The Evening Star SATURDAY, OCTOBER 25, 1873.

Evening Star, Issue 3333, 25 October 1873, Page 2

The Evening Star SATURDAY, OCTOBER 25, 1873.

We are obliged to hold over correspondence and other matter. Detective Farrell has been removed to the Tnapeka district, and Sergeant fehury will bo transferred from Clyde to town, as detective. In the Supreme Court to-day the ense of the Otago and Southland Loan Company against Burns was proceeded with, 3he jury retired at 3 p.m. to consider their verdict, and at 4.15 returned a verdict substantially for the defendant. There was again a very large attendance at the Masonic Hall last evening, ami the entertainment passed off to the evident satisfaction of the audience. As to-night is positively the last lime this troupe wiil appear in Dunedin, those who have not yet visited this place of amusement will be amply repaid by attending this evening. Captain Coldie, Lieutenant Christie, Sergeant Tavlor, and Volunteers Mann and l obbio, the accredited representatives of Otago at the forthcoming Intercolonial rile match at Melbourne, sailed by the Claud Hamilton last night. A large number of persona congregated on the wharf at Fort Chalmers to wish theih bon. roi/aue. Gunner Beid goes by the Alhambra on Saturday next. The performance at the Princess’s Theatre last evening commenced with “ Lady Andloy’s Secret.” Miss Stephenson, as Lady Audley, played with great dramatic power and effect. Miss Follandc’s Alicia, we must confess, surprised us ; we have seldom son an actress making such rapid strides in hci profession. Miss Andrews played very becomingly as Phmbe Marks ; Mr Burford had a character for which he is peculiarly suited in that of Luke; while the dignified Sir Michael found a good representative in Mr Mr dearie. The representation of George Talhoys was simply disheartening ; it certainly was not according to “ Hoyle.” With regard to Mr Inglis, who appeared as Robert Audley, we coniine ourselves to saying that we do not care if w a miss the opportunity of seeing him again in tire same character The burlesque of “ Ixion” followed, in which several new songs were introduced by the Misses Stephenson and Andrews ; and altotogether this piece passed off A dramatised version of ‘‘The Mysteries of Paris” will precede the burlesque to-night, with an excellent cast. There died at Oamaru on Tuesday last a very old and respected resident -Henry France—who for years, was intimately connected with public matters in the town, and for some time represented the district in the Provincial Council. According to the sketch which appears in the North Otayo Times, his was a chequered career. Born in London in 1821, he studied for some three years iu University College as a medical student, out in later life gave up the profession, it not being congenial to his tastes and temperament. As a young man he proceeded to the West Indies, where for some four years he was engaged in mercantile pursuits. .Subsequently, he made several trips as surgeon in a whaling ship, and iu 1552 or 1853, made 2-iia way to this Colony. He was for some time Sergeant of Police at Dunedin, and next removed to Otepopo, where he opened a general store. Subsequently, he removed to Oamaru, where he was successively general dealer, postmaster, merchant, commission agent and auctioneer. Between one and two o’clock on Tuesday afternoon he was seized with an apoplectic lit, and was carried out of his store into his house, where ho expired about half-past nine the same evening. Mr France served in the first and second Municipal Councils in Oamaru, and was member of the Provincial Council for the Hindis seat, until the redistribution, when that district was raeiged in the Waitaki, for which Mr Sumpter is now the representative. Ho was, also, a member of the Dock Trust. Mr France, who was fifty-two years of age, leaves a widow and six children. His funeral yesterday was the largest one ever seen in Oamaru, . The usual monthly meeting of the Orange Lodge Star of Otago will beheld on Wednesday, sth November, at <8 p.m., in the lodge room. The usual fortnightly meeting of the Commercial Building and Mutual Investment Society will be held at the Society’s office, Princes street, next Monday evening, from six to eight o’clock.