AMUSEMENTS.—This Evening.

Evening Star, Issue 3489, 29 April 1874, Page 2

AMUSEMENTS.—This Evening.

Princess Theatre.—Siamese Juvenile Troupe. Queen’s Theatre.—“ Unole Tom’s Cabin.”

WEDNESDAY. APRIL 29 1874

, On dit that it is the intention of the Provincial Executive to tender their resignations to the Superintendent to-morrow morning. Pressure on our space compels us to hold over our report of the visit of the Prince of Wales Lodge to the Hand and Heart Lodge. M.U.1.0.0.P., last evening. Mrs John Sparks, widow of the late P. and O. Gompany’s agent in Melbourne, has opened a registry office in Swanston street. Mrs Sparks voluntarily surrendered a life policy for over six thousand pounds to her late husband’s creditors. Mr Holloway, the well-known vendor of me< hcines, who not long since devoted LIOO,OOO to building two hospitals out at Oaterham, is said to have recently consulted a well-known member of Parliament as to the disposal of no less a sum than two millions sterling in works of charity.

We understand that a large pane of glass has been recently broken in the North Dunedin School by a atone cast from a shanghai, and that the use of shanghais in that neighborhood has been of late rather frequent. The attention of the police has been called to the matter, and we_ trust they will succeed in putting down this nuisance.

Mr Alex. M’Kenzie, contractor for the Deborah Bay tunnel, met with an acoident yesterday afternoon. It appears that some percussion cap* were lying about the works, and Mr M Kenzie took a hammer and struck one of them, causing it to explode, and a splinter from it struck him in the right eye. Drs. Drysdale and O’Donoghue attended the sufferer, but it is doubtful whether the sight of the eye will ever be recovered.

The ceremony of opening the Holy Trinity Church (Episcopalian) at Port Chalmers took place last evening. There were about 350 perprPßent, and the service was conducted by the Rt. Rev. the Bishop of Dunedin, assisted ‘'be Yen. Archdeacon Edwards and the p* ®-, G - ? enn ,y. T * L- Stanley, and Stanmi T w bich is a handsome one, will seat 200 persons, A collection in aid of the Building Fund realized about L2O. Should the weather prove favorable on Saturday next, a boat race will take place between a crew representing the establishment of Messrs Fergusson and Mitchell, and one that of Messrs Saigood, Son, and Ewen. The course is from the old jetty round the beacon to a yacht off Vauxhall, thence to place of starting. The names of the crews are as followForgussoxi and Mitchell; Chapman (bow). Hare (No. 2), Nicholson (No. 3), Hogg (stroke), Thompson (cox). Saigood, Son, and Ewen t Haig (bow), M Fhadyen (No. 2), Sparen (No) 3), Reynolds (stroke), Barnwell (cox). Tke race will start at 3 p.m.

A special meeting of the members of the Dunedin School Committee was held last eveijm|> cons ider applications for the master and mistress of the new Fourth School, now in course of erection in Albany street. The buccess ul applicants were—for the mastership, Mr Alexander Montgomery, at present headmaster of the Mount Cirgill School; mistress, Miss Janet Johnson, assistant mistress at the .North Dunedin School. The secretary mentioned that a letter had been received from the the Waterworks, agreeing, to r<* dtfcs tnb rate upon tha three schools from L 33 to Ll9 Ids per annum,

We learn from the ‘North Otago Times’ that a presentation has been set afoot toMrW. J. T. Warren, late manager of the Bank of New Zealand at Oamaru. The handsome sum of 200 guineas has already been subscribed by the customers of the Bank, and is intended to be sent home to Mr Larkworthy, the London manager, to be expended in the purchase of a service of plate to be presented to Mr Warren as a mark of esteem and appreciation of his management, Mr Warren was accountant at Dunedin for many years. The popularity of the Siamese Troupe shows no signs of[diminishing, the Princess Theatre being again well filled last evening. The novelties in the programme seemed to give general satisfaction, while the feats of tumbling, the tricks by the English clowns, the juggling, and the tight-rope walking were loudly applauded. Especial mention deserves to be made of the bamboo trick, and we may safely say that the person who performs on it is simply unapproachable. An entire change of programme is announced for to-night.

