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Thames Star, Volume XII, Issue 3980, 30 September 1881, Page 2

The Thames Scottish Battalion are.warned for parade to attend the funeral of the late A. Smith, a member of No. 1 Company. The firing party will assemble at 1.30 Bharp. The members of other volunteer corps are invited to accompany the Scottish.

Mb Crawford, of the Kuranui, is calling for tenders for driving from the Caledonian No. 2 level, and cutting a chamber in the Albion shaft.

The boards of the Academy of Music were last night occupied by the Lyons'"Tourists Party. The house was not a large one, b\?t the performers were well received, and the applause was frequent. A piece entitled " Conrad and Lizette " was played as a first part, and in it were introduced a number of songs and dances, in which, several of the troupe took part. Miss Amy Horton met with the beat reception, and waß loudly applauded after each of her songs. The Wyburd Brothers proved themselves moßt experienced skaters, and appeared able to dv anything upon the roller skates, even to jumping over small hurdles. An entire change of programme* takes place this otcniug.

VVb were uiuoh pleused on a recent visit to Taiaru to note the many iuiproretneuts that bare been made to Sc. John's Church since ita erectioD in December last. The Ohuroh allotment has been nicely fenced with a substantial picket fence, aud the grounds prettily laid out with ornamental trees and shrubs, kindly presented to the committee by Messrs Johu Wilsun (of Tartu*u) aud James Mason {Of the Paruell Nurseries, Auckland), but we were rerr uiuok mt-prjied to leatu ftojjj the

Sucrelary, who was present, that even church grounds ar« not safe from the devilish propensities of evil minded persons, as some unmitigated scoundrel had, during the past day or two, aotually lified and carried away a choice Jl jwering shrub lately placed iv the grounds. We trust the Secretury will curry out bin expressed intention of placing the matter in the bands of the police. The interior of the Church has not been lost sight of in the many improvements now being effected, for we noticed the chancel rail had just been completed, together with a lectern and Beveral other matters within the chaucel, the gifts of various members of tho congregation. ,We also noticed some nicely Illuminated texts, which, we were informed, were written and presented t« the Church by Mr Barlow. We must, congratulate the committee on the success attending their efforts, and truafc the residents of Tararu will »how their appreciation of auoh efforts by attending the services as often as possible, and in other ways assist reducing the debt at present upon the Churcli.

The Auckland Dramatic Club gave an entertainment last night on behalf of the funds for the relief of the Jews persecuted in Russia. There was a orowded house.

Db Huxtable has at considerable expense secured a Bupply of calf lymph, and is prepared to vaccinate a limited number of persons Applicants will be treated in the order of their applications.

At the Parawai yarcio yesterday, fab cattle were entered in full numbers, all being steers of choice quality and heavy weight. Consequent upon an overstocked market, prices wire lower than of late, and may be quoted at from 25s for animals of most saleable size, to 22s 6d for extra weights. Sheep were not so plentiful as some times, those offered bein prime wethers in their wool; trade rather dull, and last week's prices bat ely sustained, 3^d to 3ji per Ib. being average value. Lumbs were numerous, mostly young; and small, but of Lice quality, prices varying from 10s 9d to 12s 3d. Oaten chaff, 5s 3d to 5s 6d pur cwt.

What is wino ? Chemists tell us they do not know. Three fifths of a glisa of wine is water. One fifth is alcohol. Of the remain ing fifth, about one half is sugar. One tenth of the whole quantity remains to be accounted for. A email p rt of that tenth is the acid which mukes vinegar sour. Water, alcohol, sugar, acid—these mako nearly the 'whole body of the wine ; but if we mix these things in the proportions in which they are found ia Madeira, 'he liquid is a disgusting messi nothing like M»d:iru. The great chetniais confess they do nob know what that last small fraction of Ihe glass of wine is, upon which its flavor, ita ador, its fascination, depend. They do not know what it is that makes the difference between port and sherry, but we are obliged to content themselves with giving it a hard name.