THE Evening Star. PUBLISHED DAILY AT FOUR O'CLOCK P.M. Resurrexi. THURSDAY, APRIL 8, 1880.

Thames Star, Volume XI, Issue 3521, 8 April 1880, Page 2

THE Evening Star. PUBLISHED DAILY AT FOUR O'CLOCK P.M. Resurrexi. THURSDAY, APRIL 8, 1880.

The meeting of the County Council yesterday was the longest yet held by that body. Blasted 6| hours—from 2.30 to 9 p.m. A condensed report appears elsewhere.

We have to acknowledge the receipt— tbe first number—of Mons. F. O. Cailliau's publication, "The New Zealand Muse.' It is very creditably got up. The first number contains the words and music of " La Marseillaise."

In our advertisement columns appears a challenge by a local rifle team of English nationality to shoot a team composed of any other nationality in this district. The following names will probably be found shooting for the challenging' team: —A. Thomas, J. Thomas, Pries, Keynolds, Fagg, Johns, Lawless, Hirst, Harris, and Frearson.

William Tidmabsh, who j>leaded guilty at the Supreme Court on Tuesday to a charge of indecent assault, behaved most strangely in the dock. He is a tall, gaunt, cadaverous looking man, with wellformed face and head. He talked about his ambition to have as many concubines as Solomon, and his hope to live to the age of Methuselah (999 years). The hope seems a very insane one, but the question remains whether there is any method in this demonstration of lunacy. He has exhibited very crazy humors during his incarceration.

The Blanche returned from the Kawau early this morning, the excursionists having highly enjoyed themselves. The home trip only took eight hours, the distance being 75 miles. i^ioNTH ago Mr Harcourt tenderedlS per cent, for the right to raise tailings from the Caledonian yard. His letter was taken no notice of. At yesterday's meeting another applicant tendered 16 per cent, and both applications were referred to the Securities Committee. Why the tenders are so close requires a little explanation.

The necessity of our having a Governnient assayer in our midst was illustrated to-day. A miner had been for some months scraping out a bare existence from the small returns from his claim and obtained a good price for his gold. Lately he had the good fortune to drop on a patch, and on banking his gold today was astonished at finding it was valued at several shillings less per ounce. Of course the compact of the banks prevented him taking it elsewhere. What is wanted is a Government assayer, or a private gold-buyer to break the monopoly.

The s.s. Blanche will leave the Grahamstown wharf to-morrov? morning afc 9 o'clock for Coromaodel

Abhitals : Z.Z. Nail Rod, without nails; PP. Queen of Sens, Club House and others. More additions in the picture line to Reading Room, only wants inspection.—LAWLESS AND Co., Tobaccouiets, &c.