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New Zealand Times, Volume XXXIV, Issue 5798, 29 October 1879, Page 2

Tbe uo-couH-iencc molion, of which su much has been heard lately, was last evening allowed to lapse by Mr. Macaudrew, who stated that after the great waste of time there had been he should do his best so pass the Liberal measures now before the country through the House.

The strong party feeling which has hitherto characterised the present session now appears to have passed away, and both sides are evidently determined to get on with the business of the country. A number of Government measures were introduced last evening, and will doubtless be proceeded with without interruption. Mr. E. Richardson, who was declared by tiie special committee appointed to consider the question of the return of air George Grey, to be duly elected for the City of Christchurch, yesterday took the oath and his seat amid loud applause.

Mr. Hislop yesterday gave notice that he would on the next sitting day ask the Government to give some particulars of the work to be done in the Auckland province in accordance with the terms of the agreement with the four Auckland members.

Mr. Murray yesterday gave notice of motion on the subject of the Legislative Council, the chief point of which was that one-seventh of the number of members of the Council should be voted out at the beginning of each session. Mr. Hutchison yesterday gave notice that on next sitting day he would ask leave to introduce a Bill to ameud the Municipal Corporations Act, 1876. His Honor Mr, Justice Richmond presided at a sitting of the Bankruptcy Court yesterday. Certificates of discharge were granted to Thomas Evans, William Nash, Peter Cowie, George Hay, and John Harness, and orders of complete execution of deeds of assignment were made fit re Elias Cohen and Carl Peters. Applications for discharge hire Hans Sveusdseu, Masterton, and John Stratford, were postponed, and Henry McArdle, new insolvent, formally surrendered to the jurisdiction of tho Court. It appeared, with reference to some of the above applications, that notices had been given for Monday, the 27th, instead of yesterday, and his Honor, in granting the orders, said that it any one raised the point for tbe purpose of attempting to upset the discharge, he would not say that he would be unsuccessful.

At the Supreme Court yesterday the adjourned civil case of Schultzs v. Corporation of Wellington was resumed, before his Honor Mr. Justice Richmond, Mr. Travers and Mr. Chapman, instructed by Travers and Son, appearing for the Corporation, and Mr. OHivier, instructed by Sievewright and Stout, for the plaintiff. The arguments on either side were very lengthy, and the case was further adjourned till to-morrow. Banco business will be taken to-day.

Nearly every part of the colony has had one or two peculiar cases of insolvency to record. We doubt, however, even if the celebrated Timaru creditors’ meeting could eclipse one which was held in the bankrupt estate of Henry MoArdlo at the Supreme Court yesterday. The petitioning creditor—-who was also the sole creditor—proposed that he should be elected trustee. There being, of course, no opposition, the sole creditor therefore declared himself duly elected. Mr. Stafford, who appeared for the bankrupt, did not care about acquiescing in such a nice little arrangement, aud advised his client to withdraw. Tho affairs of the estate will, therefore, have to be settled in the Bankruptcy Court.

Captain James Holt, J.P., formerly of the firm of Holt and Macarthy, Press Telegraph Agency, and latterly agent for the Press branch of .Renter’s Telegram Company, left for Sydney yesterday per .Rotorua to take charge of the company’s branch in that city. Mr. Ernest Collins will shortly arrive in Wellington to assume the management of the New Zealand agency, and in the meantime the business is being conducted by Mr. William Le Cren. Captain Holt has been in bad health for some time past, and we trust that the voyage may have a beneficial effect. We wish him every success and happiness in the sister colony. At a special meeting of the New Zealand Medical Association, held recently in Dunedin, the following motion, proposed by Dr. Burrows, seconded by Dr. Batchelor, • was carried “That immediate steps be taken to constitute the Medical Association a corporate body.” The Otago Daily Times understands that an Act of Parliament is being framed for the purpose of uniting the medical practitioners of the various provincial districts into a compact body. The case of the Corporation v. Love, for obstructing the footpath in Manners-street, bids fair to be a local cause cclibre. When first summoned, Mr. Love contended that he was not obstructing the footpath, as his house was built in three or four feet off the footpath. If we remember aright, Mr. Travers rebutted tho argument by stating that if such were the case, then the defendant should have had liis premises fenced off. To get over this difficulty, Mr. Lowe accordingly erected au ingenious fence ; but even this does not apparently satisfy the city authorities, for he was again brought before the Justices’ Court yesterday. Tin! case was, however, rather too complicated for the “ Great Unpaid/’ and they decided upon relegating it to Mr. Mansford, to be dealt with at the next sitting of the Resident Magistrate’s Court.

