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Thames Advertiser, Volume VIII, Issue 2199, 15 November 1875, Page 2

. There wore, np eases for hearing at the Police Court on Saturday. ■ Captain Souter has been nominated a Licensing Commissioner, in the place of Mr R, Kennan resigned/ We understand that the requisite notice for winding up the Bright Smile Gold Mining Company was served on Saturday at the company's office, Graharastown,' ■ '. A man named Foley has been arrested at Wellington for rape upon a Scandinavian woman. It is said the crimo was attended with extraordinary cruelty. A performance in aid of the Thames Me* chanica' Institute will be given to-night at the Theatre Royal by the • Cricketers' Amateur Dramatic Club under' the. patronage of the president, W. Fraser, Esq., R.M.; the officers of the institute, and the officers and members of the Volunteer companies. The piece selected for the occasion is the "Heir at Law." that well-known popular comedy of Cota, tho younger. The plot of the play and its incidents have been made familiar to playgoers by Mr Hoskin's : splendid dramatio oompanies. His own impersonation of Dr Fangloss has made its mark, and is Mb. most popular performance. The play is well selected, and from our acquaintance with the talents of the amateurs to whose, hands the individual parts have been allotted we have no doubt.the club will render a faithful if not a brilliant impersonation of the ideal of this play. '. The programme will be found in our advertising columns.

Our Tairua correspondent, writing on Satmv ' day,.says:—"Yesterday afternoon/.a very 7 serious accident happened- to one of Mr Say's ' employees, named Martin Peterson, who is- engaged packing from Puriri to here. It appears that between the Brokers claim and Smith's store one of the horse's feet became entangled in. ' the roots on the track, which caused it to fall.' ;■■ Petersen commenced at orioe to free the animal by cutting away the roots with his tomahawk, and had almost succeeded in accomplishing.his.... object when he missed his aim, and struck his : right foot, inflicting a ghastly wound.'! Fortunately he was close to Smiths store, to which he managed to arrived there utterly exhausted, The wounds were then staunched, • and assistance passing by, he was carried down to Hopkinson's store, where it was deemed prudent to leave him rather than pack him down .to Puriri. Word was sent down at once to; Mr Say, who arrived this morning with a saddle horse, and the poor fellow, was taken down to receive medical and other attendance," •;*'"■!.

The new track from. Nevesyille via Kirikiri was cut through last, week, and, on Suturday several persons on • their way to the Thames came by that route. It was of such a difficult nature that six to seven hours was occupied in • getting through. An attempt will, however, be. made to find a more easy and speedier track than this. \ ' : Mr Severn, of the Thames, is to give' aseries ' of lectures on "Light,''in Auckland, during the last week of this month. His Honor the Superintendent, Sir George Grey, left for the Ka'wau in the pilot schooner - ; on Friday afternoon.. He will address his constituents soon after his return to Auckland,. and is expected to announce a programme. It is not likely' that Sir' George will leafe City ' West for any' other constituency. ■"- ' The following passengers left for tho South per' flawea' on Friday :—Mr and Mrs Courage and four children, Mr and Mrs McKellar, Miss Soular, Mrs Thompson, Miss Nation, Mrs Broc, Miss Thomson, Miss Balneavis, Mr Baynes, Mr Hall, Mrs Friend; Messrs H. M. Williams, Snodgrasa, Toole, J. Murphy, M. Hudson, J, Boyd, B. Boyd, P, Maginn; Miss Hannah Torp, Miss Maria Torp; Messrs Lawrence, Toll, M. Niceol, Gaudon, Bresh,, Granville,;B. ; Clamow, JJngel, . Braithwaite;,-, Mis 3 Laird 5 Messrs H.'Williamson, Callen, James Williams, John Allen; Mrs Jennings and daughter, Mrs Kennedy and family (6), Mrs King and family and daughter, Messrs D. J. Nathan,. F. Samuel, Mender* hausen, C, Allen, J, Allen, D. L, Murdoch, and J.; Williams..', We clip the following from the Herald, and we hope that it is correct:—" The Provincial Government are, it_ appears, in possession of a considerable sum with which to commence the much-needed works on the goldfields, Sir Geo. Grey will pay a visit to the Thames in about eight days, in order to find but what works are most imperative, and Mr McLaren, the District Engineer, has been in town for the purpose of informing the Superintendent and ;Provincial Secretary. respecting .the position; of -affairs. In all probability, a good road to tairua will ■ form part of the works undertaken," In connection with the recent reports about Tawhiao being williqg to negotiate with Sir George Grey, we may, state that about two jears ago two of the closest councillors of the Maori King came down to visit Sir George Grey at the Kawau, and.asked him to go up to Tokangamutu'to commence negotiations with a view to a settlement of the. questions between the races. Sir Geoigej having no official posi* tion whatever, said that if. Tawhiao would; write him a letter, asking him to assume the office of mediator, he would forward it to the Government, and if they made no objections he would go up to tee the Kingites. The natives, however, declined to commit them« selves in any way to writing, and so nothing was done. If Tawhiao is willing now to negotiate with Sir George-for the purpose of ending the last danger from native outbreak, it would ; 6urely.be a pity if the Native Minister, from a • feeling of injured self-love, should prohibit him from trying what he can do. Wefeelquite ; ' ; sure that Sir D. ' McLean himself would never think of allowing any point of official etiquette to stand in the way if there was a prospect of obtaining an important, advantage to the country.— Herald. The'Crosjhasalong article upon thomak« ing of roads at the! Thames,' and concludes as follows:—"For ourselves, and we are disposed' to believe that the people of the Thames think with us, [a little common, sente and business application to real practical improvements lying at our very doors are worth, scores of 'these ' ideal dreaminga ; which end-where .they, began, in merely.wordy 'vapouring. The means of giving employment to waiting hundreds, and the saving of many, months' waste of time— these are matters of tenfold more value. Ua« fortunately they have, been lost sight of many month's, and the time has come for the people of the Thames and of Auckland also (for the interests of both are one) to say to the General ■

Government, and what remains of the easygoing Government of the that this Btglect thall cease—that the two stools this' time shall.' not "prove treacherous.; The two Governments must agree to find means for'pro* Tiding the much-required, roads." People are becoming sick of waiting; so long; the summer season is now opened, and, above all, a general election ; .is : : imminent. ... Of bourse, the Premier -will necessarily disregard all mere political considerations, and ' look solely to the public welfare,' That, of course, it is the Ministerial role all the world ; over; but, for all that, political considerations on the eve of the elections form an unacknowledged force of marvellous power, and no one has yet accused Dr Pollen of lacking eyesight, or how to use it. We suggest its immediate employ, ment. Verb, sap'" - -■;';■■ ■■.

The Post, in referring to the coming election for the Mayoralty, to which Mr Gisborne ap-, pears likely to he elected without opposition, • now that; Mr Moorhouse, declines: to stand, again says the Mayor of Wellington is municipal head of 'probably the worse drained, worst lighted, .worst kept city in the colonies. Its streets and footpaths are in a state of disrepair rendering them almost dangerous. Such is the present state of the city, and'it needs therefore some little courage'to induce any man to assume the helm,