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Evening Star, Issue 3872, 22 July 1875, Page 2

The mails received yesterday at the Chief Post Office per Otago from Australia, consisted ef 3,685 letters, 150 book jacket*, and 4,090 newspapers Those received per Wellington, which brought the San Francisco mail, consisted of 6,233 letters, 609 book packets, and 13,620 newspapers, Thera are more persons than Mr gfeont wko advocate the leasing system. By our Melbourne files we observe that Mr Godfrey recently moved an amendment in the Victorian Assembly to introduce leasing instead of selling, and though ho [.was defeated. we notice amongst the minority the wellknown names of Mr Grant, Mr Higginbotham, and Dr Maddon. At a meeting of the Otago shareholders of the Albion Coal Company, hold yosterdav afternoon, Messrs Lantech, D. Preudfoot, Brcdrick, and 6. Turnbull were re-elected directors for the ensuing year ; and it was resolved that another meeting should be called immediately on noeijft of the balancesheet to enable the shareholder* here to ex press their views previous to the annual meeting.

At the City Police Court to-day John Johnston and Anne Hardy, for being drunk, were each fined 20s, with the alternative of forty-eight hours’ imprisonment, Jolm White, a young lad, for cutting timber on the Town Belt, was severely reprimanded. Sarah Gorman, charged with using insulting language to Ranger Younumaa, was dismissed with a caution. Mr Bastings and Dr .Niven, J.P.’s, presided. At the Resid.-nt Magistrate’s Court, Port Chalmers, this morning, before Mr T. A. Mansford, E, M,, Georgo Hudson, James Williams, and Thomas Brown, seamen, belonging to the barque Oraigielee, were charged with disobedience of lawful commands, and ordered to be imprisoned with hard labor for four weeks, Frederick Anderson, charged with being drunk and incapable, was ordered to bo put on board the ship Wenniigton by the police. The gentlemen who kindly undertook to collect subscriptions on behalf of Mr Hyams have succeeded in obtaining the amount of L2OO 7s 6d. Finding that a s#vant named Mary Moloney, now an inmate of the hospital, had a box of clothing which was left in charge of Mr Hyams burned in the some fire, they have determined to devote LlO of the amount raised towards replacing her loss, and have handed the balance to Mr Hyams, who acknowledges the same by an advertisement appearing in this evening’s issue. At the Princess’s last night, though the weather was inclement, a good house witnessed the production of “ Leah.” Mrs Darrell of course took the leading part, and succeeded in enlisting the sympathies of the audience with the persecuted Jewish maiden from loginning to end. The cxquUU.i pathos which M-*e Darrell indued the language of her part in some scenes was only comparable for its excellence with the terrible power shown by the same Jady in the delivery of the curse, Mr Darrell was more pleasing as Rudolph than iu any character we have yet seen him .taka, .-showing less arfnfi'ciaWesia and playirig wiifc' motfoTilfc,

The ohbeP character* were wall played, but they are so subordinate to the two prominent ones that they require little notice. For to-night a capital programme is annonneted, the first pieoe being the favorite comedy “Masks and Faces ” (in which Mrs Darrell will play Peg Woffington and Mr Darrell Triplet), and the performance concluding with the faroe “A.S.S.” Shortly before ten o’clock last night a fire broke out iu the premises in George street occupied by Mr T. Bussell, furniture and general dealer. The Fire Brigade was quickly on the spot, and in a few miautes the flames were extinguished. Mr Russell's stock is insured in the Hew Zealand Insurance Company for L 250, but he estimates it to have been worth upwards of L7OO, The house belonged to Mr W. Wilson, and was unin • sured. No cause ean be assigned for the outbreak ef fire, as Russell was away from the house at the time, having left it apparently safe twe or three hours previously. The annqal social meeting of the Enos Church Young Men’s Society was held last evening in the Knox Church Schoolroom, the Key. Dr Stuart, president of the Society, occupying the ohair. The room was tastefully decorated with flags and ferns, and was tiled by the members of the Society and their friends, many of the latter representing other churches and congregations. After tea the assembly joined in singing the 100 th Psalm. The chairman then in a short but appropriate address introduced tho business of the evening, and Mr Pryde, hon. secretary, read tho Commit tee’s annual report, which spoke favorably el the condition and prospects of the Society. Addresses followed by Mr Hodges, delegate from Outram, and formerly a member of Knox Church Yeung Men’e Society, Mr Harlow, retiring vice-president, and Mr Davidson, the vice-president for the current term. The addresses were interspersed with some exqpllent vocal and instrumental music and reaitations. While a gentleman waa in tho midst of a very good recitation, tho alarm of the flre-bell brought tha proceed* lags to an abrupt and untimely end.

Frida of Dunedin Lodge of Good Template met iu the Temperance Hall lodgereom last evening for the regular fortnightly harmony meeting. At the close the W.O.T. Bre. Wakefield brought before the lodge the scheme of Government Life Insurance.