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Thames Star, Volume XI, Issue 3630, 14 August 1880, Page 2

The Rev, 8. J. Neill will preach the annual temperance Bermon at the Presbyterian Church to morrow evening.

There was a clean sheoi at the R.M. Court again this morning.

A maw named Thomas Duldy was received into the Christchuroh hospital yesterday with a broken leg. He asserts that he was " stuck up " at Ruikaia, and that in jumping off the dray to defend himself he fell under the wheel. His assailants tlien made off.

The Auckland Chamber of Commerce bat passed a resolution adverse to the proposed import duty on maize from the Islands, and requesting the Agricultural Committee in Wellington to obtaiu the preparation of a return showing the export of local produce to Fiji. -

An exchange says the Independa-t C >tholio Ohuroli is making rapid strides; ex-priests and monks giving daily additional strength. New halls are being opened in New York and Brooklyn, and it now looks as if tbe schism would become formidable.

The following is what the Native Affairs Committee say on the petition on the Ngatirankarn and three other tribes, owners of Patetere :—" That petition sUtes that their land was proclaimed on the 25th of April, 1878, which prevented sales; and that they received no payment, nor agreed to sell or lease the land; and they prayed that the proclamation be removed." The Committee report that the land proclaimed in 1874 was leased for 21 years. The Government purchased the interest of Europeans. The petitioners admit receiving consideration from Europeans. The Committee had no recommendation to make.

The annual meellig of the shareholders of the New North Devon OM. Co. will be held at the company's office, Auckland, on Tuesday, the 31st inst.

One of the old-lime stage-drivers who has been on the road over half a century, says that " life is put together considerably like a set of harness. There are traces of c»re, lines of trouble, bits of good fortune, breaches of good manners, bridled tongues, and everybody has to tug to pull through."

In the Christohurch papers we notice bread is advertised at 5d the 41b loaf. Surely the freight on flour from Canterbury does not amount to 3d per loaf, the difference between their price and that charged on the Thames.

A te&egbam from Bargarille says;—"A sad accident occured off Aratapu yesterday. Three persons were drowned by the upsetting of a Bailing boat in a squall. Mr Allwright, clerk at Eopuru; Mr Wilson, clerk at Mangawhare; and Mr John Fielder, carpenter, of Mangawharo are drowned. The bodies are not yet fouud. The fourth man, Sims, got ashore. The three youug men who were drowned were highly respected. Wilson was married, and has a family in Canterbury.

The Wellington people are taking time by forelock in calling a public meeting in reference to their local line of railway, a telegroin says :—lt is stated tbat a great public meeting will be held next week to protest against the action of the Government in ignoring the Wellington and Foxton Bailway.

Colonel Ingersoll, the notorious infidel lecturer, is fond of dwelling on the salaries paid to ministers of religion, and diccoursing in an irreverent manner on the large total. He asserts that the preachers in America cost the people £2,400,000 every year. In aaswer to Colonel Inger*oH'e taunt a religious paper states that the lawyers cost about £14,000,000, the criminals £8,000,000, and whiskey £12,000,000.

The Kelly mania is so rampant in Melbourne that the horses ridden by the bushrangers have been purchased by the management of the Theatre Boyal, and will be exhibited to satisfy public curiosity, in the drama of the " Flying Scud."

An Exchange saya that Jules Verne has made £50,000 from his works. His great effort, " From the Earth to the Moon " gave the talented writer fully £20,000 of this. It has been translated into nearly every European language.

Any lady having a hand sewing machine and wishing it could be worked by the feet, may obtain a table and treadle with drawer complete for £2 ss, at J. Gbigg's, warehouse Pollen street. Good sewing machines always on hand.

Impobtant find! C. MoLiveb has just received a splendid assortment of American Prints; also the latest novelties in Pipes, Mutch-boxes, and other smoking requisites. N.B.—Try the Planters' Delight. Tobacco and Cigars.

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