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Evening Star, Issue 3425, 12 February 1874, Page 2

MrW. Montgomery, head of the Provincial Government of Canterbury, is a candidate for the representation of Akaroa in the bly. Counter attractions had no doubt the effect of depressing the attendance at the Masonic Hall last evening. The pantascope was well received. It may interest our readers to know that 126 new members have joined the Athenaeum since the annual meeting on the 30th ult. Fourteen of the number hold youths’ tickets. Sixty-one joined between the Ist and 30th of January. The only case at the Resident Magistrate’s Court, Port Chalmers, this morning, was a charge of drunkenness preferred against one James Watson, which was dismissed on condition that he immediately went on board his ship. Dr Drysdale was the presiding magistrate. We hear that Mr Eastwood, agent to the Bachelder troupe, who lately had his leg broken in a coach accident, is not progressing so favorably as was at first anticipated. Mr Eastwood was staying at William’s hotel at Tuapeka until within the last few days, but has recently been removed to the local hospital. In connection with the remarks we made yes* terday that the legality of the proceedings in Parliament on Tuesday and yesterday might be open to question, if it is decided that the session is a regular one, we find that Parliament can proceed to business, even if there be not a quorum of members present, provided that Mr Speaker’s attention is not called to the circumstance. Writing on the result of the first meeting at which the question of opening the Athenceum on Sundays was discussed, the ‘Southern Cross’ remarked “ The fact of the resolution passing is a wonderful advance in the direction of liberality of thought and action, and that of such a proposal being carried even by a small majority on its being just mooted, and in such a so called strait-laced city as Dunedin is a remarkable sign of the time. ” Seeing that the Attorney-General holds one opinion and the Hon. Mr Hart, also a lawyer, holds a different one upon what constitutes a session, several hon. members, not in their places, have determined to guard against possible contingencies, and accordingly Mr J. B. Bradshaw to-day telegraphed to the Premier—“lt may turn out to be a session. Will you therefore get leave of absence for all members not present, in order to retain their seats.”

A very handsome donation has been made to the City Council of Melbourne. Mr CondeU, of London, a son of the first Mayor of Melbourne, has presented to the City a clock, costing L4OO, for the Town Hall. The machinery and materials arrived by the Shannon the other day. It is_ proposed to attach to the clock a bell weighing 30cwt, the sound of which would be heard at a distance of from three to five miles, and to follow the example of the House of Commons and have Westminster chimes.

There was again a very good attendance at the Princess’s last evening, when the Variety Troupe presented a pew programme, which was a decided improvement op that of the last few nights. Miss Watson received double encores for both her songs, while Mr O’Brien was favored with a treble recall for his song and dance. The trapeze evolutions by Miss Blanphe and Mons. Hamew were cleverly executed. During the evening Miss Watson returned thanks for past favors, and announced her benefit for briday, when there would be an entire change of programme.

A fearful accident happened at St. Alban’s, near Christchurch, the other day. A farm servant named James Roach, was thrown out of his dray one day, and the next was gored to death by a bull. An eye-witness of the latter Wcurrenoo gave the following evidence at the inquestOn Thursday morning, sth February, I saw Roach going out to the paddock for a cow to fetch her in to milk. He was going towards the cow with his back to the bull, and the bull made a rush and struck his horns right through his back, and knocked him atainst tko rails of the stockyard. I screamed mrt, turd a dqg came rushing and seized the bull by the nose. The man was lying down on the ground

then. He did not make the slightest noise, nor did he speak. He seemed stunned for the time. I heard him say that he was gone, and would never get better. Nobody but Roach ever chained or unchained the bull. The bull was on the chain fastened up on Wednesday night. He got loose that night. On those occasions, when he got loose,_ Roach easily chained him up again.” A verdict of accidental death was returned. The quarterly meeting of the lodge Prido of the Leith, 1.0. G.T., took place on the 11th, when P.D.G.W.C.T. Brother Cavr installed the following officers for the term ending, Ist MayW.C.T., Bro. Wicks; W.V.T., Bro. Trotter; W.S., Bro. Crawford; W.T.S., Bro. Wilson; W.T., Sister Wilson; W. 0., Bro. Selby; W.M.. Bro. Robert Brown; W.J.G,. Bro. Nelson; W.0.G., Bro J. Brown ; R.H.S., Sister Stohr ; L.H.S., Sister Driver; W.A.S., Sister Nelson; W.D.M., Sister Trotteh After a vote of thanks to Brother Carr for presiding, the lodge was closed. At a meeting of the Pellchet Bay School Committee, held at Mr Grant’s, Athol place, all the members being present, and Dr Richardson in the chair, a return was made by the parties appointed to canvass the district within the limits prescribed by the Dunedin School Committee, viz., north of Frederick street and east of Castle street, from which it appears there are upwards of 400 children between the ages of 5 and 14. It was resolved to forward the list of names to the Dunedin School Committee by a deputation, and that the said deputation do wait on the City Council, at its first meeting, to request that body to hand over to the Dunedin School Committee section 13, block I, Wharves and Quays Reserves, to erect a schoolhouse thereon. A woman named Ellen Fitzgerald, well known to the police, died very suddenly at about ten o’clock yesterday morning in a right-of-way off George street north. A man named Alex. M'Donuld, who lives next door to the deceased, not seeing anything of her at the hour stated, went to her door and saw her lying on her back on the floor. He called in a woman named Mary Ann Tippett, and with her assistance placed deceased on her bed. Finding that she was not quite dead M‘Donald went for a constable, and, on finding one, reported the matter to him; but when the policeman and he returned to the house, Fitzgerald was dead. DeDeceased was a very fat person, had been drinking a great deal lately, and last night had another woman in her shanty with her, when both were drinking very heavily. Deceased had marks about her face, and was otherwise disfigured; but it appears that the injuries were caused by falls sustained ; whilst in a state of intoxication. Dr Alexander examined the body, and reports that her death was not due to violence but was probably caused by a fit. An inquest will be held at the hospital at noon tomorrow.

. An adjourned meeting of shareholders in the Submarine Gold-mining Company will be held »t the Friendly Sociotie’s Hall, this evening, at half-past seven o’clock.

The amateur concert in aid of the building fund of the Episcopal Church at Anderson’s Bay will take place on Monday, in the Masonic HalL The programme will appear to-morrow.