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Thames Star, Volume XII, Issue 3947, 23 August 1881, Page 2

Touching- the matter of the Councils re the proposed boundaries of the electorates, it appears that the first idea cannot be carried out, and it is now arranged that each Council will pass resolutions in favor of three electorates being formed of the district from Cape ColviUe to Te Avoha, and forward the same to the Government and the members for this district.

The question of Eepreßentation wasdiscussed at the Liberal Asaociation|meeting last evening. Mr Carpenter, the President, opened the subject by commenting on its two brunob.es — the representative and the elector. It was well discussed, and the decision come to was that the Representative should be more of a delegate than he usually is, a servant of his constituents, and not their mastsr. Above all that he should be chosen because his views coincided with those who elect him, and not to have the views of the electors thrust upon him. It was also insisted upon by some of the members that a law. should be passed giving the power to electors to recall any representative who broke his pledges in Parliament. The members were unanimous upon the second branch of the subject—that manhood, suffrage was the true principle of democracy. The subject for next Monday evening is—Proper questions to be put to all candidates afc the approaching election, having specially in view the present juncture of affair* of the colony. <?ach memhev to bi? prepared with his questions, and to be prepared to defend them to the best of his ability at the

meeting.

Thebe was a fair average muster of the Naval Brigade at their inspection by Major Withers last evening ; about 100 men of all ranks were in attendance, and passed through the inspecting ordeal in theit- usual satisfactory manner. A parade through the principal streets of the towEship, headod by the Brigade's braes hand, followed- the inspection. The juvenile Navals are notified by advertisement of their inspection parade this

evening* Theke was no business at the S.M. Court

this morning

Me Kenbick, accompanied by Mr Burgess, left for Te Aroha this morning.

Summonses in the appeal case^instituted by Mr Greenville were delivered to-day. Messrs Hesketh (fcilylei 1 have given it as their opinion that the ruling of the Warden was contrary to the spirit of the agreement entered into between Greenville and Hearn and party* It is likely the litigation between these parties have only just commenced, and that the profits of the tribute will go to the lawyers.

At the Timaru Magistrates Court yesterday morning, Abraham and Lewis Moses, of the Cash Palace drapery store, were charged with arson in connection with the late fire, and and pleaded not guilty. On the application of their counsel, they were remanded until Friday next, when it is expected that some additional evidence may be forthcoming.

Sib James Prendergast evidently does not believe that people should embark in enterprises concerning which they do not possess sufficiently accurate ideas of the responsibilities they incur. Two cases came before him in the Wellington Bankruptcy Couct lately, in which ifc appeared that the debtors hardly possessed the requisite experience aod knowledge for the successful accomplishment of the undertakings in which they engaged, or a proper degree of sensitiveness for those upon whom the loss of ill-considered speculations fell. Iv each case the debtor's discharge was suspended, in order to give him an opportunity of maturing his business knowledge.

We would call the attention of the Committee of the Public Library to the fact that the closets at the rear of the building are in a filthy condition. Why not place earth closets instead of the old and wretched structures that have done service for years.

At a meeting of the Wellington Philosophical Society, Dr Skey, Government Analjst, read a paper on the supposed paraffine at Waiapu, in which he gave ft less favorable account of the discovery than those which have previously appeared. He expressed the opinion that both Dixon, of Sydney, and Nuybery, of Melbourne, whose analyses had been published, had overlooked the presence of about 50 per cent, of valueless oxydieed matter.

Mb. A. McDonalt>, of Papakura Valley, in a letter which he has forwarded, condemns Sir George Grey and those members of Assembly who supported him for their conduct at the Land League meeting at Wellington. He is of opinion that, it i? a very wrong thing to countenance a league which promotes sedition and sanctions tnurder. As the object, is evidently to secure the Roman Catholic votes, ho hopes Protestants will keep their eye on such members at the next general election, so as to deal with them as they deserve.—Herald.

The telephone now established between Coromandel and the Tokatea has caused quite astirinfhe latter community. Mr Luks — in whose store the instrument is fixed —has been appointed operator, and has duly taken the oath of secresy. The telephone works splendidly, and as the charges are the same only as the usual telegraph ones—ls for 10 words all over the colony—we hope Mr Luks will not be called upon to contribute to the expenses of working the line as guaranteed by him. The people, on the ilill are sure to patronise the telephone as much as possible, and by so doing secure the permanence of ao useful an institution. —0. M-nl.

In reply to the Auckland deputation the Premier said the harbour reclamation would be steadily carried on as far as funds would permit, but no more money could be voted this year.

The Star of Hauraki tent will meet to morrow at 7.30 p.m. A full meeting i* requested, a3 important business will bo brought forward.

Sib George Grey and the Thames delegates asked tho Minister of Mines for the use of the rock drill. A reply is to be given in a day or bo.