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Thames Star, Volume VIII, Issue 2986, 10 September 1878, Page 2

The following letter in last night's Post in answer'to Press telegrams about distress on the Thames -was wired to our contemporary: —"To the Editor of the Evening Post. Sir,—l am hurt, but not surprised to read and hear of distress r on the Thames ; but I am more surprised that our Premier should clog the request of the destitute there to be removed with a.condition that it should'be with the consent of the County authorities. Now, I am in a position to know, and no one is better able to state, the fact, that there is

dcslilulion in llio place, and that the miner is, too SLM\s<fjvo jukl too proud to lay Ill's destitution bof'oi-i' ihc publio. I think the Tl-arcos pomilatiou at this time consis-Ls oJ'jiboul 12.( '0 people. Its gold produces about, at nio-t, 4.0*30 ounces per month, and take that; at art .average of £2 12s per ouuee, gives jgip.4oo.por month to be divided, if it should stay iv the place, less than £1 per month.per head for the population ; and even (Sut of tbis there are necessary heavy expanses of mining deducted. Now, I hope the Premier, for whom I have the greatest respect, and on whoso behalf I have worked hard, will" not clog the request of the Thatne- miners with any condition, but will take independent means, finding out their real wishes, irrespective of Erodie's and .Kil^qur's, both' of whom have only one idea, and that is to keep the population . there. The latter say. 'Wehave there numbers upon ; which to base oar wants to the Government; never : mind if. they can't pay odr assessment? ; we civ get money out of;, the Government Whereby our salaries, &c, am be paid/ In other parts of the colony labor is required; why, then, not take them to other places ; and if the miner has but little show he" will develop the auriferous wealth of the : colony. I sincerely hope that Sir Georjte Grey will consult hia colleagues,*and Mr Slieehan—fpr a be 1; er friend : to. the Thames never esistcd—-and devise some plan to relieve the present distress existing at that place by granting,,tb.e prayera of the. petitioners. I qould, dilate upon: this very much, and,l defy the Chairman of the County Council and the Mayor of the Borough of that dislrict, both of whom are here on expenses, to controvert my assertions, however good they may be at special plet.dirig."

We would remind our readers of the. delivery of the first of a series of :three lectures in connection' with the- Star of Thames Lodge, 1.0. G.T. The first will be entitled " Personal .Recollections of Paris under Napoleon IIL" by Mr G. N. Phillips, and takes place at the Templar Hall this evening. ;■. :: .1

" Taihoa te Land Court " is a phrase well known to $he European creditor of the Moari dpbtor, and is generally, taken as an equivalent to the Anglo-Saxon" I will pay you when I am in funds,", which very frequently,.is never., This is 'not always ,tbe case, however, as the Land Court has gladdened..t-'ie heart, pnd filled the purse; of many a, creditor of years' standing. In one instance a gentleman has colleotsd jCGQO o" money, from his dusky debtors which had been owing for about seven years, and which lie had long since ceased to regard as in asset. An Ohinemuri resident also recovered br.d debts to the (^ne of £90 or £IC3; aad many others r;e now congratulating them* selves on the recovery of in or ey they had regarJed as lost. We have, to hand the August number of the Austrc'asian Skeicher from Mr J. H. J>ffer?on. The engravings are of a highly interesting character, and tbe news of the month is a careful compilation.

Beferhing- to the mischievous actions of Ex Judge Thomas amongst the Maoris, and his pamphlet " Ryotwarry," Te Wananga says : —We are inclined to condemn any interference of a stranger in a matter about which he shows himself so utterly ignorant, and we wonder at his, assumption in giving advices.in matters which relate to the Native race of New.. Zealand. If our colony has been spoken of as the most suitable residence in which invalids hiay recruit their health, it does not follow that we are to be annoyed by the insane meddling of such invalids, whose unstrung intellects prompt them to assume the position of lawgivers. New Zealand is not wanting in able men, jet our oldest and best educated politicians in Maori matters feel a doubt when they attempt to solve the Maori land question.

Under the heading,." Adventures of a cheap policeman," the Dunedin Age says :—"About a fortnight ago one of the cheap recruits arrived in one of the Union Co.'s steamers 'from Wellington, aud went to work to distinguish himslf. After waiting patiently, he succeeded in his efforts about 10 o'clock on Friday evening, when,he ' ran in 'to the watchhouse a couple of well-known attorneys. On their arrival at the station, the watch-house-keeper was amazed to find two sober limbs' of tho law in the hands of?a zealous policeman, who was as drunk as he could stagger. The arrested ones explained that on being accosted, they had walked quietly with the vigilant 'blue' bottle,' in order; that he might:be taken care of. The fact was that the. con stable was under the. impression .that all the world was staggering but himself, aud had secured two sober solicitors, who, moved with pity at his helplessness, walked quietly to the police station,.and thus decoyed him into, the hands of his superior officers. While Inspector . Mallard was being communicated with, the cheap policeman made himself scarce, and he was not again seen till Saturday afternoon, when Sergeant Peane ran him in. It is hardly necessary to say that he was discharged the same evening."

: The Bay of Plenty Times is now issued three times weekly, which may be accepted as an evidence of the progress of the Taurariga district. ; V

: "Is your husband in the lace line ?" said one of the London ladies who took part in the festivities at Nottingham when the Prince of Wales visited Nottingham, to the wife of one of the heads of a County family. "No," she replied, "My husband is in the old squire line."

It is said the reason why the Porte abandoned the. idea of unfolding the "Standard oc the Prophet," wfth which Europe has so often been threatened, was the very simple one that the sacred emblem *is no longer in its possession. According to a German contemporary, ah Italian traveller succeeded some" years ago in bribing the guardians of: the mosque where the Standard was kept, and succeeded in getting possession of the relic, which at the present moment is in the Museum of Turin. The ulemas and dervishes attribute to the loss of tNe Standard all the misfortunes which have attended the arias of Islam.— ('oming Events. "~ • .'..-■

Befekbjng to the conclusion of the business of the Peaco Congress at Berlin, the New York Herald says:—" Whatever~English politicians may think of Earl Beaconsfield's policy, business men approve cf it as an assurance of peace. Business is reviving, new .enterprises are begun, and there is a general expectation of better fines. Tins feeling will have a beneficial influence here also, because larger purchases will be made of our products for general consumption and for manufacturing purposes. England is one of our most important customers. If she. had gone to war, she would, of coarse, for

a time have bought heavily of us, but if she remains at peace, and there is no'war in Europe, the of the people to consume will bfi far greater, and permanently greater, and this" to our, ad vantage. While the world is atpeaceit is nowadays always getting richer; when it goes to war it is made very sensibly poorer. ■ A European war would have created an immediate demand in England for all disposable capital; a European peace will iead British capital to seek the investments in other markets, and among ethers here." ■ ,