TOWN EDITION. The Daily Telegraph. MONDAY, OCTOBER 24, 1881.

Daily Telegraph (Napier), Issue 3219, 24 October 1881, Page 2

TOWN EDITION. The Daily Telegraph. MONDAY, OCTOBER 24, 1881.

Thbkb were people so sanguine as to expect that the passing of a liberal measure of reform in the land laws of Ireland would have the effect of pacifying that distracted country; many otbera were

under the impression tbat the passing of tbe Act proposed" by Mr Gladstone's Gn"°r-:~ient v,,;'jd at leost have the effect of allaying the intense excitement which existed during the passage of that Act through Parliament; but those of calmer judgment, who hid carefully wp :. d the progress of event 9in tbat country, saw that Ireland had reached a condition which no Land Bill could immediately effect, and that the attitude of the majority of. the Irish people waugly and unpromising. It might have been reasonable to expect that those of the popular leaders who desired their country's peace and prosperity would have advised patience, and a fair consideration for the scheme to be brought forward hy the pirty to which most of the Irish members in the House of CoTimoas have hitherto professed to belong. There was a faction, how ever, in Ireland, and there always is in every country torn by internal strife, whose very existence depended upon tbe continuation of turmoil and excitement. This faction, allied to a party whose desires went far beyond the programme of tbe Land League, and aimed at nothing short ot tbe disiiifmbfrment of the Empire, were mainly responsible fir that excitemon' whH'h led to acts of terrorism and agarian outrage that mim be dep T i--ateri by all thr real friend* of Irdwnd. The spre.id of ,i spirit of lawlessness forced even thosr. who have fought most strenuously in the House of Commons for justice for Ireland to reluctantly acceed Ui thp ursine of a Coercion Bi'l. Ireland ha« suffered so often from Ooeicio r ' Act* th»t one would «!mn«t imagine that he o« j ople would have come by this time f« look upon such a measure with a cer'aii> amount of philosophic calm. But th? passing of that Act wan loked upon as an attempt to stifle the free expression of public opinion in Ireland nt a time when her well-being was at stake. The aftemptß to enforce the provisions of he Coercion Act were assailed with a violence of denunciation rarely heard during evpn the most Ptirring times of Trish disaffection, and tbe liberal leaders were loaded with the strongest epithets to be fou d in the vocabulary of a party containing many adepts, in the use of strong language. That the course adopted by many of the landlords in Ireland, immpdiately after the scope of Mr Gladstone's Bill was known, wa9 well caleulatd to exasperate a people who had been for long in a chronic state of irifation, is only too true. Tbe evident determination of many of these landlords to defeat the end the "English Cabinet, and all well-wishers, had in view by wholesale e v ic*ions was well calculated to rouse that spirit of bitterness which, taken advantage of by designing and reckless men, led to numerous ants of agrarian outrage, and made the Coercion Act a necessity. Tbe English Cabinet, containing as it does several men of advanced political views who have labored unceasingly in the past for the righting of Irish wrongs, and the alleviating of Ireland's misery, was loth to take the extreme course of passing a Coercion Act. They resisted for a considerable time the/ pressure put upon thera by the House of Commons and tbe country, until it hecame quite evident tbat, if any remedial legislation for Ireland was to be made possible, the existing lawlessness in thai country must be suppressed. It was thought possible by many members of the Radical party that the leaders of the popular party in Ireland would be brought to see that Mr Gladstone's Government, which represented the great majority of the English people, were really desirous of doing justice to Ireland. But when these leaders refused to recognise any desire on the part of Mr Gladstone or his followers to deal justly with a portion of the country tbey were called upon to rule, and continued to urge an already exasperated people to acts of agression, the only possible course open to the Government, and the only course which would make legislation for Ireland possible, was tbe repressive policy which has been adopted. The Irish Land Act having become law, it is the first duty of the Government to see that it has a fair and thorough trial, unhampered by tbe efforts of the landlords to render its operations nugatory on the one side; or by tbe frothy ravings of political demagogues on tbe other. The recent vigorous steps takeD by the Government in arresting the principal leaders of the Land League will be approved by all who earnestly desire the peace and prosperity of Ireland and who are not blinded by violent partisanship or sordid selfinterest. In this firm determination to demand for this greatest measure of land law reform tha* has ever been attempted in Great Britain a full and a fair trial lies the greatest promise of future peace and prosperty for a country which needs them so much. The present Government have made a brave effort to wipe away something of that misery and wrong which for so many centuries has marked English rule in Ireland. Ireland's past has been much in shadow, but witb a strong Government able and willing to do her justice there will be sunshine in her future.

