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New Zealand Times, Volume XXXIII, Issue 5310, 2 April 1878, Page 2

Owing to an error in the telegram which reached us yesterday morning, it was stated in our issue of that day that the Bank of England had raised the official minimum to 10 per cent. This should have been 3 per cent. The fault arose with the Telegraph Department. The Arawata, with the Suez mail, arrived at the Bluff shortly after eight o’clock yesterday morning, and may be expected in Wellington on Thursday. Sir Jolm Goode is amougst’her passengers. , Ninety-three births, twenty-four marriages, and twenty-nine deaths were registered as having taken place in this city within the month of March, and in the Wellington District outside the municipal limits 115 births and thirty-three deaths occurred. At the Supreme Court yesterday the Grand Jury found no bill in the case of Pestridge charged with arson. A report of the proceedings will be found in another portion of our columns. The following ,is the return of patients in the Provincial Hospital during the month of March, 1878 ; Admitted—Males, 14; females, 'B. Discharged—Males, 18 ; females, 3. Died 1 male. Left in Hospital—Males, 40; females, 12. Total, 52.

Notice is given in our advertising columns that the partnership hitherto existing between Messrs. Walter W. Johnston and \V. H. Levin has expired by effluxion of time. The business will be carried on as heretofore by Mr. W. H. Levin, under the style of Levin and Company. The Town Clerk notifies that the burgess list and the “ defaulters’ ” list are now made up, and can be seen at his office until the 15th inst., on or before which date all objections must be lodged. Any ratepayers now on the “ defaulters' ” list may still have their names inserted on the burgess roll by paying their arrears of rates before the final certification of this roll by the City Council. The Wellington Trust, Loan, and Investment Company (Limited) paid yesterday the sum of £42,U00, being in discharge of shares taken over from the Wellington Mutual Investment Society (Class No. 2), some five years ago, they having been fully paid up by monthly instalments of 6s. per month. A great portion of this large amount will go to the so-called “ working classes,” who are shareholders, and the putting in circulation such a sum will bo productive of benefit. The success of this commercial undertaking is another evidence of the prosperity of the place, and is a most satisfactory piece of news to record. Some years ago the shareholders in the Investment Company did not look forward very sanguinely to the result of the affair, but they have since been rewarded for their patience. It is obvious, too, that the affairs of the society must have been well managed, or even in prosperous times the shareholders might not have come off as well as they have done. A serious accident occurred yesterday on board the Hawea. As she was going down the harbor, near the pilot station, Mr. Steph--1 enson, the mate, was assisting to get up sail, when a chain carried away, and a heavy block fell, striking him on the head and rendering him insensible. The vessel put back to the !wharf and put. Mr. Stephenson on shore. Dr. Diver was sent for, and under his instructions the patient was removed to tho Hospital, where we were glad to hear last evening that he was progressing favorably. The dangerous habit of riding and driving rapidly round street corners is far too prevalent in Wellington, notwithstanding the efforts of the police to put a stop to it. Yesterday afternoon a man on horseback came at a rapid pace round a corner into Conrtcuay-place, where a number of children were playing about, and one of them was knocked down and carried home (which was close at hand) cut and bleeding, and evidently a good deal hurt about the head. A bystander expostulated with the man, who said “he could not help it,” or something to that effect. But people who either from carelessness or inability to control their horses endanger the lives of children or their seniors, should be prosecuted, in the interests of and for the safety of the public. Two corners of the town, viz., that at the junction of Lambtouquay and Custom, House-street, and that at the junction of Manners and Willis streets, are pretty well watched, and for the most part riders and drivers walk their horses past, but in other parts of the town the manner-in which butcher boys and others race along is, as an American would say, a “caution.” ■ The Wellington public will shortly an opportunity of witnessing-one; of those grand exhibitions of enterprise for which our American cousins have made themselves remarkable. We allude to the contemplated visit within a short time of Cooper and Bailey’s monster circus and menagerie, which is perhaps the most extensive itinerant show that baa ever existed, and certainly the largest that has ever travelled so far. The chief attraction, because the great novelty of the exhibition, consists in the zoological portion, or the menagerie, as it is called. The great difficulty in collecting the animals, to say nothing of the great cost of moving about with them, has rendered even the smallest of such exhibitions rather rare ; but this we write of is one in a thousand, and its advent in Wellington will no doubt be hailed with delight, not only by all young New Zealanders but also by those of maturer years who may have seen years ago many of the world’s wonders, specimens of which will be found among the living' curiosities that' Messrs. Cooper and Bailey carry about with them. The “show” has been an immense success wherever it has appeared. It is now in Christchurch drawing crowded houses, and will appear in Wellington on the 12th instant, when there can be no doubt whatever that great numbers will flock to see it. The new Princess Theatre Hotel, Toryatreet, was opened yesterday with great eclat. The proprietor, Mr. J. F. Margetts, spared no pains to prove to his numerous patrons and friends that he intends to do all in his power to deserve the patronage of the public. The hotel has been furnished after the most approved of modern styles, the general accommodation for travellers having received due attention, while the bars have been fitted up very handsomely with every possible convenience. Having said so much of the hotel per sc, ws may refer to the banquet with which the opening of the hotel, was celebrated last evening. A capital spread had been prepared for the occasion, the wines and viands being of the best description, to which the numerous company present at tho invitation of mine host testified in tho moat substantial manner possible. A very pleasant evening was passed, anil all present joined in wishing Mr. Hargetts a prosperous career ,in his new venture. In the event of the Princess Theatre being opened;‘which most probably will be the case, the hotel in aonnoction . with it will be found a great convenience, whilst we arq sure that the character of the management is a sufficient : guarantee for the propriety of its conduct. ~ The annual mooting of the Wellington Foiitball Club will be held this evening at 8 o’clock, when persons intending to: join are requested to be present. Tenders are invited up to the: Bth May for the formation and permanent way of the Waitotara contract of the Patea-Manawatu railway.

