The Evening Star WEDNESDAY, JULY 1, 1874

Evening Star, Issue 3543, 1 July 1874, Page 2

The Evening Star WEDNESDAY, JULY 1, 1874

The Superintendent left town this morning to turn up the first sod at the Waiareka Railway. It is notified that the Superintendent has accepted the resignation of Mr M‘Gregor as inspector of rolling stock on the Port Railway.

Mr Rolfe is appointed station-master at Port Chalmers; and Mr Butchart, who lately held that post, has been transferred to Green Island.

Mr Justice Chapman sat in banco this morning. The arguments in Boss v. Keith and others occupied the whale of the sitting.

Miss Lee has been appointed schoolmistress at the North East Valley, vice Miss Turnbull, who takes a similiar appointment iu the Linden school. Messrs Andrew Thomson and H. M'Dermid have been elected by the Port Chalmers Municipal Council as the Port representatives at the Otago Harbor Board. The receipts of the Dunedin Savings Bauk for the six months ceding June 30 were L 19.374 15s 6d; and the withdrawals for the same period, L 14.175 14s lod.

There was a crowded house at Dr Carr’s last night, and that gentleman intimates that he will give four more entertainments ibis week. The lecture to-night will be on “ Remarkable Women,” a-jd during the remaining four nights the prices of admission will be reduced.

“The Woman in Red” was reproduced at the Princess’s last evening, and, notwithstanding its having been played on three previous nights, attracted an unusually large attendance. Mrs Hill is undoubtedly seen at her best in this piece, and she was fairly entitled to the applause so liberally bestowed on her. “ Kathleen Mavourneen” is announced for to-night. In an action for damages, on the ground of slander, tried recently in the Small Uebts Court, Glasgow, the defendant refused 10 say whether or not in open lodge hr had made certain slanderous statements against the perjurer. He pleaded that all Masons were bound.by an oath not to disclose what was done in the “ Lodge.” Sheriff Murray, however, overruled the objection, ami ordered tne defendant to answer the question The following is an anonymous letter which was the other day sent to a publican whose house is not a hundred miles from Dunedin. It speaks for itself “ iSir, —I hereby give you notice not to give Mr any intoxicating drinks—neither beer, porter, ale, nor spirits. If.you give him any after this warning, your license will be taken away from you, as Mr is getting a very dangerous man when he is in drink. —1 am yours truly .” The Port Chalmers Regatta Committee met last evening at Clark and Son’s store, I'ort Chalmers, to c nsider the protest lodged by the crew of the Rob Hoy against the Pioneer, in the Champion Fonr-oared Race. After hearing the evidence on both sides, it was decided that the race should be rowe I over again on Saturday afternoon. The protest lodged by the Pioneer against the Rob Roy in the boys’ race was withdrawn, and the protest agains the Lilly will be decided this evening. At the meeting of the Waste Land Board this morning, as will be seen by our report, a thin skinned gentleman named Richard-on demanded an apology from that body for having (as he complained) made him appear in the newspapers as a defaulter—the offence being aggravated by some remarks about a Victorian defaulter happening, in one paper, to be almost the next paragraph The members of the Board tried to explain to the injured individual that they were not responsible for the respective positions of the two items of intelligence and declined to apologise —one gentleman saying “ most emphatically, no They are very literary men in the Provincial Council of Hawkes Bay. During a discussion on acclimatisati >n, says the ‘ Herald,’ one member, in speaking of a fishing rod, used the expression “ A rod with a fool at one end and a fish at the other.*’ Another who rose next, in criticising the previous speaker’s remarks, alluded to the expression as a saying of Isahc Walton 1 of all the men in the world. Some one put in, as a correction, of “ Dr Johnson,” on which the genteman who was on his legs went on to say, “ Ah, well, Isaac Walton qu-tea it in his be«k on angling.” The ment on of rod suggests to us its application to a fool’s back.

At the Resident Magistrate’s Court, Port Chalmers, this morning, before Mr D. Rolfe and Dr Drysdale, J. P’s, A. Ferguson, for resisting the police, was fined 10s, or fortyeight hours ; Charles Myall, for assaulting Constable May, was fined 40s, or seven days ; John Jacobson, for assaulting the police, was fined 20a and costs, or three days’ bard labor ; Thomas Hardy, for a similar offence, 30s and costs, or four days’ hard labor ; Marshall Husan, for obscene language, 20s, or forty-eight hours ; for assaulting the constable, 40s, or seven days ; damaging his uniform cap, 14s, or fortyeight hours ; John Summers, charged with being drunk, was let off with a caution. The whole of the prisoners were seamen belonging to the Omeo.

