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New Zealand Times, Volume XXXIII, Issue 5392, 9 July 1878, Page 2

Yesterday afternoon his Excellency the Governor, accompanied by Captain Townsend, of H.M.S. Nymphe, visited the Exhibition at -the Wellington Working Men's Club. There was a very good attendance daring the evening. As soon-as the accumulated oases shall have been disposed of in the Resident Magistrate s Court,it is Mr.Hansford’s intention tofixTueaday s and Thursdays in each week tor the hearing of civil oases. Police oases will be taken every morning, but no cases occurring after the presentation of the police record will be proceeded with until the following day. A supplement to the New Zealand Gazette of Thursday last, published yesterday, contains the following'notices :— Appointment of the school-houses at Paterangi and Ohaupo as additional polling places for the Waipa Electoral District ; the resignation by ’Mr. A. J. Burns of his seat in the House of Representatives for Roslyn ; and the return of Mr. Oliver tor Dunedin. William O’Connor,-when brought up at the Supreme Court yesterday, made a very long statement in his defence. He contradicted Mr. Light’s evidence in many particulars, and solemnly denied that he had poison in his possession. The Chief Justice passed a sentence of ten years' -penal servitude. A report of. the more important parts of O’Connor’s statement appears elsewhere. During the address of the prisoner the court was densely crowded, and, throughout the day the trial was generally discussed. It is likely that some efforts will be made to have all the surroundings of the case fully investigated. The first meeting of the Kaiwarra School . Committee held under the Education Act, 1877, was held last evening at the schoolhouse, Kaiwarra, at seven o'clock. Present— Messrs. Holmes, Holdsworth, Yates, Taylor, Smyth, and Thompson. It was proposed by Mr. E. M. Taylor, seconded by Mr. .E. Smyth, that Mr. Charles Thompson, junior, be elected chairman of the school committee. This was pht and carried. Mr. Thompson then took the chair, and said he was of opinion that all meetings of the committee should be open to the Press, and moved to that effect. This was unanimously agreed to. It was proposed by Mr. Holdsworth, and seconded by Mr. E. M. Taylor, that Mr. Smyth be secretary and treasurer. . This was also carried. It was proposed by Mr. E. M. Taylor, and seconded by Mr. Yates, that an application be made to the Board for an efficient schoolmaster, in order to promote the efficiency of the school. A vote of thanks to the chairman terminated the proceedings. The meeting to take into consideration the question of erecting a now residence for Bishop Hadfield will take place in the AthenrCum Hall this evening. His Excellency the Marquis of Normanby will preside. The Marionettes entertainment at the Theatre Royal last night was very numerously attended in all parts of the bouse, .and the clever: mechanism displayed evoked loud applause. .It was evident the entertainment was thoroughly enjoyed*by young and old, and there'can bo little doubt that during their stay in Wellington, Messrs. Webb, Trotter, and Hegarty will reap a considerable harvest.

Mr. Hansford sat in the Resident Magistrate’s Court for the first time yesterday. The Hutt County Council will hold its monthly meeting at one o’clock this afternoon. A meeting of the Wellington Fire Brigade will be held on Wednesday evening, to take into consideration the question of opening a now station on the Tinakori-road.

Notice is given that the first meeting of creditors, under the 'Debtors and Creditors’ Act, in the estate of Mr. Joseph Harding, of the Post Office Hotel, will be held at the Supreme Court buildings at noon oa Monday, the 15th inst.

A fire broke out in a cottage in Ingestrestreet yesterday afternoon, and was not extinguished until nearly all the contents of one room were destroyed. The neighbors, who worked with a will, soon got the flames under, and the fire-bells were not rung. In the Supreme Court yesterday the case of MoCredie v. Nathan and Go. was partly heard, and was adjourned until this morning. Plaintiff was in the witness-box for nearly three and a half hours. A report appears elsewhere.,

A seaman named William Phillip, belonging to the barque Firth of Forth, mot with rather a severe accident yesterday afternoon. He was helping to discharge the cargo, when the giublock came adrift, aud the iron hook fell with considerable force upon his head, inflicting a rather severe scalp wound. The sufferer was promptly attended to by Dr. Diver, under whose care the patient is progressing favorably. At the Resident Magistrate’s Court yesterday three inebriates.were dealt with in the usual manner. Thomas Rae, second officer of the Firth of Forth, was remanded for medical examination as to the state of his mind. John Maher, a suspected lunatic, was discharged on his promising to take the pledge. Robert Haynes was remanded until Thursday on a charge of neglecting to comply with an order of the Hokitika Bench for the support of his illegitimate children. John Drake, a barman, was fined 405., or in default ordered to go to gaol for fourteen days, for having assaulted Josiah J. Beatty, landlord of the Metropolitan Hotel,

Though not quite so good as its predecessor, last night’s concert at the Athenceum Hall was very successful, and the committee had again the gratification of seeing a full attendane. The items that commended themselves most were “ What shall I sing to thee,” “ Maid of Athens,” “The deep, sad sea," and the duet sung by Madame Holler and a geutlemau amateur. The recitation in the first part of the programme was ironically encored ; and to use a sporting expression, the gentleman who played the flute solo was not in hi? usual form. The comic song, “ The raal ould Irish gentleman,” was encored, and “ Tim Flaherty " sung iu response. Throughout the entertainment the accompaniments were played by Madame Holler in her usual excellent style,and “Casta Diva” was a decided success. The instrumental selections by the band came in for a fair share of appreciation. Mr. Logan, prior to the interval, apologised to the audience for the absence of programmes, stating that tho printer had failed to fulfil his promise to supply them in proper time. The Chess Club met as usual last evening, wheu the following games wore added to the match ; - Town. Civil Se-yice. ' Winner. Willis v, Hullett Hullett Samuel v. Greville Grovillo Green v. -Thane Green Alcorn v. Wright • Wright Barraud v. Hullett Barraud White v. Didsbury While Kennedy v. Kirk unfinished Whittom v. Davies Whittem Green v. Grevillo Greviilo . Alcorn ’ v. Bate unfinished Bishop . v. Frankland Bishop Beeves v. Horwood

