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Evening Star, Issue 2873, 4 May 1872, Page 2

Political. —Mr Macandrew will address his constituents in the large room in Crickmore’s Hotel, Port Chalmers, on Monday evening. Princess Theatre.—We would remind those who have not yet witnessed the drama of “ Time and Tide,” with its capital mechanical effects, that to-night is the last night of its production, as it has to give place to “The Sea of Ice,” which is announced for presentation on Monday. They should not lose the present opportunicy.

Presentation. — At a meeting of the Cargill Testimonial Committee, held on Friday, it was decided to make the presentation at a public meeting, to be holden at the University Hall—if it can be obtained for the purpose —on Tuesday afternoon, at 4.30 o’clock. The Mayor will preside, and it was decided to request His Honor Judge Chapman to make the presentation. Theatrical. — Mr Tavares and Miss Surtees intend proceeding on Monday to Invercargill, where they will give readings from favorite dramatic authors. Having witnessed Mr Tavares’s drawing room entertainment, as given in Canterbury, we can assure our Invercargill friends they have a treat before them. Mr Tavares purposes visiting Dunedin again before proceeding to fulfil an engagement in the North. Immigration. —Mr M'Leod, M.A., for the Bay of Islands, who is intimately connected with Nova Scotia, has made ar raugements with the Provincial Government of Wellington, to go to Canada at the close of the next session of the Assembly and obtain a supply of immigrants for that Province from Nova Scotia. He is to receive to the extent of LlflO as passage money each way and a lump sum of L 365 for his services. It is stipulated that the immigrants are to be landed in the Province within twelve months or Mr M‘Leod will be entitled to no further remuneration.

Masonic Hall.—Professor Haselmayer’s popularity seems to be on the increase, for last evening he was again rewarded with a full house. The programme put forward necessarily comprised many of the tricks previously noticed by us ; but that with the balls taken from a gentleman’s hat, and subsequently shot with a pistol into a glass box suspended, or an ordinary stand, was not only novel but clever ; and was deservedlj applauded. As usual the Professor’s performances on the piano and stylocurfe came in for an encore. This afternoon there was a special performance for children, which was well attended. Where did it come from? A statement was made recently that a 'wild kangai'oo had been seen at the back of Mount Watkins, near Waikouaiti, but it was generally discredited. A Mr Dasent now comes forward and states that he and two other gentlemen while shooting in the district on April 1. saw a doe kangaroo, and, after an exciting case, captured it. It was a dirty greyish color, stood over two feet high ana its tail measured nearly three feet. Not wishing to be hampered with the animal Mr Dasent marked its ears and let it go. A suggestion has been made that it was the progeny of some kangaroos let 100 e on Dansey’e run, Oamaru, some years ago.

Religious. —lt would appear that the Primitive Methodists of England have turned serious attention to the Australasian Colonies as a field for their missionary labors. From a private letter the Lyttelton Times is

informed that the Rev. R. Ward, who fo r ' merly ministered in Wellington, but has been on a visit to England, is about to return t° New Zealand, accompanied by seven other ministers, who are to be distributed over these Colonies. The Rev. R. Ward will be stationed in Chri-'tchurch, the Rev. B. J. Westbrooke will be stationed at Invercargill, and the remainder will be located as follows : —Two in Queensland, two in New South Wales, and two in South Australia. Cue Forests. —A colonist has contributed to the Australasian an article upon “The Forests of New Zealand,” in which the following estimate appears : —“ It is no exaggeration to state that there are SOO'OOO.OOO of kauri trees growing, in a healthy condition, in our forests, and each on an average will produce 2ib weight of gum annually, or 5,000 tons collectively, which, valued at L 5 per ton, would amount to L 250.000. It would thus appear that from this source alone a quarter of a million sterling is ad.led to the wealth of the colony every year without any cost of production, anxiety, or labor on our part, and without in any way exhausting the source from whence such boundless wealth is derived. ” Kawarau’s Representative. —lt would seem that Mr Hickey is losing much of the popularity (said to be at the best) he enjoyed at the hands of the inhabitants of the district he represents in the Provincial Council. One paper says of his departure without meeting his constituents as requested, “that he remarked that he had nothing to say (and we knew he was powerless to perform if he promised), and declared that he considered we wanted nothing ’ very satisfactory to the Cromwellians ; while a correspondent of the 'Tu-ctpeka Times says

