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Evening Star, Issue 3909, 3 September 1875, Page 2

'lho ‘Leader’ -opor-s that Mr Thomas Macdonald, of Inch Uutlia, sold two of hia feeding bullocks the other day for sixty guineas. The pm teaser intends to Led them on to Christ ;rns.

( ur Wellington eerrespondent’s telegrams to-day contain pv ar. deal of interesting matter, amongst which will be found full particulars of the forthcoming tour of the Auckland Football Club

The number of births registered in Dunedin during the raon th of August last was 135, and of deaths 47, the excess of births thus being at the aiu of 187-26 per cent. Sixty marriages were registered during the same period.

At the Resident Magistrate's Court, Port Chalmers, this morning, a charge against Caroline Mi ore, for making use ot insulting language towards ~j ary Crowley on the Town belt on the 3iith ult., was struck out, there being no appearance. “Fast Lynne ” v.-io played at the Queen’s last night to a fail hou.e, To-night Mrs George Darrell takes her farewell benefit, when “King John” and the “Rough Diamond ” will be produced. We are sure that this talented and favorite actress will have a crowded house on tuc occasion.

Mr and Mra F. M, Bates, after having accomplished a very successful eugigement in Invercargill, have returned to this City, We trust we shall have the pleasure of witnessing the performance of these talented artists in Dunedin prior to their departure, as they have established themselves *as favorites here.

The Temperance Hall last night was crowded in every part and the performance was very successful. Mr Davies varies his ventriloquial entertainment every evening, causing a great amount of amusement by his local hits. The Brothers Du Yille have introduced some now and difficult fears on the trapeze, and altogether the entertainment continues to improve in quality.

The ‘ Patea Mail ’ of the 18th ult. says : -—“ As an evidence of the scarcity of labor in this district, two young ladies had yesterday to take their place in the held to perfoim the arduous duties of plough women Wo feel confident that after learning the straits that our farmers driven to obtain labor, our immigration officer will endeavor to secure the introduction of labor suitableto the wants of our settlers.”

The Dunedin Canary aud Poultry Association’s show, opened this afternoou, at the ctagon Drill-shed, is an undoubted improve raent on that of last year m mfmy respects. There was a largo attendance of the public this afternoon and great interest was shown

in the exhibition. The shew willfbe opaa till ten o’clock to-night, and during tomorrow. Owing to the great length of the prize list we are compelled to hold over our report.

Our readers will be pleased to hear of the continued success of the New Zealand racing mare Calumny. The opening race meeting o' the Australian season—the Hawkesbury Turf Club races—took place on the 25th and 26th ult. By our telegraphic columns it will bo seen that Calumny then won the principal pnze— the Grand Handicap—doing the two ratios in 23min 35sec, and beating, amongst other good horses, the much-vaunted Goldsbroach. The last-named won the same race last year, but carried only 7st 71b, and then took 3miu 40sec to do it in. Our other crack —Lurliue—has not yet run this season, but we fully expect to find her upholding the honor of her native country when the races in which she is engaged come round. The following paragraph appears in the * Brisbane Telegraph —*• You will probably remember the wonderful Girard Brothers, the pautomimista, and especially Russell Girard, who appeared to do with his body, and. especially his legs, almost anything he desired. His limbs wore spiderlike, and enabled him to accomplish the most extraordinary feats. They left Now Zealand after a successful tour, a few months ago, to fulfil a splendid engagement in London. It was supposed that they were lost in the wreck of the Schiller, and it is probable that two of the brothers were on board that unfortunate ship ; but I have just heard that Russell Girard died of consumption in America. He was extremely delicate, and the slightest current of wind affected him seriously.” Uur (‘ New Zealand Herald’) latest iuformation from San Francbco does not tally with the above. The brothers are under engagement in the States.

At the Theatre Royal, Christchurch, on Saturday night Mr Hoskina’s company played “Frou-Frou,” and the ‘Lyttelton Times ’ in noticing the performance thus complains : —“The piece went smoothly enough, and, as regards the acting, there is nob much to cavil at. But there is always a sense of weariness while listening to a play with which one is already perfectly acquainted, and the stage people did their beat to foster it by dragging out “ Froufrou to an undue length. What with waiting for the curtain to rise in the first place, the length of time wasted between and the heat and discomfort of a badlyventilated theatre, it was trying to sit out the performance, it is to be hoped that the company is not going to continue its perfoimances in this way, and perhaps it would be more charitable to put the tedious delay down to the anxieties and troubles of the opening nivht.”

At about one o’clock this morning the premises of Mr John Adams, tailor, George street, were discovered to be on lire. The lire originated in the back portion of the shop, and soon spread to t e adjoining shops on either side, both small wooden buildings. Tbo places destroyed, together with the insurances were—Mr Adams’s shop, stock insured in the Rational for LloO, building belonging to Mr Alex. Telfer, insured in the South British for a like amount; Shang Shiog, cabinet-maker, loss to stock L2OO, of which LIOD was covered by insurance, building owned by Mr William Wilson, uninsured. Mr JJohn Leath, clog-maker, and Mr George Heath, cabinet-maker, who occupied the next house to Adams ou the south, estimate their loss to stock at LI 20 and were each insured in the National for LIOO. The building belonged to Mr D. H. Millar, and was insured in the Norwich for LICO. Mrs Bridget Forester, greengrocer, lest about L2O worth of stock by removal, covered by insurance in the Rational office! The Fire Brigade were on the spot within a very few minutes of the alarm being given, and the fiames were subdued almost immediately after the hose was got to work. Strange to say the very buildings now destroyed were those saved by the Brigade’s strenuous exertions at the late fire in George street a couple of months ago.

A young Men’s Breakfast Meeting will be held in Murray’s Hotel on (Sunday morning, September i), at eight o’clock. A meeting will be held in the Forbury Schoolroom on the 6th inst., at 7.30 p.m., for consideration of the municipality question. Residents of the neighborhood are invited to attend. Through a typographical error we stated in our notice of the rebuilding of the Princess’s .Theatre that the new structure would have accommodation for only 1,200 persons, whereas the figures ought to have been 1,600.

. With this week’s issue the ‘ Saturday Advertiser has been increased to sixteen pages, and this largo addition is made without any increase in price. There is the usual proportion of original matter, and most of the articles are very readable.