THE Evening Star. PUBLISHED DALY AT FOUR O'CLOCK P.M. Resurrexi. WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARYS 4, 1880.

Thames Star, Volume XI, Issue 3467, 4 February 1880, Page 2

THE Evening Star. PUBLISHED DALY AT FOUR O'CLOCK P.M. Resurrexi. WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARYS 4, 1880.

We wish to remind our local governing bodies that Mr Whitaker will be here on Friday, andto urge on them not to let the opportunity pass without interviewing him upon local wants. The railway should again be referred to, and perhaps the hon. gentleman, having relieved his conscience upon the matter of personal benefit, may be inclined to consider the questions on its merits. If the people or their "representatives will again interview Mr Whitaker, and urge further on the Government, we will undertake that a contract is let at the Thames end before the next sitting of Parliament. If the authorities are frightened to again approach Mr Whitaker after their late attempt, it might be easy to get a deputation of the tradespeople and permanent residents to meet the Attorney-Gene-ral. The matter of throwing open the lands oa the gold field referred to by us some days ago would form a Nfifc subject lo see Mr Whitaker about, also the question of charitable aid from a Borough point of view, and the construction of harbor works upon the strength of the loan authorised under the Act of last session. If the Thames is to get its deserts nothing but agitation will compel the Government to grant them.

Just before going to press we, received telegrams from Auckland of the arrival of the ships British Empire and Loch Urr at that port. During the voyage the former jship had 36 cases of measles, and 18 of scarlet fever, three of the latter proving fatal. The ship was of course quarantined on her arrival.

At the latter portion of the meeting of the Orphanage Committee, a letter was read from Father O'Eeilly forwarding £10 for the first year's keep of the infant Fitzsimmons at the Home. The Chairman stated. Mrs Anderson objected to taking the child unless at liberty to bring it up as a Protestant. It was consequently decided, on the motion of Mr McGowan seconded by Mrs McCullough, that the child remain at the Home. Subscriptions from W. McArthur and Co. and Dr Campbell wcr* received, and accounts amounting to £26odd were passed for payment, after which tbe Committee adjourned.

Thb Wellington Cup Race will be run to-morrow. A well-known ■ sporting paper gives the tip as follows :—Hippocampus 1, Foul Play 2, and Libeller 3.

Inadvertently we omitted the name of Miss Belcher in pur notice of the singers at the concert in the Academy, of Music on Monday evening. This young lady besides taking a prominent part in the chorus sang in the trio "Through the world," from the Bohemian Girl, and appeared to great She possesses a clear and powerful voice, weH cultivated, and has the art of articulating and accenting her words correctly and clearly. She contributed greatly to make the trio in which she sung with Mrs Ealgour and Mr Hilton one of the mosit pleasing pieces given during the evening.

A meeting of the Ensor Cornniittes will be held at the Council Chambers this evening.

Majoe Murray notifies the dates upon, which the district prize firing takes place.

An inquest on the body of the little boy, J. W. Arbury, killed on Monday by a cart passing over him, was held yesterday at the Globe Hotel before Mr G. N. Brassey, Coroner, and a respectable jury, of which Mr Deeble was chosen foreman. —Dr Payne deposed that when tlie child was brought to the Hospital it was quite dead. Death must have been instantaneous.—The father of deceased deposed that he was not subject to fits, and had never had a day's sickness since he was born.—Wm. Ashby deposed that he was a carter. On Monday afternoon he was going round Walton's corner in Tommy's Lane from Sealey street with a load ot timber. This was about four o'clock. Two horses were attached to the dray. He was in the act of turning the corner, with the reins of the leader in his hands, when he noticed several boys clinging to the tail of the dray. He let ro the reins and drove the boys away, and on returning to resume control of the horses, he observed one of the wheels passing over the child. He could not tell whether the boy was laying'on his side, back, or stomach. He appeared to be lying quite motionless. When he first saw him the wheel was passing orer him, but it was a matter of impossibility (or him to have stopped the animals in time.—After taking further important evidence, the jury returned a verdict of accidental death, entirely exonerating Ashby from blame.

Among the passengers by the Hero, were the Bey. T. Davies and wife, from Brisbane, Queensland. The rev. gentleman comes to assume the pastorate of the Thames Baptist church. He occupied the pulpit of jthe Wellesiey street Buptist Church on Sunday evening, and preached an excellent discourse from Acts eh. v., verse 28.—Herald. . .

In another column Mr C. McLiver, bookseller and tobacconist, calls attention to bis large and varied stock of valentines^ It is certainly very well selected, arid purchasers of these missives of love and frolic would do well to give him a call. At considerable expense he has had imported, direct fronr^Melbourne, a stick of the celebrated £ulu brand of tobacco, combining all the good qualitoa of Venus, Cavendish, and Birdseye, the flavor of the smoke rivalling in the sweetness of its perfume the breezes of Araby the Blest. His stock of stationery and fancy goods is also well worthy of inspection.

Should to-night be cloudless, if the reader will look towards'the eastward he will probably see the tail of the comet which has been observed in several parts of the colony. It was seen by a gentleman in Queen street last night.

Messes McGregor and Co. sold the pleasantly situated cottap,o belonging to Mr Whittard, in Richmond street, this morning. The bidding waa very spirited and it was eventually sold for £52 10s, the buyer being Mr Turrell. We have received from Messrs Frater Bros., their share investors guide for tbe presentinonth. The monthly meeting of the Thames County Council was held this afternoon, the 'Chairman and members being all present. The lateness of the hour of meeting , prevents us giving a report in our present issue. The Provincial Grand Lodge, Scotch Constitution, will meet on Friday, the 6th inst., at 7.30 o'clock, at the Freemasons' Hall. Hon. F. Whitaker will preside as Grand Master. Thebe is a probability of a match being arranged between the Thames and Mercury Bay outrigger crews. The Hauraki Engineers having decided to send representatives to jNelson, the first competition for the choice of the same took place yesterday. The ranges were 200, 300, 400, and 500 yards, seveu shots at each distance. Only five comI peled, the following scores being made : — Cloutt 88, Keller 8(5, G. Clarke 80, Bandsman Graham 75, Bandsman Henderson 72. The following weights hare been declared for the Hawke's Bay Cup :— ! Mata 9st 41b, Tcmpleton 9st 31b, Maritana Bst 101b, Pinfire 7st 101b, Lara 7st 81b, Hippocampus 7st 61b, Numa 7st 41b, Terra 7st 41b, Libeller 7st 31b, Otapai 7st I 01b, Lone Hand 7st 01b, Curiosity 7st 81b, Otawa 6st 121b,« Grand Dutchess 6st 81b, Laertes 6st 51b, Balmoral 6st 31bs, Vampire, 6st 01b, Luna 6st 01b, Little Wonder 6st 01b, Lady Elizabeth 6st 0!b, Foam 6st 01b, Petruchio 6st 01b, Paramena 6st 01b, Lady Gertrude sst lOio, I^och Lomond sst 101b, West End ost 101b. Me W. E. W. Morrison, having been appointed head master of the Napier High School, the Thames Board of Governors, at their meeting yesterday, cancelled his appointment, and appointed Mr J. A. Adams, 8.A., Master of the Auckland Church of England Grammar School, in his stead. We understand that the school will be opened early iv April, and under Mr Adams' able management we have no doubt but that it will be a success.