THE Thames Avertiser. MONDAY JUNE 1, 1874.

Thames Advertiser, Volume VII, Issue 1828, 1 June 1874, Page 2

THE Thames Avertiser. MONDAY JUNE 1, 1874.

'THERE & i : B ! oiie' ''cii\ibu^bmißsi\jr(4Hj,t^ a to. ..whicluHeutle*^:-.. Wl^vieflynO^^RerJ{ion.', ; ' Provincial Treasurer'states the:revenue 'to, be «£l32iolfffii:tlß"' ( Bd;!''iUi* in c'dn'sefllMJk'ftfy!!!B *p, b the ~p,o,UQcil;,,, 1 10ut "ofj'tiis Bum ;^nearly rtwice'a3:riuch. - as,.jilie;prbvirice.e.ver.ha'd to;yote ahjNiiilg in aid of educa'tibhf'lt is ti*ue,Wab the, have 'late'lf advanced cbniid'efeble sums toWd J Edu6atioff!Bbaraf J but'tH'ey'have had to do so mainly because they would ' not sum adyaD t ce.d ;i .hasj ; to T be^_,repajd, arranged that "jSS,O'OO shalllb^'repaid out of the" taxesidrirrngi'tlie present year:])'i:Bub it»is'(][iiite i! (Sufc'o'f th'e f qtf(|g. tmh i 'tb ! ;thmk'thati|tl|e whbli opsif oft'he educational%Btein i ; s J _' cUs't'upoa taxation' and"upio'd aiich fuhaa'asxaaXe raised trom^tjlie.small > endo,wmeutß,.o{ the province la every provinceAiniithe'Cotony, even in those •where the endowments produce large BuffisA'ntiually, vote .IcMsidtJitbleFisumsTevery' 'sSfeion. : Hitherto, in this'province, not a session has 1 ' •paVse'd^wilihbut'' SometDftig Gfieing •VoliecP oWof^t'&e^proivinoiaL' l revenue l '. Tor edu'oatio'iij-but'with a'lat'gersumVto '"before;- 1 th'e-fro-vincial Governmen't tc ' t "propoßes'i : ''tiiat ": nothing at all shall' be devoted to education v ''from'- i 'proyincial funds.,.v.'W'e hope that in right by the' Council, altlio.ug]], ". the, |sxecutiye||]^ing M ciple of responsibility,, ife.is difficult -to' see.how, tbe;:C)o,uncil r cani;exerciße; any contrpl at. all 9ver<the. igentlemen who occupy the " It will be seen is',' ( tb submit a rhbtion v t'o the'Oouhcil'recom- : - : mending that thefgeneral,Government shbuld.be'applied 'tojn'brder tpget the ' - pi;bvince':put.ofJts.'edu ouity.'u .We are afraid .that anyreqiiesb' piib in-the form spoken : of'by Mif: Swan wotillf s'uccessfuJ! J / / 'The,XSouiW have .made nVe foi k : edub'a-tion,'-ahd they , will'objecb'lp , for i ego; l tlie I '' advantages .whipli'tlieaei confer'ln'Viiy tax themselves, and4hey L: will::be;quite~unabler-to-'seo' why and do likewise, and~not - attempt "to"'raise"tlie .1 VTherejare a'large number of of J them'la^ln^'cimffM 1 raise" ways an^:raea ; ns ! .ior tM ; suDEly;qf'7obTf»,'ftq great' meeting' to jbe'lielif at Puk'6rot6r*::\v"ibiare« &awa'j J t6 r 'coin'me , nKe' ab"put' : .'tHe'' 'nexf month; if ii!4b'expected^;that ; Te' ; Hira'VaVd : 'all 0 - the "OHinemuri" natives "will "he present, and infitaticfhs.Eveib'eeh sentaowW'thViast Coast; as far as Katikathr r, *■ v .-, Vi>"»> The adjourned licensing meeting for tho districtj of .Thanies/land.'jHaurakiylwilliPhP held;iat^thei:.Court^house,' l ; t presided over; by.tKeJ; Resident Magistrates thP Licensing. being John'*Brown, %q! t ,M. P..O,y.B;.'Kennan, man, Esq. It will:be.rqmembered:.that j, casesi involving iraportant.points. were;adjourned from ' the' previous,''sitting,',"as there was,.not'a fall'• Court?- ; ' •'-rV'""* "" ''^"'^^i^'ft tpnp;l Captain Sandberg,.one of. the* New -Zealand-Shipping Company's splendid vessels, arrived .ro land ;)harliour oniSatur'day. with 4 -. 367 ? ment immigrants on board, and a full general c»rgo, ;af ter/a good rttn'ofiO 0. days 'fromUaiid to land. The 'Booparell,' left Grayesend,,onf tie 23rd 'bf'February' \M;'nai Vto'DeaTon'the fellowing fine weather 'Voyage, and ' encountere : dr'Ber"severest"galeswfieooff the ccast'of -Ne * , Zealandr*Tliie'''VeSsel~imveTiff excellent passengers in gjod ;?. he 1 ' di»tba^Uarag r sage. •» ( Mr ? ltosß< is the"odly^atbonpUsaenge'r. 11 • iV -'' ; :t • |l '- t '<- J The Maori lad" Heta, orMe' 'Eton, 1 who was charged.at the Police Court. on Saturday .with stealings two 1 horses and. a" aaddle Knd'bridlejl, was one of those suspected-of 'killing a Ma'o'ri' woman at ■ Komata, near;Ohinemuri, in July, 1871. It will & •remembered that the Maori wpmanj'.)Maton.u,' \»asleft,sitting:ina ; hut,iwhenl ' she was.]struck;fromibehind.with/ian <iu so severely that she shortly after diedii'!;Bef.orei she «xoired,,Blie stated that He.fca v .wijs,.the;qn}r person who c itne into the hut husband lei'.] He asked.for spme gum, whiohishe would" iot' give him, Mr Bul|en,ia'nd)Mr investigated .the' matter:at'the time, but'they'could .not get: fq.ißeej.Ueta, as he was kept the'road!by the Hauhaus. As there was no •pqssibUity;,pf'getting; pjoof,'[no- ■ thing'was.libno.'' '" ,' ..,,,„,'>.",. ;-. ■~'.-. ~..., * the t< rqVj. llie'purpose:bf authorising;an ther capital. ,of' , ;t^'/cqmpa,ny';'is i .toJbe ; hel.d in the.',) MeAanica' Inahtute, to-morrow,"' qut prior' t0.,, the extraordinaiy?, meeting ,'ior,that purposea? full muster of tfe'shareiiplde'ra is .requested, to 1 " discuss certain cmespbridence'* relative to the amalgamation of ( the Nonpareil and ' dompaniesV' 1 Of cbutM-H\ia'6f theutniost' ! irfl>* portauce, if tlieatnalgaination ii to take place at all, .that injfall ' all the;facts relating'tO'it >before the principal meeting takes nlace, and we think the djrectors bare' taken', piebaution in 'requesting? their l - attendasee; half \- fore the advertised time'Tif the extraordinary meeting }{ [')' ft Si:/>i M' '■ If thotelegram..is.corroct, I tiie ship 'Buck. inghamshire', , 'whibh-arrived' , a i t i P()rl Chalmers on Saturday with, 405.imtnigrants.on board,,has,i made the fastest p&sag'e of the 1 teaso'n.'-'aW oWI lof the quickestxeqorded ; £oV §ho ? is reported to have, ,the;tnrj ia7J i Croto.atariibg/'- av *fM- Hii -'f-' A " l >+ .[.-.;

