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Thames Advertiser, Volume IX, Issue 2412, 6 September 1876, Page 2

The Police Court yesterday was presided over by Captain■ Fraser,' 11, M. only one charge on the ,liat; this wasone oi drunkenness .against:PhiUip Brady,' who judjbeon before the Court on .the .preceding day.on a similar charge" Ite f usuai pen.a,Hy t wssiaflwjed.vi-v-.s A meeting of gaa consumers was held at .the 'Pacific Hotel Jast : evening.- - Mr s Stephenson read a letter which lie had received from thg Secretary of the Gas Company in reference to the memorial which had been forwarded. Tho memorial had been laid before the general meet* ing and discussed, but"as there was only a small attendance, it was agreed to hold an extraordinary meeting. He (the Secretary) had no doubt a reduction would be made. It was agreed to take no further action {lending the result of the evtraordinaiy meeting of the Qas Company. '

We are glad to learn that a skating rink on the most , approved American principle is to be opened in a.few days in St. George's flail by our onterpriaing townsman, Mr P. R McGregor. The hall is admirably adapted for,.the purpose, and tbo skates procured for the pnrposo are tho only approved patent selected out of 2,000 patterns sent in; to a committee appointed for their selection at an American contest. Mr McGregor intends to organise select classes for Jadics and gentlemen, and to issue monthly tickets at a low rate. There will_ bo an unlimited supply of these clioice Auierican skates on hand, or for purchase by the members, and this exhilarating pastime, will, np ; dpttbt, soon ! become as fashionable at the Thames as it is in ' Auckland and elsewhere.OA

The annual generah.meeting of the Thames ■licensed-Victuallers -Jsscc'ation-was'held'at the Pacific Hotel yesterday afternoon, lhere •W(i3, a good attendance, and Capfain B.utt (president) 1 occupied the oliair. After ;the report and, balance-shMt had, been, discussed, without being'ailopted; the iollov/ing officers were electedfor.the.ensuing year ir-MessrSiO. Curtis, 'prisidehtV 'W. 1 Burtoii,' vice";" 'A, JBntler, treasurer; and a committee of five, consisting of MessrsU,"Symington, A. Dunn, 8, Stephenson, J. Pearce, and J.,Constanfc. A subcommittee "was!' 7 after 1 tomr'tii&ussioii) appointed to revise-the -rules of the Association. and the meeting ,wa3 then adjourned Waitt < a '' u ,i a » J

The programme of'the previouSevening was repeated at the Academy of Muiicja't night before avery fair audience/ and'Mr H'/il, as the Yankee Teamster in the comedy, and as the Seneschal in the burlesque, was as thoroughly ,amiismg.as ever, iThii evening!ithe.drama;of ".The Irish. Mr ; Hall will Biistain the "role! of Patrick O'Brjan—a character iiiwhich,'in former one of ;his 'greatest triumphs* I The 1 draba is of more than;itisual: intere'atjrjauJwill bring out phases of character which not only Mr and Mrs Ha'l, but-other of .Jhe. company, are well calculated'' to' representf 1 'faithfully. Mrs Hall. has now made, a, feature, of Polly Boliaiiiife. ' Thia burlesque' ''Xiirlintf will conclude the," evening's Wert'siiffineutv'

.. W/i understand ,that , James ; beeh' : jbistrncWd' , t6 J proce'ed to ! (reiroha ! iu Connection with land purchases on ( behalf .of the ■ tb'eniia c 'proce'ecfs 'to''tne Kajmal district; recently opened lands"for gold' prospecting, in order to depide; aom& t sections of tlie natives' respecting prospecting.-

report of the Easfc£loasfc.Election Committee, says" It is understood that Captain Morris secarcs hisj seati'at!* ait'otal coat"-.of something like £700. Captain Read has lost the seat and £2,000 in money.-"—