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Thames Star, Volume VII, Issue 2493, 2 January 1877, Page 2

Owing to there being no issue of the Star yesterday, and the space occupied by reports of Auckland and Thames races, our supplementary budget of " News by the Mail" is confined to the very latest dates on the eastern question. Several matters of local interest are altogether excluded.

Thb Te Aroha, Ruby, Enterprise, and Pearl made excursion trips to Ohinemuri yesterday. In consequence of the unfavorable looking aspect of the weather the occasion was not taken advantage of as fully as we have seen on former occasions—if we except the Te Aroha, which was under the auspices of the 1.0. G.T., and of course was very well patronised by a goodly number of its members as well as others who generally follow where most do congregate. A report of the trip by "Viator" is unavoidably held over to make room for a portion of English news.

The Thames portion of the English and American mails per Australia, which arrived in Auckland on Saturday morning, was brought down by the s.s. Durham last evening, and after being subjected to a fumigating process was sorted and disposed of in the private boxes for those who have them, the remainder being delivered this morning.

We have lately received a small pamphlet from Dunedin giving an account of the model ship Samuel Plimsoll, a miniature vessel which has become celebrated for its faultless design, and as a specimen of what can be accomplished by un'iring patience. This model is only 5 feet 7 inches over all, 13 inches beam, with 9 inches depth of hold, yet represents a vessel of the following dimensions: —Length over all, 165 ; extreme breadth, 34 feet; depth of hold, 15 feet; her lower masts are 100 feet, with 1 inch of taper,; topmasts, which are polacer, 46; mainboom, 70 feet; main-yard, 75 feet, and would be able to carry 4500 yards of canvas. The pamphlet under notice embraces a number of very flattering notices of the model ship, which has occupied the time of the builder (Captain Walsh, Port Chalmers) on and off for thirteen years The vessel was for some time exhibited in Dunedin in 1873 and was universally admired. It is now open for sale by tender, and if not so disposed of will be submitted to the public in an art union. It is described as a miracle in shipbuilding. 13,000 screws were used in its construction. '

Thames Dyeing Establishment, Rol-leston-street. Gents' clothing re-dyed and pressed equal to new; dye warranted not to rub off. Every other description of dyeing as usual. —Advt.