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Thames Advertiser, Volume X, Issue 2751, 13 October 1877, Page 3

The first nsphalto footpath at the Thames was completed yesterday in front of the Bank of New Zealand in Brown-street. The work has been done under the supervision of the Foreman of Works to the Borough Council (Vlr Thos. Rawden), and if the firmness and smoothness of the footpath are any criterion of the success of the expeiiment and the perfection of the workmanship, we are sure Mr Rawdou " deserves great credit. The frontage in Albertstreet will also be laid down in asphalte at o n ce. " Enoch," which is issued to-day, has reached its'< twelfth number,; notwithstanding tho announcement in its columns that no contributions in aid of publication have been received by the editor since June last. It U full of news of prophetic moment—of matters relating to the Second Advent, and the end of the present age —original and.selected, notices.to inquirers, and other specialities/' Wo perceive that, in the absence of his old. target, the Rev J, Hill, the editor falls .foul of,'the Eev. R. S. Bunn, and; attacks that "gentleman in a way which clearly shows that he does not pvsess a superaburida'rice;of Christian charity, whatever other virtues he may profess or posses?. J\ rticles on the "Coming Triple Alliance" and "The Greek .Church" will be read with interest. A'court of inquiry into charges of, alleged insubordination on the part of three members of the Thames Rifle Rangers will be held to-day before (Japtain, J. ;.K. Macdonald (So 3 Company), Lieateoant Dey (Thames Scsttish), and Lieutenant .Gavin (Naval Brigade). Tke-following. tenders for the Counly Valuation were sent in to the County Council Chambers and opened in the presence of the tenderer.! yesterday :-Mr Vernon, £75; Mr G. S. O'Hallorari, £?B;;'Mr.F, A. Pulleine, £U0; Mr S. C, Macky, >1'145. ; .The tender of Mr Vernon has been accepted snbjectto the confirmation of the council at its next meeting.. The native,lands at.Parawai through which the.road"has,:been carried' by the County Couhcil are.about to' be valued,by E. W. Pnciteyj'.'Es'q-.j' at:d Captain Fraser, R.M., on beha'.f of';.the native:owners and the Thames County, Whenthis matter has been arranged, a date ,; will 'be .fixM : "',fo'r the'formal opening of lj|e^brid'ge,'under- the. auspices of the Council!-,.!-.'":: :,,/-.■•;- •"•;■.'■ Some 'of the Thames Scottish fired yesterday for piizesi ,-: The: first prize (£1) waswouby Cadet-John'-Muir, 'ahd-'the second (12s 6d) by Cadet'.GreenVille.,'" i-..'1 I, We have heard complaints from some of the persons wKo.ars entitjed ; to vote at- the present election.for Synodsmen, that they have not been furnished',wi(h. voting;papers,; although other electors h^Te'.had'th'eirf..' .We believe, that such may\hethe case,'.as all ( the,,voting;papers were posted by the, Returning Officery Mr Lawlor, to the persons whose, names, appear, on the roll, andirl florae,- instances the .postman-may not have been able'to findthe persons forwhom the letters'were intended,- -We would recommend thos'e'who have; ipt' yet, obtained their voting forms to apply a't'th'e Post-'offic.e:for them. No vote will be received after four, o'clock on Monday next.'"_"'..'';.;■;\ ''," ' ;',■', Arifte'match'ofasomewhat novel and sporting nature'toot'.place yesterday morning,' at the Government range,'between two members of the.Thames. Rifle Rungei?. The competitors were Volunteers Wigmore and Cochrane. Both are comparatively; young members of the company, '. A /Owing -, io ■' previous practice, some friendly argument occurred, and it was arranged that'fhey should 'shoot for £1 or 103, ou the following terms:—lf Cochrane scored 10 points more Jhan_hi3.opponent to win the £1; a smaller number of points;"lOi'oiily; and in the, event .of Wigmore winning by a single point or more, to receive £1. The shooting was aggregate at 200, ''300, 4 '400, and' 500 yards, 'five shots at each -range. : The 'result was: -Cochraney.'63; Wigmore,-6L •- The: opening'matoh of .the cricket season.will be played todays on the ground at Parawai, between'ah. I, eleven- of the 'Thames CO. and a team of twenty-two,; The match Will,' no doubt, create' some.interest )k .cricketing circles. Wickets'will be pitched at 2 o'clock, and the Thames'Scottish'Bau'd'is expected to be'pre-' sent,,„,. The„ teams Eleven.:, Messrs Bull, Grump ) <purtis l ,Frater,,Hargreaves, Lawless Paul,'-H:-'-S.-i»Paiili-r - F.'-W;, 'Steadman, WesV.and'.Whitford.;;' .The^enty-two': Gob'sButtle, Cameron, W. Carrick, Bargesßj'.George/Hill, Gellion ( J. E. Macdon-aid,'fyke's,',-''Gavin,• Jy B.' : Gudgeon, 'Mace, Thompßorii .fodder,, ffea.l j, Howe," Potts, Mur< phyi :£umsden, ; Woodward, and Heron, Emergency ■; 'men: ■ r ßloisome,- Mitchell, O'ffeefe,' andNeitoai- •.':;;: , : At of the Timaru Harbour Board, nine'.'^pJlicationsyfor; ehgihetr' were received, Mr john-Goodaji,- of.Auckland, was appointed. Tpe'jf'olloymgiPre'ss. Agency message', came to hand -yesterday' is. stated, - on ■ good authority, 'that"-after various' attempts by' Mr Lariach 1 fo'/ r fdrrn -, a' i ' Ministry, t at the meeting .finally - carried t by a majority/of 47 .to 5,, that -fir' George Grey shoujd'be entrusted with 5 the leadership, and a : furtfie;r,:r^sp,liifiph' r 'wS'',.c'arried that' Sir George Grey-.sb.ouldj inform the Governor that he was prepare'ddo-form a Ministry on condition that the [Governor; 'grant a dissolution if he (SiY George <Gijey), could not command a ma* joritynn.