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Evening Star, Volume VIII, Issue 2450, 22 December 1870, Page 2

Volunteers. —The annual ball of Dunedin Volunteer Artillery, will be held in the New Post Office Hall, on Friday, the 30th inst. Sudden Death,—lntelligence reached Waikouaiti yesterday that the wife of Mr James Burns, a settler residing near Palmerston, died very suddenly. The Chinese. —We believe the Government have given instructions to compel Chinese miners to take out miners’ rights. In the Lawrence district, through the efforts of the Warden and local interpreter, between 300 and 400 rights have been taken out by the Chinese lately. . School Appointments— A well attended meeting of the Port Chalmers Grammar School Committee, was held last evening in the school room. The principal business was the election of a schoolmistress and advanced pupil teacher. Miss M. C. Callum was elected schoolmistress, and Miss W allacc advanced teacher.

The Fatal Accident at Pleasant Valley. —Wo learn from the IVaikouaili Herald that the late Mr Hepburn was in the act of mustering some sheep on the Brooklands estate, and endeavoring to ride them into a yard, when a man who was present, imagining that there were some amongst the flock belonging to himself, sent his dog to separate them. The sheep, on the approach of the dog, rushed under or between the horse’s legs, and caused it to plunge or stumble and fall, throwing its rider, cither falling upon him or rolling over him. Acclimatisation Society. —At this afternoon’s meeting of the Council of this Society, the manager stated that 94G fish had been token out of the hatching boxes and placed in the ponds ; that 184 sea trout had been turned out in Mr Young’s ponds, at Pleasant Valley, without the loss of a single fish ; and that 200 trout had been sent to Oamaru.—The resignation of Mr Eccles, as secretary, was accepted. Ou the motion of the chairjpan (Mr W. D. Murison), it was resolved :—“That, as it is the intention of Mr Clifford to aev.ep his connection with the Society and return tq England, this Council take immediate steps to from the public a sufficient sum to procure him a substantial testimonial as a recognition of his valuable services to the Province in tjie cause of acclimatisation. ”

Deputation.—-4- deputation of merchants waited upon his Honor the .Superintendent this morning, to confer with him upon subsidising a steamer for the West Coast. There were present—Messrs M‘Neill, Butterworth, Joseph Watson, Davie, Jack, Scoular, Prosser, Wright, Low, Ross, Harrison, Smith, and Ritchie. Mr M'Neill explained the object of the meeting, and pointed out the desirability of regular communication between Dunedin, Martin’s Bay, Hokitika, and Westport. His Honor expressed himself favorable to the plan, and said that two years ago he placed himself in communication with the County Council of Westland, who declined to take action, or the plan might then have been carried out. He would use his best endeavors to have the service established. It was pointed out that by including Invercargill a market would be established for Southland produce. After some further remarks, the deputation thanked his Honor and withdrew,

We notice that the time of sailing of the s.s. Airedale for Northern ports, has been altered from 2 o’clock to 11 o’clock to-ipofr-ow (Friday.)

A MKE'fitvV sf. .the electors favorable to the re-el,cctiou x,t Mr Maoandraw as Superintendent, will be hejd {the Masonic Hall, to-morrow (Friday) evening,' at eight o’clock.

We are informed that the steamer Maori will convey passengers for the tea meeting in connection with the New Zealand Mission, to the Maori Kaik, on Monday morning next, leaving the Jetty at 8.30 a in. The steamer Golden Age. announced to leave for the Fort on Sunday next, will call at Portobollo, and laud passengers on that day.