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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XII, Issue 154, 2 July 1877, Page 2

i — * — t — — MM * ! The following, regarding Admiral Eous, of : whose death we were tec&ifty Jiafprnied by i telegraph, ia f rom « Mefl v of the Time "•— jßous, Admiral the Hon Henry John, second I son of the late Earl olStradbrofce, bora-Jaa. 1 25, 1795, entered the navy in 1808, served as ;a TO4§Wsnian in the.Mushipges?p^itiop l iaf 1 d i l^^-* roe^ 1 te-ifeftksctio^ ; and Jand^xp^tiona, it* thei^ccliftateirHndec, I bir W. Hoste. Having, SiUejip.i^ wtiotxsM vessels he was. made Captain in 1823, was J appointed to the Rainbow in 1825, and served on-the-Indiao-and New-HoHand-stations titl ; 1829, when he wen^.pii h^lf-pay. , In 1835 he i was placed in comtnaiid of the 'Piqiie^ which ! vessel he brought homeffrom Quebec after she :ha<| struck on a reef ; of racks pa thesLabr^dor ; coast; in the-.Straits of Belle ialejoa'wMchsSie i was jammed for eleveirhours, apd.-broaght'hep across the Atlantic wifehasptdagforeniastaai' without a keei,f forefoot^ acsudder^ making 23: inches leakage per hoar— an uaparalteledf eat of seamanship for which neither the officeraor ship s company received the sligbteat reward Soon after this he completed his sea time! and retired from the fpviee. He was re- ; turned one of th.c members fpi Westminster. jin the CdnserYative.TntefesMn July ""1841 ; but was defeated in Feb.,ils46Vin\vhichyear ! the late Sir Robert Peel appointed hWa ' Lord of the Admiralty. He was elected a .Steward of tiu* Jockey Club in 1838, 'arid nas been re-elected since 1858 to the present time; and in 1840 received the sole control' of the Duke of Bedford' 3 horses. Admiral ;Rous is the author of " Laws and Practice of Horse Racing," termed " The Blackstone of the Turf." ;; ; ;A ::magm2cenib tesfimoaial ! was^ presented tb ! hrm atr a banquet in TB6d:'' We take- the -following icoia the :Auaeh-a--/asjan:—The ceremoay of, aqy.eiling th« bust ■ of the late Dr. Featherstqn, -performed on' the Queen's Birthdiy, in "the Colonial Museum, Wellington, was.'one of 'a Very very pleasingCcnkaefcer/ It • was the ' more pleasing from 1 its being '>& piece of iiaCforial recognition of a kind of- which we have very little in these colonies. The public- vice 'of aemocratic communities is/ aiM always 'has " been, that of wgr*titade» A mkn whbdoes marsedand conspicuous service to ! the state l!!m c e P i O ?"p ar v- oinmuility has t0 congratulate 1 r ms fl, lt hl9 servicea are only paid with envy and mabgaanfc stopicion^ wMch t^tei

|ars gteemliyVew Probably ib fa &n$ r:^ 1 |^§ p|w &btland is faF&lafe^ |t«enw&!afcic^lnj ifcicoafflbsitioE than s^pS ot the feol<H|jp, tpi^we see the col §& on p! Q S iteel) ! hp^ia^p warm, gemefc m, r !j a Q|sp>Q^iQeQas a Crlbji^o tha memorj «fiEe> goSSk^^^ These thinM^ doubt, seem of very Mttle moment to^he crowd. Btt6 nothing is more certain thaa that, ia the long ran, as is the appreciation so will be the service, and that a community which has no generous and grateful