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Evening Star, Volume VIII, Issue 2126, 28 February 1870, Page 2

Supreme Court. —The Criminal Sittings of the .Supreme Court commence to-morrow morning at ten o’clock. f Sudden Death.—We regret to learn that a telegram was received in town yesterday, announcing the death, of heart disease, at Luks’s Wailiemo Hotel, of Mr James Boxer, traveller for Mr Strachan, brewer. The deceased gentleman leaves a wife and child to deplore his untimely end. Advantage to Europe of the Suez Canal. —Fifty years ago, eighteen months out and home was considered the average length of a voyage between Great Britain and India. The Suez Canal combined with steam is expected to reduce it to four months. The money market article in tire Homn Neirg, Dee. 31st, states that a notable fact in connection with the Egyptian Canal occurred on Thursday, Dec. *2 The Blue Cross, a vessel of 1000 tons burden, cleared in London for Calcutta via Suez, She draws only 17 feet of water, has been built expressly for the trade, and is the property of Messrs T. and W. Smith, of Crosby square. Captain Kennedy, her commander, has no doubt of the complete success of the venture, and hopes to bo back in London on the Ist of April. The saving of time on the double voyage will be about live mouth®. The toll for each passage through the canal will be L 560, hut at least double that amount will he saved in coal, seamen’s wages, rations, &c. Bazaar. To-morrow afternoon a bazaar, in aid of the building fund of tire new Wesleyan Church, will be opened in the New Post Office Hall. The building of the now ciiurch became a neccesity, the original church in Howling street having become unsafe as a place of worship through damage sustained by heavy gales. Since that time the congregation have worshipped in St. George’s Hall and the New Masoric Hall. Ground for the now church was purchased in Stuart street, and the first stone was laid in -Inly last. The building has progressed rapidly, and the lower room is expected to be ready for public service in the course of a fortnight. The old church iu Dowling street, we believe, cost about L3OOO, all of which was paid and liberal subscriptions have been promised to the new building. It is expected to cost about 1,3000 and somewhere about LI4OO or LISOO will be needed before the full amount can be paid, it will bo Seen that the Wesl cyans, wh.. are not a numerous body' in Dunedin, have been called upon through unforeseen circumstances which no human foresight could control, 1o raise a heavy amount in a few years. With the ready zeal that marks their proceedings throughout the world they have not shrunk from the dibit, ami it is gratifying to think that members of various Proles;ant denominations have so far sympathised with them as to present some handsome contributions to the bazaar. Of these we can speak m. re particularly when the stalls are furnished. We sincerely' hope that a good round sum will he realised. The names of the ladies who have undertaken to superintend the bazaar appear in our advertising columns.