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Thames Advertiser, Volume IX, Issue 2456, 28 October 1876, Page 2

The anniversary services to celebrate the induction of the Rev Mr Hill as pastor of the Thames Pre;byierian, Church will be ..held to-morrovv.. The Rev Mr Biinn will preach in tbe morning and the Rev Mr Hinton in the evening. The usual annual soiree will 'be held in the Academy of Music en Monday evening. In addition to the ordinary addresses on such' occasions a concert will be given by the churchchoir, assisted by. some of the.mo3t,popular talent on the Thames, and Mr. Christiansen's string band.. The programme promises a treat of no ordinary character, and there will no doubt be a large attendance, y We hear that. in the cue of the police v. Hurflt, which was dismissed on Thursday last after three hearings, the. tables are being turned, and that the plaintiff and the defendant change positions. Yesterday the former defendant, George Hurfit, laid an' information against Constable William Scott for using profane language in a public place on the occasion • referred to in the former prosecution. Mr'Macdondld has been retained to prosecute and Mr Brassey to defend Constablo Scott. : The'-case comes on for hearing next Tuesday. " In reference to the■'charge' against;Mr Symington, proprietor of the Governor Bowen' Hotel, for allowing the sale of alcoholic liquors' in his house after the legal hours, we are ra. : qnested to state Mr Symington, who holds a 12 s o'clock license,' was not aware that the Act pro' vided that all publicbouses must be closed for the sals of liquor on Saturday nights at 11 o'clock. The liquor, if supplied at all, was supplied very shortly after ; 11 o'clock, so that,., although he pleaded guilty to the chargVit was really a case of inadvertence' on. his part, It was not set up by the prosecution that the liquor was sold after 12 o'clock, aor was there the slightest ground for an allegation of Sunday trading. .■. An extraordinary meeting of shareholders of the Karangahake U.M. Go, was convened to be held yesterday at the Mechanic,' Institute, but as usual, when the affairs of a company are hot in a flourishing condition, there was very little interest shown by the shareholders, only eight of whom aUetded, After waiting to allow others time to put in an appearance, it was agreed to open the meeting, and : Mr A; Porterwas called to the chair. ; The legal manager read the advettisement specifying the object of the meeting, which was the ejection of three directors, the letting of the mine ou.tl'ibute, and the transaction of any other business: which might arise.' The Chairman said he wa3 sorry to see such a poor attendance, and whether they should proceed to elect directors at this meeting or not was a matter of opinion, His own opinion was that it would be bettor to adjourn the meeting and make "an effort to get .up a--decent: 7 meeting for this purpose. Mr Hewitt pointed out that it,would, be - useless ;: to elect as directors those who- were absent from the meeting, and wlw might decline tbi'act. It was no use, he said, having nien ;whc.' would not work or attend meetings. Aa ; a contractor for tbe battery, and 'as-'a,director,.,he was thoroughly disgusted with the'way;thjngs had gone.-If they wanted anything-done they, should get men who would work., He spoke strongly respecting, the dilatoriness which had been"lispiayed up to the present, and coneluded by moving the adjournment .of the meeting until Wednesday next... Thi^ motion was seconded by Mr Stewart aad. : carried, and the meeting terminated, . ' £•. ;. ~...,•:; The anniversary services in connection with the Willoughbystreet Baptist Sunday School will be he'd to-morrow, when the Rev J,. Hinton will preach in the morning,-. and J. Hill in the evening.. In the afternoon,a special-service will be held-for ; parents and scholars. The aunual.school soiree will be held on Tuesday evening, when the Rev J. Hinton, R, S. Bunn, J. Bil, and R. Laishley are ex- - pected to attend and address the meeting.

No. 2'H.R.V. were inspected last evening by Major 1; R-. Cooper, accompanied byjSergfcMajor Grant. There were present Captain Paul, Lieutenants Small and Browntowi four sergeants, and 45 rank and file. ' After a minute inspection of the. arms and : accoutrements, the company was put very creditably through various evolutions. by each of its officers in turn, after which it was marched on to the Beach roadj;aud put through skirmishing drill by the officer commanding the district. The company then returned to the hall; and the men were highly complimented r by-the major for their general efficiency arid the good order and comple'eaess of. their arms and accoutrements. Before dismissal Captain Paul, in addressing the company, informed them that Lieutenant' Small, and himself would present tickets for the Naval Bind Entertainment to every member of the corps who should be present oh parade oh that evening.' After several new. members had been proposed and accepted the company .was dismissed,,- .-.,... } A cricket match will be play ed this afternoon at Parawai Gardens between Eleven v. Twenty-two of the Thames Cricket Club. Players arei requested to be on the ground at 2 o'clock sharp. By permission of Captain Brassey, the band of T.N.B. will play. The R. S. Bunu will deliver his second sermon to young men on "Absalom," in the Gf«* hamstown Wesleyan Church to-niorrow (Sunday) evening : and the Rev V Bill will preach in the Wesleyan Churrfi, Shetland,' to-morrow morning,. The s.s.' Southern Cross'' arrived in Auckland yesterday from Napier. Fassengers-Mr andMra Oarli and 7 % Troupe (10), Messrt Snedd«n> May, Geddfls, ; atid Tucker, and i in the steerage,

