The Nelson Evening Mail. THURSDAY, DECEMBER 4, 1873.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume VIII, Issue 291, 4 December 1873, Page 2

The Nelson Evening Mail. THURSDAY, DECEMBER 4, 1873.

His lloNor. Mr Justice Richmond left by the steamer yesterday for PicloD, where the session of the Circuit Court will be Opened on Mindny next.' Inspfctio.v Parades. — Tnepp.;tion parades are ordered as follows:—Wake(iold Cadets at Wakefield tb-rrorrow evening at 6 p.m., and Waimea Rifles on Saturday at 4 p m. Wk are iodeht-d to Capfain Tlnmilton of the schooner Waihopai fur late files of Wanganui papers, which, however, do not contain much of interest. Major Gordon the 10. pector of volunteers and mi liiii was a passenger by the Wellington yesterday on his way to the Southern Provinces. After inspecting the various corps in the Island, he will return to Nelson via the West Coast on the same errand about tho end of next month. By the Taranaki* on Sundny Mr ! Huddleston, the Secretary of the Acclij realization Society, received from Canterbury 200 trout which arrived in capital condition, and wero taken oui by him yesterday to be set at liberty, half of thf-m iv the Wairoa River above Mr Martin's sawmill,, and the balance in the Motueka river near Pangatotara. The Artillery Company headed hy the hand marched down to the Port yesterday afternoon to bid farewell to Mr Thomas Garrard, their late Q'l-.rterma.ter, who to.k his departure for Wellington in the steamer Wellington. As the boat left the wharf the band struck up " Auld LaDg Syne," the volunteers giving three cheers for their comrade, whose loss will be severely felt by them. The Guardian states that there 50,000 acres laid down with grass at Oamaru ihis year, and tbat on one estate alone there are a thousand 'draught horses. : Th# Auckland Fiar says that the reelection of Mr.O'Rorke to the speakership of tbe Provincial Council is likely to le opposed,, no fewer than three o.h^r candidates, iacludiDg Mr CarletOD^' beiog mentioned. • A Southern contemporary is perfectly correct in the following remaika*: I—-We1 — -We are scarcely exaggerating when we say that the smallest journal published in New Zealand has in its columns every day more telegraphic news than is to he found in the largest circulating journals ot Great Britain. The Oamaru Times -takes notice of a new and improved milking machine. It, is exceedingly simple, consisting of four sm*.ll ptma percha tubes, cor joined at one end, and having at the other perforated silver points. It is claimed that hy the use of these a cow con ba stripp.d in five or six minutes without pain or inconvenience. ... In an address delivered by him at Oamaru lost week, Mr Murkuce asserted tbat in EDglund the Good TVmp.ara were incre»sin<_; at the rate of 7300 weekly. Mr Mi-kiin** nlso s»«ted (we quote irom the North Otago Times) that in one of the American Lodges a female domestic servant wa9 the.bea.d, and in another the chief was a red Indian." From a report en the oyster fisheries of Stewarts Island, sent to iho Commissioner of Customs by Captain Grei</, we learn that eight cutters, from six to sixteen tons, are employed in the. trade, operations being coi fined to a space of ground about a mile broad, and a miin and a quarter long, immedi -itely. off Ualfmoon Bay, three men being able ia one day to draw up 500 dozen oysters ; that it is considered probable that tbe heds extend across to Ru_peke, aod that the supply of oysters is all but inexhaustible. — Exchange. The Southern Cross says — "It h reported that Mr H'liicuck and one or two other publicans in Aucklani are makirg preparations for haviog fitted up a department iv their licensed houses to which Good Templars find other temperance advocates can resort. In the rooms set apart for this purpose there will be sold only refreshments of an uoiutoxicating nature. The afoonce of such rooms is a want at present felt by many more than those who are accredited members of jGootl Templar Lodges. It is therefore o wise step oo the part of licensed victuallers to make provision for any wonts of this nature which the geuerul public may experience. In connection wilh the pgcnpo of O'Farrpll, the defaulter, to New Z --aland, the Melhourco Telegraph 6nys iha'. he has fled to the worst'biding place in the world •'The towns are small, and it has pleased Providence to render the population pre-ternatu.-ally curious, so that uot n stray mosquito, not and to the manner 'honr;' co&^J-^bfsibj'y ,hop-j to elude observation, "Each" lazy citizen, lolling at his shop-door, winking nud blinking as he looks up and' down lhe vacant street, is an amateur detective, and relieves the monotony of joint 6g-ipda} r |-y reckoning up the Bt.ri-_.ger and cdiripar'i'iig' 'notes afterwards - .with his.nelghbor; and a lonely Victorian" Hkjter W <h n ' <#•■] > ct 6! Cj iiati fia'bie. 'afe p cio n . So soon as news- of a flight can be ' wired' from Melbourne Jo Wellington, the; defaulter who takes refuge there is dooimed, \ aod society ia Australia will ke\ all fh« safer."

