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Auckland Star, Volume VIII, Issue 2336, 11 September 1877, Page 2

At a meeting of Directors rtf the Phuuiix Company, Tairua, held this afternoon, tenders were opened for making a road to the mine. The lowest—£97—was accepted. The Thames County Council contribute £50 towards the road.

Mr A. L. Lathrope, one of tbe speakers at Saturday's meeting, sends the following remarks :—" Sir,— My attention has been drawn to your issue of tbe meeting of the unemployed of Saturday. As there is a great mistake in my name—it should be Lathrope, and not Latherum ; and you say that I was in a very excited state, as I threw my arms abont. Now, sir, I will just ask you if you have any meihber in your office'that has worked with pick and shovel, if so, ask him would he like to work for 14 days, and at tho end of the 14 days lmve Gd per day cut and never told beforehand about it. He would say no. Now, sir, I have for the last five years, off and on, been working for Mr J. Dempsey, but nevor did I work under the like of those that he lias at present. Now, sir, I should be very thankful if yon would tell us that have had the Od cut if thero i_ any law to recover it, if so, I will have it. Then, again, tliey make you work from 7.30 a.m. to 12.15 a.m. again 12.50 to 5.20. I have known ap far as six (fray-loads go out before eight o'clock. Now, would not anyone like to be a pick and shovel-man, and nvike one day per week all the year ronnd ? Is that not the way to live and keep a wife and a lot of children? There is another mistake. You say that I left the platform, and resumed my pipe. Now, sir, that is a mistake ; as I mover had a pipe in. my mouth in my li/fc. I did have my last pint of beer ret the good master's before I Avent to the meeting, but I am glad to say that I did not leave with 355. Sir, I see there te some man come _» Auckland for Maori enii'Tants. I think we could Avell do with- ' out "the disgraceful lot that were at the meeting on Saturday hist.—Yeurs, &c, A. L. Lath row:. . ~ The essay on " Briksh Pule in India by Mr T, H. Hanna, proposed for last eveaing at the St. James' olais, wm postponed TintLl Monday evening next in consequence of the Pit4-stree_i_-oiree. The Devonport Club entertainment last evening was largely patrorrtsed by the residents of that delightful locality, lhe entertainment was held in the Devonport Hall, under the presidency of llov. Joseph Bates, of the Holy Trinity Ohuroli. The programme was judicious}/ selected, and very pleasfng in dctr,___. MJ39CS Duder and Mvles gave k piino-orto duot; Mr lanner «-aye a"readn_g; and Master Philips a Recitation. Mr I_r_w»ey and Mr Wynyard wo several songs ; Mr H. Niccol produced a, humorous recitation ; and Masto.' Mays .i pianoforte solo. The scene of " Norval, fruiii Hcfrno's famous Scotch tragedy of "Doughis," was wall performed by the brothers NiccoL At the close a Tote of thanks was acordad to Rev. Mr Bates, the ehairm-aH ; also to the ladies and friends who had aosiated in making the evening so pleasant. The time for the reception of tenders : for work in connection with hot and cold } water services lias been e-xtended until Moncfay the 17th inst.

A recent number of the Hokitika --Star'" has the following lively picture of life in that city : —The inroads of the sea yesterday again caused some damage to fences and out-buildings at the back of Ilevellstreet. A boy named Shine was standing on a log in Hanson's right-of-way yesterday, when he was washed off by a wave, and the log rolled over him. _ _ lad named Orams went in after him, and was himself knocked down. A man named O'Brien assisted both out of their dangerous position. At the back of North Revell-street a woman got knocked down by the surf and was rescued by some hystandcrs. The water washed through the right-of-way and across Revell-street into the lower portions of the town, but fortunately not to such an extent as to cause damage or loss. Some buildings at the back of the Southland Hotel were damaged.

The race f r the Rand wick Plate in the A. J. C. Spring meeting has resulted in a surprise. Only three started, including the grand Robinson Crusoe, and wc shall no doubt find that any odds were betted on the son of Angler and Chrysolite ; but just as last year the obscure Luna colt, (now known as Calamia) won his way to fame in this race, so now Air Loder's br colt, The Dean by Yattenden —Nun, detente Mr Fisher's famous horse. The Dean is engaged in the Melbourne Cup with fist. 2lhs. up, and as he met Robinson Crusoe on better terms than he meets him in the Cup he should hold him safe in the latter race. The Randwick Plate is run over a three miles course, and the winner is generally one of the best stayers of his year.

