The Evening Star. PUBLISHED DAILY AT FOUR P.M. Resurrexi. THURSDAY, AUGUST 25, 1881.

Thames Star, Volume XII, Issue 3949, 25 August 1881, Page 2

The Evening Star. PUBLISHED DAILY AT FOUR P.M. Resurrexi. THURSDAY, AUGUST 25, 1881.

We direct attention to the addition made to the Bepresentatiqn Bill last night by the adoption of Mr Sheehan's motion — the restoration of the leasehold qualification. It will be remembered that in the session of 1879, during the passage of the Qualification of Electors Act, a great discussion took place on this question; yet now we find that on a division of 35 to 11 the leasenold franchise is incorporated into the new bill. Mr Sheehan's original proposal was that every man of twenty-one years of age and upwards having leasehold estate in his possession situate within any electoral district constituted under this Act of the clear annual value of ten pounds, held upon lease which at time of registration shall have not less than three years to run, or having leasehold so situate or of such value as aforesaid, of which he has been in possession for three years or upwards at the time of such registration, shall be entitled to be registered under the Registration of Electors Act, 1879, and to vote at the election of members of the House of Eepresentatives, and this clause shall be read as part of the Quali. fication of Electors Act, 1877." The only alteration made in the above has been in the direction of reducing the time of poseession or countenance of the leasehold from three years to one year'

md the clause so amended has been idded to the bill.

Tee s.B. Rotomahana. leaves Grahamstown at 7.30 to-morrow morning, instead of 6 this evening, as previously advertised.

The Thameß Scottish Battalion are called together for Major Withers' inspection tonight. A full muster is solicited for the occasion.

The attendance at the Thames Public Schools has now attained its normul average ; for some time after the late enforced holidays the attendance was sparse and meagre.

In order to test the feeling of members re the fancy dress ball, proposer] under the auspices of the Hauraki Rink Club, the Hon. Secretary, Mr Gudgeon, desires nil members intending to appear in fancy dresses to send in their names before Tuosduy the 30th inst.

Me Whitakeb appeared highly amused during Mr Tyler's address to the Court this morning in opening the caee of Nicholls v. NicholU and Marjury, when he sai.il a loßshad been sustained by his client in that he had promised chares to certain gentlemen in return for their being willing to" act as directors. Mr Tyler was most serious in his statement, but Mr Whilaker, no doubt being better acquainted with the " ways that ai'e dark " in the matter of forming companies, thought it a good joke io hear his learned brother speaking of his client having sustained damages by promising shares for the names of good men as directors.-

At the Police Court this morning, Jane French was charged with the larceny of a hat, value 255, from a dwelling house in Coromandel street. Daniel McLain deposed that defendant was at his house on last Tuesday afternoon. She was then quite sober. She left about 2 or 3 o'clock, and lie then missed the hat (produced). He s»w defendant the next morning, when she denied taking the hat. He afterwards got the hat from a woman named O'Brien.—Mrs O'Brien do posed Mini; she got the hat at the Cornwall Arms. The servant at the hotel had given it to her. She <ad given Mrs French 3s, but it was not for the hat.—Defendant admitted the offence, but said she was not sober at the time.—Hj 9 Worship said there were several previous convictions against the prisoner, and sentenced her to three months' imprisonment in Mount Eden gaol.—H. Kenrick, Eeq, E.M., occupied the Bench.

Bl this morning's mail we received from the publishers the first nutnber of the Tropical Agriculturalist, a monthly record of information for planters of coffep, tea, cocoa, cinchona, sugar palm, and products suitable for cultivation in the tropics. The journal is published at Colombo, Ceylon, and consists of 72 pages of reading matter, giving information on the productions already mentioned.

Mb W. Wood, of Pollen street, has impooted a quantity of silver hull buckwheat, celebrated in the States for its prolific nature, as well as being unequalled as a honey producing plant and a poultry feeder. Cakes made from this wheat are also largely consumed in America and are very nice.

"Loafeb" sends us the following :—Sir, — One of the best, if nob the beat, dance of the rink season eventuated in St. George's schoolroom last- Tuesday night. The room was ver^ tastefully decorated, and cha music was all that could be desired by the most fastidious. The ladies were delighted with the arrangements made for their comfort in the dressing room, as »Ibo by the abundant illumination outside. I cannot Bpeak too highly of Mrs E., who really eeemed more like the hostess of the evening, than one of a large committee, and to her untiring exertions was in a large measure due the success of the dance. Those who had charge of the refreshments had a busy time of it, as the evening was sultry and the claret cup par excellence. I may say that Mrs E. was ably backed up in her endeavors to promote the general enjoyment by the indefatigable secretary Mr Gudgeon. The honors of the evening amongst the Bin^le ladies seemed to be pretty equally divided between Miss W. and Miss G.; amongst the married ladies —well! I think that's one beyond me, I'll leave that for them to settle amongst themselves, as I have always stood in great awe of them. There was a pleasant diversion afforded during the evening by Mr B , A.A., a gentleman from Auckland, who informed the company in a line baritone voice that "He was an Englishman," for which he received hearty aud well deserved applause. The sixteen lancers is a very pleasant dance, but it has it drawbacks as was experienced by a gentleman from Auckland, who reminded me of a portion of that beautiful poem commencing, " On Linden when the Bun was low, &o, as he exclaimed " 'Tis I ser," rolling rapidly, aud it is wouderful the celerity with which a certain vourig lady withdrew her white foot under the form, as she did not care to have (Gr)oldwater thrown upon it; I cannot conclude without expressing my high sense of the courtesy displayed by the band, in their response to the request of the fair sex for an extra dance, which was readily given, aa also was just one more, after which the dance was brought, to a close, everyone expressing their unqualified satisfaction at the evening'B amusement.

A Bin for the abolition of the law of primogeniture has been brought before the tJouth Australian Legislature ior considera* tion.

A NEWSPAPER agency in America has for its motto "Judicious advertising i» the keystone of success, and the world is the field."

"Biddy Mttbpuy" contributes two pieces of poetry to blie Jfreo Lanoe of last week. One entitled, " Sioeration and Bepale," and the other the "Lauguers of the Block," referring to the formation of Ludieß* Land League in Wellington. The following arc two verses from the latter poem:— They held a diinonsthraslutn, Miss Lundou on this stump, She poured out an oration like wather from a pump, Old Mr Staiues an' Diiiiosthayns they couldn't spake so nate, Poor Georgy Grey he went away and took a backward sate. Asthore. machree, the committee they formed thiinselves in front, Tlmy inarched all round the nity to gather in tho blunt. They caused a great sinsation, an' mud the gosoons flock To see the Layguc widout fatague all prominlard the block. They sthormed the Ho.use ov Commons as solid as a widge, They niver cared a trawneen for the breach ov privilige, For bedad, they wore the breeches, and whit all in full bloom And occupied in caucus the Taytotal Sthivuigcrs' Room. Begorra, thin, me honey, «' Ready Money" he kern in, An* like bees they shwarmed around him to beguilehhn ov his tin ; Ocli, blood an' ouuds they shkinncd him q'v his ready money sthock, i An' he (shouted Irish whishkics for the Layguers ov the Block.

Telegkbams to hand from Pretoria announce that considerable discontent ia being manifested by the Boers generally with the convention agreed to between the Triumvirate and the Eoyal Commission. Strong complaint is made that the settlement arrived at is greatly in favour of the Transvaal Kaffirs, and detrimental to th 6 interests of the Boera in general.

A BE PLY to the advertisement " Wanted a

medical man for the Thames," has been received, so it is more than likely that another medico will take up his quarters on the Thames.