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Evening Star, Issue 3574, 6 August 1874, Page 2

The California Minstrels gave another very successful entertainment at the Queen’s last evening, Messrs Kelly and Hutton receiving the lion’s share of applause. An entirely new and attractive programme is announced for to-night. Mr Hyman desires »s t.o corrupt a misstatement made in a paragraph in last night’s paper as to the losses sustained by the purchase of the Surat. It was stated by us that Mr Hyman’s individual loss was 1-4,000, whereas this amount represented the loss of himself and co-partners in the purchase. ■A-t the sale of Dr Inglis’s property in the Trieri district, held by Messrs M’Landress, Hepburn, and Co. yesterday, one quarter-acre section realised the handsome sum of L3OO. Several other sections brought in good prices, the land having greatly increased in value owing to its proximity to the Cljitha Railway. Sixty of the single men on the Quarantine Island were forwarded to Hirer ton by the Wanganui on Tuesday. They were gent in answer to an application from Mr Proudfoot for 300 men for pick and shovel work on the railway. But very few engagements have been ettected at either barracks during the last couple of days. There are still a large number of married couples and families unemployed.

ihe Ashley Downs woolehed, Waiwera, was, on the 25th ult., burnt to the ground. Ihe origin of the fire is not known. All was right at half-past ten o’clock, but when Mr Gibson was awoke at half-past one o’clock the four corners of the building were in a blaze. It contained about 2,300 bushels of oats, a large quantity of clover and grass seed, sheepskins, agricultural machinery, &c., all of which were unsaved, and uninsured. The building was insured, The ‘ West ( oast Times ’ states that two new brands of liquors have been introduced into that market. We scarcely think that Ministers, past and present, read the advertising columns of this journal, hut if they do they will see that liquors, imported by Mr Meier, host of the Diggers’ Arms, have been named after the present Premier, one as the Julius Duppel Kummel, and another after Mr Fox as the Fox Gin. The horror of Mr Fox, should he see his name associated with gin, may be imagined but cannot be described.

Mr Wiltshire intends to use his utmost endeavors to carry out his undertaking of walking 1,000 miles in l,ouo hours, and not to throw up his task unless illness compels him to do so. His medical adviser, Dr Hakewell, recommended him to cease walking, but he flatly refused to do so. During the night he now walks in a state of semisleepness, having bis eyes closed; and he has to pe stopped by an attendant at the completion of each mile. He looks very weak, and staggers considerably. Mrs Wiltshire, on tjie other hand, looks quite as fresh as when sfce started, walks and is confident of success. The husband has now completed his 670 th mile ; the wife her 070 th half-mile.

A correspondent writes to the * New Zealand Herald’ ;—“I read with great interest your article of this morning on this newfangled forestry, as they call the art of preserving the bush or planting out new trees to replace the old. While the Government are talking so well on the one hand, let me tell you in a few words' that they are at> the

present moment the greatest destroyers of timber in the Province, and are deing it more injury than all the bushnaen together. I refer to the regulation that only * split ’ sleepers of heart of kauri shall he used for the railways. It is painful in the extreme to witness the frightful waste and destruction which this practice is causing. All the outer parts of the log are made useless, and the heart itself by this rude and wasteful process, is more than half wasted.”

