The Evening Star. FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 1874.

Evening Star, Issue 3665, 20 November 1874, Page 2

The Evening Star. FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 1874.

Ma ame Arabella Goddard's first grand concert will be given in the Queen’s Theatre to-night. No comment is req fired. The “Octoroon” was repeated at the Princess’ last night to a good housa, and tonight “ Camiile” will be played. .The inquiry into the case of suspected incendiarism referred to in Monday’s issue will be held in the Oriental liotei at two o’clock to-morrow.

The success of the Clutha * Leader ’ has been so great as to induce the proprietors to announce that next issue it will be enlarged to eight pages. Balcutha must be looking up.

At the ILsidcnt Magistrate’s Court, Port Chalmers, this morning, before Mr T. A. Mansford, R.M., John Anderson, cook of the ship Christian M‘ -nsland, was charged by Captain Duncan with being absent without leave, and was ordered to go on board.

l ire All Saints’ Young Men’s Association gave the final entertainment of the season last evening in the school-room, which was more than comfortably filled. The programme consissted of musical selections, readings, a scene from the “ Merchant of Venice,” and a farce. On the whole, the entertainment was thoroughly enjoyable.

The submarine boat scheme for dredging the Molyne.ux, of which we heard so much some time ago, is at last in a fair way to got atrial. Jhe ‘Cromwell Aigus’ states that the- company have takeu up a claim at Cornish Beach, between the Bannockburn B i Ige and Kawarau Gorge, a beach that acquired great renown in former days as a rich depository of the precious metal. The ‘ Post ’ is evidently inspired, when it refers to the Oneco affair in these terms : “ Captain Henry’s own fauit appeared to be that he was himself rather afraid of his mate, and let him do pretty well as he liked. Cap'tain Henry brings letters f introduction to gentlemen in this City from people who have known him for years, and who "all give him the highest possible character. It seems that throughout the voyage he was afraid of a mutiny. He is much to bo pitied for the foul aspersions thrown on hia character, although he has only himself to blame in not having acted with the decision and judgment which ho should have shown.”

Tho ears of persons in the vicinity of the Princess Theatre and Manse stieeb last evening were assailed by the strains of a barrel organ, operated upon by an “ organ grinder ” who, if not a veritable Savoyard, might pass for one. A good few lovers of music, gratified at this proof of our advance in civilisation, formed an admiring circle round the performer aud gave him verbal if act pecuniary encoutagemeut. A civil dicnitary, ho wever, who lives in the neighborhood, evidently “ hath no music in his soul,” for, after consulting the City bye-Jaws and finding one applicable to the circumstances, he despatched a policeman to the distinguished fnrei.-ner with a ruthless command to “move on.”

Two fatal accidents are recorded in our exchanges to hand today. At fipec'ay Gully, Bannockburn, on Saturday last, Samuel Eofctfell, »#ed twfeoty-etghb, was

killed by a fall nf earth while working in his claim. The ‘lLucc Herald’ rives some additional particulars of the accident at Waipori, on Monday, which wis referred to in our issue of that day:—“A young lad, brother to Mrs Turpin, of Outrara, We-t la eri, while crossing the river with a twohorse team, loaded with timber from the saw-mill, got capsized, and \vh n found was completely covered by the dray, life being quite extinct. He was-a young man of steady and indu trio is habits, and the sole support of his sister (and her family), who was left a widow some two years ago, Mr Turpin having been killed by a horse, which he had bought in the sale-yard, on his way from Dunedin to Outram.

The followLg Auckland telegrams appear in the * Evening Post:’—“Mr Williamson and Mr Sheehan, on their projected trip to Hugland, reckoned on returning to the Colony in five months, Mr Dignau was to act as Deputy-Superintendent, and. Mr O’Ro.ke to perform the duties of Provincial ■ ccrctary. Considerable sensation has been caused by the announcement, A rumor was current that, in addition to their ostensible object, Mr Williamson and Mr Sheehan have business in connection with Sir George Grey’s petition agai- st Constitutional changes,—Mr Holloway has been recalled from Ids travels in the irovinco, as the Government wish him to proceed to Wellington in order to take'bis passage home in the Halcione.— Considerable surprise is felt at the announcement that Judge Chapman is to he removed to Auckland.—The libel case of Captain Eras r v. Head and Brett, of the ‘Star.’ is dually settled.—Mr Read has resigned office as Provincial Treasurer,”

A gentleman who has just returned to Wellington from England gives the ‘Tribune’ an amusing account of the way in which work is done in the Agent-General’s office at Westminster. There is a magnificent suite of rooms. I'r beatherson himself occupies some chamber upstairs ; our informant was at the office half-a-dozen time, but was never fortunate enough to see him. Dr Duller, while secretary, was accessible, obliging, and full of information about (be Colony t> all who met him. But the c’eiki-—half a-dozon or more of th; m—down stairs are the amusing part of the business. They are affable, exceedingly jolly, and ready to do anything they know ; but unfortunately they know nothing -at least nothing about New Zealand. An immigrant wishes to ship for Wellington ; they complacently put him down for Otago. Then came the cream of the joke. With a merry twinkle of the eye, one of these clerks asked this New Zealander how long this “ little swindle”—this “ do,” would last? How long, did bethink, they should hold their billets Their billets were very nice—easy work and fair pay ; they hoped the thing might continue for a year or two, although it seemed too good to last so long ! Last evening a Lodge of the 1.0.G.T, was opened at Riccarton by the Provincial Grand Worthy Chief Templar for the Middle island of this Colony, a ; slated by other officers of the Provisional Grand Lodge. There was a numerous attend mce of numbers of the Triumph Lodge, Mosgiei, as also of brothers and sisters from town. •be Dodi<e having been opened, the Provisional ‘-.W.C.T. initiated ten candidates with tr.e mysteries of the order, anil these, with nine other charter members, constituted the new Lodge of Rice .r oti. The fillowiog wee then duly eToted and installed as officers fir the cm rent quarter:—W.C. T.. ■}. Smaiie : W.Y.T., J. Waddell; W.T., J Harmon; WA,S„ J. Allan; W.F.-S.. W. Frost; W.T., Louisa M. Will ; W.C., Rev W. Will; W. M , K Kennedy ; W.D.M , Sister Allan; W.-I.G , .{. Smart; W.O.G , G Wood; W. R. H, S , Si iter Sutherland; W. L.>., S sfer Harmon. Previous to open ing the Lo (gc, the Provisional G.W.G. T. addressed a large public meeting on the objects a-.d organisation of Good Templary This order has obtained a good hold on the people in and around Mosgiel, and tiie ins itution of the Lodge at Piocartou is the result of the fl‘ nts of some of the brotherhood iu the former place.

AV o bey to call the attention of om‘ re ulers to the sale of a portion of the town of Musselburgh, to take plaoc to-morrow, at the sale rooms of Messrs Wright, Stephenson ami Co , High street. To those desirous of secui'ing good-sized building sites in close proximity to the City this will afford a most fa vorable opportunity, and we expect there will be keen competition, as the proposed railway—the first section of which, viz., by the race-course, will be completed before the meeting in March next —will bring residents in Musselburgh within three minutes’ of the centre of the City, while the “ Queen’s Drive,” for the making of which tenders have been called, runs right through the town, and will be the shortest, most direct, and pleasantest road from the City to the Ocean Beach,