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Evening Star, Issue 3885, 6 August 1875, Page 2

n Bcra^-c h football match will be played at the Oval to-morrow afternoon. Lambing has, according to the local paper, commenced i i the Clutha district. The remainder of the passengers by the ship James Nicol Fleming were landed this morning at the new pier, and conveyed to Dunedin by the 1.30 train this afternoon. There was a crowded bouse at the Queen’s Lafc night, and the American dram', “ Rube Redmond, was gone through with spirit To-night “ East Lynne ” will be played, in wr ich Mrs Darrell will appear in one of her great characters. The police have recovered the watch stolen from Bailiff Barnes’s premises at the same time as the gold ring for the theft of which Hutchison committed for trial on Monday. The watch has been traced to the same prisoner, it having been in his possession w<thin a couple of days of the theft. The ‘ Leader ’ understands that the Crown Hots!, Bale utha, has again changed hands ; Mr John M‘s e il having disposed of the’ same to Mr Thomas F ogan, shareholder of the Bendigo re-f, Cromwell, for the handsome sum of L 3,000. tar -Stanbrook is still lessee, and the hotel is to be considerably enlarged* The accident at the Big Mill, Gatlin’s River, to which we referred a few days ago, arose through some part of the machinery having worn to such an extent as to result in a smash. The engine is to be brought round to Dunedin, and it is not yet known whether is will again be serviceable after repairs, or whether a new engine will be required. The business transacted at the police-court this morning was of a common-place nature, Frank Gould and David Forsyth were eaeli lined 5s for drunkenness. Margaret Pearson, a dissipated young woman, charged with having no lawful means of support, promised to become an inmate of the Female Refuge, and was accordingly discharged. Messrs Bastings and Mercer were the presiding justices.

Fred Wain commenced hia 100 miles walk at five o'clock this afternoon, at the Octagon Drill-shed, a number of people assembling to witness the start. The course measures 07yds. 2ft lin in circumference, so that twenty-six laps constitute a mile. A good deal of interest is shown in this match, and bes des the LSO a-side staked, there are numerous wagers on the probable result—time being slightly the favorite. -t the I- evident M agist r te’s Court, Port Chalmers, to-day, before Mr r. A. Macsford, R.M., an old man named Miles Hrookcs was charged with being drunk and incapable in George street last night, and was ordered to p*y a fine of ss, or in default twenty-four hours’ imprisonment, with hard labor. Thomas Dick, charged upon the information ut Constable Mitchell with wheeling a barrow on the footpath in Mount street on the 4th inst., coutraiy to the byelaws, was ordered to pay a line of Is and costa.

The adjourned meting of shareholders in the btar of the Last Quartz lining Company was held yesterday, when the Balance* sheet of the Company for the past six months was read and passed, L opens from the legal and mining managers were al o tend, the latter reporting that there is payable stone in Jargo quantities in view, and that it is expected that crushing operations will be resumed as soon as the frost becomes less severe. Messrs C. Harvey, C. B, Reeves, and J. Winter were appointed town oirectors and Messrs Kidd and Grant directors at CromweM.

Further particulars of the fire in Thames are furnishul by the ‘ j- orth Gtago r i inms r’—Tho (ire, oa previously ex* pl'ined, resulted through a lad in Messrs i.aridna and B-xhaU’s employ upsetting a kerosene lamp. The following is the estimate given 01 the damages sustained : Mr •m,oncer, three shops uninsured, about L3do • stock in two of these, L 25 0; Mr Draper’ ■seedsman, a little over LIOO in ttock. Messrs Larkins and BoxhaU’s shop, and the old butchery belonging the Bank of '■ ew ef Zealand were insured he • I Ob iu ti;o .National, and Messrs Larkins’ stock for L2OO in the same ullice. Mr M’Lareu, bootmaker, has had a quantity of his furniture and stock damaged, and esti*

mates his loss at LIOO. lie was insured in -ae New Zealand for 1,700, L 3 oon the building, and the remainder on the flock.

With respect to the proposed starling of another newspaper at Queenstown the * Mail’ remarks j— 1. Telegrams appear in the UUuadin papers giving g'owing accounts of the prospects of a company about to be formed for the purpose of starting a newspaper here, under the Joint Stoek Act. Such a movement has suddenly and mysteriously sprung up since our last issue, but the success is not so promising as the tee raphing correspondents assert. The ostensible reason assigned for the prop sed undertaking is that this journal does nob represent general opinions, but the real cau-.e is that a few individuals fesl bitterly aggrieved beemse their interests and peculiar views are not more urgently advocated, Wc do not object to competition, but hardly think, during the present depopulation and greater commercial depression than was perhaps ever known, that the field is ample enough to afford the newandenthusiastic proprietary that guaran- ,, success which telegraphists pre-

Tho nomination of a Councillor to Tepre sent South Ward, in place of Mr H. J. Wader (resigned, in consequence of his e.ection to the Mayoralty) tonic pla.ee to-day, and was a very tamo affair, there being scarcely a hundred persons present. Four candidates were proposed, the nominations being ; -Mr James Baxter, proposed by Mr A, Or. Watson, seconded by Mr John Leslie ; Mr B, F. C, Quick, proposed by Mr G F Ue;d, seconded by Mr A. Cairns ; Mr John Gray proposed by Mr W m J. Jenkins, seconded by Mr Geo. Elson, juur ; Mr Robert Uossbolharo, proposed bv Mr H. Bastings, seemded by Mr B. J. Lowry. The various candidates then addressed those present. Mr Baxter explained that he came f rward at the request of a number of influential gentlemen in irouth Ward. Mr Quick said that, although not a resident in the Ward, he owned considerable property there, and, if returned, would devote as much time as possible to hia du:ies as Couu cillor, and would see that there was due economy in the expenditure of money on the Corporation works. Mr llosabotham said that he appeared to answer to hia promise to contest the election, and that a number of tho;e who opposed him in the late contest hod promised Litn support at this. The poll takes place on Wednesday next.

Mr John Gray will address the ratepayers of South Ward at the Royal Hotel, Walker street, this evening, at 8 o’clock. The Quartely General Meeting of the Otago Typographical Association will be held at the Provincial Hotel to-morrow evening. A Lodge of the I 0. of Good Templars was successfully opened at Kensington yesterday evening by the D.D.G. W.C.T., Bro. Jago and othcers of the District Lodge. There was a large attendance of visiting brethren. The new lodge was named “ The Dayspring,” and the following were duly install'd officers for the ensuing term :-G.W.(VJL’., Bro. Wilson: W.Y.T., Sister Sutton; W.S., Bro. Jack; W.F.S., Bro. Girvan ; W. Treasurer. Sister Oil-van; W.C., Bro. Shaddock; W.M., Bro. Sutton; J.G., Bro. Strang; 0.G., Bro. Hurley. Bro. Walker was recommended as L. D. The proceedings throughout were of amost enjoyable description. The result shows that Good Templar ism has a stronghold in Kensington and the surrounding townships on the Flat.