The Evening Star TUESDAY, JANUARY 13, 1874

Evening Star, Issue 3399, 13 January 1874, Page 2

The Evening Star TUESDAY, JANUARY 13, 1874

i Fortyjpounds hays been 'collected in Milton for the relief of the Surat’s passengers. | Eleven teetotallers have been playing eleven all-comers a game of cricket at Blenheim.. The abstainers' were the victors by - 25 runs, ! : ’ : ' We'learn 1 that the South British . Insurance Company, through their'agents Messrs Turnbull and Col, havb made a donation of LlO IGs towards the Surat relief : fund.The Auckland people are grumbling at the fares charged on the Onehunga railway; Three shillings for a first-class-return ticket for a i seven-mile ride is: rather stiff; Close upon L4OO .was taken on Boxing Day, . i Private advices. received , iq. Auckland per Were considering the propriety 1 of staffer ring in New ZeMahd,’for short terms,-regiment s leav'England. It is thought that such..an 'ariumgement would result in a great saving of army expenditure. ? The foUowing,'ffdni 'th§ * ; Tnapel£a Times,’ is : news. indeed, * The, great necessity of importp ihg eligible young women,, has .been forcibly .illustrated by the landing of the 'immigrajits at ah out-of-the-way place like Catlih’s siver. We learn that five of ,fhe single women have got married to men who were at wbrkr at the sawidillsthere.” ; 4 >—■ ■ ’ , Some very curious reasons are advanced* at Itinaes as causes of insolvency, but one of (the ■ : woßt/chmow WoeVemetWithitetated iiftJU

schedule of William Neilson, a chemist, of Melbourne. He states that the cause of his insolvency is “Having voluntarily conveyed to his wife freehold property to the value of L9OO in the month of November, 1873.” There were thirteen applications for the headmastership of the Tokomaiiiro Grammar School, We learn from the/ Herald* that it ,was f ouhd on the first ballot the cpnnnittee;were' almost unanimous in the Messrs Godwin (Wanganui), Malcolih (Najiier), Milne (Cayetsham), and Reid (Waifidla). TFj- ifihal selection fell upon Mr; Malcolmi. This gentleman has only been two yearaih-the. Colony, bolds a Government certificate of the first-class, and is a Fellow of the Educational, Institute of Scotland. ■■ J : .

The complimentary ball to Capt. J acquesmart and the officeA of the F.R.W. ship Vire took t plaoe.in, the University Hall last evening and ] was a very successful affair. The room was f decorated with flags and exotics, and the amide, formerly used by the School of Arts made a \ nice promenade and retiring rooms. Aboutloo . present’ ; , and , aancinß“waß''kept- up Iwith considerable spirit till half-past three. ithis morning -to music supplied by Messrs 1 iFleury, Reichardt, Kelly, > Martin, and Linn. ;Mr Jones catered, and it is almost needless to isay, gave tbC utmost satisfaction. I* 't ; A serious accident occurred at Otakia yesterjday. When the men at present engaged driving ■the cylinder for the railway bridge across the , iTaieri River, behind the Reliance Hotel, went :to work in the morning, an explosionT-rsupppsed iio be fire-damp—occurred, whereby ' two ‘men have been seriously burned. One of these is Mr Paul, lately with Messrs Inglis and Murray, Tokomairiroj, the other being an Irish’mahjTecently arrived tixitti'Home. 'Dr Inglis/ tMosgiel, was at once sent fob,' attended to their jitnfnediate " requirements,’and recommended ' itheir removal to the Dunedin Hospital, Which was;.effected in the course of the day. |,, . I' The Princess Theatre .was. le-opened last ievariingjvwhen the first night!of the. ** common--1 wealth” season was inaugurated. “The performiance for the, benefit; fi£;Mr M., Murray—•the pieces selected being the “The Ci’icket oh 1 the Hearth,” ahd’ “,The Twpißtiz'za.rds.” /The,. part 1 of Bbrtha (the blind girl) was, filled' ; by iMiss Andrews, ydio sang “ Ijittle Nell”' Veiy. tastefullyand 1 Tilly Slowbby found a good : I'epresentative in Miss Gassy Matthews. : Mr : Searle played’ exceedingly well as Galeb Plum- 1 •mer. The remaining male characters do. n °t ;call for..especial, notice, I.Between- the pieces ■'Messrs Graham and Goman performed, on the horizontal bar.

Humors probably not without; .some; foundation have been in circulation for the past few weeks that his honor,the Chief Justice con-era-, i plated retiring; On his pensibn and ’going to England'at'ah 'early date. ; The Auckland ‘ Ster ’ says t*—- Speculation has beanvrife as to who will be bis successor,' the.probabilitiea; (pointing to,;i Mr,; Justice .Johnstone as senior: ijudge, unless the Attorney-General presses liis claims to the best thing vacant; (as’ Attorney? ! Generals often do), and get the point conceded." jin . any.case it is understood the Chief Justice SwOuld for the future rfeside at Wellirigtbnj Odo of the senior judges being resident in; Auckland; and taking :thO "Northern Circuit' CoUrW ■ A summ6hed‘meeting of && HA : Giß.S; : was held-in the St. - Joseph’s schoolroom last even-; :ing ; the president, JBro. Robert Carrollj in the | chair. Bro. James Toal was Selected tceasuref,' vice Bro. Nicholas Smith resigned. It was re?, jsolved.ty) obtain cashes and flags without delay. In consequence of ' an advertisement which npj peared lately in the Evening Stak,’ it was Unahiffionely " retelved '** that the secretary should write and inform Dr Bakewell that 1 the imembers desire to cancel his agreement as. j ‘ medical attendant ’ at the expiration of three ! months, the time! bound to be givemi”- Three' new,,members:were proposed, i After certain business.of a routine nature had been transacted, the meeting closed with prayer. :!. ,

