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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XIII, Issue 280, 3 December 1878, Page 2

We take the following from "the A. Z> Timet of Saturdays— The Hon. the Native Minister fa at preseut at Taranaki, accompanied, as it appears, by the regular hornblowers and telegram writers, who appear now to be the necessary camp followers in Ministerial progresses. Flunkeyisni is rampant. " Jeatues " annouuces that on Tuesday night Mr Sheehan slept with Rewi afc his house at Waitara; and that on Monday— by way of change, we presume— Rewi slept with Mr Sheehan at Cottier's Hotel, in New Plymouth. The old chief patronises the theatre, accepts banquets> holds receptions, takes great interest in everybody presented to him, and is altogether a gracious old Lion, and so much improved by his acquaintance with the lremierand Mr Sheehau that no one could suspect that he had ever roared patu te Pakehul in past times. But the "weather" is not fine enough yet for the Native Minister to get overland from Taranaki to Waikato. Tawhiao, who plays Mr Jorkins— the severe partner iv Dickens' legal firm— might'nt like it, don't you know'; Rewi would be charmed of course, but— the weather! Not to-day, thank you Sheehan, says the polite old chief. The " flying survey " for the Waikato line, and the " blocks '* of land to make the railway, which the editor of the Otago Daily Times— with a' faith that has had its reward, even in this world— saw in tbe clouds a year ago have not yet been precipitated. When "tbe weather is fine " all will come right. Mr Sheehan had a "talk" about Hiroki, and was announced as being about to leave New Plymouth yesterday. We hope tbat " when he next doth ride abroad," he will leave the hornblowers behind him. He has a fair trumpet of his own, and after he has done some tangible good, no one would object to his blowiug about it. Mr Viucent Pyke, M.H.R., has been reelected Chairman of tbe Vincent County Council, with a salary of .£350. A Wanganui contemporary says :— The gallery roughs have afc lasfc met with their match, and were talked to by Madame Cora on Saturday night iv a manner that probably surprised them, and we trust made them heartily ashamed of their abominable behavior. Madame Cora is deserving of the greatest credit for the forcible and yet dignified way in which she commenced .the work of reformation on Saturday. Observing several pipes to be alight in the gallery at the commencement of tbe performance, Madame ordered them out, and subsequently seeing them again in use, after a few practical and ladylike remarks, threatened such consequences as induced a speedy carrying out of her wishes. Referring to Mr G. E. Barton's charges against the Judges, the New Zealand Jurist says:—" It is impossible to shut onr eyes to the fact that a little moral courage would have enabled the Government to put an end to tbis disturbance at the beginning. It was clearly the daty of the Government to grant the demand for an inquiry as to the conduct of the Judges. There can be no question as to the power of the Government to deal with any complaint as to the administration of justice in any Court. The Judges of the Supreme Court are just as amenable to this jurisdiction as Justice of the Peace. A confused idea appears to prevail that because the Judges cannot be removed from office except by a vote of the two Houses, there is no means of dealing with any. charge of misbehavior unless it is grave enough to form a grouud of removal. Iv the natural course of events, it is not likely that any occasion will arise for an address from both Houses; but cases may often arise in which the conduct of a Judge may be called in question ; and In any such case it is of the highest importance that tbe Government should discharge its duty promptly, a.s. well for the sake of the Judges as "forf that of their accusers, and most of all for mat' of the public." r Here is an advertisement extWcfcjed from that brilliant publication yclept, the Lyell Argus .—"For Sale.— A donkey, own brother to the editor of the Charleston Herald. Apply tp Dirty Mary." ,A-C Duringorie of Father Henneberry^slekures in Auckland, recently, a disturbance was caused by people leaving the church.; , The , Rev, Father remonstrated thus :— " Why do you come here if you do not mean to stay ? (Somebody had fainted.) Of course, if any one is sick, they will be cared for, but I will not tolerate persons standing up and 'going out in the midst of the sermon. When you come here, keep order, and do not disturb the others. Tbis is the last time I will refer to it.' If I have to refer to it again, I will make it hot for those who disturb the congregation." An alarming accident is reported by the Wairarapa Guardian. Mr Cundy, of Featherston, ifc appears, was out driving a bull, reported to be somewhat of a dangerous animal, along one of the cross-road 9at the lower end of the valley. The bull suddenly charged at the horse on which Mr Cundy was riding and. in trying to get out of the way, the' horse's leg caught in ajhole, occasioned by a broken plank in the roadway of one of the bridges. Thus transfixed, the bull came down upon the horse and gored it in a frightful manner. The mutilation was so complete that the horse lived only a few minutes. The rider, Mr Cundy, made a providential escape, having just sufficient time to get clear of tbe horse, when the bull made the onslaught. The birth-rate of tbe 30,000,000 of inhabitants in the Madras Presidency has decreased to less than one-half of what it was before the famine began. Tbe N. Z. Times says :-The Inspector under the dangerous Goods Act yesterday tested 500 cases of kerosene, Devoe's brand ex Olustee, consigned to Mr R. S. Waterhouse, of this city. The result was that of five samples two flashed at 98 deg. Fahr. two at 96 deg., and one at 94 deg., the last blaziug freely at 96 deg. The flashing pom t of the Dangerous Goods Act is 110 deg. Prince Henry of Prussia is shortly to visit New Zealand in HJ.M.'s frigate Sedan.