“ Uncle Tom's Cabin ” was repeated ; at the Queen’s Theatre last evening, to a tolerably numerous audience. Miss Rosa Towers takes her farewell benefit to-morrow (Thursday) evening, when a new piece, bearing the sensational title of “The Idiot of the Mountain,” will be produced, with Miss Towers in the principal part. As the stay of this clever young lady is limited, as we believe she is about to proceed to Melbourne to fulfil an engagement at the Theatre Royal in that city, we would recommend those who have not seen Miss Towers to take advantage of the present opportunity.

A serious accident occurred yesterday. Two little girls, daughters of Mr M'Lellan, Maori Hill, when on their way to school, were rushed by an infuriated bullock, which, with others, was being driven bn the road leading from Maori Hill to Eoslyn. One of the children had her leg ripped up, the bone being exposed ; the other received a wound in her temple from the hom of the animal. The children were taken into the residence of Mr Brent, where the injured leg was bandaged, after which both were conveyed home. One of the children who lies in a precarious state, is being attended /by Dr Burrows.

While the vessel of the Albion Company (whose headquarters are in Auckland) finally returns into port after a succession of profitless cruises, and our Provincial Government advertises in vain that it is prepared to give a substantial bonus for the encouragement of Provincial whalers, the cute Yankees are reaping the rich harvest which our seas afford to this industry. The American barque Eliza Adams, of New Bedford, after cruising for over eighteen months off King George’s Sound, and only taking two whales, was brought into New Zealand waters in December last, since which time till April I, the date of her last catch, her crew had secured seven whales, besides harpooning five others, which had to be lee go, owing to stormy weather coming on. Her cruising ground has been a circle of about fifteen miles to the S.W. of the Solander. Last month the barque brought into Port William, Stewart Island, where the trying operations are carried on, two whales, one of which yielded nine and the other fourteen tuns of oil. In the four months that she has been off the Solander, she has managed to secure 870 tuns of sperm oil, and her captain has no doubt that if he had had anything like fine weather during the whole of that time, he would have been able to fill his vessel. As it is, ho is more than satisfied, and intends at once returning to the States, building a brig of a little over 200 tons, specially adapted tor whaling, and returning “to take it out of New Zealand,” to use his own words. His enterprise contrasts very strongly with the supine ness of our merchants. We are informed that the brig Sarah Pile, which is fitted with every appliance, and ready to start on a cruise at a moment’s notice, is actually eating herself away in Riverton Harbor, because her owner cannot get a crew to man her. It is also stated that a Bluff firm intend to fit Out the barque Ci-lestia; but we canuot vouch for the correctness of the assertion. Again we ask, what are our merchants about ? At our very doors is an admitted source of wealth, which is at present being drained by strangers.

A meeting of the Star of Otago Lodge, T.0.0.E., will be held at 8 o’clock to-morrow. The annual meeting of the Horticultural Society will be held in the lower hall of the Athenaeum, to-morrow evening, at 8 o’clock.

The usual monthly meeting of the Imperial Building Society will be held at the Society’s office, Princes street, on Friday evening, at seven o’clock. '

Cadets Ayre, Growden, M’Laren, Morgan, and Jago will parade at the North Dunedin Rifle Range on Saturday afternoon next, to compete for General Government prizes.

A full-dress ball is announced to he given in Dodson’s Bond, Port Chalmers, on Friday next. For the convenience of visitors from Dunedin, the Golden Age has been chartered, and will leave the old jetty at 7.30 p.m., returning after the ball. We have received from the author a very handsomely-bound copy—the third edition—of ‘ Wild Will Enderby,’ printed and published in Melbourne by Mr George Robertson, We have no doubt that many will be very glad to place this interesting story on their library shelves or drawing-room tables, for either of which purposes the volume is well adapted.