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New Zealand Times, Volume XXIX, Issue 4281, 9 December 1874, Page 2

It is finally arranged that His Excellency the Marquis of .Normanby will land in Wellington at noon on Satru-day next, from the p.s. Luna, which will leave Onehunga on Thursday forenoon. The arrangement is an excellent: one as, the clay being one of halfholiday, there is.likely to. be,, a very large, muster of citizens on the wharf, and,along the streets to Government House, to welcome His Excellency. The Marquis will -be entertained this evening at dinner by the Auckland Club.

It wonld almost appear that the Sari Eranoisco mail steamer Cyph’rehes, has followed the example of the City of Melbourne,’ and gone on from Honolulu to Levuka, or to Sydney direct. If this is the case it Will be very much to be regretted. , The Appeal Court, so, far., as listening to arguments is concerned, concluded its sittings yesterday. The case of The Queen v. Dodd took the whole day.—Mr. Stout appearing for tho prisoner, and the .AttorneyrGeneral and Mr. Gordon Allan for the Crown. , After elaborate arguments on both sides, the,Court unanimously affirmed that the judgment must be arrested. We shall give a short report of the points argued in. our next issue. The Court also intimated that they would not deliver judgment in the case of Borton and others v. Howe and others for some time, probably not till the next Court met, and that the othercases must be made remahets. The Court will sit oh Thursday for. the delivering of judgments in some of the caaea in which judgments are reserved.

From Timara to the Bluff the barometer rose about two-tenths 1 between Monday and Tuesday, but at all other places a slight fall took place. The cloudy and gloomy weather which prevailed in the South on Monday had extended itself over every part of the colony by yesterday morning, and rain was reported from nearly all parts of the Middle Island. ‘ The winds were generally variable in direction, but moderate in force.

The Licensing Bench sat yesterday morning and disposed of two applications—a transfer and a new license to which no opposition was offered. Jakob Liohtschoindle received a transfer from Ellen Spray for the Prince of Wales Hotel, Grey-street, - and Henry George Nichols was granted a license for the Caledonian Hotel, Adelaide-road: *

There was not much business transacted at the Resident, Magistrate’s Court "yesterday. Robert Neil, bn remand, bharge’d with lunacy, was discharged and cautioned. His temporary insanity was the result of drinking. Owen Kano was fined 20s, and directed to pay 40s. damages, or go to' gaol for seven days for being drunk and damaging '& constable’s coat. John Finn was also fined. 4Qk, or pbyen, day's imprisonment in default of payment, for, being drunk and assaulting a constable. Mary Jane Touks, charged-with using abusive language to Caroline Green,' was discharged with ,a caution and ordered to pay costs. The rest of thb business was of little interest. V . : ‘

The Young Men’s Literary Association in connection with St.John’s Presbyterian Church held their usual weekly, meeting last .night. Two very interesting essays were read—one by Mr. Dunn.on: the life-of Samuel Budget, tho successful ‘ Bristol merchant; and the other on Avarice, by Mr. _ Thomas Gray. Both occasioned some interesting discussion.

It will. not be forgotten by the citizens. of Wellington that nominations for the Mayoralty, .under the.new Act, must be made by four, o’clock to-day. The remarks attributed to Mr. Anderson in our yesterday’s issue of the proceedings of the Presbyterian Assembly were hot made by that gentleman, Mr. Eonnie being the speaker. Francis Henry Dillon Bell, Esq., of the Middle Temple, London, has intimated his intention to apply, two months hence,; for admission at Wellington, as a barrister and solicitor of the Supreme Court. Th z Educational Gazette, the December number of which is before us, has now completed the first year of its existence. It will enter upon its second with the hope of “ a prolonged career of activity and usefulness.” Another cargo of wool came in last night per Manawatu from Elaxbourne. This wool is from the fine station of Messrs. Clifford and Weld, who, we understand, have this season obtained not fewer than five hundred halos from their station.

The brig Gazelle, which arrived in Port Nicholson on Monday with coals from Newcastle, and is to be used henceforth as a coal hulk here, was bought in Newcastle for .€9OO. She has long traded between Nelson and Newcastle.

