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Evening Star, Volume VII, Issue 2044, 23 November 1869, Page 2

Princess Theatre. Miss Anna Fordo takes her far well benefit to-night. We trust it will be our pleasure to have to record a full house. So accomplished an actress and songstress is well entitled to public support. 'I ho programme for to-night comprises “ The Devil’s Pool, or The Fairy Man to be followed by “Blackeyed Susan. ” The music is well-known, and will give Miss Forde an opportunity of giving effect to some of the beautiful airs. Theatrical.—Letters received here from Melbourne state that Mr and Mrs Elliot Galer (Miss Fanny Reeves), the eminent Eng'i hj tenor ani contralto, Mr »V. M. T rrott, Mr Fa quharson ( n old Victorian friend), and Mi-s Edith Wynne, s iprano, are on their wav out <o Australia Mr I. B. Ho we, an a to • of great repute in London and the United States, Laves for Melbourne in April next. Mr Walter Mon fgo nery is by this time in Auckland. We hear that the proprietor of the Princess Theatre has communicated with Mr Montgomery, and that there is a probability of his coming here. The “royal star,” after visiting the principal ports in the Colony, ■will sail for California. Ode-Fellowship.—Lately a number of gent emen resident in Timaru applied to the R. 'V. Grand Lodge of xew Zealand, of the A.1.0.0.F., for permission to open a lodge in that district. The requisite authority having been granted, the R.W G.T, Bro. M. Joel, and W.G.C. Bro. S. London, assisted by P.V.G. Bro Benson and others, on the 12th instant established “The Loyal Star of Canterbury ” lodge in that town, on which occasion there were twenty members initiated into the mysteries of the Order, the proceeds amounting to about L4O. Aft r full instructions had been given by W.G.C. Bro, Lopdop in the secret and general working of a subordinate lodge, the election of officers took place, resulting as follows, viz.: —N' G., Bro. B. Wallis; V.G., 8.0. G. Cl ff; Secretary, Bro. G. W. Wild e; the other appointed officers being—Warden. Bro. A. M‘Caa ; Conductor, Bro. G. Williams; R.S.S., Bro. R. Morgan; L.S.S., Bro. S. Clover; 1.G., Bro. C. JJ. Wood; 0.G., Bro. F. Stopplebun. At a subsequent meeting the officers were fully instructed in the various degrees, at the conclusion of which a very excellent supper was provided by Host Bro. J. G. Hughes for the entertainm"nt of the Grand Officers who opened the lodge. The chair was occupied by N.G. Bro. Wallis, and the vice-chair by V.G. Bro. Cliff. After the usual loyal toasts, the health of the Most Worthy Grand Master was proposed, and responded to in appropriate terms by R.W. ,T. Bro. Joel. 'Hie health of the officers vvh > opened the lodge was also proposed, and thanks returned for the kindness and pati nee displayed by them, ami after a little social epj ymeut the meeting terminated. Accident at the Gas Works, An accide t, for-unately unattended with very serious consequences, occurred at the gas works last evening. < 'no of the valves connecting with the gasometer having becom partially chocked up, some of the employis on the works attempted to remove tho obstruction. wijtboqt first having taken the precaution of cutting off the supply from the holder. The co sequence was that there was an escape of gas, an I tho men in the vicinity of the valve were knocked down by the escape Assistance, however, was quick y at hand, and the men were got "ut, but not befrr they were almost suffocated from the inhalation of gas. ■-uch a large quantity of s.as escaped, that the town was left in almost utter darkness for some hours. The heat re was opened, but no suffici nt light could he obtaiind tp warrant tin manag m nt in commencing the pprfor nance. Those winhad paid bad their gnonpy returned, an the doom were close 1 I) fnrp nin o'c ock. The hntelkeep.rs and tjradesm n had to put up with the temporaiy inconve nieuce, and kerosene lamps came into large requisition. By midnight there was a supply of gas iu the xndns as usual. During the early part of the evening the repot gained ground that a man had been killed at the works, b,ut it was almost immediately con tradicted. The mer that were hurt are, we are glad to learn, fast recoveringOtago Rifle Association, The annual meeting, held under the auspices > f this society, takes