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Evening Star, Issue 3607, 14 September 1874, Page 2

A H apital Sunday is mooted at the various churches established at Naseby, for the benefit of the local institution.

The price paid for Atlas by Mr White, of Kingston, was L2OO. There is no foundation for the rumor that Brunette, another of Mr Hezlett’s stable, is to be offered for sa’o by auction.

On the authority of the ‘Dimstau Times’ we can state that an analysis by Professor Black of a variety of btandies resulted in sulphuric acid, in a greater or lesser degree, being detected in each.

Some interest centres in a case that is likely to come before Mr Bathgate tomorrow. A gentleman connected with journalism in this City will be charged with a breach of the Railway Offences vet, in obstructing the Ciutha line ©ne day last week. The following telegram received from Mr Thomas Grace, the working-manager of the Shotover Terrace Company, gives the result of the last weeks washing :—“ Five pounds weight to hand. Mine looking well. Prospects on Friday one ounce to a dish in one tunnel.”

At the Resident Magistrate’s Court, Port Chalmers, this morning, before Messrs D. Rolfe and M‘Dermid, J.P.’s, Isaac Smith and John Black, for being drunk and disorderly, were fined 10s, or forty-eight hours’ each, and Henry Clark, for a similar offence, ss, or twenty-four hours’.

home descriptions of mining property in the Dunstan district continue to command good prices. A sixth share in the XL water-race at Tinkers, sold last week under a warrant of distress, realised L 723, and a fourth share in a water-raee and claim at Devonshire Gully for L 325, The right of an agent t« appear on behalf of his client was arnued at the Resident Magistrate's Hpupt morninv. Mr Ualr;, mple appearing iii a ca<e, his Worship asked why a profissional j.e itleman was not engaged. The leply was that the debt was too trifl ng to allow of a legal gentleman being employed; but nis Worship decided not to allow an agent to appear in future cases unless under very special circum stances.

Wo learn that the appointment of As-s'stanr-Analyst hj § been offered to and ac-cep'e-1 by Mr Saul Solomon, a stucleife at the University, who atibheiast New Zealand University scholarship examinations took honori in the chemistry classes Mr Solomon is one of Dr Black’s most promsiug pupils ; and this additional distinction gained by him will be heard of with pleasure by his old fellow-s'iidents in the High School where his early successes in this branch of study were attained. The salary attached to the appointment is J/Jo per annum.

The popularity of the entertainment given bv the bmilh Combination at the Princess Theatre seems to increase rather than diminish, all parts of the house being crowded on Saturday evening. The most noticeable feature of the performance was a new trick by Val Vose, who painted a face on the back his hand and by the exercise of his powers apparently made it drink, smoke and talk. Independent of the other attractions, this gentleman’s vchtriloqui m will WPU repay a visit. The efforts of the Castro Family and Mr St, Vinpent and Madame Montebello in iheir different rQlts met with the approbation of the audience. Several specialties are announced for to night.

We suspect Major Gordon’s sweeping condemnation is the sole cause of the resignations of Captain Malaghai and his officers of their commands of the Queenstown VoIptiloars being forwarded to head-quarters. Since then tip? Defence Department has intimated to Major Atkiesofj that Capt. Haywood has been appointed Adjutant of Invercargill district, wh ch includes Queenstown j that the company is to prepare for an inspection of arms. &o. j pod that the anhs and accoutrements f.r the cadet corps lyill be forwarded by the first opportunity, from all of which the ‘Mail’ augurs that the Government is desirous of giving the corps another chance

Yesterday afternoon Mr Dougall, who has .charge of the Quarantine Island, went over to tort Chalmers and informed Sergeant Neil that the body of a man was lying on the bank, above the island. The po ice boat was immediately despatched to the spot, and brought the body across' to the Fort Chalmers Morgue. The man’s'coat and boots were oft’, and bp appeared not to have hem long dead The body was identified as that of John Macmahou, a seaman belonging to the sh'p Tweed, and he was last seen alive on board the ship at 9 o’clock last night. Deceased was about thirty-three years of age. An inquest was to be held this afternoon, but we had not ascertained the result before going to press; On Saturday two men belonging to the ship Faraee were going down the jetty to go on board, when both of them fell in the water, one ,of-them, named M'Gogan, Idling across the chain of the ship. Both men were soon afterwards rescued, >yben M ‘Gogan was found to be much hurt. Id Dpt sdale was immediately sent for, and he considered that the man had received internal injuries. After prescribing for the sufferer he gave orders that he should he carefully watched during the night. Yesterday morning Dr again visited him, when he found symptoms of inliarpation, and ordered his removal to the Hospital. He was conveyed to Dunedin by the 3.13 train, but died an hour after bis admission to the Hbspital. A meeting of the Board of Health this morning was held for the purpose of considering a ietter from the Town Clerk at Invercargill to tile chairman of the Central Board of Health, in which the latter was informed that a great public alarm had recently

