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Evening Star, Volume IX, Issue 2600, 17 June 1871, Page 2

To Correspondents. —Mr Hawthorne’s ;Tcply to Bishop, Moran will appear on Monday. Marine Engineer. —Mr J. Blackett, C.E., has been appointed Marine Engineer for the Colony. A E ovel Ball,—ln Melbourne it is proposed to celebrate the eeptcj;,ary of Sir Walter Scott’s birth on the I7th August next, by a .fancy dress ball, the costumes of which will he ,rigorously limited to those characters in the grefit novelist’s' works of fietiop.

Immigrati&n anid 'Public Works,— A proclamation published in the Ne.w Zmi- ' hf d Gazette notifies that .the, Governor has | delegated to the Hon. W. Gis pi;ue .full ; power and authority, so long p.s lie shall re- j main Minister .of Public Works, frqip .time ‘ to time to give and sign all necessary ,no- ■ tices, and to do, sign, and e.yeciite all ; such i further acts or things which may he .voqui-' site under the Public Wprk.B and jmmigratiou Acts.

Supreme Court.—The,oa.se of Bright Brothers v. Campbell, partly heard yesterday, was concluded to-day. It was an ac-'i tiou to recover from the defendant,..who: trades in Dunedin under the style of Calvert and Campbell, the.. 1 urn of L3i)o for damages resulting from the defendant’s refusal to take , delivery pf a quantity of chairs q* lered i from America by plaintiffs as his agents. The defenue was, that the goods tendered by the plaintiffs were not of the quality ordered. After a good deal of evidence had been taken, the plaintiffs wei;o nonsuited.

Princess Theatre.—Dr. Carr gave his opening seance last evening. The lecture, on “The political genius of" our Pro vincial GounpiJ,” was decidedly clever, and lyas ■ listened tp tyith profound' attention throughout. Messrs’ Haiighton aiul Shepherd were the two gentlemen who were favored with the greatest marks of the Doctor’s at tentiou. If his remarks were not'lff tbgcther complimentary, the .adulation;'with which they were occasionally interspersed will go far to counterbalance tha adverse criticism. Indeed, Mr Simplified he desciibcd as of that peculiar temperament, that a little flattery would reconcile to a great doal of abuse. He complimented the hon, gehtloman on the happy power of smiling he possessed, which he believed -would beat any tiling of the kind in tho Province. After a few passing remarks on tho Hon. Mr Stafford ami the' Hon. Mr Dillon Bell, he said Mr Vogel was precisely the man the country needed; fertile in invention, rich in resources, and thoroughly progressive; he ;yas of all men the one precisely adapted to promote the best interests of the Colony ; but lacking prudence, his impu sive nature rendered occasional restraint necessary. Dr Carr's inesineric manifestations 'wore ; in the highest degree successful. Reducing three subjects into the cataleptic- state, he made' them "o through a variety of grotesque evolutions of a highly amusing character. The Doctor repeats his entertainment this evening, when his lecture will comprise “ Spiritualism, Mesmerism, and. Clairvoyance,” : As. only two morc'scaniies will be given we have no doubt the Doctor wili draw crowded houses.

The Wesleyan Concept.—We were sorry that the concert in aid of the Wesleyan Church Building fund was not more numerously attended last evening, although there wore plenty there to rppdor the proceeds a substantial help ' The performance was, as customary in Uunedin, divided into twO parts ; the first comprising selections fr.om oratorios, and the second songs, choruses and instmmeutal pieces.. Tim choruses in the first part wore repililioas of the first eon-

cert and need littlAppmmfenHß^ffl»Yecitahmne||n it is by baritoiK rdmrjEttan ’Valiev’ kwas ,a/gentle■ihan, ana'“ a lady whose uncommon contralto voice was admirably adapted to the piec -. In the second part the most noticeable . features, were “ Katie’s letter,” in anSwey to an encore to “ Jessie’s dream,” the duet “ Happy be thy dreams” by a lady, and gentleman, a-song in lieu of “The message,” in which the gentleman' was his own. acooinpaniest on the piano, “ Killaruey” and the quartett for male voices, ‘ ‘ Sweet Sabbath morn. ” These were all very well rendered. As for the “ hough and Crow,” “from Chiron in Fairy Land ” and “ The Canovale,” they are snch old friends that though- always welcome, it i’s time that others took their places. The instrumentalists in the whole acquitted . themselves well, though we thought with less than their usual precision. ■ The only instrumental solo.' was one on the piano by a-young lady who selected to play ‘‘LaSt at iera” by Thai berg. It is not too much;to-say.that she executed even the most intricate passages with .ease, .brilliancy and rapidity seldom surpassed. She wqs deservedly encored and substituted, one of Beethbv6p’s dohatas. Mr. i^.H.,Little, led thebiflid 1 and' was’ more than usually; hard Worked,■ as ;KiS; sef vices' have occasionally required an accompanicst to some of the vocalists. He acquitted himself with his .usual ability. The 1 nano, a fine'grand', was supplied by Mr C. Bogg, Princes street. At the close of the programme, on the motion of the Rev Mr Reid, seconded by Dr Borrows, a vote of thanks was accorded to Mr S. H. Little and those who took, part in the concert.

Referrixg to the i general order to Volunteers, which appeared in yesterday’s issue, we have been requested to state that the parade for instruction in the new Drillshed is not compulsory, but Volunteers are particularly requested to-attcnd,,; “

A special- meeting' of tlid hiembers - of Court Enterprise, A. 0. f., will be, held on Monday evening; at the Royal G Gorge Hotel, at. 8 o’clock,' to take into \c6nsideration. slops respecting the proposed hall. ’

We notice by advertisement that the steamer Peninsula will leave the wharf at 2 o’clock - to-morrpw (Sunday) conveying passengers and their friends to the Gotheuhurg. The Committee of the Otago Benevolent Institute, acknowledge receipt from J, B, Park, Esq,, of Lll §3, being the proceeds of a benefit given at tfic Sopth School.