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Evening Star, Issue 2863, 23 April 1872, Page 2

The Assembly.—lt will be seen by our telegrams to-day, that the meeting of Parliament is further prorogued to May 29. Court of Appeal, —The sittings of the Court of Appeal will be opened at Wellington on Monday, May 13. Mayor’s Court —There was only one case brought before Mr Fish this morning, and the offender John Naylon was mulcted in the usual sum for being drunk. Religious. The Congregatiomlist, a new magazine published in London, reports that theKev. D. Johnston, of Glasgow, has accepted a call from Dunedin. A Slight Mistake.—The Canterbury papers have had telegraphed to them that the last yield of the Heart of Oak claim, Garrick range, was 2553 ozs. from 175 tons of stone, instead of 253 ozs. Princess Theatre. —Hamlet was repeated last evening to a fair bouse ; Mr Tavares again securing continued applause for his impersonation of the Danish Prince. To-night he will appear as lago, which is said to be one of his most finished performances. Value op Mount Ida Goldfield.— The Chronicle, in an elaborate article attempts to show that Mount Ida is entitled to

claim Xi 6,750, representing 52,000 oss., as I her share of the gold duty collected in 1871 at the port of Dunedin; and that the district is a larger contributor than any other to goldfields revenue generally. Immigration. —lt is satisfactory to know that the new regulations lately issued by the General Government have already given an impetus to immigration of a kind in every way desirable. By the mail just left, applications for nominated passages on behalf of S7 statute adults were transmitted to the Agent-General in London from Canterbury, and 44 from Otago. The majority of the persons nominated in both Provinces are ploughmen, farm laborers, and domestic servants.

New Books.—The following books have been received for Wise’s Library by the Suez mail“ Poor Mias Finch,” by Wilkie Collins; “The Finger of Fate,” by Captain Mayne Reid ; “ Kilmeny,” by W. Black ; “The Chaplet of Pearls,” by Miss Yonge ; “'lbe Mistress of Langdale Hall,” by Rosa M. Kettle; “The Bramleighs of Bishop’s Folly,” by Charles Lever; “The Life and Letters of Farady,” by Dr. Bence Jones; “The Recovery of Jerusalem,” by Captain Wilson and Captain Warren ; “By Birth a Lady,” by G. M. Fenn ; “The Monarch of Mincing Lane,” by W. Black. Novel Defence. —One of the most singular and amusing defences set up against a charge of creulty was that of Mr Joy, at the Auckland Court recently. A man stood charged with having cruelly ill-used a bullock, when Mr Joy contended that this could not be the case, as the bide of the bullock after it had died fetched three shillings more than what a witness swore he got for the skins of his beasts, upon which no alleged | cruelty had been practiced. By this mode of reasoning it may be alleged that to beat a bullock has no other consequence than to increase the hide in value. The charge of cruelty was dismissed. Election Addresses. —The Dunstan Times discourses We don’t know whether it is the altitude at which our Lake neighbors dwell, the wants of their district, or their political discussions that bring such remarkable men to the front as have lately been advertising their political capabilities in our contemporary the Wakatip Mail. Last election for the Assembly, a Mr A, Smith, from the Shotover, came forward and published perhaps the most unique election address ever given to the New Zealand public, reminding one of a stale dish of Carlyle and Emerson combined. Mr Manders now comes forward and says he does “ not think much honor attaches to the position” of Councillor, which he seeks to fill. Perhaps not, but like to many others the coin might prove acceptable. And now from Bridesdale House, Lake Hayes, a Mr A, M‘Bride comes forward and issues au address, which should be carefully, studied and read. We make a few extracts “ Our electors should be careful to select men possessed of talent, coupled with years of experience, and eyes that have not been blind in viewing the many improvements in these latter years that illuminate and adorn the mother country, causing it to be the stranger’s home and the tourist’s admiration. Now, this Colony being of Nature’s roughest cast, abounding in deep ravines and rugged mountains—every man who has the welfare of the country at heart should use his utmost exertions to improve its rugged paths, to bridge its deep and dangerous waters, so as to open an easy communication between man and man, and also in order that the necessaries of life may not be too dear on arrival at their destination. This Province has no very great army to maintain, and no navy to support; consequently there should be more money coming from the Provincial Treasury than really is received from it. Dundin seems to be the guiding star of this Province, and, what is worse for the rural districts, it deals out to them their own hard-earned money in such miserable pittances that, if men’s minds were not hardened to such injustice, it would prove more than human nature could bear patiently. It is stated that the Council will meet at the end of the present month ; but what they will find to do is difficult to conjecture. They may be merely called together to pass the Estimates ; but, as there is no cash in the Treasury, the utility of going through the forms of voting money is open to question. There are many things that the pruning hook could be applied to ; but this, I hope, will be sufficient for the present. lam not a warm-hearted Provincialist; bub I hope to see the day when two Governments will more safely and economically legislate for the Colony than eight are now doing. In conclusion, Gentlemen, if you think me worthy of being your representative I shall do my utmost to raise the dignity of the Provincial Council; and if it does not open its ears to the counsel of wise men, the sooner it is a thing of the past the better,”

The antidote division, No. 78, of the Sons of Temperance, will meet at the Hall this evening at 7.30.

A general meeting of the Saturday Half-Holiday Association will be held in the Lower Hall, Athenaeum, this evening, at 7 o’clock.

A Complimentary Ball to the Volunteer representatives is announced to be given on Friday evening next. The names of the gentlemen forming the Ball Committee are sufficient security against the possibility of its being a failure. The session of the University of Otago for 1872 is announced to be opened on Wednesday, May Ist., with an introductory lecture (open to the public) by Professor Black at 7 p.tn. On the two following days the matriculation examinations will be held beginning at 10 am. All information and tickets for the classes may be obtained of Mr A. Livingston, the registrar.