THURSDAY, APRIL 22, 1875.

Evening Star, Issue 3794, 22 April 1875, Page 2

THURSDAY, APRIL 22, 1875.

The ‘Waikouaiti Herald’ has been intermed that Mr Dennistoun and his assistants commenced on Monday last the survey of the Shag Valley branch railway. During a recent discussion in the Westland Provincial Council, one of the members, Cuming by name, created ** unextinguishable ” laughter by screaming out the following startling remark“ Mr Chairman, you will have to get a straight jacket put on Mr Seddon, so as to keep his mouth shut.” At this morning’s sitting of the Supreme Court bis Honor the Chief Justice said he was afraid some misapprehension bad been caused by something he said yesterday. In noticing the fact of the prisoner Bissett, charged with manslaughter, being undefended, be had not in any way intended to express dissatisfaction at Mr Joyce’s absence ; in fact there was no reason why Mr Joyce should have been there, as he (his Honor) had since learned that Bissett had not asked that gentleman to defend him or even made the slightest effort to obtain legal assistance.

But for the three principal characters, “ The School for Scandal,” ae performed at the Princess’s last night, would not have been recognisable. Miss Howard’s Lady Teazle possesses more than average merit, and it is almost needless to say she dressed the character to perfection ; Mr Steele was Charles j and Mr Musgrave an excellent Sir Peter, Of the rest it is sufficient to say that they cannot be complimented on their con • captions of the characters they represented, while some were lamentably ignorant of the text. To-night “ Camille ” will be played. ' A not unamusing blander was made by Sir George Grey on the occasion of his thanking tho electors of Auckland City west, for having returned him. “ I succeed,” said he, “ a remarkable man and a good man, whose death I shall always deplore : a man whom I admired living, and whose memory I shall always reverence, who appeared to me as he grew in experienee in public life to grow in prudence ana wisdom.” Sir George, of course, was referring to the late Mr John Williamson, whom he did succeed in the Superintendenoy of Auckland, but he succeeds Mr T. B. Gillies, the new Judge, in his ■eat for the Assembly. On taking his seat on the Bench of the Distort Court for the Otago goldfields for the first £*ue at Waikouaiti last week, Judge Harvey >yus congratulated by Mr Stout, who expressed a hope that the appointment would prove highly beneficial in the administration of justice in the Courts over which his Honor presided, as well as giving to the Bar and litigants the highest satisfaction. Judge Harvey replied that he should endeavor to the beat of his ability, as he had hitherto done, to discharge tho important functions connected with his appointment without fear or favor.

Bicycling, it appears, is becoming a favorite amusement at Auckland. We read of aMr Horne making a two hundred miles journey on one very lately. He went up the Waikato and back, and tbus describes his experiences : distance from Auckland to Cambridge, and back, on the machine, a journey that I find has never been accomplished before in the same way ; a fact which was very evident to !i;e in the excitement and wonder the novelty of my appearance created, not only among the Natives bat among the settlers themselves. Few, if any, of the natives had ever before seen wbat to them was indeed an extraordinary machine. Some of them, in fact, were quite afraid of it till they had a good look at it. Their astonishment at anyone being able to ride such a thing was unbounded, and they repeatedly asked me to mount and exhibit myself in motion os it. At one place I had as many as two hundred round me at starting away, many of whom followed me a long distance, but all of them shouting, screaming, and laughing to the extent of their powers. My machine was also an object of great curiosity to the white population, being the first worth calling a machine that has been up the country. My journey up the Waikato was an exceedingly pleasant and enjoyable one, and, but for the looseness of the sand, on account of the great amount of dry weather, would have been a very easy journey.”

A large sale of valuable and superior-made English furniture will be held at Mr G. F. Reid’s new atore to-morrow and Saturday by Messrs M'Laadress, Hepburn and Co. Among the principal articles we may mention three pianos, several handsome drawing-room suites, P»er and other many novelties in timepieces, French furniture, bagatelle tables.

China, Parian, and broua flgurwu oleonatba sideboards, wardrobes, and ocher articles far too numerous to mention. We would recommend intending purchasers to pay a visit to the store the spacious first floor of which is entirely filled with goods to be offered for sale to-morrow and the succeeding day, •pS r j l d r ® mind our readers that Mr tak ® B place at the Queen’s . wbon au excellent programme of music, in which Mrs Ramford, Misses Webb, Hesford, and Stonewiil , f^! BSrS , Mar ? del ?* Towsey, and Rainford w iU be presented. So well thecau ? e . swhicblead Mr Sainted reoS to m aP f ® &l *?£ Bupporfc that we do not that mention them ; and wo feel sure response aPPeal WIU meet with a substantial

We to-day had au opportunity of inspecting H. 8 - 6 ”? °A- P of OtosS soeneiyfrom the studio of Messrs Philliji *nd Person i? 1 * *be American party tor observing the transit of Temus. The ser£ a comprises 125 photographs of the most noteSfiST toi S tb *£ OTl, ““- a-SStoJrt As sssatesatss w o n i‘tri D c? a e fe t/ts mfw 7 Tv re Bpaco , tban we can spare to enu- “? e . r n^o , th * “ an y beautiful pictures they have n^m?nif but promment we might mention the Bluff signal Jfe*"?; Wlth Island* light in the distance; the railway cutting at Edendale; the tramway through Seaward Bush;the loop fork, or branch railway cut through the bush at Edendale at a padient of 1 in 11. and by which thhcontrec thfTb m ® nable 4) :o J facilitate the progress of the heavy works on this part of the line • some l lak ? aoene jT. comprising the Iwm Falls, Ben Lomond, Pigeon Island source of the Kawarau Kinlooh (with Mount a d Ts“ tb9 d “tonce) Lake Hayes Falls Arthur a Pomt and Mount EarnalawfLongford dwft y Wndge, Popotunoa Palls, tile Valley of the Chitha, and the entrance to the Mol/ neux. Every one of these is produced in the highest style of photogiuphio Mt, bat r«l gems «tj the Little Niag.ro't* Kinloch, at the head of Lake Wakatinand a well known part of the road leading to the reservoir. For extreme clearness and shfrpness of delineation we have not seen their equals. J*#ne are seen tieea and foliage, brought qflfcdb surpnsin;' finish; and in the Lake viev*fcduced the rare effect of reflec- **? at a .. c<mßid erable distance from the Shore, while so transparently clear does the water appear that gravel 7 --ui or T : ft , under ia distinctly PhiUtoi' aiJd \- the hlt^ ntion . ot Messrs Phillipi and Pierson to visit Canterbmw, Westland Wellington, Napier, Auok' land, and the hot spnngs country, and on returning to America to issue an immense panorama of New Zealand scenery. They also intend occupying over a hundred feet of space at the forthcoming Philadelphia exhibition with work from their studio; and a Comment feature of it will be views of the scenery of this Province. Copies of the wincipal photographs already taken by them are now open for inspection and purchase at the shamrock Hotel; and we can confidently recommena a visit to Messrs Pierson and Phillini p~ fi tebirwf o h.T di ° s * ”** * “<>