-;the<rflonse. Sir-George Grey will accordingly probably wait on the Governor todayj' r %d'.'.,in(6);m',. the House of the result this evening.'.:;'-:',,'■'■' TM,usual jweekly parade of the 2nd Haurakis. took place 'last, night) under ( the command of Lieutenant Small; - The numbers present were twoj .officers].three sergeant's, one'bugler, and 45 rank and file,; After Sergeant-Major Grant had'instructed: the company, under its officers, ia company; drill and battaliba manoeuvres, the corps was forme'd'into line in the drill-Bhed and therroll'oalled,' when- the" officer-in charge notified'that there would be a-fall dress parade and, iiareh-'out on next. ■". Tho case of William M. Moyle; who attempted, in a fit of, frenzy,:to,fid himself .of/the burden of ai-Jnaciiye-'life, is another instance of the ill effects-bf-the undue use of intoacants, Mr Moyje, for' sqfnFyear'^,;kep,t a, restaurant, in Que.eh{B|feet,- .'to. support .himself and 'family > thereby, ;but he.-was not - contentwithout: ,'a. .publican's^license,; 'which,"after several'/annual 1 applications,.'he procured, and from:'that.j moment ;be j began to sink. The public-house passed from his hands, and since he relinquisried-the,position : of Bonifaee.he'has" lived with' his 'sister-in-law, Mrs Demps'ey, in Graham-street, butnot on the happiest of terms; • A few weeks agV Mr was charged -with, tb'e influence o£-:.dji»k,'ibutishe. a?ked to withdraw the-cha'r^',' l .aS'she"Was''about : to:leaye''Aucklarid : for a 'distant'part'of W'cpMY:. >r 'M W;nit keep, her ;wordj present .disclosures 'show,-. .'Drink, had frequently led to quarreliinga,"aiict sometimes to'blows, and yesterday he declared he would "slide out of life, and bya simple rope end his troubles*" The threat was disregarded, but Moyle proceeded to carry his threat into execution with a clothes-line, one end of which he fastened round bis neck and the other around a beam. Having. completed this, he dropped forward in the presence of his daughter, a girl of thirteen years.- Seeing a change in his features, as if of strangulation, she, with remarifaßle presence ( of mind, seized .a. dinner knife;(Severed the.ropei and,her.'parent; iinrjoe-diatelyifell-.oh' the floor. She<immediately calle'd'in;.% Assistance -of a neighbour, and. restprad-lo consciousness. l The facts- were: communicated to the police, and Moyle was arrested 'on -the charge, and brought before'Mr Ba'rstow, arid reminded until Monday, in order to restore Moyle to his senses, and give -the police an opportunity of getting theiaots, which .there,is an evident disposition on the part of: witnesses to hide, if possible.— Last night's Auckland Star. ' ■

The road to the Caledonian shaft is us-.d by a great many carters, who find the sleep pinch bad enough to go up, but it is far more danm-i----ous to come (lowa with a load. Th:.i "m instanced yesterday, when a young man il'ivmg one 'of Ferguson's drays loaded with hose ■ quartz aud k'gs of the same, was prcoiyiialed over ilia ban!; on to a lot of 12 melt pipiiu, completely hi «'vaulting ho:se and <ii-uy. The | driver had a very narrow e-cipc of being carried orer with the horse. After a consideiable time spent by willing hands in delivering the brute from his perilous p-sition, and setting the dray up again, which, to the astonisluneut of everybody, bad rtcived little damage, the quartz was restored without much loss, The cause of the acoideut arose from the breaking of the harness, which gave way owing to the ex ertions of the horse in backing a load over a steep and narrow road. The road is much 100 uarrow, and having no retaining wall at this particular place, no exertion could prevent the accident: The road, which is within the Borough, ought to be made safe before worEc happens. Sulieman Pasha is Comniander-in Chief of the Turkish forces, and Mehemet Ali has been recalled. Snch is the announcement made in this morning's war news. The JKussiaua have sustained another loss of 8,200 men, and the Trtikish losses are aiso sid to be enormous. A railway accident is reported from Siberia, with a los of 400 persons, and London has been deprived by death of that most charming lyric prima donna Mdlle. 'i'itieiis, h cable message elsewhere reports the death of Madimoisclle Titieus, the great operatic singer, of Hnngarhu origin. With reference to her first performance in the metropolis of the part of Lucrezia, an able critic observed that " A voice so rich in quality, so extensive, anl so flexible, combined with a temperament so passionate, aud a dramatic perception so exact, carries us back to the highest standard of lyric excellence. The great line which commenced with Pasta, and was sustained in all its honours by Schroeder, Malibran, and Grisi, finds no feeble vindication in the genius of Mademoiselle Titiens." j The 'Active,' brigantine, left Auckland yesterday for the Friendly and Navigator Islands. Passengers:—Messrs E. Gibbon, F, Jones, John Hamilton, Opilvy, J. and A, Mc'Jregor, C. F. Coventry, G. Bell, Reynolds, Mesdam.es David and Lane, Mr and Mrs C, Stehr, and Master David. A firo off Rutland Road, Parnell, destroyed a house owned by Mr Gisborne,' M.H.R, and oeeupied by Mr Wilson, artist, There was no water, and the fire burned itself out. The house was insured for two hundred pounds in the London and Liverpool Company, and the furniture for a hundred pounds in the South British. Thes.s. 'Amulet' arrived from Rotterdam lately at leith, and landed 9,000 baskets of potatoes, aud 35,000 baskets of vegetables and fruits.