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Thames Advertiser, Volume VIII, Issue 2153, 21 September 1875, Page 2

It is our duty lo record that during tlio lost fetf days thcro havo bceu Eovoral eases of fevor reported—not tbo truo typhus forer, but of an equally dangerous type. Thcro havo so far been no deaths from this cause. Diphtheria is also prevalent on the Tiiameß for moro than a week, and tboro havo been several deaths from it. In one instance, the viotim, a strong young lad, died six hours after he was attacked. Wo regret to add that tho improvement iu tlio condition of Mr John McKcc, which was noticeablo' ou Sunday, was not permanent, Yesterday ho was very weak, and was apparently sinking. Indeed, several times during tho day his frionds and those in attondanco on him were of opiuion that ho was dying, for besides exhibiting, great weakness he lest tho faculty of spccch. This, however, ho rc> covered during tho ovening. His brother, tho Rev. James MclCeo, of Masterton, arrived from tho South yesterday by the 1 Thabo, 1 in tho Msnukau, in sufficient titno fortunately to catch tho 'Hauraki' beforo sho sailed for tho Thames, and ho arrived here last cveniug, and at onco proceeded to tho hospital, lie was deoply affected at tho sad condition in which ho found his brother, but tho latter, who was quite sensible, recognised his voice at once. The doctor holds out 110 hopes, an'd tho unfortunato man suffered acutely during tho night, . The regular sitting of tho District Court will bo hold to-day, beforo Mr Fcnton, District Judge. Thcro aro several cases set down for hearing, amongst which will bo an application for a now trial in tho oaso of Bonnctt v. Cassin, which was heard some titno ago beforo a jury, whoawardod iCfiO damages to the plaintiff iu an action arising out ot a caso for falso imprisonment. There aro several bankruptcy eases 011 tbo list, but it is uncertain whethor the Judgo has to far got over his antipathy to business of this class as to havo burdened himself by studying tho Bankruptcy Act and its numerous amendments. Wo may mention that there is a rumour abroad that Mr Gf. M. O'Rorkc is likely to bo appointed Resident Magistrate and District Judgo for Auoklaud. Tho adjourned 'quarterly licensing meeting was lo have been held yesterday at tho Goutt Houbc, Shortland, Tlio hour fixed was 10,30 a.ui,, but as at that time nono of tho Commissioners had put iu an appearanco it was supposod that they were under tho impression that tho meeting was not lo bo held until the usual hour, noon, At tbis timo Mr Workman camo to the Court. Fo waited tome timo for his brother Commissioners, but they did not put ia an appearance, and tho meeting was adjourned until 10.30 this morning. Tho only casa to como beforo tlie Court is tho application of Mrs White for a transfer of tho liconso of the Theatre Royal Hotel from Albert Griffiths, tho former licensee, to herself. Tho Commissioners having _ expressed their determination not to grant licenses to women other than llioso who wero previously in business, tbo Court was adjourned in order to allow tho applicant an op-, portunity of substituting some other name for that of Mrs Whito, His Worship tho Mayor and Boveral membcrs of tho Cemetery Committeo visited thi ground purchased sorno timo ago by thoGfovcriiment from Mr 8. Wilson as an ex'ension of tho Shortland Cemetery. Tho object of yestorday's visit was to inspect tho ground in consequonco of a petition sent in by tho rctidonts in the district, who objected to its being used for ccmclcry purposes on tho ground that the drainago from it would bo through their properties, ttud also because tho water supply, which is being brought in from the KauwaerangaCrrek, might be injured if tho placo was used for burial, as thcro might bo underground drainago into Iho race. t In reference to tho first cause of objection, it appeared that, situated as tho bouses in the vicinity are, it would bo utterly impossible that any draiuago from tho new cemetery could be towards them, as tlicre is a natural drainago which would prevent it; aad it was ascertained in respect to some of llioso who tigncd tho petition that tho drainago would have to" bo up hill a considerable distance beforo it could reach thein at all. Tho second objection •is met by the fact that Mr Aitken, tlio waterworks engineer, undertakes to flume tHo raco with iron fluming whoro it passes through these grounds, so that it will be impossiblo for tho water supply to be affected in any way by tho drainago of tho ccraetcry. The members of tho committeo appeared to bo divided in opinion rogarding tho advisability of converting tho paddook into a cemetery at all, not on tho grounds stated iu the petition, but because somo thought it would be moro desirable to havo tho present cemetery extended. While on tho ground tbo plans submitted by Mr MoFarland, engineer, for making paths and roads through tho cametery grounds were discussed, but nothing' definite was arrived at, Wo may point Out that it is not desirable lo run any risk-not oven tho smallest—by having a cemetery near a water supply.

