The Evening Star TUESDAY, MAY 4, 1875.

Evening Star, Issue 3804, 4 May 1875, Page 2

The Evening Star TUESDAY, MAY 4, 1875.

Mr Connor, of Clinton (son ot the Rev. U. Connor) who studied for several sessions in the Otago University, has (the ‘ Bruce ilerald’ learns) left for Scotland two months ago, to enter h;m-elf as a student in the U. c*. Divinity Ball, Edinburgh.

Our Amer can.'cousins are not too well up in the geography of us rala-fla, and particularly of New Z-aland. The American Good Templars being desirous of commnuicaving with Mr S. P. .Andrews of Christchurch, a high official of the order, hoped to tiud him somewhere in New Zealand, south of Cook’s Strad, Australia. “Our American Cousin,” with Mr Hoskins as Asa, Mias Colville as Flora Trencbard, Miss Stoneham as the Sick Girl, Mr Booth as Abel Murcott, and Mr Musg; ave as Bunny ; with “ A Silent Woman, ’1 in which Mr and Mra Hoskins also appeared, constituted the programme at the Pnno ss’s last night. This evening “ Toe Lady of Lyons” is to be played.

Davies, who has been committed for trial at Timaiu fo attempting to poison ins wife, is a very old settler in tin- distiict where he has borne a hiyh character for sobriety and integrity, is over sixty years of age, and was only two monthg ago wedded to a girl twenty-two years old, woo had recently an ived from Loudon. It is evident he married in baste and repented at leisure The adjourned case, Rivers v. Rivers, was the only nutter of importance dealt with at the Resident Magistrate’s Couru to-day Mrs Livers had obtained a wife’s protection order some months ago, and her husband now sought to have it annulled Mr Hathgate varied the ■ rder so as to bind Rivers to pay l ! ls per week towards the support of his children, the'order'to ta e effect from the 29th January last.

There was an emergency meeting of the Dunedin School Committee yesterday after on, in take into considerate>n the present dang roqa condition of the Middle district chod buiidiuga. The resultCf an inspec tiim of the ground anil building tyas stated by the chairman ( r A. R. Livingston), to b. that several t ms of eaito from the Dowliog street embankment bail slipped into the cutting, and the edge of the pradpee was 1 ot now mm\: than eighteen inches or two feet from :he heavy stone foundation, 't he fence f r the must part was suspended in mi i-air, the earth having slipped from under the post 3on one aide. The earth was Iso slipping ou the Stuart street side, and a large mass of clay was now threatening to fall At the suggistion of Mr Robin a nd hims lf Mr lialliwcll dismissed the children. They thea waited upon Mr Hislop, and the result was that a letter was received from the Government authorising the Committee to make arrangements for obtaining the temporary use of premises for th® purpose of carrying on the school. Oa Mp Cargill’s motion it was remitted to the Works Committee to ascertain what temporary accommodation coil'd be furnished by the Headquarter's Drill-shed or Oddfellows’ Hall, and to wait upon the Government with a view -o urging that no time f-hould he lost in taking •town tlse present school buildings levelling the ground, and re-el ecting the school at a lower Ifevel.

