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New Zealand Mail, Issue 914, 6 September 1889, Page 16

Bankruptcies. —During the eight months of the present year 44 petitions in bankruptcy have been filed before the Officia Assignee. For the same period of last year the number of bankruptcies was 51. Melrose Council. —Messrs John Collins, G. H. B. Baylis, and W. Kershaw were duly elected for the three wards ia the Melrose Borough Council, there being no opposition.

R.M.S. Rimutaka. —The New Zealand Shipping Co.’s R.M.S. Rimutaka, from Loudon, arrived at Hobart at 9 pm qn Tuesday, and, as she was to have left again at 11 am on Wednesday for Wellington direct, she should arrive here on Sunday afternoon.

Parliamentary Portraits. —We have received from Messrs Brown, Thompson and Co,, the publishers, a number of Parliamentary portraits. Considered as portraits they are ' not particularly striking, but the short biographical sketch attached to eaoh renders them valuable as a whole.

Lunacy. —A man named Michael Hayes met with an accident while working on the Manawatu Gorge Railway some days ago. The injuries ’he received affected his mind to such an extent that Drs Porter and Molntyro, of Palmerston North, recommended his removal to the Wellington Lunatic Asylum. He was brought down in charge of Constable Seymour. Lord Cranley. —We are glad to hear that the report circulated in town on Monday, that Lord Cranley had suffered a relapse, is without foundation. A telegram from Nelson states that he is progressing favourably. He is suffering slightly from rheumatic pains, but this is not looked upon as of any importance. His Excellency the Governor, with his private secretary, Mr Walrond, left for Nelson on Monday by the Penguin. Civil Cases. —Mr H. W. Robinson, R.M., gave judgment for plaintiffs in the following oases at the Resident Magistrate’s Court yesterday :—E. A. Goodinge v. A. Pope, £1 ss, and costs 7s ; seme v. G. Laurie, £2 Gs Id, and costs 7s ; same v. C H. Nash, £6 6s lOd, and costs £1 13s. In the case of Smith v. Beere, a claim of £4 Us, the debtor was ordered to pay ,21s on October Ist, and 10s a month thereafter till the amount is paid ; and in the case of E. Hall v. Thomas and O. J. Howell, claim of £l7 for goods supplied, an order was made for the return of the goods, in default 7. days", imprisonment. " 1 ' ’ 1 A Deserved Compliment. —Mr H. Marshall, the :: well-known : : adtor, ofthis about to proceed shortly to Melb.qutnq, qnfievinstructions from Messys flayßa and Co,, proprietors of numerous skating rinks. It ia probable that from Melbourne Mr Marshall may ship for Loudon or India, where the firm are opening up extensive skating . rinks. For several years past Mr Marshall has many a time and oft given his- valuable services as an aotor for the benefit of lpcal charities ; notably so his late mbritbriousperformance in “ The Guv’nor " at theTheatrO Royal. Many of; his friends have suggested that prior to his departure from the Qalo.hy' a farewell' benefit should be’tendered" him". It is understood that, * Several prominent dramatics arfiaJeura of this oity are' moving in tfie matter, Resident Magistrate’s Court. —At the Resident 'Magistrate’s ' Court yesterday;' before Mr H. W. Robinson, R.M., a first? offender on a charge of drunkenness Vraa discharged. Edward Coughlin and Jokfi McCarthy, on a chargb of'fighting in W-illia” street 'on 'Wednesday evening, ‘wdre eaoß fined JOs or, labours\ imprisonment; CJiarlba 1 Thompaon" charged’ with’ deserting his ’wife' at Nelson, was, upon the application of Chief Detecti ve Benjamin, remanded to that town.’ Margaret Williams, oh a' charge of being & rogue and a' vagabond, was for k week, in order that' she receive medidar attendance. %fs<i Moor b; fpr';' httn£ ihde • cehfc 'language on Wednesd,ay night, to two fin-, priVonment vfith Hard the cyimfraal bu.snw,’*,,, thq liOndqu eqrr-esuv-- * „tfd Watkin (says Sjqhpj hs l * h*** ’ of the Northern 4is *“• .j. Drought under his notice, and soficited for the most stupendous railway undertaking ever projected. It is nothing more nor less than a railway from London direct to India, via Kurrachee. The Channel Tunnel is a portion ef the scheme, though not an absolutely essential portion, since the start could be made from Calais or Boulogne, as the Channel passengers now set forth on Continental journeys. The railway would proceed direct to Gibraltar, using existing lines as far as possible. Here would be introduced the novel feature in the line. It is a vast broad beamed boat, capable of taking on board the railway tr&iq as it arrives at Gibraltar, and delivering it on the rails at Tangier. Here the line would go eastward, keeping alohg the coasfj north o‘£ Africa, touching at Egypt,'and. proceediiig by the' P.ersian Gulf to" Kurraqhqq, where it would join the Indiap ijyoteui. This, all sounds liks'an extract from , a stdry by Jules Verne, but it is really a matler-of-iact business project which has occupied the attention and excited the sanguine^hopes of some eminent engineers and capitalists. The schenm hqs been submitted to Lord Cross*