A settler at Porter's Cieekj T Kiranda, oh the west aide of the Firth of Thamesiihas io'w been" missingipr'mpre thao a-week, and;greatiifiars - are entertained regarding"hissafetyi apparently;not without good cause.. HisVwife, whose anxiety on his account was raisei-by his -.prolonged absence," went to' Auckland to'make inquiries concerning hifi; b(it was ( only able to. learn that'he left Auckiand onf'^nlay-week' toreturn'hbraein-aflmall.' ciitter-rigejed-yaoht,-namedJ the-i'-Waimonga;'' which;.h'v-own'ed.' There was no person with him in the yichtj-and! since l of.' Inquiries regarding ; him-]have r alsb'Keen made at .Vthe';Thames-''by-iis'wife,-with'nb better' ficess, and as the weather became very stormySaturday evsning'and ! i-blew ! hard all day'-on Sunday',: itisfeared that his boat«was upset by Home squall..'i It -would' 1 be desirable that the' cutters' and mother craft 'trading between: the' Thames and Auckland should keep -a look-out forany traces Of'the manjor boat/as it is quite possible have'Jruh .'fcr shelter some- 1 ' where, and is perhaps unable 'to get;away ; through having injured his boat or from some other cause;; iMrsi Pattersotf'is-iii-a-.state of : i the.deepest anxiety r a's may well ,be'' imagined.

