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Evening Star, Issue 2833, 18 March 1872, Page 2

Legal.— We understand that Mr T. W. Hi.slop has received the appointment of Crown Prosecutor for the Oamaru district. A Doubtful Honor. A Canterbury stockowner has named a yearling colt Sir Charles Dilke, got by High Treason, out of Remedy by the Cure out of Young Madcap, Political. —lt is rumored that Mr George M'Lean has been obliged, owing to ill health, to send in his resignation as member for Waikouaiti, in the House of Representatives. Accident.—Through the imperfect working of the brake one of the Caversham ’buses had a capsize opposite Mr Cargill’s, Hillside, on Saturday evening. Although full of passengers, all excepting a female passenger, who was slightly bruised, escaped without injury. Port Chalmers Railway. The men employed in the tunnel met very unexpectedly late on Saturday afternoon. A hole four feet square was soon made, thus gaining a lino current of air, which will allow of the employment of the air pump engine for other work. In the evening the men were entertained at the Provincial Hotel by Mr Proudfoot. Supreme Court. —Mr Justice Chapman held a sitting in bankruptcy this morning, but tile business transacted was unimportant. Septimus G. Wood and Geo. M. Aldrich received final discharges ; and David IT. Carey and John Cooper were adjudged bankrupts, first meeting of creditors being fixed for the 26th. Re John Patterson of Oamaru. The bankrupt was examined by Mr Macassey. Cromwell. —A kind of slow fever, of a very serious nature, is prevalent in the Cromwell district. A whole family of six, residing at the Bannockburn, were prostrated with the malady at one time, the mother being carried of! by the disease. The father and the remainder of the family wore removed to the Duustau Hospital, where they are progressing favorably. The Duntihm Tinian hears that other families have also suffered to a lesser extent. Heathcote PvEGATta. —At a public ball given to the winning crew by the people of Christchurch, the men were each presented with a handsome souvenir of the event in the shape of a belt buckle, and a medal somewhat larger than a shilling, of dead gold, and weighing a half-ounce of 18carat gold. The medal is of oval shape, three inches by two inches, weighing with the slide and hook three ounces. On each side of it are catches for holding the belt of frosted gold, the centre being dead gold work, while around it.was a rim of chased gold of unique pattern. Above the centre is engraved the monogram of the wearer. The Wakatip Election. The Mail, speaking of the result of the election, says Mr Maecassey’s views, as expressed by him, were rather against the present Cabinet; while the successful candidate gave in a general adhesion to the present policy. Our contemporary considers that Mr Halleustein’s success was due to hisjstrong opinions on the Chinese and land questions, his espousal of the popular side in the matter of education, and particularly to the fact of his being a local resident. In reference to the polling, we are told that that the friends of each candidate used their utmost endeavors to secure votes, ami, in some instances, electors were brought a long distance to the polling booths. This was especially the case at Arrowtown, where several voters were conveyed a distance of five-and-twenty miles ; while at Queenstown two gentlemen pulled up from Kingstown (twenty-live miles) in an open boat, in order to vote. A Suggestive Fact.— Hot long ago, • , , O O * a prisoner in one of the gaols—not a hundred miles from Dunedin—who had been sentenced to hard labor, resolutely refused to work on account of its severity, His rations were reduced —still he refused ; then he was consigned to the solitary cell, which is usually a most powerful persuasive, for even a desperate criminal has a dread of a solitary cell, but his obstinacy was still unshaken. The Visiting Justices at length gave authority for him to be flogged, as it was necessary that discipline should be maintained, and he was tied up and re-