Wife Desertion.— Detective .Campbell iirfested. a map named Charles Thompson, bn warrant on Wednesday night, on a charge Of deserting his wife at Nelson. The London Strike. —Several of the New Zealand Tradeß Unions have resolved to contribute toward the funds being raised on behalf of the dock strikers in London. Mahakipawa. —Our Havelock correspondent writes:—“The following are the known results of the week’s work up to Saturday, August 31 —Nesbitt and party, after paying expenses, divided £l4O. Dimant and party 'got 50 ounces for the week. Craig and party got 33 ounces. Libel Action. —The libel action—Bell v. Jellicoe—in which the plaintiff claims £SOOO damages for libel contained in a statement made by the defendant in an interview with Lonis Chemis during an interview at the Terrace Gaol, was commenced before Mr Justice Richmond and a special jury in the Supreme Court yesterday morning. Sir Robert Stout, with him Mr Edwards, appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr Jellicoe defended himself. The Auckland Tabernacle. —The Auckland Herald gives the following particulars concerning the Rev Thomas Spurgeon’s successor of the Auckland Tabernacle :—“ The Rev W. Birch has been with his present church in Manchester nearly thirty years, having been settled in 1860. He has for many years been a prominent figure in the great northern city, conducting evangelistic servicea on Sunday evenings in the Freetrade Hall, seating 5000. He has also been a member of the School Board, and a general supporter •of schemes of social reform. Auckland is to be congratulated that a man with such a record has been induced to elect to settle among ua. Mr Birch was originally a merchant, and afterward started an orphanage with others who were induced to cooperate through his benevolent efforts and generosity. He is an earnest, eloquent, dramatic speaker.” Upsetting a Bishop.— The No’son Mail of Saturday last says This morning as the Bishop of Nelson was walking hurriedly from the Post Office and turning the corner into Hardy-street, a huge Newfoundland dog, which"was trotting along in the opposite direction in an unconcerned and careless manner, came into contact with the episcopal gaiters, with the result that the owner of them was first of all brought up all standing, and then thrown down on his hands and knees. Fortunately—for the Bishop, not the dog—the former came down on the latter, and the force of the fall on the hard asphalt wa9 broken to such an extent that his Lordship rose smiling and unhurt. With the dog, however, it was different, and the way in which it ran off howling when released from the bitrden so suddenly imposed upon it may be accepted as a sufficient guarantee that in future it'.will, if possible, avoid a collision with a ohuroh dignitary of the Bishop’s calibre. City Improvements. —The supplementary report of the Pablic Works Committee of the City Council was circulated on Wednesday. They reported that they had amended the schedule submitted by Councillor Heaton for the re-allocation of the unexpended portions ojf the city improvements loan, had roe,de sundry alterations therein. They recommended the. scljedqle' he passed as amended ip conjunction with the motion standing in Cpuuoillor Heaton's name. The amounts proposed to be expended are as follow :—Thorndon Ward Bunny-street, £240; Featherston-street, £1003; Glenbervieterrace, £l2O ; Sydney-streot, £IOO ; Thorn-don-quay and Davis-streeb, £930 ; Whit-more-street, £730 ; total, £3123. Lambton Ward—Ballance-street £6OO ; Farish-street, £220 ; Hunter-street, £7O ; Maginnity-street, £l5O ; Stout-street, £2OO ; Victoria-street, , £196 ; total. £1436. Te Aro Wasd—Adelaide road South, 1 £.15,0. ; Arlington-street, £SO Broadway.-terrace, ‘ £2B ; CrawfordsfcFftati £B,o'; Howard-street, £75 ; Rinfcoulssreet, £l7O ; RusselUterrace, £9O; Tara-Uaki-street extension, £564 ; Tasniaa-street, : £SO ; Tory-street extension, £650 ; Wallace- ; street, £75 ; Wright-street,' £IOO : total, ; £2059. Cook Ward —! M,acfarlahe-street, j £75; Roxburgh-street, £75 ; tbtal, £.150'. ! Grand total, £6768. ' 1 ‘Profits of Tin Minxdig,.—Th,o Mount j Bißchoff 1 Tin Mining ’ Company ! ’ declared I lately a dividend'which will, bring' up. the | fjotaramount of cash paiil to shareholders to | the present to over £1,000,000, The e’vept ; marks' an area in the history of this pros- j porous corporation, and. is a matter o.f i gratulation to the shareholders and ftfi <?.o,n- i denied. The Telegraph s.ayg-:.— ! {'Mm aotf H since-the first''dividend of- _ uOoe e(led one *'*.**' regularity, varying, " exigencies of the ontput, .J, iUB to £1 per share. Other companies in Australia have declared larger dividends for short periods, but we believe no other mining company has with suoh regularity declared such handsome dividends for so long a period, while many of the most noted mines in the world have only reached that total after 50 years' labour. The present, which is the 149th dividend, is at the rate of 15 per share, the amount payable being £9OOO and the dividend tax thereon £337 10s. Tb o total amount paid to shareholders by this dividend is brought up to £1,005,000— equal to £B4 133 per share, and beside, the Colonial Treasury has received £33,636 10s in the shape of dividend tax. The total output of ore to June 30 was 32,413 tons, a small amount compared with the size of the dividends, as the value of the ore raised only amounts to £2,000,000, or just double the value of the dividends paid. The benefit to Tasmania in the distribution of money apart from that paid to the shareholders, may be gathered from the following figures ; Wages, £523,000 ; cartage, £135,000 ; plant, £111,000; freights, £32,000; smelting works account, £97,700. The mine was discovered in December, 1871, by Mr James Smith, one of the most indefatigable explorers who have ever benefited the Australian colonies. In 1873 the company was floated in 12,000 shares of £5 each, 4400 fully paid up being reserved by Mr Smith, who also received £ISOO cash, the paid up capital ouly amounting to £6IOO. The industry gives employmeat to over 400 hands.”

