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Auckland Star, Volume VI, Issue 1659, 12 June 1875, Page 2

It is with sincere pleasure we return thanks for the following sums handed to us to-day in response to our appeal in yesterday's issue in behalf of the. widow and little children of Mr Sextie. Prom "Homo," who declines giving us his name, £2 ; from' his Worship ] the Mayor, £1; from Mr H. S. Mayers, fills. The latter gentleman, in writing to us, says : "I have been given to understand that this is a case deserving of great sympathy, < It is to be hoped therefore that the same feeling of benevolence will be manifested on this as on previous occasions notwithstanding the very many calls that the people of Auckland are constantly having made upon therm"' We; cordially endorse the plea, and earnestly hope that our suggestion of a concerted effort for placing Mrs Sextie in a position to maintain herself and her little family will be undertaken by the more immediate friends of the deceased gentleman./

~ $c observe by* the regfcrtof the Hamilton It $L Court that the advent of "Silver" has njKtr'removed aIJ the sorrows of the old Waik*to Times, and that "the tjnfortunate Man" has been unpleasantly reminded of ran old account, "it must be ve*y distressing this, especially just now. Perhaps Mr. T. H. W. Morris would do anotherlittlegbill. "Oh! Ja but lam the unfortunate man !" ■ There surely must be some stupid ! '<' blowing" about the petition to His Honor the Superintendent anent the division of the city into wards. We were told some days ago that it had been forwarded to the Superintendent, and so apparently was one of our morning contemporaries ; also, that it bore names in excess of what was required to obtain the object sought. We find nothing is known of the petition at the Provincial Government office, or at least was known yesterday, and we are further told by one who ought to know, that an enquiring citizen has sought every where for some one who had seen or signed the petition, but found none. We want light on.the subject. Be it distinctly understood we are offering no opinion, but we are wanting light. The evidence adduced at the inquiry into the racing scandal resulted in shewing clearly that the race had not been run on its merits, and the Club has vindicated itself by disqualifying Kelly and Barron. But we agree with our contemporary the Herald that the resolution calling on Mr A. B. Isaacs, the owner of Daybreak, to give an explanation or withdraw from the Club was nob justified by the evidence. The merits of the affair are now pretty _ well 'known in sporting circles, and it is well understood that except so far as being the owner of Daybreak; .and unwisely permitting him to run, Mr Isaacs had no direct complicity in the affair. We think enough has been done to vindicate1 Jhe Club in the matter, and act as a warning to others, and it might now be allowed to'drop. A writ to recover £500 damages for alleged libel has been served on the Southern Cross at the suit of Cecelia Allen, the little girl who was tried and acquitted on the charge nf arson at the North Shore. The alleged libel was contained in the article about "chloroforming her out of existence" and other severe comments made by the Cross. The case will most probably come on at the July civil sittings. During the downpour of this morning our Inspector of Nuisances was not asleep. Notebook in hand he was up and down Queenstreet, and woe betide those unlucky shop proprietors . where verandahs were out of reppir or whose waterpipes were not in firstclass condition. Every now and then we noticed him stop aad fix his eagle eye upon the premises of some unlucky wight who had neglected some by-law, and a constable being called as a witness, down went the offender's name in the awful book. A very pretty seno was enacted opposite the shop of a Queen-street chemist : Mr Goldie detected a small waterfall descending from the verandah on to the edge of the pavement. ,Here was a flagrant breach of the municipal statute (!), which says that all water shall be carried way by a pipe duly provided for that purpose. Constable Mulville being at hand was called to witness the offence. Thus strengthened our worthy officer acquainted the compounder of drugs of his impending fate, reminding him at the same time that a previous notice sent to him had referred to the deficient accommodation for carrying off his water. The chemist was in arms-at once. The notice he said had stated that there was a stoppage in his water-pips. This wai most untrue; and he went into the road and gave them ocular proof that the water flowed freely. The trio presented a cheering spectacle in the wilderness of rain. Mr Goldie on one side calm and unmoved, Constable Mulville with his macintosh and quiet smile .on the other, and Mr in the middle with his bran new slk umbrella gesticulating and speechifying till all wag blue. Plow it all ended wo cannot say, Vmt we should'nt wonder if more is heard of the affair. To the Editor : Sir, —I see by your issue of last night you quote a letter which appeared in the Daily Southern Cross relative to the author of the lino, "Though lost to sight, to memory dear." Writing from memory, I think that it is the opening liDe of a song which appeared in one of the annual volumes of the Keepsake, and was attributed to the Hon. Mrs. Norton. I have searched her published works, but failed to find the line in any of her poems. I have also heard it attributed to Mrs. Hemans. If I mistake not, the. editor of the Athenaum offered a reward of five pounds, some time ogo, if any one could tell him the author, and also the poem in which the line appeared. There was a controversy on the question, in which I took part, but without any satisfactory result, The question was also discussed in Notes and Queries. For my part, I think it may have have appeared somewhere, and that it has been handed down until it has become almost a proverb. And, as you suggest, it may have been taken from Cicero's line, "Friends, though absent, are still present."—l am, &c, Telroc.

