FRIDAY, JANUARY 26, 1872.

Auckland Star, Volume III, Issue 637, 26 January 1872, Page 2

FRIDAY, JANUARY 26, 1872.

The announcement of the recovery of his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales, will be received with general satisfaction. From the information brought by the previous mail, there appeared certainly but little grounds for hoping for such a result; although, as on" all such occasions, there are those who knew of a certainty that it would be so. In fact, aa shown in our Sydney contemporary, the Empire, the proofs of his recovery which were derivable from the last mail's news, were such as to make us wonder that every one did not see that the Prince was even then in a state of convalescence. However, all doubt on the subject is now removed ; and with the restoration of the Prince to health, we are free to express the hope, that kis narrow escape from death will lead him to reflection, and cause him to live a moral life, and one more becoming his exalted position. Had the sad news been brought that His Royal Highness had succumbed to the severity of his malady, there would have been general regret. But it would be only hypocrisy to say that this would have arisen from any very warm personal affection for himself. He has succeeded in alienating popular feeling, and any popular regard for him is only caused by reflection of borrowed light, and from the fact of his being the son of his mother and his father, and the husband of his wife. The day is gone when royalty was loved for its own sake; and there is a personal element in the sentiment of loyalty as we now know it, that is not proof against worthless conduct in its object. ¥c are glad the Prince lives; as his death might have seriously impaired the Queen's health, and produced convulsions throughout the Empire. But it is a question if his recovery is very much of a gain to the nation ; unless, as a result of his illness, his future conduct is more modelled after the character of his noble father, and he shows himself more inspired by the principles of his good mother, and our best of monarchs, the Queen.

We are under the necessity of giving but brief comment on the meeting of the working men held, last night in connection with the eight hours' movement. "While cordially sympathising with the objects proposed, we see more than ever, cause to repeat our counsel, that the men engaged in this agitation should refrain from every thing thafc has the appearance of violence. The object, as we have said, is precisely similar to that of the Early Closing Association in the city, and the means employed should be equally orderly. Possibly there was not more intemperance of language and demeanour than might be expected iv a crowd promiscuously assembled; but every thing tending in that direction was so much loss to the cause of the " Eight Hours' Movement." Those at present engaged in this movement, have clearly among them those who are able to give them wise and judicious advice; and we would especially direct attention to the temperate and prudent counsel of Mr. Hay and Mr. Heally. "We thank the meeting for the praise and thanks accorded to the Star, but we do not desire to enjoy such, with injustice to our two morning contemporaries. The Cross and the Herald as was admitted, have been on previous occasions, the fast and good friends of the eight hours' cause ; and will we have no doubt never exhibit a want of sympathy with the cause of the working man. But violent denunciation of the Press will not lead to this, nor will it advance the cause proposed. The discussion is the right of the Press as it is of the public meeting; and we must admit that our contemporary the Herald which has been denounced at the meeting as " the Father of lies," &c. has treated the question temperately and fairly. • We are at present in favor with the working men, but it should be remembered that but a few months ago, the Star was denounced with more severity than the Herald is now. Our principles have not changed. We sympathised then as now with the working men ; and we sincerely trust that the present agitation will be kept wholly free from the violence of language and demeanour, that then alienated the whole people from the cause of the unemployed. The cause of the eight hours' movement is a sacred one. It will prevail, if the subjectis freely and temperately discussed ; and by appealing to the fairness of public feeling, much more will be gained than by anything tending to irritate or provoke hostility, either of Press or people.

The Rangoon's mails are recovered, but a number of the letters are illegible

■ The Zavisfcovrski Sisters, who hare been playing in the Australian Colonies with great success, have arrived this morning by the Nebraska, and will shortly apppear.

We observe that our young contemporary the Coromandel Mail has already encountered the influences usually attempted to be exercised on independent journalism. We admire the pluck of our contemporary. The little thing can kick vigorously. We clip the following tnorceau: —"Some members of the provisional committee of the Coromandel Publishing Company, having taken umbrage at the freedom with which we have maintained our sentiments, issued an ukase, condemning us to instant death. To this we very properly demurred, and proved our vitality by removing yesterday, ourselves and the office, from the blighting shade of the Coromandel Upas to the temporary shelter, under which these lines are written. Our little journal is given to the world this morning in a free atmoss pherc, and from an UDshackled presß." We see from advertisement that the Mail has passed into the hands of Mr. C. W. Hall, whose lengthened experience on the press will make this journal what it ought to be. No one that knows human nature in its relations to journalism could have expected that a company in a small community could have conducted a newspaper, and we believe the Mail under the new regime will do well.

