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Thames Star, Volume VII, Issue 2138, 10 November 1875, Page 2

We have to acknowlege receipt of Nos 61 and 62 New. Zealand Gazettes, and a number of Acts of the Assembly passed during the recent session;

Our Auckland special, writing on Monday, says :—I paid a' visit to the dental establishment of Mr Mac Lean, who has elaborately finished premises in Princes street for the carrying on of his business. His experience islodked uponas first-class, he having for "many years occupied a position in a similar capacity in Dublin. Although only a recent arrival he has established a veryducrative business, and his patients speak very highly of his abilities. He iswe'll liked, andwiil within a very short time command an extensive : practice.

, We have received from Mr J. H. Jefferson the Australasian Sketcher for October. The following are the principal illustrations which adorn the pages of this issue:—"A ministerial statement in the Legislative A ssembly : a sketch from tnV Eeporters' Gallery;" "Group of New Guinea Natives $" /i At the bottom of the Magdala Shaft-—seventeen hundred feet deep.;" "Social aspects of. the Exhibition ;'" " Cromwell and the junction of the Kawaru and Clutha Eivers, Otago, New Zealand." The reading matter is highly interesting. ;; -f

In a telegram from Christchurch yesterday giving the entrieY at the" Agricultural Show, there waa one word we could not understand. It was "improvements," -which;we new believe should have read implements. In a message- to-day from Dunedin on "political gossip " .we have Siieried two ■> names, which, we fancy, tiould ; toad MMcGlashan" "and " Smythies," instead of the names given in the telegram. If th.c Press Agents would .write proper, names legibly there would" be no excuse For the- telegraph operators making mistakes.

Fobbignee writes as follovrs :-t-Suv--I am not a .Tararuman, neither Parawai, but all what I can say if is any sports to come off, Tararu being allways the best place free access to all; I wish the Thames people recollect how fine three days' sports we had two or three years back on the Tararu plains.; how long last the Parawai sports last years ? only two half days. Who has the benefit of it only three or four party, in Tararu is chance for over thirty party to rise few pounds, I can not see the use for the sake of an offer of a couple notes over to give to the proprietor of Parawai garden all the benefit—they must look for the conveniency of the. general public before all; and not for one or two pockets—Shortland, JNovbe. 9-^-75.

Oue Auckland correspondent writes :— One of the " neatest" specimens of business transactions which I can recollect for some time has just been brought under my notice. In the neighbourhood of Ponsonby one of our city men has a small farm, portions of which are in splendid condition for depasturing cattle. A local resident interviewed the proprietor and terms were agreed upon for the cost of grazing two milch, cows. The conditions were signed and departuring commenced. As may be supposed ifc was necessary for the tenant at' will to drive home the animals morning and evening, but instead he simply brought a third animal, which was put into the paddock and one of the other two was driven away. After a reasonable time elapsed he returns with the one driven home, drives her into the paddock and so on till he temporarily takes the surplus one-away, so that in reality he has succeeded in feeding three animals instead of two. Your readers will of course draw their own conclusions as to the conduct of this " simple minded " resident, but it is more than likely that it? final adjustment will form an, interesting chapter in the proceedings of one of our minor law Courts ere many days pass.

Babnttm has auldone himself. He has a tight-rope performance, and by way of increasing the sensational element announces that he keeps a priest on the establishment for the purpose of administering the last offices of the Church in case of accident.

The Bishop of Carlisle, in opening the proceedings of a diocesan conference, not long ago, reminded churchwardens that they might do something to induce people to. go to church in addition to caring for them when they go there. He added that such of them as were leading parishioners should remember that they were in office on week-days as well as on Sundays. :'*r

Gents' Clothes, and every description of Dyeing and Cleaning done on the shortest possible notice at the Thames Dyeing Establishment, corner of Holies• ton and Richmond streets.—Advt. ;