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Evening Star, Issue 2960, 14 August 1872, Page 2

Mosul el Tweed. -The Bruce Herald is our authority for saying that an order has been received from England for Mosgiel tweed, according to samrjles sent home some time ago.

Princess Theatre.—There was an excellent attendance last night, when the performance of the previous evening was repeated. To night' there will be an entire change of programme, a new farce and fresh tricks by the J tips.

Otago Institute.—The meeting last night was rather poorly attended. His Honor Judge Chapman delivered a very interesting address, and Messrs Webb and Gil'ies made s one suggestions with a view to popularising the society’s meetings.

Ordinances Assented To.—lt is officially notified that the Governor has assented to the Counties Ordinance, the Roads Diversion Ordinance, and the Invercar dll Reserves Management Ordinance, pa-sed by the Provincial Council last session.

(Javhrsham Election. —Mr Fish addressed the electors of the Caversham district last evening at the Roslyn Hall, Roslyn. The candidate was most favorably received, and at the conclusion of his address a committee was formed to secure his return.—Mr Leary addressed the electors at Moruington last night, and received a vote of confidence. At Roslyn, where he was also well received, a committee was formed to secure his return.

Scholarships. — A return appears in the New Zealand Gazette giving a list of the candidates who competed for the Colonial scholarhips ; the names of the seventeen prize-takers, the institutions at which they were educated ; the subjects in which they distinguished themselves, and the class of scholarships to which each of the successful ones is entitled. Mr A. W. Bell, who heads the list, gets a special scholarship of L7O “for peculiar excellence in English aud modern languages.” The other sixteen receive L 45 scholarships for general proficiency.

District Road Board Elections. — The poll for the Signal Hill subdivision of tlie North-East Valley district took place yederdayat the Grand View Farm. The candidates were Messrs J. Farquharson, G. Cabler, F. Smith, J. Heartly, J. Black, and D. Young. The voting was in favor of Heartly, Smith, and Calder, who were declared duly elected. —TUe nomination for the Anderson’s Bay subdivision of the Peninsula district also took place yesterday at the schoolhouse. The candidates nominated were Messrs W. H, Cutten, T, Summerville, J. Scott, and A. Nichol. The show' of hands was in favor of Messrs Cutten, Summerville, aud bcott (all equal), and no poll being demanded, they were declared duly elected.

In our advertising columns it will be seen that Mr Fish contradicts a rumor that he will retire in favor of Mr Leary, aud announces his intention of going to the poll.

The final addresses of the Caversham candidates will be delivered this evening as follows Mr Stout, at the Drill-shed, Caversham, at G. 4.5 ; Mr Fish, at the Bay View, Hotel, St. Kihla, at 7 30 ; Mr Leary, at the Kensington Hotel, at 7.30, aud at the Edinburgh Castle Hotel, at 8.30.