The Evening Star: WITH WHICH ARE INCORPORATED The Evening News and the Morning News. MONDAY, JANUARY 6, 1873.

Auckland Star, Volume IV, Issue 883, 6 January 1873, Page 2

The Evening Star: WITH WHICH ARE INCORPORATED The Evening News and the Morning News.

MONDAY, JANUARY 6, 1873.

For the cause that lacks assistance, For the -wrongs that need resistance, For the future in the distance, And the good that we can do.

The showers yesterday were genial and refreshing, and have had a beneiicial effect upon the atmosphere and earth. As a singular coincidence we may mention that in one" of our little sectarian churches the minister's prayer for rain was vividly answered by a bright flash, a burst of rolling thunder, and a down-rushing shower of rain.

The General Government Gazelle of December 27 contains statements of the affairs of a number of goldmiring companies.

A race meeting is projected, and is expected to take place on theEllerslie racecourse on the opening of the Waikato railway.

Mr Florence Sullivan, of the Oriental Hotel, expired at his house on Saturday afternoon. The deceased has been ailing and confined to his room for some months. The funeral took place this afternoon, a number of friends following to the grave. The funeral cortege consisted of a hearse (with plumes) drawn by four horses, mutes, and a number of carriages.

The case of Joseph and Mary Couzens, which was to have been held in the Police Court to-day, failed, a»the husband made his escape after the storm last night.

The stakes in connection with thb recent race meeting were paid over to the claimants on Saturday evening at the Auckland Hotel.

We learn from the Coromandel Mail that during the past year 19,000 ounces of gold were produced from the mines of this settlement. This, says our authority, is a falloff from the produce of the preceding year, for in the last nine months of 1871 the official returns were over 20,000 ounces.

We hear that Dr Hooper has been appointed an additional medical referee in this city under the Government Annuities Act of 18G9.

A trotting match for a silver cup, offered by Mr W. Lundon, took place on Saturday afternoon on the Ellerslie racecourse. Five horses ran, when the chestnut mare of Mr Brighton was declared the winner. A race betwean Numa, Minnie Athol, and Dick Turpin afterwards took place, and was won by Dick Turpin.

A man named Richard Thomas, employed in the Middle Star mine, was attempting to draw an exploded charge on Friday last when it ignited, and burned him severly about the face and eyes. It is hoped no serious injury has been done to his eyesight, although, owing to the swelling, it is at present impossible to ascertain the extent of injury done to the pupils of the eyes.

Four thousand bare-legged, tobacco destroying Venetians push gondolas for a living.

The average salary of eighteen Baptist preachers in North Carolina is a trifle over £2G a year.

It has been estimated that the earth adds to itself nearly one hundred and fifty billions of meteoric particles every year.

Work was commenced on the Drake-street improvements this morning, a large number of men being employed widening the lower part of the road and filling in the rut worn by water on the North side.

An impulsive youth in Minnesota has been made insane by Barnum's circus.

At the Ohinemuri races a dispute arose between a Maori and a Pakeha respecting the hire of a horse. The former tri^d to pull the European off the horse, and the man retaliated by striking his aggressor over the head with a riding whip. The native then procured a gun and fired at the European, fortunately without hitting him. The Maori was at once disarmed and thrashed by men belonging to his tribe.

A correspondent of the Philadelphia. Presbyterian writes that "the fastest of bloods of Boston do not dress more distinquei as utter men of the world, then professed evangelical ministers in the various villages of New England. The regular monthly meeting of the Loyal Enniskillen Orange Lodge No. 3 will be held in the Protestant Hall, Karanganape- road, {his evening. Among the many road improvements in the localities of Freeman's Bay and Dedwtwd, Union-street seems to have been entirely over looked, and yet for its length this i.-i one of the most populous streets of the neighbourhood, and contains a large number of ratepayers. They have no other lamp than the lamp of the Robbie Burns, the street is frll of unpleasant ruts, and in wet weather it is scarcely passable. i

After the settling on Saturday night the following matches were offered to be made by backers of Mr Walters' horses. They are still open to make them if the terms suit Mr Atkinson, viz. : The money is ready to be staked at the Occidental Hotel. Peeress to give Black Eagle Ist. for two miles, in a month, for £500 a-side. Three matches — Yatterina v. Black Eagle, 100 soys. each ; one and a-lialf miles, even weight ; two or three miles, Black Eagle to give Yatterina 71bs.—in a week or a fortnight.

