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New Zealand Times, Volume XXXIII, Issue 5404, 23 July 1878, Page 2

Tho Hon. Mr. Sheehan, Native Minister arrived here yesterday raoruing .from -Napier by the steamer Taupo. . The last up train yesterday evening came into collision with a cow or bullock between tho Mungaroa tunnel and Gruiokshank’a tunnel.. On reaching the Upper Hutt station a number of hairs were found on the cowcatcher.

The case of Loach v. Johnston terminated yesterday in practically a vordiqt for the defendant. His Honor Mr. Justice ; Richmond declined to certify that it was a proper case for a special jury. Tenders for the erection of the new building for the Colonial Bank of New Zealand were received yesterday, but nothing will be decided respecting them at present, as they will be forwarded to the head office of the bank.

A meeting. of shipwrights and others interested in the shipping business was held in the Rechabito Hall last night, in reference to the proposed reclamation of the’ Te Aro foreshore. Several resolutions were passed, A report of the meeting will bo found in another column. The following telegram was received at the Land Office yesterday from Mr. C. A. Wray, respecting the land sale at Patea : —** The sale to-day realised. £1620. Section' 395 realised £l7 per. acre. Three sections • were -passed. Section 411, withdrawn by order of the Native Minister, would have sold well. . Many were disappointed at the withdrawal.’/ It may be mentioned that on section 195 there aro important improvements.

We have received a letter fro'm Mr, G. W. Russell respecting a statement .made by the Rev. Father Hennebcry on Sunday, and we publish the following extract from it. This gives the denial Mr. Russell desires ;—“ In the Times* report of Father Hennobery’s sermon yesterday, he is made .to say, * The person who was the author of this base and wicked falsehood was a preacher in Hokitika/ Permit mo to say that the Hokitika Star attacked Father Hennebsry on the Bth of March, and ray letter, which.closed thn controversy, and was never replied to','was written eleven days after—viz., on the 19th March.” At a meeting of the West Wanganui Coal Company, held at Mr. Wright’s office yesterday afternoon, Mr. Wra. Hickson in the chair, a deed of association was’ adopted. Messrs. Jacob Joseph, B. W. Mills, F. A. Krull, X. Plitnmer, and Hr. Grace were elected directors. The board met after tfio adjournment of the meeting and appointed Hr. R. S/ Tyedger secretary. It was the wish of the shareholders that Mr. J. F. E. Wright should take a scat at the board, but he declined to accept one, as he intended to visit England shortly. It is due to Mr. Wright to say that the prospecting company was organised mainly through his exertions, and he has acted as managing partner for twelve months without receiving any payment. Daring the year he has twice visited the mine, and has spent a great deal of time in conducting the company’s business. It” is, we believe, the intention of Mr. Wright's original copartners to make him a presentation, to mark their recognition of tbo very valuable services he has rendered to them. It is seldom that a volunteer dqes so much work so energetically as Mr. Wright fias in this instance.

We siro requested to state that tho Wellington Axtjlle^y'and Cadets will parade to-day at 3 o’clock (nob half-past 2 p’clock as previously advertised), at the Qpera House, Man-ners-street, for the purpose of forming a guaid of honor to his Excellency tho*.Goveruor on the occasion of the presentation of prizes to the successful pupils at the recent school examinations. Tho committee have been unsparing in their efforts to make tho affair a suegees, and if tho weather prove fine this afternoon some two thousand children and a largo attendance of adults may be anticipated.Mr. J. Woodward, £ho chairman of tho united committee, will introduce fiis Excellency, who will present the prizes. Hr. Gisborne and several other gentlemen will, wo understand, deliver speeches. The National Anthem will bo £ung by tho children, are all to receive refreshments.

The bine Arts fl»d Industrial Exhibition at tho Working Men's CJjjb attracted n good number of visitors yesterday. Tho picture gallery lias been re-arranged.... Of tho of lb® pictures we shall have more to soy to. morrow. Tho band under Mr. Spillar’s direction discourse? some pypellent musio at intervals. Tho Exhibition will njbjain open every day this week from 10 a.m. tp 10 P-Ol* Wo are pleased-to learn that 3Vfr. WJloojt has' been placed on tlvo committee of the Athemeura; to'fill a vacancy that baa occurred. This was the least recogoition that the committee could make to him, as Mr, Wilcox has always been one of the most_ diligent and energetic of tile members of tho institution, A tea and public meeting’in connection with the' Baptist Church wiib bo held this evening at tho Bolytechnio Hall,

The time for receiving tenders for salving tho stranded ship Hyderabad has been extended. . .

An interim dividend of five per cent, on the paid-up capital is now payable to shareholders in the Wellington Gas Company.’ A man named Jaoob. Hobberley was arrested yesterday on a charge of forging his father’s name to au order for £lO, which lie had presented to Messrs. W. W. Taylor and Co. Tho thoroughbred horses Laertes, Lady of tile Lake, Danebury, and Songster, belonging to Mr. Gilligan, left for Oauteibury by the steamer . Taupo yesterday afternoon. Mr. Ashcroft, Mr. Gilligau’s trainer, accompanies the horses.