The s.s. 'Jane Douglas,' Giptnn Eraser arrived in Auckland from Gfisbtrne on Thursday night., Passengers-Mr and; Mrs King,: Mr Thompson,' Mr Pollen, Mr Lees. The splendid' diorama 'called-the Mirror of England arrived by.the • Southern Cross' from Napier, and tfil! shortlybe exhibied in Auckland and at, the Thames.,., The .entertainment ia atrengihened by the 'assistance of Mr and Mrs Cotterill (Isabella Carah'dini). The.-Bachelors!; Ballrin;lhe Choral Hall, Auckland, was a great success. About 200 couples were present. f,The;quarterly me'eting,of the Auckland District of the Ancient Order of Foresters was held/ last evening itt;the Albert; Hotel,': Queen-street, There was a large attendance of members, in addition to the following officers.and delegates from the varous Courts in -the district: DC. R., Bro E. -R. flggott; ■ D.S.O.R; ■ Bro A. Camphell ;'D.S„ Bro H, Hooper; D.T., Bro T. Fawdon. Delega'tcs-Frora No. 3978 (Auckland),! Bros E." Auger and H. Garratt; N0.'4741 "(Auckland),'Eros W. 1. Wright and J. Denipsey; No. ; 4409 ' (Thame.'), Bros G, Wilson and T. Cornes; No. 5260 (Onehunga), B:o8 Charman andNankevill; No. 6169 (Panmure), Bros J.. Brown and Buchanan. The report,.and bilance-skeet were read, and showed this : branch of the order to be in a sound "financial position, and "with members to the number of 660 on the' books. The election of officers, for .the ensuing twelvemonths resulted as follows:—Bra A. Campbell, D.C.K,; Bro T. Codlm, i).S.CR,; Bro H. Hooper, D.S.; Bro F. Christmas,. D.8.; trustee, Bro Keesing; auditors,' Bros" Wright, Wilson, and Cornes. It was decided (o hold the next meeting 'in January l next at : the ■Thames;— Last' night's Auckland Slav.' ■ ■:■•■■■<'■

Mr Broomhall, : the r agent for ..the.,proposed, Temperance fpeoial FcUle'ment/is to pay a visit of inspection to the lands of the Upper Thames, after returning from the North. The Ifei#i.sayß:—"Mr Broomhall proceeded on Monday, accompanied by Mr Steven?, surveyor, for the purpose of visiting the Bay-of ; Islands, and adjacent places, and returning by way, of Northern Wairpa,, Mr JKroomhall will subsequently proceed, to the Thames, OMnemini, Tauranga, the Katikati special settlement, the Hot Lakes, and' probably inspect a block of land, comprising about 300,000 acres, about 30 miles inland from the Lakes. On the return of Mr Broomhall;we shall be in a position to give our readers more details as to the carrying out of a Bcheine which promises to be mutually'beneficial: to : the colony and the ■settlers....We trust, also,..the,resident Minis-.. terV'Mif' Whitaker,' will reach Auckland in the meantime, when wes feel certain nothing willbe wanting on his part in giving his co-. operation and advice to such a deserving project. During our Visitor'*-' stay here he has received all the aid possible from Mr Newman, who," from his long; residence and official knowledge, is well "fitted to help a new arrival in making selections of land for either agricultural of grazing purposes. Mr Broomhall will, in all probability, await the arrival of the Bon. Mr Fox'previous to visiting other provinces. Mr Broomhall is a.■■ director-, of the United Kingdom Temperance and General Provident Institution, and is'' associated .with' ViceAdmiral Sir' King HaU and other; gentlemen who aire large employers of laboiirin foundries, 5 the BelfastMinen trade, and other extensive: home industries,":■;■■> '.•••■• ■

In the discussion on the Estimate?, referring to the vote fer the Geological Department, Mr Swansonsaid he would like to be informed of the benefits received from the moaey expended on that department. He knew that the progress of the Thames Goldfield had been retarded through the head of the department telling a number of gentlemen in Auckland to keep their money in their pockets,' 'as there was no gold at th 3 Thames. -That -foolish advice had the effect of preventing people with money assisting the miners and others .to develop the resources, of the Thames,

