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Evening Star, Volume VII, Issue 2080, 5 January 1870, Page 2

The Hansard.—As many inquiries have been made respecting the reports to be published of the debates in the Provincia 1 Council on the Hundreds Regulation Bill and the Railways we may state that the Government found it necessary to send to Wellington for the necessary paper, and that in consequence the printing has been unavoidably delayed. The paper is now to hand, and the work will be proceeded with as rapidly as the printers can set up the type. Theatrical. —On (lit that arrangements are about to be entered into, whereby the principal members of the corps dramatique of the Princess Theatre will play a short season in Christchurch. Canterbury Art Exhibition.—The Canterbury Art Exhibition has been fixed to take place on the 18th iast. and following days. An Otago committee has been appointed consisting of His Honor Mr Justice Ward and Messrs Eccles, Garrick, and Hodgkins. Mills, Dick, and Co.’s Almanac. — We have to acknowledge the receipt of Mills, Dick, Lister and Co.’s Illuminated Almanac for 1870. It is a good specimen of lithographic art, and reflects credit upon the publishers. It is printed on board, varied colors. It is a convenient size wr office use. Oamaru.—A bazaar in aid of the funds of St. Luke’s Vestry, Oamaru, was held there on Friday and Saturday, 31st Dec. and Ist inst. The attendance on the second day was exceedingly good, and the proceeds of the whole amount to about Ll3O, besides about L2O worth of goods, which will be sold by auction. Wc are requested to thank those ladies in Dunedin who kindly assisted with their contributions. Cricket.—We understand that a cricket match between two elevens chosen from the establishments of Messrs Butterworth Bros, and W. Watson and Sons is appointed to come off on Saturday. We believe this is the first match ever played in Dunedin between the employees of private firms, and much interest is in consequence evinced in the result. Waikari Rangers. The prizefiring of this company came off at the Waikari butts, on Saturday the Ist instant. A large number of visitors were present. The first prize, the Company’s belt, was taken by Private Strode, with a score of 42. The minor prizetakers were Privates R. Dalziel, A. Fraser, G. Miller, and Ensign Wilkie, who each scored 40. Privates W. Lacey and J. Cunningham each scored 39, The ranges were 400, 500, aud 600 yards, five shots at each range. In Banco.—Mr Justice Ward held a sitting to-day, when the arguments in re Burke and another v. Anderson and another, a motion for injunction, were heard. Mr Barton applied for leave to appeal against his Honor’s directions in the case of Heuniugham v. Driver. His Honor held that before he could entertain the application, four days’ notice of counsel’s intention to make it should be given to the defendants’ counsel. The Floods. — The down coach from the Dunstan was stopped at the Kyeburn on Monday, and returned to Queenstown, aud the up coach could not proceed further than Hunter’s Hotel, in Shag Valley, where it had to wait until the fall of the river justified crossing. Private telegrams received last evening stated the ferry at the Glutha was impassable, and that traffic by the bridge was completely stopped. Up to the time of our going to press Cobb and Co. ’s coaches, from Oamaru and Dunstan, had not arrived. St Paul’s Church.—The annual general meeting of the parishioners of St. Paul’s was held in the school-room on Tuesday evening. The Rev. E. G, Edwards presided. The report and the balance-sheet, duly audited, were brought up, read, and adopted. The election of office-bearers was then proceeded with. The following was the resultMinister’s church-warden, Mr F. Pantlin; parish church-warden, Mr H. Howorth ; Messrs Dr Buchanan, Quick, J. Hay, Paul, J. L. Butter\Vorth, J. Hardy, Herbert, Anderson, Wheeler, and E. ff. Ward, were elected vestry-mcn. New Phase of the Operations of Thieves. —During the hearing of a case of attempted housebreaking, at the policecourt, Liverpool," Mr Superintendent Kehoe, the head of the detective department, informed the magistrates that since the passing of the new Act of Parliament, called the Habitual Criminals Act, the fraternity of thieves had changed their mode of operations. They now almost invariably selected the afternoon as the time for housebreaking. The provisions of the new Act made them rather careful as to being seen about the streets at night. Southland.—The Southland Times, Ist January, has a long, hopeful New Year’s article. The subjoined is the concluding paragraph “ Some disappointments have been felt, no doubt, such as that consequent upon the result of the Stewart’s Island exploration, and the Winton coal-boring, but these temporary discouragements need not dishearten earnest men, and better fortune no doubt awaits perseverance iu the laudable attempt to develop the riches so bounteously spread around, Last, not least, a season of unusual fertility has blessed the labors of the husbandman, while healthy gnd prolific flocks and herds clothe our verdant