The auditors of Lodge Pioneer, 1.0.0. F., have supplied us with their report for the half-year ending June 30, 1874, showing the following ;—Received from sixty-one members, i 105 4 ; honorary members and one widow, 10s 6d ; initiation fees, Ll2 11a; widow and orphans fund, LI lls 6d—total, . LI 19 17s. Expenditure : Sick claims, LI I; surgeon and chemist, 1 34 8s 7d ; working 'Xpeuses. L 23 5s Id ; paid into Grand Lodge financial fund, Ll9 16a 2d—total, LBB 9s 10d, leaving a balance to the credit of the sick and incidental funds of L3l 7s 2J. The total amount of funds to the credit of Lodge at date, is ; Invested on mortgage, L2OO ; invested in building society’s shares, 1-51 18s; open account, Bank of New South Wales, L2Ol 6s 9d; widow and orphans fund in Savings Bank, L 57 lls 3d ; in Treasurer’s hands, L 9 8s 7d—total, L 520 4s 7d, or a little over L 8 10s per financial members. Diving the past term, the Lodge has increased by eight new members. Lodge Pride of Dunedin, No 50 1.0. G.T., held its regular meeting last night in the lodge-room, Milton Rail, Stuart street; Brother J 1 Wilson, W.C.T., in the chair. The ordinary business of the lodge having been transacted, five candidates were regularly initiated. At the dose of this ceremony the lodge was prepared for the installation of the officers elected for the ensuing term, and Brother W. Carr, D. P.6.W.C.T., assisted by Brothers J. Gow, as G. W.S.’ aud J. Stephenson, as G. M., installed (the following members of the lodge in their respective offices, for the term, ending 3lst October ; —Brother J. Wilson, W.C.T.; Sister Margaret Wilson, W.V.T,: Brothers S. J. Lyon, W.S, ; Brother J. Trotter, W.T. ; Brother 0. W. G. Selby, W.C.; Brother J, Nelson, W. VI.; Brother W. Brown, W.fJ.S,Sister M. Tully, W.A.S.; Sister E. Hickey’ W.D.M.; Sister M. Driver, R.H.S.; Sister Wilkinson, L.H.S. After the installation ceremony, the report of the retiring W.S., Brother Charles Selby, was read and adopted. The deputation appointed by the immi-gr-'Uts at their meeting oa Tuesday night, waited upon Mr MacKellar, the Gcting-Sec-retary of Public Works yesterday. They submitted resolutions which were passed by the meeting, and set before him all their grievances. Mr MacKellar sympathised with them in the difficulties under which they were temporarily laboring. He told them that at present the Government had received applications from Mr D. Proudfoot for 300 men for his railway contract at Riverton, and for 20j from Mr Abbott, of the Nascby head-race. He tpld the deputation that he noticed one of the objects of their meeting was to obtain work'at 8s a Gay, and that he did not think the Government would be justified in paying any more than 6s or 7a a day. He advised them to embody thejr resolutions in a petition to be sent to the General Government, Wellington, and assured them of doing vyhat he could = himself in the meantime in che way of providing them with employment. We understand that two bye-laws have been passed by the Rosdyn Road Board, and have been assented to by his Honor the Deputy-Superintendent. The first prohibits ; the driving of cattle on the roads within the : lioslyu district between the hours of S a, m. and 6 p.m. ; ou any day, under a penalty not exceeding twenty pounds ; the second prohibiting riding or driving horses or other cattle on the footpaths or sidewalks within the district, under a penalty jaofc exceeding live pounds ! or each offence. In connection with this subject wo may state that it is not improbable tbit ihe removal of the cattle sale yards from the district may be effected at an early date. The ch firman of the local • Road Bpard (Mr A. H. Hess) having received a communipatbu from the «-overnment re- , questing “the Ro.slyn Bpard to be good enough to furnish the Goyernajerit with an estimate of the probable cost of the removal of the yards in question to some site where the residents would not be exposed to the ; dangers to which it is represented they are now subject,” hasenterediuto correspondence , with the firms interested, so that the Board may be enabled to furnish a the information required. “Jack Sheppard” was reproduced at the Princess Theatre last evening, with the same cast as on th# farmer occasion on which it was performed, A dance by Alisa Martineau followed, which was executed witfj spirit, and deservedly applauded. The afterpiece was “ The Swiss Cottage,” Miss Vivian sustaining the part of Lisctte Gfirsteia with great vivacity, as well as singing “ The Young Recruit” and otfier songs in capital style. She was well supported by Messrs Hooper aud Lawrence, who appeared as Nat fyke apd Corporal Max respectively. “ 'lhe Lady of Ly. n?” will be played to night, with Mrs Hill as Pauline, aud Mr Steele as C'aude. To-morrow evening will be apt apart for the benefit of Mr Keogh, when the drama of “ Paul the Pilot ” and the burlesque of “Romulus and Lemus” are announced. We understand that the management have been engaged for a considerable time in the preparation of the former piece ; the scenic artist, Mr Williams, has painted some magnificent scenery expressly for this drama; and, with the advertised cast, the performance ought to be a successful one. As Mr Keogh, in his capacity of stage manager, has been indefatigable in providing novelties for the amusement of the patrons of the theatre, we sincerely trust his efforts will be rewarded by a bumper house.

A meeting of the Provincial Grand Lodge of New Zealand, 5.0., will be held in the Masonic Hall, this evening, at 7.30.