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New Zealand Times, Volume XXXIII, Issue 5034, 2 May 1878, Page 2

Sir George Grey was a passenger by the Hawea for. Auckland yesterday,: where he.proceeds en route to the intended meeting with the Maori King. In Auckland the Premier Will be joined by the Hon, Mr. Sheehan, Native Minister. .

There will be a meeting of the City Council at four o’clock this afternoon. The hour of meeting haa been fixed at that time, instead'of half-past seven o’clock, to enable the members of the Council to attend [the Builders and Contractors’ Association dinner in the evening. , ■ The railway will be formally opened through from Wanganui to: Toxton for regular traffic on the 13th instant; Trains have been’running occasionally. A large refreshment room is being fitted up at Halcombetown for the convenience of travellers. The alleged poisoning caso will come on at the Resident Magistrate’s Court, to-day. Some - circumstantial, evidence of a curious character will probably be adduced against O’Connor, who is now under arrest; s

The following is the return of patients in the Provincial Hospital during and ending the month of April, 1878 Admitted—Males, 14; females, 7. Discharged—Males, 6; females, 8. Died—Female, 1. Loft in hospital—Males, 45 ; females, 10. - Total, 550.

The following City Council is. set down on the order paper for to-day receive the following committee Reports : Public works, wharf, waterworks, cemetery, and hospital ; to make general and water rate for current year; and i to: receive; tenders for waterworks plant, for metalling Tasman and Wooleombe streets, and for ’■ wharf stationery. 'i'he depth of vyater in the storage reservoir yesterday mdrfaihg wtos not sb_ great as might* have been expected; after so many hours heavy rain, being only l3ft. Sin. In the distributing ibasin the. depth was 18ft.- 2iu..; - The city ipaius were',.'charged, ,iat ..'full! pressure, bn Tuesday night' J and yesterday, and the consumption must have been unusually large,, J: ■> -f ;r

Yesterday morning a horse attached to a, dray was proceeding;along;the.wharf,"When] Owing to the slippery nature of the planking, it ’ slipped, and a heavy case of merchandise which was in the cart,fell.upon, its: back. Luckily, however, the animal was uninjured, and soon,, regained its. feot, apparently none 'the 1 worse for the Tall.' 1 : '

Mr. F. H. Wood, of Greytown, renewed his auctioneer’s license yesterday. Special services will-be held morning and evening daily...throughout the month at the Catholic churches.

The annual meeting of / the Wellington Horticultural Society will be held in the sideroom of the Odd Fellows’ Hall at 8 o’clock on Friday evening next.. John Carroll, who was charged the other day with sty-grog selling at Pakuratahi, and escaped, will have to answer a second information to-day.

- A private telegram received in town yesterday states that the Bluff and Invercargill railway has been extended to Fairlight crossing, a point about seven miles from Kingstown, at the head of Wakatipu Lake.

Messrs. 0. C. Graham : and; J, ; G. Hbldsworth, J.P.’e, sat on theßehbh yesterday. The only .case .was - that of Eliza -Broughton,- who was sentenced to' three months’ imprisonment, with hard labor,_ for yagranby,' - .

A kerosene lamp in Mr. Bsnzoni’s bouse, Tinakori-road, burst last night, severely burning the servant-girl. She was at once taken to the Hospital, where her , injuries were at-; tended to; • ■' ’ We understand that .Mr, LeCren has taken proceedings against Mr. E. Smith, .builder and contractor, Tor-obstructing the footbpath in Ouba-street by placing-timber upon it. The case is .to. come before the ’ Resident Magistrate on Saturday next. Yesterday a child named Moore fell down a high cliff near Coffey and Dixon’s' slip, Olyde-quay., At first it was thought that the accident might result fatally, but the little thing soon' rallied, and it was found that no serious injury had. been sustained. Yesterday afternoon an express laden with white lead and three heavy casks had justreached the wharf,-when the axle broke off suddenly ,close, to the nave,- and, the-, whole! contents were capsized. The accident is at-! tributahle to the express being too heavily! laden, there being a ton weight or more on it. .The, ,-annual meeting of the Wellington l ’Public Hall Company will be held, at the i office, Theatre Royal, Jbhnstcm-street, at 4; o’clock on Monday ;afternoon next, for thei purpose of receiving the directors’ report and' balance-sheet for the year ending 31st March , last, and electing three directors and two; auditors. * ' ~ ' - There was a fair attendance at the Theatre ! Royal last, night, when the American drama of VDavy; Crockett, or the Backwoodsman’s Bride ” was performed to the satisfaction of the audience. The leading characters of Davy : Crockett and Eleanor Vaughan were sustained byiMr. Dillon and" Miss Pender respectively, who -were well supported hy the rest of the company. The piece, will be repeated this evening for the last time. A sample of very fine grapes from Mr. Penfold’s vineyards in J S6uth Australia was left at , our : office yesterday. : These grapes were , brought' over from Adelaide packed in sawidust in the usual manner, and retain much of : their; original freshness and flavor after the [voyage. The wine made from this fruit, for (which Messrs. Eddie and Jack are the local [agents here, - ought to be' a most excellent article. . !;, - :

