to the present day," Jews•'.'. outside, the walls of Zion. To-morrow i afteri rwA.J 0 ?.?, for the convenience of : country resiWJIW and' children, "Miss von Finkolstein - , ;«Ugive a matinee in the City Hall, which, ', ms been taken.for this afternoon lecture in£onsijquence. of its 'greater seating accom,;«wtion. Children: will be admitted at a wuform rate of one shilling all over the : il »\, and the lecture will, be the one in 's'hicb Miss von Finkelstein first made such ' jf impression here, viz., ; Homes • tt Haunts of Jesus.'', ;-• . . . Ainseting of creditors took place in the ',; "Jtste of C. Bishop yesterday, at the office i ■•WB Official Assignee.,;Present:—The; - i°«* and his solicitor. 'Creditors : Messrs. jU * nd sßawlings!, Froude (for Phillipps ana Son) K Carpenter, Kent,: Clayton, Lump-' «»i Walker, A. Whisker and Co., Clarke, gSßijj Hammond and Co., and Maria. ~* a «D- u Proposed by Mr. Lumpkin, se-' . tWbyMr.-Baber, " That the bankrupt Wowed to retain his furniture, and the; i ,fa?fl * Property be sold forthwith, and I ™ e official Assignee facilitate his dis- : ':."'■- m! ar S e as soon as the estate can be realised." I Ane resolution was carried.' • > ■:>. s »^ are , 'gtad- to record the continued , d>M«?r-- i 8 be feUing the new r local ,in-, i \yJ? f now n as the New Zealand Varnish the v£«- T° ndale - A steady demand for and now arising-in the South, >iact ha 818 re steadily coming in.'* A conI mentof 8 tV Centl y been let for fche enlarge-, •onsion !? e Works by the erection of an ex->flannf„-i0? to the storage and the , — , l . U4n ' of spirit varnishes - ■-■■•-■- * PMsS^n^'P^ 6l7 says:—"We are in' Wrt rtV 0f • * wo P ieces of fche stone of 1 *ir\*«? church Cathedral spire was ■CJwlv The y afford"undoubted-evi. V',;V 4 ? Uho ''tone was one of the worst > WtStol ? m the °amaru quarries. It can *£} e cr :™Wedi between the finger ' and -Wcet'woorthreo inches I 1 '■• ■ tw <> Pieces of the stone of r mstchurch Cathedral spire was Tho y afford undoubted evif ■ J llO " 6 WaS one ° f fche WOrSfc *ifi^l r u m the oamar « quarries. It can and tlTu cr ; lDlble d between the finger ijffif' and a ,Piece two or three inches SeSi. e i T\ difficQlt: h the hands It™? *>m*tey. No one need : %'S W, ie ' Bire succumbed to ak . 6S . hock * ? nd thftfc the Oamaru - Hb«h^o g ?u- I,to di3Credifc when such ' Detter,!„-, Y could ours elves make a 3 fedttSS&S « Jra P°un f ling lime and 1* 9» a to of soda or rock I «a»*-31* e qyito as , useful as a building, I

a'-. 'M The BJs;t Mararoa : lefts yesterday for the 1 South and Melbourne, and ;tedk'a*nUmbi=!r ; a of weU-known Auckland citizens desirous f ol: seeing the Cup' run. It is understood that she will be largely patronised this trip, and leave, the Bluff a full ship. ~ . " 3 ':'■'* "-The' agricultural chemistry class,' to be - conducted by Mr. ; J. A. Pond, has been 5 started* at J Welle3ley-street school, ■ with a ' membership of 25 persons, some -of; them comingj.in from the rural districts to at- } tend it. '-, • - , t, b * 3 At Auckland were five candidates, r Wellington , two, Christchurch'^three,; and f Dun.adin ' none, for the examinations held - by the . Pharmacy Board on Wednesday 3 throughput the colony. j The local \ member 5 of the Board, Mr. JJ..-, A. Pond," Provincial « Analyst } officiated as examiner. ■. , ; -.■■,,• [ ,'A a 'Melbourne correspondent of an exchange ; says:—Without doubt. Melbourne '■ it , the. home of enterprise, i The Chaffeyi J Bros.' success with irrigation scheme at Mildura has set the busy brains of some of s our capitalists a-working, and they are eager . to initiate fresh schemes of the kind. •-1 do '. not wonder at it considering the phenomenal development of things at Mildura and Ren- [ mark. But a. year ago a howling ..wilder-'; ' ness, that' little corner ': of the colony has '._ . been ; transformed as though 1 by' magic into a settlement;; and abiding place, an : agricultural .centre, and . a town all in one. y . At'■ the ; outset the ' land < was'; practically-' worthless,, and now ib 'is being sold \ by the foot. >- : ; This beats Melbourne itself, ' i and shows what the; agricultural*. ; interest ' can do when properly fosteredand tended.! In