The Evening Star MONDAY, MAY 4, 1874

Evening Star, Issue 3493, 4 May 1874, Page 2

The Evening Star MONDAY, MAY 4, 1874

This morning Judge Chapman fined Messrs J. Kilgour and W. J. M. Larnach'Ls each, for non-attendance as special jurors, The Cadet competition for the Colonial Government prizes and the Cadet champion'belt by the Otago contingent, fixed for Saturday last, had to be postponed owing to the chilly weather. In the Supreme Court r this morning, Mr Barton complained of the smallness of the special jury lists, and asked the Judge to call tbe attention of the Government to the subject. His Honor said he would look into the matter, but, on consulting with the Sheriff, added that a new revision of the lists, which would take place shortly, would doubtless lead to the complaint being remedied. ' - The. final performance of the Siamese Troupe at the Princess’s, on Saturday evening, was largely attended, the lower parts of the house being crowded. The' audience was an appreciative one, 1 the various, performers being loudly applauded, while the different tricks seemed to “take ”as well as ever. The difficult performance on the four cross-ropes was repeated, and was even better received than on the previous evening. The theatre will be opened to-night by an equestrian company! under the" same management. The 4 Hawke’s Bay Herald ’ hears that 44 some hot springs have been recently discovered near the base of Hikurangi, some twenty miles inland from' Waiapu. Dr Hector, we believe, pronounces them to possess medicinal qualities of very great value indeed—greater, probably than these possessed by any other hot springs in New Zealand.” . The same paper also bears “ the Natives at Waiapu have agreed to lease to the Government the block of land on which .the oil springs are situated. It is 5,000 acres in extent. The term of the lease is twenty-five years, rnd the rental LIOO per annum.” There was a somewhat lengthened sitting of the Resident Magistrate’s Court this morning. In the remanded case against Alexandrina Perrier for vagrancy, prisoner was discharged, as she proved, that she : had been at work recently. Anne Manning, for stealing a clock, was sentenced to six months’ imprisonment; Henry Yezey, for indecency in High street, to :B«ven days’; and Henry Meadows, for assaulting Constable Rooney, to thirty days’ imprisonment with hard labor. James Brannan, for drunkenness, was fined 105,,, and John M 4 Carthy, ss, each with the option of iforfcyeighi hours’ imprisonment; John Cameron, 40s, or fourteen days' j Mary McCarthy discharged with a caution. ' Several civil cases were also disposed of. The asualmonthly meeting of No. 12 William Johnston Loyal Orange Lodge was held on Saturday evening. One candidate was initiated, and three members were proposed. Two brethren, lately arrived from the Home country, were affiliated. The Secretary read correspondence from No. 8 Lodge and from the Grand Lodgd, Christchurch. Mr Q, E. Barton’s letter to the daily papers was read by order of the W.M.,' and appreciated by the members ; and the opinion of the meeting appeared to be that it was desirable, in future .elections, for tbe Orangemen of Dunedin to support a candidate by recording a block vote in his favor. A meeting of Purple, Men, will be held, in a : short' time, and a Committee formed to cC-ojierate with No. 9 in making all necessary arrangements for celebrating the 12th of July. A writer in an Australian paper says“By the laet New Zealand mail I had a letter'from a friend who keeps me au coumflt with all that goes on in Ms part of the country. Amongst other things he told me that at a meeting of the local Young Men’s Debating Society held 'in Dunedin on the 17th March' the important question arose— 4 Why are tbere ; no snakes to be found in New Zealand !’ The sayans gave it up in no time, and after a few muffs had spoken, each for twenty minutes or so, without having arrived at anything like a definite conclusion, a veritable Mike stood up and said, 4 Upon my conscience, ye should aitch of ye process veer schoolmasters for! obtaining money under: false preduces, and ’ti«- myself that could easily prove the ofiince. 1 Sure, any of yez might know that New Zealand is tbe antipodes of ould Ireland ; and histhory might, teache yez that when St. Patrick put his ban upon snakes in the ould country it went right through !’ Thrue for you, Mike,’ said the chairman, and the meeting was shortly afterwards brought to a close.” ; , ■ There was a very good downstairs attendance at the Queen’s on Saturday evening, when a new play entitled “ The Tiger-slayer, or Life in tbe Par produced. Mr Burford appeared as the tigerslayer, and acted capitally, the'part £eju)g one entirely suited to Mm ; while Miss as Leonora, and Miss Toners as Julia, her j daughter, ably seconded his .efforts, The low i comedy parts in the hands of Messrs U’Srien i and Towers caused much amusement, but both would have bfcen far more 1 successful had they not taken so much license. They frequently wandered away from .the text and in* troducsd an unusual quantity of “ gag.” The farce 44 The Widow’s Freak,” in which-Miss Towers, three characters . witlr commendable, credit, ’ was the afterpiece. Mr R. Glover takes' *' benefit tp-nightj when 41 The Bride of Laramennoor” will be performed! Mr Glover deserves to .b.e patronized by theatregoers as a recognition pf $w improvement he has shown of late in his acting. . ; A farewell dinner was given op %surday evening, 'at the Shamrock Hotel, to Mr £. M. Perrier, who has occupied the: post of 'sub-( editor of the 4 Guardian’ since its establishment; but .who relinquished his duties in order' to fill responsible position on the 4 JBruce! Herald.’. :Mr R, J. Creighton was in, the ; chair—the vice-chair being filled by Mr Mitchell, The usual loyal and' patriotic toasts having been proposed and duly honored, the chairman proposed “Tiie health of the guest of the evening,” in highly eulogistic terms, and in the course of hi* remarks stated that the great'success which bad attended the promotion of' the ‘Guardian’ j&jwspaper was in a great measure due. to Mr Perrinr’s strenuous exertions,, who always had the interest of the undertaking at heart. Mr Creighton then presented Mr,Perrier with a handsojae gold chain, with lo.eket attached thej gift of the employes, ■of the, 4 Guardian ’ office, and on resuming His! seat was loudly applauded. Mr Perrier, in re-: spending, said he felt extreme gratification in seeing so many filehds arouhd him, and thanked the chairman for . the manner in which he proposed the toast of' his health. He paid a high compliment to Mr _ Creighton, and alluded to the good feeling whieh had always subsisted between him and that gentleman, and concluded by stating that he had learned more of the real business, of journalism the last nine months ! than he had since his connection with newspapers, and this result was owing to bis intimate relations with Mr Creighton, who had 44 toned him down.” Mr Perrier’s remarks were received with marked approbation. Several' other toasts' ‘Were ‘ proposed, and the .com- - ; pany, which included representatives of the; 1 Daily Times ’ and Evening Stak, proceeded to harmony, and pleasantly wound up. a very i enjoyable evening. Host Hetherington sur: ; passed himself by the excellent repast he pro-' nded for his guests, and his courtesy and attention throughout the are, deserving of especial mention. The articles presented to Mr Perrier were manufactured by Mr J. Hislop, Princes street. ' A meeting of tbe Otago Turkish Bath Company will be held in the Criterion Hotel this ■ evening at 8 o’clock. The attention of members of the Dunedin Scottish Rifie Volunteers is directed to a 44 general order” in another column. A meeting of the Standard Property Invest-i ment Society will be held at the society’s office, • Princes Street, on Wednesday eveniag from six to eight o’clock. The officers of Lodge Pioneer,of Dunedin, 1.0. G.T., will be installed to-morrow, Tuesday ! evening, at the ordinary meeting in the Odd- ■ fellows’ Hail. Members of sister lodges are invited to be present.