THE Evening Star. PUBLISHED DAILY AT FOUR O'CLOCK P.M. Resurrexi. FRIDAY, JUNE 11, 1880.

Thames Star, Volume XI, Issue 3575, 11 June 1880, Page 2

THE Evening Star. PUBLISHED DAILY AT FOUR O'CLOCK P.M. Resurrexi. FRIDAY, JUNE 11, 1880.

The directors of the New Golden Grown Company, who have for some time.past b jn in negociation for the purchase of the old company's powerful battery, effected a purchase to-day, but we hare not heard what the figure is. We believe that in a day or two a call of Is for the purpose of raising part of the necessary fuucls for its purchase- will be made. The murderous assault on a peaceful citizen committed last evening is a a offence that every lover of justice and good orde* mußt regret, and hope for the punishment of the offender. No matter how base the injured man's conduct may appear iv the eyes of many, nothing ■will condone for such a cowardly attack in the dark. That the assailant was a rank poltroon is evident from his method of assaulting a weak old man, and not a stone should be left untamed to bring him to justice, if only to vindicate the good name of the district, which has been tarnished by such an occurrence. A few days ago several porpoises were observed in the Waikato Bivtr neai- Huntley, but although chase was feivon to them' tiiey eluded capture. It is considered somewhat extraordinary that these fish should be found so far from the salt water.

Fhom a notice in our advertising columns it will bo scon that our junior member, Mr J. Sheehnn, will address tho electors of the Thames in tl^e Theatre Royal to-morrow evening. Owing to the I|( great polilicrl changes that have tuk^n place since Mr Sheehan last addressed his constituents his speech will be looked forward to with more than ordinary interest. It is not yet known positively when and how Mr Sheehon will come here, whether overland from the Wnikato or via Auckland, but the probability is that he will arrive by the Rotomahaua thii evening.

It may safely be said that G. Lansell, of Sandhurst, is the richest man in Australia. Ten yeara ago he made soap and evndleg, end hadn't a second pair of boots. He was liberal even in the selection of a wifo. fie owns numberless rich claims of his own, and in one fortnight lately received £13,000 in dividends from two claims in which he has recently purchased an interest.

<3& ■ «.-». The Bay of Plenty Times says:—Captain A. C. Turner has been requested to survey the road to the Tbrmes from Te Rereatukahia, and that the work will probably be commenced next month.

It has leaked out (says a Dunedin paper) that the Medical Association has not been altogether a happy family of late. One member it would seem, advertises lower fees than his professional brethern charges, and, moreover, keeps his shop open for the supply of drugs. Free-traders would take this to be a step in the right direotion, but not so cer.ain members of the Associate n. They think such conduct unprofessional and wished tb~6 Association to pass r resolution requesting the Binning member to resign. The Association we hear, did not see its way to fulfil this desire, and consequently the obnoxious practitioner remains in the Association —a thorn in the flesh to certain conservative medicos.

Refibbikg to the enthusiastic reception given to Madame Urso (the celebrated virtuoso) at Christchurch the Lyttelton Times mentions that her name was on the program a c for two items, and she contributed "no less than seven. These were the ' Rondo Papajeno' of Ernst, a beautiful barcarole of Bpohr's, which most great violinists like to have an opportunity of playing, a delightful arrangement of Haydn, a characteristic ' Valse Caprice' by Wieniawski, a minuet by Boccherini quite Mozartian in its graceful manner, Paganini's astonishing ' Carnival,' and 'The Lost Rose of Summer,' listened to with that dead silence which only transcendant artisfic merit can compel from crowd p. It is almost superfluous to add that these various styles of many composers were treated with that ariistio fidelity, that extraordinary skill, and that innate exquisite musical feeling, which Madpme Urso has so prodigally displayed during her visit. Never has more genuine applause been given in Christchurch, and never has it been reciprocated here with such kindness from a great artiste. There was a disposition in one quarter of the hall to trespass even further on good nature, but the good sense of the majority promptly frowned it down."