.A scene at. one of the late meetings in conneictlon with the Mayoral election in V/el-. lington is thus described by the Pat ;— 'ihe proceedings from this point became ex optionally lively. An immense sensation v.as created by the Hibernian gentleman aire dy mentioned leaping suddenly on the reportua* table aud flourishing a big stick in true Donnybrook Fair fashion. Fortunately the reporters had just before left the table and were now standing oh the edge of the crowd in front. Having kicked oil the lanlpS ahd candles as a playful preliminary, the individual in question straightened himself up, and fixing his gaze with an air of drunken gravity on the crowd, he exclaimed in a tone of firm Conviction—" Upon nic SoUl I believe f ere all drunk, every man of ye." Having de* livered himself of tbis, remarkable sentimeut he jumped down off the table amid a roar of laughter and a cry of " hen-core" from a number of sniall boys cougiregated found about j to whom the spectacle appeared to afford immense delight. The amusement was heightened by a respectablc-iooking man • stepping forward and exclaiming, with great earnestness, " That's a sober man, Mr Chairman ; that's a sobei; man i" waereafc the crowd laughed incredulously. Taking advantage of the mil, Mr Hutchison thanked those present for their vote of confidence, aiding that in snitc of the conduct of one or </»vo rowdies, they had been Very Orderly. Hereupon the respectable-looking man, before mentioned, again earnestly endeavored to Impress upon the meeting that the interrupters were all " sober men." At this point the Hibernian genfcleiiian , probably thinking' ifc necessary to give it further proof of his sobriety, again leaped lipOn the table, flourishing bis.stick abodfc mofe excitedly than ever, and making profuse bows towards the chairman and Mr Hutchison. Some one from the crowd -below was next observed making darts at the excited gentleman's legs with a view of making him descend, but he .was beaten off by the stick and made a politic retreat. Next the " slush lamp" was thrown afc the unfortunate man by some one near the chairman. It struck him on the back, and well-nigh smothered him with the melted fat. This missile was immediately followed by a chair, which also took effect on the unhappy individual, who still managed, in spite of all these drawbacks to the position, to hold his ground. Then somebody in the crowd pulled away one of the trestles from under the table and the performer ■ came down with a crash. The next instant he was seen hitting out wildly afc the crowd with his stick, the majority of whom fled in all directions, nearly trampling over each other in their haste. A number, bowever, stood their ground, and after a few minutes' fighting the belligerent found himself overpowered and had to give in. Thus terminated one of the most exciting election meetings that has ever been] held in Wellington. The last relics of the Old Bell, at Edmonton, a hostelry renowned from the <• John Gilpin " of Cowper, have given place to a new hotel and tavern. It is stated that a number of border tribes whom the Ameer summoned to Ali Musjid have again dispersed, in consequence of the scarcity of supplies. A summer residence is being erected for the Governor of South Australia, on Marble Hill, near Norton Summit, at a cost of £16,000. During this year Parliament has provided for the education of England and Wales of 2,248,900 children, at 14s lOd per head. The quantity of wool exported from New Zealand from July 1, 1877, to June 30, 1878, was 61,947,7551 b, valued at £3,483,957. The Jewish population in the United States is about 250,000. They have 152 synago^aes. A man, about 148 years, who served under Duke Ferdinand, of Brunswick, has died in Hesse. Negotiations are said to be pending between Austria, France, and England, with the object of securing the common treatment of all European questions, as a counterpoise to Russia. One hundred aud fifteen Krupp guns of various sizes are expected at Sebastopol, to be mounted upon the new batterie'a.f which have been recently constructed there.