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New Zealand Times, Volume XXXII, Issue 5110, 9 August 1877, Page 2

It will be seen by reference to another column.that the Ctoyemment: are' advertising for (he performance of a monthly service between Fiji arid' Port'Chalmers, *by way; of Auckland,- Wellington, and Lyttelton, .for a period of two years. Tenders must be sent to the Postraaster-General by noon of the 25th instant. ••• •. • - i■■ ’ :j . Constable Stewart, of the Hutt, succeeded on Tuesday in arresting Mclntosh, the escaped lunatic from the Mourit View Asylum. He was found on the coast near Mr., Kiddiford’s place, where he stopped the previous night; and was apparently making his way towards Mr. Cameron’s station. He was with some difficulty brought to the Hutt, and was fetched into town yesterday and lodged in the Asylum. A considerable portion of the time of the Houseof Representatives was utterly wastedlast night by iv prolonged and, on the part of Mr. Rees and kindred spirits, a windy discussion on a motion of portentious length, by Mr. Macaudrew, as to the construction of several lines of railway in the Provincial. District of Otalgo. As the hon. member might have; reasonably expected, other members of the House no sooner felt, their -appetites whetted by this gentle, appeal from Otago’s great advocate, tjian ,they r too cried out. for blessing in the form of railways, all, of which, by the way, those members gave their solemn assurance would pay as railways were never known to nay before. / Things . were becoming what the N.ankees call “ somewhat;; jenixed,” when the debate was adjourned, Mr. Kelly being the mover. ( ' ■ ■i / / , ■ ,

In the House of -Representatives on Tuesday niqhtj'Mr. Rees, among other rash and inconsiderate statements, remarked that there was not a Maori in the North Island more respected than’the Hon. Knraitiana'Takamoaria. This may be quite truh, but-it Karaitiana interviews some of the Waikato chiefs, who have not been very far- from Wellington lately, he will learn that the feeling against him is almost as strong as it was at the time of the Omeruriui fight in Hawke’s Bay, when a mat was wove on which to place Karaitiana’s decapitated head, if the natives had only succeeded in defeating the Europeans in that memorable fight. ■■ v;. ■ : ■We have soen a very handsome silver cup, which .was bought of Messrs. Shaw and. Sons, of this city by Captain Bfadey; of the Pahiutanui Rifle VolunteerSj which is to be presented to - Mr. James Taylor, ..who. has been their captain for the last sqyen years. This; com-, pany of volunteers seem?-to be going ahead in a very spirited manner.'..Last Saturday they appeared on parade with*'their new uniform, and marched through, the village, headed .by their excellent brass band, which played several lively. tunes. The uniform,of the corps is, of blub cloth with black facings, and those of the band are white. The workmanship does credit to Mr. J. Coogan, the military tailor of Wiffisstreet. We'nhdefstand that-Mr. Stace has kindly given the company the use of a very nice paddock as a pal-ade ground. This sort of thing is calculated to enliven the district of Pahautanni very much, and to encourage those who take an interest in such matters to persevere arid attain still greater success.

. Mr.-and Mrs. ■ Cotterell concluded their season of three nights at the Odd Fellows’ Hall last evening to a crowded and, appreciative audience. Their numerous admirers, will regret that these talented artists do' riot intend prolonging their stay in Wellington. Mr. Cotterell was as funny, as.ever, last nightjn his impersonations, and Mrs, Ootterell’s songs were received with the hearty applause which is due to her rendering ■of them. Mrs,' Mathews presided at the piano, and played >ith much taste and feeling., This lady is.cine of the beat pianistes who, have played at any of . our public entertainments, and her part of the performance contributed not a little to the success of the evening.

We observe that the graziers of Patea are buying store: cattle in the'Wairarapa District, through which ! locality Messrs. Russell arid Enderby have 'been lately travelling in search of' suitable stock.' The presumed comparative scarcity of stores in the Patea country will be good for the Wairarapa : breeders, and the, trade ! springing' up between both these fine districts is a healthy sign. !

A meeting of-the creditors of Mr. Thomas Joseph Bell, of Jojinsonville, baker, .was convened to be , held, at the Supreme: Court - House yesterday; but there was no attendance at ,thn hour appointed, and no business was done. ,

A seal tea feet long has lately been captured near the mouth of the Teremakau Elver.

At the Resident Magistrate’s Court yesterday the business'was.triflihg—a few persons being brought up for drunkenness and dealt: with after their, deserts. ! The two large boilers for the pumping machinery of the new dock at Auckland have, just been lauded' there from the barque G. Broughton. From Auckland we learn that the survey of “the Thames and Waikato line is rapidly progressing,,-and .if the fine weather should hold out it will be finished in less than a mouth’s time.. A house belonging to Mr. Edward King, at Tawa Flat, was totally destroyed by fire on Sunday last during the owner's absence. The cause of the fire is presumed to be accidental. The property was uninsured. A man named Buokland, alias Wentworth, alias De Yere, was arrested,,yesterday afternoon by Detective Farrell, on a charge of horse-stealing in Queensland. He will be brought before the Resident Magistrate this morning, and probably remanded. There was a moderate attendance at the Skating Rink at St. George’s Hall last evening, and the entertainment was varied by the Lydia-Howarde troupe performing Offenbach’s charming operetta the “Rose of Auvergne.” .Concert selections .were also given. ' The Advocate states that some of the natives in the neighborhood of Otaki are giving some trouble to a party of surveyors in that locality, by ordering them to stop the work, and by damaging a trig station. The case will be inquired into' before the Resident Magistrate of the district. We hear that a large number of tickets have been sold for the cricketers’ fancy dress ball this evening at the Odd Fellows’ Hall, and that every preparation has been made to render the affair, a success. We are requested to state that the gallery will be reserved for ladies, and gentlemen accompanied by ladies. Entrance to the ballroom will be by the side door. , j

