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Thames Star, Volume XIV, Issue 4490, 26 May 1883, Page 2

As will be Been by an advertisement in another column; Messrs Gellion and Co. have received instructions to sell on Saturday next the Bite of Vickery's old, battery at the fool of the Karaka Creek, arid also 10 head of stamps, 2 berdana, and some shafting. This ia a good chance for companies owning mines in the Upper Country to provide th mselves with crushing plant. The site is also a good one for machinery purposes. Thb contractor who carries the mails from Paeroa to Te Aroha on horseback, will have to cease his service unless something is done immediately to the road. He finds it almost impossible to even ride over a portion of it. A woeshippbb of the rosy god answered to his cognomen before the B.M. this morning. Five shilling and costs was recorded, but the alternative " until tho rising of the court" suited the delinquent better, and he took his sentence out in walking to the door. Thb Rev. T. Adams will lecture to-morrow-evening in the Congregational Church on 11 The Dusty Parlor," being one of a series of addresses on " The Pilgrim's Progress." We would draw the attention of the Borough Council to the state of a crossing in Owen street, opposite Walker's Hotel. The drays carrying the quartz from the Imperial and Deep Level Cross mines cross the footpath at this point, and the traffic has made it very muddy. A load or two of gravel would remedy the matter.

Mb W. F. Buckland has been elected a member of the Auckland Education Board, without opposition. We notice by an advertisement in another column that Mr W. Deeble, in addition to his grocery business, has opened a butcher's shop in Bolleston steeet. Mb E. H. Tatiob lectures to-morrow even* ing in the Oddfellows Hall on " Is it true." It was at the Corner. He wanted scrip, they thought. He said, " Yell I should hold dem Kweens af Pewty, und how mootch ?" And before the two-and-a-half per cent, could answer, he jerked out, " Now, dat vill do, no, no, ah you be sugared—come, come, ah! yes, of course, I know you vill, yes ten shillinks ; no you don't, I vant to sell, you be sugared; they have cot some cold, eh ? Ah! yes my poy, so have I," and producing a compact jewellery case, "let me sell you some good gold; here's a nice looket—Ah! yes, you be sugar'd !" The broker didn't see it. The state of the Waiotahi road, especially for about 6 or 7 chains in length below Punga Flat, is a disgrace to the County Council. A sum of money has been granted by Government for repairing it, and the Council should have the work done at once. No difficulty would be experienced in getting an abundant supply of metal at a small cost, and the w >rk should not be delayed. Nothing of consequence has been done on this road for the past five months and carters are very unwilling to bring quartz A Heeaid correspondent writing from Tauranga aays. —Tawhiao and party arrived at Rangiwaea, the residence of old Tupaia, yesterday morning, when Ngae te Raugi loyally received his Majesty and pnrty, supposed to number about 150. There is no excitement whatever, nor do I think there will be much speechifying. Great preparations are said to be made for their reception at Maketu, where feastings and dissipation are looked for by the people residing there. This is said to be Tawhiao's last demonstration in this quarter.

The Lyttelton Harbour Board have under consideration an offer from the N.Z. Electric Light and Power Company to erect 10 more lights, making 26 additional lengths, to cost £25 each. Should the Board acnept the offer they will hare about the best illuminated harbour in the world. The last passage of the Huuroto from Sydney to Auckland was a rough one. She left Newcastle on the 19th, and experienced strong head winds aud sea, accompanied by heavy rain-squalls till the 21st, when a strong easterly gale was encountered. At 8 p.m. on the 22nd a Bea broke over the upper-bridge, smashing the rails, Ac, store in the front of the wheel-house, and washed away the bridge ladders, besides doing other, damage about the decks. The captain slowed down the engines and put the ship's head to aea till 1 a.m. on the 23rd, when, the gale moderating, she stood on her course again. Thence she experienced strong winds and heavy seas till her arrival in Auckland. The list of candidates for the Bruce seat promises to ba a large one. It ib now stated that Mr John Macniel will probably be a candidate for the seat. He contested Dunedin Central at the last election. Mr Horace Bastings was requested to stand but declined. At the Dunedin Eace Meeting on Thursday in the Trotting Match the inside totalißator paid the colossal dividend of £159 6s, only £2 out of £354 being on Folly, the winner. The outside totalisator paid a dividend of £72 13a 6d, only £4 out of £323 being on Polly. The rider had the tickets on her on the inside totalisator, and he was greeted with a round of cheers on going to get h s dividend. W. <J. Gabbabd, the labour agitator in Auckland has been arrested on a charge of assaulting his wife. She bad got a warrant out for assault in the morning, and in the afternoon be again assaulted her in Queen street. A WBtxiHOTON telegram Bajs:—The private residence of Dr Lemon, Superintendent of Telegraphs, was successfully illuminated with the electric light on Thursday night, this being the first private house in the colony into whiou this light has been introduced, Tue^apparutus used consists of

Siemens shunt dynamo, which will rim 16 lights each, equal to 2Ocandle power, and will accommodate itself to every lamp which is cut out or. inserted. The Swan incandescent lamp is the one employed in the «• resent i instance. Tito plant has been specially imported by Dr Lemon at a cost of a little ove £20Q, and with the excepti n of regulating the engine (1 b.p. indicated) the whole has been" fitted up by Dr Loinon himself. It is believed that tho new light will be found quite jas cheap as gas for its size and weight. Dr Lemon considers that the Siemens dynamo machine is the most powerful generator in the market. A gas engine is employed to drive the machinery, A notice appears in last night's Gazette that his Excellency the has summoned the Hon. J. 0. .Richmond, of Nelson, and J. W. Barnicoat, of Nelson, to the Legislative Council.