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Evening Star, Issue 3577, 10 August 1874, Page 2

The ‘Gazette’ contains a notification of the appointment of Mr William Parker street as clerk of the Dunedin District Court. It is understood that the Judge of the Court will be Mr Bathgate, R, M, The California Minstrels gave another of their varied entertainments before a large audience at the Queen’s i hcatre on Saturday evening. Ihe performance was well received. I here will be an entire change of programme to-night. The ‘Southland Times’ reports that the Mabel Jane, in which Dr. Moncktou’s expedition sailed, was never able, in nautical parlance, to “fetch” the Auckland Islands, and that the stock on board tj ere landed at Port Degasus, Stewart’s Island. The Smiths must be a very numerous family in Dunedin, In the case of Borrows v. Smith no less than four men, all of distinct branches, bearing that high-sounding name were witnesses. His Worship admitted that he could not help confusing the names. The ease of Ritchie v. Young and others—an action brought by a passenger of the Cartsburn against the captain and first and tnird juntos of tlie saine, for tlic recovery of ■ the sum of LIUO for an assault committed on the high seas—resulted iu a verdict being! given for the plaintiff for LSU and costs The case did not finish till half-past fivo on

Saturday evening. His Worship signified his intention of bringing the whole facts before the Minister of Immigration.

We observe by our Southland files that pother application has been made (by Messrs Miand for} a steam sawmill license in Woody K-Uoll Bush, the application to cover that portion of the ''ash which is immediately below Mr T. Brown’s application. It was ordered to stand over for fourteen days.

Wei understand that the subscriptions on behalf of the widow and family of the late Captain Hart have come in very freely, and that a considerable sum was collected in the course of to-day. One or two of the leading farms m town have made very handsome donations ; and the collectors, Messrs Hyman and Outhrie, have not met with a single refusal.

USUa, I we ekly meeting ef the Young Men a Society in connection with All Saints’ Church was held last evening, the VicePresident (Mr Kirby) in the chair. Mr I crcival read an interesting paper on fossils, which gave rise to considerable discussion among those present, and the lecturer being evidently weU versed in his subject, wal able to afford much information in reply to questions.

In pursuance with advertisement a large number of the unemployed immigrants mat at the Southern Market, Princes street, this afteoioon. Although it was understood that the Provincial Government would give work to all those who desired it, but very few applications were made, and up to a quarter to three only twenty-five names were entered. T.he work is that of earting and breaking stones at Logan’s Point. Mr and Mis Wiltshire are not so well supported in their feat of walking against time as might be expected. Ihe former lias improved considerably in form during the past few days, aud now walks at a slashing pace--doing the mile in eleven minutes His wife still walks well, and owing to the clock by which her hours of walking are timed wanting regulating, last night she walked eight extra laps and did not seem in tho least fatigued. At twelve p m. Mr Wiltshire had completed his 752 nd mile, and Mrs Wiltshire her 750 th half-mile.

His Honor Mr Justice Chapman held a sitting in bankruptcy at the Supreme Court to-day. Monday, the 24th August, was fixed for the final examinations of Margaret Patterson and Robert Russell Livermore Daniel Gilchrist, Daniel Doeherty, and John Bryan passed their final examinations and received their orders of dischatge. The application of John Blakely for h : s final examination, which was sot down for hearing, was struck out, as there was no appearance of bankrupt. The ease of Alfred Lawrence—an adjourned declaration of complete execution of deed - was further adjourned to August 17. This was all the business transacted.

There was an excellent downstairs attendance at the Princess’s on Saturday evening when “ Paul the Pilot” and “ Romulus and Ream's ’ were repeated. Both pieces ran more smoothly than on their previous representation, while tha jokes in the burlesque were more prominently brought forward, I here will be no change to-night ; but Mr Ctting’s drama, ‘‘The Great World of Lon•Ion,” will be presented to-morrow. Several new scenes have been painted by Mr Williams, aud as the piece teems with local hits, it ought to have a good run. We are requested to state that Madame Jeannette (Mrs -Noel), an arrival by the Ma : ri Bhan who was announced to appear this evening has thought proper at the last moment to abandon her engagement.

ihe i, econd half-yearly meeting of the Otago Typographical Society was held on Saturday evening, at the Provincial Hotel, the President (Mjr D. Stark) in the chair. The report of the Board of Management and the balance-sheet for the half-year were read and adopted. Both showed a healthy state of affairs, the society having the handsome balance of over L9O to its credit. The officers elected for the next half-year were • -President, Mr D. Stark • Vice-president.’ Mr J. T. Harris; Treasurer, Mr A. S. Kisk • secretary. Mr W. A. W. Wathen ; Trust es’ Messrs T. Walker, J. Pierce, and J. BilsonBoard of Management, Messrs'J, Mitchell’ H. M. Cole, W. T. Mountier, A. Judoe, J.’ Angus, E. J. Le Grove, and S. SanUev* Mi ssrs J. W. Henley and J. Aris were elected Auditors,

The Australian and New Zealand Land Company are at present, according to the ‘Southland Times,’ carrying on extensive operations on their property at Ma + aura Irom thirty-five to forty double-furrow ploughs are constantly at work, and each day, when the weather is at all favourable from s.ycnty to eighty acres of virgin soil are broken up. 'lt is calculated 'that, at the end of the season, some eleven miles of country will have been operated upon by the plough. Notwithstanding the number of immigrants that have arrived in Southland, the manager experiences great difficulty in obtaining men to carry on the extensive improvements which are contemplated by the Company. The same paper says numbers of the immigrants sent out are found to be totally unfitted for country work, aud adds that it may be possible to utilise men who, although they have not had any previous experience, are still possessed of thew and sinew; but it is a difficult matter to obtain anything like a fair day's work from those whose previous occupation has been that of bird-catching or billiardmarking.

A Second Degree meeting of the Guiding Stai Lodge, 1.0.G.i., will be held to-monow evening, at 7.30.

Members of the 1.0. G.T. attending the opening of the lemperance Hall are requested to appear m regalia.

"We would direct attention to the advertisement m another column of the sale of the township of Ravensbourne by Oliver, Stewart, and 00. on Saturday, 15th instant. Intending purchasers about to visit Ravensbourne by rail may obtain free return tickets, available for any tiain, on application to the auctioneers.