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Thames Star, Volume XI, Issue 3709, 13 November 1880, Page 2

Fkom information supplied to us by a gentleman just returned from Waitekauri, we hasten to oorreot a statement tbat appeared in last Saturday's issue regarding a rich gold find by Heitmann and party. The discovery is not so rich as represented,* though the lode referred to yielded good picked stone and has excellent indications. An inspection of. the window of the Now Zealand Clothing Faotory will show that the advertisements of that institution are not mere trade puffs. A Tasxj correspondent writes:—" We had a yery enjoyable dance here on the Prince of Wales* Birthday, Mr Goonan acting as M.C. There is great dissatisfaction orer the weekly postal service that is to be, and if the unitad vote of Tapu could kick out the Hall Government they would hare to go to-morrow. Mr Deeble, the mail contractor, lost, a mare worth £40 on Thursday, through her falling into an insecurely timbered tail race." A somewhat novel idea has struck our enterprising young townsman, Mr C. MoLiver —namely, that of holding a grand bazaar during Christmas week. Full particulars wilt appear in our advertisement columns shortly*

A BEQTJIBITIOJT io Mr GK N. Brassey, asking him to allow himself to be nominated to the Mayoralty, ttppeuro in our advertisement columns. Mr Braofey notifies that he accedes to the request. We direct our readers to the requisition which contains the names of gentlemen representing every pliaso of opinion in political and municipal matters.

Iy (he Herald ia correct in its opinion that Ned Kelly should not; havo been reprieved, and that it was wrong to agitate for a remission of fche capital punishment, our runner boys are a very depraved lot. They all took a strong infcos-eefc in the fate of the outlaw, and the general opinion, freely expressed amongst themselves, was that " the poor beggar should he 'let. off with imprisonment for life." When they were informed by our publisher that the dread sentence of the law had been carried out, the abnormal gravity on their faces—which lasted for about 60 seconds —would have been a theme for a painter.

His Lordship, Bishop Cowio, ia expected to be here to-morrow in the forenoon;, he will preach at the Native Church, Parawai, the Her. Wiremu Turipona conducting the usual morning service. In the evening the Bishop will be at St. George's Church, where he will confirm thirty-two young persons, and preach,

DoEiue the coming week proprietors of flower and kitchen gardens, and orchards, will be all making preparations for the Horoculfural Show, under the auspices of the Ladies Benevolent Society, which takes place on Wednesday next at the Academy of Music. Mr C. T. Wren has kindly promised to come from Auckland to act as judge. Frizes will only be given for exhibits grown upon the Thames. It seems in past years some persons obtained good bouquets and bunches of flowers from their Auckland friends and then entered them for competition. Such practices will not be allowed this year. Mr McGowan will act as chairman at the annual meeting.

The Memsahib wili in future call at Grahamstown wharf after leaving Shortland on her way up the river. The notice of the meeting re Patetere is scarcely sufficient to ensure it being widely known. „ The beautiful ohapel erected at Norfolk Island to the meiLory of the late Bishop PattegOD, being -ready for consecration, the Bicbop of Sydney and several of his clergy have been invitee? by Bishop Selwyn to be present at, that infcwtßting ceremony. Bishop Cowie was algo invited, but is unable to leave Auckland just. now. Several of the clergy of this diocere ha?p, however, gladly accepted Bishop eielwyn's invitation, and among the number, the Eov. Vicesimus Lubd, who will proceed to Auckland to meet the mission steamer Southern Gross on or about Thursday next. The Incumbent of Bt. George's expects to be away about three weeks. As this is the first holiday he has bad for thirty, years, we hope he may thoroughly enjoy it.

The Thames Volunteers were cordially welcomed by. their Auckland comrades. It would have redounded to the credit and generosity of the latter, however, had they placed Charlie McLean in charge of the massed band, nrespective of any claims of seniority; Thames men always evince a keen sense of the rites of hospitality in their treatment of visitors. The "stagy" tout ensemble of the Auckland drum-major appeared somewhat outre when contrasted witfi McLean's barbaric Highland splondour. '

Ov the Auckland corps which took part in the Ellerslie review, the Artillery and Viotoria Eifles were reewded by Thames men as the most dashing.

The current week's number of the Observer" contains an excellent likeness of Mr Lionel Phillips, likewise of the celebrated prize pig, 11 Bertie Savercts," and all the usual features. The large and varied assortment of gossip our contemporary picks up is really surprising, and its success is one of the greatest journalistic triumphs ever seen in the colony— " Alwaye excepting ourselves, Captain Corcoran."

Speaking of the last performance of Pinafore, the Observer says:—At the last moment Mrs Corogan was called upon to appear as Little. Buttercup, in consequence of her predecessor refusing to appear on the boards without a feo of £5. Mrs Corogan showed a keener perception of the requirement of the character than either of the previous Butter* cups. Mb James McLaren, Inspector of Mines, has left for the Te Aroha. The anniversary services in connection with the Congregational Church will be held to-morrow. Thk tenders for laying the 9-inoh mains ar« in hand, but owing to the absence of Mr Aitken at Paeroa, they have not been opened. In another column we give the prospectus of the Caswell Sound Marble Company, but the pressure upon our space prevents us noticing it in our present issue. We will refer to it in our nest. We cail attention to Mr Simon's lecture on Monday night on Spiritualism.