The Evening Star. PUBLISHED DAILY AT FOUR O'CLOCK P.M. Resurrexi. WEDESDAY, JULY 15, 1874.

Thames Star, Volume IIII, Issue 1726, 15 July 1874, Page 2

The Evening Star. PUBLISHED DAILY AT FOUR O'CLOCK P.M. Resurrexi. WEDESDAY, JULY 15, 1874.

Says an exhange:—lt doeß not appear'to be generally known that Sir Garnet Wolseley has but one eye, haying lost the other when - a lieutenant in, the Crimea, while leading a forlorn hope againit Sebastopol. Both he and Sir Archibald Alison, the chief of his staff, v ere not only in the very hardest of the work in the Busßian campaign,: but were both severely wounded—Sir Archibald losing his arm in one of the frays.

A SKVEBE thunderstorm, accompanied by heavy rain, N passed over the district latt night. The lightning was seen from an early hour, but it was not till obout eleven o'clock that the storm burst. Then the lightning flashed in frequent and brilliant sheets, and the thunder followed in loud peali. At midnight the clouds of pitch darkness which had gathered round dispersed and the stars again shone forth as if no storm had occurred.

It has teen a subject of remark lately that the Borough Council has not instituted a system of street scraping. The heavy ram of late and the traffic have made the streets very dirty, but not a single scraper has been broneht into use. If only a few crossings were cleaned they would materially conduce to the comfort of,pedestrians whose business compels them to be frequently crossing the streets, to do which now is to wade through a ■ea of mud, to get wet fee, tand an accumulation of colds in the head.

Whatever are tho Advertiser people about ? Their subscribers are gravely in*, formed day after, day that tha. present quarter, terminated on- the •) 30th ultimo. .Query V .When d^d it. commence ?

The following telegram was received by the Town Clerk from Chas. O'Neill, Esq., M.H.R., yesterday :—" Thames., Petition presented ixi House of Representatives by me this afternoon—CharJas O'Neill."

Fkom a private telegram received from Aucklrnd to-day we learn, that Mr Andrew Beveridgo lies in a critical condition. There is no change from that reported in the morning paper; the doctors have little hope of h"s recovery.

The annual ball and supper in connexion with the Operative Bakers' Association will take place this evening at the Academy of Music—dancing* to commence at nine o'clock. A good attendance is expected, a large number of invitations to ladies having been issued, and a good proportion of tickets sold.

The Siamese Troupe are announced to give their performance at the Academy of Music this evening, but as the Bakers Association Ball is to be held at the Acadomy there must be a mistake somewhere. Tomorrow night ths Siamese open with the Circus troupe at the Theatre Royal.

We are requested by a Vestryman of St. Georgo's Church to state, for the information of " Churchman " (whose letter on the concerts and dances to be given' appeared-in the Star of Thursday last) that the proposed dances and concerts have not the sanction of the vestry—that the propriety or otherwise o£ such a means of raising money was never submitted to the vestry.

We have received the "Report of the directors of the Crown Prince Goldminiug Company, registered presented to the shareholders at an ordiaarv general meeting held on Monday, July 13, 1874." The report gives a very hopeful view of the mine, tho directors,reporting that the prospects of the mine are suo'h as to place if; in. tbe market a 9 one likely to become a dividend paying claim. The statement of accounts shews a balance of £7,086 17 Bd.

The Old.Whau mine appears to be a prolific subject for the local Pumcli. A second cartoon appeared at the corner to-day, representing "the Whau tinker" mounted on a donkey proceeding to the mine and selling pots on the way. Holding on to the donkey's tail is "Mr Nothank," who is suggesting that a little more sandstone be put into the crushing. In the distance is a figure purporting to be the Star reporter viewing the winze before ascending it, and a drink is suggested before climbing the pass. Like the previous effort there is not much merit in the production.

