The Evening Star. PUBLISHED DAILY AT FOUR P.M. Resurrexi. THURSDAY, JUNE 2, 1881.

Thames Star, Volume XII, Issue 3877, 2 June 1881, Page 2

The Evening Star. PUBLISHED DAILY AT FOUR P.M. Resurrexi. THURSDAY, JUNE 2, 1881.

At yesterday's meeting of the Thames County/ there appeared to be an •baeocei <of that civility and consideration usu&% shewn the communications of rateyayerir TvVrefer to the. cavalier way the! awtabers treated the letter from Mr Elliot, lof Putin. That gentleman tea.ti)af«>fl quite a new idea, having fori itg^ object the development »nd improretment of the . prospects of the liower Thames district, and

thongb,'^ the County wiseacres may considar it impracticable, there are others who believe with Mr Elliot that the •chemo is perfectly feasible, and that it would be attended by most beneficial remits to the wliole district. Cr Carpenter's insinuation was quite unworthy of him, and his facetiousness concerning Cr Porter's resolution was most ill-timed. We should have liked to hare heard the matter discussed fairly on its merits, and good reasons shown for refusing to for- *??? v* '^""awidations to the Minister of Pubbo Works.

Tftl Scottish Battalion meet to-night for the usual weekly drill. After dismisisl « uscting of No. * Company will Uke plae*, wb«n, should a Majority of th« msaibsrt b« p***eat,the station of a captain wiH W proevened wjlfc. - - '- ,Wa ham to acknowledge %h» reoei t of Hefpi Vmtar Bros, share investor's guide for Joasv

Thb election of Borough Auditors evnfuated yesterday, and resulted as follows:— Mr W. Smith, 117 } Capt. Bkene, 101: Mr K. W. Honist, 83. The first tiro were declared elected. We would call attention to the advertisement of Mr John drigbfc, of Parawai, which Appears ilj another column. He notifies that bis collection of vegetable seeds are superior to what he has had in previous years, so they should be worthy the attention of buyers. A paikfttl commotion was caused after by tbe newt that Mr George Tetley; son of Mr Tetley, butcher, of Shortland, bad faljen down I the Hape Creek shaft. On enquiries being made it, wm found that the accident had | really happened, Tetley having i fallen a distance of 60 feet, but the injuries were not so serious as reported. On an examination being made at the hoepital, yit was found that the young man's right shoulder was oat, bis ancle i sprained, and bis right eye cut. Adam calls tbe rain County Revenue, and says that the Thames County Council is about the only: local body in the Colony that looks to hearen^for support. . j MBSBBS Gellion and Co., offered for competition at their salerooms this morning severe i allotments of freehold land at Parawai, known as Manning's paddock. The bidding was Very alackithe highest price offered being 15s per foot, which was not accepted, the :res|rvelb>irigr^D|iper'foot.;? :."'■ '■ " -'' ■ ; '_' ') "Wb have received from the Secretary of the Secretary of the New Zealand Commission of the Melbourne Exhibition a copy of tne Argus including a supplement giving a full list of all the awards and medals. As the official report will not be issued probably for some time, the information contained in the supplement will be of interest to 'exhibitors or persons interested in the result af the great international competition. It is rumoured that an erstwhile Grahamstown tradesman has fled, leaving many to .grieve. It is said he fiddled one firm to the tune of £500. A cabb has lately been heard before Mr Nortbcroft, tbeßesident Magistrate at Hamilton, the remit of which Bhows the risk tradespeople run in supplying goods to a wife without a written permission of her husband. The claim in the present case was fbf £6 9s 7d, and was for draperies supplied to defendant's wife. The defendant did not deny that the goods were supplied, but averred that he bad cautioned tbe tradesmen not to supply goods to any person on credit without his (defendant's) written authority, and in addition to this the defendant had forbidden his wife to pledge his credit. The magistrate quoted several legal authorities and said it was purely a matter of law whether tbe fact of husband and wife living together raises a presumption that she has authority to pledge his credit although he may have withdrawn any authority the had. The following opinion was cited by Mr Northcroft t—ln a case heard before Mr Batbgate, in Dunedin, in May, 1879 (Haynes v. Purcell), the plaintiff sued to recover for drapery goods sold to defendant's wife. Defendant contended that he was not liable on the grounds that be had made his wife an allowance for the express purpose of relieving her from the necessity of obtaining goods on credit. Mr Batbgate held by so doing he had revoked anj authority she might have had to purchase goods on credit as his agent, and non-suited the plaintiff. This may be deemed a hardship to tradespeople that they are precluded from supplying a lady without previous inquiry into her authority, but it is sound policy that the law should place some limit on the facilities afforded in the way of credit, whereby a man might be ruined without his knowledge, by a thoughtless or extravagant wife. I am of opinion the plaintiff cannot recover. Costs were also allowed to defendant amounting to £5 18s.

