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Evening Star, Issue 2919, 27 June 1872, Page 2

Port Chalmers Kailway.—The first locomotive constructed in the Province, •which is to be temporarily used on the railway for drawing waggons, passed through the Port Chalmers tunnel this afternoon.

City Council. — A special meeting of this body has been convened for tomorrow to consider reports from the Lighting and Waterworks Purchase Committees.

Acclimatisation. —Mr Sydney James, who resides near the Acclimatisation Society’s grounds, and takes great interest in the subject, reports that he frequently sees a fine hen pheasant near his grounds. The only fear is that some unprincipled person, for mischief or thorough selfishness, may destroy her. We trust that every one will feel in honor bound to protect birds that have been imported at great expense and are yet so few in number.

Legal.—Judge Chapman has a lot of business to get through at Invercargill ; and it will take him all his time to return by Monday. The Southland criminal sessions opened yesterday, and only two cases were got through. The calendar is a heavy one, and includes the following cases Ingpcn, embezzlement (two charges) ; Connor, larceny ; Wheeler, larceny ; Smith, attempt to commit suicide ; Christie, larceny (two charges); Bishop and M'lnfcosh, larceny; Hitchcock, shooting, Vaccination. —Mr Kobert Burns, surgeon, has been appointed by the General Government, to vaccinate gratuitously, and to distribute lymph to the medical practitioner throughout the Province. He will attend every Tuesday and Friday, at 1 p.m., at his office in Princes street, and on the second Wednesday in each month at 1 p.m. at Court House, Port Chalmers. Mr Wm. Panton Grigor, surgeon, has received a similar appointment for Invercargill and Bluff.

The New Licensing Bill.—A copy of the Bill intended to be introduced at the approaching session of Parliament has been received in Southland. The Times says that besides provisions of the usual character for regulating the granting of licenses and the sale of liquor, it contains what are described as “prohibitory clauses,” which may be adopted in any district on the vote of a majority of the inhabitants. On the adoption of these clauses, no new licenses are to be granted in any district, and the old ones are not to be renewed when they expire. Tbe Bill is understood to be the work of the Premier.

Mischief.—A parallel question with “ What shall we do with our boys ?” is “ How shall we keep them out of mischief ?” Their shanghais instead of being means of harmless amusement, are used without the slightest care agaiust birds or .animals. Only last week a beautiful pheasant, the property of Mr 0. Burke, had its leg broken by a shot from one of those larrikin playthings, and several King Fishers have been killed along tbe line of railway by similar means. It appears troups of boys on a Saturday make an excursion on the railway track and make war upon every living thing not able to inform against them. Some remedy should be devised to check this wantonness, for neither person nor property is safe.

The last of the series of United Evangelical Services, will be held in the First Church this (Thursday) evening at 7.30.

The Rev. R. L. Stanford, of Tokomamro, is announced to preach in St. Paul’s Church on Sunday nevt, morning and evening.

We notice by advertisement that the price of coal at the Fairfield Colliery, Green Island, on and after July Ist, will be 1 Is per ton at the pit, and coal for steam purposes, 7s 6d.

The 101st monthly meeting of the Permanent Building Society of Otago will be held at the offices of the society, Temple Chambers, Princes street, to-morrow (Friday) evening, at 7 o’clock. Bvr advertisement it will be seen that on Wednesday next a special performance will be given at the Prince s Theatre, under the auspices p£ the “Otago Licensed

Victuallers,” The proceeds will be for the benefit of the Benevolent Institution, and doubtless this appeal to the public will, as it generally is, be successful,