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Thames Advertiser, Volume VIII, Issue 2154, 22 September 1875, Page 2

The Bank of New Zealand shipped lo Auck* land yesterday 5,3530zs lldwts of gold,

An extraordinary meeting of tlio Tairua Company will bo held to-day, for tlio purposo of confirming the resolutions and rules adopted at tbo last' meeting,

District Judge Kenton's veluctanoo to deal with bankruptcy business is already woll

known, and his chief objection 'lies in the great labour attached to studying tbo Bankruptcy Acts, particularly when, as at present, they arc on the ero of change, for a iiew Act is being considered by tlio General Assembly, which is

to amend and consolidate those'now in forco. His pleasure on finding that tire business of this class brought before lxini yesterday was light he mado no effort to conceal, but ho

luaintly asked tlio gentlemen of tho Bar and

the Trustee ia-Bankruptcy whether tho present Act was not yet repealed ? Bis Honor referred to tho effect which repeal of tho lan* would have, and instanced tlio ease of a bankrupt in England in the timo of George 111 Tho adjuiication in this instance had lasted two years, and everything had been finished except •recording tho bankrupt's discharge, when ,tho Act was suddenly repealed. ' Tiie question was raised as to "what was to' bccomo of the < cafeo of this bankrupt, and it was decided that he should have to commence de novo under the now Act Ho aho referred to the celebrated case of Dr Dodd, who had been sentenced to death for forgery, but between the time of passing sentenco and the daj; iixed- for bis execution, • tho law under which he was tiied was repealed, and they could not execute him. ;

Tho second adjournment of the quarterly licensing meeting fell through yesterday, not through tho absence of tho liconsing Commissioners, but because they. could. not agree with Mrs White's application for tho licenso of tho Theatre Eoyal Hotel, They discussed, tin matter in tho Magistrate's room without doming into Court, Two of tho Cominiesioricrs—

Mcstrs Brown and Workman—held! to' their formerly expressed opinions, and. refused to grant tho application, Mr Kcnnan was a'rongly in favour of the licenso being granted to tho applicant, and. declined to coiuoido in tlio decision of the other Commissioners Of course this created a dead-lock in tho abscnco of tho Resident Magistrate! All thrco Commissioners must be present, or thero can bo no Court, It was mutually agreed that tho Court should stand adjourned from day to day until Captain Fraser returned • from Wellington. In tho meantime the licensehaving been torn* porarily transferred to Mrs White, it remains in her name until tlio dccison of the Court is made known. Woaro further, informed (hat Commissioners declined to consider tho application for' tho substitution of another name for that of Mrs White. -

The following were the passengers by tho b.p. L'bcebe,' which arrived in tho Manakau on

Monday from the South Mr.and Mrs Howden, family, aud servant, Mr and Mrs' Messenger, Miss Sondra, Rev J. McKco, Messrs Wayuioulh, Cook, Purman, Bright, Lyons,. Alley, Packcr, Adams, Smith, and three in tho steerage,

The Auckland_ Star says:—"A littlo excitement, not having ils origin in a sudden riso in the price of Union 8.-achw or Caledonians, agitated the usually calm atmosphere of tho Exchange this afternoon, and brought brokers to their doors. Tho cause of theltir was a ' breeze' between two well-known mining speculators, tho very antithesis, of each otlcr in appearance; ono portly and heavy, the other slim but active Words waxed warm, and not being sufficiently oxpraeivo of tho strong convictions of tho speakers, fists wero resorted to, but the combatants wero not fairly matched, and weight carried tho day against agility. No bones were broken, nor any ecrioua d»map« done to tho beauty of either of tho principals.^

A Wellington correspondent telegraphs to a southern journal :-"On dit, that as Sir Julius ~ Yogel is expected next month, and that he will court popularity by inducing the Government to yield and refer the question to the country, he taking credit for the concession as a Government cry for the general election, I only give tho canard for what It is worth, hut there are ,; »ore improbable eventualities.than the above. 1 ' Regarding the Besident Magistracy of Auckland a correspondent of an Auckland contemporary telegraphs tho following from Wellington: •— Several applications-have been received from Auckland gentlemen for the - appointment of. Besident Magistrate. The chances of appoint" aent, however,l ip' between Mr Brook field and Mr Barstow, Tne Government may offer the post to cne of the members of the province, which, it is said, they are at present contemplating," Mr Geo Sibbin, Auctioneer, Auckland, announces a good sample of table potatoes, just - 'received from Warrnambool, for'sale privately •- at £510s per ton. The balance will be offered .at auction, at an .upset price, on Friday next. Advi. . .

