AUCKLAND.

Waikato Times, Volume I, Issue 8, 18 May 1872, Page 2

AUCKLAND.

[Prom our own Correspondent.] There is no sign of the mail steamer yet, nor has tho City or* 'Melbourne, from Sydney, expected to-day with the Auckland portion of the Suez mail, shewn up. There is sume talk of chartering her for Honolulu to take the outward mails, but .1 don't put nnVoh faithin the rumor. My impression is that wo must wait patiently for the Nevada, when wo shall get the two mails together, and that she will be despatched back at once inscead of going .South. The Sydney barque Leonidas arrived in harbor, on Tuesday evening, bringing Australian news to the iiSih ult. There isj nothing particular beypnd what we have had via South. 1 observe, however in the Ijjnglisli news that her most gracious Majesty the Queen has been pleased to bestow an annuity .of. £2000 on hgr favorite gillie and body-guard, John Brown, for collaring a halfwitted Fenian,, who had presented an unloaded pistol at her, ■" A report has gone forth in London that the wealthy Marquis of Bute and Baron itivers had been persuaded to bail out the Tichborne claimant, but the rumour is attributed to have been spread to enable some of the Tichborne bondholders to get a chance of selling out. The selfdubbed Sir .Roger still remained by latest accounts under the watchiul care of Air. Jonas. . An Ice Company has been started in Auckland with prospects of success. They intend to make and supply refrigerators for the purpose of cooling, champagne and. soda-water, — 1 beg pardon, I mean butter and provisions. The Onehuugaites have been roused by the discussions of the Harbor Board, amid the Mauukau harbor, and are agitating for a harbor board of their own. They stand a very good chance uf being successful, After a long delay the Provincial Government have selected Mr. IJ.1 J . Mi gash's design for a new Provincial Hospital out ox ihirioeu ouier designs. The style is Italian, and the building is estimated to cost £11,OUU. Provision will be made tor KiO patients, with a cubic air-space of not less than LOUD feet for each patient. Mr. iierapath receives a premium of £50 for his desiun. The poor fellow who was so dreadfully assaulted at Biverhead live weeks ago appears tu be now in a fair way of recovery and is expected to be able to attend at the Police Court to prosecute at the next remand. The asaulter has had a Very narrow escape of being arraigned for a capital offence, .During the last month there have been several cases of assault in the town, and the Magistrates have expressed their intention of dealing heavily with offenders of this class. Almost every night , we ha.ve bawled .in our ears by the .newspaper men " Full account of the great assault case." I observe; that the; Governor has returned to town from his shooting expedition. Talking of His Excellency brings to my mind an advertisement I noticed in the paper last week: "Wanted a good Groom; must be able, to wait at table and " make himself generally useful." I believe a gardener applied for and obtained the I billet. This reminds me of another advertisement which hag now, been withdrawn, i,t ran,as follows :— "In the press' and speedily will be published, startling revelations, by a lady visitor, of fallen women. ■ Names of gentlemen married and unmarried in initials." You should, have seen the : married, men next day about Queen street, blank consternation depicted in every feature, and voices hardly above a whisper. However, courage returned after a few days, and I hear that a meeting was held at Corcoran s s Greyhound hotel As X have observed, "the obnoxious arid terrifying advertisement has been withdrawn, but whether an annuity has been settled on the ii lady visitor," or whether she has been invited.to take a sail in the new '"Southern Cros3 " bdat,' I 'cannot : learn ■ 'the affatr is kept a I profound secret, and time only will solve, the j mystery. .:. :t have heard said, .that '' law makers should not be.law breakers ;" one of the City Council byelaws, 1 believe, enacts that no wooden building shall be erected/ within the precincts r of the city, under pain of a penalty not exceeding £10. lam j only speaking from memory, but such, I believe. J is the case, and yet, in face of the clause, the J City Council have themselves erected a large I wooden stable and workshop in Barrack street. The wife of our- worthy mayor has presented him with a son. Ido not know if the silver cradle, customary to present on such auspicious occasions, has, been-ordered in this instance, but I 'think that to keep up "ye manners and ye cuatonis of ye English," it ought to be done. It would I not eost two live pound notes, and what is thjit I among many? ' We have a wonderfully philanthropic man in our } midst—Frank Weston, the wizard oil prince—he I gives entertainments free* gratis, for nothing, and ! is immensely patronised by all "classes, greatly to ! the .detriment of "the. theatrical company and the I miastrels here. His object is'to introduce an oil- | possessing extraordinary. Qurative properties, and i he intersperses his - entertainments with songs and j anecdotes, introducing this oil; he is a most ! amusing man, and keeps the house in constant J roars of laughter. People think he wauts to force I his oil on them," but'" such is not the case, he is i above selling it, and only endeavours to publish frits fame, lite "rest he leaves to his agents. If Mr. ; T. Macffarlane were to lecture on life assurance on ; the same evening as this oil man, I am afraid the ! former would not have a quorum,