THE Evening Star. PUBLISHED DAILY AT FOUR O'CLOCK P.M. Resurrexi. MONDAY, MARCH 1, 1880.

Thames Star, Volume XI, Issue 3489, 1 March 1880, Page 2

THE Evening Star. PUBLISHED DAILY AT FOUR O'CLOCK P.M. Resurrexi. MONDAY, MARCH 1, 1880.

It appears that the net result of the subscriptions received by Mr Wilkinson for the Ensor fund is £78 2s sd, which sum has been handed to Mr Ensor. This amount is made up of subscriptions from the workmen of the various mines, Alburnia, Moanatairi, Waiotahi, the receipts from the concert, and the subscriptions from priva'e persons. One sum, however, has been omitted, namely, a sum of £3 17s 6d, subscribed by the employees of Price Bros., acknowledged in our columns at the time, and paid into the Bank to the credit of the fund. It appears all the other money was paid into the account of the Ladies Benevolent Society. The following is the subscription list referred to :—A. and G. Price £1 Is, J. Watson ss, Wm. Paterson 2s, 6d, B. Pearse 2s 6d, W.; J. Paterson Is, P. Gibbons Is, W. Gibson 2s 6d, B. Newman 2s, JB. Brownlow ss, E. Price 2s, J. Doidge Is, Wm. Dick Is, Edmond 2s, William Burns 28, E. Boberfc Bowie Is, Wm. White Is, Johnston Is, fC. B. Mason Is, G. White Is, T. yangemert ss, J. McQuillan 2s, J. Coutts 2s. H. Sullivan 2s, G. Ellis Is, W. Bailey 2s, S. Barber 2s, Joe Is, Curtis 2s, H. Cropp 3s. Total, £3 17s 6d.

We are pleased to learn that Mr J. W. Walker's child, injured on Saturday, is showing improvement. Drs Payne and Huxtablei have given every attention to the little sufferer who to-day is much improved! It appears, childlike, she ascended the ladder leading from the ground 1 the tramway from the minel to the: Moanatairi battery with her apron full of stones, with the: intention ""of throwing them at some object on the ground. When about 30 feet up the ladder she attempted to throw the stones down, but lost her balance and fell heavily to the ground, injuring her spine, whicfl rendered her unconscious; however, youth and careful, attendance will probably pull her through what to an older person would- have been instant >death. ,

The public recognition soiree to the Key. T. L. Davies, as pastor of the Baptist Ghurch will be "held to morrow evening.

The Naval Brigade attended divine service at St. George's Church yesterday morning. There were about 100 present on parade, including the band^ which was under the command of the new conductor, Mr Ardern.

'. These is a serious leakage of the pipes of the. Domestic. Water Supply at Barrett's corner, Parawai road, pwing to the bursting of one of the lengths.. The was first noticed by Mr Moore, wboj with praiseworthy speed, came to town and reported to Mr Dean, secretary to the Water Supply's Committee; . ,

Thb monthly inspection of the T.S» Cadets will be held .at the drill this even-ing-at 8 p.m. '■-'

'. A meeting.of the natives of Hauraki was heia at Taipari's house to-day, to try the case, of a young rangatira named Parata, who is charged with an "unnatural crime. We areihfornied.thatthe penalty will probably be * confiscation of-the offender's land, and-his-perpetuirbanish-ment from this district.

The toughest spiritualist yarn we have heard for some time' was related to us lately of a well known "believer in Spirir iualism residing in; this liistricfc. He is a hard-headed Scotchman, and from his statement it appears he has been turning his . knowledge of the mysterious to good account. His wife has been ailing for some time past, and a sceptical neighbor asked the husband '." JViiaii- medical man ■ was attending her ? was it Payne, Kilgour, or Huxtable ?■' " No," replied the spiritualist, " we hae got our family docther, D r i (naming an eminent physician who died at least, a century ago,) "an' my word," continued the spiritualist, "• she's comin'. roon .fine." This story is related by" a person of unquestionable veracity, and we believe it to be true.

The Saturday Advertiser concludes an article upon Pastor Chiniquy, deprecating such lectures with the following:—" The Church of Rome has many vulnerable points, but it will take a different mode of warfare - to that which Mr Chiriiqiiy adopts to make any impressions" on that venerable stronghold of dogmatism." .

