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Evening Star, Volume VIII, Issue 2513, 7 March 1871, Page 2

Religious. —The Right Rev. Dr Moran will, w.e understand, start on a visit to the up-country districts of his diocese on Friday week . Telegraphic.. —ln consequence of the recent heavy gales communication is now interrupted, ami is likely to b,e so for a day or two, with stations beyond Waipaua, Hawkes Bay. This is very unfortunate, because the Colonial fide contest at Auckland commenced yesterday. Flower Show. — His Excellency the Governor haying signified his desire to open the Royal Horticultural Society's March Show, the Committee have determined to hold it two days earlier than at first announced—viz., on the loth inat.—when his Excellency will be in Dunedin. Wc believe that the Show promises to be a very successful one. Provincial Council Elections.— Mr Barton will address the electors at the Mission House, Russell street, at 8.30; Mr Howorth at the Drill Shed, Water of Leith, at 8 : Mr Mason at the Drill Shed, Wat r of Leith, after Mr Howorth ; Mr Geo. Duncan at the Masonic Hall, at 7 30 ; Mr J. Barnes at the Caledonia Hotel, Great King street, at 9. Port Chalmers.—The nomination of candidates for the election of a member of the Provincial Council for the electoral district of Port Chalmers, took place at noon to-day. Mr James Galbraith—proposed by Mr Thomas Tayler. and seconded by Mr William Inuis—being the only candidate, was declared by Mr Reid, the Returning Officer, duly elected. Mr Galbraith addressed the electors, thanked them and IPs committee for the honor conferred upon him. and proposed a vote of thanks to the returning officer, which was duly carried. Princess Theatre. — “Won atLast,” described as a comedy in three acts, was produced last night at the Princess Theatre with success. A success entirely due to the performers for their excellent acting, and in no way due to the playwright, for the structure is flimsy and the plot threadbare. Miss Carry George as Constance Warburton, played in a natural and unconstrained manner most pleasing to behold ; and the description of the death of her brother’s favourite mare, drew tears from many eyes Insides those of General Warburton, played by Mr Musgrave with great force ; it is seldom Mr Musgrave has a part so well suited to him as the General, iu this case he made the most of it. Mr Ferdinand Fitzsmith, a country gentleman and foxhunter, with no excessive amount of brains, was capitally played by Mr Lawrence. The other characters of the company who all played with their usual care, resulting in a general call on the fall of the curtain. “The .Stranger Stranger than Ever,” a burlesque, followed, in which Mr Collier as the Stranger, and Mr Walter Hill as Mrs Haller, kewt the house amused from the first to last; the usual songs and dances, not forgetting the breakdown, proper to a burlesque, were well rendered by the company. The programme will be repeated to-night. The Telegraphic Association.— ■“ We ( WdUnqtan Independent) have known for some time back that the Press Telegraphic Association, organised by Mr Barton (the late editor of the Times) has been iu a languishing condition. Its lease of life we always predicted would he short, and it has been short without being merry. A considerable number of constituents was found amongst the press of the colony when the | association first started, and when many of j the papers, thinking there would be no oppo-

sifcion, joined, so that they might not be left out in the cold. Latterly, however, they have been dropping off, one by one, and have invariably embraced the offer of Groville and Uo. (Reuter’s agents), through whom wc receive our telegrams, as well as our contemporary the Post, who abandoned the Press Association soma timi ago ” Mr C. 0. MontrosGrevdie’s New Zealand agent, is now in Dunedin, and intends, wo believe, to take over the engagemen s of the Pi ess Association. This is a step the public will soon reap the benefit from. By one association having the agency of all, or nearly all the papers of the colony, the present expenditure will secure superior advantages in the transmission of te’egrams. The Fire Brigade.—We notice that at the monthly meeting of the Brigade last evening, Branchman Hughes brought forward a scheme having for its object the enhancement of the efficiency of the Brigade. His scheme is to establish a reserve corps of twenty men, who shall bo drilled in the duties of a fireman, and shall also attend fires to assist the police in keeping the ground clear ; and on a vacancy or vacancies occurri -g in the Brigade, the officers are to draw from this reserve corps those who are most proficient in their duties to fill up such vacancies. It will be remembered that some time back the Brigade asked tho City Council to allow them to increase thenstrength by 20 men, but the application was refused ; but possibly bad the purpose of it been properly explained, it would have met with a different fate. Everyone must be aware how prone people are to crowd about firemen at a fire, and the services of this corps in keeping clear a space to allow the men to work, and in acting as a salvage corps, which duty might be included in those it is proposed they should undertake, would be invaluable. The scheme is embodied in the following resolution : “That there shall be a reserve corps belonging to the D.V.F.8., of twenty junior members, who shall attend practices at such time and place as the captain shall think fit; and on a vacancy or vacancies occurring in the Brigade proper, they shall be eHgible, according to their proficiency, to become se ior members in accordance with law 1. They shall also attend fires, to assist the police in keeping the spectator) from impe ling the fi craen in their duty. They shall also he subject to the same fines as the senior members when absent from fires or practices ; and shall he un er the command of the captain, or, in his absence, the senior officer present.

The quarterly general meeting of the Otago Licensed Victuallers Association will be held this evening, at the Fire Brigade Rooms, at 7-30. A pubmc meeting of the Dunedin Abstainers Uni n will be held at the C'ongragational flail, Moray Place, to-morrow (Wednesday) evening, at eight o’clock, when a lecture will be delivered by Mr J, B. Park.