The Evening Star. PUBLISHED DAILY AT FOUR O'CLOCK P.M. Resurrexi. FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 1874.

Thames Star, Volume VI, Issue 1770, 4 September 1874, Page 2

The Evening Star. PUBLISHED DAILY AT FOUR O'CLOCK P.M. Resurrexi. FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 1874.

.A, VcohbkbpohdbNT in the Ofago Daily , • Times writing on the subject of cremation, i pithily remarks that " Ihere is far more odour i from the living on the earth, than from the dead in the earth." Tot third concert of the ecries being given . by .the choir of St. George's Church, in aid of '. the Bazaar fund took place lait night. The >: inclement weather interfered with the attendance at the concert, but the numbers were i ■ augmented considerably when the dancing, commenced. ■ t Thb Thames Magnet Variety Troupe will givftttn' entertainment at the Theatre Royal thii oveninp, consisting of various gymnastic exhibitions and comic business. Some of the members: of ■ this troupe would compare '„'favorably with profeisional gymnasts, and - their previous performances have been such as to entitle them to a liberal patronage. \ Whbk Napoleon was a small boy he was asked whether he could tell what nationality he was of, and he indignantly replied, "Of .'•'Cirtican." When Cbang was a small boy he was asked was he a native of Siam, and he indignantly ireplied,- "Of course • Siam." Tbe rest of.the item* of this nature will.be "continued," in somebody's else next. ; 1 Thb Native lands Court was opened this morning in the American Theatre,) presided -over, by Judge Munro and Native Assessor ' Wiremu Hikairo. All the Ohinemuri cases ■were adjourned to Ohinemuri, to he held at <a i .date which will be specified'by the chief judge ' -oi the - Native. Lands Court. The natives have expressed a wish to have the time fixed , for-the* month of December next.' :On the ■ subject of Ohinemuri, it is stated that a meeting of natives will shortly bo held to decide upon the lands to be «eded to ihe Goverri- '• merit. ■ > " ' • . „. • !

Sale of Pledgeß by Megsrs..,Gudgeon & Co, at their Hurt, Qrahamßtoittfy 1 on'lEigesday, Bth September, 18^4. .Bale it 11 o'clock. —James Eak, Pawnbroker'.—Adyt.; ;"'".•' •' #' ' . ■■• - . ' i -• , - ""'iv. ■* • I*V Tifißß vat. no sitting of , the Borough Council last night, there not being a quorum of Councillors present '• Thpi«; in attendance were :—Cra. Ki'gpur, -.Anthoiy, and /Wilson;, The May or V absence*. .\vai owin# fo^an indiiposition from which he has been suffering for Bocre time ; Crs. Ehrenfried and Renshaw'' art in Auckland. At about nine o'clock last night persons resident in and about Grahamstown -were startled by an alarm of fire—the bell in Wil-. HamsOn-streck* and that attached" to" the Catholic Church both ringing out their warn* , ing peals lustily. As it happily proved, ho*, ever, there was little occasion for alarm: ia chimney in the hou»o of Mr. Colobrook, On the Beach Eoad, caught firo; but the flanaps wore very soon extinguished, thus rendering the attendance of the two fire brigades, wlio turned out very promptly, unnecessary. DxrßiNGthe hearing of a case at the Resident Magistrate^ Court, Clyde, the following rather guarded reply was given in answer to a question from the Bench:—A witned^dn being asked about what amount of profit would be dorivod from the use of a sausage machine for one week, after considerable hesitation, stated that.'" it would materially depend upon what the sausages were composed of." The evidence rendered was no doubt conclusive, as he retired without being further questioned. , j Commenting on a recent item of telegraphic news, the New Zoaland'.Tablet lays :~- The telegraphic wires state that the Ifcaliep Freemasons have expelled the Pope from their Society. We do not know till v|e receive our usual files the precise meaning this ; but we may'state that the Holy Father has never b'en a member of that accursed society; and that if such a sentence has been passed,? the meaning of it is—as>in the s *case of! Nipofcon be made to assasinnte His Holiness. •

■■'■•■. ■ ■■ . ■ i A I.ACONIO but sensible German ought to be sent out to lecture among the people on temperance :—" I sail tell you how it vas. ]l drank mine lager; den I put mine hard on mine head, and dere vosh yone pain. Denll put mine hand on ; mine body^and dera vo^h anoder pain. Ben I put mine hand in nritie pocket, and dere vosh noting. So I jine mid de demperance. Now dere i«h no pain mote in mine head, and de^pain in mine body yas all gone avay. I put mine hand into nriie pocket, and dera vas 20 dollars. So I stay mid de demperance." j

" The newiPbetmaßter-General, it ill 'state 9, is strongly in favor of reducing; the newspaper poittge to one farthing; but as tlje reduction, if carried but at once over the whole:;kiiigd'p^,woUl4Vlea^r:t.d!'ji'ie:^ious diminution of revenue, it is probable that it m^y be preceded by the application of th« farthing rate to the districts in which particular newiipapers arj| published^ t«:?rBy- thisr plan the present 'c'arriage^ofSgin^le'new^s^apers by railways would be superseded, very much to the convenience of the public, It is also rumoured that the . telegraphic charges to newspapersriwill; shortly* undergo favorable revision. * : "' ■'■"'.- '■■ ."" „" ..'■ ' T

