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Evening Star, Issue 3617, 25 September 1874, Page 2

Mr K. Bain, the present Town Beit Banger, resigns that position at the end of tl*e month, and joins the detective force. It has been reported to us that some psr-si-ns are in the habit of shooting the thrushes and other imported birds in the bush near Burke’s Brewery. \Ve hope this announce ment that their practices are known will serve as a cauti-n, for we have Mr Burke’s authority for stating that in any case of detection he will prosecute it with the utmost rigor the law a'lowa. An excellent resume of Dr Thomson’s work on the depths of the sea is given in tjhe Jn’y number of the ‘British Quarterly.’ The facts already, established by the dredging operations of the Lightuing, the Porcupine" and the Challenger are tbe'ie That no z iro of depth can be specified at which animal life ceases, notwithstanding ilpat the of the water at 3 800 fathoms is nearly ;five tons upon every square inch ; that there is an oceanic circulation as regular a* that of the bmod .in the human system j and that this circulation is as indispensable tu the universal uiffurion of food supply for the inhabitants of the abyss as for the mo l;, ficatioa of the air to the various-forms of life on tbe surface of the globe. Bather a good joke is passing among the lawyers in Melbourne. it is said thao very 1 hly, during the diy-as duab arguments of a welMaoJdug young b.nri tor who was pleading before his father on the bench, another member of the bar, recently admitted, and who has cultivated a naturally hue voice until he has attained a considerable vcnlriloquial power, succeedediu throvv, iug his voice into the four corners of the Court, and calling out the (Jbrn fciau name of the young advocate, much to his astoui-la-ment. The Court was convulsed, whou the same unknown voice in the pause of dead silence caused by this undignified interruption. added the words, “keep yoi;r eye on your father, —, and he will puli you through ! ’ A buggy accident took place on the Port Chalmers Bead yesterday afternoon. A man named George Thomas Orph m, barman at the Royal Hotel, George stre-t, was driving a buggy, in which were two ladies and a gen" tleman from > ort Chalmers, and when near the lower junction had to pass b twitu two drays which were g dug in the opposite direction. The buggy, coming into contact with one cf the drays, was capsized and the occupantt; thrown on to the mad. The horses bolted, leaving parjb of the vehicle behind, -m >. continued along the N. K. Valley [load and up King street as far ag 1 nlon street, wiiera they wore stopped byr somte bbya. All

escaped injury, with the exception of Orphim, who had hi-i severely scratched. It is not known whether anyone was hurt along the road.

An unusual point came up during the hearing of a charge of fraud at the Resident Magistrate s Court to-day. The accused, it appeared, bad asked a well-known fancygoods in town to cash a cheque for him, and this he immediately did. a caused made no representations whatever, and the cheque, when presented for payment, was dishonored. Mr I'urton argued that the accused must he discharged, as there were no false representations either by word, or act. In both the information and statute the ■words “false pretences” were used. His Worship did not seem to hold very decided view's on the point, and adjourned the case to allow him to look up the author!: Sub-Inspector Mallard mentioned that he took part in the prosecution of a case some ten years ago, when the 'acts were the same, and a conviction was obtained. A meeting of the Provisional Grand Lodge, 1.0 G.T., was field last night, in compliance with a request from the subordinate lodges in unediu and its neighborhood. Ihe following lodges were present : Pioneer of Dam-din, Guiding Star, Pride of Dunedin, British Hearts of Oak, Aff Nations, Triumph, Golden Arrow, and others heveral impoitant resolutions were put and carried. A recess then took place, during which the several Dunedin lodges hr Id adjourned meetings. The results having been communicated to the P.G.W.0.T., he announced that Brothers D. C. Cameron and J. A. D. Adams would proceed to ‘ hristchnrch in order to represent Lodges Pioneer, Guiding .Star, and British Hearts of Oak, while Brother W, t'arr would represent uodge Pride of Dunedin in the convention about to be held in Christchurch on Tuesday next, 29th inst. The delegates left by the Brme to-day. Toe Supreme Court was occupied the whole of the day in hearing the argument in Macassey v. Bell, in whi ;h Mr Macassey is called upon to show cause why he should not answer the matters complained of iu the affidavits of Messrs Turton and Carter and pay the costa of the rule; and why, in default of sufficient answer, a further order should not be made. Mr -Smith was heard in support of the rule, and Mr Haggitt, against it. On behalf of Mr Macaasev, an affidavit by Mr Oolliasou was put in. It set out inter alia, the telegram in the ‘Southern v ross,’ and other matters connected with the pioceedings of the WardObapman committee Mr Hagdtt was reading a j art, of the ‘ ‘Toss's ’ telegram but Mr