recognition fo^Bay^Q^goß^wo^ki|one, muat pajrxQ form, andlwlll tffen colnmafla v omy''gros3^r and more ignoble work. The Wellington Argus is of opinion that of the way, the present Gov_e/nmen6 would not las 6 ""MiiifcMilliatß Jffljs\ herbert conld be induced to re-enter the -Jtntiiffati-atfcfas-fa fflfcffflggEafcgL; by several journals in different parts of the country, he might easily form a party on the policy of making the best of things as they are. Tho revival o£ Provincialism is out of the (mestion, and so is the idea oj Separation^.. Wh^i« now wanted is good, hpaeafe, intelligengMminis^mtion, and nisimaii--iQ^he Assemb^hai'a^preieHcatejJeEqepti^ of the^ requ^jnentsfaE^i g colon/thanWWillia^ Mtzh^iberfe.'!^ sf K |? It tis-'ltat^l;^;^^ theres"areriiErarard* ot" 300 ; 0@»|t{aEm|id|i^ Gxeat^ritau^ndqiaec their^erage&eatniiogs iar&-i3s a week tSare than i^obtsins|Fby fifie^neiabeEs offSSy otherprMegs^^^feeptsifehfieof towiigrwotfl^^o-belou© ThVbanfeidir mduatFjft) ha^s|BndedyQt6 SSotlafcd, '§Qdd very^centlM^^gJE theie^ploye^oi MSsrsa Spi£MF|nd &nj3bm Mffißurgfe.JhaVe feeeoS ifi&,EtraS|— th<£ougsf& a Pufqfri^oise la@edS the other to|h^-son{of'We oohe^ mose^p^ulaj^clergyaiinSia the ScoMsh<' metropolis. r;-.::.-nsQ 5c £? & Mr^jstie^^i^ms, JßesMes . be Jng f flSeos m wJSM; Shikspeare callsV the 7 "qmp3 yQui quidifiies of Ifeiffrtoler^lEwellK^uaMe^ withjfi^ mow'elasl^e sftbtytieCof •^oalli's^ natu^; InjJt%,!Tcbur36ji 6^ ai.cageainSha^ f u P r^ c Coa^Stiafcurdal (say^^e SatthS land wme>),MrJ£sgrey w& lalyrag^ife to tng4,ury tmfe,asgisbandSvholalgfgtied prcS pertj: tb hia Mfe^eaald no^aftdfwafcls com-S pel h^?^ ifc i^ a y«ffir? r where<s " Co&| her, Mr Harvey? QStelnly nos= but Me may soft aawder her 1" r 3 * 5 ! V The preliminary report of Sir William Jervois on the defences of New South Wales (says the Australasian) is of such a nature as to establish two points— first, that the sound discretion in seeking th&advica. of an Imperial officer- and secondly, thafthe Home authorities have furnished us with a thorough'ly^compefeufcadvisers io -."•■*;"'•' ... TJie-Mloaißg.fxQQi_tbja_Melbonrne_ Argus illustrates the importance of the trade now spriffgisfe-rap oefeweea^A-aa'Sralfa, fndM^ Md England by the P. and O. } ; GompanA steamers:-^." The mM»S.S. Travancore, with ibeJL^rj.UMAndJfe.^2ealaiid_maiJ^Jeft the Alfred Graving-dock jetty, William3towij f ;onjTu^dfty^.§;esnspn, abopt:- lj|lftp^sfe 2 o clock. The r t?ataHcore r takes 'awafi^tetween3o and' 4o passengers 'and a general <»irgov^whiq.b.'are' -lilOj) cakas^e-^S^p^lor Inlial In adaitiba;to;6be,'sgecie which came iromj^dney^there, haa^ Jeen Irjjm this port 50,26 i oz. of gold. Eour horses, ,fcw k o_ ®fij : be^ig .{the[jra:cejrs-; Su^n;at£d Spark, and t^o:jv§ry ,handaome caroafee .r.,y^9und£^ t -^^aTL]s6Htik^a; > 'clej:|j^an «in,,an o aD^e.;; i discQugse j ',' ; * 'coh'ae^gej.