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Evening Star, Issue 3795, 23 April 1875, Page 2

We have good reason for believing that the next session of the Assembly will not last more than seven or eight weeks.

Yesterday his Honor the Superintendent received a telegram intimating that his Excellency the Governor and Lady Normauby intend to come to Dunedin overland, leaving Christchurch about the 3rd prbz. We understand that it is the intention of the Hon. the Minister for Immigration, who will be accompanied by Mr Bathgate, R.M., and Mi M'L-lashan, M. H.R., to pay a visit of inspection to the High School on Monday. After inspecting the Naval Training School, which is the principal object of hi* present vhit to Auckland, the Hon. Mr Reynolds will proceed to Dunedin to attend the session of the Provincial Council According to the ‘ Post,’ Dr Pollen is ill, all the other Ministers are away, and the Minister of Justice is the only available representative of the Government in Wellington at present. While in Southland, the Minister for Immigration inspected the Winton-Kingston line, now in course of construction, and was conveyed on an engine over ten miles of it. The local journals state that there is the prospect of railway communication being opened as far as Daniel’s Crossing—some seventeen miles from Winton—at ah early date.

“Camille’’was repeated at the Princess’s last night; and the excellent acting of Miss Howard, as the heroine; of Mr Steele, who has not beeh seen to greater advantage this season than as Afltoand Duval; and of Mr Musgrave, as Duval p&re, extorted frequent applause from a large attendance, particularly in the lower parts of the house. Tonight, “Black Sheep” will be produced. In giving judgment in the Resident Magistrate’s Court this morning in the case of Gray v. Forsyth, Mr Bathgate said it was a matter deserving the consideration of the .Legislature whether the benefit of an economical and summary jurisdiction in eqnity cases of a limited amonnt should not be afforded to the public by the extension of the jurisdiction of the inferior Courts, as in England. _ As an illustration of contemporary church history, and how difficult it is sometimes to please Scotch congregations, a Victorian P*per states that since the Rev. Mr Kennedy, Presbyterian minister, left Creswiok about two years ago, the pulpit in that town has been occupied by no less than thirtynine or forty preachers, and that, although adjoining the church there is a substantial and comfortable manse, no resident minister has permanently resided there during the period referred to.

Daring the month, of March the estates of thirteen persons who died. without 'leaving wills were placed in change of the Public Trustee. The largest was ’ that of John Hartley, Dunedin (L 800); the smallest that of Thomas Ashcroft, Coromandel (under L 5) John Owens, Black’s, Otago, left L 40 0; and Jose De Silva, of Moa Flat, Otago, left L3OO. The other estates ranged between L 56 and and Lls. Two of the deceased were drowned, and one was killed in a gravel-pit. We understand that, in consequence of several .instances having come to the knowledge of the Commissioner of Customs of the receipt in the Colony of two invoices for the same goods, one being of smaller value than the other (evidently sent with a view to de fraud the Customs in the ad valorem duty, and very likely the confiding purchaser also), and of shippers sending pares >8 of goods enclosed in packages without being included in invoices, the C 'mmisaiom r has given strict orders to the officers of Customs to have all the packages shipped by the firms known to have acted as above described, opened and thoroughly examined on arrival in this Colony. It will be well (remarks the • N.Z. Times ), therefore, for our commercial friends to be care ul with whom they deal, if they want to save themselves the trouble and annoyance of having their packages opened. 6 The Minister of Public Works has requested the newspapers to publish a correction o a portion of his speech at the celebration of the opening of the . Ashley Railway Bridge last week. In referring to the NorthEastern Railway of Victoria he is made to say that that line is on th© “ narrow gauge.” What he wished to be understood was that the North-Eastern Railway was constructed on a much cheaper scale than any of the railways previously constructed in Victoria, the style of works being somewhat similar to those of the narrow gauge adopted in this Colony. After stating that the receipts on this line had been sufficient to pay beyond working expenses 5 per cent, on the whole capital expended upon its construction, and in addition to pay L 17,000 into the consolidated revenue, hj» stated that the whole of the railways now open in Victoria were paying their working expenses and yielding 4$ per cent, on the total oapital of eleven aud a-half millions.

The first of a series of Saturday evening popular concerts will be given in the Oddfellows’ Hall, George street, to-morrow evening, at 8 o’clock. I* will he observed by onr readers that Mr W. Coni® Johnston is advertised to give addresses in the Baptist Hanover street, every night, next week,. on. what is known as Higher Christian Life.” We would again remind our readers that Mr Eainford’s benefit takes place at the Queen’s to-night. The excellent programme of vocal and instrumental music should alone attract a full attendance. The Dunedin Football Club open the season to-morrow with a match between sides chosen by the captain and deputy-captain respectively. Ihe first-named team are requested to play in white, the latter in colors. J