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Thames Star, Volume IX, Issue 3005, 2 October 1878, Page 2

It was intended, we believe, to have had a review and sham fight on the Thames on the Prince of Wales' Birth--day, 9th of November, but at ah adjourned meeting of officers held last night it was found advisable to postpone the affair, chiefly on account of the, NavaL Brigade having decided to go to Auckland on that day. . ■

Thehb is likely to be a large number of the Scottish battalion on the rifle range on Saturday, as the second company fire for their champion belt and money prizes; and the No. 1 have an interesting match on between the officers and non-commis-sioned officers, and a team chosen from the ranks. The latter is the stronger team, but the officers don't despair of coming off victorious. The match is for ammunition, we believe, and considerable interest is being taken in the contest.

It js very rarely that we bare the pleasure of seeing such good tools as Mr T. Lawless has imported for the incoming cricket season. The bats are first-class, having been selected in England by Mr C. Bannerman, the champion batsman of the Australian colonies. ■ Every local cricketer who has seen them has given his opinion that they are the "best bats ever imported in the Province of Auckland, We only hope that there will be a good cricket season, and that the members will roil up at practice and try conclusions, 'with Auckland and Coromandel with success. Mb James Mackay left the Thames this morning by the Eotomahana. He j was accompanied to the wharf by a large number of friends, who Wished him good-1 bye and God speed in his new caroer. I . The Lebu, which arrived in Auckland on Saturday last after the protracted passage of 130 days, has on board a large shipment of 52 packages of drapery goods to the order of oar enterprising townsman Mr James Marshall. These are now being landed, and will be down here in the course of two or three days, and when opened up, due notice of which will be given, we have no doubt Mr Marshall will be able to meet all demands in that particular line of .business.

The Waikato Times says:—The Cambridge District Board were, we, learn, unable to accept any of the tenders for reforming roads and other works, invited to be sent in on Saturday last, on account of the high charges. They have, therefore, concluded to leave the road between Cambridge and Hamilton as it is, and put on a double quantity of gravel, which can be done for less money. The truth is, there is so much work to be done, how the fine weather has set id, both by country Boards and settlers, this year in Waikato, that laboring bands are not equal to the demand; and yet at this very time it has been proposed to deport labor from the Thames to Canterbury, or, to find work there for starving men, to appropriate money, for special public works in the'

district, whilg all the time the two distrjets of\ piames ahd Waikato are within sixty miles o£ one?'another.

Os;e of 'tire.'best' firings that has hap« pen«d for a long time occurred at a place not very far from Grahamstown, lately. An Irishman or something of that aort whom we call Boffins, cnme to town and stopped at Mr Blflnk's hotel. While he was there Boffins told Mr Blank that a man had sued him for an unjust debt, and had obtained a judgment against him, and. Boffins, to use his own words, "Did'nt know what the devil to do." Blank recommended him either to effect a compromise or file his schedule. The latter alternative being 1 the best as Boffins would completely " dd'' the creditor, Boffins did file his schedule, and resided with Mr Blank during the time that process was in its preliminary stages. When the settling up of Boffins' hotel bill came en, what was Blank's virtuous indignation when be found that«he was ranking as one of Boffins' creditors in whose estate the assets, were nil.

The Herald in noticing the death of Mr Potter, of Epsom, at the age of 77, says:—Mr Potter came to Auckland from the Bay of Islands between thirty and forty years ago, and purchased land at Epsom, where he has resided ever since. His property becoming of considerable value, Mr Potter has. Tor many years been in good circumstances. Two things are stated of him which show that he was somewhat eccentric in character: He had not visited Auckland fc? many years, and he has not worn a coat. Mr Potter leavei a widow and a large family.