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Evening Star, Issue 2815, 26 February 1872, Page 2

Dunedin Swings Bank.—The resignations of Messrs A. W. Morris and F. Pautliu as trustees of the Dunedin Savings Bank have been accepted. Political. —The nomination for the Wakatip district takes place on the 9bh prox. and the polling on the 13th. The Mail says the contest now begins to acquire a very lively appearance.

CriusY-Moimi Floods. —His Worship the Mayor to-day, transmitted to the Mayor ot Grey mouth, a draft for LI 00 to be distributed among the sufferers by the. tloo Is at Grey mouth. The Bank of New South Wales granted the draft free of cost. Provincial Scholarships. The examination of competitors commences tomorrow. At present, we understand the Seer, tary to the Education Hoard has received seventeen of the names of intending competitors, and it is possible the number may be increased.

Inquest.—An inquest was this forenoon held in the Provincial Hotel, Port Chalmers, on the body of Isaac Samuel, who met bis death through having been knocked overboard, on the (ith hast., by the tow warp of the p.s. Geelong. A verdict of “ Accidentally drowned ” was returned. The Auckland Incendiary.—Cyrus Haley has been committed for trial on tea charges of ars- n. There is not a word of truth in the story that his hair had become grey. It has been intimated that nis defence in the higher court will be (1) That the case is merely o ic of very strong suspicion. (2) That at the time lie was arrested he was under some hallucination. (3) The insufficiency of th : identity of the letter received by Mr I’.ussell.

(jrOLDi-TELDS Wardens. —A complimentary farewell dinner is to be given to Mr Warden Simpson pro r to his departure from the Tuapeka district, when he will be presented with a testimonial in the form of a gold watch —On Wednesday last, Mr Warden Fyke was entertained at dinner by his Masonic friends. The local paper regrets that the demonstration was not made more public, as had it been so, scarcely an individual throughout the Dunstan district would have refrained from giving evidence by his presence of his regret at Mr Pyke’s departure.

Freemasonry.—ln connection with Dr. Moreau’s remarks in his late pastoral regarding theFreemaso s, the following extract ir.nn “Scribner’s (iNew York) Magazine'’ lor January is of intei cst: —The Jesuits appear to have received orders along the line to attack the Freemasons. The Ultramontane journals of all luiropehave begun a feiuful and united crusade against them, especially those of Austria, Prussia, Bavaria, and Baden. I hey vie with each other in most violent outbursts of temper and serious accusations. They are called a “most dangerous league of rascals for the mutual protection of criminals.” This campaign of the Jesuits scorns to be set in motion because of the increase of lodges attendant on the ijiw*i rebellion from the Catholic Church.

.Strang hj Eatal Accident.—A little girl, about four years of age, daughter of Mr Blinck, of Blenheim, after eating some plums in a garden a few days ago, evinced occasional symptoms of suffocation, wide • ihe said was caused by her having swallowed the stone of a plum. A medical gentleman was consulted, both in Blenheim and I’icton, and each gave it as his opinion that the stone of a plum had passed into the child's windpipe. The child was brought to Kelson by her parents, and placed under the care of Urs. Williams and Fanelle, who performed on her the operation of tracheotomy—that is, made an opening in the windpipe, but failed to discover there the obstruction expected. The child bore the operation well, and lost but 1 ttlc blood, but the sense of suffocation remained, and the poor little thing died two days after. A po-d-iutniun examinati m ' ! is closed the skin of fruit lodged in the right bronchial tube, which it itlmosl entirely closed.

