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New Zealand Times, Volume XXXIII, Issue 5365, 7 June 1878, Page 2

: Yesterday the depth of water in the storage reservoir ..was TOft., and- as it was not considered advisable; to let .it rise any higher at present, a large quantity was allowed to run off; the discharge being] equal 'to' the capacity of alO inch main. The depth will now be allowed to increase very slowly, probably at the rate of 6 inches a week, in order that the strain on tne upper portion of the embankment may not be too sudden, and to ensure' the puddle being thoroughly moist ere the'water is stored to the full height. The Targe: body of water how apoured is .a. matter for congratulation, and especially so when it is remembered that the stream running in continues of a volume that would soon cause an overflow at the byewash if none were allowed to escape.

jThej following telegram .from tho Superin-_ tendeht of the Telegraph Department at Adelaide, South Australia, was-received here, yesterday! by Dr,'Lemon : —“Tho Singapore and .Saigon cable is interrupted, thus cutting off communication with China.” .■ ■

At a special meeting of the City Council, held lost evening, Councillor Diver’s motion for the adoption of Mr. Clark’s drainage .scheme was carried. . A report of-the ■■ proceedings appears elsewhere. A New Zealand Gazette issued yesterday contains the following notifications :—The registration of the Manaw.itu Acclimatisation Society under the Protection to Animals Act, 1873.—George Baker, Esq., to bo registration and returning officer for the electoral district of Mopganai and Bay of Islands, vice E. M. Williams Esq., resigned; and J, T. Douglas, Esq., to ’ fill a similar office at Taieri, vice J. Fultori, Esq., resigned.—P, E. Warburton, of Palmerston North, solicitor, Ac., .to be a certificated accountant in bankruptcy within .the judicial district of Wellington.—B. J. Collins, of the Stores Department, to be iclerk in the Treasury ; and F. N. De Castro, of the Treasury, to bo clerk in the Education Deparment.—Goldmining leases to “be granted to H. Coagrave and J. Vennell ' repeotively, for claims oh tho Alpine Range, Lyoll, Nelson; and ,to the following persons:—Nicholas Johnston and Co., Southland Beefing Company, ■No. l,i in the Longwood mining district; William McPherson ; Alpha Quartz Mining Company; Boss Robertson and; George, Howell, Sunbeam Quartz Mining Company and the Sir Julius Vogel Quartz Mining Company, in tho Longwood mining district.—A sale of Crown lands in the Marlborough district will be“ held at Blenheim at noon on tho 20 th hist. These, comprise sections at Pioton, Kaikbnra, Bai Valley, Pelorus Valley. Pelorus Sound, 1 and Havelock.—The inspector of sheep Cor the Wanganui district notifies that he has cancelled ’the clean certificates of the following persons : Mr. John Hair, of - the Okehu, for a separate flock •f sheep of 700.; Messrs. Brown Bros., flock of 300 ; dated May 1, 1878 ; Mr. C. M. Richard", of Wangaehu, flock 0f'3700 ; Hr. E. A. “Campbell, 'No. Lino, flock of 1700 ; dated May 13, 1878—Notice is given of intention' to construct a water-race at Deep Greek,! Clutba, with a branch thereto. , The length of the race is to be, ten miles, and the hrauch“one mile or-thereabouts. The time required for tbh construction and , completion of such race is estimated to bo: twelve, mouths, and a license Is asked for fifteen years. The mean depth of such race is to ho Ift..(Jin., and the mean breadth is 2ft., and it is proposed to divert five Government heads of water.—lt is also intended to construct a race 190yds. long, 2ft. dean; 3ft. wide, and diverting six Government heads of water, at Macetown, 0tag0..... " Notice is given, by advertisement that applications will bo received up to the 15th Inst; for the office of Librarian to the Wellington Athenaeum, at a salary of -6200 a year, and also for that of messenger, at £2 per week.. . The ordinary half-yearly meeting of the Wellington' Typographical Association will be held on Saturday evening next, at half-past 7 o’clock, at l the Athenaeum, for the election of officers, for the ensuing half-year, and for the transaction of general business.! Messrs. W. Andrews, Peter Duncan, and David Duncan,' of Christchurch, give notice of their ‘ intention to apply for. a patent for improvements for stacking straw, hay, corn, &c. The application will be hoard at the Patent-' Office, Christchurch, on the 27th September “next, and all objections must be sent hi by tho 23rd September. Wo understand that at the next of the series' of.popular concerts at the Athenaeum, which will take place on Monday evening next, “a novelty will bo introduced, oensiating of one of Haydn’s Kinder Symphonies, with an orchestra of twenty performers, under the leadership of Mr. L. Z; Hermann. If the weather be at all propitious on Monday evening, a full house may-confidently .be expected, as these concerts at the Athenaeum are proving most attractive, and' are earning' for themselves in reality the appellation which they bear in the bills, of “ popular concerts” in tho best sense of the words, being patronised by all sections of the community. An extensive sale of land at Palmerston North, Mastcrton, Paraskarotu,' Wallaceville,, Mungaroa, Upper Hutt, Lower Hutt, and Wellington will bo held at Mr, J. H. Wallace’s mart on the 20th instant. Mr. J. C. Martin, of Wellington, ■ general dealer; has filed a declaration of his. inability to meet his engagements with bis creditors.

