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Thames Star, Volume XI, Issue 3612, 24 July 1880, Page 2

Mb Lathg will preach in the Karaka school to-morrow evening. This morning we aotioed a large hole in Earaka Road. It is a most dangerous place, at the hole is large enough to admit the body of a man. Mb John Moore Perrier, better known as the "Intelligent Vagrant," is expected to arrive at Auckland next week by the Arawata, to travel with the "Zealandia" panorama, which is now lying in Wellington, in the capacity of lecturer. A soiree in connection with the Mackay street Primitive Methodist Churches advertised to come off on Monday evening next in the Church. At last the Borough have received the long, expected Crown grant of the To Aroha endowment (2000 acres.) The laud is estimated at 30s per acre, and no doubt the Borough will shortly be obtaining good revenue therefrom. Thk elephantine peripatetics of an erratic equinal quadruped were, observed with interest by chance pedestrians in Albert street this morning. The investigating characteristics of the noble stated led him to thoroughly scrutinize the lentils of domiciles in Albert street, Davy street, and Queen street, and his Bacchanalian devotion prompted immediate genufluxions at his shrine. Although somewhat distressed by a frolicsome crowd, his noble adhesion to the God of Revelry could not; be weakened, and in order to celebrate the pristine frantic rites in his worship, penetrated to the heart of the Queen's Hotel, and was with difficulty restrained from toasting the Wine God with alooholic distillations of unparalled strength and unrivalled flavour to the palate.

SOMiJ people stated on (he Comer to-day tnat another potition wus being got up, and this time against Mr Adam Porter, who, for his antagonism in the Council against the expenditure of money on the big pump, has raised the bill of some of the gentlemen interested, who, while they admire his colleague in the representation of Ohinemuri, Mr Brown, for his disinterested support of Thames matters, are anything but pleased with Mr Porter's inconsistent conduct.

We were in error in last night's issue in the report of the Resident Magistrate's Court in stating that W. Wilson appeared as plaintiff in a case Bgainßt a native named Pipene. The case was G. N. Brassey against the native named—an app'ioation upon a judgment summons.

Mb JBbodie has left Wellington for the Thames, haviug secured for bis Council all the spare cash in the hands of the Colonial Treasurer.

Oub obituary column to-day contains the record of the passing away of another old colonist, who, at the ripe age of 80 years, has gone to her rest. Mrs George arrived in Taran&ki no less then 40 years ago in the ship Blenheim. After remaining there for two years, the family left for the Bay of Islands, where they resided for some time. Auckland, having been chosen as tbe capital town of the colony, the family removed to that place, and carried on the butchering business in Queen street for many years. At the present time Mr George is following his trade up the Karaka Creek. Tbe family are Cornish, and have a large circle of friends and acquaintances both here and in Auckland.

At about 10 o'clock last night several residents of the vicinity of the corner of Pollen and Albert streets noticed a flame issuing from the roof of the building occupied by Mr Phillips, bootmaker. The neighbors were speedily on the spot, while Messrs T. M. Clarke and F. Bowe hurried to the firebell and gave the alarm. The fire was kept under with buckets till the arrival of the Fire Brigade, who speedily extinguished the blaze. Far more damage was done by water than by fire, the bedding especially being considerably damaged. The fire originated through, a defective hearth, some cinden falling behind the bricks.

In the Auckland Star appears and advertisement which Bays: — "Wanted, a good Solicitor for the Thames." j

The anuual consumption of Colonial beer is stated to amount to no leas than 130,000 hogsheads. We must hare some rare old " swipere " amongst us. Just fancy nearly a hogshead each for every male adult of our population!

The following jokelet, concerning the low price of oats, is current in Canterbury agricultural circles. A farmer went into an hotel the other day for a drink. After putting away his liquor he poised the glass in the air and intently gazing at it, mournfully remarked "Another half bu;hel of oats gone." ,

At the Resident Magistrate's Court, New Plymouth, recently, a volunteer named J. Manning was called upon to chow cause why he bad neglected to pay the sum of £1, in which amount he had been fined for nonattendance at parade in January last. The defendant, who belonged to tho Inglewood Rangers, stated that he was unable to pay the amount, as he had been out of work. The Court ordered him to pay the fine, with £12s costs, in two instalments, the first on the 25th June and the second on the 25th July, or in default to be imprisoned for 28 days.

The Waikato Times says that the following memorandum has been signed by a large number of the Waitoa settlers :—*" We, the undersigned, agree to form an association for the purpose of prospecting the Aroha ranges, on the following conditions:—(l) To advance the sum of £5 each, to be called up in sums not exceeding £1, at intervals of not less than one month. (2) To obtain the services of two experienced miners to prospect thoroughly the ground mentioned. (3) Such prospectors' to be. psid 30s a week each for such time as the committee appointed by Jhe parties hereto iray desire. (4) In the event of the prospectors finding payable gold, a company to be formed consisting of those signing the memorandum, holding equal shares along with the prospectors, ie., each contributor to have an equal interest in the company, and a prospector to have a similar interest to a contributor. (5) The number of shareholders to be limited to 20 in the Prospecting Association."

Ik pursuance of the retrenchment policy, it is said Superintendent Thompson, of Auckland, has received instructions from the Government to select ten men in kis distriot, constables s nd sergeants, for immediate discharge. •

An accident occurred at the Empress of India claim, Coromandel, yesterday by which the mine manager narrowly escaped being buried in the drive. He had just started to break down some of the reef, which showed a good prospect of coarse gold, when the old workings fell in. It will take a week to clear and timber the d ire before any stuff can be broken down.

A tbleobam from Whangarei states that a meeting was held in the Council Chambers on Wednesday, for the purpose of taking into consideration the advisability of starting a woollen factory in the township on a «mall scale. A Mr Sykes, who is at present on a visit to the district, supplied valuable information' from sources well known tojiim in Yorkshire, and at his suggestion a com* mittee was formed, with a view of correspononding with woollen manufactories in the old country. We have not heard anything lately of the company it was suggested should be formed at the Thames for a similar purpose; is it too late for something to be done?

The Free Church of Scotland has just passed through a great crisis; nothing comparable in importance, it has even been said, has happened since the time of Knox. The Assembly has, in fact, been engaged in its old occupation—that of dealing, or trying to deal, with Professor Robertson Smith. The Free Church has been sitting until past midnight, talking, condemning, and passing resolutions on Professor Smith's famous article "Bible" in the "Encyclopaedia Britannica." Professor Smith, for nearly four years has been the arch-heretio in the eyes of the old school, the apostle of light and freedom in the eyes of the younger generation. The result of these weary years of debate is a victory for Professor Smith. A motion to deprive him of his Professor's chair was lost by 299 against 292.

The " deferred " payment system so popular here has been introduced into the Pianoforte and Harmonium business by J. GfilGa, Pollen street, to that learners of those instruments need not be debarred the opportunity of practising at home because they cannot spare all the money at once.

The best of materials manufactured in a proper and workmanlike manner should give satisfaction. Hence we are pleased in daily, almost hourly, hearing auch exclamations as " My word Douglas your loaf is now splendid," "Those biscuits are really beautiful," "My compliments to Mr Douglas and tell him I havn't eaten such bread for years, Ac, &c."

Spioiaiitks of great men: Gladstone for polities, Kelly for sticking up banks, and McLiver for tobacco. You can't rub the latter out. Just try his specially imported Cowtail Twißt and Vanity Fair.