YESTERDAY'S NEWS.

Evening Star, Issue 3094, 18 January 1873, Page 3

YESTERDAY'S NEWS.

The Bruce Herald states that Messrs Burns and ( 'o., of the Mosgiel woollen factory, having failed to to get the Dunedin founders to manufacture machinery at home cost, with all freight, insurance, &0., and 2t> per cent, added, have sent to Britain for the additional plant they require, “Formosa” was, last nicht, repeated at the Princess 'theatre to a full house. So far from losing interest by repetition, the piece seems to improve on acquaintance. It is, in fact, too true a picture of one phase of London life not to attract, through its very faithfulness. The leading characters were splendidly played by Miss Colville, Mrs Water Hill, and Me-srs Hoskins, Musgrave, Collier, Douglas, Walter Hill. “ Formosa ” will be repeated this evening. At Tokomairiro, on Wednesday, Mr E. Littlejohn, vho has, since the estab ishment of a branch of the Bank of Utaeo in that place, occupied the post of manager, and has resigned, being about tp propped to England to qepupy a piorp lucrative appointment there, was presented with a purse of 75 sovereigns by the customers of the Bank and others as “amark'f their respect for him, on aco mnt of his good business qualifications, and his character as a useful citizen.” Mr Larnach is Mr Littlejohn’s successor.

At a meeting of the directors and members of the Caledonian Society hold last evening it was resolved to hold Burns’s anniversary on the 27th inst. at Wain’s Hotel, and to limit the number of tickets to forty ; and, with a view' to encouraging the study of Scotch litera ure, as embodied in the writings of Burns, it w;;s also resolved to present special prizes f-T recitations of selections from his works. The Society’s secretary will furnish all particulars if applied to. The following gentlemen were appointed a committee to carry out the arrangements he President and Vice-President of the Society, the Hon. 'i reasurer, Lieut-Col. Cargill, and Messrs JCivkaldy and Stables, The quarterly summoned meeting of the Court Pride of Dunedin was held in Wain’s Hotel, Manse street, on Tuesdayeveninglast The Auditor’s report and balance-sheets were read by Senior Auditor Bro Josh. Haig, P.D.C.8., and showed the Court to be in a very healthy state, numerically and financially. The receipts for the quarter ending December Ml, 1872, Were as follow's— Sick and Funeral Fund, LlB2 Is; Management Fund, T. 48 9s lOd ; expenditure, 194 4s lOd and L 29 18s 51, leaving a profit for the quarter ot LlOfi 7s 9d, to bo carried to the Pieserve Fund, which now amounts to L1,U90 12s, a fraction over L 9 per member, the number being 1 SO. The election of officers for the ensuing six months re-ulted as follows For C.R., Hr» H. Crawford; S,G.R„, Bro. Wm, Carr ; Treasurer, Bro. F. Tofield ; Secretary, Bro John Wilson; S.W., Br>. Wm Fink; J.W., Bro. James Murdoch ; 5.8., Bro. Josh. Haig ; J. 8., Bro. R. Johnston; Assistant, Secretary P, D, R., Bro. Jas. Nimon. After a vote of thanks to the retiring officers, the meeting was a(V join ned until T uesday, the ins( , the next meeting tq he held in the Fiiendly Societies’ Hqll, Princes street. A case qf 6£*vags i» reported by tjje police at Oaimmi, and the facts, briefly stated, are these:-On the afternoon of Monday last William Lockhard Cray, a farmer, residing at Papakio Point, distant from Oamarj.l about seven miles, went to Mr Currie’s, a neighboring fanner, and accused one John Leech, a servant of Curies, of having stolen a pet lamb, Leech denied the charge, and enquired of Gray what had been told him about it. The latter replied, “ Mrs Ward’s daughter said you c tch the lamb by the rope, which was round its neck. ’ • Both men agreed to meet at Mrs Ward’s house I that evening at G p.m. They did so, and

the girl (aged about eleven years) again stated in I eech'a presence what she had previously told Gray. The latter remarked that he was quite satisfied that Lee, hj bad stolen the sheep, whereupon the o her asked, “ Are you going to summon me.” Gray said that he was not; and Leech replied, “ Well, Tam not satisfied, and unless you summon me I will take it out of you, or you shall out of me.” He then struck Gray in the face with his fist, caught and took him outside the house, and then knocked him down, and commenced kicking him about the head in a most savage manner. Mrs Ward went for assistance, and some men came up and took Leech away. The next day Gray rode into Oamaru and reported the matter to the police, and was attended to by Hr Waite. Un Wednesday he became delirious, and by the latest accounts his life is in danger, i eec'n is in custody charged with assault with intent to do grevious bodily harm. At a meeting of the Vestry of 'it. Paul’s Parish Church, Dunedin, held yesterday afternoon, at Mr Hardy's office, Princes street, the resignation of the Honorary Secretary, Mr S. N. Muir, was received and accepted, and Mr M. W. Hawkins was appointed lion, >ecretary and Treasurer to the Vestry. Messrs Wm. Mason, H. F. Hardy, J. L. Butterworth, and the Hon. Dr Hucbanan, were elected Parish Nominators, for the ensuing year. The subject of reducing the seat-rents was then fully dLcussed, and it was at last unanimously resolved to reduce the seat-rents from 30s per annum, at which they were fixed last year, to 21s per annum, as heretofore. In order, however, to provide for the exigencies of the Church, and to make up the deficiency (about Li6o per annum) caused by the reduction, and an extraordinary expenditure of about LI 10 f r necessary repairs to the church and parsonage, it was resolved to rely upon the liberality of the parishioners in the offertories of the church, and upon the response to a special appeal, which, will be made for donations to supplement the church funds during the current year. After some formal business, the meeting was adjourned till Monday afternoon, at four o’clock, at the office of the honorary secretary, Princes street, where the meetings will in future be held, on the first Tuesday in every month. The Churchwardens will attend in the church porch,.on next Monday and Tuesday nights, from six to eight o’clock to receive pew rents.