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Evening Star, Issue 3520, 5 June 1874, Page 2

We understand that a Bazaar will be held in March next, in aid of the funds of the new South Dunedin English Church. The entertainment at the Princess’s was not very largely attended last night. Mr Gorman, the horizontal bar performer, takes a benefit this evening. Mr Reeves is going in for electoral reform, and on Manday intends to ask the Provincial Council to say that it is desirable that the number of members should not exceed twenty. Mr M‘Dermid has given notice that on Monday he will move—“ That the freight for carrymg goods on the Dunedin and Port railway be reduced to 2s 6d per ton, and the fares for carrying passengers be reduced to Is for firstclass and 9d for second class each way.” A Mx Hugh Cameron, who left Carricktown to go to the Palmer diggings, writes from Ccoktown under date March 6, describing the Palmer as “ the greatest failure of a rush ever known in Queensland.” He adds, “ I see no part like Otago, as far as I have been.” Ihe Ciomwell paper records the breaking out of two fresh cases of fever during the past week. It was thought that the advent of the cold sharp weather would have gone far towards removing the unwelcome visitant from our midst, but the occurrence of these fresh cases show strongly what ahold the epidemic had upon the town. A freak of nature, in the shape of a six-legged sheep, was exhibited in High street for the farst time last evening. The peculiarity of the animal is, that between the two fore-feet a longer foot projects, while another small joint is situated directly behind this foot. It has also two heads, the lesser one being on the right side of the body. The animal is only nine months old, is clean shorn, and was bred by its owner in Canterbury, whence it has just been brought. The last crushing from the Elizabeth Company s claim at Garrick range was 100 ozs from IdO tons of stone. The local paper informs us that this company is at present in a more nourishing and satisfactory condition as regards financial matters than at any time since its formation. Every liability of moment is cleared, and a considerable balance remains, quite sufficient to justify the belief that another crushing will enable the company to take rank among the dividend-paying ones. An individual named John Orgie, of Ida Valley, where he was better known as John the cook, died in the Dunstan hospital last week from injuries received from a kick from an entire horse, at Ida Valley. Prom the evidence adduced at the Coroner’s inquiry, it appears he was leading the horse from the creek, where he had taken him to drink, towards the stable when the horse began to play and jump, and strike out. He caught deceased with the near hind foot on the right cheek and temple, knocking his eye out and fracturing a portion of the skull. The jury returned a verdict to the effect that the deceased died from injuries i eceived by the accidental kick of a horse at Ida valley. There was a special meeting of the City Council last evening, the Mayor and all the Councillors being present, when the following resolution in reference to the offer of the Water Company was agreed to That the offer of the works and plant of the Dunedin Watorworks Company, as contained in the resolution ot the directors of the company, and in the agreement of the shareholders, forwarded by the becretary of the company to the Council by m^ er £ ato 30th Ma y» W4, be accepued. This offer to be binding, has to be confirmed by the shareholders of the company who will be called together as soou as possible, and will, it may be safely assumed, hare no hesitation in adopting the directors recommendation to sell. A creditor, who held a dishonored promissory note of a Reefton defaulter, went to his shop on a bunday and prevailed upon the bov in charge to give her sufficient stores to about meet her claim The assignees of the estate, on the 29th ultimo, sued her in the Reefton Magistrates Court for the value of the goods thus obtained and got judgment. The Court . iA - ’ booking at the facts, there could be no doubt whatever that the defendant had endeavored to obtain a preferential settlement of any claim that she might have, and had obtained illegal possession of the goods. It was perfectly monstrous to suppose that creditors, under any circumstances, could be justified in making a raid upon the estate of any ab ditors”° prejudice of other creThe Private Petitions Committee reported to the Provincial Council to-day—(l.)*On tie petition of John Walker, late messenger in the Government service, that as the terms under which he was allowed to retire from the service had been virtually complied with, the Government ought at once to settle his claim. (2.1 On the petition of Jno. C. Esther, who prayed tor compensation for losses sustained in consequence of the lighter Rose having struck on a broken piie or beacon in the harbor—that the petitioner has no claim on the Government. (3 ) On the petition of H. K. Taiaroa, who alleges that rent is due to him on account of the Native Reserve at Port Chalmers-that one years yent (L 7) is due to the Natives, and ment* t0 b<s Paid through the Nil tive DepartThis morning, a deputation, consisting of Mr G. Sumpter, M.P.C., Mr T Dani#.) Mp n tb« f' M. P. 0., and Mr Allan, one of the trustees of the rifle-range of the Oatnaru Volunteers, waited upon his Honor the Superintendent to present a petition from 130 residents at Oamaru with reference to the ran 4 It appears that some time ago the Oamaru Municipal Council set apart five acres of land as a grant to the local Volunteer Corps for an i d a been introduced into the General Assembly to authorise that action. Smce then, however, the Oamaru their mind, and endeavpred to obtam his Honor’s influence to prevent the passing of the Bill, and the objectof to-day’s deputation was to request that the original intention should be carried out. His Honor promised to present the petition to the Provincial

