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Thames Star, Volume XVI, Issue 5036, 4 March 1885, Page 2

' To reFlore oiMveißftd brsiu/waite,^nothiug «(j»ali Bop fitters. .BelieTi} tUM- S?> ." -:;

Owing- t(> tho telogriiph line bei»K down betwem Ifap)er and Woodvilla, on tho Baot Cjnet, our supply of telegraphic matter today is curtailed. Communication was not restored till after three o'clock.

Thx welcome rain whioh fell during jester. dsy and list night so swellfld the supply of water in the Oounty race thai, the New 'Prince Imperial, Herald, and Moanatairi batteries were able to start work to*day. As the Kuranui Hill mill is still running 40 head one shift per day for (he publio, t there should now be no lack of crushing power. The Queen of Brauty is sleo ablo to pump by weans of the turbine alone. 1m (\nolber column " Boaz," of Diinrdin, announces his eighth grand drawing on the Hamburg principle. The seven previous drswiu^e have all filled, enabling the prizes to be paid in full. The one now open is for £4000, there being 320 prizes. The drawing closes on the last of next month.

A woBKINa model of Messrs Huntington and Koch's patent amalgamator is on view at the Exchange, Colli*.Bßtre«t west Melbourne! (*ays the Ausfcrahsiau.) It wan inspected on Monday by a considerable number of gentlemen interested in gold-mining. The process was tried nt Sandhurst in December last and from 11 to 18 per cent, more gold was obtained than from quartz paired through the ordinary batteries. During tho last 12 months ibis Amalgamator has barn frequently before the public. The novelty is in passing the pulverised ore into a pan of mercury 'at the base, whence it rises to the surface. The fine particles of gold are thus brought into contact with the mercury, which takes hold of them, while the tailing pass away. At Sandhurst tho proprietors of the patent have erected works for the manufacture, of raachkery.

Thb Harbour Board held its regular meeting ' yesterday at fpur o'clock, when there were present: Hie Worship the Mayor (in the chair), nnd Messrsß«,wden, Brodie, Murdoch, Pitkathley, Saiith, and Wood. Hit Worship the Major whs eleo cd.: Chairman for the ensuing year. The Harbormaster's report, an published by us yesterday;, was adopted. The Chairman moved :—-"That a committee be appointed, to report at the earliest oppoituuifcy, on the advunbilUy of raising the balance of the money , authorised to be borrowed by "The Tbaracv Harbor Board Act," for puyment of the overdraft, and im« mediate,improvements in the harbor ; also, as to the beat manner of obtaining funds to effect the y proposed permanent harbor works j such committee to consist of Messrs-Brodie, Smith, Read, Pitkethley, and the mover. Mr Brodie seconded this, and it was carried. ' It w»s stated in connection with this matter that the Bank was receiving 10 per cent, interest on overdraft,, and tbo money could be bad for 7 per cent. Debentures; were in hand for £6000, and the Board could by Act of. Parliament become liable for £25,000. Provision for the overdraft should be made, and then the improvement of the harbor could bo considered, this was of immediate necessity .—-The Chairman and Messrs Brodie and Smith Were appointed a I committee to enquire into the matter of erecting n powder mußazine nt Paerott.—The Treasurer reported tbo overdraft to be £1237 lis lOdi arid outstanding* accounts to amount to £154 12s 2d.—Tho monthly accounts were

passed for payment 5 an instruction given to the Secretary to place before next meeting a statement of the Board's financial position, anticipated icrrnue, &c, and tho meeting rose. ..• •• '■<■■'■:- •■'. |•' .■■.•■■ Mb Blair, who some time ago secured ihe Hik utaia bush. for the purpose of timber cutting, in consequence of seeing a telegram in one of the papers that bis portion of the bush was On fire, came down by first steamer, and proceeded to the scene of the supposed conflagration. Ho returned to the Thames this mjrning, and reported that everything was safe, and no fire had been heard of within at least five orsix miles of his property.

NoiwiTHBTAKDIKa the unfavorable aspect of tho weather lost evening, tbe Presbyterian harbor excursion; in the. Botomahatm was fairly patronised, ; the ; number of passengers being about 120. The Naval Band was in attendance, and the cruise of an hour and a half was nppHrently enjoyed, though the air was rather damp and the moon completely obscured by clouds. On regainining the •wharf three (cheers were given for Captain Farqubar before the excursionists dispersed. Had tbe weather been fine, there would undoubtedly Lave been a very large ai tendance. We have' no doubt other excursions will be organised on the same principle as those/held thio week, and on a fine night we are' sure many would take advantage of the opportuiiby and enjoy the cool and refreshing sea breeze.

