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Evening Star, Volume VIII, Issue 2162, 11 April 1870, Page 2

The Telegraph. Communication with Christchurch and Northern Ports has been interrupted since yesterday. Bankruptcy.—At to-day’s sitting, Mr Justice Ward, in referring to the usefulness of opposition in bankruptcy cases, said he thought it would be much better if the Legislature appointed an officer whose duty it should be to conduct the opposition of cases in bankruptcy. Excursion Trip.—The Wellington is announced to leave Lyttelton a few days before Good Friday, returning on Easter Monday, taking passengers at single fares. Possibly an excursion from Dunedin to Lyttelton might prove equally . cmunerative. \f Caversham Election. The writ was received by the Ahuriri, to-day. The nomination has been fixed to take place at the Schoolhouse/ Caversham, at noon on the I%h instant, and the poll on the 25th. Mr MTndoe addressed a number of the electors at the Schoolhouse, North Harbor, on Saturday evening, and received the usual vote of confidence. VfWanton Mischief.—lt seems very strange that nothing ornamental in architecture can escope dc struction, through mere wantonness ,of the ruder part of .our population. The pillars at the entrance of the Town-hall Buildings are rapidly becoming defaced by boys, or men with boy’s minds, chipping pieces of fttone off them. The police have orders to keep a strict look-out, .and we trust that any found guilty of such barbarism will be severely punished. Jr Dairy Produce.—We have often been surprised that New Zealand, with pastures equal to those of Great Britain, is compelled to import cheese from thence, if required of fine quality. We are glad to say that this anomaly is not likely to continue, as from a sample furnished us of cheese made qy Mr James Stephenson, of Taieri Plain, it is evident that the attention of farmers is turned in that direction. It is manufactured on tho Cheddar principle, and is rich and well flavored. It is no drawback to it that it is rather new, for that is an attribute corrected by a few months’ keeping ; and as it is well made, like all good cheeses it is palatable at any age. Evidently another source of Customs revenue will soon be superseded by Colonial industry, for no one would buy an English cheese who could obtain Mr Stephenson’s Cheddar. \l Womanhood Suffrage. —lt appears that not only have we advocates of womanhood suffrage, but have some who are determined to exercise the right to vote. A few days ago the election of a mining board took place on the Thames goldfields; and Mr Haggins determined to test the question whether his wife, the holder of a miner’s right, was entitled to vote. Although tho legal advice he obtained was to the contrary, the senior Warden, who had charge of the election, could not see that he had any authority to refuse the vote, and it was recorded. The result has been that some of the Nortnern papers are contending that women have a right to vote on all such matters. One journal contends that the right is indefeasible in point of law, and is certainly beyond all question on the score of fairness and justice. The Bellringers. Notwithstanding the very unfavorable weather, there was a very good attendance at the Masonic Hall on .Saturday evening. The programme presented included a few pieces which were so warmly received on the previous evening j 1

and these were given with even more success than before. As might have been expected, the “Blue Bells of Scotland” and the “Irish Quadrilles ” were loudly applauded, the fo.imer being encored. Instead of the firstmentioned piece, a valse was played, but the melody was slightly marred by one or two of the notes in the fourth octave being out of tune. Miss Liddle was particularly successful in her contributions ; the “ Queen’s Letter” and “Janet’s Choice,” being especially commendable. Mr Hiltons comic songs find much favor, and on Saturday evening with one of them he ma le the hold experiment of asking the audience to join in the chorus. The result from a musical point of view, cannot be said to have been encouraging ; but the attempt was productive of much amusement.

Accidents. —Two accidents, fortunately with no serious results, took place to-day. In the morning a horse bolted off the cab stand opposite the Town-hall buildings, dragged the cab over the driver, and rushed into the portico. The only damage done was breaking the shafts. In the afternoon, as the West Taieri coach, drawn by three horses, came in, a number of drays and other impediments were opposite the Provincial Buildings in Princes street. The leader became unmanageable, aad turning his side to the pole, went down, and the coach went over him. Luckily his gearing gave way, and not being entangled with the coach, it pursued its journey safely with two horses, one of the bystanders catching the loose horse, that appeared to have suffered no very serious injury. Macraes Reefs. —A private letter from Macraes informs us that the machinery erected for the Duke of Edinburgh Quartz Mining Company is first-rate and substantial, and also that Mr Imerie, the manager, is deserving of considerable praise and credit for the skilful way in which he has planned the working arrangemeues of the Company. It is expected that the tunnel, which has cost such an amount of labor in its construction, will be completed and ready for use in about two weeks. We understand that a few tons of stone taken from the reef at Fullerton’s, on being crushed at the Macraes Quartz Mining Company’s works, yielded o dwts. to the ton. A second lot of stone from the same reef was crushed since the above, the result being 4dwts. to the ton. —Mount Ida Chronicle.

Auriferous Reefs, The Marlborough papers report that gold-bearing stone has been found near Farnall’s, in the Kaituna Valley, and near the Devil’s Arm Chair, on the N.W. side of the Wairau Elver, The Nelson papers report that good prospects, bptfi alluvial and quartz, have been obtained in the Maitai Valley, and that there can be no doubt the whole valley is more or less auriferous.

The adjourned meeting of the Otago Institute will be held at the Provincial Council Chambnr to-morrow (Tuesday) evening, at 8 o’clock; business —Paper on ‘‘ The disposition of alluvial deposits on the Otago goldfields.” A meeting of the Argus Building and Investment Society is announced to bo held at the office of the Society, Exchange Chambers, Princes street, this evening, from 6 to 8 o’clock. An adjourned meeting of the shareholders of the Third Now Zealand Building and Mutual Improvement Society is announced to be held at the offices, Princes street, to-morrow (Tuesday) evening, at 7 o’clock.