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Evening Star, Issue 3508, 21 May 1874, Page 2

The consideration of Mr Fish’s resolutions rc the High School has been postponed till Tuesday, The reclamation works for the new pier at the Fort are progressing. A drive about thirty feet long was put into the hill, and about 3001b of powder having been inserted, the charge was exploded last night. This week’s ‘ Gazette’ contains a notification of the resignation of Mr Eolfe as general manager of the Port Chalmers railway, and the appointment of Mr W, Conyers as general manager of all railways in Otago. Mr Ireland wants the reading of the Bible in public schools made optional, and left to the discretion of school committees, subject to existing restriction's, and on Tuesday proposes to test the feeling of the Provincial Council on the subject. A seizure was made at Port Chalmers yesterday afternoon by Mr Monson, Clearance Officer. On board thej schooner Euphrosyne, from the Bluff,- was found four bags and one quarter chest coutaining|tobacco. Mr Monson| put the vessel and loft her in charge of Mr veal, Customs boatman.. • last evening a slight improvement m the attendance at the bazaar held in the Wesleyan Hall, Moray place, in aid of the Balclutha and Port Chalmers!Wesleyan Churches. As the sale will continue this evening and tomorrow (Friday), we trust that the Committee •nay yet realise the fulfilment of their expectations, and dispose of all their goods. • On luesday next the Provincial Treasurer intends to move “ That this Council, having considered the various petitions relative to the bunday traffic on the Dunedin and Port Chalmers Railway, is of opinion that the number of trams running on Sundays should, except in very exceptional and urgent cases, be limited to one tram each way before nine o’clock in the morning, and another each way between the hours of four and six in the afternoon.” l ,^ e i . ne !L s .from Martin’s Bay (says the Wakatip Mail’) gives hope that this neglected locality will soon prove an attraction to the miner and settler. AMr Webb recently came over, bringing with him a very line sample of sonic ten ounces of golol, a parcel of greater quantity having previously been disposed of to a trader at the settlement. This gold was obtained about four miles below Jamestown; •A U^»r o ® an , no * i sa Y the tima occupied in getting it. Mr Webb brought word that the day before 1G ii™ a f l uar^z had been discovered in a gully at the back of the township by a party who had been out eeling. He describes the stone as rich, judging by samples which were broken from the reef; but of course he could give no information as to the general run of the lode. He speaks promisingly of the auriferous indications of the district. The Pride of Dunedin Lodge, 1.0. G.T., held its regular meeting on Wednesday, in Milton Hall, when the Secretary and W.Y.T. were installed by Bro. Carr, L.D.; after which the initiation of candidates for membership was proceeded with. The officers for the ensuing quarter are as follows W.0.T., Bro, J. Wib son, W .R. H. S. > Sis ter Carr; W.L.H.S., Sister Bayliss; W.V.T., Bro. R. Crawford; W.S., Bro. jC. Selby; Worthy Assistant Secretary. cP r . ive U-; W - Bl °- J - Crawford; W. 1., Sister Wilson; Worthy Chaplain, Sister Stohr; W.M., Bro. Neilson; W.D.M., Sister Neilson; I. G., Bro. Joses; 0. G., Bro. Russell.' The lodge closed at ten minutes past nine, and was openedi n the second degree by the Deputy, who conferred the degree lon the candidates for it. A meeting of the committee of the Surat Relief Fund was held on Wednesday last, the Mayor being in the chair. The secretary reported that the balance remaining to the credit of the fund was L 55 14s 7d. It was then resolved that the sum of ten guineas be forwarded to Captain Hayward, Deputy Harbor-master at Cathn s River, together with a letter from the committee thanking him for the strenuous exertions he used in relieving the pressing necessities of the immigrants and crow of the ill-fated Surat. It was also resolved to tender the thanks of the committee to the settlers iu the district for the great efforts they made in the same cause ; and, further, that after paying a few small accounts, the balance} was to be handed, to the treasurer of the Benevolent Institution. The number this fund relieved was as follows: 49 families, consisting of 46 males, 48 females, and 78 children—a total of 172 souls. The performance given by the Press Dramatic Club last evening, at the Princess Theatre, was not so well responded to as we anticipated, considering that it was for the benefit of a gentleman so well known and respected as Mr Eastwood undoubtedly is. It is, however, pleasant to know that many tickets were unrepresented, and that the final adjustment of accounts will show a very satisfactory result. The first piece was Tom Taylor’s comedy of “ Still Waters Run Deep,” and we do not desire to draw any invidious comparison when we say that the rendering of the play generally was nearly as good as on the occasion of its representation at the Queen’s Theatre tome time back, when we pronounced it to be . the best amateur dramatic effort ever witnessed in this City. The part of John Mildmay was entrusted to a gentleman who has not appeared in public for mau Y years—at least in the histrionicline— and wo must candidly admit we regret he should have let ms light shine under a bushel for such a lengthened period. His acting throughout was Appropriate, and his cool, collected style told amazingly wejl. His only fault was that he did not speak .opt. When we state that Mr Perrier appeared as Captain Hawksley, it would be like gilding refined gold” were we to comment upon it. Mr Mitchell’s Old Potter was one of the features of the piece ; while Mr Bracken’s; Dunbilk was to “ the manner born, and the applause he received was well merited. Our gallantry may well be called jn question for not mentioning jn the first instance the lady professionals who largely contributed to the success of the performance. Miss Willis, as Mrs Mildmay, enacted the part extremely well, and, what cannot be said of the other performers, was letter perfect. Miss Marion Mqore, as Mrs Stemhold, was slightly overweighted, nevertheless her impersonation was averagely good. The afterpiece was “ Who Stole the Pocket-book?” the burden of which was almost wholly sustained by Mr Mitchell. Ihe make-up of a young gentleman who appeared as “the cabman” was immense, and his appearance was the signal for a round of applause. The afterpiece would have been a vast improvement had the representatives of the minor characters been, less dependent on the prompter.