Napier is to be «' ewamped" with banks. The.bank of Australasia contemplatea the establishment of a branch there. Tbis Will make the fifth banking establishment iv (hat province! Satisfactory iron smelting experiments have recently been made nfe Taranaki. A contemporary remarks "that the- circumBlance is of a character that any man with a few'hundred pounds can squat down on. the beaches where this exists and earn a competence." An exchange enys : — "A man name] Lehman, a lider at Franconi's circus, fell on the "round instead of lighting on his horae alit-r turning a somersault, and broke his spine. Death was instantstneous The corpse was carried out, and in ca.no the clowns and restored the audience to pood humour, the performance not being disturbed by this little contretemps. An oye-witno*s tells us {Uanganui Chronicle) that while five of our Volunteers were at the Butts on'Suurday morninw ias f , ihey were charged by a wild bullock; three of the party at once beat a ha&t.y retreat, but two, more courageous than the rest, determined i_y form square to resist Cavalry, but upon the excited animal comintr into clos9 quarters they seemed to think that ''discretion was the better part of valor,*' aud followed the example set them by their companions. We are glad to state that tho return of killed, wounded, and missing as given to us shows "Nil." We quite concur in fho /o'lowin? remarks maile by ihe Nnpier Telegraph,— No competent roauager of a Pi ess Telej graph Agency wouM ever ihink of j censuring his subordinates. for their silence, i lie old -ldng^. would be ever prest nt to his mind, "no news i. good news." On the other bund, a cnan-»<.er new to his work, and hut little acquainted with it, wo.uid, to show his em rgy to his employers, be constantly urging his sub-ugents to ssnd news>, aod to this circumstance we attribute much of the trashy nonsense we are now constantly calloi upon to pay for, but which we often refuse to publish. With such an agent as dyna**nite or giant powder, residents in Levuka need never be without the luxury of fish, says the Fiji Times. We saw a shot thrown amongst a shoal yesterday, by the discharge of which thousands of fish were killed. Some score or more of natives eagerly jumped into tbe water, enjoying the fun of diving after the . poil. Tbo profits accruing to the Melbourne Riice Ciuh from the late races, is stated at £5000. The profit resulting also to the club from the sole of " k'rekt cards of the numes of the horsc3, the weights and colors of the riders" was £600, as against £200 lust year, owing to the Victorian papers refusing to publish the information through the discourtesy of the club members to the Press. The Qieenslcod people ore making a novel export. Whether ihe result will be fortunate or not remains to be proved. In a lute export list, published in a Brisbane journal, tlie shipment of "250 bundles of lawyers " was mentioned. This is a wholesale way of disposing of the members of a moat learned ami useful profession. Upon enquiry, it was found ihit the lawyers an. n particular kind of cane used for walking sticks. The method of adver.isin_r travelling shows most in vogue this season seems to be by extmor.Hnary-9ized posters of ali colors, and issuing challenge programmes. Tbe following is part of 'the programme of John Smith, proprietor of the Phoenix Great Western, Otl W<*hn J'»hison Combination .Show: -T will bet 100,000 dollars that I have the largest show ever seen in the world, that I have four times as many animals as Mr Noah had in his meungerie, and also many specimens not iuclu led in his collection. 50,000 dollars that I have more ferocious beasts and animals th.n auy second-rate Chicago boarding-house or hotel. 300,000 dollars that my performers receive more salary than the President, Congressmpn, and representatives put toj-ether, including back anti front pay, 120,000 dolors that I have among my many chariots the one in which Phuroah was riJiug when overwhelmed by the Red Sea; also two that passed through tho Biege of Troy (formerly owned by Achilles and Hector); two that pnssed through the sieyo of New Orleans (d.nated to me by General Uutler and others); /J dollars that I have more che.k than any m.n in the busiues., aud 10 dollars given to anyone who wili take the bet. Io conclusion, I would s»y that lam not a betting mvn — nor a gambler — but if any clergyman or regular deacon, wherever my show exhibits, desiivs to indulge in a weak game of " old draw," I will play him at a " dol'ar ante," the proceeds to be devoted to charitable objects. — " St. Louis Democrat." A Melbourne writer has tho followiog concerning someone, whose name New Z-alanders will not faU to conjecture: — " Toucl.ing vice-royalty, I heard a good story the oilier day, the hero of which I was a certain eminent personage, who9e j Dame I dare not mention. A party, consisting of ihe eminent personage aforesaid, two or three gentlemen, aod at least one Minister of State, were out on a shooting excursion lately, when they came upon a grog shanty. Nothing loth, they went up to tbe bar, and ask-d for something to drink. The eminent petS)na»o, with that graceful familiarity which distinguishes him on all occasions, was soon on friendly terms with the dispenser of refreshments. The latter, was. not lung in discovering -who his guest was, and before C.