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Evening Star, Volume IX, Issue 2581, 26 May 1871, Page 2

Theatrical. —We hear that Barlow of “ bluctail-ily ” notoriety, and the members of a band of Christy’s are passengers by the Oraco,

Dinner. —A complimentary dinner was given to Mr. Donald Reid at Murray’s rooms last evening ; but as the committee did not extend to us the usual courtesy of sending a ticket we are unab c to give a report. A Celestial Freak. One of the Chinaman emp'oyed by a storekeeper at the Nevis recently mob with an accident by a kick in the face from a horse, which he was foolishly attempting to catch by the tail ! John was sent to the Dunedin hospital, and has since returned to the Nevis, but, he still complains that his head is “ welly sore.”

Appeal Court. —The New Zealand Ga::Hfe of May 13 contains a notification to the effect that three or more of tlie Judges of the Supreme Court of New Z aland will sit at the Supr me Court Mouse, Wellington, on Monday, the 3rd clay of July next, to hear ami determine petiti >ns for the dissolution, or f r a sentence of nullity of marriage under section GO of the Divorce and Matrimonial Causes A et, I;G7, and also for the clesp teh of all other business accruing under the said J. ct.

Princess Theatre. — "Wo cannot too strongly remind our readers that the performances at the Theatre to-night are for the benefit of the respected leader of the orchestra. So excellent a programme, comprising two pieces in which Mr and Mrs Steele are to appear, and another in which Miss George will b« supported by the corps dramatique., should alone 1> '■ sufficient to draw a full house ; but we feel sure that the claims M. Fleury himself has for public support will not pass unrecognised. Accidents. —The youth William Kecder, who about four mouths ago was brought from the Teviot suffering from a broken leg, which was caused by a kick from a horse, died in the Tuapeka Hosptal on Monday.—On the evening of the 19th inst., an accident happened to a young man named Hubert Carmel at Alexandra, who while at work at a sausage-machine hid his arm drawn into the cog-wheels. The case is said to be a serious one.

The Unemployed, —The public meeting convened for the purpose “of taking into consideration (he present state of the working daises,” which was to have been hell in the Octagon, took place on the terrace of the Government Buildings this afternoon. It was announced that several speakers would address the meeting; but the oily on ', so far as wc could learn, who came forward was Mr John M‘Laren, late of Wellington and Camaru, who held forth for marly an hour. He read a memorial intended for presentation to the Provincial Council, which was adopted. The proceedings, which were orderly throughout, were attended by about 100 persons ; and at their conclusion three groans were called for Mr Haughton, but rather weakly given. Mining Intelligence.—All the encouraging news comes from the Cromwell reefs. The Royal Standard battery is still employed in crushing for the Heart of Oak claim. A partial clearing up took place on the 20th imd., and the result was considerably over 150 ounces of gold from 50 tons of stone ; and as the tables were only roughly cleaned, much of the gold remains on them. The exaet yield will be known in a few days. —An abandoned claim at Bendigo Gully was taken up by Murray and Halcrow, who had scarcely begun operations when they discovered an alluvial gutter fifteen feet in width, and having indications of extending tlnougli a large aica. The pro pect obtained was over a pennyweight to the disk.—Hie miners at the Teviot arc said to have had some good washings-up lately ; and the buik of those at Porter’s and Campbell’s have been disposing of largo parcels of gold during the week.

Entertainment. —An amateur theatrical performance took place on Wednesday night in the Schoolroom, Stuart street ; the performers being members of the South Dunedin Youths’ Mutual Impro’-cm nt So ciety. The first piece presented was the comedy of “Look before you Leap.” The two principal characters—Old Cubbies (A. Thompson), Charlie Wilkins (D. Mitcheil) — were well represented, and the piece was well placed upon the stago. At the conclusion of the first piece, “We’ll join the Jubillee ” was sung by an amateur ; but be did not appear to have any conception of the character he was representing, and Ids singing was greatly marred by the t queeking of some instrument that resembled the sound of a fiddle ; but as it was ingeniously concealed in some part of the room, the audience was left in doubt as to the description of instrument that was being used. The farce, “Do you know me now,” concluded the entertainment, which on the whole was highly creditable to the society, CbiiTHA Railway.—A Clcnernl Government Gaelic, dated the 20th instant, announces that the commencing point of the Dunedin and Clutha Railway, referred to in the first schedule of the Railways Act, 1870, shall be at a point at or near the southern side of High street, in the City of Dunedin, in the Province of Otago, about seven chains eastward from the Customhouse in the said city of Dunedin, and passing from, in, through, or into the following city, townships, and territorial divisions of the said provinces, viz. : —The city of Dunedin the town district, the Lower Kaikorai district the Dunedin and East TaLri district, the Taic-ri district the township of Greymouth, the Mamigatau district, the Waihola district, the township of Wnhola, the Tokomairiro district, the north Tuakitoto

district, the south Tuakitoto district, the Hill End district, and the north Molyneux district ; and the point of termination of the said railway shall he at a point situated in the line of the southern side of Hasborough place, and eastern side of Cromer street, in the township of B.ilclutha, the said point being about four chains northward from the iettv on the north side of the Clutha River.”