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Thames Star, Volume III, Issue 1668, 23 April 1874, Page 2

''\ . W« have received New Zealand Gazette . ' No. 21. Its contents have been anticipated by telegram. ■ \ } Wi have been favored by Mr. Jefferson T»ith-Au<tra!a»idn, 111 iut riled Sydney News and Australasian Sketcher, to hand by the arrival of the JTero yesterday. , Thb Auckland portion of the Suez mail •was brought up by the Wellington to the Munakau yesterday. The Thames portion ' was brought down/ by tke Enterprise this nauruing and promptly delivered. Wi notice from an advertisement sheet inclosed'in the New Zealand Gazette that the second Volume of Reports of Oases Determined by the Court of Appeal of New Zealand hM b^eu publifhed—edited by Mr Justice Johnston. ,; •■' j ;

We understand that Mr. Andrews, Collector of Customs, has laid informations against the matter? of the Golden Crown and ItOtitei* prise No. 2 for carrying deck cargo in contravention of the 20th clause of the Steam Navigation Act, 1866. ' It is stated that the cash deposits of English ' bankers hare been reduced by fife , millions sterling, in consequence of the recent elections. This fact ia noted in a paper devoted to monetary matters, and known as the BullionUt. „ ■ . "A OOBBESFONDENT writing; from Coromandel says :^-" People hore are surprised that" the public at the Thames have not organiied an association to assist Warden iFraser in prosecuting the Star. .- Many here i; would gladly contribute towards a fund raised

Thh Illustrated Sydney News enters fairly into competition with the Sketoher. The current number; in addition to the usual number of first-class engravings, gives as a supplement a mammoth view of Sydney engraved by Calvert. The News is an excellent paper to send homo to Mends in the old country.

A meeting of the Committee appointed to carry out the arrangements for the torchlight procession in connection with the Sir Walter Scott Lodge is convened to be held at the anteroom of the Hall this evening at 7 o'clock. We understand that the Graharns-town-Fire Brigade are to be invited to take part in the business, and that in all probabality they will accede to the invitation.

The Australasian Sketcher for the month of April contains the usual excellent class of illustrations, and %well arranged lottor press giving a digest of the month's news. Amongst the pictures may bo mentioned "Tired at Play," "A Bush Photograph," •« Attack by '■■ the Blacks on a Telegraph Station." The Sketcher has entered.upon i(s second year of publication and seems to improve with age. ,

To-day baing St. George's anniversary the banks and public schools wero closed; other-; wise business went on as usual; Englishmen,, as a rule, know very little of St. George.; Indeed, what is known of this-doughty knight is not very creditable, except his encounter with the dragon—whoso existence is scarcely; more mythical than that of the saint himself.; Thoße who get the holidays are the persons who can appreciate Saints' Days.

It may not be uninteresting to know that the valua of the gold imported from the. Australian colonies into the United Kingdom in October lait was £566.000 as compared with £514,631 in October, 1872, and £747,781 in October, 1871. lhe aggregate value of tte English exports to 31st October, 1873, was £7,570,081, as compared with £5,034,281 in the corresponding ten months of 1872, and £5,801,458 in the coresponding months of 1871. ;

Ebom the Coromandel News of Monday we learn that a meeting of iuflaential gentlemen was held in Auckland on Friday last fox* the establishment of a new evening paper. After a considerable amount of discussion a resolution was passed unanimously " That another evening paper bo publis'he 1 as soon as the necessary plant, can be secured. All of those present guaranteed their support and influence in favor of the new project, which we hear is likely to receive the general support of the public, coming at a time when the Star is most undeservedly (sic) unpopular.

