The Evening Star. THURSDAY, JULY 16, 1874.

Evening Star, Issue 3556, 16 July 1874, Page 2

The Evening Star. THURSDAY, JULY 16, 1874.

Communication with the North by telegraph had not been re-established when we went to press. By telegraph from Riverton we learn that at the nomination of candidates for the Mayoralty of that town to-day, Mr J. L. M Donald was re-elected without opposition. There was a fair attendance at Mr Small’s entertainment at the Queen’s last night, and the programme was gone through successfully, There will be no performance at this theatre to-morrow evening. Captain Boyd has been appointed to the office of Deputy-Superintendent. The'Goldfields Secretary (Mr D. M'Kellar) has been appointed Provincial Secretary and Secretary fer Public Works during the absence of Mr Donald Reid.

During Mr Ramsay’s address at the Masonic Hall last evening he read an inter* eating letter from Mr W. J. M. Larnach, with reference to the establishment of a Working Men’s Club in Dunedin. Our report appears in this issue.

_ Information reached the police to-day that the body of a woman who had been drowned was found about 300 yards from the Silverstream Bridge by Mr Bennett Duncan, coach proprietor. It was floating close to the bank Sub-Inspector Mallard immediately despatched Sergeant Sevan to the spot. A man named Lamb, an immigrant by the Hmdostan, last night fell down an embankment four feet deep near the foot of Olark street, and opposite the Alhambra Hotel He was the worse for drink at the time, and was removed by the police to the Hospital having received a severe scalp wound. ’ Much to the annoyance of the Press Dramatic Club, Mr Perrier, who was announced to take the part of Sir Philip Deveril, to-morrow evening, has written from Tokemairiro stating that his engagements prevented his doing so. The Dramatic Club being thus placed unexpectedly in a dilemma, would have been much inconvenienced had not Mr Steele handsomely offered his services. Much as we regret Mr Perrier’s absence, we do not think the piece will (suffer through the exchange.

“ The Flowers of the Forest ” was played last evening at the Princess’s to a good attendance. The principal characters were ably sustained, Mrs Hill’s Cynthia and Mr Stocle’s Ishmael being exceptionally well performed. Miss May’s Lemuel is deserving of praise. Mr iveogh, as Cheap John, had a part suited to his calibre, and he made the most of it. The remaining characters were suitably represented. The mirth-provoking farce of “A.S.S.” brought the performance to a close. Between the pieces Miss Martineau danced a hornpipe in first-class style. “ The Woman in Red ” is announced for tonight. An inquest was held yesterday afternoon in the Court-house, Port Chalmers, before the District Coroner (Dr O’Donoghue), touching the death of Alexander Noa’es, a seaman belonging to the ship Caroline, who fell overboard between the ship and the jetty on Tuesday evening and died yesterday morning. From the evidence it appeared the deceased, with a number of others, had been ashore drinking, and in stepping on hoard he slipped and fell into the water. After being taken out and put into his berth he was immediately attended by Dr Drysdale. The jury, after a short consultation, returned a verdict of accidental death by falling from the gangway of the ship Caro line.

At the Resident Magistrate’s Court, Port Chalmers, this morning, before l>r Drysdale and Captain Thomson, "j. P,, Peter Loftman and William Howson, seamen belonging to the ship Uartsburn, were th.ed 10s each, and to he detained in custody until the fine was paid, for fighting on the railway platform yesterday ; George Gibbs, belonging to the same ves.-el, for fighting and drawing a knife at the time with intention to stab, was fined 20s; Alexander Lyon, Thomas Wood, and James Gray, being new arrivals, were dismissed on a charge of being drunk ; Thos. Paterson for being drunk was fined 5s or twenty-four hours’; and Robert Cain, for attempting to rescue a prisoner, was fined 20s or forty-eight hours’ hard labor. The two last prisoners were seamen belonging to the Hindostan.

The ‘ Wellington Tribune’ says “ When the mail steamer Cyphrenes first entered this harbor several learned gentlemen were puzzled to know the derivation of the name. Perhaps the following passage from Bawiinson’s Herodotus (1858 edition, page 205) may satisfy their spirit for research. It is from Book 11., chapter 127, of the author’s ‘History’ : ‘ Cheops reigned, the Egyptians said, fifty years, and wai succeeded at his demise by Chephren, his brother, Chephren imitated the conduct of his brother, and, like him, built a pyramid, which did not, however, equal the dimensions of his brother’s.

. . . . Chephren built his pyramid close to the great pyramid of Cheops, and of the same dimensions, except that he lowered the height 40ft .... The reign of Chephren lasted fifty-six years. ’ This explanation is confirmed by the fact that on the quarterboards of the Cyphrenes are carved representations of the pyramids.” , A meeting of shareholders of the Albion Coal Company was held yesterday afternon at the offices of Messrs W. and G. Turnbull and Co. There were presmt in person or representated by proxy, holders of ove; 1,500 shares, which entitled the meeting to elect four director.-*, being the full number which the shareholders here could appoint, Mr D. F. Main was called to the chair, and Messrs W. J. M. Laruach, George Turnbull, Bavid Proudfoot, and George Brodrick were unanimously chosen directors for the Otago shareholders for the next year. It was intimated that the Ngakawau Railway was expected to be running in the course of eighteen months. The company has arranged with the N elaon Government that its lease will date from the opening of the railway, and with the colonial authorities that its coal will be conveyed from Ngakawau to Westport at 2d per ton per mile, and it is estimated that the coal can be put on board at the Buller at 7s to 8s per ton. The ‘ Westland Register,’ of the 2nd insfc., says that at a late meeting of the Kanieri Lake Water-race Company a party of miners had applied for five heads of water for an extended claim taken up by them. The applicants stated that they had not the least doubt, from the prospects, that the whole of the ground from Stirling’s Creek to the Hau-Hau would pay well, and that to work that extent of ground forty heads ol water would be required; also, that as soon as tenders for the construction of the remainder of the race were called, they would take up another extended claim requiring four more heads of water. The working manager of the race Company reported that as the race is brought further in many additional claims would be taken up, as many men had spotted out ground which they intend to take up as soon as a water supply is «btained. lb was decided to dispose of the unallotted shares at once, the legal manager saying that a. large number of applications had been received from Dunedin and .from other Provinces.

Mr Walter will address the elector’s this Baxter’s Hotel, Maitland street, at 7,30, and at the Caledonia Hotel, Great Kina street, at 8.30.

Mi Ramsay will address the electors this evening in M‘Donald’s Hotel, Albany street, at 7.30, and at the Bull and Mouth Hotel Maclaggan street, at 8.45.