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Evening Star, Volume VII, Issue 2004, 7 October 1869, Page 2

The English Mail. The Lord Ashley, with the English Mad on board, left Lyttelton at a quarter to two this .-.itemo n, for Dunedin, and may be expected to-morrow morning. Cricket. —On Saturday, the Dunedin Club will p’ay a match with sides chosen by Messrs Collinson and Maddock. The following is the list of players Mr Collinson’s side. —Collinson, Allan, Brewer, Creagh, Evans, J. C. Fulton, F. Fulton, Heaps, Kettle, Locke, Macdonncll, McFarland, Rowland, Scrynigeour. M r Maddock’s side —B.alc, R. Brown, IT. W. Cairns, Fraser, Hendley, Lambert, Maddock, M‘larlano, Morrison, J. -Munson, Pautiin, Rattray, Russell, Shand. Acclimatisation. —The introduction of salmon into Tasmania c mt 17,494, of which L 995 was contributed by Victoria, and L4s;> by New Zealand —At a meeting of the council of the Southland Society, on Thursday last, it was resolved that, “owing to the lateness in the arrival of Mr Clifford, the lion, secretary of the Otago Society, be written to, requesting that he would take charge of the hatching of the Southland trout ova, giving in return a fair proporti on of tne young fry,” as it was feared that any further delay in bringing the Souihl nd share of the ova to Invercargill would lead to certain failure. It was also resolved to obtain a supply of not less than 50, UOJ salmon ova this season direct from the Clyde; and a letter of credit for L 250 was forwarded to James A. Yonl, Esq., London, to place him in funds to defray the cost of the shipment. The Glass Blowers.—Wc know of no place of amusement more deserving of public encouragement, as there is assuredly none more capable of affording on intellectual treat, than that at the Masonic Hall. We were glad to hud the entertainment drew a good house last evening. Unlike most entertainments, wh ch necessitate one s maintaining a constrained and cramped position throughout the evening, the arrangement of the Cla.-s Blowers’ exhibition gives perfect liberty to move about from stall to stall, and curiously examine the ingenious workmanship presented. The hall has the appearance of a workshop, with benches on either side, and the centre forms at once a promenade for visitors. To watch the strange transformations which a piece of crude glass undergoes in the hands of skilful manipulators, at first presenting grotesque forms, but gradually assuming the distinctive character of jug , vases, and hookah pipes of exquisite finish and artistic beamy,—is a treat which is not often awarded the people of Dunedin, and which can never fab to be entertaining. We emphatically pronounce the Glass blowers’ entertainment one of the most ingenious wc have seen litre, and one in every way deserving the liberal support of the pubic. We heartily wish it success. No parent should deny his children the privilege of visiting the entertainment, and profiting by the lessons here taught. Acclimatisation Society. —A special meeting of the council of the Society was held to day, at n"on, in the lower room of the Athenaeum, There vere present— Messrs W. D Murison (in the chair), R. Oliver, A. Garrick, E. M‘Glashan, G. JC, Turton, and A. Eccles. The manager (Mr Clifford) gave a report of his recent mission to Tasmania. He stated that, upon his arrival tli.re, he was informed that he would be in time to return here by the Freetrader, and that the Eucalyptus would be leaving shortly afterwards. Ho proceeded to the ponds, aud obtained a supply of late ova which had been spawned in the Plenty. After waiting for some time, ai;4 neither of the above-mentioned vessels turning up, he determined to come to Dunedin via Melbourne, where he expected to catch a steamer leaving on the 22iul ult. He had obtained 1,000 ova for this Province, and some for the Southland and Canterbury Societies. Just as he was about to leave, the Eucalyptus was signalled, and he d tennu;ed to come down m her. The ova were in good condition, very few being bad. The ova for the Canterbury Society was likely to turn out well, but some of them were not quite so good-looking as the others ; this was owing to the bad condition of the boxes; which, besides, were only filled with a few pounds of snow, while the boxes for the Otago Society each contained half a hundredweight. The temperaturn of the water at the ponds was 44 deg. ; a very nice temperature. Mr Hislop, of the Canterbury Society, had visited the grounds and saw several of the fish moving ; and that some were barren. The prospects of the whole were good. They were much better than those he brought over last year. He desired tu mention that he had been treated with great kindness by the people of Tasmania, particularly by Mr Auckland. He had purchased for the Society several pen# of prize poultry, including white and grey Dorkings, Spanish, Brahma Pootraa, Shanghais. Gold on and Silver pencilled Hamburgs, —2fi in all—and they were all in capital condition. It was resolved to dispose of the poultry by auction, preference being given to members of the Society desiring of purchasing them. Another Reported Gold DisOOYEY, —A piece of quartz, about the size of a man’s fist white and ■ list nine; in appearance— was brought to Christchurch .yesterday by Mr A. Cuff, of Lyitelton. Several patches of gold were plainly visible throughout the quartz. A party of reliable men will he despatched to the locality ip the Peninsula where the specimen was said to have been found, and their report wj l probably 1 e received about Wednesday or Thursday next. Lyttelton Times, 4;h inst. Canterbury Races. —An opinion is gaining ground that the next Christchurch race meeting should bo held during the stay

of the Flying Squadron in Lyttelton. According to the Admiralty programme, the Squadron is due at Lyttieton on the sth January, but as in all probability it may be delayed a little, it would bo necessary, in changing the date of the meeting, to reserve power to change the race days in accordance with the movements of the Squadron, which would be known least a mouth he fore, arrival at Lyttelton. Wo understand that the Jockey Club propose to take the matter into consideration on Monday next. — Lyttelton Times.

Yv'e haa e been requested to correct an erroneous impression that has gained ground, that the perfo; mances at the theatre this cveniu.; arc for the joint bcnelifc of the Dune tin and Citizens’ Cricket Clubs. Too hem lit is to enable the Dunedin (.dub to obtain the means to liquidate iheir debt. Too other club give a ball at the Post-office Hall, to-morrow ov ning, the proceeds of which wi 1 lie devoted to the improvement of their ground.