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Thames Star, Volume XII, Issue 3913, 14 July 1881, Page 2

The Borough Board of Health held a meeting laßfc evening, at which were present, the Mayor, and Crs Osborne, McG-owan, Mennie, Veale and Bawden, The secretary announced the receipt of a telegram from Wellington stating that the Central Board of Health had "issued regulations under the Act, which would render it compulsory on all schools to close when so directed. The Mayor,, referred to the possibility of the 'Board having to pay compensation if they closed up some of the schools Mr Marshall moved that until it was ascertained that scarlet fever was spreading that no further steps be taken in the matter of closing the schools. This the Mayor declared carried, although Mr Vcale wished to vote upon it. The regulations. of the Central Board of Health was ordered to be published. Mr McGowan moved that another letter be sent to the schools refusing to cloae, and if not acted upon, that the regulations be enforced. Thiß was carried.

In the libel case Bees v. Wickhain, the Judge summed up strongly in fuvor of Wickhßm. A . verdict of " Not guilty " was returned, and Wickham was discharged.

ThiS new directors of the Martha Company are—Messrs 0. J. Stone, J. L. Wilson, X Wayte, W. Niehoil, R. Nicholl, and R. Mar jurey. Mr F. A. White is secretary to the Company.

Wb understand that one County Couucillor intends to proceed againat another in the courts of law for voting on a money .matter in which he was interested, thereby violating a clause in the Counties' Act.

The.case Campbell v. Timmius, which was adjourned some time ago; was the only one on the charge sheet at theR.M. Court this morning. It was again adjourned till Saturday next. ■ f ■ ■

Mr Pitt intends to move in Parliament that Building Societies, under the Property Assessment Act, should only be taxed on the next profits.

GtOVjbknjuknt are preparing a plan to ulilise postmasters for the issue of miner's rights.

The Government intend to make a provision for resuming nominated immigration, subject to certain restrictions and conditions.

We are informed that the woman suffering from scarlet fever in the Waiotahi has not, been without attendance, for after the neighbor left, her husband has been in the house with her, having left his work for that pur pose

Mb Carpenter sold today four aoro3 of freehold land at Parawai, at £31 per acre.

Hj: R. Jones and A. McLaughliu had some words "in; the Golden Crowo mine yesterday, wliioh ended in Andrew letting Jones feel the weight of an iron bar he had in his hand.

, Thb following are passages from Ist Corinthians xv., as they appear in the revised edition :—(16) For if the dead are not raised, neither has Christ been raised : (]#)' »nd if "Christ hath riot been raised, your faith is "vain } ye are kept in your sins. (18) Then they also whioh are felien asleep in Christ hare perished. ... (29) Else what shall they, do which are baptised for the dead ? If (he dead are not raised at all, why then are they baptised f r them ?

, .. . (38), But God giveth it a body even as it pleased him, and to eaoh seed a body of its own (39) All flesh is nott.be same flesh ; but there is one flesh of men, and another Hash of beasts, and another flesh of birds, and another flesh of fishes. (42) So also is the reeurreptjon of the dead. (43) It is sown in corruption j it is raised in corruption; itissown in dishonor; it is raised in glory; it it sown in weakness; it is raised in power; (44) it is sowb a natural body ; it is raised a spiri ual body. If there is a natural body there is also a spiritual body. . . . (49; And as we have borne the image of the earthy, we shall also bear the image of the heavenly. (50) Now this I s»y, brethren, that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God; neither doth corruption inherit incorruption. (51) Behojd, I tell yon ft layaterys We shall not u.ll sleep, but we

shall all be changed, in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump ; for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we Bhall b>i changed. (53) For this corruptible must put on incorruptible, and this mortal mußt'put on immortality.

The new clauses which Mr Johnston is to move to be added to the Corrupt Practices Bill, and which are copied from the Bill now being eteered through the English House of Commons by ir W. Harcourt, are quit;* appalling in their stringency ; indeed, so very wide is the definition ot "corrupt pract ces," so elaborate the means for bringing offenders to justice, and f o severe the penalties that an experienced politician assured mo, only t >■ day, that if they were in force at the present time, fully halt the members of our Lower House would be liable to sentences of two years' imprisonment with hard labour, and fines of five hundred pounds superaddtd. I do not think there is the slightest prospect of these vigorous provisions being passed or even being seriousl pressed. The heavy fines and hard labour sentences are scattered about too freely. The slightest infringement on any clause subjects a man to disfranchisement for 5 or 10 years, incapacitation for being elected or appointed to any public office. Most likely these clauses, if the Q-overnment really carry out, theii intention of grafting them on their Bill, will undergo material alteration in committee, otherwise it will hardly be safe for anybo.iy to vote or even to be registered, much less to be a candidate for election. — Herald.

The Government have stated tliat.jA had no power under the Act to prevent juvenile theatrical performances, and they knew of no reason why euoh a power should be sought.