The Evening Star. PUBLISHED DAILY AT FOUR P.M. Resurrexi. WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 28, 1874.

Thames Star, Volume VI, Issue 1816, 28 October 1874, Page 2

The Evening Star. PUBLISHED DAILY AT FOUR P.M. Resurrexi. WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 28, 1874.

TffEBE w»3 no busineis transacted at the B.M. Court this morning. Thebe it a United Friendly Societies' Medical Institute at Sandhurst, and £500 a y«ar and residence are offered for i. doctor. Wb are informed that Capt. Best hai receifed the warrant appointing him pilot for the Port of Thames. To-day is th« anniversary of Mr. J. Williamson's first flection to tho Superin- . tendency in the year 2858.

An emergency meeting *of the Sir Walter Scett Lcdgo will bo held afc the Freemasons' Hall this evening afc half past eeven o'clock. Full attendance desired.

In the District Cou-t, Auckland, on Monday, orders wero granted for the winding up of the Junction Goldmiuing Company, tho All Nations Goldmining Company? and the Long Drive Goldmining Company.

A KOVBI use of tho telegraph is about to bo put into operation in New York. The Courtrooms in that city aro to bo telegraphically connected with the offices of 'he lracliug lawyers, bo that th« state of the calender can bo announced, and tho parties summoned when wanted.

No fewer than one thousnnd letters arc said to have awaited in the Post-office at Rotterdam the arrival of .M. Rochefort. The greater portion, ifc is affirmed, consisted of publishers' offers for republishing La Lanterne, which it is understood the French rofugee intends bringing out at Roltotdam.

The Cnrandinia hare been in the Clarence River district, N.S.W., and a communication to the Grafton Observer soys: —"On tho departure of M»damo Carandini and her company, by tie Helen M'Gregor yesterday morning, a number of the leading youths of Grafton waied on that lady and presented her with a puree of twenty sovereigns, « a mark of their devotion and esteem."

The clioir of St. George's Church gave an entertainment laisb night in the Academy of Music, consisting of a concert, in which a number of excellent songs and pieces were performed, and an exhibition of Bowies in tho diorama of the Franco-Prussian war, Mr. Wildmun acting as lecturer. The attendance was moderate. A very enjoyable dance followed the conclusion of the entertainment.

The compositors of a 'printing office at Freiburg were much surprised a few days ago to find a number of women at work in their frames. They at once struck. This, it seems, was just what was wanted, the women working for just half what the proprietors had been in the habit of payipg tho men. The coup had been planned some time ago, the girls having been sent to Lyons to learn typo« setting.

The Parawai Gardens aye now open for the season, and a pleasantcr resort cannct be found in the district. We have not had time to visit the gardens lately to make a note of the various improvements effected since last season, but shall do co at an early dat?. The gardens are just now, we are told, giving promise of what may be expected ia the height of the season should the weather be favorable.

It will be noticed that the European mcila will close here at half-past two o'clock tomorrow, in time for the sailing of the Macgregor on Friday. This arrangement will depend upon the Crown's lunning tomorrow. Should she be detained from any cause we shall probably lose the English mail, as many have missed the Australian mail per Hero in consequence of there being no steamer to Auckland to-day.

Mb. John Bukns recently gave evidence before the Koyal Commission on Shipping. He stated that hie firm (the Canard Company) employ 6,000 men "all told;" that they shippei and discharged throughout last year 42,000 sailors; and that their fleet consists of 49 steamers, of 90,000 tons and 15,000 horse power. According to the Statesman's Tear Boole the German Imperial Navy consisted last year of 41 steamers, of 37,000 tons aud 8.600 horde power, manned by 3,500 men and boys. Pbrhaps no circumstance could more forcibly demonstrate the value of life assurance than the untimely end of Commander G-owl-land, drowned lately in Sydney harbour. When the body o{ the unfortunate officer was recovered, thera was found in one of his pockets a policy of assurance upon his life for £1000, executed only eight days before the said catastrophe. Through tbe thoughtful providence of the deceased, a handsome provision was thus made for his family.

The monthly inspection of the Thames Naval Brigade was held on Monday evening. The uttendsnee of rank and file numbered about 60, the Band numbering about 19 or 20. Three thooting prizes were presented : one to Seaman Grundy—a handsome gold locket j one to Seaman Grordon—a valuable gold pin ; and one to Seaman Jennings—an artic-e of domestic utility, which though not in joint of intrinsic worth, bo valuable as the two former, is yet a very useful article.

The fifth anniversary tea meeting of the Baptist Sunday school in Willoughby street was held last evening, the Rer. J. Dr.vies ii the chair. The meriting was wei! attended, and several goDtlemen delivered addresses, and musical selections were given. The annual report submitted showed the insliLutioa to be in a very satisfactory condition, showing the average attendance to be—ia the morning, 74 5 in the afternoon, 108. The report also showed a small balance in hand, the receipts for the year being £37.