^fcle prevalent indutgence in sweeps or\iac|aff events." One or two of the congregation ! (sayaour-Hokitika-eoatemporary) -who were present, and whose names appear as treasurersjijf cottimifctea then m aofnectioAtherewith, were^ observed* to un- \ commonly uncomfor|»ble. , T , T , rrr ...... ' The-Rbss' Gwnfta^ttraws aEtentibifin a leading article' to' the' 'injury on the district ttyHha shepheifdifig; wMbl S going on at Mount Eangitoto of-the 500 and 601) acres opiQg nothing .tOjq^yelqgtjQr work the liberal areaa granted to them.' ' '" A-correspondenfc of the Aucklaad -Star in a gossipy letter from Wellington say : g;— AJI .ths,, floors* ofe the, A-aaemblysare no^ 'JP)S.ffl7Bwl'M Fruasela'ca^it— ' none of v your sham" stuff, but the genuine I article. I was'&dmMagJifc?ifche other day, j when. the. man who. was manipulatiqg, it informed, me, that 1 it w^ the; be%&rnetne: had seen Oujr.hißrfe, ;aatf'wMtf, s lto^ao^bt^Mve been fearfully 'expensive, 5 * only ; the^ GbjgrnmdafcWoughtieia very la^ge MetntiWs. I said,. ".Did they I 'putdhiye ;j ifc- r^y J 'Me <i: 't6ii>" " 18&» he' tepfea^" flar|eeis-'sdlcl By* measurement." I the&-suggeiste<i Ihey had bought it by the acEe^.buthefCouldDi't. say. I have made a cafef ul calculation^ arid discovered it will taka;RHi acre 'aid ;&: half r€6Tfcover the floors. Fancy the follq^iqg account:— New Zealand Government, Dr to i| acres Braasels carpe V &t-~£2GQO per acre,-363000. 1 This. is a feative sort.ofijtem when, we. taker ■ iowcoaSMetakon the deb^ eighteen 'ta'fllidnaii j inco?3Q^ti¥BiiEeJiUGdred:fiiittufiaa(l - ; zuddnfmal I expenditure, .flf£e9Q;^«3^cedjth(jp3and. I Those Dnnedih rawjrers'lare not polite' to I each other.- -./In a recent: case heard' ioitfre ! Resiaent Magist'raee's~doufg thfiEe, Mi Batit, ! gate, 3 on&'bf W counsel' engagfeff, ' asked his 'I learned brother," Me DSifflgfean^'ttie^djiposing'' I ojuqsel^'.ni^.-to jura@ .up lika^, Jagk/iKA to PP* # k ? a P e^f .Eo.Ahe.^ch topmatesr tion. Then there wasa^geherar^'^aniey "' 1 the end Being' thafe Me'feourfc ra^dtlx&wdrds I a ,tfa2k:ia'liie\bofc; J * wheaia|(plie6^td sel learned in thg^awj were: and , o^ensije.jEvidently the tone of therDsipedin bar i3iaof4 J very' l hfgK 1 ;one, arid tie' practi!tioner.3 thereiu requ&e to, mend their matffiersv- l -«- i; -■■ v -■ ,::JJil3iiTi^ua il Af correspondent"©*! ■ %W* New Zealand ! Tlpe/L pointy out thafc while. ou.some^ol. ihe : colonial railways a porter Receives 7s. ner, dayVor £109 of^^ ;BtaS!6n»ißasfier'i»'oiiljf^lldb/ J ' v ' ! •''■■ '- J » * . '^^'elebtticJlfght^i r hoffira;^M i .S.' : lMex- i aiflbwi£c&ntfeea«>ti&fed. 'i'-Bj Its bxlHiatf#*a :< newspaper can - Be" Jread' -tbsee'ififleflrdla < lSi£p when the ray of light is reflected on it.. A furious riot occurred in Limerick a few , nigfea since befcvveen sotne Soldiers of the" 9oth Regiment; and the roaghs.ilfc.ociginaeed 10 a rep9f<; that ithe .chapel , afe Grattorj s nea'c Limeiiqk,. had been robbedj and itsiflaorvber ioulq4 by s.ome ol ,tae soldie^sj-wJio werejens- . camped nearifc". This report .qauaed.vbadi: feeling, which showed itself in assaults on se ie f al .soldiers. The regimenUegQnted sach treatment, and at night a body of seventy or eighty soldiers wenfi but at* UfcMfiuit&£a> armed with