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The'monthly meeting of the committee of the Chamber of Commerce will take place this afternoon at three o’clock, when the time at which the general quarterly meeting of the chamber is to be hold will be fixed, and other ordinary business transacted. The annual licensing meeting took place yesterday, when all the applications for renewal of licenses, were ( granted. | Of the new licenses, the applications of Messrs. Duff for the Prince Albert Hotel, Webb-street, and C. Moody for the Tramway Hotel, Adelaideroad, was granted. Mr, Samuel Prosser's implication for the Club Hotel, Pahautanui, was refused, the Bench expressing the opinion that one licensed house there was sufficient. Two appeals were sustained by the Supreme Court yesterday; both being from judgments in the Resident Magistrate’s Court here. In the first the conviction of a man named Carroll for sly-grog selling at Rimutaka was quashed on the ground that Carroll could not bo held responsible for the illegal act of his wife in soli-, iug spirits without a license, the wife not being held to be the agent for the husband in such a transaction, which was outside, his ordinary business, and was done without his knowledge. This will not be much consolation to the Carrolls, for it is probable that Mrs. Carroll could be convicted on a charge of selling. Mr. Ollivier appeared for the appellant, and there was no appearance for Sergeant Smith,* the respondent. In; Ritson v. O'Neill the appeal was allowed, it being held that the proper making of the by-law under which Ritson had been fined, for neglecting to remove a building which encroached on the footway in Willisstreet had not been proved, - Mr. Bell appeared for the appellant, and Mr, Travers for the real respondents, the City Council. Notice is given in our advertising columns that the Colonial Insurance Company will now take fire and marine risks of every desoripat the lowest current rates. Full particulars be found in the notice referred to.

The case of Blundell Bros. v. Gardiner will probably come before the Supreme Court in banco this morning on demurrer. -Written tenders will be received until the 12th June for furnishing the new premises of the. Wellington Working Men's Club.

The French nud German classes in connection with the Wellington Young Men’s Christian Association will commence on Monday evening, the 10th inst., at seven o’clock. Mr. W; H. Swain, hotelkeeper, and Mr. F. Jones, cabinetmaker, have filed declarations of inability to meet their engagements with their creditors.

Notice is given that the sale of furniture by Mr. Thomas, on the premises, Cuba-street, previously advertised for Wedflesday, sth June (this day), atone o'clock, is postponed until Saturday next at the same time and place. It is stated by a West Coast paper that the contributions given to Father Hennebory while in the Inangalma district amounted to close on £I3OO. He intends visiting the district again.

Miss Marion Willis’s benefit, which was to have taken place last evening was, owing to the very inclement state of the weather, postponed until this evening, when it will positively take place. Messrs. Thelwall and Co. shipped .from their boiling-dowu establishment at Poverty Bay last week, (if casks of tallow, equal to about 20 tons, the value of which was £7OO. This is not a bad start for the new firm. The tallow was consigned to Auckland, for shipment to England. ;

At Messrs. J. H. Bethnne and Co.’s sale of allotments at Wadestown yesterday the atattendance of buyers, notwithstanding the miserable weather, was very large, and the bidding spirited. The lots realised excellent prices, ranging from 205., 305., and 375. per foot. -

The Wellington Licensed Victuallers Association have resolved for the present not to appoint a solicitor to that body. The association will not support any of its members in evading the law ; but in the event of any of its members being subjected ,tb oppression, the association will take united action in the case in protecting the interests of the trade. An inquest has been held at Otaki on the body of Mr. William Prouse, who was recently drowned there whilst on his way from Waiuuiomata to Foxton., The following verdict was returned by the jury ‘‘Thatthe deceased, on the evening of the 30th May, whilst waiting on horseback on the north bank of Otaki for a boat, by some means got into the river and was drowned.” -

