THE Evening Star. PUBLISHED DAILY AT FOUR O'CLOCK P.M. Resurrexi. WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 20, 1879.

Thames Star, Volume X, Issue 3326, 20 August 1879, Page 2

THE Evening Star. PUBLISHED DAILY AT FOUR O'CLOCK P.M. Resurrexi. WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 20, 1879.

We are givm to understand that .the Electoral Roll for the District of Thames will be out of the.printer?'handsinaday or two, and will coulain 93 pages, being about three pages of names in excess of that of last year.

* ' The Liberals of Christchurch are cvi- ' den'tly Very' Confident of their strength, ag, in addition to air George Grey, they 1 have brought out a Mr J..P. Andrews, tfrho avows himself to be a strong adherent of Sir George*. The other three candidates are old members, and will have a large support from the squatting interest, but it is evidently believed that the 'Premier will be elected ior one of the seats, in the event of which, at least one of the Thames seat? will be open for a loc>l ■, candidate: Although the ;'day of qhoice''- ■' is yet isome. distance;off,' v supporters of '"' several candidutea are diligently,,.canvassing in both the lowa and country districts. .■■ ■ ' ■ .■■".■:; 'P: ■■'.. ■■,•

Messes Gibbons and Darrow, the contraotors for tho supply of sleepers for the Thames and Waikato railway, have made a start. They have about twenty men employed below Hikulaia making pre--parations, and expect their sawmill plant, to arrive in about live weeks time. Where they have commenced operations thero is plenty of good kauri limber.

The Harbor Board are taking steps to abate the inconvenience to passengers on the Albert street wharf, caused by the removal of a portion of the shore end of Ihif jetty; Lights will be kept burning and a barricade erected.

A CONSIDEBabIe amount of speculation has been caused to-day as io who is the coming man in the election contest so vaguely hinted at by the Advertiser this morning. Some say Mr Speight or Dr. Kilgour, while others again assert that it is none other than the worthy proprietor „of; the Advertiser himself., , ■ „ &■% \ ' * sThe iterald in a leader pomls ouf'thiat there is every probability' of the Premier being elected for both Thames and Christchurch city. Tb>? article concludes as follows:—" If he (Sir George) sits for, Christchurch, he will then be a Canterbury representative, and Auckland will have a fair claim to have another member in the Cabinet. Who that may be, we stiall not attempt to indicate, as anything we might say might destroy the pleasure of hope in the breasts of some of those who are at present engaged in a struggle for election."

At Parnell on Monday, when addressing his consitluents, Mr F. J. Moss said :■— "He was astonished that Auckland members should have been found joining in this railway squabble. No one who heard of the Thames and Waikato railway but thought of Grahamstown being at one end of the line. The charge was all moonshine.' Even if the Government had done wrong in this matter it was not for Auckland rne-mbers to oppose them in doing good to Auckland." Here is what Harris, of Franklin, said about it._» There was now a great cry against Mr Sheehan and Sir George Grey regarding the Thames railway. He was informed that outcry was, that it was commenced at both ends, but that he thought right, for it was more likely to be finished.''

The way of transgressors must be very hard indeed in the Old Country, when religious effort is so widespread as is evidenced in the following paragraph :—" A letter appears in the London Times, under the heading, 'Toe Tract Nuisance': — 'The binh of a child having been announced in the Times on Monday last, my wife receives this morning the accompanying tract —'Heaven or Hell.' If the well-meaning people who send their anonymous communications would consider the physical and,mental misch'ef which their ill-timed interference is likely to, .produce, -they surely would. desist. Under any circumstances, the public certainly have a right to announce a birth or a death in your columns without being subject to annoyance.'"

An accident occurred at the Extended Company's Claim, Blue Spur, Tuapeka, by which a young man named Thomas Kito lost nis hfe. A quantity of cement fell on him.

The wreck of the ship Hyderabad is advertised to be sold on Friday next. ,She still lies high and dry on the Manawatu beach.

Mb Eolleston addressed a large meeting of Avon electors at Papanui last evening. ■ He commented on the maladministration of public affairs by the present Government, asserting that all points of the indictment had been proved, and that therefore he was justified in voting for their retirement from poorer. He characterised Sir George Grey's statement about seventy thousand serfs as injudicious in the extreme, and asserted that only Sir George Grey prevented the Electoral Bill passing :last. session. An almost unanimous vote of thanks and confidence was passed—only three hands being held up against it. , ,

, Two boys i?ere arrested at Christchurch yesterday for stealing money. Their names are Ernest Gillies and George Best. ' The former admitted that he had committed over three dozen thefts.

* J The ceremony of driving the first pile of Port Ahuriri Bridge took .place yesterday afternoon,. A half hplidipiy was proclaimed, and all the places of business s were tcWed.- ; and 'Fire Brigades, marched in, ? :prpcession to the Spit, headed by : the Volunteer ;band. The <Bon ,J. ;.Bheehan performed the ceremony ; in -the presence of' a^ large concourse of people. Mr Sheehani spoke very briefly. In the a mass meeting Wai held in the theatre; where addresses- Were given" by Jklr Sheehan, Colonel Whitmorej Mr. Buchanan, and others. 5 : ■' :'"'/.," „" ' "*' '. " ■ ""''<. ■ •■'■

TjVe,,understand that,.the .children attending St. George's Sunday School will, next week, give- in the- phurch, the Oratorio of the Prophet Samiiel. There will be no charge-for admission, but a collection will* be: made at the vclose of the .Oratorio for the benefit of the 'Sunday 'School.' W^'-'hop'o —thel attendance; of friends" and the parents of -: the children will' be-good'; both'tb snp'pbrt' the SVihday School and to reward the children for the pains they hare taken in getting up this OratbrioK^ : *'/:•» ! ■ '■>■■ "■.''■■'*