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Thames Star, Volume IIII, Issue 1696, 10 June 1874, Page 2

TnE JLuna and the Toranaki(steamers) ofriyed fiii the Monulau. tbia inorning fromSouthern Ports. "THe Hero's mail may be expepted by the Golden Crown to-day. i The steamer Hero arrived in Auckland last Knight, having left: Sydney on^he 2nd instant. She fcheteifore; brings no later news than- that fo hand by: the- Albiop. at the 'Bluff!. <; '■:■'-':. ■■ '-Z^-W'-' ■ : ! The Dnnbury; vlifew^ifates a New Haven editor spest; last' Sunday inStaweon; and attended church. "When the contribu-tion-box came round he was. in a doze, but, on befog nudged, hastily exclaimed, "Ihave a The Good Templars, it is said, are abbivt to petitfon* the Pope, through Archbishop Manning, to recognise their society. It ia sfated that many" Roman Catholics v.ould join if it were tal^n out of. the category of secret societies wjiich are anathematised at "jEiqime..",-. ■-... .. •■< ■■■:■. ;^'U! ;i vVMi ; ;^ i . (Cub-topography, of the Southern Herniasphere, iji ..evidently-little known to the .jParisians. One telegram j;e.--th.^, eecaped Commutiists to Australia,ig worded thus : —lt is ,;Currently ramored.-that iPaschallj ;Qreen.bail escaped from,.the penal colony qf New Cale; donia to Aus^r'ali^ ..Another-, telegram says —The .reporied iescapo of t.BpcJiefopt ?and G-rousette is confirmed," '" <?, .. f, i T?- ''"r \ '--The Princfrof-Waleris:said to 1 'be prbprie,tor of a newspaper.- '; The property cottsistsoif ." Vanity:iTaiif," now^ raised < M-' price: to? one shilling. It is also -stated that 'mdst-of the paragraphs are supplied by titled contrii ■btittfri. TDhly: three numbers have cortio'dut under this iicfw-nianagenieiit^dne of the carf tooDS being the Duke of Edinburgh tuning ,'hi9'violin. =f;'- .; ;-•■• ;- '; '<•'? -■-■..'■;-■•:'.- | A conxblct has just been fcomplcrcd^fo^ making a foot track along the .telegraph linej starting from the- Wait<kuri Ci-eek^ to -^ithhi about two ailcl -az-lialf irisiies from the telegraph towers on the Piako.> ■ The pathway made is about :240 chains, longi r aud• with the execptioa. of. a few light bridges fee be throwd act oss some small creeks, will enablo ropu^.g to be made, ia any part of, the line between! the Piafeo^and Mirahdnl *■" » v ■

THJ?:artistic and highly-colored';: billstjcrliicVi now cover the walls, on which arc depicted the pierfprm^ncep off members :ofSmith'd,Ccjpii binatioii Troupe, are exciting a great, deal of expectation, and therejyjll be a big house to witness the troupe, on their arrival. Tho postera..._arg / tho v tooaji-oraamental;^ndjhighfyj colored that we have seen, iinicli afiove tho ordinary;.style p£ theatrical printing.;,,„-.. -7. I

A JiEETiNa of the Waiotuhi Ed«cati n CornmitLce was he!d oii Sfondayi lastj -Mrl Eowe in the chau*. Present >. Hessrj Portei 1, O';Haire:-and' Sin Si" On. the molioti of Mr; Porter, Mr. Compton was appointed assistant .teacher to.therThamos school:'. He • ij a-ceri tificated teacher and alsa has been welt reconimended. ;■ The Chairman;. stated' that the Board were willing that, the Eu ekai school.- which? had ibcen closed for sorae; time paft, should be opened. A'ter some e^nvor-j sntion, t . it.. was moved by Mr. Sims,, and seconded by Mr. O'Haire, that Mrs. McManua ba appointed teacher oi' the;,Eureka sohool| The Committee wore unanimous in recommending, her for the appointment, •?

■Vi'A'i CoVtrUaitbr. to ,the Waikaibtpi Mail; i-j responsible for the following:— "An odd item' of posthumous morality has ; eomp junker my L notice. A Colonist of Jfew Zealand, conscious of iho "beginning.of theend^oj^tjie^.partho has taken in tno drama of life, has bethought himself of mortuary bequest*. Heivmeinbrred the existence in the old country of two nnfcu-: rill children, born manyyear^tiuce, 'oE.-wjioni it ii&hbyua&ira tox»ako provision tThcy still dwell .with their mother, by whom they have! bsenfor .manjr.ye.iTß supported. Igoprir.g the' claims of ihis woman—the man has ; a wife and? Other offspring—he bequeaths the sum of, fifty/ pounds, to be ir.vested at his dcath.ini New Zealand Securities for the future ben- fit; of his neglected offVpring. This eompromiso between xnorality and thrift—^on idoring Ilieafllueuce of itho 'inau—is "ddubtiess unique."

