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Thames Star, Volume X, Issue 3206, 29 May 1879, Page 2

Qxjb to-day's telegrams from Wanganui contains news of considerable importance. One item is to the effect that Kereopa, the infamous prophet of the Pai Mariri; "religion," and the instigator of the Volkner murder and other •"atrocities, is; threatening the Wanganui settlers. The fanaticism of Kereopa, and his inveterate hatred to the pakeha race, is well known, and we fear that his appearance on the scene will further complicate-the, native difficulty. Ver.ily, the Government have their hands full just now. > :

The Hon. John Sheehan intended leaving Aucilard this morning for the Waikato in order to see Kewi; about the details of his plan, after which it is expected both with return in time to, welcome the Governor. The people" of Auckland should give Bewi a good-reception, for he has deserved well of his country, and especially for -the?stand; he has taken at the late Kopua meeting. 'A! cpiiTiNuANCB of -the article jmtteni by Mr J. W. Speight upon the " Gothenburg system" appears inoou r issueof this day. As the subject is'sb fully dealt with; and its advantages /and'drawbacks so forcibly presented, pur promised treatment of it in our leading columns is rendered unnecessary.

TutrTH says: " The Duke of Norfolk's secession from the Liberal Party, to which his family hitherto belonged, has caused a regular scare among the Roman Catholic nobility and gentry, nearly all of whom are hereditary Whigs. Hitherto his Grace has taken no part in political life. Those who knew him best say he did not care to act with the present Opposition since Mr Gladstone's "writings 'on/the Vatican appeared, and yet he did not like to range, himself under the flag of the party to which the Howardsi have always been opposed. But since he married he has made up his mind that, as premier Duke and hereditary Earl Marshal, he ought to put his foot down, and he ha* now done so." . , ;

A Heeam) telegram from New Plymouth states that the Atkinson party are making great political capital out of the present native difflsulty re' the Waimate plains. A few persons; whose names are connected with the history of the place, have taken upon themselves to adviie the Government on ithe situation, much to the distrust of the generalbody, who anxiously desire Ministers ,to come and see for themselves. . '„.'..,'. \

>: The Herald correspondent at Alexandra reports:—The Waikatos hare gathered at Hikurangi. They are much disappointed at Ministers haying loft them; and haying withdrawn the proposals made last year, which is a testimony that Ministers took the right course. Evidence of the breakup of the King party is afforded in the fact that the Waikatos are about to leave TeEuite, "which on account of'iix'fin? military position, was chosen as the principal place of residence for tha Eingites after'the war, although in JXgatinianiapoto territory. There has been for some years a. teidency between Waikato and JNgatir mamapoto to separate, and the late meeting lias obviously accelerated, the movement. ; ... ..... . ;

Dueing the Revolutionary War the Earl of Dartmouth asked an American in London of how many members Congress consisted. The reply was "" Fifty-two.'' "Why, that is the number of cards in a pack! " said his lordship. " Pray, how many knaves are there ?" "Not one," returned the Republican ;n"!please to recollect that knaves are court cards." ;

Mb Dean, hon. sec. to the Local Committee, of the Sydney Exhibition, has received three applications for space today, viz.-—Mr Calder, oil paintings; Mr Tizard, water color drawings; Mr McLaren, collection of minerals. !

Good progress is being made with the additions and alterations to the Old Men's Refuge, in Baiilie street. From a look at the plans, the building will, when finished, present a very nice appearance, and every consideration has been shown to- provide for the wants of those aged people who will ere long inhabit it. The whole arrangements have been left in the hands of Mr E. W. Hollis, who has, with his usual good nature, given a great deal of his spare time, to the subject, resulting, we believe, in a very coramodioij and comfortable home for the sick and destitute. , r ; ;

It is suggested to connect the Auckla*i Fire Brigade Station and the Police Station by means of a telephone.

We are |sslad to notice that the Borough asphalters are making good progress with the work^of asphalting the Pollen-street footpath'between Pahau and Cochrane streets. Men are employed making preparations for the asphalting of the Queen street footpath, which it is intended to asphalt before doing anything toOochrane street. . ..-

Messes Brodie, Aitken, and Mcllhone returned to the Thames this morning. Colonel Fraser is expected this evening or to-morrow. Notwithstanding the statements that little importance should be attached to the action of the natives at Oakura the Government have deemed it necessary to send 40 men of the A.C. to New Plymouth with arms and ammunition., Thb Archbishop of Canterbury has assigned, it is said, the Morton Tower of Lambeth : Palace es the. office of the Wilberforce Mission, which is to carry on an evangelistic work among the poor of the riverside population of South London. Lieut. Savage has been elected Captain of the St. George's Naval Cadets.