't the Resident Nfogisfcrwte’j Court, Port Cha : iners, this morning." before Mr T: ' 1 Uampord, R. M., WHii« m Go-Hug fO- - was flned 2(R or hj ill's ' Richard James Green, fop deserting hja wifiand family at Christchurch, was remanded to that place. Mark Sayers, charged with using abusive language to Captain Peter Logan ou the railway pier, woe ordered to pay a fine of 40s with 35s costs of Court. In ilexander VI‘K nzie v. George Wilson, a claim of Ll4 14s 61 for the hire of a lighter, together with the cost of raisingthe same, and the yalue of three planks, au oar, and lines lost through the negligence of defendant’s ser vants, the sum of 1 $ 16 j was paid into Court. From the evidence of the plaintiff it i appeared defendant had agreed to retqrn the vessel in the same condition and to the same p ace as where he took her from ; failing to do so, she sank, and plaintiff was engaged by defendant to lift her—hence the present .ylaijp. Plaintiff called Mr Mundy, who proved having received L 4 10s lor raising her. In deten.ee, it tyqs stated the agreemens for the hire of th.e pu.iifc was L3,°that the planks plaintiff stated Were missing yere nailed to tho punt, that pujy one rope was on board when defendant took dpjjvery and that the blame, if any, of the vessel’s sinking was not due to the defendant. The M cnc)j, in giving judgment, stated hat the w*,3 conflicting in many points, mid judg.nt nt was giyc.i p follow.- r the I ire of the punt, iS ; for detention c f tbo same before plaintiff was nude aware’of reiurn, LI ; for one plank, 10* ; for one oar. ! 10s ; for one line. Ll—making a total of L 9 together with costs of Court.

The regular inpathly meeting of the Dunedin Volunteer Fire Brigade wag held on Monday evening at the Brigade Station, Rattray street, Captain Wain presiding. Excuses for non-attendance from two members were read and ace-pted, a d tlje resignation of Mr M‘ Talgat was also accepted. let ter was received from Messrs Shand, M as n and Co., I omlou, tokuowledging draft fo smoke jacket, f o The Secretary was instructed to forward a letup of thanks to Major Atkinson for his present of el yen vo.umes of Bum’s -tendard Libra-j. 1 was proposed and carried that Lt> Sa should be £frw#defl tb tfje: Usurer qf the Bpenbe Relief fund. Messrs joha Aik mao, Mosfc

Moss, and Mr F. Bailey were re-elected hmorary members for the ensuing twelve months. Messrs Carmalt,Scheldt,Hanmr,and ia-. Sinclair were piouosed as working members, Durinsthfcevenin-.'Uajir,. Wainprese..ten a life honorary member’s ticket to late fireman Minifie, and in doing so said it affo ded Inm very great pb asure, and that he was sure that every member of the Brigade respected Mr Min fie, both as a fireman and a friend. They trusted they would often have the pleasure of dm company. Mr M nifie. in re tu'-ui g thanks, said it wou'd always bo his desire to render as istanc-s if needed, at (ires, or in any other way that would be of benefit to the Biigado. [ The idumitiated card which is given to p-.st members, euti'led to it fo services rendered, is called the life honorary members’ ticket, is < f plain but neat design, bears the arms of the Brigade, and senna to mark the respect and esteem of the Brigade for late members.] A very pleasant and sociable evening was passed, refreshments havmg been provided after the .business.

A general meeting of the Dunedin Football Club wifi bo held at the Shamrock Hotel this evening at 8 o’clock.

Professor Black requests us to state that, owing to an accident, he will be unable to open his classes till Monday, the 10th current. A meeting of the Standard Property Investment Society will he held in the offices of the Society, Princes street, to-morrow evening, from G to 8 o’clock,

In our report of the proceedings at the opening of the Provincial Council yestesclay, in the names recorded of members who weie in attendance, we omitted that of Mr C. S. Reeves, one of the members for the City. A meeting of gentlemen to make preparations forgiving a Citizens’ Ball to his Excellency the Governor and the Marchioness of Nonnanhv will hn held in the City Council Hallto-moirow (Wednesday) afternoon, at 4 o’clock. An error cvpt into our report of the Peninsula Hoad Board meeting. The. returning officers for. the Anderson’s Bay and Highcliff district are Messrs Inglis ami Braid, and not Messrs Matheson and Somerville, as stated.

We have to acknowledge, the receipt of a paper on “ The Permanent Unity of the Kmpire,” read at the, meeting of the Royal Colonial Institute in London, on the 19th of January last by its author, Mr F. P. Labilliere. V/e understand that at a competition held in the vestry of Knox Church, a scholarship of the annual value of .‘25, tenable for three years, was awarded to Mr Cameron, of Port Chalmers, by the Scholarship Committee of the Presbyterian Church.