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Evening Star, Volume VIII, Issue 2153, 31 March 1870, Page 2

The Cynodrome. —Mr Barlow’s troupe took their departure for Port Ohalmer to-day. It is their intenti m to open on Friday night, and to those residing at the Port wc can recommend a visit to this highly inter, sting entertainment. Volunteers. — A deputation consisting of Captain and Adjutant Atkinson, Captain M'Farhmd, and Captain Patterson,,, waited on the superintendent this morning, for the purpose of getting a sum placed o : the estimates for th buil dug of a drill shed, to which the Superintendent replied very favorably and promised his support. RfsiDENT Magistrate’s Court.— Mr {Strode was occupied during the whole of to-day in hearing the charge of uttering a forged acceptance for 1.100, piefened against James Grafton. Alter some half-dozen witnesses were examined, the ca-e was adio rned for a week to allow of a material witness being produced, the piisonei being admitie t to bail Stone Throwing.— lt would be well if some boys living in or near King street would cease to annoy the Chinese living at the garden there, by throwing stones at thendwelling. One boy narrowly escaped committal to-day, in the Mayor’s Court, and the police have instructions to apprehend any found guilty of the practice. A Warning.—A very heavy, but well-deserved, penalty was imposed in the Mayor’s Court this morning on a person for negligent driving. It appeared that two oentlemeu at the corner of Rattray street lad barely time to get out of the way of a buggy, that was driven so close to one of them as to soil Iv-s clothes with the wheel. The Mayor truly observed, a stop must be put to such a dangerous practice. American Circus.— Last evening a complimentary benefit, to Miss Annie Norman was given at the Princess I heatre. 1 onsidering the inclemency of the weather, there was a "ood house, and gave unbounded satisfaction. Wo wind rstand some new features are ; gbout to be introduced in the entertainment, which will tend to make it, i\ possible, still more interesting. \ Fire Bell.—At the greeting of the City Council, yesterday, an offer was made by Messrs A. and T. Burt, to supply a bell for lire purpose*, to weigh lOcwt., for the sum of Ll4O. With some Councillors the proposal found favor; while others thought jt would be much better to send to Australia. or even to Lnglaud, v here a much superior article could be obta ned, and at. a much smaller price. It was stated by Mr Gnffeu that the Catholic bell cost L 95, landed in Dune.iin ; aud it was fwither stated that a bell would cost about the same sum if cast in Melbourne. Mr Jack threw out a good suggestion, that it would be better to have two small bells, and divide the city into districts ; and advised that they should be cast in Australia. After considerable discussion, it was resolved to call for tenders in Dunedin for the manufacture of a bell, weighing 4 cwt. ; the lowest tender to be accepted.

We notice by advertisement that there will be a meeting of commissioned officers in Major Bathgate’s office to-moiiow, at 5 p.m., on business of importance.