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Evening Star, Issue 3904, 28 August 1875, Page 2

The usual quarterly meeting of tb< Licensing Court will be held oa Tuesday, feep. ember 7. J «' Under the Wheels » was repented at the Vi'ieen s last evening, and wm trail played. ♦ .°" ni ill i • , F< \ wUI be B P ecill attractions, « d u t \ n , cludln ß "Waa ami Wif ■;" and "Rjbert Macaire." A telegram from Brisbane to .Ihe «Age' a«niiuncfß that the alleged finding of Leiohardt s remains at T>,mbo is a hoax, t \nd that t-He lioues found we those of an aboriginal who was fchot after the murder of Mr Wels rord. As some misapprehension appears to exist «s to the day on the ceremony in connection with the presentation of the scroll to the Jewish hya-agogue is to tako place, we repeat that, asi miimated in oar Thursday'* fii U d ** the 5tU Pr ° X " " the da ' 7 'thft following is the bankruptcy Hat for ' Monday next: Samuel Lewis, Adam '.prott • 'ar*, and Henry Edward Tattersfield I iajiiiuned final examinations. George cott and George M'Laue Smith—final examinavioo and discharge. Orlando William Oldham—declaration of complete execution [of At List evening's sitting of the annual session ,>f the 'rand Lodge 1.0.0. F., Elepre- , eutitivea J. Michie, P.G.M., B.T. Wheeler, '.'.vs., and T. Bracken, P.G., were elected -■nutaea of the Grand Lodge for the ensuing yi;.tr. The installation of the Grand Officers" -viU take place on Wednesday evening ■ ; .fhe monthly meeting of the District • .oiu-t wih be held before Judgo Bathgate on *Jo :day, whvn tho following cases will be ne&.-d:--The Superintendent v. Charles •'■ P.,te.-M'Kaijzie, appeal from the Justices k ■■A the Peace Court; M'Landreas, Hepburn, mot in V "n iT' bte 7, arfc » aud Co., oaiai LilOC lU<s ; Gr A " a,r > n*" l ''- .. t\ r. ~ claim L2OO.

The usual fortnightly meeting «f the St faula Young Men's association was held last evening in the Oddfellows' Hall. By in vitation a large number of friends were present. The programme consisted of readings recitations, and songs, the whole of which were well rendered, and especially we must notice the feeling manner in which " Lor« Ullins Daughter" was recited. Mr A. J Tow ey presided ut the piano, and dia charged his duties in his usual satisfactory manner.

A meeting of the Ayrshire Association was held m the Provincial 4otel last tvening; the vice-president, Mr William Caldwell, in tne chatr. The rules drawn up wero accepted, and ordered to be printed. Mr Inbson was elected local secretary. It was arranged that the annual general meeting of the Association should be held on the first b r;day in ugu-t of each year, and that the nrst social gathering of the members should take place oa the 9th of Novemb r eusuing. Several new members were enrolled before the meeting adjourned. The funeral of tin late Mr John Dunn took place on tho 19th inst. at the Melbourne cemetery. A large number %t the theatrical profession and private friends followed the remains of the deceased. Mr Dunn wa - buried iu the Church of England porum of the cemetery, the service of the church of Rome having been read over bis remains by Father U'Snllivan. The pa 1bearers were Mr Arthur uunn, son of the deceased ; Mr Marcus Clarke, his son-in-law ; Mr Turn, r, manager of the Commercial Bank; Mr Stewart, Mr Bennings, Mr Har wood, Mr Williamson, Mr Wheatleiah, Mr Stuart O'Brien, and Mr Graville.

The City Council order paper for next Wednesday's meeting contains the following notices of motion .-—By Cr. Chapman : "That the Legislative Committee be instructed to draw up a bye-law regulating the plying of expresses for hire in the public streets, with a view to abating the present nuisance of these vehicles moving Blowly through the streets when unemployed." By Or. Reeveß : "That it is desirable that ali low-lying streets in tbe city be formed, kerbed, and channelled as early as possible, and that with tins view the fublic Works

Jommitter confer with t,he City Surveyor ;.b jo those most neeessary to be undertaken from a sanitar, point of view, an l report to tha Council the cost thereof" A meeting of the Association waß held in the Provincial Hotel last evening ; the vice-president, Mr William Oald--veil, occupying the chair. The minntea of •he previous meeting having been read aud confirmed; ■Mr Maclean, on behalf of the committee, appointed at a previa meotw.g o draft the necessary rules, brought up i..ei. eporc ; and the nil- s, alter having been discussed, were, wii,h some slight alterations tucepted ana ordered to be printed itwairranged that the annual general meeting of the vbsociatiou sh-.uld be held on the first hViday in August of eaoh year, and that the hrat social gathering of the timbers should cake place on the 9cb November ensuing. Several new members were enrolled, and it wis intimated that the inclemency of the weather had prevented Beveral intending members from the country districts bcin« present.