The milk question still agitates the people of Auckland. The •Echo is responsible for the following statement:-" The raid made upon tho milk-dealers by the police and the Provin- ■. cial Analyst, and the-.cstabliehment of the Genuine Milk Company in Auckland, for the iale of pure milk at a lower price' than that charged for tho adulterated article, has, we find upon enquiry, made a considerable redaction ill the death rate as concerns infant mortality. . ;This, indeed, : ,was to have been expected. Auckland has , hitherto gained on unenviable notoriety in this respect—tbe death rate of children under two years of age bein£ greater than in any other part of the colony. Climate could not of course be blamed, and'those who considered the matter fell'back upon the .impurity, of the, water supply, especially in summer, Becent disclosures havo tended, ' however,' to show the mortality was due to the water, but for a very different reason than that formally supposed—not that it was impure, but . that unknowingly mothers had relied upon milk -largely adulterated with it as food for their children. The milk-veodors of Auckland hare murdered more little children by the slow, cruel process of. starvation than disease in all its varieties of form has.carried, off. The hundreds of infants supposed to have died from teething have been literally starved to death, amidst [plenty. Cows'milk is never, given in its pure state to young infants, a third of its bulk in water being added. But when mothers have added a third water, they little knew that the milk had been already diluted to the extent of a third, and, in some cases one-half, to satisfy the greed of the milkdealer.' Tho offence is so gross a one that we trust the police will,not relax their efforts There is, we are told, already a sign of falling off in the quality of the supply. The dealers aro beginning 'to chance it again. Frequent tests and prosecutions aro necessary. What'we want to see is a second conviction, and the alternative of a line not given by the bench, but the culprit at once committed to gaol.' Wo have ho sympathy , with these' petty .robbers, who, for paltry profit, would sacrifice the health and take the very livesjof'tho children of their fellow-citizens. There is, however, a way open to all to save themselves from the imposition of all UDscrupulous milk-yendors,. and that is to patrtfniso the company whose milk is at all times open to the .inspection of the palice, and'who, even to prevent the possibility of adulteration of the milk by their servants, after its leaving tho dairy, send it out .in locked ta'lk cans. ■ Already the company's business has increased' beyond nil expectation, and we understand, that both more land, and an increased amount of. milch stock, will have to be invested in before the summer to enablo the company to, keep pace with the demand for the supply of • puro milk, so largely have tlieir efforts been appreciated by the people of Auckland and the suburbs. Meanwhile let the police keep their eyes upon the child-murderers."' ' . tollent material for a sensation story is furnisjied by the following well-established fact)Victorine Lafourcade, young beautiful and accomplished, had a. great number of admirers, Among them was a journalist named Jules Bossouet, whose chanc.es of being the successful suitor seemed to be the best, when suddenly Victorine contrary to all expectation, accepted tho hand of a rich banker named Eenelle. Bossouet was inconsolable, and his honest heart ached.alHhe more when he learned that the marriage of his lady-love was unhappy, . Eenello neglected his wife in every possible way, and finally began to maltreat her. This statp of things lasted two years', when Victorine died —at least so it was thought. She was entombed in a vault of the cemetery of her native town, Jules Bossouet assisted at the ceremony. Still true to his love, and well-nigh beside himself with.grief, ho conceived the romantic idea of breaking; open the vault and securing a Jock of the deceased's hair. That night, therefore, when all was still, ho scaled the wall of the cemetery, and, by a circuitous route, approached tho vault. When he had broken open the door and opened the vault, he lighted a candle and proceeded to open the coffin, At the moment when he bent over the supposed corpse, scissors in hand, Victorine opened her. eyes and stared him full in the face. He uttered a cry and' sprang back; and immediately recovering his 6elf-possession, he returned to the coffin, covered its occupant's lips with kisses, and soon liad the satisfaction of seeing her in full- possession of all her faculties. .'When Victorine was sufficiently recovered, they left tho churchyard and went to Bossouet's residence, where a physician administered such remedies as were necessary to effect the complete recovery of the unfortunate woman. This proof of Bossouet's love naturally made a deep impression on Victorine. She repented her past fickleness, and resol/cd to fly with the romantio Jules to America. There they lived happily together,' without, however, .being able to fully overcome their longing to return to their native land. Finally their desire became, so strong to revisit tho scenes of their jouth that they decided to brave the danger attendant on a return and embarked at New York for Havre, whero they arrived in July, 1839. Victorine, in tho interim had naturally changed very greatly, and Ju'es felt confident that her former husband Would not recognise her, ■: In this hope she was disappointed, Renello had the keen eye of a financier, and recognised Victorine at the first glance.. Ibis strange drama ended with a suit brought by the banker for the 'recovery of his wife, which was decidcd against him on the ground that his claim was outlawed.

Nearly tho whole of yesterday's silting (says the Daily Telegraph of 25th), was taken up ; investigating several charges of imposition preferred against Bernard von Sanden, a young gentleman, whose claims to nobility have of late furnished tho public of Melbourne with some amusement, Prisoner has been in the colony eighteen months, and during that time it appears, from the evidence adduced yesterday, he has lived on the money of several people who put faith in his representations. An unfortunate cabman at Richmond, who took the young gentleman into his house and "treated him liko a lord' 1 for three months, was, as he now fears, victimised to the amount of £200, while a money-broker in Elizabeth-street confidingly advanced him various sums amounting in the aggregate to about £170, on the strength of representation of a princely estate and income possessed. in Germany, Mr Fisher, who defendid the prisoner, was several times "called to order" by Mr Sturt for the unwarranted manner in which he interfered with the usages of the Court. Inspector Byall conducted the proaecnl ion/ and was successful in obtaining, a committal in both cases. .

Dr Wilkes, in his recent work on physiology remarks that " It is estimated that the bones of overy adult person require to be fed with lime enough to make a marble mantel every eight months.' 1 It will be perceived, says Max ' Adder, therefore, that in the course of about ten years each of qs eats three or four mantelpieces and a few sets of front door steps. And in a long life I suppose it is fair to estimate that a healthy American could devour the capitol at Washington, and perhaps two or three medium-sized quarries besides. It is awful to think of the consequences if a man should be shut off from his supply of lime for a while, and then let loose in a cemetery. An ordinary tomb-stone would hardly be enough for a lunch lot him i