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Evening Star, Issue 3626, 6 October 1874, Page 2

At the Resident Magistrate’s Court, Port Chalmers, this morning, before Mr T. A.' Maosford, R.M., Robert Archer and Wm, Muirhead were each fined ss, or twenty-four hours’ imprisonment for drunkenness.

The following tenders hj ive been accepted : —J U’Ken’s, for the erection of the Normal and Art Schools in the Octagon, L.7,890; Clayton and Co.’s, for the Port Chalmers Orammar School, L 3.228 ; and A. Davidson’s, for the Riverton wharf extension, L 1,476. A ball in aid of the funds of the Jewish Philanthropic Society was held in St George’s Hall last evening, and was attended by between fifty and sixty couples, who appeared to enjoy themselves greatly. The music was supplied by Mr Bailey’s band, and Messrs O. Harris and S. Jacobs acted as M C.’s.

The Oxford Troupe gave another performance at the Masonic Hall last evening, but again the attendance was rather indifferent. Miss Blanche Anderson’s tricks of legermain are the redeeming features of the entertainment ; the whole be mg gracefully and cleverly performed. Mr Verten’a dancing was received with marks of approval. Some new items are .announced for to-night. _ The common jury list at the present session of the Supreme Cpurt appears to be too small for the number of cases set down for trial, and as a result a number of jurors had to sit on three or four juries. In a charge of obtaining money by means of false pretences, brought against a prisoner named Alexander, this afternoon, before the twelve jurymen had taken their seats an equal number; had been challenged; by t]ie Gro\|ii Prosecutor. His cause fer challenging so many was dhat thpy had sat on a former jury. i

The. third',, and we suspect finali meeting 'of “persons favorable to the establishment of a piggery and marine store in Dunedin,” was held at the Universal Hotel. last evening, but came to an inglorious termination. It was evident, almost from the"first, that the majority ef the audience were gathered together by a desire to witness some fun, and they were not altogether disappointed. Mr Pavletich was permitted for a time to hold forth without interruption, but ultimately some wag turned off the gas, and the proprietor then thought it was time to clear the room, and did so. A case of some interest lo dealers in bottles was tried in the Resident Magistrate’s Court yesterday, when J. Sauntie, a bottle dealer, sued Reeves and Co. for the value of 78 lemonade bottles, and -LS damag sfor having removed the same from plaintiff’s premises without his permission/ it appeared the plaintiff'had been iri the habit of dealing in these bottles for years past, and was fre quently caut oned not t > do so. On the 19th o' last month defendants’ went on the plaintiff* i pr< miaes to personally caution him, aud whilst there saw the bottles in qu-stion and had them removed. Judgment was given for defendants’, with costs, his Worship holding that there was no trespass, and that the bottles were defendants property.

The attendance at the Princess’s last evening showed in a most unmistakeable manner that Mr, Smith was fully justified in his determination to prolong the stay of his troupe in Dunedin for a few nights. An entire change of programme drew a full attendance in all parts. The De Castro family performed some excellent tricks in a faultless manner, and were loudly applauded at the conclusion of each ; while Yal Vose infused some fresh fun into bis conversational dialogues, and succeeded in keeping b-s audience well amused from beginning to end. The troupe will be strengthed by the,Loyala, who are announced to appear to-ni-ht. Messrs Loyal aud Vertelli are not unknown in Dunedin, and both are exceedingly clever gymnasts, while Zuilla, in some respects we consider equal, it not superior, to Lottie.

Mr Justice Chapman held a short sitting in banco this morning, and delivered judgment in White and another v, M'Kellar and others, which was amotion on behalf of the plaintiffs to review the registrar’s taxation. His Honor decided to refer the bill of costs back to the taxing officer for revision—viz., the certificate of taxing Messrs Haggitt’s bill, which was rendered necessary by a change of solicitors. From that bill” L9O or LIOO was taxed off at a cos n of something over L3O, but the taxing officer refused to allow them costs of taxing. His Honor held that as the defendants had to pay only the net costs as allowed by the taxing officer, •they get the benefit of the reduction, and therefore should pay the costs, which appeared to come strictly within the description of costs between solicitor and by which that reduction was obtained. Leave to appeal was given to both sides. The annual meeting of the Dunedin Volunteer Fire Brigade was held last eveniug at the Engine-station, Rattray street ; Captain Wain in the ohair. Letters were received from the Town Clerk and Secretary of the Battalion Band, Mr Frederick Wain was elected a working member; Messrs Keith Ramsay, O’Brien, and Thomas Carr honorary members. It was proposed aud carried that letters of thanks should be forwarded to Mr J. i. ( hapliufor .he loan of horses; to the members of the battalion Band with cheque for l 3 3s to the funds oi the band ; and to Messrs M'Leod for loan »f lamps, &c., on the occasion of tne,Brigade’s anniversary. All the expenses attending the late sickness of Fireman Aarons were ordered to be paid out of the sick fund. Ur Bakeweil, honorary surgeon to the Brigade, was presented with a very neat and appropriate cross, belt, and p >uch, to be worn by the doctor at fires, as a distinguishing badge. Dr Bakewell returned thanks, and said he was doing no more than his duty in rendering assistance to so valuable a body. The electi n of officers then to k place, and resulted m all the old officers being returned again for the sixth time. The captain and other officers returned thanks to the Brigade for having placed them again in their old