At the Nelson;.criminal sittings the Grand Jury made the following presentment :—-“ The Grand Jury Honor‘the greatinconveoience injustice .arising from the existing state of the in relation to Special. Juries, as Wdl'as frOiii tne manlier in which the .law is carried out. Not only are special jurors in civil cases summoned in much larger num--hers than the interests of justice appear .to de/ : mand—the law requiring. that twenty-four .be jsiimmpiired on each occasion that a. jury of twelve is the operation of, the law is often rendered heedlessly harSh and ihcoh-, venient by the recent .practice, of summoning ! several special juries bn toe sainh day'; a practice inevitably resulting in calling alarge number, of , jurors from their-, vocations and from their homes (often ’distant) to no useful pitrpoae whatever. The Grant Jury present, therefore, that the law should be amended7--ir So as ""not'to necessitate 'the summoning a larger'number’oh'each jury than is necessary to insure at all ordinary hazards the-attention of the required number.. 2.- That, the mode and: scale of /payment, should ’.be' i altered, so an to reimburse, each Juror for each, day’k’ coinptriaoiy atiendahee at ; Court. 3.’ That ;practice-. of summoning many juries on Jn CMjes.te whiclj there ■ can be only the most d/ctant °probability (if any) of.their.services'teally required,, shomd’be diteontinuedl”' wyidgiSfiJ'Eicnmohd' promised to give 'the matter con- ; Bidsrationy'ana'.refer it to the General- .G oxsxo?' ment. X:7'd ; .v. r - r 'The Masonic Hall was crowded last evening, to meet Mr Kennedy ’ahdihis family on their r “Twa Hours at Hame.’’ -So far as the music , is concerned, i one remark; -will, suffice—it,, was ' 'gop,4:i; Bdth, solos and-concerted pieces were given *ih good taste, and' witb‘ reinaikable , oision. With the Kehnedys, ‘as with most families in which music uncultivated, however voices may differ in their r-pitch, > there is a genqral resemblance in’‘quality, like the notes of-a well-constFucted instrtiineht, and' through r long’ ptaOticO : together they acquire" unify of ' purpose, so that effects are produced seldom- ; .’reahsed by sidgersqducated in different Schools,, i 'Sinking the individual in the general effect, ' *e#sb:ap&jof: Ifiietjohords ,is jranderad .with ,jnpcisely .the jroquisitq degree.pt force, and intpna j tiqn, andjjjqmng exactly iii, tune,,, we, need n°t„ ;say'it Is.aejlqqm typ 'burdens and feirains/of the, .plaintive 'Scottish melodies’ can be heard to 1

such advantage. Mr Kennedy’s commentary 01 ‘■‘ The Heart; of Midlot.iu'w/’: i« most artistic. '.Am a literary, pro’dueiiofy the &wrel Trill;' 'always be' eeteemed as one of Sir. Waiter most pleafiJiJg efforts; Fetthe fidelity offbe oharwjtefrs to life .can never be thoroughly realised fcyftfco

imagination of readers.of'the present day, TyitbjOut sonie.heJp such asMr Kennedy gives.' ,The portraits of, the, Baird b’ 1 DumbiedykeS, r hfs shrewdish hbusekeeper, the hbfies’t Jeannie who conquers by her faith in truth, were as original in their conception as skilful in their Tendering, and in this ; portion of, the entertainment, as in that which followed, Mr . KeiiT nedy’s remarks tended to bring .out in full relief the humor,'pathos, and pertinence .of the music illustrations. He threw, a hew light,.upon the, Scotch School of music, tending to give it .additional charihs on account or its being an outgrowth' of every day life and circumstances, and we' may- fairly'bay:that throughibis lifelike pictures of the characters sketched by Sir Walter Scott, that able writer’s works will be read with increased pleasure an4prpfit.> Students pf British classics should hw nriss Mr Kennedy’s lecture on the ‘‘ Heart .of Midlothian,” Mr Kennedy is an exceUent'tmtician'ahd a firm disciplinarian- Mr James Kennedy, w%o possesses ‘ a fine,' rich* baritone voice," sang - My Boyhood’s Home ” so excellently, that the audience tried hard to recall him, ; But no encores ’ being allowed, Mr. Kennedy, with the most per--1 feet good humor and m the.-: pleasantest style, claimed his, right pf . veito as.chairman for the evening, and was rnet yptb efilMd bonhom,itiie py his audience,, who ,'tistisferred > jio Jm gentlemanly firmn ess of purpose , the applause, that would have been given to-his. son. 1 ‘‘ !

The Dunedin District Schools will re-opem on Mondaythe 19th inst. ' 1 ‘ The’atfentiqn of volunteers is general orders -in ouf advertising cbluraxts, ' - : We wbUld remind our 1 readert that "Miss Borina Carandznfs ‘ benefit - takes place l tomorrow evening. ' - i ' Pupils will meet at All Saintsi on Thursday morning, and a meeting in connection sherewith will be held iu the schoolroom, on Thursday evening, at 7.30. ! The annual meeting for the .purpose of elebti Churchwardens : St. Peter’s Church, Ca versham, will be hddinf the, schoolroom, tomm tow (Wednesday) evening ; at; bdf-past o’clock. .xwr-ivi ju

The Guiding Star Lodge, 1.0. G.T. willmeet to-morrow (Wednesday) evening, at 7.30, in the KuofiOhurcli schoolroom. AWpeeting of parishioners for the purpose of electihg a vestry for St. Thomas’s Church will be held in Messrs Houghton’s and Co.’s office, Stafford street, at five o’clock, to-morrow evening.'; \