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Thames Star, Volume XVII, Issue 5255, 20 November 1885, Page 2

At last night's lecture, Profeiaor Black an. nouoced that he and Mr Montgomery would hold day classes in the Academy, to*day and to-morrow (Saturday), from 8 a.m. till 12 noon, and from 2 p.m. till cix p.m—in two bonrß spells—and requested as many as could attend in the day time to do to, as the crush in the erening tends to prevent students receiving the instructions they would if a. loss nuxbor were present. The following telegram was forwarded to the Minuter of Mines, signed by the Mayor and County Gbairmin to-day:—"Everybody here is delighted with Processor Black's lectures and classes. The public interest evinced is the strongest evidence of the wisdom of Government in aiding mining in this direction. Results speak better than anyting that can be raid, Accept; our congratulations and The manager 1 of the C»*nbm Gr.M.Co. telegraphed this marking aa follows:— " 4OOlbs gp?cim.sn9 ttom No. 5 stopo on Darwin reef, No. 3 level j fair show left.—H. W. MoOHE."—Blanchs : " 151bg picked etone from rise.—W. 0. Ord." Thk following telegram \mi received from Capt. Edwin about noon to-day s—" Between north and west and souUi-west within 12 hours glass fall soon ; indications rain.' Thh programme of tbo various events to be run at the Thames Jockey Club's Summer Meeting, to be held at Parawai on the 28th and 29th of December, appears in another column. The total amount of money to be distributed in prizes for tie two data is tbe satisfactory sum of £510, wbish should have the effect of drawing large field/. Nominations for the Hurdle Race, Steeplechase, Thames Plato, Goldfiel It Handicap, Free Handicap, and Stewards Handicap, close at the Jockey Club's rooms on Saturday, 28th inst., at 8 p.m., and the weights will be deolared on the 10th of December. Acceptances and general entries are due on the 19th of December. To-mobhow at 11 o'clock, Mr B. McGregor will bold at his auction mart., vbot will be positively the very last sale of the balance of Messrs Coombes and Co.'c ntook of drapery and clothing, tbe whole to be allowed to go without any reserve whatever, Qviet nerve and balmy sleep in Hop Bi'>ers, for sleepless ladies and invalid*. Awerioia Co, tutke tbe geoujne, J^otjcfl

A cniCKBT match (Shcrtland t. Grahams* town) will be played on the Waio-Karaka Flat to-morrow afternoon, play to commence at half'paat two o'clock. The teams will bs chosen frm the following:—Clark, Smith, Egginton, Airey, Buchan (2), Pearce, Laing, ! Lough, Coney, Madderu, Newman (3), Allen, Pateroon, Fletcher, Beckaian, Buckland, Christey, Crawford, Veale, Feeney, Oulpitt, Stynk, O'dullivan, Gellion, Fen ton, Adams, Stewart, Burgees, Filzgernld.Truscott, Harri«on, Douglas, Griffiths, Bryant, and Aitken. Members are requested to roll up punctually. A meetjno of shareholders in the Comet claim, Otunui, will be held at the Pacific Hotel at 7 o'clock this evening, when, owing to the improved prospects being met with in the New Eureka mine adjoining, it is hoped there will be a large attendance. We learn that Mr J. E. Coney, Chi f Postmaster here, has received an offer of the charge of the Napier offioe, and there is every probability of his accepting it. While^ congratulating Mr Coney on the promotion to a i larger sphere of duty, we must regret the loss | lo musical and other circles which will be i sustained by his removal from our midst. It is understood that the Thames offioe will, on Mr Coney's departure, be placed in charge of an officer from Auckland. Teb immigration and emigration returns for October show the arrivals to be, from the United Kingdom, 660; New South Wales, 370; Victoria, 202; Tasmania, 80; other placen, 96; total, 1408. The departures for the United Kingdom, 99; for New South Wales, 331; Victoria, 400; Tasmania, 16; other places, 56; total, 902. The arrivals werr: At Russell, 3 ; Auckland, 664; Wellington, 404; Lyttelton, 7 ; Dunedin, 43 ; Invercargill, 282; total, total, 1408. The departures were: From Russell, 1; Auokland, 381; Wellington, 98; Napier, 2; Grey mouth, 14; Timaru, 1; Dunedin, 3; Invercargill, 402. ; The Government Gazette of yesterday notifies the appointment of Mr J. H. Walsh as member of the Thames Dis-rict Board' of Administration for the County of Obinemuri, and of Mr A. J. Thorpe as member of the Licensing Committee for the Ohinemuri district. 