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Thames Star, Volume VII, Issue 2133, 4 November 1875, Page 2

We notice that the Protestant Alliance Friendly Society will celebrate their second anniversary by a soiree, concert, and dance to be held in St. George's Hall on Tuesday next at 6.30. Tickets for the entire entertainment are only fixed at the rate of half-a-crown each. * The Right Rev. Alexander Ponrose Forbes, D.C.L., Bishop of Brechin, Scotland, whose death is reported in to-day's telegrams, was the second son of the late Lord Medwyn, a Scottish judge of Seasion, and was born at Edinburgh in 1817. He was educated at Brasenose College, Oxford, where he obtained the Boden Sanscrit Scholarship. He was afterwards ordained, and succeeded Bishop Moir in the see of Brechin. He was the author of numerous devotional works.

A cobkesjpondent writing from Puriri on Monday says:—Some of the land obtained from the Mission Society is being got under cultivation, and the whole aspect of the flat will soon be changed.— A bridge over the creek is much needed. —Mr Gallagher put on men this morning to improve the old road for the conveyance of machinery he has contracted to carry up. This should practically settle the question about the road.—A good number of men are out prospecting. — There is a crying match en amongst the natives for the death of the son of Selwyn, Hikutaia Chief.~Tb.ere is some talk of a private school being opened.

The following -was telegraphed from Dunedm to . the Echo on Tuesday:—The two provinces idea is gaining ground here. The Times will support the proposal to form the J?orth and South Islands into two provinces as most consonant with the needs of the country. Mr Stout in his address to his constituents on Friday is to state the policy of the Opposition. Sir George Grey and Mr Sheehan have been doing the public institutions, etc., of the province. Sir George is most popular here; he is to lecture to night on the early days of the colony. There is a strong feeling here that the Government have acted shabbily in refusing to place a sum on the estimates to defray the expenses of a New Zealand riflo team visiting Philadelphia in July next; Meetings having been held and approving private action and Capt. Wales has been authorised to communicate with the Thames and Auckland companies* »

The Auckland Star is always running its head against something and making mistakes. It writes as follows : —" A fact for Auckland girls.—There is not one married man among the officers of the National Bank." Is there not ? Well then what we remark is this : If there is not one married man among the officers of the National Bank there ought to be. That's just about what we've got to say. Why down this way we have considerably augmented our income by' publishing in our advertising columns announcements of domestic events pertaining to officers connected with this establishment, which is well known as a bank of issue.— Coromandel Mail.