The Evening Star. PUBLISHED DAILY AT FOUR O'CLOCK P.M. Resurrexi. SATURDAY, MARCH 27, 1875.

Thames Star, Volume VII, Issue 1943, 27 March 1875, Page 2

The Evening Star. PUBLISHED DAILY AT FOUR O'CLOCK P.M. Resurrexi. SATURDAY, MARCH 27, 1875.

Yesterday being Good Friday, business in town was almost entirely suspended, and the •treets presented a Sunday appearance. Religious services were held in the Eoman Catholic and English Episcopalian Churches. Some of the bakers did a large business ia hot-cross buns.

Air immense number of diggers and others came from Ohinemuri last night. The town is now filled with familiar faces which have of late been wabsent, the 'cause being the holiday season, while which lasts nothing will Ibe.done at Ohinemuri, or perhaps anywhere •lse.

The American Wonders on exhibition at the Aoademy of Mußic were visited by large numbers of persons at their matinee and evening levee yesterday. To-night will be their last on the Thames, so that those who have not seen these wonders of the world should avail themselves of this, the last, opportunity. .

We have received New Zealand Gazette of March 18th. It contains regulations for the public prisons of the Colony; regulations under "The Hew Zealand Settlements Act;" Orders its Council fixing sittings of the Council Courts, and other notifications.

At the Kesident Magistrate's- Court yesterday one person was punished for drunkenness.

The Pearl left GrahamstoWn wharf this morning with a complement of passengers. The Takapuna laft at a later hour, and also carried away a good number. Both for Ohinemuri.

" Me Geoboi! Geaham, of Waiheki, ha* been on the Thames fo^some days past, prior to starting for England, and has made a collection of Thames specimens to take with him. It is Mr Graham's intention to present these with other specimens which he has collected to (he Kensington Museum, London. They will doubtless be looked upon with interest by visitors to that institution.

The Manaia will ( niake an excursion trip to Coromandel on Monday leaving Tararn al 2 o'clock afternoon and returning from Coro* xaandel on Tuesday morning. ■

A pigeon shooting match "will take place at the Parawai Gardens on Monday next, being Easter Monday, for a sweepstake of. ten shillings each. Particulars may be found in <mr advertising columns.

In October, 1841, there appeared in a newspaper published in London, caPed the New Zealand Journal, and devdted to tbe interests of colonization in New Zealand, a paragraph notifying the departure from London in the barque Brougham for Wellington, of a son of Mr Thomas Allom, the eminent artist, as a cadet of the New Zealand Company. Few of our readers are aware that, in those days, to Mr Allom's pencil the New Zealand Company owed much of its success, and New Zealand much of its popularity as a field for emigration. The youth referred to, then under 16 years of age, is the present Receiver of Gold Revenue and Mining. Registrar at Ohinemuri; and as an illustration of the tendency of events to repeat themselves, we have now much pleasure in chronicling the departure of his eon, not yet Isyear» of age, from Auckland, on Thursday last, as a cadet of the good ship Glenlora, bound for London. We heartily wißh him ".God speed" anl success in the profession he-has chosen.

The Btray goafc nuisance came before the Resident Magistrate's Court again this morning. Mr Bull on informed the Justices t illicit was impossible, with his present force of constables, to keep the.nuia*nce iv check, and advis&d that persona who rejoiced in the possession of eueh cattl* should be compelled to keep them out of town. It appears very probable, certainly, that some difficulty would be experienced in driving three or four gojts to the pound, especially s'ngle handed, as eech goat might be disposed to take a d ff.rent direction in endeavoring to evade the intention of the pursuer. In Duneii" goats have to be registered li!<e dogs. If such a system were introduced here, it would have a salutary effect; for, as things are at present, nob uly's garden is sufe from these marauding quadrupeds, neither can anyone walk with safety along some of the footpa'hs for the eati/e reason.

The usual fortnightly meeting of thu Board of Education was held on Thursday.—A letter was received from Waiotabi, asking for the establishment of o Superior School in the district. It was decided the application could not be entertained in accordance with the Act.—An application from Parawai for £50 in aid of the building was riot ncceeded.to. The appointment; of Mr Compton as teacher was approved j also the appointment of Miss Bennett as pupil teacher.—An, application from Kauaeranga for twenty-one desks was received, and the Board authorised the eupply of ten for the girls' school, in the firar instance, the remainder when required. The queetion of girls being admitted to tho boys' school was left to the School Commit)ee.-r-The appointment of Miaa Burns as tearher of the girls' school at Tararu wa« approved.— The following report froir the Teachers Examination Committee w?s submitted: — " Your committee have the honour to report that an examination of candidat s for certificates of competency as teachers for c'assification as pupil teachers, was held at the Thames on the 19th and 20th instant, a>. which 24 candidates attended. Your committee will bring up their report on the examination at the next meeting of the Board. Your .committee recommend in consequence of-the prevalence of measles that the next examinations be deferred till April, and that 'they be held on the 29th and 30th of that month.