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New Zealand Times, Volume XXXIII, Issue 5367, 10 June 1878, Page 2

Yesterday being Whit-Sunday mass was celebrated at- the Roman Catholic Cathedral by tho Right Rev, Bishop lied wood. His Lordship preached - a very .eloquent arid impressive -sermon appropriate to tho occasion, and at vespers in the evening. Hr. Kenwood also delivered a' long and effective discourse. Both servlces-were,largely attended, especially that in the evening, the. cathedral -being crowded.

To-day being Whit Monday, will be observed as a bank holiday. An ordinary meeting of the Hutt County Council will be held to-morrow (Tuesday), at one o’clock, for the transaction of general business. The Union prayer meeting will he held at half-past seven o’clock this evening at the United Erco Methodist Church, Oourtenayplaoe. Messrs. Eddie and Jack announce in our advertising coloums that the approach to their , office is through the passage entrance to the Working Men’s Club. A number of adjourned cases, in which the Inspector of Nuisances is the complainant, will come on for hearing at the Resident Magistrate’s Court this morning. The appointment of District Judge and Resident Magistrate for Wellington has, we believe, been conferred upon Mr. Mansford, R.M. at Port Chalmers. The joint House Committee have determined to lay down carpeting along the, passages and in the centre of both Houses of Parliament, and the work has been put in hand. We believe it ■is intended to erect a new school in Te Aro for the Sisters of Mercy. The present building is utterly inadequate for the requirements of the school, there being 120 children on the roll. The Bethel service held yesterday afternoon in the Atheuremn was well attended. Addresses were gived by the Rev. Mr. Dumbell, and by Messrs Short and Holdsworth. Tho Evangelistic choir led the singing. Mr; J. R. Mabin, of Nelson, auctioneer, advertises i : for sale, ou the 19th inst., the surgical instruments and library, consisting principally of medical works, belonging to the estate of the lata Dr. W. W. Squires. Messrs. D. Clinton and Sam Poole returned yesterday from Wanganui. Mr. Sothern and the other members of his company are at present travelling overland towards Wellington, playing at the various towns en route.

We hear that the hen. the Native Minister has determined to recall Mr. John Rogan to the office of Judge of the Native Lands Court. Mr. J. •A. Wilson ie to be reinstated in the office of Native Lands'Purchase Commissioner for the East Cape District. Miss Lizzie Morgan will take a benefit at the Theatre Royal ou Thursday evening next, when a capital programme will bo presented. Miss Morgan is such, an established favorite with the playgoing public of Wellington that she is certain to have a bumper house. There will be quite a stampede of theatrical people to-day by the Basby for Sydney, .comprising Mr. Sam Howard, Mr. aud Mrs. Keogh, Mr. and Mrs. Hasford, Mr. St. Laurence, and Mr J. P. O'Neill, all of whom have been associated with the New Zealand stage for many years past. . There is now in the new reservoir a fine sheet of water, which reaches nearly as far up the valley as the old dam, formerly used in connection with the quartz crushing battery that was once at work there. There is a good flow in the creek; and if it were deemed advisable to let the water rise, it would soon be up to the by awash. At the Resident Magistrate’s Court on Saturday, W. Andrews, an elderly man, was charged with being a stowaway on board the s.s. Wakatipu, from Sydney to Wellington. There was no appearance of the complainant, and'the prisoner was discharged. A parson for being drunk and disorderly was fined 205., or in default 48 hours’ imprisonment. It is probable that Mr, Willis, the scenic artist; will bring his labors to a close at the Imperial Opera House by the, end of the present week, and the directors will then be the possessors of the most extensive and-, best executed stock of scenery that is to be seen in any of the New Zealand theatres, Mr, Willis will proceed to Dunedin, where he will be engaged for three or four months in painting the grand pictorial exhibition of New Zealand scenery which he and Mr. Seymour intend to bring to the old country under the name of “ Zealandia.”

A well attended meeting ot the Wellington Typographical Association was held at the Athenaeum on Saturday evening, Mr. Keogh in the chair. The funds of the society; were stated to be in a very satisfactory condition, there being a considerable balance on the credit side. ; The following were elected officebearers for the ensuing six months President, Mr. Keogh; vice-president, Mr. Langley; secretary, Mr. J. Grant; treasurer, Mr. 3, limes; trustees, Messrs. Ei Bannister and J. Everett; auditors, Messrs. G. Tattle aud A. Gallagher. Another of the present series of popular concerts at , the Atheuteum, which are proving so attract! ve, will be held this evening. Amongst the leading .items of the entertainment are a Kinder Symphony which has not been performed here before, , and a reading from the “ Merchant of Venoe," by the well-known elocutionist Mr. Clapcbtt. We observe that the price of admission is doubled on this .occasion, but judging from the programme the entertainment will be well worth the money, and a crowded house may confidently be anticipated. An accident occurred on Saturday, on,the Hutt-road, by which a child about three years old had a narrow escape from serious injury. A settler at Johnaouville was driving into;town in an "express, and just as another vehicle rounding from the opposite direction met him and he pulled to, the left side of the road, a child rau across the road, just iu front of the horse, and was knocked down, one of the wheels passing over it, but breaking no bone?, and beyond- being bruised the child fortunately sustained no injury. Prom what we-hear the case was one of pure accident,'no blame being attributable to the: driver, who tried to pull up as soon as he saw the child, but was too late to prevent the occurrence.

