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Thames Star, Volume XVI, Issue 5022, 16 February 1885, Page 2

The notice in connection with the nomination and election o( Licensing Committees for Borough districts appears in another column. The nominations for the South district must be made to-morrow.

Two of the candidates norninatod to-day for municipal' honors,' Messrs Dnnby and Hickey, solicit through our columns the support of burgesses. \

Mbs Leavitt, a delegate from<fche National Women's Temperance Mission of Massachusetts, will address a meeting for the gentler sex only in the Pollen street Lecture Hall at at half-past two tomorrow afternoon, and in the evening a public meeting will be held in the same place.

' \Ve have been favored with some samples of cordials made by-Mr Sym<, of Albert street. They are excellently prepared, and their advent announces another industry on the Thames. The peppermint, cloves and other productions tasted by, us are worthy of every commendation.

IK several churches yesterday the untimely fate of the late General.Gordon was the subject of particular mention, and in the Church of England signs of mourning were exhibited. The Eevd. F. G. Evans preached a service touching on the deceased and his worthy career in the morning, and the church music was made adaptable to the occasion. Mr Trewhella deserves a meed of praise for his musical contributions at both morning and evening services.

Thb return match, Married v. Single, of the Thames Cricket Club wus played at Parawai on Saturday afternoon. The teams were almost identical with those which played the first match, but the Married men on this occasion wiped out their defeat in a most de-. cided manner. The Bachelors, under Capt. Gellion, first defended the wicketa, but all succumbed before the vigorous bowling of Egginton and Aitken for 23 runs, Coney being the highest scorer with 10. Egginton's bowl« ing was remarkably good, his analysis showing 9 overs, 4 maidens, 4 runs, 6 wickets. The Married men then bandied the willow, and soon placed their score far beyond that of their opponents, the principal contributors being Clark 22, Lough 19, Smith 14, and the total for the whole innings amounting up to 97. The second innings was not played out, but the score sheet showed the first five wickets of the Bachelors down for nothing, and two men at the wickets not out for about 20 runs.

By an error in a cablegram from Melbourne, published by our contemporary on Saturday morning and also in our last issue, the news of the acceptance of Ne» South Wales' offer to send troops to the Soudan was' forestalled by at least 48 hours, the message conveying the intimation appearing elsewhere; The Melbourne message should have.read :?£. " Mr "Service, Premier, has wired the New; South Wales Government that if its offer of troops for the Soudan is accepted, Victoria is prepared.to follow suit."

The Minister of Mines (the Ron, W. J. M Larnach)i3 expected to visit the Thames about the middle of next month.

The Mutual Improvement Association are called together for this evening, the vacation having ended. A paper on " Democracy," will be the chief business of the evening.

On Saturday evening Mr A. Thorburn, ofTararu, wss riding homewards, and when passing along that portion of the road abutting on the sea-wall, a cab was seen coming in the opposite direction. Mr Thorburn, who waß riding on the outside of the road, in endeavor* ing to avoid too close an approach to the edge of the sea-wall, tutned bis horse suddenly, and collided with the cab. The collision caused him to fall from his horse, which resalted in his being stunned and severely cut. A few days' seclusion will, it is expeoted, enable him to resume his duties at the Thames Golden Crown battery.

Cottncimob Cabteb, Mayor of Melbourne, made a " palpable hit" ot the dinner given to celebrate his advent to office by pointing out that the yes r was of singular importance—it was the. golden wedding of the colony; the fiftieth anniversary of the marriage of Victoria 4 with civilisation. The wonderful progrsss that had been made since the disc very of gold could be accounted for by figures, which he had received from Mr Hayter, Government statist. Since 1851 the Government had expended £148,000,000, the local bodies had expended £20,000,000,° but the public debt was only £28,000,000. In addition, the ac cumulations in banks, life assurance, building, and other societies amounted to £33,000.000, and there had been expended on railway?, water works, harbour works, not less than £24,000,000. The annual value of the rateable property of the colony was £94,000,000 — (cheers) — and we would say, what; few other nations could, that we had £100 wo th of rateable property for every man, woman, and child in the community. (Hear, hoar.) The City Corporation had expended£4,soo,ooo ia making the ci'y what it was, <vnd its debt was not £500,000. —Anglo-New Zeaknder.

