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Evening Star, Issue 3803, 3 May 1875, Page 2

It is stated in tlie Naseby paper that Mr Alexander Barron has been appointed to the office vacant in the Provincial En- ine-r’s Department by the r. signation of Mr^Hay. Mr Grayson, ox-Aldcnnan of Brisbane has been hue i J 7“*. or three months’ ini pn- oilmen t, for a breach of the Munici pahii s Act, m being indirectly conccr ed in some Corporation contracts. “

The second of the Saturday night conceits, under the auspices of the Good Templars, was held in the Oddfellows’ Hull, on Saturday night, presided orcr by Mr J, Armstrong, M.P.C., and v.as largely at* tended s J -

A Melbourne paper understands that it is cont- mplated in some quarters to ask Dr Bromby’s consent to his being nominated as succcitor to Dr Perry, Bishop of Melbourne Where the matter has been mooted it has been favorably r ceived.

At the Resident Magistrate’s Court, Port j Chalmers, this morning, before Mr Mansford, R M., John Billard was fined 10s for being drunk on the railway platform on Saturday. The miners in the Mount Tda district are petitioning the Superintendent to take such action as shall secure the completion of the nlouut Ida public works wiih as little further delay as possible. Messrs Raiuford and Vivian, assisted by . iclville and Mrs Ua nf.ird, gave an entertainment at the Queen's Theatre on Baturda\ night, and the programme of songs and charact. r sketch s was gone through to the satisfaction of a moderate attendance. It may be remembered that the two raeiribeis of the present Provincial Council who were alluded to in the Supei in tendon t’s speech as having been members of the first Provincial Council, are the Hen. W. H Keynolda and Mr M‘Glaskan, M. U.R. At the Resident Magistrate’s Court this morning, .before Mr J. Bathgate, B.M.,the case of Brown a ; .d Johnson against Tatterafield came up again Di-.feudaiit produced, as ordered, a statement of his affairs and was exaurne I at length, the result being that the ease was further adjourned to allow of his coming within the bankruptcy laws. id the columns of rhe * Bendigo Advertirer Miss Barbara Rae, the hon. secretary of the loca Ladies’ Oriel et Club, challenges an eleven of the ladies of Melbourne (o play a match in the metropolis in aid of the chanties of the two cities. Failing a response on the part of Melbourne, Miss Rae undertakes to find twenty-two Sandhurst hdies who will proceed to Melbourne cn 1 play a match. “The Critic” and “ Woodcick’a l.ilt'e Wame,” drew a large attendance to all parts of t!;e rinc.ss’s on Saturday night. Ihe on y faults that could be found with the firs piece were the extreme haziness of one of the principal characters, and the umxp’ained absence of the Karl ;f Leicester. Of coarse in “Woodcock’s Little Game” Mr Hoskins was at his best. Tonight, “Oar American Cousin” and “A Silent Woman,” will be produced. The first of the Rifle Association’s two matches was fired off at the Anderson’s Biy butts on Saturday. The ranges we e 400, 500, and GOO yards—five shots at each range, and the principal prize—Mr Mason’s cupwas won by Lieut. Wilson, P.C. -.8., with a score of 48. The weather was extremely unfavorable for good shooting. After the competition for the Rational Association’s medal, on Saturday next, the full scores in ho hj matches will be published. A Chinaman named Yee Quiug was recently charged in the Melbourne Police Court, on summons, under an old act pas-cd in the reign of Charles 11., with having worked at his usual trade on the dab oath day. It was proved by the police that the defendaut was found planing a table in his house on Sunday, 4bn inst. For the defence it was stated that the defendant kept a cook shop, and that he was chopping meat for culinary purposes. The Bench held the case proved, and fined the defendant ss.

The arrangements for the conveyance of the Suez mails between Melbourne and .New Zealand will be the same this month as last, the Albion taking the outward and the Tararua bringing the inward mails. We ( ‘Post’) learn that the reason for this alteration is, that the Albion being a much faster boat than the other, especially in bad weather, always can be depeude 1 on for catching the P, aud U.. steamers, wlrch, involving as it does the lo&s or not of a month in the mails, is more important than the saving of a day in their delivery in New Zealand.

It seems that I lie exit of Mr A. P. Seymour, Superintendent of Marlborough, to England is necessitated by urgent family reasons, which will render his stay there consider able, if nob permanent. The ‘Post’ is, therefore, advised that he intends resigning all his public offices, in which case there will be a vacancy in the representation of Wairau in the assembly, and the Chairmanship of Committees will have to be filled up. For the latter position, the ‘Post’ says MrO’Borke, who, before joining the Vogel Government, filled it with general sat sfaction, is sure to be brought forward. The ‘Tribune,’ which advocates temperance principles, in discussing the results of the Kangiteiki election has the followin which, no doubt, the Hon. Mr Fox will read with interest wheu he sees it: —“As indicating the predilections of ihe llechabites and Permissive Bill eectors of Pvangitikei, it may be mentioned that the vote and influence of Crofton, Mr Fox’s model temperance township, were given to the candidate whose qualification in the district was the ownership of a brewery (now discontinued for want of water), and whose family own nearly half the public-houses in Kangitikei.” Comment is unnecessary.

Last night a considerable part of the ban! on which the brick building of the Middl District School is erected gave way am oo^ pe • i into ,.^ e road » leavin g » gap abou f u Vi Wlde : 1 breach extends back to tlo* to the school wall, and consequently, wit) the c-jutinued heavy rain, the situation i sum xeut-y a'arming. Mr Halliwell imme diately made the matter known to the Schoo Committee, and the works committee of tha body visited the school and pave instruction! tor the children to be sent home. Mr Hali well had u o t allowed any of them in tin brick building this morning, but was con t acting the school work in the wooden por tiou. An emergency meeting of the Schoo Committee was to be held to-day at five oc.ock to consider what steps should be taken under the circumstances. The next cricketing season in Chmtchurch piomisaa to be very encouraging, inasmuch as a valuable addition is about to be made to the ranks of the playing members of the sister Province. The uewly-appointed headmaster of the FaSt Christchurch district school, Mr Joseph Coates, is the well-known captain of the New South Wales team in the intercolonial matches. He is a firstclass bowler, and from this fact alone he will prove a great acquisition to the Carterbury team. And more than tnis, two public school men, who have earned a high reputation at Home, are expected to arrive i. Canterbury before the next season commiuces. In view of th«c circumstances the ircsi is justified in congratulating the cricketing community of Cant rhurv upon the prosper ta of the season of 1875 76 which bids to be far and awav the most imiliaut one that has ever be u witnessed Uurj ; . V ul wc iri i ht ad'-l that there are area-iy iudica‘i.mslhat Canterbury intends to senu deny.; next season the strongest team tout ever uid battle on a Dunedin ground.

mV 10 . ock)ck 0ck)ck this evening the supply of before 1 Contluued uninterrputedly as th V Veok ended M »J' 1 there were Sai± t 7 r^"ir°^ iuto ' and nine *een dis- , F{* - h flom T tUe Dunedin Hospital. The of J - !,n v sy , rpe ’ a^'d «. T- n, /> , ll T‘ a ’ dltd consumption Dublin ;° aiUl) r ageU 2i ' tai!or * natfvo of Dublin, fioiu disease o; tho heart; William fio,n e [’r a?ed F’ ckrk ’ native of tioiu delirium treiuens. 1 ’