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Evening Star, Volume III, Issue 779, 3 November 1865, Page 2

A meeting of the Directors of the Caledonian Society will be held this evening at M'Cubbin's Hotel to receive the report of the various committees, and to transact other business.

There will be a parade of No. 1 Company Rifle Volunteers, for inspection of arms, this evening at 7 p.m., at the Drill Shed. Mr. Howden, the Government Surveyor, and his staff left Queenstown the other day for the Greenstone, for the purpose of surveying a line of read to the West Coaat ma the Kakapo Lake. A party of miners left with them, intending to follow in Mr Howden's steps. The Bruce Herald expresses satisfaction at the failure of the new Land Bill in the General Assembly, and urges the country constituencies to '' invite each member to pledge himself to

vote for an immediate dissolution of the Council,

in order that a new one might be elected with the Land Regulations as the hustings question.''

In the Resident Magistrate's Court this morning a case in which the Licensed Victualler's Association -was concerned, for the non-payment of certain legal costs, was adjourned for a few days, in order to allow of a settlement out of Coxirt.

If the crowded state of the Princess Theatre last night is to be accepted as any indication of the state of the pockets of the public, Dunedin must be in a very prosperous condition. Notwithstanding the inclemency of the weather, every part of the theatre was well filled, a scarcity of seats being more noticeable in the Dress Circle than below. The comedy of " Masks and Faces " was, considering the rapid changes in the programme, fairly played. Miss Julia Mathews evinced a thorough conception of the character of Peg Woffiington, which only requires more study' to be a finished performance of a very difficult part. Mr John Dunn, as the poor scribe Triplet, played with more feeling and finish than the audience, acj customed to Gee him only in comic parts, fully j appreciated. One of the best scenes in the j piece was that in which Mabel Vane [ (admirably played by Miss M. Dunn) appeals to ! the picture of WofHugton to restore her husband's affection. The scene in which the starving family are succoured by the timely benevolence of the actress was also very effective. Mr Richardson as Sir Chas. Pomander, and Mr H^r-

Bert as Ernest Vane, werejbbth very; good.. The burlesque of " F»u3t", followed, and the constant applause proved that the audience -was as ready as at first to appreciate the admirable acting and singing contained in it. Miss Mathews sang "Di tanti palpiti" delickmsly, and thsre was scarcely a murmur of applause. The same lady sang "Pretty Polly Perkins," a very different affair, and waa vociferously encored. Altogether the entertainment was a very great success, and deserving of the hard-working artiste for -whose benefit it -was given. A man named William Crawford, a hamper, ■was found dead in his house at Port Chalmers this afternoon. He had been stabbed in the left breast, and had apparently been dead about 24 hours. The body has been removed to the Morgue, and an inquest will probably be held to-morrow.