It is reported that the Hon. Robert Stout, Attorney-General; will leave for Dunedin today. An examination of school teachers seeking to obtain 3rd class certificates, and for the., classification of pupil teachers, will be held at Thorndon school, and at Greytown, on Tuesday and Wednesday, the 2nd and 3rd proximo. ;: Judge. Richmond will probably leave for Napier to-day, to preside; at the Circuit Court to be held there. Owing to the irregularity of the movements of steamers at present, the hour of his Honor’s departure is notcertain.

We have been informed that’in'all cases where the acceptance of tenders for the con-sti-nction of sections of railways and other public works, was postponed, pending advice from London as to the floating of the loan, the Government has resolved to let contracts. . .

Mr. B. W. Mills, who bought the cargo 6f West Wanganui coals, ex Shepherdess, reports that he’has received numerous orders from persons who have tried the coal; but none of these can be supplied until the arrival of the Elizabeth Curie, now due, with 100 tons. The Government s.s. Stella left Auckland for Wellington on Wednesday night at. 10 ■ o’clock, with tho’ San’ Francisco mail. ’ She will call at Portland Island on her way down to land somo stores, but this will not detain her; for more than a couple of- hours. . The City of Sydney sailed for Sydney at XI a.m. yesterday.' 1 - The Speaker of the House of Representatives notifies m a Oaieite, issued yesterday, that W. J. M. Laroach, Esq, has resigned his seat for ’ the .Electoral District of Dunedin City, and that his telegram of resignation was received oh’the 31st day of May, 1878 ; and that tho said seat is vacant by reason of such resignation. A service -of sacred song was held in tho Dixon-street schoolroom -last-night, -for the purpose ,of defraying the expenses in conneoaiou with building the belfry of the church in the Adelaide-read. Considering the inclement weather, there, was a very - good 1 attendance. The Rev, J. Williams occupied the chair, and gave- several very entertaining readings. The choir of-this church sang some chants and; other > sacred music, under - the leadership of Mr. Tanks, in a very creditable manner, The entertainment realised £B. ; -' In the Supreme Court in banco yesterday arguments were concluded In Forth v. Brownlee, and the Court gave judgment sustaining the demurrer; After counsel had been heard: in Homona v. Drower, an application for an injunction, the matter was postponed ;for a fortnight. The Judges sat until it was so dark that it was impossible to see;them from the-counsels’ table, and anyone entering the Court would be astonished to hear voices issuing from ’’the darkness, but on close examination tho eye could faintly see two glimmering white patches^- whicli’were their Honors’ wigs. Justice being blind;’ this state of things did not signify to her representatives, but it was. decidedly' embarrassing to other people. Possibly the non-lighting of the gas tended to hasten the conclusion of the arguments. The Court is to. sit to-day at 11 ■ o’clock, when Minifio v. Martin, demurrer, will be taken. Numerous complaints have reached, us of potty thefts pommitted;in.,the outskirts of the city, and of -the growing, nuisance of larriktnism in those portions of Wellington that are seldom, if ever;'visited by a policeman after nightfall, Not onlyarepassers-by frequently pelted with stones, but these missiles are’thrown ,at people’s windows. One informant itells-its that no sooner had he retired to rest tho other night than, a-. large-sized stone. was hurled through his bedroom window, and that but, for ; the curtains -arresting its progress the stone must have struck , his, infant child.! Then;again we hear of coals,-firewood,: and kitchen utensils being stolen ; and in one instance a settler complains that a large piece of .roasting: beef, which was purchased for Sunday’s dinner, was abstracted from his meat safe, and he and his family-would have been obliged to go without their dinner i had it l not been for the hospitality of a neighbor. In Christchurch it- was found necessary; for the protection of residents on the outskirts,' to place a couple of mounted constables on duty during the- night, and it would be well if some measures were' devised to detect pilferers,' and abate the larrikin nuisance as’ far as possible in

this I city. Amongst other - localities, the neighborhood of the' Tinakori-road:; claims attention. ■

