The Evening Star. PUBLISHED DAILY AT FOUR P.M. Resurrexi. THURSDAY, MAY 3, 1883.

Thames Star, Volume XIV, Issue 4470, 3 May 1883, Page 2

The Evening Star. PUBLISHED DAILY AT FOUR P.M. Resurrexi. THURSDAY, MAY 3, 1883.

Owing to a visit of examination by the Government Inspector, the big, pump will temporarily cease operations about the Bth instant. The suspension is likely to be for about a week.

Mb J. H. Moobe, manager of the new Martha Extended Company at Waihi, is calling for tenders for tramming quartz from the mine to the battery, also for carting a crashing of 299 tons from the Dulcibel claim to the battery.

In the Nugget claim at the Upper Shotover, in the Lakes District, Otago, the tributera are making stone that only goes 3 or 4dwta. to the ton pay. They work hard.

Thb New Zealand Insurance Company are offering a premium of £250 for the best design for the block of buildings to be erected by them on the land at the foot of Shortlandstreet, Auckland, lately leased from the City Council. '."'■ Wfi would remind members of. the Rifl<> Rangers of their parade and inspection by Major Withers this evening.

Thb funeral of the late Mrs Twenty men yesterday afternoon was very largely attended, thereby giving additional evidence of the respect in which she was held by the residents of the Thames. ;

C-& 31 ■■■■"■" :' An inquest was held on the body of the boy Downey who was drowned in the Waihi at the time of the late coach accident on Monday before Mr Austin, J.P. , The body was found a mile and a hi If from the place where the oapsize occurred.

Miss Juno's company again appeared before a fair house at the Academy last night, the piece de rejistanca being " Flowers of the Forest," a gipsy representation which afforded no great scope for display of afeilitj. The part of Cynthia; the gipsy, was sustained by Miss Juno, in her usual taking manner, the emotions of the devoted girl being admirably pourtrayed. Miss Greenless as Starlight Bess was very successful, and Mr McGowan elicited roara of laughter by his rendering of the unsophisticated Kinchin, the amusing character of the play. The subordinate parts were fairly upheld by the remaiuder of t ue company. In the after-piece " The Bonny Fishwife," Miss Juno made the best hit of the season. Her playing in the dual character of Miss Thistledown and Maggie Macfarlane was splendid, the Scotch of the latter part being inimitable. Messrs McGowan's and Medus' representations of Sir Hickory Heartyoheer aud the valet Gaiter?, : were also well appreci.. atedby the audience, and when the curtain fell at the close of this brief play there was evident a general deeirc—like that of Oliver Twist—for more.

Thk attention of our local iron-founders is Called to the advertisement in another column asking for tenders for the supply of a quantity of Points aud crossings for the Railway Department,

