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Thames Star, Volume VII, Issue 2137, 9 November 1875, Page 2

We are in receipt of the New Zealand Gazette No 60, published on October 28, and also a number of Acts of the Assembly passed during the late session.

We have received Nos. 26 and' 27 New Zealand Parliamentary Debates, completing the record of the late session and the nineteenth volume of New Zealand Hansard.

Yesterday at the Court House, Shortland, Messrs Brown and Workman Licensing Commissioners, granted an application from Charles Morrow for the extension of his license for the Prince Arthur Hotel to Parawai gardens for to-day, on the occasion of the sports to celebrate the birthday of the Prince of Wales.

We learn that Mr Charles O'Neill, M.H.E., has written to a number of gentlemen on the Thames intimating his intention to stand his candidature for this district at the forthcoming election, and asking if he may count upon their assistance. In a number of instances the reply has been decidedly unfavorable to Mr O'Neill's candidature.

An accident which might have been attended with serious consequences occurred yesterday on the Tararii road. Mr T. Godkin was returning from • a funeral with Messrs Cox, Souter, and other gentlemen inside his carriage; and Mr J. C. Williams on the box. On the way one of the horses shied twice, and on passing a cart shied again and became so unmanageable that the driver lost all. control over if, and Mr Williams jumped from the box and assisted those inside to alight, which they were fortunately enabled to do in safety, as well as the driver, who just escaped, as carriage and horses went right over the embankment. ■. The horses were again put to, but after proceeding along the beach for a short distance, and getting the carriage on to the .road, one of them was found to be so badly injured that Mr Godkin determined to. destroy him ; he was however left to see if there was a chance of his recovering, but he died shortly after. -■

Captain Fuaser returned from Ohinemuri last night, where he .has been holding a Warden's Court and transacting other; business connected with the goldfield. While at Ohinemuri-he took the opportunity of going over to Waihi and Eatikati, and the result of his mission is that, the difficulty over the pulling down of a trig-station has been removed. Captain Fraser saw Te Kepa and other natives who had been concerned in pulling down the trig-station", and advised them to put it up again. They were quite willing.to do so, and the men who were the actual perpetrators of the pulling down were despatched to set it up again. At no time was, there any great difficulty .apprehended, although it was represented as likely to cause.mischief. It arose entirely from a^misunderstanding, and the Maories are now anxious to repair the damage done.

We-are requested to" state. that the emergency meeting of the E.. A. Chapter of Hauraki, 454, I. C, is fixed for Thursday next,. November 11th, and not for to-night as might be supposed from an advertisement in the Advertiser.

The following is from the G-reymouth Evening Star:—"The Duvalli entertainment was well attended on Saturday evening, Nin<f r all "present seemed to be thoroughly enjoying -themselves. One young gentleman, with decidedly religious tendericias, enthusiastically exclaimed, ' Oh> how" beautiful! I could stay looking at-tjjom until Monday !' " In all probability '..this religious young gentleman has peculiar ideas as to tho garb in which angels array themselves, and his fervour must certainly have been brought about by the scantiness of the Duvalli's costumes.

.■'.•■ v .;.*ir,-'n..?i&i*r'f H ' .■'.■>■■*:■'•,: —■■.-■- ; ■>-■,-.- •-. ■. .■■ ■ ?fr-<-, :/.. ■ ■ -■ - The new gun boat built for the Thames Naval Brigade by Mr Savage was launched from that gentleman's yard yesterday afternoons - The weath< r was very unpropitious, but nevertheless a good number of people assembled to witness the launch. Mrs Ehrenfried named the vessel the "Victoria" in the usual manner, and both vessel and guilder were cheered by those presecnt, a similar compliment being paid to the ladies.

Gents' Clothes, and every description of Dyeing and Cleaning done on the shortest possible notice at the Thames Dyeing Establishment, corner of Eolleston and Richmond streets.—Advt.