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Evening Star, Issue 3238, 7 July 1873, Page 2

On the 2nd instant the Nelson Examiner made its appearance once more as a daily paper. -Mr Hamilton, well known aa an eccentric phrenological lecturer, is.now discoursing on craniology in Sydney. Miss Colville, Mr Hoskins, Mr J. B. Steele, and Mr Booth were passengers by the Rangitoto. They will open at the Queen’s Theatre on Saturday. It is stated that Mr Samuel wrote to Mr Vogel from Melbourne, charging him with discourtesy, and with allowing the publication of incorrect statements respecting the Californian mail aeryice, Madame Arabella Goddard’s concert at Sydney, on June 24, was crowded to excess, and scores were refused admittance. Lady Robinson sent her own bouquet to the pianipt, and the stage was covered with floral offerings. We notice by Sydney papers that Mr Solomon, oculist, is enlightening the Sydney people as to fho fact that “ the eye is one of the most delicate organs of nature, ” It is to be hoped that he will profit by his Christchurch experience. Canterbury’s land revenue for the year ended June, 1873, amounted to L 476.000, as against LI 17,530 for the previous year. The sales during the four quarters of the year were ; .— September, L 51,380 ; December, L102,d60; March, L 95 900 ; and June the enormous sum of L 176,260. A Sydney telegram says : “ Captain Moresby of the Basilisk, in a telegram to Commodore iStirling, states that he found several islands, hitherto supposed to be the mainland of New Gumea, and that he took formal possession of them pending the decision of the Home Government,

At Melbourne* On June 22, Frank Hewitt was beaten in two races out of three by a local pedestrian named Mahoney. In the hundred yards spin, Mahoney, who had a yard start, was beaten easily; but in the' 440 yards event, Mahoney, with twclv* yards sta-t, won by any number vol yards and in the 300 yards race, with seven yards start, won by about six yards. i-. : ' The Press states that the directors of. tfcm| New Zealand Shipping Company have re* coived, through their London agent, by cable, an offer from Shaw, Seville, and tJo. fnr the transfer of their business and ships. The offer has been absolutely declined by the directors, who intend maintaining an hidependent position. A man named Hickey was brought into Waikouaiti from Palmerston on Saturday, the 2lat inst., suffering from temporary insanity. The Waikouaiti Herald says that bheraostdiscrcd-.tabledisclosurein connection with this unfortunate affair is that accused is represented as being ap ex M. P.C. He was committed to the Luiiatic Asylum, Dunedin, for proper card and treameut. - ; / At the Schoolmasters’ meeting on Saturday, there was some interesting and profit* able conversation about the best method of teaching the meaning, application, and derivation of words. Some of the teachers gave their experience of Contie’s Expositor, Butler’s Spelling Book, and Sullivan’s Spelling Book Superseded. The last Was considered ah excellent book when used along with the dictionary, but it was generally agreed that words were, as a rule, best? learned in coni nectirin with facta or in the reading lessen. ? ' As a notable proof of thb advantage accruing from the-no fee system In the Government schools in Canterbury, the Lyttelton Times states that the March Quarter of this year, though in' ah exceptionally ; unfavorable season, the gross attendance at schools was 50 per cent, greater thatt'-duiitfg the coirespon'ding peHod of last year, and the average attendance was 75 per At the Akarpa school, the daily-attendanoe is neariy what it pseff to be under the denominational system, the average ppiy being 108 as compared with 55 then.' A practical illustration (says the Wewk)%f the principles of Good Templarism was afforded recently at Waikivi. ■ ; A membjpjbf the Order residing in that; district had Inc misfortune to haye his leg broken at Ritcher’s mill by a log which. slipped and polled qpop hihi. SiirgmaV assistance having fcdfenjmdcred by Dr Grigor, two' methbfcrs of* the Order constantly attended him (in Until he was so far recovered -as no longer to require their kindly,services,. ; A fact hke this.speaks volumes in favor of ah association yvhibn wd are told is u neither a benefit nor, a mutual afesiirahce society,’*'hut really’ partakes of the good qualities Jbf both. - : The hest f performance, at s the /QttCep’s; Theatre "since the - termination of Mr -Fairdough’s engigemJht, was .that of Saturday night, when “Life in the ’’ wasj>rpdiiCecl. . apheared .hi Capita, and f iiydes as Wbol, thb ’Nigger, which is j undoubtedly one of liis'best impersonations,, ‘and is too tooll* known: to/reqairpcommimt. ■ . His stamp spOeoh in the plaptation scene »m excellent, sending his audience into fits of laughter; Mr Avelihg as Majhr ; Warfield, anci Mr Hooper as Travers Rocke, lent valuable assistance,! ahdthe midor chapters, ivero fairly filled. The drama will be re-peatei'to-ntght; Oh Tuesday; Mias Raymond and Mr Glqver. take a.bencfitj, when the Brig” will be played; ’// The Cospatrick, which amyed yesterday from London, brings two splendid entire horses* the property of Mr. Mitchell, was a passenger,, The, Clydesdale is nhmed ’ “Knockdon,” was bred by. Mr , Jaifto» Nicol Fleming, and is out of His celebrated. UMire. d. Rosie, V and the sire “Prim?eOhri«-i tian. ” “ Knockdon, ”ras •a : yearling, ? took first prize at the AryshirO Show, and .second at the Glasgow Agricultual Society’s Show. This is the tnird horse of Mr {Fleming’s breed that has been imported, hem The other horse is a thoroughbred, named: “Spitterthe Dew:” His siw,^ Lottery**bwae winner of the Grand National Steeplechase of 1872, at Liverpool, canying lUt 71b} .in |§73, carrying 12st 21b, he won thp ; Handicap Hurdle Race; He ia a splendid looking crefcture, and is brought tout-in vpeygood condition, considering theboisterous: passage the vessel had. ;.Un landing, they will be placed in Mr Scott’s stable, High-street, aud are well worth inspecting. / -