A fair audience assembled at the Theatre Royal last evening, the pieces placed on the hoards being the “ Serious Family,” followed by “My Wife’s Bonnet.” r Miss Florence Colville took'the part of Mrs. Ormsby Delmain in the “ Serious Family,” and acted with great spirit • throughout; the comedy. Mr. J. B.; Steele appeared as Captain McGuire, and it is needless to say that the character received full justice at his hands. The .rest of the company were well up in their parts. The farce “My Wife’s Bonnet ” was alse very successfully produced, causing great amusement. To-night will be played “The Female Gambler,” Miss Florence Colville appearing as Madame de Fontanges. The opening of the Princess Theatre last night, under the managership of Mr. Tom Margetts, was very successful. The attendance was numerous, the back part of the building being crowded, and the bill of fare provided for the evening’s entertainment was a varied and well-selected one. The performance -commenced with the Rose Brothers’ illusions and their various tricks, which they went through very neatly; Some of them were quite new to a Wellington audience, and afforded much amusement and ample scope for conjecturing how they were done. Mr. Tom Margetts rendered several comic songs during the evening in really first-class style, as the plaudits of the audience amply testified. The cabinet seance of the brothers comes nearly at the end of the entertainment. Only one of "the brothers enters the cabinet, and, like the Davenports, he istied inside by one of the audience. There is the usual mysterious appearance of hands at the window and playing of musical instruments inside when he is, shut up, and during the same time his coat is taken off, one of the spectators’ coats being put on him; he also unties himself. It will be remembered that Professor Fay, when he appeared here a few months ago, used to tie himself to the chair; but-Mr. Rose allows one of the audience to do so, which makes his performance all the more wonderful. ' The evening’s entertainment was eplivened; by, ventriloquial colloquies by Mr. Fred.~ Rose and comic sketches by Mr. Tom Margetts. ' A mysterious dark seance, Which quite rivals Professor Fay’s performance, in which Mr. Manfred Rose, with his hands tied and seated, changes his cosfume from a’gentleman to that of a fashionable yoimg lady in a wonderfully short time, and instruments in the meantime are floating, about in the air, finished the programme; but before the audience dispersed an opportunity was taken of exhibiting the new scenery, especially painted forthe stage. The dropsceneis a picture of Naples executed in a really artistic style, and the other scenes are all of a first-class character. The scenery is wholly the work of Mr. Briggs, and reflects great credit upon him. The theatre is now open for a season, and will doubtless cOmmand a fair share of public support. ' We have received an engraved copy of Mr. Meek’s Chronological Tree of the History of New Zealand, which has, been executed in ex-, oellent style by Messrs. Schmidt & Co., of Auck-' land. Its size is 3ft. 2in. by 2ft. 2in. The work contains a great deal of valuable information, and on this account will be found very useful for reference alone in schools, offices, and pri-. vate houses. In an abridged form it chronicles the leading events of the history of New Zea-, land since its discovery by Tasman, in 1642, up to the middle of last year. A. statistical summary of the population, revenues, exports, shipping, &0., of this colony from, 1853 to 1857 appears on the ornamental tablet flanking either side of the sketch of a,large kauri tree, taken from nature, at the Waiwera Hot Springs, on the trunk of which the abridged history mentioned is engraved. The border of the map is artistically designed, and is composed o f four tablets and nine medallions. The tablets contain additional information relative to. New Zealand-history, and the medallions give the area, population, and general description of the late nine provinces, with a view of the chief town of each in the centre. The remainder of the map is filled in with maps of the North and Middle Islands of the colony, a sketch map of Australasia, an outline map of the world on Mercator’s projection, and tables showing the composition of the Legislature of New Zealand, together with other valuable information. Copies of the work may be Obtained from Mr. Bennett, of the Commercial Hotel. ! s

The Australasian thus refers to the recent interesting ceremony which took piece in Wellington. on the occasion of unveiling the bust of the late Dr. I'eatherston :—“ Probably it is due to the fact that New Zealand is far less : democratic in its composition than some other of the colonies, that we see the colony honoring itself by paying so warm, generous, and spon-. taneoua a tribute to the memory of a maq who it felt had, in his day, done his country good service. These things, no'doubt, seem of very little moment to the crowd. But nothing is more certain than that, in the long run, as: is the appreciation so will be the service, and that a community which has no generous and grateful recognition to pay for good work done, must pay in a grosser and more material form, and will then command only grosser and more ignoble work.”. " Tlie Cairns Advertiser (Queensland) says : “ It is reported upon undoubted authority that at the so-called new port (White Cliffs) the dead bodies of six blacks are strewed about the beach and surf, all shot down. It is likewise acceded that the aboriginals in that neighborhood were friendly disposed. The consequence of these atrocities must unhappily soon become apparent. Obtuse persons will still be found to visit the place ; already this week, in spite of the return of vessels and ‘cargo, men have been foolhardy enough to take down their wives and families, and it is just such new arrivals who, it is feared, will suffer for the cruel acts of their predecessors, especially when taken into consideration! the. isolation of the locality. The blacks in this neighborhood have,had their canoes taken from them, and have been otherwise badly treated, and retaliation, whenever it .comes, will be terrible. Murder, will be perpetrated, and the country, put to the expense of sending down ■ native troopers to punish those savages for what white people have incited them to do.”