The Evening Star. PUBLISHED DAILY AT FOUR O'CLOCK P.M. Resurrexi. FRIDAY, JUNE 4, 1875.

Thames Star, Volume VII, Issue 2002, 4 June 1875, Page 2

The Evening Star. PUBLISHED DAILY AT FOUR O'CLOCK P.M. Resurrexi. FRIDAY, JUNE 4, 1875.

On Monday next Mr Edwin Binney will submit to public competition the allotments in the Township of Puriri, recently surveyed by Mr John Walker, C.E., for MrjMcCleary, proprietor. It is not, perhaps, the most fortunate time that could have been chosen for the sale of a township, the season being rather adverse to speculation, but it is a fact that if the Tairua goldfield should turn out as expected Puriri will become an important depot, from which a great deal of traffic will proceed, both in the direction of Tairua and Ohinemuri. Lithographed plans of the township hare been issued from the Star office.

We notice that Mr L. J. Bagnall, M.P.C., and Mr Wm, Carpenter, M.P.0., will meet their constituents 'at the Academy of Music on Saturday evening at seven o'clock.- Mr Bagnall also invites the other members' of the Council to be present.

We are informed that a raid is about to be made on the sly grog sellers up country, for which* purpose several policemen, in the garb of diggers, proceeded to Ohinemuri on Wednesday. It is also said that these same officers have a second commission, namely,- to pick up evidence for the Miners' Eights Enquiry.

There was a clean sheet at the Resident Magistrate's Court this morning.

Some six months ago the two Wardens —Captain Fraser and Major Keddell— and Mining Eegistrar, Mr Allom, prepared a new set of regulations under the Goldmining Districts Act. What lias become of these regulations, we should very much like to know. 'J he opening of Tairua has caused enquiries to be made for the regulations, which, it was expected, would materially simplify matters in connection with the occupation of land for mining purposes, and satisfy the public regarding some passages of the Act now looked upon as being obscure. We should be glad of some information on this point.

The Committee appointed in the interest of the Pumping Association, with reference to the grant, met at the Governor Bowen Hotel, last night, for the purpose of settling the financial affairs of the committee. There were present —Messrs Wm. Rowe (in the chair), Richards, Sims, Comer, Black, Watson, McDonald, Macky, Kennan, Benney, Hicks, and Dunlop, The expenses incurred by the committee, for advertising and other matters, amounted to £19 6d. It was decided that Mr Richards should draw up a statement containing a detailed account of the various items of expenditure, to be forwarded to the directors of the Pumping Association in Auckland.

Recently, at the Melbourne District Court, there was an action, of a somewhat unique character, between to persons named respectively Henry Goldspink and Louis Frankel. It appeared that some time ago the defendant Goldspink's brother went to' England, leaving a young lady with whom he was acquainted behind him, and also leaving defendant as he? guardian. The latter being unable to look after his ward, engaged the plaintiff (Frankel) at 7s. 6d. per night to watch the young lady's house, and see that she behaved herself properly -during the absence of her betrothed. Frankel played the spy for four nights, after which he gave it up in disgust, and requested payment of his bill, Mr Goldspink, however, objected to the amount as excessive, offering to compromise the matter by payment of £1. Frankel sued for the j full amount claimed: The Bench made an order for £1, with ss. costs. It would seem that Frankel had agreed to watch the young lady for a fortnight, but as he has seceded from this somewhat Tingracious office, her guardian will have to employ some one else. Why doesn't he engage a detective ? The sublime confidence reposed by the Goldspink brothers in the Jiancee of the one, and.the proposed sister-in-law of the other, is something ! charming to contemplate.—Echo.

At an inquest held in Sydney lately, on the body of Richard John Wallis, Dr. Thomas B. Belgrave gave the following opinion of chlorodyne:—" Chlorodyne is a secret .preparation, but is known to contain chloroform,, ether, spirits of wine, morphia, prueid acid, treacle, extract of liquorice, oil of pepperment, and simple syrup; it is an extremely powerful narcotic preparation, and should certainly not be sold to any person without the production of a prescription from a medical man; under ordinary circumstances from 40 to 60 drops would be, he.considered, a fatal dose for any person; from the history and surroundings of the case, he was of opinion that deceased died from an overdose of chlorodyne." The verdict of the jury was that the deceased came to his death, from the effects of an overdose of chlorodyne, taken accidentally.

An instance of the precocity of juveniles occured on board one of the Queensland steamers, on her voyage lately to Sydney. A boy, five years old, was corrected by. his mother for some trifling offence, and, feeling aggrieved thereat, retorted as follows :~" Ma, look here; if you beat me again, I will just go and catch the measles."

Yestebday, says the late Sydney Echo, in the District Court, Mr District Court Judge Dowling hating occasion to ask a witness, " Were you sober that night, sir," received as a reply, "As sober as a Judge. As perhaps a more appropriate, and withal amusing application of the old saying could scarcely have been given, it naturally caused much mirth in the Court, and His Honor, without any further doubt of the man's sobriety, at once proceeded to take his evidence.

Respecting the notorious Captain Hayes, about; whose reform a.paragraph has lately appeared in several of the public prints, one of the residents of Goulburn supplies,the Goulburn Herald with the following:—ln the year 1843 or 1844 the east coast of Now Zealand was the scene of the appearance of a pirate vessel of the traditional long, low, black hall. A vessel belonging to the Government and party armed was dispatched in pursuit. Our informant was then, living with a friend on the island ;of Ahauahau, known as Murcury Island. They/were the first white men who came there, and they called the place where they resided Adventurers' Bay. It is situated about nine miles from the mainland, and twelve or fifteen from Murcury Harbor. The Government vessel succeeded in capturing the pirate at Adventurers' Bay. The crew were brought in irons to Auckland, tried for piracy before Sir William Martin, found guilty, and transported for long terms to Tasmania, - then Van Dieman's Land. The captain of the pirate was named Hayes, and he was one of those transported. Our informant recollects seeing him in the dock, and afterwards on his way to the ship that was to convey him to Tasmania; and he describes him as being then apparently twenty-eight years of age, of fair complexion,, with but little hair on his face and a determined look; and notwithstanding that ho. was rather thin, of strong make and well-knit frame. Whether this is the same individual who has since been so frequently heard of in connection with one evil deed or the other, our informant does not know, but if so, he must now be about sixty years of age.

It is some time since we were called upon to record anything in the way of " selling off" or " immense reductions "■■ in the clothing department. But. we 'are now reminded that Messrs J. Cosgrave and Co., are calling a sale of drapery and clothing at their establishments in Owen and A bertstreets. The stocks in these establishments embrace £20,0Q0 worth of goods. Cheap drapery and winter clothing will now be the order of the day.—Advt.

The Largest Shipment of Drapery, Millinery and Clothing ever imported direct from manufacturers to the Thames is opened this season at J. Maeshall's, who is determined to sell vciik the Smallest Remunerative Profit, and ia certain tho public willjnofc find hia gooda surpasssed, if equalled, for value by any house in New Zealand. Inspection Solicited. —Advt.