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Thames Star, Volume XV, Issue 4858, 5 August 1884, Page 2

A. ■ ootjnibx telegram informs us that Brown's Hotel, Morrinarille, was broken into on Sunday night last and the burglars carried off a" large sum of money and a lady's gold watch/ The police are on the track of the calprit. To-dlt is the fourteenth anniversary of the Grahamstown Fire* Brigade, and the bunting l was displayed At the Albert street station all ! day. On Tuesday next a benefit concert in aid of the accident and, library fund of the Brigado will be given, in the Academy of Music. The difficulty of obtaining spars long enough for the new poppet legs of the Big Pump., has been overcome by the manager purchasing the three masts out of the Senator (now a coal hulk in Auckland harbor, but formerly a paying steamboat). The spars are of pitch. pine, and were put yin merely to bring the vessel from San Francisco. Twa of, them are over 74ft. long. The fourth spar was obtained from Mr D. Gouk's ship-yard, Auckland. They will be delivered here at the end of this week, and no time will be. loit in getting them into position. ,! - <T " Pbacb, blessed peace " held full sway ia the Court this morning. The aged cobwebs on the courthouse doors were undisturbed. ; - Misbamhs Evans, Fraser, Kilgour, Kirkpatrick, McDonald, Murray, and Neill, and Mr Speight, attended the usual meeting of the Orphanage Committee "yesterday. The only business done was the reception of three children into the institution, and the passing of accounts. The state of the District Hospital for the week ending the 3rd inst. is as follows:— Remained, 17; admitted, 5 ; discharged, 2 ; no deaths ; remaining (2 females, 18 males), 20. The dispenser wishes to acknowledge with thanks the receipt of a number of slips and cuttings from Mr Climo for the Hospital grounds. Dr Payne is expected back from his holiday this evening. A labgs number of people assembled on the wharf yesterday afternoon to witness the departure of the b.b. Rotomahana. Amongst the passengers were Mr W. Fraser/ M.H.R., en route for Wellington, and Captain Francis of the Salvation Army." A- large number of friends of both put in an appearance, and as the steamer left the wharf,-the Salvationists struck up a hymn, in the middle of which three hearty cheers were given by a large crowd of friends for the departing member. Wb would again remind our readers of the welcome soiree to the Rev. R. Laishley in the Congregational Church this evening. The test case against a vegetable dealer in Ohristchurijh charged with hawking without ft'license, has been decided by Mr Beetham, R.M., against the City Council, on the ground that: the bye-law was ultra vires, because if carried out it would be productive of very serious restraint of trade. _■ Thb breech of promise case, Mackay v. Anderson, was heard in Auckland yesterday. There was no appfarance" of the defendant. This was an action to reoover £500 damages for alleged breach of promise of marriage. Mr-Napier appeared for the plain!iff, and Wilhemina Pop Smith Mackay, described as a prepossessing person aged 21, deposed to defendant's promises to marry her, and to the birth of her child, a boy, "who was registered by Anderson. His Honor Mr Justice Gillies said that the case was: especially one. for the jury, as he could give them ho directions upon it. If they believed the plaintiff's story she was entitled to a verdict. There was no measure of damaged; that they would have to settle for themselves. Still while the girl's loss in character and otberwite could hever be made up to her, it would be no use awarding her such damages as would be too heavy to recover.; The damages should be regulated to some extant by the defendant's means. With* but leaving the box, the jury then returned a verdict for £250 damages, with costs.

'The;"first flbd'of the Wangariui Headß railway was turned yesterday by Miss Medd« ley.^; fl acting chairman, Mr Hutchison, and a number 1 of the directors were present and about 400 of the public. Afterwards the success of the company was pledged in champagne. ■■•;^1 ■".'- : >r^-- -' ■ :-■■' ■•■•■■■'.. •.

- Ahkie Andeeson, a Scandinavian girl, has been committed for trial on a charge of infanticide at Taeru,- near Maeterton, on July 9tb. ' - '•■'■"■• '■--: ::v;;/ '^T '. : ■

.At. the Auckland Racing Club's meeting yeaterdayafternoon, the accounts: showed a credit balance of £1200. The-retiriog Oommittee, consisting ofMessrs T. Morrin, Walmsley, Banks, J. Dickey, and Hammond, were re-elected, and Mr J. Philson substituted for Mr.Tonks... /, v'vrV^Fr"- ■ >.- :-\ ';'■: "

: At the Borough Council meeting yesterday 'afternoon, after our report closed, the follow* ing business" was transacted:—The finance Committee'sreport was adopted/ and the committee /was; reque3tei to 'interview the bank manager in relation to finance. Ors Mennie, Speight, McGowan, and McAndrew draw attention to various roads requiring attention, and the matters were referred to the Works Committee. The resolution authorising the re-issue of debentures to the amount of £1266 was confirmed. It was unanimously agreed that the Mayor should retain his office while away in Wellington, and a schedule of matters to be placed before Grbvernniehfc by him- was prepared,- the following being amongst them^Tb amend the Koadsnnd Bridges Construction Act so that the Thames Borough could take advantage of it j to get a grant of the £400 advanced as loan for repair of flood damages j to obtain aid for the repair of tie Tararu. and Bocky^oint road seawall fi?.to obtain authority to dispose of the Recreation ground, and purchaseone more conveniently situated -the exchange of the endow ment for one more suitable ; to resist -. the* ; BpencerWater BigKt Bill; arid to obtain 'an "endow* ment for the maintenance of the Thames Publiq Library.C'.'^..'■>"'■'''• \ :";.'; : :.']. .'.''";..'"' .■

The lonic, Oapt. Cimeron, arrived in Auckland at 4.30 p.m., yesterday, afternoon after a passage of 43 days 20 hours exclusire of stoppages. She left London on the 18th, Plymouth on the 19th, Teneriffe 25th June, and Hobart 30th July. So far as weather was concerned, ♦be passage was one of the finest made. She brings 4718 tons of cargo,—drie of the latest cargoes in one bottom of the direct; steamers, —for all ports.v For (there ar.e 6 saloon, 42 second, .and .73: third-class passengersii ForW eilington 7 second and 2: third* class. SNobirthe, deaths,.6* eicknef s ppqurred.: She commenced discharging at once, and is expected to, get a-way South on Thursday, not- \ withstanding the large quantity of cargo for; Auckland; 5 Therfe are no (Joyernment immigrants on board. •■' ;.■:-■,■ -1

; The Life^o*; ANIM;P.rT-An M.P., deplore ing the, e»il effects of habits on the health, said that were sit - not (or • j the Hop Bitfers he,couldlnpfc: lire^through; wttfr the ;irregular.:hpa:rc|:.h'ewas ;'force'd'yfo.:;We'p.':'.v!Sai.d' ha :;'f<Juß'sbon as I feel^woak and*exhausted from long night sessions and meals at irregular ; hours, i; resort to my Hop Bitters instead of stimulanta.. The regulate my bowels and keep itijappetite Igood,™mybrain clear, and my strength and health are preserved/ See

OAPT^JEdwin telegraphed at 3.40 this af:ernbon :-~7 t',Watbh barometer j bad weather ap« prbaohiag; between north and east and south-J east.: <3HaBB further fall,- and heavy rainfall." j Fisrr^pounds of specimena were secured liiiatternpflh from the leading atope In the Imperial, 3^o. 6 level;; and 301bs in the third etope in the Rocky Point:. s :;: > v .', : V