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Evening Star, Issue 3810, 11 May 1875, Page 2

■ is Excellency the Governor will be ■ entertained at lunch by the Provincial Council on Tuesday affee noon. At the adjourned meeting yesterday of the Shotover Gold Mining Company, Mr C. ■ the district surveyor and neighboring'claimholders at the Shotover. Lord Lytiton's " Richelieu " was produced at the Pruacleu’s last night, but the inclement weather prevented the audience from being very numerous. Mi* Hoskins took the part of the great Cardinal,, and gave a finished re* presentation, but he was not very well supported. Miss Colville was Julie de Mortem«r ; Mr Steele, the Chevalier de Mauprat j Mr Keogh, Baradas; and Mr Musgravc, Joseph, in which character'the last named gentleman did not appear : at heme. This evening, “Temptation, or Led Astray”--: which was performed with so much success last week for the first timp in Dunedin— will be given. . ' ; The Dunedin Harmonic Society gave their first concert last evening in the Temperance HalL We regret the weather was so’ unfavorable,, as, id 'consequence, the attendance was much smaller than would have otherwise , been the case. The programme was a varied one, comprising, glees, choruses, songs, and instrumental 1 selections The concerted music was very well rendered, giving evidence of careful training on the part of Mr Monish, the condnetor. One of the part songs was encored, and Mr Morrish was several.times, during the evening to the front to acknowledge the warm applause 'with which the music was received by the audieties Several of the songs were Very well sung, and the instrumental selection from “ Martha/' under the leadership of 'lr S. Little, went, very . well. We mast not omit to mention the pianoforte polo by Mrs MedlandNewsham. The performance of this lady was marked by much taste and brilliance, and received a hearty and wellmerited encore. Mrs Newsham has, we believe, only recently arrived in Dunedin, and will be found a valuable acquisition to our musical entertainments This first appearance in public of the Dunedin Harmonic Society gives promise of pleasant evenings yet to come.

From Mr Braithwaite wo have received the Young Ladies’ Journal’ for April:* ‘Bow Bella* for April; ‘The Family Herald* for March; ‘The London Journal’ for March.

The address which the Provincial Council this morning presented to the Marquis of Normanby was a beautiful specimen of the engrosser's art, and -reflected much credit on Mr W eston, who executed it.

The prospectus of the Working MenVCflub appears in our advertising columns. The premises the Club has secured are most central, and, under the management offon efficient committee, we see no reason why it should not become one of the most successful institutions of the kind in Dunedin. The movement has our hearty wishes for its success.