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Evening Star, Volume VIII, Issue 2395, 5 December 1870, Page 2

The Prorogation.—We understand that tho prorogation of the Provincial Council will take place in all probability morrowPrincess Theatre. Tonight an adaptation by Marcus Clarice from the wellknown novel of “ Foul Play ” will be produced for tho first time in Dunedin. The part of the lieioino is taken by Mrs Steele, and judging by the oriticisims of the Australian press, it is one of In r best assumptions. She will be supported by Mr Steele, Mr Lawrence, and tho rest of ihe company. The Inter-Provincial Cricket Match. —The match has been fixed for the 2i)th January. 'I he Canterbury Clubs have selected the following to practise :—Ailington, Cotterill, Cox, Dickenson, Fowler, Harley, Hobbs, Louglinan, Lee, Mamwaring, Maples, Mason, Moore. Odell, Ollivier, Perry, Pierce, Stevens, Souter. Turner, Williams, Wotuer, and Wood. They practise twice a week. The Late Mr Jollie.—Mr Jollie died at Ins residence, Mount Peel, Canterbury. He was one one of the leading pioneers of settlement in New Zealand, having first resided in the Nelson Province. He was at one time Nelson agent for the New Zealand Company, and lias always taken a prominent pait in the public business of the Colony, having been for many year* a member of tho General Assembly, and also a Minister of the Crown. Mr Jollie always took a great interest in the active duties of a settler, and his farm at Wakapuwaka, in the Nelson Province, was considered the model farm of its day. He was the first to cultivate hops in Now Zealand, and from the beginning he made, the Nelson hops obtain a name in the market.

The Southern Trunk Railway.— In a letter to the Provincial Government, unci or date the sih ult., Captain Atnlley Coote states that he is unable to make an offer to construct the line within the terms of the Act. He makes an offer to construct any railways the Province may require, at tne cost of the company lie represents in the following terms : —‘ The guarantee to lie not less than per cent., and for a term of not less than 35 years. Captain Coote adds, that should this lead to business, he is prepared to give security to the Government for the prompt prosecution of the works If the Government will undertake to amend the Act during next session, he will come to Otago and will make all preliminary arrangements before Parliament will meet again. In accordance with Captain Code's suggestion, the Government have brought down and amended an Ordinance empowering them to give a guarantee of 5,t per cent, on L 400,000 for 35 years.

Sporting,—The following arc the nominations ami handicaps for the Cromwell races, to be held on the 29th and 30th inst. : —Handicap Hurdle Pace.—Mr Prince’s ch g Sir Tatton, lOst 21b ; Mr Jlazlett’s g g Musician, Oat 91b ; Mr Cowan’s ch g Poison, Ostlilb; MrNoseworthy’sStackpole, Sst l()lb; Mr Pritchard’s g g Don Pedro, Sst I lib, Grand Stand Handicap.- -Mr Prince’s bl g Blackbiter, lOst 71b ; Mr Prince’s ch g Lyndon, Ost; Mr Morton’s ch hj Southern Chief, Ost 101b ; Mr Morton’s Atlas, lOst J lb ; Mr Logon’s ch g Excelsior, Ost; Mr Peary’s ch m Misfortune, Ost 21b; Mr Keenan’s Came Cock, Cst 61b ; Mr Hazlett’s ch m Novice, 7st 21b; Mr Cowan’s ch g Golden Cloud, 7st 12lb ; Mr Nosoworthy’s hr f Envy, 7st 101b; Mr Noaeworthy’s ch m Wuterwitch. Sst 61b; Mr Pritchard’s ch hj Foretop, Ost 13lb ; Mr .Dawhia’s Nelly Gray, 7st 21b. Jockey Club Handicap.-—Mr Morton’s ch hj Southern Chief, Ost 71b; Mr Prince’s Backbiter, 1 Ost 41b ; Mr Frazer’s llnby, 6st 61b ; Mr Logan’s Excelsior, Ost 4lb ; Mr Heavy’s Misfortune, Sst Kill) ; Mr Keenan’s Game Cock, 6st 01b ; Mr H azlett s Novice, 7st 2lb ; Mr Cowan’s Golden Cloud, Sst 21b; Mr N oseworthy’s Waterwitch, Sst 71b ; Mr Nosewerthy’s Fnvy, 71b 21b; Mr Mr Pritchardes Foretop, Ost J2lb ; Mr Dawkin’s Nelly Gray', 7st 4ib. Workmen’s Wages.—A 13111 to secure woikmon pa - ment of their wa'es from contractors has been introduced into the Victorian Assembly by the Government. A Melbourne newspaper gives the following exposition of itSome misconception ap-

pears to have been created by the supposition that the Bill proposes to establish a lien by a workman on the chattel or thing on which he has been employed. It does not do so, hut establishes the workman’s claim, in our opinion, much more securely than could posibly he accomplished by a direct lien. It is proposed to extend by a simple and speedy prow ss the principle of attachment, which means that a creditor having obtained the judgment of a Court may compel a third person having moneys of the debtor in his hauls to hold them for the benefit of the ju igment creditor, and to satisfy the claim from such moneys if sufliciciit. So far from instituting class Icgi-.lation, the promoters of the Bdl arc simply extending to the poor man and to small matters the operation of a leg d process which has worked remarkably well when applied to largo traders and to large transactions. A creditor who obtains judgment in the Supremo Court by summary ptocess attaches the moneys of the debtor wherever he can find them ; why should not the workman who recovers a verdict in a police court do the same ?

The members of Court Pride of Dunedin, A.O.F , are summoned by advertisement to attend at the Court Room, Royal George Motel, to-morrow (Tuesday) evening, at 8 o’clock. A meeting of the Standard Property Investment .Society for receiving Subscriptions, Ac., will be held at the offices of Society, on Wednesday next between six and eight o’clock. We would remind our readers that a vocal and instrumental concert will take place at the IS orth Dunedin Drill Shed. The object in view is a most praiseworthy one, and will, wc hope, ho largely sympathised with in a substantial way by the public. We are requested to intimate that the date of sailing of the Lord Ashley for Northern Ports, is postponed till Saturday the 10th inst. The notice of alteration was received too late to correct the advertisement.