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

Thames Star, Volume XI, Issue 3576, 12 June 1880, Page 2

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

The Licensing Commission sat again this morning for the purpose of finally settling the questions raised at the ordinary meeting of the Commissioners. After receiving the transfers amended according to the requirements of the Act, they confirmed their decision of closing the following houses:—Glasgow Arms Hotel, Old Commodore Hotel, Nil Desperandum, Una Hotel, Waiotahi Hotel, Excelsior Hotel. A meeting of all-persons interested in the hotel keeping business will be held on Monday afternoon at three o'clock sharp at Mr Vaughan's Queen's Hotel for the purpose of considering the increased duty, and on other business A large meeting is expected.

From a letter in this evening's issue it appears that a petition ie being got up for the purpose of removing tho present Besident Magistrate, and is being clandestinely circulated for signature by burgesses. The cause that, cannot bear looting at by the light of day must be a poor one, and the reasons for the wished-for change are evidently of too mean a nature to be placed under the eye of the public. The " gentlemen " mixed up in the matter have probably some spite to gratify, and their vindictiveness knows no bounds, aud fiom the manner in which they are circulating the petition, i? is clear they will stoop to any means ndSatter how degrading, to pay a grudge which they hare, but which although caused in the-interest of the public hits not failed to awaken in them feelings more in keeping with people of the Sill Sykes tribe, than with persons claiming a- respectable position in society. We are surprised that such a petition should have been circulated, and we trust that the good Bense of Thames people will preclude them sympathising with a league of malicious individuals whose only cause of action is their contemptible and lowminded nature, and that they will not countenance the disgraceful proceeding by affixing their signatures, and so tarnishing their good name.

Ova local publicans and brewers are con* si«lerab]y exercised at theitnposition of the beer duty and a meeting of the Licensed Victuallers | Asso^iition is announced to be held at the %^i|||SQtß Jlotel on Monday afternoon to Sibnaider the matter. A gentleman who may bo takin %$ an authorj),y informs us that the . baejrduty will produce a revenue of abeut £2500 per annum from this district alone. We believe that the main grounds of the bonifaces' coinplaint are, firstly, that they are already too heavily taxed, and secondly, that they rely on the beer trade as their chief .source of re-venue, the heavy duties placed on spirits leaving absolutely no profit for the retailer, bo fine is it cat indeed that the breaking of one bottle of brandy is just the profit off the caie.

.Mb John Sheehan, M.H.R., will address the electors of Thamts this evening at the Theatre Royal. The time fixed for the meeting has been altered until 8.30 instead of 7.30 as originally intended, on account of the arrival of the Rotpmahana being delayed until a later hour, A large meeting is anticipated.

We hear on good authority, that Mr Trainor has sworn an information against Mr H. E. Campbell, solicitor, for perjury, said to have been committed yesterday in the R.M. Court, in the case Trainor v. Campbell. We would again remind our readers of Mr G. NY Phillips' lecture at the Academy of Music on Monday evening. The battery and site of the Caledonian Gold Mining Company has been sold by the County Council to Messrs A. and G-. Price for the sum of £800. INTEiii>HG applicants for the post .of teacher of music and class singing in the High School are reminded that Monday next is the last day on which their applications can be received.

We have received from Mr C. T. Wren of the Mount Hobson Nursery, his catalogue of seeds for this season, Mr Wren's warehouse is evidently well stocked with all kinds of vegetable, agricultural and flower seeds, and from that gentleman's large experience in the business, patrons could rely on all orders being well and faithfully executed. Mr Wren's nursery stock is not as extensive as in former years, he giving greater attention to the seeds, but what he has is most complete. We refer our readers to his advertisement in another coJumnJbr further particulars, or to his price list, which be will be pleased to send to parties interested. Mb-Geobckb—MoOawxi —faa»-»o»ig*u>cl ~hiaposition, as lieutenant in the Hauraki Engineers. Pressure of business is we believe the cause of Mr McCaul's resignation.