'' We are requested to'eill'attention'to the.'advertisements that'appe'ar"in 'another part of ; this paper, 1 on the "subject of -Registration- of Lifei ; A : ssnrance in termsi'of ■ the. " Life Assurance' i .Companies' ••i ; Act,- : > 1873.'-'-' The Aot ; 'required- ; 4hai all companies carry- 1 ingJoh.ithe business of<3ife r fassUrahce ; in ; : New Zealand shall deposit!cash or Government securities with the;PubliCvTrustee'Ho the extentof • £6,000, :which.ds to be increased as, the business of thecompanygoes on until : it■ reaches' the sum of'£2o,ooo l ;;M;These , sums'the'Aot re-' quires the Public- Trustee to hqldiiri trust far-policy-holders, .being such in respvet of polices issued in: the .colony.iJ)y-tli»-comiiai)jtJ^ ,J « D 'ff l such 'deposiis,; whether-.'ths tpolicycihas' been; granted before.br-after.the passing of -the Act, providing that-such policies, if granted before 1 : the commencement;ofithe Act.be registered, within.twelve months Bueh..cpnimence; j : J^eali. , the' passiiTg of. the ; ', Act/; ; bix , mdn tta < after'ihe .'it'wjll.'fpljpwfrbm, the'abbve, that'holde'rs'tf' po)icies M^i: a'nt'ed',,opjj or after, the,' lst'pf .November lastmust.'regiit'eri bef6re''^he"six:'mp.ntb i s7'.a'a>e;|.expired, orjtKey': ■will'forfeit' the bene'^^conferred' 'the, ~j c't".'' The .Australian^Mutual' Prqvjde'nt given the holders of its .'policies {hr'p'pp'prtu-. nity ; to Register them, so that 'i t'' iioW resta with'. those pblicyrhbiders'to avail• Ihems'elv^ of the The whole qf of.;the Kennedy, familyt assisted.an ;the>,ohoir.;of i St. James!s Presbyterian- Churchiyesterday, and;aided ,very,i materially,.inffsinging thePsiluis!and,hymns. ■ The congregation; andwministerijwe'reHimuch' pleased with the;i ready and.obliging ,mannor,iiai which they joined: in the .services .to .which theirj. well-trained musical voices lent; additional ex-; pression,-.!, , r v;;-' -d ,■>■■;: A,■:;-,!: ,^,:l'•-■:>; ir-i

