The Evening Star. WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 23, 1874.

Evening Star, Issue 3693, 23 December 1874, Page 2

The Evening Star. WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 23, 1874.

The Tiukish Baths are to be opened by the Superintendent at noon on Monday. A Good Templar Lodge was opened at Tapanui last week with twenty-five members. There are at present twelve prisoners for 'rial at the ensuing session of the Supreme 1 ourt, commencing on Monday, the 4th January, The r e are now r.o immigrants in the. barracks open for engagement, but the Nelson and Margaret Galbraith, each eighty-four dayi out, may he hourly expected. The first sou’-wes. wind will doubtless bring them to the Heads. A misprint occurred in the passenger list of the Nelson, which left Glasgow for Port Ghalraets on October 2. The Mr Melville there mentiom d is Mr P rk Neville, M.A., 0. T C. !»,, who is coming out under en gagemem to the Provincial Government. Mr John 1 o-an, J. P,, attended at thegiol this afternoon, remanded Henry Bedford, cha'-ged with forgery at Eagle Hawk, Victoria, to a further term of seve days, pending the arri- al of his Excellency i lie Governor’s warrant for prisoner’s rt moval to Victoria. Under the new railway tariff which came into force on the Ist ult. passenger ra'es are threepence per mde first and twopence per mile second dais, return tickets beiog charged at a fare and a half. Special trains «ran be had for ten shillings per mile, the minimum charge being 1,3. The body of the man on whom an inquest was held yesterday, but without the means of identification, except by the nickname of “ Red Sandy,” was i.fterwards identified by his cousin, Mrs Runciman, and others, as that of Alex. Syme, a native of Bomss Scotland. Deceased had some mi my coming to him from Horae. There was a much better attendance at. the adjourned meeting last evening of those favorable to raising a testim nial to the Hon. Mr Reynolds in recognition of bis services to the citj’. The town was divided into districts, two gentlemen being appointed to canvass each, and Mr Hyman was appointed treasurer. Of those who qualified to proceed to the Thames and take part in the luterco’onial Oompetilion, by paying their own expenses, Vols. Nightingale, Richardson, and l.ieut. Christie have timified their intention of so doing. Blatch has not yet stated whether he will proceed North, though in all probability he will do so. At the Resident Magistrate’s Court. Port Chalmers, this morning, before Mr T. Mansford, R. M., Charles Johnson Bruce alias John Johnson, was fined 5s in defau t twenty-four hours’ imprisonment, for bei-g drunk ; and before Dr O’Donogh ie and Captain Thomson, J P.’s, .lames M Don .M. for assaulting Claris Turto-t. was fined 2Js and costs, or seven days’ hard labor. The recent sale of the remainder of the block on the Harbor property, boim Ud by Tyne and Wansbeck streets and the railway, which look pla-e yesterday, showed very plainly the great advance which has tiken place in the value of bu.-in-ss sues in Oamaru. The ‘North Otago Times’siys that the annual rental obtained amounted to Lsi 9, which added to 1 679 for the sections sold at the previous sale, gives a total of LI, 188 per annum for a property of about 24 acres in area, or not very far short of LSOO ptr acre per annum. Another case of sudden death to k place lastnight. the unfortunate man being George Bussell, for many years architect and stir veyor in Dunedin. Deceased had been in the shop ot Dr Crawford, Rattray sn-eet, during the afternoon, and having app-irent’y fal’en into a convulsive fib. at about haif-past f nr he was removed to the back room and left there. Wh-n Dr Crawf rd returned at 10 10 p.m. he found him dead, and in the position in which he had previously left him An inquest will be held on the body at the Hospital at noon to-morrow. The Rifle Association’s meeting is nob to ‘take i.lace until at er the return of the • italic reprrs ntativis from the Colonial pdze-fiHng. At the Association’* meeting list night, Captain stavely, Lieutenant Wilson, Corpo’rals M‘Gregor and Treaseder, Volunteers Dobbin. Mann, andOreagh were appointed a comnrtt e to diaw up a programme, which wi 1 include a representative maton, each company sending a'quad. The secretary was instructed to write to bis Worship the Miyor, asking if ho would contribute a Mayor’* Cup as one of the trophies of the m- eting, as his predecessors have done. A billiard match was played at the Empire Hotel la-t evening between Mr W. We-ton. champion player of AusTalia and v ew Z aland, and another professional wielder of the cue. The lait* r received s*o points out of I.OUO. hub aft r an hour’s plav the game was called—Weston 502 to 6>7, the former playing in good form a id rapidly overhauling Irs adversary. The game at the successive hundreds tood as follows ; Weston 601—693 ; 800—751 ; 901 759 ; 1,000 — 784. Mr Weston theref ore won the match by 216 points scoring 1,000 to his opponent's 234, and the time occupied was a minute under two hours and a-half. The wimer made several breiks of over forty points, the highest being one of fi'ty-seven. In the Resident Magistrate’s Court, this morning, the case of H. Livingston, Receiver of Land Revenue, v. J. Barr, an action to recover fees due on Crown grants, was adjourned for a fortnight, at the request of the solicitor, Mr O. W, Ntewart, who pleaded that sufticieut notice had not been given to him to prepare to defend the case. We understand that Mr Livingston has a long flat of persons who have 1 ot uplifted their grants and paid the fees due thereon, and that it is intended to take proceedings immediately for their recovery. The shortsightedn' ss of not at once paying the fees is manifest, when it is consider d that a charge of sixpence per month for every grant is made up to the time of delivery, which is recoverable by legal process. T* o cases of drowning arc reported in the Southland papers. ‘ illiam Currie, an old resident in Southland, was drowned at the lower crossing r f the Waikaia, near Switzers, on the 18th inst., and on Tueslay the s coni case was reported, the victim betas' a young man named David Vl‘Arthur, an ex" press driver. In the morning he drove a party out to the New River Bridge. After arriving there, Mr Sykes (who was one o f tbepa»ty), a Mr Brown and M‘ • rthur went to bathe in tho river. Brown seems to have entered tho river first, M‘Arthur second, aad Sykes last, for after Brown hid swum nearly to the other side, •'•ykes saw M‘Arthur, who was between them, sink, and he never rose ag iin. All efforts to recover the body were unavailing. In passing sentence on Brennan, for attenn ted murder, Mr Ju-.tice Chapman aitribuled Mary Hill’s survival as being in a great degree due to some peculiarity in her constitution. The ‘ Times ’ says it vafr

