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Thames Star, Volume X, Issue 3429, 18 December 1879, Page 2

Is our Essence of Parliament will bo found the twelre reasons given by Sir George Grey why the proposal of the GoTerhmonfc to take orer certain district railways should not be considered during the present seision. The matter deserves the cousideration of the ratepayers of the colony.

Bt advertisement, Mr G. N. Brassey requests the members of- the Hauraki Engineers to meet him at the Pacific Hotel this evening at 8 o'clock,

A teleqkam from Mr Sheehan to-day to Messrs Brodie and McCullough states that lie intends to remain in Wellington a few days after the session closes, to attend to all matters eilbcting this community Entrusted to his care, and not yet settled with the Gorernraent.

A fkiend of Mr W. Wilson informs us that he intends to contest the seat for the South Ward, rendered vacant by Mr Ehrenfried being elected Mayor. Mr "Veale is also mentioned as a probable candidate, and also Mr John Leydon.

The distribution of prizes to scholars attending the Parawai 'School will take place tomorrow evening at the school house at 6.30.

Tub Prince of Eoumaniu has conferred upon Archibald Forbes, the well known newspaper war correspondent, the Order of the Star of Houmania. Mr Forbes will be in New Zealand in a short time, being at present at the Sydney Exhibition. "-■ ■

To morrow, at 2.30, the award of the examiners of the WaioKaraka School will be made known, and at one o'clock those for the Waiotahi School. Friends are incited to be present.

At at 7.30 this morning the Grahamstown fere-bell rang out an alarm. It turned out, as a small boy informed us, to be "on% a chirnbley " in a house in Burke street.

To-mobkow Mr Wm. Carpenter will sell ky public auction the winding-engine and house, and.the Big Pump. It is likely the property, will be offered in one lot, the auctioneer guaranteeing a title. Wp trust some of the mine-owners or the old Pumping Association will be the purchasers.

" Wet," says the Manchester Guardiau, " New Zealand in coal alone could in time pay off the National debt of England, while probably its gold would discharge the public indebtedness of. all Europe." We guess the man who wrote that either contemplates emigration, or wants some one to send him ihe present of a gold specimen.

Mb Leydon will to-morrow sell the right to the Gates; also .Refreshment Booths, &0., at Tararu on the 26th and 27th December, at his Mart, Brown street.