The Evening Star. PUBLISHED DAILY AT FOUR P.M. Resurrexi. WEDNESDAY, JUNE 29, 1881.

Thames Star, Volume XII, Issue 3900, 29 June 1881, Page 2

The Evening Star. PUBLISHED DAILY AT FOUR P.M. Resurrexi. WEDNESDAY, JUNE 29, 1881.

The question asked at the suggestion of a gentleman on the Thames, by Sit George Grey, if the Government intended to estnbljsh a School of Mines has railed forth the following reply from Mr Hall:—Government had not considered the propriety of establishng a School of Mines at tbe Thames. A school of that kind had been established at Dunedin, and it had not proved a success. We shall hot be surprised to hear our member moving that n »utr be placed upon the estimates for such a purpose; The fact that such a school was not successful in Dunedin is not any reason for not establishing one on the Thames, where it would be a success.

The condition of our footpaths in tbe main thoroughfares is a source of great satisfaction to those persons whose business or pleasure necessitates much pedal exercise, but the state of the various crossings in the Borough is simply execrable, and is the cause of a considerable amount of language usually considered strong. If funds will not allow of their being properly paved, as in ordinary civilised places (not made worse with a few loads of soft dirt), surely a little of the mud might be scraped off now and then.

The secretary of tbe Harbour Board, Mr F. C. Dean, requires no less than 1200 sixpenny stamps, and 62 shilling ones in connection with the issue of the debentures for the loan.

At the Licensing Court to-day, licenses were granted to Mr Dibsell of Te Aroha, and Mr R. M. Hawkes of Tapu.

Thebb is every prospect of the Volunteer vote being included in the estimates to be laid before the House, for the Government in reply to a question havo stated that they would, in framing its financial proposals, take into consideration the suggestion of restoring the capitation allowance to volunteers and arranging fo*' annual encampments of volunteers in euoh provincial district.

Mb G. G-. Fabrab, chemist and druggist, of Pollen street, advertises in another column some new preparation for neuralgia, &c, and whicH have proved of great benefit to sufferers from the several complaints. We have visited Mr Farm's shop, and can testify to the alterations and many improvements that; he has had made in the premises during the last few weeks. His stock is very large, and inoludes all the drugs, chemicals, and patent preparations that first class druggists keep on band. Mr Farrar has had considerable experience, and guarantees that all prescriptions are made up with care and attention, and that none but the purest materials are used. His stock includes perfumery, sponge-*, brush ware, aud the thousand and one articles now used in the toilet. All in want of good articles should visit Mr Farrar's shop at the corner of Sealey street. The Thames Scottish Battalion was inspected last evening by Major Withers. There was a very fair muster, the officers present being Majors Murray aud Watson, Captain Johnston, Adjutant Schofield, LieutsConey and Heron, and Quartermaster Symington. The old arms were called in to store, and a day or so will see the n9w rifles issued. A teiegbam says:—"Samuel Thornellyj a carter, was killed at Mouat Eden gravel pita by a fall of earth. He leaves a wife and children." This is probably the man of that name for many years resident on the Thames. Thebb was no business at the R.M. Court this morning. Mb Dean notifies that it will be necessary to register, after the first of next month, all dogs kept within the Borough. Mr J. B» Mason has been appointed registrar under the Act, and will attend at the Council Chambers to receive the tax. ME3SB3 Griffiths and MoDermott are in want of men for the Kopu contract.

The rival teams of the Scottish and .Engineers are practising for the forthcoming match. t

Mb Cox, the geologist;, is making a survey of the Te Aroha distrir.l..

We are pleased to learn (.hat Mr Bhrenfried is much better to-day. He has had a severe attack of quinsy. Drs Huxtable and Oallan arc attending him.

It is said that it was not water that was found to be wanting on the s.s. Yirid when ■bout starting for Coromandel yesterday afternoon, but it was somothing more potent, in the ikape of brandy. It is also said that there were only six bottles consumed on the passage, which, considering that there were only about half a dozen who indulged, was not a bad allowance for each.

The following is a copy of the petition sea by the County Council in reference to the* lands held under timber leases:—" To the Hon the Speaker and the hon the members of the House of Representatives hi Parliament ttM&iiibled,—'l'he petition of tlje uude(sigu«d

Chairman and Councillors of the County of Thames respectfully showeth : 1. That your petitioners are desirous to bring under settlement all available lands in tho County aforesaid; 2. In the said County the Auckland Union Sash and Door Company hold under lea-e or otherwise 55,386 acres of land, and the Shortland Sawmill Company 28,356 acres; 3. Your petitioners understand the louses on the aforesaid lands only empower the lessees to fell, remove, and cub the timber trees thereon, but secure to them no surface rights whatever, either for depasturing cattle or for agricultural purposes ; 4. Considerable areas of these lands are now laying waste, and, to a greater or logs extent, offer advantages for permanent settlements, and for which at divers times application has been made to your petitioners. Now, the prayer of your petitioners is, that in consideration of the public benefits which the occupation of these lands would confer, without loss or detremeut to the lessees, your honorable House would cause an enquiry to be instituted into the nature of the titles under which these estates were acquired, and, if it be ascertained they confer no surface rights upen the holders, that you make, or cause to be made, such arrangements for the ferti and other waste areas of these extensive estates to be opened for selection and settlement, as in your wisdom may appear most desir&bla. And your petitioners, as in duty bound, will ever pray, &c.—Signed by all the Councillors, with the County seal affixed." The Council deserve credit for the expedition shewn by them in this matter.

