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Thames Guardian and Mining Record, Volume I, Issue 182, 9 May 1872, Page 3

To-day having been set apart by proclamation in the N. Z. Gazette of the 26th ultimo as a clay of public thanksgiving throughout tlm colony for the restoration to health of H.IL.H. the Prince of Wales, the hanks and places of business will he closed. In reference to an advertisement stating that a collection in aid of the Hospital fund will he made to-day in the Catholic Church, Willoughby street, the Tiev. Father Nivaid has requested us to state that the same lias been inserted without lr's consent. There will be Divine Service in all the churches and chapels in this district, where prayers suitable to the occasion will he offered to the Most High, and addresses delivered from the various clergymen to their congregations. We arc compelled, through pressure on our space, to hold over our Coromandel letter, as well as several other paragraphs. At a late hour last evening, we heard a report that the progress of the telegraph to Coromandel had been stopped by the natives, near llanaia. Any person happening to he in the vicinity of Berke-street jesierday afternoon, about 8 o’clock, might have seen two or three policemen rushing in hot haste towards the “terminus” of the Tararu Tramway, just as a train was about to start. The officials in blue were followed by a miscellaneous crowd of all sorts, some of whom got into the carriages, amongst, whom were the “ officials,” and some remained belund. From “ information we have received,” we believe we are correct in stating that two pugnacious individuals. named respectively Nicholas Marlow, alias “ Dublin Nick.,” and Tom Sullivan, having had some difference of opinion, agreed to have the matter settled betweeu themselves by an appeal- to fisticuffs, and selected Tararu as an eligible locality for fighting it out. Some kind friend, in the interests of peace, whispered the matter to the police, who posted off to Tararu, and airived just in time to stop the fight, to the great disappointment of a good many who weut out to see the fun.

Mr William Rowe, late of the Caledonian Mine, is prepared to undertake the practical management of mines and to furnish reports thereon. From Mr Rowe’s long experience ns a miner, and the knowledge he has of the mines in this district, we should have mo doubt that he will iiud his time fully occupied in the avocation. At the Police Court yesterday three Maoris were sent to gaol without the option of a fine—two for 14 and one for 7 days—for assaulting Constable McCleary in the execution of his duty on the Beach Road, Grahamstown, the previous day. They were also charged with being drunk, and dealt with in the usual manner for that offence. Ellen Fitzgerald, who has been frequently before the Court, was sentenced to 4 months’ hard labour for stealing a piece of bacon, a botile of pickles, and a tumbler from the European Hotel, Brown street. John Thackerbury, charged with being an habitual drunkard, was sentenced to 3 months’ imprsonment.. George McCaul was fined in the nominal penalty of one shilling for cutting through the footway in Albert street without leave of the local authorities. There was no busiuess doue yesterday at the Warden’s Court, which opened pro forma, and adjourned until Wednesday next, the Warden having gone to Coromandel on business. There was a meeting of the Waiotahi Highway District Board yesterday, at which a good deal of business was done. A report will be found in another place, by which it will be seen that Mr Tyler’s legal opinion has been taken relative to an alleged encroachment on Pollen-street by the Caledonian Company, and that the Board personally inspected the site, and instructed the Secretary to write to the company upon the subject. Several accounts were ordered to be paid, and we believe the Board maybe congratulated upon being out of debt. It is announced in our advertising columns that families, housekeepers, and others can obtain supplies of good family ale and stout at the Star Brewery, Shortlaud, in quantities of two gallons and upwards, at a cheap rate. This ale, we are given to understand, is of aii excellent quality. Fenton Delaney, who received so severe an injury at Riverhead, in April last, at the hands of Peter Langton, still lingers on, hovering between life and death. His ultimate recovery is quite uncertain. Occasionally the hospital surgeons trust that more favourable symptoms will set in, when it may be hoped that the strength of his constitution will enable him to pull through ; at other times he appears almost in articulo mortis, Sliorld the unfortunate sufferer survive all the unfavourable symptoms which surround his case, he will still be a life invalid. Langton, the person accused of being the perpetrator of the outrage, was brought before the police Bench yesterday, but, upon the application of Mr Inspector Broham, the prisoner was remanded for a week.— D. 8. dross,

The schooner Storm Bird from Sydney came alongside the Grahamstown wharf yesterday afternoon. We understand there was a little rival-y as to whether she should go to the new goods wharf at the foot of Burke street or to the Grahamstown wharf. Ths s.s. Taranaki, Captain Wheeler, took her departure from the Manufcau on Tuesday morniDg, for the South, with the following passengers : —Saloon : Hon. Julius Vogel, Mr Fox, Sir G. A. Arney, Mr Kitzgerald, Miss Fitzgerald, Captain Rattray, Miss Moorsen, Mrs Snow, Mrs W. Poole, Messrs W. Stewart, Whitaker, Craig, Midwinter, Levy, J. R. Carey, Coleman, Burke. Brodie, G. F. Jones, Bennett, Wilson, Heaps, A. M. Butler, and Snell. Steerage : Messrs W. P. Sneel, D. Robinson, two natives, Wilson, Jones, Reed, Hepburn, Mrs Rowley and two children, one native, Mrs Drury, and John Newman.

The old chief Marsh, in course of conversation with two Europeans who passed through Te Witu a few clays back, requested that they would ask the Superintendent to commence the construction of a road to Te Witu. He said that ho and his would assist in the work, and explained that he now saw the error of his ways ; he had fought against the Government in former times, hut would never do so again. — Waikato Times. We are glad to notice from a district order published in our advertising columns that the remonstrance of the Rev. D. Bruce, respecting the Volunteer parade for service at St. Paul’s Church, has had the effect of altering the original instructions issued by the Commanding Officer for the guidance of Volunteers on Thanksgiving Day. That St. Paul’s Church should always be chosen for holding church parades of our citizen solcheiy could only he accepted as a slight cast, however unintentionally, upon all other denominations of Christians ; and that Mr Bruce was not singular in his view of the matter is attested by the number of letters which w r e have received in support of his protest, two of which appear elsewhere. — 1). S. Cross.

As we are now credibly informed that the natives residing heyoncl the confiscated boundary ate daily expecting a visit from his Excedencv the Governor and the Hon. D. McLean. Native and Defence Minister, it may be as w r e!l for tbc settlers in this district to fake advantage of it, and bring under the notice of the llou. D. McLean the advisability of giving them a small share in the Public Works and Immigrat'on Loan. Every settler in the district must recognize the great want of a bridge over the Waikato River at Ngarnavvahia, and the throwing open of the Govern nent lands, in and around this township for sale at a moderate rate, for, chsg.i'se the fact as we may,. fully onethird of the buildings are put up ou Government land, and their removal liable to be ordered at a short notice. No doubt the settlers in and about Hamilton. Cambridge, Alexandra, will be prepared to received and w-elcome his Excellency the Governor on his visit to the Waikato ; but they must not forget that it is Lefoie his 'responsible adviser, who will accompany him, that their wants or grievances must he kid, and who we may be sure, from Ilia well-known urbanity, will listen to and give to them every consideration and assistance. We may be allowed to apologise to our readers for not going more fully into the advantages likely to accrue to ’this district by the visit of his Excellency and the Hon. the Native and Defence Minister, but we trust that they will hear in mind that we are hut newly born, and that we must look to the n, to a gicat extent, for those supplies of general information which will enable ns to advocate their view's and wants. — Waikato T'mcs.