The Evening Star WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 25, 1875.

Evening Star, Issue 3901, 25 August 1875, Page 2

The Evening Star WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 25, 1875.

Mr Arthur Gethin Oreagh was admitted and enrolled a barrister and solicitor of the supreme Court of •ew Zealand by his Honor Mr Justice Widums this morning. There was an alarm of fire a little after nine o clock last night, and the Brigade and a large number of people quickly turned out. I heir efforts however, were not required, as the conflagration waa discovered to be only a chimney on fira. J to the Dunedin and Clutba Bailway by the late floods has, we are glad to report, been exaggerated, We learn that all the injury sustained will have been repaired by to-morrow evening, and understand that the opening of the line has been definitely fixed for the Ist prox. Another case of infanticide has occurred in Dunedin. Last evening information was conveyed to the police that a newly-born child was found that day by Ellen Reekley on the sand-hills at the Ocean Beach. The body was afterwards removed by Detective T n t° the Hospital, where an inquest

At the Resident Magistrate’s Court, Port Chalmers, this morning, before T. A. MansAnn Williams, charged with being drunk in George street last even* iag, was discharged with a caution. After pur report left yesterday his Worship gave judgment for Lio and costs in the case of -frank Velone v. Mark layers.

Only two cases had been disposed of up to the luncheon adjournment at the Resident Magistrate’s Court to-day. In James Kelly v. William Statham, a claim of Ll 15s 9d for butcher’s meat supplied, judgment was given for the amount claimed. Plaintiff was nonsuited in Hankey v. Stokes, L 4 6s for gas supplied. Mr Bathgate, R.M„ presided.

\ hc Arrow Observer’says the weather, that unfailing source ®f conversation, calls for a special remark. It ought to be recorded that this winter of 1875 has, far beyond it« predecessors since the settlement of the district, been the mildest and most genial in fact, as far as personal comfort goes, a model . tr « es and bushes, bursting forth into bud, indicate an eajrly sprint The pedestrian .Scott walked three°miles and a-half m 29mm SSaec. at Oamaru on oaturday last; and the same! evening covered twelve miles and, a-half in lh. S6min 45aec A silver cup was presented to him by the residents. He and Austin have returned to ■pwn, accompanied by Wiltshire, the lonedistance walker, *ho wi.ihes to arrange a atSSr ***

“ Man and Wife ” was well plated the Queen’s last night, all the membra of Se company doing their best. Mr Keouh created a great deal, of amusoment bv capital representation of the Scotch inm weeper. The powerful finale to the drama was very effective. To-night, “Hamlet w.ll constitute the program' me, and Mr of the

An official visit waa uaid hj i tho District Officers, A.0.F., to Com-t t/K Hood, Fort Chalma 8 . Aft’ er °tS U S t lob:U of the evening had been " h f , bu , Sm ® 88 Court was closed iu the u cm i f O.K, and the visitors wer< /S* f ? m M a P»W« of refrortmentT Lfi? ILVlt * d to vided lu the Court-room! TS"? F °' mg a number of song* evenvarious Brothers, and *’ * he the visitors returnin' f* party brok* up, before midnight. 4 **' Bunedm shortly

At the annual meeting (Lodge of Dunedin, 931, E.C., held at i Masonic Hall last evening, Bro. B. Naln was duly installed Master of the Lodj The following brethren were then inved in their respective offices :—Bro. 1 Asher, P.M., treasurer ; Bro. D. ResS-W. ; Bro. J. Beak, J.W, ; Bro. P. If ray, secretary ; Bro. Brown, S.D. ; Bro. Cell, T.D. ; Bro. W. Johnstone, I.Q-. A curious accident is rented by the I N. Z. Times ’of the 18th it. :—“ Yesterday morning a horse was covered sticking between the back wall of r Mason’s house and the fence of the Terre bank, evidently baying fallen over durinthe night from a height of nearly twenty it. A number of men had spent severahoura in a vain effort to extricate the uncky steed, and it was decided at length th the poor animal must be destroyed, win accordingly was done. The remains ha<to be removed in pieces.”

We regret to learn tit the recent flood nas been attended withatal consequences, Ja Monday a man used Alexander Jeffreys, in the Corporatit employ, was sent up to the Waterworks tin, but not having since been heard of a arch party was this morning formed to loolfor him. Shortly after noon his body wasound in the stream m the Water of Leith : the old Botanical Wardens, his head beinpoder water and the body above. It is heaved that he was washed down from the 'e Waterworks. The body has been removed;* the Hospital A general meeting othe Dunedin Footb*U Uub was held at le Shamrock Hotel last evening, when aboi eighteen members were present. Mr A. I, Smith was voted to the chair. The sectary (Mr H. Rose) said he had received sewal letters concerning the condition of tbOval, and the following motion, propose by Mr Park, was carried :—“That the Inedin Cricket Club be requested to employibor to put the Oval m good condition, the coount to be sent to the secretary of the Dnedin Football Club, and the cost not to crcid L 5.” The followwas lost bja small majority * bhat no more footlll be played on the Dunedin Cricket Club ground this season, and that a sub-com;ittee, consisting of Messrs A. K. Smith, Jills, and Wathen, be requested to ascertain 'hether they can obtain % suitable ground vhereon to play preliminay games and tb Auckland match.” It was resolved—“ Tat the Match Com-

mittee of the Dunedin Football Club, with Messrs G. M. Thomsc and Samson, be requested to select thirr Dunedin players of both clubs to praeth for the Auckland match.” A sub-eomnttee was appointed to make inquiries for a sitable piece of ground, provided the Oval beaot available for the Auckland match.

