The Evening Star. SATURDAY, AUGUST 1, 1874

Evening Star, Issue 3570, 1 August 1874, Page 2

The Evening Star. SATURDAY, AUGUST 1, 1874

lsp "jV, J. Morrish, who was for many years organist apd schoolmaster at Oakford, Devonshire, has beep appointed organist and choirmaster at All Saints’ Church, Dunedin.

There was again a large attendance at the Queen’s Theatre last evening, when the various items of the programme were gone through to the evident satisfaction of the audience. “Debt” and “The Three Bears” were repeated at the Princess’s last evening. The performance his afternoon was for the especial benefic of juveniles, and those who were present enjoyed themselves highly. The Anglican Church (St. Thomas’s) at the corner of Stafford and Hope streets, is fast approaching to completion. The rooting is now already finished, and, with a con tinuance of the present fine weather, the building should be out of the contractor’s hands in a short time.

The ‘Sydney Empire’ of the 18th instantsays “ VVe are informed, on good authority that Frank Christie, alias Gardiner, wil be released from Darlinghurst Gaol on Monday or Tuesday next, and will leave the Colony in the barque Charlotte Andrews, 156 tons, which departs from Newcastle on or about the above date.V

T3ic remainder of the married couples from the Peter Denny were brought to town today, and drafted to the Immigration Barracks at Cavereham. Three married couplea found employment at from L 55 per year; and a few single girls got situations from the Cav rsham-DepAt, but the rate of wages was not stated.

A second lecture on Church History was delivered by Bishop Nevil last evening, in the lower hall of the Athenaeum. The Ven, Archdeac m Edwards occupied the chair, and the proceedings were commenced with prayer. After introducing himself by some well chosen remarks, the Bishop s ffii he bad selected “ The Worship of the Aarly Christians” as the subject of his second address, He was attentively listen'd to throughout, a"d at the conclusion a hearty vote of thanks was accorded him.

The following rare instance of self denial is reported by the * Tuapeka Times’ of the 29th inst.: —“ At the close of the Hospital meeting last evening. Mr Carew handed L2O to the Treasurer, with the'explanation that early in the present month, on opening an envelope addressed to him received with other letters from the Post-office, he found it to contain two LIO notes, with tho words—- ‘ From a Friend ’ written on a half-sheet of paper, but unvigned. Mr Carew rejects the friend, but considers the money b-sb disposed of by being added to the funds of the Hospital.”

The attendance of jurors in the case Harding v, Campbell will not be required until Wednesday next. The eleventh monthly meeting of theTNational Building Society will be held on Monday evening, at six o’clock, iu the offices, Princes street.

Messrs Barron and Hutchinson will address the electors of High Ward on Monday evening, iu the Mission-house, Russell street, at 7.3 J, and in the Canongate Hotel at 8.30.

The Otago Turkish Bath Company have made arrangements with Messrs Gibbs and Clayton for the erection of their buildings, and we may expect to soon see the baths open to the inhabitants. The architect’s design for the building is very appropriate, and can bo seen at the office of the company, jetty street.