The Sea; op, the Ocean, G)>jld,” a tional drama of the, ojd -school, was produced at the Priuceee Thieatpe du eyon|pg. There was a numerous attendance in'the lower parts of' tho house, the : ditess •£U , cle being moderately patronised. Mrs WaW Hill, as Mary Helm, ployed in her usual ladylike ’manner; while Miss. Willis and Misa.lVtaiWaring evidently had partsJufled to them, It is' hardly necessary ,to say that Mr EWner’s Itarrjr Helm Wait u|> toifoe mark : his acting throughout was exceedingly natural, and iacbnjhuctioh with Mrs Hill, he wap warmly, and applauded, .Air JDonglas’s Beams O’Trot was p- tolerably fair representation ; and... wp more than.one occasion’ remarked,,theMllain of the piece (Captaih,>1aoideryHle) Tohiid. * capital representative In Mr Collieri The i remaining/ characters .wepe;, well sustained,; notably those of Neptune,'"By Mr Musgrave, and Peter Poultice, by Mr Macgowan. The* performance concluded with the amusing farce, of “The Spectra Bridegroom.” To-f night, ' Bdckstou’e’s prifce ‘drama • of The Green Bushes ” will be played. , ? Referring to the labor question in Wei-’ lington, the Press correspondent in the Empire City writes “ We have had strikes among the; tailors, bootmakers)-Mid laborers, for an increase of wages ; but in each case, after a few days! resistance, the masters have conceded much pf what has beenasked for 'by the men, and,,the latter have also had the good sense to yield some of their demands, so that no serious interruption of trade has resulted. The present is a time of great; prosperity of the working-classes of Wellington, labor of all kinds being in brisk request, and" one cannot blame them for making bay While the sun shines. At the. same Time it is only justice to Thera to say' that their demands have not hitherto been unreasonable. There* is, however,- a constant supply, of labor coming into the Province from Europe, although the stream is not large,, nor always very pure ; but it is copious enpnghJoj** oqr requirements, save in the eyes of those who desire to see the working classes of New l Zealand reduced to the positiotl of their fellows at Home. Tbesejremarks apply to male labor only. The present immigration System is an utter failure as regards' supplying the want of female servants, either hr town or country. A : considerable number of girls are sent but, but the bulk of them are of a class quite unlit to l>e admitted into respectable houses. There is plenty of room for fcht exertions of a Miss Bye. ” The following theatrical items will inte-. rest our readers;— Miss Polly Leake {Mrs Roberts) will in all probability rdtfirn to, Dunedin. We perceive ’by the Adelaide papers that she took a farewell performance thefe, appearing in the burlesque of “Robinson Crusoe:” Of her the Register sayfi:—' “ We may do the fair hemficiare ihe juoticb to say that of all the lady performers in the company, not one has contributed more largely ‘towards the measure of success which has. been attained than she has. She was debarred, in the, commencement of the season, from taking that share in the performances for which her ability and engaging manners marked her out, by an event which it would be no kindness to further refer to. That necessity, however, which knows no law, compelled her to take again to the boards so soon as she was able to d» so, and in the short time she has been before the, Adelaide public, she has, without being a talented actress, and without attempting any lofty achievement, but by simply striving to do what fell to her lot to the best of her ability, and, without affectation, rendered herself a great favorite. In whatever character spe has appeared, aid whatever tjhe iatfltiii an exacting critic may have discarded, all theatre-goers are agreed upon one point—-

it Is i^waya a' Mrs RobeM-tjorform. SfflT. lessee of th|Gamck atid Harry playing iatflpl HajMyrkict., Miss (little May? of 1 who

