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Evening Star, Issue 3690, 20 July 1875, Page 2

The Dunedin portion of the San Francisco mail should be delivered to-morrow forenoon, the Wellington, with the Southern mails, having left Lyttelton this afternoon. The Christchurch correspondent of the Waltangi ‘Tribune ’ says it is rumored that Mr Morten intends erecting an hotel at the corner of Colombo and Hereford streets in that city at a cost of L 20,000. Wo are in receipt cf a circular issued by the proprietor of the Marlborough ‘ Express' intimating that the goodwill and plant of that paper, which has been in existence upwards of nine years, are for sale. At the Christchurch Criminal Sessions, during the trial of Pavitt, the church steward, for applying to his own use money held in trust by him for the church, it came to light that accused had iu the space of one year incurred a liability of L 65 for boots. Several claims in the vicinity of AlexAlexandra are just upon a stand still for the want of labor. Our Dunstan contemporary hears that a score or so of good men would find immediate) employment in one or other of the claims iu that immediate neighborhood. The ‘ Dunstan Times ’ understands that a staff of surveyors is now engaged laying off into sections the area of Mr Glaasford’s Matahanui Sun, tho lease of which has been cancelled; and adds, that when surveyed no doubt there will bo plenty of occupiers.

Mr M'Kinnon, Mayor of Port Chalmers, Mr Joyce and Captain Duncan waited on his Honor the Superintendent this afternoon, and pointed out the dangerous nature of the overhanging rocks at Wales’s Point, Port Chalmers. His Honor promised to look into the matter. During the last weak (says the ‘Bruce Herald’) there have been several large slips in the cutting on the railway line between Tokomairiro and Stirling, rendering it necessary to employ a number of men to keep the Hue in order. In one or two places the rails have been bent considerably. To-morrow the election for Mayor will take place, and the respective ohances of the two candidates for that honorable office are being eagerly discussed. A great deal of interest is taken in the contest, which it is anticipated will be very close, and the partisans of both Mr Walter and Mr Reeves are equally sanguine as to the result of the poll Ihe case ef Glassford v. Reid and Others was continued at the Supreme Court to-day. This afternoon Mr Smitn reviewed the evidence and submitted that by their operations Chinese and other miners had polluted the stream in the manner complained of, and that plaintiff sought to make defendants the scape-grace of the other miners. The case will probably be finished this evening. There will be quite an exodus of legal talent from Dunedin in a few days. This morning Judge Johnston received a reply to his telegram to the Chief Justice authorising him to take the unfinished Dunediu banco business in Christchurch. His Honor will leave for Christchurch on Thursday, and wo understand will be' accompanied by Messrs Smith, Stout, Macassey, Haggitt, G. Cook, and others. A large meeting of electors took place at the Oddfellows’ Hall last night to hear Mr Reeves’s views upon municipal matters. Mr Keeves spoke at considerable length, going fully into all the subjects of interest to the meeting and answering satisfactorily a large number of question?. At the conclusion of his address a unanimous vote was passed that Mr Reeves was a “fit and pr.-p,r person to be Major of Dunedin for twelve months.” Mr Reeves holds his final meet* | iug at the Tempewmoe Hall this evening. ■

At the .Resident Magistrate’s Court, Port Chalmers, this morning, before Mr T. A. Mansford, R.M., Ralph Fuller, for being drunk and disorderly, was ordered to pay a fine of ss, or, in default, to be imprisoned for twenty.four hours. James Kinross, for a fcimilar offence, was discharged with a caution. Samuel Polglaise, charged (on remand) with indecent exposnre, was commuted to gaol for three months, with hard labor.

Mr Walter addressed two meetings of ratepayers last evening—one at the Mission House, Russell street; the other at Cotter’s Hotel, King street. At each the candidate sustained a long and heavy fire of questions on municipal matters, the whole of which appeared to be answered to the satisfaction of those present. Hearty votes of confidence were carried, and several gentlemen added their names to Mr Walter’s committee. This evening, the last before the election, Mr Walter will meet the electors at the Royal Hotel, South Ward, and the British Hotel, Bell Ward,

In our yesterday’s issue appeared a letter suggesting the raising ot subscriptions to assist Mr M. Hyams, the sufferer by the late fire. In connection with this subject we understand that the Jewish Philanthropic Society at a meeting held last night voted L3O (the largest sum allowed by their rules) for the same purpose, and appointed a committee—consisting of Messrs J. Hyman, M. Joel, R. M. Marks, and M. Moss—to make further collections. Before the meeting separated an additional L3O was subscribed in the room. The Freemasons have also subscribed LlO to the fund.

The eandid&tes for the Port Chalmers Mayoralty addressed a crowded meeting at Crickmore’a Royal Assembly Rooms last evening, Mr J. Joyce being unanimously voted to the chair. Mr Andrew M'Kinnon , stated that bis reason for standing in oppo sition to Mr Murray was that last year that gentleman was a councillor and nothing was done in the matter ©f the waterworks. If re-elected, be (Mr M'Kinnon) would leave no stone unturned to catrj the improving of the cemetery scheme into effect. He would also, by all just means, endeavor to bring about tue formation of a gas, sewage, and bath works. Mr Murray afterwards addressed the meeting at some length, expatiating on hia past services as a member of the old Town Board, and answering the queries put by those present. A vote of thanks to the chair, proposed by Mr Murray and seconded by Mr M'Kinnon, concluded the meeting.

The membeni of Mr Walter's committee are invited to meet at the Central Committee Rooms, at eight this evening, on important business.

We would remind our readers that the annual social meeting of the Knox Oharoh Young Men’s Society will be held to-morrow evening. The Rev. Dr. Stuart will preside. The members of the committee appointed by the Caversham ratepayers in connection with the Waterworks extension are requested to meet at Hillside Railway Hotel, to-morrow, at 8 p.m.