The Evening Star. PUBLISHED DAILY AT FOUR O'CLOCK P.M. Resurrexi. MONDAY, JUNE 29, 1874.

Thames Star, Volume IIII, Issue 1712, 29 June 1874, Page 2

The Evening Star. PUBLISHED DAILY AT FOUR O'CLOCK P.M. Resurrexi. MONDAY, JUNE 29, 1874.

A portion of the telegrams received on Saturday were crowded but, bub appear today,together with later news by the Victoria. which arrived in Auckland (his morning and also later Southern news.

Tek usual monthly church parade of the Naval Brigade took place to St. George's yesterday morning, when the blue jackets were accompanied by their close friends and com* radet the Thames Scottish and cadets. Both bands were present, and played the usual stirring airs. The parade was a large one, and showed how these two companies maintain their strength while other companies ■how a visible decline.

OWING to the utter insufficiency of wharf accommodation and want of facilities for landing cargo, Captain Souter has sent the brig Mia or ato Auckland to unload. The brig arrived lasfc week from Newcastle with 400 tons coal, and 5 tons coke. "We are informed that a ready market could have been found for the brig's coal cargo, but all the available lighters were engaged on the Drover's cargo. It is no wonder if masters show a disinclination to accept charters for this port, when they find such a want of ordinary conveniences for discharging cargo.

A sad accident happened this morning to a little child, the daughter of Mr Louis Peterten, Mrs Peterson was- washing. She had just filled out a bucket of boiling water which she left for a minute, when her attention was arrested by the screams of the child. She turned to see what was the matter, and discovered that the infant had pulled over the bucket of hot water. A doctor was at on^e sent for and attended, when it was found that the child had been badly scalded about the lower parb of the body and legs. All that could be was done for the sufferer, and it is hoped that she will recover.

A GOOD story has been told of a minister of religion, residing not many miles from Marton, Wellington Province, who was lately preaching at Palmcraton. The orator wss indulging largely in figures, tropes, and historical illustrations, when he lighted on the contemplated invasion of England by the Spanish Armada. Describing Q.uaon Elizabeth ia grand terms, he came to the end of a period, strung with raphsody, by describing the Virgin Queen addressing her army. " Queen Elizabeth," said the preacher, " drew harself up in stately magnificence, and in solemn accents Baid— * England expects that every man this day will do his duty !' "

A COBKEBPOKDENT says "The following is copied from an old newspaper. Aa a lady friend of mine considers the lines particularly applicable to colonial wives, I send them ":—A lire female who found the cord 3of hymen not quite so Bilky as the expected, gives Tent- to her feelipgs in the regretful atanzas below. The penultimate line is peculiarly comprehensive and expressive— . When I was young I u*ed to earn My living without trouble, Had clothes, and pocket money too, And hours of pleasure double. I never dreamt of such a fate When I, a lass, wai csurted— Wife, mother, nurse, seamstress, cook, housekeeper, chambermaid, laundress, dairywoman and scrub generally, doing the work of six . For the flake of being supported.

Br advertisement it will bo seen that a meeting ef the Abbotsford Royal: Arch Chapter will be hold for all candidates for advancoment who were unable to attend previous meetings. It is requested that all the members so placed will attend, as no opportunity for giviDg these degrees will arise for some considerable time.

We learn that tho Pumping Association and Bright Smile Company have come to an understanding by which some litigation will be saved. The Bright Smile Compary withdraw their claims' in favor of tho Association, but take aeventy per cent of ell contributions recovered from Waio-Karaka mines, the Association getting thirty per cent. This arrangement is made for a period of six months, at the expiring of which the two companies will, it is understood, sue conjointly for drainage contributions.

Thebb was a fair attendance at tho Academy of Music on Saturday night to witness Mr. Bachelder's grand diorama of the Trans-Pacific railway and mail route. Those who contemplate a visit to Europe by way of San Francisco should certainly see Mi. Bachelder's excellent collection of pictures, which embraces nearly every sight of interest from Sydney Harbor to Omaha, the grand terminus of the Pacific Railway. Mr. Bachelder lectures the dicrama, and introduces numerous little jokes of the charader peculiar to American humorous writera. Mr. Frank Verten sang and danced in his best stjle, and he was succeeded by the small automaton slack rope vaulter, whose performances excel anything attempted by the most daring of modern gymnasts.

An Englishman of rank, a cadet of one of the ducal houses, has been caught cheating at whist. By a trick, common enough among eecrocs, but, ono would hope, very unusual amongst men of honor, he contrived to turn up an honor whenever the necessities of tho game made it requisite to do 10. A member of the turf club at which the gentleman in question was in the habit of playing for very high stakes, suspected that all was not fair and above board, and, watching very closely, found out how everything was managed; He boldly charged Mr. Blank with foul play, and compelled him to disgorge a considerable portion of his winning?. Mr Blank withdrew his name from the club at which the discovery was made, and the next morning sent in his resignation to all those of which he was a member. Bnt he now stoutly protests his innocenc, asserts that he was at: first overwhelmed on a^iabe charge being mads against him; and a large number WliiT^Sra,^a^on^Bt^beS^s--£S-4^S- J^ personage than the Prince of Wale», believe most thoroughly in his innocence, although they all admit that his good luck in the way I of holding honors was very remarkable.