MrThos. Henderabn,'Head'oF Henderson and MacfarlaneyVho 1 left 'for the' oldcountry- via America some • months ''ago, ; ha's writtentb his'cbristituents'.fesigriing; bis seat as ; represent alive" of the electoral district of; White-' mata in the, 'JerieralAsseinbly in cdifseqiiebce of his' prolonged '■■'Btayj I[ in'd : in view" of "(he ; approaching 'sitting of -the 'House. I ''lvtrWiA; Philips' i '(May'or of iuokla'rid); : Mr I 'J'. j M.iDa , rga , - i ville,'' : and J Mr'.W^E.'Wes l! Are. l! Bpqkea i 'bf ,i, as l likely td'cbnte ; B6-'the;yacant ! seat, r,: : -' J -' ; ;i The Shortjand' .Yolunfeer, .Fire .Brigade .have" handed over ,]to' the 'City'. Council .the' mainteriauce of their plant; 'which'has,_ ; .recently. received some. (Valuable,,addition's ...from Sydney. . The briga'de possessed. a.s'm ill balance, to their credit," 'the reault of private'contribu'-' tions towards, the 'maintenance;,';of 'their appliances. '. ,' V',,.'.'.'. : . ?,',,■; '. ',■',:{■, '■'■'■■ "Where are you going said my mate to me on Baturday:last);; : '.'.Oh I: I don't know,", said he. ■-■ •" Support we go and have a look at the. 'Maoris playing-foot.balJ;'' " Bight.you are," said I (being a bit of a football player;myself), but when ive arrived on the ■ ground we -were disappointed jn unding no Maoris there, they no doubt, having: more re-; spect for their shins than football-players in general.' However, '.we • waited.a short while,; and watched a scratch-match got up between.a few members of the .club and;some bystanders, Only, one goal -was kicked duringv.the game. From what I could judge of the play of the clubmembers, there is no; mistake that they-have improved greatly since the:, commencement of the season,-but: they ;.will.,have jail their work cut out for them when the Auckland men come down,-so I : should advise them' "all 'to practice whenever they.cm.—PuOßKiOK/-' ! •■ •■' .; S; ' i - ; '

A projectis on" foot'for' the, formation of ; a Cattle Company for the'purpose of, aupplyiag' this district than at present paid,'. local. put'down.their.names^fpr.,shai'es l and'there ia no doubt •about" the "necessary capital' .being forthcoming. We wish the project every sue-' cess.. ~ *'"" .. ...... ...

A meeting of; the Kauwaeranga'i District! Road ..Board was held. on.Friday,evening jast., Present:.- ; Mr: iMacn&b.^(Chairman),.,.Messrs. Heron,', and Greenville,,"; Tenders., for culvert; and footpath, opened,. and that of' Dare' and'McOormick 'being'the lowest, was accepted at £75.—Tenders for culvert - across • Karaka-road.-'- Mcintosh' and Bolphs accepted.at £29 ( 105..,-, This, work.is .to he partly paid for by. tender' for'4in'metal in upper 'Seiley-street' accepted' at 8s per yard.—Abetter '"from Mr.Berry, hon, secretary of the'Kauwaeranga 1 School Com-' mitt.ee, iwasi '.read,f.c6mp.liiining of, th'el stateJo'F the footpath, in ,Richraond-street, r( which was in such a'state that the children" could riot get -up to ■ "attend-''the''school.—Mr''Walker','' Engineer to the Board;.received instructions to : attend to this matter.-r-Several accounts, were; passed for. payment; decided that', no further notice should::be given to ratepayers in arrears, but that all such should be at once i summoned. . -■•.■.•:& Li;.' =\