afew*years' time a city, a veritable city,': will have sprung up at Mildura, and those who have given of their best to the scheme will profit. It; is the -knowledge'; of this j that has set some of our capitalists on , the f 'same' track. •'; A strong company '. has „been'." formed, and they have made a proposal to : the S.A. Government for .' a tract somewhat; similar to that occupied; by the Chaffeys, i and to ' be > held under similar -; conditions. ; The promoters of the scheme arelfour well-known 1, financial •' men and •'• capitalists: here. -Mr. Levien is one. He was former Minister 'of Mines, and?has made a large fortune ; out of land and mining. B. ;;</.; Pink, ; the,\"silent' member," is ;another. He -. is : one , of ';,. the ; wealthiest —if C. not '. the wealthiest—man in Melbourne. He com--1 menced life as an office boy, and is hardly well in the forties < yet. ■ He _ has done more i perhaps- than" any ..other living, man for the;'improvement \ and establishment of the .city, putting - up, palatial? building after building. Ib is said of him that he has been ( in ■ Parliament - some, six i or; ■: seven»; years, ; and :- all .-? he . has i ever: said was, " Hear ! hear!" "Then : there is ■ Howden, manager for 'the; Mam-; moth' Mercantile Finance and ; - Guarantee Company—the biggest thing of its' kind : by far in Australia—its capital being actually five millions. ; Lastly, there is a mv. .Best, another bloa;ed millionaire, and.this makes up, the quartet. - u - They have j applied "ipr" 160*,00p acres :on ; the ; So.uth Australian side; of the Murray, -;next 'to Chaffey's; .blocks,? and* propose to go in for the I :culture* of Vines, olives, coffee, tobacco, and other specified articles".""'lf the" South Australian authorities agree to come to terms it wilUb.e. a: great undertaking, and worthy ofi-Mel*-bourne enterprise, and I sincerely hope they wi11... ; .Other irrigation. colonies will follow suit, and - an i incalculable ? amount of benefit and impetus will be given to the; agricultural interests : throughout the colony. ■""'■ ,'"'".'.'. ..'... ; A visitor to the Dunedin Gaol says :—ln the;■ kitchen, "busy - s preparing A 'bread and cheese for the hard labour gang on its return, Was a living specimen' of a curious' legal anomaly. Nominally he is only in for three months for vagrancy ; actually he is nearly • all his time acting as gaol cook,. You' see he is too good a cook to lose, and'as ho; has; an affliction of his foot..which'prevents him getting away from the* city, when free, after a few days spent prowling about the streets, - the police grab him, haviFhim up before the. justices and get him sentenced to:another' three months for vagrancy. He doesn't mind it himself, he rather likes it. He has nowhere else to go, and regards the gaol as his home. It is an economical plan, too,; and saves a gaol cook's wages, kk Solemn justicesijvhoareiibt'in the;; swim read him> . awful lectures on the error of '■ his ways. They rather bore him, he puts up with : it to get .back to his snug quarters in thegaol kitchen. .. , - , , "Mr. Horton. the newly-appointed electri-' cian of the Reef ton Electric Light Company, recommends the substitution of the Swan-Edison incandescent lamps for those of Thomson-Houston manufacture, at present iri-'is-i'e by the company. '■' He ; says the lamps are altogether unsuited to dynamo.He further, recommends'tho use of overhead wires in place, of an undei'groundcable, and if these changes, are effected he assures- the 'directors.-tfiere is hob ; the "slightest doubt in; the world of the complete - success :_ of the installation. "He is well-pleased with'thtj :design and condition of «.. the plant other-r|' wise, and,;has expressed the ; opinion that: the dynamo-'-has --a ''full capacity for '500 laisps. ; The company have sent to Mel- : ;bourne for the required new. plant, ~ which will be shipped as quickly as possible. .Confidence is * again reestablished in the Venture. - - r ''■ -*■" : - -- i-'i "'■■ '• * ■ ' ■•'( Writing, to .A... Southern.