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New Zealand Times, Volume XXXII, Issue 5123, 24 August 1877, Page 4

. Itlwas rumored in thelobbies i yesterday that 'a great party had at last-been formed in thfe iiollowingl maririorf A; good manyi Opposition’members. have not .hesitated to express an opinion that “ Grey and "Rees would ruin the chances of,any side they were on.”, -This being the case,' the < great’ Pro-Consul and his lictor, Mr. Rees, decided that they would form a little -party all-alone to themselves, as Irish.men would say... They, haveobeen joined by Messrs, Dignam and .Tole, and Mr. Stout will vote with’thgia whenever he finds them in perfect concord with himself; Arid this is the great middle;party. , ;m,-d

■ /TheMiriisteri of Lands is, we are'irifprnied, to'be'waited upon to-day by a, deputation from. the Wairarapa District; urging upon the Governinent to' set’ aside certain blocks of land in the locality for sale bn the' deferred pay-, ment system) which has wbrked well in various parts'of the'colony;' , J ,The proceeds pf the sale of Kilbirniei township yesterday were some, £11,000.... This may be taken as an instance showing the rapid rise in the value of suburban.properties near Wellington. . ... , ; ■ , ; -■ ■■With much-regret we have to announce the; death of Mr. W.H. Clayton,’Colonial Architect, Which ’occurred' at' Dunedfn at four , o!clock iyesterday morning. His death is at- ’ - tribiitable, 1 Hve ' understand, to the effects of ;an Accident which’ happened to: ; him in 1865. .Mr. Clayton was' widely known in the sister’ ■ colonies,' as 1 well l as l in. ’ Zealand; as an architect of great skill and ability.-i’ The many find buildings here'‘and 'elsewhere'which have ■been constructed from' his desighs'bearjample testimony' to his professional meritsi j As a private citizen he was highly' esteemed,'and had hosts-of "friends, by whom' his death will ibe 'deeply lamented; The' deceased' leaves' a widow and numerous family/' Two of his sons, •we -believe, 'are 'in 1 New ‘ Zealand, but; Mrs. ■ Claytenb-and two' married daughters :(Lady Vogel and Mrs. Pym) are in’ England.' Mr. Clayton was about fifty-four years' of age, 1 and but for the/effects l 'of the - accident' above re- : ferrCd to might in ’all-human probability have lived many years longer) as'he' was a mah of a;; naturally strong cpnstitutionv' 1 • 1 j <iJ 1 An attempt tas been) mad) to) iniprove the Resident Magistrate’s! Court of and if possible it now looks more insignificant, ‘while it is decidedly;’mpre' inCbnvenient' than before. ■' Little,'partitions'.have ,beeh‘ ‘erected arid doors; malde)‘farthermost)^curious 1 way). One portion s of 'thß b‘efieh ;l n'ojw i bears 'a; close, .resemblance' 'to )those). sppituhlietic ‘seance,cabinets) 1 in ■which.gentlemen like Professor Pay .'perform' little tricks for the amusement pfrthe public and thbir b'vm profit. | The) accommodation for members of the Bar is “an limited, as ever’it 1 wait, and the place provided fdy the '(ifcbo'mmodatipif of) Press reporters has, '’been alteredthis.iextent^that' whereas it, ’previouslylookfed)'likp))ri(k}urig’, so much as a) hprse-tropgh, .it how ! , presents the' ! bf'ffhowliuar^sheep-]p^'| s been) shifted which ( ftem thfe' crowd of spectatorswhich anseinble" in 1 the body of ‘ the 'eburt when) some; poor wretch’‘.has committed.' some offence which , in the ;eyes of a) morbid’ ouridsity, constitutes.. a)“ good case.”