Since the deci-ion given by the Supreme Court in Ritsoo’s case some people have imagined that the City Council will not be; able to obtain convictions - for offences committed against the ; municipal by-laws. This is a mistake. The effect of the, ruling of the Court is that the making of a by-law will have to be proved step by step, instead of the mere pro, ductiou of tho Gazette containing it being , accepted as sufficient evidence that it had been duly made. 'This coarse will probably be adopted to-day in the case of the City Council v. Taylor, in which the defendant has to answer a charge arising out of the late accident in ! Lambton-quay, by which the boy Wyett was injured. The City Council are at present laying down with patent Caithness flagging the footpaths all round Messrs. Turnbull and Col’s large block of brick buildings between Custom House-quay and Eeatherston-street. The flags are similar to those laid down in front of. the Colonial Bank, the Australian Insurance office,, and the Athenaeum. Wo trust to see all our footpaths paved with the same seemingly uh--petishable material, which would indeed; be a great boon to pedestrians, for certainly the gravelled, portions of the footpaths are most uncomfortable. By the English mail we have some particulars as to paving in Glasgow, and that great city prides itself in possessing the best and most durable roadways and footpaths in the whole world. The roadways there are formed of granite blocks, about three inches broad, and tho footpaths of Caithness flagging of various thickness, the cost of which] is as, follows Flagging,: 3 - inches thick, 9ft per square, yard ; flagging, 4 inches thick, 9s. Bd. per square yard. We understand the cost of tho patent Caithness flagging in Wellington is only Bs. sd, per yard laid down. ’ , On, Saturday there, was an exciting scratch match at football on the Basin Reserve between .sides; captained, by Berry and Davy. Among tho former’s players were Campbell, Bishop, Howo, Ohurton, Wright, Eraser, J. Webb, and Ballinger (2) ; and with the Davy there were Morrah, Burns, Cooper, Holmes, Krett, Major, Kemble, Kerr,' Wymoud, aud others.— There were ■ many young players, and they exhibited great energy in the scrimmages, but in many instances they paid more than usual attention to passing the ball on. ■ It would be well for captains to impress on their men -the advisability of perfecting themselves iu handing the ball from one to “another in preference.to holding it. Already the play of the Wellington footballers has considerably improved in this respect. There, was only-one made during the afternoon, aud that was a .goal , kicked by George. Bishop from a try secured' by Berry (captain). Kemble made one capital ran with the ball, and was very heartily applauded for the. manner in which he dodged several of his,opponents. Kerr ■ as usual ■■ kicked very well. Burns proved himself a capital forward,.playing with, great, determination. Howe, who kept goal for Berry’s side, proved an excellent stop-gap. ..Bishop made, some . runs,.and Wy-. mond played a good game. , Many, of the others did .ivell, .and. some of the .younger, players gave - promise <of, becomings expert; kicks. , The .umpires were Messrs, Bates and .Campbell.

A constable arrived by the s.s. Ringarooma, yesterday, with a warrant for the apprehension of Frank James Smith, an absconding accountant. Smith is at . present in custody, having been arrested some time ago by the Wellington police. It is said that a Mr. John Gowling, a grocer carrying on business in Ratbdowne.street, Carlton, entrusted Smith with£lo2 10s., for certain purposes, : and'that he absconded with the money. As a telegram reached Wellington before his arrival, he was immediately arrested, and at the present time stands remanded. Now that the Melbourne constable has put in an appearance, in all probability Smith will be brought up to day, in order that he .may be taken back to Melbourne by the first opportunity. At the Theatre Royal on Saturday evening there was a capital attendance in the downstairs portion of the house, but the dresscircle was, as usual, conspicuous for its emptiness. The curtain rose to a piece entitled “The Scamps of London,” which was followed by a musical interlude, in which Mr. J. P. O’Neill gave an Irish comic song and dance, which were vociferously re-demanded. Mr. Alexander danced a hornpipe in good style. “ Spitfire” was the afterpiece, and judging from the applause which the entertainment evoked, the audience appeared to enjoy it thoroughly. . A meeting of the Victoria (Philosophical) Institute was’held ou Monday, April 15th, at its house, 7, Adelphi-terrace, London, Among the members elected ware Bishop Smith, Presiding Bishop of the American Episcopal ’church, the Bishop of Ohio, the Bishop of Easton, Maryland, and Canon Cook, editor and compiler of the “ Speaker’s Commentary.” A paper by Mr. Race, F.G.S., was read, on the Formation of’Valleys. It was that Professor Porter, would read the next paper on the Physicial Geography of the East. We apprehend it is quite unnecessary for us to direct attention to Mr, Duncan’s sale of the Peatherston township, which will take place at half-past 11 o’clock to-morrow morning at the Panama-street salerooms. Plans are widely distributed, and taking into consideration that this township will about the Ist September next be brought within some three hours' travelling d stance of Wellington, we have little doubt but that there will be active competition at the sale.