- paper, . a ; Melbourne correspondent* says :—•''Within the .last few days, two' generous gifts have been offered to the Council of Trinity College to assist in advancing the higher; education of the women of .; .Victoria. - Lady Clarke ; .promised ; £5000 for the erection of a residence 'for > lady students atT the Melbourne University. ..... Mc... M. H. Da vies, M.L.A., has offered £2000 also for the purpose of endowment.. These have, of course, ; been? accepted, so our,- daughters can '--now? start fairly with our sons the educational race. The idea of 'this .young ladies', hotel or home is excellent for those .who believe in the- • higher education of women'. i " will ; be : able to;, come down from the country or from;the other colonies to study" and be las, safe as in'their own homes. 'I Up to the present, parents have wisely^ hesitated to send; their'daughters ,s to ■. college, knowings well: the clanger of : leaving young girls ntiprotected in this wicked city of ours. Apropos ,'of this, some.people think deep study spoils the girls. .1 know, intimately the cleverest girl ib/Melbourne.?? She matriculated,with: honours very young, took her 8.A., is now ah.M. A..,, and has all the dead languages,v.a .Hbod[many of the live ones,'; and ; all the; Stogies at her fingers' ends. But, notwith:standing all this, she is the sweetest-tem-: pered, most impulsive, brightest girl ,1 , know:' dance? : like a'.fairy, ■>sings;' like a. syren, i and talks ? like one , of,' the ; Muses. , So, you pee, ' study does.nob of necessity -warp- the -feminine > mind, '* as some" think. In many cases?it perfects and matures." •'' r : -' ■''• ' u ' The Auckland Bowling Club Greenly-ill' on Saturday next be formally opened for, play, at half-past two, ; and the season fairly inaugurated. . Immediately thereafter sides will be chosen by President Taib and Senior Vice-President Gorrie, and a . time match will be played until five o'clock, when a meeting of the Club will be held for the election", of members and other business. The Green is in splendid , order, : the sward looking better than at any ' previous occasion at the opening of ; the season. '• There ; > is every prospect of a good season owing'to the interest felt; in the game and the harmony existing among the members of the: club. :■ Accommodation is provided for eight rinks. A number of' prizes have been offered for competition. ; The tennis courts, - five in number, are. also in excellent order. During the last few months all the open drains in the Club's grounds have been. filled up,'so that the.surroundings tare now -.y. pleasant,. and the sanitation all that .could: : be desired. Owing to the centralityof the y Green, .arid its proximity to the Domain, it j it is likely to become a, favourite rendezvous? • •during the coming summer for those who desire to enjoy healthful and pleasant recreation. ":"?,. :: '.S ■?>--.-?:' ' .. " --?? . *'. .:. . ■?' ■ i- To-day is the annual sports'; day at the Auckland •> College -and Grammar School, and will be observed , by the pupils as a close holiday. '% A full programme of thirtyfour events has been arranged, and ; for the most of these there- is a good field. .The girls will not compete in person, but their champions will start for the Ladies'. Bracelet at 3.35 p.m. ■ The chief event of the day is. the Governors' prize, for the' 'best at' 100,' 200, and 440 yards. Two races are, set apart for old boys, the hurdles at 3.45, and the quarter at 10 m. -> Entries for these handicaps will bo taken on the ground ; and* we understand.that a good many of; our athletes' will show their, interest in the school by 'putting'in an? appearance. :; A continuation of "the grand weather- of the last few days should bring out a goodly number of tidliday-seekers'and friends. ■

