THE PUBLISHED TRI- WEEKLY WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 1882.

Inangahua Times, Volume VII, Issue 1043, 1 February 1882, Page 2

THE PUBLISHED TRI- WEEKLY WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 1882.

The head of the Good Templar Order in Wellington has issued a printed address to the Colony, under the title of an " Appeal to the Ratepayers of New Zealand." It is hardly necessary to I say that the burden of the appeal is j upon the evils of intemperance, and ! especially in relation to the new Licen- ' sing Act, "which has just come into ] operation. It is pointed out that for I the first time in the history of the j Colony the licensing law is virtually 1 and directly in the control of the peoi pie, who are, of course, admonished to I exercise their mighty privilege jealI ously. We are only able to give a short extract from the circular, which will serve to explain its general beari iig. It says: — "Under the provisions of this new Act you will shortly 1 be called upon to discharge a very imJ portant and responsible duty, viz. — the election of Licensing Committees, whose duty it will be to administer the law regulating the sale of intoxicating liquors in this Colony. The powers of the Committees are very large. They i-an refuse to grant new licenses or [to renew old ones, if in their judgj rnetit such licenses are not necessary, or that the quiet of the place in which such premises are situated will be disturbed if a license is granted ; and therefore very much depends upon the character of the Licensing Commit- ! t«p. r ,"

It is noti/ietl thai all outstanding special j rates must be paid to tint collector. Mr .1. Little, before the 31st instant, ufteunounts ; unpaid after that date will bo sued for. j There was a slight inaccuracy in the Welcome battery returns, as given by us on Monday last. The yield is as follows : — 8490z of amalgam from flO tons of stone, including 280z%0m the percussion tables. It will probably be an unpleasant surprise to mining lease applicants to learn that it is the intention of the Government to charge from £12 to £13 for the survey of each lease. The directors of the Imperial Company visited the mine yesterday and held a meeting on the spot, when it was decided to cancel the existing contract and sink on the stone with wages hands. We regret to learn that Mr 6. C. Bowman is still confined to his bed, but it is expected that he will be able to attend business in the course of a day or two. There was some inquiry for Keep-it-Dark shares yesterday, the improved appearance of the mine of late having given great confidence to holders. Although the Share excitement has to some extent subsided, there is still a large amount of what may be termed "solid" business done in the leading lines, the prices of which remain unshaken. ' It% satisfactory to see that the formation of several new companies is being pushed ahead, with a thorough intention to proceed to work. Professor Hugo left for Greymouth this morning, and, we believe that yielding to a generally expressed wish he will probably re-visit the district in the course of a few days. We are glad to learn that Mr Hugo has no reason to regret in coming here, the application for charts of character having been very extensive, the ladies, both married and single, being especial patronesses in this line. Let us hope then that the worthy professor's visit will not be without some good result in domestic life. There are .possibly husbands and wives who may consider themselves very good judges of each others characters, but it must be agreed that in matters of this kind husbands as well as their better halves, are not likely to be quite so impartial in their estimates of each other as an independent professional judge would be likely to be. Hence it will probably happen in the future that should a family jar unfortunately arise, mutual accusations of personal characteristic failings may meet with immediate and irrefragible refutation by the production of the Hugoian charts, and so lasting peace and concord will be secured in the family circle. Following up the indication recently given by the Pope as to the alleged unbearable nature of his position as a captive in the Vatican, it is now declared that eveiy arrangement has been made for the sudden departure of his Holiness from Rome. For some time past the subject of a British representative at the Vatican has been under consideration, and recently Errington was despatched as an informal envoy to confer on certain points. A strong desire was expressed on the part of the Vatican that a permanent representative of Great Britain should be appointed. Among the motions tabled at the meeting of the Presbyterian Synod Dunedin, is the following : — -'that the Synod regret the passing of an Act legalising marriage with a deceased wife's sister, which contravenes the divine law as interpreted in the standards of well nigh all the Christian Churches of the British Empire ; and whereas such marriages are condemned and forbidden by the standards of this Church, as expressing the mind of God revealed in Scripture, the Synod warns, as it hereby does, all the members adherents of this Church against contracting such marriages, and forbids, as it hereby does, all the ministers of this Church celebrating or in any way countenancing such marriages. Mr Lowther Broad, Dirtrict Judge, Nelson, intends to publish shortly a digest of all the reported cases in the Court of Appeal and Supreme Court of New Zealand from the beginning of 1881. The digest, it is thought, will be found useful not only to the profession, but also to bankers and others. The Grey River Argus believes that the validity of the Greymouth School Committee election will be contested in consequence, it is alleged, of voters from different school districts recording thenvotes on Monday night last. We (Argus), believe there is abundant proof that such was the case, and that a number of juniors also recorded their votes, although the chairman took the precaution to urge those who had no right to take part in the proceedings to leave the room. No line in England carries the same number of passengers, or 'carries them so cheaply and pays so large a dividend, as the Underground Railroad of London. The passengers last year numbered 110, 000,000. Several of the underground and overground railways carry workmen twelve miles a day for a penny, thus enabling them to enjoy cheap houses and country air. Mr S. C. Anderson, Defence storekeeper, is gazetted quartermaster in the New Zealand Armed Constabulary, with i the rank of captain New Zealand Militia. j A tender for the new public hall, Christi church, which is to be available for theatrical performances, has been accepted the amount being slightly under £8000. | The New Zealand Annual Wesleyan I Conference was opened last Aveek in the j Durham street Church, Christchurch. | The takings of the Englishmen at Oamaxu during the two days they played ' there were j ust £50. : A Miss Ewing has been giving cooking ! lossons iv Chicago. She said some wise ; things to a, gentleman. " Heavy bread," {in her opinion, is a frequent cause of ; < V-jv .•' y : '■,::■''■. ■■ <yjl.hi r ;i j'-.'v.'h t.o e-/6<7- ;

