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Thames Star, Volume XV, Issue 4908, 2 October 1884, Page 2

1$ the Wat ganui Suprejue Court yesterday iifteres.-n tt'B libel action of EueselJ y. McMin i and M.cK*hie, a jclaim (or £$.000, was bro ight o a iflofc by fbe. j'i?y swarding jgj.o data

'Jhe Liw-abiding 'propensities of (lie Tliames repijenta was once toore exemplified by no " charge" being on (he police sheet this morning. The Court doors "yawned not" for a irietim ; all was pra?o.

The election of a Councillor to represen tbe Middle Wurd of the Borough is tnkinff place as wp go to prreg. Considerable interest I'as been excited bj the event, and all three parties, with their supporters, have been working hard all day. The poll will bo declared et six o'clock. " Nf mo," our " Corner contributor, tips " Ironmonger" for first

place. "■ The wort of transforming the old Minister Hoiel, Pollen st.reot, Shortland, into a Jeoture ball is proceeding rapidly, and it is expected that the building will be opened in about a month. The walls of the new building are up, atd the rafters of (ho roof were being put in position to-day.

Wjixmctt*3 Coicpany cgp.in occupied tbe boards at the .Academy of Music last night, beforo a moderate attendance. The seriocomic drama of "-Hand nnd Glore " waa first presented, the principal parts being taken by Mißee3 Lawrenc?, Duke, and Johns, and Messrs Bilfe, Eede, and Wilkinson. Misa Lawrence, as usual, played naturally and well as Lady Lesboro and was leudly ap, lauded on making her appearance, visa Duke also had a capital conception of the part of Judith Muxwell, und frequen ly received tokens of app'oval from the audience. Misa Johns also successfully impersonated Fanny Egerton, but Mr B&lfe, as 4he scoundrel Colonel Raven was not so much in his rlemnnt as in "The Woman of the People." Messrs Rede and Wilkinson, as tbe firm of Hand and Glove, were intensely amusing, nnd created roars of laughter. Tim farco of " Irish Justice " was also presented, and creuted considerable merriment. For to-nip'ht a capital programme ia announced, embracing the one-set c->tr.edy of "Deiieaie Ground," and (he burlesque of " Lurline," in which a number of lrcal hits are promised.

Capt. BiBOT, of Wellington, has received from Sirs Shrimeki the sum of £15, c>llcc?ed in Ouiharu, for the La&tingliain Burvivora. Tt is intended lo rend this HoD>e, together with £35 collected by Mr Shrimski from membera of Parliament, to be distributed amongab the widows and orphans of fc!:e men drowned.

A PAEMiMESTAKY paper furnishes the following patticulnrs as to the cost of raising the second million of tho three million loanTbo total mone> received for subscriptions to the loan was £1,103,243 5s 5 the discounts on instalments paid up by anticipation cumo to £2,561 9s lOd, and the allowance of a quarter percent, to the backers and brokers upon £999,500 eubecribed throu°h them was £2,498 15s. ' The blink's comruiasion for bringing out the loan (a half per cent.) wbb £5000, and the amount paid to the inland revenue for composition of stamp duty £6250. The net amount received by the colony was (including a email amount of interest on instalments not paid on due dates) £986,941 2a 6d.

The Wellington Jockey Club intend holding one day's Spring Heeling, and the day fixod is on the Wednesday preceding the Wellington Racing Club's Spring meeting. Between £400 and £SCO will be given in etskes. The same club hold a two day's Summer Meeting in February, when the stwkcs will amount to £1250. Both meetings will take place on the new course at Island Bay.

An Oriental Fancy Fair, e:tnilar to the one which was bo njarked a success in Wellington a short .time ago, is to bo held about Easier, in aid of the Church of St. Mary, Parnell, and the parsonage in connection therewith. It is probable that Bis Excellency tha Governor, who will be in Auckland at the time, will be induced to open the fair, the handsome and picturesque fittings of which will be the same as those used at Wellington.

A Weilington paper says : —There was a "rough and tumble" in the neighb urhood of Greytown lately when a wpII known native and an equally well known pakeba joined in " mortal combat" after gome wrangling. The native speaks c pital English, and befurn " wiring in " said." P'raps you don't, know that I've got iriah blood in me. Irish blood can't staca that ; I'll show you wbat Irish blood can do $" and then he sailed in and made the pakeha gee stars until another pukeha came to the rescue and took the Irish blood away.

BeWabb of packages of injurious Btuff purportiug to make geuuine Hop Bitters; also preparations and fluids eaid to contain all (ho properties of Hop Bitters. They spring up on accouKt of the great popularity of the genuine, which is only put up in large square-panel amber-colored bottles, with the names "Dr Soule," and " Hop Bitters" blown in the glass, and is the beat family medicine ever made. Bead.

That Hpsbakd op Mike is three times the roan he was betore he began using •• Wells' Health Renewer." Druggists. Moses, Moss, / & Co., Sydney, General Agents.