The Evening Star. PUBLISHED DAILY AT FOUR P.M. Resurrexi. SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 1885.

Thames Star, Volume XVII, Issue 5203, 19 September 1885, Page 2

The Evening Star. PUBLISHED DAILY AT FOUR P.M. Resurrexi. SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 1885.

The manager of the Cambria CKM.Co, telegraphed this morning as follows: — " lOOlbs specimens from No. 1 stope on crossreef, No. 3 level.— H/W. Moobb."

Mb. J. Fleming, the manager of the Thames branch of the Melbourne Drapery and Clothing Company, announces in another column that he has just opened up a new stock of goods for the coming season, of which he Bolicits an inspection.

A FBBW concentrator is being plaoerl in the Golden Crown battery, and an American genteman is expected to arrive here in the course of a few days to put it together. It is said to be one of the most popular concentrators on the Pacific elope.

It will be remembered that a serious accident happened some three months ago to a young /nan named John Berryman while in the employ of the Cambria G-.M. Co., through which his eight; has been seriously affected, a film having grown over both eyes. He has been uuder the treatment of Dr Wilkins, of Auckland, for some time, and a number of friend? have issued eubec iption lists for the purpoie of defraying the necessary expenses connected therewith, apd we have no doubt that a large sum will be realised, as the object is a most deserving one. It is not impvor bablo that if a sufficient sum is obtained for the purpose, Mr Berryman will be sent to Sydney for the purpose of consulting some of the beet oculists there.

AT the Pollen atreet Lecture Hall to-morrow evening Mr E. H. Taylor will lecture upon "The genuineness of Christianity," and at the Presbyterian Church the subject of the Eev. 8. J. Neill's discourse will be—" Christ and History." The Rev. A. J. Smith will occupy the pulpit at the Primitive Methodist church, while the usual services will be conducted at the Weslcyan chuches.

The assaying establishment in Albert street, to be opened on Monday by Mr H. M. Johnston, is rapidly approaching completion. AH the necessary appliances arrived at the Thames last night, and as they include all the latest improvements, the works should be very com' plete when finished.

Theee was a large muster of children at the matinee entertainment in the Academy of Musio this afternoon, when every child received a present. This evening several attractions will be presented, and a handsome suite of furniture will be giren away.

The old Provincial Hotel, Queen street, has its old landlord, Mr J. C. Williams, back again, and that genial host will be glad to see his old friends faces.

Atteb our report of the proceedings of the B.M. Court; closed yesterday, tbe case of B* N. Smith v. O. M. Creagb, a claim of £15 for wrongful conversion of a quantity of fruit of the Belmont orchard, which plaintiff had purchased, was called on for hearing, Mr Jjueh apoeared for plaintiff, and Mr Miller for defondai^. find after hearing the evidence of several witnesses, Hie Worihip non-Buited plaintiff, each party to pay his own eostß.— Lieseke v. Odium, claim £10, work and labor done in splitting 2000 rails, After hearing evidence, the Bench gave judgment for £5 and costs, £2 9a.—Taipari v. Butcher, claim £10, for trespass. It appeared that platntifl allowed defendant to reside on land near Totara Point, and gave him permission to cub firewood for his own use, but heard that he had sold some. Defendaat shewed that the wood he had sold had been cut across the river, and plain tiff was nonsuited. A case Bryson v. Christie claim £15 l'/s 6d for cartage was defended by Mr Lush, Mr Miiicr appearing for Plaintiff. It wae a matter of disputed accounts fund judgment was given for £1 18s 9d over nnd above £2 18 9d paid juto Court, 'ibis CJoeluded tfr« bp^iuet?,

Mb Henbx Smith, the well known traTeller for Mr A. fl. i^athan, of Auckland, haa pure!)aged the freehold property of Mr D. Snodgrnsa at Karaugahake, consisting of 176 acres, whioh will be cut up into allotments for business sites and offered for \ sale. Owing to its central position, and proximity to the La Monte furnace and leading mines it should .meet with a ready eale.

The ship Wanganui, which arrived in Auckland on Thursday from London, presents a battered appearance owing to her Btormy passage. Off Tristan di Acunh a storm came on, and she had to use oil bags, wbioh was done with success in a cyclone a fortnight after. The poop-ladder and other moveable things were washed out, fires extinguished, rails rent adrift, skids carried away, and part of the bulwarks are, miscing, whilst an apprentice named James Rue was knocked down on deok and badly hurt.

A telegham from Wellington states that George Ghreathead; one of the first settlers and pioneer pressman of Wairarapa, and founder of Oddfellowehip in the colony, drank a poisonous lotion for his back in mistake for rum at 8.30 o'clock on Thursday night. He immediately cried out that he was poisoned, and died three hours afterwards at his residence at Carterton.

The Executive Committee of the Welling* ton Exhibition have deoided to endeavor to get Mr G-. A. Sala to deliver two lectures at the Exhibition on his return to Wellington from the South.