Is a! letter in yesterday morning's JWj»ikato TiaioH, Mr G\ T. Wilkinson, native agent, denies that Wahanui is organising a goldprospecting party under Mr Barry./ Ho says. be is further requested to state thtt any per* sons goirig surreptitiously into: the King country for the purpose of prospecting ore not, only breaking the law, but are impeding/ and dolaying the negotiations at present going on between the natives and tho Government' regarding the trunk railway and the opening up of the country.

i Teotj&h tbe Hinetnoa will npf. be Heat to Auckland to convey the northern representatives to ,tbei Hifla Association meeting, in consequence, ft Prtfss Association telegram informs üb, of tho Dumber of men bsing so small, the Bangers have decided to eend fire men to compete, and the following extra entries were received by Lieut. Potts laat night; :—Lieut. Lucas, Volb. Downie, A'^Newdick.jA.Th'imse, \f. Pnterson, and J. ItJglis. The men left by t!ie Botomabana this morning. Shooting is to commence on Monday next, and it it expected thai 200 Volunteers will ■compete.-;. Half of the men are already under canves.

The p.s; To Arohawae unable to go to, Paeroa last night, owing to the repairs to her machinery riot being completed. Captain Dnl:ou expected to get away to-day.

Mb V, Mubphy, of the Ktmaeranga Boys School, i* to taka temporary charge of the Dairy Flat School, near Auckland. . / ■!

PARfAM wi is to bs further pror6j;ued until. April, wb»n the Q-OTernment will decide upon tho datri to call hn. moibbers together for tho 3 espatch of bHtincss. : ,

GrOVBBNiIBHT liaTe deolinod- to recoßnisO the Auol'l«ndV Harbor Board's claim for £45,000 compensation in respect of appropria. lion fcr Goverumtmt purpoiei o( Mech»Dio'« :Bay;iffl!-fk«».•'.■•'■.:",■'■':".'•, '■','■■ ,'■'■:.:.:'.^. „'-■■;,'

Tfij! following is tho aiiiiounf; of sp.'ioe allotted for the Industrial Exhibition at Wellington :~Auckland, 2,000 fek; Thamoii, 300 feet i TTawkos Bay, 848 feet; Gieborne, 402 feet; New Plymouth, 225 feet; Wollington, 10,307 feet; 773 feet; Marlbprougb, 180 foot; Grey mouth, , 3(55 feet; Nelson, 1,282 feet ; IJoltitit<«, 40 feet; Akaroa/ 300 feet j Tiiiiaru, 220' feet; Oamaru» 500 feet} InTercar|ill,; 410 feet; Christchurch, 8,484 feet; Dunedin, 9,215 feet* 5,500 feet havn been allotted to thfl Rren section.lOOOO to homp indijstrioa, and 18,000 for, pniß»gei.i Total nllo) ted, 69,404 feet.

THE Auckland Hospital Commit tee has ogam requested Governmeiit to appoint a commission to hold an enquiry into the charges of cruelty^ hrpiight against Dr Bond, Houta Surgeon, by TDr BJcbardeori and v patient.

. SATa last night's Auckland Star: : —^Tho Thames steamer Botoroahans, and the p.s. Alexandra, met unexpectedly at .the corner of the Esilw«y Wharf at noon to-day. I'hey came together easily, and no damngo resultod. '

."■A losT-OTFIOB to bo ealJed Nethertoji has been opened «|i Te Kapara on, the W»ih>u (Thnnics) Birer. It will be taken charge of by Mr S. Ohalton. V /

' A. STtnsNE calm o'erspread the precincts of Justitiu'B local abode thia ruorning. Even Bacchus' Totnries appeared to hold the building sacred, anil put in, not an appearance.

In consequence of the natiTe^nffairs on the West Coast being Tory quiet,, the constabulary camp has been brokon up, and tho men stationed at yarious posts along the co 3s v.

Sehot. Ktsnnt, of the Royal Irish Conwas a pi»?(ienger to Wellincton by the Uirnutaka, which »rrived from London yes'erday. The «ergennt comes out to New iZislaaud for the purpose of t-king back with him the man Sheehnn, who has b»en arrested in Auckland on the chargo of having mur* dered some of hia relatives in Ireland several yeara ago. Sergt. Kenhy left. Wellington for Auckland by the Arawata last, evening.

