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Evening Star, Volume III, Issue 836, 10 January 1866, Page 2

The Special Jury case of Cohen and Anotier v. Daniels and Another was renamed to-dy. The witnesses for the defence were beingsxamined when our rexjorter left at a quarter fist four o’clock. The children of the Church of Englnd Sunday school made a very successful tri to and from Vauxhall Gardens yesterday ; andwe are informed that the young people enjcred themselves greatly. 137 of the school childpn, accompanied by 15 of their teachers, were pnveyed across the Bay Ly the Golden Agi at eleven o’clock ; and there were also aboul 50 visitors from the congregation, half of wlch number were children. The Rev. Mr Edv.rds and the Rev. Mr Grainger superintended the whole of the arrangements, A substajial luncheon was provided by several friends oifhe school, and the party, which was enlivemi in the afternoon by the performance of a lad, i returned safely to town by the same sfceani'j at six o’clock, all well pleased with the trea so j thoughtfully provided them. I lx another column appears a requisite to j W. H. Reynolds Esq., M.H.R., M.P.0., reqatI ing him to consent to be placed in nonunion i foi’ the representation of Dunedin in the Geiral ' Assembly, and we observe that gentlemaipas consented to stand. i

Court Royal A.O.F. will hold a summoned meeting at Watson’s Royal Hotel to-morrow evening.

The regular meeting of the Otago Kilwinning Lodge will take place to-morrow evening at eight o’clock. Great is the rivalry amongst the lithographers, and the constant succession of beautifully executed almanacs issued by them renders it extremely difficult to maintain an opinion a? to which is the best. The brilliantly illuminated calendar of to-day .may be thoroughly eclipsed by some gorgeous production on the morrow. The latest is that printed by Messrs Fergusson and Mitchell, and it will certainly bear favorable comparison with either of its predecessors. The calendar is unusually clear.

The wet weather does not appear to have daunted the volunteers engaged in the Rifle Association’s matches, and it will be seen in our “Volunteer’s Column” that some good shooting was displayed early this morning in the cozitest for the cup presented by the Daily Times.

It is notified in another column that “the whole number of shares in Rich’s Gold Mining Company, Registered,” have been taken up, and that the share certificates are now ready for delivery to the shareholders ; and further, that the company ‘‘ has been duly registered by the warden at Tuapclia under the Mining Companies Limited Liability Act, 1865.” We believe that this is the first company that has availed itself of the new Act.

A crowded house may be anticipated at the Princess Theatre this evening, when the performances, including the drama of “ Rob Roy ” and the Burlesque of “Balia Rookh ” will be under the patronage of the Caledonian Society. Several of the dancers who gained prizes wilj dance, and in the interval the whole of the prizes will be presented to the winners by the Directors on the stage. The number of new accounts opened at the Savings Bank on Monday night was 20. The receipts and withdrawals amounted respectively to £677 and £l6B.

The inclemency of the weather having interfered with the discharging of the cargo of the Alhambra, that steamer will be unavoidably postponed until to-morrow, passengers embarking by the two o’clock boat.