THE Thames Advertiser. THURSDAY, APRIL 12, 1877.

Thames Advertiser, Volume XII, Issue 2595, 12 April 1877, Page 2

THE Thames Advertiser. THURSDAY, APRIL 12, 1877.

The late melancholy death at the Thames, whether caused by accident, drunkenness, or malice prepense, gives i rise to many thoughts and considerations. One of these is the subject of mendicity. In New Zealand we have not poor rates, but we have poor people. These people, if we would not see them die in the streets, miiat occasionally be relieved, and, knowing this, there are men who, though not actually in want of means to liveware yet in need of that very common requirement, money. They take advantage of the charity of others to obtain small siims—not from one only, but from many, urging either some claim, however slight, which they

imagine they have on the purse of their benefactors, or pleading destitution as their only excuse. A man was found dead on Tuesday morning, and he, it appears, .from what was said generally about him, had been lately going round to various people, getting a few shillings here'and a few shillings there, so as to relieve his wants for the time being. Is it wise always, or even often, to assist men who plead distress as the only reason they have for asking aid? This is a question which is hard to answer. Better to give money in a hundred cases, so as to "relieve really : ;cleserying ;_ person,other ninety-nine turn but "to be imposters,- is thei verdict of some on the other hand, it that a man, actuated though he may be by motiyes, of; compassion, j)y/. v ([ i those,who apply, to Jiim, only encqurage.si others perfectly competent and able to get their own:liying..tp, ; strive and live iii comparative idleness. An ■ tlie' Saturday" Eeviewj r ago, speaking'of thej rage vMf&jMvt* existed for pedestrian''tours thmigh England, .pointed: .oufcihatothei'laost economical.wayof d6ing.Hthem'Was!;to plead poverty in eveiy ; to\p the pedestrian came to.' It wits argued that "people would' assist' if,' 'they''coulA ' '' those.who'said .thfey neecledassistW4.ee,, without,, as h, r;ule,' takmg itlief to inquire whetherthe assistances'oughiiV.s was really needed. It is so to a man who lias pence pr a, shilling into the merits of \a case.'ihaViijnen?,i; very .often give readily,.;keeping as it were a running account with their con-... science, instead of takmg into consideration whether such 'assistances 1 'they give is really needed;''Give o lißerally is an excellent motto; there is such , a thing as givmg too "lißerally,—t|a|visj"* supplying.. wante, , : ;may seem, which Charity, like nianyi be systematic.,,, This phrase!is —perhaps true, .which assertions are not always.; Deceased; it appearsjithad obtained various-: sums-of ■ money fronVtf different people:■ ; FromVohe;hegdt'.fiv,e< shillings, from-'another l idilf-SHj^dwrii^«•? obtained m a short M&ii anotheiv, deceased ,"was\>fbtuid So have little in his possession,-—though-" he ; had ■ obtained ■. fthe-;,monpy|j; gojfcf g long Mm ,j€S; tins, that it is-hardly 'phanty to give, we will not say to a.man who does not deserveit,-but,to give Hto/a-tmaiyvjio ought not to asbffor it,— & man sSuntt'in wind able, willing, lr ,and t i^pusf^o' ,, ' get work arid' stick, to it.'' People give., and' .refuse < .money.