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Evening Star, Issue 2858, 17 April 1872, Page 2

To Correspondents. — Several letters in type are held over through want of room.

Waste Land Board.— The Waste Land Board met to day at noon. The pressure on our space prevents our publishing details of the proceeding?, which were not important.

Volunteers.—From a private telegram received this afternoon we learn that the Maori, with the Volunteers, left Timaru at 12 to-day, and may be expected to arrive in Dunedin at midnight.

Albertland. —The Albertland correspondent of the New Zealand Herald writes that the fruit trees in that district are all in bloom as if in the beginning of spring. A few days ago we mentioned that this was the case in the neighbourhood of Auckland, and we fear that the affect on the crops of next year will be anything but satisfactory. Princess Theatre.— Mr Morton Tavares appeared to great advrntage last evening as Sir Harcourt Courtly in “ London Assurance.” The ton sat upon him as if native born to it {perhaps he may, for we know nothing to the contrary). Perfect seif possession, and attention to punctilious etiquette, marked his dress, his whole represcncation of the old roue. Even in his most reprehensible acts, he was a perfect gentleman, and could have run away with his neighbor’s wife, ami sent the outraged husband to the next world in the most polite way. Miss Surtees took the part of Lady Gay Spanker. She will always please, for hei personal appearance and address are attractive, and it would be difficult to say that no “Lady Gay Spanker” would act as Miss ffurtecs did. Bin many would display equal energy, equal fondness for field sports, and equal enthusiasm, and tell what they thought less hurriedly. We like her manner, and in the main her ideal of the characters she represents, A little more self-command, if it can be acquired without inducing the appearance of artifice, will render her a most charming actress. Miss Anstead shone as Grace Harkaway. We have before expressed our admiration of this lady’s high talent. She will therefore excuse a hint. Most ladies err in elocution on the stage. So far she has escaped the boarding school style, but once cr twice she carelessly slipped into it last night. Perhaps memory was taxed, and ideality forgotten. Verbum sap —a bad habit is more easily acquired than cured, Mr Musgrave, without opportunity of display, was good as Max. Mr Hydes was very good as Muddle, and so was Mr Glover as Dolly Spanker. The other parts were well performed, and so well were the audience pleased, that there were repeated calls before the curtain. Last night’s programme will be repeated to-niuht. No. 1 company City Guards will muster at the Custom House on the second signal gun being fired. A Lecture on “ Spectrum Analysis ” illustrated by the Electric Light will be cleliverd by Professor Shand in the North Dunedin Presbyterian Church, on Friday evening next, at 8 o’clock.