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Evening Star, Issue 3628, 8 October 1874, Page 2

The fund in aid of the widow and fatdily of the la&jXJa!ptdih T .SartlliJoWlJaiiitmnts trr L 1,600. Timaru has forwarded over LIOO, and AkaWaill9oL ') ; l W ; .~ .

A new mner ja.abQat started m Auckland/ 'Mr J g£my K'hder'fioh,' Well JSfin/ 1 -' * v Wi tyhg. hrtmep&qn ~with ;tRe J Wnflfngt6h Independent ’inita days, •, is said to have which has been accepted by Mr Leisk; soliditor; of ~I Tfr , KT/ | It is notified that the following t)fdlpassed by ,the Proyinqial ,Co,qupjl last session have been left to their operation!:— Licensing Ordinance Amendment, Roads l ’ Ordinance Amendment. The Lawreqpe ®f)¥tnhello Rcsaitvea ■ Sales Ordinances, .rfe-i served for the Governor’s pleasure, have been assented to by his Excellency. i■. ; ThetMsßffk date thus refers to a very noted character •*We’>’ l eqstfi fgat : ' thd '’lhtebsstihfe person known as ‘Sulfiyan, the New derer/has'stated for Ejjglahd ? able shores will no doubt welcotf& him, an.d whose admirable detective police .willreceive .himj *it'is he' hoped, with a bbrdiality tempered by intelligent reserve.”

We note by Timaru hies that tjyo convictions of the Resident Magistrate there, in the case of Neil M‘Cowan, for selling liquor without a license, have been upset on appeal 1 to, the.District Cojirit ?,Th£ Resident Madia|brate had in each case fined the defendant LoO, together with the costs, amounting 1 to L 9 Bs, It was held by the superior Court is objected by Mr White, counsel for the appellant, that the Ijtesidpnt Magistrate had »ot the power to inflict the full penalty and costs besides beeause the person laying the, the exeoution'of his-dffty. ! ;£U From a comparative return foYtbe q(farte?s f epdiog#une/d874 andilß7* resphfetiVely, by the 1 elegraph Department, which appears in the last Gazette,’ we see that the wires con--Unae t°;be well employed %f the public. The increase in the number of messages in r® °Ta l^ r , teV a , B compared with the other, f?oit , ’ aad th ? ! ’^ 3 b rebeived was if i onniV B TI r6 P re3entin S an increase ds. - The Government, however A:-, the ir ® B less > the value'of the official telesrams- sent having fallen fromL3.5J4 11a fid to L3,2]8 4s 3d. I That the use made of the wires by the public should 6 have increased so largely cannot bathe considered satisfactory. _ There was a very large attendance at the Princess s last evening,, when' the Smith and Loyal Troupe, assisted by Mr Verfcen, gave another successful entertainment. The latter gentleman sang “ The "f path of Nelson "in good style, although his voice did not sound so well in the theatfb as in'the Masonic Hall. He also.favQred thp audiencs tv-itb isomer of . characteristic,,,negro delideations, which' were TBteived with applause., ’ Owing to the postponement of the departure of .the. Butiket Hill, the combined troupes one more performance in Dunedin. We would advise those who have not yet seen these, cleyer artists to'avail themselves of this opportunity: ' •

~lhe meeting of the Anglican. Synod yesterday shortened, to allow of the members attending, the Sk Paul’s Young Meh’s Society .entprfcamgient, at . which,;. Bishop Neyhle delivered an, ■ address, consequently the business- done was of no great importance. Un. the. .motion .of Mr J. Smith, it was resolved that all.parishes in the Diocese be invited to give, offerings on the second Sunday, of January, 1875, towards the Bishopric t- ndowment Fund, and the clergymen be asked to. urge the claims of the fund upon that day. The following were appointed the Standing Comofittee for 1874i 5 •£-ven. Archdeacon Edwards, Revs. G P. Beaumont E G. Penny. R. G Stanford, Messrs M. W. Hawkins. H. Hoyrorth, G. F. Reid, and E. C. Quick. A debate arose on a motion by Mr Hawkins relative to the financial business of the Dioqese, but was adjourned to this day. ‘

A nice piece of “sporting” rascality lias come to light in the Launceston Police ' .'ouirt. A runmng match recently came off between Jiira, the noted pedestrian, and a man named Hams, the stakes being lodged with Robert Keene, landlord.# the Duke of Wellingtbn Motel. Bird won the race, and thereafter applied to Keene for the stakes, which the latter refused'to pay, whereupon Bird charged him with larceny as a bailee. At the hearing of the case Bird stated that he had staked L2O with Keene, and supposed Harris had staked his L 26. On applying to Keene after the race, 1 the latter denied navmg any mpney,. For the defence, Harris stated that it was a “ double race,” and that he had not put any stakes down. Bird was to lose the race to pluck some young fellows. Ibis pleasant arrangement, however, fell through, and Harris and his friends were sold. Keene has been committed to take his, trial at the next sittings of the Supreme Court.

