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New Zealand Times, Volume XXXII, Issue 4955, 8 February 1877, Page 4

~,, The:.weather iyesterday>'afternpon showed ' signs: o£; breaking, ' and .the' telegrams received . last i evening! reported'- similar, indications' in yaripus.parts of'the colony,; but in'the evening it again became showery.''The telegranisyitoo,' information :;that.' the « floods; sin I sOtagp, Canterbury/ | . Westland,.i -and;! other districts are'' subsiding."' Happily,* • Wellington seems to' have" escaped any material .damage. .-A. few of 'the -creeks', out Eahautahui* and Pbrirua are' jrepprted, to, be 'but there has been' nothings like.. > ; a '. flood,': and on the' Hutt-rbad,. thqugh there ; ,have been several : considerable' . slips, especially .in, thei locality .of the excavation. ~ .wprksj.. nothingi; more : serious = than the' temporary burial ofua ife'w -trucks-'-has";"'oo--curred;' .Stilly the rain has -been very severe.' ; The.meteorological records show-that in Wellington pnVcFriday! very'little fain fell; but in" the night • it I rained; heavily,: • and • the'' wind -changed from- N. W;y; to. S.E. ; ■ - the' barometer , failing.,tiil. it registered 29'878. ; -SOin. 'rain was i recprdediOn,thei Saturday .morning. Bain con-; tinued ,all day; on: the 3rd, the- wind?in the morning S.E„ changing in the evening to N.Wi, and again, in: the night!to S.E:; rain'still continuing;, and; the,barometer ■ falling.' 2 - 25in.' rain were registered on the morning of the'4th. There was almost constant rain during Sunday, ,'the 4th, the wind being stilU frdm'the S.E. Rain ceased at night, 1 but towards the morning of"the sth the weather'again becameshoweryi and the barometer sank to 29'675-; '2'3sin. rain.. were; recorded -at z 9 '\St.iriJ on' 'this' dayl J3nowers continued, becomings very-heavy at nigh^,,;and/*62inii;weresrec(srded : on'the 6thi fDuringjitheidayiit cleared off occasionally, but at! night there ; was sagain a heavy fall, • "82in; being registered yesterday morning.';-The total fall.frpm}.Friday? : evening;np:to , 9a.m; yesteri day : was.,.§;B4in.,- heavier.'than hasbeen ''experienced in Wellingtons during the month of February ~for, .ajConsiderable'; .time ..past.:''The 'total.faUfp^ ','the;average] '£al\ ,for, .February, for the previous 131 years has!. been.&/698ixk - ~itimay,be;stated that in'the'early part of February, 1868, Very similar, weather ~to:.whai;:: we .have had. for the | last ( few','.daysi, was ;, experienced,: ; the rainfall throughout'.'.the,.cplony, being,excessive, causing! 'most disastrous floods.;,, ;, y> .kk; :-;-.! • .;'.'i:" ' .•"> ,bn'; Tuesday'afternoon fa/ lunatic named; Q/kell escaped' from' the : Asylum';' and' infortna-j tioniwas conveyed "to'the police by Mr.; Ing-1 werson during the evening, when the inan'B: absence.was' 1 remalfk^d:'';'Sergeant,', Monaghan! -instructed Detective Farrell to''make search'', for the missing man, but the well-known! ability of the detective'co-tild; not help'him in! this instance;'■sis' the 1 lunatic'it had; .madeextraordinary tracks out'of : town.; Yes-; •terday morning * Constable'-'Stewart;; ot[ the; Hutt;- was i communicated with'through a'messenger by. oh proceeding to' the residence of that gentleman he found Mr.' ,OkeU comfortably ensconced:! in the 'drawingroom; ~,-,,, He had, it seems,, entered with perfect jfreedpm; and at once made himself perfeotly at home. .He was not; interfered with, as his mental, condition, was-apparent'to'the inmates of the house,, and ; the constable was accordingly, sent for. Stewart took him away,, and walked with him to, town, but. experienced considerable difficulty in inducing him to "go, along", with ..becoming; propriety., At the station,! a, feverish anxiety to/become possessed, of.,a,knife, and asked the. loan of one. This was a request which," to, say .tie least. of it, under the circumstances ' was; not, ; very pleasant, and Stewart denied possessing .the useful!article of cutlery, whereupon, the, lunatic,, emphatically said, "Thou!art a' !Har," and waved his hand contemptuously. ~On tie road again he badly wanted'to pickup some stones, the inference being that, he would have used them to pelt at the constable, A pleasant companion hi must

