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Thames Star, Volume VII, Issue 1983, 13 May 1875, Page 2

Theke were no cases for hearing at the Resident Magistrate's Court this morning.-

The address of His Honor the Superintendent on opening the Provincial Council lias been printed as a Gazette Extraordinary.

, The regularly monthly meeting of the Koyal Black Preceptory "will be held at the Odd Fellows' Hall at half-past spven o'clock this evening.

The fortnightly meeting of the Court Pride of Parnell' will take place at the Masonic Hall this evening at half-past seven o'clock.

In the Provincial Council tho other night, on the debate for appropriation for unauthorised expenditure, Mr Joseph May is reported to have informed the Council that tho late Superintendent was dead.

Me C. Basstian, .the corn doctor, has lately received two most flattering letters testifying to his skill in curing corns. One Is from H is Worship the Mayor, the other from Mr J. D. Grant, Union Bank. Mr Davies' letter may be read at Carter's stationery shop. The Mayor states that he has obtained perfect ease and comfort from Mr Basstian's treatment, and that after trying an eminent chiropodist at home who nearly crippled him. JAt Basstian leaves the Thames on Saturday night or Monday morning at the latest.

The New South Wales Assembly has virtually accepted a resolution in favor of the abolition of the gold duty, reports the correspondent of the Australasian. Mr Nelson, who introduced it, asked the House to affirm that the duty was an unjust and a class tax. The Treasurer demurred to those words; but stated that the Government intended to introduce a bill to abolish the duty, on which assurance the hon. member withdrew his resolution. As the late Government had also intended to abolish this duty, ifc is expected that.the bill will pass without difficulty, although the Herald protests against the measure as an abandonment of ! a legitimate portion of the land revenue. I It is uncertain at present whether the 1 revised Stamp Bill will be got through this season. Mr Forster is anxious to put it through if he can, and seems inj clined to try, but he -will not commit the GoyerDinent to a definite promise, lest non-success should be counted as a failure.

In a letter to Mr Geo. Brown, Hobart Town, Mr C. M. S. Chichester, late -private secretary to Mr Dv Cane, Governor of Tasmania, alluding to the recent card scandal^ writes :—"The officer of Nice notoriety has, I hear, gone to Australia under an assumed name ; so look out for a very good-looking and highly-accom-plished scoundrel."

The Hawaiian Gazette reports that.the notorious Captain Hayes, after whom several war vessels have been despatched, is reported to have reformed from his evil ways, and become a changed man. At present he is a living at Kusaea, and endeavouring to lead a different life from what he has led in former years.

'.[[ These were 180 births and 115 deaths registered in Melbourne and the suburbs during the week ending 10th April. The registrar-general reports that of the 115 deaths, 50, or 43J per cent., were children not exceeding the age of three years ; 36, or a little over 31 per cent, being of the age of one year, and the remaining 14, or 12-2 per centi,'being of the ages of one to throe years. Bronchitis prevails at North Melbourne,, arid low; fever has made its appearance in one or two districts, but, is yielding to treatment. With these exceptions, the districts are reported onfavdurably. Two Of the deaths in the hospital were from typhoid fever, r