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Evening Star, Issue 3891, 13 August 1875, Page 2

A n old man named Arnold Denman was found lying on the Sad 10 Hill road in a speechless cond tiou early on *Vednesda\ morning. He was conveyed to the Hospital, where he remained until yesterday morning, when he died.

We notice that preparations are beiny made for rebuilding that part of Messrs Guthrie and 1 arnach’s premises recently burnt down. The tender accepted amounts to I 8,944. and Messrs Bateman and fcait are the contract© a.

The Temperance Hall was well filled last night, and the e Glomus went through an excellent programme. With the fr.queut changes in their ei-mt vinmeut the troop ’s popularity Seems to increase. Vo-nig t thmd' is requ'te.l tor another purpose, but on atur.iay tile He Glonaus will re- .ppear

At the beddent Magistrate’s C>ur t'oi halm-rs, this rnomin. , before J'. A. M.vnsfo d, ; sq , ■ . w Bn iget Penny, f r being drunk in MeUut street yesterday, ward* red to pay a fi c of lOg or, m delaud f,)> y-vigi:t Imui imp i .mment. damn Ij !«, f raiimv. ig is cuiciuey to catch li:e '* o th<; 9th iuei, w.s on; ered to pjy aHu ot 10 r, and a lid c .sts.

“ Kat par's WB et ” contains the foii. wing “The other .lay j sew a inarriage notice which occspied a third of column • f the newspaper it appeared m. The relations, con nec tieror frier.ds on both sides were given, extruding hack as far as was 8 me. Lad they gone a ste** further it would hare spodt the whole affair. 1 happened to know this ; but then few would Uan’c some sensible person or persons come to the front and stop this snobbery ? Do they ever think how their friends laugh at them for it.”

' In answer to the requisition to Mr Stout, M P.G., asking him to allow himself to be put in nomination for the re reseutation o; Oaversham in the * eueral A-sembl - , that gentleman replied that be would pla e hi services at the disposal of the Cavcrshara electors, if they saw lie to elect him ; but wished i; to be understood that he would not go to theexp'n-ie of a contested d*c tion. We hear that Mr ; aruauh has o errequested to stand. There is u > ground for the statement lhat Mr fc'L-h intends contesting the electlm.

It was a yreat pity to see such a play as *' he Hunchback,” and so g od a rendering of it as last night’s, thrown away upon so ‘Jinall an audience as collected at the Queen’s Theatre ; bat the inclement Weather was doubtless the sole ciuse of the bad attendance. Those he were present, however, made up by choir attention and enthusiasm for the want of numbers, ami Mrs i >arrell was frequently called before the curtain for he exquisite acting of the character i f Julia. Mr Darrell playt-d Bir Thomas Clifford, Mr Sfci ele Master Walter, Miss Poly Leake Helen, and Mr H. toneham Modus To-night w.; expect to witue a a sterling per fnrmance of “ Hamler,” that drama beimr chosen for the benefit of Mr Darrell. f With reference i-o the depth of water in the N’ew biver. the .Southland ‘Times’ of the 11th says a report has been puuTshed that on Sunday afternoon the s.e. Express t ok the ground in i.he Now Hiver, with 14 . tons of cargo m board, an when the wad awing nine feet of water. There are two <Tio> sin this statement. The ■ xpresa hart onl; eighty tons m bard, and she was drawing but sev n eet of water when she grounded. Morco’ er, on her utwani trip, a<*d with au <-m t ho d. she g,t upon a auk ; so teat he case is m ch worse for ew Hiver n-ivi ;it on than was at fir t r

pes nted. The ‘ ews ’ dds that a ve-y small amount of dredging would euaUe S'earners of the size <?f the express <’o go up to the wharf an hour before or after high water, ami in that case it tni ht o >ce ru re see direct -tod re. n’ar communication established with Dunedin.

Some time since we had occasion to notice an accident which befell the well-known I’.rjehtTSH Flj’iiig Dutchman, the property of Mr G. Coombe, of whilst in training for the last Dunedin Cup, aud by 'vhich it was at first supposed his leg was fractured. We are glal to learn, however, • h.'it such, has not been the case, and t : at Flying Dutouman may now hj?. seen taking ms outers round his paddock wi hj little appearance or lameness From what we oa.u gather the hoise suffered from a severe sprain at the corouet. he has been treated by Mr Frvquharson, veterinary surgeon, iii the manner usual in such cases, and, so tar, > ory successfully. Iho horse-Will be p it io the stud this season, aud by that hme t\ complete recovery will have been effec:ed.

iO:.dy weather yesterday afternoon rendered it very difficult to get a good view of the occupation of the planet Mars by the f i in. While the immersion was takinc piace the sky was very much overcast, but this phmaomenon took place at about five n>.l'.ck. The emersion happened at a quarter past six. *V bile Mars was emerging from beuind the Moon’s limb there was a momentary break in the ciouds, an 1 a very fur view of the re-apoearance of the plamt was obtained. Nching pirtt alarl. worthy ot note was observed. At the best the sky was considerably overcast, and it is needless o say that the very finest weather would be mdi-pensable before there could be the ■m vilest chance of an observer’s seeing anything that hadmot been perceived and de* cribed a hundred times before. Southland files state the Government hj d arranged to send the Express round the coast in earch of the (hive men report d missing last week, but after due inquiry and consideration the overnmeat de lied that it was not necessary to take those st> ps •he men ;efi. tho Inlet with the intention of tvacniug >ir Aitkin’s sitti-m on toe W.iau but they would hive had to cross threGrge rivei-i which were, it is cvjo un-d, at that cime in flood, mid the probabiiit y is that they returnvil to the Inlet after the Maori dad called th ro with stores, and their safety is uei tto a certainty. The men were in all likelihood experienced bushmeu, who would be sure to support them-elves on fish and woodhens till their return; or if they foiled to return they womd probably reach the new cou try taken up by Mr Cameron, whose ftheherds and hto ktaeu would be sure io see, them “all right ”

Wo have Wn requested i o state that it wa* not on account uf the inclemency i f the weather that the rire Brigade*did not practice on Wed ntsday night; it was owing to the discussion f hut aro.se in regard to the letter received from th ity Council occupying the time of tinmembers until tea o’clock, when it was deemed too Kte to go through the usual practice. We willingly make this amende, as the Brigaue have turno t out in a great deal worse weather than prevailed on Wednesday.