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Thames Star, Volume XIV, Issue 4530, 12 July 1883, Page 2

] The locomotive brought; down from Auckland last week by Messrs Robinson and (Gordon, the railway contractors, is now in working order. In a day or two the rails will be earned across the,Shortland Wharf, and a start made with an embankment to the railway brdge over the Kauaeranga.' The mnlloek will be taken principally from the Moanatairi tip.

lie our last we stated that the appeal made by Mr Barty against the decision of the Resident Magistrate had been allowed. The following particulars are to hand:—At the Supreme sitting*" in banco, before Judge Gillies yester; day, Batty t Slight, »n appeal from the Thames B.M. Court, Mr J. M. Alexander appeared in support of the appeal. Appellant is a public* can, and the respondent a police officer upon whose information the former was .oonvicteci some time ago of selling liquor tp an intoxicated person. It was proved 'in Court that the alleged -sale was made to some pwrsojj other than the one said to be intoxicated, but, nevertheless, the Magistrate, relying upon the section of the Act which declares that proof of consumption is evidence of a sale to the person who consumed, found defendant guilty of; the charge.—Mr Alexander now contended that the Act simply meant that this was tprimafacie evidence of the selling, but it did not prevent rebutting evidence being adduced, as in thie case.—Hie Honor upheld the contention, and the appeal was therefore allowed. Acohobbt and dance for the benefit of the Accident and Library Fund of the Grahams* town Volunteer Fire Brigade, will be held in the Academy of Music on Tuesday evening next. A capital programme has been prepared, and an enjoyable,- evening^' entertainment should result. A rehearsal is to take plvcein the Academy to morrow night at which the attendance is requested of all ladies and gentlemen who have promised to assist.

A pbbsentation of an album and writing desk was made yesterday to Mils Sinclair, of the Waio-Earaka School, by her fellow teachers. Mr O'Donoghue, in making the presentation, expressed regret at the loss the •pbool would sustain by being deprived of Miss Sinclair's services. The fair recipient suitably replied, and bade her colleagues good-bye.

A 0HAllB»a«-from the North Shore Foot'

ball Club to play a friendly match in the Farawai Gardens has been accepted by the Sbortland Football Club. The match will take place on the 28th inst. The STorth Shore team are—J. Wood, S. Somerfield ,<3h Brown, D. Berry, H. Diddams, J. Smart, C. Williamson, W. Hobson, A. Brett, D. George, W. Quipk, H. Gmttan, T. Farquhar, W. Swinnerton, H. Ashton, and fire emergencies. The meeting advertised in another column is for the purpose of selecting fifteen to meet our Auckland friends..

Thi §jt. Kotuku landed at Grahamstown yesterd»y 206 bag* of,; chaff from Mr Firth'a estate at Matamata, to the order of M. Browne and Co. '

Thb topsail schooner Kenilworth which has been lying at anchor in the harbor for the last few days, sailed thi* morning for Rookbampton, Queensland, with a cargo of timber and some New Zealand produce shipped by an Auckland merchant.

> Two fashionable marriages were celebrated yesterday; one in Donedin in whioh great interest was taken. The bride was the eldest daughter of Capt. Baldwin, and the bridegroom the Hon. B. Parker, of the firm of Dalgetty and Co., son of the Earl of Macclegfield, and nephew of th« Duke of Westminster. Tbe service, which was ebor tl, was held at St. Paul's, whioh was crowded. The city tram cars were decorated, and flags were flying in honor of the event. Tlte other one took piece in Wellington. The brile was Miis Rhodes, of the Grange the only daughter and heiress of the late Hon. W. B Rhodes, M.L.C.; the' bridegroom being Mr Edward Moorehouse, of Napier, an old Tbamesite, and a younger brother of the late William Sefton Moorehouse,' the well-known and late Superintendent of the Province of Canterbury. - The marriage ceremony was impressively performed by the Bishop "of Wellington assisted by Archdeacon Stock. ". . >'- *^; ■■' ••'' '■