The cheap rnilway excursion from Auckland to Ngaruawahia and Hamilton yesterday proved as sue easful as any - of. • the series despite the fact, that it occurred in the middle of. a weok, not invested witli any special holi* day attraction". About 2*o excursionists took tickets at the Auckland station, 80 more at Newmarket, and a' few others at Pehrosr, making a total of about 330. The fares wer© 7* 6d and 5s return for first and second clashes respectively. •'., ' ,':

A pbtitios signed by 230 adults who worshipped at the Salvation Army Barracks on Sunday last has been prepared for presentation to the Auckland City North Licensing Committee against the granting of a license to the new Shamrock Hotel, Wellesley street. West. The hotel was formerly a small wooden building. A previous licensing com« i mittee required that this building should bs replaced with a building of more permanent material?, giving a sort of pledge that, thu license would bo renewed. The o»ner of the property has elected a ver» handsome brick building on the strength, of that pledge, and now it would seem that; the<e is a very, Bfcroug probability tna.t the licanse will not he re* newed. ■'„>.'

A SHOCKIua affuir occurred about: a fort*, night, ago in Sydney, near Raymond Terraoe. An infant about eight months old, belonging Io some people named Dunn, was worrie I to death by. pigs. It appears that the mother left home about 6 a.m., leaving the child in bed with its father, who placed it upon the floor to play. The father fell asleep. On awaking, and not seeing the nhild he got up, and dißoovored two pigs about ten yards from (he house in tho act of worrying it. He rescued the child, and summoned medical aid a3 quickly as possible, but the child died before the doctor arrived., The unfortunate

infant proßenteda sickening appearance, both its legs being eaten off, and i.tto let arm being torn nearly up to the shou'der.

, Thb Defence Minister hits promoted first-

class Bergt.-Mr.Go.vern to'be Bergfc.»Major, and third-class Sergt. Giitfes to be Beo;uti-cl»»s Sergeant, in recognition of services in con* nection, with WiniaU's arreat. , Sats the writer of Soionce Gossip id the A ustraiaaian:—Your readers will join me in lamenting the conclusion'arrived at by Professor 'de Candolle, that blue eyes are going out. He *ay« they are destined to disappear, at least in Europe. I hope you will preserve them in Australia. Their lea is chiefly due to the females, who wre more distinguished by black and brown eyes than males are, and

when parents hare different colors of eyes, the

tendency is for, the offspring to partake of the color of the mother's eyes; consequently, as blue eyes prevail more among men /than Women, and the offspring are more affected by the latter, than the former, ,blue eyes' are destined to disappear- - Thb En. Mr Ballnnco has in hand a semimilitary settlement scheme in connection with the Armed Constabulary Force. Mr,Ball*nce proposoa to allow the men discharged to take up a small settlement of say 100 acres on easy terms under the deferred payment system. The settlements are to bo on tho WVet Coast,-. and along the route of the 'Northern Rluin Trunk Railway, and in each case to be in close contiguity to public works. Men taking up section* are to be allowed a certain quantity of rations, for which some slight duty will be expected in return. By these means the Government hope to prevent men lenving the colony, and also to have in ■ tho native districts eotfelcrs r?ho hare been thoroughly drillod.and who wauld be ab^le to protect t emselve* in c«ge of any rising of the t3ative». itegiilationa for this scheme will be cari'tled shortly, arm Mr Ballanco hopes before 1 ng to. extend the >ysfcem ; to a ciril force.'-. .■'.•■_; ■' , . ':,' '.; -'■■' . - \ : IThw^ from Mauri'im dated February 10, states tliat the sug'*r estate companies are .•mushing up one iifter the other, and in a very short time a third, or nearly half, of the

sugar estates will bo on the market, and will ho s'>ld v cbfi"p. It is understood that Mr .D.ividaon (Messrs Ireland, Fraser, and Co.) i$

forming a gigantic company in London with

the view to purchase and work these estates as they tiro sold. He is expected hsre shortly.

The Taymouth Caifcte returned to Port

Louis, Mauritius, from Madagascar, early l:iHt month, and reports that thera is nothing new on the coat*. The French still cominuo

to pursue ft, courao of masterly inactivity. Trade is paralysed, and many once wcll«to»do

traders are nearly ruined.

Me M. Kennedy, Chuirman of the Greymouth Harbor,, Board, yesterday sent in hi« resignation btscuuse he was nofc satiefisd with the proposed met', od of carrying oa opera* lions. ■. . '• ■' '■ •• . ■/;'■ . ' . ■ ''.•'.

