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New Zealand Times, Volume XXXIII, Issue 5278, 23 February 1878, Page 2

We notice that the Baptist Church meeting in the Polytechnic Hall intend to hold their first baptismal service on Tuesday next in the Bethel, whioh building Mr. Costall has kindly lent for the occasion. The pastor, the Rev. Thos. Harrington, will preach to-morrow as usual, Sankey’s Hymns will be used.

We learn that.'Mr. Frank ‘Valentine,;has purchased the goodwill of the Criterion Hotel, Lambton-quay, from Mr., Charles, Haussman." Mr. K. J. Duncan’s address' to the electors of Wairarapa appears in our advertising columns. Mr. Duncan announces.himself as Vtiibrough'supplier of Sir George Grey.

1 •Persons desirous of nominating friends' and 'relatives in Great Britain for passages to New Zealand, are- reminded"that the monthly list will be closed on Thursday, the 28th inst. —Mr. K. J. Duncan - has announced his intention of seeking the suffrages of the Wairarapa electors. This favored district will apparently have plenty of candidates to select from when the day of election arrives. 11 . '

.The Auckland Board of Education advertise for a certificated head-master for the Newtown school. Salary from £209 to £250. Applications are also invited for the situation of lady teacher in the. Grey mouth .young ladies-, school ; salary £l5O, with residence, and music teacher's perquisites. , ... ' Mr. Duncan Nevin, an old : Wellington settler, died yesterday at his: residence,' Tamworth Cottage, ;Adelaide-road. He arrived in the colony in 1855, and; was, well known and .much,..respected, by .a large circle of friends. His, funeral will take place on- Sunday (tomorrow), leaving his late residence at half-past 2 o'clock. ■ : In connection with Dr. Somerville’s mission we are requested to call attention to the notice given that service will be held at the Theatre Royal on Sunday afternoon, instead of at the Wesleyan Church, Manners-street. On Monday Dr. Somerville will deliver a lecture at the Wesleyan Church, Manners-street, at half-past-7 o'clock in the, evening, entitled “The Bible for the World.”

Count de Zaba, who : lately, delivered, a very interesting and instructive lecture on The History of Poland,” at the Odd Fellows Hall, will appear before the public again on Tuesday evening, at the Provincial Council room, when he will give a leotnre.on the of studying universal history. The Hon. Mr. Ballance has kindly consented to f preside on l this occasion. ' There-will be no charge for admission.-: ! .-u •, ■ '■;-; "u-o :u "• •!' |

At the Resident Magistrate’s Court’ yesterday no criminal cases were heard, but oh the "civil;'Bida; the: following .oases' were, disposed of; —E.‘ Gets v.' W. J imes,; ' This.' was ,a claim for £2o,"tlie! value of. a cart, allegedto. be Wrongfully Via the, possession ; o£ defendant! 'After, hearing' the evidence the Court ordered the cart to be given up to the plaintiff. In the matter of .'Clements V.. Battersby, a .claim for £3"lps.', judgment was.‘given ' .torthe !defehdant!' . •' V.’; i Our correspondent at'Foxton telegraphed: to| US' yesterday the .following.'particulars'of a very sad accident, which has occurred there :— 1 “ G,; H. Nash, nine years.iof age,- son of ■' Norman , Nash,of;lfoxton, met,.with :»n untimely; end on Tuesday last. ..(It.appears'he'wasgo'ng! to tethyr hia father's,horse,,when the'anirnali topk fright, and the rope got entangled-round tlie boy’s legs,.and he..was''dragged, not only! ■.round-,the • paddock,-but througli.a fence,;and; over, logs, and,stumps, fort'a' great distance, breaking bis neck and tearing, one foot off the j leg, and: also, severely; hurtingV.his ■ shoulder.: ■An inquest’was. held On Wednesday,- the jury; returning a verdict of accidental:death.” ': l, j •*' ! The’ Kaiwarra Volunteers on;, Thursday last, -at ' the'’ iuvitatio’ji 'bf the ,Wainuio-| mata Rifles, who, owing to some'new Govern-; ment regulations, are how disbanded, proceeded j to ' that pla’cb.lto fire'a 1 friendly : ri4atch 'with; them; but owing to The' weather; 1 Which was | simply horrible, the rain pouring with a meroi-! less persistency the- whole of the day, the match was postponed, arid an adjournment, was 'made'tb-the schoblfdbffi I ;'where 'there ,was a spread that would have ,dpqe go,od to a gourmand’s eyes;'whiem Was "'sbori ‘'done ample: justice to by.the'iKaiwarfas. After every- : body's appetite: was -satisfied,. and the tables, • &0., were cleared,. Lieutenant Prouse, on behalf of -the Wainuiomata Rifles,- presented-to their : late captain x Handsotne tea And* bbfffeb set and -a magnificent barometer, as Lieutenant Prouse : •suitably expressed it, as Vtokfeh'of "their" re- • spept and esteem for him' and for' the manner in which he always supported and managed the'corps.!' Captain Wood then,' in d few wellexpressed 'sentences, thanked; them sincerely, ■after J which'some' singing and various other amusements were indulged, in till evening, when' tea was made and partaken of.; The tables Were' 1 cleared away once more, and dancing,was started,and, kept uj) till hear mid'night; when Captain Thompson, bn behalf of the Kaiwarra .Volunteers, expressed the, sincere'thanks; of the party for the ! hospitable manner in which the WainiuV people had received and treated them, and invited them to , a match at Kaiwarra on Saturday, the 13th of April, which they accepted. After the usual cheering, &c., the weather having cleared up, the party returned home highly elated; with their day’s ; enjoyment, despite the very wretched state of the weather. . ..