petitions, and trusted they would not forfeit the confidence placed in them. A vote of thanks was recorded on the minutes to the committee for the very satisfactory manner in which they had carried out the arrangements for the anniversary supper and torchlight procession. The meeting then broke up. Mr Ken neway, who for three years was head of the, Provincial Government of Canterbury, delivery d a valedictory address to his lata constituents at Timaru last week On the Jpolitical question nf the hour he said It was quite p issible there would be a dissolution before the \ct affirming the resolutions f..r the abolition of .Ninth Island Provinces was passed, because no doubt the Opposition next session wbeti tfce Bills come down altering the pre.-ent form of Govern ment will have the vantage ground. There was one p >int which the opponents of the resolution dwell on. They say that the land fund is endangered. He did not see why a change in the local form of Government should place the land fund in danger, if there ever was a really practical or radical change in the form of Government asjregartls a part of New Zealand, it was that Act providing that 25 »per cent of the Canterbury laud revenue should be handed over to the board of works. The Government then did not propose to dissolve. There was noidea that such an act as that pat the localisation of the land fund in danger, though it was resisted at the time as a direct blow against the form of Provincial Government, such as then existed in the district, and still exists in the North. , In South Canterbury they now enjoyed in reality as near as possible the form of lecal Government, which he understood is proposed in the resolution of the General -Government.,. ..By the iimarn and Gladstone Board of Works. Act, and the Compact as to the apportionment of revenue of 1889, which has hitherto been, loyally carried out,!sSouth Canterbury was now in a great measure enjoying that form of local Government which he believed would be established not only In the North island, but also all over New Zealand.”

Last evening a lecture on the “ History of the Temperance Movement ” was delivered in the soiiool-roem ef Knox: Church, under the auspices of the Guiding Star Lodge of the 1.0 G.T by Bro. Jago, Provisional G.W.C.T. The lecture was the second on the same subject, taking up the history of the Temperance Reformation in 1830, when the failure of the old Temperance Societies forcad on the friends of humanity the necessity for more radical measures for the suppression of intemperance. The lecturer gave an account of the institution of the first of the modern total abstinence societies at Dunfermline, under the leadership of Mr John Davie, a gentleman who still live?, and whose portrait appears in a recent number of the ‘ Graphic of their subsequent organ sitionin Glasgow, Paisley, Greenock, Liverpool, Preston, and Dublin ,• and of the* rapid spread of abstinence principles all over the United Kingdom America, Canada, and then generally in Europe, Jndia, and the British 1 'olonies. ’ The lecture also contained inter-. • sting notices of a number of the early advocates of the temperance movement, including. Messre Jas. M‘Nair, Edward Morris, Joseph liivesey,. J. & gentleman to whom the.lecturer said society-had not yet done justice Father Matthew, Robert Kettle, and others. The lecture, which was alike instructive and interesting, was listened to with attention, and at its conclusion the lecturer was warmly applauded. Bro- J- P. Armstrong occupied the chair. On the motion of Bro. Cook, W.C.T. of ttye lodge, a cordial vote of thanks was c mveyad to the lecturer and, chairman, the latter, in reply, expressing the hope that Bro. Jago might be induced-to continue the subject, aud trace the progress of the movement from the point at which he last evening left it down to the present time. . The usual monthly meeting of the Lodge Dunedin, 931, E.C., will be held this evening, at 7.30. f’ W 8 understand that Messrs Begg and Anddrson have very kindly offered the use of one of Broadwpod’s grand piaups for the Soott Scholarship Entertainment, to be given on Friday evening next at the Temperance Hall. -Mr Sykes will preside at the instrument, and this will be a sufficient guarantee that the musical portion of the programme will be all that can be desired, : ' j