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Thames Advertiser, Volume VII, Issue 1779, 3 April 1874, Page 3

To-day, being Good Friday, will be observed as a strict holiday. •'■ Services will be held in St. George's Church, and in the Catholic Church. The public offices close to-day for the Easter holidays. Work will also be discontinued at some of the mines, but not generally, The managers in many instances' gave their men the option of having Easter holidays,-but the privilege was generally deelined, the men alleging that there were too many holidays, and that they could not afford to lose their pay. There is to be a cricket match in the Parawai Gardens in the afternoon, and in the eveniag a soiree will be held in the Primitive Methodist Chapel. The' Golden Crown' will make a special trip from Auckland to-day, leaving at 8 a'.m., and returning at 6 p.m. She is expected to bring down a large number of visitors. The p,s. 'Enterprise' left at night for the Hot Springs, and. returns from Auckland on Sunday evening, in order to make an excursion to Ohinemuri on Easter Monday.

The Jewish festival of the Passover commenced, on the evening of Wednesday, ..and will continue for eight days, We understand that severalprizes have lately been offered to the Thames Scottish for rifle shooting. Some are open only to members who hive never won a prize before, and others are open to any one of the corps, ' The prize 3 consist of money, a Whau share, and a chaplains' cup, the latter to be presented by the Chaplains Hill and Dewsbury. ■> >■ We understand that the tender'of Messrs R. N. Smith and J A. Smith' taw been accepted for the second contract of "the water supply scheme, The amount of tbe contract is about £17,000. It extends to a point a little nearer Shortland'than the reservoir of the township supply, and the contract time is about eighteen months. ~ ...-,..'. ...,;'<■'; The following players will probably represent the twenty-two irithe match to be played atParawai to.day against, the first eleven of ihe Thames' Cricket Olub, 'viz,:—Messrs'W. Brassey,'E. Brassey, Wardell, Wright, Gellion, Slator, Chew, Fleming, Logan, Hamer, : Cook, Boon, Rawlings, Watkins, Wicks, Vaughan, Fryer, Curtis, Cox, Budgen, Cavanagh, Barrett. Captain Butt, who proceeded to Auckland on Tuesday last to present the petitions, European and native, against the removal of'the Resident Magistrate's Court from Shorfcland to Grahamstown, returned yesterday. He informs us that in the absence of the Superintendent,, he presented the petitions to the Provincial Secretary, Mr J. Sheehan,, who read them carefully and examined the signatures. He then told Captain Butt that immediately on the return of the Superintendent he would lay the matter before him, but that the Government had no idea of making' any alteration in the Courts, nor were they aware that any Bucb alteration was required. The s.s. ' City of Melbourne,' for Sydney, andthes.fl. 'Mongol,' for the South, were to leave Auckland harbour at an .early hour this morning. The s.B.'Eangatira' is : advertised to leavoat 2 p.m. to-morrow for Endeavour River, via Sydney. . .■;,,. 1 The Rev. W. J. Williams, who left the Thames yesterday for his new station in Otago, was accompanied to the steamer by a.number of friends, and shortly before leaving we understand he was presented' with a purse containing £20, subscribed by some friends as a small token of their admiration of his many excellent qualities. He leaves the Manukau on Monday, in company- with the Rev. J. J. Lewis, of Auckland, who is'also removing to another circuit. The Rev..Mr Williams will be succeeded at Coromandel by the Rev. Mr Dewsbury, of the Thames.'.

The Thames Naval Brigade held a meeting lost evening, at which it was resolved to invite the Volunteer representatives, who are expected from Napier to-day, .to'a ball to be given by the Navals in their hall on Monday evening next. The Rev, Mr Lush was, at the Bame meeting, elected an honorary member, and Dr Lethbridge-'honorary surgeon of the brigade. "' -•;'.-'

The calendar of the criminal sessions of the Supreme Court,, commencing, on 'Monday, includes the following charges: —John■Hawkins, specimen-stealing | Henry Kahn;' malicious destruction of -property; Martha Grey; stealing from the; premises; ■;Jobu;'Gu(]ge : and James Symonds,' unnatural^offences; Hugh McCormick, uttering base coin with intend to defraud; Lawrence J. Smith, attempting suicide; Minuie Qarlick, iafantioide,

The following advertisement appears in yesterday's Auckland papers:—" To Mr William Woodward —Sir,—ln your nomination, speech yes'enl'ay for Franklin; 'you are reported 'to have taken my name in vain considerably. Will you kindly inform me when next you purpose meeting the electors of Franklin (of whom I am one) ? I shall be there to expose the absurdity —I might use an uglier word—of your statements iu reference to myself,—l am, yours, &c, Thomas B. Giilies. -Auckland, April 1, 1874."

