The Evening Star: WITH WHICH ARE INCORPORATED The Evening News and the Morning News MONDAY, JULY 26, 1875.

Auckland Star, Volume VI, Issue 1696, 26 July 1875, Page 2

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

MONDAY, JULY 26, 1875.

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The preliminary canter with which the session of the Assembly has opened will not be Without its good effects. It became pretty fast towards the close, and showed the metal of some of the leaders of the House. Probably as a piece of political tactics it was a mistake for the Opposition to involve the great question of the session in the discussion of the address in reply; but it was somewhat vexing for the Opposition to be invited to express gratification on matters which, to say the least, are open to grave question, and to give thanks to the Governor for a promise

thar. be vrovild submit measurea against i which their whole souls revolted. But the disadvantage under which Uie Opposition laboured in nob ksowiog wlist tlie pvoviKip'.-a | of the promised mcasuro were and tlie obvious vftli<^y of the plea that they should ! wait and hold the debate on the abolition j bill itself, were sufficient to make supporters i v.-svev and to mate it perilous ab that par- j tiewlar stage to try conclusions with the j Government. It is probable that :■.!; no time i was it actually determined to move an j arr.cndmcnt on tho address in reply ; but j whelher ihis wbs so or riot, the allowing the j dob.itt! to dose without division was cortain^v ! the best ending it could have. It *fv >.•<'.<!, , hoy- ever, to give form to parties ana to place \ in timu before ilia minds or members fclto real j is«uo Shaft is, for this session afc least, to be ■ submitted. The question, as now before the House, i s nor Provincialism ye»rsus Centralism, not partial abolition versus both, but whether m Acfc shall at once be passed by j the move force of an existing msjority for the abolition of provincialism ; or whether the matter shall be relegated to the people to be decided by the ballot box. Taking up thr--1 alter view, the Opposition will have with it the sympathy of the whole country, and whatever may bo the ultimate rcsulbwhether it bo a triumph of Centralism or Provincialism, or the evolution of a system differing from both—it can hardly be questioned that this calm and desirable course for the solution of this most difficult question ruid for fixing the Constitutional form of Government under which we and our children shall live, commends itself to right reason. It was a good point made by Sir George Grey when he asked if the Ministry l-c: lly intended to carry through their pro posals to alter the Constitution and at the same time alter tbe representation, and when, on the Native Minister bting trapped into replying emphatically in the affirmative, be showed that the one measure condemned the propriety of the other, for if the present Parliament is admitted to be bo unfairly representing the people as to require a complete revision of electoral districts and of representation, surely this is not the time and this not the Parliament that should assume the duty of settling the Constitution of the country. This, then, is the issue that is to be tried, and the country should mark it well—not whether the provincial system shall be abolished and give place to a central form of Government, bnt whether the people of NewZealand shall have the opportunity in a general election of making their voice unequivocally heard in the formation of their own Constitution, or whether it shall be arbitrarily forged and fixed for them by n Ministry and Parliament self-confessed as inadequately and unfairly representing the , people of New Zealand.

\ fter reading the report on proposed \v\vbo nr improvements which appeals on the fourth page of the Star to-day no one will be prepared to say that the Harbour Board is net endeavouring to meeb the growing requirements of the trade of this port and satisfy the utmost calls on the resources 'of the harbour that can possibly be made duiing the next few years. When the graving dock is completed, and the proposed railway pier has become an accomplished fact, connected by rail with the business centre of the city, Auckland will, in reality, be -what nature intended ifc for— the premier seaport of New Zealand The chief objection that can be offered to the railway pier is its great exposure to NorthEast gales, but it will protect the Queens treet pier very much against heavy weather from that quarter and will itself be sheltered from the destructive westerlies. Two yearß hence the appearance of the Auckland harbour and shipping will be completely changed, and the whole shore from the Breakwater to Freeman's Bay will then present an appearance of great activity.

Our leading article to-day on Parliamentary matters, received by telegraph from Wellington, may be taken as a most reliable guide to the position and motives of the Opposition party and the action they have taken up on the great constitutional question. We desire, as previously stated, to make leading comment on Farliamentary subjects, equally with our general telegrams, a guide to the Parliamentary proceedings in Wellington, and the leading article to-day places clearly and definitely before our readers the great issue really at stake between the Ministry and their opponeuts.

The new Parnell Board may find a deserving object for the expenditure of a portion of the year's rates in the pathway on the right hand side of the main street going up Parnell. Just below the Alexandria Hotel the edges of the path have been broken away in several places leaving dangerous gaps. On Saturday night two ladies were coming down the road, when one stepped in a hole caused in this way and fell at full length in the gutter. Her campanion in striving to save her met a similiar fate and both reached home in a sadly soiled condition. The reputation of both ladies is irreproachable, but it is a question whether they could not sustain an action for defamation of character against the District Trustees on acconnt of the slanders which the accident has given rise to.

