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Thames Star, Volume XIV, Issue 4381, 18 January 1883, Page 2

t A.B'OBTION of our telegraphic news will b« found on the.fourth page.

A BICH specimen of copper ore from theChsmpion Copper Lode Company,. Aniseed Valley, Nelson, lies in »he oiEce. of Messrs Frater Bros., in Albert street. The district from which it comes is very rich in_ mineral wealth.

The number of prisoners committed for trial at the present sitting of the Supreme Court is 58, and the cry is "still they come."

We regret to learn that Mr J. Renahaw was taken very ill .yesterday morning, and is now confined to his room with inflamaiion of the lungs.

Messes D. G-eujon and Co. announce Jp another column that, acting upon instruct!™*, from Mrs Fraser, they will on the 7th of tyfiph ruary, at the Academy of Music, self the fiajJKWA hold township.of Ohinemuri. This valuer' estate adjoins the leasehold township of Vn^M To-dat was another off-day at the E.M7 Court.

Mb MoGtbeg-ob, auctioneer, notifies that the sale at the Prince Imperial Hotel, Shortland, which was to have been held to-morrow, is postponed till further notice.

It is to bo hoped that the Government will follow lhe example of the Victorian authorities and issue reply post curds, which hare been found a great convenience in the sister colony.

At a meeting of the members of the Congregational Churoh, held after the service last evening, it was resolved to extend 'a unanimous call to the Rev. Thomas Adams.

The passengers by tbe coach from Te Aroha to Thames yesterday afternoon had a lively time of it while pasting through the Botokohu Gorge. The bush, which consists chiefly of tawa, was on fire on both sides, and sparks, ashes, and smoke were a little too plentiful to be pleasant. Two or three times the passengers had to get out, so that in case the flames came too near the driver, he might be able to whip up tbe horses and dash through. • -

A cobbespondekt suggests that prayers for rain should be said in the Churches,On Sunday next. He writes: " The efficacy df prayer in seasons of drought, has been shown in this and the neighboring colonies on many

occasions.",.. , . , , , ' Hokb Webahiko, the Te Aroha prospector has been received in the Hospital Buffering •from dropsy. ■ ... ,\ . i

A meeting- of those desirous of forming a lodge of the TJnited Ancient Order of Druids was held last night at the Oddfellows' Hall. Mr Grribble was voted'to the chair. Mr Scott, the convener of the meeting explained the "obj -els of the Order, and mentioned tlie facts that the number of ifs^ naembers^was now 300,000 ; during the four years thevrder bad existed in New Zealand 29 lodges, having 2000 members, had.been opened j and if a sufficient number of persons evinced a desire to join ia the movement here, the District President, Mr W. Bishop, would gladly come from Wellington and open a Lodge. Several of those present pat down their names as intending members, and those desirous of establishing a branch of the order here should see Mr Scott, who is taking a list of those Druidically inclined.

They have seekers foe curiosities in the Police pourfc in other places as well as the Thames. The Tauranga Times says;— There was no cricket match en Saturday. The only sign of a pame on the " cricket field " was one member of the Club asleep en a bench with a bat between his knees. Several of the other " athletes" preferred the classic precincts of the. Police Court during a criminal trial to exercising their muscles in the " noble game."

The Southland Times acknowledges the receipt of a book of soap sheets. ; Each leaf is sufficient to wash the hands and face with. A traveller will be able to carry a month's supply of soap in his.Test pocket. -We recommend the article to the attention of our celestial brethren. : ■/

Thh Auckland Star and the Herald are at loggerheads over an important occurrenna of a not very racent date. It appears that 'the 1 rock upon which they split 'was the passage in the Bible which saysj " And the daughter of Pharoah came down to wash herself f& the river; and her maidens walked along by the river's side ?"—Exodus, chap. 2, t. 5. Now, the morning paper hold?, that the lady ' urned out with her maids to do the family washing, while the Star insists that she went to the Nile to bathe. Th« indignant repudiation of the Herald that Her Royal Highness had any abiutionary intention must cause Biblical scholars to have a certain amount of doubt in the cleanliness of Pharoah's household, while the Star's assertion that she did not go to the river for the purpose of cleansing the household linen will, perhaps, awaken doubts as to domestic industry of the Princess. Tbe serious reflection, consequent upon the endeavor to solve the objeofc of P.'s daughter, will tend to cause the subject being carefully gone into, and a settlement of the difficulty by some of the Biblicul savants in Europe will be anxioU'ly looked forward to. Meanwhile, we hold our breath. la it possible the Jady went to fish, while "her maidens walked along by the river's site," bunting for worms and other b^it, wherewith to entrap the wily Egyptian flounder.

A" Exchanjre-says :—" It is reported that the Hon. Mr Whitaker, the Premier, is preparing a Bill to reform the Legislative Council. We understand that the measure is to be on the lines of his Bill of 1878 for the reform of the Houbo of Representatives, and that it will bo based on the Hare Boheme of representation. HiB < measure is to be introduced in the Legislative Council next session."

Q-OMDBN lined streets have hitherto only bam read of in fairy-tales, but the practice of road sweeping for the purpose of washing the dust for gold is a favorite one in Ballarat, Victoria.

It i« no wonder that railway acciden's are frequent in Vcitoria. A Geelong paper states that on Wednesday morning a special train proceeded from Melbourne to Queensoliff, without notice being given to the pointsman at W.*rt Gtecloag The train ran through in the drmnary way, uud, an tbe points were not adjusted, the weight of the vehicles had the effect of breaking one of the connecting rods used in regulating the points.

The correspondent of an exchange writes : —»" I had a treat in store for pussy this morning through -having oaueht a mouse »t the bottom of a biscuit tin. In order to give agood free run to the quadrupeds, I took the tin into the middle of the yard before upsetting it. WJtfh the mouse fell to the ground the eat dewined to act, and away of course ran the ' mouse, as fast as a mouse can run when life and liberty are at stake. But tbe poor fug-

ifive went in the w<jy of an unlooked-for foe —namely, a teu weeks' old pullet, which caught it in its bill and dropped it three or four times, but never allowed it to get beyond her reach until satisfied that all the " go " of the poor mouse was out of it.'