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Thames Guardian and Mining Record, Volume I, Issue 191, 20 May 1872, Page 2

The p.s. Duke of Edinburgh will not make her usual trip to-day, on account of some necessary repairs to her engine.

The handsome sum of £lB Os 6d was collected yesterday at the Homan Catholic Churches, in Grahamstowu aud Skortland, in aid of the Hospital.

The action by Mr Morris, the Rifle Volunteer Bandmaster, for arrears -of pay, will come on for hearing to-day, at neon, at the lt.M. Court.

Wc perceive by advertisement in another column, that Mr C. A. Robertson intends to start evening classes at the Thames School, commencing this (Monday) evening. There will be a sitting of the Warden’s Court this morning, but merely, we believe, to discharge the cases on the lisr, which will either be struck out or adjourned to a future day.

The Thames Football Club held a practice on Saturday afternoon, on the Cricket ground. About 20 members were present and some very good play was the result. The game was brought to an abrupt termination by the bursting of the ball, there not being a second one on hand.

The programme of events for the athletic sports to take place at the Albert Barracks on the Queen’s Birthday is published. There arc eight events, including flat races for 100 yards to one mile, and a 300 yards hurdle race.—Auckland Star.

The committee appointed to consider whether Air Smart is entitled to hold his seat i i the City Council sat yesterday afternoon, anti deci.ied that he was so entitled, on the ground that he is a member of the firm of th uickshank, .-.mart, anil Co.; that although Ini (tad re. Led from being an active partner in that fit in. Ins name was still retained. — Auckland Star.

We would call attent’oa to the sale of articles and subsequent musical soiree, wli.eh takes place ac the Presby.cnan Cuui’ch, ac Tararu to-day. The sate will commence at tliroe o’elook. an.l tea will tie laid on the taolus at 5.30. ALer tea a selection of songs, glees, and rounds. Will be giveu nv auuuiueror laiiy and gentlemen amateurs, wno have kindly offered their services ful" die occasion, bln.uid the weather prove favourable we anticipate a large attendance.

The anniversary of ibe Wesleyan Church, SlioriUiLU, was obseivod yestciday. The services m the morning aud evening were conducted by the Jiev. YV. J. Wilnams, who piCiiCiied an eiotjueui seiinou iu the evening ul Grahamstowu, on the patabie of the Ten Virgins. The amount collected at the two services reached ilte handsome sunt of £l2 15s. Next Wednesday a tea-meeting will be tieid in the Presbyter.au boliuol-rouin, to commence at G o'clock, after wiiitdi the evening will be occupied uy the report, aduresses, aud music, in the church, WiLlouguuy -street.

It seems that owing to the absence of Mr Millet, the Government Engineer, the new goods wharf has not been yet handed over to the Government. This comes very hard on the consignees of those vessels which have been hauled alongside, as it seems that they will not be allowed to discharge until the wharf is formally handed over. They hauled alongside on the undeistanding that the wharf was to l e handed over on Thursday, aud now they are kept waiting, at a heavy loss, as, owing to the state of the tides, they are unable to haul up on the hard. It is to be hoped that they will not be kept much longer waiting in idleuess.

We have received a copy of the Provincial Government Gazette , of the 17th iust., No. 18. It notifies that the 24th inst. will be observed as a public holiday. The Thistle G.M.G’sgrouud has beeu surreudered; the land is open for occupation. Ten sites in the township of Gisbourue are reserved as sites for places of worship. Unappropriated lauds at Gisbourne will shortly be offered for sale. Mr George .Scott is appointed Inspector of Sheep aud Inspector of Brands for the East Coast sheep district, the boundaries of which are defined. Mr W. Lechner is appointed auditor to the Waiotahi District Board. A list of licences, to kill game, and a list of Crown giants ready for issue are published. Application is made to register six different companies at Coromandel; aud the Provincial accounts for quarter ending 31st of March is published. At the Police Court yesterday, the transfer of the licence for the Union Hotel was transferred from G. H. Tudehop to A. Barcliard. Bernard O’Donnell was fined £l, aud 7s Gd costs, lor cruelty to a horse. The case of William Gibbous, charged with using provoking language to Taitua ltaingaroa, and with having assaulted him, was settled out of Court. A complaint by Margaret McGinn against Jobu Gibb for using provoking language towards her, tending to create a breach of the peace, was dismissed. The boy John William bhandley, charged with stealing £lO from the dwelling-house of John Kenyon, was couvicted, aud sentence deferred until Monday (this day). The R.M. expressed his regret that there, was no Reformatory to which the boy could be sent for a term of years.