An occurrence that took place at Ohinemutu during the recent disturbance throws not a bad light upon one feature of the character of the f noble savage" (says-the B.P.Tim). At Ohinemutu there is a point of land jutting out into the lake;, on this promontory stands a small wooden' house, the property of a native chief named Te Tapua. In this house his daughter died,;and her remains still lie on the bed where she died years since, This house is naturally strictly tapu, and ia the magazine where ; the Government ammunition , ;is; stored.' .•' j When ; there - wa3 a probability of, a .rupture, between Ngatiwhak'aue • and "Ngatirangiwewehi, < - the former. tribe were. anxious to obtain this ammunition,' but'Te Tapua said, "No; the first that. enters that.house makes, me his enemy." He stood sentry go over that house, exclaiming "Kai te fangata e-pokanoa kei paku takupu.": Let no one interfere lest I fire. The result was,;that through his determined opposition, the ammunition was not touched.

ri,.,Stillthey come! The steamer 'Kennedy' this morning brought down-nearly a hundred passengers (says a.Greymouth contemporary), and an hour afterwards the 'Charles Edward' crossed the bar with about one hundred and fifty. We are also informed that the' Wallace' may be expected to-night or. to-morrow with another shipment of'•'■' Russians" for; the Kumara. The steamer' Express,' from Dunedin, and the' Wakatipu,' from Wellington, are also'reported as on their way round with goldseekers. 1 ■ We trust'that all will succeed in getting gold or profitable employment, for we arVcinvinced'that the majority are not- over■burdenedwitlr ready money.'-That the rush will be "overdone- appears certain, for although undoubtedly good,'! and of great extent,'' the number constantly.'arriving'are more thantheleads already proved can support, Qi course Other leads may- be found which will offer; : good remuneration, 'but should'this not prove cotfeot; ; miners can faU back on the Grey •Valley with an almo'st'certainty of. making £3 perwe'ekand upwards. '\' ' • " : ■■:■'■ ■ : " ! -

Married, at the English Church, Palmerstoh, on Monday, the 16th insfc,,, by the Rev Henare Jlerekau, Maori minister, Horomona Paro to Eiria.Harepeka; .Akuria Kewai to Ahenota te Bay Rariira te Awi Awi'to Teripa Tere j Hori- • Mutiiaki to Heni te Umumaukena, It is 'hardly necessary (says the Manawatu Tims) to. 'explain' after.,'.reading these names (and very' pretty'names they are), that they all belonged .to the Maori race. The day was a brilliant cne, and.it was really a very pleasant and gratifying eight ;lo:witness the brides and bridesmaids—for',tiey.' were in. that, respect well: attended—mustered upon the green sward, in company, with their future lords. 'Forming. Mo, procession, they.then wended'their way: to the church, attended by a large number of the inbabitants,,and wer& received there by the .Maori, minister/;.Mr Henry. -The dresses of the brides were exceedingly becoming, to their dark, complexions. ' They were' attired in white muslm,' trimmed, with pink, or a similar bright'.colour, and with hats of the'latest ' fashion :'c6vered. with ; flowers,' over which the white veils'gracefully drooped. ... ; ~'

' The value from the principal ports of the colony during the past quarter, is set down as follows:~Auckland,'£llo,s7l; Wellington, £2,332; ■ -Lyttleton, £215,002:'; ; Dunedin, £117,479. Total exports for quarter, £581,997. as'against £767,891'f0t the .corresponding period, of last year. The imports'are stated as follows:—Auckland,' £371,752'; Wellington, £358,982 ; Ljttleton, £322,084';. Dunedin, £436,437. Total imports for the quarter, £1,767,207, as against £2,041,237. for the corresponding period- of last year.— New ■ Zcdtind Herald,'

"If ever there, was a rolling stone,"says the London Worldrf'ti wasMr J, P. Bingaton, who died recently in London.' : 'Play-writer and actor, traveller, spiritualist, Indian chief, Kji ' courtier, 'agent, and accountant, pedestrian, of Dutch.clocks,; journalist, Cin--I'cinhati pig-raiser, notable "brave" amongst the Maoris and South Fea Islanders, sheep'shearefin New Zealand, arid store-keeper in 'Frisco,—no man ever siw more phases of human life. Ho was at one time thought to be a Mor- ' mon, by the Mormons themselves of Salt Lake ;' City* •' He was theatrical agent to Avonia- Jones and her husband Uustavus Brooke, Home,'the 'spiritualist; employedhim,, aVdidalsoArtemus Ward, Professor Anderson, .Spiers and' Pond, &c.i as business agent.