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Evening Star, Issue 3110, 6 February 1873, Page 2

Mr. J. T. May, on his arrival at Napier, was elected conductor of the local Harmonic Society. The formation of the Mataura railway to Woodlands is now completed, with the exception of 7,000 yards of earthwork, which might be finished in a fortnight.

The land sales in the Southland district last month amounted to 29,000 acres. Messrs Spence Brothers, of Melbourne, purchased 20,000 acres in the Mataura district. The Waste Land Board met at 12 30 today. The proceedings were important, and extended to too great length for publication this evening. A full report will appear tomorrow.

The rifle match between the Christchurch and Dunedin Artillery was fired this morning, and resulted in a hollow victory for our men. The total i cores were, Dunedin, 600 ; Christchurch, 424 ; our men thus winning by 176 poin's. Madame Cora’s entertainment at the Masonic Hall again drew an excellent house last night. The various card and flower tricks, the goblin drum deception, and the suspension of Mdlle. Christina in mid-air, drew forth, as usual, the. most hearty plaudits from the audience, A st rious assault was committed at Invercargill on Constable Goeriri about 10 o’clock on Saturday night last, by a man named Thomas Allan, one of the Bebington immigrants. Gcerin was conveying Allan to the lock-np in Fsk street, having arrested him as drunk and disorderly, when ho refused to walk, and lay down. The constable attempted to raise him, when the prisoner stabbed him with a jack knife in the right arm. With the assistance of Carter, night watchman at the railway, Allan was ultimately locked up. The wound, though severe, is not considered to be dangerous. The attendance at the Princess Theatre, last evening, was not so large as the entertainment de-erved, The drama played, named “Snare,” is a work of considerable merit, affording positions, novel, sensational, and unexpected, and exhibiting pictures of real life, though somewhat exaggerated, as all stage representations are, and is well worth witnessing. It is well cast and mounted, and the different members of the company seem to vie with each other in the rendering of their respective parts. The performance of Messrs Douglas, Collier, and Hill, and particularly that of Mrs Walter Hill, are deserving cf special mention. Luring the evening the audience frequently manifested their apprec’ation of this lady’s acting by loud and prolonged applause. Miss Gassy Matthews, though she had an unthankful part to play, so far as the sympathies of the audience were concerned, succeeded in winning approbation. She acted with care and judgment, while Miss Lizzie Bushe added considerably to the general effect by her delineation of the truthful, loving, but somewhat hasty woman. The programme will be repeated this evening, when we hope to see a larger house. Tomorrow evening, Messrs Gcddes and Willis will take a benefit tendered by Miss Colville and Mr Hoskins, when “Camille” and “ Nothing to Wear ” will be presented. This will bo the last occasion on which these talented artistes will perform ip Dunedin. A novel cricket match has been arranged 1 between a team of the dramatic company playing at the Princess Theatre, and a team composed of members of the troupe. The match will take place on Saturday next, on the North Dunedin Recreation Ground, and the players will appear in theatrical costume. The Operatic team has not yet been made up, but the following are the names and characters of the Dramatic team ; —Mr Hoskins, as Amiuidab Sleek “ In the Serious Family Mr Collier, as Clown in the Pantomime ; Mr Douglas, as Claud Melnotte (after the war) in “The Lady of Lyons”; Mr Booth, as the Marquis del Monte in “The Sea of Ice”; Mr : luglis, as Borneo in' “Borneo snd Juliet”; Mr Lyster, as Julian St. Pieive in “The Wife”; Mr; Clinton, Pantaloon in the Pantomime ; Mr' Willis, as Beverley in the “G&mestor”; Mr G. W, Geddes, Stroke of the Oxford eight, in “Formosa;” Mr A. Geddes, as Lord Dundreary; Mr Musgrave, as Mike Feeney in “Arrah na Pogue”; Mr Hill, as Dr Pinchi in thef “ Comedy of Errors”; Mr Sinclair, as 1 William in “piack-eyed Susan;” and Mr

Pavisb, as the Pantomime Policeman. A comic scene may, therefore, be anticipated, t quailing, if not surpassing, in point of fun some of the events of Richmonel Fair, ■Smithfield Market, or even Glasgow Green ; for with such wits there must be honest mirth.

The adjourned meeting of those interested in the formation of a road from Hill Side to the Ocean I each will bo held at the Imperial Hotel to-morrow (Friday) evening, at 8 o’clock.

A Wesleyan bazaar will be held at Port Chalmers in aid of the Circuit and Parsonage Fund on Tuesday, March 11. Contributions wiil be receive I by Mrs Reid, Wesleyan Parsonage, Dunedin, and Mrs Shaw, Wesleyan Paisonage, Port Chalmers. We would remind all lovers of good music that the concert at the Queen’s Theatre this evening will, without doubt, be a rich treat. The gems of half-a-dozen favorite operas will be sung by the talented principals of the Opera Company ; M. Zelman’s band will play several overtures and selected pieces ; while not the least attraction will be Signor Dondi’s “ Bay of Biscay,” in English. We are glad to know that nearly all the seats in the circle are already secured ; and have no doubt but that the house will be crowded.