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Thames Star, Volume VII, Issue 1984, 14 May 1875, Page 2

Thebe was no Police business at the Resident Magistrate's Court this morning. The civil side list-was a pretty long one, but many of the cases were settled out of Court or by confession.

"We have received a pamphlet containing report of the " Proceedings of the first annual session of the Grand Lodge Independent Order of Good Templars, New Zealand North." This little book possesses a special interest for Good Templars, and no doubt a copy will be in every member's hands. It is neatly printed and got up by Mr Willi*m Atkin, High-street, Auckland.

Accobding to the report of the Turner Goldmining Company, Marlborough, during the six months 531 tons of stone have been crushed for a yield of 2960zs 16dwts 12grs retorted gold. The battery was at work 78 days of 16 hours each only during the term under review, thus demonstrating the thoroughly payable nature of the stone could the battery be kept at work full time.

The Southland Times states that an influential private company has been formed at Invercargill for the purpose of establishing a paper-mill, and claiming the Government bonuses that attach to the'production of a certain quantity of paper within a specified time. Baw material for th<3 manufacture abounds, in the district wherp it is intended to erect the mill. ■ The services of a practical manager have been secured, and operations are to be comf menced forthwith. -

Theeb is no class of men (says the Sydney Morning Herald) who suffer greater hardship and yet 'hold on,' as gold-diggers do. In the course of his comments on the prospects of the claim at the Parkees, our correspondent says : —"To show the metal of these men, I know one man who had no meat for a week, and another who was working last fortnight on nothing but bread and water. He bottomed a duffer, and of course had to (cavein.'••'•'•

* LotrNGEK, in the Melbourne Herald, writes as follows:—"I notice, by the New Zealand papers, that robbery and garotting have been revived there to an alarming extent, and that the immigrants are credited with the evil. Seeing that the immigration is indiscriminate,! don't wonder at it, especially "after what I happened to see when, for curiosity's sake, going over the latest file of the London Illustrated Police Gazette, one of the lowest publications; of the world, I there found advertisements from the local Agents-General of New South Wales arid New Zealand drawing attention to the advantages offered to immigrants. Now, if these gentlemen seek - for immigrants amongst the clasi who read the Gazette, I will not be surprised to hear of many terrible crimes committed by these same immigrants. Things must have come to a low pitch when the Agents-General have to advertise in the Illustrated Police Gazette."

The Otago Times is no believer in geology. It says :—"Experience has repeatedly showa that the predictions of geologists are more liable .to error than those of the sporting prophets -who have just had their jubilee here. For our part, we should place just as much faith in the wise words of the "Man in the Ditch" essaying to discover the winner of the Dunediri Cup for 1876, as we should in an F.R.G.S., or any-other combination of lettersj attempting to describe what he had not seen." Geologists have, perhaps, been more successful than other sections of scientists in giving lengthy names to such crumbs of mother earth as they have shelved in their cabinets;" "Hardly a miner of throe years' experience who would not be a more trustworthy guide to the strata twenty feet beneath our feet tbaa any geologist the world:evef saw."

The B.s. Taranaki with the Suez mail arrived in the Manukau from the South this morning* '

A Capetown paper, in its report of the' condition of the place, says: —"Matrimony Las succeeded the measles at Grahamstown. Fifteen couples are preparing for the; altar." ; ; . ;

As an evidence of the revival now taking place in mining ventures in this district, we (Inangahua Times) may mention that no less, than four new companies are in the course of registration tinder the "Limited Liability Act." The ground embraced has hitherto been held under lease by the companies, but the improved prospects of ,the-adjoining mines and general encouraging aspect of the district, has induced the action stated.

The Australasian says:—Lord Kin tore, who is an occasional laypreacher, lately told some wholesome truths about revivals to the Christian Young men of Glasgow. He said he wasn't one of those who liked so much " dear brothering " and so much " dear sisfcering." He had never before seen the audience he was addressing— they were not'hijsi:de.ar brethren, and he was not their dear^brother. Of Messrs Sankey's visit he said, without derogating from their merits, that he was thankful they were gone—their departure would show whether it was the men or the message which had excited the public. Continual going to religious meetings was a thing exceedingly to be deprecated. He praised God for the revival that had taken place, but he wishecito be able to praise Him more for the survival. An antithesis which very neatly condenses the revival question. After spasms— weakness

Our new Chief Justice (says the Otago Times) is an easy man. You can'fe look at him without seeing ease and affability stamped on his countenance. . Patient, accurate, minute, and somewhat verbose, he is a man who will make no mistakes. He always leans back in his chair when he gets a chance, and takes it very easily. That is all very well, but it would not suit this placo for a permanency. He has cot got that concise style which, was so remark able in the Judge who has just left the Bench. One thing, that is the apparent ease with which he slid from Bar to Bench. He certainly sits easily on his new cushion, without appearing to feel any novelty in the position.

All the English. Judges except threeJustices Brett, Denman, and Keating— have officially reported in favor of the extension of the punishment of the lash. The Scotch Judges recommend the repeal of the provision which renders inefficacious the power pqssessediby the Courts in Scotland to inflict whipping. -. : :

The funeral reform movement has been taken tip in a -business-like manner in London, where several undertakers already advertise their willingness to conduct funerals " with, simplicity, solemnity, and economy, with, light perishable coffins and entire absence of plumes, hatbands, and other media of display, at fixed inclusive charges." •

The West Coast Times states that owing to the fact that-the Provincial Treasury has had to disburse about \ a thousand pounds in payment of the honoraria of members of the Conncil, the ordinary creditors of the Government— contractors and the like—cannot get paid, and the hospital ; subsidies ' will have to remain in arrears. A very good argument in itself for the abolition of Proving cialism.

The wonderful hairless horse ; which lately visited this colony is now wondering, about the United States, reaping a golden harvest for his proprietors. He is thus noticed by the Union Herald :•?- ---" Caoutchouse is no humbug. He isa coal black gelding, fifteen hands high, and as well proportioned as Venus and Adonis. He is rather; too: naked for: the virgin eye of sweet sixteen, but has been exhibited all; over the/ world. Strange to say, in the Fiji -Islands where,, the natives never saw a horsey it did not pay nearly so well-as in Columbia, where there are three or four. In. Fayetteville, North Carolina, sdme« expensive tar-heel offered the proprietors 10,000 dbls, in cash for the horse. The owners, being hard money men, refused the greenbacks. This isa fact." It; is not unlikely that after the recess, the legislature might appropriate enough to keep him in the State. He is of the, right color, / and might be used as a charger from which a military; profesßqr 4n the university could deliver his lectures; cantering up and down by way of illustration." : , , ;