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Evening Star, Volume VIII, Issue 2367, 2 November 1870, Page 2

Municipal.—We understand that a vacancy has occurred in the representation of South Ward in the City Council, consequent upon the resignation of Mr John Griffon. Political. —lt would appear that, in the next Parliament, there will be a great many seats which will be occupied by new men. The number of retirements is already large, and is now strengthened by those of Mr N. Edwards, member for Nelson City, .and Mr Wells, member for the suburbs. Both gentlemen had considerable influence in the House. Lunacy.—A man named Robert Proudfoot, a station cook, was received into the gaol at Oamaru on Sunday, on suspicion of being of unround mind. He was very ill,

aud at 4 p.m. he died. The local paper says truly that the circumstance shows very forcibly the want of hospital aucommodatioc in Oamaru—as it is a painful thing that a man should have to be taken to a comifton gaol to die.

Princess Theatre.—“ The House ou the Bridge” was repeated last evening, Miss Carry George’s acting meeting with the warm approval of a tolerably large audience. To-night, two sparkling comedies will be played, “The Serious Family ” and “Flaying with Fire.” Criminal. The woman Koziugh Dinasha Bolton, a native of Dieppe, France, who has been mentioned in our columns in connection with the Dry Bread mystery, arrived in the Dunstan coach yesterday afternoon, and w-is at once conveyed to the Gaol. She is committed for trial for having unlawfully disinterred and dug up a male child, not named, the child of one Ann King, then and there buried.

Capture of a Whale.—We learned last night of the capture of a whale (of the species known as the “ light whale”) by Mr Charles Bradshaw’s whaling party at Waikouaiti. No iuc nsiderable skill seems to have been shewn in its capture, our informant stating that it was fastened to at seven o’clock yesterday morning, and at nine w.ts being towed into Waikouaiti. It is estimated to yield about seven tuns of oil. City Improvements. A gang of prisoners have, wc observe, this morning commenced the formation of the upper end of Bond street, some time ago discontinued in consequence of the approach of winter, and this street will now not only he continued and extended till completed, hut a new thoroughfare, to he called Police street, we believe, will be formed from Princes street to Bond street, adjoining the Gridiron Hotel, leading the traffic from that part of the town and Caversham into another channel, and relieving the now too often inconveniently crowded roadway near the old Post Office. Wc are glad to observe that this work is actually and energetically taken in hand, and may eventually hope to see this part of the town in such a condition as no longer to be an eyesore and object of constant and most justifiable grumbling.

An Error.— On Thursday last an error occurred in the report of a case heard in tiic Major’s Court, in which a Mrs O’Donoghue was made to bear the hla . e that was really thrown by the police upon her husband. On Friday, finding out the error, we hastened to correct it, and have no hesitation in saying we sincerely regret that the annoyance consecpieut up n i. should have occurred. As the correction was made without any complaint having been made by Mrs O’Dcmoghiie, we should have thought she woulel have been better pleased to have let the mat er he forgotten as soon as possible ; hut if not, she mivht have been quite sure, from the error having been corrected unasked, we should have been glad to have made, if possible, a more full explanation, in order to satisfy her sense of injury on application being made direct to us. But instead of adopting this course her husband thought fit to employ an attorney, who modestly asks ns to pay for his compelling us to do what was already done freely aud Without cost. While glad to make the amende honorable under the circumstances, we must leave that gentleman to recover costs from his employer. We merely mention .this matter in order that the public may be assured that we are always ready to correct any error, and feci equally annoyed, when they occur, with those who suffer by them.

A Meeting of the Albion Cricket Club, will he held at the Prince Alfred Hotel, to-morrow (Thursday), at 7.30 p.m. Business of importance,