A hoebible tragedy has been enacted at Truro, the nearly naked and wounded body of a Mrs. Susannah Moore having be<m found down a deep well. An inquest waa held on 20th March, when a verdict of manslaughter was returned against her husband. In their verdict the jury expressed themselves thus :— " W«* are of unanimous opinion thai; William Moore was the cause of the death of his wife, Susannah Moore, either by pushing her into the well, or striking her on the head, or previous ill-treatment, and we commit him oh the charge of manslaughter." To their rerdiet the jury attached this rider:—" We express our approbation at the courage of Mt. [Ernest Aldenhoffer in going down the well to to bring up the body."—■ Wallaroo Times. |

The N.Z.S.S. Co's s.s. Wellington, ';M; Carey, commander,. .a.rxiyed off the Manukflu bar yesterday morning, and came up to On'ehunga on the aftarnoon tide. Experiencedyariable winds and fine weathei throughout the passage. The Wellington brings the Auckland portion of the Suez mail. Passengers — Saloon : Mr. and Mrs. Cook? -Mrs. South and child, Mrs. Stokes, Mrs. Currie, Misses Currie, Giles, demon, Clark, Wilson, Mr. Wood and servant, Mesßrs. Graham, Bridson, Brown, Nttthun, Wi Kabene. Steerage; Mr.and Mr». Armitage and family (2), Mr. and Mrs. Shapter, Mrs. Robinson, Mr. Turner, Messrs; Hicks and Scott, Mr. Daw, and five Maoris.

The first concert of the Thames Choral Society will take place on the 28th instant; under thfl auspices of the Sir Walter Scott; Lodge of Freemasons. The society has been established little more than: three .months, but they have practiced most regularly, and give promise of a long career of usefulness in various ways. The programme of the forthcoming concert is not published,' but wo believe ifc will be of such a character as to provide a good evening's'ontertainment. The Sir Walter Scott Lodge, in order to ensure a financial success, propose^) ha,vo"a torchlight' procession, and from the energetic manner in which this body has carried out former demonstrations we have' reason to expect that they will go into the matter heartily. SAYS the Bendigo Advertiser:—" A very i good story is told of a certain professional visitor, which is not bad in its way. The scene is laid at a place of amusement, where a select party occupied a box, and during the performance, Signor Baccafico, we will call him, appeared with Signora 8., in the opposite box. One of the first-named party, a gentleman, went round to speak toihoSi^nor, and, on his rejoining his party, ono of the ladies, of a musical turn of mind, begged for an introduction to the Signora. The gentleman hesitated and offered oxcuifc foideclining to do bo, aud being 'graveled' for lack of evasive matter, he was compelled to state that it was ' very embarrassing,' seeing that the mutatisns of the Signora were of a singular character. The'first time he met the Signora in London she was a tall, commanding brunette; the next time he came across the Signora was at Gtalle, where the Signora was a ttout blonde, and now she answered neither description. The lady < understood^' and did not importune him any farther." ;

The Otago Guardian is responsible for th« following:—Mrs Mary Thomson appeared before the Resident Magistrate, yesterday, on' two charges—one of having been simply drunk on the previous evening, the other of being a habitual drunkard (iwolve previous convictions haying been recorded against her). After an exchange of compliments and • witticisms with Bench, bar, and police, she was found guilty of the firit charge, when Mr Bathgaie | suggestod the second should be withdrawn, to which Mr Mallard consented in a hesitating kind of way, haring in mind the twelve previous convictions. But Mr Batbgate was, as usual, in the right, for pn arriving at FT.M. Gaol Mrs Mary Thompson betrayedunmisfcakoiibJe'symptoina of an intention to aid Mr Vogel's colonising policy, *nd to assist in her humblo capacity in the increase of the population of Now Zealand. To facilitate matter sho was removed to the Hospital, and the worthy Eesi.dent Magistrate's discernment in th« matter elicited a good dtal of coaunendati»n. ;;

COLIBAN MEETING. A short, sha but very decisive Court was held this afternoon at Mr McGregor's office by the Coliban Company's directors as to why and because their late manager Mr Bates was dismissod. The charge laid was that he had misrepresented the appearance of the mine to some of the directors. Evidence proved that Mr. Bates had not in any instance falsified : the reports as to the actual 1 aspect of the reefs. Mr Bates was, by the directors present, almost unanimously voted to a reinstation of office, the accusation against him being, from the evidence, a mistake. It would be well for the Thames if such mine drum-head courtmartials were held as in this case. Here we have the. accused, the accuser, and the witnesses brought face to face at once, without any Auckland circumlocution.