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New Zealand Times, Volume XXXIII, Issue 5289, 8 March 1878, Page 2

The Suez mail, which arrived yesterday by -the Arawata, comprised 960 letters, 95 books, and 845 papers, via Brindisi; and 506 letters, 138 books, and 1408 papers, via Southampton. ■ - ! As will be seen from our report of the meeting of the City Council last evening, Mr. Michael Monaghan has resigned the appointment of Inspector of Nuisances for the City. The only reason assigned was that the duties, of the office were too onerous to be satisfactorily performed by one person. His resignation was accepted. A meeting of the Waste Land Board was held at noon yesterday. Present—Messrs. Holdsworth (in the chair), Bunny, Johnston, Pearce, and Mason. The minutes of the previous meeting were read and confirmed. A letter was read from Mr. A. Cameron, in reference to the survey of certain lots on the Whareama block, requesting that the boundaries as described in his application should be adhered to, and that he should be permitted to purchase any surplus acreage, within those limits, at the price which he had paid for His land originally, viz., 7s. 6'd. per acre. The report of the Government Surveyor on the subject stated that the surplus land referred to was not agricultural, aud it was agreed that Mr. Cameron should be allowed to purchase it at i 7s. 6d. per ■acre. An adjourned meeting of the Board of Education was held yesterday. Present—Messrs. J. C. Pharazyn (in the chair), Beetham, Bunny, Toomath,'Dalrymple, Watt, and the Rev. J. Ross... The letter from Mr. J. Young, secretary of the Teachers’ Association, which has been already published in our columns, was laid before the Board, and a resolution was passed that the letter should be returned with an expression, of opinion from the Board that the association had exceeded its legitimate functions in the matter. A letter from Mr. Gordon, assistant master of Mount Cook school, complaining of his treatment by the head master, Mr. Everiss, was referred to the latter gentleman for an explanation. A communication was read from Mr. Doherty, assistant master at Te Aro School, making complaints as to classification and salaries, and the Board declined to entertain the matter, and resolved to dispense with Mr. Doherty’s services in a month. A memorandum from the secretary was read, stating that the Government would grant halt an acre of land on the Thorndbu reclamation, near Pipitea-street, as a site for a school. It was observed that an acre on another part of the reclamation would be more desirable, and a deputation, consisting of Messrs. Pharazyn,, Beetham, Bunny, and Toomath, was suggested, to wait upon the Government in order to obtain, if possible, an acre near the Government Buildings. Ultimately it was agreed to accept the half acre offered, and to endeavor to obtain another half acre contiguous to iti The tender'of Mr. Wilson, at £693, tor enlarging the Terrace School, and of Mr. Scalley, at £SO, tor excavations at Mount Cook School, were accepted. It ,was agreed that a larger site than the present should be purchased for sohobl purposes at the Upper Hutt. The'application for improvements' to the Karbri School was referred to the new Board. At its rising the Board adjourned until the 27th inst. It will bo seen by reference to our adver-. tising columns that the South British Insurance Company have, at the.request of shareholders living at tho'Te Aro end of the town, opened a branch office in ; Taranaki-straot, near the Royal Tiger Hotel. This step has been taken by the company , in consequence of the increasing business importance of that part, of the City, and; it* will bo a,great convenience to many, .residents iin the; locality, j The new ■ branch will be under the management of Mr. J./Kirkei-, who was for a long time connectedwith -the Telegraph Department, and is ' well - and favorably known to a large number of the ' ■ residents of Wellington. .The enterprise of the Company will no doubt Ije rewarded by a corresponding increase in,business, j, j , r ,„.. . - , , Wo* understand that an information hos been laid against one John Harrison, a carpenter by) trade,- -forr keeping a disorderly house) in Mul- ■ .grave-street. , i " ’

