Poverty Bay Standard. PUBLISHED EVERY TUESDAY, THURSDAY AND SATURDAY MORNINGS. TUESDAY, JUNE 27, 1882.

Poverty Bay Standard, Volume X, Issue 1092, 27 June 1882, Page 2

Poverty Bay Standard. PUBLISHED EVERY TUESDAY, THURSDAY AND SATURDAY MORNINGS. TUESDAY, JUNE 27, 1882.

We would call the attention of the Resident Ma gistrate to the case of the man Dixon who was sentenced by the Mayor, Mr. C. D. Bennett, and Mr. R. 11. Fisher, J.P., to pay a fine of £lO or accept the penalty of three months’ imprisonment, on a charge of using obscene and indecent language in a public place, and an additional penalty of one month's imprisonment lor destroying a bucket, the property of the Government. Dixon being unable to pay the fine was sent, to Napier gaol for four months. Unfortunately, it was out of the power of the preaid ing Magistrates to go further into the matter. They could only deal with the charges immediately before them. But it has come to our knowledge, since the hearing of the case, that the man Dixon swears vengeance against certain inhabitants of Gisborne with an expressed determination to do them bodily harm, even, to use his own expression, “If I have to walk from Napier to do it.” Such ulterances betoken a slate of mind, which, if not sufficient to condemn the man as a lunatic, at least demand that he shall be carefully watched by the police. We need only refer Mr. Price to the local police force iu support of our assertions. We can adduce, if called upon to do so, such evidence of actual violence and of wild and vindictive threats, emanating from this man as will at once convince the Resident Magistrate of the reasonableness of our suggestions. The man is, we believe, most thoroughly, to a certain extent, a maniac. llis actions and words can lead a reasoning man to no other conclusion. If left to himself, without any supervision, after his release from Napier gaol, he will make his way up to Gisborne and will do somebody a mischief that may injure them or kill them, and may bring the unfortunate man himself to the gallon's. Surely prevention is better than ture. Some steps towards protecting the community against the violence of this man, whom we believe to be as mad. as a hatter, and protecting the man himself against the possible consequences of such violence, are an absolute necessity. The man should be examined, and if the medical examiners cannot find sufficient actual insanity in him to justify his detention, he should be compelled to give such security for his behaviour (having his past conduct and threats carefully in view) as would ensure the safety of those people whom he has threatened. We wish to dojno harm to the unfortunate man, whom we believe is not iu the full possession of reasoning faculties, but the safety of individuals and of the public at large, demands that measures shall be taken for his restraint. The threats held out to Constable Walsh, Sergeant Bullen, Mr. Pbice, and others are in themselves sufficient warranty for our urging this necessary measure upon the police, and upon the Resident Magistrate.

The Bishop of London has ordered special prayer throughout his diocese for the restoration of peace in Ireland. The sisters, brothers, cousins, and aunts of H enure Potae, t) e recently married chief, left with a number of the bride’s friends. Jloani Manihera, the uncle, and Martin and his brother, brothers of the bride, were also passengers for Napier on Sunday night by the Manapouri. By an accident happening to our forme on Friday, the advertisements of Messrs Johnstone and Direy, the Direct Supply Store, and several others were knocked out. Wo have to apologise to these gentlemen, and assure them that nothing but lack of time prevented our setting their advertisements up again for rhe same issue. The match, Banks and Law v. The Gisborne Football Club, did not come off on Saturday, owing to the inclemency of the weather. The return match, Country v. Town, will be played on Saturday next, between the members of the Club. This match has been looked forward to by the town boys, when they hope to retrieve their laurels lost in the beginning of the season.

