NEWS OF THE WEEK.

New Zealand Tablet, Volume II, Issue 62, 4 July 1874, Page 7

NEWS OF THE WEEK.

We have received No. 81 of the 'Illustrated New Zealand Herald which this month contains a four page supplement. The illustrations are of mo.c than ordinary excellence, the 'wreck of the British Adroiral -a page-sized cut— being admirably executed, and vividly portraying ; the horrors of the appalling catastrophe. Beside S sketches of coloma scenery, the' Herald • contain*. iUustratfon.Tf Z great Fire Brigade demontrations in Melbourne, th« loene of the MmiDg Accident at Maryborough, and a choice selection of reading Matter. We have also to acknowledge the receipt of a miniature time card from the post-masrergeneral. The table will be found an admirable acquisition, giving as it does the dates of the arrival and departure of the San Francisco, Suez, and Torres Straits mails, embracing the different parts touched at in the several routes It also contains an almanac for 1574, and tho rate of correspondence to the United Kingdom. r . Solicitations having been received from the several agents of the Colonial Bonk of New Zealand, in the Northern Provineesffor an extension of the time for application for shares, the directors hare decided to fix Tuesday the 21st inst. as the date on which applications for ehWs Wl ll finally close in this, and all the other provinces throS cut the colony. 6

We notice by an advertisement in another column that a number of ratepayers of Leith Ward have presented a petition to Mr Thomas Birch, asking lam to allow himself to be nominated at the ensuin* election to represent them in the City Council. Mr Birch has acceded to this request, and in his atlaress promises, in the event of beine ™ tu » ied . tO/o™"^t 0 / o ™"^ by " U le S itimate mean s the interests of Leith Ward and the City m general. - . ' •"«•>" Owing- to the delay in the receipt of our English and American iiles by the City of Adelaide, we have been unable to give our usual summery from Home papers. Up to the time of our goin^ to Dress the mail had not been delivered. ° * A iIEEXIf.G- of the carpenters of Dnnedia was held on Monday evening at the Hibernian Hotel, at which nearly one hundred of the craft attended. The meeting had been called to take steps to pro tect the trade against a reduction of wages which had been notified by tome of the employers. A deputation was appointed to wait upon Messrs. Hyslop and Gore— two of the masters who had given notice of a i eduction— and to obtain a definite answer as to their rate of wage. It was determined by those present that if the terms were not satisfactory, the men in their employ should come out on strike. The question was then discuisid as to what rate should be paid to those who threw up their work, 30d and £3 being mentioned as the remuneration, the majority beuig, however, in favor of tho smaller sum, and a levy of a shilling a, day was made from those men in work to create a fund for the purpose.

Already preparations are being made for the coming contest for the Mayoralty. During the week Councillor Walter has been holding 'meetings of his supporters, and has received strong promises of supporf. The only other candidate i.i the field is Mr Keith .Ramsay, but urther than the publication of his election address, he has not as yet ftaken nny steps in his cunvas.

We wish to draw attention to the notification from the President of the Hibernian Society, convening a meeting for Monday next, for the purpose of forming a Juvenile Contingent in connection with the association. Ihe success of the society since its formation in New Zealand has been somewhat unprecedented, and we would urge on parents the excellent opportunity which is now available for then children joining so admirable a body. As the age for admission of mombew of the society has been fixed at eighteen, the Contingent will not of course be benefit members, but the small monthly subscription

will be funded for each until that age has been reached, when it will serve as the admission fee as a full, member. Mfeau while the juveniles will be under the control of the association* and will be the means of supplying a constant stream of candidates for admisiiora to thesociety. . • "■'•)•.•«,' Tbmobaphio intelligence stated that the 1 City of -Adelaide left Wellington at 2 p.m. for. Lytfcelton, and ought to arrive there on Thursday morning, and reach Port Chalmers on Friday morning She will leave Port Chalmers on her return voyage, carrying onward San Francisco mails, on Friday afternoon, reaching Lyttelton on Saturday morning, and without delay sail, for Wellington, where she should arrive early on Sunday. She will then proceed to Aapier without delay, arriving there on Monday, and at once leave for A uckland which should bo reached on Wednesday, the Bth. She will leave Auckland for Kandavau late on the Bth, with the San Fraaciaco mail*, and will thus be two days late. She is expected to connect with the Macgregor at Kandavau, which it is believed wiil proceed through to San Francisco.