The proposed exhibition in connection with the 'Wellington' WofKlugMeu’s Club, judging -from the number of exhibits promised, and the' applications which arc being doily-made for space, bids fair to be a‘ greater success than its promoters expected. - We are informed that Mr. Q. ; H. Enxford, of Willis street, has expressed his willingness to lend to the exhibition an oil painting,' “ An' Evening Scene in the -Island of Arran, Scotland,” of the value of about 150 guineas, besides some curiosities.. Wo trust :Mr. Luxtord’s example ' will, be imitated by others who are in a position to five aid to the committee and to the manager, Ir, Cary. Oil paintings wouldbe very ,acceptable, because high class works of art cannot be seen every day by the greater portion of those who are likely to avail themselves of tho, opportunity which the Working Men’s Club will ' soon give them. We understand that a gentleman in Wanganui,' who possesses a very valuable . collection of oil paintings and curiosities, has been written to, asking him if ho will kindly .place .them at the disposal of the committee during the exhibition; ' * A reply was received,: in which. Mr. Robinson—we believe that is the gentleman’s name—stated that he was unacquainted with any member of the 1 committee, and wishing to know if he could be referred to some gentleman whom he ' Wheat, j Mr. Wm. Hutchison, ex-Mayor, was ■ waited j upon by Mr.: Cary, l and told the latter gentleman he could refer Mr. Robinson to ! him, or to Mr. Hutchison, solicitor, Wanganui. It is to be hoped! that the gentleman alluded to will see his; way to aid the exhibition, and from what wo have heard, wo believe: that hundreds would find enjoyment in viewing Mr. Robinson's collection in Wellington’; just as they did at Wanganui, where an exhibition was held some time back, and where Mr. Robihson’s valuable collection was the'central point of attraction.

i A'meeting of the creditors of Carl Peters was held at 11 a.m. yesterday. Mr. Paul Voight was elected' trustee. An amended schedule of liabilities was filed, amounting to upwards of £I3OO, including £399, the amount of the judgment in ' Joseph and another v. Peters. The assets are set down at £SO.

Mr. Sothern and bis company left Wanganui for Wellington overland yesterday t morning. They intend performing at the various townships en route, and will reach Wellington in about a fortnight. The part of the season at Wanganui was very successful, but the audiences got thinner for some nights prior to its termination.: Mr. D. Clinton, whose condition was so precarious at one time, has been fully restored to health,. and is now travelling with tho company. ■ The frequency of insanity amongst newlyarrived immigrants in Australia has been'frequently commented upon of lata. The following observations from an official report lately “ presented to.; the Parliament of. Now South Wales iby the surgeon-superintendent of the Gladesville Asylum tends to throw some light on the inatter :—" On searching into -tho, prior history lof the patients admitted, it has been ■ found that a large number have only been for a short time in the colony, and among them are a : certain proportion of Americanised Irishmen, who appear to have reached the colony either by the San Francisco mailhoats or by means of emigrant and other ships from New York. They exhibit a predominance' of what is least likeable in the characteristics of their dual, , nationality, , and appear I to be cursed with 1 a permanent and mischievous. discontent. , On the Ist of January last I submitted to’ you a letter in continuation of a lengthened correspondence, giving the particulars' of sixteen cases which were admitted either direct from the ship in which they came to the colony, or had been found insane in the streets or elsewhere within two or three days after landing. Six of these cases were, as I have mentioned, immigrants brought out at the expense of: the Government; and .it is only just that I should how. remark that there is no reason to believe: that any of. these persons were-in a condition of patent insanity when taken on -beard ship, and in none were the easily recognised signs of congenital weakness of intellect apparent. That insanity should be frequently.observod in newly-arrived immigrants is only what might fairly be expected.. In some the failure in life elsewhere, the restlessness and dissatisfaction with their surroundings which induced them to make a new start in life, were no doubt only the early symptoms of the malady. In others, the removal from all the old land marks—the sights sounds, and habits of existence—the severance ‘ from neighbors and kindred, the uprooting, in fact, of every tie. to the old life, are sufficient to account: for the outbreak ; Whilst in, not a few oases to' these causes is added the difficulty attending a fresh start in a new. country, and the disappointment of hopes too highly pitched-"

The St. Petershurg News publishes a poem on the subject of a tradition said to be cherished by the inhabitants of Sophia. When the Turks entered that city upwards of four centuries ago numbers of . the inhabitants took refuge in the churches,' and especially in the cathedral, where, however, the Turks continued to cut, them down. The bishop remained praying at the. altar, where the Turks, unwilling to disturb 5 him, bricked him up. The people of Sophia believed, and, according to the poem, still believe, 5 that the good bishop did not die 'in his place of confinement. It was written in tbe decrees of Providence that he should stay - there until a Christian army came to dehver him, when, the wall which enclosed him having been pulled down, he would walk out as well- as ever. The-time for liberating him is now declared to have arrived, since the Rns- : sians r have entered the town. Sophia is f the ancient Ulfia Serdrier of the Romans. It was tke seat of a convent in the year 344. _ Entirely Rebuilt by the Emperor Justinian, it was conquered in 809 by the, Bulgarians, who gave it the name of Triaditsa.ln; the time of the Crusades the Christians” called it Stralitz or Stervitz. In 1382 Sophia fell into the bands!of the Tuirta, arid since’l434 ho Christian i soldiers had entered the town until, on the 3td of Jannhryi It was occupied by the Russians.