. And whqhthe'.Courtls'.so drpwdedltlie|atmo3 : ’phere of theplace is almdst unbearable. ; Itis ',to' be' hoped’ tha,t we shall Soon have a • suitable, building fprlthe) trausaotion' of 'the. business ,of. the 1 Resident Magistrate’s Court,)which has increased ,very much' during. the .last few years,; -chiefly), of'coarse) oh tlmciyil'mde. ... ’. i , , ;’) To see a ihah thoroughly satisfied .with him'-, self. ,is an ,r,exhilarating -. spectacle;. and , onecurious ;'t'o,, look- upon, ;pnd, this ..gratifying senjdatiori,might have been/experienced by anyone; .watching, the, .proceedings,, in ■ the 1 House.; of i, Representatives yesterday afternoon when Mr. Reader Wood got up, to, speak on the question' . before'the : House—that question of; questions,' the incidence of taxation, with which was in- 1 dprpbrated in;,,the most;extraordinary;way,a variety ob subjects, having very repiote if tiny relation to it whatever. v Mr.; Wood-; is -an .prator. ,He)has ; the:-additional, recommpndaturn )pf possessing an, intimate ; acquaintance , with bis own powers.. in! .that [line. Speaking of "“lines” puts one in ..mind of theatrical matters and reverting: .again to .the; perforance) of )Mr Wood yestprday,: one is apt to feel how ;great,,,a loss the stage sustained when,) Mr. came to ..the conclusion that there-, was more scope, -for,,a man: of his ability (as - Mr?), Micawber would say), in the theatre of ;pohtics, ~ ,That hon., gentleman roseiri his place with the. air, of a man, who had been) accumujating ideas for a twelvemonth, and’was about to them broadcast for tjhe bgriefit, of a benighied’people.. Most of his party too,, and especially, the gentleman sitting near-him, whose great animal spirits -have frequently been. the subject ,pf comment, turned themselves round, so to speak, in,preparation to . applaud’Sri thp right ' places, become- hilarious at his jokes (Mr. Rees beingleader of the “Laughing ,Chorus,”),j arid; become) suddenly, stern when he said dreadful things of an unrighteous G) and ere yet/like poor Bob Sawyer, they , scarce) had!, time, to) get, the) muscles of their faces fairly at work in another-direction, they , hastened,,to .resolve themselves Into Spectacles..pf.deepest.sadness as,,their .orator 'di(lii“ope ,t^e)sacred ; source of sympathetic: . tearsa people’s, wr-prigs* .to, say nothing of 1 posterity,, with whom we understand Sit George l GrCy bappeps to ,be the; .only ;peraon in daily. .communication. .But,Mr,)'. Wood , ,was i the ’centre; of. attraction,_.as of .covirse,.he,,,should, as!being.', I the l ,gentlepian,in possession;.of the H) Hel showed tobie pwp .entire’ satiefact'ibn that hp.wps the only person, fwho under: .stood finanqej 'and inade a, ipagnificent effort to. prove that the)Rremier’s argument? ..consisted simply of by adopting that particular mpde- ( hipiself, and-.was, r otherwise eqpally: leUingln, his, denunciation, his by I gestures; which ■ W arm.e,bptproeeededfrom; 'the' gentleman’s .nether limbs as well, ;and generally his'demeaporwai) so actiye a? to entitle hipr 10.- hp considered^) an .electric, member, ; of .the Ogpo.eitiou.’)),;ilr.),,os ._wCi have, said) evidently ’got. and’ did _ .bertainly j ), Kl . i All arrangements- for l rthe • matoh' thisbfternoou liave been completed. :'A 'hu^ ; will'lcave the Theatre Ro^al .’Motel at' 2 Wclofek,! cbnv ey- ■ ingJth'asrespeetivfeiteama'to the ground.’ ’' Play' will commence at ' 3 ; o'clock sharp; and end at ; 6 o'olodfc.apA'chai'ge’will belmade of Is. to, the /gi*onnd; ! arid'2s.ito the ground arid-stand/ ;jHis BxoeEency the i> Governor’ and suite mil pro-| bably be iinaftendaricfe) and should the day be’ fine a great; concourse of spectators may be expected; The and merchants’ offices will-close at; 12 o’clock. 1 ' ’ 1 There: wak nbt'so large an attendance as usual at the’ Theatre' Royal' last evening, when the ‘Variety Troupe, assisted by Mr. Howard’s ■ talented star'company,' gave another of their pleasing entertainments.

The on. the, Minister, for Public Works has very kindly given the. members of the. Dunedin football, team;,passes for the railway between Christchurch and Timaru.

An.inquiryinto the circumstances connected with the. wreck of the Robina Dunlop will be held to-morrow before one of the Judges and Mr. lloldsworth. : ' ' ; ; .

