The Evening Star THURSDAY, JULY 2 1874

Evening Star, Issue 3544, 2 July 1874, Page 2

The Evening Star THURSDAY, JULY 2 1874

The limited space at our command this evening renders necessary holding over jgeveral letters of importance. They will appear in due course. Some sixty supporters of Mr.Walter in his candidature for the Mayoralty met at the Empire Hotel last evening to hear an explanation of his views on matters municipal. Hia explanation was voted entirely satisfactorj', and those present formed themselves into a central committee to secure his return.

The * Waikouaiti Herald ’ reports that the Blueskin residents are jubilant over the good time coming, and in anticipation of the opening of the Great Northern Railway land in that very rural locality is already attaining large values. As much as L 250 has been refused for an acre, and several quarter-acres have changed hands at about LBO each.

The Masonic Hall was again filled last evening, when Dr Carr' gave another of his interesting experiments. The lecture was on “ Remarkable Women,” and the Doctor showed himself to be well versed on this subject; and a number of ladies afterwards presented themselves for phrenological manipulation. The subject of to-night’s lecture will be “The Heads of the People.” The opening of the Christchurch Athenaeum on .Sundays for three hours has been a thorough success. One of the local papers thus refers to tho attendance on a recent Sunday :—“ About three o’clock the building was so crowded that many were unable t» obtain admission, an I had to return, whilst inside the crush was so great that it was almost imp ssible to move about. Numerous visitors were present from Lyttel ton and neighboring districts, and all seemed phased at having an opportunity—to many of them the first—of examining the various articles collected.

On Sunday last the interesting ceremony of confirmation was performed by the Bishop of Dunedin at St. Barnabas Church, Blueskin. Despite the unfavorable weather and bad roads, there was a large congregation. The Bishop, who delivered a mosc impressive and instructive address, was assisted in the service of the day by the Kev. T. L Stanley. Although at this season of the year flowers are very scarce, the church was decorated with them and fern, and we no ticed that the native red berry was used, ohe effect being very pleasing when mixed with the lovely ferns which abound in the neighborhood. At the sitting of the Supreme Court, in Banco, this morning, it was decided, on the application of Mr Stewart, who mentioned the indisposition of Mr Haggitt, that thapplicatimi for attachment against the ‘Guardian’ should stand over until after the Criminal i-nttings. Arguments in the case of Ross v. Heitli and others were concluded, and judgment was reserved. Kitch mg v. M‘Cartby, argument of demurrer, was next taken : Mr Stout in support of the temurrer ; Mr Macasaey, with him Mr Mowat iu support of the declaration. The case was not concluded when our reporter left.

There was a moderate attendance at the Princess’s last evening, when “ Kathleen -Vlavourneen ” was reproduced. The piece was played evenly throughout, owing mainh to the excellent acting of Mrs Hill and Mr ■'teele in the principal characters. Mis?Martineau followed with a hornpipe ; and an amusing farce brought the entertainment to a close. Mrs Hill takes a benefit ,u----morrow night, when a capital programnv. wili be provided, “ Broken Ties ” formine the chief attraction. Lmr.ng the present season Mrs Hill has been the means of having a number of novelties put upon the stage and ws therefore trqst tliat her efforts will meet with a substantial recognition. All despatch is to be used at the several porta to get the mail boat away in good time. She is running down the coast with the utmost speed, and with very short stoppages. She was only four hours in Lvttelton to-day, and ought to be iu Port Chalmers before- mid-day t»-morrow. She is announced to leave here at about four o’clock p m., and will only stay a couple of hours in Lyttelton on her way. As she takes up the bulk of the Otago members of the Assembly, and picks up the Canterbury members, she will be pretty full of passengers. The City is expected to reach Wellington ear-y on Sunday. She will proceed to Napier without delay, arriving there on Monday, and at once leave for Auckland, which should be reached on Wednesday, the Bth. The City wili leave Auckland for Kaudavau late on ths Bth, with the Saa Francisco mails, and will be thus two days late. She is expected to connect with the Macgregor as Kandavau, which it is believed will pro ceed through to San Francisco.

The following are the presentations to the Museum during the month of June :—Paper pulp, from tussock grass, Mr E. M‘Glashas ; magnesian li.mestoue, from C. tiling wood. Mr W. Elder ; a king peugpip, Mr Huberts ; a ferret, Mr Armstrong ; a white heron, Mr T. W, Bruce ; a morepork, Mr 3 Brown, East Taieri ; a sea snake, Mr J. Small • ‘Sowerby’s Shells’ (2 vols.), Mr James Wi kie; a snake and two lizards, Mr W. Bugler; brown paper ma e from maize, Mr E.’ M‘'ilasbau; native silver, Kaw ran, Dr Alexander; two grebes, Mr W, Hod kins ; a mollymawk, Professor MacGregor ; a pair of shoveller ducks and two fishes Mr Melville ; a butter fish, Mr Jewitt; five birds, Key. T. L. Stanley ; a bittern, Mr Black ; a rail, Mr Gilbert, of Oamaru ; a two-penuy-pfece of George 111., Mr Campbell ; shells and coral from the Mauritius, Mr ?>. Plough ; comb from the Nav gators Islands, Ur Coughtry : a collection of Indian plants ; Mr W. ivipody, of Kakanui. The increase in the number of Councillors, and the additional business of managing the Waterworks, have rendered it necessary to extend the accommodation afforded by the City Council Chambers. This is to be done by erecting an addition to the present building at the corner of Manse and High streets and carrying it close up to the theatre. The addition, wnich will be of brick with slate roofing, will contain the new Council Chamber—a room 51ft long by 18ft Gin broad—which will be railed off, much in the gams way as the present chamber is, the inner portion being devoted to the Councillors. Jhe present chamber will be subdivided into ofllces, which wiil give the Town Clerk and City surveyor separate offices, which tiiey have stood greatly in need of, besides providing a contractors’ room, where plans of City works may be inspected. These alterations involve the expenditure of a confsiderablo sum, and v/ill have the effect of delaying for four or five years at least the building of a town hall suitable to tije City’s wants.

Wo have received tho ‘ Evangelist’ for July. It contains several pertinent paragraphs on many subjects, but continues rabid on the Sunday question. On this point not only a paragraph, but a special article has been deemed necessary, both of which are only re-

markable for the manner in which social rights ar e ignored by theological bias. Our theological friends have the right to think as they like, and to act out their thoughts, so long as they do not interfere with other men’s right to do likewise ; but we cannot admit that they have any right'to interfere with the manner in which those whodiffer from them choose tospend their Sunday. We have before explained the arrangements made by the railway management with their employes, and have reason- to believe it perfectly satisfactory. To persist, therefore, in taking up cudgels unasked for those who do not need or desira their help, is a species of meddling worthy of Don Quixote; and as for the public, if our theological friends cannot .induce them by their eloquence to stop ath-une or go to church, we fear they will not succeed by anathemas or coercion, or by miscalling the Lord s Day the Sabbath in order to justify their asceticism. But even were they right in the name, they have never proved that they were the chosen people to insist upon its observance. The remaining matter is pretty much of the usual character—much of it good and worth reading.

A meeting of Mr Keith Ramsay's friends and supporters in the forthcoming mayoral election, will be held in the lower hall of the Athenamm this evening, at 8 o’clock.