The Mayor and certain Councillors of Hamilton have taken a strange way of showing their disapproval of the election of a colleague: By telegram we learn that.Mr Price, a West Hamilton man, was elected to the Borough Council on Thursday. In consequence, the Mayor and three Councillors have resigned, as the two districts, east and Vest, were now ua fairly represented. .

The Census returns of New Zealand for 1878 give tho total population of the colony at 414,412, of whom 280,998 \ were males and 183,404 females. These figures are exclusive of Maories, but include 1947 half-casfcles (968 males.and 979 females) and 4433 Chinese, of whom only 9 wore females. '„ :

The Wellington Correspondent of the Saturday Advertiser says :—The Colonial Treasurer has, according to the Post, produced a statement which is not likely to cause many people to feel happy over the financial state of the Colony. From a leading article in that journal, it may be gathered that the deficit to be looked for about the opening of Parliament will be close on a.milllion sterling. A. pretty state of things truly." The falling off in the. Land ; Bevenue will reach nearly £600/300, and the deficit in railway receipts is expected to be about £80,0C0, and a sum of £19,000, with about £1000 costs, has to be refunded to the estate of the late Hon. W. B. Rhodes—the result of a law suit, re probate duty. We will probably have a new tax next session— perhaps a poll tax.

As to cremation, the Bishop of Manchester, England, said in his address at the Social Science Congress that, though himself greatly preferring burial,'which, among other advantages, restores to the earth her fertility, he regarded cremation as a system which might ultimately have to be adopted ; and repudiated the notion that."any Christian -doctrine could be affected by the method in which this mortal body is disposed of."

A cobbespondbnt writing to the Waikato Times upon the visit of the Waitonians to the Thames says :—-All enjoyed the trip immensely, and are quite delighted with tho kindness and hospitality of their Thames friends. Paeroa was reached in about three hours from the start, and scarcely had the travellers arrived there ihan they were met by Mr Symington of the Governor Bowen Hotel, Grahamatown, who from that hour until the moment of their departure from the Thames, on the return journey, was constantly devising plans for their enjoyment : kind-hearted and genial Geordie Symington will be remembered whea many incidents of "The trip to the Thames " will be forgotten.

This is the delicate way in which the Taranaki News puts it to defaulting subscribers, and we regret to say that in many instances the " invitation" could bear a local application :—" Important Notice. Invitations to attend the Resident Magistrate's Court will be issued from the Ist February to all whose accounts are over six months"due to the Taranaki News."

Mb J. Fejkjuson, president of the Rome Kule organization in Glasgow, wrote recently to "Mr Gladstone, saying that his words in Midlothian had given the Home Kulers new hope, and that it was in his power now to wipe from the page of history the enmity existing between England and Ireland. He inquired whether Mr Gladstone would consider any man to be possessed of a sound grasp of Liberal principles who would refuse to support a Parliamentary enquiry into the grounds upon which the Irish nation asked for Home Rule. Mr Gladstone has replied as follows :— " Hawarden, December ) 1, 1879.—Sir,— It is due to you that I should explain with respect to your letter of Jst December that I had no opportunity of perusing it before I spoke at Glasgow on Friday last. The declarations I made at Edinburgh will. be published in an authentic form. Of course I abide by them; they are, I believe, in exact, concurrence with what I have formerly Btated in Parliament, but perhapsrather. more full. You are mistaken in supposing that the outrages in Manchester and Clerkenwell dominated or affected my action in regard to Ireland. They drew the attention of the public, on which there are so many demands, to Irish questions, and thereby enabled me in point of time to act in a manner for which I had previously declared my desire. You state that the Irish voters are preparing themselves to punish the Liberal party in that respect. Ido not see that those of whom you' speak can improve upon what they have already done, for in and since 1874, after that party had dealt with Church and land, they Jnflicted upon it the heaviest Parliamentary blow it has received during my time. I hope, however, from every present indication, that, notwithstanding the mischief done to it and to the wider interests of humanity by the Irish secession, it will, when aft opportunity is allowed, prove to have strength sufficient for the exigencies of the time. The manner in which you speak of the intention now entertained renders it quite impossible for me to take any notice of the question you have put to me. I thank you for the kind expressions you apply to me personally, and remain, Sir, your obedient servant, W. E. Gladstone. To J. Ferguson, Esq., Benbarb-house, Lenzie;"~Times.