A very pleasing entertainment was given yesterday evening at the Lunatic Hospital by a number ladies and gentlemen, whose endeavours to amuse the unfortunate inmates were highly successful. The excellent band of No. 1. Rifles was present and performed some selections. Several song 3 and glee 3 were well rendered, aud a short farce was played to jlie intense delight of ull present. After this, a short time was spent in "refreshing," and then dancing was commenced and kept up with great spirit till midnight. In this exercise several of the convalescent patients joined, no doubt with great benefit as well as pleasure.

A meeting of the paiishioners of St. Matthew's will be held in the schoolroom adjoining the Church at half-past 7 o'clock this evening, to receive the amended report of the Vestry, elect churchwardens, and consider any other business that may be laid before them. This is an adjourned meeting from last Friday. Upon that occasion it was resolved on the motion of Mr. J. Davis, who is a member of the Vestry, to send the report back for amendment in respect to a clause in that document reflecting upon the conduct of the late master of the school, Mr. Charles Taylor. Mr. Davis stated that although a vestryman, he had never seen that or in fact any portion of the report, and that the clause referred to contained a positive falsehoodThere is likely to be a stormy meeting:

The ship Tweed, from London, arrived at Sydney on the 19th instant. The captain reports that a passenger named Miss Bourns threw herself off the ship's weather rail on the 20th December, and wns drowned. The ship was going 12 knots at the time*

A number of small claims of the usual class were adjudicated on in the Resident Magistrate's Court this morning.

An application to the Eesident Magistrate, Onehunga, by Sir Gwynne, for permissim to sell liquor on the Epsom race-course, was refused.

The long-winded case of Gow and another v- Fraser, is still occupying the time of the Supreme Court.

The Australian Government will probably give £15,000 a year subsidy to Webb's line of steamers, as an inducement to them to continue the rout 9to Sydney, direct from Auckland.

It is almost wonderful to observe what an amount of proficiency practice will bring a man in skating* Anyone visiting the Skating Kink at the City Hall will be struok with the same idea. Men whoa few days ago appeared awkward and clumsy in their endeavours to move about, now glide as gracefully along the floor of the Hall as a Russian noble would on the surface of the Volga or the Don.

We observe that Yon Hartmann's Diorama of the Franco-Prussian War will only be exhibited for three nights. The first exhibition will take place to-morrow night at the City Hall. It is worth seeing.

A special meeting of the members of the Auckland Rowing Club will be held this evening in the club room, Thames Hotel, for the purpose of receiving each member's subscription list towards the expenses of competing in the Christchurch Regatta, also to appoint crews to row in the forthcoming Regatta and other business." Every member is particularly requested to attend.

The grand open air concert and dance by moonlight, under the auspices of the Auckland Artillery Volunteers, will take place to-movrow evening. The performances will be under distinguished patronage, and the proceeds will be devoted to the Artillery Band fund.

The Directors of the Auckland Stock Importation Company will hold a meeting tomorrow, at 11 o'clock, at the British Hotel.

A pump has been placed on the site of the old Maori market. This will enable tho watering carts to obtain their supplies without going along the wharf, and will- thus prevent much wearing traffic on it.

The lovers of horse»racing will be able to indulge in their favorite pastime to-morrow. Several matches have been arranged to come off at the Epsotn Course, commencing at 3 p.m., and some of them are expected to attract considerable interest.

We observe by advertisements that Mr. R. W. Dyson, so long and favourably known in the drapery trade, is about to relinquish the business, and consequent upon the expiration of his lease will, for the remainder of term, hold an unusually cheap sale, and solicits an early call to secure bargains : [Advt.] To any one who will show a larger stock of Auck-land-made Quartz, Greenstone, and Mosaic Jewellery, within six months, I will give a rewardof fifty pounds. I also challenge New Zealand for style and beauty. Two thousand pound worth of Colonial-made Jewellery always on hand.—F. H. Lewisson, Qneen street. -[Advt.]

111 want," said a young corporal one day to Hedley Vicars, "to have more of Jesus in this life." Christ crucified is not a mere fund in reserve —a kind of extreme unction to help men to die in peace : it is the power which is daily to move the life, that they may live in holiness.