By reference to our telegrams it will be Seen that there has been a capital crushing at the Welcome Company’s mine,; Reofton. The quarterly general meeting of the Wellington Typographical Association will be held to-morrow at 7 o'clock p.m., : at the Athenajum. One of the crew of the ship Renfrewshire, named Denis Dick, was arrested yesterday on ■ the charge of desertion from that vessel, and will be brought up at the Police Court this morning. Abraham Scott, of Wellington, hawker, has filed a declaration of bankruptcy, The first, meeting will be held at the Supreme Court buildings bn Wednesday, the 13th instant, at noon. ‘ 77' i ~ Ah emergency meeting of,the Union' Chapter, Royal Arch Masons was - held last evening at the Masonic Hall, Bouloott street. There was a large 'attendance of companions, and.two brethren were exalted. ■, . Legal -proceedings have been taken; to put a stop to the practice ot taking shingle from the beach on the road to the' Slip, in consequence of which practioe 'the i-oadway has been considerably injured. ‘ ' r -; ; Count do Zaba having kindly offered to deliverj'a leciure oh his method of jteachiflg history, all teachers are invited Jo. bh present on Saturday next,, the 9th inst,, at 11 a.m,', in the Thorndon School, Sydney-street.; The practice of the Wellington Choral Society will take place this evening punctually at half-past 7 o'clock, when all I members are requested to attend. ; The final rehearsal, prior to the concert on the 12th instant, will take place on Monday evening at the Theatre ■ Royal. i . In the Resident Magistrate’s Court yesterday judgments for the amounts claimed, with costs, were given in the following debt case's-:'— Sage v. 'Frasie.> £l2 ; Barlow v. Hibberley, £2.; In a number of other cases judgment was , confessed, while several were settled out of Court. 7 ' ' ■ ' : The City Council, at the meetinglast evening, increased the bonus of £SO, proposed by the Works Committee to be given to Mr. Charles O’Neill for extra services rendered, .to asura of £IOO, the Councillors generally ' at the same - time expressing their high appreciation of his energy in behalf of the city and its: improvements. _ - ; ,We were shown yesterday aispeoimen of baked clay from, Messrs., Howard and. Stan-‘ den’s claypits at Karori. Tt appears admir. ably calculated for the manufacture !of gingerbeer bottles, flower pots, jars, Ac., and by the judicious outlay of capital and labor another local,industry may spring ,up in the locality, which may ultimately attain considerable importance. I ; v A cricket match between the Past and Present pupils of Wellington . College will be' played on the Basin Reserve on Saturday, commencing at noon. , The, following; are the names of the teams Present: Barnett, Buckland, Dransfield, Jackson, Leolde, Luxford,Martin, A. Morpah, L. Morrah, Snow, and Taylor. Past: A Brandon, C. Braudori) P-! Webb, J. Gray, W. Fitz Gerald, R. Fitz Gerald; Barraud, C. France,' J. Bishop, Churton, H. Hickson. , A young man, < calling himself a. Russian Count, who has been staying for some time lately at the Empire Hotel, and subsequently at Hillen’s Hotel, ’ Pahautqnui, ha 4 been arrested at Otald, on charges of uttering spurious cheques and obtaining goods oh false pretences. It is stated that his real-name is Jacobson; and that he is.a sou or other near relative of the present Bishop of Chester. He is expected ,to arrive in town to-day, whem he will lie brought before the Resident Magistrate to answer, the charge preferred against him. • 'A New Zealand Gazette, issued yesterday, notifies the appointment of several ‘Maoris as trustees under the'Maori Real Estate Management Act, and also fixes the sittings of the District Court at Tiraaru for the despatch of civil business on the first day of every month, and for criminal business oh the Ist March and 6th Sept. in each year. J. H. Whitelaw is gazetted keeper oftheWellington Lunatic Asylum, the appointment to date from 7th of June last. : The Hoh. W. Gisborne is appointed a governor of Wellington College vice' T. W. L. Travers, Esq., resigned. Official notice is given of the proposal by the Borough Council of Palmerston North, to borrow £IO,OOO for the following works (the principal sum and interest to be secured on the- general revenue of the borough) :—For making streets and footpaths, £4OOO ; for clearing and forming bush section roads, £ISOO ; for road to botanical garden and racecourse, £SOO ; for square improvements, £SOO ; for municipal buildings, £SOO ; for sewerage and drainage, £3OOO. His Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint Isaac Richardson Vialou, Esq., Mayor of Hamilton, to be a Justice of the Peace under the Municipal Corporations Act, 1876; Major William Griffin Stack (New Zealand Militia), is appointed to command the Militia and Volunteers in the Wellington Militia District. Mr. Stafford's resignation of his seat in the House of Representatives for Timaru is notified. :