. The origin of apprenticeship is thus accounted for in the Furniture* Gazette :■ —Apprenticeship is supposed to have had its origins in the twelfth century. In 1400, the practice of apprenticing boys to trades had become so common that complaints arose of a consequent want of agricultural laborers, and in the reign of Henry IV., it was therefore enacted that no person, who had not land or rent to the value of 20s a year, which w?s then a comparatively large sum, should be allowed to bind his son or daughter apprentice, and this law remained for some time in force. The sons of knights, esquires, and gentlemen were, at a far later date, noticed by an old writer as flocking to London to be apprenticed. An Act passed in the 7th year of the reign of Queen Elizabeth established seven years as the period of apprenticeship. ■

The telegrams from the .Anglo-Australian Press Telegram Agency are supposed to be confined to facts, but the following from the Napier agent, which appeared in yesterday's Auckland papers, indicates a desire on the part of the gender to make the telegram agency a vehicle Jfor advertising one journal at the expense of another:—A strong party is being formed in opposition to the old identities, and finds its exponent in the Telegraph, an independent and spirited journal. There will be lively times next election, and Mr. Ormond will have a hard struggle for the Superintendency. It is very doubtful whether Mr. McLean w;ll secure a majority for the General Assembly. The mew party care not for old political squabbles, but are determined io teach our present member that they cannot be ridden over rough shod. Carlisle, the bellows-blower of the Hawke's Bay Herald, a paper that is now but a shadow of its former self, has made himself look ridiculous in the Council.

In tbe Dunedin papers notice is given that application is intended to be made to the General Assembly at the ensuing Session thereof for leave to bring in a Bill to be intituled An Act to Incorporate the Proprietors of a certain Banking Companyrcalled '••The Colonial Bank of New Zealand," and that the objects of such Bill will be to incorporate the Proprietors of the said Company by the name of "The Colonial Bank of New Zealand," with perpetual succession and a common eeal; to enable the Company to sue and be sued in; their corporate name ; to issue promissory" notes in New Zealand, payable to bearer on demand; and to carry on, by means of a branch or branches in any parb or parts of the Colony of New Zealand, the different kinds of Banking and other business specified in the Deed of Settlement of the said Company. And notice is also given that copies of the si'id Bill will be deposited in the Examiner's Office within fourteen days after' thel'commencement of the Session_. Messrs. Haggitt Brothers and Brent are the solicitors to the company 5 Mr. W.. S. Moorhouae parliamentary agent. " '

The Melbourne Herald is responsible for the following:—"An individual', has ;hit, put a way of living, which does infinite credit to his ingeeuily. He selects the slowest sailing vessel en the berth for England, takes his.;. passage, and lays in a large stock of' medical comforts,' apples, oranges and onions, and indeed everything in the eating way conducive to the comforts of those who travel by sea; the packages being marked 'wanted on the voyage.' After the ship has been out some little time, the man produces his wares to tempt tbe appetites of his fellow-passengers —sets up in fact, a little Paddy's Market on his own hook, and such is the craving for the shore delicacies he had the forethought to provide, that he invarably disposes of his wares at a profit of about 300 per cent. be<fore the vessel arrives at her destination, where he merely Biays sufficiently long to lay in a fresh supply of general produce, and takes the first ship lie can get to return homo to Melbourne, repeating tho selling manoeuvres on the inward voyage." ,

The Most; Bey. "Bishop Moran requests the X". Z. Tablet to say that a Form of Prayer, of which copies are being distributed at present on the West Ooatt, has not been, authorised by him, arid that the signature attached to it is a forgery. ' '•..' .-/'; ■' .■'■',:?]' " -]u'''^

