The Evening Star. PUBLISHED DAILY AT FOUR P.M. Resurrexi. TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 1882.

Thames Star, Volume XIII, Issue 4322, 7 November 1882, Page 2

The Evening Star. PUBLISHED DAILY AT FOUR P.M. Resurrexi. TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 1882.

The Bank of New Zealand will be closed j on Thursday next. A OHaisTM:A.S Tree to aid the funds of the Wesleyan Sunday Softools will be exhibited at the Volunteer Hall to-night. It will blossom with all sorts of nice things for little folks. The programme for the Flower Show appears in our advertising columns. There will be no entrance fee for exhibit?, bub all, excepting pot plants, will be sold by auction for the benefit of the Ladies' Benevolent Society. The annual soiree and concert in connection with the Protestaut Alliance Benefit Society will be held on thePriace of Wales' Birthday. The anniversary celebrations of this society have always been very successful, and we anticipate this one will be at least as enjoyable as its predecessors, Mb Goodson, who has revolutionised certain branches of business, particularly the fancy goods department, in Auckland, is about to open a shop in Brown street, next the Lady Bowen Hotel. His extensive premises, Hoffman's Buildings, Auckland, are now one of the attractions of the city, being more like a bazaar than an ordinary shop, and the place is'seldom without a large number of visitors. The Auckland Star says: -" Mr «T. M. Clark is not, going to enter upon the third term ° of bis Mayoralty without a struggle. A requisition inviting Councillor W. K. Waddel to accept nomination is in course of sign-tire, and th« report goes that 'Barkis i> wi lin\" Mr Clark is a jolly good fellow, generally credited with being perfectly straightforward, lavishes money freely, aud spends his salary on the city, but withal he lias faults which defraat largely from his good qualities. A scratch upon the veneer discloses that the idol of Auckland is but; very common clay after all. Hi 3 coarse attack upon Sit G. Grey during the City East elect ion, met with general disapprobation, and not n few are of opinion that it cost him the seat. But his treatment of a deputation of clergymen and others who waited upon him to protest against the intro-