Messrs Wardrop and Company open their new stores at the railway station to-morrow. John Davis Canning-, Esq., baa resigned his commifwion of Justice of the Peace, and His Excellency the Governor has been pleased to accept the resignation. The law examination commenced at the Supreme Court H use this morning, and will continue until Friday next. We understand there are four candidates for examination. Lettters of naturalisation have been issued to the following persons : —Ever and Oiker Eversen, shepherds, Tunanui; Hans Pederson, cabinetmaker, Makaretu ; Christophe Soulas, Catholic priest, Meanee ; Christian Frits, labourer, Takapau. We understand that Miss Pomeroy will give a limited number of performances in Napier, commencing about the 14th of November. As the company includes Mr Hoskins and several other Napier favorites no doubt tho season will be a successful one. Mr Le Voi was a passenger to-day by the steamer Ringarooma, and visits this town as the manager of the Mammoth Gift Show Company, which opens here next Friday for three nights. Ventriloquism, necromancy, and clairvoyance form the attractions of the show, and liberal presents will be the gifts of the company. A correspondent in another column asks what has become of the trout that were exhibited at the late show ? If they were eaten it would bo satisfactory to the public to have a report on their quality, and a few hints as to the best manner of cooking them. A favorable repoit would no doubt make many willing to pay the guinea which it was proposed should be charged for a license to fish. Property owners have received a circular requesting statements of all new property acquired since the last assessment, to be sent in to the Commissioner within fourteen days. All property has to be placed at full cash value in the return. All property hereafter is to be returned for assessment as on October 1, consequently a eheepowncr must add the value at that date of the wool on the backs of his sheep. The well-known stores at the Spit "occupied by Messrs Wardrop and Company