The Intelligent Vagrant says :—A correspondent writes to mo from D'unedin, "We bare a literary being here, who is very fond of hawking aboir a newspaper which he wites in, and pointing out bits of hia own, in order that ho may receive praiso. The other day, in a club, he was pointing out a bit about an idiot being cured by a kick from a horse. The gentleman to whom ho was pointing it *ut rang the •bell, and, tho waiter appearing, caM, 'Call a cab—quick.' Said the pointer, ' What for ?' Replied the gentleman, 'I want the horse for your immediate benefit.' " I believe, since this, the literary being has rot been so troublesome in hauling newspapers out of his pocket, and saying to people " Did you see this ? "

The South Canterbury Times sajs . — A mo3fc extraordinary rumour is afloat on a subject which haß lately exercised tho opinions of seme of our antechluviun contemporaries. The rumour is that owing to Dr. Haast's jealousy of his pet theory of the extinction of the moa being capsized by the capture of the real bird, he had sent a man up to cut. the rope, by which the captured moas wero made fast. The painter was cut and hence the escape This is really too bad, if true. We understand, however, that Dr. Haast has himself started for tho back ranges to try to recapture the birds, and we heartily wish him isuccess. What a lot he will have to write about, and how the Christcliurch savants will lionise him ; and how they will all "blow" r,s Anthony Trollope calls it—and Christchurch big wiga can blow.

A detachment of the Navnl Brigade- under fcho commajid of Lieut. Bennett assembled thia morning at 8 o'clock for drill practice. There were some very good shots made, but. it was found after havingi^firecl 8 shell'tkat^.f any moro were fired, the crew would not be able to drag tho gun back into position. Large pieces of wooi flow off the carriage?, and, bad it not have been for the iron work ho'ding the wheels together they would come to pieces. Our reporter heard tho officer in chargo expressing his disgust to the effect that " that when men did turn out for practice (some without their breakfast, it was hard (hat they should be compelled to use such a pieco of ordinance, with the* chance of getting their figure-heads knocked about."

What a nurprise' (exclaim* the correspondent of the Pleasant. Greek Newa). By the In fit mail from England, a young woman, at present engaged as a domestic servant in the house of a -well-known family, resident in tho south ward of tho City of Ballarat, received a somewhat official-looking letter, which for some moments she almost dreaded to open, so different did the missiyc appear to anything in the shape of letters Miss Bessie had ever received before. However, the letter did not turn out bo dreadful afrer all, as it contained the very welcome, though etartling, news lhat an old aunt of Bessie's had just bidden farewell to tbis wicked world, aad left behind her a good-sized bundle of " pomp* and vanities " representing twenty-five thousand pounds, of good and lawful money [of the. realm. IV " Bessie " was bequcnthed £20,000, and to that, young lady's "pa " and "ma " tho odd £5000. So much for fact?. Now Miss Bessie is, I believe, a very estimable young person, of nineteen years of age, and has been fortunate enough to engago herself to a lady who has taken great puiusto iir prove her ar.d make her as happy as possible. The fortunate young woman has no', I learn, " lost her head" orer tho business, but intends doing just what she should do—to educate herself for a year or so with the best assistance possible, and then, when of age, to proceed home to eryoy the slice of luck. bestow?d upon her. The matter has created quife a flutter of excitement in tho south ward, where the fortunate girl is we?', and favorably known to hosts of people.

The following, by tho Melbourne correapondent of the Hamilton Spectator, ia worth reading :—" Mucor (Dr. Candler), in two highly erudite and technical p»pcra in the Argus, has contributed his quota on tho subject of the causation of diphtheria. I confess T am samewhat bewildered at the contrarieties of opinion exhibited by the various medical schools as to the origin of this disease. Mucor'a theory assigns it*to human excreta in one form or another, and he shows how the very act of purification of a water-closet itself may be attended with danger, and has, in fact, proved so in certain well authenticated casts, and among the well-to-do classes, too. Diphtheria, at that rate, ought to be frightfully prevalent ie Turkey, for though the Turks are clean to a fault ac regards their persons, th ir arrangements for tho receptacla of excreta correspond with tlioso adopted in the times of the patriarchs, and yet I never hoard cf a case of diphtheria all tho time I wiis there, though I was daily brought into cont".c L. with medical men (Greek) in one place or another. May I venture as a layman, and an ignorant one, too, to hint that the absurd fashion which has oflito years come into vogue among the rising generation, male and female, of muiSing the neck and throa? with woollen comforters may in itself be a predisposing cause, by rendering the throat, which I was always taught ought to be exposed and hardened, tender, and more readily susceptible to all external influences. Many of our youngster?, particularly of the working classes, have come to think a warm wrappar round the throat, ft necessary complement to their toilet, aud wear it day and night, even when the temperature is high 5 and yet the region of the loins, tho pvsrt of the person which Orientals protect with such unvarying solicitude, is wholly disregarded in this fitful cl;m ate."