A fancy sale was held in the Onehunga Institute last evening, but owing to the severity 'of the weather, the attendance was rather meagre. There was a goodly array of handsome articles, many of which are still on hand. As will be seen by our advertising columns the sale will be contkiued this evening.

Owing to the unfavourable weather, the football matches which were to have come off this afternoon have been postponed.

In the condensed account of the evidence taken at the race inquiry, published in a late edition last evening, the name of Mr. George Ellis in one place was printed Mr. George Giles. As this might be taken by some to refer to Mr. George Giles, butcher, we make this correction.

Two or three weeks, ago the people complained of the want of rain ; their wells were all dry, and their clothes could not be washed, and they literally thirsted for water. Now the scene .ja reversed ;it is water, water, everywhere; gullies and streams are swollen by the rain, and down the sides of the streets the water runs in volumes. Trade is stagnant, and the people look sad in the streets with wet, melaucholy faces, as they rush along the pavement or shelter themselves under the verandahs. The very houses and shops wear a wintry aspect, and everything aeems to coincide with the general utterance, " Verily, this is a soaking wet day."

It will be seen by advertisement elsewhere that Mr 0. Duckinfield, in conjunction with his Grey-street yard, has opened a coal and fire-wood dbpdt in West-street, Newton, immediately behind Mr Waddell's (baker). This will, no doubt, be a great convenience to the people of Newton. In our obituary notices will be observed the dearth of Mr Norfolk, plumber, Who died from infiamation of the lungs after a few days'illness. The deceased had carried on business many years in Auckland. He was a Freemason and a Good Templar. Latterly he was in charge of the Provincial waterworks. Musings among the apple-stands—'Buy fchehvfruits ye shall know them.' I All" the axes and buck-saws found in the ruins ofJPonipeii are of light make, as if constructed,for woman's use. Those old ancients kne^w their ljt,tle bußiaeggr/.flA Rfl >,K '! V ( A woman Jiving near the- Richard mine, in Morris Counjty, .New lost by the burning -of the emigrant ship Cospatfick, eight ' brothers, two sisters^'and herI,mother, besides <$her niea^tel|tiv^..i,, l ..i' u^ i'm iiit;. T?li<3,.; revival movement recently (tet ■bir' foot in Dunetlin has been mdre''successful 'than the effort in Auckland. The, melodies sung by Mr. Sankey have been used with great success, bo much bo that they are now heard constantly in the streets.

