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Thames Advertiser, Volume VII, Issue 1910, 4 December 1874, Page 2

With reference to a letter signed " A wellwisher to the Society," which appeared ia yesterday's issue, asking, for:-information aa to what became of >the>proceeds of , a collection made in the Presbyterian Church twelve months ago iu ( aid of the funds of the Ladies' Benevolent Society, we have;bad'anfeplariation afforded iis. The occasion was the St, Andrew's commemoration service, which last year was conducted by the Rev J. Hill, the Chaplain of Sir Walter Scott Lodge, and by resolut'on of the lodge the offertory (amounting to £9 3s 6d) was to be disposed of as above. The collection was taken up by the, stewards of the lodge, and handed over to Mr William Rowe, their chairman. After ascertaining the amount of expenses, Mr Bowe made out a cheque for the balance, intending to hand it over to the society. Thechequo was enveloped and laid aside in a; drawer.for the time being, and until Mr Kowe redd " Well-wisher'B" letter in yesterday's Advertiser, nothing more was thought of' it.- The cheque was then searched . for,' and found exactly aa left. Mr Kowe is as much annoyed at the oversight as anv " Well-wisher to the Society" could be, and at once paid the amount to the credit of the society's funds in the Bank of New Zealand. A private letter received by a gentleman in Auckland says' that Stewart's first ship with emigrants for special settlement at Tauranga, sails in March next, for Auckland.

At the parade of the Thames Scottish Company last night Captain Murray presented to Sergeant Campbell the gold medal which'ha'd been won by him three times in rifle - competition with the other members of the corps'. Tlie medal was presented to the company by Captain Murray, and it was fired for on the condition that it must be won; three times successively before it became his property. After the conclusion of the Police Court business yesterday, his Worship asked ouosel present what they intended to do regarding the appeal cases which : were adjourned until to-morrow. It was probable that he would have to proceed to Auckland. Mr Tyler said that they intended to ask a further adjournment for a fortnight. The cases were then called and formally adjourned, Justices will preside at the Resident Magistrate's Court to-day. With the exception of the appeal cases which have been adjourned, all the,other cases set down for hearing are within the justices.

, The Marquis, of Normanby, the 1 new Governor, landed in Auckland yesterday from the ' Hero.' He seems to have been well received by the citizens of Auckland. Shortly after his arrival,' he was sworn in as Governor by the Chief Justice. : A levee will be held at Government House to-day, and there will be a ball on Monday. Within a few days his Excellency, accompanied by Dr. Pollen, Acting-Premier, and Sir Donald McLean, will leave for Wellington in the' Luna.' Captain' Fraser and Captain Goldsmith left for Auckland yesterday ia order to be present at the levee. ■: ■ ;

The amateur performance' at the'Academy'of Music last nie;ht ia aid of the Naval Brigade Rowing Club and the Thames Boat Club, was a great success'. The performance was patronised by the members of the Volunteer corps at the Thames and the Fire Brigades, and with the exception of the, pit, which : was rather, thinly patronised, the house was filled . 'Thegallery and front seats were as full as they could contain. , We may add that parades of the Volunteer companies had beencalled, and the bands of the J 1 aval Brigade and Thames Scottish performed selections in the street before, the commencement of the entertainment. The company performing was the same which recently played in aid of the funds of the Cricket Club, and since that occasion they have improved. l They doubtless gained confidence by the enthusiastio reception accorded to them on their first appearance, and' in some respects the , performance was more pleasing and afforded more amusement than could any entertainment .provided by professionals. The performance commenced with Sutor's' farce, "A Quiet Family," The principal characters—Mr and iMrs'Barnaby Bibbs—were alloted to Mr Bell and Miss Laura, Wiseman. , Both entered■ heartily into the spirit of their parts, and Mr Bell showed himself possessed of a fund of comedy powers, for,which perhaps; few; of, his friends gave him credit.' Miss Wiseman was, as usual, perfect in her part, and played with spirit. They were well' supported by Messrs Donovan,. W. W. Eobinson, Kusaell, and Miss Manning; and at the conclusion of the farce the whole company received a recall. In ; the interlude Mr John ; Whitford made a decided hit in his comic song, "Beautiful Clirls," which he rendered after the, approved style of comiquPß, such a3 Barry O'Neill. The applaus# was vociferous throughout, and in answer to an encore, Mr Whitford substituted " Walking in the Zoo" with equal success. The burlesque of "Lord Lovel, or the Bounding Brigands," wound up the performances. It was played with far more dash and finish than on its first; production. The puns told better, and the poiuts were apparent." The singing wais'also greatly improved. Messrs Whitford and Paul introduced a.parody on "All pull together, boys," making it applicable to the Thames rowing clubs and the forthcoming regatta, ahd introducing the names of the most popular oarsmen with much success It would be invidious to particularise the performance of any member of the company in the burlesque where all played so well, but we venture, to say that the audience was thoroughly and heartily pleased with the entertainment provided for them. Mr Owen presided at the piano. After, the close of thei" entertainment the performers j and a large proportion of the aiudieuce 1 Maw# for several liqwj.

