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Thames Star, Volume IX, Issue 3072, 19 December 1878, Page 2

On dit that a meeting of burgesses will shortly be called to express their indignation at the conduct of Councillor Brasaey yesterday, by which he offered such an indignity to the Mayoral office.

Mb Fobgue is the successful tenderer for the luncheon on Saturday in commemoration of the turning of the first sod of the Thames Valley Eailway.

The only business at tbe R.M. Court this morning was the granting of extension of,licenses tp Andrew Dunn and William McDowell to Tararu on the occasions of the Hospital Demonstration and Thames Annual; Races. : Oub subscribers would doubtless be surprised at the late hour they had the papers delivered on Tuesday last. The cause was, that our printing machine broke down, and we would hare been in a serious dilemma, had not the proprietor of the Advertiser courteously permitted us to work off tbe formes on his machine, which we inadvertently omitted to acknowledge in yesterday's issue.

We would remind readers of the Grand Christmas Organ .Recital at St. George's Church which takes place to-morrow evening. Mrs Stajuier will assist in the singing, and as these recitals hare always hitherto been a success, we expect this will be no exception to the rule. Mr Hewlett, the builder of the organ is now employed making some repairs and alterations to it, one of them being the addition of- several new stops, and the programme arranged for the evening is well calculated to display the capacity of the or^an, as well as the qualities of voice of members of the choir. We are expecting to see the Church crowded on the occasion.

Mbs Alexander Hume requests that those ladies who promised to provide articles for her fancy stall at the Tararu Gardens on Demonstration day will send them to her residence, Parawai, at once.

The annual distribution of prizes to pupils, attending Tararu School will take place at the school-house to-morrow morning, commencing at 11 o'clook.

To-night the International Circus will be re-opened at reduced prices of admission,which should secure the troupe a good house. The piece de resistance is "Dick Turpin'aftide to York," the part of Black Bess being taken by a Very, clever little mare. Mr Hutchinson will be the bold highwayman, and Mr Benhamo, Sammy, thebther parts being taken by members of the company. To-morrow afternoon there will be a performance; to which children will be admitted to all parts of the house "or sixpence.

On the trip to Ohinemuri yesterday Messrs Brodie and Porter pointed out to the Hon. Minister for Public Works the urgent necessity for at once connecting Ohinemuri by telegraph with the rest of the Colony, and showed that there was ho difficulty in at ones constructing the line from the Hikurangi Gorge toPaeroa, as the whole of the land over which the line would be erected is in the hands of the Government.' Mr Aitken, County Engineer, showed the distance, by the proposed route as only little ore; half the distance traversed by the present line, aad the precenc cost of maintenance would in a shoit time pay for the cost of the proposed extension. Mr Macandrew thought that it would be'advisable to have the line on the main road, and although he had no control over the Telegraph Department he would lend what assistance he could in the matter.

: Wb are requested to state -that the designing and putting up of the very tasteful decorations at the Kauaeranga Boys' School on Tuesday was the work of Mr Gemng, assisted by Messrs E. B. Gerring, Puckey (junr.), and the lady teachers.

1 The Hon. Mr Macandrew and Mr Blackett, C.E., accompanied by Dr. Kilgour, Mr Brodie, Mr A. Aitken and others, yesterday proceeded in the steamer Ruby to visit Paeroa. On the arrival of the steamer at the Puke, the party were met by several Chinemuri gentlemen, and, being provided with horses, rode over to Paeroa. A deputation, consisting of Mr Mitchell and Mr Mahoney, waited on the Minister for Works relative to the railway bridge, which they wanted erected above Paeroa, and the site of the Court-house. They wished the latter erected in the old township of Paeroa. Mr Macandrew informed the deputation that Mr Blackett would select the best site for the bridge, and regarding the Court-house, it was out of his department. After a few minutes' Stay, they were obliged to return, and reached Kopu at 4 o'clock, whence they were conveyed in cabs to town. Mr Macandrew expressed himself highly pleased with the appearance of the country.

At a meeting of the Hamilton Borough Council at 12 o'clock yesterday, says the Auckland .Star, the Outgoing Mayor was presented with a handsomely -engrossed rote of thanks by the Chairman and Councillors for his past services. ."J.'B. White, Esq.; was sworn in rid installed, and afterwards the Councillors proceeded to the bridge site-when the first pile placed in petition was driven ■by ex-Mayor Vialou, the customary bqtt.'e of champagne being broken on a pile by Miss Vialou. The Mayor and Councillors accompanied by the officials md members of County Councils and Highway Boards, &c, partook of a luncheon provided by Mr Boss, contractor. ,

Mr Gladstone has an article in the Nineteeth Century in which he discusses the relative strength of parties and the probability that at the next general election the Liberals will return to power. He reproaches the "sects" within the Liberal party with having committed felo de se : by their "rampant and erratic individualism." In many cases it occurred that because the Liberals could only get a candidate who agreed with them on nine out of ten points they handed over the seat to a Tory who differed from them on all ten points. The right hon. gentleman defends the Birmingham organizations; and avers that the bye elections have shown the edifice of Conservative power to be frail, giddy and insecure.