A meeting of the /I Saints Young Men’s Association was heldn the schoolroom last evening, the Presidet (Rev. Mr Stanford) in the chair. The ’rovisional Committee was discharged, and te Standing Committee, to consist of Messrs 3ackbum, Percival, and Swete, was appoints! Mr Blackburn read a paper on “ Churclsnd State,” upon which a long discussion osaed, the chief point of which was the difirence between disestablishment and disedowment. The opinion »f the members pesent was almost unanimously in favor f disestablishment. The meeting terminate! with a vote of thanks to Mr Blackburn.

The following, laving reference to two Otago members oi tie General Assembly, is from the ‘Wahatp Mail’:—“Lately we published a tolegrau, stating that Mr T. L. -Shepherd, during ai altercation in the lobby of the f i ouse of Repeseatatives, nearly got a thrashing. A corespondent telegraphs us that this statements untrue. He continues: —Shepherd spoke t J. C. Brown in the passage, terming his onduct, in attending a Government caucui on Saturday and an Opposition one on tie following day, as only worthy of a spy. Browa took it like a lamb. Shepherd is not the man to be thrashed with impunity, and Brown is too careful of himself to try.” A meeting of the Perth, Angus, and Mearns Association wai held in Murray’s Temperance Hotel, Rattray street, last evening, to arrange for the piblic inauguration of the association. Hr Keith Ramsay, president, was in the chiir. Messrs George Munro and John M‘Laron were dected members of the permanent conmittee, in the room of James Wilkie anl David Finlayson, resigned. It was dcided that a social gathering, in the shape of j conversazione and ball, be held early next nonth, and the following committee was appointed to carry out the arrangements, vii;— Messrs Ramsay, T. Low, G. Munro, t. M'Maughton, C. Morrison, A. Davidson, and J. Mollison. A meeting of ths Otago Institute was held last evening ; the president, Mr J. 8. Webb, in the chair. Capain Hutton read a paper

on “ Maori Kitchei-middens at Shag Point.” He had feund in ;hese middens remains of the seal, dog, rat, ! our species of dinornis, an abundance of fish tones, and nine species of shells. The remaiis might be a century old, or at most a few centuries. A paper on “Moa Caves in tie Wakatip District,” by Mr Taylor Whitt, was rsad by Captain Hutton. Daring ;he evening Mr R. Gillies explained that he had not said at the last meeting, as repreented, that Dr Hector’s ideas on the subje:t of longitude were very foggy : what he hid said was that the ideas of some members of the Wellington Philo* sophic Institute acre foggy. In the ‘ Austrilasian ’ of August 7, the following article appears, under the heading “ Cricket Scores and Biographies —Mr E. A. Fitzgerald, the Secretary of the Marylebene Club, London, is desirous of obtaining particulars of cricketers of note in the Colonies, and has placed himself tion with Mr Handheld, the hon. sec. of the M.C.C. Mr Fitagerald is bringing out a large work on cricket, giving the scores of all important matches played in the United Kingdom and the Colonies, notices of players, &c. j a continuation of, and similar to, the large work Jpublished some years ago by Lillywhite. Ail cricketers who have Played in Intercolonial matches are requested to fill up a form similar to the one appended, and to forward the same to Mr Handheld in time, if possible, for transmission by the next mail steamer to England. 1. Name in full. 2. Date and place of birth. 3. Height. 4. Date, name, and place of first intercolonial match. (Note. —For intercolonial road interprovincial,) 5. Special qualifications, i.e., (a) Bowler-Fast, medium, or slow; round or under ; right or left hand. (6) Bat —Right or left hand. (c) Field—What place? 6. Number of first-class matches played in since first intercolonial, and average runs per innings, if obtainable. The * Lyttelton Times.’ adds *“ As it appears from the above that Mr Fitzgtrald proposes to include the performances of Colonial cricketers in his work, and as no doubt some of our leading cricketers would like to see their names and performances in suoh a—as it is sure to be—largely circulated work, Mr & Fowler, of this city, will bejhappy to receive and forward to Mr Fitzgerald any notices filled up in the form appended to the abovej-notice.”

The rehearsal preparatory to next Saturday evening’s concert will take place at Mr Sykes’s residence to-morrow evening at 7.30.