pastures. On the whole, a survey of; the period of time which is this day completed warrants us in congratulating our readers on the progress made during its effluxion, while the horizon of our future equally justifies our wishing them, with hearty sincerity, a happy New Year.” Deserters from the Flying Squadron. —The Age, 21st Dec., says;—“ The Crown Law officers have at last found out what they are to do with the seamen who .•■re charged with being desertets from the ships of the Flying Squadron. When Adam Hay, a deserter from H. M.S. Barrosa, was taken before the City magistrate yesterday, Inspector Rabat asked that he might be committed to gaol until the necessary authority was obtained to forward him to the Admiral’s ships or any other vessel of war. This application was agreed to upon the^ authority of the 9th section of Thriug’s Criminal Law of the Navy, which states that ‘ the warrant of any Admiral or Commander-in-Chief is sufficient to transmit a seaman from one place to any other port in which a vessel of war may be stationed.’ It was understood that the Governor’s warrant would be applied for, be being Admiral and Comman-der-in-Chief in Victoria.” The Cape and Madagascar.— The Mauritius correspondent of the Argus, writing on Novembers, says:—News has been received of a terrible hurricane which occurred at Algoa Bay on the 18th and 19th of September last. Out of fourteen vessels in the bay only two remained at their anchors when the storm subsided. The vessels stranded were—the Sarah Black, Fowes, Major Von Safft, England, Argale, Gns‘av, Jeanne, Fingal, Flash, Duke of Buccleugh, Meg Merrillies, and Sea Snake; of the latter vessel the captain and seven seamen were drowned. The last arrivals from Madagascar bring letters from the missionaries there to the effect that all the Malagasy idols have been burnt at the capital, and that Christianity is now the only religion professed hy the Queen and royal family at Antananarivo. According to the last reports from Natal, the gold discoveries there were still in statu quo. Nevertheless, the Australian diggers arc said to be still hopeful. The Natal Government has published a scale of rewards for the discovery of goldfields. Emigration. —The Beehive states that a petition to the Queen is in course of signature, praying her Majesty to see that measures are taken without delay to enable the large number of persons at present out of employ, and willing to work, to go to those portions of her Majesty’s dominions where their labor is-requited, and' where they may prosper and increase the prosperity of the whole empire. The petitioners also declare that they have heard “with alarm and indignation ” that her Majesty has been advised to consent to give up the colonies, ‘ ‘ containing millions; of unoccupied land, which might be employed profitably, both to the colonies and ourselves, as a field for emigration and in order to discourage and defeat all such projects for disunion, they hnmbly pray that England and her Colonies and dependencies may be incorporated by name into one British empire, and that proclamation be made that her Majesty is sovereign thereof, in like manner as she has been proclaimed Queen of India. The petitioners also ask her Majesty to assemble her Parliament without delay, that they may inquire into the causes of the present distress, and seek a remedy. The members of the Dunedin Private Musical Society meet for practice this evening at 8 o’clock at Mr Begg’s Music Saloon, Princes street. A meeting of the directors of the Caledonian Society of Otago is announced to be held at Wain’s Hotel to-morrow Thursday) evening at 8 o’clock. The members of the Court Royal (No. 3993) A.0.F., are, we notice, requested to attend a meeting to be held to-morrow (Thursday) evening. Business : Election of officers, surgeon, &c. Fines will be enforced for non-attendance. We beg to draw attention to the prospectus of the Bendigo Quartz Mills Company (Registered), published this day. From the local journals we gather that the project lias afforded considerable satisfaction to all those interested in the reefs, as without a public crushing machine, reefing can never be made an accomplished fact. The Board of directors is well selected, and the raising of the necessary capital is calculated to be highly beneficial to the district in question.