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Evening Star, Volume VIII, Issue 2342, 4 October 1870, Page 2

The Duke of Edinburgh. —His Royal Highness is to visit Auckland in December. Sheer Assessment. The amount received from pastoral leases upon to-day is L 58.873 Ss 9d, and there is still due L7B 15s, making the revenue for the year from this source, 1A5,952 8s 9d, This sum is exclusive of rents on old leases paid before they were due, and premium a l ', auction on leases recently sold, which appear in the payments into the Bank up to the Ist lust. Caution to Boys. —The School Committee have, during the last six months, been put to no end of expense in repairing windows ami fences at the various schools in the City under their charge. The school windows especially appear to be a special attraction for youths who delight in the use of shanghaies; and Mr Hardy’s evidence in a case in the Mayor’s Court shows the extent of the destruction. To-day two hoys were very des Tvedly fined in the amount of 23s each, for wi'fully breaking windows. We may mention that the school committee is determined to prosecute future cases with the utmost i igor.

The Year’s Revenue. —The Kcw Zealand Gazette of the 24th contains a statement of the receipts and expenditure of the Colony for the year ending June 30. The receipts during the year from the Consolidated Fund are stated to be L 1,049,919 Os fid; from the Special Fund, L269,G20 12s 9d ; Land Fund, L 316,334 13s 8d ; and Trust Fund, L 138.872 8s 7d. The Consolidated Fund comprises—Customs Duties, L 808.268 7s JOd. Otago still takes the lead, although Auckland has nearly reached it, the receipts being —Gtago, L 213,642 10s 2d ; Auckland, L 210,148 Pis The expenditure on all accounts was L 1,217,943 7s 21. The cost of the Militia, Volunteers, and Armed Constabulary, was L 78,104 Os 7d for 18(38-9 ; and to June, 1870, 1/213,407 ISs 9d. We have not time for further analysis this evening.

Recovery of a Body.—On Tuesday last, 27th, while two fishermen were pursuing their avocation in the Horse-shoe Bend, near the Mokomoko, they d’seoverod the body of a man iloating in the bay. They brought it up to town, and the corpse, although much decomposed, was clearly identified as that of the late Mr Reid, formerly master of the schooner Brothers, who lost his life in the estuary some two months ago through being knocked overboard by the boom. The mate of the vessel happened to be in town when the remains were brought up, and had no difficulty in certifying to their identity. An inquest was held on the body on Wednesday, when a verdict in accordance witli what we have stated was returned. The funeral took place immediately afterwards, and the Oddfellows, of which fraternity deceased was a member, followed the Bier to the place of interment—the Cemetery, East Road. —Southland Times.

Princess Theatre. —There is a good bill for the opening performance at the Princess Theatre to-morrow night. The management has wisely selected a new comedy, which is spoken of in high terms wherever it has been played, and is considered one of Byron’s best. The cast is good, and calculated to bring out prominently the talent of the principal performers. Blow for Blow ” —a striking title —is said to contain some very dramatic situations, and we expect will command as much of a run as our limited population can support. We have little doubt the efforts of the new management will be recognised and appreciated by the public. The theatre will supply a want that was not understood until it was cloed, ami could the experience of the last few'months be accurately recorded, it could be shown that the closing of a place of amusement in which art and intellect co bine to refine and elevate the public taste, is a social calamity. The efforts that have been made to remedy the inconveniences that ladies used to complain of, and the improved aspect of the Theatre itself, will, we hope, interest all classes in suppopting an institution that can he moulded by the class of patronage conferred upon it to the highest social bcnctits.

Dignity and Impudence. Under this heading the Wanganui Chronicle gives the following, which must ha taken rum gratio sails, as the hostilitj' of the journal in question to Mr Branigan is only exceeded by the Evening Post :—'“ Everybody here who enjoys the pleasure of being acquainted with Mr St. John Branigan, ‘the great demili ariscr,’ is aware how much he standi upon his own dignity. A good story ah ait this reaches ns from Wellington, in a private letter. Eranigan it seems often gets t-elo* grams, and the telegraph hoys not having the fear of the hig man before their eyes, delivered the de-pitcho? in the ordinary manner. The ‘ demilitariser ” however, insisted that the hoys should present the message wih one hand, while ‘ saluting ’ with the other, and said as much to one of them. To this, however, the youngster demurred, saying; “Look here, I ain’t paid for saluting, and 1 won’t do it without a rise in my wages, there’s your message, sign the paper, and fork over the tin,’ The great demditariser full hack in his chair disgusted, and complied. Ho has since been heard to express a mournful conviction “that that hoy will come to ho hanged.’ ” A New Mode of Securing Patronace. Miss Lydia Howard, a burlesque actress, now performing in California, prior to her departure from England, some six months’ ago, published the following advert! ement in a London paper : —“ Next Friday night (in addition to other characters) I shall appear as Master Walmers, junior, in a new and beautiful little play, adapted especially for me entitled ‘ A Child’s Love Dream ;’ as Borneo, in one scene from ‘ Romeo and Juliet;’ and as Marc A ntoipy, in ‘ Julius Ciesar.’ I shall a'so appear as ‘ The person of the house ’ (not in the old scene iu which you have so of ten scene me, hut in anew scene, the scene with ‘ Sloypy’); and I shall also (le’iver a farewell address. And (now for what I know will please some of you more than anything else) I will give to as many .as can get near me a ‘ little kiss!’ and that is what none of you (at any rate the gentlemen) can have from me when I next appear in Liverpool. So (gentlemen especially) muster up and get the ‘little kiss ’ from Lydia while you can !—\ our obedient and grateful servant, LvuiA Howard." There has been a great deal of of talk about “ye manners and customs” of Colonial society, hut we may take a hack seat aft-T this.