The half-yearly meeting of the Loyal Waiksrto Lodge of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, Manchester Unity, was held last evening at the Hall, Richmond street. The Lodge was opened in due form at 7.30 a in., the Noble Grand (Mr EL B. Simmonds) presiding. After the disposal of the usual routine business, the Lodge proceeded with the election of officers for the ensuing term with the following result:—Noble Grand, Mr W. Fagg; Vice-Grand, Mr C W. C. Smith ; Elective Secretory, Mr 0. J. Christey (reelected). Further business with reference to the disposal of it portion of the funds having been satisfactorily disposed of, the newlyelected officers wero installed, and returned thanks. A vote of thanks to the outgoing officers concluded the business, and the Lodge was closed in the üßual form.

The following gentlemen were elected officers for the ensuing term in the Hibernian Society on Monday evening :—President, Mr James Mwlntyre; vice-President, Mr James Moran ; Secretary, Mr Landers ; Treasurer, Mr E. Twohill; Warden, Mr John Ryan ; Guardian, Mr Stephen Papa; sick vieitors, Messrs John Christie and P. Clark in ; auditors, Messrs Mcllhone and S. M. Hutchinson; medical attendants, Drs Cullan and Huxttble. The newly-elected officers were then installed by P.P. Byrne, and severally returned thanks for the honour conferred on them.

We understand that the tender of Messrs Hears and Co, has been accepted by the Charitable Aid Committee for the rations required in the Borough during the ensuing 12 months.

Banks & Co. notify that their usual weekly cattle sale takes place to-morrow. The beef on this occasion is from the estate of Mr Morris, of Tauranga, and is paid to be of fine quality. The auctioneer will also sell by order of the trustee in the estate of Mr R. M. Hawkes, two horees, which are well worth the attention of settlers or carters, as they are good either for the plough or sleigh. 120 bags of oaten chaff will also be offered to competition.

The London Times, discussing the new edition of the Testament says:—lt will startle many to find that.the version of the Lord's Prayer in t^e 11th chapter of St. Luke now runs as follows:—•" Father, Hallowed be Thy Name. Thy Kingdom come. Give us day by day our daily bread. And forgive ub our sins j for we ourselves also forgive every /one that is indebted to us. And bring us not into temptation." The margin says that "ninny ancient authorities read ' Our Father, which art in heaven,'" that many add, " Thy will be done, as in heaven, so on earth," and that many also add, "but deliver us from the evil one (or from evil)." The well-known passage, Acts xxri—24 and 29 is made to read as follows:—" As he thus made bis defence, Fes! us said with a loud voice, ' Paul, thou art mad ; thy much learning doth turn thee to madness.' But, Paul said, ' I am not mad, most excellent Festtis ; but speak forth words of truth und soberness. For the king knoweth of these things, unto whom also I speak freely, for I am that persuaded none of these things is hidden from him ; for this hath nob been done in a corner. King Agrippa, believest thou the prophets ? I know that thou believest.' And Agrippa said unto Paul, 'With but little persuasion thou wouldst fain make me a Christian.' And Paul said, ' I would to God, that whether with little or with much, not thou only, but also all that hear me this d«»y, might become such as I am, except these bonds."

Our two well-known uiiue managers, Messrs R. Comer and J. W. Walker, Ending no cause of difference of opinion on mining subjects, amused themselves not many evenings ago in speculating on the speed of horses. The Moanataiari boss had great faith iv a horse he owned, and in proof of it, offered to stake £5 that the man of the Kuranui Hill could not find a horse that could do the distance from the Bridge hotel to the Kirikiri hotel faster than his horse could. Of course' the bet was rather one-sided, but Moanataiari would hear of no refusal, aud so the "long one" had to take it up, and in doing so, selected Atlanta, the racer, as his steed. The result, was as might hare been anticipated —the Moanataiari horse was beaten.

A meeting of the Victoria (Philosophical) Institute of England took plaoe at its house, 7, Adelphi i erruce, London, on the 16th of May. when a paper on "The Rainfall and Climate of India," was read by Sir Joseph Fayrer, K.C.S.f., F. 8.5., before a large and distinguished audience. He renewed the causes and effects of those climatic changes which obtain in that country at the present time, and many of which once operated in Palestine and Egypt, not ta mention England and other parts of the world, and threw light on questions involving the denudation theory, the variation of river deposits, and other matters affecting the uniformatariau theory of geology. Sir Joseph Fayrer spoke at some length in regard to the climate of India, and showed that, if what science had taught us in regard ts the effecta of cultivation, the preservation of the forests, drainage, Ac, were rarefully attended to by the powers that be, the importance of the results could not be estimated, as they involved the health and prosperity of that great country.