Captain M;' 'J. r O'C6nnell, ;tte : : and owner of the Bchooherl'Miry'Thompsoji.'lar- " rived iu Auckland ba'friday'from'thaVacene,of the wreck of the schooner, 'and givehia depositions concerning the disaster before the Collector of Customs.-^ t: The Teasel,' ifhich;was only partially insured, has; Wen' Sold as she'lies/'on the rocks : 6f Little Omaha','' 1 for' the' behefit'of whom it may concern; 1 " She'wassbld'.byattdtioii, . byJfciiecaptaih.'andrealised'Kill.-'^he'follow- 1 " ing e'xtractlrom the master's log will give iuller particulars' o£' this' wreck than'' have' been pub '• " Hshed:—Left the -;Thames,'" for Russell,'''on' Wednesday, the 20th May, and the 25th put. into Little Omaha for shelter., On Tuesday, j 26th, weather squally, 1 with passing showers of rain; wind 1 W. to W.N.W. At 8 30a.m.' wind shifted''suddenly into SS.W.,' with : a heavy squall■ and rain. !l: Observed vessel-to dra?. the. main. .top ; mast.,ani ; closereefed the. ; fore and afbosails,icFipding .the' Teasel still dragging, dropped the second anchor to check her,;from '.so 'fiatliintil I could get''all'''ready,' for-,slipping/' 'At' 9' 30' a,m. slipped both anchors, 1 ' wind still veering more south, but the vessel "could-not recover herself in consequence"6f the 'violence,of the wind and sea, which was very heavy; crosS's'eas running at the time, She therefore ddf ted On her beam ends right before'the wind and'sea," never being able to recover herself.' She struck on thereef,<and at the first thump she; bilged herself. In half an hour she was totally covered forward, and also .water in the cabin..' She now lies a helpless wreck,, wedged in aft • between two rocks, another rock; through her. bilge. We had no time to save anything ;of consequence. The boat was stove on deck, On: the following day [held a suryeywitb., a master mariner and.a carpenter, and' we' decided to, abandon the vessel and to sell her immediately as she lay on ber.beam.ends Called sevaal settlers and Maoris,' and sold the vessel for £11. —Herald: ■'' :•'■"'''/■''" >•'' ", ' ';'

Jk'ukutu appears.; to have turned up all rignt, notwithstaadiag: the rumours current of ; his premature end.' .The. Alexandra - correspondent of the Cross says:—"A:"messenger has just come in 1 from'lVKuiti, and reports' that' furUkutu had returned "there."-' He -went- To Otewa for the purpose of '.obtaining somd dried i eel. He says he did hot-mention his intention' ef going ttore 'to'ariy one.for fear that Tawniao venldrefiuQ hiio. jetmisjiM to rait Tokaaga,'-