-, ; often give where it they often refuse where, it; wouldldo.ogQtid. Take the Thames; 1 have amongst happfly^^-so'cie^of ladies'wlio will kindly 1 Me" cb!iM'6f such sums of money as bestow, them on deserving.,and ;n.eedy individuals, and: do: alii in^ihen'^bw.el to render life less a burden than it'often is. of course, be supplied with, funds. For, r ." these they have literally ■ to ieg;;^ , use all their' persuasiveness to ( escliract five or ten shillings, or "evk half-a-crown a year from the pockets of those who' will readily 'givfe ''liberally to any p unknown man.whose only them is that he ; comes from country or belongs to theisame/sgoiety. Men of this stamp-can extract from tlie pockets •of the 1 ' ,fe ; w hours more' tli6 , Beaeyolent Socl%.could 'in !a"3ay, and yet it is wellknown tnaii the latter would -.expend 'the- m'oney- givetfilom' nothing i-But, what ' •is • right,' ''whereas' 1 ;-: the impecunious applicant -inighf'verjr 1,1 likely employ,himself in getting drunk on the proceeds of his benefactojrs , ... gifts. !Wa do. not mean -sajw J;hat ; every ' necessitous person 'that'' comes into the district■ ought to be;referred,-tp -r the Ladies' Benevolent Sociefy, 'tha'tK wpuld be putting "too great #tai l iipon them, but that.wkn/s.p h ,muph a money call, be made' to '~be} j o&opijs.sk .little or no of the case,.more be afforded to lighten the •taak who give time, money, ancl/exertionjto; assist those really poor and«noedyi ns ■: : ' ..J,"; T -r: ■:■■; w :J \'h("v\i'tt'i S-T, The low level in the Piake'ni'inVc'britkue^t'O/, 3 '- 1 - Seyml Waio-Earakareefs visited themineyesterday,, and reported-most favourahly of'the payaWe appearance of No. 2 reef going both. waya. The stares were in coneideraHe;demand tUljatejast: : li( night,- dosing buyers at ; 16s.p/,We'nnderstandi that a numkr of our lopalinvestoraof tie Loan Company swamping- the-markeji with their reserve shares.. We"nave 4 madV enquiry, and as far aa we ,cau,learn the com*-, pany have no such iritentioa.,? All th'esh'»re3* in: the market were withdrawn night, and there is a strong probability that?' , none' of the remaining shares: will! b8' l 'again!' : ';' placed in the brokers' liarids7 f: -Th'e,fibarfea.'al- ! °;' ready disposed of have gone in ; l the company's I debt,. , and;,mu^: r .have"inaiie' a material ditonee, in ; the amount standing to the debit of the Piako Compiny." The price at which the shares are. now Silling raises the value of the' company's property to £16,000,'-'' and for thiß the'shareholders have a valuablesea of ground, "with' one ol the'^finest:,crußbing v plants on the'field, : an'd-a ; third interest' ; in the ''" pumping machinery. We,learn.that thymine. managerhas pegged out for apiece of ground seaward on the line of reefi'l ■which is making stronger in this direction.i-;alt; .:■ is intended to commence sinking vthe shaft another one hundred feet, to enable the other companies around to get on lower levels without- ■ delay, whilst the Piako have over seventy feet of backayeb to work upon in their present level, with quartz of a gieatly jimproyeit) quality coming to'hand. Thebatteiy wills'tait upon 300 tons already delivered, and theHßak'tf; will soon,'we trust, appear amongst the divi--1 dend paying companies on the field, . We hear that Major Atkinson has been unanimously elected [Honorary Captain of Fo. 2- ■ 8.8.y.j and, has signified his senMSflitb'eV i honour done him and his willingness :tb the same. The late Sir D. McLean occupied- ■•- the same position with; respect to th.eT.Nißi No doubt when the Premier visits the Thames^ J he will be heartily welcomed byhis company,---who should strive to become the premier company of New Zealand as'iwell as the"Premier's] |j companyi

