The Evening Star. FRIDAY, JULY 31, 1874.

Evening Star, Issue 3569, 31 July 1874, Page 2

The Evening Star. FRIDAY, JULY 31, 1874.

The Provincial Government has declined the offer of the drill shed for the accommodation of immigrants. The number of births, marriages, and deaths registered in Dunedin during the month of July was as follows "Biitfcs, 121 ; deaths, 34 ; marriages, 29, the excess of births over deaths thug being 87, or at the rate of 255.88 per cent. The collision between Dr Sorrow’s carriage aud Mr Smith’s Palmerston coach, on July 21, by which the former gentleman’s carnage was broken and the doctor and his groom thrown out, formed the subject of an action at the Resident Magistrate’s Court to-day, the damages being laid at LIOO. Our report of the civil cases is held over. We are informed that Mr W. P. Street, Chief Clerk of the Resident Magistrate’s Court, has been appointed Clerk to the District Court, the first session of which is appointed to be held on the last Monday in August next. Cases involving claims as high as L 250 may bo determined in this Court either before a jury of four or the Judge of the Court. At the Immigration Barracks, Caversham, to-day, fifteen single girls were engaged. Of these nursemaids found employment at 6s per weak, and housemaids at from L 25 to L 35 per year. Two or three girls were engaged yesterday at similar rates. The men have been employed in levelling the ground at the front of the depdfc, where the watchhouse and constable’s residence are to be built.

The two-act comedy of “Debt” was played for the first time in Dunodin at the Princess Theatre last evening, the principal characters being well sustained by the Misses Willis and Vivian, and Messrs Steele, Keogh, and Musgrave. The burlesque of “The Three Bears” brought the entertainment to a conclusion. The management purpose giving an afternoon performance tomorrow, to suit the convenience of schools and families, on which occasion children will be admitted half-price to all parts of the house.

At the Resident Magistrate’s Court, Port Chalmers, this morning, before Mr D. Kolfe and Dr Drysdale, J. P.’s, John Archer, a seaman belonging to the ship Caroline, for being drunk and disorderly, was fined 10s, or forty” eight hours’ imprisonment. He was also charged with disobedience of lawful commands, and was sentenced tp fourteen days' hard labor.; and with brandishing an open knife on the railway platform, for which offence he was sentenced to one month’s hard labor.

A very severe accident happened to Mr John Saxey, steward of the barque Roslyn Castle, at the Port Chalmers railway pier, on Wednesday night. He was engaged sawing a piece of wood to light his stove fire, when his foot slipped, and overbalancing himself he fell down the hold on to a quantity of iron. He was picked up and and [immediately attended to by Dr Drysdale, who pronounced him to be suffering from concussion of the spine. He is in a critical condition, and was conveyed to the Dunedin Hospital by train yesterday. Mr Saxey is a young m&ii, belongs to London, and was married only a few days before he left England.

We have received a letter from the Secretary to the Athexueum Committee, in reply to the paragraph respecting information withheld from the Star, which we will do him the charity not to publish, as our object appears to be attained when he claims to treat all the Dunedin newspapers alike. In proof of this he says he did not supply the ‘ Guardian ’ with the information ; but forgets there is such a journal as the ‘ Daily Times.’ The matter is really of no importance beyond reminding the Secretary that when arrangements are made in good faith, even with "newspapers, it is advisable to keep them. There was another good house a$ the Queen’s Theatre last night, when an entire change of programme was submitted by the Californian Minstrels. Messrs Amery and Mayor were in good voice, the former giving “Nil Deaperandum ” very effectively. We are sorry that Mr Campbell is still suffering severely from cold. There were new scenes between Messrs Button and Kelly, in which they were very laughable. Great interest seemed to be centred on Mr Rockfeller’s per-

forraances, and as a banjo player he has perhaps mot been surpassed here, but some of his sayings are coarse in the extreme. If he wishes to leave Dunedin with the reputation which preceded his arrival in (this City we should recommend him to be more choice in his language. A conference was held last evening between Mr Hialop, Secretary of the Education Board, and the Sub-committee of the Dunedin School Committee, for the purpose of considering what action should be taken in consequence of the present condition of the Middle District School. It was decided to recommend that the present wooden building used as a play-shed should at ouee be turned into class-rooms, and that, as soon as the Albany street school shall be completed, and the children attending the Oddfellows’ Hall transferred to it, the classes under Messrs Ferguson and Lindsay shall be removed to tho Oddfellows’ Hall, This decision was this morning submitted to the Executive and approved, instructions being given that the suggestions be carried out.

s£r B, Isaac will address the electors this evening, ia the Masonic Hall, at eight o’clock. Mr Wilson will address the electors at White’s Hotel, Albany street, at 8,30 this evening-

Mr Asher will address the electors in the Grange Hotel, Hanover street, this evening, at eight o’clock, ■ Ratepayers favorable to the return of Mr K. H. Leary for Bell Ward are requested to meet at the British Hotel, this evening, at eight o’clock,