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Auckland Star, Volume VI, Issue 1681, 8 July 1875, Page 2

The two lads, Donovan and Wdj|)| (who escaped from the Training Ship^^jp. were arrested by Constable Greene at the Huia), were yesterday brought up, and sentenced to seven days' imprisonment. The wanderings of these boys, since their escape with two others, has been of a very adventurous character. After getting free, one of the four escapees thought better of it an<J returned. The others proceeded on; they slept the first ni^ht out at Remuera, andf the next night put up at the deserted old Whau block-house. They procured some old clothes, cast off by wandering vagrants, and disguised themselves by dispensing with the school uniform. The trouser legs were, of course, about a quarter of a yard too long, and the capacity of the rest of the garments was proportionate ; but they trudged manfully along towards Muddy Creek, where the other lad (a boy from Christchurcb, named Norfolk) deserted them, and has not since been seen. The boys, Wood and Donovan, went towards tbe Huia and crossed the difficult and dangerous track where the Rev. Mr Hamilton was lost. There some Maoris were kind to them, and a wahine observing the uncomfortable length of the boys' tiousers, cub a piece off and made them more presentable. One of the lads when arrested was sleeping by himself in a lonely hut in?the forest, as peacefully as if on a bed of down. The loss of liberty must be strongly implanted to sweeten such hardships to youths who are provided with a comfortable home. The authorities are anxious to ascertain the whereabouts of Norfolk, and it is hoped for the boy's own sake anyone acquainted with his movements will forward the required information.

We have been requested to insert the following :— ** To the Editor of the Star : Sir, —While Mr. Henry Kissling was very indignant last night at others using proxies, I can vouch for it that I saw him myself presenting proxies to the full extent to which he was entitled to vote, and I saw the same done by all the principal agitators against the declaration o£ the result of the poll. On another matter I wish to say a word : It was said by Mr Kissling last night, that the Bishop's and hey. Mr Burrows' proxies were wrongly signed and invalid. This is untrue. 1 have seen the Bishop's proxy paper ; it was filled in with the name of ' Mr R. C. Dyer,' and signed ' W. G, Auckland,' and witnessed by Colonel Nation. The paper wa3 properly filled up and signed. The same iB true of the Rev. Mr Burrows' proxy. It was ve>y wrong of Mr Kissling. to drag in the names of these gentlemen into faction fighting.—Yours, obediently, Ratepayer.

We learn that Mr H. M. Jervis has retired from the local agency of the Australian Navigation Company, which we presume includes also the agency of the San Francisco mail steamers of the present temporary service. The long connection of Mr Jervis with tbis agency, and his courtesy in the transaction of the Company's business will make his retirement a subject of general regret. Mr John Reid, of Custom-house-street, has been appointed to the agency, and we are confident thac his well-known business abilit/ is a guarantee that the agency will be conducted satisfactorily both to the public and the A.S.N. Co.

The membsrs of St. Sepulchre's and Epiphany churches will give their entertainment this evening at Newton Hall, which will bo of a musical and literary character.

Mr W. L. Rees will deliver his address this evening in the Mechanic's Institute on the " Past session of the Provincial Council and its relation to the position of the General Government."

Another of those amusing and instructive meetings in connection with the Templary movement, will be held this evening in the Temperance Hall, Albert-street, under the auspices of the Pioneers.

The ratepayers of Newmarket will h,old their annual meetina; this evening at the Royal George Hotel, for the purpose of electing officers aud striking a rate.

