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Thames Star, Volume XIV, Issue 4531, 13 July 1883, Page 2

Ths way in whioh the directors' of the Deep Level Cross inform the Thames* public of finds in their mine. i» certainly not a commendable one. The mine manager first sends a telegram from here to Auckland, and the, secretary then re»telegraphs it to the Thames Brokers' Association, thus giving the Aunk-' land people the first ohance of buying shares. A far better plan is that adopted by the Imperial, Queen of Beauty, London, and eeteral other companies, viz., to instruct the manager to post a copy of his telegrams here, after allowing a reasonable time for the message to reach the directors, thus placing the shareholders at both places otran equal footing.

ThjK Doran Combination Company open at I the Academy of Music tomorrow evening, j In addition to tbe attractive oafertkinmeEt to be given; a variety of 'gifts, suites, pictures, and other articles. Will be distributed amoflgsii the audience. ■'' \ The followiug telegrams were posted at ira Corner this morning:—" ISOibs specimens from second and sixth s topes, Nob 1 and % sections west No. 5 level.—6L S. CiciKK. New Prince Imperial."—" 151bs pick- d etone\ from hanging wall leader in winze; also dubs'! gold in main reef. Strong colors gold in No. 2 reef east.—o. Wamk, London."—" Leader out low leVel; indications favorable far gold. —J. Stodabt, Secretary Deep Level." Thsj effect of the above meisages upon the value oO; shares was very slight. Crosses and Jm- V perials advanced a little, and Londons beeaoe firmer without any demand.

Thbbb was no meeting of the Borough Council last evening.l Crs Carpenter, MoCullough and Veale attended until the usual half hour's waiting caused an adjournment. Cr Mennie looked into the chamber and was apparently satisfied that it was in good hands, as be went away immediately. CrOsborne put in an appearancß about three quarters of an hour after "meeting time, and His Worship the Mayor and Cr'MbGowan were in Auckland. The remainder of the Councillors were in town, but evidently di 3 not take sufficient interest in the irems on the order paper to oause them to attend. As some very important business had to be transacted ib seemed somewhat unacoountablo i 'that Councillors were so indifferent in the discharge of 'their duties;; [ { ? ,-; ii I I ; .'

The report of the W >r\» Committee, which should have been presented to the Borough Council latt evening, is to the following effect, viz. :—The railway contractors require a larger ium (£375) than, the Committee think should be p:iid for laying down the Tararu .■.tramway and replacing sea-wall,, A sum of. £20 should be expended under tbe supervision of the Foreman of Works in repairing tbe sea-wall on Tararu road. The application of the railway contract rs for three tons of rails should not be entertained. 250 yards of metal should be spread over the lower portion, of Pollen, Golden Crown, , and Haven streeti. £5 ahould be spent in putting in order the junction of Cochrane and .Kirkwood streets. The piling on * sheeting of the Karaka Cree „ opposite Bull's battery, should be repaired at a o 'St of £10. Verandahs in Qtrey and Pollen streets, attached to property belonging to Mr Renshaw, two in Pollen street, owned by Messrs Goldwater and Sherlock respectively, one at the corner -ofiOweri and Abraham streets, the property of Mr Short, and'one I of Mr Ruiynes in Owen street, were recoin-; I mended for removal,, or to be made safe.

Mb S. Richabds announces in another column that lie has taken the Governor Bowen Hotol, and aska bin old customors to continue' 1 their favors. - This established hostelry will koep up the g'orl name it long ago obtained, in the hands of the present proprietor. ' '<'..[ ,

Wr understand that further concessions hare been made wfth regard to cablegrams from New Zealand to Australia, and vice versa. The minimum number of words in a riiessag 1 is raised from 10 to 15. When the cablegram is addressed to a Post Office, no postage is charged unlesß posted at a place other than the station where meßßHge has been received.

