The Evening Star. PUBLISHED DAILY AT FOUR P.M. Ressurexi. WEDNESDAY, JUNE 5, 1878.

Thames Star, Volume VIII, Issue 2903, 5 June 1878, Page 2

The Evening Star. PUBLISHED DAILY AT FOUR P.M. Ressurexi. WEDNESDAY, JUNE 5, 1878.

The Bank of New Zealand shipped by the Eotoiaahana to-day for the head office in Auckland, two boxes containing 2?64 ounces g >ld.

Me John Leydon sold by auction today, under instructions fioni Mrs Wiltshire, a ccitage in PoPe'i street built on leasehold allotment with 12 years to run at a renfal of £8 8s per annum for ti-e sum of £27. There was a good attendance of buyers, and the household furniture, &c, sold at the same time and pact?, fetched fair prices.

Some weeks ago the Borough Council resolved to back up the application of the Naval Brigade to the Government for additional artillery, &c. Yesterday a ielcg.am was received from the Hon. the Premier saying that he was much pleased with the Naval Brigade, and w6uld do his best to comply with their wishes^

The Cambridge correspondent of the Bay of Plenty Times, in an account of the late meeting of Ministers with Tawhiao and subsequently with Rewi, says: "I was forgetting to tell you about Winiata, the Ep.om murderer. The Auckland Press mentions the presence of Jurukutu at Hikurapgi, but does not say anything about ~ Winiata; but ho was almost as conspicuous as the other, anji boosts that he went up with^a crcwd and shook hands wi.h the Native Minister!" The same co-respondent says the meeting at Hikurangi can be regarded only as a failure, and uha'j Rewi invited the Premier to mest liim at Waifara and hear him revile Wi Tako and other of Sir George Grey's rhiefs for deserting the Kiri whom they assist' d to vet iip.

We would c.,11 aftentbn to Mr Wnc. Carpenter's monthly sale at the Thames Produce Company's premises, Grey street, Sbortland, to-morrow at 11 o'clock. The produce to be submitted comprises Hobarton, Canterbury and Ohinemuri'pxatoes, Canterbury oats and flour, besides horsej, dray 3 and other articles.

The art of dyeing, or a way to make old coats and other garments as good as new, is successfully practised by Mr L. Turrell at the old established works in Rolleston street. Economical heads of families should give this establishment a trial before relegating well fitting garments to tbe old clothes bag.

Sir John Coode informed the New Plymouth Harbor deputation (says the News) that while engaged in marine works at the Cape of Good Hope he found that he could import dressed stone irom Engla id at a cheaper rate than he could procure ifce native stone of the Colony.

The Agent of the American Novelty Company, who returned irom Auckland last night, rntimates that he has brought a large selection of new notions from which customers may choose. : To-day was to be devoted to a ladies' inspection day, but the weather has been most unfavorable. A price list of many uceful article" appears in our advertising columns, and it wi'l be noticed that persons purchasing to the extent of 25 shillings get a discount of 20 per cent. The a^eat has some noveKies the nature and uses of which he intends exhibiting in the open air oa a fine night, there not being room inside liwless's, where t!ie Tbame.: Agency is located.

We hear tbat Mr D. R. Gellion is about .to commence business as ai auctioneer and general commission egent in the premises known as the Exhc:nge, in which hp. has had office 3 for a long lin?e past. Tlve delay in commencing is owing to the '" i..ness of the ge^reican who will w'c'.. t". c h; mt£3r end knock thi'tgsdown in the rostrum.

.'IHi! times change, and men change with them. That is a truism, and said some tjme ago>—long ago admitted by all. As the times change men change their drinks. At a certdn hostelry a favorite drink is now coffee. If the genial host could depend upon the public taste he might not have to take out a license, and Good Templars might be found crowding his house, but unfortunately for the latter c'ass—the Gr.T.'s—the coffee is not undiluted; the drinkers want a cream that does not come from the-cow. Cafe royal may be the name, but the habitues say it is very good. How long this new weakness may be in vogue deponent sayeth not. The next digression may be in the direction of "Tommy Dodd." . v ;

The Taranaki News furnishes to its readers the following explanation of the difference between cumulative and plural voting:—As we did not fully answer the query of our correspondent " K.V.N." respecting cumulative voting in our last issue, we would now state that the 65th section of the " Education. Act, 1877," directs " That at every election for a School 'Committee every voter shall be entitled to a number of votes equal to the number of the Committee to be elected? and may give all such votes to one candidate, or may distribute them among the candu dates as he thinks fit." This is cumulative voting, and, so far as we are aware, is the only instance in which it is permitted. The voting permitted by the Munici-pfal and County ;Acts isplural voting. A voter, according to his property, has from one to five votes. If a voter has five votes, ai)d there are six persons to be elected, he may give six of the candidates five votes each. If he chooses to vote for one only, he can only give him five votes —he cannot heap his thirty votes on, one candidate.

I understand (writes in the World) that a great lady has expressed herself in a very kindly and feeling manner with regard to General Valentine Baker, While approving of the generous spirit which prompted tho , Duke of Sutherland lo an exercise of hospitality which carried with it an almost formal rehabilitation of the late colonel of the lOfch Hussars, she has hinted that the manifestation in question was perhaps premature; but the criticism has been very gentle, and accompanied by an indirect intimation that the gallant Pasha will not for ever rest under the frown of his Sovereign^