THE Evening Star. PUBLISHED DAILY AT FOUR O'CLOCK P.M. Resurrexi. THURSDAY, MAY 2, 1878.

Thames Star, Volume VIII, Issue 2874, 2 May 1878, Page 2

THE Evening Star. PUBLISHED DAILY AT FOUR O'CLOCK P.M. Resurrexi. THURSDAY, MAY 2, 1878.

One pf. .the principal arguments, used by the Paeroa people at their meeting the other night against the erection of Government buildings, on the race course township, as it is called, was that it would obstruct the Paeroa-Puke roa'cL This having been represented- to the ■County* Council, one of the proprietors of the township (Mr J. 15. Macdonald) has written to the Council stating that the ground for the buildings need not interfare with the road, aa the County Engineer can arrange the exact spot they axe % to occupy^ It is intended, we believe, that the, buildings should front Normanby - road v. the Puke road, and ifie -proposed township will rot be laid out until the roads are properly defined, so that the township will be made to suit the roads, and not;the roads (6 suit;the township.. This matter came before the County Council at their, meeting to-day.

; I Information-was received io-day. that the PataVia and Singapore Cable.was in.t^tti'u'pied'J -A special steamer '•'' will run with telegrams during the interruption.

TAjb.?,bridge over the Kerikeri: Creek is" finished, and we tear that Mr Andrew Dunn arid a;friend'pf his were the first to cross ; it in a wheeled vehicle. They were out, r for a .drivej and on arrivalat the bridge, finding it was finished they drove over it and into the settlement; The Natives -were pleased to ree a carriage in their village, and they entertainrd the visitor* to ithe best of their ability, end seated that they would mark the event by inscribing their namesi in Maori on the new bridge. " : - *

-': ?To ; i?AY Mr James Craig heldianupction silent Captain Butt's vstores, Polleii street, of -potatoes ex Zillah; <the : , first-5 tons brought £.3 7s per ton, the remaining 15 tons £4 2s per ton.

■:- |A cobbespondent of the Auckland Star writing; from^Waikato says :--Civilibation is advancing rapidly amongst the natives. Last night they engaged our public hall fora quadrille party, some 40 attending at two shilling tickets; The ladies were well dressed, and the whole affair wasi conducted with a degree of decorum,:;;which would compare favotir-; *bly%fth any average meeting of Europeans. All theiliDwer Waikatos and the Kjngites in the locality have gone on to Hikarangi this morning. i Wheorohas gpne up. but will return to meet Sir George Grey on hfs arrival here.

Si A iuDicßOirs incidentoccurred on the Moanatairi' tramway yesterday. The tramway horse standing near the Nonpareil drive, when a pig came up and seized 'the equine. bj> the; dose. The latter let out viciously, but his swineship held on, though frequently lifted off his feet. After a struggle of some minutes duration, the horse got rid of his tormentor, and skedaddled ignomihously. :

The following appeared in the Herald's report of the proceedings of the Waste Lands Board at its last meeting:— Omaha (Thames). -—Mr Bethune and another applied for land in Omaha, Upper Thames. In a postscript to the application Mr Bethune wrote that they were hot thos*e *who got up meetings at the Thames with regard to the lands, nor did they accuse Brown and Campbell of attempting to buy up the.whole country, as Mitchell had been saying at the Thames and Ohiriemuri. This childish attempt to curry favor excited the laughter of all the members present,l arid it was finally agreed to inform the applicants that the lands in question were not under the control of the Board;

Otra Auckland morning contemporary furnishes the following particulars of the career of the Rev. W. Maclagan, recently reported by cable message as haying been nominated successor to Bishop Selwyn in the diocese of Lichfield: William Dairy mple Maclagan, is at present Vicar of Kensington. He was educated at St. Peter's College, Cambridge, and. took his degree as BA. in 1856, and that of M.A. in; 1860. He was successively Curate of St. Saviour's, Paddington ; St. Stephen's, Marylebone ; and Enfield—all in the London diocese, after which he was appointed Rector of Newington,, a very large and important parish on the Surrey side of the Thames. During his rectory here, the rev. gentleman displayed the energy and earnestness which have since . characterised him. He succeeded in having this parish church re-built, and it is now a very handsome edifice; arid he also inaugurated several church schemes, which have since borne great fruit in the parish. In fact, he revivified church matters in this parish, and infused his own spirit iato those who were brought into contact with him. About three years ago he was appointed Vicar of Kensington, the office which he still holds. Dr Maclagan is a powerful and popular preacher, and is the author of several well-known hymns^ including hymn 428 in "Hymns, Ancient and Modern," commencing, " The saints of God, their conflict past." : He also took a very deep interest in those particular services known - as mission ■cr revival services, and was one of the most frequent and popular preachers at those services. Dr Maclagan appears to be more distinguished for his excellence and energy as a parish priest and organiser than for scholastic attainments, but as these are qualities which are most required in the man who is to succeed Bishop Selwyn in the Black Country diocese, there is every reason to hope that the appointment,, if confirmed, will'prove an excellent one.

Sat^ the Australasian: • Sir ■ George Grey, in New Zealand, has continued his stumping tour.; through the colony, in which he has laid the.;■ policy. ■of the Government before the various places he has visited ia such a way. as to inflame the political passions of the lower orders of population. The Premier promises electoral reform based on manhood suffrage. Mr B. '* Stout has taken the Attorney-Generalship. The introduction of salmon ova by the Chinaborazo proved a failure, the ova apparently not being in a proper condition when shipped. A Roman Catholic priest named Henneberry has been stirring up strife and animosity by excited sectarian discourse, in which he denounced mixed manages of Protestae 13 and Catholics as adulterous.