The Evening Star FRIDAY, MARCH 12, 1875.

Evening Star, Issue 3760, 12 March 1875, Page 2

The Evening Star FRIDAY, MARCH 12, 1875.

m “ Cant of all kinds” was the subject of an amusing lecture by the Rev. R. L. Stanford, in the All Saints’ schoolroom, last evening, which was thoroughly enjoyed by the fifty persons who were present. Mr William Nome, M.A., of Edinburgh, and formerly of Merchiston College and Collegiate School, Edinburgh, has been appointed Rector of the High School, and will arrive here by the next Suez mail. *At the fourth of the [united prayer meetings, held last evening in Trinity Church, addresses were delivered by the Rev. Drs. Copland and Stuart, and prayers offered by the Rev. A. Blake, Messrs Hyslop, Johnstone, and Dick. The sitting of the City Police Court to-day which lasted for nearly an hour, was solely occupied with the hearing of cases of inf ringments of the city bye-laws. An assault case adjourned from the previous day was struck out, there being no apperance of eithcF party. The contractors for the Oamaru breakwater are making excellent progress with the wharfage. A bout 1 OOf t, has been completed, and the sleepers laid for two lines of rail, and of the remaining 50ft. which complete the present contract, the local paper states that the foundation is nearly finished, only three or four more blocks remaining to be laid. Mr Moran’s benefit last evening at the Temperance Hall, attractedone of the largest houses of the season, and he must have felt gratified at the ethusiastic reception he met with. The programme presented was enjoyed to the full by those present. To-morrow afternoon the company purpose giving an entertainment to meet the convenience of schools and families, and they will malm their final appearance to-morrow night. “The Irish Emigrant,” “ The Scotch King,” and the Duvallis’ entertainment constituted the bill at the Princess’s last night The dancing of the sisters Duvalli was received., and deservedly so, with considerable applause. To-night the Duvallis .appear in two pieces—“ The Flying Dutchman,” and “The Highwayman’s Holiday”— and in the latter Mr C. Hall makes his first appearance. At. this morning’s sitting of the Supreme Court in Bankruptcy, John Leek, Alfred Downey Corfield, and H. H. Paul were adjudicatel bankrupts, the first meeting of creditors being fixed for the 24th instant. Mr Stoat applied that John Walla, baker, he adjudicated a bankrupt on the petition of certain creditors, on account of absence from Dunedin. An order was granted that Walls show cause within fourteen days, Intelligence has been received through the mail, by Messrs Gillies and Street, agents for the Norwich Union Insurance Society, of the death of Sir Samuel Bignold, who was for sixty years secretary to the Norwich Union Fire and Life Assurance Companies. Sir Samuel was formerly Member of Parliament for Norwich, and has filled all the highest positions of trust in his native city. He passed a long and virtuous life of eightythree years in promoting everything that was useful and benevolent, and rich and poor alike called him “ The Farther of the City.” The glorious uncertanty of cricket has received another illustration in the Intercolonial Match, New South Wales v. V ictoria, begun in Sydney on the sth inst. When the first five wickets, namely Nat Thompson’s, D Gregory’s. Gilbert’s, Sheridan’s, and Spofforth’s fell as they did for seven runs, long odds in favor of the Victorians were freely offered. But Coates and B. Gregory making a stand, and running up the score to 116, the condition of things altered altogether. The Victorians at the commencement of their innings fared no better than their confreres, for the wickets of Cooper, Campbell, Horan, Boyle, Hastings, and Coastick fell for 15. Slight and Blackham, however, managed somewhat to stem the tide, and before they were seperated had brought the score up to 44, It is not often that the General Government sees fit to reserve lands from sale in this Province, although they have power to do so under the 12th section of the Waste Lands Act, 1858. It was therefore with some surprise that we noticed two proclamations in the * New Zealand Government Gazette’, of the 25th instant, reserving from sale, “for purposes of public utility,”about 66,000 acres on the West Coast, of the boundaries of which the following .description is given " All that parcel of land situated on the southern shore of Dusky Sound, and bounded as follows:—Commencing at a point on the shore of the said sound, due north of Mount Sparrman ; thence toward a the eas tby a right line to the summit of Mount Spanman ; thence towards the south-east a right line to the summit of Mount Bradshaw • thence towards the south by a line right due west to the sea shore j and thence by the sea shore and the shore of Dusky Sound to the commencing point. Together with Resol*, tion Island, Breaksea Island, the Gilbert Isles, Entry Island, Curlew Island, Heron Island, Indian Island, Pigeon Island, Parrot Island, and Anchor Island, and the small islands and groups of islards adjacent thereto.” What purposes of public utility are to be served by abstracting 66,600 acres from the land available for the revenue of Otago we cannot imagine. 6

We are obliged to hold over our Resident Magistrate s Court report, correspondence, and other matter. ’ We are requested to call attention to the sale of the booths, gates, &c., for the forthcoming mces which will take place at the Provincial Yards, at 11 o clock sharp, to-morrow. It will be observed by an advertisement in our columns that Mr W. Corrie Johnston purposes conducting Evangelistic Services in Rev. Mr Gow’s Church every night next week, and that Mr Sankey’s well-known hymns are to be sung, and we have no doubt but that there will be a large attendance. From Messrs Keith and Wilkie we have received a copy of the Handbook issed by Mr James Adam, the Provincial Emigration Agent m Scotland, and entitled, “Twenty-five years of Emigrant Life in the South of New Zealand- In addition to the author’s experiences and all the available information concerning the Province that should be placed before intending emigrants, the work contains sketches of bkeins farm on the Tokomairiro Plain aVtt • arm a^'l‘Xie Clutha, and Holmes’s station at Wairaea. , Ladder of Hope Juvenile Lodge 1.0.6.T held their regular meeting in Milton Hall last evening. Some unpleasantness occurred by reason of a question belonging to the adult lodge being introduced, but this having passed mL er T-i 6 in waiting were initiated, ihe Library Committee reported the receipt of a number of books, and a committee was appomted to get up an inaugural soiree and concert for the Ist April The Y. T. recited “ The Lodge-room. Songs were given by Bro £iw fie d ’ £ lst( r Macdonald; WilsoJ, and S™LV e^ lD T g b £? ro - a recita tion bj Sister J. Dover. A vote of thanks to the visitors closed the lodge.