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Thames Star, Volume XII, Issue 3864, 18 May 1881, Page 2

Tm monthly inspection ot the St. Qeorge's 9Taral Cadet*, takes place tonight.

> Mi J. Oooks aoDounoea in our adrertiaing columns a cl«artng;out rate for ten day«. if r Coekf intends doaiog his Mary street estabiishmeot and concentrating bis business 1 in Central Pollen street.

Ma»*K«* Loiii WltMox's spirituaKstie seances are well patronised. One wilj be held this evening at eight o'clfr k. Her lecture on-. Friday; ?mVB next» ;" OunrUbip «ud Marriifa," ii »pok»«of highly by ibe dptonial Pre*» m l*mf wH»r Iwd «ntortuaiog. ': Tmk ' tfniop Ctwiipany h'avd handed over f;00 to Ihe Mayor of DuWiu, at their «on. tribution to the Ttrwa* Belief Fund.

The generality o f newspapers in this colony,ateditided into two classes—those who libel right «nd left oil every opportunity, and those; wlio do nothing but fawn, flatter, and J l*^ «*Oifelipri o« the whole of the human .race, ""it 4» «i>nspquentfy quite refreshing to .gel bold of a j <uriul that works on different I|nes—ainewjjwpjar that patronises. S*A,.«. one is our esteemed contemporary the Otago Daily Times. We would not take any notice of its vagaries if the able editor did not presume to patronise our member, Sir George €hn»y.^-Spimking^oftbis speech herVthe oth«r evening our contemporary says:—" New Zealand would delight to honor Sir George Grey if h«=wouki take bis true posibioa in the Tan of political and social progrets,~inßfcead of devoting his great abilities to the promotion of principles which, professedly nllradempetatio, are really subversive of eonstitutional'liberty, and would tend in their applicationjjtp that roost grievous form of tyianny —the; ibsolufism of bare majorities'in all matters of government, great nnd small.'' How nice would it be for squatterdom were Sir George to abandon the democratic rabble of the North, and play into the hands of, the land sharks, which we feel sure our conteinpo* rary thinks would be his " true position." The Liberal leader can get along very well without the patronage of time serving journals of the TurieB 1 ' stamp, and we are certain he feels himself sufficiently well backed by the Liberal Press to again take his only true position—that of leader of the peoplo of New Zealand.

. Thb following is the text of the resolution moved .at Sir George Grey's meeting at Auckland :—" That this meeting accords its thanks to Sir George Grey for the statesmanlikeaddress which he ha? just delivered, and expresses dnabated confidence in him as a leader of the people;"

Some two or three yean ago the Borough of Thames wished to procure a block of native land' in the Wuiotahi riding as an endowment, its only value being the miners' rights, etc., amounting to £300 per annum, which went to the dusky owner* of the soil. The Government promised to help our local body, «ud- all the native- signatures.^ were obtained but 'two. The Council did its ieret best td sVcure these signatures, offering £49 each for them.. A few months ago, a smart man " wi' & lock o' siller," beard of the endeavors of the Council fecore the, iblock, so he reasoned tbuswise. "■'•This land iaust tie worth sotnVtbinf is they chapVtakttio m«ch.pf>ins to get itr I think I'll have a dart at it myself." So Be *< darted" mi in /pajipf thflijli^rfß, got a title, The Borough CatmoiTof conrse sorely laatMttld, "but circumstances have occurred have turacd their mourning int) joy. Messrs Seed and Batkin csme down on the retrenchment: business, and hearing of the purchase of native goldfield's land, at once; proclaimed that none of the+fees of any kind could be handed over to the' Hew owners. Our readers can guesi how, sold Mr Blank felt when he went 'to the hirsute Kenrick for the first instalment end was told that there wasn't any for him. We are informed that the Government may prosecute any who hare drawn money from «uoh sources for a refund of tfie'sume. i

It is generally believed from the result of yesterday's enquiry that the merging of Farawai into the Borough of Thames will toon be au fait accompli. It will be a serious thing for the County of Thames, as not only will it sustain a serious loss of influence, population, and territory, but likewise it will have to' buy out Parawai's share in the water rac 1, and we hear that £5000 will be required by the Borough as the dower of Parawai. The municipality consequently oannot be said to have wedded like the Laird of Cockpen, " A penniless lass wi' a lang pedigree."

Mb W. Wood, junr., notifies through our columns that he has jmt received from Melbourne a large consignment of all kinds of vegetable seeds suitable for the requirements of those with gardens at the Thames. It is unnecejgaiy for us to say ooe word in favour of these seeds; they come from a colony the climate of which..is admirably adapted to their complete ripening and preserving, and the advantages to be gained by a complete change of seed is hardly known:aave by those who hive tried it. In a short timej we understand, Mr Wooi intends importing a pew lot.of garden and other seeds, and we trust his enterprise will meet with the success it so -well deserves.

The trustees in the estate of E. W. Mills, ironmonger, of Wellington^ are in luck's way. We learn that tbe remuneration for winding up the estate will be five per cent, on the gross proceeds. The assets are given as close upon £200,000, and If they reach' £150,000 it will prove a lucky office for th« trustees, who will pocket £2500 each for their share. It is not often such a windfall is to be picked up in New Z island at present

These is some prospect, says the Herald, of • Telephone Exchange being started in Auckland at last. Hitherto, the Telegraph. Department hare been unable \6 obtain tlto required minimum, namely, twenty" subscribers, but a private gentleman has taken the matter in hand, and his efforts will probably proT« -sucoeßsf»L At Dunedin, the attempt made by the department w •'• similarly successful.. The Telephone Exchange has been started in Christchurcb, but there also its introduction has been owing to the active exertions tf a private citizen, who secured thirty subscribers—ten above the minimum required by Government, Mr Furby, the officer in charge of the Auckland Telegraph Department, is prepared to recommend the Government to inaugurate the system here if only a dozjn subscribers can be obtained, feeling perfectly eatiefied that practical experience will *oon convince business men of its value a» effecting » saving of time and labour, and that once eat»b isbed, and custom and habit created, it will be found as neceesary us the Post-office and Telegraph. The. working of the telephone is simplicity itself, and a knowledge ot speedily aoquiwd. The other day iwtx MelaBrians, under the cbnduccorship^ of M.r Cummjngs, were taken, into the Telegraph Office, and in a few minutes became practically acquainted with ttwuseof the telejibonf, conversing to eaoM other through the ioitr»ments in their own language with perfect eate and facility. ?

AyouN&girl, daughter of a settler in the Oamaru district, waskept from school one «*»J recently to assist in the potato field. When sbe returned to school the next morning, ahe handed to her teacher a note containing- the following . unique specimen of composition—" Kepatomntaterin."

A oompant, launched with a capital of £16,000, to *s*kthe WsiUlmna (Otago) copper mia*. hM met with inror, and ebares aw •wngrapSilytaMw^p. ;

A. rXTirioir for a new county fJr the Waimate Plaint and deluding the Haweni bat beau nuuuwwiely "gued, and will be pre»»uted to Parhaui«ut witbiu a few d»y« of upeuiug.