The usual weekly meeting of the committee of the Wellington Benevolent Institution was held yesterday afternoon at the .Provincial Buildings. Present—Mr. J. G. Holdsworth (chairman), Revs. .1. Paterson, W. Kirk, P. Kerrigan, W. S. Potter, W. 11. West, and Messrs. I). Lewis* J. E. Smith, C. P. Powles, and B. Smith. A number of cases were considered and relieved, and the committee adjourned. • Wc arc informed that the men who had been arrested by Detective Warren on suspicion of being the perpetrators of the Wairarapa outrage have been released from custody, for want of sufficient evidence to sheet the charge home to them. The fence erected by Mr. J, T. Love, tinsmith, has puzzled a good many persons, especially those who are not in the habit of reading the reports of our Police Court proceedings. Two or three persons from the country were much mystified on Monday when they saw the fence, and a spirit of curiosity led them to divine the purpose of it. A Maori from the East Coast came along just at the time, and <*ave vent to the usual ejaculation so common to his countrymen. He was puzzled as well as the pakehn, and he could not apparently see much use for the new erection. But a gentleman of a waggish turn of mind sent them all awav quite contented by telling them that a favorite retriever dog was buried within the enclosure. The usual monthly meeting of the Education Board will be held to-day. The business of the Resident Magistrate’s Court was transacted at the Athemeum Hall yesterday, Messrs. Buchanan, Drausfield, and Graham being the presiding justices. Three drunkards were dealt, with in the usual way, and the adjourned charge against J. T. Love, of exposing goods for sale on the footpath, was further adjourned till Thursday to enable the case to be taken by Mr._ Mansford, Charles Macarthy was charged with assaulting Phillip Symons, and was defended by Mr. Gordon Allan. The assault consisted in defendant having thrown complainant down by tripping him, and the Bench inflicted a fine of 40s. and costs. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, we are pleased to notice, have received a very favorable telegram from London. There is a rise in both wool and tallow. Trade is improving, and Home buyers are again making inquiries. A good muster of ’the different volunteer corps in the city took place on the reclaimed land last evening, when Colonel Pearce inspected them. The bands of the Wellington Guards, City Rifles, and the Naval Brigade were in attendance.

Persons should be cautions in using water from the mains for other than domestic purp ses. A notification from the City I '■-nnc:! on the subject will be found in our advertising c Jumna.

Tiiers was a large throng of vi-itors at the Exchange Land and Mercantile Auction Hooras, Hanaroa-street, last evening, inspecting the displav of goods, which consist of bedroom suit i in various designs, drawing-room suites, pianos, occasional chairs, Ac. The Arcade was lit up last evening, and a larcie number of persons inspected the handsome displav of ulus, buggies, waggonettes, expresses. Ac, which lined both sides of the large space on the ground floor. We understand that intending purchasers can have a choice of eithrr c .lonial-made or imported articles, as both descriptions can be had at the sale.

There was a full attendance at the weekly committee meeting oi the Local Industries Association, which was held at Mr. Hohertson’s office, last night ; Mr. J. Ivtehee being in the chair. Tho greater portion of the evening was occupied with the proposed revision of the tariff, and it was recommended that modifications should bo made to the Select Committee recently appointed by the House of Representatives in favor of the following trades t —Bootmakers, candle manufacturers, cabinetmakers, coach builders, engineers, hat manufacturers, plumbers, stationers, bookbinders, saddle and har-ness-makers, &c. Deputations were appointed to wait upon the Tariff Committee and the Chamber of Commerce. The rules of the association were ordered to be printed and distributed as soon as possible. We would again remind our lady readers that Miss Fidler will open her school of cookery at tho Athenieum this afternoon. The opening lesson will take place at two o’clock, and in the evening there will be another one, both of which will be given free of charge. The terms are very moderate, and the amount paid for a course of lessons under such a tutor as Miss Fidler will be well laid out.