It speaks well for the state of matters in the hitherto too much disregarded province of Taranaki, that not fewer than sixty of the immigrants by the ship Howrah, who were lately sent hence to New Plymouth, had engagements open to them there before they sailed from Wellington.

Yesterday was a magnificent day for the farmers and gardeners, but would have been a most unfortunate one for the astronomers had it been that of the. transit of Venus—that is to say, if Wellington weather prevailed all over New Zealand. A soft.rain, with a cloudy sky, began at an early hour in the morning. The rain increased as the day advanced—a gentle warm rain accompanied a warm wind, so: soft that its set could scarcely be told excepting by the direction given to the smoke. Dark clouds floated lazily over the sky, and the sun was invisible all day. Fortunately the changes here are rapid, and more favorable weather for the observers may be hoped for to-day.

Considerable interest was evinced in the proceedings of the Presbyterian General Assembly last evening. The gallery of the Provincial Hall was filled with visitors, many of whom were ladies. The principal business before the Assembly was the introduction of a deputation from the Otago and Southland Presbyterians, on the subject of a proposed union between the Otago and Northern Churches. The Rev. Dr. Stuart and other members of the deputation delivered able and exhaustive speeches on the subject before the Assembly. Mr. Hall, City Missionary, desires to express his warmest thanks to the many friends who have so kindly and unhesitatingly assisted him during his late sickness and painful bereavement. Prom September Ist to November 30th he has received £l3 11s. 6d. Of this J. Burno and J. Knowles contributed each £lO. The contributions of a few Wesleyan, friends, handed over by the Rev. Messrs. Morley and Lews, amounted to £ll 2s. 6d., and several other friends subscribed £6. The remainder were ordinary subscriptions in aid of the work in which he is engaged.

At the meeting to be held this evening in the Odd Pellows’ Hall, in connection with the presence in Wellington of the members of the Presbyterian Assembly, there will, no doubt, be a full attendance. The Moderator of the Assembly will preside, and four addresses on excellent subjects will be delivered.

A boy, who was driving a grocery cart, had a spill yesterday afternoon in Custom-house street. He had just turned into the street from Willls-street with a considerable load, when the near wheel came off, and one side of the cart, of course, came to the ground. The boy, however, retained the reins, and, as the horse was quiet, he soon got out, and with help released the animal from the shafts. ' No great harm was done.

A Tasmanian paper, on the authority of a gentleman who recently paid a visit to Europe, states that one of the largest manufacturers and wool buyers in the south of Scotland informed him that much of the Australian wool was being ruined by hot water washing, that it,was being overdone entirely, and that their house, after much experience, woiild not buy a bale of it. Between hot water and over dumping, a good deal of wool has proved to be utterly worthless when subjected to the action of the machinery in the mills.

“An American View of Emigration” is the title of an article in the Fortnightly, by a writer in the United States, who brings forward a powerful array of facts to prove that the condition of labor, agricultural and otherwise, in that country, is by no means so rosy as is generally supposed. Indeed, lie succeeds in making out a very strong case on behalf of the following propositions : —l. That the labor market, especially for agricultural labor, is overstocked, ■ 2. That the especial disadvantages of American labor more than counterbalance its' especial advantages.' 3. That English labor is in the main as well off as American labor. 4. 'That capital is an essen- : tial for a successful immigrant to the United States. At the'same-time, it is ■ only right to state that this unfavorable condition of affairs in that country is only, exceptional and temporary, ■ and has been chiefly brought about by the malignant operation of protection ; for, as the writer observes, “ Our high tariff,, which, when we were living under a full pressure of speculation, swelled some branches of manufacture into unhealthy size, has now brought about a general prostration. The reaction has come.”

A warning to the topers of Lake Wakatip district is conveyed in the following characteristic advertisement, by a distressed and. angry publican, which appears in the Mail :—“ As it is' impossible for me to:get. a, vordiot in r this court against anyone owing mo money, I hereby give notice that, if all parties indebted to me while proprietor of the Prince of Wales 1 Hotel, do not settle their accounts within one month from this date, that X will advertise their .names in full, and ,the amount of their account.”

