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Evening Star, Issue 2972, 28 August 1872, Page 2

The Outward Mail. —We have received the following telegram from the hon. the Postmaster-General“ I have arranged that the Kangitoto takes down the Nevada’s mails on Saturday or Sunday. She stays twenty-four hours at Lyttelton, twenty-four at Port Chalmers, and carries the mails to Melbourne to reach the outgoing Suez mail on the 11th.”

Presentation. —On Monday forenoon at Cargills and M‘Loan’s office, Captain Logan was presented by the cabin passengers of the J. N. Fleming with a very handsome dressing-case as a mark of their appreciation of his attention during the voyage. The presentation was made by Mrs Dr Burns.

The “No, Confidence” Debate.— As far as the debate on Mr Stafford’s resolutions has gone, thirty-two members have declared themselves-sixteen for the Government, and as many against Perhaps not more than twenty others will speak ; and the division may be looked for towards the end of the week, or certainly on Tuesday at the latest. The latest lobby rumor is that forty-three members will go into the Government lobbies. The telegraphic report of Mr Macandrcw’s speech is taken from the Daily Times .

Football. The football match, Scots v. E n lish, postponed on account of the weather, will be played on Saturday next on the South Recreation Ground. As all the playing members of the Club arc expected to take part in the game, a good muster is anticipated. The names are the same as those published formerly. The game will commence at 3 p.m., and pi ay era are particularly requested to be punctual. Messrs Collinson and C. Kettle have consented to act as umpires, The Dunedin Choral Society.— The first concert of the second year of the Society’s existence will he given at the University Hall, next Monday evening. The first part will consist of Eomberg’s “ Lay of the Bell.” We do not recollect that this pleasing composition has been before given in Dunedin. We think not; and as one of the productions of a truly classical master, though not by any means easy of execution, the Society have done well to select it. The second part as usual will be varied, and affords room for the introduction of little gems that, in the hands of our best amateurs, cannot fail to please.

First Church.—A meeting of the First Church was held last evening, to appoint commissioners to appear in the interest of the congregation at the meeting of the Presbytery, when the call to the Rev. George Sutherland to St. George’s Church, Sydney, is to come under consideration, The Rev Mr Gow presided. Five commissioners from the congregation itself were appointed. It was agreed that there should be no commissioner from the Deacons’ Court, and it appeared that Messrs Lawson and Wales Jaad been already ap-

pointed to represent the Kirk Session. A motion to the effect that the congregation express their regret that Mr Sutherland, their beloved pastor, being about to take his departure from their midst, and that they regard the call as one from the great Head of the Church to a higher sphere of usefulness in promoting the interests of His kingdom, was carried by a large majority. The Presbytery meet on Wednesday next.

Civil Service. —A. Northern paper writes :—For a long time past there has been a good deal of anxiety in the public mind as to the operation of the Civil Service Act, as it has been known that very large amount of claims were accruing. Very recently some interesting calculations were made on the subject, and the figures arrived at were considered to be erroneous- on account of their magnitude. Last session authorities in the subject estimated the amount at about L 50,000, and this was believed to exceed the actual sum. But we fancy the taxpayer of this Colony will bo somewhat surprise cl if not alarmed by the a.itual ligures 'arrived at by the actuary appointed by the Government. This i entleman having concluded his labors finds that it will require an expenditure of L285.U00 to extinguish the claims that have grown up under the Civil Service Pensions Act ! It is not likely that the Assembly will vote such a sum ; but as the House has admitted that the officials are entitled to the benefit of the Act up to the date of its repeal, there is only one alternative—viz., to provide that the claims shall be extinguished as they become due, and to effectually prevent such monstrous burdens being imposed on the country in future.” The House of Representatives has now under consideration the case of a civil servant at Nelson, who, it appears, is nob contented with receiving good pay from the Colony for the services he renders, but must compete with tradesmen and others in commercial affairs.

The 103 rd monthly meeting of the Permanent Building Society of Otago will be held at the office, Temple Chambers. Princes street, on Friday Evening, at 7 o’clock.

We notice by advertisement that Messrs Brown, Ewing, and Co., are making extensive alterations in their business premises, and have removed their gentlemen’s clothing and tailoring department to these premises lately vacated by Mr A. R. Livingston, and adjoining their own in Princes street.