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Daily Telegraph (Napier), Issue 3097, 1 June 1881, Page 2

The vital statistics registered in the Napier office during May are as follows :— marriages, 8 ; births, 37 ; deaths, 6.

Herr Bandmann has made arrangements to revisit Napier, and will open a dramatic season of six nights commencing on the 11th (Saturday week). The population of Gisborne, according to thelast censuses 1,775, and that of Tauranga .1,258. There is joy in Gisborne that it can seeTauranga, and "go 517 better. Messrs George Kirk, George Merritt, George White, John McGlashan, and J. G. Theakstone, are gazetted members of the Pakowhai and Waitangi Highway District. Scarlatina is reported to be rife in the neighborhood of Waipawa. In consequence of the prevalence of this illness the attendance at the district school has declined by forty.

At the sitting of the District Court tomorrow the following cases are set down for hearing:— Robjohns, Irvine and Co. v. Hallett, an adjourned case and J. Leonard v. Miller and Potts. Judgment will also be given in the case Waterwprth and Lound v. Gilberd and Co.

The Rev. F. H. Long is to be inducted incumbent of the parish of St. Mary's, Waipukurau, to-morrow. The Right' Rev. the Bishop of Waiapu, assisted by the Revs. S. Williams, De Berdfc Ho veil, 0. W. St. Hill, and J. C. Eccles, will conduct the service, which will commence at 7.30 p.m.

We are indebted to Dr. Menzies for the following returns of the Napier Hospital for May:—ln hospital at last date, 16 males and 10 females ; admitted during the month, 6 males and 6 females; discharged, G males and 6 females; died, 7 males and 6 females; in hospital at present date 15 males and 10 females.

The following deeds were submitted to the Trust Commissioner during the week : —Earauria te Iwiroria to Joseph Carroll, the undivided share of the vendor in the Te Awatere Block 72 N, conveyance; J. W. Carlile solicitor. Apirana Whakaheuro to Joseph Carroll, the undivided share of vendor in the Awatere Block, conveyance ; J. W. Carlile solicitor. Apirana Whakaheuro to Joseph Carroll, interest of the vendor in the Awatere Block 72 N, conveyance ; J. W. Carlile solicitor.

In answer to the question : Is life worth living without the persimmon ? we may mention that the Acclimatisation Society has gone to some troublo and expense for the purpose of introducing a Japanese fruit tree called " persimmon." When tbe plants arrive they are to be sold at public auction, and all who have gardens have been strongly recommended to buy, on the ground that it is a very nice fruit, somewhat resembling the orange in appearance, and the rockmelon in flavor, and comos into " season when something is required to supplement the dessert beside the apple and pear." Just so. At present our readers at their dessert are obliged to bo contented with mere apples, pears, oranges, pine-apples, raisins, medlers, and such like common fruits, and the persimmon will come to us as a b.ion and a blessing. There is but one drawback. Wiil the persimmon grow in this climate ? All the flourishing accounts of the fruit come from Melbourne. The persimmon, we have a dim recollection, did not succeed at Nelson, and Mr A. Lascellee, at Clive, has failed to get the plant to grow. The failure of others should, however, stimulate our own efforts. Our dessert must be better supplied with variety of fruit. It is not that we are discontented with what we have, but we simply feel that human happiness depends upon the cultiva-

tion of the persimmon. The Wairoa Guardian goes in heavily for this fruit, and our morning contemporary has a leading article on the subject, so we are convinced that without the persimmon life is but vanity and vexation of spirit. The latest reports show that the numbers of tho Orange Lodge Society to be:—ln England, 350,000; Ireland, 540,000; Scotland, -90,000; Canada, 37,000; United States, 140,000; New South Wales, 10,000; Victoria, 6000; Queensland, 5000; South Australia, 5000 ; Now Zealand, 3000. Lot any one who has an attack of lockjaw take a small quantity of turpentine, warm it, and pour it on the wound, no matter where the wound is, and relief will be found in less than a minute. Nothing better can be applied to a severe cut or bruise than cold turpentine; it will give certain relief almost instantly. Turpentine is also a sovereign remedy for croup. Saturate a pieoe of flannel on the throat and chest, and in every severe case three or four drops on a lump of sugar may be taken inwardly. Every family should have a bottle on hand.

