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New Zealand Mail, Issue 751, 23 July 1886, Page 16

Ths Sbaw, Savill and Albion Co.’s s.s. Doric which left Lyttelton on Tune 26th, sailed from Rio de Janeiro on Saturday last for Loudon, her meat being in good condition,

We learn that the Wellington Meat Preserving and Refrigerating Company are the successful tenderers for the supply'of meat and live-stock to the Union Company’s steamers for the ensuing year. ,

We are requested to remind the associates of the Girls’ Friendly Society that the annual service, consisting of the celebration of the holy communion by the Bishop, will be held at St Paul’s Church oa Saturday, at II o’clock.

With reference to the telegram lately received from Dunedin stating that his Excellency the Governor intended to spend a considerable time in that city, the OtagoDaily Times says “We have reason to believe that in view of the depressed condition of affairs in this part of the Colony and thefact that he has resided in all the other largecentres, he is specially anxious to come here now, and intends to manage to do so even if be should not be able to get as convenient a house as he might desire.” A lecture entitled “ Heads and Faces ” was. delivered by Dr Gilbert, the physiological and physiognomical lecturer, at the Athenseum oa Wednesday night. A fairly numerous audience listened to the discourse on the science of discerning the character of the mind, from, the features of the face, with great attention and interest. The lecturer was the recipient of frequent and loud applause. Beside being of an interesting and instructive uature, the lecture is very amusiug. Dr Gilbert’s nextlecture is entitled “ The Nose and Noses.”

During the conveyance of a large boiler by means of a trolly up Willis-street on Wednesday morning, one of the wheels of the latter cam© < ff, and brought the vehicle to a standstill in the middle of the road, thus causing an obstruction to the tramway traffic. About an hour was expended before the injury was repaired and the road cleared, the passenger® by the trametrs having in the meantime to betransferred from the up and down cars. The boiler, which apparently sustained no injury, was being conveyed from Messrs Cable and Co.’s foundry to Captain Williams’ shipyard, where it will be fitted into a steamer now in coarse of construction.

It will be seen on referring to our Australian cable messages this week that the American barque Chasea, for which so much anxiety has been felt iu shipping circles in this city, has arrived at Sydney. The cable simply states that she “ put in at Sydney today,” but no reason is given for her entering that port. Until further news is received concerning her, the circumstance of a vessel being off the Wellington Heads about two months ago, supposed be the Chasea, as she was about due at the time, and di-appearing in so mysterious a manner will remain unexplained. The Chasea, up to date of her arrival at Sydney yesterday, had been at sea 171 days. She is an American built vessel of 627 tons, and is commanded by Captain W. Washbuin. Messrs Levin and Co. are the Wellington agents for her. Her safe arrival will he received with great pleasure iu this city and elsewhere, as it was considered almost beyond a doubt that she had been lost. ?r T be reclnt fine", weather has enabled building operations to be carried on with considerable vigor both in the city and suburbs. The fine building being erected to take the place of the old Te Aro House, in Cubastreet, is in a forward state, and it is hoped that it will be ready for occupancy in September next. Mr Flockton’s edifice in Manners-street, has been very rapidly proceeded with, and will also be out of the builder’s hands shortly. The shops te be erected on the site of the recent fire on Lambton-quay are yet in aa embryonic condition, but within a week or two they will be advanced sufficiently to enable the public to judge of their architectural appearance. Many additions are also being made te warehouses, &c., in town, indicating that the trade of the city is rapidly expanding. In the back parts of the town, or residential quarters, a. large number of houses are in various Btages of completion, and one cau scarcely fail to notice the' large increase when viewing the town from an eminence. The bulk of the houses are being erected in Te Aro and Cook Wards, but still a few worthy of mention are to be found at Thorndon. Several fine residences have been and are being erected in the neighborhood of Tinakori-road, two of the most prominent, which are now out of the builders’ hands, having been erected to the order of Mr J. W. Marchant and Mr J. O. Harris. The first-mentioned consists of 15 rooms, and occupies a prominent position on the hill facing George-street. The second also occupies a good position on the hill facing St Mary-streefc, which is now made easny accessible by Glenbervie cutting, leading from the top of Svdney-street into the Tmakoriroad This house has been very faitnfully built by Mr T. White to the order of Mr Harris, has a very nice appearance, and consists of nine rooms. At the end of Tinakoriroad, in Park-street, Mr D. A. Douglas is erecting a terrace of very elegant eightroomed bouses to the order of Mr C. Clapham, which will much improve the appearance of the locality. An eight-roomed house is also in course of construction higher up the road, below Mr Marchant’s house, Mr T. White having undertaken its erection from Mr Walters, the owner of the land. Altogether, the buildiug trade appears to be in a very satisfactory conditian.

If it came to an emergency, it is claimed that Great Britain coaid put a million of men in the field and keep them there for an indefinite period. The meeting of creditors in the estate of John William Bartley, hotelkeeper, Kaiwarra, set down for yesterday forenoon, lapßed for want of a quorum. Mr Devine was present on faebalf of the bankrupt.