-has turned out a fme. httriesqaffew&rcsq, goes I , har%reporter. Ptb. tt* who be indifferentAe to wj>at place in the be'‘oocnp.ied t --«et the ‘ball’ in motion by taking the Mayoress as a partner. Looked at from the gallery, th® scene was brilliant. Between handsome faces, dresses, and the light and glitter loTtHe very fin®. On looking at the costly- apparel displayed by so many, it became qhfte clear to the most, ordinary comprehension how tattoftimd dressmakers were’ the Tnost unreliable peopleen earthAirkigthff last fortnight, and considering their achievements duriogtbat time id th® wayof Setting off ttaq human -form diving one could readily forgiipi the onveramty they had been guilty of in a thousand instances. Dancing once begun, was kept dp with unflagging spirit till midy night, and few exhibited more thorough f an-j, jo>ment than his Excellency,' whose card musihave been carefully filled .up at aa early * Hour, *nd it wasßeldombe. omkted. taking) partihhnydance. Amongstfcboeewhohad the pleasure of tripping a measure with h)SuF£-i cellenby doririg. Hie evening Were Mrs Biobardflon- -and -Mias-YogeL—lathe-aide*, room several Tables laid, where a number of those’ bid stagers who have more admiration for* a Mkat and scientific game of whist than forth? * poetry of motion 1 in any shape or form,' were comfortably seated, ahd the seataf Weite* seldom |2catedfslis|fcg the evening. l •Gibdulaf affid iSfe lowed eXch cther ; la Mpid v dsJA the prbgmmme had' blsen .g<Ad Th the. Jh;ovincial pptmcil' 1 a Message was transmitted from his Hoaof the' Superintendent respecting the Southland land sales. The Message contained a tele* gram from the Hon. Yqgel, inf which it was intimated that should the Superintendent and desire it, 500,000 acres of land SyOuldbe'rOsef’Ved asibcimty for the cqnstri»btibn ofreilways. _ Tie Government would hot agfee to any 1 in the 1 price of lahd.but raising .tbonprice. to >L2 ©r<L3,*an wre, ehopld • the ftapcrmte»ießt' aud/Couucil desire : &.tP pf&mhfe,the : aHdnatiqa ; ot lamdi in bloeks .£9 speculators. In Message NouS, his Honor suggested proceeding, with the construction of ..light railways, from Riverton to Orepuki, and from fovertim to miles. Proposals had been Wadtf xb construct such railways,- including working plant, laud in the Western District, atthe rate of .1 1 per acre. By such a plan, it was considered, a large, expenditure in road making would bVsived; ! po4mblywere theWbrk competed for, it might JbeJlone for less money. Message No. 6 transmitted for the, ipfprmatibh ofthe Council the Provincial Engitifeere estimate'bf the cost cff railway from the main lifie; of fifteen miles up the Talley of the Waireka (L3l,'bOo);also estimates xffithe3cs|ltconstractioß bf a light railway from rofmerston Up the valley of the Waihemo, k ten latter (L 20.250); the isthi proceeded with at onceincase of necessary funds to be provided by land sale iitider sectionlso oTthe :tion of thoCouncil an estim ate ot the. prbbablp best Of reclaiming 100 acres ofVthe mmi flat at the-•• bead' r of Dtraedin Bay ; , which? eptimate, afßum’ng it tn be, ; correct, WQuhi in hi? Honor’s, oginibh rf*Use i» of probably L20, OO0» ijfe]ng.the y £reat scarcity,of for mbhufaoturlhg and building purposes in Dunedin, his Honor expressed the hope that the Provincial would concur in giving eff®df proposal r tbe work of disposal of the land aS reclaimed arranged lilO.ffOO #©qld suffice to complete Hie same. His Hondr proposed furtherthat whatever profit may result from .the prbpo§olf'■'operations shOTidbeappHedas kh 'endowment fbr a Harbor Triisti and loiViads of 'harbor dnes—a j redbctibn in- WKioh obnBurners and producers throughout : l^ovinoe acamote'Or reasiriterestedi;

Committee meet in the small room, .MasOnie <-> Hall,* to-morrow . {Tuesday) eyehmf, at eight o’clock. -- ' ~A iimmdhed'mecting of the Pioneerfiaclge 1.0.0.?* will be held tp-nyarrow (Tuesday) iVeflnf; ' 'thf churchwardens will ba in Sl/Phul’p vestry this and to-morrow hvpniqgs from seven to eight o’clock to ihceiye.seit rents. * The pity Council invite, tenders worth of debentures ; applications to be nsde on dr before the 18th inst/ ’A better security than Corporation bonds is not obtainable in the Colony. ! The next meeting of the Otago Institute will bo held in the U niyerpjty, b|Uldmg on evening, at haU-j|i^ /even phlock, Vhfeh.Pr Lindsay’s paper on the ‘Acclimatisation of Salmon” will be ready for delivery to the fflfimr ,bers, n r paper will. be read byMjf-J. T. on the “Whence of the MaOri. i Jn Hamburg, there exists an Australjan. Clhb, -the principal objects pf is -tb afford German colonists as find strangers oh them ¥eturn : long an opportunity of ihceting'' former colonists, fjrom whom to get adVice, Bnd to assist with their advioe those who ihtead to go to the Colonies; to represent Australian interests in Tatherland whenever there is occasion, find <to ntssist: persons i 4 ohtaiping abgut missing \fricpds, .for Jflhich purpose Sksummg correspondence is kept up with the leading Gjerman societies inthe Colonies. - This Society has now decided upon establishing a permanent exhibition of natural and "industrial products of Oceania,- and invite ontrih«tioß«---{i<oHa i -0,1l German friends in thejColonies which should be addressed to the “Vereih ■ Australia, 12 Heinestrasse, Hamburg.