THE Evening Star. PUBLISHED DAILY AT FOUR O'CLOCK P.M. Resurrexi.

Thames Star, Volume VII, Issue 2622, 4 June 1877, Page 2

THE Evening Star. PUBLISHED DAILY AT FOUR O'CLOCK P.M. Resurrexi.

MONDAY, JUNE 4, 1877.

We would remind all those persons interested that at noon to-morrow the annual licensing meeting for the districts of Thames and Hauraki will be held at the Shortland Court House.

There was no business.at: the Resident Magistrate's Court this morning. ■

The clergy and general public are invited to meet at the Theatre Eoyal this evening at 8 o'clock to witness the presentatibh of an illuminated address and; a purse of sovereigns to the Eev. James Hill on Ids departure: from the Thames.

. The mails for Europe and America via San Francisco close at the Thames ■tomorrow,, and the outgoing steamer, the Australia, is expected to leave Auckland on Wednesday. .

We understand that the Thames Amateur Variety Troupe will give a performance at the Academy of Music on Friday night, when a lady amateur gymnast will make her first appearance.

Amongst other matters considered at the last fortnightly meeting of the Board of Education, held in Auckland on Friday last, was correspondencd from Kihiikihi as to whether a person over 17 years of age can claim the right to receive instruction in a district 1 school. It was resolved that the Board desires that no objection on the score of age should be allowed to prevent any young person from attending school who may desire to do so.—A letter was read from the Government intimating that they did not desire that the Capitation Bate should be levied.—lt was decided that the mid-winter holidays in city and suburban schools, and in country schools if given, are to consist of the first week in July; : .

At the meeting of the Board of Education held in- Auckland, on Friday, an application for the establishment of a school at the vßauraki Saw Mill, Tarua,. was granted.—ln reference to the proposal to purchase the Wesleyan chapel and ground, (xrahamstown, for school purposes,.; it was resolved that the trustees be informed that unless the title be completed within a month from this date, the offer made by the ; Board will be withdrawn.— A proposal to admit native children to the school at Paeroa was referred to the Inspector : The Bay of Plenty Times, in an article on Spiritualism, says:— "It may be remarked, en passant, that, putting aside altogether for the nonce the more com-mon-place spirituous manifestations which are seen in tap-rooms, and at Mr Barstow's morning levees, a strong bond iof sympathy appears to exist between the impalpable, essences of the ' sperrets,' and substantial flesh and blood, as demonstrated by the ' manifestations ' occasionally witnessed amongst the younger members of opposite sexes when the lights are all too suddenly turned on after the 'dark seance.' "■ . ■■.■) :. r ;

Te Wananga says:—lt will be remembered that on the reconstruction of the. Ministry there was a report that in a short time Mr Kollestbh would join the. Government. That report is now revived. We do not know how much weight may be attached to it, but the rumour does not seem to be without foundation. Thbee cases were heard on Thursday at the Resident Magistrate's Court, Christchurch,(says the Press), of some importance to members of Volunteer companies, as showing the liability they incur by being absent from p.rades without permission, and also not sending in a formal resignation when desiring to leave their company. In each case Captain Strouts, C.X.C., was plaintiff, two of the defendants being bandsmen who were each summoned for £1, amount of fines incurred through being absent once from inspection by officer commanding the district, and twice from, parade by officer ! commanding the troop.-. For absence from the : former the fine was 10s. and os company's parade. Defendants stated that they had given up their uniform, which had been accepted by the bandmaster, and they believed his doing so was a sufficient discharge., His Worship thought differently, and gave judgment for plaintiff. The other case was against a trooper, the claim being £6 15s (£3 os fines and £310s subscription money). Defendant pleaded that he had been up the country for the last three

j'ears, and was under the impression that his absence for that length of time was a suflicient resignation. Judgment was given for plaintiff also in this case. The amount of the claims will be increased by the Court costs.

The late Rev. Dr. John Muir of Glasgow, says an Exchange, was for some years minister of the beautiful parish of Lecropt, in Perthshire. He had returned to that parish to assist his successor! on one of the days of worship, at the communion season. In his morning walk he met with a shrewd old woman with whom he had been in the 'habit of conversing familiarly. " What a lovely view, Kate," said the doctor, pointing to the Carse of Stirling; " I can fancy this is just like Paradise."*' Ou, ay, sir," answered Kate; " but wae's me, for I aye fancy you're like Adam ; ye was in Paradise, but ye wadna bide."

A writer in the Ulster. Journal of ArcliEeology sajs :—" The Boomerang, still the deadly weapon of the natives both of Australia and Central America, has been discovered in the hands of the sculptured Niinrod at Khorsabad and of hunters represented in the basso-relievo at Thebes. It may have been the crooked weapon of Saturn j it is supposed to have been the club of Hercules (and we may add, the hammer of Thor); and if the matter' Were" 'properly investigated it would perhaps be shown that it was not unknown to the ancient Celtic nations."

The World is responsible for the following:—"lf DrSlade has been treated roughly by the law,, he can at all events, console himself with the knowledge that he has bighly-placed;is,nd influential personages among his clientele. The most enthusiastic pfjhijs disciples are said to be the Princess Louise and her sister-in-law, Lady Archibald Campbell. At the house of the latter, in Beaufort Gardens, several wonderful spiritualistic seances have been held." ■■■ ;V: •■■--;. • ><\: %iiQn:;.y The Sydney correspondent of the Otago Guardian ; reports that. Mr J. S. Lynch, publisher -at tthe Goyernment printing-office, and one:of: ti^e rifle,, team representing New South Wales at Philadelphia, brings with him from America an apparatus called a " mailer.and dunner," or newspaper-addressing machine. In the hands of an adept, 5000 addresses an hour can be printed. The apparatus consists of a reel of three or four addresses on a ribbon of paper, f a paste-box, with its ribbon and cutting off, stamping and feediog parts all enclosed in a strong sheet-copper bellows-shaped box. This box is about nine inches long, weighs about five pounds, cannot get out of order, and will last for years. The addresses are printed in sheets, and the paper cut into longitudinal strips and pasted together in the form of a ribbon. This machine. will save the Government £3000 per annum as well as time.