Several of the shareholders in the Phoenix Gold Mining Company intend to pay a visit to the mine shortly, and it is probable that they will charter , a steamer to take them to Col-' lingwbod and back. It is, contemplated to' spend about four days in and near Oollingwood, and some of the party are likely to take a trip: across to West Wanganui Inlet, to inspect the coni workings of the West: Wanganui Coal Prospecting Company.- , : , The Rev. Mr. 1 Paterson, at the meeting of the Education Board yesterday, complained of the' style of architecture of some of the school buildings. .He considered the roofs were too lofty, and consequently the acoustic properties were > bad, rendering it frequently somewhat difficult for the teacher to make himself heard properly. Probably the architect considered ventilation an important matter in rooms crowded with children, and directed his attention to this matter more than acoustic properties, i j .I, 'll: 1

The Government steamer Hinemoa met with exceedingly stormy weather after leaving Westport on Tuesday morning, and put back yesterday. , We have been informed that there was an exceedingly high sea running. From Westport the Hinemoa goes direct to New Plymouth, where Sir John Goode will inspect the site of the proposed harbor of refuge. New Plymouth will be ip a ferment until the residents know the opinion of the engineer, and should it be against the practicability of advisability of constructing the works indignation meetings may be looked for. The boys Alfred Carver and Leonard Handbook, who on Tuesday were sentenced to seven days imprisonment and to be flogged, were whipped in the gaol yesterday,morning. They were stripped, laid across a form, and received an exceedingly severe flogging with a manuka stick. What the exact exteut of the punishment was we are; unable to say, but there can ; be no doubt that it was administered with sufficient force. The mode of flogging and instrument to be used are left by the Act as matters of discretion; and this being the case l it might be well that the magistrates imposing the sentence should see.it executed, so thatthey might know whether their real intentions were carried out. This might easily be done, for their is no, reason why juvenile thieves and incipient larrikins should not bo taken into the yard adjoining a Resident Magistrate’s Court, and birched at the rising of the Court.. As things, are :at present one boy, might possibly get ;a gentle caning, and another have a too severe punishment inflicted.