A somewhat severe rough and tumble engagement was entered upon yesterday afternoon by Constable Wilson. His antagonist was a Maori called Peni (a bullock driver). This festive youth after indulging somewhat freely in those delights which Horace beautifully describes, professed a profound contempt for the public in general, and the police force in paitieular. Ho occasioned annoyance to several of our citizens, but at last felt the fierce clutch of Constable Wilson. The Constable threw him twice but at last the native wriggled round and clasping the blue-cuatod gentlemen around the legs (the Maori hug) sent him sprawling to Mother Earth. Then ensued a game of under and over; but Mr. E. W. Mills appeared upon thescene and in a few moments the rowdy custo mer whs lodged in that happy house over wiiiui S.TgcuQL Domieily presides.

We would remind our readers of the Cattle Sale te be held at Wuerenga a-hika to-day by Messrs Carlaw Smith and Co , when several head of beef, &c., will be offered for sale. The Fiji “Times” has the following: — “It is proposed to petition 11 is Excellency to proclaim a day of special thanksgiving for the non-ar.ival of Sir Arthur Gordon.”

In reply to the very many enquiries made to us we are authorised to state that the new hall will be fully completed and that the attendants at the ball on the 28th will have no cause for complaint. We beg to remind members of the Fire Brigade of the meeting to be held to-night at 7 o’clock, at the shed instead of to-morrow night, for the purpose of removing the Fire Bell. Those posts or pegs, or whatever they were, driven into the ground in the by-straet, are being removed. Many whose pleasure or avocation causes them to be abroad after dark should bethankful for these small mercies. An exchange stye : —The Bill introduced by Mr McDonald for amending the Gaming and Lotteries Act. is almost the shortest on record. It is as follows :—“ The Gaming and Lotteries Act, 1881, is hereby repealed.” We ara glad to see that our paragraph in connection with the necessity for a hoarding around Messrs Graham, Pitt, A Bennett’s premises in Custom House Street has been attended to. It is a matter of general regret that Mr. E. V. Lutt rell, V.S., departed by tne s s. Southern Cross yesterday. He carried with him not only our own, but the very best wishes for his welfare of those who Lave kuowu him during the past eleven years. Owing to the weather the Rotorua possed the bay and left Lieutenant Herman with his show disconsolate. Making the best of a bad job, the popular lecturer made a fresh start, and last night McFarlane’s Hall was wellattended, and the prizes or gifts presented were most thankfully received. The Committee of Naval and Military Officers appointed to examine into, and report upon, the defensibility of the Channel Tunne-, have sent in their report. They consider that, by taking proper precautions, the English Entrance so the Channel can be rendered completely defensible. A extraordinary occurrence has taken place in the wheat market. A cargo of 7000 bags was placed on board ship at Lyttelton for Melbourne, but owing to scarcity of grain in the New Zealand markets, it was repurchased at 6s 3d per bushel and taken ashore again. A Wanganui settler, who has just returned from San Francisco, informs the “ Wanganui Herald ” that each bank there keeps a solicitor, whose duty it is to advise customers on questions of law, such ns title deeds. The idea is a good one, and might with great advantage be introduced into New Zealand (?). It never rains but it. pours I After the departure of Thompson’s Panorama of the Zulu War, we are likely to have a visit from Kohler’s Waxworks. Mr Charles Wrightman (Kohler’s advance agent) better known as the “ man fish,” is expected very shortly, with the view of arranging advance matters prior to the company’s advent.

