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Thames Guardian and Mining Record, Volume I, Issue 82, 13 January 1872, Page 2

The members of tl.c Church of England Choir met for practice yesterday evening in the new building, TTary-strect. There was a good attendance, and the voices sounded very well, notwithstanding the great size of the edifice. The usual m mthly inspection of the Naval Brigade will be held to-day. The monthly inspection of the Naval Brigade will take place at the drill-shed, at it o'clock, this evening, by the oflicer command'ng the district. Yesterday afternoon one of ?>lr Rountree s men took his horse into the water near the Peach Grove. Tararu, in order to wash the quadrupeds legs. Both horse and man got stack fast in the tenacious bine mud which lines the bottom it) this locality, and it was with some difficulty they were extiicated with the a ■si-dance of a strong rope and the energetic palling of some bystanders, who came to the rescue.

Mr Floyd. Government Electrician, left at an early hour yesterday morning for the East Coast, to see the extent of the damage which has hecu done to the telegraph wire, and to make arrangements for its immediately being repaired. *

At the Academy of Music, last night, the same pieces were repeated, as on the previous evening, to a fair, although not full, house. The performances were again received with laughter and applause, and are evidently popular. Mr MrCabc sang •"‘Annie of the Vale” and another song in good taste, and was warmly applauded. A change in the programme takes place this evening, the “Devil’s Mount” being substituted for the “ Bonnie Fishwife.” We expect to see a fullhouse to-night.

Wc understand that the tender of "Mr Cosgrove was the highest for the stoclc of clothing. See., of Mr Charles Gilligan. .Sebastopol House, Brown-street. Applications for winding-up orders were made at the District Court on Tuesday last for the following companies: —La Plata Goldnrining Company, opposed by Air Onrfrae, when judgment was reserved ; Ohio Goldmining Company, application for orders confirmed ; Star of the Kareka. Mr W. L. Bees applied to have the company’s schedule confirmed. His Honor refused, because the schedule was not before the Court. The General G ivernment have arranged to take over the land and plant of the Auckland and Drury Bailway for the sum of £20.000, or a little more limn one-half the original cost, which was :C."50,000. Charles G Wigan. clothier, of Brown-street, lias filed a declaration of insolvency.

Mr. Breen. C.E., who holds a high rank in his profession, lias received an appointment as engineer under Mr Brogdcn, in connection with the Waikato railway.

The following arc the team that will compete in the cricket match to-day : —Thames b.O. and Volunteers. Thames C.C. : Messrs C. Clayforlh, Howard. AV. J. Warded. Bull, E. 11. Bcere. F. Lascollcs, Schofield, Dixon, Scottcr. Sykes, Samuels, and Dr Croft. Volunteers : Captain Newby, Messrs A. Barnett. Alpc. Pulleine. G. E. Aldcrton, Morris, Babington (sen.j, Maddock (juu.), and Pethketlcy. The teams will be on the ground at 1.110, and the game will commence punctually at 2 o’clock. From the interest which has been taken in getting up this match, wc expect a very close game ; and considering that the Volunteer team is much stronger than on the previous occasion, when they were beaten, they stand a very good chance of getting their revenge. The Thames team deserve a good “lacing” for their non-attendance at the practices of the Club,

There was a long sitting at the Ilcsidcnt Magistrate's Court yesterday, but there were no cases of particular interest, except to the parties concerned. The case which excited most interest was postponed for a week — Ehrcufricd Brothers v A Butler, an action to recover JNiO damages for the alleged nonperformance of a contract, by which defendant agreed to take all the ale and beer used in his licensed house fromplaintijFsbvcwcry. The whole of the cases on the list were not reached, and two or three remain over for hearing to-day.

The Municipality Committee will meet this afternoon at i’> o'clock, at the Pacific Hotel.

The adjourned meeting of the Waiotahi Board, which was to have been held yesterday. was postponed iu consequence of the absence of members.

A commission of inquiry was opened on Thursday, at 11 o’clock, in Hie Court-house, Onehunga, to examine into certain charges brought against Captain Wing, pilot and harbour master, Manukau. by Henry Jeff ares, lately employed iu the pilot boat. Captain Burgess, chief harbour master, presided, assisted by John Sheehan, Esq., of the Provincial Executive.— J). S. Cross.

