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Evening Star, Volume VIII, Issue 2263, 8 August 1870, Page 2

The Californian Service. —On her next outward trip, the Wonga Wonga will be 'commanded by Captain Logan, late of the Hero. Protection. —Petitions to the Legislative Council and House of Representatives have been forwarded from the Waikouaiti district in favor of protection. Recovery of .a Body. —On Friday evening last the body of the boy Scott, who was drowned during the late flood in the Molyneux, was discovered about five miles from Cromwell and recovered. Port Chalmers Railway—A start will be made with the railway construction towards the end of the week. We believe that Mr Chaplin has retired from the undertaking, and that his place is tilled by a wellknown firm in the City. rciuEiiT. — -A.U accident of rather a serious nature occurred on the 3rd instant to a lad named James M‘Neill, at Warepa. He was thrown from his horse, and sustained a fracture and dislocation of the shoulder. Justices’ Justice. —At the Auckland police court on the 16th ult., a man named William Peel was sentenced to throe month’s imprisonment with hard labor, for breaking a branch of a cypress tree, to make, as he alleged, a walking stick.

East Taieri.—We are glad to notice that the settlers at East Taieri are taking steps to form an atbenajum and reading room at Riccarton. The old church building has been secured at a cost of L3l, and a company is being formed to re-erect it in a suitable form.

Printer’s Errors. —As an instance of the curious newspaper errors which occasionally occur, we may adduce the following (suppressing names) which appeared in the birth notices of the Press last week “On the 16th instant, the wife of (say A B.) still-born.”

Martin’s Bay. The party under Mr Powell, the Road Overseer, who were ordered to proceed to Martin’s Bay, to the wreck of the Esther Ann, returned to Queenstown by the Victoria steamer late on Tuesday night. The party reached the Saddle in safety, but, on account of the snow, were unable to descend the almost perpendicular incline leading towards the West Coast. One of the party, a man named John Brenan, fell down some hundred feet over a precipice in the neighborhood of Lake Harris. He was seriously injured, and was conveyed, with as little delay as possible, to the Queenstown Hospital. The Gold Bobbery at Clyde.— The up-country press condemn the mistaken zeal shown by our contemporary, in stating that the numbers of the stolen notes are known ; but are wrong in blaming the police authorities for allowing it to he so stated. We believe the authorities did request that the fact should not be published. The Standard very properly remarks, “if the fact had been left unknown, there would have been a probability of the thieves attempting to pass off the notes; but in the presence of that flaring notice, they would be fools as well as knaves to let their greed overcome their prudence by attempting it. ” We understand that the Commissioner of Police proceeded to Clyde this morning. Princess Theatre. — Mr and Mrs George Darrell repeated their entertainment on Saturday evening to a fair but not over crowded house. The weather and the night must have had something to do with this, for wc cannot believe that an entertainment of so high a class can fail to atract. We scarcely know which piece was the most attractive. “Delicate Ground” was well t .laved, and swnvj a cal! before the c>rJ.ain ; lm! the hncct scenes were >Hecviona from “Macbeth." Mrs Harrell appeared to great advantage in the “ letter scene but we consider le r chef d'omvre was where she tempted Macbeth to commit the murder. The ambition that her husband should be great, her knowledge of his high and hoperable principles, and her tact in overcoming his scruples, were pourtrayed with fine perception of the man with whom she had to deal; and in the scene after the murder she was equally effective. But if we thus highly appreciate Mrs Darrell’s efforts, we think Mr Darrell worthy of equal praise. His renresentation of Macbeth displayed a correct reading of the character. There was no straining after effect—no ranting. Voice, look, and attitude, were true to nature. The “dagger scene” was given with great power, and when conscience-stricken after the murder he told of the voice of warning, “ Macbeth shall sleep no more !” the breathless attention with which the scene was witnessed told bow each word reached the hearts of all present. ’ Wc do not think that loud applause at all times indicates the appreciation of an audience. There are occasions when feelings are stirred to their depths, nd when it jars upon the nerves noisily to say “well done.” Just such an effect was produced by the scenes from “Macbeth.” The audience felt they ought to applaud, and they did their best to do so ; but th-i highest testimony to the feelings evoked was that while the applause was general, it was subdued, as if they had witnessed something that awed them into silence. Mr and Mrs Darrell were called before the curtain. We can neither add nor subtract from what we have said of Mr Darrell’s “Girl of the Day.” He has a fine tenor voice, and sings well. In his most comic efforts he avoids vulgarity, and many a girl of the day would like to loo': as well and sing as well as Mr Darrell. Mrs Darrell s readings were exceedingly fine. “ The Bells ” was charmiugly given, but from the nature of the composition it fell short in pathos of the “ Bridge of Sighs ” and “ The Gambler’s Wife.” The entertainment was brought to a close by “The Tailor and the Crow,” a piece of grotesquerie that must be seen to be appreciated. Mr Darrell’s performance of this was inexpressibly droll, and its effect was much heightened by the amazingly clever accompaniment by M. Henry, assisted by Messrs Reichardt and Martin. Mr Darrell shrieked and M, Henry’s violin shrieked, not in discord, but in concord. In fact throughout the evening the orchestral music was admirably played, and M, Floury must have felt a great pleasure in accom-

Sanying Mr Darrell, who, no matter how ifficult the modulation, always sang well and in tune. This evening scenes from “ Leah,” the “ Love Chase,” and “Hamlet,” will be given. A summoned meeting of the Pioneer Lodge will be held at the Lodge Room, Oriental Hotel to-morrow (Tuesday) evening, at 8 p.m. Mr Cargill will address the ratepayers of South Ward at the Imperial Hotel, this evening, at 7 ; Committee meeting at 9 o’clock. A meeting of the Argus Building and Investment Society will be held its office, Exchange Chambers, Princes street, this evening, from 6 to 8 o’clock.