cci veil a dozen lashes. The “cat’’brought him to submission, and after his back was healed he did his work without further trouble. When his sentence had expired, and he was leaving the gaol, he said to the governor, “You will never see me here again ; 1 can tell you that.” His experience of gaol life had been anything but such as to tempt him to renew his acquaintance with it~yet, in the course of a few weeks, the same man was committed to the very same gaol for another terra of hard labor. Mining Intelligence.— The country papers furnish the following items : Some parties are doing well on the Waikaia —one especially, known as Boyle and party, are said to be averaging from L3O to L4O a week. Before they started their present claim they had been bringing up a tail race in the Waikaia, but have since found belter gold on the banks of the river than they expected. The crushing of 108 tons of stone from the Caledonian claim was finished at the Standard battery on Wednesday last, with a result of 47 ozs of gold—showing an average of about 9A dwts. to the ton.—A trial crushing of 12 tons from the Duke of Cumberland claim was put through the Standard battery last Thursday, and gave the splendid result of 45 ozs., representing an average of 3 ozs. 15 dwts. per ton.— While on his official monthly visit to the Nevis on the 11th instant, Mr B. 11. Baird, Keceivcr of Revenue, was credibly informed that a nugget weighing 22 ozs. had been found in that locality one day last week. It was taken out of the same claim (Green and party’s, formerly M‘Donald and party) as the 17 oz. piece found some months ago, and within a couple of feet of the same spot. A number of small nuggets, weighing from half an ounce to 1 i ozs, were also found in close proximity to the larger one. The claim is situated in the bod of the Nevis River, about four miles above the township.—A correspondent from Skippers Point Upper Shotover, informs the TmpeJca Times that a party of two men in Finney’s old claim took out nine pounds weight of gold for one week’s work. The same correspondent says that there are some really good claims on the Shotover River. The Chinese who were recently attracted to Shag Valley by the reports of the discovery of payable gold there, have returned in disgust to Dunedin, not having found sufficient to find them in rice. A number of them intend to proceed to Tuapeka. Masonic Hall. —The drawing-room entertainment, given at this Hall on Saturday evening, attracted a large audience. If great things were expected from the combined talent of such accomplished artistes as Miss Dolly Green and Mr J. Small, it must be confessed that no one of the audience could have been disappointed with the good things provided. The programme presented furnished ample opportunity for the display of histrionic power and the delineation of varied character. *‘ A warning to Husbands” introduced some queer situations in domestic life ; and when the unfortunate husband, with a view to escape the angry tongue of his outraged wife, seeks refuge in bed, and is followed thither by his wife, who administers a wholesome curtain-lecture, the excellent acting of Miss Dolly Green and Mr Small called forth the most genuine mirth and hearty applause of the audience. Miss Green was also eminently successful in her sketches of character from the “ Monologue Entertainment,” and Lottie Verdant, a simple, loveable, English country girl, Maggie McFarlane “ a lassie frae Auld Reekie, and the Hon., the Exquisite Chuckle were admirable specimens of the accomplished acting and diversified talent of this lady. M r Small sang four songs during the evening in his usual characteristic style, and with, if possible, more than his usual success; the “Unfortunate man,” which, for make-up and facial play, is, perhaps, one of his greatest efforts, being received with tumultuous applause. In “Rat Rooney’s Blunders,” a Hibernian farce, wc bad a taste of Mr Clias. O’Brien’s quality as a low comedian, and, though lie is certainly clever and was received with great cordiality by the audience, we think his delineation of character would be more successful if it were less boisterous. An Irish serving man in his master’s house, and an Irishman engaged in a free light at a fair, are two essentially different characters ; and we think a more subdued tone than that exhibited by Mr Chas. Oißrieu would have better harmonised with the requirements of bis part. But Mr O’Brien has no doubt been accustomed to a larger house, and when we next sec him we should like the Theatre to be the scene of operations. The whole performance was, however, excellent, and was received with the marked applause it deserved. We regret that Saturday was announced as the last evening, as an entertainment of so high a character would assuredly be awarded continued public support.

A Committee Meeting of the Saturday Half-Holiday'Association will be held in the Lower Hall, Athemeum, this evening at 7.30. WK notice, by a general order in our advertising columns, that the Battalion parade, ordered for the 28rd inst, will take place at 8 instead of 9 o’clock, as already announced. A General Meeting of the members of the Saturday Half-Holiday Association will be held in the Lower Hall, Athenaunn, to-morrow (Tuesday) evening at 8 o’clock. Deputations of employees from all trades are invited to attend. The Masonic Hall will be re opened this evening by the Star troupe, which includes the principal members of the American minstrels, who were successful here about two mouths ago. The present company includes Mr Barry O’Neill, who is said to be a very clever comique. The new dramatic season, under the lesseeship of Messrs Geddes and Willis, commences at the Princess’s to-night. The corps dramatique includes several new faces ; while among the old ones Mr Musgrave stands pre-eminent. Mr Hydes, the stage manager, and Mr O’Brien, are well known ; Miss Greeu’a abilities are fully recognised, and if report speaks favorably of Miss Anstcad, who is no stranger to the Dunedin boards, she has greatly impry ved during her residence in Auckland. The other members of the company arc expected towards the , end of the week. The piece selected for the 1 opening is the live-act drama of “ Life in the South.”