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Evening Star, Issue 3328, 20 October 1873, Page 2

The WahUip Mail learns that the yield from the Shotover, G. M. Coy’s claim, has considerably improved of late—the returns for last week being some 2d ozs. We learn by private telegram that the principal members of the late Queen s Theatre company opened on Saturday night in Christchurch to a good house. “ Camille” was the piece played. The only business transacted at to-day’s sitting of the Supremo Court in Bankruptcy was the case of Richard Evans, who was adjudicated a bankrupt, and the first meeting of creditors fixed for the 28th .n.t, Public works in Napier have been stopped for a couple of months, owing to there being no labor available in the Province. A shipment of 280 Scandinavians is expected, hut the Herald declares that the supply of labor that may be expected will not bo anything like sufficient to meet the demand that is known to exist. The present state of wharf accommodation at the Bluff is the cause of serious anxiety, and the Southland Chamber of Commerce has telegraphed to the Superintendent that “unless vigorous efforts are made to com--plete at least one new loading berth before the wool season begins, the traffic must in many cases come to an entire stop.” A new dramatic season is to be commenced on Wednesday evening at the Princess’s Theatre, which is now under Mr O’B ien’s management. The company inc'udes Misses Clara Stephenson, Follande, Tilly Andrews, and Mrs Towers, Messrs Burford, Towers, Inglis, Thorpe, Searle, Simmons, and South. M, Fleury will lead the orchestra. According to the Mount Ida Chronicle , trouble is brewing at Hvi acre when a Messrs Borton and Ml‘Master, who own a frontage to the Maerewhenua river, have given the miners notice to cease work for six weeks, while they, forsooth, wash their sheep. The miners, however, are not prepared to submit, and Mr has been sent to Dunedin to obtain advice. The usual weekly meeting of the Roslyn and Kaikorai Institute was held in the Hall last Tuesday evening, the President in the chair. Mr M' Lauchlan Lindis read an instructive essay on “The Construction of Sentences.” The members present unanimously expressed themselves highly satisfied with the ability displayed by the essayist. Mr Jackson will read a paper to-morrow evening ; subject: “ Manhood Suffrage.” The Auckland papers notice the approaching departure from the Thames of Mr C. Harris, for many years connected with the Sout liei n- Cross. The Herald tells us he has

