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New Zealand Times, Volume XXXIII, Issue 5337, 6 May 1878, Page 2

The inward Suez mail, which, arrived in Wellington per the. s.s. Arawata on Saturday morning, consisted of 520 letters, ,18,0 books, and 1020 newspapers, via Brindisi,, and 243 letters, 145 books, and 1120 newspapers via Southampton., The outward mail despatched by the same steamer in the evening* was' made up as follows:—422 letters, 12 books, and 13 newspapers via Brindisi,, and 580 letters, 18 books, and 205 newspapers via Southampton,

The New Zealand Times Companionship held their annual wnyzegooae on Saturday. There was a kind of picnic’ at the Hutt, and a dinner at tho Panama Hotel, Te Are, in the evening. Something about the festivities appears in another column. :,j .’yesterday morning) the.police kept vigilant eyes on the hotelkeepers in town, and in two oases, we . understand, they; succeeded in detecting Sunday trading. . Proceedings will be taken against,the .landlords of the houses in question. •;' : ■ ; Dr. Hector has completed the analysis of tho; contents of the stomachs of the racehorses that recently died at Castlepolnt, and has discovered that the stomachs contained a quantity of arsenic. •, ’ 1 ~, . . , The agents for Messrs. MoMeckan, Blackwood, and Co.’s steamers have received advice that a new .time-table has been , arranged for that lino. .In future a steamer for Melbourne, via the South, will leave this port at noon .every Sunday. This rule will only bo de- ' parted from in the case of the mail boat'Ara- ' ‘v a ta, which for six months’ iu the year will : start on Fridays. Onco a mouth .a. steamer will go by way of the West Coast, to Mel- : bourne. . "- w On Saturday evening some disorderly mdividuiil wore creating a disturbance in Mannersstreet and a constable, had one'of them in i custody whom he handcuffed, but who mani a jr e q w ith the', assistance of some of his com- ■ rades to got away from his i captor, taking the , handcuffs with .h}m.. One. who assisted _in the i rescue of the prisoner was Attested and taken |to the look-up. : Yesterday the other man was recaptured. They will bo brought before the Bench at the Besident Magistrate s Court to- ; day One of them, we' understand;- is an exi constable of a Southern police force.

i Dr Hector leaves to-day for Para Para; to , examine the Richmond Hill silver mine. The ■ Doctor’s report will no doubt bo looked f orward 'to with interest.

The annual meeting of the Wellington Public Hall Company will be held this afternoon at 4 o’clock.

Notice is given that the quarterly licensing meetings for the Wellington and Hutt, districts will be held at-noon on Tuesday, the 4th June, at the Resident Magistrate’s Courts at the Hutt and Wellington. _

’ Applications are being made for the Palmerston North-Borough special loan debentures. ; Intending investors should bear in mind that the list closes on Eriday next. No debentures for less than £25 will be issued, i

Messrsl Turnbull and -Co. are having-built at Home an, iron barque of 400 tons register, which they intend to place in the Chiua trade, She will be out here by the end of the year, and will make a welcome addition to our locally-owned fleet. -- ;

The Impeiial Opera House, Manners-street, is announced to be opened on Monday, the 20th instant, by the Royal Italian Opera Company and a new corps-de-ballet. Signor Borzoni is announced as the lessee, and the combination is slated in the bills to bo one of the largest ever seen in the colony. ’ ■ There seems to be an impression amongst express-men that so long as they chain the wheels of their vehicles they can leave them unattended for an indefinite period. Several express-men were summoned before Mr. Crawford on Saturday for this offence, and dismissed with a caution, but his Worship stated that, the next offender would be fined.

. We take the opportunity of reminding our readers that Messrs, T. IC. Macdonald and Co.’s sale of valuable town and country properties, to which we called attention in our issue of Saturday, will take place at the Exchange Land Mart at half-past two o’clock .this afternoon.

The s.s. Wellington, which leaves this port to-day, will take a considerable number of excursionists on pleasure bent, as well as business men who have an eye to buying lots at the sale of the Para Para Mining Company s claim, plant, &c., to be held at Oolliugwood on Thursday. Patrick Moriarty, who was killed in the Rimutaka summit tunnel on Thursday, was hurled iu the Roman Catholic Cemetery on Saturday morning. The funeral was largely attended, and among the mourners were a number of the deceased’s fellow workmen, who had come to town by rail to pay the last mark of respect to their unfortunate comrade. The Rev. Father Kerrigan officiated. George S. Graham, Esq., of Auckland,, has been appointed general manager and inspector of the' Colonial Insurance Company of New Zealand. Mr. Graham was the first insurance manager in the province of Auckland, if not in the colony of New Zealand. He represented for some years the Imperial Fire Office of London, and issued the first policy in 1854; since then he represented the Royal Monarch. During ' the last eight years he has been inspector for the Norwich Union Fire Insurance Society, and has held conjointly with this appointment the management of the Batavia and Swiss Lloyd's Marine Insurance Company. The Colonial Insurance Company is to be congratulated on securing the services of an officer of such tried experience. ' , We have been informed that the passengers from Melbourne per s.s. Arawata were detained for a considerable time on Saturday in consequence of what appears to have been neglect on the part of the Customs officials. It is alleged that the steamer arrived at about one o’clock, and the Melbourne passengers were told that the Customs officers had gone to dinner, having left a boatman iu charge with instructions not to allow any luggage from another- colony to, be passed until they returned to the wharf. Our informant says the officei’S were away for about an hour. This matter calls for some inquiry. The monthly meeting of: the Wellington Teachers’ Association was held in the Sydneyatreet school on Saturday last, Mr. Mowbray, the president, in the chair. The minutes of the previous meeting were read and confirmed. The secretary intimated that he had received a letter from the secretary of the Marlborough Teachers’ Association drawing attention to the 47th clause of the Education Act, which provides for the summary dismissal of teachei-s, when circumstances seem to require it. The letter also made special reference to the case of Mr. Doherty, and intimated that considerable sympathy was felt for that gentleman. After some- discussion it was’ resolved to instruct the secretary to write to. the various Teachers’ Associations throughout the colony, to ascertain their opinions upon the:

