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Evening Star, Volume VIII, Issue 2279, 26 August 1870, Page 2

Donation. —The Dunedin Garuick Club have presented Mr Wm, Sly with a cheque for L2 2s, as a donation to the “Tauranga Wrcdk Fund.” Port Chalmers Railway. —We learn that the tender of Mr Samuel Packham for sections 1, 2, and 3, up to Logaii’s Point, has been accepted. The works will be commenced on Monday, weather permitting. The Accident at the Shag River. —lt will be seen by the telegram that the unfortunate man who was drowned at the Shag Giver, was a shepherd, and not as was feared, Mr M‘Bride, who represents Messrs Matheson Bros. / Railway Construction. A Wellington telegram in the Tmtpeht Times says: “ * cry favorable proposals have been received by the Provincial Government from a Tasmanian firm to construct the Clutha Eailway at a 6 per cent, guarantee. The General Government are unfavorable to the immediate construction of a railway to Lawrence.” Mayor’s Court. —At this Court this morning before the Mayor and Mr Dick, J.P., John Wilson was fined 5s for drunkenness, and Archibald Bannatyne, who was remanded from yesterday on a charge of being a habitual drunkard, was discharged, his friends having undertaken to forward him to Newcastle.

The Clyde Robbery. —On Sunday last the prisoner Rennie, accompanied by Detective Farrell, proceeded to the Gentle Annie, where the remainder of the gold and notes were planted. It will be, remembered that when confessing the crime he said that lie had lost this parcel of notes. A day or two ago MacLenuon attempted to dash his brains out against the wall of the cell iu which he was confined, and the police, to prevent him committing any violence against himself, put him in chains. Masonic Hall.—A large’ number of the Port Chalmers people availed themselves of the means placed at their disposal last evening for paying Mr Heller a visit. It is needless for us to state that the programme, which was entirely new, was as successfully carried out as any of the previous ones. The music too, was excellent, especially the last piece, which is a quaint and original production. The whole entertainment concluded with Punch and Judy, and judging from the' roars of laughter with which the vagaries of Mr Punch were greeted by everybody, both old and young, were, pleased, To-night is Mr Heller’s benefit,

and wc sincerely hope it will be a most substantial one. Several novelties will be presented, and Captain Hutchison hai also consented to sing that charming ballad, “ Bonnie Kate.”

Soiree.- —A meeting of the Dunedin Young Aden’s Mutual Improvement Associationn (in connection with the Wesleyan Trinity Church) was held last evening at Murray’.s .Rooms, Rattray street. About fifty persons, comprising ladies and gentlemen, were present. Mr W. H. Neale, the President of the Association, occupied the chair.' The Treasurer’s and Secretary’s reports were read and confirmed, the latter showing an ever age attendance of 15 members at°thc weekly meetings, an increase of 12 members during the past six months. Tea was provided by Mr Murray in his usually excellent manner. Addresses were delivered by several gentlemen, and the meeting was enlivened by readings, recitations, and music. The evening was spent in the moat enjoyable manner. A vote of thanks was tendered to the Chairman and others who assisted at the entertainment, which closed with the National Anthem.

Roxburgh. —A correspondent of the Tunpcka Times writes as follows: —“The gold does not yet appear to bare been all taken out of the beaches near the Teviot. A party of five Cinnamon came ac oss a small piece of solid ground on a beach about a mile above the township, out of which they took gold, to the value of about Ll6O in a fof(p«™ttjfeSome of the clairaholdors at the island appear to have lost hopes of doing some good there yet, Forbes, Reekard, and party having gone to considerable expense in building a very large waterwheel, pump, &c. The christening of the wheel took place in the usual way last week, when Mrs Reekard duly broke the bottle on it, naming it “ Mount Benger.” If patience and perseverance are rewarded, this party will certainly got some share of the golden deposits which are supposed to be at tho Island. —A young man named Borland met with a rather severe accident last Sunday. He started in company with two other young men for a ride, with the supposed intention of visiting some of their sweethearts. On the return journey, Borland was rather behind some of his companions, and tho first notice of his accident was his horse coming into the township without a rider. They immediately went in search of him, and found him lying in the middle of the road near Hammond’s, about two miles from here.

Having dressed his head, which was severely cut, lie was brought to Mrs Wright’s Albion Hotel, where he received every attention, and was so far recovered as to be able to walk home on Monday evening.—The claims here are now all in full work. Some of them expect to bottom shortly, but the river is still to high for others. However, it is going down steadily, and they arc in hopes of being able to do a little this season yet. The dredge here is not doing so well as was expected at first, but still it is always doing a little.

By a typographical error, the word ** afford” appeared for “provide” in our notice of the soiree at Port Chalmers on Tuesday evening. We may mention that the ladies of tho congregation spared no expense in their endeavors to make the entertainment a thorough success.