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Evening Star, Issue 3605, 11 September 1874, Page 2

Judge Chapman he.d a sitting in Cham* hers at the Supreme Court this morning. His Honor leaves for Lawrence on Monday, and there will be no Banco sitting till after his return. An entertainment was hell last night, under the ausp ees of the All Saints’Young Men s Association, in the schoolroom adjacent Co the church. The programme was a V(!r y. g°°d one, and included songs, duets readings, and recitations, the whole of which were given in a satisfactoiy style. The ‘Bruce Herald’ satiriea’ly remarks that a settler in the southern district, who engaged one of the immigrants, ex Caroline, as domestic servant, speaks of her as one of the most useless and well-behaved girls that could possibly be. She can be strong y recommended to a place in a house where the work is put out. Captain Baldwin, who is at present in Dun din, received a telegram ytsterday informing him that his home station at Pateroa, Upp-r Taieri, was burnt to the ground last night. fortunately, all the family and servants escaped without injury, and the furniture was saved. We understand that the house was tully insured in . the London and Live 1 pool office. The Combination Troupe were again successful in drawing a lar t e attendance to their eulertainm nt at the Princess’s last evening. The perf rmance of the previous night was repeated, and the various items were well received. To-night is annouuced as a fashionable night, and a steamer will run from Port Chalme'S for the convenience of those living there. The second afternoon performance will be given to morrow. Hia Honor Judge Bunny is taken to task by the ‘Tarrengower Tim-V which states that “at the local t’ounty t’ourt on Wednesday, in the case of i alder v. Harry, fudge Bunny asked the defendant, by way of a vice, why he did not go through the insolvent Court, and # so not have his debts hanging over him. An indignant remonstrance very naturally rose to the tongue of the plaintiff, and we were rather surprised that he d d not give it vent. As Mr (Jalder said outside the Court to sympathising fellow-tradesmen—f ; ow can business people ■ueet their engagements if every idle swiper choose* to turn insolvent, as advised by such i«i authority as a Judge ?”

The seventh annual meeting of the Albion Cricket Club was held last evening at the Prince Alfred Hotel. Mr P. H Kirk (VicePresident) occupied the chair, and there was a good attendance of members. The Audi tor’s Report showed a balance in hand of L.20. The following gentlemen were elected office-bearers for the ensuing year: President, Mr M. Cohen ; Vice-President, Mr Kirk; Secretary, Mr R. P. Smith ; Treasurer, Mr T. Hutchinson ; Management Committee: Messrs B. Goudie, W. Wells, and 6. Buchanan ; Match Committee: Messrs Buchanan, Smith, T. Hutchinson, and Wells ; Auditors : Messrs W, Hutchinson and B. Goudie. Messrs P. H. Kirk and l\ Hutchinson were elected Practice Captains. Reference was made to the state «.f the (aledocian Grounds, which will require considerable improvement before wickets can be pitched for practice. It was resolvtd that the commencement of the season should be celebrated by a dance, on the anniversary of the Prince of Wales’s birthday. The circumstances on which is based Messrs Turnbull and < ’o’s claim of LIO 000, salvage of the ship Strathnaver, are thus stated to us (‘ New Zealand Times’) in writing by Captain Doile, master of the Stormbud:—“The 8.8 Stormbird left Wellington for Wanganui at 7 30 p.m. on the 31st of August, with a light breeze from the southeast. At 8.20 p.m., when abreavt the Pinnace Rock, I observed a vessel’s lights in the offing; at the same time sjiw a rocket thrown up. On nearing the Heads, saw a ship standing in for the old pilot station, on the west side of Chaffer’s Passage under topsails and maintopgallantsaii, the wind being light from the south-east at the time When abreast the outer rock of Barrett’s Reef, I burned a blue light t■> indicate the position of the channel, seeing by the course the ship was jeering that she was a stranger, and i mining into danger As she did not alter her course, I steamed with all possible haste towards her. On nearing her, I found her very close to the reef, so close that I did not a insider it safe to cross her bow. lat once steamed under the ship’s stern, and called out. ‘ Port your helm, and steer for the light; you aye running on to the reef.’ The helm was at once put to port, and the yards braced forward, 'ft® wjnd at this time was iery light, and ipore to the eastward. Seeing that the ship would not clear Barrett’s Ketf, I called out, * )Let go the anchor ; ’ she was now very glpse to the rocks I was then asked by some one on board to come and to v her clear of the reef. I at once steamed under the ship’s bow, and received the tow-line from the pilot’s boat. The ship was then 200fb or 300f; south of the outer roc> of Barrett’s Reef ; too close to let go an anchor, no wind to work her, and setting fast on the rocks with the south-eas swell.” Captain Doile adds his opinion as to the prpbable result had the steamer not bpea presen ; but it is preferable that his opinion should bo ie#erved until the occasion of any contemplated inquiry into the circumstances. We thank Messrs Reith and Wilkie for a copy of their very comprehensive map of Otago. It appears calculated to be very useful. We desire to direct the attention of all those desirous .of obtaining a site for a suburban reS w-i nce^o 6 sale by M‘Landless, Hepburn, and Co., to-morrow, of a large extension of the township of St. Leonards. Mr Braithwaite, bookseller, corner of Fleet street and High street, .has forwarded to us a copy of the ‘iLondon Journal’ for July. The ladies’ fashion Beet contains drawings and .illustrations of the latest Paris fashions.