The New Zealand Times (PUBLISHED DAILY). FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 1882.

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXIX, Issue 6693, 29 September 1882, Page 2

The New Zealand Times (PUBLISHED DAILY). FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 1882.

Owing to pressure on our space, we bold over leader and other matter in type. Mrs Hmrpson, the evangelist, is at present conducting mission services at New Plymouth. The Most Reverend Bishop Redwood returned from Sydney per Wakatipu yesterday afternoon.

The designation of the post-office in the Christchurch postal district, known as Cheddar, will, from and after the Ist October, be changed to Doyleston. : Messrs W. E. Chamberlain and W. Campbell have been appointed trustees of the Feilding Cemetery, in place of Messrs A. Todd and D. H. Macarthur.

J. G. F. Wilford, Esq., M.R.0.5.8., has been appointed additional vaccinator fur the Wellington district, and J. D. Leybourne, Esq., for the Otaki district. A Gaelic sermon was preached in Knox church, Dunedin, on Sunday last, by the Rev. Mr Fraser, of Caversham. The sermon was given under the auspices of the Gaelic Society of New Zealand.

The following names of officiating ministers within the meaning of the Marriage Act of 1880, are published in yesterday’s “Gazette —Wellington Methodist Society : Rev. McKenzie Gibson, Rev. Thomas Nicholas Griffin, and Rev. Charles H. Garland. The criminal sessions of the Supreme Court commence on Monday next. The principal case set down in the calendar is a charge of conspiracy against James Jonathan Adams and Genevieve Elizabeth Adams, the peculiar facts of which are familiar, to the Wellington public. On Tuesday night, says the “ Wairar;pa Standard,”, the guard of the train coming up from town made his usual visit through the carriages calling up the tickets. On the platform of a first-class carriage he found an individual who was very slow to “ ante up.” It was then discovered that he had no ticket, and was trying to travel on the cheap. When between Featherston, and Wcodside, the guard signalled for the train to atop, and the free-and-easy passenger was ordered to get down and do the journey on foot; As it was a boisterous night, the journey either back to Featherston or on to Woodside must have besn very unpleasant.

The formal opening of the new Women’s Home at Newtown will take place this afternoon.

Messrs T, Kennedy Macdonald and Co. announce % sale of prize poultry, to arrive from Melbourne by the Te Anau. The sale will be held on Saturday, at 11 o’clock, and will alford an opportunity of improving and replenishing their stock.

The Maori race appear to entertain a partiality for fourpenny pieces. A local fishmonger Informs the “ Chronicle ” that at a recent visit to aboriginal friends in the Manawatu he secured no lesr than 360 of these pleasing little coins, and he was only absent 48 hours from Wanganui. A “ Gazette” announcement notifies election of the following Wardens of the Wellington Highway District :—Ward No. 1., James Taylor ; ward No. 2, George Jones ; ward No. 3, David Speedy ; ward No. 4, George Wood ; ward No. 5, Thomas Mason ; ward No. 6, George Perkins.

His Excellency the Administrator of the Government has appointed Joseph Henry, Esq, L.R.C.5.1., to be a member of the Commission to .inspect and report upon the state of immigrants and immigrant ships upon their arrival at the port of Wellington during the absence, on leave, of Dr. Alexander Johnston. At the Resident Magistrate’s Court at Blenheim, on Monday last, a local draper, trading as Litchfield and Son, was fined 5s and costs for employing three female assistants after 6 p.m. in opening boxes and ticketing goods. Another charge of not having a notice specifying the hours of labor posted in a workroom was dismissed.

The usual weekly meeting of the Wellington Wesleyan Young Men’s Mutual Improvement Society was held in the Taranaki-street Vestry last evening (the Rev. il. Bavin in the chair), and a fair number of members were present. The business of the evening consisted in the reading of the Society’s “ Journal” by the editor, the Rev. W. Baumber, there being no falling off in the suoces of this latest innovation in the Society’s syllabus.

In a programme which appears on our front page the Wellington Orchestral Society announce that they intend giving their inaugural concert at the Athenseum Hall this evening. It is pleasing to see that the orchestral instrumentalists of the city have at last formed themselves into a properly organised society, and that they have aimed at so high a mark in their choice of music as that to be performed at their opening concert. The Society may be congratulated upon having as their conductor Mr Robert Parker. His acceptance of this position gives assurance that the concert will be in every respect a success. His Excellaucy the Acting-Governor and Suite will be present, and we anticipate a bumper house. The survey of the Otago Central Railway is (according to the “ Mount Ida Chronicle”) being rapidly pushed on. Mr Cook, C.E., and his assistants are camped on the western side of Taieri Lake, and are now past the head of that sheet of water with their lines. Christmas will probably see the completion of their present labors. It is unlikely that much in the way of construction will be done during the present year. The appropriation of £50,060 for the coming twelve months will only about cover preliminary expenses, leaving little or nothing for contracts. Mr T. B. Low, Engineer for the Construction Department of this Island, visited the Taieri Lake last week, and inspected the work being done. He expressed himself as much pleased with the proposed route and the apparent probable resources of the country through which it passes.