An ordinary meeting of the Hutt County 1 Council will be held at one o'clock this after-; noon, for the transaction of general business, _ : The Pearl of Peace Lodge, 1 1.0.G.T., will: in future hold its meetings at the United Methodist Free Church, Courtenay-place. The partnership .hitherto ' existing betweenMessrs. Arthur Beauchamp, F. Noble Campbell, and Robert Laery has been dissolved by-mutual consent. 'I 1 he business will in' future be carried on by Messrs. Campbell and Daery. Mr. Harrison Ord’s„Gospel l address at the Athenaeum was well attended last night. He spoke with much power and feeling on the stumbling blocks in the way-of salvation, and sought to remove them from the path of his hearers. He urged the necessity of absolute trust iu the Saviour. To-night Mr. Ord will resume his lectures on the Tabernacle of Israel. Mr. Herbert Roberts, the champion handstroke billiard player, who ' has made a tour through nearly all the townships of the South Island since his last visit here, gave au exhibition of his skill' at the Star Hotel last evening. He first played a game of 400 points,, conceding to Mr. Ames, his opponent, 200 points. There were ■no remarkable breaks in the game, which lasted forty-three minutes, and was won by Mr. Ames by 130 points. A game of cannons was afterwards played. Mr. Roberts, who scored with his fingers, and allowed Mr. Ames 25 points out of 50, winning by 13 points. The tournament was concluded by Mr. Roberts exhibiting some of his wonderful fiuger feats. There will be another match this evening, of which particulars will be found in our advertising columns. At the R.M. Court yesterday, before J. C. Crawford, Esq., R.M., three persons were dealt with for drunkenness.—James Hall was placed in the dock on a charge of stealing a pair of boots, valued at £1 2s. 6d. tire property of M. Nestokar, a native of Russia, a sailor on board the Jane Douglas, to which vessel the prisoner also belonged. The prosecutor deposed to missing a pair of boots, which he subsequently found on prisoner's feet. In his defence the accused said he purchased the boots at Mr. Hannah’s, but an assistant from that establishment identified the boots as having been sold by him to the prosecutor. The R.M. considered the case proved, and sentenced the prisoner to six months’ hard labor.