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Evening Star, Issue 3457, 21 March 1874, Page 2

“ The Twa Drovers ” and “ The Irish Emigrant,” with Miss Stephenson in both pieces, will be played at the Queen’s Theatre this evening. None of the immigrants by the Scimitar were, engaged at the barracks to-day. They will be open for engagements on Tuesday next, and following day. The body of John Murphy, who was drowned from the lighter Victoria a fortnight ago, was picked up this morning and conveyed to the morgue. An inquest was held this afternoon. At a meeting of the Council of the Otago University yesterday, the Chancellor (the Hon. Major Richardson), the Vice-Chancellor (the Rev. Dr Stuart), and Messrs A. C. Strode and W. H. Cutten, were appointed a deputation to the New Zealand University in connection with the proposal for affiliation. . A meeting of ladies connected with All Saints’ Church was held on Wednesday to devise some means for liquidating the debt still owing for its enlargement. It was gesolved to hold a bazaar for the purpose next Christmas, the arrangements for which will he duly announced, and, from the spirit manifested, there can be no doubt of its success. Another serious accident occurred on the railway works, south of Oamaru, on Tuesday last, by which a man named James Gibson-sus-tained very severe injuries. Gibson, who was employed on what is known as Fell’s contract, was, it appears, in the act of unhitching a horse from one of the ballast trucks, when bis foot slipped, and he fell across the rails, the wheels of the truck passing over the lower part of his body, and crushing him very severely. He was conveyed to the Hospital, where he was found to be in a very precarious state, the lower: portion of the body being dreadfully crushed, .»nd the lower limbs paralysed.

Referring to ..the notorious the ‘ New Zealand Herald’ writes“ Our instruc* tions, from reliable authority, are that Mr Sullivan has been duly transferred from Dunedin gaol to Mount Edeu gaol, where he is to 4 complete his sentence,’ which ambiguous term means, we suppose, that he is to be retained in Auckland gaol until matters arc quieted down a little, and opportunity presents itself to get him out of Colony without the whither or the when of his departure being made known. We are also informed that no pardon ever was issued to Sullivan, but that he was shipped in the Mikado under transfer to Auckland gaol, his keeper receiving instructions to allow him to depart by the steamer if he saw bis wav clear.” .

The quarterly meeting of the Caithness and sutherlandshire Association of Otago was held in a lower room ofthe Athemeunjlast evening. The Secretary gave notice of his intention to move, at the next meeting of the society on the 19th June, “ That the subscription, instead of being LI per annum, be IQs entrance-fee, and 10s _ subscription.” He intimated haying communicated with the secretaries of the Edinburgh, Glasgow, Dublin, and London Associations with regard to the establishment of out in Dunedin ; and he had also stated that they had met some people from Caithness and Sutherlandshire on their arrival, and gave them information about the Colony. Messrs J. Muckay, Captain Malcolm, and James Mowat were elected members of the Association,

Mr J. T. Thomson (Commissioner of Crown Lands), Mr M'Kerrow (Chief Surveyor), and Mr Skey (Meteorological Observer), the committee appointed by the Otago Institute to report upon the best spot in Otago from which the transit of Vhnqs could be observed, have intimated that “after carefully considering the subject they are of opinion Jhat no locality is so favorable for astronomical observations as the valley of the Manuherikia, in the interior of the Province of Otago; that tfe township of Alexandra is considered the best locality, because it is protected from the prevailing moist-bearing westerly winds by the snowy mountains, the general height of which is 6,000 ft. to 8,000 ft., on which the rain cloud? aire flopdensed, and thus that portion under the lee, comparatively rainless. An objection to'the position might be made that it is 100 miles f rotn the coastotherwise the sky

being generally cloudless, its cl%ate is peculiarly favorable.” Connected \yitl) this subject, maps of the Province were forwarded to the Astronomer-Royal of England, andalso to the State Astronomer of America—to the latter, per Mr Henry Driver. The Bank of New Zealand will close at twelve o’clock on Tuesday. The Savings Bank will be closed on Monday, but will be open on Tuesday at the usual hours. The competition for Provincial Scholarships will take place in the Education Office on Tuesday, April 7.. The quarterly meeting of the Loyal Leith Lodge, LO.Q.F, will be held on Tuesday evening instead of Mp^dayi

Fred. Clifton will open at the Masonic Hall on Monday evening with an entertainment entitled “ Merry Moments.” The City Guards Cadets will muster at Kafkorai butts on Monday, at 6 o’clock a.m,for the segopd competition for the Company medaL