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Thames Star, Volume IX, Issue 3052, 26 November 1878, Page 2

We would draw attention to the soiree and concert at the St. George's Sunday School, Kolle3ton street, this evening in aid of the funds of the School. A good programme of songs has been prepared.

A meeting of tKe Vigilance Committee of the local bodies to consider about the [Railway Commissioners' reception, a telegram having been received that they would visit the Thames officially, was held this afternoon at the Council Chambers. It was resolved that Messrs Conyers and Lawson be received in a fitting manner, the expense being borne by local bodies, and a committee was appointed to make arrangements for the reception. The Mayor was empowered to make the necessary arrangements for shewing- them over the country. This concluded, the business.

"Hattd yer tongue, woman," said a sturdy North Briton to his garrulous spouse, "yer mouth jest gangs yatter yatter like an auld gate blawn aboot by the wind." The same advice might be tendered to a newly fledged Borough Councillor to whom the Mayoral election offers just the opportunity he likes to air his peculiar style of oratory. If he would only take the advice tendered by an American critic to a famous singer, and " economise his mouth," he might now and then say something above mediocrity; but he is too lavish of his " jaw," and he never opens his mouth but somebody might literally put their foot in it: the only pity is that somebody doesn't, and spare us the terrible infliction of hii speeches at election times.

Me John Leydon returned to the Thames yesterday evening after a trip to Coromandel, and reports having done a brisk trade there, the .whole of the goods he took down there being cleared at satisfactory prices. It is probable that he will repeat the visit in the course of a few weeks. ■

The prize, a Ib of (he best Venus tobacco, which was shot for by allcomers at Mr Barlow's gallery on Saturday night, was won by a volunteer officer, who has requested the prize to be handed over to the Hauraki Engineers, who are notorious smokers. The all-comers' prize for this week's competition at the gallery is a handsome meerschaum pipe, which will be shot for under the usual conditions, viz., the highest score out of any six consecutive shots.

The County Chairman received a telegram to-day stating that Messrs Conyers and Lawson will leave for the Thames by the Botomahana to-morrow afternoon. ■ Fob the convenience of burgesses who may wish to proceed to Auckland tomorrow, the departure of the Eotomahana bas been altered. She will not leave until 9.15 a.m., thus affording burgesses time to record their votes. Comments -of a decidedly uncomplimentary character were freely indulged in to-day at the unwarrantable officiousness displayed by Mr Lawlor, J.P., in insisting upon the arrest of Mr F. A. Pulleine on a charge of assault against the expressed wish of the person supposed to be most, aggrieved. It may, be urged that a magistrate could not do Ujbs than he did ; but considering the circumstances under which the dispute between Messrs Pulleine

and Speight arose, and the active partizanshi^ which Mr Lawlor has displayed on one side in the present contest, it would have, been better for him to have dropped J.P. for the time being and allowed Messrs Pulleine and Speight to settle the difference iv their own way. It is said that this "experienced" magistrate, after ordering the arrest of Mr Pulleine, coolly went away without entering any charge against him.

The successful essayist for the five guinea prize offered by the proprietor of The ISlew Zealand Voluntepr Service Gazette, on the Reorganization of the New Zealand Volunteer Force, is Lieutenant W. J. Barlow, Hauraki Engineers. A second prize was awarded to a cadet officer. Only five" essays were sent in. Mr Barlow's essay appears in the November number of the Volunteer Service Gazette.

.We have received from the Government Printer "The Statutes of New Zealand '' passed during the last session of Parliament, which have been turned out more expeditiously then usual.

At a dinner given by the Farriers' Company, at the Albion Tavern, London, the Queen's health was proposed as follows:—''Her Majssty the Queen of Great' Britain and the Colonies, Protectress of Turkey, Administratrix of Cyprus, and Empress of India." . '

The members, of the Press of Dunedin contemplate entertaining Mr GL M. Reed at a banquet prior to his departure for England.

Ik the course of a. discussion on a paragraph which appeared in a Wellington journal Mr Sheehan said there was no use in falling out with tbe Press. They would be sure to get the .worst of it. In one paper it was said he had made' a noisy speech accompanied with, pipes of tobacco and pints of beer. He considered the speech not a very bed one, and he questioned whether pipes, tobacco, and beer might not be used with advantage in the House. Knickerbocker had described how Dutch councillors met in solemn conclave with pipes, tobacco, and pints of beer on the table, and there was a very small amount of talk as compared with New Zealand Parliaments. As for himself he'rather enjoyed these paragraphs, and if they.kept on for twenty years it would not influence him.

We have to acknowledge from Mr E. Wayte receipt of a brochure entitled " Homoeopathy, Past and Present; by Walter Balls-Headley, M.A., M.D. (Cantab), Honorary Physician to the Alfred and Lying in Hospitals. &c," and published, by George Robertson, Melbourne, Sydney and. Adelaide.