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Thames Star, Volume XI, Issue 3443, 7 January 1880, Page 2

The election for a member of tbe Harb ur Board to fill tbe vacancy caused by Mr Ebrenfried being elected Mayor, . will take place tomorrow. We do not bear of much interest being taken in the matter. t We are requested by tbe friends of Mr Wm. Wilson" to direct attention to the t advertisementin another columu calling | \ a meeting or his friends at the Young; Men's Christian Association Booms. The advertisement appears in this morn* nine's paper, but by some mistake it is made to read as if it was a meeting of Mr Wilkinson's frienda instead of those of, Mr Wm. Wilson. * We will probably publish the lint of of subscriptions to tbe Thames Eaces j and the balance sheet io- morrow. A map showing the allotments offered for sale by the Waste Lands Board has j been procured by Mr Porter during his late visit to Auckland. It is, we believe, intended to get a copy of ttfe map made and to place the same in the County Council offices, so that intending purchasers may be able to get an idea of the country to be offered for sale. , * The water in the Big 1 Pump^ahaft is rising very quickly, and it is said that operations wilt not be recommenced until after the mines advertised by tljft County for sale are disposed of.* In order to depreciate the pioperty it is stated the* owners of the Pump, many of Whom are interested in the property offered,, have taken ibis course, and not from the fact that the drainage contributions have not been paid. • ... Mb Adam Poster wrote this morning to the Waste Lands Board suggesting that the frontage of the Te Aroha Block from the Mangaiti' Creek to the large creek above the Hot Springs should foe reserved from sale, as in that locality several gold-bearing quartz reefs are known to exist. The opportunities for prospecting have been very feY, and it-is believed several parties of men are anxious to give the reefs a, trial. We would remind oar readers that tbe sciopticon of the Zulu War <6fi|nß tonight at the Academy of Music. T|e Auckland press speak highly of the artistic merit of this exhibition, many of the scene* possessing quite a realistic vividness. .Not the least interesting will be the distribution of gifts, consisting of gold and silver watches, tea and coffee services, etc. The lecturer Mr J. B. Steel, is well known here in connection with the stage, and the business manager, Mr J. O'Briqa will, we are sure do all in his power for the comfort of visitors, i Thz Zealandia left Auckland for 'Frisco yesterday afternoon. De Wallis, M'H.R., appears to be the first of the Auckland members to give an account of bis ate Hardship, as be is advertised to address his constituents on 'Friday at the Young Men's Christian Association rooms. The Riccardi Opera, Company has been completely re-formed, and includes Messrs Eiccardi/Harding, t Crain, Leopold Love; and Misses Leaf, Hunter, Teagiie, and, Leopold. 'The^ company, open in Auckland op Mond«y in Girofle-Girofla. " It isrippcted .Sirllerculesr'Robinion hat offe'red Tsoo'guineas for' Walters' colt Libeller, It is not thought Walters will sell him, as he it io very light for tut Puntdin Cop.

'■Pbeuminaby meetings were held in the Town Hall, Brisbane, in reference to the distress in Ireland.. The Hon. Mr King,, Speaker ot the Assembly, was in the chair, and the ' meeting was well attended. A general committee, secretary and treasurer were, appointed, and over £200 was subscribed in the room. Messages were received from Bishops Hale and Quinn promising assistance.

Mb Justice Johnston at Christchurch yesterday referred to Judge Williams' remarks about the manner in which their duties were discharged by G;and Juries, and said he entirely concurred in them. The Grand Jury today returned true bills in the riot cases. The name of one man discharged by the EM. was included by mistake in the indictment, and the jury asked how they were to proceed. Judge Johnston said that this would make no difference, as the Grand Jury could prevent a bill against dnyone, whether he had,, been tried at the proper Court or aot.?

The exceptionally wet season we are experiencing has led Dr Hector to form an original and somewhat curious theory. He thinks that the gulf stream, which passes from the equatorial regions to the south of the Auckland^ Islands has changed its Course, and passing through Cook's Straitsi has enveloped the colony.' As it flows to the eastward it carries with it a great quantity of moisture, which, meeting the prevailing easterly wind, is condensed and descends on. the land in the form of rain. As confirmatory of thjs theory it is mentioned tbat some fishermen outside Wellington Heads caught some strange fish, which they todk to town, when the fish were recognised as belonging to tbe^equatorial seas. Some few days ago shoals of fish, declared by some to be entirely strange to this coast, were caught ita the Napier harbour, and it is suggested that they were onthe same family.

Chiniqtjy.s lecture at Otabubu last night passed off quietly, and without any disturbance arising. One hundred Orangemen from Auckland, duly equipped, were distributed in the ball, and also 25 Constables under Superintendent Thomsom and Sfib-Inspector Pardy. The Constabulary returned to Auckland at midnight by a special train. :I$ is believed these measures effectually dispelled any notion of vio||nce if it ever existed. .Tfiite Standard* and Mail, in a rej^Nr of the measures adopted for the paciwitiQn of Zululand says : " Hr Garnet Wlfeley knows something about the.nativesJNo one can read his dispatches siucj^the day when he was sent to gpern Natal, without seeing at once ; that he not only disagreed with jthe/ extreme opinion held by Bishop Colenso and « few other Natalians, but also held the same views on the.minajß[ement of natives as Sir George Grey, and was particularly anxious that, whenever it could.; be done without hurting the feelings of the Aborigines' Protection Society, European landowners should be bo located as to separate native locations from one another.

Paddy Murphy writing from Wellington says ,—'Pon me conshinse, when the news o' the ruckshions at Timaru raiched me offia on Lambton Kay, I was tundher struck, so I was ; for in these quite times it's refreshin' to hear of a nate shindy. Be the hokey poker,-1 was only sorry that I wasn't on the scene, ay ackshun, for belchune you and me I'm gettin ,blue mouldy for want ay a baitin', so I,am. Ton me sowl, I was disgusted to hear that the peelers) intherfered and spiled the sport. Bad luck tO'thim, tfyeyire not wanted.- Sure, ay the boy« wanted to imitate; the., deeds ay their glorious apcesthorsv why shouldn't they be allowed to have it out wid one another in paice widout' those blackguard bobbies intherfairin'. Faix, it's illiganfc sport braikin' one another's heads just for fun. Laivin' King Billy an' King Shamus altogether out of the question, I think, as a matter of principle, men should, be allowed to amuse thimsilves now an' agin, by way ay ricrayashun. It's a mighty fine thing whin a man grows ould to be able to show the wounda an* scars that he recayved in the wars, an' to be able to hand them down to his ancesthors and posterity in gineral. I war sorry to find tbat the opposin' armies wor so unequally divided, an' small thanks to King James' force* for baiting sich a mere handful o' the inimy. Is there any thruth in the rumour that's raiched Willington, to the effect that iQspeclhor Mallard, ay your city, has cautioned the fruiterers ay Dunaidin against displaying oranges and apples in the windows, as they might tind to provoke a braich of the. paice. Those bobbies ouuht to mind their own business, so they ought. '*'-'{ !fs.