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Poverty Bay Standard, Volume X, Issue 1078, 25 May 1882, Page 2

Michael Davitt has been released on a ticket of leave. Sir Julius Vogel left England for Melbourne in the Orient Co.’s new steamer Austral. Murdoch scored 286 in the match Australians v. Sussex. His defence was magnificent. James Rice, joint author with Walter Besaut of a number of popular novels, is dead. Mary Jane Fearneaux, convicted of fraud in personating Lord Arthur Pelham Clinton, has been sentenced to seven years imprisonment. It. is expected that His Excellency Sir Arthur Gordon will leave the Colony finally by H.M.S. Nelson, now’ en route from Sydney tu Wellington. Mr James Grice has just disposed of his station in the East Mitchell Dietrick, Victoria, comprising 916 square miles with 60,000 sheep, for the sum uf £I22,(XX). Mr John Trimmer, of Tokomaru, notifies tliat he is an applicant for an accommodation license for his house situate at Tokomaru, and known as the *‘ Shamrock Hotel.” The s.s. Oreti is advertised to leave for Auckland to-morrow, carrying passengers and cargo at reduced rates. For freight rates and passage or any further particulars, application must be made to Mr R. G. Gibbons. The last boat leaves the wharf at 9 a.m. Captain Porter, commanding the District, notifies to Volunteers that the usual monthly Inspection Parade of the J Battery N.Z.R.A. Head Quarters Detachment, will be held at the Drill-shed, Gladstone Road, this evening* at 7 o’clock sliarp. The British Government has decided to make an imposing demonstration of friendship towards Russia on the occasion of the coronation of the Czar in August next. The Channel Fleet is to be sent to the Baltic in celebration of the ceremony. The Orient steamer Potosi arrived in Plymouth from Australia on the 2nd instant. On the vessel being unloaded it was discovered that a box of gold containing 1,500 sovereigns had been stolen from the strong room. At present there is no clue to the perpetrators of the theft. Pakaraand Epiha were charged at the Auckland Police Court on Monday last, with shooting at Dalby Mac Williams with intent to kill him. They were remanded to the 31st inst., in order to allow time to produce the evidence necessary to their prosecution, and were conveyed to Mount Eden gaol handcuffed to each other. This is how others see us :—After a consideration of the case, we must say, remarks an Australian exchange, that if two stones were thrown in any part of New Zealand, one would hit a J.P., whilst the other would belt the head of a Licensing Committeeman. And yet people will persist in saying there’s a better land over there.

The improvements now being made under the supervision of the Committee on the Makaraka racecourse are well worthy of notice. The course has been thoroughly cleared and made fit for ratting purposes, and the results are in every way satisfactory. The Makaraka meeting promises to be a most unqualified success. No pains have been spared conducive to this end. On account of the 2-1411 of May being observed as a public holiday, our usual batch of telegrams did not come through last night. The nuisance to ourselves is great, and we fear may cause some disappointment to our readers. Better arrangements are in the course of perfecting in regard to our telegraphic correspondence generally, but on this occasion we can ask our readers to forgive us with a good grace, as Her Majesty’s Birthday only comes once a year. The s.s. Rosina left Gisborne last evening for the Coast, taking with her a number of gentlemen on a visit of inspection to the Oil Springs of the Southern Cross Petroleum Company at Rotokautuku, among whom is, notably, Mr W. H. Lance, of the Christchurch Press, who has been delegated to visit the ground and report as to the bona Julies of Sir Charles McMahon’s allegations. Mr Lance has an intimate knowledge of mineral oil springs having been connected with the business for many years, and his report, therefore, will be of the highest value to the directors and shareholders nf the Company who have suffered much, and we believe unjustly from the ill effect of the statements made by Sir Charles MaaMahon and his colleagues, Messrs Jack end Bciius.