As a man charged with forgery was being taken to the look-up yesterday the arresting constable saw him throw something over a fence. A search resulted iu peculiar dice being found, oach having more than one 5 and 6on it, and no low numbers. These were bad witnesses to character. A confirmed thief named Charles Miller was brought- down from Grey town yesterday by Constable Byrne, to undergo • a sentence of three'mouths’ imprisonment for stealing a pair of boots fiom Robert Hall, of Grey town. This theft was discovered in a peculiar way. Some days ago Constable Byrne when in Wellington was shown a coat similar to one which had been stolen from Orr’a dining rooms, and ho remembered having seen one ,like' it sold at Greytowu. On his return he arrested Miller, upon whom he found the boots which had been stolen from Hall. Miller will now be brought up on a charge of stealing the coat. Tho Wanganui football players intend to visit Wellington on Saturday next. The following are mentioned in tho Wanganui Jferald as the probable team ;—Montgomery (captain), Powell, Samson, Bayly,' Wheeler, Raason, Holdich, Turner, Alexander, E. J aokson, Jacob-, Smith, N. Eitzhorbert, Peel, Cross, and W. Taylor. A meeting of the committees of the Atliletio and Wellington {Football Clubs was held last evening at’ the Star Hotel. The following are the names of the team chosen to play against tho Wanganui men:—Messrs. Campbell, A. Cooper, Blaoklock, Churton, Welsh (captain), W. Berry, J. Berry, Wright, Burnes, and Lockett, from the Athletic .Club ; Cowie, C. Pollen, H.‘ Pollen, Galbraith, and Davy, from the . Wellington Club. Emergency : Hickson, Black, Oonnal, Dumbell, and Taylor. A sub-committee was elected to make all necessary arrangements as to the entertainment, &c., of the Wanganui men. Another “scene’’ took place in the Supreme Court yesterday between the counsel engaged and tho Bench. Mrs. Leach, in cross-examina-tion, was -asked by Mr. Gdrdon Allan why she did not take possession after the former action, and Mrs. Leach replied, that she had been advised not to do so by her friends and neighbors. Mr. Barton, iu re-examination, desired to elicit fromthe witness the facts explanatory of her reason for not entering on the land. His Honor ruled that Mr. Barton oould not go into any facta behind the date of the former record. Mr. Barton said he was astounded at his Honor’s ruling, and asked for an adjournment of the Court until next day, in order that Mrs. Leach might employ other counsel, as he felt it impossible, to conduct tho case after such a ruling. His Honor declined to adjourn, and called on the Registrar to take down the words used by Mr. Barton. Mr.. Barton was called ou'to apologise, and that gentleman said he regretted the form in-which he had expressed himself while iu anger, but he really was surprised at his Honor’s ruling. His Honor did not press the matter further, and the case proceeded. St. Mary’s Catholic Cathedral was comfortably filled last evening, to hear the Rev. Father Henqebery’s lecture on.“ The Catholic Church and Modern Revolutions.” The text the rev. gentleman adopted as the keystone of his discourse was, “ The nation that will not serve thee .shall perish.” Tracing the history of tho Christian Church from its foundation to the present time, he cited apposite historical examples to prove that dynasties and kingdoms who opposed the Catholic Church wore overtaken by disasters. He also particularised the benefits accruing to mankind from the introduction of Christianity, and showed how intimately the relations of society and those o£ the Catholic Church were identified. He ascribed the cause of revolutions to the teachers of philosophical systems of ethics, and concluded a long and eloquent lecture by expressing his conviction that tho Catholic Church would survive the attack of all its adversaries, and would ultimately leave tho whole of the human family with its doctrines and practice. At the conclusion of the. lecture tho rov. father suggested that a new system of supporting Catholic education should bo adopted iu New Zealand, as it was impossible that Catholics could send .their children to the Government schools. There was only one plan to adopt, which was found to be very success-; ful'iu America. The plan he proposed was the. same as that which had been carried out in Christchurch, Dunedin, and Greymouth, viz, that instead of asking for contributions •and making collections, the pew-rents should be devoted for the purposes of education ; and wherever this mode of school sustenance had been adopted the difficulty of maintenance had been found to vanish.

On Monday next the sale of Wanstead, Hawke’s Bay, will bo held by Messrs. T. IC. Macdonald and Co., at the Exchange Mart, Wellington. The following particulars from a Napier correspondent in reference to the history of this property may not be uninteresting to intending investors :—The estate is a portion of Captain Newman’s run, known as the “ Arlington run,” near Waipukurau, situated in the centre of one of tho best of the many fertile districts of that favored province. Above 14 years ago Captain Newman sold the ran to Mr. Nelson for £23,000, of which.£7ooo was paid in cash down, and the remainder was to be paid in a term of years. After spending about £3OOO on improvements, the purchaser threw it back on Newman's hands, much, our correspondent ■ says, to the. disgust of the latter. XTp to a period within twelve months ago the run was in the market for tho sum of £40,000, and £38,000 would probably have bought it. On the 2Sth March last 10,000 acres were cut up into farms of 20 acres, and put mp at auction; when they fetched as much as £l3 per acre.. In the centre of the property, on the high road, the township of Wanstead was laid off, and in each case every section was taken up by people in the district, tho sale netting considerably over £40,000, and leaving almost one-half the property, with tho homestead, still in Captain Newman’s hands.. A railway has. been surveyed going right through the property, and the estate may certainly be-pronounced* one of the most eligible that has been brought into the market for some time past.

