The Evening Star TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 1875.

Evening Star, Issue 3739, 16 February 1875, Page 2

The Evening Star TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 1875.

The Rev A. Dasent has resigned his cure at Waikouaiti, and proceeds to Nelson shortly.

Mr A. Grant has been apnointed General Manager of the railway traffic department; Mr James Barr, auditor and accountant for the railways in the Province ; Mr Arthur, traffic manager for the Southland lint a ; and Mr A. Armstrong, engineer of constructed railways, and inspector of rolling stock. These appointments will be gozetted to-morrow.

The City Guards mustered thirty-eight at the Adjutant’s parade aud inspection last nieht. Sergeant-Major Harrison, lato of the Rifle Brigade, and the new drill instructor for the district, put the company through drill and hajonet exercise. The fife and drum band attached to the company was also present at the parade. Jhe competition at the gymnasium last night ( between Messrs Loohhcad, R Long, and hj. Turton, for the sum tf nine pounds, presented oythc Caledonian .Society, was so close that the judges decided to divide it between the three competitors. P.ofefsor Long performed on the horizontal' bar, and some of his pupils ou the trapeze. “ Take care of your money ” ia an old axiom, but. to send it by a schoolboy to pay away, is scarcely using duo caution. For instance, young Malony, of Arthur’s Poinu, lost a pocket-book containing L 42 entrusted to his charge by confiding parents! He lost it before the Colonial Bank, Ballarat street; the wind was hlov/iu ; high at ;b >. time, the notes got loose, ano’ llm.-e w >< scampering after them. Searches were miu.e over half the town, aud the ‘Mail’ learas that all but Ll4 was recovered.

Dunng the hearing of a bye-law case at the -Uesident Magistrate’*! Court, this mornin; .', the Inspector of Nuisances was underttoed to say, in answer to a question put by Mr Ji. I nedliscb, the defendant, that he was not obliged to give notice that a nuisance exis.w.. before summoning any person. Mr JrieMistj afterwards called on the Town Clerk who wrote Complying with your nifT’ T fco , mfor m you that on the 17th June, 1574, tho Council passed a resolution to tho following off. ct—‘That in future in any general cases of nui/ance withi.i ttie City tho Inspector of I'uisances give twenty.lour hourr.’ notice; and that failing we removal of the nuisance within that time! the person concerned in the matter be summoned.”

“J.D.” cills attention to/-and denounces in very strong terms, the action of the committee of the Sailors’ Nome in turning out into the streets a number of hoinuicaa immigrants. On inquiry we learn the facts do not justify our correipoudent’s .assertions or deductions. The cnmmiM■■•< -r >'■ i -i to v ■ ■! wn the i'bcii . ~'d b-ir in Priu street In uiij shod a number of immigrants and their families had been living, and a consequence of its removal was that last night they slept out in the open air. These jieople are not spoken too highly of for their industry or inclination to work, and all previous attempts to remove them had failed. The annual meeting of tha Otigo Bible Society, held in Knox church last night, was only moderately attended. The report mentioned the sa’es of Bibles during the year to the amount of LI 16, being an increase of L 62 over last year, owing mainly to the efforts of the colporteur. The collections during the year were Llll. Between March 26 and September 12 the colporteur visited nearly every town in the Province, and sold 859 copies of Scriptures : 156 Bibles, and 203 New Testaments. The following were elected office-bearers for the ensuing year President, Mr N. Y. A. Wales ; Committee, ministers o! the Gospel ex officio, and Messrs A. C. Strode, E. B, Cargill, J Grant, J. Duncan, A. Rennie, Barr, and Haynes; Secretaries, Pev A, Blake and Mr A. Wilkie; Treasurer, Mr Joyce. It was resolved to remit L6O to the British and Foreign Bible Society, and 1.40 to the National Bible Society of Scotland. The production of “The Lily of Klllarney” last night was on the whole very satisfactory to a very large audience. With the exception of the part of Ann Chute, which fell to Miss Harris, who is unable to sing the music or look the character, the cast wa* the same as in previous representations. Miss May as Eily left nothing to be desired, and sang “I’m Alone” with the tenderness and feeling that plaintive ballad demands. Of Messrs Templeton and Vernon it is impossible to say more than that they are seen to the utmost possible advantage as Danny Manu and Myles respectively, fhe latter was fortunate enough to gain an encore for his solo in the second act, though the “ Cruiskeen Lawn,” and that lovely duet, “Tim morn has raised her lamp,” were deserving of the compliment. Valuable assistance was rendered by Miss Lester, Mr Hallam, and Mr Rain ford, and to ,\lr V ilkiruon is due the credit of making a great deal of a very trifling character. The cave scene and Myles’s rescue of the Colleen excited the audience to enthusiasm, and led to the curtain being raised. To-night is Miss May’s farewell benelifc. when “The Daughter of the Regiment” and “The Blind Beggars” will be produced. The crowded house which we hope to see, will, after all, bo a poor acknowledgment of the efforts of one who has worked so hard for the amusement of opera-goers.

Mr Braithwaite has sent us the Christmas part of the ‘ London Journal,’and the Christ mas and New Year parts of the * Young Ladies’ Journals.’ A lodge of Foresters was opened at Caversham last night by the Executive of the Otago District, assisted by the 0.K., and officers of Court Pride ef Dunedin, The new court is named St. Andrew, and the following were electors as otllcers for the present term, viz.:— C.R., Bro. Grant; 5.0. K., Bro. C. Buddy; Treasurer, Bro. R. Wallace ; Secretary, Bro, E, Stratton ; S.W., Bro. Jas. Anderson; J.W, Bro, H, Berry; 5.8., Bro. Wm. Nicol; J.P, ’ Bro. Tbos. Chapman. The “ Illustrated New Zealand Herald ” that will be published to-morrow for transmission by the Suez mail, will contain a veriety or interesting sketches of scenery in various parts of the Colonies. The Mosgiel Woollen Factory is one of the most interesting to New Zealand, and next, perhaps, is Messrs Brewer and Joske’s sugar plantation, .. iji. The rest are beautiful drawings of scenery and architecture in South Australia, Victoria, New South Wales, and Tasmania, with several portraits of celebrated colonists.