We have been urgently pressed to give insertion to tho following tribute, by one who can speak from experience, and al•though we believe that the gentleman, whose name is referred to in terms of warm encomium, would rather that his good work should remain unacknowledged, exoept by the quiet approval of those who are acquainted with its extent, yet we deem the letter a most appropriate and well-timed expression from a large number of people who have little means of shewing their gratitude, and therefore accede to the request of 6u r co rresponden t : "Sir, —It is a source of gratification that the controversy which sometime since raged so furiously between the directors of the Old Men's Refuge and the Relieving Officer seems, for the present, to be relegated to the limbo of the past ; and it is to be hoped, never to be resuscitated. But passing from the disagreeable to the reverse, I trespass upon your columns, to pay a tribute of gratitude, to give ' honor where honor is due,' and to express my individual and the universal regret at the great and material loss that has accrued to the indigent sick. You are doubtleas aware that Doctor Kenderdine has seceded from the post he held for a number of years, under the Provincial Government, as medical officer to those who unfortunately were obliged to resort to eleemosynary relief ; and it is, indeed, a source of ineffable regret to those who, requiring his professional services, derived such material advantage from him, not only in the alleviation of their physical sufferings, but also, and more than all, in the kind gentle manner and philanthropic spirit by which he is imbued, and which he ever manifested to them in his ministrations, affording a practical illustration of the truth of that doctrine of Christianity of which he is so bright an ornament, and which is so successful when preached with oharity. lam c onfident that all who, like myself, came under his cognizance, derived the greatest possible benefit, nob only from his medical" attentions, but from his 'good words,' his 'gentle life,' his practical "benevolence, which he ever evinced to those he visited, seeking in every way to ameliorate not only their physical maladies, but being 'in his duty, prompt at every call,' but by endeavouring to ' heal the broken in heart and binding up their wounds,' himself 'alluring to brighter worlds and leading the way'! Should these few lines happen to meet the good Doctor's eye, I hope he will palliates, if not wholly forgive, my having ventured to give public expression to the feelings by which 1 am animated, and although ' doing gooi by stealth' as he always does, seeking no other reward but that emanating from the 'eternal sunshine, of the spotless mind.' I trust that he will receive the homage and thanks which I have thus feebly, but heartily and sincerely paid him. —I remain, A Voice from Vallambrosa.

To the Editor T Sir, —As one present at the meeting at Parnell last night, permit me to draw attention to the figure cut by Mr. Allender of the goapmill, and to his place on the poll. He was boasting all over Parnell that he would go into the Board, and that he would shew them how to do it. And at the meeting he put himself forward as prominently as he could, and was very fussy. Yet after all in the show of hands he had only three hands held up for him, and in the polling with proxies he had only eight votes in his favour. I think, sir, that this fairly shows him in what estimation he is held in a district where he is an employer of labour, and where he resided for a long time, and how much the ratepayers relish the smell ef his soapery.—l am, Ac, A Man with a Nose. The next lecture of the winter series in connection with the Young Men's Christian Association will be given to-morrow (Friday) evening, in the large room of the institute by the Rev. George H. Turner. The subject, " Making your Mark," is a very interesting one, and affords scope for a large amount of nsefml information for enterprising young men. • ,

As bearing upon the determination of the Auckland City Council to levy rates on fixed machinery, we learn from papers by the Mikado to day that an important decision has just been given at Goulboum on a muQi«ipal. appeal. The Bench decided that a mill should be assessed on the land and building only, and not on the machinery.

The meeting of the JSewmarkefc ratepayers Will be held this evening in the Royal George Hotel. Ihat district appears blessed at the present time with a harmonious Board of Trustees, not a dissenting voice is heard raised against them, no charge of spending money on the wrong streets, nor of refusals to pay printing accounts, nor of the collector smashing in the panels ot doors and frightening the inmates. The old quarrelsome spirit appears to have departed and settled down in Ponsonby and other regions round about. It is to be hoped that this genial state jof things will not be disturbed.

A meeting was held, according to advertisement, at Mr J. Darby's Commercial Hotel Shortland-streefc, at eight o clock on July 7, to consider the best way and means to assist the widow of the late Mr 1. Sweeney, and it was resolved that.the meeting be adiourned for a week, to take place at the same house and time ; that subscription lists be sent round, and be returned on the nij>ht of meeting

At the Police Court, Onehunga, yesterday, William Matson, for stealing from the omnibus weaiiDg apparel, value £3, the property of Mr. H. Hampton, was sentenced to three months' imprisonment John George, for stealing £2 from Foley'a hotel, Otahuhu, was also sentenced to three months' imprisonment.