The schooner Julia Price, on her last trip from the Bay of Islands here, brought a trial lot of one,ton of quartz from a reef di«« covered at Mongonui. This was crushed by the single stamper at tbe Albumia mill today, and the amalgam wiil-be re orted tomorrow. •■ ': ;•' ■' ■■'.'■■■-• '< " '-' ■ - ■ '■"

It is reported that a number oi, prod-ice merchants in .Auckland, ha»e been very cleverly swindled by a person, who opened business in a(m;in thoroughfare leading out of the city, adrertising; large consignments There has been a good deal of rushing about the city moking inquiries, and,the police hove been consulted, but as jet affairs do 'iOt seem to hare come to a head. ' '

A iraETlKff of former members of the X*> Iwi Cavalry was held yes erday in Waagah :t, 'when they adopted an addresstof sympathy to Mr Bryce as to the unfounded charges made against him in Mr Rusden's history. Upwards of 80 signatures of Mr Bryce's fornjer comrades hare already been affixed.

. It is said that the aohooner Pirate, frota the islands, has imported among her oargo 6t fruit and shells, a number of scorpions, and some persons are apprehensive that they may, become naturalised here, and become s sort of katipo No. 2. Mr Greenshields, yesterday, drew the attention of Hi# Worship the Mayor of Auckland to toe matter, in order that steps might be taken'Co prevent the introduction of the undesirable visitors.

Owma to the indisposition of. Judge Biohmoud, the ou« Hunt y. Sir Arthur Gordon, to to be h««d in Wellington, has been further postponed until Monday next,

The fear of facing the local Justices appears to hare entered into the hearts of local law breaker*. There was no sitting in the Police Court to-day. ' „;.,

A bacb from here to Te Aroha took place y*st«rday between the steamers l>dgpatch and WJtoa. The locally built boat went up in six hour*, but the Waitoa pushed her ;hard all the way, and was not many minutes behind at the finish.

The following elegram was posted at the corner this afternoon :—" 40lbs specimens fuotwall ln»der. Gold' seen oross reef.—J. Stodart, Deep Level Crass."

At the inquest held at Wairongnmai on the body of the natire foan 1 in the bath, a verdict of "died from natural causes" was returned. The deceased was 90 year* of age, and had followed the Maori King towards Te Aroha On the journey he is supposed to hare met his death. '""""'

A boat accident happened yesterday morning at Russell by which Andrew Carleson was drowned. The boat capsized off Tapeka Point, and drifted towards the whaleships, with a man named Edward Mills holding on /to;tbe bottom of the boat, when the same was observed from the whaleship Robert Morrison, which ship immediately despatched a whaleboat. Mills states that he had been holding on for four hours, and had tried to keep Carleson on the boat, but was unable to do so. Carleson was a partner in the firm of Guild and Carlefon, fishermen, and was very much respocted, #

Thk trial crushing brought down from Te Aroha by the Waitoa on Tuesday wasj out of the Indiana claim, late the Morning Star. There^ were tbree tons of quartz, which gave loz 15dwts gold, or nearly 12dwtn per ton. The reef is 20 inches in width;

A PBIVATK letter from Coromandel stctes: .—" <Qn Saturday morning we had one of the worst floods ever known in (be d:stript. You will be able to judge of the rush of water when I tell you the bridges at Feeney and Glover's are , badly damaged, and the approaches washed away for about 12 feet, while the Hospital,: JKi'g's, Mada n's, and the Kapanpa tramway bridges are gone altogether ihe mouth of the Tokatea main tiinrtel is covered with water to a depth of 20 feet. The Tokatea battery is in ruins, everything smashed, and the battery is full of tree stumps and earth. The tracks in every direction are badly Injured/ I am .glad to,, i|ay^ there' has bB en' no loss of j lif e, alt hough there were some very narrow escapes; Jksper, Mulquiney, and others in that neighbor))bod had to fly lor their lives. If the Government do not give us some assistance, it will be simply impossible for the Council to make good the damages." ' ' .