The Evening Star FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 1882.

Evening Star, Issue 6136, 10 November 1882, Page 2

The Evening Star FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 1882.

By a fire at Lyttelton yesterday morning, which completely gutted the premises of Mr Mackay, a grocer, tho Sun office lose L7OO, and the National L3OO.

The ‘Wanganui Herald’ and ‘Yeoman’ have been formed into a joint stock company. The editorial columns will remain under tho control of Mr Ballance, and tho policy of tho papers will bo unchanged. At a meeting of the Committee of the Chamber of Commerce this morning Mr W. J. M. Larnach was re-elected a member of tho Harbor Board, rendered vacant through his unavoidable absence from two meetings in consequence of his visit to Melbourne. We understand that the requisition which has been forwarded to Bishop Nevill for tho removal of the Rev. T, C. Platts from Holy Trinity Church, Port Chalmers, was signed by sixty-threo members of the congregation, representing thirty-seven heads of families, equal to 172 souls. Of those who signed tho requisition, sixty were communicants. George Godfrey, a lad, accidentally shot himself in tho hand while playing with a loaded pistol at the Leith Valley yesterday afternoon. Tho pistol was loaded with a ballet, which entered the palm of tho hand and passed through above the little fingers. The lad was at once taken to the Hospital, and after the wound was dressed he left for his home.

There are few who will he prepared to deny the conclusions drawn by Mr Archibald Forbes in the following notes to tho ‘Sydney Morning Herald’ about Ids visit to Tasmania’ ‘‘Mining enterprise has a strong tendency to warm up into mining speculation ; and mining speculation, spelt short, may he written down ‘gambling.’ They seem a hard-headed race, these islanders, and probably up till now they have been chiefly engaged in supplying a full stock of gambling counters for alien gamesters, they themselves being content to keep the tables and rake in the stakes. Happy is tho man who lias nothing to lose. But ‘ Tullodigwruiiis,’ for instance, partly make one’s mouth water, partly make his hair stand on end. in the middle of last week you might have bought * Tulloehgorums ’ at LIS a-share. On Friday last ‘Tullochgorums’ rose by leaps and bounds to 1220, L3O, LSO, L7O. To-day there are buyers at LSO, while the lucky holders stand out lor L 75. When lamto hi that this hound roprcscuta no very specific prospect, far less any return, and further less still any divi-dend-two tilings occur to mo : First, that with stern promptitude, were 1 a lucky holder, I. should een.se to he one, and depart in peace with my realised plnmbr ; and secondly, that gambling in ahaiu. \> a disease which has spread into Tasmania.”

Heavy rain completely spoiled all outdoor sports at Wellington, Auckland, and Christchurch yesterday.

Mr M'Kcnzie, M.H.R., has been elected chairman of the newly-formed Waihemo County Council. At a recent examination at Home for a few clerkships in the Post Office, no fewer than 1,500 ladies presented themselves before the horrified examiners. The comet was the cause of the burning down of a miner’s cottage, Golden square, Sandhurst, recently. The family got up to sec the celestial visitor, and while they were out star-gazing their house caught lire from a candle that was carelessly left burning close to some bcd-curtams, At the Police Court this morning, before J. Logan, Esq., J.P., and J.P. Jones, Esq., J, P., the only case for hearing was a charge of assault against Hannah O’Brien. This was a case in which accused had assaulted Ann Ritchings previctls to leaving the town, the latter having given evidence in a recent case against her by the police. The Bench imposed a fine of L 5, or in default one month’s imprisonment. Mainly owing to the strong westerly gale which prevailed at Auckland yesterday the North Shore regatta could not be finished. During a heavy squall, and while the cutter race was proceeding, the Euphemia capsized. Two men are missing, and it is feared they have been drowned. The rest were rescued. The cutter Garnet narrowly escaped the same fate. Several small open boats foundered, but the occupants got ashore safely. Evidently the schoolmaster is abroad in the case of Orcytown (Wellington). The Working Men’s Club there advertised for a care-taker, and received the following application: “Willington, Oktobur 18, 188*2. dear Sur,— i hear you want a kustodcon in the papur. i will cum at the wages you arc given i was horned at Ballygurthccn County Cork Ireland have bin hear 18 years cum in 1804. we have 9 childer ouldest wan I*2 years av age yunges thre minilis. If, them* is a pehanner in the Club my ouldest gurl can play an it as she tuk musik lessons the rest av them are good little thins, and very amusin, and will bo all at lioame with the members of tha ar at all sosiabcl. let mo know whin to kum up and whethur you win meat me at the Stadium i felo sure uro place will suit me If you have sing songs i will alays Obleego with wan as I am a Good hand at it, you mite tel mo wat toime you shot up and wat toime openin from Yours afektonate Amalgamated Society of Oaupenters and Joiners meet to-morrow evening at 7 36. A mistake occurred in the parade strength at tho review as published by us. No. 4 Company in tho third battalion consisted of the Invercargill and Arrow Rifles, of the joint strength of thirty-four, under tho command of Lieutenant Healey. We have received from Messrs H. Wlso and Co. a copy of Henry George’s "Progress and Poverty” in a cheap form, and wo have no doubt it will,bo largely trad. Wo shall from time to time examine its doctrines, as, though well written, benevolent In its intention, and containing much that is true, there are many errors which detract from its utility as a guide to sound political economy.