A boating party consisting of two la.'ies and a gentleman (Mr S. Evans) had an unpleasant ducking on Saturday afternoon. In coming round, while tacking off the Kuranui bay, the boat (Mr Evans states) touched the mud, canting so muoh that the waves broke over and she filled and settled down. The water was shallow, and the party got ashore with no further harm than a thorough wetting.

As showing tho good quality of the land in th? neighborhood of Wurahoe, it is worthy of mention that a threo-ucre paddock, which last year was covered with rusheß and hits not received any manuring, has this season yielded a crop of oats which will give no less ihan 15 tons of chuff. This is a splendid return, as three tons to the acre is considered above the average.

We understand that a gentleman has ar» rived from Englahd with complete apparatus for the purpose of carrying on deep sea trawling here. He ie at present making arrangements for the disposal of the fish which are expected to be the produce of the operations. It is probable that a small steamer will be chartered for the work.—Auckland Star.

The Hon. E. Richardson left Dumdin by the express for the North on Saturday morning. The Hon. Ai T. Stuart also left en route for Napier, a special carriage being placed at the disposal of his party.

It is gratifying to know that Hori Kopiha, one of. the chiefs who went Horn* with the Maori Kiijg, has beon on a miaeion tour among the natives in connection with the Blue Ribbon movement. In Wellington district, he got 900 at Wairarapa, 800 at Manawatu, and at Hevetouoga, in the Napier district, 600 to sign the pledge. The books and rituals are on the way out, in order to enable Good Templar lodges to be opened in native districts. ' -

The New Zealand Shipping Oo.'s R.M.S. Aoranpi left Wellington for London on Saturday afternoon with the English mail. Sho cirries equal to 14,530 carcases of frozen mutton, 118 passengers, 37 bags of mnile, two boxes of gold (valued at £10,000), and a full cargo of wool, and other produce. She is due at Plymouth on March 28th.

Mb Booth, tomporanee orator, has left Auoklaud, in company with Mr Joseph Newman and the Rev. W. M. Rico, on a visit to the Wuikato.

On Saturday afternoon a fatal accident ocourred in Wellit'fiton harbor. Four men wont out in the jncht Diamond, and while off Oriental Bay the boot accidentally capsized, and Alfred Urwin, one of the occupants, was drowned. Urwin was vseietant clerk in the office of the New Zealand Times. .A passing boat at 6nco went to the rescue, and succeeded in picking up the other three occupants. Urwin's body has not yet been reoovered.

Siu J. VoGßtfs meeting in Auckland tomorrow night is; likely to be a great, success.

Amove 3800 valentines passed through Wellington Post Officp on Saturday.

This cheap railway exoursion from Auckland to Mercer on Saturday was only patronised by about 150 persons. v . A bathes unusual cargo was brought up by the cutter Q-eorge on her present trip from the coast, it consisting of several tons of guano, to the order of Mr J". Clark. The manure was gathered on some islets, off Coromandel, which are frequented by large flocks of seabirds. "

Some little difficulty having ocourred in the appointment of Mr Charles Ahier aa Deputy Official Assignee, Mr Lawson has nominated Mr George Harcourt to act as his deputy in all the bankruptcy cases now before the Court. '

Two gun crews from the Naval Artillery, under the supervision of Capt. Wildman and Lieutenant Potts, competed on Saturday afternoon tor the district ordnance priz<\ No. 1 gun was manned by a crew under Seaman Cameron, and No, 2 by one under Seaman Bond. THe latter won the prize, making 25 points againsh the other,, crew's 24. The shooting '.was not very good, but in defence of the gunners it must bo said that both weapons are in bad order, No. 1 especially. The crews have decided to fire a carbine match on Saturday next, for a special prize whioh haß been presened for the competition.

MABTEIXOITB Babgainb in Millinery and Draperj, and a large lot of Clothing at onethird its value is now Setting at J. Mabshaxli's, Albert street. —The Pollen street Branch is taken over by Mr Gh Soon (late Manager).