The Waipori correspondent of the ‘ Tuapeka Times writesl he construction of the .Drainage Channel is being pushed forward rapidly and it is expected that it wiU be completed m two months if the weather continues favorable. Tiveof the river diversions, including the O.P.Q. Creek, are finished. There are only two smaller ones to finish. At present over 200 hands are employed, the majority S hl M Se ’ r fc 18 anticipated that a fuither milux of Mongolians will arrive at the commencement of the present week. They work a n C ar ® cllea P er than European f , , ¥ r J ?, un “ ail > engineer, was recently the l ty. the Government to report upon n ° a <JW 1 - the sides of the som P ?fi SOdde i lhls A w i U need to be done at w V or otl ? er * A freshet in the river a thf n d S ? a °,° show Jl d .the necessity for some taken b tl^ g «li one ‘f f/ steps are not taken, the sides of the Channel will be washed away considerably. Almost the whole of the

Flat has been taken up and pegged off in sixacre clams ; and all those persons who are of a speculative turn of mind are very sanguine.” The half-yearly meeting of the Arrow River Gold-mining Company was held yesterday afternoon. The following report by the legal manager was read : —“ Taking up the history of the Arrow River Gold-mining Company from the report made to the December halfyearly meeting, it was then stated that the necessary machinery for working the company’s ground would be ready in four weeks. Now, allowing eight weeks for its erection, I fully expected to have been able to tell the present meeting something of what the mine was likely to produce. This I am unable to do. It took much more than the anticipated time to make the machinery ; there was an alteration in the site of the shaft which necessitated the making of additional pipes j there was delay in getting these forwarded; so now at the end of six mouths we were where I fully'expected we would have been in three. This delay is vexatious, and has a depressing effect on such a mercurial subject as gold-mining shares. But, in reality, nothing has .transpired during the past aix to warrant the alteration of anticipations formed of the ground when the company was floated. We may soon expect to know what is in it, for the working manager, in a report to the Arrow directors dated 20fch April, guarantees that within a fortnight after the receipt of some pipes—which have been forwarded three weeks since -the mine will be in full working order. The abstract of accounts, herewith furnished, and made up to the end of May, shows a balance on hand. A draft from Arrow which has come in since has induced your directors to make a call. I trust, before the proceeds of this call are expended, the ground will be thoroughly tested, so that no further draft on the shareholders may be needed.’ The chairman (Mr Davie) gave the reasons for the call of half-a-crown a share which had been made. The legal manager had telegraphed/or advices as to the natme of the draft, and received an answer that they were on the way, but, so far, they haa not arrived. A considerable amount of delay had taken place in forwarding the machinery to the scene of operations, in consequence of their not being able to obtain cartage, though they offered three times the usual rate for it. Now, however, that all the machinery was on the ground, the directors were in hourly expectation of hearing that a start had been made. Some discussion took place in regard to dispensing with the services of Mr M‘Ardell the secretary at the Arrow, and it was resolved that a strong expression of opinion should be made by the meeting to the directors to the effect that this should be done, provided it would not result in injuring the interests of the company. The retiring directors, Messrs G. hj. Reid, K. Ramsay, R. A. Lawson, Law, A. i. Dunning, Davie, and William Somerville, were unanimously re-elected for the next six months. A general meeting of journeymen bakers and confectioners will be held at the Glasgow Pie House on Monday evening. Messrs M’Landress, Hepburn, and Co. will sell by auction the unallotted shares in Burton Bros.’ Art Union to-morrow afternoon, at 2 o clock. The share list of the Colonial Bank of New Zealand will close on the 29bh inst. We understand that 65,000 shares have been applied for m Otago and Southland. The football match to-morrow afternoon will be between sides chosen by the captain and deputy captain on the ground. Play to commence at half-past two.