THE Evening Star. PUBLISHED DAILY AT FOUR O'OLOCK Resurrexi. WEDNESDAY, MARCH 2, 1881.

Thames Star, Volume XII, Issue 3799, 2 March 1881, Page 2

THE Evening Star. PUBLISHED DAILY AT FOUR O'OLOCK Resurrexi. WEDNESDAY, MARCH 2, 1881.

In the Carbine Match for the Belt, Thames men occupy, tlie following positions:— Cameron, L<t;; Armstrong, 4th; Purslow, 7ih ; Thomas, Bth. Cameron is leading by two points ior the Belt.

The Government are busy getting up the evidence in the Brogdim cuee. The claims we are told umounfc ■ to a goofiiy sum—over £100,000. There 1b a rumor that an arrangement is on foot to pledge the New Zealand Railways to Brogden. Bros. — WuiraiMpa Standard.

We had the pleasure of inspecting to-day the -plans for t-he proposed >iiterations tmd additions to the I'Primitive Method it; L Church, Mtiitkuy street, which, «rhen ciiivit:'/int.o effci.'t will make the present huildinj» twice its present size. The plan is to move the present structure hack some distance snd turning ie partly round, and to build, the arldit.ions at the front, facing Mackay s'.reet. The plans have beeo very neatly got up, and reflect credit on Messrs JEPai'rell J3rcv»., who prepared them. We beliere tendtra will ba called for the work to-morrow evening.

The monthly meeting of the Hospilal Committee talcos place this afternoon.

The monthly meeii'ig of the Harbor Board wa3 held yesterday afternoon, Mr Bagnall in the chair. A committee, conaiating of Messrs Bead, McQ-owan, and Bagnall, was appointed to deal with the matters in connection wi-h the Harbormaster's rrporr. On t!ie motion of Mr Osborne, the Chairman and Captain Duvies were aut.noiiseH t.) destroy with dynamite 'ho sunken lo;<s in thu Kauaerat ga channel. It wna decided to parclmse the old steps at the Woods Wharf, and to fix them at Curtis' Wharf. This was all the important business.

A little sfO'ie occurred in Ihe Court this morning fimiug the hearing of the murder cusb Mr A''am Po ter was occupying a seat at the reporters' table, and v hen Mr Su'pt,. Thompson was handli.tifr tho rings founii ia tb.n debris of Procoin'a wlmre, Mr JVrter motioned the Superintendent, request in(j him to let him see the nigs, wh-.-reupon the Superintendent woxed wro'h, and paid " IT >, you might as well sir. by Me Brasaey all the time." " Well," snid the irrepressible Adam, "it would not take much to upset your apple rari as yet.' 1

It is gratifying to, burn thai: the Borough authorities hu.va profi led by the >xdvc;e ;>iven in the t'TAK, re the turning ..if the wua'e wa'er from t.; c various vurbines and water engines down the principal street culverts. No purifying agent irt so easily applied or so effectual a* pui'f iMinaiint water, and we have every confidence that fciie eu.nil.ary condition of 111- t '\vii willbt' mateiialfv improved by f-he clean;-in<: of thu cuU'urta, whos-; unwnolssome contents huve so loug bda icislering in thu hot summer sun. Ik ii.nothcr 'column will be found the pro{•rauirno of Mrs ,'Alex-infitsr's 'lonuort I/j take placo in the Academy of M.'ueio (o-morr w evening. All our local talent ace {jiving their servict^, ;md some very pretty pieces are to be) given. A dnuce will follow tbe coucort. TaBEE was a rumor current at tho Corner this morning that the .tteßidont Magistrate, Harry ivenriwU, Esq., had ■■■pplicd (o the Grovennnenn for U»e removal of the ex Mayor, L. ' Bhronfried, Kt-q., from the Bjnch of Justice:?, on aocounL of his bsiag sa largely connected with the liccnains m*it?ers of the district. We have the authority of the Resident Magistrate for easing that; the rumor is entirely without foundation.

It is not yet known whether the naive assaulted ut Oambnd/e vvi 1 recover ; flhould the worst follow, we do noS onvy r.he feelings which will be uppermost in the mind of. lionetfc John Bryce for anting illegally -in removing the proclamation over Patetere Linda wijiuli brought about iho holding of the Cambridge Court, and the bad endint; to one of the parties interested. Is Ted Kelly told Judge Barry before he sautenoed him to denlii thm they would aoon meet him before Q-od. The prophecy v/na fulfilled. •• The exeoution of Curtain must soiuetimos riae before Mr JBowen, th« late Minister of Justice, aud we apprehend that even a strong tyvitch will porvudo the liuiuan hoii'6 of the 'late' Native Minister, sliuuht he find that the Cambridge quarrel over FstnU'.ve brought' i>n unfortuuate native to his utiespaolad and pavly death.

The Gf-overnment have promised fifty tents, some cooking utensils, and free railway passci?, for volunteers visidog the Te Awamutu Voluntetr Be view.

Those interesced in the primitive pursuits of the Maori ruce should lake a trip to the Th-imea telegraph towers just now. A v/hole tribe are engaged in collecting shellfish—old men and young men, old women and young women all b>-iug industriously employed in seu.rcl.l of tlie hircioiis pipi.