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Evening Star, Volume VIII, Issue 2284, 1 September 1870, Page 2

Tiie Assembly. —From what we can learn, it is likely that the prorogation will take place before Monday next. Sis Honor the Superintendent returns next week. Several of the Canterbury members and Mr Birch left by the Itangitoto, which sailed from Wellington on Tuesday.

Princess Theatre. To-morrow evening the members of the Dunedin Cricket Club, .assisted by several gentlemen and lady amateurs, give a performance at the Theatre. The pieces selected are, “All that glitters is not Gold ” and “ Cool as a Cucumber ; ” and both pieces are strongly “cast.” Already nearly all the seats have been engaged, and if the weather will only clear up there can be but little doubt that there will be a crowded house.

Accident. —A very painful accident befel Mr Fraser, late of the Inverness Hotel, Havelock, on Friday last. While on his way home across the bridge winch spans the Waitahuna River, he fell into a dangerous bole on the south approach of the bridge, dislocating his left shoulder and sustaining other injuries of a severe character. The Government are much blamed for not repairing the road at this point. Pleuro - Pneumonia. The Bruce Herald regrets to know that plouro-pncu-monia is not yet extinct in our neighborhood. Mr Chief Inspector Logie having the other day been called to examine a bullock belonging to Mr Jewilt, Lovell’s Flat, bad the animal destroyed, and found it diseased witli pleuro. We believe a good few Supposed to be infected in the same district have recently been shot. Suicide. —By the escort, last night, news reached us that a waggoner, named William Colgan, hanged himself yesterday morning, at Morrison’s Hill, near Mount Ida. He had left Dunedin on the 18th ult., with a load of goods from Messrs Whittingham Brothers, and having reached the hill, ho got stuck on the roads. He asked the assistance of a fellow waggoner, which was refused ; aud, it is supposed that, iu despair, he hanged himself to the roof of his waggon. The New Zealand University.— Tho petition of the governing body of the Christchurch High School recently presented to Parliament concluded as follows :—“That while your petitioners, in common with tho inhabitants of most of the provinces of New Zealand, would have rejoiced to see such an institution established in their own more immediate neighborhood, they cannot but feel that the liberal endowments provided by the Province of Otago, and tho succoss which has attended their educational schemes entitle that province to a first claim in fixing the locality of the proposed University. The Clutha.—A rumor is current in the • lutha district, which gives some hopes to settlers in the very important matter of steam communication, 'flic Harbor Company is said to have sc ured the Auckland steamer Go-ahead, with a view to running her on the coast from Dunedin southwards**. From the fact that large quantities of varipus kinds of produce are waiting shijiment at Port Molyneux, and at many places along the river banks, wo should think tho new boat will bo profitably employed, and the settlers and business people generally will bail with satisfaction the timely introduction of a “go-ahead” spirit. —Tho approaching municipal election at Balclutha is exciting considerable interest, Mr John Barr is the only candidate for tho Office of Mayor.—Two newspapers are projected. The prospectus of a paper to be

called the “Ensign” was no sooner circulated than a Tokomairiro firm sent forth its agents to work, and a second journal, the name of which wc have not heard, was announced The Taieri Fasting Girl. ---A correspondent of the \ Bnicc Hi'raid says:— “ Wilhelmina Boss, the young girl lately under a trance at Maungatua, recovered from the trance, and is able to converse freely ; she appears to be very weak, but docs imt seem to suffer great pain, and takes very little food. Great numbers have visited her during the last fortnight; she receives everyone with pleasure, converses with them about what she saw and felt while under the trance, exhorts them to be earnest Christians, and pleads with them not to delay in seeking salvation until it be too lat°, advising them to pay more attention to religious duties. She has made a good impression on many in the district, for no one who has visited her and conversed with her, but will be benefited by it. The deep .anxiety she has for the spiritual welfare of all, and the earnest manner in which she pleads with everyone to seek Christ, cannot fail to make a deep impression on even the most careless.

The Mail Service.—Referring to Mr Macandrcw’s motion on this subject, the Lyttelton Times says:—“ Should Mr Webb succeed in getting the subsidy voted by Congress, which appears! highly probable according to latest advices from America, it would seem to follow that the service must fall into his hands. If so, will he be content with tho L 40,000 which tho New Zealand Government is now in a position to offer ? His agent has said that he will accept L 50,000, and the difference between the two sums is not likely to prevent an arrangement, unless, indeed, Mr Webb can make better terms with the Victorian or New South Wales Government. That, we think, is not probable, but still it is on the cards that Sydney, looking at the great advantages it would derive from being tho terminus of such a line, with such a future, might agree to pay as much as it paid for the Panama service. On the whole, we think the question will eventually resolve itself much in the way indicated by Mr Fitzherbert and others—New Zealand will get the service, and will have to pay for it. Melbourne and Sydney will connect by tho inter-colonial boats, the former at Pore Chalmers and tho latter at Auckland. And if this should bo tho case, New Zealand will have every reason to be satisfied.”

Acclimatisation Society.—At the meeting of the Council of the Society this afternoon, there were present—Messrs J. T. Thomson, W. Hepburn, A. Garrick, A. Cedes, G K. Turton, and W. 13. Murison (in the chair). A letter from G. F. Johnston was read, stating that the kakapo which had been forwarded to England by the Society had di&d on the voyage. A letter from the hon. secretary of the Victorian Acclimatisation Society was read, stating that, he hoped to be able to send hares to Otago in November, and intimating that he would prefer receiving New Zealand birds in exchange to selling them. One cock and one hen pheasant were ordered to be given to Mr A. 0. Purdie, and one cock and three hen pheasants to MrW. A. Tolmie, Waiwera. It was reported that Messrs Cross and Co., of San Francisco, had written expressing their willingness to expend the L 75 forwarded to them by the Society, and that forest tree seeds and quail would be sent by them from California about October.

The same firm wrote from Valparaiso, intimating that they would send to the Society J)y an early opportunity some Chilian seeds, principally, coniferous. It was reported that Captain Black, of the Prospector, had left Japan, and that he was bringing with him some gold and silver pheasants and other other birds for the Society. Mr J. Holman w s authorised to receive subscriptions on behalf of the Society. Subscriptions from the following members were received : —-Dr Hulme, Messrs J. T. Thomson, A. Eccles, P. Grant, sen., and D. Grant. A donation of L 5 from Messrs Cargill and Anderson was received.