The following assessors under the Property Assessments Acts have been appointed for the Wellington district : —Newton King, Jatrea Caddy Davies, William Holland' Davies, Thomas Hempton, all of New Plymouth ; Edward Olson and Richard Price, both of Inglewood ; George Victor Bate, of Hawera ; Wilson Milne, of Waverley ; Edward Nolloth Liffiton and John Notman, both of Wanganui; Robert John Garris and Joseph Harris, both of Marton ; Ernest Stephen Thynne, of Poxton ; Hugh Lind Sherwill and Hector Booth, both of Feilding ; William Sheet, of Greytown ; Alexander Svend Dreyar, Frederick Jagerborn, and Joseph lorns, all of Maaterton; Alexander McHutchon, of Castle Point ; Thomas Telford, of Tenni ; James Ames, of Wellington ; Robert North Keeling, of Palmerston North ; Walter Bock, of Gladstone ; Thomas Robinson, of Makara; Henry Damant, of Hntt. The match between two Wanganui slaughtermen, arranged some days ago, has come off, and is thus reported by the “ Chronicle ” : EL. Elly, in the employ o£ Mr Pirman, and R. Peroival, employed by Mr Caddy, had a match Tor £lO a side as to. which could dress a bullock and six sheep in the best manner and quickest time. Elly and Percival having selected their sheep—the former taking five wethers and one ewe, and the latter three of each—Percival won the toss for start and choice of bullock. The contest was then entered upon, with the following result Percival, bullock, 15min ssec ; sheep, 24min 48seo. Elly, bullock, 15min 4sec ; sheep, 22min 30sec. So far .as time was concerned, Elly therefore was ahead by 2min 19sec, but as his dressing of the beef was- considered by the judges to be inferior to his rival’s, he was declared winner by lOseo only. The result appeared te give satisfaction, and both men Were heartily cheered, a collection being made on the ground {or the losing man. The betting was even at the stare, and it is estimated that about £3OO changed hands over the contest.

The horrible details of the preparation of Guiteau’a skeleton for preservation and exhibition are published in the American papers. The body was boiled according to the usual medical ctntom of preparing skrietons, and the bones of the assassin were removed with tongs from the pot and scraped carefully to divest them of every particle of flesh. They were then steeped in ether to remove any fat that might have clung to them, and placed in a stout canvas bag, in which they were taken to the roof. The large bones were then spread out upon the roof. The little ones were placed in small boxes to insure against the possibility of their being lost, and the process of bleaching commenced. At night the bones are gathered up and taken inside the building by the colored man who has charge of them, where they are placed in a bleaching fluid. Each morning they are taken out and again placed upon the roof ; and this process will be continued for a couple of weeks, when the skeleton will be articulated and placed in the case which has been prepared for it. It is said that the museum authorities, during their operation, took the quadriceps extensor, deitoid, and sternocleido mastoid muscles out of the boiler, and, after dividing them into small pieces, placed the pieces in jars of alcohol, and distributed them among many medical men in Cinoinnatti.

This is how a Sydney paper describes a portrait of Garibaldi that appeared in a New Zealand journal:—From the front it looks like a fore • shortened German sausage, with an “ Evening News ” man in the distance. Sideways it seems to be a mixture of a hungry dog gnawing a bene, and a three-legged frog wallowing in a pool of gore. Diagonally it is the “ dead spit ” of a blackfellow who-e face has been mashed np in a saw-mill. Upside down it is a happy blending of bloody battle and the maiden’s prayer. VVenow understand how it was the liberator of Italy was able to strike terror into the hearts of bis foes. No man could look upon his face and live if this hobgoblin picture is anything like him. But, as we continued to gaze upon it, a smile of joy ploughed round our ears, and a tear for old times trickled out of either eagle eye. We recognised the old familiar block under its thin disguise. Sixty years ago, wheu we were children, the girls of that time used to scare us with a horrible picture of a hanged man’s head. Then, in later years, it went upon the batter round the colonies, acting now as a (diagram of the sea serpent,” now as a “ sketch of the winner of the Cup, taken on the spot.” The last time we saw it, it represented the face of a smallpox corpse. At the Resident Magistrate’s Court yeste r ‘ day, when the charge of manslaughter again ß6 the girl Christina Jansen was called on, M r Wardell, who was on the Bench, remarked that he had some hesitation in hearing the case. The evidence taken before the Coroner had been tent to him, under Section 28 of the Coroners Act, that officer being of opinion that further investigation should take place. He (Mr Wardell) had then forwarded the evidence to the police, and the question arose in his mind as to whether, under the circumstances, he was competent to hear the matter. He had in some form directed the proceedings, and it would be better that the case should be heard before some other Justices. Mr B. Shaw, who appeared for the accused, said he was'entirely in the hands of ■ his Worship. Mr Wardell said he had no doubt the services of Justices could be procured. Ha might say that the difficulty he had referred to had been suggested to him, and did not occur to his own mini. The case was then allowed to stand over while a constable went round the city to endeavor to secure the services of a couple of Justices of the Peace. By 12 o’clock his efforts had been unsuccessful, and Mr Wardell took his seat on the Bench for the purpose of hearing the case. Mr Shaw remarked that he did not think, for his own part, that there was anything in the point that bis Worship had raised, and so far as the accused was concerned, he did not intend to question his position on the Bench.