■until insisted on the entire affidavit rea , which was done. Tor Smith, in refer iin« to the affidavit, said it unnecessarily in troduced scant lalous and scurrilous matter, aud his Honor agreed in thinking it irrela vent, and what the (Joint of Chancery wouß com -ider impertinent. His Honor reserved judgment. The provisional committee of the Ocean Beach and Peninsula Railway have received a reply to thiir app ication to know what assistance the Government is prepared to give to their undertaking. Yesterday the secretary tb the company received offioia intimation jihat the Government were willing to concede ad public lauds over which the railway would have .t.p p.ass free to the c mpany ; also, in the eyent of there being any difficulty in arranging for th.e .use of the central terminus in Dunedin, that the Government would give a suitable site, on the same terms, for a station for tbe company. Thej would likewise me their influence with tin General Government for the concession ot the foreshore required for the construction of the line. The Government is of opinion that the company ought to have its own plant, but, at the same time, if necessary and snojjJd they be able to spar:; it, the Go veroment yriil work it with their rollingstock on smh fair and equitable terms as may be agree a upon. Smith’s Combination Troupe gave another successful entertainment at i.he Princestheatre ast evening. The dress circle was largely patronise I, but the lower parts of the house were not so well attended as hitherto. After the overture Mr Bt. Vincent gave two character songs, which were well received ; Ypung England aud Alberto, as “ The Rival Comics,.created immense laughter; Airac and Miss Forrester followtd ; Professor Saunders's s flections from “ Idle Grand Duche-:s ” on the harp were deserve ily applauded ; the first part concluding with the De Castro Family in their unapproachable aerobatic feats. The principal fea ures of the second part were Airec’s performances on the “ ladder of life,” and Val Vose’a inimitable ventriloquism. "’This fatter gent eman’s benefit tak: a place this evening. A varied programme is announced for the occasion; Val Visa will appear twice in the couiss of thu eveni g, and the performance will conclude with the farce of “ Box and Cox ” We trust the atte 4anoe jyill be commensurate with the meiits of Val Voee, as no member of this talented company ha? contributed in s > great a degree to the amusement oj the frequenters of the Priucess’s.

