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New Zealand Times, Volume XXXIII, Issue 5284, 2 March 1878, Page 2

It seen by reference to, our telegrams that Mjr,’ Stalffird has resigned 'liia seat Tiraaru,/ It is also rumoured that Mr. Harper is also ap/ut tojreaign his seat for Cheviot.

In another portion of our columns, to-day we publish the judgment of the Supreme .Court in full in the matter of, .Davis v. Lyon, delivered oathe Sfjthiß’ebruary, and,in the Union steamship Company v. Dalton*,delivered yesterday.

The following is'the return of patients in the Provincial HOspital' during and ending the month of'‘T’ehVuary, 1878 Admitted—Males, 22, females, 4, Diaohargedit-maled,' ‘l9, 'females, 3. male. ; 'Deft in " llbshital—males, 44, females, 3, Total, 53, ■-I’”* ■ ■ - jis. IS V? v.i -.(I Ij :t ■/ V , OiTestorday morning,Qognt.dq.Zalia deliTored *. ktim Eng^h,jHigli', Abel Smith-street, tO the., masters and scholars of the school, attire, conclusion of. which, at the Count’s request, a .half-holiday was granted to the;young.,people* ■;/ y / u. V \ >”'! t| r >

Hr. Barton .has withdrawn his notice calling 'a meetiugiof the electors for Monday next. ■ We have beouf requested to state that he has 1 done so because ho Citable place for thenieeting* is available," everf public hall !6£ any size: being engaged." .Ori tlre'.earlieat possible occa-1 however, ,Mr; BartOA will 1 address the people of this ‘city'on the politics of the day. I The “Wellington Monthly Price.Current,”l published to-day at this office, for the proprietor; Mr.-'Carroll,' secretary of the-Chamber of .Commerce,’ contains' as .usual) a' large and .varied! amount iofovaluahle information to the. mercantile portion Of !the'community. It is evident that it is edited by a man thoroughly up to the work, and possessing much local knowledge and the means of obtaining accurate information.

Tho next concert oj: the Wellington phoral, Society will take place on ! the 12th inst.’ The Engineer-in-Chief calls for tenders for. the manufacture of 200' sots of point and crossings. Particulars will be found in our .advertising columns™-, ~... „„ ' Passengers for London by the ship Hurunui ;are! reminded by'■advertisement that the s.s. Napier will leave'tho wharf at 10 o’clock this morning to'convoy them and their" luggage on: hoard tho vessel. , fr . ; 1 An advertisement in another.column notifies, that tho use of whiter for machinery' purposes may ho obtained on certain terms and condilions from the Corporation, on application dicing mado on Or before the 15th inst. A, mooting of creditors in the estate of lilalto and Martin was held yesterday, \yhmi Mr. H. B. Griffiths was appointed trustee. The liabilities are set down at £279, and tho assets at £l5O.

Wo are requested to call attention to the fact that donations in aid of tho local expenses attendant on the Rev. Dr. Somerville’s mission will be cheerfully received and duly acknowledged by Messrs, J. Holdsworth and T. Smith, the lion, secretary. An Australian paper, publishing latest news from New Zealand, says :—At Wellington, a diabolical attempt to blow up the ship KU Whitney, then in harbor, was only partially successful. The perpetrators of the outrage have been secured.

Mr. E. T. Gillon’s. interest in the Evening Argus newspaper, being one-sixth share, was disposed of by auction for the mortgagee by Mr. Bethuue yesterday. Previously to the sale Mr. E. 1/Estrange Barton handed in a protest on behalf of Mr. Gillon. ■he share was knocked down to Mr. R. Kent for £2O. Services will be conducted to-morrow at the Wellington Baptist Church, Polytechnic Hall, by the Rev. Thomas Harrington. Special subjects for discourse are announced, that in the moming being “ A blessed hope;” audio the evening “Electing love.” After the evening service the ordinance of the Lord’s snpper will be observed, and several new members will be received into the church.

Mr. R. Dunn, a certified teacher of shorthand, notifies in our advertising columns that he will open, on Monday next, at Osmond Cottage, Ingestre-street, classes for instruction in shorthand (Pitman’s . system). Few more useful branches of knowledge can be imparted to young men, and this fact is becoming to be very generally acknowledged in the old country, where it is taught in a large number of schools. Xu connection with the erection of the new Working Men's Club in Manners-street on the site of Messrs. Eddie and Jack’s premises—as referred to in another column—we have to state that the firm will continue ..to; carry on business as heretofore, and when the building is completed their premises will be found t • be considerably enlarged,, and they will also be enabled to have very extensive cellars wherein they can, 'conduct their business to better advantage than before., We are ,requested,,to make this intimation as it may ..have been supposed that the operations ;of , the firm would require to be suspended during the improvements. ,

