The Evening Star. PUBLISHED DAILY AT FOUR P.M. Resurrexi. SATURDAY, JANUARY 24, 1885.

Thames Star, Volume XVI, Issue 5003, 24 January 1885, Page 2

The Evening Star. PUBLISHED DAILY AT FOUR P.M. Resurrexi. SATURDAY, JANUARY 24, 1885.

As -will bo seen by reports of the Wesleyan and Primitive Methodist, Conferences appearing in another column, the Rev. 0. E. Barley, pastor of the Primitive Methodist Church here for three years past, has been received into the Wesleyan ministry. The Rev. W. S. Potter has been appointed to take his place. Mr Potter is no stranger to the Thames, and his visits have always been weloome, so his appointment to the pastorate should give general satisfaction. Mr E. Best has been appointed to the Wesleyan Churoh.

Db Hughes, M.A;, L.L.D., the Freethought lecturer, arrived by. the Enterprise this morning, and will lecture this evening in tbe Academy'of Murio on "The Bastille." Dr Hughes was educated at Jesus College, Oxford, and was for 14 years a minister of the .Church of England. Eleven years ago he came out to the colonies, and three years later left the church. His lecture this evening will, we believe, partake more of the nature of a historical resume than of a Freethought discoune. " The Bastille " has been rendered familiar to all by its connection with the French Eevolution, and in Dr Hughes' hands will no doubt prove an interesting theme.

- As advertised elsewhere, united gatherings of the Sunday schools will be held to-morrow afternoon. Tie three Tararu schools will meet in the Presbyterian church, where they will be addressed by the Bey. F.G-. Evans; the G-rahamstown Wcsleyans and the Presbyterians will be addressed by the Key. S. J. Neill in St. James' church; the Congregational and Short!and Weßleyan tchool meet in

the former building, where tbe Rev. C. E. Barley will speak to them ; while Mr C. E. Button of Auckland, will address a gathering of tbe Baptist and Primitive Mathodist scholars in the Baptist church.

In the Pollen street Lecture Hall to-morow evening, Mr E. H. Taylor will lecture on " The dissolution of this earthly house of our tabernacle." In connection with the Sunday School held at the above ball, an excursion to Hikutaia is announced fur the 29th met. The tickets are fixed at a reasonable figure, and tea will be provided for both meals.' The picnic will be held in the shade of the willows in Mr Alley's paddo-ks oa the banks of the river, and if the weather continues fine a very pleasant day should be'spent.

The ladies of the Baptist Sunday School have just completed the fabrication of three new and handsome banners (one large and two small) for the use of tho school. All three bear suitable inscriptions, and will be used at tbe coming festival.

Mb V. Bbown's whaleboat and crew went to Auckland by the Rotomahana this morning, to bare a few days' practice before the race on Thursday. The Union C tnpany have agreed to let the ownership of their splendid cup be decided at the coming Regatta, and it will accordingly become the property of the winning crew. The course has not been finally decided, and a controversy is going on in the Aucklnnd papers concerning it. The Herald favors ft course with at least two turns, in order to keep the race close to the wharvts all the time, while the Star thinks ifc would be far preferable to U»ve but a eiujjjle tur>j.

Thk following new appo ntments will tuke effect when the local schools reaseombla after the holidays :—Kauaoranga ■ Girls' School, Miss Patereou, assistant teacher; Misses E. Soudder, E. Greonslade, and S. Wilson, pupil teachers. £auaeranga B.oya' School, Mr J. 8. Colhoun, on probetiou ; Parawai School, Miss Martha Stiiwell, pupil teacher. Iho WaioEaruka School will be* opened by the new master, Mr R. D. Stewart, and Mr H. Steedman i»nd Miss E. Shrewsbury will join the staff as pupil teachers. Miss Haverfield has been removed to the Waiotahi School. Mr W. Hall, of Tararu School, goes to Te Mabai near Baglan.

The Thames and Auckland Fire Brigade teams armed in Dunedin, all well, on Wed* nesday last.

Thb peaceful nature of the Thames people was once more exemplified this morning by the doora of the Police Court not being opened for the punishment of a single offender against law and order. A dumber of Aucklauders vieitel the Thames this morning, accompanied by Mr J. Bennett, well known in connection with Thames mining matters, and inspected various objects of interest on the field. They left by the Rotomahana to-day. Ay accident happened at an early hour this morning to a miner named Louis Lewis, employed in the Saxon mine. At about three o'clock Lewis was standing on a scaffolding, readjusting some old shaft timbers just below the botto.m level, when, ha ing removed oue piece, the others fell in, bringing with them a quantity of filling in. This carried away the scaffold, and man and timber fell to the bottom.' Happily the distance was not great, some four or five feet, but iv his descent Lewis sustained two bad cuts on his head and also some severe bruises on his leg. He was quickly rescued by bis mates, and the engineer (who was Bent for) having speedily got up steam, Lewis was brought to the surface and taken to the Hoepitay .

