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Evening Star, Issue 3491, 1 May 1874, Page 2

■Dr "Webster is. understood to have been entrusted with, and has undertaken the reconstruction of the Executive. Rumor has it that there will be an attempt to include Mr. D. Reid. We should scarcely think that gentleman would again come to the front after the unmistakeable expression of opinion at the Provincial election last y ear. Nothing had been done when we went to press. The Young Australian Company, Cromwell, washed up last week a crushing of about 160 tons of stuff, which realized 158 |ozs of gold, a little more than an dunce to the ton. The number of births registered in Dunedin during the month of April was 124, of deaths 27, and of marriages 28. For March the returns were:—Births, 94; deaths, 3«; marriages, 36. The Siamese Troupe’s entertainment at the Princess’s again attracted .a large attendance last evening, the performance appearing to give entire satisfaction. There will be another afternoon performance for the convenience of the juveniles to-morrow. Fever still rages at Cromwell, and the local paper this week contains announcements of no less than three deaths. Of two of the cases mentioned, those of Simon M'Kay and William Green, almost unto the very ilast greac hopes were entertained of their ultimate recovery, as both were, or rather had been, fine, strong, healthy men. A large number of the reefers from Garrick Range went to Clyde to attend M'Kay’s funeral, thus showing the respect in which he was held. Mr Green, who has not been very long resident in Cromwell, was thirty years of age; M'Kay twenty-five. The number of passengers carried on the Southland railways during the year ended March 31 last, was 26,791, as against 16,138 during the previous year. The number of tons of goods carried in 1873-4 was 34,861, as against 27,099 tons in 1872-3; the total receipts, L 13.101 in 1873-4, against L 9,480 in 1872-3: and the expenditure. L10.5U in 1873-4, against L 8.959 in 1872-3. The increases therefore are—passon-B-s, 10,653; goods, 7,762 tons; receipts, ,621; expenditure, L 1,551, the latter amount including a sum of L 1,337 incurred in building additional waggon stock.

The ‘ Bruce Herald ’ of to-day contains reports of several informations that were laid before Mr J. P. Maitland, E.M., in the Resident Magistrate’s Court, Tokoxnairiro, by Mr Lumb. David Brown for selling grog without a license was fined ten pounds each on two separate charges; and three bakers named Goodall, Crossen, and Leslie were convicted under the Bakers’ and Millers’ Act, 1871, of having ammonia, tartaric acid, and cream of tartar in their bakehouses. Judgment was deferred. Two further charges against Leslie for twice selling < four loaves of bread not marked in accordance with the requirements of the

Act, were dismissed, as information was not laid within seventy-two hours after the alleged offence was committed; There was an unusually large attendance at t? 8 rn 6en 8 Treatre last evening, when Miss Bosa Towers took her benefit. - The programme consisted of “ The Idiot of the and the farce,of “ Lend me five shillings.” The first piece did riot pass'off as successfully as might have been desired, as there was a thorough want of rehearsal shown, while the minor characters were anything but'well up in their parts. M-iss Towers appeared as Claude, the Idiot, but the character does not give her °PP® r t ua ities of displaying her special abilities as the other pieces in which she has latterly played. The same programme will be repeated to-night. At the inquiry at Arrpwtown into the origin 10.V at Arrow Junction, on thenight of the loth ult., whereby-three stacks, of wheat, the property of Mr J, Whelan, were destroyed, the jury returned an open verdict, but - added the following rider That although the jury find nothing in the evidence to show how the fire occurred, yet through the frequent occurrence, of stackyard fires, and the utter absence of all proof of this, or the other late fires being casual or accidental, the jury fool morally certain these fires have been wilfully esused, ana hope that the General and Provincial Governments will take immediate steps, by large rewards or otherwise, to ensure safety of farm property for the future'”