sticks^andafetaokffdfc&eeivilians/ inflicting, ifc is said, severe injury on some -persons. v The tbwapeople afr fltst^ed, MSbeing Reinforced, .attacked the soldiers in turn with stones, and a melee ensued, in which some^f thf^riotere wei^e badlyr hurt. I&e' police at length separated "them, andarresfcedi twenty of the, soldiers and eight or ten civi^ hans. A public-house to" whiah the soldiers ! resort was wrecked by the mob, and some | stray soldiers were severely beaten the mob, whV "continued to shower "Volleys of stone 3 over the walls into the barracks after the fugitives had gofc in. The stone gufeW; I « g J Tas confciQued so lon g that a detachment of horse was ordered to be in readiness, and it was m cpntemplation to .have the whole of the 90th turned out under arms. The soldiers «vho had taken no .part in the riot had great difficulty in making their way into barracks through back stress,. and, spme.had to take-ref tige -in private I'hoasesi-'Mtfv&ta1 ' hoasesi-' Mtf v&ta stated that one of the soldiers was thrown p&o-the river, bufe the report is unfounded. '

JThe CWf Jouimal says a ehefcrisfc haa*Jiapay^|p|edp|d to Meli||tfui|efeaM |fc^ m_the I^wer^Laa^Savmg: Sifted' wits^'he* object of establishing an immense laundry in Holland Park. J A Hawke's Bay correspondent informs us that on the sheep runs near Napier pheasants have become very plentiful, though shy, and,. Lttf fficu% to get at. JSey ate fins bifdfi abdj fihaakmWy strong ©a^h^-wtn^-sobiHiM-taking a flight of nearly half a mile. Lacks are also increasing rapidly, but the quail «wWei^rece^^e^o^^few-EBaE^ago=®ecEE-to have entirely deserted the neighborhood. fs]Bef erring to the late Waimate libel case iMe L Oamaru Mail sayst—Though the editor ,°Lffle a slight taste of the unpleasant consequences of the libellous writing against Mr Reed] At the conclusion of .the trial at Tiniaru oil Wednesday last, the amount of his fine noi bein^|prthcoming. Mr Cwzsng was taken in 1 company with Mr ShempPjb the gaol by th«j polic©where, having fieijjii Court all day 1 with^trfc fooC-he req[ue?,£eS;si)methirfg- to eat' A piepe of mWt and agfcgfc of br&Oreni > giveipMin of afa platband, on ap&tg foe a kuseito seVef a pieceEfCftS mastic&tioa, ha 1 . was informed that kniilsjlwere not/allowed j the i^soner^ft TimartFg^Gl. The difficulty] t|we%r, mQfa over^y^hemn pleading hipi pH |ocket knife. ®o£#ie flrst We thi j(|infaj[is6 ag^gared tof realise i^he ipositioni aid pta letting down #o Bis dr| bread', and v-Ntp^efcdif(fQbut witf^aS^aspict "ogrueep; d|jecHon.anda»rrow qn_ Ma face, whSii he ms iqforhiedstfiat g mfcsseriger 'ihad arrived; f&mpfe^o|s;«f|>nas, ageVfc and] auctioneer! wlta^ jtdvance of Jstqo-;lio gay (fKeifiuei , AJthougtiMFCuming's^xgeirienbe Wjieen , itihchrsTucfc (flUbat of %L-:Wiier jSffendeii (Shebdnlj wlro^e total Sssffoerailon from hid c||mu2itta|; amounts to ajmosi su@mob'tf&, his taste j^P«sc^are and^i accompalftments! will Mnain am&ng the %ppteasant ii&ffiories: of hiajife. %p V. ,-.-. _j j T^lfollov^^ curios^ in.,the shipe^f al notic6£)f bankruptcy appelfs in the E^eningi fos*£fhe wrifgg being£.