It is wonderful how time throws light Upon aud helps to settle vexed questions. The Inbune ’ recalls, the William Tapscott case, the mate of Which was,- in Wellington “PftWfftiWd hW»3I places(jqhpfi it, considered a hero, while the captain was set aolra ab no better than he should he. Well,

months have gone and coma,.. The captain took the TapseAtt salt ly to her- destination, and found favof a new otsw/, \jie has since got qWhfer V.epsel, and i^mrvat\Newmate aipkrekt bis .yfflijkxA it Whs |pi|j that he borne bufcthe high cbjarttteD with wMchbis friends v|ESf| disposed to from, Mfelbdtfmeto SySfifiy he/quarneUed with theiseameu and/ blowa given in the "tnikte being so bruised, his ears split, and other that he is now an inmate of the hospital, and likely to be fur some time to come. Such ate some of the chances and changes of life. .jjyst.hy Mr Bathgate, K.M, to forty-eight 1 hbura'-imprisdnment, and to receive twelve lashes with a birch rod, underwent the latter portion of the sentence yesterday evening at six o’clock. It is stated that he had evidently made up his mind to take his punishment bravely ; but as it proceeded be appealed to find it more severe than he had anticipated. The punishment which this boy fias received will assuredly be remembered; by him for years- to come, and had soiie bf ,his criminal associates been present to witness what the operation really means, they vJould have carried away with them a lesson winch could not fad.to:t»b productive’ of good ah a deterrent of crime. r The in which young people 1 dt thiadaSs become corrupted, and mutually corrnpt each other, is a vbrv [ serious 'qiibftihi, -And ' by r every possible And lawful the tnih'lfc of'the yohugiehouid be iimnufactu. ing : «fcP the create-t obstacle ‘to*‘the? (Mneril 'eradication of crime. 1 k~ j r •„ (* f t j. v [ A concert was givei last evening' at phe Temperance ,'Halbby jthe members of the St Paul’s Ch’hr’dh Young Men’s Association qnd friends, in aid of the funds of the Paul’i . ParbbhuU School. 1 ’ 1 .d kddrisss'apprf'pnate to the trig‘-fhat;.'air thfe rnetnhers df'tlife Vilfe’tiry haj t ‘Approved of tKb‘establjahihg*df ! 'the scho'ol, find that' ’Mr :Butterworih h.atf : obd- ; trib'dted;L-200 tb The;'educe t ; ‘bqifimeHi6ed', th 6 torchedtral department 'beidg Viiry contributing' greatly tp t . tife success of the performance/ ; Ah kir : frifm “’Mkftua ” \fa nicely sung'by a lady,' and the “ Death of Nelson” fairly by ’ a gentleman amiatenr’ the trio, ,“The,hawtmiime in the glal'e,” being perhaps -the choicest 1 itfem in the fiUl part. Mr Qiapqtt; Mr Cairncross, and othete gave'fedmfe. fiVat-talb readings And recitations, which were r heartily applauded. In The h fec6hd ,! pa¥fc‘ : ‘^^Mrellf’ 4>y> a gdnfl&nk, • ‘‘Ah ! non giunge ” and “ tiwo ladidsf," and w l j>ianfifdrte l, ahbl , - f bjy Mr Ai J Towsey add a lady ,Wqre the moat noticeable feat ares. At the-cbfifeluisitfii tf P ibe vbry sjacr- ‘ Isessful entertainment, the; Bishop; on behalf* of the audibnce’ did thi* parish generally/ proffered a vote of thanks to those who ]}ad o lived their i;i.'t r ;■

• ; —. £ i ' J The regular' i g (dfothhf o thh stkgo Kilwitming Lodge will be held in the Malta* i”' A lecture in aid qi the Sabbath School Teachers'iUttioU wsllbe delivex'ed' drt' rtheßhptist Chapel to-morrow evening at 7.30. by the Rev. J. U. Davis. ! The Colored Opera Troupe announce their concert for Monday next in the Queen’s Theatre. Several novelties will be produced, and tickets pot used at the last concert will) he available. j 91 Mr Livingston, Princes street, has forwarded to us a copy of ‘ f Lette’s Australasian Roi gh Diary, 1875.’ A week’s jottings on apag sis the space allotted. The number is illustra ;ed ‘by a convenient .map .of New, Zealand;»- v We have received from Mr Joseph RraitHwaite the FamiJy ’ and ‘ London’ Journal’ for August, and’ ‘Bow Bells’ for September. We have not had time to avamana. their contents, butiwill give extended notices ! ‘ The programme r o{ the Scott Scholarship, entertainment,‘t’6 , “'£alfe' i hlj(Bi : at the TemtoeThe dramatic: scenes 3 ana pSetiCaf 'lre'Veil' selected; 'and ihe Veeal ( »n?d -in strumodtabiteß®, by #bsykeS and two favorite lady amateurs, win, w’e be very, pleasing, r fenures, in the entertainment.- ; .. .if ,