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Thames Advertiser, Volume VII, Issue 1831, 4 June 1874, Page 2

There was a little excitement in the sharemarket last evening caused by a demand for Old Whaus. Owing to the improved prospects in the mine, alluded to elsewhere in these colunnvYjtkero was ; quite, a" reaction in the

market value of the shares after the closing quotations of the Brokers' Association, and sales were effected at auadnance of nearly one pound per share, with buyers unsatisfied.

Wc may remind our readers of the soiree and ball at the Academy of Music this evening, in aid of the Convent. Sohools, Wo believe that an excellent entertainment may be expected.: .•■ ; , .;, ... .•.'-,'

'•'•A meeting- of, residents, in Rolleston-street was held last evening, at; the Globe Hotel- to adopt somo measures tohave,the. footpath made. There was only a moderate attendance, 'and Mr J.M. Co\Vel! was called to tho chair. "It-was resolved to' take steps: to. collect funds ;and ascertain how much could be fused in this way, ami then go to.the Borough.iCounoil/and eudeavo'ur.to have the footpath made. , Those present subscribed £6 ss, and a. deputation, consisting of Messrs y Cpwell, .Mollhone, and Plant, was appointed to 'wait on propertyholders in the street and collect subscriptions for this a view to" having the amount thus'' raised' supplemented ■by the Council.- 1 >•'" ■';■' "■■■ •■--V/s. yj ~:v.i'.jii;i,j. i '.jii;i,j

The committee',' appointed at last'night's meeting, relative'to' wharf-accommodatim improvement,; are-requested to meet at tho Borough Council Chambers at "3 o'clock j this afternoon. -

Mr Kennedy,-prior to his departure from the Thames; 'gave a donation of £55s to.the Miners' Accident ilelief Fund,. *•■•:••«

The Bank ofjNew ZeiUnd shipped to Auckland yesterday per'pX J Golden .Crown* 2,6590zs of gold.;. r ,-.-.,., ■*■ , ; r : T'.'; ; %:-* An inquest was held "on Tuesday--afcj "the Lunatic Asylum before, Dr. Goldsrjro'ott'The bodyof Francis,Cimpbeli, agedYl, whj had be'en an! innate of,' that' institution forover a year... From*tfieii evidence'ifappeared that'dece.rsedha'd died fro!ri'apbplexy. '' ■ ''••-■'■'■•••'< | ' The iibel.case against the Auckland Star U iuade.th'e' i Wbjjot''of a leader''in'the 5 HawUi'Baij.Tmis, ;which says:—" We think that the' priuciple ( for wtiich it lus been fighting —that the police do not receive that support froih'ithe public and the; .bench which is their due—is; a j list one.'' <~, ft, proceeds, to adduce several instances in whie'h' jhe "police have not received ( the .treiltment"at, the.hands of the bench' which' tbey have a right ro expect] T ■■ ; 'The : IFan^anKti/eraMstateS' ; tliat it is rumoured' in*political circles that Mr Gillies is.the new leader of the Opposition,- and will-be at tho head of an organised party in the Assembly next session.' " •