Satui day’s Auckland Evening Star says : —‘- A yaclit race took place this morning between the babrina and the bpiay, the ■ nurse being round the buoy iu Drunken Bay aud bans, to the wnarf, twice round. A zeplir-l.ko wind pervaded in Llie harbour at starting, and coutinum during the day. Every s.iteh of canvas was set iu both vesse.B. They got away at eleven o'clock, a large number of people assembling on the wha.f to witness the sight. On rounding the buoy iu Drunken Bay ihe first tune the babrina was leading; she was however, overliaued by the Spray, -who rounded off tlio wliaif fiist, and maiiita.uud a lead of some half-dozen lengths. The timoocoup.ed in going over the course the first time v\at two hours aud iifiy-live minutes. The yacht, had not returned,. when wo weut to press. ' We have learned .hat the Spray came iu a winner, the babrina not being able to wrest the lead from her in the second round.

The following brief dialogue occurred yesterday morning in the Resident Magistrate’s Cuiut. A plaintiff in an undefended case was asked the usual questions before judgment being giveu. Tno Court : Are you the plaintiff in this ease i— Plaintiff : 1 are.— The Court: Is the dufeii iant iudehte.i to you in the sum mentioned iu this account? —Plaintiff: He am.—The Court: Are die charges fair and reasonable ?—Plaintiff : Them is.—The Court: Has'any portion of the account beeu paid?—Plaintiff : They w or, but worn’t.—T his, last was a puzzle . But it came out that the plaintiff meant to say that the defendant had several tiinis promised to pay on account, hut on every occasion of making such proof.ses he had broken (hem. On judgment being giv.n, the plaintiff looked towards the table whe.fi learned counsel were sitting,- and said, “ Are he to pay?—A learned counsel: "He am." The-plaintiff left the Court, looking supremely satisfied.— - Cross,

A meeting of the proprietors of a lease of about 21 acress of auriferous laud at Kingstone. Coromandel, was held at the Governor Brown hotel, Auckland, on Wednesday, loth instant, when they formed themselves into a company, to be called the Kiugstone Gold Mining Company (Registered), with a nominal capital of £IO,OOO. A provisional drector? was appointed, also Mr. Jas. Hull as le<?al manager. The company have let a contract to enlarge and timber their present drive over 80 feet, and to putin across drive on a very fine reef cut at abo .t 45 feet in of the tunnel.— Auckland Evening Star.

Pitt’s Coldness of Manner—No one who really knew Pitt intimately would have called him cold. A man who is Prime Minister at twenty-six cannot carry his heart on his sleeve, and be “ Had, fellow ! well met !” with every Jack, Tom, aDd Harry. Pitt’s manner, by nature as well as by habit and necessary, was in public always dignified, reserved, and imperious ; bub he had very warm feelings, and bad it not been for the obligations of the official poeition which lay on him almost throughout his whole life, I believe he might have had nearly as manny frends as Fox. —Memoirs of 11. Frere.

The fo 1 lowing extraordinary paragraph is extracted from the letter of a Paris correspondent “If the Legitimists and Orleanists were induced by the reconciliation of their chiefs to join forces, they could probably put the Count de Chambord on the throne, with the Count de Paris as heir apparent; but as the latter could not consent to become ‘Dauphin’ without practically admitting that his grandfather was a usurper, it is scarcely likely that this consummation can be ‘ upon the cards.’ Moreover, although the Count de Chambord is childless, the Countess is a woman of such delicate health that the Legitimists are always hoping that she may die, so that the Count may marry again, and give them, at length, the ardently-dcßired ‘ Dauphin’ that would block the heirship of their especial detestation, the Couut de Paris. The Countess de Chambord, in her oevotion to the sacred cause of legitimacy, is impatient to die, and thus to leave the coast clear for the advent of her successor.” — Cross.

The Raglan correspondent of the Daily Southern Cross says “ The monotony of Raglan has recently been disturbed by two or three cases of robbery and burglary, in which the natives have exhibited an amount of daring and contrivance equal to any of their white-skinned brethren. A short time ago Mr Galvin had his store robbed during the night by the natives getting down tho chimney, and unfastening the door to let themselves out. In a more recent ea c e the natives (Hnulrms from Kawhia) eflCefed an entrance into Mr Powell’s store during the night time by cutting out a pane of glass from the shop window, and helped themselves to goods and money to the amount of £35 before they became satisfied. The thieves were traced to Aotea, but the Hauhaus refused to gjve them up. so that tho law is q tito powerless with respect to these rebel Haubau offenders. The Hon. D. It cl.ean, Defence Minister, has been communicated with on the '•ubj-'ct. and most likely he will see the necessity of restricting the freedom of ingress to these rebel natives, more particularly when they positively refuse to allow Europeans to enter their territory. or give up any offenders to our cou-* stables_when requested to do so.