Extraordinary Cask. —A most c.\ Lraordinary case of subornation of perjury has just been brought to light at Wanganui, the particulars of whjoh, shortly stated, are as follow Some time time ago a mob of cattle were reported to have been lost or stolen from Mr Fharazyn’s station at Waitotara. A man named Edmcnds was manager at the ime, and the removal of the cattle was enshrouded in suspicions circumstances. Borne little time elapsed, and no clue could be obtained as to their whereabouts, Edmonds then made it his business to see a man named Wood, and in the course of a conversation with him broached the subject of a prosecution against a p.rson named Kells, of Wanganui, for killing the cattle, in which Wood was to swear that be had seen Kells kill one beast, and bury the hide. Fur this service Wood was to receive LUC), and a free passage to any part cf the world. Wood made some remonstrance to such a dastardly proposal, when Edmonds hypocritically replied that “God knew everything, and he was sure God would carry him through.” The proposal went so far, however, that a search warrant was issued, and Kells’ premises were searched, but no trace of the missing was found. Woods’ conscience at this stage pricked him so severely that he turned round and told the truth of the matter, so far at lea d as Edmonds was concerned, in the prosecution of Kells. Edmonds lias had several hearings, nul on Monday last was committed for trial at the Wanganui police court on the charge of subornation of perjury. The New Zealand University.— The Council of this body intimate by citcular that twenty scholarships are to be established, of the aggregate value of LIOOO, and to he awarded for proficiency in one or more of the following subjects Classics, Mathe-

matics, Physical Science, Modern Languages other than English, History, and English Literature. There is to be one scholarship each of the branches of study mentioned of the value of L7O, and the remaining scholarships are t>be of the value of L 45. The tenure of the scholarships is for one year, hut it may be renewed by the Council from year to year. Candidates for scholarships must not bo under sixteen years of age, and no suoc ssful candidate shall be entitled to bold a scholarship until he has entered his name upon the books of s one affi'iated institution, and attended regularly the course of studies and lectures prescribed by that institution or the Council. Kesidence in such affiliated colleges is not, however, comsulsory. In estimating the comparative merits of can lidates under examination, marked proficiency in any one hranen of the examination—even if there should be marked deficiency in the remainder—may be rated hj ghor than a superficial knowledge of a greater variety of subjects. The first examination forj scholarships commences on the first Monday after the conclusion of the Lent term. The academic year is to contain three terms, viz “Lent term,” commencing on the second Monday in February, and terminating with an interval of fourteen days at Easter; “Trinity term,” commencing on the first Monday in October, and terminating with the last week in November. It is a necessary condition that candidates for sc’iol r -hips shall have matriculated as members of the University, and any candidate for matri -illation may be admitted as a student in ihe University on producing to the Keg strar a certification from some person appointed on that b.dialf by the Chancellor of the University that he has reached systematic instructions on the following su'-jects :—English grammar and composition, arithmetic and ancient, modern history, and in at least one of the following subjects : first book of Euclid, mental philosophy and logic, natural philosophy, oxpeiimcntal physics, political geography, jurisprudence or French an I German languages. The Chancellor app nuts in various parts of the Colony persons called supervisors, whose duty it will be to sec that the rules of examination arc com--1 lied with, and the scholarship examinations may be held at any p!a~e within the Colony where there is a supervisor. Theexamimtion for scholarships will be conducted by means of papers prepared by the examiners, answers to which are to bo written out by the candidates in the presence of the supervisor, in accordance with such detailed instructions as he may receive from the Chancel 1 or. The written answers will be forwarded by the supervisor to the examiners—each examiner receiving the answers to the questions in the paper set by him. The examiners, after examining the papers, forward their report thereon to the University Council. The supervisor for Dunedin is the Wev. E. G. Edwards. We trust the very importunal notice that appears in our advertising columns respecting applications for University scholarships, will be responded to by many of our youth in Otago becoming candidates. It is no slight honor and considerable profit to succeed in a competition open to all the youth of New Zealand. In no Province has education been so liberally fostered as in Utago ; and wc sincerely hope the soundness of our system will be proved by the examination resulting in awarding several SL-holarships to Otago competitors. There is no affiliated college in Otago, but we believe the hew Zealand University Council has came to a resolution that any person obtaining one of their scholarships shall be entitled to rank as a member of the Otago University.

Ax emergency meeting of the Celtic Lodge, 477 S.C., will be held at the Masonic Hail tin’s evening, at eight o’clock. A general meeting of the Half Holiday Association will he held to-morrow evening, in the Athemeiun, at 7-30. A general meeting of shareholders of the Friendly Societies’ Hall Company (Limited), for receiving report of provisional directors and for the election of permanent directors, will he held in the Lower Hall of the Athenmum this evening, at eight o’clock.