At a meeting of the Board of Works of the County Council yesterflay, tenders for various works were received as follows:— Tapu Creek, No. 1: J. McCormick (accepted), £119; W. 8. McCormick, £129; J. McDermott, £158; B. M. Hawkes, £160; J. Newby, £210. Hape Creek, No. 3: Sorenson (accepted), £69 10s; McDermott, £71 10s; Young and BotSj £77 ; McQuade, £89 15t; Casey, £90; Punch, £91; W. 8. McConniek, £98; Garrattyand party, £123 10s. From Taylor's to 'Candlelight: W. S. McCormick, £61 1 McDermott, £89; Bryne, £96 12s; A. Butler, £118 18a 3d; Stackpole, £155. Waitoa Boad: Chas. McLean (accepted), £239 10s sd; E. Quinn, £274 10s; W. Comes, £295; She«by and party, £312; T. Shaw, £31^. Supply of Cement: T. Logan (accepted), 3s 4d per yard t K. Bryson, 3s 4d ditto ;W. Marsh, 3s 8d ditto. ' Mb F. A. Whitakeb, Mfl.lt., for Waipa, will address his constituents on Saturday next, at the Court house, Hamilton, at 7 in the evening. Pbo*bsbob Lambert writes to the Star : — Very little more can be said respecting our present visitor than has already appeared. During the past week it has become consider* ably brighter, though the length of its tail has n&t percepftably increased. The nucleus is very condensed, and loses its starlike appear ancn when examined with a telescope of moderate power, looking then more like a bright nebula of slightly oval form. It is travelling in a northerly direction, and is therefore becoming less favourably situated every day, while for the next ten or twelve days its light will be. considerably enfeebled by the growing brilliancy of our moon. During this period it may perhaps be better observed in the early morning, as it rises at 4h. 30m. "a.m., and may be well over at sh. 30m. It will probably continue to grow brighter and remain visible for some time. 8. J. Lambebt, F.R.A.B.

In yesterday's issue we mentioned the marriage of Mr J. B. Smith, of Waitoa, and now we learn by telegram from Hamilton that his house at Waitoa was burnt dowa on Wednesday night, the man and woman in charge barely escaping with their lives, the latter being severely burned about the legs, and had to go some distance without cloth* ing. : Tne captain of the steamer Wukatu, which arrived at WelHngtou from, Waoganui on Wednesday afternoon, reports that a saloon passenger named Miss Ainj Coehrane was lost overboard last night? bridge at 1130 last night, the captain thought, to go to the ladies' cabin. When the steward went to call her this morning, she was rousing. A telegram from the Jnspeotor of Police at Wanganui, states ; her body was picked up in the river at noon to-day. It is not known how she got into the water. At a meeting of the Auckland Presbytery, the Itev. D. Bunciman moved "That the Presbytery instruct ministers within bounds to endeavour to make suitable arrangement* for the religious instruction on week days of children belonging to their several congregations." During the discussion, Mr McCallum said be considered the besj educational system was the national tep^a> system of Scotland, whtoh admitted of 009 hours Bible teaching in the morning, at which til those who wished plight be preMßt.. * Several members agreed i with these remarks, and tUe motion was I eventually carried.

Wb are informed that Professor flaselmayer will pay a visit to the Thames at an early date. While in the South recently Haselmayer strolled into a country market place and asked.an old woman behind a stall the price of her eggs a dozen. She named her figure, and the treat wizard picked one of them np, cracked it, and abstracted from the yolk a sovereign. The old woman's* eyes opened to their fi,]l eß t extent, and when the Professor broke a second aod several gold , ? 1 1 c. ceß.sf 11 Angling on the ground, her jaw tell with sheer astonishment. " I'll take two dozen Ba id fc he Professor. " Na, na!" excitedly replied the old lady, "A wudna «ak a poun' a dozen ; " §o the Professor went away whistling. He, however, kept his eye on the woman. She presently picked up her basket of egg§, went off to a quiet corner, and commenced breaking the eggs, drawing her fingers carefully through the yolks. Eventuafly the soft-hearted professor of legerdemain, who could not stand the troubled look on the old woman's face, went up to her and handed her one of the egg-smeared sovereigns, which the old lady no doubt still shows to her wondering acquaintances. The Resident Magistrate of Greymouth recently, in passing sentence upon a youth for uiing filthy language, said there was a statute called the Public Health Act in force to suppress diseases such as fever, small-pox, cholera, and prevent them from spreading in populous towns. 'Great powess had been conferred upon the auihorities to enable them to exercise stringent ..measures in places where diseases broke but; and the time had come when a statue should be passed to suppress another* evil which is spreading very fast. At Melbourne it is a terrible curse, and the authorities at Greymouth should unite in stamping it out here. He referred to the larrikinism in our streets, to the frequent use of foul, filthy, _ and obscene language, to obsoene scribbling on walls, and t» boys congregated in the streets at midnight and insulting passers by. That class of gentry, he might say, were being watohed sharply by the police, and by himself also; and in each case of the kind sheeted home, the offender should have the full measure of the punishment provided for such cases. Flogging and imprisonment migbt. y«t have to be brought to bear to act .as a deterrent, and should be applied certainly with an unflinching band if necessary.

Mb Macbae met the Auckland Grammar School boy« yesterday at the close of the school duties, and made a farewell address, exhorting the boys to keep up the reputation of tbe school, and loyally obey the matters appointed by the Board of Governors. Three hearty cheers were given by the boys for Mr Macrae. The shrub, the berries of which so nearly sroved5 roved fatal to the infant son of Detective effrey, is stated to be that known as the Cape laburnum. There are not many specimens of it in Auckland. The flowers are also stated to be poisonous, so that it would be well for those of our citizens having it in their gardens to put children on their guard as to its poisonous properties.—Herald.