were sold to-day for removal by Mr W. Routledge, and the space they filled will now be a blank. Nineteen years /ago Messrs Watt Brothers rented the section on which iLby built their stores for. £100 a year ground rent; it is very doubtful whether the same rental could be obtained at the present time. The old stores were sold in two lots, the front part being 1 bought by Mr It. Graham for £46; tho back portion by Mr Sc.v.'e for £42 ; the fittings, etc., were sold at nominal rates. The Sailing Olub held tbe second match of the season on Saturday afternoon, seven yachts taking part in the race. The course was from Long Point round the Watchman rock and a buoy moored off Maraetara and back to Long Point. The boats came back in tbe following order : — Mr Hindmarah's Buttercup, Mr Purvis' Nymph, Mr Duucan's Mystery, Mr Sainsbury'n Loraa Doone, Mr Carter's Corcoran, Mr Brooking's Goshawk, and Mr King's Kelpie. Our readers will remember the story we told concerning the race between Messrs Ward, junior, and Fritcbard from tiisborne to Napier for the purpose of seeing which should be first to register a deed. The stamping of the deeds was declared simultaneous, but Mr Henry Lascelles was first in the Registry Office with the deed brought by Mr Ward. Mr White, aotiner for the other side, rai-ed an objection, which was referred to Wellington for settlement The decision of the Registrar-General was received to-day. and has been given in favor of Mr Lascelles. The wunt of wharf sheds at the breastwork and cattle wharf was seriously felt today by consignees. A lar_e quantity of general cargo had been landed from the s.s. Kiwi, and from the launch Sir Donald ex Itintrarootna, and before much of it could be removed the rain was pouring upon it, and of course damaging it seriously. At the cattle wharf there were some 300 sacks of oats and several tons of flour exposed to the weather; and at the breastwork there were tons of su_ar and other perishable goods unprotected from the rain. Tbf l Trust Commissioner had the following deeds before him during the past week for investigation:—Arihi te Nahu and others to Georee Prior Donnelly, portion of Heretannera block 28n, re-conveyance, date September 27th 1881, solicitor for applicant J. W. Oarlile. Manaena Tini to Frederick Nelson, portion of Mangateretere East block, deed of confirmation, date 17th October, 1881, silicitors Wilson and Cotterill. Henare Tomoana and others to Frederick Nelson, portion of Mangateretere East block 7, deed of covenant and agreement, date 17th April, 1880, solicitors WilBon and Cotterill. " A friend in need is a friend indeed," and a great deal too mtlch so, thought one of Cary'd opera troupe this morninj? when he woke up and found that he had not a stitch of clothing to put on. And then he recollected that he had asked a friend ovornitrht to pack np for hiro, and the kind office had been done so completely that, except a night-shirt which he was sleeping in, everything had been stowed into boxes and sent off to tbe Spit. Half-naked, he drove to the port, and was just in time to rescue his portmanteau from the launch, and thus suo2eeded in going on board clothed, and in his right mind. We have been taken to task for having kept silence with regard to the proceedings of the Municipal Council lately; for having sevecely censured the doing's of former Councils composed of some of our best citizens; and for having disregarded the actions of the existing Council, that is composed of worse materials than all that preceded it. In reply we would say that a loving parent cbaßteneth his son; and we read in the Chronicles of an ancient race that tho people became so utterly bad that they were left alone to their own devices, that their misdeeds should work out their own punishment. At the Resident Magistrate's Court this morning, before Captain Preece, R.M., W. Swanson was charged with drunkenness, and fiued 5s and costs, or 48 hours ; he "was further charged with assaulting the police constable in the execution of his duty, and fined £1 and costs, or 14 days' imprisonment with hard labor. Daniel Cotton was charged with leaving a hackney coach unattended. Mr Lee appeared for defendant, and the case was dismissed. Charles Edward Taylor was charged with an aggravated assault upon Christina Christiansen, at the Western Spit. Mr Lascelles appeared for the defence. A considerable amount of evidence was taken, and His Worship fined defendant £1 and costs. The sale of the Moteo and Korokipo estates to-morrow by Mr M. R. Miller at tbe Criterion Hotel should attract a large number of buyers, and if the upset price is not fixed at too high a figure the whole of the land should be taken up by bona fide settlers. From time to time complaints are heard that the small capitalist has little or no chance of investing in land in this district, sometimes through no good country beinar in the market, and at other times through the high, valuation put upon land. Mr Miller's sale, thersfore, offers an opportunity that should not be lost. The estates have been cut up in sections in areas suitable to tbe description of the soil, and the nature of its capabilities, and the grazier as well as the agriculturist will be offered as good country as any in Hawke's Bay. For further particulars we refer our readers to the advertisement. A cricket matcb was played upon Clive Square on Saturday last between elevens of the Herald Club and Cary's Opera Company, and resulted in an easy victory for the former. The professional gentlemen were first at the wicket, but were soon disposfld of for 14 runs only. The Herald men scored rapidly, and succeeded in putting together 111. Mullany ran up 49 in rattling style ; C. Yates was credited with 22, and Lawrence with 10. The Company commenced their second innings, and soon ran up 28 with the loss of three wickets, Lissant scoring 11 not out, when rain put a stop to play. Just at a critical part of the game, when tbe Herald men were scoring rapidly, Mr Cary remembered some important business that required his immediate attention, and left the field. Had it been otherwise the heavy defeat suffered by his team might have been avoided. The closing performance of the Cary Opera Company's season at the Theatre Royal on Saturday drew a moderate house. The first act of " The Piiates " was the first part of the programme, and was performed with the vigor and success which has marked all their performances of this opera. The only change in the caste was in the Pirate King, which was taken by Mr Porter, and admirably played. The performance of " Pinafore " by this company was looked forward to by many with interest, and must have resulted in general dissapointment to those present. The Josephine of Miss Leaf was of course a genuine success, and her singing throughout was received with loud and continued applause. The Ralph Rackstraw of Mr Morley was excellent, and Mr Benham's Boatswain was good. In all other respects the performance was inferior to what we have previously had in Napier. The company left in the Ringarooma this morning for Auckland, at which place we wish them a successful season. Mr Sutton, the new Sheep Inspector in tbe Wairarapa, appears to be making a bed of thorns for himself. After several lively actions, in which he was plaintiff, he has become defendant. It appears that ihe Rev. J. C. Andrew has brought an action against him for declaring his flock (of sheep, of course) as a whole infected, when only a portion of it was scabby. The case will settle an interesting point in the Sheep Act. The Wanganui Chronicle mentions that the lung worm, which was recently reported to have made its appearance among- sheep, has now spread to cattle. Mr Morgan, of Patea, has lately lost twenty-five head of valuable beasts from this cause. Postmortem examinations of the bodies have shown that in each case the symptoms are exactly the same as those of the disease with whioh

