The Evening Star. MONDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 1871.

Auckland Star, Volume II, Issue 581, 20 November 1871, Page 2

The Evening Star.

MONDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 1871.

" For the cause that lacks assistance, For the wrong that needs resistance, For the future in the distance, And the good that we can do.'

Talk about the Caledonian! but commend us to the Sailor Prince. As appears from our teeeram, it yields minted gold and silver, bearing the profile of Her Majesty! Four sovereigns and five shillings taken out of the stamper-boxes! Think of that geologists! Ponder on it ye of antiquarian research! Sovereigns in quartz, and crown pieces in mullock ! What is the world coming to ?

We have received a communication, not in the form of a letter, from one " Andrew Kennie," with;reference to the relations between Mr. John Wallace and his servants. He says, " I myself was in his employment for nearly two years ; some of the servants that were with him when I entered his employment were still with him when.l left." We have much pleasure in submitting this statement. It would be bad, indeed, if no one could live with him. The statement reflects the greatest credit on Andrew Rennie, and he must indeed be a rare servant, and he.and his fellow servants redeem the character of colonial servants general ly. If report speaks true, those faithful ones must be worth their weight in gold. But it is quite unnecessary to give further certificates of character to Mr. Wallace. It is well known, and the public have already had enough of him. The funeral of Private Stuart, of No. 1 ('Royal) Company of Auckland Eifles, yesterday afternoon, was well jittpndedj- nearly .300 bain? pi'W-nt. Tile bauds of the. Royals txnd of (he Naval corps were there, and every arm of the service was weli "eprs.-enlod. On the 11th instant Mr. ETesjtetb applied to Thomas Beckham, iisq., Resident Magistrate, for a protection order on behalf of Mary Moulds, os against her husband, Jaraos Mou dsr The necessity for such order having been proved in the usual manner, His Worship granted the pruvfcr of the applicant. : '■ ■' .'■'■''" «:;#' ■'" ■"' ■: -- •'■■. ■ v: ~; i • .''..- ■'■■■■: "•'■-■. ■ ■'} %,;'■?:<■■ v ■;■'■■).■ /•■• ■>■•■ - •••'' ■*».»*"<* i ' We have been shown, by Mr. A. Ealloran, Me result of a trial crushing from, the Nep; tnnds.o6ld" Mining Comply, OorotnandKl. Three V,i>n» of stuff was put through the machine, jr,r?lding 4 ozs. 3 dwt«. of gold.

A good deal of talk has arisen respecting the late agricultural dinner, and some obloquy has been cast, or attempted to be cast, on tiie purveyory, Mr. Hale. The facts, however, Should bo known. The dinner wiib txe<l originally at five o'clock. At a quarter to that hour three gentlemen constituting the dinner committee" called on Mr. Hale, and implored him to delay it for >«i hour: Ho reluctantly consented, and gave orders accordingly." -Shortly after five, in -the absence of Mr. iiale at the* barracks, a number of people came rushing in, hungry, and demanded their dinner, according to advertisement, and the joints, as they were brought in, were " collared," and rapidly demolished, so that, on Mr. Male's return, at six o'clock, the dinner was virtually ended. The result of such a confuaiou in the arrangements could scarcely have been otherwise.

The letter signed "Samson" will appear to-morrow. Severn], in which the real names of the writers are not; given (in confidence), are, of course, withheld.

Return of sick treated during the week ending Saturday, November 11, 1871, at the Provincial Hospital:—Remained last ret urn, 71 ; admitted since, 12 ; discharged, 6 ; died, 2 ; remaining, 75 ; males, 66 ; females, 9. Arrangement of cases :—scrofula, 3 ; cancer, 3 ; syphilis, 2; phthisis, 12; rheumatism,. 5; dysentery, 1; opthalmia, 1; amaurosis, 1; epilepsy, 3 ; paralysis, 6; mental derangement, lj heart disease, 1; aneurism, 1; pneumonia, 3 ; bronchitis, 3 ; djspepsia, 1; albuminuria, 1; dysuvia, 1; stricture, 1 > uterine, 1; fistula, 2; fractures, 5; necrosis, 3 ; wounds, 3 ; ulcer, 2 ; cutaneous, 2 ; general debility 6. Two men died during the week, one of phthisis, and the other ot preumonia. Thanks are returned to Mrs. Palmer and Miss Lysnar for supplies of old linen.

An accident happened this morning to a man of the name of James Simkins, in the employ of Messrs. Winstone Brothers, which for the moment rendered him almost insensible. It appears that, a young colbwas being shod, and had to have his logs bound to p event him doing any damage, when, somehow, the rope got shifted up, causing the animal to rush for the door. Simkiue clung lo him to prevent his escape, when the colt dashed tho man's forehead against the wall of the building, inflicting a severe gash just above tho eyebrow. The man was at once removed to llr. Edson's, chftuaist, where Dr. Kenderdine dressed the wound. The man narrowly ercaped with his life, thus preserved from having his bruins dashed out, causing, of course, instant death.

Our correspondent at Napier writes under date Tuesday, 4 p.m.: —"The libel case against the Herald will not come oil" I'iifl session of the .Supreme Court. A meeting was held last evening, for the ostensible purpose of forming a firo brigade at Napier, borne 40 persons were present. Tho motion relative to the formation of t! o brigade w:is quietly shelved, and a resolution agreed (o, that the time had arrived for Napier to be formed into a municipality. When the resolution so passed was read in the paper this morning, the public wore rather astonished to find that a few gentlemen had called a meeting for one purpose, and, by a side-wind, attempted to introduce taxing machinery, which however suitable for cities like Auckland and Dnriedin, is not required at Napier. The s.s. Napier leaves here for Poverty Bay to-morrow. On her return slid will steam for Auckland."

VVe learn from the TimarU Herald that the crops as a rule are looking splendidly, and give, every prospect of a magnificent yield. In some of the fields bordering the road between Temukaand the Waihi Crossing the crops appear to be, if anything, too vigorous, arising, we should say, from a too liberal use of seed. In that part o!'the district there i< no appearance of want of ruin, but on tho Timaru Downs this want is beginning to be felt. From the experience of past years, it would appear that a very dry climate is peculiar to the Downs; rain, whilst equally visiting other parts of the Timaru district, seenn to avoid by some climate law the country lying between Level Plums, Mount Horrible, the Pareorti, aud the sea.