THE Evening Star. PUBLISHED DAILY AT FOUR O'CLOCK P.M. Resurrexi. THURSDAY, OCTOBER 2, 1879.

Thames Star, Volume X, Issue 3863, 2 October 1879, Page 2

THE Evening Star. PUBLISHED DAILY AT FOUR O'CLOCK P.M. Resurrexi. THURSDAY, OCTOBER 2, 1879.

Atelegbau from a correspondent in Wellington informs ub that a legal opinion has been given that Sir G. Grey caunot elect which constituency he will repreient, or resign his seat, until thirty days has expired after the meeting of Parliament. If such is the case, our local candidates will be kept on the tenter-book of expectation for some weeks longer. From a newspaper point of view, such a state of matters is very annoying, and not at all re-assurinp, but, like other afflictions we are subjected to, will have to be borne with resignation. Our only remark upon the subject is to the candidates—advertise vigorously in the meantime, for fortune favors the brave.

Mb Speight is to be complimented upon his maiden speech in the House last night. He appears to have made a fair defence oh behalf of his party, and we believe several complimentary telegraphic messages were sent to him to-day. Several matters of importance to the Thames have been entrusted to Mr Speight, and he is already giving his attention to them.

" Advebtising is to business what steam power is to commerce," wrote a great authority on such matters. Another weighty opinion has been added to the mass of evidence ia support of the crowning virtues of a liberal application of printer's ink. Mr Ley don—a man who believes in the Macauley theory —having expressed his convictions on the matter at the Harbor Board meeting last evening. What Air L^ydon said is well worthy of being enshrined in the memory of every business man in the colony. Many people look on advertising in anything but its proper light—regarding it more as an expensive luxury than a vital necessity. People should not bo led astray with this false notion ; it is as absolutely ueeessary to advertise your wares as it is to have them in your sbop. Professor Holloway, Dr L. L. Smith, and Mr Lejdon himself are specimens of the genus " men who advertise," which is a term synonymous with " with men suesessful in business." Eemember the stanza in those beautiful lines ou the subject by the American laureate—

•' If you don't adra t'su You won't catch no flies, No matter how much you tries." We must conclude, our feelings overcome us. Eemember ! " Three shillings and sixpence per inch."

At the Waxwork's last evening there was a good attendance. The prizes gave thef greatest satisfaction. A cabman named Parker won the £i note. The prizes this evening will be similar to those given last night. At the County Council meeting yesterday afternoon tenders for various works and services were opened as follows: — Puko Road Bridge—W. Adams, £39 15* (accepted); No Name, £45 10«; Geo. Flatt. £43 os ; James McAndrew, £42 ; Eobert Peak. £55 ; W". Stephenson, £80. Parawai Itond Bridge—W- Slephenson, £75; Geo. Flatt, £49 16s; Eobert Penk, £52 10s ;A. Butler. £6114s ;W. Adams, £53 10s ; McAndrevr (accepted), £42 18s ; A. Hamlin, £40 15s Gd. Metal—C. A. Corns, 12s per yard—lnformal, no deposit money ; J. Quinlivau, lls Cd per yard— Informal, no deposit money ; K. Bryson, 12? Gd (accepted). Vainer—James Smith, £73; H. C. Long. £115; 12. 'Lumberi. £84 ; H. Vernon, £95 ; 11. J. lee £10U 10s, The selcotioo wan to be uiado by Council to-day.

Mbs A. Hume has handed to thesecro tary-of the Hospital Committee tho sum of £1.2 money, now to lsr.nd as the result of the bnzaar, and slie expects to h:nd over a similar sum shortly. While on this subject wo must express our disapprobation at the small interest taken by the HospiU-1 Committee in regard to the bazaar—only two members, the President and Vice-President being present. Complaints are made of the carelessness of the boys employed on the trucks on the Karaka tramway, whereby human i life has been endangered. The gentleman who for some years past has annually made a handsome donation for prizes for competition by the several scholars of our Thames State Schools has again repeated the gift. Several other gentlemen have offered prizes, including the Mayor, who has promised a reward for English composition. The diver at the Putnp was at; .work again to day, but owing to the many difficulties and drawbacks had, up to mid-day, not been able to make much progress. The defect complained of yesterday has been remedied, and it is hoped that a day or two will see the plunger ready to commence work. We have received Frater Bros. Share Investors' Guide for October. The Thames Scottish Battalion will celebrate their anniversary to-morrow evening at the Academy of Music by a concert and dance. The affair, we learn, is to be a most brilliant one, aid will be entirely confined to volunteers and their friends., The concert will commence at 8 o'clock, and at 10 the votaries of Terpsichore will be able to trip it on the light fantastic. .A large number of tickets have been sold, and it is expected to be a great success. These was no business at the E.M. Court to-day. The Thames County Council met this afternoon, but the late hour of their meeting prevents us from publishing the proceedings. We have received from the editor number 17 of Enoch. The present number is a little different from former ones, for side by side with, the consideration of prophecy relating to the second coming of the Saviour, the end of the present age, &c, is a witty article discussing the merits of the candidates for the seat in the House of [Representatives probably to be vacated by Sir G. Grey. We cannot compliment the editor on his new venture, and believe if he had confined his attention to preparing his readers for the " end of the present age, and the times or ages of the restitution of all things," he would be doing more for the whole human family than by raking up certain statements about one of the candidates, and in bud tasle' prejudging his conduct were he returned to the General Assembly. " Charity shall cover themultitude of sins," so the good book the editor professes to take as his guide and councillor says, but evidently the editor's predilections, like others of his class, to attempt to expound the more difficult passages, and probably purposely hidden prophecies of the Sacred Word, about which he has the most confused ideas, leadt him to pass over and forget the advice given in some of the more simple passages. We .trust our advice will be taken by a teacher like the well-known editor of Enoch in good part, for, while it may be necessary occasionally for the righteous to rebuke evildoers, it is not at all required to inflict the chastisement continually.