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Evening Star, Issue 3799, 28 April 1875, Page 2

There will be a snort sitting in banco to morrow, but his Honor the Chief Justice; will only hear motions. the Phoebe, to-day, six boxes of sil m'>n ova were taken to Christchurch in charge of Mr Johnson, curator o£ the Canter* bury Acclimatisation Society.

Mr Frank Buckland has a theory that hy packing salmon ova, as that which hj. sen by the imam was packed, animation in th* eggs wiil be suspended during the voyage, and will begin again on the ova being an packed and deposited in hatching boxes of suitable temperature. If this be really the case there is (remarks the ‘Southland Times ’) yet room for hope with regard to the ova lately conveyed o the ponds at Wallaoetown.

At this morning’s sitting of the Waste Land Board, the opinion was expressed that the services of a solicitor to the .Board alouwould be of advantage—one who could, give his whole time to its business. Ihe Chief Commissioner said he often required the assistance of a solicitor at a moment's notice. Mr Reid approval of the idea, but said he was in doubt as to whether the Government would agree to pay the salary of a solicitor to the Board.

“ The Love Chase ” and the Happy Pair," in both of which Mr and. Mrs Hoskins appeared, constituted the bill at the Princess last night, fr'o often have the Constance of Mrs Hoskins and the A aster Wildrake of he husband been spoken of in terms of praise and deservedly so, that it is sufficient now to say that their representation of those characters was last night thoroughly enjoyable Tnoy w ere ably assisted by \ J ri Stonebam, whose Widow Green was a capital purfo m.»nce throughout, and obtained special reioguition at the bands of the audience ; by Mr Musgrave, excellent as Sir William Fondlove ; and by Mr Booth as Master Waller. In “The Happy Pair/’ Mr and Mrs Hoskins quarrel dehghtfu ly, but only, to make it up, and to be—as all married people should be—happy ever afterwards. To-night “The Hunchback ” will be played. At the Resident Magistrate’s Court, Port Chalmers, yesterday, b to e Mr T A. viansford, K.M., James Griffi hs, third officer of the ship William Havre, was charged with assaulting Dani 1 Davis on the 22nd of M *rch while on the passage from London to Otago. After hearing the evidence his Worship, in giving judgment, stated his intention of not treating the oases before him as offences under the Merchant Seamen’s Act. He did i.ot consid' rit fair that one man houll he treated d.ffereiitly to another Both the cases would be treated as assaults. His Worship considered from the evidence given that Griffiths did assault the seaman Havis. He did not consider the proceedings of the day in question at all creditable to any person concerned. He should ordt r Griffiths to pay a tine of 20s ; in default to be imprisoned for three days with hard labor.—ln the cross-action, Griffiths v. Davis, a report of which has already app-ared in our columns, the defendant was fi-ed 40s, or in default to be imprisoned with hard labor for fourteen days, Bichard James Green, charged with deserting bis wife at Christ church on the 24th lust., was remanded for seven days.

The late rector of the Invercargill Grammar -School (Mr Geoge Millar), whose death was announced in our telegrams oh avurday last, h'd for some months, past been in feeble health, and latterly been obliged to relinquish active dutj. He had formed the resolution of resigning the rectorship and proceeding to Melbourne, in hopes of recovering his health, but increasing weakness during the last few days of his life made him dread the risk of the voyage. Although says the ‘Southland ..Times’) his decease was thought a probable event at no distani date, it was entirely unlocked for at the t 1 me of its occurrence, Chronic brenchiiis was; the disease under which fie labored, and the : oursting of a blood vessel was tfip immediate cause of death. Mr Millar was a man of fine nam-al abilities, and an acvomplishel; teacher. Ho was for some yea s a teacher jn| tho Scotch i ollege. Melbourne, and it is only! sixteen months since he left that institution to fill the office of rector in the Invercargill sci.ool, rendered vacant by the death of Mr Andrew Fleming. Mr Millar was unmarried, and had only reached the age of 36 years. He was remarkable, for uprightness of character, and, although somewhat reserved in manner, he has left many attached friends in this community.

A correspondent, signing himself “ Sportsman,” wrote to the Christchurch ‘Press’ last week complaining that Mr Lance, bandicapper to the Canterbury Jockey Club, in issuing the weights for the Great Autumn Handicap “ blundered over ” the weights for all the horses entered. He specially finds! fault with Templeton’s impost, and concludes as follows ;—“ If I have said -sufficient to the Jockey Club the necessity of appointing areally competenthandicapper wh.gc duty it should be to make himself acquainted with the performances of burses at every race meeting in the Colony, my object will have been served. No one will properly perform the task unleis he is paid for bis work, as he should be present at ail the principal meetings. A suggestion I have seen in an uckland paper—the appointment of a han. dicapper for the Colony, his services to be pai for by the different jockey clubs, is well worthy of consideration. 1 believe owners ©f horses would gladly submit to a percentage taken from all handicap stakes, to pay an officer in whose judgment and impartiality they had confidence, and this, suppb menied by a moderate vote from the different clubs, should secure the services of a really competent man, who would devote the necessary attention to his duty to ensure its proper p rfo r manc e. Bach gis now assuming such dimensions in ;■« ew Zealand that a reform iu handicapping is imperatively called for. and we should then see larger fields and greater itioo.”

The Caledonian Society’s Evening Classes will be resumed in the Drill Shed on Tuesday next, at 7.30. Messrs Rainford and Vivian announce a short aeries of musical and drawing-room entertainments in the Queen’s Theatre, commencing on Saturday evening-. “Maritana” will constitute the programme of the cot cert to be given by the Choral Society to-morrow evening. A final rehearsal will take place this evening at eight o’clock.