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Evening Star, Issue 3301, 18 September 1873, Page 2

—\ The arHyal of the Omeo at Port Chalmers was telegraphed as, we wept to press. The late bad weather is sadly disarranging the country mail service. Last weekfs coach from Queenstown and the Dunstan has not turned up yet; and no mail has reached Naseby “this -week. The Jewish New Year commences on Sunday evening next, and the day following and Tuesday wiil be observed as close holidays by our fellow citizens of that community. Wednesday week is the Day of Atonement—their greatest fast day.

We havebeen requested .by the Secretary of the Dunedin Rifle Association to state with regard to the letter from a Portobello Volunteer, which appeared in our contemporary this morning, that a letter announcing the annual meeting and appointment of officers was sent to Lieut. M'Cartney on the 11th August, or eight days previous to the meeting.

The Dunedin ftcbpql jCommjttße waited uponijhis Wofship the Mayor this afternoon to ask the Corporation to grant a portion of the. Market Reserve at the Octagon for a site for a fourth school in Dunedin. His Worship said the application would be considered by the Reserves Committee, and an early answer given. The important parliamentary matter received late this afternoon compels us to hold over the full report until to-merrow.

The following is a list of the trades and occupations of the immigrants per ship Dover Castle, which sailed from London on the 30th June, S 1 —Twenty-five domestic servants, three blacksmiths, five bricklayers, one batcher, four carpenters, one wheelwright, one saddler, one shepherd, fourteen laborers, four gardeners, three general servants, one signal-maker, one basket-maker, one engine-driver, one carter, one fitter, one farmer, one stick-maker, one moulder, one ! tailor, one dressmaker. At the adjourned meeting of the Rifle Association held to-day, the Secretary Biated stated that the following were the complete number of representatives ho had received;— Captain ‘ Goldie ‘and S\lb Lieut. Wilson, P.C.N.B. ; Volunteers Miller and Lacey, Wakari; Sub-Lieut. Grant and Volunteer Dobbie, N.B, ; Volunteers Taylor and Adams, No. 2. Scottish ; Volunteer Nightingale, No, IC. G.; Lieut. Pell and Vol. W. Richardson, North Dunedin; Lieut. Muir and Gunner D. Reid, Artillery. Strange bed-fellows (says the Southern Cross of August 16) are sometimes met with. This was exemplified the other night in tho •'Northern Hotel., ! A Son of Mr Edgecombe, the proprietor, went to bed as usual, in the upper storey— three stairs up—but during tho : night,: or early in the morning, he was awakened by more than ordinary warmth on one side of his head and ne-ir his throat. He felt something unusual beside him, and was slightly alarmed. However, he gob up and lighted a candle. On examining the bed, he discovered an opossum lying coiled up in the bed, under the bod clothes. This is the first occasion on which such an animal, has been seen in the neighborhood, and bow it got there is at present a mystery. Some people entertain the idea that opossums exist in the locality in a wild State, but this has not yet been proved. “Pygmalion and Galatea” and “The Grown Prince” were repeated at the Queen’s Theatre last evening to a fair audience, and the same pieces will be played again to night. Mr J. B; Steele, the stage manager, announces that he will take a benefit to-raorrow evening, when the three-aot play of “ Narcisse” will be presented, concluding with “The; Irish Attorney.” We consider a very good selection has been made with regard to the first piece; for although it has only been played once in this City, the manner in which Mr Steele sustained the character of Narcisae will not be forgotten by those who were present on that occasion. The character itself was well conceived and worked out by him, and he has seldom appeared to so much advantage. Wo trust the:mfcrits of this gentleman, who is universally esteemed’by those who are brought into contact with him, will be substantially recognised.

A second degree' meeting of the Pioneer Lodge, 1.0. G.T., will be held in the Friendly Societies’ Hall to-morrow (Friday) evening, at half-past seven.

To-morrow evening a soiree and concert will be given, by Court Pride of the Leith in the North Dunedin Drill Shed, to commemorate their anniversary. Miss Webb and Mrs Murray will assist, and Mr Clapcott will also give some readings. The programme therefore would be sufficiently attractive without „ the ■promise of a dance, with, which we believe the evening’s proceedings will close.