equally due to the skill and care of Dra. C rigor and M‘Chirp, who attended her. It must have required th- most sk Ifni, most accurate attent on to watch and time the dosing of the large cut at the hack ot the girl’s head, whe ebya'l pus found an and perfect escape. The out laid the bran completely open, hut its very s ; ze, though aopa*ently an irrefutable argument against iha patient’s recovery, by he ng an outlet for inflammatory matter, prevented inflammation ; and to th'B circumstance, and the professional advantage taken of it, the girl’s recovery is due, more than, perhaps, to any other cause. Rumors (says the ‘Southland have been prevalent in Invercargill th.at the building regulations of the Municipal Connoil are, from some cause invalid. The fact is, that, so far as the building regulations of the Council are concerned, their validity has not been disputed in a court of law, hut it has been recently decided by Mr Justice Gresson, in an appeal case in • hristchurch, that it was necessary for all municipal regulations to hear the ap roval of the Superintendent of the Province on the, face of them, by his signature ; tnaf. hitherto the Provincial Governments of Canterbury and Otago had simply gazetted the regulations, the Provincial Oazsttes being published by authority, the fact rh i 4: the regulations wer gazetted he ng considered by the Government to show that they were" “ approved.” Ibis den-ion of Mr Listiee Gms n, if unite d by the Court of Appeal, will have the effect of rendering, probably, the, whole of the regu ations passed by all the mimic• al bodies, from Christchurch to Invercargill invalid. ° Ihe return to his pastorate of the Rev Or. Copland, who, on account of ill-health, was adowed twelve months’ leave of absence to visit the Homo country, was last evening ccebrated by as bee in the North Dunedic Presbyterian Church. The attendance . f the congregation and their friends was large, and the clergy was well represented, the latter including the Revs. Dr. S uart, Mackie, Davidson, Blake. Davis (Baptist)' and Ur. Rosoby. In the course rf his rpeecb, Dr. Copland (who was warmly received) intimated his intention of publishing his rotes of travel in the ‘ Evangelist,’ ami of shortly delivering leotnns on the Holy Land. He aMuded to his meetings with o’d Otagons — Mr A. J. Burns in Edinburgh, and Mr Duncan in !San Francisco, with old friends and. students, and with Dr. IWt. <>f the latter he said tho Doctor’s visit To this country, ant his opinion of the institutions of the Province, had done more good than a great many Immigration Agents that had been sent Home. Dr Bcgg’sn fforls had been recognised throughout Scotland, and he had been the means of inducing m-.ny to emigrate to this 'Ml.my Me had been trying to induce the Free Church and other * hnrohes to snid deputations to the Colours, and this would cement the feelinbetween tho Churches here and at Home. Piofessor Davids n. of the Edinburgh University. and others, had also disputed much interest in tho University ad College of Otago. Addresses were .ilf-o delivered by the I‘evs. Messrs how and Mackie. The Qucenstownit s have cr-at n-ed of ac.ing on the advice of tho Bishop wh"> sdd beware of af cr d-unerspeech* s.” Certainly the speech made by Profe-sor Peters at >he banquet given to the American parly for «,b serving the transit of Venus is cdoulatod to tmn theii heads. “ I possess,’’ observe 1 the learned profes or, “ another qualitl ation—that of an astrologer I have been leading fotthe p-si, now lit me read for the future th. so stars 1 nightly study Let ran tell you, in ali sine rity. whit I have thought they told m« as I looked at them ni«hdy. ITiavo seen clearly—L see in the stars a large City here of the fat l re ; railways converging upon it; people coming from many other pars of the earth to enjoy its beautiful c imate, and behold its grand scenery. I te!l you, gentlemen that, despite worldly cares, there is a great futore before this !sb,n l. I see it reflected in the stars, if you will allow me to say so, and I see th s small, hut beautiful town the capital of that island, the centre of attraction, the abode of those who possess and wealth, as well as the humbler student of nature You. gentlemen, cannot prevent that destiny, for the atar-i predict it. Allow mo once more to say Ido not mean to flatter bevond that -but, as sure as I speak, so sure will that future come, though it be to ano her generation ” The Arrow ' Observer,’ instead of rejoicing at such prospective greatness of the district, is spiteful enough to publish a current on ait “ That in view of the wide-world renown and consequent greatness sure to be achieved for Queenstown by the success of the transit observers, ho’ders of freehold property in that favor ed town have already increased the sailing nrice 50 per cent.” b v