■A dramatic and musical entertainment, under the patronage of the Hibernian Society, will be given in aid of the Convent schools on Tuesday evening next, at the Bouloott-street school. An excellent bill- of fare has been prepared, particulars of which will be found in our advertising columns, and the fine band of the society will give their services on this occasion. 1 ■ Some capital amateur entertainments have been given already in the- fine hall attached ■to the school, the • remembrance of which is no doubt fresh in the memory of many of our readers, and on this occasion no effort will be spared to make the ] entertainment equal,' if not superior, to any of the kind that have preceded it. A full attendance may confidently be expected. / Professor Ben Allah’s clever conjuring and ventriloquial feats attracted another large audience last evening, who appeared thoroughly well pleased with the bill of fare set bef >re them. A large number of gifts were, as usual, distributed. One young’ lady was the fortunate winner of the tea and'coffee ser-vice,-and another of a washstand—two of the leading’prizes-—luck apparently being with the side of the fair sex last n'ght. This afternoon, ns will be seen by reference to our advertising columns, there will he a matinee at 2, to which the admission forchildren will be 6cl, Every child will receive a present, with the chance of drawing a silver watch. In the evening, after the usual entertainment, a large number of prizes will be distributed, including a live pig, which the winner is to carry off the stage himself. The Princess Theatre was ,well attended last night, on the occasion of Mr. Borthwick Reid’s benefit, and the performance met with the great success the entertainment deserved. The first item on the programme was an amusing comedietta, ; after which Mr. Borthwick Reid gave an exhibition of his skill as a swordsman. , This was followed by the burlesque of “ Meph-Faust-Oplea,” which has become- a favorite piece with the public. The last part' of the .entertainment consisted of competitions with single-sticks ; but only two gentleirieri competed, viz., ,Messrs. Phillips and ynmarfield. The former gentleman won the prize, a ..very handsome' meerschaum pipe, Iwhich was presented by Mr. Borthwick Reid. ;The recipient made, some very suitable- remarks in recognition of the honor (conferred iuponhim/ The performance will be repeated'this evening. i: m -M

1 A' little excitement -was created on the 'Queen’s-wharf yesterday afternoon, just preiviOus’to the sailing of the steamer Hawea for 'the I 'Southern ports., About' three o’clock'a imob of twenty horses'were driven'down the [wharf for the 'purpose of being shipped for Canterbury. 1 Detective' Farrell was' also on i the. wharf about’ this time,' and it was soon [observed that the officer ‘ was scanning the 'horses in what appeared to be a very inquisitive manner. -It’ l soon ■ transpired that something was wrong, as the detective picked out several horses, one which hadactuiilly been ; shipped, and others which were on the wharf. The affair ended in the captain declining to receive any more of these horses on board, and I ordering those that were on board to be sent ashctle again; We believe that a regularly organised system of horse-stealing has been carried- on for some time' in the western districts of tiits island between Wanganui and Otaki. l We would- advise the'settlers in those districts to muster their horses without delay,' and communicate with the police should they find any ’ missing.—[Since ‘" the above was written 1 -wb have been’informed that a man named Bill Neil was arrested’- last-evening at Grey town' by Constable Byfn >On instructions received' from 1 head quarters at Wellington.]

! (Colonial'qbildreh’ are wonderful creatures (say s the Tiiriarti Herald). If they do not grow up into a race’of giants, mental ami physical, it will not be the, fault of their digestive Organs. Sbipe philosopher has said that a good reliable stomach is worth all the brains in the world; arid," inasmuch' as dyspepsia", interferes npore with one’s comfort than, stupidity, we .believe him, " Oh the .theory that the sttnimim bpnuni is more a" gastric than a 'moral ‘ essence, and that the seat of happiness lies somewhere near the" middle button of his waistcoat; the youth of New Zealand ought certainly to have a .blWsfui time ;'of it. ' The “statistics of .St. Mary’s'parish festival lately show what the Anglo-Saxon ' oau do when transplanted to'a favorable clime. Besides. bread, meat, and milk, the babes and sucklings disposed of 900 buns, 4001bs. of cake, 400 gallons of tea, 50 dozen, of lemonade, a barrel of gingerbeer, and a hogshead of raspberry syrup. Think Of that; ye pampered Sybarites 1 and then long for the lungs which after all could give three cheers for tiie " Archdeacon, which were hoard neqrlyj to the Washdjdce ( she. Caucasian is not played,out in these parts i

An Admiralty return has been issued show- i ing the amount of, shipping estimated for and! built-from the year 1865-6 to the year 1876-7; in the Royal dockyards and by contract. Of irouolads alone 83,071 tons hn.vo.been actually built in the dockyards, and 4628 tons by contract during the period named, at a total cost of upwards of seven millions sterling.