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Thames Star, Volume XIV, Issue 4528, 10 July 1883, Page 2

A TBIA£ parcel of about five tons o r quartz from b reef in the Morning Star, late Golden Fleece, claim at Te Aroha was brought down by the Waitoa this morning, and will be put throagh at the Alburnia mill a> soon as is practicable. A large yield is not expected. The claim is ao situated on the old field, about balf a mile from the township. , Twt Despatch yesterday beat the Waitoa on the trip to Te Aroha by bout 20 minutes, her time being 8 hours from Sherthnd wharf. She,was, however, delayed 2 hoars at the Junction, owing to. the whist le*pipe having broken. Steam bad to be blown off, and the fires raked out', in order to remedy, the defect, and then steam bad to be git up again before «he could proceed on her way. The Waitoa also had several stoppage r and was stuck on a bank for half an-hour at onetime' 'Both vessels started at tb« same time to-day, for the down trip, the Despatch getting in a frw minutes ahead.. The time was about 5£ hours, but neither vessel was running full speed. The Waitoa's new screws are found to be an improvement. Thk Harbormaster received the following: telegram to-day from Wellington :—" Between north-east and north and west further fall glass and within 6 hours heavy rain, but glass rising after 12 hours." Monk's New Zealand herbal remedies are advertised in another column. As will be seen by the announcement the medicine has, been most efficacious, and the vendor possesses testimonials from several well known colonists. A triaii of the Friestman's dredge reoently purchased by the Harbor Board was made this morning, and resulted very satisfactorily. The dredge was moored alongside the gridiron at the Goods Wharf, just outside the reclamation works. One of Metsrs Price Bros.' employe? I acted as engineer, and the pressure of steam was BOlbs. The trial was chiefly to enable the Harbormaster to judge the amount of ballast required, so the mud brought up by the bucket wasaimply dropped again into the -water. The quantity lifted was nearly a ton, and a apeed of I one dip per minute will probably be obtained when work is in full swing. The dredge has been again taken inside the reclamation works for shelter, and to allow of some woodwork being doric, but the dredging of a channel on the south side of Goods Wharf will probably ; be commenced on Friday. : RuKJtt'B plnbratne of the American War, I »' show that has always been highly spoken of I Mad thoroughly popular, appears to be eem« pletely fetching the Auckland people. The Herald says .that judging from the crowded state of tk* Opera House nightfy, the enter* tftuuneat bw)s Isir to " gooo for ever. Mr Bains* Wings his - sbdw to the Thames at an **rr/Aate. ■Dojwaift Tsristy trovf* will. appear in the Academy*? Music oa Saturday evening next. AoyiMtitityWffakoitur* and oth.r, articles to be distributed at the company's performances aire exhibited in the shop next toMcLirer's, Brown atreet., .... , ". j ■■> ' v Thbbb was no business transeoted at the Police, Court this morning. ,At the meeting -of the Berough and Coanty Gotutcils in-their capacity of Game* tery trustees held yesteid*y, it was ascertained that, there w> s an overdraft of £6, and aocouns a-'int; to the am .unt ot £ii 2s lOd: eg-*"-* £25. Mr D >n was app inteci 01«rk, M • Ai k-n nurret <r, ml Mr 3wiaden sexton, liie f u lli><4ini( committee was npp inteci to report on the finances and general manngetnen t of the cemeteriesj Messrs Brodia, Carpenter, Deeble, Fraser, Murdock, and Speight. \ A ?ATAIi accident occurred shortly before noon yesterday in Grey street,- Auckland, by "which a; yonr>g mm named Herbert Harris lost his life. A. horse to which a baker's cart was attached bolted in Wakefield street, and after going down the bill at a rattling pace, turned /into Grey street. Harrs ran out of Mr*" Fowler's butchering establish* ment where he was employed, and pluckily caught the, reins, but ur-for tunitely his foot slipped at a critical moment, and he fell. The horse continued its ouward course, and one of the wheels of the' vehicle passed over the loins of' the prostrate man. He was heard to groan, and then rolled ov ron his side. Severn! spectators assisted to carry hi n into the shop, tind Dr Wine having been sent,for, it was found that the injuries, were mortal, and death soon terminated the unfortunate man's sufferings. < Mb M. W. Green, M.H.R., has had another of his numerous hills thrown out. We with he wouldn't, as we will have to keep standing " another .Green: bill thrown out." At the annual meeting of the Friend* of Labour Loan Society ia Chrittchurch, the report showed that during the seven yemrr'of the Society'a r existence (be total amount of loans to member was £28,416. A dividend of 6 per cent, for the half year was declared. A compact has been flitted in Wellington for the purpose of securing a racecourse at Island Bay, about three miles out, of the city. At a meeting of shareholders held yesterday it was stated that a larger number of shares bad be«n applied for than {there, was for allotment An inflneuial directorate has been forced, and preparations for laying out a course will be wade without delay.

Captain Babry is now exhibiting his whale skeleton. He has dubbed the monster , the Prince of Whales. I A MBBTina to consider the union of the different Methodist Churches in New Zealand is to, be held this week. in Christchurch. Representatives of. the varoui branches of Methodism in the colony are expected to be present. The conference commences in the ' I'urham-street Wesleyan sohool>room tomorrow. •- A Dttnedin telegram states that; " The I victims of the Manor Place dynamite tragedy have now been buried—Mrs Stephennon yesterday and Mr Stephenson to-day. The excitement, over the effiir has almost passed over, and there is tilmost a feeling of relief that the death of both was caused by the desperate deed, i8 shad ?>Steplienßod hiniself" escaped, a protracted case with its attendant sensational features would # ha»o harassed the publio mind j as itTis, the terriblU occurrence is in a fair way to be forgotten." At the inquest on the body of the boy Thomas Smith, who was shot by his brother at Blenheim on Saturday afternoon, the jury returned a verdict of " Accidental death." Trie boy whoomged the accident » as ignorant of the fact of the gun being loaded. The father of the boy is Mr Smith, the well known manufacturer of rabbit exterminators. Public opinion ut Asbburton appears to be strongly in favour of Mr Montgomery's motion for the-decentralisation of Gov»mment. A meeting on the subject is convened by the Mayor for to-night. Tbie requisition is' signed by a numbor of the leading residents, many of whom have hitherto supported the Ministry. Thkbg is still a deal of excitement in Wellington among it Terawhri mining stock, and the shams in various companies continue to rise. . , ,; At the Dupedin Sunreme Court yesterday, George Morin, for arson, in Kaikoura, was, discharged. This is the second trial, the first jury not having agreed. The Wellington Post understands that the following are the'amounts in which the various colonial insurance offijes are interested in the ship Waitam, recently run down and sunk in the Channel :--New Zealand. £7400 ; National, £3400: 3outh iJrttish, £3400 ; Colonial, £1500. r > ;