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Thames Star, Volume XI, Issue 3681, 12 October 1880, Page 2

The political atmosphere is getting overcharged with rumors re the Mayoralty. It is (aid that our present Mayor is to be again interviewed, his late refusal of a requisition is not to be accepted as a final answer. Then a former occupant of the chair is willing to offer himself if his expenses are paid—hit time being in his estimation a fair contribution to the public; whilst- a journalist of a certain notoriety is to be asked by a few, who want him in reality to return the compliment, and ask one of those who profess to wish to do him honor. This is not a bad move ; in a fit of generosity our friend might pledge his columns to the cause of bis flatterer—at any rate the offer of such a good turn might be useful to some of the aycophants another day. Another gentleman—a new man in municipal matters and a financier, if a late stroke of converting useless paper into bank notes is to be taken as an evidence of abilityis to be asked to allow himself to be nominated. The gentleman referred to has a good chance in the race—he has, at least, few sins of office against his name. In addition to the above mentioned there are the declared can* didates, the late Warden and the Chairman of the Liberal Association.

Wa would draw attention to Messrs Banks and Go's advertisement in another coluam.

We are requested by the Registrar of Electors to state that steps will bo taken to strike off the Electoral Eoll all persons who may be proved to be aliens, but that he will on application supply printed forms of memorial to the Governor, under the Aliens Aofc 1866, to all persons who may desire to procure letters of naturalisation. Aa an idea prevails that the process ia an expensive one, wo may state that the fee (o be paid to the Colonial Secretary is only one pound.

This evening the annual soiree in conneotion with the Grahamstown Wesleyan Sunday School will be held at the schoolroom adjoining the Grahamstown Wesleyan Church. After (ea a public meeting will be held, when the Bey. Mr Taylor, of Auckland, and other clergymen will deliver addresses, interspersed with singing by the choir.,

The natives are intensely interested in the recent agitation re the Miners' Bight Question, fearing from the representations made in our columns, and the action of the local bodies that they will be called on to refund a portion of the money they have so long enjoyed from the Thames miners.

We learn that Mr McGowan is the fortunate winner of Mr Simon's picture " The Days of Yore."

The Hamilton correspondent of the Herald telegraphs that Mr Daniel M. Beere has sent in his resignation.

We have to thank Mr Coney for a oopy of the New Zealand Postal Guide.

Otjb Fiji correspondent Buys :—" I pity the anti-Maori party in New Zealand, for before Sir A.. Gordon has been with them six months they will be crying out for his removal."

A PEBESAii of the manifest of the s.s. Rotorua, which arrived in Auckland on Friday last from Sydney, gives another instance of the enterprise displayed by our local tradesmen, for in it we noticed 96 packages of tea consigned to Mr James McQ-owan of the once famed " little shop."

I WAS talking to a Scotchman about the effect of Sunday closing in hia country. He said that no one objected to it. Bat on further inquiry, I found that the reason was that each canny Scot fills a flask with whisky on Saturday night, and refreshes himself with this national beverage during his Sabbath walk.—Truth.