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Thames Advertiser, Volume VIII, Issue 2170, 11 October 1875, Page 3

There was a strong wind blowing on Saturday, accompanied by sharp rain-squalls. A very severe squall of this sort .broke over the town at ajjout .noon on. Saturday, and soon cleared tlio street of There was no damage worth mentioning ; : ftmongst . the shipping. ■ The-cutter " liro Brothers" dragged her anchor, bnt was brought up between the Kuranui and Tariarn; iand a Email cutter which was lying alongside Curtis's whai'f was scuttled in order to prevent her from breaking.through the structure. t The - 'downpour of; rain which commenced about midnight on Friday, and continued without intermission for several hours, created great floods in all the creeks, and the Shortland Sawmill Company wero fortunate enough to get. down a splendid i supply off upwards of. 1,000 logs to their booms at Parawui. This is a timely supply,-for there, were scarcely sufficient logs on hand, including those which had re-: 'cently been brought from Coromandel, to keep the mill in work for another week, and it was : thought that operations mns'i cease. The present supply will keep the mill working for three or four months, and ho doubt the freshes; which usually set in about Christmas will send: down a sufficient number to i.eep the mill in - full work through the summer month?. The pressure of the logs tested the strength of the booms, but we understand that ,aot a single log escapcd.

: ,-A young man named Charles Hemming, who has for some time past been in the employ of MrO, F, Quint as barman at the Nil Despe'randum Hotel,, was arrested /on Saturday night on *a charge of abstracting 10s from the till. ' .. A-number of . ataateurs have combined to give a concert at the Academy of Music tonight. Several of these who,take part in tbe entertainment are .well known,-and. there "are several who will on this occasion make, their debut.' Mr, W. H. Eeed is announced ; to sing a number of new local songs, and : Miss ;Do«y who.created.Buch a favourable impression.when ; Bhe appeared at the Sir Walter Scott anniversary.concert recently, ia amongst the number of; the amateurs, yjio appear to-night. The programme, which'is very varied and attractive, 1 will be found in ; our advertising columns, i : The' p.s, 'Manaia' took the place of the 'Hauraki'in the Thames trade on Saturday, leaving Auckland for the Thames at 9 o'clock in .the morning. When near the Sandspit she met with a severe eqaall, which necessitated her seeking shelter for several hours, Subsequently, .when the wind abated, she resumed the trip, and arrived off the Glrahamstown Wharf shortly before 8 o'clock. The tide being then low, the passengers had to be landed in boats at considerable ihconvenienee. The' boats also con.yeyed passengers on board,,.and the,'Manaia' returned to Auckland without any unnecessary delay,.' : 'Professor Bruce gave his .promised, seance,, mesmeric and " phrenological, "at the Theatre Royal ,on Saturday night. The latter was t of. a. decidedly interesting charactor. About "24 citizens, some of them' celebrities, submitted their bumps to his inspection, and there is no question that although all most have been perfect strangers, to him,-he delineated' their characters and peculiarities with remarkable accuracy, and in taore' : than .orie : instadce he made decided hit?. The lecturer seemed to delineate

his characters almost intuitively, -! There were no pauses or reconsiderations; everything , went on smoothly, and without interruption. There' was-" also a 'vein of humourrunniDg through the lecture, and .illustrative anecdotes, which helped to. keep up the attention of .the audience. The mesmeric portion of the entertainment was also pretty successful, the operator 'being fortunate enough to obtain on some good ".subjects,"'and their/unintentional performances served, to .excite the, laughter of the audience. We understand that the Professor created such a favourable impression that several admirers have requested him to remain for a few days longer. ■J. Leydon reports' as follows:—Business has been brisker this week than for some time past. On' Saturday bidding was spirited,' and the following prices were obtained:—Turkeys, 4s L each j fowls, 2s 3d to 3s each; flour, £1210s per ton; sugar, Sdperlb; tea, 2a 2d per lb; hams, 11 per lb; bacon, lOfd per lb; potatoes, 7s ;per cwt; : matches (plaid), 7s per gross; oatmeal,;ss per 251b-bags; salmon, lis per dozen; Jams, is per dozen; candles, per lb; muscatel raisins, Is Id per, lb; Eleme figs, Is per lb,. . i We'have to acknowledge receipt of a copy of -the "New Zealand Bradshaw's Guide," published .by Messrs Dalgleish and Keid. The ] little volume has all the appearance of the old Bradshaw and contains an immense amount of useful information.' In addition to.time-tables of railways, steamers, &c, there is a calendar for, the month, an..; official \ directory for the. colony, &c. -v ; i : Mr H. Isaacs, late Mayor of Auckland, was to represent New Zealand at the grand banquet given by'the Lord Mayor of London to the Mayors and Consuls of the world, ■ We have to acknowledge the receipt of a pamphlet on the. Waiwera Hot Springs, in which a number ,of testimonials regarding the efficacy, of the waters for /various diseases are 1 published. " ~ i . V.

' Messrs Cruickshanlc and Co. .have.received a telegram from Messrs Bright Brothers, informing them, :that the s'.s. ' Hero' sails , from Melbourne for Sydney on the 15th instant. : The' brigantine •' Byno' took her departure from Auckland for Savage Island on Thursday. She. took a large cargo o£_ merchandise, and as passengers, Messrs B. Hird, E. Mew, George Donnett, and H. W. Henderson, The s.s. ' Hawea,' Captain Wheeler, arrived in the Manukau : on' Thursday from Southern ports. Passengers: Messrs Henderson, Mrs Webley : and family, Misa O'Rorke, Captain Wright, Inspector Thomsonj A,C., ' Messrs Taylor, Whisker, Pearse, Dakin,, Webley, Payne, Borden,' Message, Nicholson, Gibbons, I Haalitt,- Barnsley, Poole,; Bargeur, Donald, Christie,' Hayes, Lodder,- Ellis, Keehan, Lewis, Dickson, McLeod, Mooney, Dougherty, Mahoney. The ship ' British Empire' and her passengers were inspected by Dr Philsonand Mr Ellis, the Immigration Commissioners and everything was found- satisfactory. We observe that Dr Goode who visited this port last year in the ■' Oxfordshire,' comes as.surgeon-snperintendcnt in the ' British Empire.' : The iollowing is a Corrected list of the so'.ooii passengers: Mr Irthur Colpeck, Mr E. P. Welhanmann, Mr J. W. Smith, Mr. J. W. Badfoi'd,'Mr W. D. Shoebridge, Mr Wm. .Wigglesworth, Dr Gdode, and ;Q. ft, Saunders. Second Cabin : Mr Blake .Green, and Mr Arthur Green. Owing to the iwet -weather, the. immigrants did not-land until Saturday morning. : '