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Thames Star, Volume X, Issue 3299, 18 July 1879, Page 2

These was on view in Mr Lawless' window to-day the very handsome gold watch and chain presented to Mr G. MoVey on behalf of his wife. The final performance of the Koyal Illusionists, Messrs Thorn and Darvin, will take place to-morrow at the Academy of Music, when Dr Slade's slate writing, the Katie King Mystery, and other marvellous spiritualistic feats will be performed in full light on the open stage. At the K.M. Court this morning one person was punished in the usual manner for drunkenness. A. J. Allom, Esq., J.P., occupied the Bench. Wm. Kowe, Esq., M.H.H., left the Thames last night to take his seat in the House of Representatives. He is still suffering severely from an affection of the throat and chest. A telegeam from Wellington says :— " It is reported on good authority that a deputation of the Liberal party waited upon Sir George Grey this afternoon and said it was their opinion if he did not resign in favour of some other member of the party it must be defeated. Sir George Grey has given no reply." The balance sheet of the Crown Princess G.M.Co. to 31st December showed receipts which amounted to £2847 17s 2d. The expenditure, £1522. There wai a debit balance of £1223 on 31st December, which has been since reduced very considerably. ; In connection with the rumors as to an attempt to form a Coalition Ministry, the Chronicle says:—"A defeat was sustained by the Government last evening, when they were beaten by a majority of ten. Taken with the utter weakness of the Ministry as at present constituted, this Bhould convince the Premier that he has no chance of carrying on the Government. The proper course for Sir George Grey to pursue would be to request the Governor to send for some gentleman^ of the Liberal party more trusted than himself by that party." The same journal says the following members have deserted from the ranks of Sir George Grey, viz : Bryce, Shrimski, Hobbs, Green, Oliver, and Carrington. An amusing instance of juvenile humour has come under our notice, (says the Herald) which occurred in a certain church in this city on Sunday last. A. lady, who was present with her two children, was devoutly engaged in the Litany service. The boy, whose orthodox behaviour is most unquestionable, uttered the responses with commendable accuracy and fervour. The clergyman came to one particular clause, and on the boy responding, "We beseech Thee to hear us, Good Lord," his little lister, of five summers, who had been to see the opera of " H.M.B. Pinafore," looked up and said, with great empressement, " And so do our uncles, our cousins, and our aunts." The effect «ras literally electrical —that is to say, the paroxysms of suppressed laughter and spasmodic shaking of those in the vicinity resembled the result produced by a series of galvanic shocks. Fortunately, this impromptu addition to the Church service was not; audible to the clergyman, or even his gravity might have been upset. In the Gazette a notice appears that Mr J. N. Thomson and Hoano Nahe were sworn in members of the Executive; also a number of appointments and resignations: of Volunteer; officers; of services of Volunteer corps accepted and Volunteers corps disbanded; of the last time and places for hearing objections to valuations under the Land tax ; also the vital statistics of Boroughs for June. The Customs revenue returns for the quarter are also issued. Fifteen Maori prisoners were tried before the Resident Magistrate at Wellington yesterday afternoon. All of them [ were committed. None of them would say anything. Only one was tatooed, and one was exceedingly like a white man, and the biggest man in the lot. He hung his head all the time he was in Court —the only one who did.