Dr. Wilm, the clever physician who married a prindess of Wurtemberg last year, much to tho disgust of her noble relatives, is said to have made her very happy. He has a great practice at Breslau, and his accomplished wife aids him in the care of those of his patients who are too poor to procure the necessary remedies. The baptism of their little daughter was the occasion, the other day, of many pleasant rejoicings among the grateful people. The story of the princess and the doctor is essentially a modern romance—practical to the last degree; but is none the worse for that.

The following is taken from the New Zealand Herald: —A pamphlet is now being largely distributed among the natives of this island, strongly urging any who wish to sell land to have some written agreement with a lawyer as to terms, &o. This has originated from the recent trial in the Supreme Court at Wellington, between Tareha Te Moananui and Mr Rees, relative to some land belonging to Tareha and some members of his tribe. The deoision, the pamphlet states, was in favor of the natives, and Mr Rees has been called on to pay £819 19s 3d, and all costs. In the concluding remarks in the pamphlet all natives are told to stand resolute about their land, and not to sell or allow any occupants except a proper legal document has been drawn up, and to be careful about their lawyer, as Tareha accuses them of cheating at every opportunity. The Waikato Times tells the following good story of Mr Hurst, M.H.R.:—"A number of young gentlemen belonging to good English families came out with Sir James Eergusson, one of whom was introduced to Hurst at the citizens' ball given to che Governor. Mr Hurst impressed the stranger with a due sense of the honor of being introduced to the Mayor of Auckland, and then said ' Take my arm and walk round the hall; it will do you good to be seen walking with me.' The stranger accepted the invitation, and promenaded the room with His Worship. After doing so he went up on the dais and told the story to the Governor and the rest of his party, who were, of course, convulsed with laughter. The joke ran round the ballroom like wildfire, and for the rest of the evening, when a gentleman wished a lady to promenade the room with him, the form of invitation was ' Take my arm and walk round the hall; it will do you good to be seen walking with me.'"

A London correspondent writes;— The Baroness Burdett Coutfcs is not unwell, as was rumoured, and has no intention whatever of making a voyage to America. Her beloved husband will, however, have to figure as defendant in an action for breach of promise—if rumour is to be credited. The Baroness was evidently not his first and only love, as doubtless that lady fondly imagined. Perhaps, rather than have her Ashmead's letters read in Court, sho will" square" the young lady, as young ladies of a similarly** mercenary character have been " squared" before. (Is "squared" the exact term ? I met with it in this connection the other day in a novel.) Should Mr Bradlaugh bo beaten in his appeal to a superior court, and his seat for Northampton be declared vacant, Mr Ashmead-Bartlett-Burdett-Coutts will stand for the borough in the Conservative interest. He will be ill-advised if he does. To be " heckled " on the subject of his marriage by the shoemakers of Northampton would be worse to bear than the gibds of Truth. An it please you, ladies and gentlemen, Mrs Langtry desires to become a journalist! This is a fact for which 1 can vouch. You will not find it recorded in any of the society journals, bo far as I am aware, but it is the sober truth. Neither has it been announced—so far as I am aware—that she has added another tax-payer to Her Majesty's already numerous host, and yet, the same informant assures me, the baby is also a fact. The goods and chattels of Mrs Langtry are advertised for Bale by auction. She herself is out of town, either in Jersey or France. I am unable to say which, and —she wants to be an editress. " Would you ha' the truth on't?" The Beauty is, vulgarly speaking, hard up. Her husband is in America, and she is here, and, if rumour is to be credited, the supplies have been cut off. This was the root of the report which obtained some time since as to her going on the stage. I do not think there is much likelihood of Mrs Langtry's succeeding in her efforts to obtain a journal, and I think it quite likely that she will yet adopt the profession of an actress.—Cape Argus. An article in the Manchester Examiner describes how the Health Committee of Manchester and their manager, Mr Whyley, get rid of the nightsoil and other house refuse of their great town. The earthcloset system is adopted, and appears to be a great success. The refuse is removed in hermetically sealed cases at least every seventh day. There are about 700 men employed in various ways in thip work, 130 being carters and 130 assistants to them. They collect from the 60,000 closets some 180,000 tons of refuse each year. Half of this is disposed of in the old way, as what is still called nightsoil. Ifc goes by road, rail, and boat to the near farmers about Manchester. The committee are and with eminent success, with the other half. They have erected huge works at Holt Town, and have spent £100,000 there, and they are dealing with one half of the refuse of the town in a manner that staggers deputations from great and various local and municipal governments. Out of 90,000 tons of refuse taken to Holt Town, a fine manure, weighing about 10,000 tons, is made. This is done by fire and evaporation.