The new Licensing Act came into operation to-day, and the houses from which licenses were taken by the Commissioners closed, lb appears that doubts have arisen as to the hour* to which hotels can remain open. It is contended in some quarters;, that in the absence o‘ any express hour b ing named in the Act, 4 there is no power to keep open beyond ten p.m. ; but the publicans iu the Ciiy who have hitherto held night or twelve o’clock licenses have determined o keep ouen as usual, leaving it to the police or anyone interested to take the necessary s eps to determine the legality or otherwise of their proceeding. Some four holders of publicans’ licenses, and a few holders of wholesale licenses, have placed themselves in an awkward position by neglecting to pay their fees yesterday.

The members of the Taranaki Provincial Council come of a very “peculiar people.” Two men in Taranaki started a brickfield, for the manufacture of bricks, 1 he speculation did not pay, whereupon one Mr Callaghan moved, “ That a respectful address be presented to his Honor the Superintendent, requesting him to place the sum of LSO on the estimates, to he given to Messrs Black and M'Lean,

the brickraakers.” The resolution was withdrawn, after a somewhat lengthened debate. It was urged that if the motion were agreed to, any man starting a baker’s shop, a drapery establishment, or a public house, and not succeeding, would have au equal claim on the Council with the unsuccessful brickmakers. This is the same representative body which some weeks ago proposed an annual tax of L2O upon any stranger entering the town and commencing business. Backs were not in demand in Taranaki—no one used them, but that was no reason whv two men who started making them should not be compensated, do thought several of the Councillors, who, however, could not get the Government to see wherein lay the virtue of the application. The Ar r ow Municipal Council is bidding high to ‘‘get its name up,’’ a special meeting was called last week to devise the best means for securing for the use of the inhabitants the timber at the head of Bush Cr -ek, for which application had been made to the Waste Land Board by a local firm. This is the ‘observer's’ report of a portion of the proceedings :—“A long and acrimonious discussion took place (in which some personalities were indulged in) on some grounds of objection which the Mayor had in writing. Cr. Graham proposed a motion, whereupon some disorder ensued, in the midst of which the Mayor declared the meeting closed and vacated the chair, it not being quite clear to our reporter whether or not Cr. O’Brien’s motion was carried. Councillors objected to having the meeting so abruptly closed, and voted Cr. Graham to the chair to proceed with business. Cr. U’Brien then proposed that a petition setting forth reasons against the granting of Sharp and M‘K.eehnie’s appi cation for a lease for fourteen yea r s of the Arrow Bush be circulated for signature throughout the district, and fm warded to the Waste Land Board, which was earned. At the next meeting, on thi reading of minutes of special meeting, the Mayor declared that portion of the business transacted after he left the chair illegal, and read the law on the point. Cr. U’Bneu wished to explain, but was ruled out of order by the Mayor. The subject of the business transacted at the meeting of Monday was then brought up. The Mayor read a copy of a letter forwarded by him to the Waste Land Board. Cr. O’ Brien wished to know on what authority the above letter had been sent, to which the Mayor replied by sanction »f the Council. This Cr. O’Brien denied, and a scormy scene ensued, in which inS'ilting personalities were freely naudied asout. Cr. O’Brien brought forward a petition purporting to emanate from * the Town Council and residents of Arrow,’ and wished the Mayor to submit to the Council for approval, afterwards to be sent to the Waste Laud Board. The Mayor absolutely declined to put the petition to the vote, and Cr O’Brien insisted it was his duty as chairman t® do so, and he would not budge from bis motion, which was seconded by Or Campbell. A dead-lock was the result, and amid a scene alike undignified and discreditable—and which would do no good to report, even were we so incliuid—the meeting abruptly broke up.”

The Dunedin Naval Brigade will muster for inspection at the drill-shed to-morrow evening at 7.30.

A meeting of the Standard Property Investment Society will be held this evening, at 6 o’clock.

A meeting of gentlemen favorable to the return of Waiter, as Mayor, will be held at 8 o’clock this evening.