Acclimatisation WorK.— The Wellington Acclimatisation Society have sent 600 Lochleven trout fry to Marfcoa for Mr Marshall. United Butchers’ Association. A meeting of the United Butchers’ Association was held Wednesday night atßowley’s Rooms, Cuba-street. The following members were elected as a committee for the purpose of carrying out the eighth annual picnic : President, R. Bryant; Secretary, D. Taylor; Assistant Secretary, VV. H. Smith ; Treasurer, J. Callin ; Committee, F. Grey, W. Parker, W. Shepherd,' W. Williams, T. G. Allan, T. Brown, J. Kuoh, P. H. Pool. G. Woods, W. Bailey, J. Stinson and W. King. A vote of thanks to the Chairman (Mr R. Bryant) concluded the meeting. Mr Coad. —Mr Coad, a temperance advocate lately from England, travelling under the auspices of the New Zealand Alliance, commenced a 10 days’ mission in this city last evening, at Wesley Church, Taranaki.atreet, at 8 o'clock. Mr Coad is accompanied by his secretary, Mr King, a soloist and banjoist. Mr T. W. will also assist in the mission, A united ehoir, under the leadership of Mr G. F. Frew, will help the mission with singing. Mr Coad is reported to be a racy and original speaker, and has done long years’ service in the Old Country in the cause of temperance. Mr Henry George. —lt appears from a letter received in Sydney from Mr C. L. Garland, M.P., president of the Sydney branch of the Single Tax League, that there is some doubt whether Mr Henry George will visit Australia after all. Mr Garland, who is in London,_ interviewed Mr George at his office, Palace Chambers. He states that the stature of the land reformer “is in inverse proportion to his great intellect,” and then goes on to say ;—“So far as outward semblance is concerned, he wears more the aspect of a plain man of.business than a philosopher. In conversation he is bright and ready, never lost for a word or an intelligent idea. I have bad several interviews with him, and he seems more interesting each time. As with moat men who have succeeded in impressing the minds of their fellows, Mr George possesses an excellent memory, and a memory which embraces the faculty of continuity.” Before Mr George can seriously entertain the idea of visiting the Colonies, a guarantee of about £601) will have to be forthcoming. New South Wales Coal Trade. —The growth of the coal trade of Now South Wales has been so great that the output has more than doubled within the last 10 years, and during the last 20 ‘years it has increased 3’48 times. The total quantity of coal consumed in the colony and exported from the year 1858 to 1888 inclusive was 41,679,380 tons, valued at £20,284,915. The quantity consumed in the colony is estimated at 15,800,625 tons; that exported to intercolonial ports was 15,666,443 tons; and to foreign ports 10,212,321 tons. The average price per ton in 1858 was 14s ll*B4d, and last year It was 9s l’o2d, the average price for the series of yeai‘3 from 1858. to 18S8 being 9s B'Bod. Last year there was an increase in the output over the previous year of 280,947 tons, and an inoreaae in value of £108,758. The effect of the recant atriko is indicated by tho fact that the output of the Northern collieries was 176,749 tons leas last year than in 1887 ; while the Southern collieries show an increase of £420,238 tons and the Western collieries an increase of 37,457 tons.