have been for an eight-mile walk. Stewart got him to town all right, however, and he was then lodged in the police station, afterwards being taken to the Asylum. A prisoner, convicted of petty larceny and sentenced to three months' imprisonment, was brought down from Foxton yesterday. The members of the Choral Society are informed by advertisement . that the usual practice will take place to-night, now that the races have been postponed. ■' »'■ Constable Connor arrived in town yesterday, bringing'the two men Peters and Cartright, charged with obtaining money under false, pretences. They will appear at the R.M. Court to-day. , '•■ \,. - It will be seen by our telegrams that the steamer- Wanaka arrived at the Bluff and Bailed- for Dunedin yesterday. 1 o\a, 'special' correspondent gives a rather doleful account of the.trip." . ■, 'Our Foxton correspondent telegraphed last evening :r—The Forest Queen completed the unloading of locomotives this afternoon.: She takes the ballast engine on board to-morrow morning. . ( - .: ..'."; ■ Late last night it .was .reported that a.footrace had been : arranged Selby, ; the English cricketer, and a local pedestrian. Particulars, however, were not obtainable." It will-be '«eeh-'by advertisement that the bank holiday on account of' the races has been altered-from the first" : to the second day. Saturday Willi be a full' holiday, Friday being inconvenient oSving to the closing of the mail. The M-drawing of" the. iEmpire sweep took place last night at the; Empire Hotel, a late hour there was a large attendance of betting, men- and- others interested in j horse racing, and bets were freely exchanged. !- Theusual monthly'meeting of the Welling- 1 ton Districts Board was held yesterday morning at.the office.of the i ßoards Lower Hutt. -The-business transacted, was of an entirely: routine character; 'as will be' seen from the report of proceedings which appears in another column. .; ' ';:■-:. ,:■:.■■:■::-::.:" /'.'"-■

-U - Th e , business at' the; Magistrate's Court yesterday w was soon disposed of. ' The sheet contained one charge ! -of drunkenness," and the delinquent, a female,.forfeited her bail!'•,. -'A'perspn named G. 1 Lewis';' brought up on a' cKarge'^df l lunacy, was! remanded till 5 Tuesday next.- ! ,'• u ; ; ' •J. ' L.

' .Wanganui, the unfinished match will be ; resumed to-day at noon if, the weather be fine ; 'and if,jit be. so, there will ;be a large attendance ;Ve do not doubt."- The' arrangements will be similar' to those in force; for the three previpus days'; and the'Artillery,Bandijwhich has sfegglediolnia.n£uUy-in-f pite of wind and rain; android tpinfuse lT a.little life>into; the wiU, probably b'e present Teams will meet'on the ground at half-'past eleven o'clock. -.-•--- . j

M According t0,.-the Neios Letter the new MastertonTastoraL and Agricultural Society is v now fairly floated. |lt has some forty or fifty good useful members, and that with only the most superficial canvassing. About £IOO have been subscribed in donations, but it is expected that this will be largely augmented, as everything is in its first stage The rules were drawn up by a committee, who took every pains to make them good and workable, and as they had all the experience of the working of the old Bociety, the public may rely upon it that they will work satisfactorily.