■ The appointment of Mr. J. B; Redwafd, who has beeh acting as' immigration officer at this port for the last 'six months, has,'we are ihforme’d, been officially confirmed. 1

• : A meeting of the Cricketers’ Association was to have been held at, the Pier Hotel'on Wednesday evening ; but only one or two members'put'in an appearance, and no business was done!' ' .

A meeting of the Waste Lands. Board was to have been held at noon yesterday;;but at the hour named there was not a . sufficient number of members present to form a,quorum, after (Waiting for a quarter of ;an hour,the meeting separated without any business having, been transacted, , ,i . :

id There were only a-few unimportant cases on the icriminal- listr at - the' Resident Magisb trate’s Court yesterday. Among the persons '.charged with drunkenness ■ was- one; who, liav-, ing on several occasions been >in the way of: earning a respectable living; always managed .toospoil, his prospects through a habitlof imbibing tod largely alcoholic* ’spirits. 1 He was ! on;'Wednesday afternoon, excitedly drunk, going about; the streets ■ asking for a knife with which; to..put can end to his existence; and eventually got locked ■ up: He was fined 10s., and costs, or the usual alternative. ° A case in which a man nam'ed Squires was charged with a breach , of the-city by-laws; was postponed, in . ofdef that defendant might ’’procure witnesses to rebut the evidence of the constable.

The diorama of'the American War continues to be as attractive as ever, the liberal prizes distributed feach evening forming a chief point of interest . Thd attendance last evening again .'was good, and the”, entertainment • preyed ’ very. ' interesting./ .';To l h!glife‘ ' a«i usual,” a ,large num-' her. of prizes’vvill 'be 'given .away, among them being a valuable gold) watch.[Another attrac-, tibn' will ;be/'presented, in the , appearance'‘of Lieut.'Ferrhan, the ventriloquist... / ,

, : ,..A, New .Zealand,' Gazette issued yesterday, notifies the reserve for, educational purposes of certain lands in the provincial districts of Wei-, lington and Canterbury.; A despatch from .the: Secretary of State jfor the Colonies is pub-,, lished,; enclosing’a letter from ,the Board of ; Admiralty, in. which, the, latter,, body i express an, opinioq that ,the penal, clauses under the .Act to Amend the. Law relating to the Public Health aresomewhat “numerous, the fines too high, and that as.two-thirds.ofj the penalty go to the informers,, some . vexatious accusations may be made.” The power of ■ disallowance. of,the Act,..however,, is not exercised. The following justices of. - the , peace.,, are gazetted under the Corporations Act :—6.; JL. Snelson, Mayor of Palmerston ; Caleb Moore,, Mayor of St. Hilda; James tTamiespn, Mayor of Gladstone ; and, James Samson, Mayor ...of, Alexandra, .. - !f .

,i Messrs. Beauchamp, Campbell, And Co. will sell on Saturday afternoon at .2 o’clock;,, at the Nays’Head yards (the day, of, sale, having, been altered) tor an, iarlier date' thanthat, previously advertised) the whole :of the draught horses lately employed ori-MrJ Oakes’ Forty-Mile Bush and ,railway contracts;! whichshave been lately satisfactorily .completed, .together, with tip and toad drays,, shaft and. leading harness,, etc. The horses are thoroughly gbod staunch animals, well, up to-.their, work, 1 and rwere selected by Mr. Oakes with.great care.., They vff.l-,he. sold without reserve, .ahd contractors andbjhers will have ap exceffent opT portnnity of making a good investment. j , s, i 'The ladies and the public 'generally have ah, opportunity of inspectingavaried, choice; and w*eil Selected assortment of' works of art' and manufactures, or the richest, and. rarest description, (iirect from, Paris, Vienna, and Italy, which will he on view to-morrow at the polytechnic Girl Palmer’s rooms), Fcathenstonstreet, and will be sold by publie auction on Monday next by Mr.;J._H. Wallace,rasadveftiaed.;;F,” , - : . ■ Mr.. Venn ell,, having lothis premises in Hunterstreet, has instructed Mr. J..H. Wallace to sell the remainder of his stock, without reserve, as advertised, this day; at’half-paat l o’clock sharp; :