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Thames Guardian and Mining Record, Volume I, Issue 11, 19 October 1871, Page 2

The usual weekly d .'ll took place last night in the d-.dished, CJ ahrmstown. There was a very good muster of tiie membe-s. The company was put through various evolutions, such as wheeling into line from columu, &c., according to the new drill. Three gentlemen joined the company as working members. We be'ieve this company is nearly at its mil strength.

Some few days ago a man named Donovan was charged with obtaining, on false pre fences, the sum of £5 from Mr A. Brinje. The facts of the case are briefly these, as stated in the Police Court. Donovan went to Mr Brace’s and offered to sell some amalgam. Bruce bought it as goid amalgam and gave a cheque for £ 5 for it. On being retorted it turned out to have about eighteen pennyweights of gold in it. and the balance 7.inc. Bruce thereupon stopped the payment of the cheque at the Bank. The case having been heard the R.M. dismissed it, and Donovan now brings a civil action against Bruce for the recovery of the sum of £5. A mec.ingof those interested in the welfare of the Church of Bng'and- was held at St. George’s Church, yesterday. Rev. V. Lush presided, and stated that the principal object of the meeting was to choose a committee of management to make arrangements concerning the Oratorio, and the G : ft Auction. He stated that Mr. Joseph Brown, from Auckland was to conduct at the Oratoi ‘o, and that Mr. Mitchell had corresponded with him on the subject. It was at first proposed to elect two committees, one for the Orator’o and one for the Gift Auction, but fina'Jy one large coinmui.ee was elected, and they will afierwa ds subdivide themseves. Those chosen we e Rev. V. Lush. Messrs. Mack'e, Chapman, Wright, Airey, Bennett Jefferson, Wrrd, My cs, Law 1 or, Fi'zgibbon, Tuner, and Hou'ss, and McsJames Puckey, K'TgourMacdonahl, Miss Lush, aud Miss Winder. wi£h power to auu to their number. The Rev. J. Br’lcr delivered a very intcresiing and instructive' lecture on the subject or “ Tcmpe”,” last evening, at the Wesleyan Cher fh, Grahamstown. This is a question, as was well pointed out, in wli'ch toe happ’ness ov misery of almost every family fa involved. A sunny temper goes farther than any other characteristic to I'ghtea the cares of PCe, and the Rev. Lcctu er could not have chorea a subject of more general impo trace, although it is one but litCe thought of in many fam : 'ies. These Wednesday even : ng lectures are most useful, and the topics appear to be chosen in ve y good taste. On the next occasion we hone to be ab’c to lay befo'e our readers a more detailed report of the Pet ere, wirch pressure on our space prevents our doing to-day.

One of those very sudden deaths which have so frequently occurred in this city, forcibly illustrating the uncertainty of life, occurred last evening, The deceased was Mr. A. E. Cohen, formerly engaged as an auctioneer and commission agent, but whose affairs are now in process of liquidation in the bankruptcy court. So far as we have been able to learn the circumstances attending his death, they are as follows : —Yesterday evening Mr. Cohen had complained to his wife of being very weary, and went to lie down on his bed, intending, with Mrs. Cohen, to go out to a friend’s to tea later in the evening. Mrs. Cohen in the meantime went out for a walk in company with a friend. On her return, in little more than an hour afterwards she was startled to find her husband dead, and the body getting cold. Deceased was lying on his back dressed, the arms bent at the elbows and the bands brought over the front part of the chest. There were no marks of violence to be seen, and only a slightly discoloured mark on the centre of the under lip, as if it had been bitten by the teeth. Dr. Hooper was called in, but could render no assistance, life being extinct, and we understand that the doctor expressed no opinion as to the probable cause of death. On the matter becoming known to the police, the body was viewed in the usual manner, and the Coroner communicated with ; and there is every probability that an inquest will be held to inquire into the cause of death to-day. We understand the deceased was about 27 or 28 years of age. and has been married over two years. —Daily Southern Crons. We were sorry to find last eveuiug on visiting the Theatre that Miss Colville was unable to take her part in the performance, • owing to'indisposition. The thchtreqjoiug portion of the public will greatly miss her from the boards, and willgladly welcome lier back again, as she has become a great favorite with them. Miss Colville has been suffering for some time from a severe cold, but it was not till last niglit she bad to succumb, aud then only on the advice of a medical man. We wish her a speedy recovery, and hope she may be able to appear to-morrow night as usual. Yesterday morning from about 11 a.m. until 1 p.m. a large crowd of persons might be seen walking about in front'of the Warden’s Court, the doors of which were closed, awaiting the arrival of his Worship. It was a most unpleasant morning for such a promo nadc, and the worse for those persons who were kept waiting. Lawyers, witnesses, and others gave frequent expression of their disapproval of this state of things. A couple of very trivial cases at the/Police Court at Sliortlaad, detained the R.M., and caused a great deal of trouble aud inconvenience to those concerned in the Hazelbank case. The desirability of liaviug all thq Courts uuder one building, and of getitug the unpaid Magistrates' to sit in the Police Court when there is a press of business in the Warden’s Court was forcibly illustrated yesterday, wheu it was nearly 2 o’clock when operations were commenced in the latter Court. Tins is a state of things that certainly requires alteration, and'the sooner romedy is done iu the matter the better. Clothing for the Million, at Warmoll?s Cash Palaces. Just received, per ‘Countess of Kintore,’ £5,000 worth of Clothing, Roots, Shoes, &c., comprising the best and cheapest assortment of goods yet imported into the Aucklaud province. Iu order to make room for further shipments, the Goods will be offered at such prices that cannot fail to effect a speedy cUa -ance. Warmoll’s Cash Palaces, Giahamstown, Thames.— Advt.