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Thames Advertiser, Volume XII, Issue 3367, 15 July 1879, Page 3

In accordance with a resolution passed at a meeting of the Barbour Board recently, Mr Thomas Arnold will make a commencement this morning with his contract for lighting and extinguishing the lamps in the Kauaeranga Creek and on the Goods, Albert-street and Shortland wharves, and collecting the tolls. The boatmen who have been performing these duties for some time past, were discharged last night. Mr Arnold's tender is for eight months, and the price he contracted for is £89 10s, which it is thought is about £100 less thau could have been done by employing wages men.

A rumour was current yesterday that the wife of tbeKev. J.T. Hinton, of Wellington, lately of the Baptist Church here, was dead, but on making enquiries, ire found that it was without foundation.

Mr Jefferson, who is striken down with the dropsy, was a little belter yesterday morning, but towards the evening grew worse again, and now lies in a very dangerous state.

We have been requested by a number of the residents of Walter-street, near the Catholic Boys' School, to call the attention of the Foreman of Works to the state of the footways in this thoroughfare, and ask that something might be done to render them passable. The paths are used by a large number of people, and at present are very muddy, but could be made passable by the expenditure of a pound or thirty shillings.

The last batch of pipes for the Water Supply Coaporation, which arrived by tho schooner Christina on Saturday night, were discharged yesterday in good condition, and stacked opposite the Government Buildings. Mr McCaul expects that the large mains for the County race, for the supply of which he was the successful tenderer, will arrive from London early in September.

The Sbortland Sawmill Company is now in full swing, with abundance of lumber to keep going for a considerable time. The company has a large number of orders to fulfil, including several from Australia, The last heavy fresh entirely cleared the creek, bringing down about 1,000 logs, many of which were very large.

The Thames Sunday School Union have decided to repeat ihe Service of Song, the " World's Redeemer," as given by them a few evenings ago, in the Theatre Royal on the 22nd inst,, that building having again been kindly lent for the purpose.

The question of dealing with the Kaitangata Belief Fund was considered at a meeting of the subscribers on Friday evening at Duuedin, and the following resolution adopted i—"T>at the <ii>posal cf the fund, after all claims under the Kaitangata accident are fully satisfud, be left for the future determination of the subscribers "

An application was ina-'e in the Supreme Court, Wellington, to d<y, on behilf of Croper and Bro'iie, in the breach of the Amis Act case. 'Ihe application was granted and the case adjourned till Wedueaday week.

Our obituary columns announce the death of Jerome Caduian, Ksq., J. P, at his residence, Coromandel. The intelligence exhibits the fact that the old identities are slowly passing away to that bourne from whence no traveller returns. Many of our readers will remember the kindly old face of one who took a deep interest in the welfare of this goldlield, and the part he took in having it thrown open to the miner. Many will also remember the active part he took in public life in Auckland, and more especially as a member of the old Provincial Council, of which body he was an able and respected member. As one of tlie Auckland and Drury Railway Commissioners he helped to lay the foundation of the railway system that is now opening up this portion of the Colony by the iron horse. Mr Cadman was also an earnest worker with the late John Williamson in the initiating of the 40 acre scheme, which was the means of bringing here some of our best and most energetic settlers As an early prospector of the Coromandel Peninsula, he bore the heat and burden of tho day, and subsequently in the timber business, with which he was intimately connected to the day of his death, being a mill owner, Amongst the public men of Auckland the minner had not a better friend. In his death the Church of England loses an earnest member, aud one who has frequently taken part in the deliberations of the Synod, and helped to promote the work of Church, extension, Mr Cadman was also a worthy member of the Masonic fraternity, and belonged to Lodge Ora. The deceased gentleman was the father of the respected Chairman of the Coromandel County Council, There are a number of relatives and friends at the Thames, who will regret bis loss.

The Hauraki Engineers are notified of their inspection by Major Withers to-morrow night, They will parade in marching order-i.e., full dress, arms, accoutrements, and havresacks—at 7 o'clock.

The Thames Scottish Battalion are requested to parade in marching order, with havresacks, at their monthly inspection to-morrow,

The yacht Mary, on her way to Waiheke on Tuesday last, observed a boat bottom up, near the entrance to the Wairoa, and on nearing it found that three men, two women, and a chdd, all Maoris, were clinging to it. They wero taken off by the crew of the Mary aud conveyed to Wairoa. The Maori boat was bound from Wairoa to Orakei with stores, &c, when it was npset by a squall. The natives had been clinging to it for three hours before they were rescued.

