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New Zealand Times, Volume XXXII, Issue 5017, 23 April 1877, Page 2

Tiro health of her Ladyship the Marchioness of Normanby has so far improved that she was yesterday morning able to attend divine service at St. Paul’s.

The number of passengers which arrived nt tho port of Wellington during the past week ending the 31st inst. was 273. Of these 11 came from Australia, 100 from the South, and 1-19 from the North.

During the week ending Saturday, the 21st inst., there arrived at tho port of Wellington 10 sailing vessels and 13 steamers, whoso tonnage combined amounted to 5510 tons. The tonnage of the steamers-was -1010, and that of the sailing vessels 900. During tire same period there cleared out 23 steamers and 15 sailing vessels, whose combined carrying capacity amounted to S9G9 tons. The steamers numbered 6395 tons, and the sailing vessels 257-1 tons.

The Vice-Admiralty- Court sat for an hour on Saturday, and took evidence in the case of the Taupo and Eli Whitney. The pleadings in the case are not completed, but the parties by agreement are taking the evidence of those witnesses whom it would much inconvenience to be kept until the Court sits in regular order for the hearing of evidence. The evidence of Captain Caddy, of tho Leicester, Captain Williams, of the Avalanche, Captain Bowling, of the Adamant, and John Orlando, an A.B. of the latter ship, has been taken.

Scratch races between members of the Star Club came off on Saturday afternoon, the crews consisting of the following ;—Gair (stroke), Ollivier i 3), Campbell (21, Dransfield (bow). Sheppard (stroke),. Thomson (3), Nelson (2), Warloigh (how). Eyton (stroke), Taylor (3), Goring (2), Leekie (bow). Webb (stroke), Batkin (3), Smith (2), Govett (bow). The course was from Magazine Point to Meeoh’s baths. In the first heat Webb’s crew beat Gair’s by a length, the race being a good one. The second heat, between Eyton’s and Sheppard’s crew, resulted in a victory for the former, who came in half a length ahead. The final heat was between Webb and Eyton. It was a close contest, the boats keeping together nearly tho whole way. Webb’s crew eventually won by a couple of lengths. A scratch match is to take place next Saturday, aud if possible arrangements will be made by which some scratch fours may bo pulled on the same occasion.

Information has been received by telegraph from Wanganui to the effect that Moffatt, who was arrested on a charge of manufacturing powder for sale to the Maoris, has been committed for trial at Wanganui. It will be remembered that Molfatt was arrested by a party of friendly natives in the Upper Wanganui District. When he was charged at Court evidence was given to the effect that an entry made in a book in Moffatt’s handwriting showed that a large quantity of powder had been made for the Waikato natives. A witness named Nott stated that he had known the prisoner for live yeai’s, and had seen him in April last in the Upper Wanganui District, where he made six tin dishes of powder which was of good quality. It was taken away on the morning following, but witness did not know by whom. .Moffatt wiil be tried during the criminal sessions of the Supreme Court at Wanganui, to commence to-day. The attractions presented by the performances now being presented at tbe Theatre Royal, are such that every night the house is filled, the best guarantee of success. On Saturday evening the stalls and pit were crowded, whilst the dress-circle was fairly attended, an occurrence not common, fashionable attendances being peculiar to other even, iugs of the week. “ Conrad and Lizette” was played for the last time, and as usual was received with great satisfaction by the audience, the acting of Mr. Tarron being so excruciatingly funny in the second act, where he gives his excessively comic representation of the Irishman, Tim Tlahorty, that the audience were kept in a state of convulsive laughter the whole time. By this time the patrons of the Theatre should be tolerably well acquainted with the extraordinary ability as a comedian displayed by Mr. Tamm in this performance, and it is not necessary, therefore, to dwell on the fact. Turthcr, it may be said that his Tim Tlaherty can ouly ho properly appreciated by those who have seen it. In other respects the representation of “ Conrad and Lizette” was successful as usual. We would draw attention to the change in the programme for this evening, when the drama of “Lisa Uncles,” now to 'Vollington and original, will bo performed, Messrs. Baker and Tarron introducing a number of songs and dances. There should bo a good attendance.

In his address to the electors of Totara Mr. Gisborne says :—I may state generally that I would support the Government in measures to give successful effect to the Public Works Policy of 1870, with which I was identified, to maintain the Union of the colony, to follow up provincial abolition by securing substantial local self-government in goldfields and other districts, and to place the finances of the colony in a sound and satisfactory position,

We have received the Australasian Insur ance and Banking Record for April. The Bishop of Wellington will hold a confirmation at St. Paul’s next Sunday afternoon at 3 o’clock.

