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Evening Star, Issue 3848, 24 June 1875, Page 2

The three boys of whose exploits we made mentmn yesterday will be charged at the Uty Police Court to-morrow with stealing fowls. A good horsewhipping might prove an excellent antidote for bad tobacco. There was a very large and demonstrative audience at the Temperance Hall last even- ?? the occasioa of Mr Moran’s benefit Mr Moran, as usual, overflowed with wit and humor, and his songs and dances were enthusiastically received. Miss Lack sane a eoup.e of ballads with great taste ; and Mr Carroll also acquitted himself well, but (we are of opinion that if ho had selected simpler melooics be would have been more effective ■n of the performance will not bear criticism. At the conclusion of Edwards’s pedestrian feat last Saturday, a discussion arose among the spectators as to whether there was any

one in New Zealand who could rival his 1 performance of walking 100 miles in twentyfour hours. Young Scott, who may be remembered as walking well at the Caledonian Games, expressed his confidence that he could beat Edwards’ time, and several gentlemen have taken the matter in hand, agreeing to give him a purse of sovereigns if he should succeed in so doing. Austin has started to get Scott into condition, and expects to have him fit in about three weeks’ time, when the plucky young pedestrian will undertake the task.

On Thursday evening, at the Friends’ Meeting-house, Melbourne, a valedictory tea meeting was held in connection with the departure of two of the Australian deputation, Messrs Alfred Wright and William Beck, who are about leaving tor New Zealand. There was o numerous company present. . fter the repast had been disposed of, Mr William Beck addressed the audience on his *' Recent Travels in Syria, Egypt, and the Holy Land,” illustrated by numerous diagrams and sketches. The address occupied over an hour, and at its termination Mr ildward Sayce briefly spoke to the meeting, when Mr Alfred Wright delivered a farewell address to the members and attenders of the society. The meeting then separated. Two prisoners were committed for trial at the City Police Court to-day. The doctors who had medically examined John Riley, charged with horse-stealing at Mosgiel, reported that there were no symptoms of insanity ; and the Bench being satisfied that a primd facie case had been made out committed the accused for trial. The other case was that of Catherine Amelia Schmid, who was charged with bigamy. Accused, who wore a highly variegated silk dress,- seemed to rejoice in her position, and throughout acted with the utmost nonchalance. She seemed to have a perfect “ down” on Dryden, her second husband, and defiantly shook her hand at him, saying that when he married her he well knew that she was another man’s wife, and threatened to tax him severely when on her trial. This makes the fourth committal from the Police Court this week.

At the Princess’s last night “ The Marble Heart,” a well-known and popular drama, was produced, with a fair amount of success. The principal characters are Mdle. Marco, Raphael DuchaJett, and Ferdinand Volage, which were filled by Mrs Bates, Mr Bates, and Mr Stonebam respectively. The part of the heroine is one that requires considerable energy and life, and Mrs Bates last night showed that she can, when she pleases, infuse ii.to her representations a very appreciable amount of those elements. Mr Bates, though suffering from a severe cold, gave a most powerful and vivid delineation of the jilted lover, goaded to madness by Mdle. Marco’s heartless desertion of him, and preference for a more wealthy suitor. Mrs Stonebam was a little overweighted in his part, but his performance was fairly satisfactory. Mr Saville had a rather ungrateful part, and one in which he did not appear at his best, and the rest of the characters are so subordinate to the principal ones that they ca 1 for no special comment. The drama will be repeated to.night. Mr Justice Johnston was good enough this morning to pay a compliment to the reporters on the Dunedin Press. In the coarse of the argument in Hogg and another v. Hay, Mr Stewart had occasion to refer to the newspaper reports of the trial, and on vouching for the substantial accuracy of them was allowed to read them His Honor remarked that he had heard the law reports of the papers here wtll spoken of, while his own experience of similar reports in other parts of the Colony was that the report was general y quite different to what occurred. He had understood that at one time there had been connected with the Dunedin Press a gentleman who reported law proceedings singularly well. Mr Stewart mentioned the name of Mr B. Fox ; and his Honor observed that he believed that was the gentleman referred to. On Mr Stewart stating that the reports of the papers were generally accurate, his Honor said with the guarantee of any member of the bar that they were substantially correct, he would listen to them.

The value of time is keenly appreciated by Mr Justice Johnston, who shows a strong determination to confine the loquacity of the gentlemen of the bar here within reasonable limits and to expedite business as much as possible. To-day, when the hour for the mid-day adjournment arrived, Mr Barton ventured to remind his Honor that it took a quarter of an hour to go 1 from the Court to a place of refreshment and back, and a little more than a quarter-of-an-hour to get a meal Whereupon his Honor remarked that he failed to see the necessity for a substantial meal; and added something to the effect that when people intended to work they ought to be content with a biscuit or a sandwich. “Twenty minutes ” was the judicial order ; and the bar found it too short, for when his Honor resumed his seat there was only Mr Macassey in his place. Mr Stewart, when he put in an appearance and made an apology for his lateness, was informed that “the Court was not accustomed to such treatment.” Not only is his Honor very punctual, but he maintains with much strictness the relations between the Bench and the bar. In his opening Mr Barton was unfortunate enough “to think" something, and was reminded by his Honor that it was only for the Court think, or to say “my opinion is,” or *it seems to me,” it being the advocate’s duty simply “ to submit ” his arguments. The usual monthly meeting of the Permanent Building Society will be held to-morrow evening, at 7 o’clock. f? ur telegram of yesterday should read P os *' maater Alexandra” instead of Mr Alexander, the postmaster here. ” The members of the Lodge Dunedin are summoned to meet at the Masonic Hall this evening, to attend the installation of officers of the St, Andrew’s Lodge. A meeting of Dunedin shareholders in the Kamen Lake Water-race Company will be held at Messrs Webb and Fulton’s office, to morrow afternoon, at 3 o’clock. The Pride of Dunedin Lodge, 1.0. G.T. hold its fortnightly harmony meeting in the Temperance Hall lodge-room last evening, when the attendance was good. After the initiations the programme was proceeded with, and a very pleasant evening spent by all present. At the conclusion the W.C.T. announced the meetings during the week of the Juvenile Lodge, the Degree Temple, and District Lodge. A vote pi thanks to visitors terminated the proceedings.