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Evening Star, Volume IX, Issue 2625, 17 July 1871, Page 2

Theatrical. Barlow’s troupe is doing immense business in Christchurch. Mr W. H. Bent has joined the company.

Legal. —Mr Edward Francis Ward, Registrar of the Supremo Court, was this day sworn in as a Justice of the Peace for the Colony.

The Cromwell Reefs.—A private letter received in town last week states that a crushing of ten tons of stone from the Royal Standard Reef, at tire Garrick Range, which was obtained with some difficulty on account of the frost, yielded 80 ounces of gold.

Sporting.—The steamer Wellington, on a recent trip north, took from Nelson to Auckland a draft of thoroughbreds from the stud of Mr Redwood, twelve in number, including the celebrated mare Ladybird, with a colt foal by Malton. The youngters were the produce of Waimea, Phcehe, Wetsail, Countess, and Queen of the South (daughter; of Phcehe), Constance (sister to Misfortune;, and Certainty. The purchaser is Mr Watt, of Hawke’s Bay.

N api Eli Loyalty, A local paper states that the Government offices were open on the Queen’s birthday, and that the Provincial Council, being in session, sat as usual. It was also stated that several of the Provincial Councillors who were on the parade ground when the feu do. jok was fired by the Volunteers omitted to follow the example of most loyal people, and lift their hats when the National Anthem was played.

Native News. The report that came last week via Auckland, to the effect Ropata had joined Te Kooti, has been officially contradicted. The Government have received telegrams from Napier, which ffiow that on July 4, the latest date heard of, Ropata was in pursuit of Te Kooti, and had just captuted three of his remaining followers. One of these is the man who is believed to be his most devoted friend, and who has been moat successful in effecting his concealment; indeed, it is said, that but for him Te Kooti could not so long have escaped. Princess Theatre. —There was a very good attendance on Saturday to witness the drama called “ The Scamps of London.” This drama was first played at the Sadler’s Wells Theatre in the year 1844, and was written by Mouoricff, the author of some score of successful plays, not the least being the celebrated “Tom and Jerry,”. The main plot of the piece is essentially the same as that of “After Dark,” and a more barefaced robbery was never committed even by Bouci can It (and that is saying much) than when he appropriated “ The Scamps of London.” The play was fairly acted throughout—the cast being as follows : —Louisa, Miss Gassy Matthews ; Charlotte, Miss Marion VVillis ; Bob Yorkney, Miss Anna Fordo; Shabner, Mr Musgrave ; Tom Fogg, Mr Wolfe; Joe Onion, Mr Cripps ; Fox Skinner, Mr Martin Forde. After the drama, “ Endymion” was played for the second time, playing much closer than on the previous evening, and altogether rendered very successfully. The Mis-cs Forde and Nye had again to repeat “Beautiful fslc of the Sea,” and the same fate attended Miss Jenny Nye’s pus soul. The performance will be repeated this evening.

Northern- Animus.— A short time back wc reported the dcatli of Tamehana, a Maori prisoner in the Dunedin gaol, and stated this much of his personal history that he was a Wesleyan, and belonged to the Ngataruauui hapu. The Wanganui Weekly Herald comments upon this statement in the following indecent style, which we commend to the attention of our readers as affording a clue to unravelling the mystery of Maori outbreak ks, for the supression of which the ■South has paid so heavily. After quoting the paragraph the Herald goes on to say ; “The above paragraph is from a Dunedin paper, and is about as absurd as it is amusing, to any person in this Island. That Tamchana was a Wesleyan when he was devouring human (lesh at To Kgutua is very doubtful—at least cannibalism is no part of Wesleyan belief. He may have been universally respected by the hapu—but that argues only an alKnity of disposition, the hapu also having a taste for the Hesh of the pakeha. He evidently made a good prisoner, for he was ‘universally respected by the officers of the gaol.’ Tamehana would make an excellent martyr ; and as the blood of the martyrs is the “ seed of the church,” who knows but the gospel of cannibalism might he received in Dunedin, with Tamehana for the Messiah !”

Mr Yogel and his Caledonian Shares.— The Jircninij Star of Auckland publishes a note from a gentleman in that city, who says;—“l have seen in some opposition papers in ‘Wellington, a statement that the hou. Julius Yogel had forfeited his interest in the Caledonian Claim for nonpayment of [calls. 1 have seen the hooks of the Cniipuiy, and have seen the receipt for Mr Vogel’s dividends on fourteen shares, LIGBO to this date, and more to follow. If he sells out now he can clear L 3500 or more on hfs interests.”

Mr Thoneman announces he wil address the electors this evening at the Mission House, RusselP street, at 8.30 ; Mr Fish, at the Drill Water of Leith, at 7, and at White’s Queen’s Hotel, Albany street at 8 this evening..