A meeting of the Board of Governors of the Wellington College will be held this day at 12 o’clock.

The Albion, which arrived yesterday at Hokitika from Melbourne, brought no news of importance.

It will be seen by advertisement in another column that the lease and goodwill of the Commercial Hotel, Wanganui, are for sale.

We call special attention to an advertisement in another column respecting the sale to-morrow, by Mr B. J. Duncan, of the leases of the hospital reserves. Things cannot ho quite so bad in Dunedin as McLaren and the Guardian would make out. The Benevolent Society there has this year put £ISOO out at interest.

The Patea County Council seal has arrived. The Mail says “Itis a boomer—2Jiu. in diameter, mystically warlike in design, with charioteers, prancing steeds, mangled human corpses, and so on. On top of the central design is the motto Sociatis Labor thus, at bottom Omnia Portlier Yincimus.

A meeting of the Banks Cricket Clnh was he'.; at Barrett’s Hotel on Friday evening, MTurner in the chair. A letter was received from Mr. Morrah accepting the office of president, and Messrs. Tolhurst, Buchanan, and Martin were elected vioe-presidants. It was decided to play a match on the Basil; Reserve on Monday, players to be selected from the officers of the National, Colonial, and Australasia versos Bank of New Zealand, New South Wales, and Union Bank of Australia, at 10.30. At the Resident Magistrate's Court on Saturday the business was light. Elizabeth Burke, charged with having been drunk and disorderly, pleaded not guilty ; but the case was proved by Detective Farrell, aud she was sentenced to forty-eight hours’ imprisonment in default of paying the fine of 20s. Frederick A. Duncan was charged with habitual drunkenness, and with having assaulted a constable who was in the execution of in's duty. Prisoner, who pleaded not guilty, behaved in a most eccentric manner, betraying the moat supreme contempt for the Court in whose presence he stood, and declared that if he was insane all creation must be “ mad as a hatter.” He was sentenced to one month’s imprisonment. We take from the Lyttelton Times of Saturday the following particulars respecting the sale of Mr. Griffiths’ thoroughbred stock at Spreydon. The attendance was very numerous, comprising all the breeders of note in Canterbury and other parts of New Zealand. The sires did not come up in price to the expectation of either the owner or the public. Albany was the first offered, and was started at <IOO guineas. The bids advanced till 500 was reached, when he was knocked down to Mr. Nosworthy. Blue Boy next came out, and Mr. Delamain secured him for 150 guineas. Whoa Tradnoer came into the ring he was greeted with three cheers from the spectators as the king of all New Zealand sires, and Mr. Newton, after recounting to the audience the names of all the winners of whom he was the sire, asked them to bid freely for him, as lie would be knocked down to the highest bidder, Mr. Griffiths having instructed him to dispose of the horse without the slightest reserve. The first offer was 500 guineas, and he gradually rose fifty guineas at a bid until 750 was attained, when there was a long pause. After about a quarter of an hour’s breathing time, fifty more was bid, aud this grand horse was knocked down to the Middle Park Company. Of the imported English mares, Maria Theresa was first pmt up, and was the nicest rnare of the whole lot. She was started at 200 guineas, and gradually went up to 550 guineas, when the hammer fell to the Middle Park Company’s bid. Hammock, mare, of a fine color, fell to the Middtepark Company’s bid of 325. Aurifera was the last of the English thoroughbred mares Mr. Newton had to submit. She is a very nice mare, and is by Diophantns, the fastest mile horse ever known in England, and combines the blood of Orville, Orlando, Emilius, and Sir Peter. For this mare there was not much competition, and Mr. Nosworthy, after bidding well for all the mares, secured this for 275 guineas. All these mares are stinted to Traducer. Among those of the colonial-bred mares that fetched a high price may be mentioned Ethelred, the dam of Mcctar and Bribery, now in her 18th year, who fetched 110 guinea, going to the stable of Mr. R. Richardson. Twitter, also a colonial-bred mare with English pedigree, fetched 160 guineas, Mr. Stead being the purchaser. The foals out of the English mares by Traducer, were sold at very paying prices, the first being a filly out of Idalia. She was secured.by Mr. Lance for 100. The next was a filly foal out of Aurifera by Traducer, which Mr. Mallock got for the same money. The filly foal out of Maria Theresa was the best of the whole lot, and after some spirited bidding fell to Mr. Lance’s bid of 300 guineas. The bidding for the two-year-old filly TelljTale. by Traducer, out of Brunette, who ran third for the Champagne Stakes at the Autumn Meeting, was commenced at 100 guineas, and she eventually went to Mr. Nosworthy for the sum of 300 guineas.