The Evening Star. PUBLISHED DAILY AT FOUR O'CLOCK P.M. Resurrexi. WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 1874.

Thames Star, Volume VI, Issue 1834, 18 November 1874, Page 2

The Evening Star. PUBLISHED DAILY AT FOUR O'CLOCK P.M. Resurrexi. WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 1874.

The assault ca«© in ■which Mr. Pulleine "pulhd" Mr. Binney for Laving thrown him down and otherwise violently maltreated him, to the grevious hurt of Mr. Pulleine, the assaulted, ■if as ■ adjourned by consent till Thursday next, which is to-morrow.

The Thames soil seems peculiarly adapted for rose growing. Only a short time ago we had occasion to notice the beauties of a bouquet of the "queen of flowers " from the garden of Mr. Manton, H»pe Creek. To-day wo have a similar j lot from Mr. Sfilwell's Nursery, comprising some of the Ibeit known varieties of rose and others of Mr. StilweH'o rearing. If the various proftssional and amateur gardeners in the district eihibifc their best produce at the < Ladies' Benevolent Society Show, the display will ■urpaifl any previous ones seen here.

Tttß anniversary of theShortland Weslejan Sunday School was commemorated by a lerrice in the church, Willoughby-stt-eefc, last; evening. The attendance was very large, and the sumptuous feast provided waa disposed of with little difficulty. The following provided trays :—Mesdames Cook, Poulfcridge, Bollerson, Bates, J. McEobeite, J. A. Miller, J. Kernick, S. Hetherington, J. Cocks, J. Heron, F. C. Dean, Gh Bull, W. Tbomi»s, W. Wilkicaon, Stanton, Wright, Helit, Joynt, Wbitehead, W. Ashby, Walton, Boon, Ingles, Shelbourne, M. Courtney, two friends, end the young men's Bible class. A number of gentlemen addressed the meeting, and the reports read by the secretary and treasurer •cowed the institution to be in a flourishing condition.

We are informed that in addition to the money prizes to be offered by the Ladies Benevolent Society at. their flower show a number of special prizos will be given of articles of use or for ornament. The Society's funds are rather low at the present time, wkich will prevent the commitfeo from displaying any great liberality, and ■everal prizes have been given which will relieve the Benevolent Society's funds, be more acceptable to prize taker?, and make the •how generally more attractive. As specimens of prizes given and as an indication of what will be acceptable, it may be mentioned that Mr. Airey has given a hat, and Mr. Jefferson a nice book. Others will no doubt be giren before the day of the show.

A SIN&DIAE canard ii running through tho city, Bays the Echo. We consider it conlains pot a particle of truth or probability. It is this: Our ex-Provincial Treasurer ia to go hone as an Irish Emigration Agent. Tho wicked say this was tho reason for hiß retirement. He threw up an office of emolument imr a moro profitable ons. But the eyilminded are prone to slander.

A iattghabib incident occured in Queenetreet on Saturday afternoon. The dramatis person© were » sncall boy crying the Echo, and a trio of gentlemen, one of whom, a newspaper proprietor, came off second beet in an encounter of wit with our peripatetic. la response to " Echo, sir ? " he clumsily pretended to search for a penny, when suddenly his usually inane countenance was seen to irradiate, and he queried, " Star ? here you are!" The boy, equal to the occasion, instantly rejoined, "No sir, don't creed' it." Exit boy, amidst laughter.

;Thb misohieyoua nature of magpies is well knows, and therefore it is not strongs that a local magpie should have added to the reputation of his race by indulging in a mischr'eTOUB goak. It appears that a lady owns a magpie in Shortland, and it can speak excellently well. The butter man went to that house the other doy and knocked. " Who are you/ who ara you ? " qaosß tho magpio

from some unseen corner. There was a degree of impaiicnrc about the query that nettled the butter man, whd thought it was the respected lady inmate of the house; nevertheless, ho if joined -with compos-ire, " I'm Billy the butter man." " Oh, my G ! " yelled the magpie, " here's Billy the putty man! " The individual referred to is possessed of an eyo to the main chance, but this inßr.lt, though as he eoncoived from ono of his best customers, was too much, and he went away rampaging. Just as he was going tho lady of the house espied lr'm and came to the door and shouted: " Hi, butter man! " But quoth the butter man, whose feejings were sore, " You don't putty man me ma'am, never more ! "

We are glad to inform our readers that a New Ghmtlemen'B Clothing Establishment has opened in Pollen Btreefc, two doors from Mary street, named the Thames Borough Clothing Mart.—Advt.