A young woman named Ada Elean went into the bush at Donedale, Nelson, on Saturday to look for eggs, and not returning a search party went out on Sunday, and found her lying dead, It is supposed she had a fit,

It is now three years since the firm of Mears and Co., grocers, tea dealers, and oilmen, commenced business in Pollen.street. Grahamstown, in premises anything but commodious or handsome. Since then the firm, by selling articles of the be-.t quality and at the cheapest rates—their motto beine "Small profits and quick returns"—have built up for themselves a business second to none in this town, and ono which others might well envy Messre Mears and To. have agents in all the principal centres in this colony and one in Melbourne, and always on the look out to purchase the best of goods, which are shippcl at once to the firm's establishment here The premises of these enterprising gentlerapn h»ve only recently been enlargpd, the business having increased to such an extent as to necessitate this being done. They are stocked with a varied a'sortment of goods, which is always being added to. During the p;ist week they have opened up one of the finest stocks of tea we have seen for many months The goods were selected by Messrs Mears' agent in Melbourne, and only recently arrived at that city from China. The other goods comprise grain from Canterbury, oilmen's stores, jams, and other preserves, flour, potatoes, itc., which are advertised to be sold at prices to defy competition. We trust their commendable enterprise will bo handsomely rewarded.

To Whiti appears to have changed his tactics. The plonebing having been a failure, he commenced|different operations on Sunday. Three natives commencing in certain properties at Opunake without permission, were at once arrested by the A.C. This was regarded as an indication that Te Whiti was determined to carry on his aggressive policy. There is strong feeling that the Government should take raoro decisive action than they havo hitherto done,

Some weeks ago we noticed advertisements in several colonial papers inquiring the whereabouts of an old West Coast skipper, now resident at the Thames. The advertisement was answered, and by next mail a letter was received from a gentleman in Victoria a<king the cost of a passage from the Haast to Hokitika and back, and stating that he was instructed to pay the amount as payment for a passage given by Captain Blank in 1867, Next mail brought a post-office order for the amount—£6; but in answer to a request for the name of the sender, it was stated that as he (the sender) believed there was no record of the debt, unless in his memory, he desires to be kindly excused what might seem a want of courtesy in withholding his name for the present. It is seldom we are called upon to chronicle an act of honesty such as this, and we greatly regret being unable to publish the name of the sender of the money.

A fire broke out last Friday night at Pcott'a planing mills, Nelson. They contained very extensive and complete machinery. The members of the brigade and others got a hose truck on the spot with great speed, and the fire was speedily extinguished, the only damage done being one wall burnt through.

The weather has been very severe ai Christchurch. Thomas Price died from exposure at Burke's Pass,' Three others bad a narrow escape. A party of twelve roadmen were on the march to Burke's Pass from Puketu, Eight reached the Pass on Friday evening, statiug that their four comrades were left behind in a "narrow," which was several feet deep in snow in places, A rescue parly started and recovered all four, but Price died foon after his return. The present weather is the severest seen in this district for many years. It is feared the loss of sheep is very heavy,

C. W. Wood, charged at Wellington with deserting bis wife at Christchurch, and of a breach of the Debtors' and Creditors' Act at Timaru, was remanded to Christchurch,

The following is the state of tho Thames Goldfield Hospital for the week ending 12th July, 1879:—Remained, 15; admitted, 5; discharged, 1; died, 0; remaining, 19. Tho diseases are as follows:—Zymotic, G; constitutional, 1; local, 9 ; developmental, 2; violent, I.—Total, 15. Out-patients, 24,Mr Aitken, dispenser, acknowledges receipt of a parcel of periodicals from tho Sunday-school children of the Baptist Church.

A droll story of the blunder of a jury is reported from Ireland. The charge was one of stealing a sum of money. The man wan acquitted by the jury, ami Mr Justice Fitzgerald made some remarks upon their unfitness to d'Bcharge their duty, "e then went on to refer to the fact tint the man had stolen the money, wberenpon the witness interrupted the judge with the ca'm assurance that 'it was his first offence.' This innocpiit confession of guilt of course couviced the jury of incapacity; hut. the verdict was recorded, and the lucky thief, to his astonishment, found himself* free niau.