At Dunedin yesterday c boy named Fraser, sevin yeors old, whs riding on a Caversbam <r*na car unknown (6 the conductor or drirer, nnd fell off. His screams caused the driver to stop the ear, .when itwas found that the flash was torn from one leg, exposing the bone.

; Bakks and, Co. will hold a sale of produco to-morrow.'afternoon..-:

Tb Wbixx (cays ihe Taranaki Herald) has curtly declined an invitah'ou from Tawhiap to attend a meeting in the KlDg Country. From all accpiints the Parihuki natives are making unusual preparations for the gathering there on the 17th in«t. The Waikato natives are to attend, and on their return northwards with 'Sp Wbiti's followers will hold meetings at Waiwakaiho and Waitara. These gatherings are expected to be the largest that have tak«a pli.eefor m%aj jwr, ..;..:"•'•• v ■.-:■: ..< .■■■.; \+

It will be ,t>f' interest! to our volunteer •readers 'tq''learn that Lieut.-Colonel W.'-.0.. lijoh, of the ifo w 2}pft'onc( miiitia, bus been promoted to the rank of Colonel.

AH old tnqn named Richard Harvey Gordon, who was working last at Maxwelton station at a e/iok, (s«y« a Briabane te'ejjr:im) gave himself np to the police at OlohWrry, on the 18th January, for a murder which he states he commiitod op the 18th January, 1855- His statement is that on the übovo date he had a diVpu'e with his mate, Hotiry Edward Bartlfitt, with reference to a claim, they were working at, Back Creek, Tnradale, Tictoria. H« ahot him dead, and placa-l the body in a drive. He left Victoria soon nffcer, and has never been buok »ince. He says that his reason for Rivinj; bim*«lf up is that life has bebomo a burden to him. Gurd'm has been fxiiminod by the doctors, who declare him tb be v perfectly sane in most respeet^. v '„

It v stated on reliable authority that cou* s'dorablo funrs nro entertained. us to tho stability of the aingnificorifc.^ndW' Lunatio Auylum recently.erected at, So^bliff, Otago, at n cost of about £100,000. The foundations are o*td to ba 'defective. Tho building io erected on it commanding cite, overlooking the Bfu, »nd il. in said tbafc tha hillside ir slipping grudußlly down to the sea.' The Main M out hern Trunk Kail way passes between the Asylum and the sea^acd the linn it) also in/donper. Tho niovems-nt of the earth is very bl">w, buh ia Ptatod .ta be steady and unmistakable. It it) of oourao. on a scale which renders a:<y prepenlatife measuro impossible.

In the region which lies between Masterton and Eowlahd nsidee a bold distiller, who defies the officers of the law to detect hie illicit practices.' Tbe other day a police officer paid a eurpristt vitit, made a careful exploration of hiui domicile, but without avail. On hi-i departure, the local whiskey brewer offered bia visitor a flask containing spirits, which were a good deal stronger than any imported^ article. A Cow days later a auspicious looking copper worm came up from Wellington for this individual, and the detective followed the worm to its destination in the Tnueru. Then* he hunted »or some twelve hours, while the bold distiller watched him and chaffed him on his inability to find out where the " s'i'l waters " vcre concealed.

MABTBLLOtra Baboains in Mi linery and Drapery, and a large lot of Clothing at one* third its. value is now Selling at J. Mab* BHALI'Sj Albert street.—The Pollen street Branch io taken over by Mr G. Boon (late Manager). s

"THEBBare scionoes as well as many arts of:'getting rich. Poisoning people of large estates was oao employed largely in the middle age*; adulteration of food of people of small estates is one' employed largely now."—Buskin. What people dare not do in their own city, they perpetrate in Auckland. Adulterated pepper is now continually sent by* a i Southern firm as fit for your consump* tion. Any one can easily detect the frauds by comparing^ the same with our* ; which is praparcd .and sold by us genuine only. Brown, Barrett, and Co. also guarantee that their genuine Mocha and Coylon coffees can be relied upon; and that their various brands Excekior, Standard, Lion/ Anchor,' and Crown, consist of pure, coffee, mixed with pure chicory in such proportions as we,have found from experience to be generally appre* ciated.—Brown, Barrett, and Co., Elliott* street, Auckland. ' ,

"RouaH on Corns."—Ask for Wells' "Rough on Corns." Quick relief, complete, permanent cure. Come, warts, bunions.— Kempthorne, Prosser and Co., Agents, Auckland. ' ' . •'••■' '. ' -: ■ • :■■ .''*' '■■ ■