There is a likelihood of the scat in the House of Representatives for the electoral district of Rodney becoming vacant by the resignation of Mr Famuli, the present member,” who, it is said, has received an appointment in connection with the emigration scheme. Mr J. Sheehan, Goldfields’ Secretary. as will be seen by advertisement in another column, lias ottered himself as a candidate. Miring the time that Mr Sheehan has occupied the position of a representative of the people, he lias earned the respect and esteem of all scctious, irrespective of party. Tie has also a special claim upon the electors of the North on account of the active part he has taken in pushing on the Kaipara Railway, and forwarding their interests in other ways. He will, therefore, in all probability, receive a strong support. As the official intimation of Mr Farucli’s resignation. has not yet been given, no opportunity has been afforded other gentlemen who may be desirous of contesting the seat to intimate their intentions, and we have not, therefore, heard of any opposition to Mr Sheehan. It is possible, however, that some other candidate may yet come forward, or the electors may, perhaps, themselves nominate one whom they desire t j represent them. Rut it is gratifying to notice at this early period in the election the candidature of so able a gentleman as Mr Sheehan, and we feel convinced that whoever succeeds in defeating him will be well worthy of the position to which he aspires.— J). S. Cross. Young female slaves arc shipped by English steamers from Tripoli to Constantinople. Their price at Tripoli is to TRIO each.

The Fiji Gnzettr. furnishes a very graphic description, in which it is related that Maafu’s fine army comprising 300 men marched along the beach to Parliament House “to the tap of a drum improvised from a kerosene tin.” Charley Maafu was dressed in white drill trousers, with a purple and green, bound with gold velvet, jacket, and a crimson foraging cap. He wore a steel scabbarded sword and white leather sword belt. The men were dressed in white shirts and stilus of native grass curiously wreathed around them.

It will seen by reference to our advertising columns that the p.F. Challenger will make an excursion trip to Coromandel and back on Sunday, leaving Grahamstoivn wharf at eight o’clock in the morning, and returning at p.m.. thus giving excursionists five hours and a half at Coromandel. Single tickets, return, (is : double ditto, for lady and gentleman, 10s.

11.M.5. Blanche, from Wellington, via Tauranga. arrived in Auckland harbor r on Thursday.

The s.s. Keera, Captain Carey, left for Tauranga and southern ports on Thursday evening, with the following passengers : Right Rev. Bishop Crokc, Mrs Bedford, Miss Turner, Messrs Turner, Bruce. Bishop, George, Horsfall, Apcrahama, Te Maro, McGregor, and Smith.

The annual meeting of the Manchester National Society for Women's Suffrage was held in the Town Hail. Manchester, on the 7th of November, under the presidency of the Mayor. It was intimated that Mr Jacob Brilrlit's bill for the removal of the electoral disabilities of women would be introduced at an early period next session.

On the 8(li of November, an iininliabiicd house i:i Newcastle, three stories high, situated in Cowgate. Newcastle, fall to the ground with a tremendous crash. Some half-dozen persons were passing at the time, a:ul it is feared that one or two are buried in tiie ruins. Labourers were a,t once set to work to clear away the debris, but they have not vet found any bodies.

The Rev. Robert .Moffat, the distinguished African misssionurv, visited Birmingham.

and was presented with a sum of upwards oi .■CI.oOD. which had been subscribed at that town towards the fund which is being collected towards founding a training college for native missionaries iu bouth Africa,

The s.s. Star of the South, Captain Holmes, left for Napier ou Thursday afternoon with the following passowgers : —Mr Watt, Captain Head, Mrs Head, and two in the steerage. The following. letter has been received by the Bishop of Auckland from Sir William Martin, on the receipt of the illumination address recently presented to him : “January 10. 1872. The Right Rev. the Bishop of Auckland. My Lord.—l have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of a copy of a resolution of the Diocesan Synod (in the session of 1871) signed by your lordship. The strong feeling of kindness towards myself manifested in that resolution is most welcome, and 1 am heartily thankful for the expression of it; though indeed it lias led my brother Churchmen in the Synod to overestimate greatly such services as I have been enabled to render to the Church. Further, I beg the Synod, and all persons concerned, iu carrying out the directions of the Synod, to accept my best thanks for the very beautiful form in which the resolution has been conveyed so me.—l am, my Lord, respectfully and faithfully yours, WILLIAM Mautix.”