The Evening Star. PUBLISHED DAILY AT FOUR P.M. Resurrexi. SATURDAY, AUGUST 23, 1879.

Thames Star, Issue 3829, 23 August 1879, Page 2

The Evening Star. PUBLISHED DAILY AT FOUR P.M. Resurrexi. SATURDAY, AUGUST 23, 1879.

Haret Kinrick, Esq., Keturning Officer, notifies through our columns that he has fixed Tuesday, the 2nd of September **§ the time, and the* Resident* Magistrate's. Court, Grahamstown, the place at which nominations will be received for the election of two members for .this district to the House of Representatives. Should a .poll bo necessary (which we need hardly say is more than probable) it will be taken on Monday, the Bth proximo, at the places enumerated in the advertisment. ■ A meeting is called for Monday evening by Mr Wm. Carpenter, for the purpose of forming a Liberal Association for the Thames. Most, if not all, of ;the, other'centres of population in New Zealand have formed like Associations during the past few weeks and the Thames will certainly belie its traditions if it is behind any other place in seeking to promote, by Liberal measures, the general good of the Colony. The meeting is called for 8 o'clock at the Academy of Music, 8O that those gentlemen who intend taking part in the meeting of Mr Ehrenfried's friends at the Gresham Hall I the same evening at 7.30 o'clock, may have the opportunity of being present at each. ■■' it , '.:■-;• ,v■-.■':■,.. : ': • Thb Hon. Mr Sheehan is at present up the Waikato, and may be expected on the Thames about Wednesday next. Tendebs were opened at the "County Council Chambers yesterday at "iopn for several works. Mr Driscbll's of, £229 was accepted fpr'c,u|tingi forming, pitchiflg and metalling & portion of the Hape; Creek road. * Mr Dougherty's tender of £18 was accepted for making bridges at Waitekauri. All the tenders for the Paeroa swamp road being in excess of Jhe amount: votedYit was decided that the work should be left alone for the .present,, -„ .. „, a y. ; .' ; v .< ■„ j-, N ->.-? /■■ : . Wx hear that a' communication has been received from Wellington to the effect that the Governor baa been advised to order that the incorporation of the Parawai Highway District with the Borough shall not take place, the signatures to the counter petition being sufficient to defeat the petition praying for the merging of Parawai into ' thi Borough*.,; i It is expected that the Hon. John Sheehan will meet the Thames electors the latter part of next week. Mb W. Kowe, M.H.It., returned to the Thames this morning looking none the worse of his trip south. The throat and chest affection that was troubling him when he went to Wellington still sticks to him. He will, however, address the electors to-night at '8 o'clock at the Theatre Royal, when he will explain his reasons for again seeking the suffrages of .the Thames electorate, it being hi| intention to contest the election against any and every local man who stands. We would bespeak for Mr Rewe a fair hearing- _. ;,; - . ':.,,,_ .. ;■;, ' I We understand, that the appoiniment of Harbor Master and Pilot at Tauranga was been offered to Mr Wm. Davies. Says to-day's Free Lance :-^-" The immortal William has arrived here and announces that he will address the electors to-night in the Theatre Royal. I believe he will be able to give satisfactory reasons for his action during the last session—-ask him what he has done with the ' onherarium.'. From the close smell that pervades the atmosphere, I fancy the Hinemoa, with the Hon. John Sheehan and Messrs Brodie and McCullough; must be somewhere in the vicinity,of the Wharf. The liinemoa comes North, the Stella goes South, with the patriotic stumping crews.—' Three cheers for Sir George Grey,— Hooray! hooray !! hooray !!!'" . • The Hon. John Hall has resigned his seat in the Legislative Council in order to contest the seat in the House of Representatives for Selwyn, which was held in the last Parliament by Mr Fitzroy.; Mr Hall has for some time past been regarded as the future leader of the Opposition, and his election for Selwyn may be regarded as practically certain. He is a man of great ability, combined with long experience in. departmental matters.: He was Postmaster-General and, Commissioner of Telegraphs iin the Stafford; Ministry of 1865, and held office until; the sth February, 1869, arid was elevated to ■. the Legislative Council.' ■He joined the Fox Ministry on the 20th July, 1872, and went, out 'of office with that.;, Government on its defeat by Mr Stafford and the "Superintendental Ministry" on the 10th September 1 in the sain 6 year. He joined the Waterhouse Ministry as Colonial Secretary on the 11th October following, and .again resigned his portfolio on the 3rd March, 1873,' when the Fox Ministry came into; power. Again, on the Ist Sept., 1876, ,on the re-construction of the Ministry with* Major Atkinson as Premier, Mr Hall joined the Government as leader in the Upper House, but held office only 13 days, being succeeded by the Hon. D. Pollen. Mr Hall suffered from ill-health and retired from active political Jife ,until the 15th Sept., 1876, when he was again appointed to a seat in the Legislative Council. Should Mr Hall be elected for Selwyn he will be a very dangerous opponent of the Grey party:—Star. - Sik William Fox is said by a Post reporter to have pulled a Very wry face, at a temperance • meeting in Wellington when the Rev. Mr Williams said, that drink was more productive of lyings than anything else I—not1—not even excepting poll- j tics. It is stated on good authority that one j firm at Christchurch will make £100,000 I clear profit if the depression in the English harvest continues. They have a million bushels afloat.. It is stated that the veteran Ballarat cricketer, Mr Dan Sweeney, has "come into" a very comfortable legacy pf over £20,000. \ : : v | A hekd of cattle numbering some 200, the property of Mr J. Gear, butcher, wag being driven, over the Paikakareke,-when 30 of them broke loose, and, running off .the road, 1 were precipitated down the fcliffs, a distance of 1000 feet. On reaching the bottom scarcely a sign of life was to be eeea in any of them.

Dn Purchase has extracted the bullet from the side-of the boy Stevenson of Onehunga, who'was accidently shot by a schoolfellow about a fortnight ago. Some immigrants who recently landed at Dunedin had amongst them about £8000 in hard cash. The local paper designates them as the " right sort of intending colonists." \ Says a Victorian paper:—Here is a caution to smokers who pocket their pipes before the fire is out. Last week a man »afca-country township had his pocket burnt out from this cause, and with it £30, in notes. The notes had completely smouldered awny. Copies of the song "My Own New Zealand Home " are now on sale. May be obtained of all book and music sellers, or of the author J. Gsigg, Pollen street. Price, 2s. Postage—New Zealand, Id, Australia and Great Britain, 2d.— [Advt.] t _ '