AUCKLAND.

Thames Star, Volume X, Issue 3437, 30 December 1879, Page 2

AUCKLAND.

Last night. CMmquy and the Orangemen. The Orangemen meet favnight to devise means for preventing a repetition of the Tircmru uud Christchurch outrages during Pastor Chiniquy's visit. Chiniquy was expected to-day by the s.s. Hero, and preparations were made to receive him at the wharf, and welcome him in the Choral Hal], where an address will be delivered by the clergymen and Orangemen. A telegram announced that the Hero passed JRuisell at one. She will arrive at one* o'clock to-morrow morning. ; The Morningl Gallops, At this morning's gallop Lone Hand did three miles at a good paos in company with Laertes, Pinfire and Lara—Laertes this morning heading as usual at the finish of the gallop for the scraping shed in. steud of going past the Judges' box, but his rider shoved hini^past, so that ho may be broken.of this bad habit, which perhaps lost, him the Cup. Agent went at a slow canter for two miles, starting stiff bat finished right. Xantippe is very fat, but went twice-round. Old Magician and Lalla Eook had walking erercise. Ternpleton and Maritana did three miles in company. Templeton is in good form, looking fit and well, and going in grand style. Maritana did -not look like a winner. Sportsman, from Waikato, had his first morning's airing over the course, though he only walked. Harold walked; Sinking Fund, with a bandaged leg, went at a good gallop.

The end of Dempsey's troubles.

The Government have terminated Dempsey's railway reclamation con-tracfc, and will call for tenders for a fresh contract at once.

Lincolnshire delegates visit the Thames.

. The two delegates from the Lincolnshire farmers went by train to tha Waikato to-day. They will visit Raglan and the frontier of the Waikato settlements, and also the Thames Valley and the Thames. „ The Newmarket Railway Workshops'. Tenders have been accepted for the Newmarket workshops, and the junction railway contract. Rev. Edgar's Opinions. The Eev. Mr Edgar preached a thoughtful discourss yesterday on " The good influence of the Sunday afternoon Messiah concerts for the people." He hailed the announcement of this sacred concert as the initiatory step towards providing the public with rational and healthful amusement on the weekly day of rest—the opening of a new tract of progress for Auckland. The Hon. J. Sheehan, it is stated, comes hero this week to settle at Cambridge, and to practice "in a Native Lands Court, probably in partnership with another legal gentleman, Mr WbHaker probably. There has been considerable excitement re Pastor Ckiniquy's arrival. .From early

mom till afternoon the wharf has been thronged with groups watching the flagstaff. At 2.80 o'clock tho Hero was telegraphed an passing Bussell al 1 p.m. Shß may be expected early in the morning. Ohiniquy will be the guosfc of. the Venerable Archdeacon Maunsell. Auckland Press upon tne Hiots. Tho papers devote articles to urging upon the authorities the necessity of stamping out any attempt at bludgeon" law^at the very outset. "