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Evening Star, Volume VIII, Issue 2275, 22 August 1870, Page 2

The New Bankruptcy Act.—This Act, which has already passed the Legislative Council, passed its second reading in the House of Representatives on Friday. Masonic Hall.— Mr Heller has decided to delight Dunedin another week, and we have no doubt that he will secure o continuation of that liberal support he has received. We observe an alteration in the prices of admission has. been made, that will enable many to witness this pleasant exhibition wlio have hitherto not felt at liberty to visit it. The Westland District JudgeiSllll.. —'Hie difficulty which this matter seemed to have occasioned has been got over by tlio resignation of Judge Clarke, owing, it is said, to the dangerous illness of his Wife. It is therefore to be presumed that the permanent appointment of Air Ward will soon be announced. New Governor op Victoria.—ln well-informed circles in Melbourne it is stated that Lord Napier, of Magdala, will succeed Viscount Canterbury, whose term of office expires in 1871. Those who are familiar With the gossip of Toorak, aver .that ever since Viscount Canterbury has obtained his present title he has been anxious to enjoy his now dignity in the more refined circles of Paris and London. Pedestrian ism.—At the Caledonian Grounds on Saturday next, Young Austin -will compete with all-comers in a contest, for one mile—-prize, a silver cup. The runners will be handicapped by the Caledonian Sports Committee, -with the exception of Austin,

who will start from scratch. A reference to the advertisement will show Umber of races to be run, and also the prized' Should the weathep.mrove may be expected, '} \ ■ Chineses iWigratioii. —Sixty-tlu’ee or four Cbihese by''the .Claud Hamilton landed in Dunedin on Saturday from Melbourne. Not one of these was to be seen today, although of Englishmen were walking about .the streets and listening to Mr Grant’s ravings about want of employment. It is a pity he is not better employed than sowing the seeds of discontent, and still more sad that anybody will listen to him.

Mixing Notes.—Last week thirty cwt. of stone, not picked stuff, from the Eicasoli Reef, at the Sutton, Strathtacri, were forwarded to Macraes to be crushed at the Duke of Edinburgh ! o.’s machine. The quantity of stone tested yielded Joes. I2dwts. of retorted gold, or at the rate of 2ozs. Sdwts. per ton. Since this trial, the reef has ch nged its appearance, and gets better as it gets deeper. It is now six feet, ami the owners are about to place machinery on the ground.—-From Cromwell, we learn that the'" Cromwell Company continue to raise splendid sto. e, which is yielding 4ozs. to the ton, and that they will have their second battery at wore this week. The Aurora commence crushing this week, and are on first-rate stone, the reef being about six feet wide, carrying good gold throughout

Princess Theatre. —Mr and Mrs Hiltou, assisted by Mr Haywood, gave a concert at the Princess Theatre on Saturday evening. The house was moderately well attended. Mr Hilton gave his comic satires on the tollies of fashion, with his usual happy point and with his customary success. Mrs Hilton, too, pleased amazingly. In the Masonic Hall she was placed at a disadvantaget through being somewhat too near her audience, in a room so constructed, that singers accustomed to - larger apace, necessarily feel difficulty in adapting their voices to it And even with the most artistic management the voice is thrown hack so forcibly and rapidly, as sometimes to cause a clashing of sounds. In the larger area of the Princess Theatre, with its arrangement of boxes and other harriers to echo, this drawback is not felt ; and though the acoustic properties of the theatre are not of the best, Mrs Hilton’s voice is powerful enough to overcome this defect. On Saturday evening she appeared to great advantage. She gave her songs with feeling and effect, and showed that she may fairly claim a high position as an accomplished vocalist.* Mr and Mrs Hilton take their joint benefit to-night. They have been long enough in Dunedin for the people to feel an interest in their success, and we trust that interest will he substantially demonstrated in a well filled'home.

The members of Court Enterprise, No. 3630, A.0.F., are summoned to attend a meeting in the Court room, to-morrow evening, at 8 o’clock. Business: Investment of funds.