The Ironmonger, a .London periodical, says:—" We regret to find it necessary to caution our readers against taking spurious gold coinVas it appears£hat the iisual teats qf musical ring, milled edge, or eveH weight, aria no longer reliable tests. That • all is not gold that glitters 'is now clearly^ demonstrated, for scientific': roguery*.hasfndwl'so tfar advanced that tokens of platinum alloy are being produced so exactly resembling the precious metal as to deceive the most careful and experienced business mcc So close, indeed, is the imitation that a specimen taken recently by a London tradesman was only suspected on clipping tho edge, and specimens being shown to the, officials at the B^nk of England, were put*through .the"ordinary tests, and a '- mitted *to be perfect 4 in form and weight. The discovery is anything but pleasant, and the natural question arises—how are we to guard against such scientific smashing. Thb Ota?o Guardian refera to the resignation of Sir James Fergusson in the following terms: —As more immediately concerning , ourselves, we may refer to the no?; disagreeable news of Sir, Jamea Eergueson's resignation. In this portion of his Excellency's prefecture at least thero t will,nofcbe any .regret at his departure. His successor—the Marquis of Normanby—is only known by, repute to us ;' but lie brings the very best of characters from his last employpr —Queensland, that'is'to say.' Jlt'will indoedbe strange if he is not l an improvement on his predecessor. There are various rumors' afloat as to tho cause of Sir James Fergusson's retirement. By some it is suggested, that as an old Cosservative he has been summoned home to assist in governing tho Empire. Others' insinuato that the Sullivan embroglio has rendered his resignation necessary. Whichever it be the people of- New Zealand will bo quite resigned to the loss. "" !

The announcepdnt that his, Rojal f .Highness PriWcs Arthur Patrick has been' cnatod Duke of Connaught has been received in Ireland, says the correspondent of a London paper, with great action. The Observer fell into a 'deep mistake in staling that this is the first instance which occurred of any member of the Royal Family having takqn a title from Ireland. Why, from King John to Henry VIII., all tho English Kings bore the title of Lord of Ireland. And everyone ! of the seven sons of George 111. had an Irish title. The Prince of Wales inherits tile Earldom of D üblin from his grandfather, tl|e Duke of Kent; the Queen's second son, thY Duke of Edinburgh, is Earl of Ulster; the Duke of Cambridge is Earl of Tipperary j tlj,e ex-King of Hanover is Earl of Armagh ; the Duke of Clarence, afterwards William IV-., was Earl of Munster. The Irish title novr about to be conferred on Prince Arthur

Patriot, is, 1 however, the first ever connected ;wit.h Connaught; and being a Dukedom, it will be the title by which he will be called. The Queen viaited Ireland, for the first time, early in August, 18-19 ; and oh the birth ?f the Prince, on the first of May, following she called him in honor of that viiit, Arthur, in compliment to his godfather the Duke of Wellington, and Patrick,. as a tribute to the counfty. It is cow rumoured that the title has political significance, and only a step: towards appointing the Duke, of Connaught

Viceroy of Ireland, thus reviveing the habifc of five or eiz centuries ago, when the son of the King, of was frequently Lord Deputy.

The Wnnganui Herald thus doscribes a disgraceful c&ee which occurred ther«i'L—On the night of Friday .or early on Saturday morning last, a married woman was woke up by her lmtband who had jutt corno m, calling upon her to oomo'down gtairi; The wife, went to the he ad'of the stairs, when she saw hor husband and anpther:manjj (the-;latter jWith a bottle in' his hand.). The husband '^ordered her to coma down' and' drink with 'the man who was with him. It appear* she refused, and the result was, the husband .-threw her down, stairs, dislocating her arm and brusing her in a horrible manner. The pooir'creaturd foijrjid'; hjjr ,'wiyi buck to bed| nnd'duripg tho whole of Saturday, she was unabieto dresa, no person rendering her <any aisistance. After dark sho was able to gather a few tatters round hor shoulders and mako her way to the surgery of Dr. Samuels. The dislocated arm at this time was so Bwollon that the injury'could riot be reduced until w«t bandages; had" been (applied.'. Misery could 'hardly be pictured more completely than in the poor woman* appearance. The cassis unp,arftilod-,for its cold-blooded - nnd unmitigated brutality,'and the lowest instincts of humanity would at once demand the .interference ofthe authorities.-, t

In the Wellington Resident Magistrate's' Court on Thursday last, the 27th instant, Frank Towers sued J. P. Hydea and another for £30 damages for designating a company of theatricals the " Grif" company, -which ap« pellafcion had been nssumod by a company organiead by Towers. The p'-oceediugs appear, to, hav.e furnished an impromptu comedy. J. P. Hy'deo deposed': lam an actor. I' sometimes indulge in-a Jittle liquor ; am advertised W highly' moral and temperate. Joined Towora in Dunedin, before Burford joined; company had no name; played " Grif " and other pieces. Eemember Burford joining..!, After that assumed a name to go to , Invercargill. Towers asked what we should call ourselves, J said the." Grif Company," and . we played under that "name. : There were 13 of us, and when Tovrers and, Burford, left us we agreed Wi/'ill' carry on. 1 I did'not' ears' about the name. I considered there was no money on it. Towers gave no notice, ha intended carrying on under that name. He advertised that he would nob be answerable < for debts of the company. We advertised to play as the " Grif" Dramatic Company. By Mr. Allan: Have you had a drink this morning ? Witness s Certainly not atrTfur «pense.By Mr. Allan; Tojvcrs .did not ; ; discharge me' for being drunk:" Cann«b play wkon not drunk. I call xcyself as much the Grif Dramatic Company as any one olsc. Put Bur* ford's name in the advertkement because he said ho, would/joia us ho ,came back from the country. I never heard of'managers having property in nama irrespective of company of actors. During the examination of this witness, says the Tribune, he ably sustained his name as a comedian.