The following telegram was posted at the Cerner this afternoon by the manager of the Now Priuce Imperial Company:—"Two hundredweight specimens from drive No. 1 section west, No. 5 level. 'Rich chow left in back of drive." .At the meeting of the Council to be held this evening, the bye-law regulating the keeping of swine within the Borough will be doalfc with. We understand that it will be proposed that the prohibition should apply to the bound aries of the town, and this is not only v unnecessary, but very likely to cause the shelving of this very important question. The^e are many streets in which pigs might be kept without endangering health or causing unpleasantness to neighbors, and it would bo as well that our astute Councillors applied the rule only to those streets in the Borough mentioned in their advertisement. It is very unlikely that other portions will require to be prohibited for a very long time to i come, and if such an ocoasion should arise very ! little trouble or expense is needed to bring the law into force when it has once been found to work satisfactorily. It is therefore to be hoped that these streets named in the advertisement of the Council will be protected by to-night's meeting. As two equestriennes were negociating aturn on the Kopu Road at a place known as Barrett's corner, the horse of one of them knocked down a man named Geazbar, and caused the infliction of a nasty cut on his head. The tender-hearted fair one did not wait to see what harm she had done, but went on her way, if not rejoicing, apparently quite careless as to the effect of the collision. To-day, .being Ascension Day, there will be service in St. George's Church, at 7 o'clock p.m. The musical portion will include Handel's well-known chorus "Lift up your Heads." Tee practice of the Orchestra of the Choral Society last night was very successful. The members mustered in good force, and the selections from " Eli " were, for a first, practice, gone through in a very creditable manner. Air agent of the G vernment Life Assur< area Department has been busy taking live? here during the last week. What might have resulted in a serious accident happened yesterday at the big pump while the agent and his attendant doctor were inspecting the works. When the balance bob— which weighs 20 tons—was rising out of the hole into which it falls, it struck the Insurance Agent on the cheek. The cheek was uninjured, and remains intact, and the wrench it gave the machinery will be repaired next week when the pump stops—at least, so we ars informedThb cup presented by Mr McLiver to the highest scorer in the recent cricket match Married V. Single,'and the bat to be given for the best average for the season, will be presen'ed to the respective winners, Messrs Egginton aud Smith, on Saturday evening next. OtD 58th men will, no doubt, feel interested in the news lately to hand that an immense fortune has fallen to the descendants of the late Genera' Wynyard, their former colonel. As the matter at present stands (says the Rangitikei Advocato) Robert, the only surviving son of Colonel Wynyard, becomes possessor of a sum of one million sterling A similar amount is to be divided among the children of Captain Gladwin Wynyard, who, it will be remembered, married a native girl, and upon his retiring from the army returned to New Zealand, and settled upon tome'land near Lake Takapuna, at Auckland, where he resided until his death some few years back. Even allowing a broad margin for the exaggeration which generally obtainb in rumour of inherited riches, it "is positively certain that enormous wealth, consisting of street property in London, will pass, through the death of an aged kinsman, into the hands of the few living descendants of the well remembered and popular colonel of New Zealand's pet among regiments—" The Jolly Old 58th." The fifth annual report of the Colonial Insurance Company, to be presented at the meeting on the 15th instant, in Wellington, shows that the gross income for the year ended the 31st March, 1883, together with the balance brought forward from the former year, amounted to £82,242 12s lOd. The expenditure under all headings, including losses, being £73,084 12 8d ; there is, therefore, a credit balance of £9158 Os 2d. For the disp sal of this Bum the directors have placed £2500 to the reserve fund (which now stands at £10,000), and recommend the payment of a dividend of 10 per cent, to shareholders (equal to £5000), leaving £1668 5s 2d to be carried forward to next year's account. The directors congratulate shareholders on the substantial increase of the company's business, which is mainly attributable to the cordial support given by the shareholders, and to the confidence of the public in general. This is the more gratifying as during the past year competition for business has been keener than in any previous year since the company commenced operations, and has necessitated the greatest care in the selection of risks. i Me Doidge, editor of the Louth Liberal, New South Wales, who was formerly connected with this paper, wae recently married to Mies Mary Chilcot, lately of the Thames. The Customs revenue collected at the several ports in the colony last month amounted to £121,086 8s 9d, the largest contributors being Dunedin, £33,035 13s 2d ; Auckland, £24,467 10s 7d; Lyttelton and Christchurch, £20,106'8s lOd ; Wellington, £18,180 16s 4d. ifor April, 1882, the total amount collected was £109,363 13s 3d, of which Dunedin supplied £26,609 9s sd; Lyfctelton and Christchurcb, £21,060 10s 6d j Auckland, £19,84,4 10s 2d; Wellington, £14,752 2s lOd. The beer duty for the colony for the last month was £5052 Bs,—the largest contribution being Dunedin,, £1317 5a lid: Cbristchurch, £10541258dj Auckland, £997 4s 4d; —while Wellington was only £315 8s 9d. The amount paid for April, 1882, waß £5151 15s Id. : At the civil sittings of the Supreme Court at New Pljmouth, which commenced yesterday morning, an action was brought by Major Kemp and o.ber owners of the Rangipo block against Messrs Studholme and Morrin, to recover £3276, rent from 1874 to 1881, drior to its being passed through tbe Lands Court,—Mr Travers appeared for plaintiffs, and Mr Sell for defendants. The, issues of f cfc were agreed between the parties, and the amount claimed admitted by Mr Bell, subject to large advances on account, and to payment beiog conditional on ali native owners signing the lease. The Obief Justice ruled in favor of Mr Bell, and directed the jnry that plaintiffs were not legally entitled to recover. Yerdiet for defendants, with leave to plaintiffs to move in their favor. A second action was brought by Kemp against Messrs Studholme and Morrin, to recover £400, agreed to be paid him for | services in obtaining signatures to the lease. The defendants admitted the agreement, and the case resolved it3elf into one of accounts. It was found that Kemp bad been overpaid by-£5 13s. The jury returned a verdict for defendant! for that amount.

Ms Fttohs, of Christotraroh, whose wife had her foot crushed by the Wakatipu at the Sailor's Home excursion, sues the Union Steamship Company for damages. The Company have not replied to his solicitor's demands. A London private' cablegram, dated May let, has been received in Auckland announcing the arrival of the barque Laira, from Auckland. A native was charged at the Auckland Police Court with being drunk, and pretended not to know what was said. At length Mr Cunningham called for Mr Grrigg to interpret, but that gentleman * was not present. The Bench considered, ia justice to the prisoner, that the case should be adjourned. The Maori's eyes at once brightened, and he muttere ?, "Me talk English ; don't want 'nother night; o't; I'll plead guilty ; was very drunk." The confession caused laughter among the crowd, in which the native joined. Just as the Bench pronounced 5s and costs, down came a portion of the ceiling in the next , room, where workmen are engaged, with } startling eflect.3, which caused the native to gaze upwards with evident fear, and trembling, exclaiming, " O mine 'cd." Ths necessity of obtaining inoreased dredging plant has forced itself on the attention of the Auckland Harbor Board, and the matter was discussed at some length at a meeting held yesterday afternoon. A recommendation from the committe was read as follows: That, in the opinion of this committee, it is necessary for the Board to provide itself »ith increased dredging plant, and we recommend that application be made to tlie Lyttelton and Otago Harbor Boards to asesrtain if their dredging plant would be available for hire to the Board, for say 12 months; and that, failing any dredging plant being available for hire, a dredger be procured by the Board at a cost of about £2000. The clause was adopted with the exception of the latter part referring to the purchaae of a new dredger at a cost of £2009. Captain Hammond, the chief officer of the barque George Bewley, which recently ar rived in Auckland, testifies to the wonderful effect of " oil on troubled waters " When their vessel was on her way out from London, running before a fierce gale with a fresh breeze, it was found that large quantities of water constantly broke over the stern, and the cabin was partially flooded.. Captain Hammond determined to try the oil experiment,," aad accordingly two canvas bags were prepared and filled with oil. These were hung over each quarter, and produced a wonderful effect, for subsequently scarcely any water broke on board. ' Messrs Vernon and Sfcudd, two of the English ;Eleven which visited Australia last season, had a practice at Peacock's pavilion in Christchurch. They were surprised at the excellence of the cocoanut matting pitch. While they were visiting Lancaster Park in a cab, with the Hon. Mr Stevens, the horse fell down dead.