THE Evening Star. PUBLISHED DAILY AT FOUR O'CLOCK P.M. Resurrexi. WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 21, 1878.

Thames Star, Volume VIII, Issue 2969, 21 August 1878, Page 2

THE Evening Star. PUBLISHED DAILY AT FOUR O'CLOCK P.M. Resurrexi. WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 21, 1878.

Wje understand that the Shbrtlandj Fire Brigade intend presenting Mr Superintendent Macdonald with a handsome gold whistle on the eve of his departure for Napier. Mr Macdonald has beea connected with the Brigade for years and has always taken a lively interest in its welfare.,... ;■_. „ . ' ,-.•:.■:.. '■■■? ■■.■■■■.•„. An extremely '-stforig gust of wind passed over yhortknd this afternoon. The force was so great that several window panes were broken. At early morning the wind was unusually high.

At the B.M. Court this morning William Davies was fined 10a and costs for permitting Iho chimney ..of the hj&uso occupied by him in Brown street to Eke fire. Capt. Eraser, I?.M , was on the Bench. '

We have received from the publisher a magazine entitled " Social Notes," edited by Mr 8. C. Hall, F.S.A. It contains an article by Sir Julius Vogel, on " The Colonies generally, and New Zealand in" particular,'' and a fair quantity of other matter. It is published at the low price of one penny.

At a meeting of Borough Councillors held this morning, Mr L. Ehrenfried was appointed deputy Mayor.

Thebe has been much talk, says " Truth," about the squabble which arose, it is said, between the Australian players and W. G. Grace, as to whether Midwinter should: play for the rest of this ' season for the Antipodes or Gloucester.' 'But tho whole affair resolved itself inf.) the .exercise of his own choice in the matter. His Australian colleagues, on the one hand, offered him £5C3 and a benefit for his services at the wicket and in the field during the remainder of their stay. Mr Grace,- on the other hand, was able to offer him a permanent situation at Clifton College as ground bowler and coach to the boys at a salary of £209 ayear, with, of course, extra pay and expenses when : he should be called away to. play for Gloucester or the South of England Eleven. ■■'■'•"■.