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Evening Star, Issue 3894, 17 August 1875, Page 2

The Waitangi ‘Tribune’ is pleased to learn that those unpaid officials the telegraph operatives of >ew Zealand are to have their salaries increase !

'i he adjournedgmotion to dissolve the injunction in the matter of the Heriot Hundreds occupied the Supreme Court in banco the whole day, and had not concluded when we went to press.

The Provincial Government authoritys inform us that the Town and Country Police Ordinance, 1862, Amendment Ordinance, 1875, has been disallowed by the Government.

By our telegraphic nows it will seen that fifty-eight horses have accepted for the Melbourne Cup. Lurlin® and Templeton have not accepted, hut the names of Castaway and Calumny are in the list. The De Glorion troupe gav® their final performance at the Temperance Hall last night, when there was a fairly filled house. The entertainment was for the benefit of Lo-Lo, and that lady was enthusiastically applauded for her daring feats.

Mr W. J. M. Lamaoh, a candidate for election as member of the Assembly for Caversham, addressed meetings of electors last night at the St. Kilda and the Kensington Hotels. Owing to a notification having appeared in our last night’s issue to the effect that the meetings were postposed, we are unable to give any report of the proceedings beyond saying that at each place a hearty vote of confidence in Mr Larnach as a fit representative was carried.^* Admirers of the late Wilson Gray (writes the Melbourne correspondent of the ‘ Bruce Herald ’) will be pleased to know that he is not likely to be forgotten in Victoria. Mr Higinbotham is to move in Parliament, as soon as opportunity offers, that a sum of L2OO be placed on the Estimates for the purpose of painting a portrait of Wilson Gray for the Parliamentary Library, in memory of the services he rendered in the matter of land reform. The two men are not unlike in many respeets. Although a good many members voted against the payment of membars, yet Mr Higinbotham is the only man in the House who refuses to receive the money.

The following new books arrived per Omeo, for the Athenaaum :—Alice Lorraine, in three volumes, by R. D. Blaokmore (three copies); interior of Western Australia, by Warburton; Across Australia, by the same author; Russian Romano 3, by Ponshkin ; Ulrich von Hutten. by Strauss; Two Years in Fiji, by Forbes ; Annals of a Fortress, by Viblet-Le-Duc ; New Guinea, by Lawson ; Over Land and lSe», by Guillemard ; JtSarly Kings 0! Norway (five copies), by Thos. Carlyle; Life of Lord Shelburn, by Lord Fitroiaurice ; Janet Doncaster, by Mr G. Fawcett; Angela Pisani (in three volumes), by Hon. G. S. Smythe ; Lone Life (in three volumes), by Wm. Black ; Brenda Torke (in throe volumes), by Mary 0. Hay, Mr Stout addressed a meeting of electors at the Anderson’s Bay S:hooJ-house last evening. Mr Adam is ichol was voted to the chair, and about forty persons were present. Mr Stout, after referring to the decease of the late member for the district, delivered a rather lengthy address, giving h’« views on the new Government measures ; but as those opinions have btea reported so often of late, we think it unnecessary to giv.e Mr speech in full. He said his views on polities were so pronounced that all the electors would know why they were going to vote for or against htm The speaker concluded by asserting that if they wanted pure government they would not support the Abolition Bill, and referred to the apathy exhibited by Dunedin onßthe question. This he put down to the fact that

the oitizans were promised LIO,OOO a-year more by this Provincial Abolition Bill. Mr Stouts Speech was received with loud applause, and at its oonolusion Mr H. Eyre moved, and Mr O’Hare seconded:—“ That Mr Stout is the most fit and proper person to feprewmt th'a district in tbs Genera' Assembly, and that in the opinion of this meeting the time for abolishing the Provinces has net yet arrived.” This was carried nem, con., and the meeting separated. Mr R. H. Leary addressed a public moetiag at the Oddfellows’ Hall last night an the gas question, and there was a tolerably numerous attendance, Mr Asher reviewed the report of Mr Courtis on the gasworks, expressing an opinion that it was partial and interested. He said Mr Courtis had underestimated the value of the plant belonging to the existing works, and over-estimated the cost of putting it in a proper state of repair, Mr Leary said if the present works were

purchased there would he an immediate income of Li,ooo a year, and the citizens would avoid the inconvenience arising from opening up the streets for the purpose of new works, and concluded by saying that he was in favor of the purchase of the present works at a price. At the Resident Magis race’s Court Port Chalmers, this morning, before T. A. Mansford, Esq,, H.M., Thomas Morton English, for being drunk and incapable yesterday, was ordered to pay a fine of 6s, or twenty four hours’ imprisonment, la the civil case, Frank Helena v. Mark Sayers, claim of Ll6 13s 3d, balance of account for board, lodging, and ca hj lent,, Mr Nation, appeared for plaintiff, and Mr Joyce for defendant. The latter pleaded not indebted as to the 1-11 13a, money lent. After hearing the ev dence

his Worship gave judgment for the plaintiff for Ll2 4i 3d, with coats. Mark Sayers was charged with illegally detaining a quantity of clothes and a tool chest, of the value of Lls, the property of Frank Beloua. Mr Joyce appears for plaintiff, Mr Nation for defendant. After a great deal of evidence had been hoard, Mr Joyce asked that the case might be withdrawn, which was granted. A large meeting of ratepayers in the 'districts of Darley, Kensington, an i South Kensington, was held last evening in the school-house, Caversham, to take into consideration ths advisability of forming a municipality. Mr H. Calder was voted to the chair. The following resolution was proposed by Mr Feger, and seconded by Mr Lloyd—“ That the Caversham Road Board be requested to take a vote by ballot of all on the rate roll in each ward in the district' for or against the establishing of a municipality ; that a voting place for each ward shall be within it; and the vote shall be taken between the hours of 6 and 10 p.m., place and time to be advertised.” After considerable discussion, Mr Maloney moved, and Mr Glass seconded :—“ That the resident of Kew, Kensington, i-outh Kensington, and Darley, and members of road boards and municipal commmittees take stt-ps to make laws for the whole of the residents of the Caversham Road Districts.” The original motion was carried almost unanimously.

Mr Larnach will address the electors at Coney’s Hotel, Portobello, this evening at half-post seven. The annual meeting fof'the election of officebearers ofjthe Roslyn Road Board will be held in the Linden Schoolhouse to-morrow at noon. Mr R. T. Wheeler has received the second edition of the bird’s-eye view of Dunedin, which may be obtained from all book-sellers—-price one shilling. Electors favorable to the return of Mr Stout, are requested to meet at the Drill-shed, Caversham, this evening. Mr Stout will address the electors’ at Green Island Drili-shed|this evening at eight o’clock. k It will be seen from an advertisement in another column that Professor Coughtrey’s lecture on “ The Organ of Hearing ” will take place on Thursday evening next instead of this evening,’ as formerly announced, itfhaving been postponed on account of Mr lecture on f ‘ Hammer and Tongs,” which will be delivered this evening m the Hanover street Church.