Mr. W. H. Warren has, we observe, commenced business in this city as an accountant and land' broker. Mr. Warren was for many years in charge of the revenue branch of the Treasury Department; and all who have had transactions with him in bis official capacity have recognised in Mr. Warren that aptitude for business which can only be obtained by a long commercial training. We cordially wish Mr. Warren success in his new sphere. The various types of character that display themselves in a Police Court are quite a study, and, if strung together by a competent hand, would form a very interesting subject to write about. No sooner are the doors opened than there is an immediate rush for places, with the same eagerness that patrons of a pit endeavor to secure the front row on a night when a crowded house is expected—some clean and clad with an air of faded respectability; more unwashed, uucombedand slovenly. Apart from those who are regular habitues of our' Police Court, it is curious to observe what a contrast there is between those who come there as litigants. Some are, to use a familiar saying, “ as bold as brass,” and others become so nervous at the sight of a magistrate, and the surroundings of the Court over which he presides, as to render even utterance a matter of extreme difficulty, A type of the bolder sort of human nature presented itself before Mr. Crawford yesterday, in the shape of a Cockney, who was summoned for driving without lights. He admitted that the information was perfectly right, but urged in extenuation that “ accordin' as he had travelled, this was the wus’ lighted place in the vorld, and he thort it was rayther ’ard on the carters; he had travelled iu the city of Luunon five-and-tweuty years, and had driven without ! any lights, and as for drivin’ round corners fast, they always did it in Dunoon,and there was fewer accidents in Lunnon than here, because in Wellington if you saw persons conversin’ they always take the centre of the road.” The defendant was becoming quite familiar with his Worship on the question of driving- without lights, and the inefficient way in which the city was lighted, to the great amusement of everybody ; but Mr. Crawford: cut him short by referring him to Mr. Graham, the Town Clerk, just at a time when his dissertation on both subjects was becoming: thoroughly enjoyable. We are informed that yesterday afternoon, owing to one of the main pipes in connection with the city water supply in Austin-street getting disjointed, the occupants of houses in that neighborhood were nearly flooded out. The main referred to is a few feet from a steep' embankment, and our informant attributes the cause of the accident to the heavy rain of yesterday having loosened the earth from underneath the pipe, which, thus losing its; support, gave way at one of the joints. It was some hours before the mischief was remedied. This is the second occasion on which the main has got out of order in this locality under somewhat similar circumstances, causing considerable inconvenience and discomfort to the residents there. . Messrs. J. H. Bethune and Co. will sell today, at "their mart, Peatberston-street, commencing at 2 o'clock, some very valuable property, viz.Section AS on the reclaimed land, now occupied by the Colonial Bank, three town : acres in Austin-street, freehold in Manners-street, and other eligible town and country lots ; also, shares in the Bank of New Zealand and in the Wellington Trust and Doan Company. . ; ' Mr. Taylor, the contractor for the buildings on Lambtou-quay where the, accident happened to the boy Wyatt on Monday last, states that if was not caused by the falling of the timber complained of by the .Inspector of Nuisances, blit by the timber securely stacked within the hoarding. The accident was caused by the horse bolting through the opening with a dray loaded with boulders for ballast. The dray was not employed by '-Mr.; Taylor. " At the annual meeting of the Licensing Commissioners yesterday, Mr. Quick, on behalf of Mr. Emehy, of the Royal Oak Hotel, Manners-street; . applied for an'extension of the license from ten to twelve o’clock. The Bench inquired if the police had any objection to the application, and Sergeant Smith replied in the affirmative, stating that there was an increase of drunkenness and, rowdyism in the locality, and the extension of licenses from ten o’clock till midnight would have a tendency to increase it. The Bench refused the application, and this decision had the effect of inducing other intending applicants to withdraw their appli-. cations for an extension of the hours. . Mr. Gordon Allan, however; applied on behalf of Mr. Wheeler, of the Princess Theatre Hotel, to have the hour of closing extended from ten till twelve, 1 urging that the house in question was far away from any other hotel that was licensed to remain open until midnight, and that people living in the neighborhood were greatly inconvenienced from being unable; to obtain refreshment after the theatres were over. The Bench in this case also refused to accede to the request for an extension of the hours.

The,New Zealand Herald of the 29thult. contains the following particulars, relative to the murder of Mr. Ogle, the Loudon Times correspondent, by the Turks ; —“ Mr. Ogle, Times correspondent at Void, was’murdered near Magraiiitza, after the battle, by Turkish soldiers, and decapitated, the object being to prevent the recognition of the body. He had used strong language to the Turkish authorities about the conduct' of the soldiers, and was about returning to Yolo to lay the whole facts before the Consular body. A large reward was offered for the discovery of the corpse, which was without result for several days. The Greek Government are having the body interred at Athens at the public expense. There is no doubt the Turkish authorities, both civil aud military, were cognisant of tbo murder. Hobart Pasha, on hearing the details, proposed that the Consuls, in conjunction with some Turkish officials, should .form a Commission of, Inquiry; but they declined, on the ground that an inquiry must be instituted by the British Government, and that substantial guarantees must be given for the future protection of witnesses before any such proposition could be entertained. The matter has since been taken up by Mr. Bayard, and a man-of-war sent to Volo, Captain Felly being directed to make a searching investigation. When Mr. Ogle’s remains were taken on board the Wizard gunboat for conveyance to Athens, the foreign men-of-war, French, Italian,. Austrian, and American, hoisted their flags half-mast high. The funeral took place at Athens, when" there was the greatest display r of - national , feeling [over witnessed in that city.” ,