It is estimated.; that the 'Jackson's Bay Commission will cost about £18CD, and the results arrived at are—l. That certain persons told Mr Barff certain stories about some bags of rotten potatoes having been sent to Jackson's Eay. 2. That these persons ,forgot all about the potatoes when called on to give evidence. 3. That inobody ;can now tali; whether there ever wera really any rotten potatoes anywhere in particular, and, if so, whether they went, to; Jackson's Bay or whether they did not. The charge of wife murder against McLennan was continued in the E.M. Court, Napier, yesterday, and again adjourned until .to- day. „.... The s.s. Hineinoa left Wellington last night for New Plymouth with 35 or 40 of the Armed Constabulary, and it is said a quantity of stores and »rm3. - In the case of Butch, who was found drowned on the beach at Lyell's Bay, Wellington, the jury returned a rerdict of "Found drowned."

IT is not perhaps much thought of, 1 but it is certainly a very important lesson, to learn how to eDJby ord;nary life, and to be able to relish ydur being without the transport of Borne passion, cr jgratificatibn, of 'some, appetite. „For want of this capacity, tbe world is filled with whetters, tipplers, cutters, sippen, and all the numerous strain : of , those who, .for want of thinking, are forced to be ever exercising their ieelingv or tasting; It wquM be hard on this occasion to mention the- harmless smokers of tobacco and takers of snuff.—Steele.

Paddy Mubphy writes as follows from Auckland to the Saturday Advertiser : — " Ay coorse yer readhers wor wbhderin'. what's become o' me at all, at all, I've been so long widout sindin' ye any news. Sure I've been up here at the Native Meetin' wid, Sir George an' Johnny tbryin' to rayson wid His Majesty King Tawuiao, but the ould blackguard is as stubborn as Terry Molloy's pig that wouldn't dhrink skim-milk unlesß ther' 'was cfaim on it. Begorra, I talked to the ould ommadhaun like a Dutch uncle, but he wouldn't listen to rayson, so he wouldn'tf /I've jist posted ye a long letther, wid a full account o' the meetin', for yer nixt .paper. *Be the b.qkey t ,l'y.e .some quare rivilashuns to make, an « yell find in me ipistol a full thranslashun o' the: Maori song that Johnny sung up here. Ay coorse they nivir minshiri my goihs on in the tiligrams, bekaise the Press agents in the North are jealous o' me, an' ;that's the rayson ye haven't heard, o' me. I'm goin' to take tay wid Billy Swanson this evening, so I am. Doa't forget to keep a corner for me leLther in yer nixt. . T » ■ Thb following is an extract from an English journal, being the remarks of a Kentish laborer on the eve of his depar-; ture for New Zealand.' "Yes/'.he said; ;" I'm afgoing to do well in Noo Zealun. I knbw all about plantations, dh' I shall have plantations, o' my own in a'ear or two. (Its the' beautifullist work asjs, an* I 'know. ..all about it. sOyes. I've been pretty well off.in England, but I shall te better off in Noo Zealun.j I'll tell you why. I'm a-going; there to shake, weight? off my -, shoulders. I'm going to.shake the Queen off of my shoulders, are' the Prince o' Wales, an' the E'yal Famly, an' the Chancel Thicks Chequer (so he named the high functionary), aa' the National Debt; an tl c tithes, an' the taxes, an' the poor's rates, an' the parsons, an' the wull lot on 'em. I'm going to start fresh, t am. No fear o' me, I shall be all right in Noo Zealun." ' I

;'• A curious action has been raised in the Edinburgh Court of Session. The Rev. William W. Roberts, of St.-Leonard's Terracej Chelsea, alleget that ia September last he contracted a marriage with Miss Ann Shannon Caird, daughter of Mr James Caird, of, the Seafield Arms Hotel, Culien, the parties mutually interchanging consent to a present marriage, and residing together for nearly five weeks. The petitioner prays that Mr Caird should be ordained to deliver up his daughter, so that she may reside with her husband.