The Evening Star. PUBLISHED DAILY AT FOUR P.M. Resurrexi. FRIDAY, JULY 17, 1885.

Thames Star, Volume XVII, Issue 5143, 17 July 1885, Page 2

The Evening Star. PUBLISHED DAILY AT FOUR P.M. Resurrexi. FRIDAY, JULY 17, 1885.

Owing to pressure on our space our leader and other matter is unavoidably held over.

Wb desire to remind our readers of the polling which takes place to-tnorrow in connection with the High Level Water Race, and point out to those residing within the rating district the great importance of the proposals made by those who hare been instrumental in inaugurating the scheme. The various reforms in the method of treating the ores of the fiald which are promised to us will perhaps be materially aided by a full, and sufficient water supply, and we hope that all the consideration which the importance of the subject demands will be given to it.

A teby successful meeting of the St. George's Band of Hope was held last evening, the 8.9 V. F. G. Evans presided. Several Bongs, recitations, etc., were given by the children, and at the close of the meeting the names of several others were added to the roll.

A pbompt arrest was effected this forenoon by Detective Doolan. A warrant was issued for the apprehension, aud a description forwarded by Sergt. Emerson of Te Aroha to Inspector Kiely this morning, of a man named James Alfred Glover, who is accused of stealing from a dwelling. The. Detective had instructions to arrest the man at a quarter to eleven, aud within twelve minutes the culprit was lodged is the lock-up. The robbery was of £8 from the dwelling of Mrs White, Onehunga, where Glover had been at one time employed ; he is deicribed as a barman.

These was a large attendance at the Presbyterian Church last night to witness the exhibition of the panorama entitled the '•Wonders of the World,* the illustrations being explained by Mr J. M. H. Lus'a> Several mnsical selections were given by the church choir, Mr B. A. R. Owen presiding at the harmoium. A hearty vote of thanks was accorded Mr Lush at the close of the entermeut.

The water wheel made by Messrs Climo and Bawden for the New Zealand Exhibition was shipped for Auckland yesterday, from whence it will be conveyed to Wellington.

Mebbbs D. R. Gblmon and Co. will sell a large assortment of fruit and ornamental trees at the auction mart to morrow, from the nursery of Mr H. Stilwell. We would refer our readers to the advertisement in another column.

The directors of the Deep Level Cross G-.M. Co. have made a call of 6d per share on the capital of the company, payable in two instalments of 3d eacb, on the 16th September, and 16th November respectively.

The sitting of the Warden's Court commenced as we were going to press ,° owing to the lateness of its opening, we are ucable to give a report of the proceedings.

Thebb was a very large gathering of natives of both sexes in the fi.M. Coutt to-day during the hearing of the case brought by Parata te Mapu against Bota Haata for a recovery of the sum of £30, the amount of a promissory note given in satisfaction of a decision against the defendant given by a Native Committee for a tribal misdemeanor, when judgment was given i against the delinquent, some little excitement, apparently of a satisfactory nature, was exhibited by the Maori i present.

A 700tbai.Ii match willbj played on the Waio K»raka Flat to-morrow afternoon between a team choeen from the Miners' football Club and all-comers. At the Old Shortlund cricket ground, a scratch match will be played between tbe member* of the V ctoria Blub.

The Naval Artillery were inspected in their hall last evening bj Cuptaia Wildman, there being 62 of all ranks present —1 aaptain, 2 lieutenants, 1 chief petty officer, 3 first class petty officers, 1 bugler, and 54 gunners. The company were put through various wove* ments, and headed by their Band, marched through the streets. Arrangements were made for prize shooting and various oilier matters. At the Volunteer Hal), tie monthly inspection of the Rifle Rangers took p'atv, 52 of all ranks being present —1 captmin, 2 lieutenants, 4 sergeants, and 45 volunteers Captain Lucas made the inspection io the absence of Colonel £ yon, after which DrillInstructor Grant put the company though some field movements. Vol. Downio a- • nounced thut the following pr'zjs had b'on presented to. the company for competition : — Mr Boon, woollen cloud ; Vol. Chilcott, hat; Mr Tetly, roast of beef j Mr Hall, prize ; and Vol. C.imo, silver scarf ring. It was unanimously resolved to send a challenge to the Victoria Rifles to play a friendly game of football, the date to be fixed.

The s.s. Te Anau, which left Auckland yesterday, took a number of passengers to Wellington in connection with the Industrial Exhibition.

A BEBIGS of successful experiments in torpedo practice were carried out in Auckland yesterday in the torpedo boat, in the presence of Lieut. Archer, Colonel Lyon, Major Shepherd, and Captain Morrison. The spar torpedo was first used, and afterwards the sub marine mines. ■ ;

The cablegram from Melbourne stating that New Zealand, along with New South Wales and Victoria, had agreed to reduce the tele* graph charges on cablegrams passing over their lines is incorrect.

A Pbess Association telegram states that the rumor which was current the last day or two, that Sir Julius Vogel was likely to assume the head of the Government Insurance Association is quite without foundation.

The following official declara'ion of the poll for the election of a member for Tauranga in the Houio of Repreientatives was made by tbe Returning Officer yesterday : ~ Grace, 562; Kelly, 538 5 majority for Grace, 24. Mr £race wa« declared duly elected,

The local paper says t, 1 at the largest nuxget tbafc has yet come to 1 ght on the Kumara eoldfield, wos found in what is known r.s the Frenchman's claim, when they wore washing up recently. Its weight is 7ozs 12 Iwte.

KeoabdinG the LaMonte furnace, Mr J B. Austin writes in the South Australian Chronicle of tho 27th June as follows:—T. have rccmed from Mr W. Gh Dodd, a mem. ber of the firm -who are erecting the smelting works in Melbourne, some figures showing how large a profit may be made from galena ores. Kay ten tons of ore containing 50 per cenfe. of lead—a low average for this colony— the value of it would be at 75a per ton, £37 10a; if it, contained 25ozs of silver per ton, the ten tons would produce in value, £50; total, £87 10s. The cost of smelting, etc., would be at the outside £15 ; freight to Melbourne, £7 10s ; other charges, say, £2 10s; the cost of raising and cartage should not exceed at most 50a per ton, £25 ; total, £50, leaving a clear profit on ten tons of £37 10s. At this rate ore containing only 15ozs of silver to the ton would leave a profit of about. 50s per ton, while ore containing 50oza of 6ilver would give a net return of £8 per Ion." This is very encouraging, and will no doubt tend to draw attention to the various galena deposits known to exist in thia part of the colony.

A most distressing case of death from exDosuro is reported from Norsewood, Napier. A Mrs Jucobson, wife of a small settler re siding in a lonely cottage, left on Monday morning to get a cow out of the bush. Her husband was absent working ou a distant contract, but her three little children were left at home with strict injunctions not to leave the house until she returned. She did not come back all night, and the next day when by ch-»nce a neighbor went to the cottage, be found the children wild with excitement. Search parties were organised, and the bush was sc ured, but it was not until Wednesday morning that Mrs Jacobson was discovered about seven chains from home. She had been dead some hours.