'J he appointments of Sir George Whitmore and Major Gudgeon are gazetted. Tkk usual meeting of the Thames Borough Council was held yesterday evening in the Borough Chambers. Present—The Mayor (in tho chair), Crs Danby, McAndrew, McGowan, End ford, Reid, fienshaw, and Wood. —After the reading cf minutes of previous meeting, which were approved, an application from Mr T. Williams for money on account of stone broken, was referred to Works Committee; also two letters from Mr H. Thomson and Mr R. Schofield with reference to the state of the drains on Tararu road, and calling attention to the footpath in Upper Albert street. —A letter was read from Mr W. Deeble, objecting to pay far a new crossing.—An application from Mr* Harriet James for remission of rates on a houee recently removed was granted.—A request from Mr J. H. Smith, to be informed at what rent the Council would let him have the allotment at the back of Burkes Hotel, separated from latter by the Waiotahi flume, for the purpose of fitting up of his concentrator, was referred to works Committee with power to act.—The Mayor sUted that there was a feeling of soreness existing between the two Fire Brigades, which some persona were evidently tryiDg to deepen. They want the district divided by the Karaka Creek, each brigade to look after the fires in their own district, but either would bo ready to come to the assistance of the other if needed. It was determined, after a brief discussion, that a meeting of the Firo Brigade Committee be called, and that both brigades be asked to send representatives, to come to some arrangement. —On motion of Cr McGowan, Mr Andrew Fleming was appointed Borough Valuator for the ensuing year, on the name "as before.-—Accounts were pasted for payment, and the meeting adjourned. A yeby gocd idea has been thrown out in connection with the Indian and Colonial Exhibition by Mr Thomas Cornish, a mining engineer, well known in Australia. Mr Cornish suggests that the Australasian colonies should follow the example of Denver which, in 1882, held with great success, a mineral exhibition devottd to displaying the mineral wralih of Colorado and the neighboring b! atea. In a similar fashion, the vast auriferous resources of Australasia oould be prominently brought before the British public by means of a collection in the Exhibition, showing not only the mineral wealth of the colonies, but also the process and machinery bi which the precious metals of Australasia are extracted from the ore. With the exception of Sir Patrick Jenrung?, all the members of the present New South Wales Ministry may ba reckoned as Australians. Mr Dibhs, Mr Abboit, Mr Ijyne, Mr Want, and Mr Trickott are Australian born; Mr S lattery was four years old when he was brought to the country, and Mr See waa seven or eight. Even Sir Patrick Jennings arrived in Australia a very young man All except Sir Patrick Jennings and Mr Lyne were educated in New South Wales, and with the exception of Mr Trickott, the Ministers are members for country constituencies. Another circumstance worth mentioning is that the average height of the Ministers is about six feet. Th« cenus of persons and of live stock, and of land in cultivation within Naw Zealand, aad other par iculara relating thereto, will be taken on Monday, the 29th of March, 1886. The cenu3 enumerators and the superintendent of col'ec'orsare gazetted. Thb following promotions hava been mada in the Ness 1 Z ialand • o'unte- r force:—-To be MepTß ; Captain Mahon, Vic'ioiia (AucfcbnH) R fla V lunteor*; Ctp'aio. Isaac 3 Auckland City Gruari Volunteer,; j C»^ta''n Wolfe, GbrMobqrch City Guirds Volunteer* • Captain Dignan, Hobson (Auokhnd) Rfl* Volunteera.—To be Rrcvat-Majira: Captain Ham'in, Waiuku GaV;lry Volunteers; Captain Furwcll, Sou'.bl nd Hussars ; Captain Slater, {M».jor unattaeh,^) Canterbury Mounted Infantry. Tuo following appointments are made from relied and aGtivp Ijsts of New Zealand Militia.—J. Taylor Marshal, W. H. Q lick, and J. T. Inrge, all of Wellington, to be captains. Tho appointment of Kioharl Winter, as engineer in the torpedo branch of the New Zealand Constabulary is cancelled. Wfit. GArJBST'i', oged fO, atfgmpled suioide at the Old Men's Refugo in Auckland, by cutting lih throat with a rag >r. His condition i» very precarious, the wound bsing of a dangerous character. A BAiD w&s made by tho police in Auckland on t'.e restaurants and houses of illfame tho night before last, information having been received of sly grog selling baing carried on, on a pretty extensive sc»le. The result of tho raid was thatjsathfactory evidence against 5 of both the above classes of their being implicated was obtained.