The Evening Star. THURSDAY, MARCH 18, 1875.

Evening Star, Issue 3765, 18 March 1875, Page 2

The Evening Star. THURSDAY, MARCH 18, 1875.

Mr John White was this morning admitted and enrolled as a barrister and solicitor of the Supreme Court of New Zealand, At the Resident Magistrate’s Court, Port Chalmers, this morning, before Mr T. A. Mansford, R M., George Scott and James M‘Donald were each fined 20s tor drunkenness.

The sheep - wash hut on Knapsdale Station, Southland, was destroyed by fire last week. It is supposed to have been the work of an incendiary and a reward of LSO is offered for his apprehension and proof of guilt. We hear that the Rev. C. Clark on his return from Lawrence and other country districts, will preach on Sunday week, and not next Sunday, as stated by our morning contemporaries, in aid of the fund of the Benevolent Institution.

The valuation this year amounts to aboa LI 65,090, being an increase of over L 16,000, or eleven per oent over last year’s. The rate of Is 3d in the £, struck last night by the City Council should, therefore, produce a little over L 9.100. The local paper announces that the friends of Mr H. Bastings will invite him to stand for Waikouaiti in the General Assembly, We hear that Mr T. S. Pratt, Mayor of Hawkesbury, and a leading resident of Palmerston will be put in nomination.

At a recent sale at Arrowtown, a pair of boxing gloves was brought under the hammer, and on a member of the local Municipal Council shouting - out “I’ll give ten bob for them ; I want them for the Council,” opposition was disarmed, and they were at once knocked down to him.

The following are thg names of the finally selected cricket team chosen to play in the match D.C.C, v. I Zvngari to-morrow and Saturday:—Allen, Clark, Collinson, Glen, Macfarlanj, Morrison, Paramor, Reade, Rhodes, Sampson, and Tait. The names of the T Zingari team were published in last night’s issue.

A telegram announces that the celebrated contralto vocalist, Miss Christian, will leave Auckland to-day by the Taranaki for Dunedin. It is three months since this lady arrived at Auckland, and the occasional concerts given by her during that period have been attended by crowded and fashionable audiences.

A caution to boys is afforded by the case of two lads named Vivian, who yesterday went to the Reservoir, and there ate a quantity of berries, from the effects of which, on their return home, they remained for a couple of hours insensible; and on being brought to were seized with epeliptic convulsions. They were attended by Dr Bakeweil; and we believe no serious results are entertained.

A deputation from the uewly-formed Otago Railway Employes Benefit Society, consisting of Mr Conyers, president; Mr Batson, chairman ; Mr Clifford, secretary ; and four members ©f the committee—Messrs Sherwin, Pring, Williams, and M'Pherson—waited upon his Honor the Superintendent to ask him to recognise the society and assist it by a donation. His Honor expressed his sympathy with the objects of the society, asked for a copy of the rules, said he would lay the matter before the Provincial Executive and do bis best to forward the intentions of the society.

Y eaterday Messrs Conyers and Blair went to Clutha ferry and back in about eight hours and a-hal£. Leaving town by the 740 a m. train, they took a bugv?y from Green Island to Mosgiel, thence to the Reliance bridge by rail, did the break between East J'aieri and Woihola by buggy, and twentyeeven and a-half miles between Waihola and the Clutha by rail. The same modes of travel were adopted on the return journey, and but for Mr Blair having been detained at the Taieri bridge, which'caused them to miss the 3 p.m. Green Island train, Dunedin would have been reached an hour earlier than it was.

Straws show whiah way the wind blows. The following bye-law, which the Superintendent of Police at Launceston, Tasmania suggests should be enacted, denotes a state of society totally different from anything which is known in New Zealand. It is to the effect that constables should be authorised to direct three or more persons congregated in any street to move away, and in case of their refusal, to make them liable to a penalty and to be taken into custody. The same officer suggests the making of another bye-law to prevent men and boys *ming about at night with their faces blackened or otherwise disguised.

“The course of true love,” does not always ‘ run smooth,” and, as a general rale the collisions take place before or after the marriage day. This was fully exemplified and set forth in the early part of last week m a beautiful little town not many miles from the Arrow. The happy pair of whom we (‘ Observer’) write, were “swished” at half-past 7 a. m. on the Monday, and were about to take their leave by a certain steamer which ploughs o’er the foam of a large lake, when the bride’s infuriated father who had just heard of the marriage—appeared upon the scene and said he wculd force the young woman to go home. She “didn’t see it,” and told him “she’d rather not,” The bridegroom then strode majestically to the front, and in the voice of a lion told the man to “ Dry up. Y our daughter,” said he, “ is now bone of ray bone, and flesh of my flesh.” The father’s rage know no bounds ; he drew a knife, and threatened to separate the windpipe of the gentleman of camera and card, if he did not give up his child. He made one frantic leap, and almost plunged the glittering steel into—the marriage lines, which were held up as a shield Horror-stricken, the old man nc died, cursed them with all his might, and left. “ Colonial beer” has of late been the subject of a good deal of discussion in the Melbourne papers. It was started by the Coroner of Melbourne (Dr Youl) on the occasion of an inquest upon the body of a .man who had died suddenly, and for ten dajs before his death had lived almost entirely on Colonial beer, Dr Youl saying that Colonial beer was the most injurious of all drinks, especially when taken to excess. Th®. 1 Ag® ’ took the same view as Dr Youl, and instanced the deleterious substances with which beer could be adulterated. Then followed a perfect storm of letters from brewers, consumers, and analysts of beer—the brewers all declaring that their beer was pure and unadulterated, and one of Latham, of the Carlton Brewery) offering LI,OOO reward—Lsoo to be paid to any charitable institution, and 1.500 towards uaymg any expenses incurred - if it could be proved that the beer brewed by him contamed any adulterating substance. He oners to throw open his brewery, night or day, and allow samples of his beer to be taken at any stage of its manufacture, A meeting of brewers was held two days ago, and they passed a resolution requesting the Government' to appoint a competent ana- 1

lyat, and binding themselves to pay the amount of his salary. The consumers wrote, wanting to know who was right and who was wrong. Then Mr Sydney analytical chemist, wrote stating that during his experience of fifteen years he had never met with an adulterated sample of Colonial leer, although it would have been much to his advantage had he ! been able to detect any adulteration. After that the public is taking its beer again with restored confidence. But (as the ‘Bruce Herald ’ remarks) when all is said and done, there can be no doubt that beer ja vilely adulterated before it reaches the hands of a certain class of its consumers.

The Caledonian Society intend holding a day’s sports In the North Dunedin Recreation Ground ou Easter Monday. In addition to the usual events there will be a wrestling match between Tyson and Robertsonjfor LSO a-side and the Society’s champion belt, which is worth L2§. Both men are well known for their skill, and some good spqrt is likely to be shown.