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

Thames Star, Volume VI, Issue 1840, 25 November 1874, Page 2

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

A special meeting of the Borough Council was held last night to confer with Mr J. E. Macdonald, representing a cumber of the goldmining companies 'whose property is included in the Borough assessment, with a view to a settlement of the question of rates without recourse to litigation. The hearing of the appeals, against the assessment has been once or twipe adjourned. The question of raluation was gone into last night, and a reductioa made in each case, but no definite arrangement was come to, owing to the fact that the Council did not reduce the amounts so low as Mr Macdonald was authorised to accept.

A hmtihg of persons interested in holding sports at Tararu at Christmas -will be held at the Nil Desperandnm Hotel this evening at eight o'clock.

Fob meeting the requirements of his business in the sausage department, Mr Hulme, butcher, Pollen street, has just imported from London per Hydaspes a two horse-power horizontal engine, with vertical tubular boiler, from the establishment of Sadler, Taoley street. By means of this engine, and the powerful machine in his possession , Mr Eulme can reduce sOlbs of meat to sausages in ten minutes. The esgine requires only 20 minutes to get up Bteam from the fire lighting, and with cold water. Attached are improved appliances for rendering fat, the danger of ignition from a fierce fire, and consequent offensive smell being obviated, the operation being performed by means of steam passing through pipes. The machine was started to work yesterday.

A gentleman in Melbourne has (says'^the Herald) a souvenir of the Maungatapu murderers, in the shape of a curious work of art, sai' to have been executed by Kelly, one of Sullivan's gang, on the night before the execution. . A chapter from t&e Q-ospel of St. Matthew is written entirely in the form of a cross, the writing being miscroecopically small and neat. Such a production would indicate extraordinary nerve on Kelly's part.

The following advertisement is extracted from the columns of the Dubbo Despatch :— "To John M'Evov, late Dubbo. I hereby give you notice that if you don't come back, pay the debts you left ma to pay, and give over yoar gallivanting and passing yourself off as a single man, I shall have you brought back by the police for deserting me. So if you would keep out of gaol, and fight shy of bigamy, come back at cmce, for I won't be humbugged any longer. You were married three years ago to me— you have been away eighteen months —so come back at once.— Bosanna M'Evoy. 10 September."

A MiN named Jaaies G-oodwin was charged in the Bellaraf. City Court with having stolen 260 ounces of gold, the property of the Queen Quartz MiniDg Company, and committed for trial at the Court of General Sessions, to be held on the 15th December, Tbe prisoner was'allowed bail, himself in a surety of £600, and two approved sureties of £3Oo«ach.

We have eeen'-povcie nice gold stone taken from the Manukau new rise at the 150 feet level. '

The Telegraph says :—" Melbourne is honored, it appears, bjrthe presence of a nephew of Prince Bismarck. Tho youug gentleman, who greatly distinguished himself in the late war, has been required to leave his native country for a short time in consequence of a duel.. His appearance in the streets in uniform has attracted some notice of late, and remarks have been made in ignorance of the facts of tho case. In wearing the uniform in the manner he does, the gallant officer, wo learn, is merely observing the etiquette of the force to which lie belongs."—As a sequel to this the Melbourne Herald publishes the following communication from the German Consul:—" German Consulate, Melbourne, 2nd November, 187-1. — To the editor of the Herald. Sir,-—ln your issue of 27th October, you describe a Baron yon Sanden, wbo3e appearance amongst us in uniform has been noticed, os a nephew of Prince Bismarck. By order of the Chancellor of the German Empire, I have been informed that the name and person of tka individual referred to are unknown, and that the relationship with Prince Bismarck is invented. Yours obediently, W. A. Bbahe, Consul for Germany."

We have received the first number of " The Southern Cross : a weekly religious journal edited by Rev. Dr Cameron, and containing contributions from ministers and members of all evangelical denominations." The reverend editor, in his introduction " to the reader," says: —" The Southern Cross will not indeed please everjone It will be unmistakably Protestant and Evangelical, giving no uncertain sound, regarding and treating nationalism and Bitualism as two great extremes of error, which however widely apart they may seem in their beginnings, yet meet in common opposition to the Gospel of Jesus Christ. But within those limits-—Protestant and Evangelical — the Southsrn Gross will know no distinction of Church, or sect, or party. I have only to add that the aim of editor and contributors will be to make the paper thoroughly popular in its character. It will geek indeed to deal with great questions that come within its range, in a manner worthy the attention of educated and thoughtful men —a large class in these colonies, alike in the city and the wilderness. Even in dealing with such subjects, however, the endeavor will be so to combine intelligence wUh simplicity, that the humblett reader may not be left behiad ; while the larger portion of the contents will be of a kind standing in no need of such an assurance. If the Southern Cross do not prove a Christian Paper for the people, it will altogether fail to accomplish the ainc of its projectors."

Hebe ia what the Melbourne correspondent of the Ballarafc Star says of the Golden Crown, lately running in these waters ; from which it will be observed that the purchasers have taken time by the forelock in advertising the boat: —" The people's recreation steamer the Goldea Crown, carrying 1200 passengers, will shortly commence running to Queenscliff, Portaea, and Sorento." This is the practical outcome of th» secularists' agitation on the Sabbath, question. That downiest of " knowiDg ones," George Coppin, holds the helm, and the Golden Crown is the boat which is to run to the property he has recently purchased down the Bay for the purpose of providing marine breezes and healthful recreation for tourists from Saturday to Monday. The " old colonist" advertised this fact in his place in Parliament last night, and thought it the best way people could spend their liberalised Sunday.

Bbtwjbek eight and nine o'clock on Sunday night (says the Guardian), an extraordinary nebular phenomenon, known, we believe, to mariners as a " wind tree," was visible in Kyneton. Standing up from the northern horizon, and extending half-way to the zenith, was a fantastic conglomeration of dark clouds, which took the form of a gigantic tree. Trunk, branches, and dense masses of foliage wera all produced with a fidelity which, but for the exaggeration in size, would have been most natural.

The value of agricultural exhibitions was never better illustrated than by a remark made by a sensible exhibitor in our hearing on Thursday, 29th ult., in the Ballarat Show* yards. We were walking with Mr S when the exhibitor joiced us. "Halloo D ," says Mr S , " got aay prizes ? " " No," says D , " I have none." " Why, how's that ? I thought you had some good sheep." " Good sheep!" replied D j " yes I had some of the finest sheep in the colony— when they were, at home ; but when I brought them here, I found other folk had fine sheep too —finer than mine, and so I got no prize."—Ballarat Miner

Q-bnts' clothes cleaned, dyed, and pressed. Geuts' light suits cleaned, ss. N.B. —In future all goods and orders will only be received at the Thames Dyeing Establishment, Eolleston street, Shortland.