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Evening Star, Issue 2806, 14 February 1872, Page 2

Crowded Out. — In order to make room for our rcpor of the meeting last night, ;md the mail news, we have to omit the special correspondence, Mr Hay’s essay, &c. Accident. — A man named Morris, to day, received a severe kick hi|tbe forehead from a horse he was leading in King street, through a Chinaman firightning the animal by throwing a cracker into his garden. He was taken to the hospital, but is not considered in danger.

Princess Theatre. —We are glad to learn that Messrs Geddes and Willis, so long favorably known in connection with the Princess Theatre, have made arrangements with the proprietor to lease the theatre. We learn that an efficient company may he shortly expected. Personal. —The Resident Minister (Mr Reeves) proceeded to Christchurch by the Wellington to day. The Under Secretary for the Goldfields (Mr Haught-in) was a passenger by the same vessel. He proceeds to Westland on business connected with his department. Port Chalmers. —We understand that an amateur concert in aid of the Hitchcock family, sufferers by the recent bush fires in the neighbourhood of Sawyers Bay, will be given to-morrow evening at the Masonic Hall at eight o’clock. His Worship the Mayor will take the chair, and Miss Bell, of Dunedin, has kindly consented to preside at the piano. The Volunteers, — Taranaki lias qualified two men for the Colonial firing, but their scores are not given. From the Auckland papers wo observe that the local Volunteers fired what is termed a national match, in which a number of wen representing the three kingdoms took part. For ? Gotland, Volunteer Sibhald (late of the Dunedin Scottish) was highest scorer, with 58 points.

Mr Wakefield’s Paper.—“ Teddy” Wakefield’s latest hobby is to start a Colonial paper in the Empire City, From a report in the Post we learn that a fortnight ago some twenty persons assembled to hear Mr Wakefield’s lecture on “Reform,” and his reasons for desiring to establish a new penny morning paper, “conducted on thorough reform principles,” for all New Zealand. Of the twenty, many -were reporters and compositors on the staffs of existing local papers, who had been attracted by the hope of hearing something new. The lecture was little more than a recital of the prospectus, and at its conclusion the audience dispersed without a single remark being marie by anyone present (Mr Wakefield" excepted) other than condemnatory of the scheme.

The Gas Question.-- -A.t the dose of last night’s meeting at the Masonic Hall the Mayor announced that there was a probability of the long agitated gas question being at once amicably and definitely settled. Yesterday afternoon the gas committee of the City Council interviewed Mr Larnach, and that gentleman, as agent Lor Mr Hankcy, intimated that if the Corporation pledged itself not to build new works during a period of three years, he would supply private consumers with gas at 12s Gd per 1000 cubic feet, without any restriction other than that all accounts must be paid by the loth of each month. Mr Larnach has also agreed to light the public lamps at L 8 each a-year, and to sell the works at any time after the expiration of six montns from this date at a valuation, if the Council should wisli to purchase them, each party choosing an arbitrator, and the arbitrators choosing an umpire. The matter will come up at this evening’s meeting of the Council, when the gas committee will recommend the acceptance of M r Larnach’s offer; and there is no doubt that tins recommendation will be given effect to.

The attention of volunteers is directed to the General Order appearing in our advertising columns to-day. We have received the current number of the Illustrated J\ T eaj Zealand Herald. which contains, in addition to some well executed views of Australian scenery, an engraving of St. Joseph’s conventual church, from designs by Mr Millar.