The Evening Star. SATURDAY, DECEMBER 19, 1874.

Evening Star, Issue 3690, 19 December 1874, Page 2

The Evening Star. SATURDAY, DECEMBER 19, 1874.

The ceremony of Confirmation was performed last evening in Holy Trinity Church, Fort Chalmers, by the Right Rev. Bishop Nevill, assisted by the Rev. Mr Leeson. T '™ persona were committed for trial at the Resident Magistrate’s Court to-day—the one on a charge of stealing from an hotel, and the other for stealing from the person There promises to be a heavy calendar next session.

Cobb s Northern coach had a capsize at Blueakm yesterday. The horses had got frightened at some bags left on the road « o ing lo03ene( l the swingletrees, started off. Slight injuries to a lady and a policeman were fortunately the only results of the mishap.

. Brtween eight and nine o’clock last evening, as one of the crew belonging to the barque Glimpse was proceeding down the Port Railway Pier to go on board, he by some means fell overboard. Mr Rowe s.cood officer of the May Queen, and Mr Holloway, Custom-house officer, happened to be close to the spot, and at once got into a boat and rescued him.

Not very long since a young roan about to he released from one of our gaols (long b. fore the expiration of his sentence), at the instance and by the recommendation of the chaplain who had been won by his attention to sacred things, called his spiritual adviser to ms cell, and in a voice quivering with emotion said to him. “Here, sir, is your Bible ; take it, and I thank you. I am about o D 3 released, and I trust I shall never want it again.

Mr Clinton s benefit at the theatre last mght was not so well attended as the merits of the entertainment deserved. The “'ticket of-I.eave Vl an ” was fairly played. In he interval the beneficiare displayed his skill with the bones. Miss Vivian sans a ballad so well as to gain an ejtfore, and Mies Willis

danced the Highland Fling. To-nieht two pieces will be played, and on Monday Mr Keogh takes bis benefit, when “ Montcalm.” a piece new to the Dunedin stage, will be produced. The directors of the Dunedin, Portobello, and Ocean Beach Bailway are going to push that undertaking to completion with the utmost vigor. To-day they, accepted the tender of Mr David MTntyre for the first section of that portion of the line which is intended to be taken to the Ocean Beach. Owing to Tuesday being mail day it has been decided to postpone turning the first sod until Wednesday afternoon, at three o'c ock. That ceremony wiil take place at the point where the line will cross the Anderson’s Bay road, nearly opposite Mr Tolmie’s residence. The prizes were distributed on Friday afternoon in the schoolroom of All Saints : Paroohi ■! School The Hev. Mr Stanford presided in the absence of the Bishop, and addressed a few words to the pupils and their parents, Mr Kirby, the head master, followed with a short syeech, and the prizes were then distributed. The sum of one guinea was awarded by the votes Of his schoolfellows to W. Christian as the most popular boy in the school. We understand that the work of this school has been very efficiently conducted by Mr Kirby, and we heartily wish continued success to the enterprise. Messrs Bathgate,' Blair, Ward, and Watt, who were appointed a commission to ascertain the suitability of the ground floor o' the University Buildings for a Court-house, having, we learn, reported that it could be rendered suitable, if desirable, were requested to inquire whether or not better arrangements could be made elsewhere The com mission accordingly placed themselves in communication with his Worship the Mayor, requesting him to ascertain if the City Council would object to exchange the Octagon Reserve for the pre ent site of the Supreme Court, on equitable terms. We should imagine there will he no difficulty on the part of the City Council. The order paper for the City Council next Wednesday is comprised mainly of notices given m the names of Crs. Grant, Reeves, and Beck for the. last meeting. The new business will be brought forward by Cr. Isaac who wants each committee ’ o appoint its own C 1 airman, instead of the Mayor presiding ex officio ; and by Cr. Beck, who will move—- ‘ That in consequence of the business of this Council being so frequently delayed, and the great inconvenience that tenderers for works are subjected to through the postponement of the consideration of their tenders on account of a motion passed September 30 (viz : that no fresh business be transacted alter ten o’clock), this motion shall be rescinded ; and that the Council sbal further consider the advisability of weekly meetings. # Those who. attended the entertainment given at the Masonic Hall last evening by the pupils of Mr Barrett’s elocution class enjoyed a treat. A long programme, comprising musical selections, readings, a comedy, and a farce, was gone through in a manner that reflected the highest credit on the lads who took part in it. They were each and all thoroughly up in their parts ; and the way in which in the heavier work they suited the action to the word betokened careful training. In St. Patrick’s Day Masteis Kirkpatrick and Velom acted well, while Master Barrett was uncommonly good as Twet.dleton in the farce. And there wow a little fellow, stout of courage but diminutive in size, and Seivwright by name, who delivered one of Longfellow’s psems in a manner tint older heads v ould do well to imitat*, and fully deserved tho applause it received. Waster M'Phersou was the principal player on the piano. A meeting of the Dunedin shareholders of the Titanic Steel and Iron Company will be held in the Provincial Hotel, on Monday evening, at 7,30 p.m. J The Hon. Wm. Fox, who may be regarded as the leader of the temperance party in this Colony, is announced to lecture on “The Legislative Aspect of the Temperance Question,’’"on Tuesday evening, at 8 o’clock. The members of Temperance Societies are invited .to meet the Hon. Air Fox in the same place at six o’clock.