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Evening Star, Issue 3145, 19 March 1873, Page 2

The highest aggregate scorers among the Canterbury cadets are .* —Davie, Christ* church. 88 (with 51 in the third set) ; Brabble, Christchurch, 85; and Hornbrook, Christchurch, 80.

A deputation of merchants waited upon his Honor the Superintendent to confer with him on the advisability of placing the control of the harbor and jetties in the hands of a Harbor Trust. A full report will be given to-morrow.

An accident happened to Mr J. T. Chaplin last evening. He was driving a buggy out of town, along Maitland street, and when near the quarry, one of the horses got its leg over the traces, and commenced plunging. Mr Chaplin was thrown out, and the horses taking fright, started iuthe direction of the main road, hut almost immediately the vehicle capsized. Neither Mr Chaplin nor the lady who was in the buggy when it capsized was, wc believe, seriously hurt. There is a curious passage in the evidence of the master of the ship England relating to the dietary of the emigrants despatched by Messrs Shaw, Saville, and Co. He says, “The dietary scale was in every respect inferior to the dietary scale issued for emigrants to Victoria or New South Wales. The latter is L2 to L2 10s better. The L 1,600 paid to me by the charterers represents about four-sevenths of the nett receipts for freight and passage money. The remaining threesevenths represents the profits of the charterers, or about LI,000.” The railway, at any rate, at the Port Chalmers end is not likely to be remunerative to the Corporation in the way of dog taxes. Seldom a day passes but some canine animal is guillotined. But there is a matter of far greater importance which we have to refer to : it is that of parents allowing their children to stray on the line and about the station. Scarcely a day passes but the station master and the railway employes may be seen leading some little one away from danger. If parents will not take warning, and keep their children under control, we fear we shall some day have to report a serious, if not fatal, accident. At the Princess Theatre, last evening, “ Green Bushes ” was repeated. The cast was the same as last evening, and Mrs Walter Hill represented the part of Miami with great power and effect. She was well supported by the Company, and the whole performance went off successfully. This evening the Company appears for the last time prior to their leaving Dunedin for Christchurch. They have done good service to Dunedin in providing theatrical amusements amid much discouragement and disheartening competition, and wo trust their last performance will receive a handsome recognition of their determined perseverance, by an overflowing house, in addition to its being their farewell for season, Mr H. N. Douglas takes his benefit. Coming a stranger to Dunedin, his ability was soon recognised, and he has steadily advanced in public favor through his painstaking efforts. “The Marble Heart ” ia announced for representation, in which Mr Douglas will appear as Phidias, and we are justified in anticipating a rich treat.

An interesting case was heard by Dr Donald, 11, M , Lyttelton, the other day. At the last Lyttelton regatta, the prize for the open boat sailing race was won by a craft belonging to Messrs Deans and Walter, Parau, and on a protest being lodged to the effect that she was not an open boat, being covered in for a short distance stem and stern, she was disqualified, and the prize awarded by the committee to the second boat. Messrs Deans and Walter objected to this decision, claiming that to all intents and purposes their boat is an open boat, and they offered to submit the decision of the point to arbitration, or to any of the sporting papers in the Australasian Colonics or England for decision. The committee, however, declined to go behind their decision in any way, and Messrs Deans and Walter sued them for the amount of the prize, LB. The Magistrate held that the decision of the committee was final, and therefore could not go intp the case at length, A meeting of landowners, occupiers of properties, and others interested in improving the gradient of Cargill street, was held at the Brjtish Hotelj last pyeniug, there being about fifteen persons present. On Mr Watt’s motion Councillor Woodland was called to the chair. Mr Watt opsned the proceedings by making a formal motion “That it was advisable that the gradient be improved from Fillenl street to Scotland street,” which apparently would meet the requirements of the case. All the inhabitants between these parts had to go over an unnecessary hump. In speaking to Mr Mirams that gentleman said that the street was laid out by Mr Millar, who was surveyor at the time; but he (Mr Mirams) would ask the Council to expend L3O on the work. As it was considered that sum would not be sufficient for the work required to he done, the meeting had been called to wait on the Mayor, and urge him to use his influence in the matter, Mr Munro seconded the motion. Mr Patterson would oppose it in toto, as the proposed work only appeared to benefit the proposer and seconder, to the prejudice of those on the west side of the

street. He considered that it was brought forward as a mere personal matter, the proper place to commence from being the upper end of the street. He would propose as an amendment “That the present levels be adhered to,” which was seconded by Mr Baskett. Mr Livingston said he was sorry to see so much difference of opinion, as unanimity was wanted before they could do anything. A personal and acrimonious discussion afterwards took place, and ultimately Mr Patterson’s amendment was put, and declared to have been lost, whereupon Mr Livingston proposed, and Mr Crawford seconded, “ That a deputation consisting of Messrs Watt, Munro, and Patterson be requested to wait on the Councillors for Bell Ward, to draw their attention to the state of Cargill street, and to request them to use their endeavours to have the street constrncted, which was carried. Votes of thanks to the Chairman and to the conviners of the meeting closed the proceedings.

We are requested to state that Mr Peebles’s lecture has been postponed, as Hr Dunn intends to review Dr Coplands second lecture this evening, at the Masonic The annual general meeting of the Friendly Societies’Hall Company (Limited), will be held in the hall of the Company, Princes street, on Friday, 28th inst, at 7 p.m.