The “ Ashburton Mail ” mentions that the crops in the district are now looking splendid and healthy. In the Methven district they are both high and strong, and there is every prospect at the present time of a bountiful harvest. The wheat crop throughout the, county is in a very forward condition. It is notified in yesterday’s “ Gazette ” that the grant of £6OOO in aid of public libraries will be distributed on the 31»t January, 1883. All claims to be sent in according to prescribed form before the 22 od of that month. Every public library maintained by rates will bo entitled to share in the distribution according to its income from rates; and every library maintained by subscriptions and voluntary contributions will be entitled to share according to its income from subscriptions and voluntary contributions ; provided in either case that admission to the library, if within a borough, is open to the public free of charge. The income, of each library may be stated either for the year ending 31st December, 1882, or for the year ending with that day in the year 1832 on which the annual of the library were m ide up. The d'.stributioa will not be in proportion to the several incomes of the libraries ; but a nominal addition of £25 will be made to the amount of each income, and the vote of £6OOO will be divided in proportion to the amounts as thus augmented.

Have you seen it 1 The Mantle Department at Te Aro House is quite an Exhibition in its way. There are hundreds of Visites, Dolmans, and Jackets to select from, in all sizes, every prevailing shape, and in quite a plethora of materials. Ladies’ Cashmere Jackets, trimmed with Chenille fringe, Spanish lace, and jet passementerie, from 13s 6d to 67s 6d. Handsome Visites in Broche silk, trimmed with lace and jet passementerie, from 29s 6d to L 4 4s. Broche silk Dolmans, richly trimmed with Chenille lace and passementerie, from 67s 6d to L 7 7s. A bewildering profusion of Ladies’ Capes in Broche satin, sicilienne, and the new brocaded grenadine, from 7s 6d to 755. In the Costume Department, are the fashionable Nun’s veiling, in pretty wool beiges, in lovely shades of plain satteens, in zephyr cloths, in choice pompadour satteens, in black grenadines, in Madras muslins, and Madras lace. Inspect without delay the Exhibition at Te Aro House.—( Advt.

Improved Sheep Shears. —As an article of the seasonable kind for the approach mishearing time, we draw particular attention to Marshall’s Patent Double-Bow Sheep Shears. These patent elastic Sheep Shears are manufactured from the best cast steel, and by new and special machinery, which secures the important advantage of working steel at a lower heat, and dispensing with the uncertain process of welding. The blades being hammered and tempered in a superior manner, are warranted to carry an edge equal to the best made razors. The bows are double and firmly rivetted, thereby combining the greatest strength with the greatest elasticity. They are lighter, stronger, more compact and easier in the grip than any shear hitherto invented. They we-e two seasons ago introduced into Australia, and many.thousands of dozens have already been placed without a single complaint about their quality. As many as 3000 sheep have been shorn on the Darling with one pair of these shears, and it is quite a common thing for 1500 to 2000 sheep to be turned off a single pair. Mr Scott, of Bathurst, who took the first prize at the Sydney International Exhibition, gives his opinion of the Marshall’s Shears as follows “ I find them second to none ; I would advise all shearers to use them, as I can shear 120 a-day with these shears with mere ease than I can 100 with most shears, I have had eighteen years’ experience, and can recommend them as really good, the grip small and lively.” To meet the requirements of all classes of shearers, each half-dozen parcels contain shears of at least three different strengths of bows. To those who have not yet used these shears, we would suggest that they write to Messrs Robert Gardner and Co., Wholesale and Retail Ironmongers, Lambton-quay, Wellington, who are agents for the makers, and they will cheerfully supply, post tree, particulars of prices and numbers. — [Advt.

“A ROSE BY ANY OTHER NASIE WILL SMELL as sweet,” says Shakespeare. True, but there may be a certain species of the flower sweeter than others. Gin is the extract or quintessence of the juniper berry,” Juniperus communis,” as it is botanically, or technically called. But the gin that enters into the concoction of Udolpho Wolfe’s Schiedam Aromatic Schnapps is expressed from the “Juniperus Phoenicia,” or Italian juniper, and this,flavored, medicated, and aromatised, is what makes this celebrated cordial better than all others.— [Advt.] 4 Thames Street Industries, by Percy Russell.—This Illustrated Pamphlet on Perfumery, &c., published at 6d., may be had gratis from any Chemist in the world, or John Gosnell and Co., London.— [Advt.]