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Thames Star, Volume VII, Issue 2159, 4 December 1875, Page 2

A concert Tfrill be. given on Monday next by members of the Thames Choral Society, in the Good Templars' Hall, Hollqston street. The first part will consist of selections from Judas Maccabrous, and the second part of secular songs, glees and part songs.

We learn that Mr Carpenter has definitely decided not to stand as a candidate for the representation of this district in the Assembly.

We notice that the Anniversary Services of the Baptist Church will be held to-morrow at the usual hour, and that the soiree and public recognition of their new pastor, the Rev. J. Hinton will take place on Tuesday, next.

A meeting'-of the directors of the Tairua Gold Mining Company was held yesterday, at the secretary's office, Wynd-ham-street. There were present Messrs Graham, Ehrenfried, Howard, and Jackson. As our readers are aware, serious accusations have been made lately against Mr Beeche, the manager of the mine, and it was even reported that he would be prosecuted for what he had done. We 1 believe that the directors yesterday came to' no definite resolution, but it is agreed that a special meeting of shareholders

should be held at an early date. Mr S. E. Eichards, manager of the Caledonian, who examined the mine on behalf of the directors, when it. was found that there had been something wrong, was present a,t yesterday's meeting';— Herald.

;I7;|ie following business of local interest; wasitransacted at the last meeting of the; Cenjral Bpardi*»f Education :•—JCaxtae%KAiriaA.—Appointment of Miss Lumsden, instead of; Miss Eussell, sanctioned. Application for balance of building site i money, deferred. Waiotahi.—The dif--1 ference with Tararu Committee, as to j appoihtnlent of teacher, waS referred to ■ the Tararu Committee, with the object of i getting an explanation from the teacher. : The... appointment of Miss Bowen and j Miss Stanton was sanctioned, also the appointment of Mr Jiorgan, at Punga Flat. The appointment of." Miss Byrne and Miss Muirwas confirmed. .

We:,notice -that Mr E. Laing will preach in the iKaraka School to-morrow evening, taking as his subject "The Evidence of Pardon."

A considerable number of men left yesterday by the Hero who have" been employed in mining at the Thames, but have been compelled to leave owing to the. depression of the mining industry. It is a grievous thing to see these good men leaving the colony, for we are sure that an equal number of immigrants from England will not replace them in value, putting out of sight the fact that each immigrant costs the colony a. good deal,, to bring him here. We must of course lay our account with- ups and downs in mining; but we,think that, if the Government had done its duty, so much of the land in the valley of .the Thames might have been opened for seettlement, that when a dulness did occur in mining it would not involve = the necessity for. large numbers of men leaving the district.—Herald.

The " Intelligent Vagrant " says :— "The Government are going to cut the ground from under f*jr George Grey's feet as an Opposition leader next Parliament. Sir George wound up his denunciations last session by a wholesale condemnation of the useless and expensive Civil Service, and has since inveighed against the same, asserting that in this direction he could, by proper economy, if in power, save the country £150.000 a-year.; Well, the Government have evidently taken to thought what Sir George Grey said, because they have instituted quite enormous reductions in the cost of the Civil Service. Hitherto the draughtsmen in the Public Works Office have been allowed scented soap with which to wash their hands; but lately a minute has been published restricting them, on the ground of expense, to common yellow colonial."

The following, telegraphed to the Auckland Star yesterday, gives some, further particulars of the Hawke's Bay land case appeal:—The Oamaranui case, which was prepared by Mr Sheehan, and argued by Mr Connelly, and decided in favor of the natives against Mr Sutton, is said to effect the principal land owners in Hawkea' Bay such as Sir Donald McLean, Ormond, and others of that ilk. Either more law or compounding will now he the order of the day. Mr Sutton touched the wires for Mr Moorhouse to move for leave to appeal against the decision of the Court, but it was refused, the Court explaining that they had not reversed any; decision, their declaration having been, merely in the nature of an instruction to the registrar, and that they therefore could not entertain the application. The business of the Court may soon be said to be over. Mr Justice Gillies has already cleared out. There was a curious scene in Court today over a Southland waste land case. The Chief Justice was alone in his opinion in. fayor of the appellant but the other three judges were against him; three separate judgments were read.