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Thames Guardian and Mining Record, Volume I, Issue 56, 11 December 1871, Page 2

We hope to see a numerous attendance at the meeting, to be held this afternoon, at half-past 3 o’clock, at thcAcadcmy of Music, ou the important- subject of harbor works at the Thames.

The usual fortnightly meeting of the H.A.C.8.5., No. 20 Branch, will be held in the Catholic Schoolroom, Willoughby-strcct, this evening at 7 o’clock. Two horses were drawiug a load of stone along Brown-street on Saturday, when some portion of .the “fixings” attaching the animals to the' shafts gave. way. The horses, astonished and apparently frightened at thus unexpectedly gaining their liberty, bolted off up the street, and hut for being stopped by the bystanders at a. neighboring corner, some serious accident would in all probability have taken place. Careless riding and driving is getting rather prevalent in our streets, and we hear that on Saturday a gentleman had his knee hurt, by a light express cart coming rapidly and unexpectedly in his way rs he was crossing the street.

The Rev. S. "Wilson delivered am interesting lecture last evening, at St. George’s Hall, on the Book of Revelation, especially on the sounding of the seventh trumpet.

The anniversary services in connection w :th the Willougliby-street Baptist Sunday school were held yesterday. Mr Kcrnick preached in the morning, and Mr William Ha sou in the evening, and in the afternoon the parents and scholars were addressed by the Rev. Mr Butland. On each occasion there was a very good attendance.

The anniversary sermons of the Shorthand Wesleyan Sunday School was preached yesterday, by the Rev. .T. .T. Lewis, who took his text in the morning from Acts xvi.. ill, and in the evening from Luke xix., 41 and 42, giving on both occasions eloquent- and appropriate addresses suitable to the occasion. In the afternoon the children and their friends were addressed by the Rev. J. Bullcr, who took for his subject the childhood of Moses. Collections were made in aid of the school funds ; that in the morning amounted to L 5, in the afternoon to LI Its, and in the evening to L 5 Gs Id. In connexion with this school, a public tea meeting will be held to-morrow evening at G. 30, wlie l addresses will be delivered by ministers and friends.

There was a crowded congregation at the Catholic Church, Willougliby-street, yesterday morning to bear Mass. The members of Cagli and Pompci’s Royal Opera Company gave their valuable assistance to the choir in the rendering of ltosim’s “Stabat Mater,” in which the following ladies and gentlemen took part :—Signoras Marglierita Zcnoni and Luigia Polli. Signors Fcrantc Rosinati, Enrico Dondi, Francisco Bcnso, Domenico Bartolomeo tti. Pietro Favas, Gumming, Griiliths. and other members, under 1 lie direction of Signor Zelman, the leader of the Opera Company. The Rev. Father Nivard then delivered a brief but most impressive discourse on the subject of charity, from tlic Gospel of the day. In the evening the same rev. gentleman preached an eloquent sermon from the 6th of Numbers on the form of the blessing of the people as 'riven by the Lord unto Moses.

A little boy named Dixon, about eight yers old, was accidently drowned in Messrs Rings’ dam at Coromandel, on the 7th instant.

Edward O’Hare has challenged J. Regan to run him any distance between 150 yards and a quarter of a mile, for £5.

At the Police Court on Saturday. John Sullivan, a boy ten years of age, charged with stealmg"a meerschaum pipe, value .22, the property of Thomas "Waterworth, was discharged with a suitable caution from the Bench. James Millan, charged with stealing goods to the value of £3O, the property of Henry Schultz, of Auckland, was remanded for a week, aud hail taken for his appearance, himself in £1( >. and two sureties of £SO each. Michael Kelly, for using obscene language in Davy-strcct, was fined 20s, with the alternative of seven clays’ hard labor in case of non-payment. Ellen Sinclair, for using abusive language to Lctitia Wood, was bound over to keep the peace for the next three months .

The gencrnl meeting of the Baty Belief Fund Committee will he held at the Pacific Hotel this evening, at half-past 7 o’clock, for the purpose of receiving outstanding accounts, and electing permanent trustees for investing the monies collected.

A woman living at West-street, Newton, died very suddenly sometime between Thursday nigbt and Friday morning. When last seen alive, on the Thursday, she was drunk, and was assisted by two of her neighbors, who took a bottle of rum from her, and broke it in order i i prevent her drinking it. The next morning she was found dead. An inquest was to be held on the body on Saturday. Last night in the Provincial Council very great progress was made in the estimates. All the items under the head of police were postponed. * A great number of other items were agreed to, and no reductions made on the items as placed on the estimates. An aggregate of L 25.063 8s was agreed to, and the further consideration of the other appropriations postponed until Tuesday next. The Highways Act was advanced a stage, and several new clauses added. The Licensing Act Amendment Hill passed through Committee, and was afterwards recommited on the motion of Mr May. for the purpose of striking out the words in the 14th clause which deprived females of a right to sign a memorial for the closing up of public houses. A long and keen debate ensued, and owing to a latj hour of the night the House was thin, and it was ultimately resolved to adjourn the debate so that it might be taken in a full house. The debate on the question has therefore been adjourned until Tuesday next.— D. S. Croxs.