thing bad." An:l further, "The wife of j a dovotud husband is always a good cook. Intemperance, profanity, disgust of home life, all are born of bad cooking. It is said that the life of Mr Porter Rhodes whose name is already familiar in connection with the monster diamond he recently picked up at Kimberley, is a perfect burthen to him. He can trust his big stone to no one else. During the day when on view in Bond street, says the Home Nows, its owner has it always in sight. He is himself the bearer when the gem is ; to be sent for exhibition to royalty or to any bigwig in the provinces, and as he travels he dreads a Lefroy in every fellow passenger. The story goes that he went to show it to the Queen on a day when all locomotion became impossible from wind and snow, and that he spent a miserable twenty-four hours at some wayside station with a hundred thousand, pounds in his pocket and nothing to eat. The constant anxiety is telling on Mr Rhodes's health and unless he can soon dispose of his treasure it will be all that is left of him. The size of the stone is, after all, no protection against thieves. Desperate men who- would steal it would also break it up rather than lose the chance of realising the value of their «'swag." ■'}".'■ ■ At the Coroner's O>tlrtr<kerkenweli, recently, Dr. Danford Thomas held an inquiry respecting the death of Kate Austin, aged three years, whose death was caused by swallowing a coin in some sweetmeats. From the evidence adduced, it appears that in the neighborhood of Clerkenwell packets of swCets are sold in which coins are placed, being baked in the centre. The deceased child on Sunday, September 25th got a farthing in the centre of the sweet she purchased, and she swallowed it. On the following Wednesday morning she was taken with severe vomiting and diarrhoea, and on Dr. Smyth attending he found her in a state of exhaustion from which she never recovered. On making a post mortem examination he found death was caused by inflammation of the intestines and peritonitis, following the swallowing of the coin. In answer to"the Coroner, the doctor said he had attended qStite a dozen cases of the same description, most of the children having swallowed the coin.