Mr James Chapman, of the gardens in Upper Grey-street, who took first prize at the ladies' Horticultural Show for strawberries, does not like to be out-done by anything Tapu Creek can,produce. Our correspondent at that place informed us that strawberries measuring four and a-half inches in circumference were produced there, and Mr Chapman exhibited some at this office yesterday nearly approaching them in size They were the product of his garden. We also saw some splendid s| eniuens of this fruit yesterday grown at the garden of Mr Flett, qf the Bob Boy Hotel, Parawai

It will be recullec'ed that recent'y several members were added to the list of stewards for the forthcoming annual races, and his Honor the Superintendent was appointed patron. The. secretary (Mr James Home) wrote to his Honor acquainting him of the appointment, and asking whether he could be present. Mr Home yesterday received the following reply:— " Sir, —I have the honour to acknowledge receipt of your letter dated 27th ultimo, and to atate in reply that if other, public engagements should not prevent, the Superintendent will be glad to be present at the Thames on the 26th and 28th inst. I have, Ac., John Sheehan, Provincial Secretary. Auckland, December Ist, 1874." We, believe the races this year will be the most interesting in every point of vitw which we have had for some time, There a-e numerous horses, including new impcrtations and o'd fnvouriles, in training for the events c om'e of the Auckland horses are coining down to contest for the priz -s offered, and in sporting circles a very lnrge amouut of keen interest is shown in the training of the horses... A Coromindel correspondent says: —The funeral of Mr James Cassin took place on Tuesday, and was attended by a large number ef residents who hid known him for nearly a generation; he was almost the oldest settler in the place, . "

The 1 'loch Krne,'ship, was loading at London for Auckland when Me mail left.—The ship ' Cospatrick,' chartered by Messrs Shaw, Savill and Co., left Uravesend on her voyage to Auckland, on the 10th September. She is a vessel of 1199 tons,-commanded by Captain Elmslie and in addition to, a general cargo she brings four steerage passengers and 424 Hovernmi nt immigrants, under Dr. Cadle. The • Cospatrick' passed Deal on the 12th September, and 'the Start on the 14th September.

The following are the Cor'omandel gold returns for the month o F November:—Brutus, lOozs; City, of Auckland, 190ozs; Tokatea, 78lews 6dwts; lioyal Oak, 67oZi lOdwts I2grs; Union Beach, 3540zs lOdwts; small lodgment*, 95ozs 1,4980z9 6dwts . A London correspondent writes as> follows to the Auckland Star:—We don't intend to allow either Mr Gardiner or Mr Sullivpn to land here if we can help it, and ihe Americans are determined that you must find some other dust hole to shoot your discarded rubbish than the States. The Times says the freeing of these wretches does not evince a very high standard of local morality, but it adds that " bearing in mind our own clemency to wife beaters and kicker< in England, we have no right to be too exacting in this sense as to our Australian progeny." Thehigantine 'Flirt' arrived at Lyttelton on the ljat instant from the Thames. A mongst the cargo per ship ' Cospitrick 1 on the voyage from London to Auckland we no'.icel case, J. T. Alloway; 5 cases printing material, Thames Advertiser ; 25 cases, Bainett and Levy; 1 case, J. Wilson; 1 case, W. Vickery. Per ship' Assaye' we notice: —4B pkgs, Barnett a d Levy; 8 pkgs, J. Cosgrave and Go. The ' C >spatrick 1 brings four steerage passengers and 424 Government immigrants in charge of Dr J. F, Cadle.

