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Thames Guardian and Mining Record, Volume I, Issue 265, 14 August 1872, Page 2

Mr Warden Fraser made his award in the case of Lethbridge v. Dewar yesterday. The members of the Grahamstown Volunteer Fire Brigade are requested to meet punctually at 7 o'clock this evening, at the engine-house, for practice. Wednesday next is proclaimed a holiday on the occasion of the opening of the Exhibition in connection with the Thames Mechanics’ Institute, to be held at St. George’s Hall. There will be a meeting of the Waiotahi Highway Board this afternoon'. In consequence of the extensive alterations and improvements now in progress at the Governor Bowen Hotel, where the meetings are usually held, the meeting on this occasion will take place at the office of the engineer. The following cases are set down for hearing at the Wanlen's Court to-day ; —Boxall and others v. the Cornstock G.M.C., Goldsmith v.' Hutt, Hicks v. Menhie and Dey, Hicks v.Mennie. A very fine dog of the bull and mastiff breed, recently imported from England, was being exhibited about the streets of Grahamstown and Shortland yesterday, and had an admiring crowd following him. People here can evidently appreciate a good horse or dog as well as in the old country. A splendid score at rifle-shooting was made by Captain Lipsey. of No. 1 Royal H.R.V., yesterday, at the ■ Parawai Butts. The ranges were the three longest ones, namely 400, 500, and 600 yards, and the scores were respectively : —44443, 44433, 40433 ; total, 51. ’ The Native Lands Court was resumed yesterday, when the Waiwhakauranga block was proceeded with, and will be resumed today. This, as we have before mentioned, ip the well-known block on the Kauaeranga Creek, on which the large kauri forest stands. At the Police Court yesterday three cases of drunkenness, two of neglecting to keep premises clean, and an application for a transfer of licence from Louis Segar to Elizabeth Isaacs, Grand Junction Hotel, Moanataiari Creek (which was granted), comprised the business brought before the Court.

A public meeting of the inhabitants of the Thame* was held at the Academy of Music last evening, when a resolution.was carried unanimously that a petition to the General Assemby should be drawn up praying for such an alteration in the Representation Act as will give a proper representation of this district for the Thames. A report will be found in another place.

We learn that a sale of an acre of land reclaimed by prison labour at Dunedin, took place, realising the sum of £4,270. It was sold in two parcels—one piece of which the upset price was £I,OOO, fetched £2.560 ; the other, 'upset price, £250, realised £1,720. We have frequently pointed out the feasibility of our prisoners being employed in works of this kind. Those horrible fever beds, the intakes, might easily be filled in by a tramway of a few yards in length from the Britomart Point, and the prisoners might profitably be employed iu this work.—A. Z. Herald.

We learn that Messrs Shaw, Savill, and Co. are trying to pacify the Auckland' merchants to some extent. Before the agitation against them began here similar complaints .were being urged in London by the agents of several of our principal merchants. A short time ago the London agent of Messrs E. and H. Isaacs informed that firm that he had succeeded in extracting a promise from Shaw, Savill, and Co. that all their ships would be seDt to Auckland, alternately, instead of the inferior ones only which have been kept on the trade for some time past. In compliance With this promise, they have laid on the Robert Henderson to Auckland, and consigued her to Messrs E. and H. Isaacs. Tbeir agent, writing on the 14th June, stated that the Robert Henderson would sail in two or three days afterwards. — Cross. . . . -- ■