duction of the Contagious Diseases Act was even in worse taste. When brae of them informed him that n petition ag'iinst the Act* win being signed by "the ladies, he replied, according t-o both il«ralH and S'ar, that.he did no' civ if if. were signed by 6H women of both sex : it w u!d have no fffeet upon him" Ihiifc is'vvlmt the geuilernan who occupi s.ihj oivio chair of Auckand implied of a num. 1 er of p raona who generally in education, ability, ami socinl standing were quite his equal, and ■'■ in some reapects his superior. If that w-»ef not dragging the dignity of his office through the dirt, we should like to know wh t it was. Citizens who wait, upon the head of the corpors'i >n are at least entitled to civility. His Hokoe, Judge Macdonald, presided at the District Court this morning, but his labors were not of an onerous character and lusted only ten minutes. George Harcaurt te cei ?ed ; bis discharge in bankruptcy. The trustee's 'report put in by Mr Miller showed the liabilities were £129, asset*, £157. The j bankrupt, had been prospecting unsuccessfully for a considerable time, and incurred the liabilities during that period. Since then he has been engaged as an accountant, but had i ot been able to clear off his indebtedness. Upon being pressed by a creditor he was compelled to file his schedule. The only other case was a judgment summons by Maurice Power against Etna te Aoura for £68 9s. Mr Brassey appeared for plaintiff. His Honor seemed to be in a generally cantankerous mood, and hit out all round. He aeked ■if it was certain that the defendant thoroughly understood what a certain document purported to contain. The Clerk of the Court answered iv the affirmative, and added " Your Honor knows she can speak English as well as any Maori womin." His Honor, however, was not to be caught napping, and judiciously, and or judicially, declined to plead guilty to the soft impeachment. The Chief Judge of the Native Lands Court was not going to admit an intimate knowledge of the character, accomplishments, or idiosyorasies of the Maori ladies in general, or tbe luxurious Ema in particular. Then Mr Brassey proceeded to say that he had seen Ema pay certain moneys at Renshiiw's, when His -Honor - reminded him that the proper place to make such a statement would be the witness box. Counsel for the plaintiff went on to state that His Honor must know that the lady" in question bad plenty of money to enable her to go travelling r. und the country. Thereupon the Judge played him as scurvy- a trick as Prince Henry when he became King served his boon companion valiant, Jack Falstaff. His Honor replied, I may know these tuings outside, but I want the evidence before me here. And for lack of this same evidence the case had to be adjourn d for v fortnight. The weekly meeting of the Thames Mutual Improvement Association was held last night. It was excellently attended, several ladies being present. The class resolved itself into Parliamentary form. A report from the Managing Committee was brought up staling that the Rev. Mr Neill had agreed to deliver a lecture upon shorthand on that evening week in the High School, after which a class for the practice of shortjmnd would be formed in connection with the Association. As We anticipated, Gunpowder Plot was celebrated with much zest yesterday evening Along the beach large bon-fires were lighted in at least ha'f-i-dozen places, and there was scarcely a point on the hills which did not exhibit a brilliant light, like unto ihe signal fires of olden times. Altogether the effect was very pretty. Crackers were flying about in all directions, and hero and there rockets might he seen like ascending meteors. A .Christchubch telegram says the Middle Park Company's imported Stallion King of Clubs, who received injuries through being cast in his box, has had to bo killed. PoitfCfi (to landlord who has his house open and full at half-past twelve) : Well, jou aro a bass you are! To tKink as how I give you notice and every thin'l .was it comin Vand yosugot a lot of fellers here! How Uen a man conscientiously do his dooty ? The Thames River Navigation Company has deoideJ not to purchase the sternwheeler Waihou, as she consumed too much coal. The purchase of the steamer now building by Meears A. and G-. Price by the Thames Kiver Navigation Company may be regarded 08 an accomplished fact. Two directors delegated to do so, inspected the steamer yesterday, and were well pleased with her. She will be finished as speedily as possible. It is ptobable her speed will be 9 or 9£ knots. An inquest into the origin of the fire at Mr Dann's, Pollen street, a few d*ys ago, was held this morning in the Camden Hotel, before Dr Kilgour, Coroner, and a jury of whom Mr M. J. Wilke3 was chosen foreman. No fresh facts were elicited, and the verdict was to the effect that the fire was an accidental one. In connection with the subject of light, weights in bread, a consumer writes to the Daily Times exposing the roguery practised on hotelkeeper, &c, by the baker.-, who themselves deliver bread. Unknown to the bal<er a check was kept on the month's bread, with the rejult that it w s found to be charged from one to three loavea never delivered, almost daily. It is to be hoped that the Harbor Board will insert clauees in the agreement with Mr White relative to the claim on the foreshore making provision for working. If the matter is merely taken up as a speculation ou probable prospect 3, it will be worse than useless. This is an undertaking that will require capital, and according to present appearances, the foreshore will become valuable at no distant time for mining purposes, so that the Board should be careful not to make any arrangement that might embarrass it in the future. A NtTMBEB of intending Auckland subscribers to Ada Mantua's consultation were nicely " had "by the Postal authorities. Ada won't be caught by taking registered letters, and therefore money for tickets had to be sent in ordinary envelopes through the post in the usual way. The Postmaster, however, acting under instructions, registered all the letters addressed " Ada Maxitua, Dunedin, and when they reached their destination, the addresses would not take delivery. The consequence was that the missives went to the Dead Letter Office, where the £L's were #arefuily taken out, and paid into the Colonial Bxchequ-r. A "TTBIiIt attended temperance meeting was held at the Good Templars" Hall last night. The Bey. R. Laishley presided. Addresses were delivered by the Chairman, and Messrs Taylor and Price. Misses Blakely and Nodder, and Mr Jones contributed songs, and Messrs Marcbant and Taylor recitations. The Chairman said in his earlier years, when he was largely interested in the temperance movement, he should have felt no difficulty in speaking at 'ength on this subject, but of late years he had not kept himself posted up on the question. He was, however, happy to know that the progress of the movement was most marked. He read but the other day there were 5,000,000 pledged abstainers in Great Britain, and that the foremost men of the day were devoting themeelre to the' furtherance of the cause. Mr Price in the course of his address said he held that this was the question of the age to which every other question in every English speaking community was being subordinated, and which could never be effectually and finally disposed of. The only settlement which would meet the necessities of the case was the entire prohibition of the manufacture and sale of intoxicating liquors. ■"'.."■

The successful tenderer for the alterations (o the Brian Boru Hotel was Mr A. Ilanian, nt £176. The other tenderer* were Coombes anb Thompson, £269 ; R Farrell, £263 The North Shore Rega tn. Committee was greatly pprplexed how to fred the large -detachment of Maori- who uro coming into rown to take part; in ilie war v iiiue rave. Trusting to the generosity of tlie public the/ jre:e loaned a cart yesterday, and sent, it round the town ; within a sh rfc time it was filled with liberal donations of groc ries, pnta'oes, and flour. Subsequent trips were equally succ'eusfui. A MEETING-of the native chiefs was h pld uff'r Mr- Bryce's departure from Alexandra when ir, was decided to aend .for Bewi to consult <m the situation. Wahanui sent to him y^Mardny morning, and ii meeting of the ehio.'eto receive him was to be held t.hat evening. The poplo hure been t.old not to leave. The lad Miller, who waa a^ reraly injured while climbing the fence in Grafton Road, Auckland, is recovering. Ho is in the hospital.