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Wanganui Herald, Volume VI, Issue 1845, 16 July 1873, Page 2

A private letter from Melbourne states that the nett proceeds of Madame Arabella Goddard's concert in that city were a little over £500. It is stated that Mr Samuel wrote to Mr Vogel from Melbourne, charging him with discourtesy, and with allowing the publication of incorrect statements re. specting the Californian mail service. The Thames Gas Company have agreed to supply the Auckland Provincial°Government with water pipes at £14 a ton. The only case at the R. M. Pourt to-1 day was that of a man named Herdman charged with drunkenness. This bein«the first offence, he was lined 5s or 48 ! hours. Mr Hillskale, who acted as manager for Wiltchire during hisreceiit walking match, has leceived a letter from Young Austin who is now at Dunedin, challenging Wiltchire to walk a match of 500 or 1000 miles fora sum of money from £250 to £500, the man who covers the prescribed distance in the shortest space of time, including stoppages, to be declared the winner. As yet no decision has been come to whether or not the challenge shall be accepted. Young Austin, it should be said, offers to give or take expenses for the match to come off at Dunedin or Christchurch.—Thnes.

Mr Robert's paper on "Young Oolonials'1 was very well received at the Literary Class on Tuesday evening-, and a hearty vote of thanks accorded to him. The Rev Mr Elmslie notified that the next paper would be given by Mr Shalders; subject, "Mahommedauism."

As Wanganui for its Majors, so it is Philadelphia for its Colonels. «To call a man a ' colonel,' says a Philadelphia paper, is to convey the idea that he is of a mild meek, and benevolent, disposition. It is also an evidence that he nevei . was a soldier. For instance, we way recall some of the colonels of Philadelphia. There are Colonel Forney, Colonel M'Olui-e, Colonel M'Michael, Colonel Scott, Colonel Mann Colonel Fitzgerald, Colonel Phillips, Colonel Green, and Colonel Fritz. Of what "regiment, ? And we might mention many gentlemen of high standing who have never been in the army, and can only be called ' colonel' as a tribute to their antipathy to blood. If every colonel were a soldier the standing- army in Philadelphia would be a menace to our liberties Their number is as great as it was in San Francisco, to which John Phoenix bears witness in the following story .-—The steamboat was leaving the wharf and everybody was taking- leave of friends-all but Phoenix, who had no friend to bid him farewell. Ashamed of hia loneliness, as the boat sheered off he called out at the top of his voice, " Good-bye Colonel!" and to his great delight, every man on the wharf took off hi.3 hat and shouted, " Colonel, Goodbye !"

Mr Beauchainp's auction sale of general merchandize has been postponed till Saturday 19th insfc. The deatli of Ihaia, a loyal native chief of Waitara, is announced. Major Edwards 11M. started for Patea to-day (Wednesday). The Wellington correspondent of the Wairarapa Standard says, that " the amount of money spent in Wellington on dress, balls, theatres, and amusements in general, is something enormous.1' Joshua Strange Williams is appointed Chairman of the Canterbury College. The Otago Daily Times publishes a comparative return of the new roll of the Ota^o Provincial Council, which shows that out of the total of thirty-four districts, twenty returned their old repressntatives, and that fourteen selected—either in whole or in part—new ones; that out of a total of forty-six members, the elections have resulted in the return of twenty-eight old members, and the introduction of eighteen new ones. The Philharmonic Society have in active preparation, and intend shortly giving the last of their concerts to honorary members for the season 1872-73, which terminates during the present month. Selections from " Judas MuecabaHis" will form the leading portion in the programme, with other secular and instrumental pieces. We are sorry to notice that the society has laboured under considerable inconvenience recently in consequence of a thinning in its ranks* notably the trebles, some of whom have left the district from marital predilections. Sic transit.

Dr Mussen has sold the Steeplechaser " Boy in Blue » to Mr John Davidson. The price has not been made public, but we believe £50 to be the figuve. The hove performed very creditably at Aramoho, his jumping being particularly good. Mr Lewia MrDonough, formerly in the service of the Bank of- New Zealand, Wanganui, was a passenger by the Taranaki cooch to-day, (Wednesdays-having entered the service of the new .National Bank. A meeting of parishoners belonging to Christ Church will be held on Thursday evening a t Mr Harding's room Pudgway St. The Financial report will be mittedIt is now high time the Wanganui football players thought of returning the visit of the Armed Constabulary. The season is drawing on and time must be allowed for arranging the preliminaries.

A good story, with a very pleasant ending, so far as one individual connected mit is concerned, is going the rounds of the Victorian press. " 1 in the Australasian, refers to it in these terms • -Some few years ago there were three partners (two doctors and one merchant) ma station on the Lachlan. They had contributed about£l2,ooo each, and things pastoral were looking particularly bin! Said the merchant to the medicine-men— " Take over the station and its liabilities and I will relinquish my share. The doctors thought over the matter, and declined, but they reciprocated the offer with a difference. Said they, "If you take over the station with its resposibilities, we will relinquish both our shares." And the merchant said " Aye," and after some good seasons he sold that station this week for £160,000.

What was really done with respect to the reported annexation of New Guinea to Britain, is stated as follows by a Sydney telegram published in the Melbourne papers :—« Captain Moresby, of H.M.S. Basilisk, in a telegram to'the Commodore, states that he found several islands, hitherto supposed to be the mainland of New Guinea, and that he took formal possession- of them, pending the decision of the Home Government." 0

To-day (Wednesday) is the second anniversary of the death of Capt.- T. B Taylor by drowning off Kapiti. The flao-s at half mast testified that his memorvis still revered, and that while time softens the anguish, of his loss, the remembrance of his many estimable qualities and o- en i a l manners still remains a green spot fn the

minds of all those who had the pleasure of Ms acquaintance.

residence formerly occupied by I?'™' BnRQV> Esq -' »nd now by James G, Woon, Esq., is for absolute sale.

The necessary arrangements have been made in Wellington for carrying the Appeal in the Education Rate Case to the Supreme Court of Appeal in November next. Matters must, therefore, remain in statu quo till that time.