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Auckland Star, Volume IX, Issue 2714, 3 January 1879, Page 2

Sir George Grey will turn the first sod of the Waikato and Thames railway at Hamilton shortly, but the date has not yet been definitely fixed.

Several letters to tho editor appear on the fourth page of this issue.

During the monthending December, 1878, there were 22 deaths registered-within the city of Auckland. The number during the corresponding month of 1877 were 18 deaths.

There were 9 deaths in the hospital during the month of December, 1878. The. entries for the Papakura Haces have been postponed till Monday night.

An accident which, fortunately, was not ; attended with loss of life, occurred this morning in Graf ton Road. An express was com- 1 ing down from Ellerslie with a portion of ; the velocipede circus, when, in turning a i bend in the road, it suddenly capsized. " The horse was released without sustaining , any damage, but the express was considerably smashed. A. cricket match took place in the Domain yesterday between a team from St. Matthews school and another from St. Paul's. The former scored 39 in their first , innings, Doyle contributing 11, "W. Camel, , 10, and J JDodson, 9 ; St. Paul's team scored \ 38, Doble making 11, and Penaligon, 8. i Few people will gainsay the statement ■! that there are many advantages to bo do- I rived from a careful perusal of a daily 1 paper. The Latest instance that lias come •' under our notice »s related by a gentleman residing a few miles out of Auckland. ■< He had purchased a ticket in a sweep, but ' did aotiittciid the drawing, and consequently r was ignorant of the result. • It was only when v. gentleman went; all the way from town and ofTei'ed him £85 for his chance "• that the man from tho country was ( ! i impressed with the belief that there v.-a;-; something in it. Uo asked the speculator to v/nit until next day, came into town, ' purchased a copy of: the STAR, and then; £ lighted on tho welcome news that he had t drawn a hot favorite, and the result is l that ho has netted something over £100 by * his caution. c The Rev. Father Walter McDonald q gratefully acknowledges the receipt of £1 c from F. S. towards a treat for the children of St. Mary's Orphanage, Ponsonby. s

At one of our colonial bath houses ?he other day an impatient young man walled up to the door of one of the compartmeits.

and knocking on th,e same, testify sjid, " For Blazes sake hurry up ; when in thunder are you going to get those pgits on?" "When I'm married, I suppo.e," solemny responded a female voice. ?he youth had mistaken the door, that wasill. In a match between the Union and Jiiictiou Cricket Clubs, the former scored 37 Bid 150 in the two innings respectively, and iio latter 66 and 69. Archdeacon MauEsell in his sermon Ist Sunday stated that he intended next Sandy to review the proceedings of his parih during the year that has just passed. >s the Archdeacon closely watches passig events, we may expect that he will touh ou many subjects of general interest. Bs views ilpon the vexed question of religiiu aud education are very decided. As he Its been for some years a teacher of religi-n in Government schools, as such a servie is under the present Jaws, pronounced ;y many of thefjelergy to be impracticable, it will be interesting to hear what his eperieuce has been in the matter. Ye fear that the number of clergy teaching religion iv our common schools is even 16s than that of those who teach in N. -S. Wals as reported iv our issue of the 31 Dec. Miss Amy Sherwin gave her farewill concert at Wellington on the 24th. iust. o an immense house. Immediately after the fire which destroyed Mrs Carlisle's house in Graftnn-road kit night, the chimney in the house of a Ar Cook was observed to be on fire. Soiio people imagined that this had been causel by sparks from the former dwelling, but & course it was too distant for this to haw happened. The lire, however, was promptl extinguished. An inquest "was held yesterday afternooi, at the Exchange Hotel, Parnell, before DJ Philson, on the body of John Keunedv who was found dead in liutland road or Tuesday last. Dr. Goldsbro', 1 horns Button, Constable Adamson, aud George Fuller gave evidence. The jury returned the following verdict : " That deceased was found with the marks of violence described upon his body, but how he met with the wound that caused his death theie was not sullicieut evidence to kliow." Our attention has been called to the fact i that in our report of the Sunday-schod ; fele in the Domain we omitted to give tin uumbe.i of children from St. JVJatthew'i school, which should have been mentionei in justice to the teachers and to Mr S. H Webb, under whose management the fiifc was arranged and so satisfactorily carrkl out. The children numbered upwards '•£ 450, aud passed a most enjoyable day. it half-past five ihe whole of the church f England schools mot together outsiders Domain, and under the directorship ,of M Rico united in singing " Onward Christiii Soldiers" and "Sim of my (Soul." Tb effect from upwards of £,000 infant; voicf was truly joyous, and will long be rcmeii bered. Mr Thomas Ilodson desires us to ai nouueo for the information of the pub| in general, and for thu racing world in pac ticuliir, that he has decided never again 1 mount a hor.se for a steeplecease event, j, The lion, the Native Minister will prj coed to the Waikato to-morrow to vis liewi, and will afterwards go across i Ohinemnri to have an interview with Tij kukiuo respecting land and road questions Mr .Shechau will remain two days Graliamstown, and will probably be ban quettcd by the leading residents. M Sheohan will alsp probably visit Warls worth before returning to Wellington. The Hon. J. Sheehan will deliver an address at the Working Men's Club this even* ing. •Colonel T. D. Baker, C.8., 18th Royal Irish, who served through the New Zealand War, ISG4-G6, recently left England to take up the (apj)ointmeut of military secretary to Lord Lytton. Colonel Baker now possesses the Sardinian, Crimea, Turkish, Mutiny, New Zealand and Ashantee medals, and is an A.D.C. to her Mejesty. Mr. Isaacs kindly gavo his services as auctioneer during the races. The club realised fifty sovereigns by the amount gained over the selling value of horses run.