Onb of. the heaviest. seas ki»own for year a was rolling in the Tiinaru roadstead all Wednesday night, bat the ship Rtngitikei, the largest of 'he New Zealand Shipping Company's fleet, lay euugly alongside th« breakwater. ■

Thb divorce suit, El well v. Elwell, has beet) disposed of in the Welliogton Supreme Court by his Honor the Chief Justice. There was no appearance of the respondent or co-respondent. The suit was brought l>y Riebard Miller Elwoil, commercial traveller, who sought the dissolution of his marriage with Miriam Melline Violet Elwell, on the ground of adultery. The petitioner deposed : That he was 1 married to the respondent, M. M. Y. Alexander, described as a widow, at the parish church of <*t. James's Towutville, Queensland, on the 18th of October, 1879. He |wsß then carrying oo business at • itaK*

keeper, and for some li'tle Mime they lived happily together. On one occsion'i he reprimanded her for conduct unbecoming j a wife, and she immediately flew into j a passion and broke several of the shop windows. Some time afar this be again founJ , it neceaaary to speak to heronthp impropriety I of her conduct;, and she chased him down the street with a billet of wood, threatening that I she would take hie life. On the 29th of March of the following year she left, his home, and went, away with a theatrical company, and he did not see her again until his arrival in Wellington some months ago, when he found her cohabiting with Saa! Phillips, pawnbroker, of Willis street, by whom she had a child .—--Act-ing-Beteotive Campbell stated tiiaf. respondent admiVed h«viog borne'-"Phillips a "child, which was now about six months old.—His Honor granted a decree nisi. ;

The Dunedin Supreme Court yesterday finished the evidence for the prosecution in Wain's case. The medical evidence was the moat important, and generally agreed with the following reply to a question put by the Crown Prosecutor, received from I Dr Dezouohe by MrHaggitt—"Assuming Dr Stenhousa'e evidence to be correct as (he result of his examination of the child, and taking into consideration the treatment described, what should' you say would be the I'kely result of such treatment?', —Witness: ''From Dr. Stenhouso'a evidence I judge the child had this tubercle predisposition, and as* Burning the evidence as to the child's treat* ment to be true, I would say that such treatwent would hasten the outbreak of tbe acute fprooeßß. It would give rise to the condition favorable to rapid development of tubercle fhroughoutthe body,—Mr Denniston, for tbe defence, raised the legal point that the Crown should hare shown conclusively and affirmatively that the tuberculoses of which the child died was necessarily produced by the treat*/ moot alleged, and this had not been done. — His Hon >r disagreed and said there was a case for the jury to consider: an absolute certainty could not be expected in a case of the kind. He took time to consider whether he would reserve the point.—The speech for the de'ence and his Honor's summing up , will be concluded to-day. , ,> , i

Mbs Jkbome Cabman, mother of the member for, Corotnandel, died yesterday morning, at the oge of 70 years, after but a few hours' illness, ■ . • '

The Colonial Treasurer,' on Thursday, in re* ply to a question, stated that .the attempt of the Auckland Board of Education to keep a roll shewing the - various religious denominations of its teachers, could noS be interfered with, but it was il egal, and the teachers could- refuse to answer the questions, iv that direction, which might be put to them. , " :

A Conference of representatives'of the Wesleyan, Prinaitire Methodist, Free Methodist, and Bible Ghfiatian iOhurobw- of 'New 'Zealand was opened 'in/Chmtcburoh on Wednesday to consider what should be done to bring about a union of these oburoh^s. l>elej;ates from various parts of the colony were present, and it was unanimously decided that there is nothing in the doctrines held by the different Methodist Churches of New Zealand to prevent union. .■ •: ■ ,:;:■■> '

An important case was' decided by Judge Broad in the District Oourf, Hokitika. Ay A.' Scaife had entered into 1 an agreement with the late E. Burton to collect all rents, interests, &c, a'ter his death for a certain commission. The executors declined to abide by the agreement, and Scaife brought an action claiming £200. On behalf of the executors it -was contended that, the agreement was for on indefinite time, and terminated at any momerjt. His Honor,, in a lengthy decision, gave judgment for the plaintiff for £125.