No criminal business was transacted at the ■Resident Magistrate’s Court yesterday, tbtre being a clean charge sheet. A long list of civil cases was, however, set before Mr Wardell, R.M., and engaged the Court the greater part of the day. The liabilities and assets in the estate of Allan Carmont, storekeeper, of Pukerua, are set down aB follow :—Liabilities : Union Bank, £3B 2s id ; C. Cbeymol. £3B 9s ; J. C. Bishop, £l7. Assets; Book debts, £224 (estimated to yield £SO). The first meeting of creditors is set down for Tuesday next.

The case Lougbrey v. Plimmer, in which the verandah at Barrett’s Hotel was involved, was called on at the Resident Magistrate’s Court Wednesday.bat in the absence of Messrs Wardell, K.M., and J. Dransfield and E. W. Mills, the case was further adjourned until Wednesday next. It will be remembered that the City Council, at its laßt meeting, by the casting vote of the Mayor, decided to allow the verandah to stand.

The Home News says :—The well-known sporting paper “Bell’s Life in London, which has been in a poor way for some time “ threw up the sponge ” a few days ago. It was the oldest sporting organ in the world, and had a wide circulation before the advent of “The Sportsman" and “Sporting Life.” “Bell’s Life” was started in 1822, and the profits accruing therefrom enabled the son of the original owner of the paper to purchase a large estate near Osborne, now the property of the Duke of Bedford. Its last isme contains farewell words explaining the vicissitudes it has gone through of late years, and why it was found impossible to continue the struggle any longer. “Bell’s Life” atone period waa looked forward to with delight by all sportiog men, both at Home and abroad. It liad an immense influence in its palmy days, bnt its rivals have proved too strong for the old journal, though its final collapse was somewhat sudden and unexpected. On the bearing of the case Hollister v the New Zealand Accident Insurance Company at the Supreme Court yesterday it was elicited that the husband of the plaintiff, on whose life the insurance had been effected, did not die for more than a Week after the accident which ultimately caused his death. A condition of the policy required that notice should be given of the accident within seven days, and the Attorney-General, tor the Company, argued that the amount of the policy could not be recovered as the notice had not been given in time. Mr Justice Richmond asked if this would be so in cases where a person disappeared, and it was not known for some time afterwards that he was dead. The Attorney-General said that appeared to be so. His Honor replied that if the public were aware of that state of things he did not think the Companies would do much business, and he thought that the newspapers should call attention to the matter.

We are glad to welcome Mr Proctor back to Wellington. As a specialist ia the treatment of defective human vision, be is without an equal, and he has, by his commonsense practice, built up a high reputation throughout the Colony. Mr Proctor has opened this time in Westminster Chambers, Lambton-quay, and, as usual, is full, of custom. He purposes remaining here for bix weeks or two months, and then goes to Melbourne, and, in all probability, will make that city his headquarters. Mr Proctor numbers his New Zealand clientele by thousands, and so scientifically perf.-ct is his system that, having once measured a person’s sight, he can calculate with exactitude, the alteration produced by increasing age, and bo. alter the focus of glasses when necessary without remeasuring. Mr Proctor will keep on his optician’s establishment in Christchurch. It will be his New Zealand centre to which those of his clients who require new glasses, or a change in glasses can apply with the certaint.y of being treated properly. We wish Mr Proctor success wherever he goes—but then he is certain to command it by his skill and sagacity.

The latest issues of Nature contain some particulars of the eruption of Mount Etna in Sicily, which took place on the 18th May. Earthquake shocks were felt in all the commanes in the immediate vicinity of the volcano At Zafferato, where the shocks appear to have been attended with the upheaval of the soil, the disturbance is described as being so severe that the panic-stricken inhabitants fled from the neighborhood. In the district of Bronte heavy showers of sand descended, and a oigantic column of thick black smoke waß seen to emerge from the central crater of Etna towards the west. In addition to the eruption which took . place in Etna itself, another one occurred about 2 a.m. on the 19th in Prince of Naples Mount, situated above nine kilometres N.E. of Nicolosi. This is one of the “red mountains, formerly volcanic, but has hitherto been regarded as extinct. A copious stream of lava ran in the direction of Nicolosi, progressing at the rate of over three kilometres in eight hours. On May 20 eleven craters opened, of which three assumed. enormous proportions, emitting huge stones, cinders, and smoke. These eruptions continued for several days with intermittent force. Great alarm prevailed among the inhabitants, and the houses most likely to be in danger were evacuated. The noise at a. considerable distance is described as resembling a continaous cannonade. The eruption had not ceased when the mail left. Nature of June 3 quotes from the Scotsman an account of a land of tidal wave that made its appearance at Stonehaven on Sunday afternoon, May 28. At intervals just before and after high tide, without any apparent cause, the water along the coast rose and fell from 10 to 18 inches at a time, the subsidence leaving as much as 15 to 18 feet of the beach dry. The disturbance continued for three hour?, commencing at about 4.30 p to. It was surmised that the phenomenon was due to some eruption or subsidence in the sea bottom, hue Dr Hector thinks it highly probable that the occurrence was a tidal wave propagated from the scbjcc of eruption on the Sicilian ecash

Recently a little girl, who was flying of scarlet fever in New York, desired to send a kiss to a little playmate in another town. She kissed a letter, which was sent by the mail to the little playmate, who in turn, kissed the letter as a message from her dead friend. In a few days she herself died of scarlet fever.