. TWGraha'iistowi' branch j of !i tbe • Nation al Bani'inade a shipment of gold to Auckland on' , Friday amounting to l.OCOoza. - .s*)'•},) j ')'; [ : | 'The steamship:,''City,of will be lespatcbed on .tin- , fth proximo, conneoting••■'there with the 'Tar-(fw.'-'s s.,' which .will, proceed:jvithi mils and pavo to Honolulu and San Fran,ciaco. The ' Wijga Wonga," s,s„■;expected oil or about the 3th for Sydnl and/Melbourne'and:;'all ; : Q,u|&nßland '] "Ca\>6;'(: , aaya:— |ati»iapt;;:to' exptote on political ;,M3oii«rny. did ; riot result hapbijy—at least, I for him—in-fact it- tijght be called a Such is popiitepreju- ■ dice, and \uch' itpolitical life I -The »ry same person often; kept'his hteers entranced (or in; a sate of ciomaj. by .copious and thrilling extracts ibmAaam Smith's ' Wealth of Nations,' is actually, told to insert his head in a bag. This, wis the ultimate straw—thi« was verily the, cit uakindj—this it was that , 3rew forth the f patUtic Appeal, uttered fa tones husky with emptiop : r Gentlemen, youare'not jistl.t. Well, certainly it might.have seemed,U]fair not tp ; accqrd a hear-;-ing, bufc'thbnthe'impulse of seltpreaervatipn is? itrong, and assented itself in "the instance moat emphatically^ ; v ':■':.;ri:;r.i] ;;;;a I'V.W ■'■'•'.- i The. VPrinca Alfred, • jbarquentiae,;. of!Lthis tort, arrived in Auckland-and, anchored off the wharf about one o'clock, 'oh Saturday mornjng from.Lytteltnn, with a'cargo,of Jbreadstuffs. Capta^'-'Johfl ! iienbett'repiirts that 'he Mt'Lyttelton on the 22nd'of May with'- a light N.W. wind. On May 24th a igale .from the north was experienced,'' and the ve's-el whs hove to for 30 hours. -The Ton on the • same day aa the' Pi?mce- Alfred bound for Aucklandj and; arrived'on■Saturday Afternoon. -The' Prince Alfred' is'owne'd'by Osbbrne'Brothers, 'and Mr John-Osborne is a passenger by.her. .She brings 1 a' general cargo on account_of Auckland , joes, 100; sacks of pats, lip .sacks jof jbran,; 16 sack of pollard,' 134'sack's,of cheese, 12 kegs of, letter, oiWap,d cases of meats, 101 tons of flour, Osborne Brrthera., . k s | A Revision Court waVheld m Auckland on Friday before H; 0. Laylor,- Usq, J.P.,;Re'vising.Officer, for the ; purpose of revising.the list, o^yotersfor.the:.electoral district,,of jWaite-, mata ".,"A.'largenumjer of claimswhichhad ' been objected to were struck off. the roll: "Objections to the following werb challenged by lihe electors :—Williain- ; Beauinont, Dairy Flat, Household, Dairy' Fi'atj left jicob-: ' jected to by John Lamb, an elector. This ob•jection having .been withdrawn, Mr Beaumont applied forexpenses."' l Theßevising Barrister allowed' and which 'was' 'paid bytheubjeotcr.' ; . ; John sCampbell.'.Ded-: 'wood.lfreehold, Parish' of; Pukeatua,:County of.-i 'Eden, allotment 223,;61.acre5, dead;„ objected, to by John Lamb, an elector. Mr Sbanaghan, 'appeared for Mr Campbel',, and stated .that" llis client' : was 'not-'dead;'"'-and : ' he' : . : would'' pro ■ duce hio. ,He applied for costs, in cons'equence: "of j 'the' objebiibn' 'raised 'being ffivolous,, i Mr .Campbell iiwas '. sworn,-,.and 'deposed that;heMd the freeho\d;.by whica. he was qualified'to vote,, 'pLr .'Coleinan, who appeared 1 for the objector, endeavoured'to elicit 'from the witnesa tbat the propertyjin (jueation : had belonged.to his uncle, .was since dead. lii this he failed. The Revising Barrister thought that sufficient evidence had been-ad-duced to prove that : the objection cpuld ;[ not be •upheld,*' The name was'therefor'e retained and costs'allowed. William 'Good, Waikoukou, 'leasehold,. ■Waiko.ukou, 12 acres in his peculation, next Mr Blake's.Mill, no lease; objected :'ti) by. John Lamb, ao ; elector.'.' Mr; Good appeared tolho'w cause why his name should be retained. In evidence he stated that he held a 'freehold of the property in question. The Revising Barrister' said the admission was"f:ital, ihe qualificationwas described aa"leasehold," whereas it was "freehold." The applicant should have amended his claim to vote when ho acquired -the freeho'd- of the property. A number of objections were similarly dealt with, "and others were struck off for' various reasons.:

; I The settling for the Auckland autumn meeting took .place on Friday night at the clubroom, Auckhnd Hotel. The followißg is a Retailed account of the winnings: -Mr Watt— Champagne' Stake's. The Bird, £54; Autumn .Handicap, Batter and' Parawhenua, £200; Selling Stakes; ; Never Miss, £50; Auckland Cup; 'Batter' and Parawhenua, £140 ;■ total,' £414. Mr : Mcßae—Steeplechase, ■■* Rustic, £140. Ms H,. 0. Touog-St. ■ Leger, Bedouin, '£130. Mr H, Prince—Novel Handicap, Never Miss, £90. Mr .Halsted—Hurdle Race, Same 80y,'..£50.,,.Mr Q.,Mc'3ee--Tcial Stakes,; Bismarck, £49. Mr W. J Marks-Steeplechase, ;R«ey (2nd horse),-£2O. Mr Lupton-flack Race, Kclipse, £15';. total,'£93B. -Herald. -.

