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Evening Star, Issue 3822, 25 May 1875, Page 2

' One of the Auckland papers lately published the names of all vendors of adulterated milk in that City, as well as those who dispensed the pure article. A u bolting ” epidemic has broken out amongst the boys in the Auckland Grammar School. The favorite plan is to smnggle themselves on board some of the vessels trading to Sydney. Two lads made themselves scarce in this way a few days ago. Major Edwards, E.M. at Wanganui, recently animadverted in strong terms on the practice of selling adulterated drink to men frequenting public-houses. He said he would oppose a renewal of their license to any publican against whom the police got a conviction.

His Excellency the Governor and suite left for Wellington shortly before ten o’clock this morning. The Hon. Mr Reynolds does not go North at present, but remains |in town to attend the Provincial Council. Without Mr Reynolds there will/oea quorum of the Executive in Wellington.

We do not profess to know much about that sort of thing, but if the rock which now overhangs the footpath in the newly-formed portion of Cumberland street is left much longer in its present position, and it does not come down some day to the astonishment and personal discomfort of seme chance passer-by, we will say we know less about rocks than we thought we did. On Friday evening a stack of wheat, the property of Mr Alfred Amyes, of Waikouaiti, was completely destroyed by fire. It appears that in removing the threshing-machine in the morning a spark fell on the wheat, and that it smouldered for a considerable time. The fire extended to the hay, and some thirty stacked bags were also destroyed. Mr Amyes, who was uninsured, estimates his loss at LBO.

The ‘Bruce Herald* hopes that Messrs Reid, Bastings, and Stout will cast prejudice to the winds and form an Executive in which the Province could trust, and against which opposition in the Council would be futile. In such an Executive there would bo no cause to complain 'of drones. It is such an Executive that the Province desires —aad it is such au Executive that we trust the Province will get. Mr W. A Murray, M. H.R., informs us (‘Bruce Herald’) by telegram from the Waikato, that the Minister of Public Works, in reply to a letter from him, states that the Clutha railway being so near completion, and as the opening of it south of the <’haiu Hills would involve a large additional cost, he does not consider it advisable to open it at present. The Superintendent, being consulted, concurs in this view, as the Province would have to pay for the transmission of rolling stock. Land in Oamaru fetches a good figure/ as according to a correspondent of th 3 ‘ Waitangi Tribune ’ a section with fifty-six feet frontage to Thames street changed hands last week for L 1,720, or at the rate of L 7,000 per acre, and Messrs Connell and Clowes obtained at their auction of leases of quarter-acre sections in Hibble, TJre, and Humlier streets (term, twenty-one years) what must be looked upon as good prices. The rentals varied from L2 to Lls per section, and all the thirty-five were, 1 think, sold. None of these sections can be called business sites, and they have been purchased principally by persona intending to build residences for their own occupation. We take the following items from to day’s ‘ Bruce Herald “ Messrs Barr and Oliver have completed the survey of the Inch Cmtha Railway line —-L2O per acre has been offered and refused for a 100-acre farm on the north branch of the Tokomairiro River, upon which a two-roomed cottage only stands in the way of buildings.— It was announced, a week ago, that the ceremony of turning the first,sod of the Kaitangata Railway would take place on Friday last. From some cause or other it was postponed for a few weeks, and we believe it has now been decided that the ceremony will be performed by the Hon. Sir John C. Richardson. In the meantime the whole arrangements for the formation of the line are progressing satisfactorily.”

As Sir George Arney was taking leave of his immediate friends in Auckland, on the wharf there, an incident occurred that bore remarkable testimony to the happy effect of his judicial utterances, and must have been particularly gratifying to himself. The ‘ Star says that among those who p; eased forward and wrung the judge’s hand wa? a liberated convict, well known to the police, who was sentenced by Sir George Arney some years ago to a term of imprisonment for a felony. Since bis release ho has adopted an honest course o! life, and he ascribes his conversion to the kind words which accompanied his condemnation. To those to whom tho man and the facta were known, the incident spoke more eloquently than the address

Coustdble Carter, late of Port Chalmers, made another smart capture on -Saturday night, A robbery was committed at the Kensington Hotel in the evening, during the alaeuco of the landlord, and the thief being found in the room he wes compelled to restore what he bad stolen to Mrs Hayes. hortiy afterwards he made off, and information was given to the police of the robbery, though anything like a tolerable description of the man could not be obtained Renderson, the offender, came here in the Tweed, and Carter, who saw him at Port Chalmers when that vessel arrived, arrested him in his house ? at the Korth East Valley, a couple of hours after the theft. He 'was brought up at the Police Court to day and committed for trial.

The members of the Revival Movement in Port Chalmers gave a seamen’s tea meeting in Dodson’s bonded store last evening. 4.t least 600 people were present, comprising the seamen of the various ships in port, a choir of 40 persons from Dunedin, and the following clergymen and others :—Rev. Mr Gow, Mr Wright, Knox Church Missionary Messrs Hercus, A. C. Strode, R. W, Brunton, and T. Dick. The room was decorated in a tasteful manner, with flags and scriptural quo ations hung round the walls, and an ample supply of provi-ions was laid out on sixteen large tables placed crossways. After tea, provided by several leading members of the movement, had been partaken of, Mr Andrew

Thomsen took the chair, and briefly ad* dressed tbe meeting, setting forth its objects. The other speakers were Messrs Wright, Gow, Hercus, and Brunton. Hymns were very pleasingly sung at intervals between the speeches, and the meeting closed at 9.30 p.m,, the visitors returning to town by a ipecial train.

The circumstance related in the following paragraph, taken from the ‘ Echo,’ is quite l rue:—“lt is not often that Fsculapians are to get such a fee as was lately sent to an English doctor. One of tho squattooracy of Canterbury, who enjoys a reputation for possessing large sums in hard cash, in addition to extensive landed estates, recently full sick. He is a man comparatively in tbe prime of life, and he thought it rather hard to die just yet and leave so much wealth behind him. Some time ago he visited England, and there made the acquaintance of a medical man of great celebrity, who had afforded him temporary relief from the ailment, whioh recently returned. In his extremity he determined to consult the same doctor a second time. But the physicians of Canterbury assured him that nis health was too precarious to risk a voyage to England. The compla : nt baffled the skill of. the Canterbury d)ckors. Time passed, and death was waiting to snatch him away from his gold and all tho luxuries that accompany its possession. Happy thought! The cable was resorted to. A draft was arranged through a local bank, a lengthy cablegram was sent to the great doctor, describing the diagnose s of the disease, accompanied with an| order upon a London bank for L,IOOO, and a lengthy telegram was received in reply, prescribing for the proper treatment of the disease. Thanks to the cable, modern science, and ample means, the rich man’s life is saved. Verbumsap.

The usual monthly meeting of the Lodge Dunedin will be held this evening, at 7.3q.