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Thames Star, Volume XVII, Issue 5256, 21 November 1885, Page 2

The following telegram was posted at the Comer this morning from tlie manager of the Cambria Qr.M. Co. :—"sOlbs specimens from win«« ; gold showing. 3001bs specimens from No. 5 stope east on Darwin reef} fair show left.—H. W. Moobb." FBo;sesoß Black, Mr Montgomery, and their assis'ants, were again busily engaged today in isstruotinsr the classes which bare been formed here, and the students appeared to tuke great interest in the work. No charge for admission to the popular lecture to be delivered in the Academy of Music at 9 o'clock this evening by Professor Black will be made, and we hope to see a crowded hou*e. At s meeting of the Athletic Sports Committee held last evening, Mr H. T. Torrens was appointed starter, vic9 Vfr P. Gregof, re signed ; and letters were received from several ladies and gentlemen kindly promising assist* ance at the conceit to beheld in the Odd* fellows' Hall on the evening of St. Andrew's Day, 30th inst., in connection with the demonstration, in aid of the sports funds, so that the affair promises to be a great success. The programme will be issued shortly. Thb following are the names of those who have succeeded in passing th* recent re-ex-amination in various subjects of pupil teaohers for the Auokland district, amongat whom w<* are pleased to notice those of several Thames teacher*:-—Firet year: Harriat H. Cosey, Mary Edwards, Elizabeth Greens'ade, Margaret Griffin, Maria Kilfoyle, Barbara MoQuarfie, and Rose Ann .Smith. Second year: E»a P. Cato, Annie Davies, Florence Qreatbach, Elizabeth Hill, Mary Hould, Margaret Kelly; Janet McGtee, Flora A. Melnnes, Emma Soudder, and Sarah J. Wallis. Mb J. W. Hall, one of ottr oldest identi. tins, who opened his businoss in Shortland as a chemist and druggist in -December, 1867, and whose certificate from the Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain bears as early a date as 18S3, has removed his Shortland businoss to new premises in Pollen street, a few doors from Richmond street. The present shop has been renova'ed and: deoorated at considerable expense, and has attached to it levernl rooms requisite for the businevs, which will be carried on by Mr W. B. Hall, \LP.B., and Mr J. W. Hall will be in attendance between 9 and 10 o'clock • mi daily, '

PntFcsaoß Black received the following ( telegram from the Hon. the Minister of Mir.es this afternoon:—" Congratulate you on tho success of jour lectures. I unhesitatingly agree to your suggestions; you may re* j arrange your programme, to that Montgomery . may remain ; tho matter is too important in the interests of the mining induitry and the • colony to admit of delay You must consider ' and edrite me how to supply Montgomery's ' place for work in the other Island. Will be glad torbeur from you daily." " JDubikg the past"day or so thea*sayers con* nrcted With the LaMoute Smelting Company's Works bare been testing the quartz from the Cro«n ftoldmining Company's mine, Kanngahake. The result; of the astay is that the ore is valued by the ai*iycrs at £8 16s per ton, at which price the syndicate will be prepared to purchase at less *£3'per ton cost of smelting and 33s { per ton carriage. The directors of the j Crown are diseatnfiel with the offer, believing that the ore is worth more, and for the purpose of " giving a reason for i the faith that is in them," the Chairman of the j directorate, Mr Ariam Porter, has telegraphed to the mine manager instructing him to send fire tons to an ordinary crushing buttery. It is a somewhat remarkable coincidence that the amount offered for the Crown ore is about the same amount 88 was offered, for that from the Ivauhoe mine. If both tests were made on the same lines, this fact goes to show that the quartz in both mines is of the iame average quality. We hare heard it stated that the test made by the La Monte assayers is not a fair one, as the ore treated was not a wel'-aeleoted parcel,— Auckland Star. A ppiciax meeting of the County Council was held to-day, to consider matters in connection with tbe Drainage Act of 1885. The Council adopted twelve resolutions having reference to the formation of a Drainage Board and regulations affecting its operation. They alib recommended the adoption of an area from the mouth of Shellback to the mouth of the Karaka Creeks, as taking in all the workings benefitted, the " big slide" being considered as the drainage channel operates pa by the Big Pump. The more important recommendations mado include the following:—"Tbe Board to consist of 7 members, local bodies returning one each ; gold mining companies and other contributors to elect the other five by voting, as prescribed under the Counties and Munioipal Corporations Acts; the number of votes to be regulated by the amount of monthly subscript tions; voting by companies and other contributors to be as provided by Counties and Municipal Corporations Act?, and the elections to be conducted under the regulation of Local Elections Act; companies aad others to hare power to appeal to Warden's Court against the wboie or part of the assessment, and the Board to have power to make by* . law*. ■■-■"' ■ ■ The Mission Services yesterday were well attended, aa well as those of to-day. Tomorrow, in addition to the usual services as advertised elsewhere, the Rev. C. Bodington will give an address in St. George's Church, at 3 p.m. on "The Difficulties of Belief." The Rev. Gk B. Mason, of the Mission, will conduct a eervice at St. John's Church, Tararu, at 3 p.m. We would call attention to the usual Church notices in our advertisement columns. Dtjbino the hearing of tbe powder case this morning, Mr Theo. Cooper, who appeared for Messrs Phillips and Son, remarked that authority bad been given by Sergt. O'Grady, who was in charge of the Police here some years ago, to bis clients to store powder, and Mr Kenrick, wbo was on the Bench, stated that he had seen a letter published in one of the local papers that he was supposed to have given some authority or other in this matter. The statement contained in that letter, that he had ordered the officer in charge of the police to do some illegal or legal act —he could not tell which from the letter—was without foundation, as was also the statement that the writer of tbe letter brought such a charge to the notioe of the Minister of Mines (Mr Eolleaton) in his (Mr Kenriok'e) presence. Whether such a statement was ever made by any officer of the police to the writer of the letter was a matter between themselres, but be refused to believe it unices he had better authority than the letter in question. A grave charge was said to have been made to a Minuter of the Crown against a Magistrate— a cha ge that, if true, would have rendered his immediate removal from the Bench imperative—yet the Minister is stated to hare said that if it wai illegal (in other word*, if (be charge was true) Mr Kenrick would move in the matter. Tbe absurdity thus was patent. Fortunately, what did take place is on record in the columns of the Press, and it will be found that no such statement was made to the Minister as alleged by the writer of the letter, and further, that the only person who spoke on harbor matters.at all was the Chairman of the Board, Mr Bagnalli The attention of heads of families is directed to tbe adTertisement of the Co-opera-tive Butchery Company, which occupies a conspicuous place in to-day* supplement. An establishment of a similar kind is now being successfully conducted in Auckland, and we are no reason why it should be less successful here. Add yet another old business man has returned to his first love ! In this case, we refer> to Mr John Osborne, the once well known proprietor of a Grocery Establishment in Albert street, who has to-day opened the premises in Pollen street formerly in the occupition of Mr Th mas Veale. M* Oaborne is •o well known to all Thames recidents that it is almost supeifluous for us to gay anything respecting him, further than to express a hope that suecee* w 11 attend the firm of Osborne and Company, of which Mr Oaborne is the senior partner, and whose »dverti*oment appears in another column.