The Evening Star. WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 28, 1874

Evening Star, Issue 3591, 26 August 1874, Page 2

The Evening Star. WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 28, 1874

At this morning’s sitting of the Waste Land Board, it was decided that in future all business to come before the Board must be entered in the minute hook on the previous Tuesday before four p.m. It is notified in this week’s Gazette ’ that the first election of Mayor for the newlyincorporated town of Roxburgh will take place on Wednesday, -Sept. 9. The nomination will be on the 2nd Sept, There was a good attendance at the Wesleyan Church, Port Chalmers, last evening, to hear the Rev. J. Upton Davis, 8.A.. lecture on “Tom Hood, the Grave and Gay.” The Rev, Mr Tsitt was in the chair, and the lecture was attentively listened to by the audience. At the conclusion, a vote of thanks was given to the rev. gentleman, and also one to the chairman. A report has reached us of a very serious accident which occurred at Otakia. Some time last night or this morning, a tent in which a family—we believe Germans—re* sided, consisting of a man, his wife, and infant child, was by some means set on fire The man was burnt somewhat about the face, but the wife and child were so seriously injured as to necessitate their immediate removal to the Dunedin Hospital. We have not yet received full particulars. Two Brogdenites named Benjamin Burgess and Thomas Burgess were this morning conjointly charged at the Resident Magis- ■ rate s Court with brutally assaulting one Thomas Jerome on the Anderson’s Bay road on Sunday last. The assault arose out of the Anderson’s Bay assault case last year, for which Jerome in October last was sentenced at the Supreme Court to twelve months’ imprisonment. The present charge afterwards resolved itself into a common assault case, and both prisoners were sentenced to six weeks' imprisonment. In consequence of the unfavorable weather that prevailed last evening, the attendance at the Temperance Hall was not so good as it has been hitherto. The entertainment, however, met with the marked approval of the audience, Mr Kennedy’s selections from “The Heart of Midlothian” being loudly applauded. Another new programme is announced to-night—the first and second parts being of a miscellaneous nature ; and in the third part Mr Kennedy will relate some “ Humorous stories concerning the clergy and people of the olden time.”

v.M? Bfc ? v^ IDg the . Sonß of Temperance at Milton held a soiree and public meeting, with a view of bringing the claims of their Society before the inhabitants of that dis triot. The meeting was held in the drill shed, and was largely attended. After tea the l ev. Mr <• hieholm took the chair, and made a full statement of the advantages offered to its members by the order of the sons of Temperance. He stated that the Milton division was opened about mmmonths ago with fifteen members ; now they number thirty-seven good on the books, wit; six waiting for initiation. The Rev. Mr offey followed, and made some friendly, though somewhat adverse criticisms on th< aiodt-s and methods of the Society. H> however said he deeply sympathised with the objects aimed at by the Sons of 'I omparanoe. and wished them every success Addtnuftiweft ajeo delivered ty tta Revi

Dr Koseby and Mr John W. Jago, of Dunedin. The proceedings were enlivened by some excellent vocal and instrumental music. Mr Wiltshire, the pedestrian, took a benefit at the Princess Theatre last evening, there being a good attendance in the lower parts of the house, but the circle was indifferently patronised. The performance commenced with the historical piece, “ Mary, Queen of Scots.” Mrs Hill played the heroine with becoming grace and dignity ; Mr Steele’s Lord George Douglas was a manly and faithful impersonation ; and Mr Keogh, ai Sandy Macfarlane, contributed 'argely to the comic element. The minor characters were well filled. M. Beda followed with his trapeze performances ; after which Mr and Mrs Wiltshire walked a mile, the time occupied being nine minutes and a quarter. Miss Martineau’s song and dance were, as usual, well received. The afterpiece was the amusing farce of “A. S, S.” The lessees, Messrs Steele and Keogh, take a benefit tonight ; aud as the company leave for Christchurch to-morrow, it will be the last opportunity, at least for some time, too public will have of witnessing their performances. At the sitting of the Supreme Court in Banco to-day his Honor Mr Justice Chapman delivered judgment in the case of Burns v. the Otago and Southland Investment Company. The matter has been often before the Court. The plaintiff, who is the drawer ■ f a bill of exchange for L 3,000 upon Mr 4. J. Burns, the acceptor, sought to bring into Court the said sum of L 3 000 to tin credit of the cause : and upon so doing, he claimed that it be decreed that the defendants, who were the holders of the said bill, deliver up the same to him, whole, uncancelled, and undefated ; and further that the defendants might be restrained from bringing any action upon the said bill against the plaintiff. The action was dismissed, with costs, leave to appeal being given to Mr G. Cook. Mr Barton moved for a rule nisi for leave to outer a verdict for defendant on the second and fourth pleas in the case of Macredie and another v. Kirby. His Honor decided to refuse to grant a rule until after argument of a cross rule pending, Mr E. Cook moved for a rule to set aride nonsuit and for a new trial in Stokes v. Begg. The application was refused. The argument of the rule for attachment against the * Guardian ’ printing company will be heard to-morrow morning. The question of ratifying the agreement made between tbe Waterworks Company and ;he Corporation was considered at a special meeting of the Council held yesterday. The Mayor presided, and there were present Councillors Walter, Carroll, Isaac, Grant, darron, Gibson, and Mercer. Councillor Grant said that before the motion was carried he would like to obtain some information. At present it seemed to him to be a very onesided agreement ; the Council were compelled to take over all the officers of tbe company, or pay them c mpensation. He would also like to hear something about the titles. The Mayor explained that, so far as the services of the officers of the company were concerned, an agreement respecting them was made by a previous Council. It was arranged among other things that the Council should give the secretary of the company twelve months’ salary for six months’ work. There was no reason to fear that the title-deeds were not good The company had been in existence for ten years, aud their right to the property had never been questioned. Councillor Grant said he was not opposing the agreement, and had only asked for information because, being a new Councillor, he knew little of the matter. The Mayor said th 3 Corporation solicitor had stated that it would take several days to examine the titles. He said there was no reason to doubt them ; they only seemed to be a little complicated Cr. Mercer moved and Cr. Walter seconded the motion for tinratifying of the agreement, matters in connection with which must be settled by Saturday next. The motion was carried unanimously, and the Council adjourned. The regular monthly meeting of the Port Chalmers Marine Lodge will be held in the Masonic Hall, Port Chalmers, to-morrow evening, at 7.30. M. Eugene Beda, the one-legged trapezist and dancer, announces that he will take a benefit at the Princess Theatre to-morrow (Thursday) evening, when he will be assisted by Madame Jeannette, who, we understand, is a vocalist of no mean abilities ; in addition to which several other varieties will be produced.