WELLINGTON.

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XVI, Issue 10, 29 June 1888, Page 27

WELLINGTON.

(From our own Correspondent.) lir , Monday. June 18. WblukotoH is dull 1 Everyone you meet has * long face and gloomy air, aud informs yon that New Zealand is dove and the sooner you gel out of it the better. It is, perhaps unnece-sarv to state that this feeling of depression is the'reeauS the Sw tanff We ar * all for freetrade ia Wellington. The Chamber of CominSce* passed resolutions which were forwarded to the Government and fe£ £ %^ Ct ( that ( (henew , tariff waßa retrograde slep would have the effect of paralysing the trade of the Colony As to the Tariff BUI, it occupied the attention of the House on Friday night, and a ter a deal of discus Bl on, several nnimporJaut alterations were made. A new clause was, however, addeTC the effect that machinery wh.ch had been ordered for grain or fabric mi.ls which had been in eonn,e of erection prior to the 30th oi Mw ' should be exempt pnmding it was landed within s,x months aS the coming into operation ot the Act. s ar:tr Mr. '• Dick " Seddon wanted to " know you know " on Friday afternoon who was responsible for the Hon. Mr. Olhver arrivini? at Sydney three d .ys too late to represent New Zealand at the Sew conference aad he has placed the ques'ioa on the order paper The shopkeeperß here are much incensed at Mr. Joyce's Snon £Sim n 'a A me takmg , meaßUrtfl tO °PP° B " its passage thro^h Parliament. At H meetin./ held the other evening copies of a „eu"on to be prcsaatel by M,. Stuart-Menteath, |the Member fo ? X were circula-ed, and ,t was r. -1 ved t,p, y , couple of canvassers S oblam sigua ureb. The u.amb.r of Comoiace also expressed a stroug feeliug a tf ain R1 the Bill, which, lt whs stated, would be the means ot ruining a number of ■mall trades A banquet was g.ven to Mr. J,,L v Bryce on Saturday ev-.nin? When about tuir.y Member, of both tLou«e« were preseu? ThM c« , th ' of Mr. Bsjce was proposed by ti.r F. Wbitaker, wuo presided dur n* I the evemn B ,and suuaoly uspocded to by Mr Btyce * ' A number of members ol the House want to 8e« further retrench > mentcarrud out by tu b Government, and at a mJZhtldS ' morning, at which ii,. Goldie pr,sid^.'the estimates we SSon s dered , CwTn be belt 10 " '^ U " Pl ° babl9 lhat \ The New Zealand shipping KM S. Aorangi arrived here ves-er I day aiternoon from Hoban, after a fair passa/e. Taere wa, T^eat crowd uo vn to witneas her arrival, and in the cru.h a youth ufmed Daubney pushed off the wharf mto the water. He was resc^d however, none the wor.e for his ,ucking. Among ; the wl paasangers weie (Japtam Russell, 4f.H ii., and family AjraQ S l a A man uamed John Clarke, a carpenter living in Brook str^t committed suicide this morning under somewhat necS ,^1 ' stances. He had been l,v lng apart from h.s Zt * wG S "obtained' ' a married womau's protection order, and as he had not comphed with ! the ooLditionsof oider she had summoned h,m for main t.-lncj ' The matter had «vidcnily preyed on the mini of dc"a.cd ihn I took to dnnk, and this m .rnmg, the d rtJ fixed for the bearing of the ! case, he uuug himse.l in h, a back yard/ Ueceas.d is orTr kttv yea-s ' of age, and leavts v family of five. 7 7 \ The police h»vc tor sorn^ time suspected that smu^line on tt large scale tua been earned on by via crew of the A ml. , Ii n k steamer, Bhe.ardOsbo.ne, wm^h L£t ™ w « tank, <d ,' " **'* tbe tost cable, .« U wn.ch » BW \ erening a «,., of the flowery l.u,d named An Tak was cfugTt see X

A civil action ia to be commenced at the present sitting of tbe Supreme Court, by Mr. J. Beet against Reubea'Hiad, who it will be remambepad was senteucad i o 21 years' penal servitude on several charges of arson. The amount claimed is £500 as damages lot the malicious barnin ? down of Plaintiff's saw-mill. Mr. Beck was not SS BWm8 Wm 'J n !l "npposei to h*ve either property or money coming to him at Home the plaintiff expects to recoversomething. lhe vacancy which w* 9 O aig«i oa the B*tu»rd staff by the Auckland Star) Mr. Pricker of Dunedin was next in order of selection. The football match for th- jaaior cup between the Wellington and Be. Patrick « college, over whicn there was great excitement, was won by the St. Patrick', boys by five points to three after a repy hard game Manoaey and Barnes scored two, Mcllroy Dotted a goaf *?J f Ti nD w8;»w 8 ;»- MaokaT - obtained the try aad Speed kicked the goal for the WeUin<toa college. The *t. Patrick's team, which has stiU an unbeaten record this season, travelled to Wangwiui on Friday last where tb«y met and defeated the collisfiati school on Saturday by 8 points (two goals and two tries) to nil. They retara to-night. bt . Patrick s College broke up for the midwinter rocatton on Thnrsaay evening list, on which occasion an instrumental and vocal concert was given by the students. The large class-room.which was very nioely decorated withferns and fl jwers.was filled with a large and fashionable audience, his Excellency the Governor and party, and Members from both Houses beiag present. An excellent programme was prepared wnieh waa well rendered, each item receiving a liberal amoant of applause. On the conclusion of the programme the Very Rev. Dr. waiters, in a few chosen words, thanked the Governor for hut presence a the entertainment, and his Excellency replying said it was a great pleasure for hint to be present that evening. He complimented Master Crombie on the rare musical talent displayed by him, expressed regrot at the absence of Archbishop Redwood, and concluded by congratulating Dr. Wattera on the success which had attended his efforts in tbecaose of education. The following was the programme : Quick l ' e P' 8t ' Prick's Day," College Brass Band ; overture, •• Zampa," College String band ; recitation, "The legend of Horatius," Master George H Harper ; glee, « The stars that abort as are sbininf," College Choir ; duet (piano), galop, " Qui vive," Masters W. Hardoo r£?i a, • sDßelfclion»5 D Rel f clion » "I Paritani" (arranged by T. Trowell), College String Bmd ; recitation, "The bolls of Shandon," Master tf. Orombie ; dv. t (piano), « March in G;" M ster 9. Oimino and 1. Kimbell; recitation, "Beth Oelert," Master Albert Richardson; overture Italian, in Algieri," Qillege 8 r.ng Baad ; glee,, "The f' n .. », Oo!le f? rf Choir; recitation, "The dream of Eugene Aram, Master S. Mahoney ; violin «010, "Jock o1o 1 Haaaldean," Master J. Amsworth ; overture, •• Caliph of Bagdad," College Striae Band ; selection, " The harp that once through Tara's Halls," College sav^he^tej* " HH * PP7 MomeQtß '" Colle * c Bra » 9 B » nd » "«■ Great Sympathy ia expressed here with Johathan Roberts, and the general *ish is that he ehould escape. Huberts was in one of the banks here and^iook a prominent part in football and other athletic sports.