The Evening Star. SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 1872.

Evening Star, Issue 3053, 30 November 1872, Page 2

The Evening Star. SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 1872.

Notice to Advertisers.— -The advertisements which were received to-day, and have been unavoidably crowded out, will appear in the first issue of the Morn'wj .S7"r on Monday.

Political. — Mr Horace Bastings, M.P.C., has been appointed by his Honor the (Superintendent a member of the Executive Council, and also Secretary for the Goldfields and Secretary for Public Works. Interprovincial Cricket. At a meeting of Cricketers, last night, held to consider the necessity of making arrangements for the Annual Match—Utogo v. Canterbury—Messrs W. D. Munson, Rattray, and Beal, were constituted the match committee..

Marewuenua. —We understand that Mr T. L. >hepherd, M.P.C., will proceed to Marcwhcnua, at the instance of the Goverumcnt, to inquire into, and report upon, the miners’ grievances in reference to the proposed sale of land there to the lion. It. Campbell, and other matters. Jiir.LiAßD.s. —A match, in which a good deal of local interest was taken, was played in Lawrence last night, between a gentleman, a native of that place, and Mr Kirkwood, of Creymouth. It was 1000 points up, for Li 00, At the dose of the game, the score stood—Amateur, 1000; Kirkwood, 890. A second match was afterwards played for L 25 a-side, and the amateur was again victorious —he scoring 50U to Mr Kirkwood’s 424.

.Immigration. — We understand that Mrs Howard has been recommended by the General Government to the Agent-General for employment as an assistant immigration agout; and intends to leave the Colony, aia Melbourne, on the 4th prow It is intended, before she leaves, to present her with a testimonial, in recognition of her past efiorts in the cause of immigration ; and wo learn that considerable subscriptions have been collected by ladies who have interested themselves in the matter. A subscription list lies at our otiice,

Tlu.mmeu again. The Visiting Justices of the Gaol, Mr Strode, R.M. and Chairman, and Mr J. T. Thomson, have sentenced Plummer to received 25 lashes with the cat-o’-nine-tails, for refusing to work on Bell Mill, and other acts of insubordination. If this Avarning is not effectual in arresting insubordination, the Visiting Justices arc prepared to vindicate the discipline of the Gaol by the severest sentence provided by the .Gaol regulations. Our account of the proceedings will convince thieves that the ncAv punishment of Hogging is a most unpleasant addition to the customary punishment of imprisonment—hard labor, low diet, and a plank bad.

Hoslvn.— Tlio lloslyn and Kaikoiai Institute held their weekly meeting in the lloslyn Hall, on Tuesday evening; the President (.Mr A. 11. Ross) in the chair. Mr Win, lb id read an able essay upon “ The Life and Writings of Robert Hums,” In which he highly eulogised the Scottish bard. Being himself a native of Ayrshire, he spoke with feeling when referring to some of the scenes so airly depicted by the poet, and concluded his essay hy showing that the writings of Hums as a whole had nut the

immoral tendency attributed to them by too many, he (tho essayist) believing their tendency to be quite the reverse. The essay was freely discussed by the members present, some of wh m, themselves Scotchmen (al though nor. natives of Ayrshire), expressing themselves as holding very different opinion' from Mr Reid, both as regarded the life and writing of the poet. Some members of the Society appear to be so affected by the poet that the committee have found it necessary to grant relief by sotting apart Tuesday evening next as a night to he wholly devoted to songs and readings, on which occasion the following members have volunteered their services :—Messrs Spiers, Duncan, Gillies, Lister, Craig, and Taylor, jun. Princess Theatre.— The “Colleen Dawn” was played last night to a fair house ; and what little we saw of it enables us to say that the principal characters were admirably filled. Mrs Lily was notice able for its extreme naturalness ; Miss Colville was a splendid Ann Chute ; while tho acting of Messrs Hoskins, Douglas, and Mmgra e left nothing to be desired. We must compliment Mr Douglass on the clever “gag” with which he'wiled away the time necessary to prepare the ‘'great scene,” but should recommend him, if he intends to repeat it, to abstain from useless repetition. The “Colleen Bavvn ” and the “Bough Diamond ” will be played again to-night.

Fjre.—Shortly after half-past five o’clock yesterday afternoon a fire broke out in a dwelling house iu Filleul street south, occupied by Mrs Connellan, dressmaker. It was discovered by some boys playing at tho back, and though an immediate alarm was raised, it had obtained such a linn hold, and spread with such rapidity to the house adjoining, occupied by a fish hawker named Fowler, that lb tie or no time was left for the removal of goods. Mrs Connellan was only able to get out a sewing machine and a few articles of dre. s, and, in addition to her stock, lost all the money she possessed, which was in a chest of drawers that were burnt. When the Brigade arrived on the ground, the two building? were fairly ablaze, and the grocery store next Mrs Couuellan’s was in danger; but the water was only playin>i for a minute or so when the fire was completely subdued. Ihe delay that occurred in finding the plug, and the subsequent bursting of the hose, were painful illustrations of the truth of the brigade’s oftrepeated complaints, and show what might happen if a serious fire were to break out. The Corporation has at length ordered new hose ; it should now lose no time in having the situation of the lire plugs in the bystreets indicated. Mrs Connellan and Mr Fowler were uninsured ; but the dwellings, which belonged to 1 r W. Asher, wore insured for L 75. The tire was caused by the use of kerosene iu lighting a (ire. A correspondent calls our attention to the fact that a teaspoonful of salt thrown into a tin of kerosene will effectually prevent kerosene from exploding, and says it has been practically proved that such is the case.

A meeting of the Standing Committee, in connection with the M atonic ball, will be hold this evening, at eight o’clock, at the Masonic Hall.

The usual monthly meeting ot the New Zealand Building and Mutual Investment Society is postponed until Monday, Dec. 9th, at 7 o’clock. The members of the Antidote Division, No. 78, Sons of Temperance, will meet at the Division Room on Monday, at 9 a.m., to join in procession, at 9.30, at the Octagon. The Good Templars will meet at the same time and place. Messrs Howell and Hay have sent us a programme of an art-union to be held under special authority for the disposal of several works of art, comprising articles of furniture in fancy woods of New Zealand growth, andajc Election of chromo-lithographs, oleographs, and photog»aphs. We will take an opportunity of referring again to them. The Oddfellows’ Fete is to be held this year down the harbor, and the Port Railway is to be taken advantage of. A hue paddock lias been obtained, and from the nature of the arrangements already made we anticipate a Ivghly successful affair. Children will be admitted free, go long as they are carried by adults, for the railway does only provide accommodation for adults. The Governor has intimated to the Supenut. ndent that he and Lady Bowen will have pleasure in attending the fete.