; The well-known contractors, Messrs. John McLean and \ Sons,?have obtained the con- -, tract for the j erection ;■ of i? a;, wharf ;at \ the breakwater, Napier, at - close on £7000. Mr. "M. "McLean left by the Mararoa yesterday to j make preliminary preparations for commencing operations. . ; ,; • An American paper has the following :--- The New York Herald recently compiled some little tables that are worth study by those raisin-growers who think that a slight reduction in the duties on their products would ruin them, and overlook -the advantage they would gain if they could be relieved of some of the tribute they now pay to others. *?> Suppose a colonist to establish a home upon a twenty-acre lot near Fresno? He begins -to .i build a house and barn, and finds himself facing the fodowing taxes : — ?.;;?.'?'".■-r,;-v,.; ; : -Vnt Per cent. cent. ! Nails ?1 - :':•■.'.,'. 100 I Wall Paper- .. / .. 25 Lumber .. ..IS Cement .. ..20 Common window-?: | Laths .. .. .. 9 1 -glass 1 '. '■*•'.-:. ' ■:'■'::'■ 601 Shingles « .. '• .-;" 1* ; Linseed oil?:?.? ... 41 I White lead;?.? ';■■: ■■"''.A>W; ; Having pulled through this, he undertakes • today in furniture and supplies, comforting i himself with i the thought . that there :is a 1 duty of about 20 per cent. ,on raisins. He \ finds now that the tariff calls upon him for; the following contributions — . ,:i.r-'" ; ■-■■ -'Percent. "■•? i'* '"'•■-' Percent? Stove .. '.. ..45 Glassware ;-/.. -.3;!.. 45 I Carpets ... .. 50 Cooking utensils ; ..;, 53 Oilcloths .. .. 40 Knives, forks, spoons?' 45 i' Furniture .. .. 35 Combs and brushes 30 Clock .. :!;...?.. 30 Brooms .. ...25 'j Books.. .. .. 25 Common soap .. 20, ] Earthenware .. ;55 : . -, ■ ; j The hard-working colonist probably tears -;his clothes » occasionally, and wears out his socks, and as they are all taxed .from 35 ,to 75 per cent., he desires to have his wife mend- them, to make:them last as long as possible. -i. When ; she begins to :do ,- so she finds her work-basket weighted with these duties :— . ~,,",. , • ' Per cent. | . Per cent. Needles'' .. .'.'23 Buttons" .... 25 Thread ..... 55 Thimbles -..-..,'25 Beeswax .- .. 20 Pins . ; .•;-..-:■;-: .. ... 30 Scissors .. :.. .35. , v By ?this time, ;if > some sympathising observer, whose name might be Mills or ;; anything else, should come to , his rescue > with a proposition to * relieve him of a great part ; of his burdens in: exchange for a slight reduction in the duty,on.raisins, would there be much dqabb;about, the Fresno farmer's answer ? j ; The ascendancy of the third-class passenger every, year becomes more marked in ' England. ..According, to the statement r of thechairman of the Great Northern Railway, ?in the June half fof ; 1887 the ; percentages -of'•■ their passenger traffic, as to* numbers/" were as follows:—First-class, 3£ per cent.; second-class,' 5§ per cent. ; and third-class, ;" 91 per cent., whereas for the half-year: under review the percentages had been respectively :3,*5J, and 91£ per cent. In* ISB7 the ?receipts^from the' first-class were 14 per cent., and now they were 13 per cent. ;j the second-class gave them 7£ per cent, in 1887, and now only -7 percent.; and from the • third-class ; they I derived '78 j per cent, of their > receipts in i{ j 1887, as against 79Jv per cent.'last -year.'" The average of "the fares-during' the half-year had been : 3s4d in' the first-class, llgd in the second, and 8d in the third. The tendency is likely to increase. When railways carry all. classes at the same speed;' and the thirdclass carriage is clean and comfortable, - the purchase >of a first-class ticket 5 (says v art' English paper), is seldom 'anything, but wanton luxury. s The Coal Creek Flat correspondent of the' Tuapeka Times;'relates the following sensational incident, which ; occurred on Saturday :—'.'.The . remains {of the 'man Richard Martin,'whose body was , recently found : in : the Molyheux ; at" Ettricki' were being conveyed to the cemetery in ,a" dray by the undertaker, Mr. William; Smith, assisted by Mr. J. J. Smith, when a little way past the Roxburgh abridge,, where the road is very narrow, the.horse shied at a log or : something on the roadside, and backed over, the bank into the river. The two men had just time to jump clear, the driver having a' very narrow escape. The horse and dray soon disappeared out of sight, the water running ? deep and rapid; at the {{spot; {but coffin, strangely;;eri6u'ghi {considering, the : weight : inside, {soon came to ■ the surface, 'and floated rapidly down the river. A ■ party at once' went in pursuit, and were ] able to recover melancholy? craft about a mile or so down the river. --Once more re;covered from the water, 'the'remains of poor . Martin were again placed on a conveyance,{ •; arid the cemetery was reached without {any; . further accident.", .