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Thames Star, Volume VII, Issue 2009, 12 June 1875, Page 2

An v error occurred in our local column yesterday which we hasten to correct. It was stated that the Union Bank of Australia and the National Bank tendered for the Manukau gold, and that the former was successful. The Union Bank, we may say, did not get a clip, and therefore did not tender • a»d it was the National Bank-that was successful against the tender of another local institution. The error was not discovered in time to make the corretion last night.

The heavy fall of rain experienced since last night has had the effect of floeding the creeks, down which the water was to-day .observed to rush with great force. (k 'quantity of logs have floated down tke Kauaeranga with the fresh, but we have not ascertained how many.

,\ Me Jno..i Caetwbight still continues his!discourses in theKaraka School-room. To-morrow evening his subject will be "No partiality with God." ; ; ; ,

Parliament will meet for the despatch of business on Tuesday, 20th July, at 2 o'clock in the afternoon. ■In our second edition last night it was erroneously put July 30.

It is notified in our advertising columns that Mr Severn will deliver a course of three scientific lectures in the Academy of Music, the first to take place on Thursday, the 17th instant. These lectures, will be of great interest, many new features being introduced, in getting up which. Mr Severn has spent much time, and trouble, and they will no doubt be largely attended. For particulars as to the subject —or subjects—we refer readers to the advertisement, from which it will be seen also that on each occasion a number of European views will be exhibited on a 12-feet screen, by means of the oxyhydrogen light.

We lfarn tliat to-day an application was made to Warden Fraser by the Tairua Prospectors for permission to remove the pegs of their claim, in order to facilitate matters in the Court next week. Permission was granted, and the bailiff of the; Court and one of the shareholders of the Tairua claim will proceed to-morrow to fetch in the pegs, about which so much has been said, and on the size of" which the' first plaint 'has feeen grounded.

A tele&bam has been leceived to-day from town stating that the weather is so bad that the steamer Enterprise cannot leave. There will therefore be no communication with Auckland to-day.