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Thames Star, Volume X, Issue 3223, 18 June 1879, Page 2

The Hon. John Sheehan will leave Auckland for Wellington to-morrow. The; near approach of the session and the amount of business to be transacted by the Cabinet, call for his presence iv Wellington.

WjS have been; informed on - good authority that it is the intention of His Ex-: cellency the Governor to visit the Thames. It will be probably eight or ten days before Sir Hercules Eobinson can find time to come down. Our Borough Council should take time by the forelock, and; make suitable preparations. •

Thb young man, D. H. Rhind, charged with obtaining money under false pretense at our R.M. Court a few days ago, we regret to find, has been committed for trial. The impression here at the time of his arrest was that some misunderstanding had caused the arrest, but, from a telegram from Auckland, we learn that the evidence was to the effect that he represented himself as a nephew of Dr Campbell, and the: latter gentleman denied the relationship, although the prisoner's family was rery distantly connected, and deposed that the accused had no right to use his name in obtaining money.. ... !

We learn from a reliable source that Mr S. Gribble resigns his position as manager of the Alburnia mine on Saturday next. Mr Thomas Badford will probably be his successor.

A telegram has been received by the Harbor Board from Sir George Grey stating that Sir John Coode has acknowledged the receipt of the information respecting the harbor sent by the Board.

We notice that our cold water friends intend instituting another Good Templar Lodge here. The inaugural ceremonies will take place at the Freemasons Hall, Owen street, on Tuesday evening next.

In another column will be found an advertisement from Mr Sutherland Carbines who intends to establish a travelling and shipping agency in the United Kingdom to enable colonists to have their requirements directly attended to by 'one intimately acquainted with Colonial affairs. ''

Hauaubit, a leading chief of the Ngatimaniapoto tribe, (says the Kihikihi correspondent of the Herald) told me to-day that great preparations were; being made at his village to receive Eewi and his chiefs on their return from Auckland. They wish to know from Manga (Rcwi) how things are going on with the Government, and if the railroad is going to be put through their country, as they are quite willing.

An Oamaru telegram says:—The body: of a man was seen floating opposite the Star and Garter Hotel today. H. T. Smith swam out and fastened a rope to the body, which proved to be that of Donald McDonald, 55 years of age, who three weeks ago came to town and got on the spree, and had not been seen since: till the body, was found. He was; unmarried, and had no relations in the; district. i

At a meeting of the, Auckland Harbor' Board yesterday a committee was appointed to sketch out a new constitution, with a view to requesting the Government to bring in a bill next session of the Assembly to alter or amend the present! constitution, which is of a very anomalous; character. If the Thames Harbor Board had not a new constitution given it, but if its present constitution was taken from it, and the control handed to the Borough Council, it would be for the benefit of all concerned. >

•The gold yield during the quarter endiug 31st March ia Victoria was 170,5500z5. It is stated that 36,000 miners are at work in that colony.

The -total amount collected for the Kaitangata Relief Fund is . £15,000. Otago raised £10,000;

Mutton is from Is to Is 6d per side at Dunedin just now.,

A SouTHLiND contemporary announced the other day that during the coming summer 3000 stallions would leave for New Guinea. It was explained in the next issue that 3000 Italians were meant.

A neighbor missed corn from his garner, and his suspicion rested upon a reckless fellow, whom, everybody called Sam. The corn was,kept in a chamber over the kitchen, adjoihinjif the wobdhouse, towards which the chamber was left open and was only accessible by a ladder. The victim of this midnight " thioffery," ;as another neighbor calls it, determined to satisfy himself concerning the identity of the thief, made a bed upon the kitchen

floor, and lay down to watch. About the time when church yards yawn ho was arouned fi'om^a partial slumber by the rattling of the ears of corn overhead, when ho suddenly called out at the top of his voice," Sam! " " Hallo! " responded the thief, entirely off his guard by this sudden call. " Don't take more than a bushel." " Then I shall have to pour it out, for I've got two in the bag already!"