arisen in consequence of some deaths having occurred there from diptheria, and the Town Council had caused letters to be tent to the medical gentlemen of the place inviting them to compl •/ with the provisions of s> c* turn 17 of the Pub’ic Health Act, by informing the Council of any contagious diseases which came under their notice. Dr M ‘Clure wrote, in reply, declining to comply with the request so made, the comequeuoe being that the Town Council now f rwardel for the consideration of the Centnl Board of Hedth the correspondence that had pas >ed between the Council, its solicitor, and Dr M ‘Clure on the subject. The gist of this correspondence ha# been already published in the Star. It will be remembered that in reply to the Town Clerk’s letter calling attention to the 17th clause of the Act, and asking for information, Dr M‘ 'lure brought under the Council’s notice the fact that when he w’as admitted am ni erof the rioyal College of Surgeons of Knglaud it was made a condition precedent to his admission tha, he should make a formal declaration which for ever prohibited him from obeying the specific direction of the seventeenth clause. Afterwards the matter was referred to the Co ncil’s Solicitor (Mr M‘Donald), who stated he was clearly of opinion that medical men were hound to comply with the requirements of the section; to which Dr VI Cure replied, pointing out that Mr McDonald had not sufficient data before him when considering the subject, while he (the doctor) being in full poshes non of the facts adhered to his opinion that he was bound by the oath he took when admitted a member of the Royal College of The matter having been referred to the uperin te >deat, his Honor has written to the Colonial Secretary calling attention to the fact that a doubt has aris m as to the power to compel medical practitioners to comply with the provisions of sectiou 17 of the Public Health Act,

The local paper reports a considerable increase of law oases in tlie Courts at Queenstown, and the advent of a third practitioner in the person of aMr H J. Finn. The last issue of the ‘Mail’Contains a thne column report of the examination before Judge Gray, of a bankrupt named Thomas Robins Fryer, who had originally resided in Queenstown fn December last he filed a declaration of bankruptcy in Queenstown; but allowed the same to lapse. He then proceeded to Invercargill, and filed a second declaration. At the hearing in Invercargill the bankrupt was opposed by the Queenstown creditors, and Mr Justice Chapman remitted the proceedings back to the district in which the insolvent had been residing for the previous six months. The bankrupt had been partly heard during the piesenb sittings, and the case appeared upon adjournment from the 29th ult., to allow of the presence of Mr Tully. agent of the Provisional Trustee. A creditor named Wenkh im appeared to inquire into the bankrupt’s transactions with Mr Malaghan, and put questions of ai ature which caused the witness to answer them in a manner that required the interposition of the -fudge on more than one occasion. According to the report, Mr Malayan emsidered the questions coming from “a creature like Wenkheim” were a direct insult to him, whereupon Wenkheim claimed and obtained the protection of the Court ; but a little further on we read that “another scene ended the examination.” His Honor, in giving his decision, said, ,s tie could not punish the bankrupt, as a Turkish Caliph wo«ld an offender, for his moral conduct, as -veil as his apparent offence. He must be governed by the law as laid down in the statutes. He did not approve of the insolvent's conduct; but the creditors hid not generally opposed, probably not caring to throw away good money after bad, or what was equally valuable, their time. He could not, therefore, refuse insolvent his dischar. e, and would leave the creditors to look after him hereafter. In granting the insolvent this discharge*, the Court acted with great reluctance. He wai, figuratively speakiug, throwing himse f almost on his haunches, as it were, to accomplish the duty. The insolvent had behaved so abominably, and had covered his conduct with so many falsehoods that the Court could not feel for him. He had obtained his discharge, not through his deserts, but because his commercial transactions escaped the punishment of the law.”

As one of our contemporaries )}a* taken upon himself to contradict the statement we made on Saturday that Mr F. Pell took the first prize at the Poultry Show for blackbreasted game, we have to refer our readers to the judge’s certificate which appears in our advertising columns, which should be considered conclusive. Mr Pell took a prize last year with the same bird.

We have received the prospectus of the Dunedin f Diocesan Journal,’ which is to be similar in size to the * New Zealand Church News.’ The prospectus states “ The object of the publication would be the promotion of corporate unity by the circulation of information as to Church work and progress in every part of the Diocese, while at the same time, matters of interest relating to the Church in every part of the world would be Introduced, together with leading articles upon the questions of the day, both social and political, ydfh especial reference to their religious aspects apt! bearing." Tl>e members of the Dupedin Cricket Club have arrppged to give a grand concert in the Temperance Hall on hfonday evening next. The last matches against Auckland ppd Cap? terbupy, although very successful ip point of attendance, were not so in a monetary point of view, blit involved the club considerably in debt, hence the present niovemeutr We hear that all our best-knowp amateurs will take part, and as the programme is to be an excellent one there is not the slightest doubt the concert will hi one of the most of the season and will be largely attended, though in order to prevent overcrowding‘ the number of ticket* has been wisely limited. Mr Anderson has kindly volunteered to play a couple of pianoforte solos, which of itself should prove to be a considerable attraction.