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Evening Star, Issue 3627, 7 October 1874, Page 2

At the Resident Magistrate’s Court, Port Chalmers, this morning, before Mr Mansford, R M , Louis S Osmansou was fined ss. and Edward Grogan 10s for drunkenness. The | Arrow Observer ’ says that an action is pending between two gentlemen of good position in Queenstown for defamation ot character, damages being laid at L 2.000. Captain Duncan, of the Christian M‘Ausland, was last evening presented, by a number of immigrants who came out with him, with a gold chain and pendant, as a token of their respect and esteem.

The trout ova experiment in Hayes Creek has, in its first stage, turned out a perfect success. Five hundred were sent up from Dmiediu three weeks ago, and on October 1 they were all hatched out—only five or six having gene bad.

The fallowing very short but very meaning announcement in the advertising columns of the ‘ Melbourne Argus,’ addressed to an unfortunate (or fortunate ?) Victorian, bas some dttle local interest in it: -•* If this should meet the eye of J. J. Campbell, your wife, with a baby, was seen on board the Hero, for New Zealand.”

American papers by the last mail announce the death, at St. Joseph, Missouri, on July 14, of Rear-Admiral Sir William Wiseman, at the age of 59. The deceased officer was well known in these Colonies. He commanded the Australian station from 18 -3 to 18t>8 was made a C. B. in 1864, and a K.C.B in 1867. for his services in New Zealand, whilst commanding the Naval Brigade in 1863-4. In New Zealand we are happily about to be relieved from the danger to personal liberty wh ch appears to have brought about the social catastrophe involved in the followiug sch.dule in bankruptcy lately filed in Victoria:—“ John Mitchell, late of Sandhurst, mechanical engineer. Cause of insolvency—lnability to carry on business through being confined as a prisoner for debt. Liabilities, L35112a; assets, L 389 10s: surplus. L 37185.” * ’

At the Immigration Barracks in Princes street to-day several engagements were eff-cted. Thirteen single men were engaged as farm servants »t from L 45 to L 52 per ' ear - Gne married couple for the country the man to act as ploughman, obtained employment at 160 and ratious; and a single woman at L4O. At the Caversham depfit vr 8 w k°* e °* single girls, ex Christian M'Ausland twenty-five in number—obtained situations at from L3O to L4O per year

Mr Justice Chapman had cause to ad minister a severe rebuke to one of the upcountry officials during the sitting of the Supreme Court this morning. I u hearing a charge of cattle-stealing, Mr Barton. while cross-examining one of the witnesses for the Crown, failed to read the depositions clearly. The Crown Prosecutor said be never saw depositions so badly taken in his life as those transmitted fro-a Clyde in the case under investigation, and in the other charge heard on the previous day against the same prisoner. His Honor said that he had noticed that fact himself, and he could hardly read the depositions. They were neither well written nor grammatically.

The police of Melbourne, a few days ago, were fortunate in saving New Zeal nd from the introduction of two undesirable coloOne was a Canadiaa, named Beniamm bteiuhoff, who bad deserted his wife at [nglewoo 1, and abducted a young girl of less than sixteen y ars of age from the same place, with whom he was making for this Colony. He was arrested by a detective on board the steamer Hero, Just as she was about to sail for Auckland. The fellow denied that his intention was to emigrate, but some luggage belonging to him was found on board the ship in the girl’s charge, and he was taken on shore, and remanded to the place from whence he came to face a magistrate and an angry spouse. The hon. Saul Samuel, Postmaster-Gene-ral of New South Wales, did a very hand something in Sydney at the commencement of this month. He opened the magnificent new post-office in that city-at his own personal expense, and invited 2,000 people to the affair, which included a conversazione, an art exhibition, and a ball. The particulars of this brilliant affair occupy several columns of small type in the ‘ Sydney Morning herald.’ The entertainment was provided at the expense pf Mr Samuel, and although it was tojsome extent a public eeleoration of an important event, it was, so far as the Government was concerned, a private affair throughout, the members of tha Goyerniaent, like tho rest of the party, beint* there as the guests of the Postmaster" General,

The wool shed at Otokarama station, Waitepeka, the property of Mr Hugh MHntyre, of Merino Downs, Pomahaka, was destroyed by fire on the night of the 6th ult, under exceedingly suspicious circumstances, leading to the belief that it was beyond doubt the act of an incendiary. This station was purchased some time ago from Captain Boyd, aod marches with Merino Downs, Mr M‘lntyre’s other station, the two homesteads being some eight or ten miles distant from ea«h other. son of Mr M'lntyre’s is in sole charge at present of the Otokarama station, and on the day of the fire was ab eat at Merino attending divine service being held there on that day, and on his return found that the wo< fished had been burnt down in his absentee. A horsemans tracks were discovered both going and returning from the spot; but the police have as yet been unable to trace the culprit. It would appear that upon the previous day, Mr MTatyre had, for the first time, impounded all stray cattle found uuon the Otokarama Run. The addition of the Loyal Troupe to the ranks of Smith’s Combination last night was a thorough success, looked at from a pecuniary point of view, the lower parts of (he theatre being crowded and the dress circle largely attended. Loyal and Yetletti made their appearance on the double horizontal bar, performing some really clever gymnastic ! feats in a finished manner. Assisted by Zuila '

they afterwards appeared on the treble trapeze, doing a number of tricks similar to those which Lottie did when in Dunedin. In every sense the gymnastic performances were satisfactory. Mr 'I urner, in his tenor song “Live and let live,” did not impress his audience favorably, but was more successful when singing falsetto. The Combination Troupe also appeared as usual. We would remind our read ra that the stay of Mr '-mi h’s troupe in nundedin is drawing to a do e, ind th to-morrow wil end the chance of seeing them ; therefore, the opportu icy should not be lost by those who have not done so. '■ir Kirby takes with him to ’anilla, by the Bunker Hill on b'riday, the tie Oastros and the Loyais.

Some of the immigrants sent to the South appear to be giving the Invercargill magistra e plenty of trouble. Of late. ev,gry Court day sees a couple of them brought before r M‘(Julloch, and on Monday last we read of Mary Corcoran, a young girl apparently not out of her “teens,” being charged with making use of obscene language in the |old barracks. It appeared that she had been out on the streets till an unwarrantably late hour, and returning with some appearance of having been drinking, her father biat her badly. The father seemed to consider that a defence of his conduct was necessary, but was stopped by his Worship, who asked, “ What is the use of beating her and getting drunk yourself ?” It then transpired that Mr Corcoran had made his bow to the Bench in another capacity. His Worship in imposing a fine of 40s or 48 hours’ imprisonment with hard labor, said that every other case from that barracks he would treat with the utmost severity, and and it was only the youth of {the accused that prevented him from giving her a great deal more.

The Standard Property Investment Society meeting will be held this evening. The member of the All Saints’ Young Men’s Association give their usual monthly entertainment to-morrow evening, A concert in aid of St. Paul’s Parochial School will be given in the Temperance Hall this evening, at 8 o’clock. A good programme has been prepared, and a full attendance is expected.