The Miranda coal-mines, says the Waihato Times, have been leased by Mr Foot to Mr George Claikson, «f Shotover celebrity, who proposes to work them, and send the coal to Mercer, along the Whangamarino Creek, in 20-ton barges. A first lot of eight tons was sent down last Friday. Thefootball matchParnell versus Auckland played on Saturday afternoon in the field behind Government-house was one of the most keenly contested of the season. Both teams shewed up in full strength indeed Parnell had to dispose with the services of two of their side. Mr Thos. Henderson Captained the Auckland men, and Mr Geo. Evans in the absence of Mr King did the same for Parnell. The Parnell team must be congratulated for the decided improvement manifested in their play. There was more cooperation visible in their ranks and moreover we noticed among the heavy weights one or two whose services, had they been available, might have turned the balance on past occasions. We trust that these gentlemen will show up regularly in future. The Auckland men for a while had all their work to defend their goal from the determined onslaughts of their opponents, and for the first hour had decidedly the worst of the position. Towards the latter part of the game the Parnell men showed signs of having had enough of it, and the advantage lay with Auckland, who, just before "time" was called, succeeded, by Dunnefct's agency, in kicking a goal from a "touch-down" of "Woon's. Previously to this the Parnell men had obtained a " touch-down " from a good " run in "by fletley. Messrs. Nolan and Diethelm acted as umpires and gave general satisfaction by their decisions. Over two hundred spectators witnessed the game and repeatedly cheered the efforts of the players.

Another of Auckland's olds3t tef^m nay | passed away. From our obituary notices it | will be seen that Mr Charles Davis died at j bis residence early this morning. The deceased gentleman anivtd in the colony I thiity years and up to the time of his first attack of iilnos^, which incapacitated! i him from active business pursuits, about | ! three years ago, he heid a vui'y prominent j position as a merchant of the city, lie was a i Justice of. the Peace, and was gone- ! I ra!3y esteemed as an enterprising business | j man and a good citiEon. Aa most of our I readers are no douVt aware he was seized i with a paralytic stroke three yearn ago ana j ' never leoained his health although so far re- j j covered ;'.s so bo ablo to move about. Yester- J ! day afternoon ab ,-ut three o'clock he became ! j vejy seriously ill, and expired this moruir.g \ lat & quarter to liner. The faaerid will leave : I his Uio rs.sidtmee, liardiugo-sti-eet, to- I ' morrow at. three. j Tho District Court tl\ia morning presented • ■ a liv( ly appearance, there being besides a j ;.;ooilly cluster of solid tins, a number of jurors m waiting. Previously to the moment of opeiiisg the Court, Mr Lodge announced to all present that he had received a communication stating that in consequence of the sudden indisposition of Judge Beckham, who is suffering from a severe attack of bronchitis aud unable to leave his bed, it would be his duty to adjourn tho business of the Court until the Don of August, when jurors and witnesses must be in attendance.

In noticing Mr. Murray's remarks in tho Itousa of .Representatives on the railway mismanagement the WaiJcato Times says : " As Mr. Murray was recently in this district we presume the line specially referred to, ia that between Auckland and. Mercer. Mr. Hay has also commented on the same subject. We aie therefore sanguine that the crying grievance under wliich the \> sople of Auckiand and Waikato have laboured, will speedily be removed, and that Mr. Passinore's peculiar gratitications AviLi receive effectual, if tardy justice "

A printer's error occurs in the description of the projected railway wharf, to be found on our fourth page : .l.('or " totara piles will form the support, with bags of 11 feet and 24 foot. Only three ba -s of the latter width will occur "—read : " totara pilts will form tho support, with bays of 18 feet and 24 feet. Only three bays of the latter width will occur."

Me. Jacobs, of Taupo, has sent a present of EO.Tie turke3 s toJMr. Fiancia, one of the birds, a young one only eight months old, on being plucked and dressed weighed 10^ lfo. Taupo must be a favourable district for the growth of turkeys.

Mr. Rogers of tho Criterion Hotel, Otahuhu is determined to have sport to the last of the shooting season. On Friday night he returned from his lastest shooting excursion, with a line show of game, having shot 28 brace of birds. This gentleman is a genuine sportsman, and shoots out of pure love and affection for the sport itself, not, as is frequently the case, for the sake of getting the birds to sell.