\e parly hud done lqtioring-up, the eminent p c rson.ge w>is discoursing in the most confidential manner with ihe-gentle-man behind the bar, on the duties and responsibilities of vice-royaliy. The barK **k«ep"_r,,l. ara told, .wja.deUghted; but I fear.(4fee:^ama. couWLacifc. be aaid of -the. Jdiniater of State." '" ' , i""

A noticeable fact in colonial, politics &t the present time, says the.; Lj/ieelton Times, is that in almost all the Auatrajasiun colonies Some cause, of quarrel has arisen between the two Chambers of the. Legislature. The Lords aod Commons can nowhere agree. If the Lower House wants to go one way, the Upper House obstinately determines on going another. Tn Sydney, Melbourne, Wellington, and Hobart Town, the tw,o Houses have been at logger-heads ; and, oddly enough, it is in every case the Upper House thut has proved, ihe winner. The Taranaki Tier aid chaff, the candidates for election in one of tho local districts in the "following strain :— The excitement in Carlyle on ancount of the Patea Provincial Council election is intense, widely diffused, and thrilling. Books, papers, gazettes, documents, white shirts, Sunday clothe?, " long - sleeved hats," smiles, promisep, clean boots, &c., &c, were icr ..quantity. Six candidates were "to the fore" — all sanguine, all confident, and all "best." The spe.ch.es were of such a character as to cause regret that such talent was confined to Patea. Had any of the candidates had an interview with her Mtijestry or her responsible advisers,; there would have been somebody else Governor of N^w -Zealand. The audience were at times melted to tears at the j >kes, and moved to extreme laughter at the. patho. of the different orators. The "dryness" of some of the speakers caused a rush to the Albion on lhe part of some of the bearers. The promises made are past understanding ; in fact, Patea ha 9at leugth declared itselt «8 the inteliectual garden of New Zealaud. Dictionaries are in demand, and it is confidently expected that the present Superintendent will have to retire in favor of one of the " beslest best." --X A correspondent of the Southland Times write, from Honolulu : — After leaving Auckland we called at the Navigator Islauds, and there saw what I call real savages. They were almost naked, having nothing but seaweed or native grass around them. They are very fond of the water, jumjping in without any fear of sharks, which they defy, being armed with short wooden lances, with whichthey dive below the shark aod rip it in the stomach. They will do anything for money, and the oranges and cocoanuts I got in exchangq were really magnificent. Not wanting to encumber myself wilh shells, clubs, or fancy paper raatp, made out of the patna tree leaves, I did not go in lor any, but anyone coming tbis way again could do far better with old clothes in the way of barter thau can be done with money. An oid shitt will get fruit, shells, elubsj or fancy grass-made counterpanes. We stopped .at Honolulu sevdn days, co I saw the mo.t of the city aud its surroundings. So far as climate is concerned, it is a very nice place to stay at, but after seeing the victims to- leprosy I was so much disgusted thai I was glad to get away. They have made one of lhe islands an asylum for the lepers — to live there until ihey waste away, and " shuffle off this mortal coil." The 6ight of 36 lepers being shipped away in one day would disgust any human being at Honolulu. The victims are , attacked, . some visibly aod some invisibly. The disease i. a wasting or rather ti rotting away of the fl. sh, which may take years to reach come vital spot, nnd of course it is so long before the victim dies. I saw oue 'young man, a Kanaka (who are chiefly attacked hy it) who had not a panicle of flesh on one of his hands, yet his body aud face were as free from disease as you or I. On the island where he waa condemned to live hs would goon eating and drinkin-*---like any other man, aud slowly rot away. It was ono of the most disgusting and. heartrending sights I ever witnessed. That no cure exists for such a disease buffing ono to believe, yet such is the ease. M>m, women, and children — all are afflicted, some in the face, which is horrible to look at. 9 ' '