The Rev. Mr Thornton, the new Episcopal bishop! of Bil’arat, who arrived by the last s 'u>z mail steamer, and has by this time been inducted to his sec, is just the man for tho Colonies—a prelate of a most p-o----nminced democratic tyoo. Two yea a ago, he told a church congn si at Leeds that he has several tirms b e «-n locked np by tho p lice for preaching in the street He admi's that this is “ unp easant ” but it does not seem to have at all disturbed his clerical composure, only to have suggested other itinerant means of expounding the gospel. ‘ ‘ Working men will not come to tea meetings,” ho observes. “ bub no doubt they would oome to suppers. Well, then,” he adds, “ uive them a supper with plenty of cold’, rather underdone, beef and an unliin ted supply of red pickled cabbage, and tb it disposed of, you may speak your mind, and they will listen to and confer with yon.’' Ho likes al fresco church meetings, but the policeman ba>-s the way “ What do you say to a tent ?” he asks ; and as the happy thought strikes him, he follows it up until he places the whole matter vividly before you. “ Thm get your tent,” he says “pitch it early in the morning, and run up a flag. "s the working men to to their work in tho miming they will say to one another * Holloa ! what’s up ?’ A bill will inform them that the Gospel is going to be preached there that evening. Working men will come into a tent to hear the Gospel preached where the light is dim and they’re not likely to he ‘spotted,’as thfy call it.” 'Phis modern St Paul disregards nothing of a secular character that will serve his religious purpose. Like the eccentric Rowland Hill (or was it John Wesley ?) who declared that the devil shouldn’t have all the good musio, and applied profane melodies to the church hymns. Bishop ’'horntou would even revert to music o? n very secular type indeed to draw a crowd together to preach to. “ What do you say,” he asks, “to blowing atrumpe* ? They find n Holland that a hymn led with a cornet-a piston wil give a good congregation in five minutes.’' Upon the eubje t of Sunday Sohoo's the Bishop elect has a remarka’-ly sound head. “ Why not have vSnnday schools f.>r men?’ he aMis. “In Birmm ham we have one ttended by about 1 200, who assemble every Sunday morning ” The ‘ Leader ’ predicts a hearty welcome in V ct >ria for a Bishop who clearly takes the world as he finds it, and is ready to fashion the roughest material into something good.

The quarterly meeting of the Star of Otago Lodge, 1.0.0. F., will be held to-morrow evening.

The 131st monthly meeting of the Permanent Building Society of Otago will be held on fueq • day evening next.

The bazaar at Blueskin on Boxing Day should attract a good many visitors. It is an nouuced that a cruch will leave town at 9.30 a.m., returning at 4 p.m. Messrs Murdoch and Grant have shown ns a pretty specimen of the lapidary’s art It consists of a chain pendant made out of granite found about half ji mile from the new road at Port Chalmers, and taken from the face of the rock.

Mr Mitchell, Fleet street, Dunedin, has favored us with numbers t f the ‘ Family Herald ’ for October, the ‘ Young Ladies’ Journal ’ for December, the * London Journal ’ for November, and ‘ Bow Bells ’ for December. We propose noticing them further after conning them over.

A case worthy of the benevolent is that of Mrs Robert Adams, who, by the death of her husband, who arrived by the Maria Bahn, is left penniless,: with four young children. Subscription lists lie at Mr Mendershausen’s, tobacconist, Princes street; Mr Feger’s, Caversham; ‘ Daily Times ’ office ; and Mr Wilkinson’s, chemist. We would remind our readers that the Hon. W. F ox’s lecture on The Legislative Aspect of the Temperance Question,” takes place at the Temperance Hall this evening, and as this wid be the last opportunity the public will have, for some time at least, of listening to the bon. gentleman on a question that no one in the Colony is so well able to handle as he, theie si o ild be a good attendance.