V\ To notice tliafc Mr. (ilanville, of the firm of Glanviile and KJlyett, now iv England, lias not lost an opportunity for saying a good word for ]N!cw Zealaud. The Labourer*' Union Chronicle of May Bth contains a report of a lecture by Mr. C. HoJloway on New Zealand. The lecture was delivered in the open space in front of Kiilingworth Castle, Woottop, near Oxford. The lecture was precoded by s half-holiday, a procession headed by a brass baud, a tea meeting, at which 300 down, and a vtry liberal display of flags and mottoes through the village. Mr Holloway began by a vivid sketch of the condition of tho agricultural laborers in Rcglaiul prior to the establishment of the lltiion, those in Dorset and Somerset working from dawn to dark for 7s to 10s a week, and he qnoted the lines of Lord John Manners, written twenty years ago, as being as applicable to their condition in 18T2 as then— The modern slave : Doomed from the very craile to the grave, To triad his lonely pivth or care and toil ; Bound in aad truth, and bound down to the soil. He dies and le ives his sons their heritage* : Work for their prime, the workhouse for their ago. Then he devoted some space to the work done by Joseph Arch an d the Union, after which he gave a graphic description of his own voyage to New Zealand in the Mongol. Of Dunedin and his reception thcrj he gave a most glowing account, sajing, "As he paced the streets he thought that everything betokened prosperity. The people were well dressed and respectable, and the children with their rosy cheeks looke I the very p;ctuie of hejlth. There is a marked difference between the laboring man there aud here at home. They did not look down at their toes bo much; their heads were erect, and their whole bearing impressed him with the idea that " Jack is as good as his master." Everything betokened happiness, comfort, and respectability. An account of the discovery, position, extent, settlement, government, population, climate, and scenerj' of the colony was then given. Mr Glauville, who had recently returned from New Zealand, also addressed the meeting, and bore testimony to what Mr Holloway had stated.

The Speaker, on Sir George Grey being brought up to be sworn in, says the Wellington Tribune, stepped down to the floor of the House, and there saluted him with a low bow, previously to administering the oath from his usual standing-place in front oE the chair.

The much admired piece of wool-work, worked by the Sisters of Mercy, of JParnell Convent, representing the surrender of Mary, Queen of Scots, with eleven other articles of beauty and utility, will be drawn for, on the Art Union principle, in St Patrick's Hall, on the 3rd of August.

The Good Templars held another successful entertainment on Saturday evening, in the Young Men's rooms, Wellesley-street, which was of a pleasing character, consisting of music, songs and recitations.

The name of Edwin Glanville will be long remembered in Auckland in connection with Sunday school progress, and the Home for Neglected Children. In both of these movements he took a warm and decided interest; the friends, therefore, may be glad to hear that Mr. Glanville, who went some months ago on a visit to the locality of the White Horse, in the county of Berkshire, a locality fully described by Thomas Hughes in his "Scouring of the White Hor3e," has met with a favourable reception in his birthland, and especially the reception he met in the shadows of the Old Bailey by the officers of the parent society. Mr Glanville having delivered an acceptable address on the progress of the various branches of the union in New Zealand, presented them with a set of the portraits of the Auckland Sunday School Unionists, which were pleasantly accepted, and will adorn the committee room of the principal office. The account which Mr. Glanville gave of the working and success of the Auckland branch, was pronounced to be the most satisfactory of the Australasian colonies.

The engagement of the Sisters Duvalli closed on Saturday evening at the Prince of Wales Theatre. The bill of fare was a large one, and the several promises were performed and if not perfectly satisfactory, they afforded much interest to the spectators. The two last acts of "Richard the Third," and a burlesque on the "Bride of Abydos " were given with remote resemblances to the characters of the original. The sisters danced with their wonted finish and agility, and herein consists their power to please. This popular place of amusement will be closed until Saturday next when it will be re-opened or a series of six nights by the worldrenowned mesmerist, Dr Silvester, recogrised as the " Fakir of Oolu," who will appear in his extraordinary entertainments which hare commanded the attention of thousands in many parts of the civilized world.