It i 3 a xery pleasing duty to- chronicle the prosperity of local industries, and we are fe lad to see that the preserved meats from the Green Island Works command a rate in the London nurket, which leaves very little doubt as to their superior quality. The ' Times' of Thursday says, •• The Green Island Meat Factory is doin* a good business this season. At present there are slaughtered from°6o to 70 head of cattle, and 1400 sheep per week. The Company, it is stated, receive at the rate of 6±d per lb. for preserved beef and mutton in tho London market, the brand of the Company being much sought after. Another industry, started in connection with the establishment, is smoked hams', which are exported in casks preserved in tallow." .We notice that Mr Joseph Clarke, son of the late Hon. J. T. Clarke, of Victoria, who has been visiting his New Zealand estates, ha* in conjunction with his brother become a director in the Colonial Bank. Mr Clarke is by far the largesj; landed landed proprietor in tlie Colony, und the names of those gentleman in connection with the bank will' be a tower of strength. In the Canterbury Provincial Council, on the 26th ult., Mr Andrews moved that the time had arrived when cremation, or the burning of human bodies, should take place, in order to prevent the pollution ofthe ground, the streams, and the air, which results from burying such bodies, and that a sum be placed upon the Estimates for the purposa of establishing the most approved system of cremation; Sir Cacrofc Wilson suid he seconded the motion with great pleasure. A short discussion took place, during which no positive objection was made to cremation, but the general opinion appeared to be that the time bad aot arrived for bringing it into operation. Ultimately the motion wa9 withdrawn.

The vexata quastio concerning the sale of the Dunedin Waterworks to the City Corporation, has at last been set at rest- At an extraordinary meeting of tho shareholders which was held on the 26th ult. the proposed terms of agreement were confirmed and validated. The conditions upon which the Works become the property of the Council are— JGl7 los. for each futly paid-up share under the Company's Amendment Act, 1861 ; £16 for all shares fully paid-up issued ander the Company's Amendment Act, 1871 ,' and a premium of £1 10j. per share on all shares allotted under the last-mentioned Act, in addition to the amount of paid-up calls. The purchase money shall be in cash, or in' corporation bonds, payable in 50 years, bearing interest at 6 per cent., payable half-ye rly. Ihjs work of turning the first sod of the Riverton Railway was performed by His Honor the Superintendent on the 26th ult., at Riverton. The day was observed as a close holiday by the inhabitants, and there was a great display of bunting from the signal station and all the places of business. Speeches were made by the Mayor, Mr .Daniel, the member for the town, and the Superintendent. In the course of his remarks his Honor said he had no doubt the contractors would have the work completed within the specified time, as the Government had a £10,000 security for them ; and stated chat the chief credit of the inauguration was due to Mr Daniel who has fought hard for the interests of his constituents, and which, in the shape of railways, would ultimately tend to secure prosperity and happiness to all, in spite of croakers. We have received No. 26 of the ' Southern Mercury,' which is now published at the ' Guardian ' Company's office. It made its appearance last week in a complete new dress, and is decidedly equal to any, and inferior to none of the English weeklies. From " Echoesfrom a Tub " we extract the following happy hit at the prevailing rage for grandiloquent times :— " A private letter from Dunedin says that " etxbeola " is prevalent in that city, and warns us to be prepared for its introduction here. The letter adds that it is not in itself dangerous, but requires great care to avaid cold after getting rid of the disease. Tho disease resembles measles, but those who have not had the latter, are not safe from the "eubeola."' Now I never had the * rttbeola. ' that I know of. 1 dont suppose that anybody except a medical person, in Dtmedin ever did have 'rttbeola.' to their own knowledge. Consequently I got frightened ; I rolled out of my tub, ploughed through the civic mud, defied the civic darkness, and smote upon my breast as I strode onwards, shouting " Ha, ha," and defying : rubeola,' I went to the Athenaeum ; I sought out the biggest and blackest of Enclyclopcedias the mouldiest of medical dictionaries, the thorniest of therapeutical treatises; and, as the final and complete result of my labors, I discovered that 'etjb^ola.' was another name for the measles ! Oh, ye Gods ? ! ! Miserable must the modification be ; but ' rubeola ' readily renders separation. Henceforth, all hail, Rubeola! Children shall never more be troubled with measles. I wonder whether the alteration of the name will necessitate a change of medicine ? "

' The Poverty Bay Standard and People's Advocate ' possesses no mean opinion of itself, and sees a great and glorious career in propective. It thus modestly asserts its claim upon the public :— •" - i?n«* Standard' having attained by far the greatest reputation of any journal published between East Cape and Young Nicks Head for adhering to the truth, deserves the support of tho whole community _'

The leader in its last issue thus enumerates a few of the difficulties which burs its onward course:— " We have many other subjects on which we desire to write, but time, steam, power, and space alike prevent." With regard to the newly created Arehiepiseopal See of Melbourne, from an English paper we glean the following particulars :— "The Bee of Melbourne, formerly Suffragan to Sydney, has been made Metropolitan} and the Right Rev.. James A. Goold, 0.8.A., now residing in Rome ia the Irish Augttstratan priory of St. Maria in Pusterula, has been created Archbishop. His Grace will have five Suffragan Sees in his province — those, namely, of Adelaide, Perth, and Tasmania or Hobart Town, aad the newly-formed Sees of Ballarat and Sandhurst.

Ax inquest was held on Monday at Port Chalmers on the body of William Lenton, one of the four who were drowned in the "bay by the upsetting of a boat on the Queen's Birthday. The body .had been discovered by a boy named Oeborne in a bight off Mussel Bay, and was identified by Mr Lenton as that of his son, aged seventeen. After hearing some evidence the jury returned a verdict of " Accidental death." There still remains one other body to be recovered— that of Butterfield.