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Thames Star, Volume XIII, Issue 4279, 18 September 1882, Page 2

The American novelties shop has had a good aun of trade. The proprietors are packing up forTe Aroha,butwe understand goods will be obtainable for yet another day.

The Rev. T. Buddie preached sermons in I aid of the Foreign Missions at the Wesleyan churches, Shortland and Grahainstown, yesterday, to numerous congregations. An Auckland telegram soya that owing to the bolting of a horse, Mr Snow, of the Korimako, and his wife, were thrown out of of a trap, but not seriously injured. The driver was sont to the hospital. Messes Dick and Bryce will leave Wellington shortly for the North j the former goes on an official visit through the North Island; and Mr Bryce meets Tawhiao to endeavour to make satisfadory arrangements for ojsening the country. This year there are 58 nominations for the Dunedin Cup; last year the number was 34. Gojebnment have not received any information respecting the burning of the mails on board the steamer Alaska. The proprietors ef the Queen of England mine have issued a lithographed plan by Mr D. H, Bayldon shewing the position of the Queen of Beauty, Queen of England, London, Crown PrinceßS, Southern Cross, Prinea Imperial, Hand of Friendship, and WaiotahJ mines. The strike of the principal reefs is clearly laid down in red, and according to the plan they tend generally in a north-easterly and south-westerly direction. The Queen of Beauty reefs, together with the Bird-in-Hand, Vanguard, London, and Crown Princess lodes traverse the Queen of England lease, which takes in nearly the whole of the flat upon which Grahamsfcown is situated. Tha position of the workings of the various mines is shown, and the area of each claim is given.

DETECTIVES Brennan and Jones, while on the Thames on Saturday with the prisoner Marsh, recovered some £45 worth of goods, which Marsh had brought down from Auckland 'in April last, the booty of one robbery. The following articles had been pawned at the establishment of Mrs Eae. A double-faced gold watch and gold chain, an open-faced watch, a diamond ring, valued at £20 to £25, a gold ring, and several brooches. A silver necklet was found at the shop of Mr Wilkes, watchmaker, to whom it had been sold, and a coat at Mr Culpitt's, saddler, to one of whose employees Marsh had disposed of it. The only articles not found were a j^ir of trousers and a gold brooch set in rubies. Some persons have an idea that Marsh committed the robbery at Mr Mahoney's Lady Bowen Hotel, but there is no reason to suppose so. He has made a clean breast of everything, and rendered the police every assistance, and he declares positively, calling Heaven to witness, that he had no connection in that burglary.

Abbangements have been made to begin operations on the Qu«»en of. England mine from the Crown Princess shaft, which is already sunk to a depth of over 400 feet, and as actual Bank statistics prove that between the years 1873 and '79 over 7000ozs of gold were taken from these workings, there is an excellent prospect that payable stone will soon be met with, as several large gold-bear-ing reefs are known to traverse this portion of the ground. Four allotments, together with the Hauraki Hall, to be used as an engine shed, have been granted, with all rights to the shaft, by Mr Robert Graham, and the erection of winding-gear will be undertaken jointly by the Queen of England, Southern Cross, London, and Crown Princess Companies. In this way the expense of. haulage will be reduced to a minimum. ■ .

Shabehoidebs in the Ofcunui claim are requested to meet at the Bendigo Hotel, Shortland, to-night at 7.30. A meeting of shareholders in the Grown claim will be held in Mr Frat.er'B office to-night at the same hour. A fttbi attendance of members of the Amateur Athletic Club is requested at the usual meeting for practice in the St. Q-eorge's Schoolroom, Kolleston street, this evening. ' " Qid Man" inquires how it is that the tobacco is not supplied to the inmates of the Old Men's Eefuge regularly. He alleges that it is vow a fortnight in arrears. We would remind our readers of the children's concert in the Shortland Wesleyan Church this evening. A good programme has been drawn up, and as the price oi admission is low, and the object a worthy one, we hope to see a full attendance.

Mb E. H. Taylor's lecture on " Unquenchable Fire " at the Oddfellows' Hall last night was well attended. The lecturer stated that the term " unquenchable fire " was used in Matthew 3rd, Mark 10th, and Luke 3rd, and these passages were amch' used by orthodox people when speaking of the doom of the wicked, the inference drawn from them being that ac the fire was to b8 unquenchable the torture of the wicked would be never-ending. Even if the fire was to last for ever, was that any proof that those who were put into it would never, be consumed. The chaff spoken of in. Matthew was'to be burned up. In Isiah 34th it was said the land of Idutnea would be burnt with fire that should not be quenched day nor night, and the smoke of it should ascend for ever. But was the land burning now ? No, but it was destroyed and made a barren waste. Again, Sodom and Gomorrah were aaid to have suffered the vengeance of eternal fire, but that fire plainly only lasted till they were utterly destroyed. Part of the concluding verse of the last chapter of Isiah was often quoted as showing the never-ending punishment of the wicked, but if the whole verse was read it would have a very different meaning to that generally applied to it, especially when it was remembered that it. was usual for the Jews to burn their dead. The 20th of Ezekiel, 46th and 47th versea, taught that the wicked would undergo a second death—by fire, while in Malachi 4th it was said that the wicked should be ashes under she feet of the righteous. The everlasting punishment spoken of in the Bible was an act, the process of which would have an end—death. The speaker concluded by earnestly appealing to all present to escape from the doom of the impenitent while there yet was time, and to trust in Christ, who alone could give them true happiness. The ÜBual Bible class will be held intfbe Hall on Thursday evening at eight o'clock.

Whios letters of the alphabet are most obnoxious to Mr Bryce ? F.E.Gh (effigy.)