THE Evening Star. PUBLISHED DAILY AT FOUR P.M. Resurrexi. FRIDAY, MAY 17, 1878.

Thames Star, Volume VIII, Issue 2887, 17 May 1878, Page 2

THE Evening Star. PUBLISHED DAILY AT FOUR P.M. Resurrexi. FRIDAY, MAY 17, 1878.

A vebtt successful meeting was held last sight to form a Young Men's Christian Association—the outcome of the late visit of the venerable evangelist, Dr Sonierville. A report of'the proceedings of the meeting appears elsewhere, from which it will be seen that a resolution for forming the society was passed, und between thirty and forty members were enrolled. To carry out the proceeding! initiated laat night to anything like success, two things will be required, namely, a comfortable room as a place of meeting and the nucleus of a library. These can be obtained at the "start if a sug-. gestiqn thrown out last night by the Eev. 8. J. Neill be adopted, and which has been further brought under notice and : snrasaed today, namely to work with tbp Mechanicn'

Institute. Tbelabtorinßlitutio has a local habitation as well a? n name. Tho Young Men's Christian Association nt. p-eecnt do nat- poßsepa the tr:CTUB of fsfcablishins; tiiomsoives in-a suitable place*. Afctho Mechanics' Instil uto there 19 a fairly rr^ppctablo library of books and moderately good selection of newspapers. By co-operation with the Commit-too ol tho Mechanics' Institute tho Young Men's Christian Association may make an early blp■••t. At least we bare reason to believe that a proposal in this direction would he favorably enterta;ned by the Committee of the Institute, and a union of the two interests would probably benefit both. The lecture room of the Mechanics' Institute would be fuJ'y equal to the requirements of the new association for ordinary meetings and debates; and if a course of lectures should be included in the programme of the members, errangements could be made for the delivery of ssme in somo more commodious building. The idea is one that commends iteelf fo the consideration of members of both institutions.

A memo, from the Telegraph Office says: Communication with Tasmania is restored. The Port Darwin line is interrupted north of Charlotte Waters.

A Mb Sonne^sChi&n, who recently died in the Sandhurst (Victoria) Hospital, bequeathed to the funds of that institution shares in various mining companies to the number of about 16CD, which realised at auction the hnndaome sum of considerably over £1C JO The example of this grateful German mineis worthy of note by mnr.j patients who can afford to subscribe, and who owe their re< coveiy to the medical blp'U and cara bestowed upon Ibom in the hospitals of this colony.

An opinion appears tn have gained currency in some quarters that in consequence of the arduous nature of the work which lies devolved upon the hon. the Premier, and the lion, the Native Minister, in visiting various parts of the colony, the measures which are to be introduced next session are in n rery backward stato. We (Auckland Hta") are glad to learn, however, on author*ty which is thoroughly reliable, that the impression refer*, red to i« 5!l-foundrd, almost all the Ministerial measures being in a: very forward condition, and Ministers being prepared to meet Parliament with abundance of work of a practical character. During the Premier's v'si's to various parts of the colony he b*"? been in constant f oiumumeation with his colleague?, who have consulted him at every stage in the framing of the more important measures, end the brief interve.b which he has been able to spare in Well ngton have enabled him to render Ms experienced aid in sketching the details of measures for the legal draughtsmen. On his return to Wellington by the Finemoa Sir Gforge Grey w'!l pdcf the finishing touch to the measuri to be Htroducrd next session.

Eyas's G[ba- : jDAuaH'xEB," the lady correspondent in London of the' San FiJ,ncisco Chroricle, relaf es the following etory of " a naughty boy:"—Have you heard this atory, of .which the hero is one of the Qu~"!n's Jittlo grandsons? It is a perfectly true tale, although it was v omit* cd Lorn the Court Circular, notwithstanding the fact that that jourrial of royalty's drily doings faitbfivly enough mentioned bow cerl in juvenile Eoyal Highnesses, accompanied by their parents, went, the other day "to call ur>on her Majesty and remained to luncher n.'' Luncheon for the aforesaid juveniles of course stood for early dinner. Natur. cl'y, fherefore, L;ing blesssd with healthy young appetites, they went in for rll the good tl '"nga they cor rd get hold off, "grandmamma" being always reasonably indulgent, quite a model grandmamma, in f»ct. By and by one of the Eoyel Highnesses, a smal' boy, bav"ng, It V pre* sumed, hod dinner enough, and doubtlcrs thinking it t:rrsome wort r> sit st:11 whi'c the rest of the family continued to :-t, began, very much like other rule people who don't happen to be EoyrA Highnesses, to be naughty. Very Boon, not relishing reproof, he sipped under the table rod seated himself amongst the royal legs and feet, some of which rrceived occasional ungentle and totaHy unwbhedfor reminders of his presence in the form of. a well-delivered pinch. " Are you a good boy yet," presently p.-iVb grandmamma. " No, not yet," comes in muffled ton?? from underneath the mahogany. A minute o? two later grandmamma agao sings out,* " Are you a good boy yet ? " " Yes, I'm a good boy now," replies the youngster showing his head suddenly above board. The head h speedily follow :i by the rest of the body litTf !!y, end nothing else, for the young monkey climbs into his seat, and there performs a wild dance in just ai naked a condition aa when bo was born.

Says the Srn Francisco Chronicle :— The eccentric le.dy who ordered an Edinburgh blacksmith to put golden shoes on her mars, and who subsequently lodged in an out-of-the-way tavern in Spain, where she-could throw away gold pieces by the handful to the beggars, is now said to be an American heiress woith half a million. Her name is Miss Thompson, end she has been the object of persist int^atlentioKS from foi'oune-hu \ter» in New York and elsewhere. Bumor babbles that one of her admirer? amused her, rlthough the knew he was a terrible scapegrace, and she found it was hard to get rid of him. She had just purchased a new mare, and in odd of her mad freaks told her suitor that he might have her hand^if he could g^t ahead of her in a balf-nrle gallop. He accepted the challenge; Bhe rode the mare herself; the ra?3 for a wife wbb a neck-to-neck ! flfeir, but the mere chew away at tbe finish and won by a length. Gratelal to the mare for breaking off the mateb, the Vidy had her shci with golden Bhoeß.

With reference to the loss of tbe IC Allrn, a Sardinian B'earner, bound for Montreal," reported by calogran?, it has been suggested that there is a mistake, that probably it is a steamer named Sardini a, one of the Allan L;ue, there being, we understand, a Br'tiah company of that name trading with Canada.

A Pbess Agency telegram from .' exandra, via Wellington, says:—I Tow that the excitement of the Premier and Mr Sheehan's visit is over the settlers p:e seriously considering the results, and are r.sking what return the Maori eligirtaries will o ivc to Sir G-. Grey's proposition. With regard to Revri's meeting with Ministers on Sunday, tbe result is not very clear. Kewi simply said be would not interfere. This, by bis own people, is understood to mean he bad nothing to r!o with TawHco's meeting,'and felt himßelf free to pursue his own course of action.

The Earl of Leitriin, ifc now ivanspires, was shot' opposite a cottage from which he had recently evicted a widow. Eighty-pine of his tenp.'its were under notice to qr.it. The Earl's body was found in a ditch. The left side of his head is battered in. It in thought he w:. "■• also shot in the head, but the fat ' shot vas through the heart. Tli" lei", arm is broken, and the right completely shattered. The driver and clerk wero shot J"n the head. The grcund where the mur.ier was cor mitted showed traces of a bard smuggle. A fow'jngpiece and a part of another gun wero found near the spot. Three or four men were seen loitering in the neighbourhood before the murder.