The Ofcago Guardian of a recent date says : —It is not very often that the termsi^old woman " and " Besident Magistrate " are regarded as synonymous. In proposing/>ycstcrday, however, ...in^he Prp\f inoiftT Council,,-;• that a, medical officer ap^oin^ , periodical visits fbr^ac# cination purpose^ WtfCaajj&j, jifafc the> greats 'Jmiusement of hoM^mombSwi M$ "« )h?d; fijfeon informed >-*^aj;.nii old woman tfould'" -vaccinate childrenli'i'f «6 f "-tho Beaidont Magistrate could do it." .

r^Tn^btherl-SSf a^ well-kbOwn Melbourne^vas sued by a firm who deal in tea and'ouier household ridcosaaries,' for a certkin sum represeuting the loss.sustained., upon 93 chfs's of tea7which hKd"£ecn"found" ;nots»accprding fto ?i ß!unplef 'The.capitalist,' in.-= 4a?t, had/nearikfilled; the Ibckesj wjlh vrorth-; less tea, but had pic ccd a stratum : of good tea at the top of each, so that con(idin"g A pur--, chasers, having faith in" the seller, might take, the whole for what they saw,,and.apt acpbßl--ing to what tbey niiglit "suspect.

The GfoyyßiverrArgus 'callsyattention to; another of "ttio niaay absurdiiej which bqvjel arisen out "6T tlio new IJicensing" &bfc arid it«! administration: —Tlie Chair.nan of the.JLis» censing Bench at Blenheim has decided that dealers ,in : spirituous liquors from Wellington, ISjblso?-, rpr; elsewhere, , would ;^ Prec\ U(?«d from selling; their wares. in.. tho.,Prpyiuc»rof., Marlborough without they had tak n-out % •wholesalelicense injtfeat-Court. /And;hogave directions to the.police to take proceedings against 4 any: offenders; jls^ot - tluß-absurd.?.. MarlborotigH Ais 'ctiiefly> supplied -with; its - consumable goods from Wellington,, and yet th'ewhdies'ale' ''^crißtiant'.Vatthe'latter; pldceVia^ prohibited /from taking brdorsin'Marlboj-pugli unless'-lie-'iaKe'i.du'6 r a. who'esaUo license* in; that Province! ; 'y ':';: ' : : •";"" '■'• ;-=;

A Mb Jonx.EEA.tbu9 addressed the f ,p.lectorsof Belfast, for therepi vescntatiori of wliich in Parliament he was a condidate.:— "EersPiiaily, 1 as I have often proved, I care very ? for what is ca'led the honor of a seat'in Parliament, and w 11 therefore not canvjiss;any elector. -N'o'tlfer < will ~'-V dp-inoro: at anyt tithe hereafter than Httend any public mceting,y.ou may call, and lodge fpr>yPuWi(Ji':the- Maypr" wliatever^sum he may require for elec'ioa ex-"; perisfesi' ■; All else'-^-if you wish niy gratuitous servicesi in'tKol House of Commons -you must 1 do for: yourselves, -and' on a distinct understanding also—that unless at the end of-eflck sesaipn ypu indemnify me for ,iraye,lling charges and loss of professional tiuie at tlie rate ,of five giiineiß per. day, I will the cbmpli'tnent, if any J there bo in a 'matter of simple and very serero public -duty, ' orie conftrred not by you Pri me, but, by, nio Pll you."" ;Mr Ufa's candidature was i3,n."su(j:ess-; ;iiiii" '■'.'" ■ ■■■'."" ' :■;.' . *''; '" !v ■-. ■"■"■■'."''

In Hokitika thero dwells a publican whose name is John Boscow. Now it so happened, that in the course of the hearing of a criminal case in the Police Court, " Koscbo^ota'Evii dence " was required jfor reference pa. a point then being resect "Retell. ?iKoicpef," says the Inapector\tpsa constable, and he knowing nothing of books of reference, 'naturally concluded that EoßcoWjtlio publican; was ;re-■ quired to give evidenc.?. So ofF ho goes to the public-house, learned that Roscow was then at the barber's being shaved, and, despite all remonstrance, hurried him off to the Police Court Yor must como along wi'd' me at. onest;" said the constable, " yo'r wanted to give evidence." Arrived at the Court tte Inspeotoi* inquired, "Have you got Bqscoe f. jpat kept you, so long V' : A Faith." -excldii|ied' the|policeman,;." anLI: nis to *?ait, 'til he washed the lather off his face ! " It" need scarcely be said that when the mistake the constable had fallen into was discovered there .were roarj of laughter in Court;". ■■ J i -: I'

It is by no means an uncommon thing, to shake a child for being naughty, but that it ia a drfngeroiis and barbarous mode.-idfi •piuiiah-i----ment is proved by a Castlemaise paper :—A child of about two years and a half old was brought into the township; in an apparGijtly. paralysed dhdeertaihly'dying condition. ' It" seemed th^fc the little oao was seated at table in her fathor'ei house, and became a little rebellious, quarrelling with her sis fur about a plate. The-j mother interfered to restore j peace, and«puni>hfed the .little :two-yejftr-okl: by a box*on the ear:- This failing to produce quiet, the metier took up the little thing and shook her smartly. After this the chil'dbe-™ cams speechless and senseless, lying iserfr, and ia a gemi-conscious condition.'. As sjie seomed ; poweriess and really ill tho fathar brquglifcher ; in to the d -ctoi?, only to learn" that the child" was dying from the injury, wUeh had dislocated her nock, It h stated that no unusual violence was used, and the ogcurreripo eflems purely accidental. The mothes. 1 is most affectionate and attached to her children. ■;■'••