*' J ' The St. Petersburg Golos declares tbat, although England may seek redress from the Ameer, if she be victorious the fale of Afghanistan must be decided with the consent of Russia. The pifcise pattern for the four 80-ton guns for Her Majesty's ship Inflexible has at length been decided upon, aud orders bave been given to complete the guns without fui liber delay. The bore will have a diameter of 16in., chambered out to 18in. at the breech, and a polygrooved rifling has been approved. Tbe manufacture of monster shells, each of which will way about threequarters of a ton, will now be proceeded with, and the gas checks for imparting rotation will be made to match. According to the latest calculations of Carl and Humanu (states au English paper) the area of land uuder cultivation as hop-gardens in the civiiised world is about 247,060 acres, and the average crop is estimated at 1,310, 684cwfc. Germany heads the list as a hopgrower, with 99,750 acrea of gardens, and is' followed by England, the United States of America, and Austria, in the order named; It is thought that the recent experiments made by the Admiralty authorities with torpedo launches prove that the construction of a perfectly noiselesa and invisible torpedo boat is well within the bounds of possibility. The aontract for the rebuilding of the ..Eddystone Lighthouse, which, when completed, will be the largest in Great Britain, is not to exceed £67,000, and the work is to be completed in three years. A correspondent of ;a Christchurch paper, writing about Hiroki, the Maori murderer, says that after promisiCmjftJß* by day tbat Hiroki should be capture"^ this impossible, Mr Sheehao*Pented the yarn that Hiroki had been Shot, with 1 the intentfon, in due course, of recording his untimely death in the bush, and the' impossibility of discovering the body. Thia plan, however, wrb upset by a stupid official who wired through the Press that Hiroki had never been shot. Thus it became impossible to record his death, after many days' wandering in the bush, so that Mr Sheehan haa had to go north and arrange the matter somehow. This correspondent is au " inventive cuss." The Rev. Mr Stanford, a Dunedin clergyman, advises pareuts that in order to keep their boya and girls out of bad company they should make home attractive by musical and other innocent pastimes, including dancing. The luck, whatever that may be, of some people is truly bad. A young gentleman in a Ballarat lawyer's office drew Calamia in one of Miller's £1000 sweeps for the Melbourne Cup, and thiuking, no doubt, that his horse was too much of an outsider to be near tbe front at the end of the race, sold his chance back to Miller for £25, who thus pockets the principal prize himself.. When Mr Justide Keogh went over to the Government (says the World) he had for a neighbor in Bray a witty parish priest, who, unlike the celebrated vicar, was not all things unto all men. People were doubtful a3 tb the religious orthodoxy of the newlrish SolicitorGeneral, and his ex-friends openly charged him with deserting the Church as well as the people: "Do you know what they are ' saying about me now, Father H.?" said Mr Keogh to the P. P.; "they are positively saying thatl am going to change my religion." " I hope you will become a Catholic, then, if yon change afc all," said the P. P. without moving a muscle. And yet priest and politician remained firm friends, and many a pleasant dinner have I enjoyed in their company.

The butchers (says the Westport Times -of.-. a recent issne) are again taking a forced - holiday, there being neither beef nor mutton. . for sale in the town, and no supplies likely to . arrive unless the s.s. Wallabi should manage to creep along the. coast from Totaranui. There was some rather hot coffee served about al the Lyell during the recent County elections. Afc one meeting afc which the Buller Lion was present, Mr Ings, of Wesfcportj addressed the electors on behalf of Mr Inglis, wheh rid elector solemnly moved amidst applause— " That he (lugs) "should be tarred and feathered and dtJeke_ in the creek, to show the Westport ring hottf the Lyell electors appreciated the insult of such a man being sent in such a way to influence vote 9. y '— Cf. if. Argu< t °ZA distressing accident occurred in Auckland last week. A little boy was stealing fruitj when a baker passed and called out " Policeman ! '' hearing which the boy became flurried) abd loosing hold of the bough, dropped down Oti to A fence. The little fellow's stomach was simply ripped open. A most delicate and difficult operation had to be performed, which none but a highly j skilled surgeon could hope to accomplish. Dr Goldsbro'/ however, succeeded, without the aid tit chloroform',- m replacing the disturbtd parts, and.sewirig dp trie wowrVd 1 .- j