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Evening Star, Volume VIII, Issue 2242, 14 July 1870, Page 2

Crowded Out.— We are again compelled to omit reports of Police Court proceedings, correspondence, and other matter. Immigration.— The ship Lencadia, that was to sail from London on the Ilth May, will brim; 20 government immigrants, and the E. P. Bouverie, that left Glasgow on the 4th, 154 adults besides children. Resident Magistrate’s Court.— The case of Ann Eraser, postponed from yesterday, was dismissed, it being shown by Mr Bathgate that she. had no property available for the support of her daughter, now in tjjo Industrial School. "TThe Million Loan.—lt appears that this loan is to be expended upon “ road construction and other works of public utility, and in the direct promotion of immigration.” Lord Granville strove hard and long to limit the amount to Jialf a million, but the Commissioners were firm and conquered. The Building Regulations.— ln the Mayor’s Court to day, the Bench decided that it was more the duty of contractors and builders than the owners or occupiers of tenements to know the regulations 1 and the first-mentioned persons should bo first summoned. In two cases heard tho small fiuc of Is and costs was imposed. Personal. — The friends of Mr B. L. Farjeon trill be glad to learn that his contributions to the periodicals at home arc well spoken of. “ Josiah Marvel ”is the name of the work he is writing for Timle-y. He has completed a high class comedy of colonial interest, which will probably soon be played at one of the West End theatres of London. English Mail.—Tho total number of European letters received at the Post Office, Dunedin, by the Suez mail was 984. This extraordinarily low number is referable to tho fact that only letters specially marked “via Southampton,” or “via Marseilles,” arc now brought by the Suez mail. The bulk of the European correspondence will, therefore, be brought on by the mail via San Francisco. Acclimatisation. —Mr John E-wen, of Sargood, Son, and Ewen, who proposes returning to Dunedin in a month or two, lias so far succeeded in forwarding tho interests of acc’dmatisation in this Province, as to obtain ;i!ts of black cock from the Duke of Buccleuch, of grouse from a gentleman residing near York, and two head of fallow deer from Mr Lipplacott, of Over Court, near Bristol. Mr J.’wcn proposes to ship the whole before he leaves himself.

Accidents. —Two serious accidents have occurred at Tuapeka this week. A miner named Banks, at Tuapeka Flat, broke his leg above the ankle, and it is thought that amputation will have to be resorted to. Another miner named Ferguson, residing at Bpie Spur, got thrown from his horse, and fractured his collarbone. Mr John (Jopclami, of Lawrence, sol.citor, was alse thrown from bis horse, and sustained a severe fracture of the skull; but we are glad to learn strong hopes of a speedy recovery are entertained.

Fire in Melbourne. The Melbourne A )'ijits of the sth instant, gives on account of'a lire which took place in Bourkc street that morning at “ The Varieties ” or Theatre Comique. ” That place with Gar ton’s st dries and a number of houses at the back were destroyed. One woman was taken off the premises an hour after the tire broke out. She was a good de d burned about the body, and her recovery is d>'ipafred of. It is said several women and servants unable to make their escape have perished, although that was doubted. It was also reported that several horses wore burnt.

Entertainment. —The fourth of the series of entertainments under the auspices of the North Dunedin Mutual Improvement Association, will take place to-morr nv evening in tho North Dunedin Drill Shed. An excelbnt programme has been prepared, and the at: motions are announced as R ing special. There are to be readings from “ Hans breitman” by Mr S. Clayton, a solo on tho cornet-a-piston by Captain Atkinson, new comic songs by Mr VVcstropp, and quartettes, songs, &c. The proceeds will be devoted to the lining of the drill shed. The price of admission is advertised to be only one shilling. ■ Theatricals in England. Emm our English files and private correspondence which have been placed at our disposal, we obtain the following information : Miss Julia Mathews and her husband have separated, and she has been again obliged to decline to appear 'in public through illness. Mr H. Talbot is seeking an engagement in London, and purposes revisiting Australia at an early date, John Dunn and Harry Jackson have both been received with favor at New York. Joseph Jefferson is still playing Kip Van Winkle in Boston at a salary of L7OO a week ! Miss Mattie Reichardt, a native of new .South Wales, is creating a sensation it. London as Louise in the English version of “Frau Frau.” Anthony Tiollnpo is about to visit Australia, as arc also Mr and Mrs H. T. Craven (Miss Lizzie Nelson), and Miss Glynn, who is coming out next mail, under engagement to Mr Coppin, Mornington Readings—Another of these now well known entertainments will take place in the School home, Mornington, to-morrow evening. We believe that this is the second of a series to be given during the winter months in aid of the library already established for the use of the children attending the Sunday school in that district, and are informed that the programme contain tho names of several well-known gentlemen who (have taken part in entertainments of a similar nature in different parts of the town. We hope not only that the weather will prove fine, but that the inhabitants of Mornington and the surrounding neighborhood will hear in mind the object for which these readings are given, and extend their patronage to the entertainment.

By advertisement, Mr Wilkinson appears desirous of meeting a few gentleman at the .Shamrock Hotel co-morrow evening at 7.30, with a view to the formation of a committee.