A cricket match will be played at the Hutt> in Mr,. Valentine’s ;paddock, this afternoon, between the United, and Excelsior Cricket Clubs. The teams are requested to meet at the railway station in time fqr the 1.30 p.m. train. The following are the names ;of the respective teams :—United ; Brown, Dryden, Doyle, Gamble, Howe, Iggulden, Keefe, Hunt, MoGirr, McKenzie, Wratt; emergency, Chatwin and Nation. Excelsior ;-Astbury, Bannister, Cook, Duncan, Grubb, W. Holmes, Hoggard.Kreeft, Kennedy, Me Beth, Renner; emergency, Mountain and J. Holmes. Mr. Muudy’a entertainment, “The Royal Tour Through Wonderland; or, the Land we Live in, as shown for five months at the Royal Polytechnic, London, and by command before the Royal Family, will be given, for the first time' ' here, at the;'Atheureum 'Hall, on . Monday evening next.,' The various beautifully 1 painted transparencies 1 are taken from photographs, being part of Mr, Mundy’s valuable collection, of New Zealand scenery. These pictures wore' very much 1 admired in Engl and, andbrought Mr.Mundy several honors, the Emperor of Austria presenting him with the Imperial gold medal in recognition of his services to the colony and, to science. Mr. Mundy has achieved a good work for tlie colony—one. that,may be largely utilised for correctly arid pleasingly ‘ representing New Zealand. ’ We trust that "the people will show their appreciation of, this'diorama of their adopted country; .also the natives of New Zealand should see the wonders' of, the land they are born in. ",

Mr. E. Fraser Jones, late technical master at tho Model Training School,-Auckland; &0,, who possesses most satisfactory testimonials as to his qualifications, is riow forming, elementary add advanced-classes, for the sllidy of engineering, mechanical,' architectural, and ship drawing, &0., at the English High School, Wellington., To persons whose, education in these respects is deficient, but who are desirous of acquiring, knowledge and skill in , the useful arts, this presents a most eligible opportunity. Intending students are requeated to make.early application to the Principal of the institution, tho Rev. T. Porritt. s ,f, ; :

About, three weeks ago a six-ton deck boat called the Raven left .Jackson's Head, near Ricton,- having on board Mr. F. Brookes, a resident in,that locality,.and his two sons, Frank aged, 19, and George,; aged 10. Fears are entertained for .their safety, as they have not since, been heard of. by Mrs.- Brooks,, who called at our office yesterday, evidently in great distress, and most anxious that further enquiries , should be, made ; and a boat, be sent in search of the missing parties. It appears to be only, a reasonable request, and although: it is quite possible that her husband and children may be safe and well, having very likely run for,shelter : to some out of the way, place during a gale, her situation is a very, trying one, and .she is, living between hope and fear as to the result. When .Mr. Brooks and his sons left . Jqokson’s Head they were , intending to make for Wellington en route for the OKI Country, and Mr. Brooks,intended to sell his vessel hefej and had her recently repaired and put, in order. ,j A; diligent, search should certainly be made with a. view,to 'clearing up the 1 mystery as to what lias become of Mr. Brooks and his sons, and we sincerely hope that the result will prove that they ate alive and well.