There will be a sitting of the Native Lands Court at Opotiki, commencing on Friday, the 7th inst.

Mr. A. King, the travelling agent for the. Government Lite Insurance, says the Herald of the 27th uit., is at present on a visk to Gisborne, and is now prepared to take risks for his office at the lowest current rates. Mr. King has with him, for the convenience of intending insurers, Dr. Lee, medical referee for the office.

The Queenslander of the 18th ult. says The warden resident at Ravenawood reports favorably of the progress of that goldfield during April. The different machines have been kept constantly at work, and the average amount of gold obtained during the mouth has been satisfactory. Twenty-seven protection areas were granted, and the warden has laid off four claims, all of which were old abandoned workings, but now are paying again. No escort has left. lia veils wood since the 28th January, but the bank has now (May 1) considerably over 3000 ounces wanted to be despatched to Townsville. There is nothing fresh to report about the Rochdale and other outside camps. The Auckland Weekly News writes :—A good deal of discussion has been carried on daring the last mouth or two, in the neighboring colony of Victoria, about the imposition of an export duty upon wattle bark, which is extensively used for tanning purposes. The export duty will probably have the effect of somewhat increasing the price. The wattle tree grows freely in New Zealand, aud when grown for stripping the bark, is a. very profitable crop. The Australasian states that a wattle tree, about three years old, on fair ground, will yield about a quarter of a hundred weight of bark, worth £3los. per ton. As the trees need not be planted closer than 12ft. apart, this distance would give that number of trees which would give a return of over £l3 per acre. This is a return which should induce Auckland settlers to plant a few acres with this valuable plant. It is also estimated that if the trees were planted in rows, stripping bark for tanning purposes and grazing cattle might be carried ou simultaneously. The trees would grow well here, on even the poorest of ground, and many districts which now yield nothing except fern and ti-tree might, at little cost, be made to yield a valuable return. In reference to the survey of the Queensland coast, the Queenslander of the ,18th May says ;—“ We are glad to hear that an understanding has been come to with the Admiralty for pushing on the survey of the coast of this colony with greater rapidity than has been hitherto maintained ; and the Imperial authorities have agreed to raise their contribution in aid of the work from £ISOO to £2500 per annum, on condition that the Queensland Government -contribute at least -an equal amount. The Colonial Treasurer, acting upon the recommendation of Captain Bedwell, R.N., who was recently engaged in the survey of the coast, has invited - tenders for the charter of a screw steam vessel of about ISO tons register, to be employed on the coast survey service. Captain Bedwell stated that by - using a steamer the work, that with a schooner would occupy four years might be done in one. The surveys can, however, only be proceeded with during six months of the year, when settled weather can generally be depended on; and for this reason it has been thought advisable to charter a small steamer rather than purchase one for this purpose. The survey of the coast has been completed as far as the Percy Island, a little to the north of Broadsound; and during the last four months the harbors of Trinity Bay and Port Douglas have been surveyed. As soon, however, as a steamer can be procured for the work, Lieutenant Connor, R.N., will proceed with the survey of the Inner Postage (from Percy Island northward) including the coast line and the inner edge of the Barrier Reef as well as the openings in the reef. '

