The Evening Star. PUBLISHED DAILY AT FOUR O'CLOCK P.M. Resurrexi. THURSDAY, JUNE 25, 1874.

Thames Star, Volume IIII, Issue 1709, 25 June 1874, Page 2

The Evening Star. PUBLISHED DAILY AT FOUR O'CLOCK P.M. Resurrexi. THURSDAY, JUNE 25, 1874.

We are requested to stale that the man Moorcraft, who was so seriously injured in the Caledonian mine, is under the care of Dr. Payn, not Dr. Leithbridge as staled in our yesterday's issue.

It is gratifying to see that many of the tradesmen of the Thames are going in for direct importation of goods—gratifying, because by this means they Bhould be able to Bell cheaper than those who buy in tho Auckland market. In the manifest of the Loch Awe from London we notice a consignment of 48 cases for Mr James Marshall, draper.

We have received New Zealand Gazette of the 18th instant. We learn that the tender of Mcesrs A. aud Q-. Price for four ateani launches at £585 each has been declined j the tender of Messrs Eraser and Tinne, Auckland, for £2400 being accepted ; th« appointment of Mr. Henry W. Heath as legal manager of the Crown Prince Groldmining Company is notified. The funeral of the la(;e John O. Pe'-rilt took place this afternoon at two o'clock. A iniliavy funeral was accorded to deceased, and his comrades of the Naval Brigade turned out well, with bind ; the coffia being conveyed to Cemttsry Hill, Tararu, on a gun carriage. There was a large muster of volunteers of other corps, and of civilians, altogether forming a very large funeral procession, testifying to the respect in "which deceased -was held.

At the inquest on the body of John C. Perritt, held yesterday afternoon, the jury returned a verdict of " accidental death," adding a rider recommending the use of preventive chains in all shafts where heavy weights have to be .hoisted. The evidence disclosed that the work in which deceased was engaged at the time of the accident was being carefully performed under tho direct ion of Charles Tonge, who has been working in the shaft for three years j also that the chain which broke was one previou»ly used for much greater weights than the ono under which it broke. .

Ok Wednesday evening a well attended meeting was held at Somerville'a Batteiy, those attending being interested in the mines situated on the Collarbone and Pre'ty Jane Spurs, Earaka. The object of the meeting was to offer Mr Somerville sufficient inducement to remove his crushing plant to a site more convenient to the mines in the above district. The chairman, Mr Sanderson, gave a vory promising account of tho district, stating that he had had crushings from two reefs which gave from 12 to 16 dwts to tha ton. The prospects of the Biue Mountain Parrot claim wero particularly good. Mr Bobinson of the Maria claim, stated that the prospects of that mine were good, if crushing accommodation could be had near tho claim, tho reef giving 18dwts to tho ton. The meeting was unanimous as to the desirability of removing the machinery, and a committee was formed to carry out the object.