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Thames Star, Volume IIII, Issue 1761, 25 August 1874, Page 2

An emergency meeting of the Lodge. Sir Walter Scott will b« hold at the Freemasons' Hall this evening at half-past seven o'clock for initiations and passing?. Kb <r culars arc issued. Thb third annual meeting of the Thames Gas Company will b9 held in Auckland on Monday n«xfc, at the office of Mr. F. A. White, Orescent Chambers, Shortlaud-streot, bo receivo the btlanco sheet and report of directors, to elfct two directors in room of two retiring, and to elect au auditor for the Bnsuing year: The Hobart Town Mercury, 24th July, itates, that a charge of bigamy will shortly be preferred against a certain resident of New Town, who has just reached a beyond the traditional three score and ton years. At the present time the man has three wivos living, the latest object of hie senile affection being a blushing bride of twenty years. The last selected spouse is ab present living in bli<sful harmony with her immediate predeoessor. The following telegram explains one puplished recently with reference to the Enrl of Yarborougb. having been found wandering on Jersey Island: —" London, June Btb.—Earl Yarborougli, who is said to be frequently " drunk as a lord," appeared in the Housa of Lords on Tuesday last, when a deputy Ser-geant-at-arms, thinking him in an unusually bad condition, accompanied him to an ante-room and left him. Ho has not been seen Bince." TJkdeb the heading of " Our Helps," the Weekly Times tells the following story with regard to one of the recent importations by the Carriok Castle :—" Haying been duly installed in a comfortable situation, she was asked-by-tho_lady~of the house if she know how to trim a kerosene lampT" "XJliryes, 77 was th« ready reply, and having been shown the oil tin, she was left to her own devices. The surprise of the thrifty housewife may^ be imagined when, on returning in a short time to see how her "help" was getting on, tho latter was found coolly engaged in pouring the oil down tho chimney of tho lamp! Of the Ashantee gold country Sir John Glover, in an address before the Royal Geographical Society, said:—-"The mm bad great difficulty as they proceeded on fchei* march to prevent themselves Jail rng down the gold pits, which thickly studded each side of the ; narrow pathway along which they were adrancing. The natives sunk the pits to a certain extent and then abandoned them j they had no idea of working in subterranean galleries. At Akropone the mountainous country commenced. The mountains are entirely composed of quartz and granite, and tho streams along the line of route were everywhere dammed up for the purpose of washing gold. , He was certain, if the country were explored by geologists, it would be found to bt extromely rich in gold, but where tha richest auriferous regions wcro had yet to be discovered." The Ballarat Star reports the particulars of an assault case.between Good Templars thuely :—" Mrs Louisa Ald«rton and her husband were summoned by Mr and Mrs W. J. Sim for an assault alleged to hard been committed by Mra Alderton. Damages Wcro sued for the amount of £3, There was a cross-summons blbo for £3 damages for an allogad assault. Mr E. J. Lewis appeared for the Aldertons. The affair rose out of a meeting connected with the Good Templars of Ballarat East, all parties being membors of the Star of the East Lodge, 1.0. G.T. At one of the meotings prior to the 27th inst., Mrs Sim had insisted upon speaking when ruled out of order. As she continued to addroßs the meeting, which did not appreciata her eloquonce, the officers with the myetcrious initials prevented her, and Mrs Sim becoming angry violently tor© off her Good Templar's collar, trod on it, and invited the ro:t of tho sisters and brothers to tread on it too if they dared. None of thorn seomed inclined that way, and tho meeting terminated after business had been transacted, it being decided that Mrs Sim should apologiso for her behavior. On the 27th in»t., a meeting of th« Lodge was held. Mrs Alderton in her capacity of "inner guard," or something else in the order, stood at the door of the meoting-rooin, and when Mrs Bim demanded admission she told her of the resolution, and refused to open tho door. A member of the Ballarat East Lodge arrived at the door, which was opened for his admission, and Mrs Sim managed to slipjnside and into Mrs Alder'on, who alleged that ehp received a smash in the, face, and Mrs Sim alleged that she received one at tho same time, as Bhe entered the door. TheßO smashes formed the subject of the assaults, and it was tho duty of the bench to decide who wjftin the wrong. Mrs Sim, instead ol taking her seat in the room, after gettiDg insido assaulted the worthy chairman, a* least so it wns alleged" fey eevcral witnesses, The bench did not consider that the aseaults were of such a character as to obtain damages, and both cases were dismissed without coats."

A recent aununl election of Italian Masons at Eorao showed about 80 lodges in the king* dom, nnd tho ordor constantly increasing. Measures arc instituting for tho erection of a Mnsonic temple. Ihc'f ope has recently, it is said, been expelled tho order. The new steamer Huurnki, which rrnido her first trip to tho Thames on Saturday n'ght and subsequently an excursion to Whakatiwai, was an objocfc of interest at? Tararu wharf on Sunday afternoon just before her departure for Auckland. Miss Alice May, wboee indisposition bad prcrontod her from going to town with the rest of "the Opera Company, was a passenger, nnd as much an object of interest:!■ tho now steamer. Oa this lady's arrival she waa accommodated wi'k a seat on deck, where she was for a time " the observed of all obeervers." A pcrs«n on board who did not wish to proceed to Auckland asked the accommodating agent how long 1 it would be before the steamer loft, and was told " not long, bub he would give 'em a few minutes just to havo a look at her." It is still a matter of doubt with tho questioner whether the ngenfc meant Miss Alice May or the steamer whon he granted the concession of a few minutes "just to haro a look at her j" but there is no doubt about the fact, that numbers of those present devoted tho few minutes to Miss Alice May—the new steamer being apparently a secondary consideration.