The Evening Star. PUBLISHED DAILY AT FOUR P.M. Resurrexi. TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 1881.

Thames Star, Volume XII, Issue 3971, 20 September 1881, Page 2

The Evening Star. PUBLISHED DAILY AT FOUR P.M. Resurrexi. TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 1881.

At the Lioensiug Court to-day, held before Messrs H. Kenriok (Obairman)j B. Workman, W. Wilkinson, and L. J. Baguall, Bsijrs., Commissioners, two applications for transfers of licenses were granted. Mr Ensor, of the Post Office Hotel, asked the Gunman's opinion as to whether, in the event of his building another hotel in the vicinity of the one he was now occupying, the license he now held would be available for the new house. The Chairman refrained from giving his opinion on the subject, saying that the new Licensing Act would probably be in force in a few weeks, and he did not care to give his opinion now t as that Act might go against it when it came in force.

At the usual meeting of the Liberal Association last evening, at the Hauraki Hall, a large number of important questions were adopted to be put to candidates at the enßUing elections, when a sub-committee, consisting of the president, vice-president, and secretary, were appointed to draw up these questions in due form. The offer of Mr McCuljough, of the Stab, to give a lecture on Representation, and the new Act just passed, was accepted with thanks; the lecture to bo given on Monday evening next. A resolution was also passed for a fortnightly lecture on some important political or other subject. Another quarter, having now commenced, an opportunity offers for receiving new members. The public should largely support the Association at the present juncture of colonial affairs. The subscription is but one shilling per quarter, and money will be wanted if the Association is to become a power at the ensuing elections.

The Rotomahana is advertised to leave the wharf at 5 to-night, instead of 4 30.

Mb McGbegor, under instructions from Mr Thomas Veale, sold the whole of the cargo of the schooner Saxon at his mart to-day. There was a very good attendance of the trade, but owing to the heavy shipments of potatoes lately thrown on the Auckland market, the prices realised mußt hare been far from satisfactory to the shippers, although they were quite as good as could be expected. The potatoes, which were .a really good sample, averaged about 4Ls per ton, bags included, and the cheeße 4£d per lb.

These is to be a Magic Lantern exhibition *n the Grahamstown Wesleyan Schoolroom to* morrow evening, in aid of the Bazaar Fund.

Theee was no business [at the B.M. Court this morning. Pbofessob Fraser, who our readers will remember gave a number ot lectures here some months ago, intends visiting the Thames again during the present week for the purpose of giving phrenological examinations. On this occasion he will be accompanied by Mrs Fraser who will give the ladies hints on the hydropathic system of treatment.

We are requested to slate that the meeting of the congregation of St. George's Church, for the purpose of considering the proposed interchange between the Revs. Lush and Calder, is to be held to-morrow evening, and not this evening as stated elsewhere. The present incumbent of St. George's has long felt that his present charge is too heavy for hiro, the district being one more suited to a younger, man, and we believe that some time ago he expressed a wish to the Bishop to be removed to a smaller and more compact parish. Bishop Co me will preside at the meeting to-morrow, when no doubt the matter will be laid fully before the congregation.

In consequence of the unfavourable state of the weather, the concert by the members of St. George's choir which was to have taken place in the Academy of Music this evening! has been postponed until Thursday next* We trust this almost unavoidable postponement will not militate in any way against the success of the affair.

The auctioneer, Mr Carpenter, desires us to state that the sale of property in the estate of Robert Kelly will not take place at 11 o'clock to nigM as stated in this morning's paper, but on Tuesday morning next, the 27th iiißt., in accordance with the advertisement in this evening's issue.

The Te Aroha correspondent of the Waikato Times writes:—There is no particular news that I know of, exeept-that the Morning Star tributers are turning out some very good quartz. They cut ajfine large reef last Monday, and they tell me it looks better every shift, nice clean quartz without any mullock, and showing gold. They are going to have a 'crushing shortly, and won't say much till after that. The battery company are assisting them by letting them have the battery free of charge they themselves working it, so they will have .every opportunity of giving their stuff a fair ~triarr~The road works have not been started yet, but I hope they, won't be long before they are, for never was a township more in need of something of the sort. A Bettler of Waitoa palled the other evening and asked me to mention that he had grown cabbages from 41bs to 2Olbs weight on bis seotion toitliout manure but wished me to state that it had cost nine pouada per acre to bring the ground to this state.

Still another use for electricity. A patent has lately been taken out for steering ships by means of an electric apparatus fixed ou to the compass, and if the ship deviates but one degree from its course the machinery is set in motion. There will be no necessity now for the haluwnan. Poor Palinnrns will find his occupation gone, and perhaps the electric machine will do the work better. Anyhow, if the invention answers expectations it wili be of real service to mariners. And if it proves of such wonderful utility on sea, what is there to prevent its being a boon to land-fold ? ■ > hy not experiment on a bewildered tourist, or a blind cab-horse ?

The Herald of yesterday says :—Messrs A. and Gt- Price, ironfounders, Thames, hare just completed, to the order of Mr R. Kennan, Ihe construction of 12 large berdans. of the most approved description. Mr £ Kennan is connected with a number of inHaential Tasmunian gentlemen in a scheme which has for its object the reduction of quartz tailings upon the principle now in vogue on the Thames. The berdans were shipped per Te Anau for Hobart, via Melbourne. The fact that this order was entrusted to Messrs Price Bros, reflects credit upon the ability and skill of the firm, and is another instance of the adv ncement the Thames has made in the matter of improved uiachiuei-y for gold-earing puruowa.