The Theatre Royal was well patronised last night, when the Liugard troupe again produced the comedy of “ Our Boys,” the performance passing off exceedingly well. This company appears likely to be very well patronised in Wellington, as it is composed of artists who appear to be thoroughly up to their work. Kacti performer last night played in a manner that could not be excelled, the warm approval of the audience being the natural result. Mr. Warner was particularly effective as Talbot Champneys, his rendering of the idle, conceited fop, whose better points were however brought to the front by adversity, being very good. Miss Liugard and Miss Woolridge were also quite at home in their respective parts. The comic opera “ I Ladroni” will be produced to-night, and this announcement should be sufficient to attract a large audience. We learn by a telegram from Auckland that the Rotomahana steamed the journey to Sydney and back on coal obtained from the Bay of Islands. As both trips have been exceedingly fast ones, the fact speaks well for our native production.

We are informed by persons who have visited some of the battlefields in South Africa (says the Colonics and Indi'i) that while the bodies of Zulus and of horses and cattle slain there have been devoured in a few days by the flocks of carrion crows, the bodies of white men have been left untouched by these scavengers. This was observed particularly on the field of Isandhlwana, on its being revisited for tho first time after the disaster to our troops there, when the bodies of the European soldiers were found untouched while those of the Zulus were almost entirely devoured. The reason of this preference of the birds for the flesh of black men is difficult to understand. Rossibly the fact of the Europeans being clothed, while the Zulus were naked, may help to explain the circumstance, though this solution is not entirely satisfactory, as some of the bodies of our fallen troops were stripped by the Zulus. The recent uncovering of the finance and native management of the late Government has produced its due effect (says the Press), with a rapidity which must have somewhat .astonished even those who had from the first a full apprehension of what their continuance meant for tbe colony. For about a week the event seemed indeed to hang in doubt, but that cannot be said to have been an unreasonable period, during which those who were honestly desirous of maintaining the best interests of the colony, might ponder over the facts presented to thorn, and mature their opinions on the startling revelations made. The result was announced on Friday night, and was such as to elicit a perfect scream of rage from those members of the Opposition who worship the Grey-Maoaudraw rule with a devotion which is beyond the reach of reason, and who regard the semblance in themselves of a sturdy imperviousness to conviction as more statesmanlike and more important than the salvation of the colony from quick financial perdition.

We have been shown a “ Statistical and Chronological Chart of New Zealand,” compiled by Mr. A. Bryce Bain—-a gentleman who was employed by Dr. Hector, C.M.G., in preparing the “ Handbook of New Zealand," which was got up in connection with the New Zealand Court at the Sydney Exhibition. The length of the map was originally eight feet but by the aid of photo-lithography it has been reduced to a more convenient size for offices, the length of tire one shown to us being only three feet and a half. In the compilation of the chart, Mr. Bain must certainly have devoted a large amount of patient industry. The different epochs in the history of New Zealand are shown by lines representing streams, which gradually widen as emigration increases, and as telegraphs, railways, and public works have been developed. There is a chronological sketch at the bottom of the diagrams, and this alone ought to ensure it a large sale. Many a person has spent days —perhaps weeks —in searching/or facts which he can take in at a mere glance on looking at this chart. We can recommend this cleverlyexecuted work to students, as it will be a valuable addition to the wall furniture of libraries, schools, and offices.

Mr. Francis Kicley will hold a sale to-day, at 11 a.m., at the Arcade, of buggies, dogcarts, waggonettes, expresses, gigs, and pluctous, Messrs. T. Kennedy Macdonald and Co. will hold a silo to-day, at 2.30 p.m., of a largo consignment of furniture, &c.