A Volunteer Subscription Ball took place last night in Bruce's Hull at Ormond. From what we were told there was every probability of its being a great success equally in a financial with a Terpsichorean point of view. We shall be able to say mure about it iu our next issue. Sir Jo n Holker, who was Attorney-General during the Beaconsfield Administration, and was appointed in January to succeed the late Lord Justice Lush, a member of the Court uf Appeal, has been taken seriously ill, and is now lying at his residence in a precarious position. Messrs. Graham, Pitt, and Bennett notify elsewhere that they will continue to hold their fortnightly sale of cattle at the Makaraka Yards on each alternate Wednesday. The sales will be held at 12 o'clock noun during the winter months. Their wool and sheepskin sales will take place on the first Wednesday in each month. Our Clairvoyant tipster is not at all discouraged, he spotted Lizard first, Luck’s All second. The spirits must have arranged themselves so as to fool him. The Maiden Plate and Birthday Handicap were spiritualistically proved to be correct. The Flying Handicap could have been won by the Hatred Colt if necessary. Vice-Admiral Sir Frederick Beauchamp Paget Seymour, K.C.8., now commanding the United Fleet off Alexandria, was Commodore commanding this station in H.M.S. Pelorus, which vessel, it will be remembered, was relieved in Sydney by the ill fated Orpheus, immediately prior to her ultimate loss on the Manukau Bar. Lord Walter Talbot Kerr serves as flag captain to Sir Beauchamp in H.M.S. Alexandra. Mr Henry Clayton, the representative of the New Zealand Copying Company and Portrait Agency is still in Gisborne, but as his time must necessarily be exceedingly limited, we should recommend those wishing to avail themselves of his skill in production of correct and life like portraits to lose no time in forwarding their orders, either personally or by letter. Mr Clayton can be consulted at Mr Bishop’s Pharmacy in Gladstone Road, or at Mr 8. M. Wilson’s Albion Club Hotel.

Messrs Parnell and Boylan call attention to their large and varied stork of ironmongery, cutlery, and lamps, ’and all matters of that description suitable for persons furnishing. These gentlemen’s catalogue is far too extensive and lengthy for us to enumerate, but we hope to give a thorough description of the establishment at no distant date. Without doubt Messrs Parnell and Boylan’s advertisement, appearing elsewhere, is thoroughly *• worth observing.” If was generally expected that the big gun on the banks of the Waikanae would have belched forth a royal salute at noon yesterday, but it did not. Nevertheless, the commemoration of Her Majesty’s natal day was not unattended with the usual honors. Punctually at five minutes past twelve o’clock, the bar of the Masonic Hotel resounded with a brisk fusllaite, much to the surprise of “ Alf,” the well-known mixer of “ mixed drinks.” Pop, pop, pop. pop, pop, was followed by jets of pearly-white gaseous liquid inundating the bar, and causing the polite beer slinger to think that a geyser had suddenly burst, in the cellar. This, however, proved not to be the ease, but that the apathy displayed by the Volunteer authorities had actually shamed five of Mrs Hird's sodawater bottles into doing that which the big gun should have done, viz., honoring the birthday of Her Most Gracious Majesty the Queen in the usual manner. This is actually a fact, and the local Volunteers should rather accept it as a Heaven sent hint, or in future apply to be armed with sodawater buttles. Verb. sap. A mysterious European arrived at Whatiwhatihoe ou Monday (says the correspondent of the Auckland Star) with a large musical horn slung across his shoulder, and though Tawhiao had invited all the butchers and bakers of Auckland, he had some difficulty in providing accommodation for this single individual who responded to his summons. He was placed in the big runanga-house with the Kai para Natives, where, being without a blanket, he had to lie all night shivering on the cold ground. He announced to Paul and his people that ho was come to reveal to them that they belonged to tha lost tribes of Israel, and he expounded to them the tenth chapter of Isaiah, quoting also the Psalms in proof that they were the Morians spoken of by the inspired Psalmist. He says that this meeting was not the work of Tawhiao, but of God, and that in three days, he (the apostle) would blow the horn he had with him, and all the Natives would go home rejoicing. Meanwhile he produced Moody and Sankey's hymn-hook, and proceeded with a Jew’s harp accompaniment. Proceeding through the settlement he announced the glad tidings to all the Natives, but being unable to speak a word of Maori, they regarded his movements with some amazement and amusement. Last night he succumbed to the wet, the cold, and the eels and potatoes, which form the only fare in the valley, and came in to Finch’s hotel for a good square meal, declaring that he would recommence his mission when the conditions proved more favorable.