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Thames Star, Volume XII, Issue 3948, 24 August 1881, Page 2

A number of coses are set down for hearing at the Warden's Court to-morrow, amongst them being the case of Nicholl v. Nicholls and Marjury, a claim for £5000. We understand ihiit Messrs Tyler, Hoakef.h, and Armstrong, of Auckland, will appear on behalf of the plaintiff, and Messrs Whitakor and Miller for the defendants.

It is said one medical man on the Thames intends to offer another a salary of £250 t» year and washing for his services.

Peeyious to Mr John Wilsou loavingjfor the Lakes yesterday, several gentlemen waited upon him requesting him to represent the North Ward (Tararu) as a councillor at the Borough . election, instead of the Middle Ward, for which he is now member. We understand Mr Wilsun has agreed to do »o, and left his signed nomination paper ready for presentation to tbe Returning Officer.

A EIBSI meeting of the creditors in the estate of John Wilson, of Pollen street was held to-day at the Court House. The attendance was principally the tradesmen of the Thames, and Mr John Leydon was appointed Chairman. The debtor was examined, and a second meeting will be held to-morrow to further investigate affairs. The liabilities are sWOy^n.^d; the assets, £15. A trustee will be appointed at a future meeting.

v. TiiK stitement in the Wwirarapa jStandard that the expenses of '^fe Bunny's election had baen p;iid by tlie Libya! party has received an emphatic denial in the Star from Mr Bunny.

By the arrival of the s.s. City *of New York wo are enabled to publish at -grejjLt,. length the latest English and AmetfieWiiews^

Mb Cbawsobd, so long manager* of the Cure mine, and uutil late of the, Qolfleu Calf, has been, appointed to thet char^tof the Kuranui ifill mine and' battety^if&fe^.,. "Walker resigned. "Mr" "'Crawford'" -fflm^m!?' reputation of being a most experienced miner, and the appointment has been received with satisfaction by the Thames shareholders. We regret to hear Mr Crawford is at present con*, fined to his residence through indisposition.

These was no business at the R.M. Court this morning.

Capt. McLkaw, brother of Sir Donald, died yesterday ftt Napier.

On next Tuesday, Mr C;irpent:'r will offer for sale fourteen choice allotments, situated at Coromandel, in the township of Kingstone. As the property is only being sold in order to close up a partnership account, there will be no reserve price placed on them, so speculators and others have thus an opportunity of securing, probably at a low price, a valuable property.

Ths Thames Rifle Rangers meet for Major Withers inspection parade this evening at 7.30 o'clock sharp. Every member is exp cted to be present. .

The report of the select cotnmifciaa of the Council on the standing orders in reference to the alleged disqualification of Capt. Bailie is as follows : —Your Committee have the honor to report (1) That they have carefully considered the orders referred to on the 19th August and taken evidence thereon, and they are unanimously of opinion (2) That the receipt of a forage allowance as a,commandiun officer of volunteers doe 3 not diequulify him from sitting and voting in the Legislative Council. MbsSSS Howe and Margetts will give an entertainment in the Academy of Music on Saturday evening. Mr Howe was a favorite on the Thames ten years ago, and Mr Margetts has earned a reputation as a writer and singer of comic songs.

Some quartz from two mines at the Tiki was on view at the office of Mr D. G. Maodonnell, on Tuesday. That from the U niou mine, although not exbraordin iry rich, was an excellent class of stone, and evidently a portion of a reef of considerable size. It promises well for permanence. The quartz from the Tiki mine was much richer, but seemed to have been taken from a stringer not inors than two inches wide. —Herald.

The Northern Advocate says : —The Ministry is not in the command of a majority, but is kept in power by rival combinations that oppose ae.amte and distinct propositions. Then what is the constitutional duty of Parliament in this dilemma? Why, to dissolve and allow the country to settle the difficulty. The proposals made are : —l. By the Government : To improve the County System. 2 By Sir George Grey : To create a number of separate States on the principle of the United States o< America. 3. By Mr Sheehan: To return to Provincialism. 4. Mr Pyke : Separation pure and simple. 5 and 6. By Mr Ormond and Mr Moss: Modified forms by Provincialism. 7. By Mr Macandrew: A Provincial Government for each Island, with a Colonial Federal Parliament, or modified Separation. All these different proposals may have their virtues, out what, the people wiii want to know before they sanction any more local government experiments is this: Will it reduce taxition ? Legislators in Wellington may have their ideas about f rms of Government, but after all the taxpayer will decide the question, and the taxpayer is Bure to want " to know, you know," how much is this newform of Government to cost. Show us a form ot Government that will cost less than the present—for that is the crucial test —and it will have our heartiest advocacy. But we fear a good deal of the prevalent maaia for new Governments is electioneering trickery.

The action Mills t Mcllwraith, Premier of Queensland, to recover penalties from the latter for having, while v member of the Assembly, been in Government contracts, has coHitnenced, and evidence has been partly heard. Defendant alleges that the contract had terminated before Mr Mcllwraith took his seat in Parliament.

Ok Chong-, a Chinese merchant, at whose house in George-street, the first outbreak of small-pox occurred, has sent in a bill to Government for £2000 for losses sustained through being placed in quarantine. It is stated that Brs CJime and Coffy also intend, if possible, to sue Government for damages sustained through their detention in quarantine. The former gentleman, it is said, will claim £10,000.

Mb Macandkew said in the Hous>e that he would never bo a party to borrowing another penny outside the colony for public works. Tli.y could not^beur the strain of interest. This now ainoiVnfed to £4000 a d*y. To complete the present railways would cost £6,000,000, and it was proposed lo giveaway £2,000,000 of land, which was really equal to" money. That.was paying too dear for their whistle. The country wanted railwuys, and the Q-overntoent offered it. that bid —i bill that never would construct railways .It was eiriDg it a atone when b-ead wig required. If thejpoliey of 1878 had been cAVried out — the policy 1 'alluded to by Sir George Grey— ' he bslieved they would now have admitted it to have been the correct policy. ,' „ ,::< The Auckland City Council granted the; petition o. the ladies anent'reserving the' Bathn for their use on Wednesday and J Saturday afternoons. ?-. | It is understood that an aUwiitiort^wiU be made in the quarantine regulations to the j Effect that in the case of vessels arriving from Sydney, no pirsqn, shall bjjt allowed to land till successfully vaccinated. ' :■. The two men, Alexander Taylor and Danuld MoLeod, reported as lost in a boat at Wnanjjarei Heads, have now been fpund safe at SuseeJl.