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Thames Star, Volume VI, Issue 1826, 9 November 1874, Page 2

A SOIBBE in connection with the Star of tho Thames Lodge, 1.0.CKT., will be held thi3 evening:, in the Odd Fellowe' Hall. It is notified that Mils Laura Wiseman has kindly consented to assist the harmeny of the •vwriiig.

That a man cannot always beat a horao at asp' of ono hundred yards is apparently proved oy a short account in an English paper, where the horseman was backed to beat the man, and succeeded, the conditions being that the horseman was to stand at his horse's head and not to mount until the word

."to go" was given. He did the distance - despite this heavy handicap in eleven seconds. Thb Church of England Bazaar was opened again to-day, at threo o'clock—-an intimation of which weuld have appeared in the morning paper but for tho carelessness or forgetfalness „ of a person to whom the advertisement was * entrusted for delivery at tho Advertiser office. The fact of (ho opening of the bazaar for another day was made known by poster to-

The silver cup pnzo, for whiola the Naval Brigade men havo beeti firing for some time —the ierms bmng that it must be won. five tiincß consecutively—was competed for again on Snturday, arid taken from Seaman G. Clark, who had carried it off' on four successive occasions previously, by Houman Sykes, on Saturday, willa 65 points. The following are the principal scopes r—Seaman 53'k08,65j Lieut;. Gavin, G4; Seatnim Armstrong, 63; Petty Officer Brown, 60 ; Seaman J. Gordon, 60.

We notice in our advertising columns that the baznar nfc the Academy of Music in nid of the of the funda of St. George's Church will be continued to-day, in order to clear off the remaining portion of the goods, which are to bo sold at greatly reduced prices. The bazaar has been so well patronized by tho public that we expect another crowd will assemble this evening to secure what is leffc at " clearing off prices," therefore we say to all to go and buy what you want ear.y, for everything will bo sold. We also learn, and nro happy to publish it for the benefit of the bachelors of tho Thames, that another wedding ring will be offered for competition this evening, a»d if the successful gentleman fails to apply itto its legitimate purpose within three months from date he will be expectod to hand over the said ring to the Hauvaki Benevolent Society to bo by them disposed of to a more enterprising indivMuaJ.

Owing to the length of our telegrams, several matters of local interest are excluded from our present issue.

A home correspondent of the Canterbury PreßS sends it the following little bit of romance:—Ainongsb the marriage announcements in the English papers you will receive by this mail, your eye may possibly be caught by a curious one under the following heading: —" Smith—-Esmeralda." The former namo may not be altogether unfamiliar to your readers ; the lattor is not so often mot out of the pages of a novel. The announcement, after giving the place and date of tho happy ceremony, runs thus romantically: Hubert Smith, Esq. author of ' Tent Life 1 with English Gipsies in Norway,' to Esmeralda, the heroine of this book." Hereby hangs a tale. Mr. Hubert Smith is the lord of many broad acres of country and on a wild portion of hia estate a tribe of gipsies encamped some time ago. He does not appear to have given his visitors that reception generally accorded to their class by gentlemen of property; but, on the contrary, encouraged them, and eventually took a party of them, with soae tents and a couple of donkeys, for a trip ia Norway. Amonct the party was a beauteous gipsy maiden, the daughter of the head of the tribe, who figures very often in the pages of the book describing the trip. This is tho charming Esmeralda of the above announcement.

Talus are sometimes told in which the hero dies from an excess of joy, but it has rarely occurred that an instance has happened such as that just recorded from G-essenay, near Berne, wherein a man hung himself from being overwhelmed with good luck. The man who is the Bubject of the story, by immense efforts, in which he was seconded by his wife, who was even more avaricious than himself, succeeded in amassing a considerable sum cf money. Not long ago he was informed that a legacy of 25.0C0 francs had been left him. This piece of fortune gave him the mortal blow, a profound melancholy seized him, and the fear of death from hunger haunted him day.and night. To avoid this fearful prospect ho stealthily left his house one of these latter nights, went into the Eeighbouring forest and hung himself to a pine branch. He left 100,000 francs of fortune.

As amusing typographical error occurred in the Sydney To* n and Country Journal, In a large heading to the report of the recent boat race, appears—cc Iktebcoioniai, Pig Race." Some people here (says the Sydney Morning Herald) look upon this as an intentional affront. A moment's reflection will, however, shew them how easy it would be for a compositor to make "gig" into "pig." The apologist for this mistake is evidently not a printer 5 for a compositor would sny that a cap "P " could not eadly got into the "Q " box —the letters in question bem* situated very widely apart in tke upper case. It has evidently been a " goak " of the printer's.

As there appears to be a doubt; respecting the authorship of the '• telling" couplet round the wedding ring sold at the Bazaar last week, we beg to refer our numerous readers to Shakespeare's Winter's Tale, where Autolycus is Belling his wares to the clown and Mopsa; Act IV Scene 111. From observations made at the Academy of Music, during the progress of the various sales, the following remark of the clown in the same play would not inaptly express the feelings of many of the gentlemen there present. "If I were not in love with Mopsa thou should'efc take no money of me, But being enthralled as lam, it will also be the bondage of certain ribands and gloves."

Mb. Hethebingtost, of the late firm of Wilson and Co,, has opened an elaborate establishment in Pollen-Btreefc, in the premises once occupied by Messrs Pritchard and Co. The premises themselves are very extensive, having been erected and fitted when the days of the field were balmy, and money in plenty. Mr. Hetherington has made some very valuable and requisite additions in the shape of a show room, well lit; some necessary alterations, etc. The large windows—which are only equalled by those of one shop on the Thames —havo been made to display a large assortment of all drapery goods, and plentiful provision has been made for the illumination of these window* a 1; night. Opening this largo business in that portion of the town, which has been for some time neglected, bespeaks for Mr. Hetherington a confidence in the placa which deiorves repayment by a liberal patronage, which in any case the size and character of the establishment should entitle it to.

A scientific correspondent to an English journal, who is attached to the Challenger, reports " that after careful soundings between Sydney and Wellington, respecting which the Australian and New Zealand Governments have bean long negotiating, the result is very satisfactory, and probably New Zealand -will be telegraphically connected with England by next summer. .The bottom is composed of sand and mud, gradually shelving to a depth of 2600 fathoms, at which.it remained even for a long distnnco. At this point Eoundings began to get less; two "days after 1100 fathoms were reached, temperature 36 degrees ; then 400, 350, and 275 fathoms. This within 200 miles of land."

Some G-erman working men are reportedio have written to Priuco Bismarck, stating that reprisals shall be/visited on (Catholic feishops for any future attempts to kill ■him, and successful assassination bo followed by the death of the Popo himsfflf.