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Thames Star, Volume XIII, Issue 4219, 10 July 1882, Page 2

TKK fit at of ft series of lectures oil•• Conditional Immorality" and kiudred subjects wa« delivered at the Oddfellows' Hall last evening by Mr Taylor. The speaker took as the base of his lecture the Ist of Timothy, and more especially the 13th to the 16th vewes. He contended that man's natuvejiras mortal; that God alone wa« the possessor; of inherent immorality; and that eternal life was the gift of God to men through Jesus Christ. He quoted passages from Genesis, Job, Paalms, Sfc. John, Romans, and Corinthians, in which it was plainly sud that man was mortal, and in which men were urged to seek immortality through Jesus Christ. He concluded by urging all to come to the same place on Thursday night, when a discussion would be entered into, and to search' <heir Bible* for themselves. There was a fair attendance, «nd Mr Taylor was attentively listened to throughout.

Compi/ims are made of the alownc3B of tbe lessees of the Moanataui tramway in getting Ihe line into repair aft;r the late slip. It is now a month since the slip took place, and it ia probable that it will te some dajs yet before it is reudy for traffic. In the meantime the Alburnia mill h kept at a standstill for Tvanfc of quartz, which cm not be brought down till the tramway is mended.

Tbb lecture on ?'The age of Reptiles,": delivered by Mr Denton on Saturday evening, was listened to aftentively'by a full audience* He showed there* -were dmirig the new'red sande'one period, frogs having a foot 18 inches in lengfh, and birds as tall :■ a giraffe, with bodies Hke oxen. Here aho we:« the first of the mammals j and diagon-lite creatures waged their way through the aii*./ Then there was the ichthyosaurus, o- fi"h lizard, 30 or 40 feet long, having jaws seven feet ir» length. There wai another huge monster with paddle i like a whale, in which lb»ro were tbe same number of bones as the arm of a man. He also described huge land animals 30 to 40 feet in length. There were' also fishes and insects, 143 species of beetles being found,and enormous shells. Then the nautilus and the ammooiie flourished, gome of the shells of the latter being 4ft in diameter. The subject of this evening's lecture will be " The Age of Beasts and the Advent of Man." We regret that the demand upon our space prevents reporting these inteiesting lectures more folly.

The anniversary services:in connection with the Congregational Church Sunday School, were conducted yesterday by the Her. Mr Robertson, of Auckland, who preached eloquent sermons both morning and erening. The soiree takes place on Wednesday erening. Mb J. L. Hah arrived from Auckland .to-day. He would open for a short season if he could obtain the use of the Academy- of Music, which, however, is doubtful as Mr Denton lias engaged it ion the whole week. Ifc will ba a matfcev to be much regretted should the lhatnes public not have nti opportunity of witnessing aa old favorite (that is too mild a word, it should be the originator of dramatic entertainments in this district— and it never flourished better than under Johnny Hall's management) with the best comedy company that ha? visited Auckland for year*. It is too seldom that this community, bavicg apparently dwindled into euch insigDific.inee as to be recko. Ed non • payable, is visited by ftvat • class entertainments, and to be thui deprived of a possible chance; well, W e feel constrained to exclaim, in the words of Capt. Cor:!Oi an, " Why (here a big big D is carefully omit'ed) it's too bad. 11 •

Two petitions relative to claims upon the G've.nment for goldfields revenue f:W the Thames and Ohinemuri districts were forwarded to-day to Wellington, to be presented to the House on behalf of the County Council. Mr. Cabman presents to one from the Thames, and Captain Morris that for Ohinemuri. Mr Sheehan and Mr Whyte will be asked to assist. The petitions were engrossed at the office of Mr J. A. Miller, solicitor.

A MEETING of the shareholders in the 'Albion'mine. Ofcanui, is convened to be held at the Pacific Hotel to-morrow evening at eight o'clock.

Ths manager of the Queen of Beauty Company hi s made application for a twelve months' supply of water. This Company evidently has not lost faith in the future of the low levels.

We would remind members of the H.A.C.B. Society that their fortnightly meeting takes plaod to-night at the usual place.

The Hauri.ki Tribune sayg:—lt will be seen by our report of ri-e proceedings of th« Tham-fi County Council that these poor po .pie do "not see their wa? to expend any mor; money on the road duriig the present winter-" For this most sn;je rtsolutron we are indebted to Council tor' L. J. Bagaall. But wo learn in the proceedings of (he Courier), a little latri on, that the County has an overdraft, up to March, 1883, of a Bum of £7826, which sum U to be repiid to the bank out of our revenue. We a^k the sapient and most grave Councillors t > tell as the vie of a ro:d that cannot be travelled iti winter—and the use of such a 1:• fc of ncadles cs themselves at the sa«r>e time, if they a>e unable to leep the Hue of ror.j op?n ? The Chairman of the Tiinrang •> County may wo.l laugh at us for ocr folly in having anything to do with them.

& COMMBMOEATIV.E service re the 12th of July was held yesterday evening; in the "Pitt Street Wesleyan Church by the members of the Auckland Lodges of the Orange Institution. There was a good attendance. Grand Master David G-oldie, North Island Jurisdiction, presided. The Yen. Archdeacon Maunsell gave an address. Among the brethren ia regalia were a number of the seamen of H.M.S. Nelson. A collection was made, to be forwarded to the Irish Emergency Committje in Ireland, which, the Grand Master stated, bad expended £17,000 last year ia relieving the necessities of persons of both creeds persecuted by the Fenian organisation.

Baron De Ljsssep3 has purchased the Panama Railway, and it is now understood that the canal across the Isthmus will be completed by the original date.

The Bedouins threaten to destroy the Suez Canal in tbe event of British intervention. England and India will each send 10,000 troops. ..

At a dinner of the Cobden Club, the Earls of Derby and Kimberley compared tbe colonies of New South Wales and Victoria, the Earl of Derby saying that the world would judge of their ultimate success by their relative progress. Mr Murray Smith, Agent-General for Victoria, who was well received, attacked the policy of protection.