The Court in the Resident Magistrate's jurisdiction was occupied until nearly five o'clock on Friday afternoon in adjudicating upon two defended cases. One was Skinner v. Hcnnersberg. a mining share case. The plaintiff had in the year 18(1!) caused to be sold at auction 110 shares in the Golden Crown Extended Goldmiuiug Company The defendant, Hennersberg, was the purchaser. who after a time leaves for Sydney. Meanwhile the company comes to grief, mikes a demand for all back calls which had remained unpaid, and obtains a winding-up order. The plaintiff was sued, and his goods levied upon for those back calls, as Hennersberg, the purchaser of the shares, was nowhere to be found. Hennersberg, after a long absence, puts in an appearance in Auckland, when a demand is made on him by the plaintiff, Skinner, for the price of the back calls lie had been made to pay, together with the law charges he had been put to. The defence of Hennersberg was tliat it was a man named Moeller, standing alongside when the sale was going on, who bad bought the shares, and that he had merely paid for them to oblige him. r Jlic Court gave judgment for tlie plaintiff. The other case was Mrs King v. Onyon, for damage done to goods and chattels whilst in possession of ready-furnished apartments. In this case his Worship reserved judgment, —D S. Cron,

A very old woman, named Catherine Conway, was found dead in her hod. at her residence, Durham-stivct, Auckland, on Saturday morning. She is supposed to have been qbout 90 years old. Au Inquest will lx: held. Miss Stotlmrd'delivered the last of a course of Lectures to Ladies,” at the Auckland Institute on Friday afternoon. Her subject on this occasion was *• A little real knowledge of science will make a lady a better housekeeper." These lectures, wo understand, have been very well attended by the Auckland young lailies. many of whom, no doubt, have considerably profiled by the very excellent sound sense that fins been discoursed to them on the duties appertaining to the - • sex. . T . - /

~w Q n Saturday morning, about one pklcck, an 'attempt' was made to effect a forcible entry into the drapery store of Mr Hobbs. It appears that about that hour Mrs Hobbs, hearing suspicious sounds, awoke her husband. Being unable iu the darkness to see any person, Mrs Hobbs resorted to the expedient of throwing out a bucket of water, when a man skeddadled with great haste, disappearing through a hole in the fence. In a short time a mau named Jack Russell was unearthed from among Cousins and Atkins' timber, aud with his clothes saturated with water. Jack made his bow on ' Saturday morning at the Police Court, and stands remanded. Au examination of the premises showed a couple of auger holes, anil a small tenon saw., evidently preparatory to sawing out a portion of board, to admit Jack among the haberdashery.— Jive ft inrj Star, The barque ‘ Velocipede ’ sailed for Newcastle yesterday, also the s.s. ‘ Phoebe J and the s.s. • Go-ahead ’ for tlic South. The s.s. * Hero,' from Melbourne and Sydney, may be expected iu the Auckland harbor this morning. The ship ‘Caducous,’ from Auckland, arrived in London ou October lGth. The only vessel laid ou iu London for Auckland is the ‘ Naomi.’

The p.s. Nevada, Captain Blethen, took her departure for Sj daey and Melbourne on Saturday evening. Passengers (from Auckland for Sydney) : Messrs D. Nicholl, G. Stead. Yeoland, Levy, E. Nott, Percy, Kemp. Mrs Irvine and infant, Miss Cutler, and 46 from San Francisco.

The s.s. ‘Go-ahead’ arrived in the Manukau from the South on the 7th. The following is her passenger list: —Messrs Bayley, Hales, Fernandez, Vealc, Falliucr, Sullivan, Levey.

The ‘ Go-ahead ’ brought 300 sheep. 5 horses, 16 pigs, and 132 hides to Auckland. If these commodities had been sent South, they would hare had to pay Very heavy local charges.

The schooner ‘Flirt,’ from Lyttelton, which arrived at Auckland ou the Bth, brings a. cargo of 1,200 sacks wheat, 100 sacks bran, 40 sacks malt, order ; 3 tons bacon, S* Jones.

The s.s. St. Ivilda ’ sailed from Auckland for Wanganui, with a cargo consisting in part of window sashes and doors, aud coils of Auckland-made rope. The barque ‘ Tell ’ takes from Auckland for Newcastle a small cargo, principally resln'ppcd.

J lie L.S.,N.Z. and A. mail steamship Nevada, Captain Blethen from Honolulu with the English mail, arrived in harbor at 10.30 on Friday evening, bringing 97 passengers .and a large quantity of cargo. The following is a list of her passengers :—For Auckland—W. H. Webb, Esq., R. Foster, T. 11. Troupe, R, Walker, and wife and boy, Miss Mary Walker, Miss Carrie Walker, J. Watt, T. H. Harrison, W. K. Graham, Mrs Strathford, W. H. Graham, J. Vipond, Mr Garde, H. E. Russell ; Madame States, Miss Mondcville, Signori Biscohte, Orlandini, Sussini, Cecelia. Giorgini. For’ Wellington —John Barton. W. Turnbull, wife and boy, .T. G. Lillie, J. H. Williamson, W. Gray, junr. Port Chalmers—Miss Fanny Smith, G. It. Baton. T. Wentworth; and 34 3rd class for New Zealand and Australia, and 10 Ist class for Australia.—Henderson and Macfarlanc, agents.

We have opened several eases of men’s and youths’ clothing, just received per Balaratj to be sold cheap—J. Cosgrave & Co., Owen street, Grahamstown.—Advt.