In the House of Representatives last evening, t:,e debate o n the Abolitien queatioN was concluded and a division on the second < eadmg taken, fifty-two voting for and seventeen against the measure. Of the latter number thirteen are in receipt from Provincial Councils of salaries and monies for Bdrvicea performed as .'Superintemieutß and Executive officers, the exceptions being Messr.-. ihomson, Dignan Takamoana, andSwanson. hree paired in favor of and fonr against the measure. An ana ysis of the dv gion list may not be without interest. Of those who supported the measure, the Government may, on the final reading, expect to lose the votes of Messrs Pyke, Murray, Von der Heyde, J. iShephard, Creighton J. C. Brawn ONeill. Gibbs (doubtful), and Harris-jn (doubtful). Mr Hradshaw, who paired with the ayes, will also be found amougst the members. Thus of the seventyseven members in the House Csir J. Vogel being absent) the Governmwnt may claim a majority of from ten to fifteen votes when the measure finally comes on. The Melbourne ' A«e' of the 21st has the following :—" Scarcely a trial for forgery comes before our law courts that does not disclose the inconclusiveness of experts' evidence as to handwriting. This feature was shown during Duncan Longden's trial, now partly heard. Mr DeGruchy was shown a j signature to a letter, and Baid it was not the ' late Mr Major's. When the letter itself was shown to him he thought the whole of it wa-. a forgery, though it was relied on as genuine On viewing it in a better light, Mr DeGruchy pronjounoed it to be a copy from a manifold writer. Mr James, another expert, when called on, was stiil more in error with reference to a letter put into his fhaud. It was, he said, either a lithographic or papyrographic copy ; in fa ;t he was aim >st sure it was printed from stone, and did not know what a maiuitold writer was. A duplicat? taken by a manifold writer, found amongst Mr Major's office effects, was then produced, and Mr James had to admit that the two were duplicates. The ovse for the prosecution would probably have been the stronger, but as soon as the experts were called the muddle comm need."

r aafc evening Mr J. W. Jago delivered a lecture in the Foresters' Hall. Green Island in the organ sation and purposes of Oood emplary. Notwithstanding the unfavor able weather tb« attendance was good, the hall being comfortab y full. The lecture was well received, and a very cordial vote of t auks was awaded to the lecturer. .ft. r ihe he me a lodge of the > ir-ier, to bo called 'The Re , White aud Bue." ws insti uted by Brother Jago, i ijstrict Depufy G W C.T., assisted by Bro. Carr, G. . M., and district officers. The now lodge opened with twenty-two members, twelve beinj made last eveuiug, and ten joining by clearance c rds from o her lodges. >fter the initiatory ceremony tea was served in tho lodge-room, which, having been disp Bed of, the lodge officers for the current quarter war* elected and enrolled as follows, viz : W.0.T., Robert M'Craoken ; W.V.T., John Shand ; W.S., Joseph King ; W. r'.S., John Loudon; W.T., Margaret M'Cracken : WC, - . Caldwell; W.M., Frances Feuton; 1.G., Robert Steerß; 0.G., Jas. Fulton; L.H.S., Geo. I arqnhar ; K.H.S., Mary Ann Lewis; D.M., *Virs F. Fentou; W.A..5., Samuel Shack letou. Votes of thanks to the vtfitiiatiug officers and visiting members t nought the interesting proceedings to a oLose.

.Referring to the marriage of Dr Bradford, late resident ■urgeon of the Melbourne Hospital, to Miss Elizabeth M'Crobie Ware, an inter esting ward in Jb'quity, eighteen years of agn, -w'ith a laige sum of money coming to her when s.be reaches years of discretion, the ' Age ' states : •• He and she asked her guardians to consent to their marriage, but were told to wait at loaso until Mr Ware, the eldest eon, returned from Europe. They did not wait however, but embarked on boaru the Albion for Aew Zealand. The young people remained apart >ou the voyage, and for three days after their arrival at Wellington. The law of JS ew Zealand require* a three days' residence in that Colony by persons intending to bo married, and nothing mora; so .hat it appears to bo the Gretna Ureui for Australasia, wheie£consents\of minors are not entertained. They were

married at Wellington oa July ft, and both refuaed to retain to Victoria. The guardian*, there ore, plaoed the whole facta before tba court, to Bhow that there had be<n no complicity on their part They suggested that no maintenance should be given to the infant 'mde add that tbey sb-mld be empowered to order her r-turr-. His Honor Mr Justice tfolesw.Tth did not view >he proceedings with complaisance, and characterised Dr Bradford as a fortune-hant. r, censured the guardians for partially consenting to the irtrriaue without consulting the court, and ordered their solicitors to secure the attendance of Dr Bradford under a writ, of attachment. His Honor withdrew all grants to the infant wife, and directed the Master to take proceedings that will shew the bride that as she has married in haste she will have leisure to repent."

A meeting of the Union of Otay© Temple, 1.0. G.T., will be h«ld at the Temperance Hall, September S, at 7.30 p.m. The Pioneer Lodge of Dunedin, 1.0. Q.T., will meat en Menday evening to unable members to attend the Port Chalmers soiree en Twesday, A meeting of the el«otors has been convened by the Mayor to consider the Abolition Bill, at (he Athenaeum Hall on Tuesday eveuing, the 31st inßt., at eight o'clock. The residents of tho proposed municipal area on the flat are invited to atteud at the Forbury School next Thursday at 7.30 p.m., to take steps for a better system of drainage, &o. A series of evangelistic meetings will be held m Farley's Hall every evtninß next week, commencing; at 7.30. On Monday addresses will bo delivered by Mr D. Virtue, of Hokitika, and others.

The first meeting this session of the Caver Bham Mutual Improvement Society will be held in the library room, on Tuesday next, at 7.30 p.m. All interested in its objects are invited to attend.