Messrs Carlaw Smith and Co. have resolved to aiter the time of their weekly horse sales, which iu future will be held at 11 a.m. instead of 2 p.m. This alteration will, we think, suit country settlers and the public generally better than the hour at which they have lately been selling. What a charming assurance the announcement of a £200,000 surplus must be to the people of this district. It. is just equal to shewing that if Poverty Bay had been justly dealt with, there would have been a deficiency of more than half a million. Truly this is an age of finance, and —we ask pardon for adding —finesse ! 11. E. Kenny, Esq., late Judge of the Hawke’s Bay District Court, is expected to arrive here on Sunday, the 9th ultimo, arid will then, as previously mentioned, “ join issue” with H. Finn, Esq., now practising here as a barrister. The style of the firm will be “ Kenny and Finn,” and we feel confident these gentlemen will secure and maintain a fair share of legal practice. Captain Johnston, an old South Australian resident, recently died at Lake Wakatipu, where he was sojourning for the benefit of his health, and his remains were sent from this Colony by steamer. A contemporary mentions in connection with this occurrence that the strange announcement of “ one corpse, Johnston,” appeared in the export list of the steamer from the Bluff to Melbourne. On a recent occasion two well-known townsmen, whose heads are rather sparsely thatched stepped into a billiard saloon, intending to play a friendly game. Preliminaries as to handicap having been satisfactorily arranged the question of a suitable stake came up for discussion, and on it being referred to the marker, they functionary gravely suggested that they should play for “a bottle of tricophero us.” The mueh-fabcied horse Director, owned by Mr C. Walsh; has been leased for twelve months to Mr G. Burnand, of Waerenga-a-hika. Under George’s training the horse should be able to shove his noseahead of anything against him in any of the meetings between the present, date and the term of the lease. Mr Burnand has always had a hunkering for the horse, and has at last secured him. We wish the plucky sporting lessee every success. We have received the following from a youngster who, if not attached to our literary staff, is very much attached to one of its members : —There is a boy. and he is a real boy. He is not a girl, and he doesn’t like to be thought to be a girl. He went to the Exhibition on Saturday afternoon and got. a present. That present was a girl’s doll, and t he boy was angry. He broke the doll in two, and ran home as hard as he could. When be got home lie cried.” We give the above as actually written by a child. The Paris correspondent of the Daily Chronicle narrates the following scandal in high life : —A scandalous affair took place one evening at the terminus of the Lyons railway, resulting in a very violent, scene. A certain princess, who has been living lately in the Ohamps Ely sees, was surprised by her husband just as she was getting into the train to elope with with her own footman. The couple however, managed to make escape ; the husband, who, it. is undeistood, was only being paid off in his own coin, being left behind on the platform in a furious rage. Messrs Parnell and Boylan call special attention to their very large stock of Sewing Machines of every make and description. The “ Wheeler and Wilson’s,” the “ White’s,” the “ Standard,” the “ Wertheim,” the “ Home Shuttle,” the “ Singer’s,” the “Triumph,” the “ Britannia,” the “ New Davis,” the “ Homo Treasure,” and various others are open for sale either for cash or on deferred payments. These machines can be worked either by hand or treadle, and are fitted with all the requisite accompaniments. Sewing needles, machine oil, and fittings arc also obtainable in all sorts and varieties in this establishment. Messrs Parnell and Boylan would be gratified by a call at their Manufacturing Department where these machines can be seen daily in full operation, and their working thoroughly explained.

In the case of Murtagh, the jockey, charged with larceny as a bailee al the Napier session, it was shewn that for the use uf £lOO for seven months and a half, and that sum for two months longer, he had paid £215, or interest at the rate of 17lLper cent, per annum. The Crown Prosecutor refused to go on with the case after this was shewn, and Judge Giliies concurred in the course adopted, saying that the evidence of the prosecutor and his agent was most discreditable to them both.

The poplar trees planted by direction of the Borough Council in Gladstone Road are rapidly becoming beautifully lees in number. What with erratic bullock-drivers sending their teams can-fuPy against them, and runaway carts smashing them down, they are being rapidly thinned, and, unless replaced, will give the street a sort of odd or even appearance scarcely desirable or calculated to improve it in the public eye. Surely whilst the trees are yonng, if it were worth while planting them, it would be worth while protecting them.

