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New Zealand Times, Volume XLVI, Issue 7707, 15 February 1886, Page 2

*"■« Notes, by will be Sporting *iK Dft?o. found on our tout*- . The b s Moa floated off tfco wa's kigliwater ou Saturday morning, aud ia BCi? anchored off tt?‘‘ The three Cook WV*4 pity OouneilloraMeaara Edwards. Wilaoil, W> po fi mbe-have presented a handsome trophy to he hr,t» f or by the Newtown Itifte>s The police authorities hare received a tele* gram yesterday evening'from Sergeant Price, at Maaterfcon, stating that Mr Thomag Donnelly, of Kuripnni, was thrown out of a spring trap in QaesU'Sfcreet, half-past 2 yesterday afternoon. The Injured mau was taken into a chemist's shop, bat died before medical assistance Arrived, An inquest will be held to-day. At Me Glover’s meeting yesterday, Sit William Fox, in stating that the lecturer of that afternoon had bean engaged by the Ne.v Zealand Alliance for three years, said the responsibility of paying Mr Glover rested upon the people to a great extent. He said be did not think this was such a great responsibility to bear when it was considered that the amount spent annually by the Colony in drihk exceeded by one*fourfch the amount annually £9Republic creditor. Then, again, both at the sut£ Meeting and the Island Bay Race Meeting. $13,000 went through the totalizators ; and if they reckoned up th<e money given in stakes and spent in training, they would find that a very large sum was spent in that gambling sport. Mr Wardell heard (privately) on Saturday morning a case in which William Nicholson, a depositor In the Post Office Savings Bank, sued the department for £l4, alleged to be balance to his credit in the Bank, Mr Jellicoe appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr Hamerton, Public Trustee, for jthe defence, It appeared that Nicholson bad 10-t his bank* book, which was subsequently presented by some person unknown, who drew out the money and gave a receipt, and Nicholson now sought to recover the money. The Department submitted that Section 84 of tha Ban£ regulations provides that the Postmaster shall not be responsible if any person shall obtain by any means moneys belonging ta a depositor. Mr Wardell reserved his decision.

There was a large audienqe at the performance of Emeison'a Minstrels on Saturday night, and a good programme was presented. Mr Benjamin Clark sang “ I’m leaving thee in sorrow, Annie 11 very well, in the first part, and received an . encore ; and Mr Carrol’s “Dying scout ’’was also redemanded. In the second part of the performance Mr Emerson took the house by storm with his songs, and concluded his “ act ” with the ever acceptable 41 German Opera.” Messrs Walsh and King, Mr Lawton and Messrs Stanley and Plxley ably assisted to sustain the merriment. A word of praise is due to the orchestra, under Mr Reinhart. The accompaniments are, without exception, admirably played, and contribute to a great extent to the success of the entertainments.

John Windsor, a one-armed man, who will probably be remembered as having been an important witness in the inquiry into the destruction by fire of St John’s Church some time ago, was brought before Mr'Wardell, R.M., on Saturday, charged with stealing six one pound notes from'the person of Robert McEarlane. He was remanded till Tuesday nest, bail being allowed—two sureties of £25 each. A woman was 'fined 5s for drunkenness, being a first offender. The assault cases between Ab Hong and Peter Polozzi were continued. Ah Hong was charged with assaulting Polozzi, Mr Golly being for the prosecutor, and Mr Jellicoe for the defendant, His Worship at the close of the case adjourned the matter in order that he night consider whether he should commit the accused for trial

Two drunkards were iu tin police cells last night. The Fhceuix Fire Company’s office has been removed to the corner of Grey and Feather-ston-streets.

The Secretary of tbe Wellington Rifle Association notifies that Colonel Batts’ clock will be fired for on Saturday. The annnal general meeting of the Wellington Meat Preserving and Refrigerating Company will be held on Wednesday week.

The presentation of prizes won at tbe Rifle Association’s meeting takes place to-night, A parade will probably ba called for the purpose.

Messrs F. Sidey and Co. will sell, at 11 a.m. toMay, the remainder ot the large stock of watches and jewellery, &c., at the premises, next Barrett’s Hotel.

