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Thames Star, Volume XIV, Issue 4582, 11 September 1883, Page 2

The manager of the New Prince Imperial telegraphed to-day us follows :—"1 cwt specimens and picked etone, eighth stope, No. 2 section west, No. 5 level.— GK S. Ciabk." g De Kiigoub and H. 0: Lawlor, Esq., J.P. occupied the Bench in the Police Court, and fined an inebriate 5s and costs for a first offence. There was another bacchanrlian in the hands of the Police, but lie was not well enough to leave his cell, where he was . dreamiDg tho happy hours nway. Sevbeai hundreds of the ova in the hatching boxes in Owea street have produced fish, and every, success is attending the ! anxious watching of the caretakers. Upon the arrival of the s.s. Rotomabana this afternoon several of the members of the local bodies were waiting to receive the M.H.R.'s who are understood to honor our district with their presence. As soon as the vessel hove in sight the deck of the steamer wus carefully aad anxiously Bcanned for the purpose of detecting the pretence of the illustrious Btrangers, but the various* members eventually strolled back unrequitted for their waiting. The M.H.R.'s did not come. Mb David Henderson has iust completed the erection of a waterwheel, similar to those introdured by Messrs Bawden and Climo, for Mr Bobbett, of Pollen street. The wheel is 3ft 6in in diameter, and the buckets present a brea*t of three inchea to the water, which iB supplied by a nozzle barely half an inch in diameter. The supply pipe is a 2<inch one, leading from the Borough 9-inch main, and the pressure is 651bs per inch. The wheel drives a sausage machine, for which purpose a 3 jh.p. steam engine was formerly used, and does the work required with ease. Thb obesa tournament with living pieces in aid of St. Andrew's building fund, at the Opera House, Auckland, last night, drew a crowded audiencp. There were over fifty performers. The dresses cost £300. The boy Hughes, son of Mr Hughes, solicitor of Auckland, appears as if now likely to recover from the recent shooting accident, the marble having been extracted from (jhe tissues of his back, MfS3BS Dargaville^ jmd A. McDonald, ,M.H.8.';3, arrived in iDunedin last night wtylj the object of challenging the tvito'best players of'lawn tennis there to a match. It will come off on Saturday. The Crimean Veterans, from all parts o^ the province, to the number of fifty, cele" brated. the fall of Sebastopol by a public dinner ia Auckland last night. Some in« teresting speeches were made,, ■ ,:, Setenti-two men apolied at the Addington' workshop, Canterbury, yesterday for work, but from the scarcity of tools only 27 men were employe '.. Bir of these were put j to sfone-broaUing at 2» 6d per cubic yard, and the remainder' at digging? drains at 4s 6d a-dny. The otber applJeaniejwere put on to work this morning. ' The Cook Ward Licensing Committee, Wellington/have extended the hours of cloßing of Jhe rublio • houees in their district until "inicfßJ'ght. j* ..: Mb'3?ba^eSs, the Wellington city solicitor, libb resigned his office on the ground, thut certain correspondence was published by officers of the Corporation in a way which he deems, disingenuous, and calculated to reflect Unjustly.upon his performance of his official dotiesas legal nrivi*er to, the Corporation, by conveyinp an erroneous impression as to what really took place. * The editor of the Lyttelfon Times has received a threatening and abusive letterfrom an " O'Donnell," in coneequenee of a leader, animadverting on the assassination of Carey, which appeared yesterday morning. rJHE Nelson Colonist's correspondent Bt Las wired to the effect ihafc T. B. Browsden, a'retired paymaßter in the British Navy, who bad not been seen since 11 'clock on Saturday has just been found drowned at the bottom of the river." A note was found under his pillow this morning expression his intention of destroying himself, the supposed cauae of the act being that uu information for indecent exposure against him would be heard »ext Court duy. The deceased was mush respected. Tho indecent exposure was laid upon ridiculously weak grounds, and there can be lUt.le doubt he woul 1 have been honorably ucquitr.ed, but the thing preyed on hia mind. An inqu'st Was held yesterday on the body of tlie man Sn>w,which was picked up by th.e; dredj»e in the Dunedin hurbor on/ Saturdu^'; :- He whb 20 years old, arid had been munied but a short time. It w»b shown \ hat he suffered from his hejd.and had to be taken from school on account of hU studies afflicting his head. Ofl the night of hi? disappearance he had been working at his employer's bosks ; he was very excited, and complained about hia head. He said s " There are pains in my head which stupefy mo," and talked incoherently. He went'oufside, saying lie would be back in two or three minutes, but. was never seen agsin. He<Mlr';lW bp?k» open <m bii de : k. It v^ also

stated tbut his books had been found to be wrong, and'an. information hart * besn laid against him A Verdict of •« Found drowned " was returned.