A litffALcolli^io^ocaurred earlyjthis'morning at that well-known hostelry—the Courthouse Hotel, between antagonistic) fcaiiiffj Who are in possession' of tbo chattels left in the house: It seems that the Trustee in Bankruptcy haa obtained a judge's order •whereby the estate is seized for. the benefit of the creditors ; the, trustee took possession and placed an ox-publican (We call him Aleck) in charge : tbis act appears to,have, had the effect of ousting another bailiff who previously hod possession under bill of sale; but the lessee, who also is the mortgagee under the bill of sale, not likeing to be euchred remembering that a large sum was due to', him fov rent, entrusted a distress warrant intothe> hands of nnojther bailiff (Tim). Aleck's better-half had "occasion to see her husband this morning, and for the purpose of admitting her, opened a door j Tim, who, warily lying, perdu waiting his opportunity rushed in, when he was collared by Aleck,; who .endeavoured to eject him: meanwhile Mrs. Aleck rushed out and screamed for assistance; Aleck No. 2 then came on the scene, but unfortunately his coadjutor was Tim, and not his namesake—when further reinforcements of bvms arrived (jhe dietur-; banoe was quelled^ but jbobh sides (still hold' possession;l—which is right ? ■

A vest interesting and important point; affecting the validity of matrimonial settle ■}. tnente was decided in the Kyneton Police-court (pays the Guardian) on Tuesday. In the County Court recently, Murray and Hargreave obtained a verdict against Lachlan M'Pherson afid others, and the verdict not being eatisnV',; warrant of distress was issued, and two horses! the property of M'Pherson were seized byi the bailiff in execution. Soon after they were! seized they vjere claimed:; by Mr. Buacombe as truit.ee under a settlement on behalf of Mrs. M'Pherson, the -defendant's wife, and the result was an interpleader summons, which came on for hearing on Tuesday. The settle-' Wasin the form of a bilf of sale, which recited that by reason of the natural love and affection •ntertained by the grantor for his wife, he absolutely conveyed all his teal and chattel property, as deecribed in the schedule, to, Mr Buscombe, to be held in trust for the separate use and benefit of such wife. The two horses seized were amongst the property so conveyed. Mr Hurry, who appeared for the execution creditors, argued that " natural love and affection" was not a val'd consideration as against creditors ; also, that whilst; the oondition of the trust was that Mrs! M'Pheraon should enjoy the property to her separate use, it was shown that.Bhe and her husband were enjoying it to their joint use as though no settlement had been made. Anumber of English authorities were cited in favor of this contention, which was concurred^ in by the bench, who ordered the execution to;' proceed, and awarded £9 9s costs against the claimant.

A siNOTLiB case of a man being instantaneously stricken dumb ia recorded by Dr. J. Webb, of Powlet-tstreet, East Melbourne. That 'gentleman -writes to the Medical and Surgical Eevievr, under date of 25th May, as follows :— " A young man, aged twenty-four, a clerk in the office of one ot our principal mercantile firms, entered an hotel late one evening, 'after an unusually hard day's work, and seating himself in one of the rooms, with a glass of brandy and water before him, commenced a conversation with the landlady, who made some; ironical remark; to :him.: la the act of rising from his chair to reply, his foot slipped and he fell, striking tbe back of kis head against the bar of a child's chair, with force sufficient to break the rail. On regaining his feet bo attempted to laugh, but discovered to his dismay,, that he could not emit the usual sounds of ha! ha! He next essayed to speak, but found that the po irev of articulation had entirely deserted him.; whereupon he took up a v slate and wrote the words "I am dumb." When called in next day, after another practitioner (Dr. Iffa, of Emerald Hill) had seen nimj I found my patient a healthy person, with every faculty perfect, excepting that of speech, and without numbness in either hand, or paralysis of any description, facial or otherwise. I came to the conclusion that this peculiar affliction was tb.p result of a sudden palsy of ;the lavyngeal,' analogous to what we sometimes see occurs in imm«diate and temporary paralysis of the branches of ,the, fifth. In this diagnosis I was supported next day by the opinion of a third practitioner,; who.- was called in consultation, and verified: by,the happy termination of the case, aad gradual bat entire restoration of speech after a lapae of nearly a fortnight."