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Thames Star, Volume VII, Issue 1969, 27 April 1875, Page 2

Thebe was no business at the Resident Magistrate's Court this morning. i (

A report by Mr E. B. McCartie on the most practicable route for a road to Tairua, sent to us by Messrs Wilkinson and Horton, was received too late for publication., Mr .McGartie's report recommends a route discovered hy him through the Kauaeranga Valley. We should feel obliged if persons having communications of this kind, and wishing them to appear in the Star, would send them direct to the office.

A rumoub got abroad yesterday evening that a new find had been made between Puriri and Tairua, but we have heard nothing 'to confirm it to day. It was stated that a reef five feet through, and showing good rough gold, had been discovered. " : '-' '*

The Eev. Charles Clark will deliver his great lecture on the " Tower, of London " at the Academy of Music this evening, and, owing to the early departure of the Hero, this will be the only lecture Mr Clark can deliver amongst us, although he was announced to give two farewell lectures. This will cause some disappointment^ but: there i» no doubt it will be the means of inducing many more to be present this evening than would have been the case had the rev. lecturer stayed two nights. On each occasion of Mr Clark's appearance in Auckland he j was received by crowded audiences. His: lecture on the " Tower of London " is; said to be a masterpiece. :

The Theatre Royal will be opened for a short season by Mr DeLias' Dramatic Company, commencing on Thursday next. Mr DeLias is a most enterprising lessee,; and has, during his career in Auckland, collected some of the best theatrical talent. Having entered into an engagement with the Darrells, with whom he; has been drawing crowded houses in Auckland, Mr DeLias is going to open the "Theatre Boyal for eight nights. The fame of Mrs Darrell is world wide, as a brilliant and accomplished actress, and many on the Thames recollect the lady in Melbourne, as Miss .Fanny Cathcart. Having so many admirers everywhere,' it is not to be wondered at that it is deemed a privilege to witness Mrs; Darrell's superiorperformances. The opening piece of the season will be the " Lady of Lyons," in which Mrs Darrell will enact the role of Pauline, supported by a full and well-silected company. Miss Clara Stephenson, an old favorite with Thames audiences, accompanies the troupe, which will doubtless be, well patronised during its stay on the Thames. ■ -

The Rev. Charles Clark preached a sermon at the Choral Hall; Auckland, on Sunday night. The weather was unfavorable but the building was crowded, An eloquent sermon was preached, and a collection was made at the close, which, realised £40 2s. 7d. for the funds of the Ladies' Benevolent Society. «f ;

We are in receipt of a Provincial Go-s vernment Gazette, published yesterday; It contains a report on Provincial Surreys prepared by Mr D. A. Tole, Waste Lands Commissioner, for Major Palmer, R.E., who, at the .request of the Colonial Government, undertook to examine and report upon the surveys of the Colony. We have already alluded to his report in a former issue. .

We have received from Mr Jefferson, news agent, Pollen street,,the Australasian Sketcher for April; The illustrations in this number are as follows:—" Ballarat Grand National Steeplechase;;" JR. J. Ellery, Esq., Government Astronomer of "Victoria "(a portrait of); " SuppressiSn of Skull Hunting in the South Seas;". " Colonial Beer : A Visit to a Brewery; " " The Gothenburg Obituary;" " A LandSelector's Farm Yard;" VEaster Monday at the Zoological Gardens; " " Shipping Horses at tiandridge;" "View of Hobart Town from the Top of Mount Wellington ; ". " Eolleston Glacier, New Zealand Alps." The present number of the Sketcher is an excellent one, and offers a good opportunity for intending subscribers to commence, being the first number of the third volume.. '

The Ballarat Courier learn 3 that Mr E. W. Morrah, who left Ballarata few weeks ago to take charge of the Bank of Australasia, Sydney, has been promoted to the post of inspector of the same bank in New Zealand.

A contbibtttok to the conference number of the Victorian Wesleyan Chronicle says:—One of the interesting personal incidents of the season was the visit of Dr Antcliff, the representative of the British Primitive Methodist Conference to |the churches of that body in these colonies. The doctor has a stronglymarked Jewish face, and, on being introduced to the conference, displayed a truly Methodiit capacity for unlimited talk at a moment's notice. He is a good speaker, the only drawbacks being a somewhat provincial accent, and, be it whispered, extraordinarily dubious aspirates for a D.D.! No one could doubt the entente cardiale of the two Churches, as the whole conference rose and cheered while their representatives shook hands."