received the appointment of shipping re porter to the Daily Times, and adds : —“Mi Harris has had considerable experience i nautical matters, as it is stated that he com mamlcd and took over the first rteamer to "Sydney that was built in this Colony, viz., from Auckland, the builder being Mr Stone.” Immigrants arriving at Napier are well cared for. The transhipment from the Douglas found suitable engagements within a couple of hours of landing. The barracks in the town are described to be very commodious and well fitted up. The lot that came from We'lington in the buna in the evening, on landing, were marched straight t© the barracks, where “ they found the kettles on the fire and everything in readiness for sitting down to tea.” The following is from a New York paper : —“ Despatches from Melbourne report that a panic prevails in New Zealand over the frequent and terrible assassinations by the mountaineers. The settlers are organising for defence, and another Maori war is probable.” Doubtless, with its own little native war in the shape of the Modoc difficulty, and occasional Indian forays on far frontiers before it, the New York paper reads of a solitary outrage in New Zealand in the light of one accustomed to tales of tomahawks and scalping-knives. A typographical error in our Saturday’s article on the telegraph tariff made utter nonsense of a sentence which was intended to show the difference in what the Daily Times and Stab will have t to pay each month for telegrams when the new scale of charges is brought into operation. The sentence in quest'on read, “ And if our agent uses the wires to the same extent as ourselves, his monthly bill in future should only average Lit) 3i Gd against ours of L 56 ” The word agent should have been ‘'contemporary.” The Auckland Star states it to be the intention of the (General Government to hand over the railways, when completed, to the Provincial Governments for management, and as a proof, quotes the following letter: “ Public Works Office, Wellington, October I.—Sir—I am directed by the Hon. Mr Richardson to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 23rd September, in reference to the -working of-1 m Auckland railways When ready for traffic they will be transferred to the Provincial Government — 1 have, Arc., John Knowlks, Under Secretary. To John .'Seaborn, Esq., Parnell.” The following resolutions were carried at a meeting of the Southland Railway Committee, on the Jsth instant:—“ That the Premier be informed there is a great scarcity of labor in this district, and that we have received no accession to our population under the Colonial Immigration scheme, and that he be requested to remedy the matter.” — Mr Macarthur gave notice of the following : “That, to encourage immigration, the Governor be requested to set apart blocks of land of 5,000 acres and upwards, to be given as free grams, and without any condition except that of residence ; the extent of acreage to be decided by the Government. When the Lords were discussing the Education Bill, Captain Fraser denounced re ligions instruction being given in schools Audi instruction he said should only be given at the “ mother’s knee.” One member, who is always wanting to know and for ever making inquisition upon all matters, irrespective of his knowledge of them, wished the Hon. Mr Fraser (o inform him whether il a boy had no mother—how then ? To which the ready reply was that “ A deceased wife’s sister can supply her place.” The question of the deceased wife’s sister had just pre viously been before the House, an it was this that made the repartee so telling. With a view of encouraging the poorer classes in the Home country to correspond with their friends in thin Colony, the Government have recently obt fined a quantity of English po-tage stamps, of the denomination of Gd and 4d, which will be sold to such of the public as may be desirous of sending a stamp or stamped envelope to their friends or relatives in England, in order to relieve them of the cost of the postage when sending replies. The stamps may be obtained at the Post Office ; but it must be understood that they are not to be sold in quantities, nor are they permitted to be used as remittances. A prisoner named Francis William Armstrong cab-driver, who was convicted at the last sessions of the Supreme Court of laiceuy as a bailee, and sentenced to four months’ imprisonment with ha d labor, died in the Hospital last night at twelve o’clock. He wa- taken ill on Monday, the 13th mat., of inflammation of the lungs ; was visited immediately by Dr Hulme, and removed to the Hospital on Wednesday, on the recommendation of the Provincial Surgeon, under an order issued by his Honor Mr Justice Chapm in. The inquest was held at noon to-day before Mr Hooken, coroner, and jury, v. r Caldwell, governor of the Gaol, ami Dr. Hulme, Provincial Surgeon, were examined, aud a veidict of “ died of inflammation of the lungs ’ w;s returned. Deceased, who was a native of Sydney, leaves a young wife, about sixteen years of age. A “Scandinavian” writes to the New Zealand Herald as follows:—“Mr Vogel knew what he was about when he imported Seandiiuvians ; from their ranks he dreads no office-seekers, while about one out of every five Englishmen is always on the look out for some Government billet. What an annoyance it must be to Julius ! You also say ‘that they contribute little or nothing to the revenue.’ It is true they do not consume as large a quantity of spirits as their British fellow-colonists, if that is anything against them—(a curse upon such revenue, say I !) -hut then they will be consumers of othrr dutiable goods. They will be producers and exporters, and the soberer they arc the richer they will bp, aqd s>, I take it, the richer also the nation will be Only Jet them take proper root in the soil, and vou will see them occupy no mean position in this nation.” The Wakntiy Mail has a good word for the strangled Gold Mining Bill. It says We are not an admirer of the member for the Dnnstan, but we at least must say this, that his Bill should not have been dealt with in the way it was. As amended by the Goldfields Committee it tended in the shape of reform. It was, in other words, a step in the right direction. For that step credit is due to Mr Shepherd, and so far as that is concerned we protest against his * bantling’ having been U iduly strangled. When anathen a tising this Goldfields Bill, Mr Pyke said tee miners did not want it. We differ with onr local representative. We aay a radical measure of reform is necessary for the government of the goldfields, ami instead of helping on in this direction Mr Pyke has done much to keep it hack. Asa newly-elected goldfields member, that g ntlemau’s opinion had weight—undue weight we consider.” There was again a very large attendance at the Masonic Hall on Saturday eveningin fact, numbers had to be refused admission. The programme of the preceding evening was repeated, aud received with undiminished applause. As will be seen by advertisement, the bellringers intend to prolong their stay in Dunedin for a few nights longer. TheT third programme wiU be presented to-night, including among other novelties, “Chimes” on the handbells ; a new sqng and danpe by Mr Verten, “ The Y r aller Gal that winked at me,” and a new farce, “The Shaving Aaloon.’’ On next Wednesday there will be another afternoon performance, to which Mr Lyncfy has very considerately invited the inmates of the Benevolent Institution and the Reformatory.

A rare instance of bank liberality is reported from Gtpps Land. A young lady re siding near Sale had two five-pound notes, part of the proceeds of the sale of some prope/ty, forw rded to her in an envelope which upon receiving she pla.ed in her purse. Afterwards, while in conversation with another lady, she withdrew the envelopes to take out the notes, and cast, as she thought, the former into the fire, while actually it was the money that had beta committed to the flames. Some of her friends, to whom she related her loss, at once placid themselves in communication with the head manager of the bank in Melb )urne, who replied that he thought, even though the numbers were not known, that if the lady made a declaration that the notes were on their bank ami lost iu the manner described, the directors would bo inclined to favorably entertain the application for others instead. The necessary declarations were accordingly made, with the gratifying result that the loss was made good, ten pounds having been sent to the young lady., On and after to-morrow the meetings of the Court Pride of Dunedin, A.0.F., will be held in the Masonic Hall, every alternate Tuesday, at 8 p,m.