In another column we publish a letter from ' the.Bev. Father Nivard,'dated Chefoo, in which the rev. gentleman narrates in a very graphic manner &me r of■ th'e gainful incidents of the Chinese famine, and implores his old Thames frunds to send ; some relief to the' sufferers out of\their plenteous, stojes., Wβ aro sure the appeYl will be'cheerfully responded to, backed up as\ is by a pastor of such sterling character, and , coming as it does under the auspices of the the'Hiberhian'Catholio Benevolent Society,(Mr,P. Dillon), who baa convened a meeting ! 'of all sympathisers, to be held at the ' Pacific Hotel,Hhis evening.

At the Poliqe Court yesterday one instance of drunkenness'was jbrought before the notice of the Resident Magis&ate. \i was dealt with in the usual mariner.' "^ ; The,TiUMH3, Advbbtissr entered upon its tenth'year'of publication yesterday,' having been Bt&xted by its .present proprietor on the 11th of The Congregationalism of the Thames made their ajrauel private collection on Sunday la'&tin a'iii of the funds of the Thames Goldfields Hospital, which amouiitjd 'to '£5 '2s 6d.'" This contribution is in lieu of .the, annual collections made in the churches' of the Thames on Hospi'til Sunday.

,},Au accidentioccurred-iin the Crown Princess ~ mine jegterday) afternoon, j about- ; 2.30.. : ,;1t appears flia.Owq, miners, Darned Alexander, Vjohnstin' 'and 'Peter Clarking, were engaged in ? etopiug in-the . No. 2 level, : whena mass o£ rock tumhled rdotfni striking:.Clarking on the back and Johnson across the knees. By a great effort the. latter;managed to iroll the stone from off bis mate's body. The men were taken ■ to ,jhe (hospital in a, cab, where the dispenser promplly attended to L their, injuries.. Johneon was able to gVh'ome] Dut'it was found necessary tokeepClarkingfqrthe.night in the hospital. The iwMa'd been sounded only a few ; minutes before the accident, and it is supposed that a watereourkiti th'e Vicinity loo3ened the rods. itf'Ja'ines , Grate s»fa ati auction yesterday the plant of the Piako smalt battery,, formerly kn»Vn«styickerj's,'and situate at the foot of the Karaka Creek. There was a good atten- , dancei^'!Th^baitery i of2l head of stamps was knocked down to Mr J..R. Perry for £635, The Chilian mill was bought by Mr Judd for £45, and the concentrator by Mr Perry for £21— total,, £701. ~ ,': ■ • TKe''conference of Qoldfields Wardens is to commence its sitting's in Wellington in a day or tm lIQlj #» ! l as/originally announced,, for the revision of the gold-mining laws,of.the for the purpose of considering the various regulations'now in force iu the Middle Island. The Wardens'who have been called together by the Government, under the htfli3t#-Goldfie.lds Secretary, Dr Giles, are. as representing Mr M. Price, of Hokitifaf Westland goldfields; of Clyde, and ! of Naseby,' as the repre-geStatftes-'of'ttae'Otago 'goldfields. It is not improvable that ; step? will be taken during the' seasißWtolform'a' cordruissidn; to sit during the and revise', the- whole r of the gold- - iof tHe ■colony,- when we' have no • do'ubti*e;.North.' Island rgoHfield:will be repreeentediby'ihe senior .Warden, Capt-'Fraser. following! ,cSttirflumc,ation from the ■Wellington, dated '' the"' '4tt 'in's&hj; , , fshas been .received by the " PfesMeW ;> of' "the t'Thames. ] Hbspitpl:—" The Hoi, lift WtekerhVs jforwded your letter oftne" I Diih oTiltlmo,',ip0 Tiltlmo,',ip this department, 1 and I ami ■ direßt'e'dlb' J ffti Colonial Secretary to inform you in"reply'' r tiiai tfj'e 'Government recognise the hospitals throughout' the'e'di'dfly"] 'icr which; purpose arrangements of a 3eWe'flature will'have to % made during th'b' I, f(lrih^ing ,; Eession :: of : Parliament;' by • balling tlem'dver tb"thV| control and.managementof Borough and, County Councils on such.. tefnw , # > m'a"V. t 'b'e ; decided on. In the mean-' tiffie"fe Sl'e l nb"'funds"at-'the disposal of the Government rat of which' grants in aid of hos-, pitiilslnM 'other[oharitaWe institutions can be : paa il elcM'liHoJevb'tedby Parliament lastses- ' eidnVW feHSrgeaMe' upon grants to municipalitieFAn'd'rdid'b'oards from ,the' coosolidatnl and undep section' 4 ?Bu\i^'iiAßfl ! s S^arid* , section 13,'' of' TneFlnan- ' ciaTfArrangements 1 Act' 1876.' From these faiißsthenfaßd'.uUimfitely chargeable as above, pointed ontj P the Government will.continue, for the'currenthaU-.year.endipg on the 30th. June neJtrtlißWbsidylormerlypaidto the hospital byWPfoViSciarGovernment'of Auckland. A voach'srin y'oiir favour for'£2so for tlie quarter ended Outffe' '31st' ultimo, has been prepared ands r e'nt / -tb' , the' : Treasury for.payment.