A envious task hits been' thrown upon MrMabin, a well-known auctioneer and agent in Nelson, who, according to one of the local journals, “ has been engaged to proceed to Lyttelton to make up the, average statement and other documents connected with the barque Emperor, which vessel left Newcastle for Lyttelton, and was driven back to Brisbane, where the cargo was sold, and afterwards went to Newcastle and brought another cargo to Lyttelton.” Mr Mabin went on to Lyttelton by the Taranaki.

The Provincial Council of Taranaki, says the IJerald, will be called together shortly. The Harbor Bill, which has been prepared some time and forwarded to Wellington, is, we understand, returned without any material alteration; so that the members, knowing it “lias been approved of by the General Govern-’ ment, need have little apprehension in passing it. When once agreed to, our contemporary adds, it will not bo long before wo shall hear of the harbor works being commenced. i The sportsmen of Nelson appear to be unfortunate. -Yearj, after year there had been “ something the matter with the chest,” so that there was perpetual trouble between the winners of prizes and those who should have paid over the stakes, and the club J may be said to liave collapsed. Last year a fresh effort was made to get up an annual race: meeting ; now officers were appointed, the races came off, and the outside public; understood that the affair had been a success. Wo now learn from one of the local journals that the old trouble has broken out afresh. The treasurer, it appears, left the; district suddenly after the meeting, having forgotten to pay over the stakes, or to leave behind him the funds entrusted to him in connection with sweeps. So there would appear to be but small likelihood of a racemeeting at Nelson this season.

We learn that Sir Daniel Cooper, Bart., will represent New South Wales, Mr. Daintree will act for Queensland, and Mr.? Vogel will look to the interests of New Zealand, in the arrangements to be ■ made in' London ‘ for the New Zealand, Queensland, and Singapore submarine, telegraphic cable. , . We find the following in the Otago Daily, Times of the 3rd instant“ Amongst the ministers yesterday associated with the Dunedin Presbytery was the Eev. Mr. Moir., of Wellington. ' In introducing him, the Moderator stated he was the tutor and minister to the celebrated African traveller, Dr. Livingstone.”

H.M.S. Barracouta, which arrived on the 19th ultimo at Adelaide, to.relieve H.M.S. Basilisk on the Australian station, is a paddle vessel. It appears that she met -with bad weather on the voyage but, having sustained much damage both to her hull and spars. She lost her mainyard, her lower-deck ports were stove in, and a seaman was washed overboard. We learn from the Sydney Morning Herald that Madame Eistori is expected , in that city in July next. Her agent, Mr. E. W. Bushby, states that she will come by way of San Francisco, and be accompanied by an Italian Dramatic Company, numbering thirty-three persons, and will bring the scenery for the different plays produced. The performance will bo strictly dramatic, and not alternating with opera. Arrangements have been made for Madame Eistori’s appearance at the Victoria Theatre, and Mr. Bushby . proceeds to Melbourne to secure a theatre in that city for the company. In a letter to the Sydney Morning Herald, Mrs. Gobienough thus explains a proposal for the establishment of a creche for Sydney : “ It is proposed by 1 a few ladies in Sydney to open a creche or day nursery, in which children between the-ages of one month and five years may be received, and oared for during the day, while their mbthers.are at work. ' Institutions of this kind have long been in existence in most large towns of the Continent, and for some years they have been rapidly finding favor in England. It is an immense boon to a poor woman to be able to go to a day’s washing, or charing, or work of any other description with her mind at ease about her infant, knowing that it is well.cared for. Many a good woman is precluded from getting a good day’s work by the fact that she has a child which she can neither take with her, nor leave at home in safety; even if her child is old enough to go to the infant school, it must be cared for during the dinner-hour and when school is over. It is proposed to make a fair charge for taking the children, and in process of time the institution should become almost, if not entirely, self-supporting; but, at first, there will necessarily be a considerable outlay for furniture, food, &c."