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Thames Star, Volume XII, Issue 3889, 16 June 1881, Page 2

We have offended Mr HE. Campbell by a report of his complaint against Mrs Timmins, and so he requires that we be bound orer to keep the peace. This afternoon a man in blue visited the editor's sanctum, and delivered a donument stating '' that William McCullough did exhibit of and concerning* otief Henry Elmes Campbell . 'the complainant a certain offensive writing in the EVENING- Stab, for the purpose of annoyance, provocation and ridicule, and the complainant is afraid the said conduct may be repeated, and may tend to provoke a breach of the peace." rJ Ahe complainant prays that we may be required to find auritioa to keop the peaco towards him. We are sorry to find Mr Campbell so thio-Bkinued as to take offence at a report of case' in whioh lie appeared against a poor, half-demented, harmless old woman ; but. if he imagines we have nothing better to do than writs about his cases; and that foj? the pnrpose of giving him annoyance, he is greatly mistaken. We have no desire to be classed as a society paper, and none can accuse us of having admitted info our columns paragraphs -referring to private affairs' of citizens, in fact, our opinion being that the case referred to was of 30 little conßequenco >to tha general public, that we refrained from giving a full report of the proceedings, and so the whole matter was dismissed in a localof a dozen lines. What wo have to say upon all aubjaels of interest to the public we say ' boldly, and without an intention to give anuqyauce or to' provoke ■ti breach 'of thp' pence; and while there is a 'Gorernment to differ with, a Ma or and I;iB Council tc ins-rnct in the way they should 2 ', <" ii Oi''jii»7 ObiiVcusa to keep straight, Mr Ourui,bell Jtud Mxs 'JCicaiiiuja, and such

like folks, may have their little differences without, our either referring to or reporting them to the annoyance and distaste of our readers.

SuPBHIHTKNDENT THOMPSON is at, preae.'it on the Thames inspecting the station, and at the game time enquiring inlo certain charges made by a Bergeant of the force aguirißt one of tin constables.

We regret, to hear that Detective Furrdl met with a painful accident last evening. It appears that going on duty up the Xaraka, he -.«lipped-.-~-on--th«--hill side,, giving-, himself a severo wrench. He is confined to bed to-day _ and unable to give evidence at the inquiry ..being.held.by Superintendent Thompson.,

We are authorised to say that the officers and members of the Thames Scottish Battalion will be pleased to see a large number of citizens at the promenade concert given by the band at the Academy of Music this evening. Tho invitation is extended to all classes, and every attentipn will be paid to ensure the comfort and convenience of ladies and others visiting the Hall. Smoking will be. strictly prohibited, and any person creating disorder will be required to leave the building.

At the Police Court this morning one person was fined for drunkenness. ■

Thb Waikato Cavalry shooting team—;six in number—arrived here to-day under command of Lieut. Johnston. They had a practice this afternoon. ' The raalch comes off tomorrow.

A GAIN the Parliament "of New Zealand is about to make an attempt to legislate on the Chinese question, and this time we hope to see the wishes of our^people carried to fruition. A Bill, culled the Chinese Immigrants till, has been introduced, the salient features of which are : A poll tax of £10 on all Chinamen —to be returned to the payer it he desires to leave the colony in three years. Ships arriving in the colony may not carry more than one Chinaman to every ten tons of tonnage.

An Otago paper has received a poem (on cardboard) concerning the wreck of the Tararua, with an accompanying photograph of the vessel in the act of breaking up (an imaginative scene, of course). The poem is by George Scott. Our cpntemporary does not know who is responsible for the spelling —Mr Scott or his printers—but " Morn, Zealandia, morn for thy sons,"- is scarcely up to the recognised standard.

DtTEING Mademoiselle Sarah Bernhardi.'s recent starring tour in the United States, that gifted actress received many solid, as well as complimentary recognitions of her dramatic talent from the American public. Upon one occasion it would appear that &n enthusiast successfully besought; her to accept a massive gold parure, somewhat clumsy in fashion, but .of a weight which, from a practical paint: of view, more than atoned for its lack of artistic elegance. Upon examining it olosely, Mademoiselle Bernhardt discovered that the donor had forgotten to detach the tiny price ticket, and was not a little, gratified to observe that individual appreciation of her merits had found expression in a tribute worth 5000 iols. Shortly, afterwards, in conformity with the practice adopted b? her of periodically lightening her luggage by converting superfluous gifts into money, she offered the paruro in question for sale to a leading New York jeweller, who examined it with: care, and, applied the usual test to its surface, informed hur that its intrinsic value was exactly 60dols. "How cao that be ?" exclaimed the lady. " Simply because it is mainly composed of copper, nor over thickly gilt," wa3 the reply.

The following Volunteer corps have been disbanded :—No. 3 Ingiewood Rifle Rangers, Wellington City Cadets, and the Hokitika Rifle Cadets. ..-.

Some of the Auckland clergy are contemplating, says the Herald, a very sensible step in connection with the public schools— namely, to commence imparting religious instruction in them, subject to the provisions of the Education act. Fractical action of that kind is infinitely preferable to the sighing after th ■ impracticable or the impossible, which has characterised the conduct of a section of them.

A tbi/egram: from Wellington 'says :—A table has been printed showing the proportion of representation to which each electoral district in the colony would be entitled on the basis of population. On the assumption of a total representation of ninety members, the population of all the electorates being returned as 487,364 persons, taking 100 as the exact standard of proportionate representation, Waipa, which has 4714 inhabitants stands as ,0.87, and Waikato, with a popula* tion of 4774, stands as 0.88, both being somewhat below the average, though not 'enough to warrant any change in the matter of aggregate representation. According to population of the different provincial dirtriots. Aueklaufl will remain as it is with eighteen members ; Taninnki, which lisa within 235 of 15 0 people, will still- have throe members ; Hawke's Bay is well over the average for its three members ; Marlborough will lose one man % Nelson three at least, Westland one ; .Canterbury gains six members, : and Otago nearly four. Totara, Mr Q-wborne'a constituency, only numbers 2254 persons, while Collingwood (Mr Gibba), has but 1645. Mr DeLautour and Mr Pyke (Mount Ida and Dunstan) are hopelessly out of the running, with 3368, asd 3881 respectively.

A WBITEB in the Waikato Times says that • ir G-eor^e Grey nursed the infant Whitaker on board the Hinemoa on the voyage to Wellington.

THBTe Aroha correspondent of the Waikato Times says : —Talking about authorities some of*the jealous observers of the different ways of working orucles who are located in Te Aroha and wish success to the place, assure me that a conspiracy of exceeding villainy ia hatching to blow up the To Aroha goldfields altogether, something in the wideawakedness it displaya almost rivals the efforts of the Nihilists in Russia. It is whispered that interested persons in authority in the Thames district are endeavoring to get a bridge across the Waihou at Waitoki, five miles from the goldfields and the present line of road. Thi» diversion of the road would increase the value of property possessed by such interested people in authority, but ac there is not traffic enough for two bridges, it would mean strangulation for Te Aroha, and the transfer of the township to tho site of the bridge. It is said that a confrict has been already let for several miles or the road in that direction, wit.h a view of furthering this scheme, the bridge being the next step. Piafco must awake and put on its whole uraiour of light, or it will find itaeif some morning with Te Aroha out in the cold, and conscious of having been skilfully diddled out of its last trump card.