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Thames Star, Volume XXIV, Issue 4627, 2 November 1883, Page 2

In the Police Court this morning the | assault cane, of McOoid t. Brown was called on, there was no appearance of the informant, and the case was dismissed ; the informant being ordered tojpay £1/16» eo»t«."

A OHICKBT matcb, Eleven v. Twenty«two of the Thames Cricket Club, will be played at the Parawai Gardens to-morrow, the teams being picked on the ground. The ground at Paraw'ai is 1 said to be in splendid order, and it is to bo hoped a large number will turn but in order to. have a good practice for the 9th.

Ab .advertised the meeting of the Irish National League to elect a managing committee, will be held to-night in the Hibernian Hail at eight o'clock.

The Borough Council was informed last night that owing to several- complaints made to the Believing officer of the Borough, it has been deemed advisable to alter the town address of Mrs Timmins from (he pumptuous residence she formerly occupied in Davy street to the municipal mansion in Owen street, known as Burke'a Hotel. The ancient dame now passeth her hours of slumbering under the same roof as that which covers the acolimatised trout.

The 3rd daylight parade of theEifle Rangers took place on the Waio-Karaka Flat last even • ing. There was a good attendance, the numbers being:—l Captain, 5 non-commissioned officers, and 27 rank and file. Captain Douglas was in command, in the absence of Major Shepherd, and after inspection, the company was drilled by instructor Grant. The men then marched to the Volunteer Hall, where the election of a Lieutenant to fill the position occupied by late Lieut. McFarland took place, Vol. Lucas bein* chosen. Tho firing for the gold watch and other prizes takes place tomorrow; and on Friday, the Prinoe of Wales' Birthday, a match for £1 per man will be fired with the Coromandel Rifle corps ; the squad to compete with the Coromandelites will be picked from the shooti«ts ( to-morrow. The visitors will probably arrive early in the morning of the 9th, and after firing the match, will be entertained at a supper, which will take place on Saturday evening if the men are able to remain till then, and if not on Friday.

The telegram bell rang this morning, and as usual a small crowd collected at" tha Corner to see what was the news, but they were sadly disappointed to find that it was merely a telegram from Mr McDonald Scott, legal manager of the Darwin G.M.Co., incorporating a message from the mine manager, despatched last night, and the substance of which was published in the mining columns of yesterday's Stab. Surely Mr Scott must think Thames people are asleep, or else he would never send information (?) down here about 16 hours after it reached Auckland. A much better plan would be for him to follow the example set by the Imperial company, and authorise the manager to post telegrams despatched by him after allowing a reasonable time—say 15 or 20 minutes—for them to reach the legal manager.

In answer to an inquirer we may mention that the return of 2200zs gold from the Martha Extended (Waihi), which it was stated in yesterday's Advertiser had been banked in October, was really lodged on the 15th of September, being the return from the mine for six weeks' operations pravioue to that date.

The waste of water in the Borough, owing to defective taps is very considerable. Besides this it is not uncommon to see taps left running and sometimes during the day For the third or fourth time we notice an escape of water caused by the bursting of a pipe in the Court House yard. As this always occurs in the same place it is evident that the workmanship in making repairs is defective. Now that dry weather is ooming on and water is more valuable these matters should be seen to.

A PASSENGER named Patriok Fagan, said to be an ex-Sydney deteotive, attempted to commit suicide by trying to jump overboard from the steamer Rotomahana on her passage from here to Auckland yesterday. He was suffering from delirium tremens, and was ordered to the Asylum.

The Christchuroh Sailors' Home fund benefit, by the Akaroa excursion given in its aid some time ago, realised £427105, and the Harbour Board gave a subsidy of £ for £.

It is expected that the passengers by the ship Westland now in quarantine at Wellington will be released on Monday.

John Newton bas been committed for trial at Dunedin on a charge of rape on a girl twelve years old, at the "Nevis diggings, in the Vincent County.

Halt-a-cbown per ton is the charge made by the New Plymouth Harbour Board for cargo discharged at the Breakwater.

, The passengers by the Rowena were treated to a fine sighka few days ago when off Cape Egmont, in the shage of a large waterspout. The weather was beautiful fine, and the phenomenon was the subject of much attention.

Yestebday afternoon the Hon. W. Robin son found that a bullet had passed through the wall of his drawing-room, in Christcburch, at about four feet from the ground, and, after striking the door-post, crossed the hall and buried itself in the wall of the dining-room. Fortunately the room was unoccupied at the time.. It is stated that several shots were fired through the Park Crescent, where Mr Robin* son's house is, in a crowded neighborhood.

The late conductor of the Lyttelton brass bind waß on Wednesday sued for his uniform and instrument, which he refused to give up unlees to be vested in the Borough Council. The Court ordered him to give them up or pay £12.

The Te Awamutu Cheese Factory began work last Thursday morning with a supply of 527 gallons for the first day, and for the next two 603 and 616 respectively. It is expected the Bupply will roach 1100 galbns daily in the course of a week or two. The machinery is working.well, the circular vat being a great improvement oo thoßO formerly in use. The directors have bought 50 pigs, but want as many more, as there will be sufficient whey to feed fully one hundred.

The Chriotchurch Harbour Board yesterday accepted tenders for an ocean steamer's wharf at Lyttelton at £5,441/ and for a shed on the wharf at £4,501.

The purchase of a block of land of over 40,000 acres in extent, situate close to Lake Taupo, has been completed by a Mr Osmond, on behalf of a gentleman lately from England and himself.

The funeral of Mr Solomon Levy, one of the old settlers- in Wellington, took place yesterday, there was an exceedingly large attendance.

A Chbistohukoh telegram-says:—" E. C. Latter, an old Canterbury settler, has been appointed an Official Assignee under the new Bankruptcy Act."

The "Man about Town" says that the crowds of people that visit Meabs & Co.'s establishment, in Pollen street, daily, is a sufficient proof of the genuine bargains that they obtaiu. At this great clearing-out sale of Groceries, Tea, and Tro vision §, the whole of the sfcocfc must be cleared at any. price at an early date. Now it the time to lay ia a •tocfc of poyiiioufif

At the inquest da iho bodies of John Enwright and Thomas O'Malley, who were killed by the fall of earth on a section of the Wel-lington-Manawatu railway on Weduesday, the jury brought in, after a short deliberation, a verdict—" Ihet John Enwright end Thomas O'Malley were killed through the neglect of Edward O'Malley, foreman in charge of the works/'—lmmediately after the termination of the inquest, Mr O'Maliey was taken into custody by the police on Coroner's inquisition for manslaughter. He was, however, released on bail, himself in £200, and two sureties of £100.

Indigestion.—^The main caußO of nervous nfBB is indigestion, and that is caused by weakneeß in the stomach. No one can have sound nerveß and good health without using Hop Bittera to strengthen the stomach, purify the blood, and keep the liver und kidneys active, to carry off all the poiaonous and waste matter of the sustain. See.