The Evening Star. SATURDAY, MARCH 20, 1875.

Evening Star, Issue 3767, 20 March 1875, Page 2

The Evening Star. SATURDAY, MARCH 20, 1875.

The boat-race this afternoon for L 5 a-sicle, between the United Brothers and Vioneer crews—the former pulling in the Lily and the latter in the Philip —was won by the Pioneer’s boat.

We are informed that it has been thought nece sary to withdraw the supply or water from the higher portions of South Dunedin, much te the inconvenience of householders. We would suggest that the streets should be watered from some other source, in preference to withholding so needful an article of domestic use.

A very successful concert was given last evening in the orrh Taieri Presbyterian Church, in aid of the building fund, The i'ev. Mr Sutherland presided, and the music was contributed by amateurs from Dunedin. During the evening, short and appropriate addresses were delivered by the Rev. Mr Eraser, from Christchurch, by the Rev. V/. Gillies, and by Mr Robert Lillies and Mr Gilbert Mathieson, both from Dunedin. A social meeting, intended to promote the formation of a Total Abstinence Society in the district, was held in the Anderson’s Bay school-room, on Wednesday last. The Rev. J. H. M'Naughton presided. Tea was provided, after which the meeting was addressed by the Rev. Dr Roseby, Mr J. W. Jago, and Mr Rennie. Several pieces of music were given during the evening, it was determined to hold another meeting that day month for the organising of a Total Abstinence Society or Good Templar lodge. A Perthshire, Angus, and Mearns Association, having for its objects the cultivation and maintenance of friendly intercourse amongst the natives of those shires resident in Otago and the other Provinces of New Zealand, to afford assistance to persons belong to those shires in quest of employment, , to give temporary re'ief to those who, from sickness or any emergency, may stand in need of such aid, and to afford reliable statistics through their secretary respecting the Colony to persons desirous of emigrating, has been successfully started, and already numbers eighty members. The adjourned meeting of those desirous of forming a new Rowing Club in Dunedin was held lasc evening ia the Temperance Hall. The attendance was hot quite so numerous as expected, owing, no doubt, to the room in which the meeting was held being rather out of the way. It was agreed to call the n* w club “The Dunedin Rowing Club,” that the entrance fee be L2 2s, and the annual subscription LI Is — one guinea payable on entrance, and the balance withiu four months. The meeting was then adjourned for a fortnight for enrollment of members, &c. Due notice of time and place will be given of the next meeting, when we hope to see a good attendance and the club successfully started.

On Thursday afternoon the Burnside Coal Mining- Company was inaugurated. The opening speech was made by Mr De Berry at the bottom of the shaft. Two of the miners manned the windlass, keeping time to the melody, “Down in a coal mine? 1 ” To Mr Pollock is due the credit of having, in an able mat ner, conducted sinking the shaft, and the adoption of a system for preserving the miners from risk of injury or death, should an accident occur. The present depth of the shaft is 150 feet, and it will shortly be further sunk to 400 feet. The strata passed through present indications of mineral richness ; and under Mr Pollock’s experienced management there is every prospect—to use the words of our correspondent “ that the Burnside Company will dispense light and heat for a number of years to come/ 9 '

Miss Christian, who is now on her way here from Auckland, announces her Hrsc appearance for some evening next week. Tne lady has taken the emperance Hall, ano we bear that a telecram was forwarded to h*-r at Nelson yesterday by y,r it. S. Smythe, asking her to postpone the date ot he; debut in Dun*.d;n for a few days, to enable the b!ev Charles Clark to give one or two entertainme its in the Temperance Hail on bis return from the country. As Miss Christian is as celebrated for her good nature as she is vocal abdity, she will probably accede fc<« the request. There will be a large number of people from the country in town next week who would like to bear Mr Clark, and there is an equally large number in town who would sooner hear him in the Temperance Hall than in the theatre. Miss Christian can count upon receiving an enthusiastic welcome at any time.