Under the heading “ The ‘ Daily Times ’ the Tablet ’ remarksln its iqsue of the 30thj our contemporary says, in reference to the immigrants from Ireland -by the Asu, have it on the very best authority that of the female immigrants just arrived by the Asia, thirty-three of them were selected the ■ Queenstown Reformatory. Immigration is a most necessary thing for the benefit of the Colony, but the importation of certified scum is anything but- desirable.’ We beg to assure our contemporary that there is no Reformatory at all in Queenstown, and that consequently ‘his best authority’ has played mm false ou this occasion. Then, ,as to the statomentof that roaringpatriot !The Tipperary Advocate, we are in a position to say that his statement is an .exaggeration. Indeed, it appears from Mr Allan’s report that only eighty-six single females came from Ireland,and consequently tm hundred of these could not have come from the Cork workhouse. Such patriots as ,the * Tipperary Advocate ’ have been, and are,!the curse of .the country. But what are we to say of the hideous conduct of the Daily Times’? For a long time it was impossible to get immigrants from Ireland. At last, when the labor market is well supplied, and winter , approaches, a couple of hundred from-Ireland are landed On our shores, and the our contemporary greets them is to blast their character by a calumny.” The Horticultural Society’s annual meeting was held last evening. The balance sheet showed the receipts for the past year to have : been L 165 14s 3d, and the expenditure L 165 ,lbv hj rom the-report we learn .that two shows were held durmg the year. At the January one, held in-Mr J., H. Harris’s grounds, the takings were L3l, being .equal to the total amount taken at any two of the shows held durjng the preceding twelve months. The exhibits, with n few exceptions, were exceedingly poor, the gardeners. hardly being represented. At the exhibition, at the Caledonian ground, in March, _there was a decided improvement in the exhibits,, but . the takings were only L 25, the decrease -being acCountedfor the distance from the_ centre of the City arid the numerous modes of access to the grounds. The report further stated: “On account of the difficulty and expense the Society has been put to in providing the aforementioned accommodation, no pnae-money, with the exception of the specials, has been awarded. Another reason is that the prosperity of the Society at the end of the last year being at so low an ebb, it was necessary to expend more of the funds than usual in order to bring the Society before the'public in a.more favorable.light. For the approaching season’s shows the committee will be in a position to set apart the larger portion of their funds as pme money, and can publish the amount in their schedule., It may be pointed out that unless all the members of committee are willing to assist and exhibit at the various exhibitions, and also induce their friends to do the same, the Society will always remain in its present rather obscure position ; whereas, with a little more energy displayed by its numerous supporters, it might become the best Society of this kind in New Zealand.”—lt was resolved that the committee for the ensuing year should consist of five gardeners and five amateurs. When the election of office-bearers was about to be proceeded with, it was discovered that there was no quorum present. The meeting therefore came to an abrupt conclusion.

A meeting of the No. 12, William Johnston Loyal Orange Lodge, will be held to-morrow evening at 7.30. We have received from Mr Joseph Braithwaite. corner of Fleet street and High street, the Family Herald’ of February, ‘The Young Ladies’ Journal * of March, ‘ The London Journal’ of February, and ‘Bow Bells.’ We have not had opportunity of doing more than glancing over them, but will take another opportunity of noticing their contents. Messrs Keith and Wilkie have forwarded to us specimens of a series of works published by Lockwood and Co,, of London, that seem likely to prove very useful helps in a variety of studies. Their titles are > Dates and Events m English History,” “Places and Facts in Physical and Political Geography,” and “ A First Book in Mining and Quarrying.” We will mve a fuller notice of them after examination of their subject matter. We have also to acknowkdge the receipt from Messrs Keith and Wilkie of “Trotty’s Wedding Tour,” which shall have an .early notice. The ' Evangelist’ for May has been placed in our hands. It contains lectures under the head“W. °i, Notes.” Of course the word * short is only an adjective of comparison, for a yard is short when estimated by the standard of a mile; but if the “ notes” in the Evangelist are, in the Editor’s estimation, short, we should fear to be bound to read a under hi§ sanation. The length or th© Notes is jnstified by the subject matter of some of them, which affords matter for reflection, although we do not agree with all the opinions expressed. The biographical notices are interesting and equally so is the missionary intelligence. The theological papers will please those to whom they are addressed, although they are not calculated to make many converts.