the aheap were attacked, the interior of tad throat and bronchial tubes being covered with small white worms. A telegram fm<n Dunecin ttr.tes that, at a meeting of creditors _;i the estate of Wilkins and Davidson, cordial manufacturers, some peculiar fact, earuo out »a to the plant, whioh comprise 1 _tt_l (lies and brands, which were used iv th_ manufacture of forged labels, &c. Tbe Chairman intimated that this precious \Aunt of brands and dies was the backbone of the business. Mr Jag®, a creditor, moved " That the diebe presented to the Otago Museum as au illustration of how cordials were manufactured in Dunedin." Tho motion, however, failed to find a seconder. The establishment of a woollen factory in our midst may almopt be considered an accomplished fact. The provisional directory has been formed and consists of about thirty gentlemen, whosr names are a sufficient guarantee that the affair will be brought to a successful issue. The directors of the company held a meeting last week, when a draft of the prospectus was submitted, and approved a?id ordered to be printed. On the prospectus being published, the publio no doubt will evince their appreciation of the projeofc by liberally subscribing to the share list. It is gratifying to be able to state that already between 4000 and 5000 shares have been taken up. Ihe company has a grand future before it, and this beinsr well known, tho remaining shares are certain to be taken up within a very short period. — Wellington Exchange. King Tawhiao does not appear to approve of Europeans prospuctin? for jrold on Maori land. He has sont the following letter bearing l on this subject tc Mr Parris : —" To Mr Parris,—Salutations ! My word to you in reference .to Europeans working for the gold of Whanffanui (up-river district). I have received a letter from the Whanganui people about those Europeans, stating that they are much excited and annoyed about tbis work. My word to you is, leave this district, that order he restored and prevail. Give me tbg control of the district, and I will manage it for all of us. If not there will be nothhg satisfactory for us. My word to you fo, send for those Kuropeans and bring theta back, that there may be no trouble with the people of Whanganui. This is a tru': word most positively. Bring back those Europeans to their place of abode, and leave this day to me. When mine is finished a day will be seen. This is my word.—(Signed) KING Tawhi-O." The reporter of the Thames Advertiser, giving an aoconnt of the late find at Te Aroha, says: —" The rock on whioh good gold was obtained is about 1000 feet high, and the route taken to arrive at it is pas. the Trig Station. To arrive at some idea of the altitude of this station even we may quote the words of one who has returned, affitming that he could see all over the world from this spot. The reef can be traced for at least two miles, and tends in the direotion of Maungatautari. It crosses the Waihou river, and has been blown up with dynamite there by Mr J. O. Firth, in order to make a channel for his steamer. The explored part of the reef takes its rise on lot 14 of the High School endowment, an allotment which was reserved from sale owiny to the presence of rook, and its unsuil ability for agricultural purposes. At this point it rises abruptly at least 150 feet, and is known as the " buck reef," from its barren appearance here. That it is highly auriferous, however, has now been fully demonstrated by tbe discovery of Hone at the point indicated, where quite a good show of gold is left standing. A shot was put into it in presence of our informant which disclosed a better show, and brought down stone containing at least 3 ozs. to the ton. Some of this is now in the hands of the prospector, and ha_ been shown to the W»rden, who is thoroughly convinced of the importance of the discovery, and haa communicated with thePiako County Council, who will receive the gold revenue, urging them to lay off a road without delay. ' Messrs Banner and Liddle will sell tomorrow near the Napier railway station 50,000 feet of mixed timber, at 11 a.m. Mr M. R. Miller will sell to-morrow, at the Criterion Hotel, sections at Korokipo, Moteo, &c, at 2 p.m. Messrs Hoadley and Lyon will sell tomorrow at the Criterion Hotel sections in the neighborhood of Taradale. Messrs Miller and Potts will sell on the 27th instant, at the Empire sale yards, Waipawa, stock, horses, &c.; also, on same date, at the railway stores, wool, potatoes, &c. A general meeting of the Napier Land and Building Society, No. 5, will be held on the 31 Bt instant. The sale of privileges for the Friendly Societies fete on tbe 9th of November will be held on the 29th instant. Mr E. Lyndon will hold his monthly land sale on Wednesday next. For sale the goodwill and lease of the London Hotel, Port Ahuriri. Sweeps in connection with Hooper's Melbourne Cup Consultation will take place each evening at the hairdressing establishment, Hastings-street between 8 and 9. Messrs Blythe and Co.. have Josephine gloves cheap. The annual meeting of the Hawke's Bay District, A.0.F., will be held on Thursday next. Tenders are wanted for sawing timber. A reward is offered for the recovery of a chestnut mare which is lost. A number of new advertisements will be found in our " Wanted " column.