The monthly meeting of the VolunteerjFire Police-was held last evening at the Fire Brigade station, Manners - street ; Captain Asher in the chair. One new member was elected and some routine business was transacted. During a discussion as to ways and means it was stated that subscriptions from the public were coming in rather slowly, arid funds were required to meet necessary expenditure. The total annual outlay of this useful body is not large, and if men are willing to give their time for the benefit of others it is not fair to expect that they should also provide funds for indispensable expenses. Many of the settlers at Paharitanui and the neighborhood are of opinion that the benefits of a telegraph station should be accorded to them by- the authorities. The wires run through the township, but there is no station oh this West Coast Tine between Wellington and Otaki, a.distance of fifty-three miles. The actual nearest telegraph station to Pahautauui is at the Hutt, but practically, on account of the better road,' Wellington, which is twenty miles away, is the nearest. The townships and neighborhoods of Porirua aud Pahautanui are progressing, and when the line of railway • which is expected ■to be made from the Hutt Valley via the West Coast to the Manawatu is open for traffic, a great stimulus will be given to settlement in the locality. ' The demand for a telegraph station appears by no means an unreasonable oho nt the present time, and ere long it will be oho of the necessary institutions of the place. We hear that one of the settlers in the Pahautariui township is ready to grant a suitable •piece of land for the purpose of a telegraph station, 1 and probably the post office business might be transacted in the same building with advantage. If the residents in the district press their claims upon the powers that be,, and can show to them that there is a reasonable prospect of a fair amount of work for the department, we have no doubt that their representations will be favorably considered, i: There was a good attendance at Mr. Finnimoro’s auction mart yesterday morning, when let No. 1 of the new township of Kensington was submitted. The auctioneer stated that the buyer of a lot might ! take any number from 1 to 14, No. 15 having been given to the working men's club. The first lots were knocked down as follows :—No. 1, , Common, £l4 ; 2, MoNab, £ll ; 3, Smith, £lO j 4, Smith, £lO ; 6, Wilson, £11; 6, Wilson, £11; 7, Smith, £lO ; 8, Cattell, £lO ; 9, Common, £lO ; TO,’ MoNab, £10; 11, Smith, £9; 12, Common, £9; 13, Common, £9; 14, McCredxe, £9 10s. ' Some other Tots were knocked down at £8 tp £lO. During the sale n good number of ; allotments were passed, and occasionally considerably 1 higher prices than those quoted above wore given., Mr. Finnimoro reports that the lots having frontages, to the Ohiroroad wero' knocked.down at 20s, to ,295, per foot. .■ :i,' i/. The Albion Hotel, nt the corner of , Tory-* street and Courtenay-plaoc, has, wo understand, been let on lease by Mr. Collins to Mr., O. Martin (who retains a half share in the property) and Messrs. Pasooo and Donald, for forty-iivo years, at n rental of £SOO a year, and a bonus of £2OO being paid.. This, in common With other hotel property,.and indeed with Teal estate generally throughout Wellington aud the neighborhood, has risen greatly in value within the past few years,

The time for the completion of the Port contract on the Nelson and Foxhill railway has been extended from six to nine months, A horse with a dray attached bolted down Custom House-quay yesterday afternoon. Fortunately, however, it was stopped before any damage was done. Mr. Woledge, who was well known here in connection with 1 the Choral Society and the Classical Chamber Music Club, of which he was an accomplished and popular member, died suddenly on Monday evening ‘at. the Panama Hotel,, aged 38 years.;. The deceased, who-was a barrister by profession, arrived in the colony about five years ago in the ship Langstone, and obtained an appointment in the Treasury, which he held until recently, when failing health compelled him to give up work. He was a man. of considerable and varied attainments,, and made - many warm friends here, who will sincerely regret his loss ; and the musical societies to which he belonged will sustain a great loss, as he was one of the best musicians .in the colony. His funeral will take place on Friday, and will no doubt be numerously attended. Dr-Bbaney, the well-known,' Melbourne 1 surgeon, announces in our advertising columns 1 that-he is about to sell by auction the whole of his valuable effects, including'a large and varied stock of surgical instruments and appliances, his extensive- medical library, and also the whole of his pictures, furniture, &o. The sale will take place on the 28th, 29th, 30th, and 31st instant. Probably some of our local medical practitioners and others will avail themselves of this opportunity of securing a portion of Dr Beaney’s tine medical library, which is . generally considered one of the best in the colony. . The trotting match against time which was won on- Monday by Mr. Hammond Was an event worthy of note ; for the horse made excellent time, arid finished strong and well, giving good proof of both speed and endurance. Mr, Hammond wagered that his horse would trot sixteen miles within an hour, and! Mr.-Watt backed time. The course Was from Schultz’s Awahuri Hotel to Palmerston and! back; the road being good, and the distance; each way eight miles. ' Mr. Hammond, who weighs between twelve and thirteen stone,, rode, having a horse galloping in front of; him and another alongside to encourage his stepper,' which went thoroughly well all through, and did not break. The winning post was reached in 54minr47seo. after the start; the backers of tbe horse thus winning by smiu. 135e0., equal to about one mile and a half. Mr. Hammond, senior, was so confident of the trotter’s powers that he was. prepared to bet that it would do the last four, miles quicker than than the first four. Mr. S. Prosser was time-keeper. The event attracted a good deal of attention in the district,' and was witnessed by a considerable number ,of persons. The performance is equal to about seventeen miles and a half in the hour. ■ In consequence of Mr. G. Thomas, auctioneer, being unavoidably absent from town yesterday bn business, his sale nreviously advertised for that date will be held to-day. - Particulars will-bo found in our advertising columns. ...... -