JThefollowingisailist of the traders represented by.'.the immigrants per .'Rooparell-:— Married Men with 'Families.—ls agricultural labourers, 2 blacksmiths, 3 bricklayers, 5 carpenters,.! engineer,-1 engineer , s..la,bo j urer,yi gar-: dener, 1 ironplate-worker, 5 labourers 1 machine 1 plumber, 1 tenner 2.weayers. -j Mar-, !ried c Men'-'without 'Families.—4'agricultural labourers,. 1 blacksmith, .2 bootmakers, 8, car-' penters, l'cooper, 1 joiner,' 2 Single, Men r-31.iagricultural, labourers,' i..baker, 3 blacksmiths;' 2 builder's labourers, I butcher, 8-' carpenters, 2' carpenter's labourers; 1 1 engineer,' 2Jengineer!B,.lab)urers, 4 gardeners, 2 groom?, 25 labourers, 1 mason, 2 mechaaics, 1 miner, 4 >piinterß,■ ,1 .-.pavior, ,2 porters, 2.shopmen, 1 tanner, 1 tinman, • 1 victualler,' 1-weaver. Single Women'.—2 1 cooks, 1. 17 general ■aetvants,' 4 housemaids, l'hurse.! I ''.;;.' ; V

(On the night of the 24th ult. his Royal Highness Prince Arthur was added to the' ranks ,;bf the Freemisons, receiving his initiatory degree at the hands of the Prince of Wales. The ceremony was performed at Willis's -Rooms, • Tho Princes' proceeded .thither, together frorn Marlborough House, .where they had lunched with the Queen, and were received by, the officers of th'e Prince of Wales ; Lodge, together' with tho Mjirquis of Ripon,. Grand Master of England; the Barl.of Carnarvon, Deputy Gram! Master; John Her'vey, Grand Secretary; Brother Fern, P.iAiD.C,;;;-Brother J. 0. Parkinson, D.P.tf.Bl.for Middlesex,' and, others. The Lodge, .having been opened in due form, the Prince was admitted to the ancient rite's, ;and

Prince of Wales perfprming'.the' Uadtord 1 was'tyTer, and Brother of .the (hand Lodge, assisted in the duties. After the doling of the lodge the Princes and brethren dined in the banqaeting-room, The Queen had expressed /great interest in the. matter, and it is generally felt and believed .that the Prince has entered the Order not merely'in accordauce'with the' traditions of his family, bat also as a silent protest agai'nst the'denunchtipns of the Pope and the, priesthood levelled •'at;the system.. The, Duke of Edinburgh also intends becoming a Freemason, ■' - ,;

At a recent meeting of the Port Chalmers Town Council the following episode occurred: r-His Worship the Mayor made a few remarks regarding the manner, in which, lessees of portions'of, the' Town B-.lt;Were acting,* and said that they were '. pilfering' the Corpsration property; 'Whereupon Councillor M'Kcnziejrose from'his seat; and demanded of the Myo'r if he meant that term to apply to him in.common with-others, He. then marched up-to the Mayoral chair/in what'appeared to be a pugilistic attitude, and again pressed his question, upon'' which Mr John- M'Deraid, the Mayor's son, stepped forward, and .djtred the Councillor to the; .Mayor, his) father. The Clerk then requested Mr M'Dermia totake his'seat in the ;hall, and,' remonstrated with Councillor M'Kepzie,' who ; alsoTetir,d to his proper position;-,and, the Mayor refusing to give the anwer,>he asked him, if te desired to retain the same'meaning'; 'to alter the words in iwhich the idea was clothed, the Mayor still'adhered to the word- ' pilfering;', and more passed, in the height of whichlCounoillor MjKinnon rose, and said,' ' This vrtltnot do; I move, that the/Council adjourn. 1 ' [Councillor MJKenzie:,' I aecorjdit ;'■ and tho notion was carriel by these Councillors rising, aid leaving only two at'the table.- ? .;f ||* '"'■•'■ I CheapvHappiaes3.~GoingV wilMat' one's I dm« kh Um wii«tt wupet-«tai;'ww3i '