The Evening Star. PUBLISHED DAILY AT FOUR P.M. Resurrexi. WEDNESDAY, JULY 5, 1882.

Thames Star, Volume XIII, Issue 4215, 5 July 1882, Page 2

The Evening Star. PUBLISHED DAILY AT FOUR P.M. Resurrexi. WEDNESDAY, JULY 5, 1882.

OWING to pressure upon our apace, the leading article prepared for this issue, and several interesting items and letters are crowded out. '

We would remind our readers that Professor Denton's Lectures on Geology commence to-night. ■ Arrangements have been made whereby a large number of the children attending the public schools shall attend the course. During bis; stay ;Mr Denton will examine the geological formation of the district, and inform his audience with regard to its character.

The concert in aid of the funds for the purchase of the freehold of the ground on which the Convent schools now stand, held last night, 7 was an unqualified success both as to attendance and merit. We regret the space at our disposal precludes giving an extended notice. Mis* Swan contributed some exquisite gems to the entertainment of the audience, and to praise Mesdaraee Eilgour and Payne were superfluous. Other ladies, including Misses Oonroy, Brown, and Reardon sang songs, all being well received. Amongst .the male performers were Messrs Airey, Yowles, Hay don, and Wiseman. Mr Wiseman's new song, "The harbor and the railway," brought down the bouse, the applause being hearty and eontinupus. Mr B. Owen presided at the piano. At the conclusion the Bey. Father O'Reilly returned thanks for the numerous attendance, and expressed bis gratification at finding bo many of other denominations present. During the entertainment several young pupils of the Convent gave instrumental selections, which reflected the greatest credit on (heir teachers.

Mb Berby Gabs delivered a lecture at the Good Templar Hall last night, in which he contended that the teaching of Scriptures was that the righteous shall live for erer, but the wicked be, annihilated. Several questions put by persons in the audience were answered after the lecture.

A meeting of the members of St. George's Episcopalian Church was held yesterday evening, the Rev. W, Calder presiding? Relative "to the adoption of a bymnboqk, a resolution was passed by the casting vote of the chairman to the effect that the question should stand over till the annual meeting in January. The sub-committee appointed to take steps for wiping out the debt due by the Church to the Trust Committee reported they had commenced * canvass ot Church members for donations or monthly subscription', extending over twelve months, during wl'icb. period it was purposed to clear away the amount due. From 70 persons, the sum of £132 14s 6d had been obtained. The committee asked that some ladies might be appointed to take up the monthly contributions

appearing upon the present and the future lists. The Chairman nndertonk to call the ladies t< getber next week in otdjr to aname for the mutter, being carried ouh.

A tmbrtino of shareholders in the New Colum'i& Livnsed Holding is announced to be he'd lit. Mr Horsbrugh's office at 7 o'clock this ovoning.

The service of song " Ministry of Flowers," which was rendered with excellent effect by the choir of the Primitive Methodist Church two or three weeks ago, will be given at the Presbyterian Church, on behalf of the Sunday Baho -1 Union and the Primitive Methodist Church, to-morrow evening

The monthly meeting of the Orp'ia»ia£e Commit fee was held yesterday afternoon. Present: Mesdamei Fraser, Neill, Ehrenfried, McDonald, and Oalder; Messrs McGowan, Oiborne, and Speight. Mr Osborne occupied the coair. Mrs Ehrenfried apologised for the absence of Mrs Wilkinson. Six pairs of knitted socks for the children were received from a friend through Mrs Wilkinson. The replies . sent to a circular by the Secretary to the Committee state that the experience which has been gained by the Committee in the management of the Orphanage leads to the following, among other, conclusions:—l. That fourteen years for boys and fifteen years for girls are the earliest ages at which children from the Home are gent to earn their livelihood. 2. The weekly costs of the inmates at present amounts to 5s 4d. The average.annual, cost per. inmate for medical attendance and medicine has been 4s 4d. The total cost of maintaining the institution for the: year 1882 is set down as £484 143 lOd, while the , average annual coat per inmate is stated at £7 14s 2d.

A MEETING of the share ''older a in the Eureka Licensed Holding, Otanui, was held last night at the Salutation Hotel, Mary street. There was a very good attendance, and Mr Sims being voted to the chair, suid the meeting was called for the usual fortnightly settlement of accounts, a3 well as to inform shareholders that the mine had coneiderably improved since their last meeting— so much so, in fact, that he hoped before very long to announce a dividend, instead of making a call, for if the mine continued to produce as good stone as they had found in merely outfc ng through the reef, it was but reasonable to hope that >t would continue so in driving on the reef, as every indication warranted that assumption-— at any rate- the shareholders fcould congratulate themselves on being the owners of what may prove a reef second to none in the district. He called on Mr Bos*, the secretary, to read the minutes of last meeting, which were confirmed. The secretary then made a call of £1 per share in the room, which was promptly paid by those present. After sundry instructions had been given to the parlies in charge of the mine, the meeting dispersed after the usual formula, well satisfied with the prospects. A bag of specimens from the mine was laid on the table for the shareholders to view.

Meshes Fraser and Tinne, of Auckland, are constructing a new crushing plant to tbe order of tbe inventor, Mr Robinson, for many years battery manager in connection with tbe Tokatea and Bismarck mine?. A model of the plant worked very successfully and .the order now in the engineers' hands is of sufficient size to thoroughly test the capabilities of the design. It will, it is thought, crush the quartz as fine as flour, by means of a Beries of rollers instead of stampers. AD experts who have examined it speak hope* fully of its chances of superseding the present appliances for quartz crushing. Should this be bo it will prore a great boon, especially to out districts. There is not a piece of tbe machinery but can be packed on horseback, and it is estimated the cost in many instances, would not be more than a tenth of expenses under existing circamstances. The new crusher is expected to be finished this week. Patents hare been applied for in both this colony and Australia.

At the District Couifc this morning in the case of Lipaey and Fraser v. Wm. Cumming, claim £39, for hire of a horse, judgment was given for £25 and costs, £12 2s.

The hearing the charges by ex-Defective Farrell against Sergeant O'Grady was not commenced to day owing to the latter being confined to his house through indisposition. Sergesnfc O'Grady'came down to the station this morning, and was compelled to return home.

A dividend of Is per share has been declared in the Smile of Fortune G.M. Coy.

A petition for the reinstatement of-De-tective Farrell was numerously signed to-day.

Thee s.s. Eotomahana will make another excursion trip to Auckland to-morrow. In addition to the Nelson, visitors will have, an opportunity of visiting the large German corvette Carola, fitted but with the latest improvements, which succeeds the Habicht and Moeve on the Australian station

At a meeting of the Waitekauri Extended, Caledonia, tnd City of Dublin Goldmining Companies, Waitekauri, held at the office of Mr I). G. MacDonnell, Auckland, yesterday, it was resolred to wind up the existing Companies and form one large, one, to be called the Nelson, in honor of H.M.S. Nelson, no» in Auckland Harbor, having a capital of £21,000, in £1 shares, nil paid up.

Captain George Spencer notifies that the steamer Vivii will leave for Te Aroha on Friday next, returning next day. We believe it is the intention of Mr Spencer to keep the boat regularly in the Aroha-Thames trade, the promises of support) both from passengers and shippers of good* warrant him in so doing.