It is stated that tho Miss Ware, who doped from Victoria with Dr Bradford to this colony and married him at Wellington is entitled to £18,000 when slio comes of ago. Wo hope tho anticipations of tho llcrahl will bo fully realised"From all quarters of tho goldficlds tho nows to hand is of a vorv promising nature,, and, with tho return of settled weather aud pedoniarjr assistance from tho Government for tho formation of roads and tracks, tho prospects of tho field will be still more bright, Prom Tairua we have tho very cheering intelligence that tho prospectors have obtained, from i tons of stone, tho Tory hand, some return of 130ozs of hard-squeezed amalgam, while wo aro, also told that a now lode hag been discovered about 300 feet cast of the present reef and several trial tests give splendid'prospects, a crushing of lewt at (ho mill affording a return of Son ddwtsof gold, orattheratoof lOJozsper ton, 'This,'says our correspondent, «was from a lot of stuff broken out prior to theoponing of tho Hold, and i' one of several plants that tho prospector had.' From Hastings (TapuVcomes intclligence of a very'gratifying nature, while Coro< manael prspects are improved by the latest news from the Tokatea, aud the coutiuuanM of favourably reports from the Unicu Beach. There is a prospect of busy times on tlio Turioui goklfielda this summer,"

The National Marine Insurance Company ot Adelaide has declared a loss of £10.000 on th<r last half-year's transactions. .

The Government Board of Works and Edn' cation Boards Bills will not bo proceeded- wit! this session,

The Auckland Eacing Club has decided on a Christmas programme. Tbo stakes amount to iOOO, and the chief events will be the Maiden ~) °V OTS '» Railway Plate, 40 sovs.; Auckland Cup Handicap, HO eovs. {-Publicans' Plate, 100 sovffi; Steeplechase *100 sova,

The following were the passengers by the Ladybird from tbe South Messrs Domwell, Corrigan, and three in the steerage. The following left by the samo steamer for Southern portaMessrs Eyre, Wylic, Dawes, Pollock, Baker, Green, Wilson, and others booked at Onehunga.

The following is the state of the Thames floldfields Hospital for the week ending 18th September:—Kemaixiei, 18; admitted, 0; discharged, 4; died 0; remaining, 23. The disease# arc as follows i — Ferer, 2; fracture, 3; wounds and injariea, 2; phthisis, 1; eczema, 1; urinary fistula, 1; diabetis, 1; abscess, 1; injury by explosion, 2; niyulgia, lj ulcer of legs, 2j cer.ebral disease, 1; a'thma, 1 j bronchitis, 1; piles, 1; cephalalgia, uterino disease, 1. Remaining—Males, 20: females, 3; total, 23. Out-patients, 86,

The Hokianga correspondent of the Echo supplies the following There is no doubt but that Mr Frederick Smith, a settler at WhanuJ, ha 3 gone over the bar and is drowned, Be was last seen four days ago crossing to Pakaia. A strong ebb-tide was running at the time, and neither man nor boat has been seen since.—:Tlie 'Onward,' schooner, is at the Heads."

The Melbourne Age announces that M's Mary A, Colclough ("Polly Plum"j will give a Caudlo lecture at the Fitzroy concert in character.

Tic CfOis saya.'-"Yesterday the Bey Father Paul, of Onehunga, was made to feel the strength of the Provincial PoU Tax screw, which was tightened upon hira by a process issued by Mr R. B. lusk. Some time ago we intimated that a portion of the rev gentleman's furniture had been seized by the Provincial authorities, and taken to an auction mart in town. Yesterday the furniture was sold, and Father Paul was mado another victim to this iniquitous tax.' 1