The ceremony of unveiling the .monument erected by the parishioners of the Whau to the memory of the late Rev, David Hamilton was performed on Wednesday evening by the Rev. James Hill, Moderator (of the Thames), in the' presence of a large number of persons. Shortly before 7 o'clock the party, assembled at the monumeut, where th* 23rd. Psalm was sung and the 14th chapter of John read: The- Rev. J. 1 Hill then'--offered: up a short, but fervent prayer, after which he unveiled the monument by torchlight.. After this he delivered an im-~ pressive address, with a degree of soiemnity suitable to the occasion. The party then adjourned to the church, where the .Moderator, and the Revs. Macnicol - and Wallace, and Messrs Lamb and Bollard,-spoke of the Buddea and lamentable death of Chelate rev.'gentlemen, and impressed upon their hearers the necessity that existed for being ready at any moment to face 'death .—Cross.

. At ; the Supreme Court on Thursday, Mr MacCormick' applied for a rule, calling upon Mr William Fra's'er,' Resident Magistrate of Grahamstoira, to show cause why a writ of certiorari should not issue commanding him to return a certain order made by him as Resident Magistrate, and a.'warrant of .commitment.. The application was made on behalf of Patrick Donnelly, and was supported'by'ah affidavit by 'him to the effect that in November, 1873, his iwife was convicted at Short lan J of assaulting a ; woman named Hawkins, arid ordered to pay' '£3 lis for costsj.'and to enter -into r'ecog- 1 nizances to keep the peace for six months. On ■the 11th December, without haying received any previous notice, E he'was served, with-the .order, and on the 24 1 ;h January arrested on ,a jwarrant of commitment under the hand-of Mr Eraser. He believed his arrest and imprison-, mentliind'erithe sdid warrant was'illegal,'and that the Resident Magistrate had no jurisdiction to issue it. Mr MacOormick applied for the rule on the ground that the assault should have been a matter for an information and not for a complaint. The Court granted the rule, which was made returnable on the 22nd instant.

I The ss. 7 Phoebe' took Ker departure from the" Manukau for the South on- Wednesday [morning early. She took a general cargo'for |all ports, and the following passengers:—Mrs Macginity and family (5), Messrs' J; Pluett, Q; ; Martin, R. Murdoch, Wm. Craig, Mrs Bush, Mrs Jas. 'Wallis, Mr'Sneddan, Mrs Duncan'and child, and twelve'iu'the steerage. | Sir Barile Frere, at" a meeting of the Koyal Geographical' Society',, stated that, after conferring with'Dr.'Kirk, he had come to' the (conclusion that the report of Dr.' livingstoWs death was true., The Queen,'on the recommendation of Gladstone, has grahtel a pension of £1,000 to the children of Livingstone.-, " ; j The brig ' Jane' sailed from Hobart Town for Auckland on the' 14th ult. She brings the following cargo:—s,soo feet timber, 8,000 6ft. palings, 20,000 sft. palings, 2,800 trails, 200j>ag* bark, I,osl.cases fruit, 431 cases jam, and J 4 bales hops. The barquentioe Prince Alfred (of the and the brigantihe Pamilla were both loading at Hobart Town for Auckland.

; The'sis. 'Rangatira,' Wm: Hill, commander, arrivedatAuckland oa Wednesday from Sydney, Passengers: Messrs-0. Diore,• R. 0. Ewing; M. Strackan, J. Fernoville, Captain Morris,'J.- Bennet, T. R. Crowley, Mrß Billings, Miss Billings, Mr S. Kennon, Mr J. White, Mrs ' Sale, Mrs 'Jones, and child; 12 in steerage. Amongst her cargo' wenotice:—l case, W. S; Jones; lease, J; HBrt; 1 parcel' samples, Engall; 1 case,' J, Nodder; 2 bales paper, 1 parcel type, Wilkinson and florton; 1 parcel, Cookson; 1 case, Walker; 4 cases tobacco and cigars, G. Waller.