As a mob of fat cattle were being driven through Foxton a large number of the inhabitants turned out to have a look at them. One little boy got into the road, when an immense bullock, from the station of the Hon. J. Johnson, rushed at the child, and carried him on his head for some distance between his two horns. Intense excitement prevailed, the mother thinking her child would be crushed to death, and others looking on in fear, not knowing what to do. At this moment Mr R. Stevens galloped up to the bullock, when the child fell to the ground uninjured and was picked up.

Upon the poor remuneration of Bank clerks the " Went Coast Times" says :—

Mr H/ogg, late agent for the Rank of New South Wales at Kumara, was in the enjoyment of the munilicont salary of £150 per annum ; a liberal increase on the part of the institution having recently raised his annual allowance to that amount. The two officers in full charge of the agency on a new ami extensive gold-Held were earning between them considerably less than an ordinary carpenter or blacksmith in the same neighborhood.

The Sandhurst revenue iuspoctor lately summoned a woman in that district for sly-grog selling, and had her lined £25. About the same time lie married a buxom widow who keeps the Chequers in Pall Mall, and whoso license still stands in her previous name. On a, recent Sunday the woman who had been lined sought for and was supplied with drink at t lie I .hoqucrs. She afterwards laid an information against Mrs. —for Sunday trading, so there arose for the ollicial a divided duty. The inspector must either be false to his oilice, or prosecute his own wife. He succeeded in having her (hied £5 with costs, and the question now is, when will he next sleep at home '.' And what are the probabilities as between a curtain lecture, or a " predestinate scratched face " — '■' /Egles" in the " Australasian."

To the Editor : Sir, —Au advertisement appeared in last evening's Star from a repentant husband, the lesson of which to many will be most salutary nnd useful in the conduct of domestic life. The good man made an announcement in the boat of passion, and, in the cool of the evening, repented him of the evil. Hence it is best to wait a little, and sometimes prevent a life-long sorrow. Socrates was a husband, althougli Rev. Mr Edger did not disclose that fact in his interesting lecture on the great Athenian, and it was the invariable custom of Socnatcs, when his better-half ton.ented him, to stand in the open air or pelting rain bareheaded until his temper cooled down. Milton, rather than quarrel with liis Mary, would turn his back to her, and request her coolly n_t to be a backbiter. Johnson would go to his club when his elderly partner —tin: " pretty creature" of his dotage—was angry, but this was not the best way of acting in a domestic quarrel. Indeed, it is difficult to advise, if we are to b'.dievc the great novelist Sir Walter Scott, who says woman is " hard to please." The lesson, however, "small domestic quarrel," "done in the heat of passion," is worth considering.—J oskimi MII.T.KR.

A resident of Cfn ion -street, City West, complains of noglect on the part oi the City Council, and says : " Various petitions have been sent to the City Council requesting that the bank of earth in Union-street might be removed, und a decent footpath formed on the west side of the street. The last petition of the inhabitants avus sent in abuut VI months .i"p. The petition was received, the work ordered to be done, and the matter referred to the Streets Committee. The work, however, lias not been done, and the petition possibly passed from the memory of the Council. There arc about eighty houses in bower Union-street, two churches, one hotel, two grocers shops, one glass manufactory, two school-houses, etc. I mention these facts to shew that a considerable revenue is derived from Unionstreet, and [ wonder sometimes that persons do not meet with accidents when climbing the bank after dark, and especially some of the persons who are in the habit of attending the evening service of St. Thomas's Church. I hope the Council will spare us from sending in another petition.—W. O-M.*

Mr Malionoy, the architect, has received the following tenders for constructing the new seats and galleries .in the Weslcyan Churafli, Pitt-street, the work to bo completed in fourteen days : —G. Baldock— galleries, £1025 ; seats, £70. C Rhodesgalleries, £730. Philoox—galleries, £67S ; seats, £63. Shailer and Wright—galleries, £664 ; seats, £60. Constable—galleries, £568 ; seats, £65. Keaue and Jenkinson—galleries, £555. John Rosser — galleries, £515; seats, £63. Cornwell— plUeries, £470; scats, £53 2a. The trustees decided upon aceeptjng the tender of Mr John Rosser.