clause referred to.- X>nr!»g the conversation it was remarked that the clause referred to was loosely worded, inasmuch as what constitutes “ gross misconduct” was not defined. The case -of a third-class teacher whose name appears hr the report as having a first classification came : under discussion, and the following resolution was passed :—“ That this meeting deeply regrets that the Board’s regulations have been departed from in the case of a teacher who has received a first-class classification, whereas he has only passed a third-class examination.. The first of a series of ..popular concerts will take place at the Wellington Athenaeum this evening. , By reference to the programme, which, appears in another portion of our columns, it will be seen that a very choice selection of music has been prepared. A taste for good music is very, generally diffused throughout the community here, and the movement to establish a series of varied and attractive concerts), the admission to which is fixed at a price which practically brings them within the reach of almost everybody, is deserving of all success. We hope to see, a large attendance this evening, which will be .the best testimony,that can be offered by the musical portion of the public generally, which comprises a large section, of the people of Wellington, : that the 1 efforts of the promoters of this undertaking are appreciated. The unfortunate man Alphas, who was recently brought hp at the Police Court and discharged from custody, it appears made use of his liberty by going to Mr. John Martin's house and annoying tbe inmates. He was consequently given into custpdy again , and marched to tbe lock-up. Just as he got there he managed to effect his escape, and made off •at a great pace to Mr. Martin’s once more. Three constables ran after .him in hot baste—one of them in his shirt ‘ sleeves, not waiting, even to put on bis coat before starting 1 . They succeeded , in capturing the runaway, and on this occasion got him safely lodged in one of The cells. ;, He will be brought: before the Court again to-day. At the , Resident Magistrate’s Court on Saturday four inebriates were fined. A charge against Mr. Cleland, of wasting of water, was withdrawn ,on payment iof : costs. l Arthur Ledbury and Charles Dowaett were fined 10s. each, with costs,’ for depositing rubbish on the beach opposite Old Custom . House-street. Small fines were imposed for various breaches of the city by-laws, one ease being dismissed. A case for,obstructing the thoroughfare (promoted by 1 Mr. 1 LeCreu), was dismissed, both parties to pay their owii coats.

The steamer Arawata brought down from Melbourne one ram and' three ewes,' merinos, of the purest blood that could be obtained in Victoria. They were purchased for the Hon. H.. R.’ Bussell, Mount Herbert, Waipukurau, Napier.: ;AS may, he imagined, they are as near perfection, as it was possible to procure, and are really beautiful animals, VVe understand that they will cost their owner upwards of £4OO ■by the .time they .reach his station. They were consigned to Messrs Bethuno and Hunter, and parties who take‘au’interest in sheep of this breed will have an opportunity of examining, them if they call at Mr. Hunter s residence Dixon-street. They will be forwarded on to Napier by the steamer Kiwi in tho course of a few days. ■'

' Ou Saturday at the, Besident Magistrate’s Court the evidence of Dr. Hector, in the charge against O’Connor' of attempting to poison Mr. Light, was taken. After stating the receipt of the glass containing the stuff to bo- . examined,. and . that its . contents smelled like, whisky,,Dr. Hector proceeded : In the glass there was a quantity of strychniuo, part in a solid form, and part in liquid. This I ascertained to be the case after making a proper test. .The solid portion of the strychnine weighed almost two grains, and the liquid about one grain. If necessary I could determine the exact amount in the - liquid ; but to do so I should have to destroy the liquor. It would take,about half a grain of strychnine in soluble'form to take away human life. Ou Tuesday Sergeant Smith brought mo a rug to examine. I examined, it with a lense, the; result being that I found a few crystals, which I determined to bo strychnine. -

.v Tho largest theatre In'-the .world* and that In'which the greatest scope for exhibing real sterling worth, is to be found with the vast multitude..©!tho sick and Buffering of. the human race. The applause awarded the proprietor -of Gholiah’s " Okeax Indian Cukes” from all parts of this : promising Colony of New Zealand, for; tho extraordinary performances of raising the sick from their beds of languishing, and restoring them to health, is -immense. J lu proof of which get tho testimonials from tho Chemists, and don’t forgot to buy the mocUolnos, [AdyicJ :