Ax tbe inquest on Frank Cammell, who died rather suddenly at Newmarket, it was shown that death had boen,caused by rupture of the intestines, and a verdict of " Died from natural causes " was returned.

The travelling agent of the Australasian Mutual Live Stock Insurance Co. is now on the Thames, and the novelty of insuring stock of all descriptions seems to have "taken the notion " of many residents.

At the meeting of the Board of Education in Auckland yesterday afternoon the report of the Committee re Mr Peacocke was adopted as follows:—"Your Committee have examined Mr Peacocke regarding his financial transactions, and have requested him to furnish a statement of the expenditure for the past two years. Mr Peacocke having filed a petition in bankruptcy, has tendered to the committee the resignation of his appointment under the Board. Your committee suggested that his resignation should stand over pending further examination into his affairs.

The dry weather we haye experienced for the past fortnight has so dried up the dotneetio water supply, that the Committee has (as will be seen by advertisement elsewhere) issued instructions that all who use water for motive supply must be careful to present any waste, wbih the Town Clerk also cautions consumers of ordinary supply against using the water for other than household or domestic purposes.

Tendees for cartage, and for the supply of mining/ requisites, are invited by the Deep Level Cross Q-.M. Co.

The brigantine Nora, has nearly completed her loading of timber at Bead's mill Kirikiri, and is expected to sail for Australia towards the end of next week. i

An important report was received in Nelson last night re the Champio t Copper Mine. Mr McLean, the new manager, states he has succeeded in picking up the lost lode in three places, and finds it as rich as ever, and that the.drives had formerly been driven away from the line of lode. He states, too, that he has proved tost Mr Cox (geologic 1 deputy) was right in surmising thut the Champion and Doctor's lodes were really one and the same. The machinery for the smelting works will arrive from America shortly, and the tramway i are being pushed on.

At the Dunedin B.M. Court yesterday, Oscar Sneider, the Scandinavian, for assaulting whom Capt. Faulkner, of the ship Warwick, was fined £5 a few days ago, sued the captain for £15 damages for assault. Evidence was given that the captain, went up to the plaintiff, and striking him on the left ear, afterwards kicked him. Sneider gave the captain no provocation. Later on the voyage, the captain had Su eider stripped down to tha waist, and allowed an albatross, which he held, to peck at him. Witness also said the captain struck and knocked him down with his fist. The hearing was adjourned.

Mb Labnach left Wellington for the South yesterday afternoon, and will be absent a few days; on Thursday next he will leave on an extended tour through the Weat Coast gold* fields. Mr Ballance leaves Wellington for Auckland in the Hinemoa at midnight to* night.

At Leeston, Canterbury, yesterday, a girl named Eliza Ireland was arrested on suspicion of having set fire^to Thomas Frankish'a house last Monday week. The accused was a servant at Frankiah's, and lias hitherto borne a good character.

At Blenheim yesterday, John Davis, licensee of the Tumarina Hotel, was committed for trial on a charge of altering a cheque from £2 to £12. Bail was allowed, in sureties amounting to £600.

BY 2018 vo'es against 183, the buges3e.s of Chris'church yesterday authorised the City Council to borrow £25,000 for permanonb works.

Wiikbs, the Shortland jeweller, is selling his choice and large stock of jewellery at reduced prices. New Roois, chaste and beautiful in desijn. Must be sold. Call early. Watch Glasses, Sixpence; Watch Keys, Threepence.—-[ADrx.]

11 There are sciences as well as many arts of gutting rich. Poisoning people of large estates was one employed largely in tho middle ages; adulteration of food of people of small estates is one employed largely now."—Buskin. Wuatpeople dare not do in their own, city, they perpetrate in Auckland. Adulterated pepper is now continually sent by a Southern firm as fit for your consumption. Anyone can easily detect the fraud by comparing the same with ours; which ie prapared and sold by us genuino only. Brawn, Barrett,, and Co. also guarantee that their genuine Mocha and Ceylon coffees can be relied upon'; and that their various brands Excelsior, Standard, ' Lion, Anchor, and Crown, coneist of pure coffee, mixed with pure chicory in such proportions as wo have found from experience to be generally appreciated.—Bjrown, Barrett,, and Co., Elliottstreet, Anakland.

"Bough on Cobns."—Aek for Wells' 11 Rough on Corns." Quick relief, complete, permanent cure. . Corns,, warts, bunions.— Kempthorne, Proper and Co., Agents, Auckland.

It is impossible to remain long rick or out of health where Hi>p Bitters are used. See another^

The valuation for the city of Ncleon chows an increase of £4069 over lust year.