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Thames Star, Volume VII, Issue 1951, 6 April 1875, Page 2

Thomas Edwabds, the man who »tofc Tcovey in the leg at the Kauaeranga, was brought up at the Resident Magistrate's Court this morning, charged with having attempted murder. Toovey being in the Hospital, and not able to attend, the case was adjourned. He will be brought up again on on the 12th instant, or sooner if possible.

Mbß E. Honis§, Honorary Secretary to the Hauraki Ladies Benevolent Society, begs to acksowledge with thanks the receipt of £2 9s 6d from the Northern Pioneer Lodge, 1.0. G.T.

A oobebspondent writing from Ohinemuri yesterday, says: —There is nothing important to chronicle, Waitekauri is attracting a large number of people, something good being reported. !Mr Rowe was up on Friday, and after addressing the electors _at McLoughen's place he was co pleased with his reception that he ordered a pint of beer for each man. One very good indication is noticeable here. You can hear shots continually going off, which ehowi that a great deal of work is being done.

The Thames Scottish Company, Cadets and Band met in the drill-Bhed, Beach, lait night for the purpose of being inspected by Major Cooper. Subsequent to drill, at which there was a very full attendance, the members turned out and marched through Grahamstown. The Band quite enlivened the air, which hangs very heavily over the town in the evenings of the present.

The Poverty Bay Standard says:—We learn wi'h great satisfaction that arrange* meats are in progress by which all the natives between G-isDorne and. the East Capa are to be disarmed. We suppose this is in consequence of the arms of the Militia being called in ; but whatever the cause, the effect will make a good impression on the minds of the natives themselves, as they will see that the Government is prepared to treat them exactly the same as the Europeans, while it will prevent any uneasiness being crea'ed in the minds of the latter.

Election times always influence the consumtion of beer and other refreshments. Yesterday was no exception to the general rule. As will be seen by the Court report, there was a good show of drunkards to dispose of this morning.

" Me Butiik Colb Aspinatul's friends in the colony," says the Ballarat Courier, " will be glad to learn that he is now perfectly recovered, and not an inmate any longer of a lunatic asylum. Letters, rery sensibly written, hare been received from him by friends in Victoria, which display his wonted fire, energy and witticism.

We have received from Mr Masters, mineral assayer, the report of two assays made on stone forwarded to us from Ohinemuri. One is exceedingly favorable ; the other the reverse. We sfrall publish the results in detail if wo are able to ascertain the exaec locality from which the good stone was obtained. Without this information the assay would not possess much interest.