We have files of the Fijian papers up to J line 10th, from which we make the following extracts : —H.M.B. Espiegle arrived at Levuka. on the 9th inst., twenty days out from Sydney. The Espiegle is quite a new ship, having been launched at Devonport in August, 1880, and she is now on her first commission. She is barque rigged, and everything about her is neat and in order. She is a comp, site vessel of 1137 tons, and carries four 61-pounders and two 6-inch guns (Armstrong’s) of the latest improved pattern. Besides these she has torpedoes, machine guns, and rilles, and altogether would be a formidable antagonist to any cruiser of the ordinary kind. Her engines are 1140 h.n. Mr Neville Thornton, the well-known Scenic Artist (who it will be remembered by Gisborne folks as having executed the very pretty and artistic scenery and decorations for McFarlane’s Hall, burnt down some months back) has been re-engaged by the proprietor to decorate the new hull. Mr Thornton has seized the opportunity of the Zulu War Panorama occupying the Opera House in Auckland and other shows not requiring any great amount of scenery, to come down and pay another visit, and prove the versatility of liis brush. His Act Drop, painted for the Auckland Opera House, is spoken of as being a handsome picture, and the prettiest drop in New Zealand. We congratulate Mr McFarlane in being able to secure the services of .Mr Thornton, and commend him for his enterprise, and sincerely hope that his speculation will have a more fortunate issue than the last. Two very handsome residences have recently been erected in the suburbs, one for Mr. W. F. Crawford and the other for Mr. P. H. Bourke. Messrs Harries and Lincoln wore the builders in both instances, and the workmanship and quality of timber in these handsome dwellings are a sufficient guarantee to others who may intend to build. Mr. Crawford acted as his own architect and the design is certainly tasteful. The building is a two-storied one and contains twelve rooms. There is no loss of sjiace as every portion of the structure, internally, is utilised. The other one, built for Mr. Bourke, is from a design by Air. Finneran, and is a really handsome villa residence. We congratulate Messrs Harries and Lincoln on the success they have achieved since commencing business and trust they will meet with that success their skilful workmanship and faithfull manner of carryout their contracts deserves.

There is a good deal of quiet, underhand agitation going on in this town with the view of inducing ratepayers to reject any scheme for expenditure in water supply and drainage. Strange to say we learn that among the agitators are two well known inhabitants, who appear to be considerably interested in property in the town, and w’:oin the rates would largely affect. We sincerely hope the ratepayers will be able to see how these gentlemen are working entirely in their own interests, and with a total disregard of those of the community at large. Common sense, health, and cleanliness appeal loudly to the public to reject such counsel as interested ami disingenuous. No town in this Colony stands more in need of these quoted works than Gisborne, and if, bearing in view the losses that have been here sustained, ami that are probable of repetition at any moment, the inhabitants choose to be blinded to warning by the interested voice of a few large property holders, they arc wickedly rejecting the evidently necessary protection of the many for the interested views of the few. We have advocated the supply, and mean to still advocate it, and, what is more, we don’t mean to rest until we get it. We would open people’s eyes, however, to the real reasons of the agitation that is being worked against it, as being selfish and interested, and unreasonably disregardant of the wants of the people. The second annual meeting of the Pharmaceutical Society of New Zealand was held in Christchurch on the 11th and 12th inst. Present : Messrs C. D. Barraud (Wellington), Allan (Wellington), F. M. Wilkinson (Dunedin), Graves Aickin (Auckland), and Ross, Bennington, Irving, Douglas, and Parsons (Canterbury). The President, Mr C. D. Barraud, gave an interesting retrospect of the Society’s work, and indicated the necessary line to be pursued in the interests and for tho welfare of Pharma 7. With the different, localities for the annual meetings in view he felt it right that he should resign his position and that a Christchurch President should be elected, with a head office in that city. On the motion of Air Graves Aickin, Air J. O. Ross w'.s elected President for the ensuing year. Air Ross, in the most cordial terms, proposed a vote of thanks to Air Barraud for his arduous attention and labour in the attention of the Pharmacy Act. Air Allan, the Secretary, also resigned, and Mr C. M. Brooke was elected Secretary, and Air AL M. Irving, Treasurer. It was resolved to reduce the annual subscription to one guinea, to assistants half a guinea. The sum of £lOO was voted for the purchase of books as the nucleus of a reference library to be equally divided between the local centres. Several minor resolutions were introduced, and, after a vote of thanks to the President, the meeting closed. An exciting occurrence happened on the Goods Wharf at Grahamstown, a few days ago. As the Rotoma’iana was about starting for Auckland, a well-dressed but very drunk man was stepping on board the steamer, when Captain Farquhar issued instructions that ho should be placed ashore, which was done. The man persisted in endeavoring to get un board the steamer, and asked the captain to take him. Farquhar replied, “No ; come when you are sober.” The man then walked away up the wharf in high dudgeon. Suddenly he stopped, and said, “ You are a low, mean scoundrel; I have a good mind to shoot you.” A slight pause ensued, then he turned round and proceeded in the direction of the steamer, which was just hanling off. As if seized with a sudden impulse, he drew a fivechambered revolver, and, presenting it at Captain Farquhar, exclaimed, “ By God, I will.” John Brown and John Goldworthy, who w’ere close at hand, immediately wrested the weapon from him, which proved unloaded. The offender was handed over to a policeman. He speaks like an educated person, and from incoherent remarks his name is thought to be Edward Fitzgerald. When at the Bridge Inn yesterday, he had a large roll of notes, but when arrested only £2 19s 3d was found in his possession. He is evidently a bushman, knocking down a cheque in true orthodox style, shouting champagne for all hands and sundry,”

