The Evening Star: WITH WHICH ARE INCORPORATED The Evening News and the Morning News. MONDAY, JULY 12, 1875.

Auckland Star, Volume VI, Issue 1684, 12 July 1875, Page 2

The Evening Star: WITH WHICH ARE INCORPORATED The Evening News and the Morning News.

MONDAY, JULY 12, 1875.

For thf cause that lacks assistance, For the tnang that needs resiataacau Ver the fitura in the distance, AjU ttu s»od that we can a*.

Grafton Road pronounces to-morrow evening. The lovers of the sensational need not expect a sederunt rising with the sun a la " Fonsonby and or Dedwood." The long tng up that weary hill takes the wind out of the people, and they are not long-winded when they meet. Still the Grafton people think strongly, and rumour hath it that to-morrow .night they will have reserved enough of wind for a tussle, and mean to have one. Deponent knoweth not the constitutional principles at stake, but feeleth confident that they are none less fundamental and momentous than the scoria and ocean shells which have been the agony of Ponsonby ; from which those bellicose highlanders, with haggard looks and tottering gait, and exhausted mien, are slowly suffering a recovery. As will be seen elsewhere, Grafton Road then has its innings to-morrow evening, and trouble begins at seven o'clock.

Although our report of Saturday generally photographed with accuracy the proceedings at the Ponsonby annual meeting, one error crept iv. Mr. McKinstry is made to complain that scoria had not been placed at his own door. What this gentleman complained of was that he had written a letter to the Chairman, of which no notice had been taken. " Anti-proxy " writes to us complaining of some garbled account of the proceedings which appeared somewhere, in which it appears it was stated that Mr. Devore retired from the election of Chairman, and that Mr. Boardman and Mr. Swanson were pitted against one another. If such account appeared it was certainly incorrect. Mr. Swanson, as amicus curiae, (jousented to ocoupy the chair in case all parties wished it,.but on its being apparent that party feeling ran too high for this, Mr Swanson distinctly declined to be put in competition with anyone. Messrs Boardman and Devore were accordingly placed formally in nomination, and the former elected by a majority. Our correspondent complains that ohis report, which we have not had the pleasure of seeing, but is said to have appeared somewhere, was entirely one-sided, which, he says, Jimmy Maguire explains thus : " To be sure it was one-sided, for the reports was lookin' at the trouble with only one side of his face, for sure the 'tother eye war bunged up."

the North Shore, which should be pondered on at the present moment, with the annual meeting of the ratepayers nigh at hand. The little daughter of a gentleman staying for a time at that sanatorium, was playing on the outer or ocean beach. One of the many cows that are allowed to roam at large iftiere, approached the child—who is between two and three years old — and with its horns tossed the child in the air. The little ' thing's dress was caught in the horn and torn in pieces, but fortunately her body was not touched, and she escaped with no injury, but of course, a terrible fright. Now this ia intolerable A year or two ago the accidents and fatalities arising from kicking and careering horses made the same place notorious. This evil has we believe been ended by the firmness of the Highway Board and the good sense of the i residents. And really the time has. c6me when the same rule should be applied to cows. We admit the hardship which it is to individuals to compel fcheir cows being padlocked. ißufc the same hardship is necessitated hy hundreds of regulations that are enforced for the public good. The North Shore, we mean by this the Devonport district, is now so populous that the rule applied, to Auckland ant! to all populous places should there be put in force, as that is the legitimate breathing and recreation ground for Aucklanders, the roaming of feaese cows night and day constitutes an evil, to which any citizen or any child of a citizen may be exposed. We trust that the annual meeting of the people o!f: Devonport will not be allowedjtop'4&3without action taken in this matted Let it be made a test-question w.ith Candidates, as was formerly the atiraying of horses, and let the people x>i. our marine suburb show that really they are concerned for the safety a n comfort of those who visit them in quest of ocean breezes and^health,—and strawberries and cream.

Mr Rees' lecture a^pe&rs fco have been a sore annoyance to the Government organs. We observe from out telegrams that the Wellington Pirnes also "goes for" him warmly. This is \quite what i3to be expected. Every thing is couleur de rose; the financial position of the colony is unassailable and every One that dares to doubt it is a fool of a charlatan. There is no foundation whatever for the charge that the Government is in want of money. ladeed SO long as the borrowing; lasts ife would be queer if the Government should be in want, yet it is a known fact that owing to the rsPftJessness of administration this state ox things did come to pass, and VraS one of the principal causes of the disi&jjtttable dodges wherewith the Colonial Secretary attempted to " bluff" the Superintendents. The Times says Mr Re'iSS knows nothing abeut it> .fast as the Times' master said the 'Superintendents were all out. Unblushing cheek and brazen assertion appeW tto be ac present the best polished weapons in ,the Government armory.

Ws have had from the hands of Mr Archard another tangible evidence of the oiigin of spontaneous combustion. Mr Archard—who, by the way, and to his honor, uses Patent Safety Matches commonly— happeaed to leave on his desk a box of common vestas, and being called away suddenly the box remained where it was during the night of Friday. On his return he found the matches as they now lie before us ; and they are thus : With about two or three exceptions, the wax portion of every one is gnawed by mice, and opened up as far as the head, in the most beautiful tinder imaginable.

Nothing could more forcibly show the danger of keeping these infernal things in a house. And yet we venture to say that in the great majority of houses in this city and suburbs they pro kept, while the Patent Safety Matches are just as cheap and in every way as serviceable. And the Insurance Companies never say a word about it. We suppose it is all right. If there were no fires nobody would insure. So let it E.I.P.