We take the following from tic Cross, showing how Auckland would stand as a eeparate colonyln replying to the charges mado by the member for .City West—that the colony had absorbed the revenues of Auckland, and taken them for tho requirements of the General Government; and in reply to tho demand of the member for Newton that Auckland should separate and receive her own revenues, the Colonial Treasurer improved the occasion by showing exactly how she would stand, ' I have had,' said the Treasurer, 'prepared for the benefit of Ihose honourablo gentlemen, a statemcnt of the position of Auckland were sho Allowed to become a separate colony to-aorrow morning, and I don't, think they will take much comfort from those facts." The Treasurer then goes on to put tho case of the Province as a now colony, which certainly does not carry the samo cheerful appearance as it wore under the pen and-ink sketch of a local Anti-Abolitionist on a recent occasion. The population of the colony Major Atkinson takes in round numbers at 357,833, to which he allots Auckland 75,674, er somewhat more than one-fifth. He. then allots to her as her share of liabilities:—Share <f the annual chargo on Colonial debt one-fifth, or £150,000; charges on Provincial Jobts, £40,000; General Government Departments' cost, *64,000; Provincial Departments'cost, £50,000; Provincial lands, £10,000; a fifth share of Civil list, permanent charges, Legislative, General Executivo Departments, and miscellaneous, £32,000; share of postal subsidies and telegraph maintenance, £24,000 ; and share of constabulary (present expenses £66,735), £20,000; making a total liability of £390,000. On the other hand, the revenue ho sets down at £375,000, 'composed as follows: —The full revenue collected by the colony, £310,000; by the province, £20,400 ; from confiscated lands, £45,000. This would leave the new colony a debit balance, or £15,000 less than nothing out of which to provide for education and public works. Truly there is a yast difference between tho sketches taken from opposito views."

The Auckland Star thus refers to newspaper writers:—"OurLondon correspondent, whoso 'Anchovies and Toast' are, we believe, exceedingly relished in Auckland, has one or t»o little weaknesses, the manifestation of which at times we regret., For example, wo believe his nurso frightened him when a baby, telling him that the Pope was coming to take him away, and he has not yet quite got over the scare. Clergymen generally, and Bitualists in particular, appear to have irritated hiui at seme torn or other in his life, and he is very quick in detecting a hole in their coat, and tears it a littlebigqerinexaminingit. TheTeetotallerscomo between him and his beer, and he gives now and then a vicious lnngo at Good Tomplariam. In our yesterday's issue, he spoke of it as •that monstrous folly, Good Templary.' An esteemed and distinguished Good Templar friend to-day drew our attention to tho lapsus, and remarked that he forgave him, for he never knew any one newspaper writer that was a teetotaller. Wo were stung to sudden anger, for though wo liko our daily virtuous tot of beer, we felt inclined to repel the insinuation, evidently conveyed, that we of the Press are a dronken lot, We forgave him, and now feel that he and Touchstone may cry quits, But it set us thinking. We really do not know any press writer in our acquaintance that is a teetotaller. 411 of Ihem take a little; many of them much, and let us see: one, two, three, four, live, six, seven, eight-faith a good many of thorn—too much. Why is this thus.? However, we apologise for Touchstone, for we verily believe that, with a few little pardonable follies of ritualism, Good Templary has been a messenger from heaven that has brought peace and happiness and blessing into thousands of homes, and though we like our little glassonly one—of mild beer a-day, wo rejoice to Bee the prosperity of Templary, and cordially Bay God bless it."

One Edward Stapelton died—as was supposed —of typhus fever in England, The disease had been attended by such strange phenomena throughout, that the physicians were desirous to make a post-mortem examination of the case. The relatives, however, positively rofurcd their consent. The physicians consequently decided to steal the body—not on unusual thing in Kngland—in order to satisfy their curiosity. They communicated with a band of rascals, who at that time made a business of stealing bodies, and three days after the funeral had the body of Stapelton brought to the dissectingroom of a neighbouring clinic When they made the first incision, which was across the abdomen, they were struck with the fresh appearance of tho flesh and the clearness and limpidity of tho.blood. One of the physicians prop* scd (hat they should subject the body to the action of a galvanic battery. This they did, with abnormal results; the movements and contractions of the muscles were more powerful than aro usually tbserved, Towards evening a young student suggested that they should make an incision in the pectoral muscles, and introduce the poles of the battery into the wound, This was done, when, to their amazement, the body rolled from the table, remained a second or two on its feet, stammered out two'or three unintelligible words, and then fell heavily to tho floor. For a moment the learned doctors were confounded, .but soon regaining their presence of poind, they saw that Stapelton was still alive, although be had again fallen into his former lethargy. They now applied themselves to resuscitating him, in which they wero sue cessfal. He afterwards said that during the whole time he was fully conscious of his condition, and of what was passing around him, The words he attempted to otter were: lam alive." '

Talk, on 'Change.—Two scalpers on 'Change the other day, discussing the merits of tho third, " Yes/ said one of them, Winding up the conversation, "he'd rather lie on 60 days'timo than tell the truth for cash,"-Chicago Inter(hum.