The remains of Mr. William Stone, third j soe of Mr. 0. J. Stone, who died on the j i morning of the 24th instant, in the 25th year j of his ago, v.-ere yesterday consigned to their J last resting place' in the Wesley an portion ot j the cemetery. The Funeral eortfge kit toe ; i residence of Mr. R<one, on the Kyber Pcss j : Eoad, at thr^o o'clock, followed by the j ! rftlati'vea and a iarte procession of friends of ; j the deceased. rJ )w fnneial service waa lead :in au impressive manner by the Eev. | ; Alexander llcid. - j Another applicant we present to the notice of the benevolent of Auckland : a | poor uiifoitursate immigrant, who sri-ived hy i I the Wlitangi, haviug a frail wife and small ' ohildrfcii. The father was at first enabled to l.ivork, and being industrious earned honestly | j his bread. Hut sioknnra cuine and the pool j i man has now been in almost a hopeless con- j ! divion for weeks of typhoid fever. The poor | : woman afc the nistpmeh ran out and worked, i ' Irat hor hnsbaad was winking so fast that ; \ even this hc-.a. to lie given up, :uvl they are now in a condition of great dcstilutiou. The man's nasne is Jack&oD, aod he lives in Picton-strtot. This ia a case of real "wan^ as Dr. Bajntun can vouch for. Potatoes, £,rocetics, casb, or anything wis.l be received by them with gratitude. Any ca&h subscription we shall have great plcasuie in receiving cd their behalf. Mr. WMttington, business eecretary for the Fakir of Oolu, airivcd by the steamer Phcebe in the Manuiau yesterday to make the necessary arrangements for opening at the Prince of Wales Theatre on Saturday next. <>ur telegrams from the south from time to time have referred to Dr. Sylvester's mysterious wizard exhibitions, and judging by the preparation which Mr. Whittington has already commenced we anticipate an entertainment of no ordinary character. Some difficulty was experienced in the absence of a water supply in securing the necessary force for the monster fountain introduced in the exhibition, but the agent has engaged Mr Kitchen lo erect largo tanks at a great height to Bupply this defect. No expense is to b> spnrfd in order to produce the enteitainmcn' on the same scale as that which attracted such eiowdcd audiences in Melbourne.

A serious row occurred at Lyell, West Coast, in consequence of a contractor for p. bridge not paying his workmen. It seems that amongst other necessaries Mr Ccombes, the alleged defaulting contractor, hod iv store was a quantity of blsstiog powder, srscl the indignant cro-svd of defrauded -vrorlnMen took possession of this explosive compound, declaring their intention to use it in blowing up the budges they had assisted in constructing, but had not been paid for. The police however frustrated tins idea, though in furtherance of it barricades were erected, and a kind of Parisian emeute was prepared. The barricades in ouesiioa were constructed most artificially, being composed of feikd trees and interlaced with small enp-lir-g?. The power of the " blues " was however too much for the oppositionists, for a raid was made on the latter, one was captured, and the lot then gave in. The following sample of the sublime and ridiculous, may be seen in L-.,wth Churchyard, on a tombstone in memory of Patrick Ward :— " Beneath this stone.'here lies alone, Poor Pat in i erfed em*. Beside John Smith who buffi-red with .Rheumatics in his knees P..t loved s. di aught aud whiskey quaffed, "Was hippy as ft lord, Bat new 'tis o'er, he'll drink no mere, .Heaven rent pcor I'E.tnck "Ward " The insuronceH in New Zealand offices on the New Wallsend Coal Company's steamer Susanah Cuthbert, which ran ;. shore on Long Beef, were New Zealand, £1,000 ; Standard Company of New Zealarjd, £500. Objection has sometimes been taken to the epithet " corrupt," as applied to the Parliament which is just about to end. Here is what tho TaranaJci News, which is edited by one of New Zealand's oldest settlers and best authorities on political topics, says about honourable members, in an article advocating the abolition of the bonoraiium : " Ead the honorarium been abolished before the general election in IS7O, the legislation of the past five years would have been very diffetent from what it was ; and that disgraceful and humiliating system of corruption which has marie the present Parliament a by-word would never have been initiated. Successive Ministries have openly acknowledged that with such a House it was impossible to conduct the Government except by bribery. Nay, it is a notorious fact that in 1572 the Stafford Ministry retired from office not from any point of policy or any question of administration, but solely because they refused to concede to the demands of halfa dozen mendicants ; and it has been stated, we believe with perfect truth, that on the eve of the division which turned Mr Stafford out, one of the Government whips assured his leader that if he were given £2000 to be disposed of without any questions bein? asked, he would guarantee a majority of eight, or pay all the money back himself.

The seaman on board the schooner Agnes, who fell from aloft on to the deck of the vessel on Saturday evening last, is not so seriously injured as was at first imagined The man was somewhat under the influence of liquor at the time of the accident, which otherwise might not have happened. Capt. Shorb had the unfortunate sailor conveyed to the Provincial Hospital under the care of Constable Tapsell, of the Water Police. The house Burgeon immediately attended upon the man, who had ona of his ribs broken and was considerably bruised about the body. We learn this morning that no danger is apprehended, but that hopes are entertained of his speedy recovery.