The Theatre Royal was last night crowded in every part to witness the production of the “ Grand Duchess” by the Soldene Comic Opera Company. On several occasions, and by two or three companies, this piece has been placed upon the Wellington stage, but in every, particular in point of merit last night’s performance was by far superior to anything we have seen in the colonies. The music, the dresses, and the mise en scene generally were extremely pretty. Indeed, it is not too much to say that theperformancefrom beginning to end was very brilliant and gave the utmost satisfaction, facts which were warmly testified to by the audience at frequent intervals. Miss Soldene’s impersonation of the Grand Duchess was a perfect piece of acting in every particular, while the music of the part was rendered wit,h great taste, Miss Soldene being in very fine voice. Mr. Campbell’s Fritz is by far and away the best we have ever seen—perfect.in every essential. He is Fritz from the first moment to the last, and enters into the spirit of the character with the greatest zest. The love-making scene in the second act, between ■ Miss Soldene and Mr. Campbell, is one of the finest pieces of acting we have witnessed. Miss Liddle made a fair Wanda.! Mr. Parley’s General Boom, was a capital performance, as also was Mr. Marshall’s Baron Puck. Indeed, it is only fair to say the whole of the characters were well sustained. The “ business’’ of the piece was perefect in every particular, and the whole performance was a treat of no ordinary description. To-night Miss Soldene will take her benefit, when, as we announced yesterday, Girofle-Girofla will be repeated, te bo followed by the second act of Madame Angot, in which Miss Soldene will assume the role of Mdllo. Lange, singing during the act “I love him,” which song created considerable excitement in the musical world of London when first rendered by her. One of the nursing sisters of the Order of Troyes says an exchange succumbed latt mouth to an attack of hydrophobia, contracted under circumstances of no ordinary heriosm. As related iu the Qazdtt ITebdomadaire, a mouth ago Sister S. was taking charge .of. some Con. valesoent children for a walk, the eldest of whom was only eight years of age, when they were suddenly assailed by a sheep dog, whose jaws were running with foam, and which attacked them with fury. *, She instantly saw the danger of.her charges, and resolutely interposing be tween the, terrified children and the furious animal bravely withstood its attack. ■ She was severely bitten, and the dog, excited by the cries of the children, endeavoured to rush upon them. . Then followed a splendid act of devotion. Protecting with her body the children, who hung on her petticoats shrieking with torr or, this brave girl threw herself courageously on Itbe dog, and for ten minutes grasped it, rolling over with it, and thrusting her fist into its month to prevent its biting the children. Some peasants, who. came up at; last) beat off and killed the dog., The sister was found lo have fifteen deep wounds on her! hands, and lacerated, arms ; an important artery was wounded;; Skilful.care wasgivonto her wound-, ligatures . were applied,; the parts tom wore' cauterised, and for a short time after her return to Paris somehppa existed that she, might escape ;tha ultijnate fate which there was so much reason to fear. la week or two, hbwever, the

pharyngeal spasm, vomiting, and hydrophobia in all its characteristic symptong appeared; and Sister S. died from this fatal and fearful' disease, finding consolation in the certitude of having saved, at the price of her life, the five children who had been confided to her. Such trials of heroism can hardly serve for an objot of comment ; their memory becomes a title of glory to the families to whom their authors belong and represents, in the eyes Of all the spirit of sacrifice and devotion in its most sublime expression.