We inspected at the shop of Mr George Young, jeweller, this morning, a magnificent silver vase, subscribed for by officers in the Survey Department for the purpose of being presented to Mr J. T. Thomson on the cccasion of his retiring from the office of ( hief Surveyor of the Province. The vase stands 2ft 2inhigh, weighs 134 ounces, and is a fine piece of workmanship. The design is by Mr Hatton, drawing master, and various specimens of the hew Zealand flora—such as ferns, fuchsias, vines, creepers, &o.— are very beautiful depicted. The cover is surmounted by the figure of a surveyor, sextant in hand. On one side of the vase is a view of Jb'arnslaw, Lake Wakatip, from a sketch taken by Mr Thomson, and on the other side is the following inscription “ Presented to John Turnbull Thomson, Esq., C.E., F.R G.S., Commissioner of Crown Lands for the Province of Qtago, N.Z., by thirty officers of the Survey Department, in token of their appreciation of the ability and excellence of bis administration as Chief ..Surveyor of the Province from-May, 1856, to November, 1873.” The design was sent Home and the work executed to the order of Mr Young, and the cup will be on exhibition at his shop during next week. The presentation was made this afternoon at Murray’s Hotel by Mr M‘Kerrow, who said that the testimonial might have been shared in by several other professional gentlemen, but as none could have a better opportunity of testifying to Mr Thomson’s merit than those who bad served under him, the presentation had been solely confined to them. Mr Thomsen returned than! s for the handsome gift, but as the meeting was held at so late an hour in the afternoon we are unable to furnish a full report of the proceedings. The following books have been received at the Athenaeum, having arriv ed per City of Vienna, and they will be ready for circula tion this evening Three Citizens of Russia; Science of Law; Cradock N owell; Farm Insects ; Animal Mechanism ; Plea for Peasant Proprietors; Manual of Mining Tools; Darwinism and Design ; Ho?» Subsecivsa; Stoics, Epicureans, and Sceptics; The Land Question ; Socrates and the 'ocratic Schools; Poems, 'ihomas Hood; Secession to Pome; Fe.it, or the Hills of the Shatemuc"; Census of Enaland and Wales for 187 i ; lorna Doone; History of Rebellion a.nd. Civil Wars in England ; Masterspirits ; Ka.ligious Duty ; Theodore Parker ; Present Difficulties Theology; The New Chemistry; > ra o* ttu iVA.'ituvfc Hwvolukion•? Relit ion •■i *Cu?Wsit>-; Ff-jeclodi - ’.Juiiaal of Engineering Drawing; Our Inheritance in the Great Bpramids; Naturalist in Nicaragua; Catholicity and Pantheism; Greek Anthology;

The Seaboard Parish; The Maid of Sker; Elementary Principles of Carpentry ; Practical Mechanics; Literary Remains, E. Deutsch ; Discussions on Philosophy ; National Theology(2); Notes and Queries; Geological Magazine (4); Essays on Religion; Engineer and Machinist’s Assistant (2); Kant’s Critical Philosophy (2); God in History ; In the Moruinglaud ; Constitutional History of England ; Journal of the Royal Geographical Society; How to Save Fuel; Illustrated London JVews (1) ; Punch (Ihj Family Herald (1) ; Blackwood (1) ; o|g|temporary (1) ; Fortnightly (1) ; London ‘Society (1); Once a Week (1); Argosy (1); Belgravia (2) ; Temple Bar (I); Cornhill (1); All the Year hound (I); Macmillan (1). The Gaversham Road Board met on Thursday evening iu the school-room, when there were present—Messrs Rutherford, Carey, U’Ren, Bridgman, Wilson, and Jones ; Mr Rutherford in the chair. The minutes of the last meeting were read and confirmed. The action of the inspector in causing to advertise for an additional culvert across Bay View Road was approved of. Tenders were then opened for works advertised for, when the tender of Mr Wm, Mea le, ben g the lowest, was accepted for 320 yards rotten reck for Bay View road, at 4a 2d per yard. The tenders of Messis Williams and Hobbs were accepted for a culvert across Kilda road, and for another culvert across Bay View road, and for about twenty-four chains ditching along Bay View road, on the Musselburgh side, at L 44 10s. The tender of Mr Alexander Campbell was accepted for fifty yards rotten rock for St. Kilda road, at 4s 8d per yard; and for sixty yards bluestone metal for Bay View road, at 7a 5d per yard. It was agreed to put sixty yards metal on Bay View road in addition to the sixty yards formerly agreed to, and to re move eld bridge, and fill§ with rotten rock ditch at Gasworks at the end of Hillside road leading to Anderson’s Bay road—this work to be done with day labor ; also to cart and break forty yards metal and about twenty yards rotten rock for Luok-out Point road, and to clean the water-tables along the same road—this work to be done by day labor also. It was agreed to call for tenders for 400 yards rotten rock for Kensington streets, tenders to be received at the next meeting of the Board. The clerk was instructed to advertise the byo-laws, as inserted in the ‘ Gazette,’ and also to get 400 copies of the same printed for distribution among the ratepayers of the district. The inspector was appointed to carry out the bye-laws, and the chairman agreed to see Mr Weldon to ask the assistance of the police in carrying out the bye-laws. Correspondence were read, and the necessary instructions given to the inspector and clerk regarding the same. Several accounts, were passed for payment, and the Board adjourned till that day four weeks.

A special time table issued for the race week by the general manager of railways will be found in another column.

Mr Wm. Hall, Great King street, should communicate with Mr Logan, secretary to the Superintendent. The ‘ Gazette ’ is supplied gratis. The adjourned meeting of the Ross, Inverness, Argyle, and Bute Association will be held in Murray’s Hotel on Monday evening, at 7.30....

Services will be held daily during, the ensuing week in all the Episcopal Churches. Particulars will be. found in our advertising columns.

The Hibernicon Company, after completing a successful tour in the southern portions of the Province, will re-open at the Queen’s Theatre on Monday evening / Thirteen new boarders have been received into the Sailors’ Home during the week. Five have left during the same period, and there are fifteen ,now in the Home. Two lots of books and papers have been received. A soiree will take place in the Gaversham Presbyterian Church on Monday evening, to welcome the Rev. Mr Russell. The Rev. Mr Gow will preside, and several ministers will deliver addresses. The choir of the First Church will sing several hymns and anthems.