In connection with the laying of the foundation stone of the new Athenaeum, the photographs taken by Mr. Binns on that occasion will be among the most interesting records of the institution. The largest of the series, iof course, is that representing the laying of the stone, with crowds of people there and members of the different benefit societies and volunteers. The scene is faithfully represented, and many of the most prominent figures are distinctly recognisable, although in certain places the picture is slightly indistinct, owing to the crowd not being stationary. But the plates and trowel are admirably taken, the inscription on the latter standing out exceedingly well. As stated in a-paragraph yes£e.rday, referring to a meeting of the Athenseum committee, it has been decided that copies of the photographs shall be preserved»among' the records of the institution.

About that frog • It would be .interesting to know for certain, who is responsible for its appearance in Mr. Tustin's house. ->But this question is too u deep, for .present settlement. The last' statement which appeared i in print was to the effect that Mr. Ebenezer 3aker 'introduced the frog's ancestors to J£arori. But he only introduced five. We, have since that announcement appeared been personally introduced to gentlemen who claim to have brought frogs to Wellington, and they all have a hankering after the public applause due to a man' 'in ithe remotest way connected with Tustin's frog. One says he placed thirty at the Patent Slip, just twenty-five more, than Mr., Baker at Karori ; and he thinks ,that the presence of Tustin's frog is the result of, a general frog emigration mo vement, from the Slip district, because' he hasn't seen any there lately. Really this ' frog is becoming interesting. 'Mark Twain's corn-beef contract i<s nothing to it. , j •There was a large and fashionable attendance at the Theatre Royal last evening, Ws Excellency the Governor and Lady Normanby being present. " Our Boys," and " Mr. and Mrs.-'Peter White," formed the programme, and the performance was, if possible, more successful' than it ever has been before. Tonight the bill is of a nature which should be quite irresistible. The performance will commence with the comedy of the "Admiral,'' which ; may be taken as an introduction to the extravaganza " Pluto," in which Miss Linga'rd will appearTfor the first time in burlesque. It is stated that this talented lady, ' 'who has created an impression in'Wellington 'which will be long remembered, is enchanting in burlesque, as it is known she is in drama, and a treat of no ordinary character is anticipated. Miss Lingard, so far as we have been able to see, is incomparable, and this appears to be' tie prevailing impression, Tve might almost say, everywhere. There should' surely be a bumper house to-night. 1 ' ( It was notified in the evening papers day, and will be seen by the advertisement which appears in our issue this morning, that the stewards of the Jockey Club .decided that it was not advisable to i attempt to commence the races at the Hutt this forenoon, and they, arc postponed until to morrow and Saturday.' The stewards exercised'a wise discretion in taking this step, as it removed all the doubt and unceifcainty that must otherwise have existed until this morning. *. If the weather clears up parties intending to go to the races to-morrow, and Saturday will hava time to make the; necessary arrangements, and there will in all probability be- a large attendance. To some extent at least the comfort and convenience' 1 of the public should be People are called upon to subscribe, and are expected) to L do -so liberally, and they have a rightr to be afforded an opportunity of receiving something in return. If therefore > the stewards can secure fine weather by a postponement, it is their duty to > do so. As some doubts have been expressed as to whether the stewards ,have the power to postpone the races, and we notice that an eminent authority uses the word "legally" in connection with this subject, we may state that the Victoria Racing Club in their rules make express provision for such a contingency as finding it necessary to postpone a -race or races. Clause 25 provides that " The stewards may, in case of urgent necessity, put off the races at any race meeting of the. club from day today, or from week to week, as they may deem expedient." There is a similar regulation in the Wellington Jockey Club rules, and moat people will remember that it was acted upon at the second day's meeting last year. We have been informed on perfectly reliable authority that there was a little water on one or two places on the racecourse. This will Boon disappear, and if there is no more rain |the ground will be in splendid condition, and travelling to' and from the Hutt pleasant, the dust having been thoroughly laid, ,