place at the Kaikorai on Friday and Saturday, the 10th and 11th prox,, and promises to he a very successful affair. The programme is a very attractive one, and comprises six matches, The Hist match is for the Mayor's Cup, valued at LlO 10s. The conditions are—4o(l, 50 ), and (100 yards • five shots at each-range. Besides the cup, the highest scorer gets a money prize of L2; the second best scorer gets L 5, and the third and fourth L£.; apd there are small prizes for the fifth, seventh, eighth, ninth, and tenth highest seprers, and for the highest scores at each range. The second match is at 200 and 500 yards.; 10 shots at each range. The first prize,is the National Rifle pdyer medal and L 5 ; the second, L 4 ; the third, L 3 ; and there are , priz-s for the seven next highest scorers. TJ;e third match is that at 200, 500, and 1500 yards,; 5 flints at emh range The bust total score secures the silver challenge cup, presented by Mr W. Masmi, and valued at Lls 15s--and which, by the way, must oe won twice cons cutLely before d becom s the absolute property of the holder—and Ld ; the second and third best, L.'i ea hj The other ma r ches are tho-e at 7ho and 800 yards (which .ought to be an inheres ing on-), the 300, 400, and 500 yards, and he 200, 400, and 500 yards, for ail of which fair juizes are oil- red, We expect the three last mentioned will be fired on the second day of the meeting. tijoaßiti • I ,

Independence.— The following, from the Pall Mall Gazette, will be read with special interest: —“Bir John Young lately made a speech at Quebec which has made a sensation in Canada that to us at home seems somewhat disproportionate to its cause. Referring to the complaint generally made in the Dominion, that England does not set a proper value on her North American provinces, tho Governor-General declared be could see no ground for such a complaint, but the bare fact that the number of British troops in these provinces had been considerably reduced. But, he replied, the reasons which prompted this reduction are such that they must commend themselves to every intelligent person. And those reasons he stated to be the great improbability of England’s being involved in war (a happy notion), and civ necessity for reducing taxat on at home, where such dep orab-e poverty exists, especially in the great centres of in lustry. He then went on to assure his hearers that, should an emergency arise, the Imperial Goverum nt would be prepared to su tain every part of the Empire with all the resources at its command. And he thus concluded ‘ England has no interested her own to consult in 1 his matter. The interest of her people is this, and it coincides with their wishes, that so long as the Dominion maintains its dependency it should be fought for; but that if the Dom'nion should wish to change its condition, every step of that change shall bo so conducted that it may be convinced of the friendship of England, and may remain for ever a firm ally and attached friend to tho mother country. But the choice of this measure rests entirely with the people and statesmen of Canada.’ The policy here laid down has been so long advocated in this country that it is surprising to find that, coming from the Governor-General, it has produced a profound .icnsation in Canada. I'he Quebec Mercury , a French ministerial paper, comm nting o i it, thus expresses itself :—‘ A mon irch ab licates, an army retires, an empire is dis-olved, such is the .situation, and, as by the wand of an enchanter, the edifice of British domination in North America disappears.’ And the Montreal Star declares that from the date of the Quebec banquet, ind ‘pendeuce can claim ts siatus as a legally-recognised public question.” Thb sixth annual supper of the A.I 0.0. P., Pioneer l odge t .kes place tonight at Wain’s Old Masonic Hall. The Battery of the Dunedin Volun teer Artillery Regiment will muster in undress uniform with rifles for adjutant’s parade at the gunshed to-morrow, Wednesday, evening at 7.30. Entries for the annual regatta must be made on Friday evening next at the Pier Hotel. The particulars required with the entry are specified in the advertisement which will be found in the usual column We h“pe to see a large number of entries, in order that the regatta may be made as attractive as possible.