Mr Parnell is quiet. Whether he is attuning his sosl for flight across the Channel to the affianced one, or whether he is knocked up with excessive work, is more than I can say—but he is unquestionably quiet. Cork sighs for him in vain, his aspirations are towards Paris. Meanwhile, Miss Anna Parnell has abjured writing verse in favour of stumping the land of the Saxon—her mission being the ingathering of funds for providing the prisoners in Kilmamham gaol with games (such as bezique and cribbage), rugs, rations, and bands of music. She daily proves herself a greater adept at epithets than her brother Charles. Every friend of Ireland she falls foul'of she nicknames. Mr Jesse Collings, the member for Ipswich, is her most recent victim. Him she has smitten hip and thigh. I forget the particular epithet which she has bestowed on this friend of Hibernia, but ifc did equal credit to her head and heart. Mr A. M. Sullivan has been " having it out" with Dr. McCabe, the Archbishop of Dublin. He (Mr iS.) wants to know why their wives and the sisters, meaning the wives and the sisters of the Parnellites, should be forbidden to appear on platforms when the Duchess of Marlborough and ladies of that description were applauded for such practices. The Archbishop has yet to reply. The Parnellites protect co stoutly that they are yet a united band that lam inclined to think that the statements which one hears of their disintegration are v rue,—-London correspondent,

Some interesting facts about the Bank of England were given by Mv Birch, the Governor, the other night, in replying to the toast of his health, given by the Lord Mayof, at ft banquet held at the Mansion House. Mr Birch said the business of the Bank of England had no parallel in any other establishment in the world, inasmuch as ifc combined with an ordinary banking business the management of the National Debt and the issue, and payment of the greater portion of the note circulation of the country. Some idea of the greatness ot the work might be formed from the facts that there were no less than 236,500 accounts open in the public funds, that the number of bank notes issued during the last year was above 15| millions, representing a sum j of £338,000,000, and there was a similar amount cancelled. An accurate register of every operation was kept, so that any note paid into the bank duriner the last five years could be produced within a minute or two, with information as to the channel through which it had found its way back to the bank, and this, notwithstanding that the register represented 79 millions of notes, Btowed away in 14,500 boxes. It was generally thought that the bank was extravagant in cancelling the notes which came in, but the matter had been well considered, and it was calculated that it they were to keep a register of the notes theii present system was the cheapest. During the Indian debate in the Lord" the Princess of Wales, ihe Duchess of Connaught, and the Duchess of Teck graced by their presence the narrow projection whicn runs round three sides of the House, and is by courtesy dignified with the name of the Peeresses' Gallery. Sir William Knollys, the Gentleman Usher of the Blaok Rod, who, in spite of his eighty-four years and the inevitable feebleness attendant upon his great age, bears himself with the dignity of an old soldier, escorted the Duchess of Teck to her place, and a little later preceded the Princess of Wales to the adjoining seat, The Royal ladies being comfortably settled down, the aged general, bowing low, essayed to retire, but found himself in the awkward position, of having to turn his back upon one or the other of them in order to reach the nearest door. Here was a pretty fix for a gallant old soldier! Sir William hesitated, and the difficulty of his position being perceived by both ladies, a little rivalry arose as to which should show the greatest respect for one who had been for many years an honoured officer of the Prince of Wales's household. The Princess seized his hand and drew him gently towards her as though to whisper something in his ear. The Duchess of Teck simultaneously caught hold of the other hand with the same object, and for a moment " Black Rod," bewildered by the pressing attentions lavished upon him, seemed at a loss what to do. The Duchess, however, gave the pas to her royal kinswoman, and the charming little incident terminated with the disappearance of the gallant warrior, his venerable countenance suffused with a flush of gratified pride at the honor paid by such exalted personages to his years and faithful service.—Home paper.