The Warnambool Examiner of a recent dale reports that buyers are giving from 27s to 80s per ton for potatoes.

We were under the belief that the superstition of regulating one's business affairs by means of cards was a thing of the past (aa'ys the Pleasant Creek Chronicle) j but we find the monster was only scotched, not killed, as a party residing at Stawell, wishing to engage tlie services of a domestic servant, had more faith in the cutting of cards than by determining by her eiiquries and judgment as to the suitability of the applicant. In one case the*'card's were not propitious to the girl applying, whereupon the would-be engager of labor berated the astonished girl most unmercifully, the most courso epithets being thought even too choice to use on the occasion. We certainly do not envy the poor girl whom the cards—not the mistress—may engage. Much has been said of the enlightenment of the age, but surely such superstition as we have recorded does not speak much in favor of the schoolmaster, if he is abroad.

Thus does the New York Herald portray Mrs Tilton, of the Tilton Beecher scandal, when she first made heir appearance in court:—" Mrs Tilton was in a very perfect state of equanimity. She was in purple, a velvet hat with a black bow and bunch of feathers, an uncommonly large ear for so small a woman, and lean, sharp, inharmonious features, composing a very small head. Her forehead was of the medium size, almost a straight line; she had a straight, thin, bloodless nose, and cheeksi rather hollow, but the mouth, lips, and chin were grosser and fuller than the lean woman who looked out alone, and the colors of the flesh and eyes were warm and ruddy. The lips were quite red and invitirig; the coarser ness of the chin rather increased its power; the eyes and .expression were those of an emotional, unrestrainable, over credulous young, >married miss, who possessed great power to fascinate men, particularly mature and elderly men, who are readily moved by childish coquetry."

On Easter Sunday, while the Eev Dr Bleasdale was addressing the congregation of St Mary's Church, he was repeatedly interrupted (says the Eepresentative) by the crying of children. He paused in his discourse a significantly long time at first, just by way-of hint, w^e suppose,l to the' maternal parents, who, however, /seemed to be unusually dense. On the second or third interruption, the rev gentleman mildly suggested that, as the church was hot for children, it would be better to take them outside. This intimation was as unavailing as his first hint, and finally as remonstrance had no effect, Dr Bleasdale abruptly broke off his address, and concluded the service.

The following is from one of Barnum's Hippodrome advertisements in a Cincinnati paper :—" No public exhibition of this kind, comparing in extent or magnificence, has been seen on earth during the last thousand years, and probably no other ' old fool' (in the language of rival managers) will spend a quarter tyo much money in this generation: ; for the public amusement and., instruction combined. As I have 1800 human mouths; to feed, besides a wilderness of animals, and as it costs me $50,000, including tents and seats, to remove my establishment to Cincinnati, I have no such curiosities as •* free tickets.' I shall, however, be glad to give free admission to the mmates of orphan asylums, as those poor waifs can never have the opportunity to 'see the like again.' I must ask my friends at a distance to kindly make their own arrangements in regard to excursion trains, as my agents will scarcely have, time to attend to such details^—The public's obedient servant, P. T. Barnum;"

.Me Keith, the senior sitting^magistrate of Smythesdale (writes the Grenville Advocate,) does not seem to be alone in his glory as a new orthographpr, as at the last meeting of the Grenville Shire Council a letter was received from an ap^ plicant for slaughtering license that comes up w,lli to the magistrate's style. In order that our readers may be able to judge to what extent the butcher comes up to the magistrate, we give a specimen of each, and in duty bound we give the place of honour to the latter by giving some of his entries in one of our police courts: —" Robert Walker be sent t» Sinbery reformatory school for two years and pay ss. per week for maintenance; " finea ss. or six hours in gail." In an appeal case the entry is as follows :— " Adjurred that the good chatties was at the time of distress the property of Mr " i', &c.;" " Withdrawen," '• no apperance," " yardict for the amount." The itmtcher writes as follows:—-" -, 7th Martch, 1875— Jentlemen—l respectoble requist that you will renue my slaughterin lissons in , It has been niglect on my part, or I should aplide before. \ I remain, your apedieiat servant,——."