THE Evening Star. PUBLISHED DAILY AT FOUR O'CLOCK P.M. Resurrexi. FRIDAY, JULY 2, 1880.

Thames Star, Volume XI, Issue 3593, 2 July 1880, Page 2

THE Evening Star. PUBLISHED DAILY AT FOUR O'CLOCK P.M. Resurrexi. FRIDAY, JULY 2, 1880.

LA3T evening at tho nKeiing of the Borough Council, Cr Minnie moved " That the Finance Committee endoivoui' to take steps to claar off some of the liabi'ities at once." The Chairman said he had a letter f.'om the manager of tho Bank New Z sal -id, but it would not be of public interest, .Tha Council resolved itself into committee and in consequence the ropoitsra left,. The letter no doubt was an important one, and the public should in 0m 1 opinion h:\vo been acquainted Vfiih its contents. Tho frequency of the wholesale committee meetings dourly show the evideut de3ire of the Council to bide the real state of affiiivs irom tho pubic. Hundreds of creditors waiting to be paid, an important letter to the Council from the Bank, and not, of public interest! The Council will find that it is of public interest, aa we understand several summonses are about to be issued for small accounts.

A I/4TE telegram from Wellington states that Sir Wi'iain Fox has given notice of motion to the following eff.cfc :—" That the Education Act be amended to ijermit the reading of the Bible in public schools, eub--ject to a time tablo and conscience clause."

The following telegram front the Southland ' Times correspondent was received this evening from Eivcrton: —"A'cako of $old 47ozs lldwts has just boon bi-ou-^Jat down from Printz' claim at Longivood, being the rcsu'tof the* first week's crushing. Tho battery was not working ecoadily. Thirty-eight tons of stuff, not picked, WC3 put. through. No washjng^up has yet taken pb,ce.—Bx.

In our columns will be found an advertisement Btaiing the time table of tho s.s. Annie Millbank. Gapt. Somorvillo is ftn old trader to the Thames, and the steamer he.now commands 13 a comfortable and speedy boat.

These was no business at tho R.M. Ooui't thh morning.

We would draw attention (;•■> MrH'ador Wood's speech in another column. 'The proposals advocated by Mr Wood are of v most swoeping nature,, audjif cavried out would produoo marked results.

PEIOB to the transit of Venus in 1874, Professor Severn smoked any amount of glass to obsorre her with. Things luvo changed since those primitive days. At Professor Me Liver's divftn you <;;m rnov smoke Fonus herself, miao (siouJ-.!, and sf.ill make your obsorvutions without: roubL*. Buy Moiayer's specially' iinportod Veuua at 6>l aud Is per stick.

■•At 11. vt>;y pleiißai'!. da. [."iriv, lis« i-onvtrpji' tioti turn.-..! on tLMJioiiii..;'!).!i-:>)i. A lad/ of exquisiVe bt;»i;lj wliowiis rippingMoGowak's best, lunw.'d to Mr snul iit.iioa \\h\l i'oini ho would pruiVr (0 iubabit. ? To bo dissolved in ."in Tka :v 'f'nin.