| 'At St. George’s Hall to/uight the panorama iof the Russo-Turkish war will be exhibited for the last time. The-leading prize* among 'the gifts will be a silver watch. - There should be a good house. On Monday Mr.„Oary will take the panorama to Featherston, and on Tuesdayto Greytown. ■ ~ * /The following local candidates have passed the'- Civil Service examination :—Junior Examination—Charles . Robert Morley, William Davidson Dumbell, Charles Perrin Skerritt, Arthur McßetH, and Charles Edward.Chitty, from Wellington ; John Peat, Herbert Earle Blyth, David Alexander Aiken, and Arthur .Perston,. from , Wanganui. ' Senior Examination, —Charles William, Henry Thompson, Wellington,; William Montgomrry, Wanganui. .. :

The Timaru Herald entertains a very high idea' of Mr. Barton’s qualifications for a seat in the House of l ’Representatives.. It is needless to say that the writer is almost singular iu his opinion. . However, as Mr. Barton is now member for Wellington, on the principle of -making the .best of a bad.bargain we publish the following from the Herald “ Mr. Barton is a very clever man, who has taken his share worthily, in a larger arena than the New Zealand House of Representatives. He represented the City of Melbourne in the Legislative Assembly of Victoria, during two Parliaments, if we mistake not; and acquired a knowledge of democratic government which ought to be invaluable tq him now. Hewas also a prominent,and highly considered member of the Provincial; Council of Otago, where he brought tb'his legislative duties abilities of the first order, and a-great deal of enthusiasm as well. lie is, indeed, as able a man as there is in the House ; and. if he will only temper his radical principles with discretion, and endeavor not to get to loggerheads with those who differ from him, he ,will probably take a place in the public affairs of the colony such as no member for' Wellington ever took before.” When it is. remembered that Wellington city was for years represented,, by the late,, Dr. Eeatherston, and that' the retiring member, Mr. Travers, is a ‘‘barrister colonial, reputationl” the last sentence of our contemporary will sound somewhat extravagant.

Says “ Spectator” in the Dunedin Herald, :—: “ If ;our present Premier, was, as Mr. Fox asserts; commonly kuotyn as i promising George’ among the, :early.South Australians, what name, can we invent for our- doughty Commissioner -of -Public -Works ? - ■ I verily believe-that' not' a! single '.'deputation has teen sent'emptyaway.; He has been'a'very‘Bauk of Elegance,’ ,issu-l in'gf notes payable oh demand of ‘all sizes aixdj descriptions in every direction. . But X hope" ‘ will ■m'eet 'his somewhat'differently -frtm 'the bank above, mentioned,”’ " '' ’■ ■

: , William .Carr, a,boy of, 12 years of age, has| been, remanded by*the, magisltates at-ißrightou | .(England) - in ; consequence. •of liis having; attempted to hang: himself.'', The, little?, fell o w i showed himself ,’very 'yiolent some, time;, .before ; .the attempt.,' lie 1;would scarcely.'get out of; ted iii the morning, and when at .last he, did ’rise,l|eskulked refusing tqdress himself or eat his breakfast. His violence compelledhi* mother to leave the room, and on returning ; soon afterwards she found the .boy hanging and ; nearly dead. She cut him down, but ,h,e, next j made two , attempts tor cut -his throat, and' .whenVemohstrated.vrith.threw,.the catnu-the , ..firo, and a kettle■ of boiling.' water, at , his mother. ■ 1 ' Two Acts of Parliament relating to Scotland have recently, come into force. The one.is ■intended ! to' ! protect the property J Of married women, and'providesthat,their earnings,acquired''from 'and up to the commencement o the Act shall be protected, and ,in any mar riage' after that'date the liability of the husband for the ante-nuptial debts is to be limited to ; the; amount of property .- received through the. wife at-or before or-.subsequent to'the marriage, and any Court in which the husband is ; sued may order; am investigation.' .The second Act relates;to-the,'Game Laws, and protects a., lessee .from excessive damage by the game of ,his .-lesser,- giving the former the right; to ..kill hares without a game certificate, and ,to delegate his authority to’ one. other person.- ...-,j- ■:■■■ ■' li ‘ : ' v: '