that, in refusing to meet them, Mr Hickey showed his wisdom ; for “ had ho called the meeting, the probability is that, at the close of his address, he would haye been politely requested to resign.” A New Way to Settle a Grog SCORE. —A new way to settle a_ grog score, although not calculated to assist the publican in discharging his liability to the brewer, was brought under the notice of the Thames Advertiser lately. AMr Peter Guilfoyle paid to the local hospital the sum of 11s 6d, because the landlord of the Golden Fleece Hotel had stuck upon his bar on a black board—under the heading “grog score 11 —** GuilfoylCj 11s 6d Xhe keeper afterwards wrote to the paper “ I shall be only too glad if the others on the board would follow his benevolent example, as I never expect to receive the amounts opposite their names, and the amounts would benefit the funds. I have erased Mr Peter Guilfoyle’s name from the board, and shall feel very great pleasure in doing the same by the others for the same charitable purpose, when the amounts are paid in.” Theatricals in England. —lt may interest some of our readers to know that Mr Akburst has been very successful at Home as an author of burlesque. The burlesque he wrote for Astley’s was drawing houses when the last mail left, and the proprietors, well pleased with the author’s endeavors, presented him with an extra hundred guineas. Mr Harry Jackson, well known in Dunedin, was to appear at the Gaiety ; and Louis Bra ham was singing with Moore’s Minstrels at the Adelphi, where he is a great favorite. Barry Sullivan is the rage in Scotland; while the Julia Mathews company was at latest dates playing to crowded houses in Dublin, Mr Henry Talbot was performing at Belast. The Colonies are promised an early visit from Mrs Scott Siddons, a tragic actress of considerable ability.

Another All England Eleven. — That indefatigable cricketer Mr It. W. WardeH, has promulgated a scheme for inviting another English eleven to the Colonies, He recommends a challenge being sent home to the Marylebone eleven to play a series of matches in Australia to commence at Melbourne next Boxing-day ; offer the team passages per ocean steamer out, and via Frisco home ; let them be the guests of the Melbourne club ; and, if the team includes professionals, pay each Ll5O per man. Mr Wardell points out the objection made by gentleman players to coming out has been the dread of being mixed up in the show business, which would be overcome by issuing a challenge. There is every probability of the proposal taking a practical form in Melbourne Apropos of cricket, we find the following answer to a communication by “C C. C. ’’ iu last weeks Australasian. “ B’s average is the better of the two—thus B has ployed 10 innings, five “ not outs,” scoring 109 runs ; average, 21 4 over. A. has played six innings, one “not out,” scoring 67 runs ; average, 13—2 over, “ Not outs ” do not count as innings.

Sporting,—lf will be remembered that, on the special day’s racing at the Forbury on March 25, Exile had to walk over for the Dunedin Handicap, which gave rise to a good deal of dissatisfaction and disputes among those who bet against his chances of winning the race—some of whom held that, as no other horse started, the bet was off. Mr James submitted the question, and the disputed one in reference to the Hurdle race being given to Nigger on the first day, to the Australasian, and this is the opinion of that paper on both matters : “ 1 According to the conditions of the race, he would not be entitled to the sweepstakes. 2 and 3, The bets being p.p., of course the backer of Exile wins ; that is, if he received the whole of the stakes, but only the half of the wager would be paid if he receives only half the stakes.” The Weekly Times has the following reference to the Sydney Cup “ A high functionary from New Zealand who has had ,a particularly good time of it since he came to Melbourne, did a good thing over both Leger and Cup. If this gentleman is as ’cute in political financing as he ie in betting, then the New Zealanders will do well to keep him at the head of their Treasury for, not content with pulling off seveaal ‘ Hamlets and Prophets,’ and backing both separately, be actually backed the crack three-year-olds each to get places in the Cup, and as two of them did so, he was rewarded for his pluck. ”

A meeting of members of the Dunedin Choral Society will bo held this evening at 7.30.

The requisition to Mr R. Rossbotham to allow himself to be nominated a candidate for the office of councillor in the South Ward, vacant by the resignation of Mr B. B. Cargill. and Mr llotsbotham’s reply will be found in our advertising columns to-day.

We notice by advertisment that Mr Jas. Smith (from Melbourne) will deliver an address in the Princess Theatre, to-morrow,

Sunday, evening, on “ The two great commandments from a spiritual point of view” ; and on Monday evening in the hall below the Athenaeum, he will deliver his fourth leeture, under the auspices of the Dunedin Mutual Improvement Society, on “Recollections of Venice.”