Yc-ferday af-omooti twelve prizes were awarded to scholars at the Whau Public School by Mr John S. I<. Cox on behalf of the Scripture Gift and Prize Association ; also, 36 Scripture cards. Several ladies from the locality attendod on the occasion, and expressed interest in the object. We have to acknowledge for Mrs Hume fwoni the emnjraos of Mr Yeoman, £1 14s ; from the ©mpKyds of Mr Masefield, £2 19s. At the maeting of directors of the Palmerston G.M. Company, Coromandel, hqjld yesterday, it Tf* decided to appoint Mr R. H. Harrison ho the post of managing director, with instructions to proceed at°once ts co-opefate with Captain Ninnis, the manas«r, in storting the engine for the purpose of testing the possibility of reducing the water in the main shaft; and, if practicable to start a drive to intersect known auriferous leaders in the ground. If, as is supposed, the main flow of water lia.- found some other outlet, the present angino will shortly make a considerable di_nim___on in t_.o water, and it will then be possible to put in the drive so as to give a ht-go amrfvsmt »f back* for stoping when _he lode* are iHte-'seeted. The Fraternal Home will be open at the Tempemuce Hall, Albert-street, this evening, for the recaption oi Templars and their friends. Mr J:im* Coupland will preside, and Revs. W. J. Williams, Allan W. Webb, aud Edwin Carr, will speak to tty audience on the advantages of teniplary. The speeches wfli be interspersed with music . and song.

A curiosity was yesterday produced by the playful "hand of nature, in the form of a chicken with four legs, and which has attracted much attention from the neighbours. The chicken appears healthy and well, and may be seen at Captain Mackay's, in Graham-street.

Some larrikins in Vincent-street threw a stone through Mr Lennox's window last night. This is becoming a very common offence, and should be put a stop to.

The annual general meeting of the members of the Auckland Cricket Club will be held at the Thames Hotel, on Thursday evening, at half-past seven o'clock. " The business will be the presentation of the annual report and financial ( statement, to elect officers, aud enrol members for the coming season. A general meeting of the members of the Auckland Amateur Athletic Club is called for Thursday evening next, at the ClubI Room, Thames Hotel. The hour originally fixed was half-past seven o'clock, but in consequence of the annual meeting of the Auckland Cricket Club being inadvertently fixed for the same time and place, the business will probably commence a little later. The members of the Star of Freedom Lodge will hold their annual festival and balAhis evening, in the Oddfellows' Hall, Cook-street. Tea Avill he on the table at half-past six ; entertainment at half-past seven, consisting of speeches, melodies, and readings. Dancing, under an efficient master of ceremonies, will be commenced at nine o'clock.

Richard G. your lines "Under the Willows," if you can claim them, are not so bad. We give one stanza :—

A grave-yard is not quite the snot, Which one contented with his lot, AVoald often with his presence grace ; And yet, deny the fact who can. Through many an age to mortal man It's been an inter-resting place.

A larrikin removed tiie seat from Constitution Hill last night. We would inform that individual that Sergeant Jackson and his terrier are on the scent. No doubt they will catch and employ him iv dressing Mount Eden diamonds at the Government works, in lieu of carrying timber. At the shipwright's quarterly meeting last evening tiie prospectus from Dunedin of a trades' journal, about to started in that city, met the unproval of the members present. The election of officers then took place, when Mr Reid was elected Chairman ; Mr Ramsey, Secretary ; and Mr Gregson, Vice-Chairman. The meeting terminated with a vote of thanks to the Chairman.

The young and gallant O'Counell, of Hamilton, who eloped with Miss , of the name locality, will be charged at tho Police Court to-morrow morning with making a false declaration before the Registrar in respect of himself and the young lady, who had such a narrow escape from the thraldom of matrimony. The case is likely to disclose facts which would add to the charms of the "Love Chase," being peculiarly romantic in their cluwacter ; and must of necessity prove attractive to persons fond of "something new." The appearance of the living "heroine" in opposition will not be the least, attractive part of the entertainment, and if the " sweet story is innocently told " there will be pictures of golden tintings on whispering trees, breezy vows in stealthy hours, Luna's laugh upon the AVaikato, zephyrs' kisses, and other scenic illustrations worthy a fairy tale of the olden time.

"Thackeray, the Snobogother." will be the subject of the Rev. Charles Clark's opening lecture on Thursday and Friday evenings, particulars of which will be found in our advertising column!".