Thes a. 'St. Kilda,' Captain J. Flowerday, lefttheManukauoh Tuesday for Wanganui. Passengera—.VLr Conway, Mr Stone, and ML-ta \ Stone. And the 'Qo-aheid;' s.s,, for: New Plytn'outli.' -Passenger—Mr fferd.'^-The's-s. 1 'Phoebe,' Captain Worsp, also left the; same day for New, Plymouth;and Southern': Ports,' Passengers-Messrs'Walford, Prick'ett,Corbett," Spratt, Carlaw," Koliion, Waymouth, Hnllett,' : Culliner, 1 Mr and Mrs Wills,-Mr and MM Deas, ■ ; Miss Williamv Messrs 'Lewis,' Murphy, Cole- ■ ridge, Hood, 'Vogel, 'Lane,' Tuck, Nolan, Tre- ; 'goning, Mrs Murphy and family, Mr and Mrs i Coleridge.—The brig.' Pakeha!'! lefch Auckland ; on Tuesday for Port-Chalmers, via Wangaroa. ' Cargo—2o., bags ,fipur,,. (1, , ff. Binney; to be j Bhipped,at; Wangaroa^-1 feet timber. j s A.,,Coromajdel,/jtelegrahi' "in. thViAuokland 1 .day'sj)/afi, animadyevting Btrongty oa Li tele; I grams - correspondent jn I Thursdiy/abput"tbVj,Tokatea aVd RpyajtOak | obtaining specimens with jthe, view: of rigging | :the...Auckland..marketjjiJe,'suggests that4ke j a, trutlifnr and" irjßspectAlbLe ' I correspondent. PubHc ; Vipd'gnajtioa/i3.felt/t4? i garding.the/malignant" spirit exhibited by' the \ telegram in Saturday's ■ Herald anent the petii iion-..signed...for .an_. enquiry ..-into.,J)r. I Hovell's conduct. The .petition is being • got up by King, Ton'''Sturmer, and a few ■j of their clique. The inhabitants * aro h twenty' - loi "one ; in'i favour of' : General satisfaction is-felt at the news by telej gram to-day/that MrOadraan refuses.to act on i the .UospitaliCommittee. while,.,Dr.Hovell js | surgeon,.—Subscriptions are offered^on all sides .. to.asaUt'Oaptain ;Hargreaves*to- prosecute ithe Newiior libiL-T-Tho-JM, in aleadipg article to-dayon,the financial Btasement, Btrpngly;re..commends a. system of .economy, and suggests that f the Mining Registrar and Clerk of Court be constituted' —The Eicehsmg Court has been further;, ad journed.V-Aman at.the Kapanga mine fell.from the bank and dislocated.h s-knee.. .He is/ badly bruised, £and| is now, in ; the.'hospital;; rapidly,;. Np |, serious_.;.: dam.ige x ;,! ; wa.s gale hero. ; ; Tim v Waikoroinikoi ~tr,ack l.was .temporarily,. blocked .with , trees., |■ tjiiit.-.'jfell across., . It. : is, now cleared 'for... A'boy'was lost in the bush.•last, after cattle, and serious apprehension was felt for his, sa ety, but foi;tiuutely. be r turned 7 up this'morning.— A resolution was passed by,the v Hospital Committee .meeting, last.'night ing Mr Cadmau to urge'a'further subsidy for the Hospital from the Provinciil Government. The amount demanded is in, applies- ' lion is made by talk's and H blJoway to construct a train*ay of 450 yards.fipuithe Plutus.nnne to the battery.— The Driibn/lieacn'is' still' on manager'kas ; now -242 ibs of Specimens on hmd,! Audi more,, is .expected. The general crushing wlircomiaeoce'ln & few days. The stuff'is all-ready, but the battery is waiting for- firewood.- - •.•---: •-"" The London, correspondent: of .the Evening Post, writing to ihat journal .'li'iider. .date February 11th, says:—'"Mr Alexander Brogden, who ,iß,connected with qur,New. Zealand railway workvliasbeeu 1 returned for' VYeduesbury by 1,717 New Zealand figured 'iobspiciduusly; " Having no hope.ofbeatiiig-jMr Brpgdenjma fair,fijjht, the tactics usu;d insuckjsasei,were.]resorted to. An extract.from the Marlborough #res«,.giving part,of;the : sp.eecli l of.(Mr;C6nuolly'for', tine of tho iirpdgen,.:immigran.ts site I,;was.printed, and the working,:men, were':calledi;upon to voto against Mr Brogden ounce iunt of hi-) ill-treat-ment .of the men. ,A- complete refutation, how- • ever, was at hand in niany,oilvr letters,' one of which was publishedlas.ii handbill; and in the Labourers Ohronkkot appeared another refutation in a letter received'from one of the men. 1 .'.'in 1808 a majority of the publi- . cms and all the Cnholios-weiit for Mr Brogden, now they went against him, almost unanimously, and yet they'were be'ateVby the streauoui and indefatigaUo services-of the working men. Beer and; Biblewe're thetwo 'cri(&'n''lk'e'publicans worked,hard,.had fheirv'owa'co umitte'es . .'■ sitting in each district of the borough,'.emplbyed a Urge number ufmhioles,'*and-'brought up. mauy voters for the.. , fories.. , . | ''-t t one>time it was apprehemlol that there 'would be serious riots a band of hired roughs from Birmingham ' and Walsall was in the borough, hut the mas ; | gUtratoa resolved upon closing e.wry. publio% [ house at once, should HftA. s '*i :;-o H \<i'-^^ -..«'«'>:,'•? "