The Hutt Court was adjourned pro forma yesterday. "Old Identity" has been received. Such attacks are. best met by being left unnoticed. A sharp shock of 'earthquake {passed over Masterton on Monday evening. The Pantascope was again very well attended last evening, when prizes were distributed as .usual. ■ ._. ' ... ,; ~,-, --.-•■ - : - -, We hear that Mr. J. S. Thompson, of the firm of Thompson and Shannon, will leave by the mail on a trip to Europe. - It seems Professor Verd opened under rather untoward circumstances on' Tuesday evening, no proper 1 arrangements for his appearance having.been made. He request? .'us ;to state that on'Friday evening.his unique entertainment will be produced-with all the accessories 'to'success.and'that in addition tp going through a tempting .programme he. intends 'offering prizes;;'' - ; ■'*;'- ; V".'' ; " ']'.' '^. f V;''.', '.,'- , have been.made ; fo us 16' part of the Telegraph Department in the delivery of a telegram/, which created very, great inconvenience. It seems., that a telegram despatched from Nelson on Monday morning did- not reach it* destination in- WeUington; till- the" evening o£ Tuesday, and then oply (; by an accident, notwithstanding . that . the address was i legibly written on the telegram.. As a rule; we believe theTelegraphDepartment is well managed, and that instances of neglect are few and far between. In.this case, however,there evidently has been nieglect-...,. ._;. a ...v.i-;;.r;-.-.r-.: - : -:o: •■ : The mission vessel thetl)iiyspr!ng;"arriveo? .yesterday morhingVli here fjom the New Hebrides,. via VDoaediii 'and' Lyttelton, and I will haul alongside the wharf in 1 a few days, to be thrown iopen'foivthe' inspection of the. Sunday-school scholars;'by whose 'butions the vessel was-builtarid is now maintained. 1 . The iF-ev.; Mr.Vand';Mrs. Ingles and .the'Rev. Mr.' and 'Mrs.: Watt -atp passengers byher from -the 'New Hebrides! the former are returning to' Scotland after laboring jui the cause "of Christianity -for-many -years amongst the -South Sea Islands.-' The°Dayspring has beem visited - at*- r tl at; which she has called.'byi a large /number s dp children; and iwhen'.inPort-Chalme'rs^Pfer' r 6OO of'the Sun-day-schools scholars visited her at one time. This is ier first visit to New Zealand, and she comes here: sunply-ta'be'shVywh.to the people who helped tolbnild her. • ;We : may add that theiKevi Mr.-Ingles h --will-"preach in St; John's .Presbytesian ■ Church on Sunday morning, and in the evening in St 1 Andrew's .Church; the , Rev.'Mr..Watt fming the s pulpit Jat'Si. Andrew's, in .'the niorning;' ancV" at - Stl~John"s in the eveniagi • On each-occssion collections in. aid of the mission fund-will be taken. It may not ''be t ~gehirally,'.teQjTOi. 'though it will be within...the recollection 0f...01dr residents in .Wellington, that Mr. Ingles labored here: for a. twelvemonth some five and; twenty years ago, 1 and we ;haye jip;. doubt many who remember will take the opportunity of hearing' him once r more,, particularly .as: he. is:;nPw.Lretiring from. the; mission field. ;We beUeye.<men6f-hiS first objects on arriving home,iwill.be to translate the Scriptures i; into i the • Aneitumese language. "" .-i,!..5;; -- ■■•■'• . I ' ippopKssoßiAuD'EKSOSfnsßd to: perform-some astounding tricks. . We, have,, for. instance, seen him pour several "kinds .irfrie.;r*pparently—out .of the same of*.far more'won'derful bottlca than the Professor's. VThere ia'the most positive testimony to prove that: disorders of the stomach, kidneys; 'and.respiratory, organs, levers of an intermittent and remittent type, and all diseases requirint invigorative-treatment, are curedjby the agreeable contents of the bottles wiiich hold Schiedam Aromatic 3cßqrAp i -