A meeting will be held this evening for the purpose of organising an amateur Minstrel Troupe. We understand that Mr. W. F. Armstrong will be the manager.

The Osaka Troupe of Japanese, after playing a successful engagement with Mr Charles through the Australian colonies and New Zealand, were yesterday despatched by him per Nevada to San Francisco, en route for Japan. Judging from our contemporaries, and our personal observation, we should say that in a pecuniary sense the speculation must have been most satisfactory.

The second attempt to convene a meeting of the shareholders in the Coromamlel Excelsior Gold Mining Company failed this morning, Only ten shareholders are required to constitute a quorum ; but only throe or four put in an appearance. The meeting stands further adjourned.

The new private boxes at the Post-office are .now ready. The subscription is the same as before, namely two pounds for the first year, and one pound par annum afterwards ; quarterly subscriptions are also taken. A large number of the boxes have already been allotted.

We understand that Inspector Thomson, of the Armed Constabulary, was informed, this morning by telegram from Dunedin that Detective Farrell, a well-known member of the Otago Police Force, had four shots fired at him on Saturday night—one taking effect in the shoulder ; and that an ex-::ergeant of the latter force, named Ryan, lias been arrested, and charged with thecoininission of the outrage in question.

An American paper laconically notifies a fire thus: —"Kemp's brewery, with 35,000 of prospective lager, went up in a fiery chariot at Dubuque last week.

The planting of shade trees along the streets of Dcdwood, Parnell, Devonport and other suburbs would greatly improve their appearance and contribute to their health fulness. We would suggest that the Highway Boards of those districts follow the practice customary in many American cities of abating a portion of the rates for every tree of a specified class planted out in the street. London bakers and operatives have agreed upon a twelve-hour system from 4 a.m. tu 4. p.m. There has already been provided for the great native meeting at Maungatawhiri 1000 kits of dried fish (ehieily shark), GO head of fat cattle, 400 sheep, and GOO pigs. The natives will no doubt manage to keeu the talk agoing until the food is consumed. The meeting will probably then disperse without having accomplished anything of importance. The Sir George Grey Cadets returned from their holiday at Kawau on. Saturday, after a week most agreeably passed at the exGovernor's beautiful grounds. Their time at the Kawau seems to have been judiciously divided between drill, bathing, hunting, swimming, boating, and fishing. Sir George Grey expressed himself highly satisfied with the general conduct of the boys, and their proficiency and activity in their exercises. The boys also are full of their Kawau exploits, and are detailing them with .soldier-like gusto. We learn that the Rev. D. Jones is somewhat better in health, and it is hoped that he will shortly be able to resume his ministerial duties. The services yesterday in St. Matthew's were conducted by Rev (,'. M. Nelson, of St. Paul's ; and in the evening by Bishop Cowie.

The Chief of Police at Toronto, Canada,

received a dispatch from New York, recently, vequesting him to look up the daughter of a leading doctor of divinity in the latter city, who had sloped with a well-known Toronto gambler, and was supposed to be in a house of ill-fame there.

The Waikato Times thinks that when the history of the colony comes to be written the session of 1872 will be considered a blot on the names of the statesmen and members who took part in its proceedings. A Dresden manufacturer recently had a jubilee in honour of the fiftieth thousand of sewing machines produced in his own factory.

At a recent examination of teachers at

Newburg, N.Y., ninety-four of them spelled the word " cachination " fifty different ways.