The Evening Star. PUBLISHED DAILY AT FOUR P.M. Resurrexi. MONDAY, DECEMBER 18, 1882.

Thames Star, Volume XIII, Issue 4357, 18 December 1882, Page 2

The Evening Star. PUBLISHED DAILY AT FOUR P.M. Resurrexi. MONDAY, DECEMBER 18, 1882.

The Registrar of Vaccination had several OBses before the K.M. this morning of parents neglecting to hare their children vaccinated. With regard to the majority the Bench held that the vaccinating officer was a greater ginner than the defendants, for having neglected to forward a duplicate of his certificate of exemption to the registrar, and .it was suggested the doctor should .be fined. The doctor can and frequently does graut a certificate of exemption for a certain time owing to the infant being in an unfit state for vaccination, but he is by law bound to send v duplicate to the registrar. In two cases, where the children had been vaccinated after the summons was received the nominal penalty of one shilling and costs was imposed. In two other cases the registrar withdrew the charge, stating he only wished the children to be vaccinated. One or two cases were adjourned.

There was a good attendance at the Oddfellows' Hall last eTening. Mr B. H. Taylor spoke from the llib, 12th and 13th verses of 1 Thessalonians, 3rd chapter. He contended that nowhere in the New Testament was man taught to prepare for death, the incentive to holiness and all other Christian graces and moral virtues being the second coining of Christ, as was plainly taught by Paul in Collossians 3rd chapter, in Titus 2nd chapter, 11, 12 and 13 verses, 1 John 2nd chapter, Matthew 16 chapter 27 verse, and many other passages. It had been said that the doctrine that life was in Christ only would unlit men to die, but no true follower of Him would fear to die, as he would look beyond the dark grave and see by faith his Redeemer reappearing to raise him from the dead and give him an inheritance incorruptible and a crown of life. The usual Bible olaas will be held in the Hall on Thursday eyeing at 8 o'clock. i The sparkling opera of Lea Cloches de Oorneville will be produced for the last time to-night. Already the aire have become popular, and everywhere boys may be heard whistling " Ding dong bell," " Look at that, look at this*' or the melancholy " tooral looral." We hope Messrs Stanley and Darbyshire, whose enterprise in affording the Thames public this great treat has not been sufficiently appreciated, will have a bumper house. A case of a most re rolling character was before the R.M. Court this morning. A daughter sues her father for maintenance* of an illegitimate child of which he denies the paternity. It appears there is a bitter feud 1 between members of the family, or rather two or three families. About the time, of the opening?of this goldfield Holton separated from his wife. She Boon found another partner,, a busbman ; and Holton likewise consoled himself by taking a mistress. Soon there were three families, only one of which was legitimate. Mrs Bolt on hag recently returned to the, Thames, and her husband alleges that the charge is a conspiracy between ■ her and her children. The plaintiff may haye # been telling a concocted story ; but if io she* did it well; she seemed neither forward nor vindictive. The matter is now in the hands of the police, and has been adjourned till Jan. 6th.

The criGket nvttfh., Bink^rs mid Brokers v. Civil Servants on Saturday afternoon resulted in a draw greatly in favor of the Utter. The Bankers in their first innin»B only made 41, the bowling o f Newton being very effective. The Civil Servauls then followed, and put together 107 before the last, wicket foil, Lowo, Airey, and Christie batting well. In the second innings of tho Bankers Fraiier and A. Howe put together fine scores, the total being 101 runs with one wicket to fall when timo was called. This made them 35 ahead of their opponents, who, however, had not. time for a socnd innings.—A match between teams picked from the Comet and Union Clu^s was also played on the Waio Karaka Fiat., and ended in an easy win for the former by an innings and 4 runs.

A HEiENsviMiß telegram gays :—Two sea"men deserted from the barque Kentish Laas here yesterday, aod proceeded to Kaukapakapa. On their way they met n young lady, daughter of Mr John McLeod, of Kaukapakapa, and grossly assaulted her by tying her hands behind, throwing her down, and afc- ) tempting rape. She struggled successfully, ! being a strong girl, freed herself, and actually boxed the pair and beat them off. A sotder approaching, the scoundrels skedaddled and made for the bush. Constable Naughton and all the available settlers in the district are out to-day searching.