^will bd-jfiln, a ! Mao & " T< * th^ edi^o^% iW-Enendl — ?r ls£ my wor ds in ycrafsa&wspaper. Lis-i ! ten ap4ny Pakeha f rieifefs.Kj I have become! a bankrupt, and my notice has appeared in! the newspapers. My liabilities amount - to] £250. My assets are represented by onej tame pig, besides a small interest in two rJiatig&jggsg&^^JSiiit.. I don? t-waot : D^_ S akeha: mendTlEoTEmk'Sf a£"l"am" a~debtor with ai thieviSH aeb^(e.e. a frauduleQfe. T bankrapt.)! No, thteiregsotti^e&^^fihatf^QJspld of myj bare^feaS^iajyß^i^.^^aU-dfeßcfcionsi witb^&e^TOiHaionHes-aHd^w&a'nfes^ For a' whole 'par J hays - beferf.'corieestled'iby my! people and kept at koine, lest a pakeha con-; 6 Jt#Je[ihlli®'Ceizel4eiiidTtraß.nißTtaD&on.! lam weary of belng.shut up in my; owni Kainga, sOr^befcftke-EQyselfptoifae Supreme l Court for "pHrteetidn;- BafrtHereal cause of j mvrtmsf oxtmreg. wa^hia7~ A" pakefia; wBo is I aQ.opcer : o£-tße;-^over^ment, flaked me toi placemyiribnej in fiis fends tcr bel invested! | onjoprtgage. .-. He took niy Money and |li : neye^ @Ci|agairi^ :3l| 16ss,cthr6ugh ttie! j de^ptioEHof thai pakeha, ia, £200. 1 1 ask my j ; ffiendajnof fo:be.eqabaf d ota me for beconiI in^a-bankriSpt.--- jHihv Qisejain I to' find my: S w?yJi»6^"i?iilghlagaia?._ How elde atttlfo jeseagethe clutehes;pfr_th^ constables!. Hvhb | arghaatirigrf or -toe' m ail directions? (Ero«k j yorardMtresaed friend, Hoajni MAK T A."^Th'e ! ™*V$L TpJ^lieve'that the statements | | mad© ffife gftßytantiany true] and thinks thafe H6ani_Maka bas ma.Se out 4 very fair case ik ! his-- dwn justification^ j ; j j Sit , James M«Cu».och, {in -a speech afci : Warrnambool, Sa!d<— "l am Sec^edly in : favof '6t estgndipg. the r4ilway system to 1 : thi§ goiin,try as quickly as ij; caH be! done. I : desirg tjbjsee Country liet^d with rail- j ! £ ? l e |e¥eKtpat nothing Will morei j e%dTOlfy^spmote^,the Drosgerity of the' j coHh^y;.tßa|i r athoroughlyj sound system of J railways. I do no&, meaii ! railways carried! I in^ -aHiStflcfc fora distnetfs sake, ! but rail- ■ j ways^y|ich tojbenefit the coun- !* r 7_.^is!io]ei.' We have. Weadymet with j a large aojo.unt of. success pn this direction 1 , bedaiiis^Vfs'.TiiaV^ jnqtr biles ofi railway^ jopeii^ v TaQae--FaUways are yielding to 1 the! j St^f*^P^S. BPCcfen^, on the money borrowed ! |foE.the;coastr«cfeidQ of fehent. The! rate of i ;interesfr-we-pay-araouTit3-to|s| -per cent., so • jtha^ wq are .oiily-lqsiiig at ttie ra,te of a half! jper^cenfe irrfeile money Jborijowed. ! I think I lthJLl3_a_mo3t-satisfaetory ! state <tf things: j whaffi we takf ftito aceput^t that somej railways ; iweEe- r consfcßuc6ed afe- enornious v ' cok. The I BaHairat-aiid-SaTidhurstrliuesco>l; "something '• lifcß3£cS J T)00 #et tkiile-, ! and : the I presen£ >> - l Ailcd°t::£Bm t^JBBO9O |ler -mW :I% ihe earfy-Jt^iWaya :j carried"but' i a 6: ' Md same rate of cost as the railways now f; being conathiet^, dfifr-^ albuldwe ¥o4 have had a deficency, bul-we Shduld have 'hM ! a '66iaiderftbl^aticlflHB firom tfee-n." Tl :: : ■'-'"• '