Jn consequence of the prevailing inclement weather the monthly parades for the month of July will take place in undress uniform and without arms or accoutremtnts, as follows, namely :—Tuesday, July 20, at 7.30 p.m., Artillery, Victoria, Hobson, and Scottish Companies, in the Market-house. Thursday, July 22> at 7.30 p m., Engineer Company ; No. 2 Company, A.R.V., ; No. 3 Company, A.R.V. ; and Naval Brigade, in the Market-house. Saturday, July 24, at 8 p.m., Otahuhu Eifle Company, Otahuhu. Tuesday, July 27, at 12.30 p.m, Grammar School Companies, Albert Barracks. Tuesday, July 27, at 7.30 p m., Engineer Cadets and St. Matthew's School Cadets, at St. Matthew's School.

"Under the Gaslight" was the performance of Saturday evening at the Prince of Wales Theatre before a fair, but not overlarge audience. Miss Stephenson am Laura Courtland was excellent, Mr Holloway represented Ray TrafforJ with his usual ability, and Mrs Jones faithfully impersonated the character she undertook to illustrate. This drama which has many points of interest, will be repeated this evening. Mr Conway, agent of the American Rubber Stamp Company, Dunedin, has been engaged during the past few weeks taking orders in Auckland, and has already received upwards of £200 worth The first lot of stamps was received by the Taranaki on Friday, including stamps of all sizes, and for every kind of business; also, small stamps of signatures, which will be found most useful for marking books or other personal property. These stamps are cheap, durable, and finished in first-class style. Among those shewn us by Mr Conway we noticed two for stamping jewellers' names on clocks, several large stamps for branding cases, a small die for the Sunday School Union, and others of every variety and design, The soiree in connection with the Orange Institution will be held this evening in the / Choral Hall. Tea will be provided at halfpast six o'clock after which several ministers and gentlemen will address the meeting. A band will be in attendance and will play several overtures and selections during the evening. Between the speeches, songs will be sung by Madame Moller, and Messrs Harding, Howden, Hannken and Hull. The Misses Hayles will also perform several pianoforte duets ; a pleasant evening's amusement may therefore be expected. To the Editor : Sir, —There are people in the Market dealing largely in geese, turkeys, ducks, and fowls. Now, round the dwellings of these people in the city, and close to the Market, this farm stock is fed, and the filth about people's doors and side- . walks is an object of intense exasperation. Give us your counsel; is there any remedy ? —Yours, &c, J. Davidson.—[lf a nuisance exists, no matter what the source from which it may arise, it is the Inspector's duty to see that it is removed.—Ed. E.B.] The following is the balance-sheet of Mrs. Sextie's benefit:—Gross receipts—£27 6s. 6d. Expenditure—Hire of hall, £3 155.; man for cleaning hall, 10a ; fitting up the stage, 175.; refreshments, £1; printing and advertising, £2 2s. 6d. ; sundries, Bs.; hire of piano, 12s ; musicians, £2 15s. Total, £11 19a. 6d. Balance for Mrs. Sextie, £15 7s. Thanks are returned to Mr. Brooks for accompanying on the piano free of charge. Received from the Hibernian Society £10 165., for tickets sold.—P. Doran, manager; W. Mahony, secretary. The danger of fire from quicklime wag illustrated a week or two ago at Port Chalmers. A quantity of quicklime in bags had been stowed at the back of Messrs Clark and Son's store, and being wetted by rain fire was .engendered. Attention was attracted by a volume of smoke rising from the place, and then it was ascertained that several of the bags were burned through. The fire was quickly extinguished and the lime removed to a safer situation.

-wrpiuummg-pnc-'aginperor^or' •niuamwno pci'iiu, says:-"His'Majesty returns to Germany as her best friend, the same as he has been for many years past. His faithful friendship, which has stood the test of joy and sorrow, fortune and misfortune, watching our hard struggles with kindly sympathy, and our victories and rise as a nation with sincere, ungrudging pleasure, renders him dear and precious to us. in unison with the rest of the world we award him Our respect and admiration for his Wisdom and energy, but he has a further claim upon; us as Germans. Ingratitude has never been our national failing."

The new Parnell Board ha 3 lost no time in arranging for the lighting of tHe district. At a meeting on Saturday, the members of the Board went rdu&d and chose the sites for thfe seveik lathps which have been determined upon for the main road. Five of them will be erected between the Union Sash and Door Company's factory aud the Roman Catholic Chapel, one at the corner of St. George's Bay road, and one at the Borner of St. Stephen's road ; So that within a week wayfarers at night will have light to guide them on thfeir way. Mr Henry Brett was chosen Chairman of the Board for the ensuing year.

The adjourned annual meeting of the IJobson Company of Volunteers will be held to-morrow evening at th& Catholic Institute, Wellington-Street^ for! the general business of the Oonipaay.

M $ernarnin Rahn, formerly of the Conservatoire de Musique of Paris, has invented a new system of teaching harmony which has the advantage of being simple, easy, and attractive, as well as entirely new. In the first lesaon the pupil already acquainted with musical notation, ia taught to write either an accompaniment to a melody, or a melody to a given Accompaniment, and at each succeeding lesson the pupil is gradually and pleasantly initiated into the secrets of a science which has been considered to be more difficult than algebra, so that in a comparatively short space of time he may be able to transpose, accompany, or improvise at sight with intelligence and facility. M. Rahn's method will be of great service to professors, to amateurs, and to others who require an ingenious guide and help in teaching the art and science of musical composition in an amusing and pleasant form.

The Newmarket Hall Building Committee meet to-night in the reading-room, at eight o'clock, to receive subscribers' names.

His Honor the Superintendent will probably proceed to Wellington on Saturday next in the Luna, in order to be present at the opening of the General Assembly.