Air W. P. Finneran, Architect, calls for tenders for work to be executed in connection with a building in Palmeiston Road. Air P. H. Bourke, the Afanager of theSonth Pacific Petroleum Company, notifies that 8 ‘rip Certificates on which all calls are due, will after the 12th proximo, be forfeited.

The unfortunate man Dixon, whose peculiarities of temper lead him into so many troubles was a passenger by the Southern Cross yesterday for the Napier gaol. This individual bus already cost the Government some money, and if he carries out his threats will considerably increase the sum which has been expended upon him if only in rope and timber. Extracts from t 1 e Canterbury papers show that the largest and best display of wool and cereals at die Exhibition was made by the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Company, who have received a gold medal for the superior quantity and quality of their exhibits. The cereals exhibited by this Company comprise the finest samples the Colony at large has produced. The wheat, of which there are 22 samples meeting especial commendation from the judges, averaging 671bs. to the bushel, and being remarkably even in quality. There were l l4 samples of Burley, averaging about 601bs. to the bushel, and of very high quality. The first awards in both instances were given to these productions. Only two exhibits of Oats are shown, one of which deservedly received the highest award, running, as it did, 521bs. to the bushel, and being a very high quality sample of Canadians. Peas, Maize, Alalt, and Flour also received tho highest prizes in their class. The Wool exhibits arc very grand in qua’ity, the fleeces being shewn in the style adopted in large wool shows in England, so as to display the length and quality of the staple, instead of bring rolled up in the ordinary fashion. The Aierinos are nine in number, three hoggets, three ewes, three wethers. These specimens show densify, evenness, and good quility. Next comes a specimen which is attracting attention in the Home markets, and commends itself therefore to that of Colonial breeders. li is a fleece of quarter breed, from the progeny of a Merino ram and cross bred ewe, combining the characteristics of the Merino with the length of the long-wuulied sheep. Four fleeces of half-bred are shown, and five threequarter breds. Thon come three wall eases of various wools in the grease. The samples of washed and secured wools also attract great attention. Sir Sunuel Wilson of Ercildouno contributes an admirable sample of washed Alerino, which is unsurpassed for softness, lustre, and strength, but not being a full fleece it did not compete. The getting-up of this sample is magnificent. The front of the Bay was decorated with sheep and lambskins, simply scoured, and neither tanned nor dressed, but excellently cleaned, and thoroughly fulfilling the object with which they were exhibited, that of showing what can really be done with tho ordinary scouring appliances. It is a fact well worthy of notice, and reflects the highest credit upon the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency, that the wools exhibited by them have gained one gold medal, five silver medals, one bronze medal, and a third class certificate of merit.