THE The Evening Star. PUBLISHED DAILY AT FOUR O'CLOCK P.M. Resurrexi. TUESDAY, AUGUST 5, 1879.

Thames Star, Volume X, Issue 3314, 5 August 1879, Page 2

THE The Evening Star. PUBLISHED DAILY AT FOUR O'CLOCK P.M. Resurrexi. TUESDAY, AUGUST 5, 1879.

We understand that several private telegrams have been received re Mr Howe's intention to allow himself to be nominated, which confirms the news published in another column. Mr Sheehan's decision to stand for the Thames will, doubtless, in vulgar parlance; "upset the apple cart" of a good many intending candidates.

, W? direct the attention of teachers and intending candidates for certificates under the Board of Education, to advertisement in another column of classes for the study of| French* Which are to be held, under the sanction of the Board, by Mr Newell Phillips at the Waio-Karaka school next month. Mr Phillips' long residence in Paris,' and experience as a teacher there, are griarantaes of his fitness to give instruction jn the French language. Ykstebday the Municipal Believing Officer, Mr J. B. Mason, received information that an old man named Frisco Bodie was lying sick in a hut beyond Tararn without anyone to attend to him. Mt Mason promptly proceeded to the place indicated, and found the poor fellow lying in the but ill, and in a state of great destitution, He at once procured assistance, and had Bodie conveyed to the Hospital where He now is. ..■''.■' V ' V Oub readers will notice that Mr O'Connor< will give another exhibition of his walking powers on the Thames, as a match has been arranged between him and Mr; G. Waite to come off at the Academy of Music on Wednesday evening next. Waite is tj receive 52yards in the last mile. After this event tiro young lady walkiits will try coficlu*ion» for a filver cup to be' presented to the Winner bjim&odmi. 1! ;fi ;--■-;■';>!?:■'■■■■■• A cubious phase of native custom came to flight in the hearing of a Maori larceny cape at the B.M. Court this morning. It appears that the plaintiff had married against the wish of her tribe, and the defendant,. to whom she Wat: distantly related, proceeded to h**l hut and took therefrom all he could lay his hands on. To Sttrojfeaii 1 this '^rould. at once appear a simple case of larceny, but the unwritten statues of the Maori, it would appear, allow the relatiyes of a woman marrying contrary to their desires to rob , heir of her worldly goods, first giving her notice of their intention to do ao, that she might hare * chance to leave her husband. ,• His Worship, after satisfying himself that the defendant had only, acted after the custom of his ancestors, allowed him to depart, •/.:;,'■ ■'■'... ,," '''■-„ ; ,' )T , Msssm Gellion and Co., sold Mr T. Speooer/s property at the corner of Albert and Pollen streets, to-day, for £100. Mr Nichols was the purchaser. fTfci launch 'of the ne# steamei* for Messrs Moore and Snowling at the ShOrtland shipbuijding yard, was to have taken place this morning, but was, postponed till to-morrow owing to the Jotrness of this morning's tide.

Thi anniversary of onr local Fire Brigades will be celebrated on Friday evenirig n^xfc by a torchlight procession, and 'a' R oH&her" vii the Gorernor r Bo wen Hotel:

, A X4.TK copy of the Dunedin Herald johtaini a report of the opening perfor--inince of Riccardi's Opera Company in " Pinafore." That joarnal speaks tefy highly of the singing of Messrs Biccardi and Harding, and Miss Hunter. Mr Crairi, as usual, had" a cold. The company are doing a fine btsiness in thai city of the jW* hare to acknowledge the receipt of 2 and 3 New Zealand Parliamentary debates. •■■■- < ■'■ - '■■-''■ ■■ i ■■■•■••• -••;-- lAk a ineeting of the creditors in the estate" ,of «t^. Adlam and ».A. ,£. Bockley jto day, Mr Thomas Macffarlaae was elected creditor!* trustee in both >estate«. „ ■■ • : ; • •••'. • ■ „■■ ••

In* letter to the Auckland Star the Captain of the ship Minister of Marine denies the charge of cruelty to his crew* jT^y, .experiments of the new system of gas lighting in the Kue dv QuartreSeptembre (Paris) have succeeded.. The light* M compared with the electric light, is as svnlight is to moonlight. The light is,i in fact,i«tfdng, golden, and yet soft;! and its illuminating power rery great. ?'he lamp-posts are of the Same pattern s- the o)d;ones, only much more tdfty> he lantern is much .larger, and the hood upf jit serves as a. reflector. The increased illuminating power is obtained by increas* fjng the number of burners and by placing them around and inside a hemisphere of crystal glass. The result is very satisfact.°jXi ; IVI Xft 0") *]»« tofP/ of the electric /light to make !f soqie/ prpgressi tand to vindicate ,its, claims, to , recognition.-r-. Figaro. '7' "' '' ""\ "" i . „ '"' '' Hbee is |in advertifement cut from t!ie Bdf«lq Bxpress 3T-f Death.-—On, Sunday^ 4th- 1 January, 1878,, Maria Patience Higßini, of Tnckville.; The funeral takes place to-morrow, at 4 p.m. Sympathising friends invited. The deceased's personal clothing and effects will be sold on Saturday ti«t. They consists 6f dresses, petticoats, improvers, lace stockings, shoei new and half-Worn, paletots, cloaks, wraps, chemisettes, night-robes, stays, and petticoaf' bddies;' a^so, a set of false teeth, gold-mpttnted,, nearly new having been bat -sixj njpnth» yi nse by the lamented deceased: together witb a tine lot of false h«ir, tooth brushes, nail rabberv, pomades, perf umBS» powders, and a variety of toilette requisites top numerous to mention. The Lord giveth and the Lord taketh away. Blessed be the name of the Lord: Amen. Nbte.-^-The late Mrs Iliggins was well-known, not only-as an amiable and benevolent lady, but as one pf the beat-dressed women in the Statp. Ladies will, do well to attend the sale of her effects, for which, alas, she has no longer any use." '■"•■'

} f Juhe ushered in another anniversary of England*! victories, so well known as the First of Jane," whenv in-'17»4, fleet of twenty-fire sail of the line and a frigate, under Lord Howe, defeated a French fleet of slightly superior #tr£rtgth, under Admiral Tfillarefc de, ''irojQune, in latitude 47deg. 43miri. 'N;, and longitude 18deg. 30min. W. The Jesuits of this victory were four French

and six; captured and taken to Bpithead. It is not probable there are any survivon at the present date, although an old sailor has just died near Devonport at the accredited age of 110 years, who only just missed bein« a " Firstof-June man," being afloat at that date, though not in the action.—Home News.