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Thames Star, Volume XI, Issue 3729, 7 December 1880, Page 2

We would ve'mmd our resLtlera that the annual soirea in connection with the Shortland Wealeyan Sunday School will take place this evening in the schoolroom, WiUoughby Street.

The Waiotahi Company is again to the font, a dividend of 2s 6d per share being payable at the office of the Company: tomorrow., ,

Z'homme propose, mats Disu dispose is a weil known proverb. Those two unfortunate, misguided young men, who were sentenced to four mouths' implrfaonment in Mount Eden gaol, hud arranged to give a performance of the " CfM-can " in the Academy of Music last evening, but through the surprising change in their circumstances, were precluded from doing so. No doubt the inhabitants of Mount Eden will form an appreciative audience, to which the " Oan-can " may ba rehearsed until perfection is obteinei.

His Worship the Mayor and Mrs Ehrenfried were expected to a-rive in Auckland by the mail strainer to-day, after their trip to the Exhibition.

! On Tuesday Iset, Mr R. H. Matthews, of Mangoniii, underwent a sere re operation in the District Hospital, Auckland, and now lies in a precarious condition. Ho was a heavy smoker, f»nd some six or nine months agOi he got the underside of his tongue poisoned by the use of a.dirty pipe. Since then there ha? been a very nasty sore. As it continued to gel; worse, he came up to Auckland a weak or two ago for advice on the matter. Dr Philson was consulted, and for a week or so he thought the sore might be checked by the uae of caustic, but seeing that true cancer indications were setting in, it was decided to excise the diseased portion. As stated, the opsration was performed on Tuesday last, and it will be impossible for some time, to gayjhow the patient may get on. On Sunday he was very low, but hopes are entertained of uHmtite reoovery. The doctor, before the operation was made, considered that the disease would result in death in the course of three months; and should he recover from the effects of the operation, he will probably enjoy many years of a useful life.

Fusthek particulars of the great fire at Dunetiiu, (.here have boen two men employed nightly at die shed, one as engine fitter, and the other as carriage cleaner. Both these were folio whig their ordinary avocations on Saturday night, having gone to the workshop at half past 10 o'clock, and were in the building when the lire took place— at about 2.30 a.m. The cleaner says that while he was working in a carriage in the engine-room he heard the door of one of the cars close. He asked the mate who was with him, who was there. The iutter replied he did not know, and having made a search they could sea no one. Shortly afterwards the two went into the carriage to take lunch, and after they had bean doing so for some time they saw a glare of fire, and the shed was ■ j'ult of smoke. They immediately lefc the carriage, but found they could not get out the front way, and had to make their escape by the windows at northernend of the building. One gave an alarm, and the other remained at the fire. There seems to be no doubt the fire originated at the southern end of the shed, which was accessible to any outside person, as the building .was an old one, and the cars being very combustible, the flames were rapidly carried, from one end of the building to the other, and the entire property was quickly burnt down. Proudfoot has given instructions for the manufacture of temporary oars in Bunedin. He intends to secure in the meantime cars obtained in New Zealand or the colonies.- The Insurance Companies held a meeting yesterday to con- j eider the advisability of offering a reward for the diacovery of the incendiary.

A hah named Charles Hurrell, who was staying at Coker's Hotel, Chrietchurch, was found dead in bis bad yesterday, with a bottle of laudanum, about a quarter of which had been drunk, lying beside him on a table. Another full bottle was found in the pocket of his overcoat. The deceased had been a clerk in the Court at Ashburton, but owing to some eauie (believed to be a dispute between some parties who were suitors), had resigned his appointment. Some years ago he held a commission in the Waikato Militia, and was jaiore recently in the Armed Constabulary on the West Coast. Hurrell was a married man, but his wife went to Auckland a month ago. He came to the hotel on Thursday, when he told the proprietor that he suffered . from neuralgia, and could mot sleep, and it i» supposed by some of the lodgers in the house that he took an overdose of laudanum. Preparations are being made for an inquest.