THE Evening Star. PUBLISHED DAILY AT YOUR FOUR O'CLOCK P.M. Resurrexi. MONDAY, FEBRUARY 21,• 1881.

Thames Star, Volume XII, Issue 3791, 21 February 1881, Page 2

THE Evening Star. PUBLISHED DAILY AT YOUR FOUR O'CLOCK P.M. Resurrexi. MONDAY, FEBRUARY 21,• 1881.

The Borough authorities have received a number of bjoks (254 volumes) from the Government grant for public libraries. Am'rig the works we notice—" English Cyclops lia,'' in twelve volumes, published by Bradbury, Agneau and Co.; "Imperial Dictionary." two volumes, by Dr Ogilviej "History of our own limes," 4 volumes, by Juslin McCarthy ; Dr Curtius' "Greece," 5 volumes ; Mommsen's "Rome," 4 volumes ; "Epitome of Allison's Europe," Stricklaua's " Liseti of the Q leens of" England," " Naturalists' Library (torty-two volumes) Stanley's " diniji and Palestine," Taine's "History of English Literature," Dr Lang's "Historical and Btaiisiicnl account of JN'ew South Wales,"- Guizot'e " HUtory of Civili&a tioci," ''Library AtlW aayco's '■ Introduction to-the-Science of^Laigu-ige," Mar Muller's " Introduction to the. Soieuce of Religion," Baron's " Aesthetics," Le JJVyburo's " tuilo--B Ophj—tiisiorical and critical/ "Cirole of the dcianc »,'' {9 vols.), and numerous other valuable works of refere/ice. On Saturday evening the Lydia Howarde troupe gave their last performance in the Academy of Music. The piece choaen for representation was " Tom Tom, the Piper's Son," and " Mary Mary quite contrary." M S3 Lydia Howarde su'tained the part; of " Mary, Mary " in her usually accomplished manner.. Mis 3 Blanche Leopold as the Queen was good, and the other parts were well sustained. The company left for Auckland en rouie for the VYaikato this morning. • The Free Press publishes a letter from Father Chiniquy, who is now resident in Illinois. He speaks very hopefully of his mission, and sends remembrances to his friends in Auckland and the Thames. To prevent any misunderstanding of the notice on the Mary street letter box, we are requested to state that the bor is cleared daily at 9 a m., and whenever mails are up at the chief office for transmission by steamer. ■ Anothee case of scarlet fever of a pronounced character has been reported to-day to the authorities. The patient is a child of Mr Bennet, residing at the foot of Upper Albert street. A Mb Watson, in the Marlborough Express, while writing strongly against the Dog lax, throws out a hint that may be valuable to the Colonial Treasurer—as valuable a 9 the suggestion of the Daily that cats and poultry should be, taxed. Mr Watson says :—•" If we must have a special tux let it be on those who can afford to pay it—those that üb-j the roads most. A great' number of saddle ho;sea in tbecolofiy do not come under the Property Tax. Wny should they escape? Will Major Atkinson , allow such a suggestion to pass unnoticed? We have not got to the limit of taxation it appears by a long way.

Me Or. N. Brassey haa received notice that if he defends the prisoner Procoffi, he will draw down upon himself the displeasure of Pineaha and the members of the Ngatihako tribe. Had Mr Macandrew succeeded in opening up direct monthly steam communication between New,;Zaaland and the Mother Country, as he wished the Legisat.ure to do, (here would now have been no trouble in obtaining vessels fitted with refrigerating chambers to carry meat and other produce. As the WanganuiHerald rightly remarks, however "vested interest " were too much for him. The Waitara correspondent to the Hawera Star says: —"Te Wetere arrived from Hawera on Saturday, and immediately took horse for Mokau, intending to turn back Barry and party, who, ie is anticipated, will have their tools &c., taken from them. The natives do not consider it safe to prospect the interior ; md Barry wes told to remember MoffUt's fate, but he went on." ■FeojC;a private letter we learn (hat Mr E. Doidge, who served his time in our office, has purchased an interest in the Mansfield Q-uardian, an old established weekly paper. Db Buchanan, principal medical officer of the Local Government Board, and Dr Cory, chief vaccinator of the National Vaccine Establishment, have, after an inspection of continental establishments, reported in favor of taking vaccine lymph direct from the calf. MoBiLIT? is not at a very high stage amongst the natives about Te Arohn. Some months ago a chief of this dislrict courted and won the affections of the favourite wife of a Thames chief, who was absent at the time. The rangaiira from the Mountain of Love induced the fair one lo fly with him to his native fortresses. Sho flew, and great was the wrath of the liege lord on his return. The great council of Hauraki compelled the Te Arohan to return his inamorata, and in addition fined him £100 in cash besides laud and bullocks, which were given to the' wronged husband as a solatium. The last thing I heard was that the two Bangatiras were excellent friend 3, the Te Arohan having settled the matter by purchasing the woman he loved for £50 nett cash. 'Ih^y now live happily together, though the other waibine of the rangatira occasionally mars the harmony of the domestic circle by an attack- on the new and favourite, inmate of the harem. — Observer. -.

The Corpmandel Mail says, referring to the want of representation for that district. As a community we are cut off from all voice in the pffairs of the colony. We are outweighted 'by the Thames, which monopolises the two members now representing the goldfields, asid Coromandel haa been utterly neglected. In 1?; the proposals for re-adjusting t'^e representa-? tion, which the Government submittedPto' j Parliament last seßeion, we are likely to be still worse off unless steps are taken to make our influence felt in the right quarters. The population of the. Thames and Coromandel Counties, with the ;Borough of Thames,amounted, according to last census, to 12,428 persons. The incrcaae during the last three years, including the population of Te Aroha, should swell the riuarber of figures entitling the Goldfields to three members upon the adopted,population basis. But the Gorernmenb have a dearly cherished ewe lamb in the district of Waikato which must either be enlarged or wiped out altogether. 3iow it is intended to revivify that electorate at the expense of the GolJfields. We maintain that this proposal should provoke the strenuous opposition of the people of the Thames and Cororr.andel. If the Government scheme ia carried out, some of the suburban residents of Grahamstown will be tacked on to the electoral district of Waikato, with which they have no conceivable community of interests. SCABOELY a day (says the Monitor), passes that readers of the daily press are DOfc treated to the usual dish of agrarian outrages in Ireland. This is done simply for the purpose of keeping up the sentiment of opposition to the Irish cause, to exoite the prejudices of the English masses, and finally, to coerce the Court at present trying the cause of Parnell to so instruct the jury as ta bring a verdict of guilty.

On the point of clearing out! Sale of Meerschaum und Briar Pipes, Pouches, Purses &c, at cost price lor a few days. Everything will be sacrificed to reduce the stock.—T. LAWLE39.— [ADVT.J

You can be measured for a Trousers for 17s 6d, or Trousers and Vest 28a 6d," at Cioonan's (late Gopgrave and C\) Plenty of Tweeds to select from.—[Advt.]