Regarding the recent outbreak of fire at ths Somerset Hotel, Ashburton, while the race dinner was in progress, the correspondent of the Press writes that it should act as a stimulus to the people of that township in providing a water supply. If a nor’-wester had been blowing at the time, nothing could have saved the hotel, and with it would have gone the Town Hall, Mr. Bosenberg’a stables, and most probably all the buildings on the opposite side of Burnett-street, involving a very great loss of proyerty. Much praise is due to Mr. Shearman for having provided appliances for; the extinction of fire in his bouse, in the shape of a double-lift force-pump with sufficient hose to reachto any part of the building. To this; the safety of the hotel and the adjoining buildings was due ; as, without them, no water would have- been obtainable. This is the second narrow escape within a week, a lamp having exploded a few days ago in the Ashburton Hotel, which nearly caused the destruction of the block. The County Council lately invited schemes for supplying water to the town, and offered a premium of £IOO for the best. Rive schemes were sent in, the best was selected, the premium paid, and the matter dropped. It it to be hoped that the people will now take it up with spirit, and carry it through to completion. It is also anticipated that the frequency of explosions of kerosene lamps will have the effect of stimulating the efforts to float a gas company in Ashburton. This has been under consideration for some time, and several gentlemen have expressed their desire to take up shares, and otherwise to further the enterprise. Whether the explosions are due to bad kerosene is not known, but a system of inspection of the kerosene sold should be introduced. The New Zealand Herald of the 30th ult. says A new mining claim Tringham’s lease, as it is called—has been taken up at Coromandel, and its position entitles it to a good deal of consideration as an investment. A meeting of the shareholders was held on Tuesday, at the Insurance Buildings, at which the plan of the claim, showing its surroundings, was submitted, also a letter from the prospector, Mr. Tringham. The latter conveyed a very encouraging account of the lode opened in the mine, which is from three : to four feet thick, containing payable crashing stuff. At the meeting it was decided to form a company with a capital. stock of 10,000 shares of 10s. each, or £SOOO, with nil paid up.,; The articles of association were agreed to, and the necessary; steps taken for forming the company and getting matters into working order. Messrs. Dunuet, King, Brooking, Yeale, and Robertshaw were appointed provisional directors, and Mr. J. Brown manager. A story is current amongst the political quidnuncs (says the BaUarat Star), which is rather too good, to be lost sight of, only supposing it to be absolutely true, which it is said to be. It is to the effect that a high and mighty Minister of the Crown paid a mining centre not a hundred miles from St. Arnaud a visit a day or' two since, and- was duly worshipped and made much of by his admirers, and the enthusiastic supporters of the powers that be. In fact, the hon. gentleman was so toasted, feted,and baited, that he convivialised, “ not wisely, but too well,” ss that when the hour, of departure came, he was, to use the language, of modern euphemism, more than tolerably “screwed.” It might be as well to say it at once—he was “awfully tight.” In this happy condition our jovial Minister was put into a first-class carriage, in which was comfortably ensconced a stern and upright Judge, whose olfactory nerves were soon startled out of their judicial serenity by the rich odours distilled from the well-steeped Minister.; The Judge could not stand it; if his will was strong, his stomach was not, so he called a porter, and demanded the removal of the jolly honorable to another carriage. The porter blanched, and in a stage whisper asked the Judge if he knew who that was. The Judge did not care, so the Minister was bundled out to taste the sweets of solitude; and suffer a recovery in a carriage all to himself. In these days of, uncertainty, the Judge’s courage is a great deal more to ; be admired than the Minister’s weakness.

Tbe Rev, T. H. Chope writes from Hartland Vicarage, North Devon :—“ It is frequently affirmed that any sudden abstinence from alcoholic beverages in a person—much more an aged person—who has used them through life, is prejudieal to health. An instance has lately oomo under my observation of the benefixial results arising from the sudden disuse of alcoholic stimulants by a widow of eighty-two summers. Her usual drink-through life has been gin, which she changed , for beer previously to reaching- hbr eightieth-year. She suffered from occasional attacks of gout in.her left hand,'and also a funning footsore. Upon her reaching the age of eighty—that is, two years ago—she suddenly adopted the total abstaining principle, much to the surprise and consternation of her friends, who aU prophesied a speedy and sudden termination of her life for the want of her accustomed potations. Nothing of the kind. The toe healed, the gout vanished, and for two years she has been free from these harrassing complaints and is a living monument of the good effected by the sudden adoption pf a non-alcoholic regime. She is in her eighty-third year, and frequently walks out into her son’s garden or farm-yard without . any . covering on her head. Her memory, is excellent; she can repeat long prayers, aucl she bids, fair to become a centenarian.”

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New Zealand Times, Volume XXXIII, Issue 5363, 5 June 1878, Page 2

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Untitled New Zealand Times, Volume XXXIII, Issue 5363, 5 June 1878, Page 2

Untitled New Zealand Times, Volume XXXIII, Issue 5363, 5 June 1878, Page 2

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