{ ■ ' ... ?!•: The genial manager of .-■' the "- Columbia Skating . Rink gives a benefit E this'evening on behalf- of the Auckland Benevolent Society.??- As the society get '£1* for £1 f from the* Government, those who desire to aid the society can render double service by according, their,, patronage this evening, .■The charge fori admission is only sixpence. ?Among the attractions of ; the |: programme will be a one mile face in fancy costume, a prize being^ awarded to the most comical; Professor Simmons in his' wonderful evolution.? oh the rollers ; and Master Bernard, Harrison in fancy skating and" trick ? bicycling. {{ Last evening ■ Professor Simmons did some very clever feats, {going over eight ; chairs and also what is known as the Giant Swing, lifting a man* over ten stone weight,; and swinging him round horizontally, while himself Spinning like a top for upwards of a minute in > foot : ; circle. ; ... Tickets for tonight's , performance ; can « bes obtained from the ladies of the Benevolent * Society, or at the entrance to the rink this evening. "> The Kamo , mine continues to turn;-, out about 800 tons of coal per week, and a num-: ber of the old miners who had taken to gumdigging and other occupations are back again at work. - (The Orewa swing bridge, I believe, has never, been inspected since its construction. -, Like all the wild, spendthrift expenditure of bor- : rowed money, it seems to be left to decay. I am given" to understand that the Government Engineer thinks it? is in the wrong place. It should be higher up the river. It would then be a mile long with approaches. ■ The present bridge has bad two expensive ; approaches made to it, the last ' one costing over £100. This was to shorten the road .about twenty yards. ?The'engincer thinks it best ;to ,'let, this monument of folly perish, and construct new bridge: A ; wonderful ■ improvement would be effected, and nearly a quarter of a mile saved. . The road through : Cooper's Flat would only cost,a trifle, say,; £1000. - What is that when borrowed money is being expended. , {But, alas ! there is no borrowed money to? spend. New Zealand's credit lis .' stopped. Is . the county.', going to borrow? k Perhaps the Road Board? Still I think (with all due deference to the engineer) this bridge should not.'be allowed to decay. A few pounds weight of 'paint and a few gallons 01 oil and might make.it last for years. * Being exposed to . the effects of the sea, the expensive ironwork is getting rusted , into holes, particularly so at the swing portion of the bridge. ? Iron resting against iron, with seawatef for oil, soon plays havoc with such a construction. It is seldom (not once in' the year) that'a, vessel now passes through. Since the timber has ceased to come down, vessels do not go up the ."'{This bridge, I believe, has cost a good deal of money., I am afraid to guess at the amount, but it is amongst the four figures. ' At one time when , I was in the habit of visiting the numbers' of spider-like " conveyances,passea over this bridge," crowded with gents from Devonport. ; Alas, that day has passed. Not a sound now disturbs the stillness save when our big coach rattles over the bridge.—[Wade Correspondent.] Wo would call "attention: to the extensive sale of buggies, carriages, wagons, &c., to be held lat twelve o'clock to-day oy Messrs. B. Tonks and; Co. at ' their Queen-street Mart. The styles arc varied, 'and comprise pony phaetons, dog-carts, basket phaetons, wagonuettes, and single and double buggies of both American and local manufacture. , Also one and two-horse farm wagons. A quantity of harness will be offered at the same time. > The quarterly conference of Sunday-school : teachers ; will be ;'. held at - St. ; Sepulchre's school-room, this evening, when a paper will bo read by the. Rev. J.- Bates, on "The Training of Sunday-school Teachers." ;, Owing to the rapid growth of the business of the Auckland Clothing Company (G. McBride), and for the, convenience of their customers, this firm is opening a branch estab- ■ lishment next to ? the -. Greyhound Hotel,, Queen-street. The shop will be stocked with the newest goods for the present season.