The Evening Star. PUBLISHED DAILY AT FOUR O'CLOCK P.M. Resurrexi. FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 1874.

Thames Star, Volume VI, Issue 1788, 25 September 1874, Page 2

The Evening Star. PUBLISHED DAILY AT FOUR O'CLOCK P.M. Resurrexi. FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 1874.

We learn that Mr. R. M. Mitchell has been appointed collector of the education rule for the district of Waiot.ahi sindTiiraru, and Mr. Ed. Honiss for ihe districts of Kauaeranga and Porawai. The collection will commence as soon as (lie necessary books arrive.

The' Magnet 7uriety Troupe gave aiiotbrr entertainment Iks'; evening in tha American Theatre. There waa a fair aUondanco, though not co numerous as on tha previous night A capifal programme waa performed very creditably, the gymnastic feats especially eliciting much demonstrative commenda:ion.

The business at the ~R.M. Courfctiris morning w«a trifling. A feirale was sent to tlte Lunatic -Agjlu'n on t!:e ocr iScates of Dim. Kilgour aud Lefchbridge, having being (fik.-n into custody on suspicion of being of unsound mind. The civil list, as will bo seen by the report c^sewluro, was unusually short: there were only four cases down on the list, two cf which were settled out of Court.

The Warm unbool Exim'ner-, Vic.'ori'i. observes that Juiga Skinner ha* n, whfksome contempt- for ho Government. GitzetJe. In an insolvonc-y case, His Honor declined to grant a certificate, f» tho ground ihafc the insolvent line! c tnwnled hi<«s If from his cpclitors l:y sdvsr!i-i>-.g r.he jure jug in the Gazette oni?'. If; was b:id enough, he said, in miy case to advert so oniy izi a journal which no or.o ever road a, but it. is much worse when the applicant, could only p»y 7s in the £• Tlie application w;js iuijouv.'-od, to gtvo time for ..' udvertisctwsa'R in Gee-long and Camper'Jotvi), wliero !he credilora rosi-io*.

TilK u-ionthy inppoo'ion of the Thames Naral Brigade w.a held Jt»st night, when \ho usual gpo'imus' r io< k place. A inarch out ■followed the inspeoion, and on re: urniug to •he hall Captain JBnisjey presented mirksincn'd badges to Lieutenant Gavin, Petty Officer C. Brown, .Petty ■OiJScer Gordon, Seamen 01 >rk, Grrunciy and Sykes. Capt;ii i Brafsej then eaid lie had a yet more pleasing duty (o perform, which was to present, on behalf of the company, a (ojzoi of est:e:n to Lieutenant Bennett, for his jirduous exor'ions as secre'ory. lie (Cw^. Brasscy) had much pleasure in lan-senling M.: jinruictt, with a wutcli, ft'-d J-n ( "ni jio would livu long to wear it. Air. !Bt n^oU/ briefly returned thanks, arid, in doing so, jaid ]u> was .lalfcn by surprise. The handsome j resent thi-y had made would be higi ly prized by him us loiig iis lip lived. Three eh >'.t-va for Mi-. Bennett, and three for Copfain Bn-ss'-y were called for and given rcios' heartily.

■ We connot bat; admire the .philosophical manner in which some of our friends here det:l ivitih thrir grievances, however, niiiy pprhnps bfi-'rtceountrtd for by i.he sui-plua 'stea«i\ I>j! off at barquehl, and at rtoeiings of the. Horpiijil rotr.mitioe, Him cipal. Council and ]li{;hw:iv Bo::rds. In our issue of Saturday lvs'.- tho fojlowii'.g lulveiliscmcnt novears : —"The Light Fingorel Party at Patawai .Who has for come years continuously supplied himself at my exp ne wiSJi firewood, is reepecLful!)' requested ,(o communicate wi.h t!.io imdisi-signod, staling iiis pr<>bnble rcq- jjffijjcr.is during tho next sis monthf, so th;ifc r.fccis ry tymmgemen's may be mad 1 /01-tlnvilih.^rAj.s'^T J. Alb<M, ?ara-:u, 10th 'Sup! ember, IS7-1" Id reaporise io ihi?', "M.])."liub inibrmscl Mr. Allona by letter that his " prob.ible re quiremerfts" for the period named will be about twenty ton?, nnd woul ' feel obliged by the (l pocesswy arrangemcntE" buii:g made '•■ forthwith.' 1 M.Pi- will be pleased to learn that Mr. Allom is shout to charter a cutter, and expects shortly to have pn ample supply j both for his friends .and himself, landed at their door?, thns saving cartage. We have heard of a einiilar case. A short time s nee the mannger of a curbing battery on this field, hnvinjj been euffcrii-.g fo- some bon'idcrable time from such " .ippr jriatioir," he went to sn iiKli*'idun] and .-siid ;o hiii', " Look he;o Pri^fiif-p?, I hnve been'losir-g iirewood from tl.Kit etack. Kow, you are in the habit of knocking frhputOf'ii'HJ^ht.uuichlu'.er tlm-i l«m, sr.d you would do lags. %w4, f;:','P" hy giving nn occasion.") _gJiince round, and if you c*n pppt the thief I vill-moke it. wor h your while.?' Tho culprit !)»s not y*>t teen discveiod, but the depredotio! a Uhyp pe»-ed.- Thcso in--Bts»ce3*remaud ia of a care y- r;poHed to have h<-en tlm» treateJ by a praptioal Yankte;—Unlike Mr. ii Horn, ho objected io Bupplyine; grati* iirewood, tnd therefore taking half a dozen lo^s |io Ipipd on augur hole several ii.-chea i:.fo the end of taph, poured in a f.:wcuncou>f.gunpowd..-r ) pluggei up, and placed them in n prominent post on en the heup. 'Jl'p roof of a neighbour's house was ntxfc dny seen making eccentric jaoyements skyward. Tiure was a funeral ard one .or tißrofacpn/'fl' cases,, feu* the wnvdy was .effectual. .