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Thames Star, Volume IIII, Issue 1741, 1 August 1874, Page 2

We are requested.. to intimate, that the sale of furniture 1 and effects,' in the bankrupt estate of S. Young will take place on Monday, instead of Tuesday as advertised in this ' morning's paper.,. ; .!■'■•

A MAN in Hartford has stopped his newspaper because his. name was printed in a list of advertized letters, and his wife, happening to see it first, went and got it for him, and found it was from a young lady, who complained that he didn't meet her at "Worcester as he promised.

!Thb Star of the Thames I.O.GkT. held a meeting on Thursday evening for the eleotion of officers, when we beliere that Mr. J. Bull was elected W.C.T. Mr. Bull's well-known interest in the cause of Temperance, and the efficieat >way ; in " which. the conducted the duties of that office some 1 tinie since, 1 will add weight to the, order. Mr. Bull resigned a superior office to take that of W.C.T.

We are informed, that the Northern Pioneer Lodge of the LO.S.T. have elected the following officers fo* the ensuing quarter:—rßro. W. H. Oldrey P.W.0.T.; Bro. Tho?. Hammond, W.C.T.; Bro. J. Nodder, W.V.T.; Sister Bichards, Jun., W.P.S. ; Bro. G. Hindi, W.T..J. Bro. X, Graham,; W.S. j Sister Richards', W.C.; B ro. Green, W.M.; B^o.K«l»all, W.1.G.; Bro. Carnell, W.O.G.

Eeferring to the Ward; Chapman, Scandal the correspondent of the Hawke's Bay Time's says that the telegrams were published in the New Zealand Times before they were laid' on the table, and in the Dunedin G-uardian, another Ministerial organ, before they could have been telegraphed from Wellington; and the natural inference,} therfore, is, that th« correspondence was either communicated to the Guardian by,fomp person-in Duaedin, orlwai supplied 1 iii aiVance' by: the Government.

Bx the GFoverninen t Q azette just published vre bbserv othat a Niv'ivo Lands "Court-will be .[held at Shorllaml on the 4th September next, "at which Rika Pak^s claims -"to--blocks of land in drinemari, .'li'j mrned from previous Courts;Mon <account-if, native ;difficulties," tab again set down for hearing. We shall now see whafc;acfcioU;Mr. Mackay" will take. The Government gay he has full instructions to purchase, and as : no naiiv* difficulties hare cropped up, we surmise that the Ohincmuri cases will at the nest Court be adjudicated upon.

Mb. Stephen CatßANj one of our successful miners, left this evening for San Francisco. We wish him a ploosant trip. W« know that 'lib will be rery much missed: he was always Willing to assist any local undertaking by his valuable services as one of the Ooraish Glee Singers. He was kindly entertained by a number of friends at tie Wharf B>tel to-dayj many good wishes were giv^n him, and great regret expressed at parting. v ,

"-■ The Coromand*l Newa'* Wellington correspondent telegraphs th« following.'—lt is reported that two of the Auckland mombera - have hqd offers of. very ,lucra|iive r positions offered- theta,- th© Appointments to ba made : after the close of the session. One office is in connecition with the Publio Works, ond the, other witk the Law department. It is stated t]iat Judges Beckbam iiesigaj) .shertiy, and leayes ,'wjtlv a bandiome allowance f?r old England. There "are few publio servants who deserye their pension bo well asMr Beckbam. !

;• A cobbespondbnt of the Hour writes^— ">I have just stumbled upon a voluins of 'Pcemß and Translation*' of various merit, which is dedicated in the following forsa;— 4 To,the -Right Honorable, Sir Alexander Edmund Cockburn, Bart., Lord Chief Justice of England, &c, &c, &c, this volume is most respectfullyinscribed by one who shares in. the ftryeat (admiration, honour, vand regkrd which thV* whole Bar feel for the "Judge, "the jurist, and the scholar.' One of fche popms, I observe, ia entitled 'The Legend of Lewio.' Will it surpriie your readers to learn that fclaa author is Edward yaughun Eencaly 5 L.L.D.-'

j A SHORT time since we chronicled au event; of a fighfciby bailiffs ovbr the po.siesiioii of th« goods in the bankrupt estate of S. Young, in which the then proTisional trustee came out •victorious. Yesterday the matfcnr was set at. rest at a meeting of creditors at the office of the Clerk of the District Court for the appointment jjofj. trustee and. supervisors. Mr. (j. H. Fletichfer appeared for creditors (including Ryan, Bell & Co., creditors for about £450) to the amount of about £490. Messrs. Miller, Oldrey and Dodd appeared for. creditors to the amount of about £80. On a •qrutiny of the proofs held by Mr.. Fletcher it was found that proofs to the amount of about £450 were informal, and disallowed. Mr.Thos. Macffarlane and Mr. Gh H. Fletcher were nominated forjtruntpo, the choice falling on Mr ■Ihonlfts Macffarlane who was declared duly elected. Messrs. Miller and Blotf were appointed supervisors. At the R.M. Court yesterday morning an application was made by Mr Tyler for a transfer of tHo license oi the Court House Hotel from S. Ybung to K. Brown. Mr. Oldrey objected to the tranjfer, as it was an asset in the, estate of the bank* rupt. ; The application-was adjourned. :