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Thames Star, Volume VII, Issue 2175, 23 December 1875, Page 2

Me J. C.Fieth returned'to Grahamstown to-day from his trip to the Upper Thames to put salmon ova in the rivers. He was accompanied by..Captain. Gold-, smith, and we learn that the ova were deposited in the Ohinemuri stream, a mile above Paeroa, andin the Waihbu (Thames) some sis miles above; the;,junction.: In the Ohinemuri stream a very fine gravelly spot was selected, and in the Warhou also a favorable place was found. The ova would have been taken higher up, but for the fact that it began to show signs of decline. It is believed that 600 out of the 700, ova have been placed in the water in a healthy state.

We are very sorry to learn that two fresh cases of scarlet fever have developed themselves. One is unfortunately at Mr McDowell's, where the first case occurred, and the Other is said to he somewhere on the Tararu Koad. Measures have been taken for the isolation of these cases, we believe, and it is much to be hoped that the precautions taken will avert the threatened spread of such an insidiou.s disease. The Health Onlcer of the BofOugh should insist on a rigorous cleanliness of "■ all back yards, just now, especially in the thickly peopled parts of Grahamstown. A New Zealand Gazette published on the 16th December contains " An Act for Prevention of Criminal Outrages upon Pacific Island Natives,'.' and bringing the same into force; -Kules under "The Debtors and Creditors' Act, 1875;" Warrants abolishing polling places; and a number of notifications of appointments, Land Transfer Act noticesj &c, . V We learn,that, the recommendations of the medical men and ourselves are being well attended to. There has been quite a run on the chemists for chloride of lime, camphor, carbolic acid, and other disinfectants. Some of the stocks are exhausted.

A New Zealand digger named Jeremiah Murphy, who arrived in Melbourne the other day, was drinking on Wednesday (says the Australasian of the 4th instant). On waking up on Thursday morning in. the All' Nations Hotel, corner of Russell and Lonsdale streets, he missed his pocketbook with contents, including receipts for scrip, transfer of mining shares, about 500 scrip in the United Band of Hope Mine, Reefton, West Coast, N.Z., and about £70 in sovereigns, which were in a bag. The thief, strange to say, left a couple of sovereigns in .the hag.. '!. :'' '' . '"' ; \. ' ■• ' ■ In no direction has mechanical ingenuity been more displayed than in the construction of children's toys, which - are now to be had of illimitable variety, and at prices which are marvels of cheapness. At the Shortland Bazaar (Mr R. C. Morgan's), there is at the present time a very large stock. Those who. want to provide Christmas Boxes for the little ones, or New Year's Gifts," or who may be contemplating the furnishing of a Christmas Tree as a feature at the juvenile 1 party, should inspect Mr-Morgan's stock. . Girls especially would b"e delighted, as the assortment of dolls, is immense. There ar.e wooden dolls and wax dolls; dressed dolls and dolls in very scanty clothing; dolls With no wool on .the top of their heads; and dolls with'real hair; cry ing, dolls and very, quiet .well-behaved dolts:; baby dolls, grown up dolls and matrons—-in fact dolls to suit all r tastes and means. Mr Morgan's bazaar will for the next few! days be the cynosure of juvenile eyes. ■

' The Wellington Post says :—" A rather: unfortunate accident befel a" bridegroom the other day, not 100 miles from this; city; The nuptial knot had been duly i tied, and the happy pair had just entered their carriage en route for the steamer: bound to Nelsorij when the usual fire of: old shoes for good luck was. opened on I them. So long as the cannonade was i confined to the light fantastic coverings, worn by "light fantastic toes," it was harmless enough; .but, unluckily, oho of the gentlemen guests was seized with an ardent wish to add his quota to the happi-; ness of the newly-married ones; so The eagerly pulled dff.a mighty hobnail.and flung it with hefculeaii force'at the re.; treating carriage. The aim was excellent. The projected hobnail hit the bridegroom; just on the temple,-making a terrific gash, from which the blood poured in streams. The scene which followed may be imagined. In the end, the happy couple.instead of passing their honeymoon in: Nelson, spent it at home; the bridegrooml under surgical treatment'for his wound,; and the bride nursing.,him. _ Moreover, he will carry an ugly scar for life, j Bather. ' too much happiness ' this !■' ':r '"■ \ Afxejb his address-to the electors of Newton, Mr Wm, Swanson . was .asked, some questions. One was with.reference to the control of the Police.,,:ln answering this Mr Swanson: referred to- the management of Mount Eden Stockade, and he is reported to have spoken as follows, which is directly confirmatory df what was asserted by our' Auckland " special" a few weeks ago:—l happened; to be one of the committee of inquiry appointed to investigate some of thecir-' cumstances connected with the Auck&nd prison. That inquiry lasted two "months,; and a good deal of mismanagement and various other matters appeared, from'the; excellent report returned by Captain Beckham and Mr Carleton, and I believe; you will find itaninteresting one. ;Howr . ever we went into the matter, and foundout that there was a selling:of goods, and that even the : offices, and billets are worth money in prison. Money, advances on = goods and i clothes,' >sup-; posed to be^stolen, were made; The some revolting cruelties were practised/as'MiJani be proved to demonstration by the very men who did them. One man was fastened up by his body, and a man stood up with a baton ready to smash

him if lie resisted. Not one of these acts got into the book of the Visiting Justices, and they consequently had no knowledge of them. The prisoners' food was stopped/and a man was sent to feed the pigs with it; and other instances can be^given. These facts demonstrate that —'•and it,was only after immense ,;trO|tbleY that we found anything of these abuses; oa<j —it is; impossible for a gentlenianl sent dswn from' $he Government JoJ:fiind| them out When he has no local knowledge. The prisoners were treated in the most j illegal manner. These things any one I sent by Government could never have found out, and we went into the -matter, | and laid things perfectly bare.