—l have, ■ .; ! We' J have received irom. the publisher, Mr F. F. -Bailliere,- of Melbourne, 1 a small volume nnderttievtitle of.-^Surgical; Diagnosis." -It, contains W address'cleWed by Dr Beany, to thejmedlc^lstudents;ojibe Melbourne Hospital,, to "wfiich institution he ia the senior surgeon. /Theaddress, which.,was,delivered ;at, the in'auguratjon'of 1877, vill;b'e^9und.vwy ,, who inusli bring to its perusal an extensive kndwledge't"of Fi medical terms. The author, introduces his, subject ..by some earnest end,well,copßider,ed remarks on the importance of irielfiabjeoti I fle gives ■ a few general-rules to be followed in determining the nature and eeat'.'ofj.d&oasee, and some examples br.erro«'. . Beoflslltrjatment.,-, The, lecture is admirably. com'pMi:' l ! n( i l6DOWS thdt the lecturer is perfect in,the healing art. As a typographical'pro'-duct-ion/'-'and'general get"up, the. work is'the : ' moßtjCornpletn of the 'kind we have seen, and reflects";infinite oa the publisher,, Mr • ;• . . ;,: At'■aVoeetipgj.of the Auckland Waste Lands Boa'rdi Held' dn' ! Tue'sday, a communication was read, froni, the Minister for Immigration,,who BDggesiea'ihit the yarlbus Waste lands Boards ■ inforriiation as to the land regulations r, of. 1 - cplopy to. ■ho circulated in 6reStTr'itSiu!fp> : the bene'fitof intending immi-. gran^ ; ;!Th.e'fiDfofmaiion/.a'3ied for, we may rtetejiiiall , tobe;found in the "New Zealand* HandJ3ooki"'.s'et in 'detail. The same , communication 'was laid before r the Wellington . Board, and one ot k/ the members, Mr Bunny, said j&flUll the' Goverament' had to do was to take#lfe ,! informatipn fWm- the "Handbook"' anOTriiit it at its own office. They could then Circulate it-ai;.widely; as they liked;, A resoklionvoorj'durripg in the • desirability of such informatiifi. being 1 circulated was passed, and ' • the flqvernment.were informed that the infer- ' mation desired was to be found in the" Handbook-."- The Auckland Board appointed a commission M, get, up the information, m reply , tothe.&queßt..*'- ' -y : . sentence of death passed |Te Pati for the murder of i/ci'citJ,says :—"From the first momefat'of' hia beipg eeized- by .the constable he ' ne«r|hr^nk, i he killed MorgaDti'i does-he.appear, to. hare been eapable'of leVoii'ißiajining any other reason for committing that Morgan cursed him, "Hd.never'i6ven''s'ugges);ed that Morgan" Btrucb hiu)x.but;hs..,did state on one occasion tha(ii'Morgan.-had;'.''aoted unfairly to him in provision?. If there is •any fauth' in,tbk statement it is unfavourable to the supposition that he was capable of deliberative crime, because it suggests that which ia thfe' very 'essence of all criminal motive —vindicttvehess and*revenge. Still he appeared throughout his trial yesterday completely destitute.'of any consciousness of the enormity of his offence. The trial itself is an exemplary instance of the care and tenderness with which our Courts of Jmtice shield a man onliis defence before the law. Tbo learned Judge declined to accept the first plea of the prisoner, which was, indeed, equivalent to a plea of guilty; but as it 3 terms were somewhat equivocal,', he was permitted to amend it. 'i'hat the wretched man is iittle better than a savage is but too apparent; bni this is a consideration, as his Honor told the jnry, ./orthose whose .office it is to dispense the prerogative of mercy. We believe that his defence was.proyided for by the Native Office. Whether the Governor will be advised to exer'cise tlfe clemency of the Crown we cannot say, and it 'Woijld, perhaps, prejudice the doomed man if ! j were,, to, speculate upon such a contingency! 'it is to be hoped that there are; not many Maoris of this type in the land,"

i MrW. 0. Wright, who. has for many years occupied a prominent position as a mining surveyor, has left for the South, under temporary engagement, to complete certain surveys in the Timarii district. _ . ~ '.We understand that several gentlemen have taken some steps to induce Mr Bobert Graham to become a candidate for City West. Dr Lee does not intend to contest the seat. ; The Bank of New Zealand shipped on Friday, per B.s. 'Taupo' for Lyttelton, for transmission [to the ship 'Waipa,' 11,9300zs 4dwts I2grs 'gold, value for £49,610 8s 7d. ■> ; Mr James Hedge, the sexton at Ross, while digging a grave the other day, obtained'a splendid prospect of gold at about 5 feet from the surface. ' , :