We regret that we Lave not yet seen the Brat issue of the Waikato Times—Thursday's—under the new management and proprietary. A somewhat ludicrous, but sad mishap was witnessed on Thursday evening. It will be remembered that the night was wild and blowy, and the visitors left Ponsonby Hall, where they had been interested by the Ponsonby'<lDramatic Clnb by the performance of " 3p*ra Diavolo .;" and on turning into College. Road, a smart young lady s head was attracted by the wicked wind, and her pretty cavalier hat, duly feathered, was lifted from that fair brow and carried away. The moonlight was struggling through the olouis, but the lady's hat was lost in the disfance. Miss S. had made up her mind to advertise in the Star, but, fortunately, last evening she was spared the trouble by a nice young man who tapped at her mammas door "and handed in the treasure, with the following legibly-written verse attached :— I found, sweet maid, your cavalier, And mused most fondly ocr it; And in return, I ask, my dear. The love of her who wore it. On the monster fish now being exhibited on the square next the Thistle Hotel, Mr James Neville writes :-Sir,— I find that it has been stated that the fish captured on the Waikato bar is a sword fish. Permit me to state that it does not possess any of the characteristics of the sword fish, and is by far a greater curiosity. I shall be most happy to give free admission to any learned icthiologist who may designate the fish by its true name. —Yours, &c, James Neville On the 12th June, 1759, died William Collins, one of the sweetest of the English poets of the eighteenth century. Collins w*B the son of a hatter, born on the banks of the Avon, and his melancholy career affords an example of the effects of intemperence on a fine organization, and may bo held as a beacon-light to others. Collins received a first-class education for the time in which he lived, and was unquestionab'y the best English poet that had appeared between the ages of Pope and Goldsmith. For several years Collins lived in purposeless poverty, the possessor of genuis, undirected by nssiduity. Towards his end he was mentally afflicted. Collins wrote many fine orles, but in one of his fits of mental depression he destroyed them ; but those which he left behind him are highly valued for their intrinsic worth, by men of taste and culture. His " Ode to the Passions" is one of the best poems in the language. Dr John Langhorne was an enthusiastic admirer of Collins., and once took a journsy from London into Sussex for the purpose of kneeling on the dead man's grave He found the grave of William Collins, flung himself upon it, and delivered an oration to- the gods. His state of feeling may be imagined when he found that he had been kneeling upon the grave of a tailor instead of a poet. " Never mind, sir, " said his informant, " William Collins, tailor, wag an honest man and a far better man than the mad poet; no other man could make a better fib than this unfamed tailor." The Prince of Wales Theatre will be reopened this evening, when Miss May Howard will make her appearance as Mercy Merrick 'in the interesting drama of Wilkio Collins, en'itled the "New Magdalen," with entirely new scenery and effects. Mr Collier will appear as Julian Grey. Miss Clara Stephenson and Mrs Jones will also take part ; the formrer as Grace Roaebury and the latter as Lady Janet. Other favourites with the public, viz., Messrs. Avelinj?, Deering, Holloway, Sweeney, and Hill will appear.. The scenery represents a cottage on the French and German frontier, and Lady Roy's diningroom and conservatory. The drama is in three acts, and will occupy the whole of the evening. Subjects of discourse to-morrow (Sunday): — Newton Kirk, Rev. Dr. Wallis : morning, " Work out Your Own Salvation ;" evening, " Christendom before the Reformation."— Wellesley-street Baptist Chapel,by Rev P. H. Oornford : morning, " Following Christ Afar Off;" evening, " Deep Things Revealed"— Lome-street Hall: morning, "God's Care of the Reinless ;" evening, "Ou Free Enquiry after Truth."—Bere&ford-street Congregational Church : sermons morning and evening by Rev. Warlow Davies, M.A.—Pittstreet Wesleyan Church : morning, Rev. A. Reid ; evening, Rev! W. J. Williams. United Mthodist Free Church — Morning, " The Flesh Crucified ;" evening, "Jacob's Ladder." Christian Meeting Honse-Even-ing,. Mr Edward Lewis, from Australia. Trinity Church, North Shore. A meeting of the ratepayers of the Karangahape Highway district was held last evening in the Excelsior Hall for the purpose of considering the proposed annexation of Newton with the city. Mr Wilkes was called to the chair, and introduced the immediate object of the meeting. The weather being unfavorable, the attendance was not large. Some time was occupied in a discussion of a conversational character, respecting the late proceedings of the District. J3oard, and it was considered that East-street had been neglected. A city councillor, it was stated, had been busy in the district among the ratepayers with the view of persuading them to annex the district with the city. But the city, it was alleged, had got deeply in debt, had borrowed upon its endowments, and Councillors were desirous of borrowing more money; hence they wanted an extension of boundary, but not- in the interest of Newton. The Newton people spent the money they raised on the improvement of their roads, and had no official salaries to pay; but if annexed to the city they would have to pay current rates, and their money 'would have to be expended in other districts. By such an amalgamation, moreover, property in Newton would be reduced in value, and good residents would probably leave the district. The Chairman suggested that a petition should be prepared to prevent Newton being swallowed up by the city, that the ratepayers .should all sign it, and that it should be placed in the hands of Sir George Grey or some other member of the General Assembly for presentation. After some further remarks it was resolved to hold another meeting on the subject, of which due notice ' will be given.