The Evening Star. PUBLISHED DAILY AT FOUR P.M. Resurrexi. THURSDAY, JULY 10, 1884.

Thames Star, Volume XV, Issue 4837, 10 July 1884, Page 2

The Evening Star. PUBLISHED DAILY AT FOUR P.M. Resurrexi. THURSDAY, JULY 10, 1884.

Thb second Jecture on Egypt and its religion will bo givwa by tbeKev. Mr Neill in the Preibyterian Church this erening, and from the known ability of the lecturer* and the importance of his subject, we have no doubt that"ancient Egypt and its religion will be ably .-treated, and much interest and instruction conveyed to those attending the lecture. 'Ihe learned researches of our day have thrown much light on the past, but only to bring out more and more clearly that to Egypt wo are indebted for everything in the way of civilisation, religion, and morals. Our very alphabet,-as well as that of nil others known, can be traced back through Pbceaicia to Egypt. The Very oldest specimen of writing in the world now at Oxford, which is laid to date earlier than our usually accepted date of the creation, shews that Egyptian writing bad already reached the Alphabetical stage.

A MslTIHa of Jthe directors in the Oriental G-.M. Company, Otunui ; was held yesterday, when, a call of 3d per share was made; it was decided to advertise for a mine manager, and to offer the Bonanza section of the mine on tribute, Notifications to the above effect appear elsewhere.: „;'

It will be remembered that about a month ago a boy, named itert fell off the Goods Wharf, and wai drowning, when Constabliß jQbristie, seeing his danger, very: pluckily plunged into the water and saved him. (the case was represented to the authorities, and on the Vccbmtaflndatioii of Inspector Thomson a ;eward of £3 has been granted to him. ;

It was stated about town to-day that the Hand of Friendship G.M.Co., will resume operation* in a day or two, bub no official intimation has yet been received.-

The funeral' of .the lad Chas. Robinson, accidentally killed atTotara Point on Tuesday, was very largely attended. Deceased was interred in the Tararu cemetery.

We have receired a copy of " The Elector's WahCry," a publication issued by Mr N.'Gr. Lennox, Queen street, Auckland, and for which Mr C. McLivei- is Thames agent. Tho pamphlet is well got np and neatly printed, and the contents of it appeal to the people on the land question; applauding the doctrines of >Henry George and other reformers. A-S the cost of the publication is one penny, and as there is a vast amount of instruction in it, we tbisk it |will be generally read on the Thames. In connection' with the recently tried cases of tramgrifsion in Wellington against tbe marriage laws, in which it-was shown that for interested reasons a man had married a girl of tender yean, Churles Henry Moncton, was brought up for sentence at the Supremo Court. His Honor said : " Prisoner, the scandal which your trial has exposed to new is one which must make even a hardened profligate blush to bare occasioned. Al the present moment you are justly an object of contempt and disgust. The aot of which you hare been found guilty may in some oases be almost a venial offence, but you stand convicted of haTingmade 8 lying declaration to advance a Tile purpose. I call ltd »ile^p^ was, under cjrcuni»t»nces ; nilbiog olio

than a disgusting kind of prostitution. The institution of marriage ia the corner stdne of society; you. have vilified- arid degraded it in a way unheard of, and I feel bound to vindicate the laws which protect it by inflicting severe' punishment. The sentence is that you be kept in imprisonment with hard labour for a period of .two years. Alke Lynch, the girl's mother, who pleaded guilty to a similar offence, was sentenced to-dnj to eighteen months' imprisonment.

The threc-mnsted schooner Ad laide, bound for Brisbane with timber, was detained by the weather yesterday, but sailed with this morning's tide.

By the ship Otaki, now discharging cargo in Auckland, a further supply of scientific »ft pnralus has arrived for our local High School.

AccOßDlNa to an Aack'and telegram, the Executive and Political Committee of the Change Society asks the candidates to oppose grants to denominational schools, to reduce grants for orphan homes connected with any religious body when the cost of such homes is in excess of Government institutions; to maintain the present sub-division of the city electorates, and to support nominated immigration only, ore half of the immigrants to be English, and the other half in the proportion of three Scotch and four Irish. -

A xovn& man named Beece, who some* times assumes the name of Thomas, was brought up at the Auckland Police Court yesterday, charged with stealing a deposit receipt for £180 odd, one gold watch, one silver watch, one'gold albert, two silver watch chains,. two gold rings, and knife-pencil case enclosed in a oath-box, value £210. Beece was a prominent member of the Salvation Army, and regarded by that body of Christ ianpeople as v a young man of sterling character. He lodged at the boarding-house of Mr Lennard, in Vincent street, and the box and its valuable contents were the property of ■ Edward. Lyons, also a lodger, Lyons kept his .cash-., box in his bedroom, and on Tuesday night discovered that an intruder bed knocked out the bottom of the box, and stolen the contents. 'Lyons at once communicated with the police! stating his suspicions, and Detective Hughe3 arrested Beece on the charge. The property has been recovered. The prisoner received a month's imprisonment some months ago as a stowaway from Sydney on board the s.s. Bingarooma. The prisoner, an innocentlooking young fellow, pleaded not guilty,'and WBB remanded until Monday next, when the police will be fully, prepared to proceed with the case.—'Star.

Yesterday there were thirteen yesae's (not including coaster?) at the Queen-street and Railway Wharves Auckland, engaged either loading Or discharging cargoes.

TJkfobtcnatk (peculation in scrip appears to hare been tie cause of the suicide of Mv Leopold Beit. In the evidence taken at the inquest it was stated that the deceased came to the colony twenty-two years ago with a large fortune. He was employed as a clerk.but went in for extensive speaulation'in scrip until be had lost between £4000 and £6000. People, it was said, laughed and joked with him about it, and, being a man of irritable temperament, this probably-led to his self-destruction.

Thibty '•• unemployed " were discharged from the Addingfoii workshops yesterday, because they refuted to proceed to Ashleybank to work at 4s €d per day. Arrangements had bean made for rationing them at 8d per day and for providing sfei ping accommodation. This would hurdly indicate that cases of very severe hardship exists even in that city of grumbliDg Britishers—Ohristchuvch.-r

JUDGE Fenton has published a lengthy paper, giving a historical narrative of the' course of legislation in native lands, and propounding a plan of his own for remedying the abuses of the present system of purchasing native lands, V

lir the Auckland Supreme Court the divorce case Lamb v. Lamb and Cosgrave, counsel for the petitioner intimated that be did not intend to proceed with the case. .His Honor said he would- consider what action should,,now. be taken. .•'•." : ' ■ r ■ . "< ■■ ;i '■■. • ■

WoBKINa Men.—Before you begin your heavy spring work after a winter of relaxation your system needs cleansing 'and strengthen^ ing to prevent an attack of bilious or spring fever or sickness that will unfit you for a season's work. You will save time, sickness and expense if you will use one bottle of Hop, Bitters in your family this month. Don't wait. Bead