Mrs Finnegan requests us to return her grateful thanks to the many kind friends who came to her help in her recent bereavement, and in particular to Mr W. Beswick for his unremitting care and support, during her husband's sickness and after his death. To him is she especially grateful. .

Captain Wheeler, the commander of the s.s. Hawea, was welcomed on Saturday and yesterday by a large number of old friends. His well-known love of sport with dog and gun was exemplified by the expedition with which he commenced slaughter among the Mangere pheasants a quarter of an hour after the arrival of the steamer. Captain Weeler is one of the best known, most experienced, and popular steamship captains in the JSew Zealand trade, and his appointment to the Hawea, which he brought out from Britain, gives that magnificent steamship a' commander worthy of her, wh^e the vessel is no less worthy of the captain and the Union Company.

W. Dawson, chemist, has commenced business in those fine new premises at the corner of Wellesley and Elliott-streets, and opposite the north entrance to the Market House. Mr Dawson has been at a great expense in fitting up the premises with the necessary conveniences. The consulting room is attended by two medical gentlemen, Dra. Dawson and Wright. Mr Kinloch, the veterinary surgeon, attends daily. Mr. Dawson announces that having bought Mr. Fish's Sarsaparilla business, he has removed the plant to the cellars beneath the shop, where, in a short time, ib will be in full working order, and produce that highly appreciated liqueur.

The other day, a steed, which was fastened to the Otahuhu toll-gate, took fright on the approach of a trap which drove" up to the spot. After a few moments plunging, the headstall broke, the horse slipped its head out of the bridle, and (with saddle on back), galloped off in the direction of Panmure. On being turned back, it made for Auckland, but was stopped near the Springs by some gentlemen on horse-back, one of whom gave chase, and was just on the point of catching the runaway animal when his own horse pitched him, and ran off toward Otahuhu. There was, then, two to secuie instead of the one. After another half hour's pursuit, both horses were regained, and the exciting chiae terminated.

We ham from the "London Temperance , Star iJ that Mr ahomas Scott, the gentleman | tUh, took the chair at thefbst Good remplar »»tiz.g ever held m Europe the,fi, B tL-D Lfc IUG W.C.T., and the first G.W.8.0f the I 0 G T in lm< \-?, WA leave tngJpiia for A>w Ze'aia'r-d in theme nth of July, 3S7*>, ancltsirec-ts^reptii Le>e about ihe^ c-nd ci Octotei next, biiiitiilK«;v e jyibirawc«";j for con:titu«irg th<- I! W.G. Ledge cf LO. Ktw Zealand '■ '.!ood Teaspbrs. 4 ca£e o f scciilege lias oocuiied at Wanta11U| ""According to one of the newspapeie, F'lt'hfcr Kiik bad cccsi-ion en Sunday to rebuke fjom tbr- asyetundiscovered tbief who dpsrtnckd to the bate action of robbing the cffertr.rj box. AttbedestTUcticn lv fi«o lately of an orphanage in tbe other i s f aß 'd the eliiidien's collection box wss abB btiact«d duiipg the confusion capßtd by the oircrmfitnnrtii. Kow which cf these two ti.ibvcs has descended to tie lower graae m the pioffstun, the or.c who would )-ob a f .2ip.i>c3 or he who weu.'d f-iiftr noma nome for 'ceatitnte childjen ? "Who Wi ]i_ e nvy either plnndtier his bioty or his ocnßCiepoo ( It js to le hoped, for the rake of socitty, that the nv.mkes of a few as to the :den.ity r.f Iho sacnle-fticns burglar ere couecr, that his crime will be exposed, atd that prof ortionate puniehment and disgrace will overtake him. We have been rccjuesfed to call attention to the rule of Ibe Choral Society that tickets y ,re cot tranfife.ablo. It will re well that members keep this in mind, for the rule must Dfcessarily be strictly .enforced to-morrow (Tuesday) on the occaesion of the production of the '■' CrimEon Scarf.'"' Mr. Upton is au- r thorised to supply tickets. Justiano Roxae, the Californian centenarian, died at Santa Cruz in that Slaterccently at the a»o of one hundred ar.d twenty-two years In his latter days he becsme almost hideous to look upon, being very like a living skeleton. His eyes were sunk cleep in iheir sockets, and bis hands bad shrivelJed aud shrunken away till they resembled the claws of a hawk. For many months previous to his death the old man slept upon a htarib, keeping himseit warm iy a wood fare, which was never ■illowed to go cut. A special feature of his case was that his age was veil authenticated, as eighty-six years ago he was baptized in Mission Church st Santa Cruz, and the record rhowr, him to have been fchjrty-eix I years of o"e afc that time.