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Evening Star, Volume VIII, Issue 2469, 14 January 1871, Page 2

Presbyterian Synod.—We understand tiic case of St Andrew’s Church conics on before the Synod on Monday first at 2 p.m., being the'first on the order paper. Mayor’s Court. —At this Court this morning, James Smith was lined L 5 or a month's imprisonment, for assaulting a boy named Oheync. Tire presiding magistrates were Messrs Mason and Hughes, J. LVs. The Elections. A fourth candidate for Bruce, appears in the person of a Mr Black. The nomination takes place on the 23rd and the poll on the 28th. The Clutha nomination is fixed for the 2t)th, and the polling for the 30th. Fatal Accident. —A sad accident occurred at Inch Clutha yesterday. A son of MrC. V. Brewer, while bathing in the Mataura branch of the Clutha river, was drowned. No particulars of the distressing affair have been received in town. The Superintendence—Mr Reid addressed a crowded meeting at Tokomairiro last evening. The Mayor of Milton presided. The following resolution was carried :- That a vote of thanks be passed for Mr JReid’s able exposition of his opinions, hut that this meeting refrain from giving any pledge until other candidates had been heard.” A Strange Discovery. Some boys while playing this morning at the rear of the old cemetery, Stuart street, came across a living female child. The police on being communicated with, took charge of the infant, which appeared to have been only a couple of hours old, and we believe there is ■every reason to think that it will live. Princess Theatre. —Although there were several public meetings held last evening this house was perhaps favored with more than the average attendance. TJie aspirants to legislative honors did not have it all their own way ; and wo have little doubt that those who listened to the brilliant passages in “ Love's Sacrifice ” had by far the best par.t of the night’s enstertainm nt. This dramaisone of Sheridan Knowles’s best pieces, and from the excellent manner it is here presented, the management bid high for public support. A Bad Book Out. —A privsite letter from Galle, dated Nov, 30, says :—A firm here has received telegrams to forward on to China, announcing higher rates of insurance on American than on German and French vessels. You will see by the news that the Democrats arc succeeding at the American ; elections. Motley is positively recalled, and only a .rharge substituted at the head of the American mission in Loudon. President Grant gives instructions that the Alabama el finis are to be pressed to a settlement. The Incoming Mails. —The December San Francisco mail was due at Auckland, taking flip average passage of the trunk boats, on the 12 hj or 13th inst., supposing the steamer to have left SJan Francisco on December 10. By way of the Thames via Tauranga, we may get the telegraphic summary to-morrow. The Suez mail, with detailed news np to November 20, and telegraphic news up to December 28, is due at Melbourne on the 19th. It is probable that tlm telegraphic summary at least will he brought in by the llangitoto, which was advertised to (cave for New Zealand ports via Hokitika, alien t January 17. The ChiustchurcH Tragedy. —lt transpired at the inquest that the two immediate objects of .Ccdquq’s attack Catherine Glewu and Margaret ;Burke -had'been cautioned by tjieir relatives to discontinue their practice qf chaffing (him on his approaching marriage, and more particularly by the minister qf '.the Eqman Catholic Church, on tfie Sunday previous to the murder. Acting upon this advice the girls discontinued their handinage, and on the Monday endeavored to avoid -speaking to Qedepo. He made his murderous attack, therefore, without provocation. It is to noted that, shortly before making it, he a ked for another 'servant gjrl, who at the time fortunately happened to be out. L)',i tip way to the watch-hpusc, the , murderer said to the person in whose charge he was, “ You kill Maoris and cattle, hgt 1 kill English gi‘l S pepper game.for me, a foreigner.”' The •funeral of tpo murdered girl was attended by 500 persons.