The Evening Star. PUBLISHED DAILY AT FOUR P.M. Resurrexi. TUESDAY, JUNE 7, 1881.

Thames Star, Volume XII, Issue 3881, 7 June 1881, Page 2

The Evening Star. PUBLISHED DAILY AT FOUR P.M. Resurrexi. TUESDAY, JUNE 7, 1881.

Hex regular sitting of the District Court will take place on Thursday, before Judge Maodonald. Amongst the o*»es is one MoKee t. DougUs— a second edition of the celebrated Cup case, lately heard in the B.M. Court.

Thvhb is now a large number of logs at the Piurawai Wtas, brought down by the recent floods.

Th*. long talked of steeplechase between Atlanta and Misfortune will take place on Monda} next over the Parawai esurse. The distant* > will be 2^ miles, and the stakes are £25 aside. There is a gond deal of private betting on the result.,

Thb o'ireotors of the Thames Biver Naviga* tion Con ipany have ugide * call of £3 5s per share.

Mb Ttkdaij, notifies that he may be con* I suited at Mr Farrar's, chemist, Pollen street. ;

The manager, Mr Randerson, of the Golden Star GoldHjining Company notifies that a call of threepence per share has been made in the capital ot the company.

MBSBBB%BTfroft'"Tid Co. notify an advance of 10b per ton on all the brands of their fiour.

Me Pbkcy Smith, chief surveyor, hai just returned from Komata. A few days will see the road completed, as men are working botn at the Paeroa and Hikutaia ends.

Theeb was a clean sheet at the R.M. Court tbifl.,moming. - - ■ .■,■,---■• ■■-:■■ ■•■■■>■■<■■*>■■ ■■• ■•■<■.-.--.--

Thbbb was quite a large attendance of publicans and the general public *t the licensing meeting to day. It was a study to notiie the change that went over the faces of certain publicans who had their private fears as one by one their licenses were renewed by the Bench.

Mb Camebbm. informs us that our paragraph in yesterday's issue referring to his complaint against Mrs Timmins wae incorrect Mr Campbell in his evidence stated as follows t — >hat on Saturday morning last, aborit half-past 11 o'clock, he was passing the Wharf Hotel, when defendant called out to him, "I'll have you, you b;-^ wretch !" She repeated' this,Xthreat, -and" then said, " How's the child ? Oh, the pretty darling!" &c. She had previously taunted him in this manner, but not until Saturday did he think ;fit to take action against her. He was certain she was aided and.abetted by o^her persons, because Be had frequently seen them talking to her. After hearing further evidence the the; 'Magistrate told Mri" Timmins ■ that he would reserve judgment till Tuesday, wheu she was to come before the Court again, and if in the meantime she misbehaved herself she would likely be sent to prison.

A BMGHT scrimmage, between Mr Hitchens (of Blood Restorer fame) and a Mr Nelson, was witnessed in front of the Auckland Postoffice Buildings yesterday afternoon. It appears Nelson has taken the trouble to have the Blood Restorer analysed, and is now of opinion that it is a compound of sarsaparilla and dock root. This, be considered, a most important discovery,, and made no secret of the affair. Meeting Hitchens on the esplanade of the Post-office about three o'clock, he began to taunt him with making blood restorer, out of dock roots and sarsaparilla. What exuetly took place is not known, further than that the two immediately embraced each other, and after a short scuffle Nelson rolled down the steps, und Hitcheriß went down towards Queen street; Neither gentlemen were hurt, although Nelson received a shaking in his tumble.

Thb experiment made kst year of exporting butter to England in hermetically sealed tins having proved successful, a further quantity is to be disposed.of this year in the same manner, and with this end in.view, a large order for tins is now being executed in Cbrisichuroh.

A petition is in course of private circulation praying the Assembly to alter the constitution of the Grammar School Board of Governors, by abolishing the three members elected by the senate of the New Zealand University.

A bahn, the property of Mr McNeish, of Pokeno, has been burned dowfli. The owner had hurdly time to remoTe eighteen cows and the horse, Blair Athol. The building was insured (or £70 in the South British.

The working men are organising in Oamaru, for it appears that at a meeting of the unemployed, attended by about 50 persons, held on Friday, the opinion was expressed that the Government should provide the unemployed with briad or Work, and it was agreed that working men .unite to send only men to Parliament who would look after their interests. ■■''' '"• •" '! *' ' '■' " ' ' '■■""■:

A Vbet serious accident has happened in Auckland to George Kent, son of Mr George Kent, baker, lf«pto»rket. .The boy was riding on a baker's oart,%jrned;>by his father, and driven by a man.pafnypivAlfred Mills. When turning the corner^©!;Bymonds street and Kyber Pass RqadUhe "boy was jerked out of his seat, and fell on the roadway, one wheel of the vehicle passing over his stomach. He is Being attended by'Dr Wright, but the extent of his injuries are not yet ascertained.

We have to acknowledge the receipt from the publisher, E. Wayte, of Auckland, of a copy of a pamphlet on the subject, " Does the Saul live after Death ?V by Allan W.- Webb. The preface says-that the papers composing the pamphlet were .first published in the Free Press. The author was impelled to write them as an endeavor to supply what he felt was an, actual -want, viz., an explicit statement of Scripture teaching, as opposed to the doctrines of what is known as conditional immortality.

: The noble band of Remittance men at Te Aroba, yclept the " Kelly Gang," had a spree the other evening. Two new whares were erected, and a house warming took place, which broke up at fire o'clock in the morning. Four of the "Gang" had to be taken home on a friendly wheelbarrow, The Hon.

———— got locked in an empty shanty, but found egress through the chimney. It was universally admitted tktat such conduct did not soot a man of his high degree.

The members of' tb*Presbyterii»n Church will hold a social gatnwing »t the Masonic Hall, Queen street, on Thursday evening. Short addresses will beflgiven, music and recital ions to follow. $'■ *S

The Herald cor*|ip<radent a,t Wellington says:—"l b,»Te : b«y making inquiries as to who is to be appointed Grown Solicitor at Auckland, in succession to Mr Brookfield. I find that the,appointment has?fiready been made, *md that Mr Hudson Williamson, at present Registrar at Auckland, is to be the new Crown Solicitor. He will, of course, have to be relieved from the duties of Sheriff and Registrar, which offices will probably be filled by someone /rom the South. This seems to indicate that the Government intend to make the Grown Solicitors permanent salaried officers, and not as heretofore paid by fees, and having a private practice besides.

A phtsiciak, writing to a contemporary, says Public Opinion, raises a warning yoice against the indiscriminate u>e of the effer: Tescent medicated drinka now so extensively advertised. He Baji :—"lt has happened to me to see in my practice within the lust few months a number of persons who have suffered from headache, indigestion, fulness of blood, and even graver symptoms, attributed by them to use of some one or other of the many effervescing medicated drinks now bo extensively advertised. I have every reason for believing that these persons were right in their opinions, and that the effects they felt were due to the indiscriminate use of such powerful drugs as phosphorous and iron, which, even though taken in limited quantities in liquids such as I have described, accumulate in the system when used for any length of time, and lead to results of very serious import. My object in writing to you is to suggest caution in the use of these beverages, even to the extent of seeking professional advice from time to time whilst they are being used. "■