A somewhat curious ca e of a hasty and soon-repented marriage is mentioned in the Hobart Town papers. Bc'ore the magistrates of that city a young woman of nineteen years of age, a servant in an hotel at Newton, summoned her husband, who admitted that he was seventy years old, tor maintenance. It appeared that, though he was a teetotaller, be frequented an inn where the plaintiffVaa serving. The first time he saw her he proposed to marry her, and in five weeks af erwards they were married, the wedding festivities took place at the inn where the young bride bad been engaged The bridegroom, tired of the danejng and festivity sooner than the bride, he agreed to go home, and that Ire should leave the key of his house m the do ir, that the bride might enter when she thought fit to go home. When she did go, however, she could not obt tin admittance. Ho refused afterwards r ° ee G her, or to be reconciled, but could give no other reason for his 'sudden disj&e than that o>* the mo king of the marriage he had given her a sum of I 3, and that m the course of the evening she had asked igfm for some more m >ney. The mpathising magistrate thought no legitimate excuse for not providing a borne for His' wife had been given, and amerced the husband jn the large t'Um of six shillings per week for her subsistence. The Benedict of seventy was a tailor by trade. Within throe weeks’ time the permanent way .will have been lard and the engine bo lUuning b'-twaen. Xokomairiro and a point within a short distance of tji.o Glut a TVrry, • he ‘Bruce H<ra|d,’ therefore, urges the Government to consider whether .the publia convenience might not be very much con suited by opening tho section of the line indicated for passenger traffic, at feast, by an arrangement with Messrs Brogden. contemporary goes on to say :—“ From what we have learned, we believe we are justified in stating that the representatives of the firm in question, if the Government would lend them a few carriages, would have no objection to work ihe line, under an an angemeut which would entail no loss to the country; and the coach proprietors would have no objection to be saveu the expense of horsing an extremely long stage, whilst the public would reap the benefit of a largely ac» cclerated communication with Dunodm. In fact, there would be nothing to pr-.vent a person leaving Tokomairiro at Skven o’clock the morning, and getting into Dunedin at

ha’f-p’st ten, and, after having had ample spice to transict business there, leaving in time <o be home by seven o’clock at night, 'lh s, too, would be through the summer months, when the coaching parts of the trip could be all done in broad daylight, and we are premised that by the time summer comes to an end, the railway will be running right through, so that there w mid be no accustoming people to a convenience that wodd cease with the approach of winter. There arc, so we learn, quite enough passenger carriages for the purpose lying unused in Ouuedin, which, with little expense, could be brought up to the Tai .ri, and placed upon the. rails. In fact, we understand that the only difficulty in connection witn this natter lies with the obtaining of these carriages ” 1 he * Mount Ida Chronicle ’ is very severe ou our goldfields’ members, and particularly on its representative iu the House of Repre sentatives. Of Mr Shepherd, it says “He dio. his best service in the matter of river pollution—that best being honestly done and being fatal to the causa he has struggled to comprehend and to bo anxious to serve, if for no other reason than that of gratitude to a constituency that, remarkably, has believed in him as a fitting representative, although not identified in any way, so far as we know,” except politically, with the Dunstau district. Messrs Bradshaw and Pyke, our contemporary cannot understand. “ Perhaps they were deterred by the disrepute all goldfields matters were and naturally must have been in owing to Mr Shepherd’s zealous want of tact. The face remains that on goldfields matters they were mute, although Mr Bradshaw was far too good a representative to remain idle, and bu-ied himself in questions of social statistics that future years will thank him for. Mr J. C. Brown, of Tuapdta, gave what was expected from him—very littL. Owing to his restless activity, always for the good of his district, he has without much ability and certainly no powers of persuasive oratory, trenched himself in at Tuapeka in a position where he could defy all comers, and has worked well for his district for many years, contributing in a great measure to the success of that district. Of Mr Mervyn we shall say little or nothing It appears that the district has been, to all practical purposes, unrepresented, while with regard to the organisation of any measure for the relaxing of special goldfields burdens- — disputed questions, where the goldfields as a whole, have to fight, the weak against the strong—-the member for Mount Ida’s sudden penchant for masterly inaction has preserved ils feathers unruffled from the ardour of bis impetuosity in attack or in support. In our •pinion the goldfields members —without hard yan exception—in perhaps the most important session ever concluded in New Z aland, have played a part, in nearly every eaie, subservient to an ulterior purpose, shameful to themselves and disgraceful to the constituencies they represent.”

We were to-day shown by Mr H Coxhead, of the firm of Coxhead Brothers, photographers, Princes street, some excellent photographs taken by him of the De Castro Family, and of Mr Val Vose, the ventriloquist. The cartes-de-visitc are especially well taken, the family being arranged ia four different groups. Copies may be had from Mr Coxhead,