The following civil cases were decided in the Resident Magistrate’s Court yesterday:— Coker v. Rookel, claim, £5 13s. fid.; judgment for amount claimed and costs, 155.; T. A. Johns v. Augustus, claim £3O, £8 and costa (£1 3a. fid.) paid into Court; judgment for tho plaintiff . for £2O, including amount paid into Court. J. Lett v. W. A. Thomas, £8 35.; judgment for amount claimed and coats, 135.; execution to be stayed till after tho 31st July. Margaret Dixon v. J. E. Hill, action for possession of premises; possession ordered to be given on July 10.

The introduction of new kinds of material (says the Home News) for manufactures into our home markets is always a slow process. Jarrah, a valuable West Australian wood, is only just beginning to make its way, although many years have elapsed since its high properties were discovered. Its hardness, the great size and straightness of the trees, above all, the fact that neither the white, ant on land nor the sea-worm afloat would touch it were fully explained by Captain (now Sir Edmund) Ducano before a Parliamentary Commission in 1863. He strongly recommended its adoption for railway sleepers in India, and for harbor works generally. This has at length come to pass. Jarrah has a growing reputation. It is likely ere long to displace teak, which is not so absolutely free from the attacks of insects. This useful property in jarrah is now found on chemical examination to result from the sulphate of copper which its tissues contain, a chemical constituent derivable apparently from the soil in which the timber grows. As the demand for this wood is now rapidly on the increase, It is satisfactory to know that there is an unlimited supply of it. It only remains for enterprising landowners in Western Australia to out it down in sufficient quantities to meet the demand. The Otago Daily Times of, the 29th June refers thus to the arrangement made by the Government for sending children from this city to tiie Industrial School at Caversham, Dunedin;—“ Surely ‘ some one has blundered' in the proclamation notified in our special telegrams of yesterday respecting the neglected and criminal children of Wellington. A's wd read, ‘By proclamation children dealt with in the Provincial District of Wellington under the Neglected and Criminal Children Act are to be sent to the -Reformatory School at Caversham.’ Whatever is the meaning of this ? We know that the Honorable Mr. Maoandrew, who is so familiar with the circumstances of the Industrial School, is absent from Wellington, and it is therefore we think that-some one has blundered. At the present hour, as all of us know, the school, even to its outbuildings and appurtenances, is literally stuffed with children, from the sucking infant upwards, that it cannot receive any more, even of the neglected children of the local district, and whatever inspiration can have suggested its being made the receptacle for the' juvenile criminality of Wellington exceeds our comprehension. Even were it so that such a proposal embraced the scheme of very largo extensions of the buildings at Caversham, at the cost of the colony, it would require a total alteration of the system of selection and admission. It is bad enough tbSt there is even now a certain admixture of innocence and crime in the institution; but if the criminal precocity of young Wellington is to be brought hither for remedial treatment, and it the stream of incipient hoodlumism from the North is to bo directed oa Caversham, mere humanity demands that innocent orphanage, or what is tantamount to orphanage, and has not been tainted by the. touch of crime, should bo removed elsewhere. The proclamation has a most ominous aspect, and seems'to betoken very important changes in the character and functions of the institution at Oavoraham,

Tho Home News of May 23 says :—The Master of the Rolls, Sir George Jessel, has decided that Mrs, Beaant is not a fit and proper person to have the custody of her little girl, on the ground that she advocates Atheistic and.grossly immoral doctrines in connection with population and other matters, and that the theory of education which she, illustrated in the case of her child was subversive of all virtue. She would not allow her small daughter to say her prayers ; she rebuked those who said to her, “ God bless you," and the child repeated the rebuke to her father when he uttered that benediction. A further argument against this mode of discipline might bo found in tho fact, that in- the English popular view, morality seldom exists apart from religion, that religion thus presents itself ns the guarantee for compliance with the laws of man as well as of God, and that, supposing iho little girl when she grows up has to earn her livelihood as a governess, it will be a serious obstacle in her way that she should have been brought up in studied ignorance of the Christian revelation.

Thirty pure-bred bulls, tho property of Mr. J. A. Gardiner, have been poisoned on, the Macqanrrie, it is supposed from eating a poisonous herb. The loss is about £IOOO. Mr. Francis Sidoy requests us to call attention to his unreserved sale of, oilmen's stores and potatoes, to telco place this day In tho Arcade buildings, at two 'O’cIOCK. Wo are requested to draw attention to the extensive auction sale of land and bouses by Mr. W, H. Warren at tho Chamber of Commerce to-raorrow.j Tlie sale will commence at 11 o'clock sharp, and will include valuable sections of land at ICnlghtsbrldge, Lower Hutk, lands at lUugltikel, Carnarvon, Palmerston, and other places, besides houses, both: freehold and leasehold, in the city of Wellington and at Vetoni- >As this will bo Mr. Warren’s maiden effort as auctioneer we shall be glad to see a Urge attendance.