At the Resident Magistrate’s Court yesterday, two seamen were fined 105.,.0r forty-eight hoars’ imprisonment, for being drunk and disorderly. A baker named James Stevenson was fined £5 and costs, or.two months’ imprisonment, for beating ’Katherine Cooper. The charge against W. Prosser, for obtaining •money under false pretences, was withdrawn. Mr. Buckley, who appeared for tho accused, stated that the prosecution washed to withdraw the charge ; which course was allowed. The following civil cases were then disposed of : Watson v. Firth, judgment summons, £9 4s. 3d. Mr.Ollivicr appeared for the plaintiff. An order was made for tho payment of the debt by instalments of £2 a month, in default six weeks’, imprisonment.- Maginity y. Stevenson, claim 1 £>s., value of two bottles of brandy. Plaintiff said he merely brought the present case as a tost. His Worship said that ho must give a nonsuit. A similar cayohad been heard before .the Appeal Court, and that Court had decided that the money was not recoverable. Oivjtbo application of , the plaintiff, his Worship adjourned the ease for a week, when the plaintiff will bo represented bycounsel, and the legal points of the case fully 1 gone into. Tij tji o following oases judgments were given for the plaintiffs for the afnounts claimed and costs:— Maginity v. Hickson, £4 2s, fld.j Young v. Carter, £26 lls. ; McDonnough v. Thomas Friend, £2 O’Grady v. Andrews, £2 145.; Johnston v. Spiers, £7. Mr, W. Lang (says the Argus of the. 9th in* ytanth an owner of racehorses, yesterday sued tho Tasmanian Steam Navigation Company for money paid to' tliom iiuder protest as freight for two horses, and also for, damage paused by detention of tho said horses. A short time ago the plaintiff went to Tasmania with the horses Adelaide and Barmaid, and they woro taken oyer by the defendant on the usual terms, that if.they were not winners they should bo brought back to yictoria free of freight. While iu Tasmania one of the horses obtained £2OO as second money in a race, and JLho other took £2O as third money in another race, and wfien they were brought back again the defendants demanded £6 6s. for their freight oh the ground that. they wero winners.’ Mr. Quinlan, for the plaintiff, submitted 1 that horses: which only tookseebnd and third money wore; not winners. On tho other hand jVtj\ Hood, > for the defendants, submitted that the animals were winners, and his Honor Judge Cope held with that view, jjnd gave a verdict for the defendants, ;

There was a very large attendance at. the Athenxum hall last night, and the performance went off very satisfactorily. Tho ballad, “ ’Twas long, long since in tho spring time,” was sung very well indeed, and received an encore. In the duet, “Flow gentle Deva,” both amateurs sang particularly well. A reading from Shakspearo was a decided success. “ Oh, haste ye birds” was.given by a lady , who is new to the' musical world of Wellington, but her rich soprano voice will be gladly welcomed at future concerts. She, upon being encored, gave “ Love’s request,” “ There is a flower that bloemeth” was well reudered. By particular request an amateur who is always willing to bear a hand in a good cause gave “The Death of Nelson,” and very well hq sang it.. In response to an encore he substituted “ Tenakoe Pakeha.” “ Don’t tickle me, I pray” was reudered with considerable humor, and caused much laughter. “ When the , swallows homeward fly ” was so well received that an encore had to be responded to, and “ Why do I weep for thee,” given iu response, was equally well sung. Madame Moller, who was in excellent voice, received a well-deserved encore for “Truth iu absence,” and her rendering of “ Kate Kearney” was exceedingly good. “ Mr. Jones’s musical party” was capitally sung by an amateur who has earned his laurels as a comique. On Tuesday, says an exchange, an amusing scene was witnessed at Huntley station, on tho Waikato line. Some Maoris had engaged a truck to convey six head of cattle to the sale yards in Auckland, and had successfully introduced five of the beasts into the truck, but the sixth was a sulky old bull, who .was very obstreperous. The Maoris are well known to he an ingenious, quick-witted race, and true to their instincts, they fastened a cable round old “Captain Cook’s” nook, and made tho rope fast to the buffer of the cattle-van, intending to haul him by force. Unfortunately tho break was not on, and the old bull gave a jump, which set the cattle-van iu motion, and cleared the rails of tho Maoris. The bull finding the van coming on to him set off full speed down the line, attached as he was to the truck, the latter of necessity followed, and a most exciting race took place. The bull went first, followed fast by the truck, and a tribe of Maoris yelling after brought up the rear.

We are requested to fitito that Mr. George Thomas's sale of oats, &c.,’previously advertised for yesterday, has been postponed, owing to samples not coming to hand.iu time, until noon to-day.