The A rawa’s passengers and mails for the North are coming on in tho Hawea, which left Lyttelton at noon yesterday, and, therefore, ought to arrive here early this morning. Mr J. Brown, manager of Darrell’s “ Sunny South ” Dramatic Company, arrived by the Tarawera yesterday to make arrangements for their appearance in Wellington. He brought down an enormous weight and bulk ot scenery and properties. The company will arrive on Friday, aud will make their first appearance in the Theatre Royal on Saturday evening.

The open-air demonstrations which the temperance party intended organising will probably have to give way to meetings at the Arcade and other places, as Mr Glover cannot stand the strain of out-door speaking as easily as he could iu England, where the climate could be more depended on. His vocal organs are suffering from the effects ot out-dimr speaking iu Auckland, where, by the way, he has not found that placid climate of which Aucklanders so loudly boast. The Very Rev Father Macnamara annoucced at the Roman Catholic Cathedra! last night that he had received a telegram from Bishop Redwood, who is at present iu the South, requesting, on behalf of Cardinal Moran, that the banquet which it was proposed to hold at St Patrick’s College on Monday evening next in honor of Cardinal Moran, should not come off. The Cardinal will arrive here on Friday next, aud will be accorded a fitting reception. The Reception Committee have, in deference to his Eminence’s wish, abandoned the- plan of giving a banquet. A conversazione will ba held iu tho Drilleht d, on Tuesday, the 23rd inst.,aud everypains will ba taken to make it succesrful. Many valuable works of art will be shown, and the musical programme will ba very good. The following six members of the Xveceptr .n Committee have undertaken the task of making all arrangements :—Messrs Maskell, O’Connor, Treanore, Crombie, Collins, and Macdonald.

Thompson’s Diorama of the Zulu War attracted groat crowds on Saturday afternoon and evening, numb-ts being unable to obtain admisdon. In consequence of this an afternoon performance will be given next Saturday for children who were turned away from the doors, and tickets purchased for the evening performance will be available for any evening during the week. The following were the recipients of gifts:—Mrs Bennon, Moles worthstreet, suite of bedroom furniture; Mrs Alveries, Willis.street, lady’s gold watch ; Mrs Mackenzie, Hill-street, tea and coffee service. This evening will ba exhibited for the first time in Wellington the panorama of the Egyptian war, the sceuery painted by Mr G. Gordon, and the figures by Mr G. K. Ashton. [Representations are given of the various scenes connected with the expedition from the embarkation of the troops at Southampton. There are also numerous striking pictures of scenery in Egypt and on the Upper Nile. The dioramic illustration of the bombardment of Alexandria is contrived by means of a remarkably ingenious mechanical contrivance to show the different lights, the firing of guns, and explosions. Gifts oneven a more liberal scale than hitherto will be presented to the spectators. Mr Isaac Selby lectured at the Lyceum Hall last night on 41 Socialism, and Riots in Loudon.” There was a fair attendance, ami the chair was occupied by Mr J. Kelly, President of the Secular Society, Mr Selby attributed the late riots in London not to the Socialists, or the results of their teaching, but to the criminal classes—the 70,000 “ roughs " alluded to by the New Zealand Times. He quoted from a lecture given by Professor Tyndall, who related the result of an interview which he had with an Inspector of Criminal Prisons. The Inspector told Professor Tyndall that there were throe distinct classes of criminals—those who were sent to prison for mere errors of judgment, and who ought not to be there at all ; secondly, fbose who could be led away either for good or evil, and who should therefore be educated whilst they were in prison, so that when they served their sentence they should become useful members of society ; and, thirdly, the habitual or hereditary criminals, to reform whom it was hopeless to expect, and who should therefore be got rid of by an immersion under water. Though not agreeing with Professor Tyndall in tho latter view, the lecturer advocated that the hereditary criminals should be treated in such a manner that the State would be able to purge itself in a quarter of a century of that class of criminals. Mr Selby claimed that Jesus was iu bis day a Socialist, and that all bis benign teachings were in a Socialistic direction, though they' were not now taught in the same spirit by the Christian Churches. Socialism . would promote the good of the whole people, and would do away with many of the evils which now afflict the community. At the conclusion of his lecture, which was attentively listened to, and frequently applauded, Mr Selby stated that, as that wquld be bis last appearance in Wellington, he desired to thank the members of the Secular Society for the support they had given him, and for the kindness he hud received from them. He also • thanked Mr Gardner fop his musical contributions.

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