The s.s. ' Taranaki' arrived at Onebunga, on Tuesday evening with the Him mail, a general cirgo, and the following passengersSalro.i: Mesdames, 'lizzard, and Jone.<, Miss Badcnck, Capiain Ellis, Mtss's Pagan, Hint, Mackay, Smith, (.burton, "Walters, Harris, Heale, Hunter, Donne; and 1') in the steerage. T.ie Thames portion of her mails arrived here yesterday morning in the ps, • Manaia.' We are not surprised to learn, as we do from " Tahite" in the Australasian, that dttle Miss Sosa Towers has cieued quite a sensation in Sydney. " Tne profoundest astonishment,' are the terms employed at her cleverness.

The Herald, alluding to the interview of Mr William Ro»e and Mr Piiyne (accompanied by his Honor the Superintendent and Mr Sheehan) with the Hon the Native Minister and Dr Pol en, on the subject of special settle" enU on the Upper Thame?, says:—"The difficulty in the way at p r eseat is that there are no other lands,in the Thames Valley at present available for settlement, although the Government are negotiating for large tracts of good agricultural country. The Colonial eiretary and the Native Minister expressed their willingness to assist in every possible, way. Bve y endeavour was being made to acquire these lands, and they would, when obtained, be handed over to the province, to be administe r ed under tte Waste Lands Act. The Colonial Government wou'd (fF-r no objection to the disposal of the lands under the deferred payment clauses of that Act. We are glid to see both Governments co-operating in giving encouragement to proposals fir bona fide settlement a»<l especially in rest ect of lands in the vicinity of the I hames. If but a third of the are iof good land in the Thames Valley couM be secured for actual settlement, it is considered by not a the permanent prosperity of the Haur.iki district would be assured. We hope that no time will be lost by either Government in duing *11 it has to do in giving effect to the wishes of the Thames people. For the want of some such inducements as are now held out by the laud l<w of the province, hundreds, we might say thoutaniis, of iirst-clasß settlers have left the goldfields for other colonies."

The ship 'Hindoslan,' which conveyed the notorious murderer l-ullivan from these shores to England, on her homeward voyagis no langer to be known by that name, i'he has heju re-christened the ' Waitara' and iu charge of her old commander, Captain Peek (formerly of the' Mary Shepherd' and 'Beth Shan'), arrived in Port iytteltou on the 18th ultimo, with 9 saloon, 31 second cabin and 16 steerage passengers. It appears that when off the Cape of Good Hope a tak was sprung, which though not of vital importance, gave the crew plenty to do in the pumping way, in which we hear they were assisted by the passengers.

The Home News allules thus to two profeationals well known at the Thames!—Mr John L Hall will make his appearance, after a long engagement at Liverpool, at the St. James's on an early date,. His benefit is announced at the Alexandra Theatre Liverpool, for to-morrow night. Mr Join Morris (little Johnny), who has, at a bound, become the sensation of the day, is a native of Sydney, and was for nearly a dozen years a pu il of Mr John L Hall, and an apt pupil he has proved himself. He goes through all the metamorphoa sof other "singlebanded" performers without leaving the stage. His changesjare made in full view of the aud euce, Dot one tf whom, however, can tell " how its done." Commencing with plain evening costume, he changes into a lieutenant in uniform, aud in the twinkling of an eye a grey-healed old nan hobbles across the stage; to this succeeds a strong-minded woman, then a girl of the period, dressed in the highest and most pronounced fashion, An Irish girl follows, and Miss Fanciful, "dressed to death" for a ball, concludes this wonderful series cf "instantaneom photographs." Mr Morris achieved a perfect success, and already he has received offers of engagements from every part of the country.

The Wesleyans of Canterbury during the year 1873-74 received four gif 9 of land, and spent £2.880 oil church buddies, During the next y«ar, they propose to expend £2,500 on like purposes The directors of the Union Bank of Australia have behaved very handsomely to their clerks and employees. Lately they resolved upon the payment of a bonus of 10 per cent to all the officers of the bank. This is as it should he, and exhibits a proper feeing of harmony between capital and lab u —the empl yeis and empbyed. Such a stimulus to exertion will no noubt be proltible to the bank. - Donedin Guardian*.