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Evening Star, Issue 3932, 1 October 1875, Page 2

Mr and Mrs George Darrell were passengers by the Phoebe this afternoon, en route for Wellington, having an engagement at the Theatre Royal in that town. The business transacted at the Resdcnt Magistrate’s Court this morning occupied but little time, and wa: of no public importance, the principal cares being adjourned. A commencement will be made in the erection of St. Paul’s parochial school lomorrow afternoon. '1 he ceremony commences at three o'clock, and the wife of Bishop Nevill will lay the fouudatioa stone. Mr W. R, Oat, who will be remembered as tho owner of the hairless ho'se, has, the * Post ’ learns, d ; od in Cuba. Ho was showing the horse there, when both he aud his wife were attacked by yellow fever, and both died. Our telegrams from Wellington state that Mr Reid’s Employment of Females Act Amendment Bill was last night read a second time, Mr Shepherd's Cold Duty Abolition Bill, No. 2, providing for tho reduction of the gold duty to sixpence per ounce, was thrown out. Yesterday afternoon a bty found a male infant in tho Water of Leith, It would appear to have been about eight days old, and was tied up in a pocket-handkerchief ami then placed in a sug; r-bag. The body was taken to tbo Hospital, where an inquest will bo held in a day or two. It is rumored in Christchurch that Miss Colville left the theatre there for an engagent in Melb .urno, but that Air Hoskins will remain in New Zealand. Wo understand that there is no foundation for inch a report, but that Airs Hoskins lefs cu a visit to a sick relative.

'llio Wellington ‘Tiibune’ was acardy c mj.limcutary when it noticed Mr 1 tout’s recent departure from Wellington as follows “ Mr Stout has b:eu leave

his parliamentary duties and return to Dun* edin. The session will lively be abbreviated, say a week, by the absence ofj his much sneaking.” The Taranaki 1 Herald ’ has been informed that trout or considerable size have b;eu seen in the stream running through Mr Hirst’s property at Riveredale. It is suprosed that the fish were Latched from the •)va sent from Dunedin last year, and, durmg a fresh, were washed from the pood into the stream Mr Colson hae secured some of th'- fish, which he has placed in the Waiwakaiho. At th; Queen’s last even in;- “ The Man in the Iron Mask.” was repeated to a fair house, 10-night there is sure to be a large attendance, as besides the praiseworthy object of the performance—it being to assist the widow of the late Joe {■mall - a capital bill has been provided. “ Our American Cousin” will be first played ; Mr Bracken will give “ Ihe Bridge of Sighs;” and the whole will conclude with “Tocdlcs. ’ Some enemy to (Hood Templarism at Onohunga is said to have perpetrated a trick upon several members of the Order .. t a meeting held there recently. Brandy had been surreptitiously mixed with the water used to moisten the throats of the various speakers, and several worthy members of 'he Order had fallen victims before the trick was di covered. The members, however, will probably bo none the worse for having partaken of a little brandy with the water.

Few deliberative assemblies are free from bores, admits the H, Z. ‘Times ’ and, it adds, unfortunately our House of Representatives is but too full of these object enable elements. The hon. member for Bruce is chief amouget sinners, for it matters not what the question be— constitutional changes, financial reform, or the abatement of a nuisance—Mr Murray eagerly seizes the opportunity of inflicting upon the House vapid, vain, and pointless harangues. A very serious accident happened last evening to a carter named John f tumbles, who was proceeding from Port Chalmers to lawyer’s Bay with a timber waggon and another dray attached behind. When within 100 yards of his residence, the horses bolted and Stumbles fell off the wsggon, the wheels of which passed over him, breaking his left thigh and right leg and inflicting other injuries. He was imtne* diately carried to his residence, and Jr O’Ooi.oghue proceeded to the ‘spot, fob lowed by Dr Drysdale. We are happy to state that the sufferer was progressing as favorably as could bo expected this morning.

Some amusement was caused on the - Spit yesterday, says tie ‘ Hawke’s Bay Telegraph’ of the 24th ult M on the landing of the single ghla from the Helen i'enny, by the old Native chhf, Paora Kaiwhatu, in-ns ing on engaging ouo of them'as a cock. The old gentleman, who is credited with already p; s.essing three wives, was exceedingly indignant at the Immigration Agent's refusing hi -s offer, while the girls were extremely amused at the impudence of the fellow presuming to sdnposo that they had ccmo fifteen thousand miles to “better themselves ’’ by taking service under a tatooed savage.

The recently reported revived activity on the part of Tongariro, and the frequent earthquake shocks recently experienced in various parts of the North Island, have caused soma little speculation in scientific circles, and two plausible have, says the ‘ Post,’ been advanced to account for tho facts. The first is that Tongariro objects to being outdone by Hecla, and is determined to show that in eruptions New' Zealand can boat Iceland. On the other hand, it is urged that the Maori giant is a strong anti-Proviucialist, an I being disgusted with the tardy progress made by Parliament in the matter of abolition, is determined to take the matter in its own hands and abolish the North island Provinces in the must complete, effectual, and summary manner.

The meeting of Natives at Parihaka is noticed by the Taranaki ‘ H> ra'd ’ as follows ;—“Another of Te Whiti’a haf-yearly meetings has terminate-'!, with about the same result as those he has previously held timing the past five or six years. There has baen much feasting, and speeches of the us tal allegorical character were delivered, ihe meeting was a large one, and the numbers present were variously estimated at between twelve to fifteen hundred. The foo l for the feast was distributed on the 14th, and consisted of ten bullocks, 127 pigs, 12,700 kits of potatoes, besides large quantities of flour aud sugar. Of course there was much talk, but the subject matter of it, as far as it could be u-jilerstood, was peaceful—though mixed up as it was with scriptural quotations it would be dillicult to gather what was really the meaning. The Wellington ‘ Post’ of the 23rd inat. thus notices the result of the Auokla-.d- ---< dago football match : tbo telegram in another column that the •Auckland football team have sustained another crushing defeat. The Otago men gave them proportionately even a more bovc-e aud complete thrashing than our men, the hapless Aucklanders only scoring half a point in the day’s play, while their victorious opponents made nine and a-half, No one who knows anything of the personnel of the Otago team, or of the intense energy with which the noble art of kicking is cultivated in tbo -Southern capital, will be at all surprised at thD result ” The same paper then prophetically goes on to say :—“ We certainly shall be very considerably astonished if the Northerners score a victory at Christchurch, or eviu at sleepy .Nelson, where the sluoiberers always seem to awake sidlidently to make a good show at football." Through the courtesy of Mr J. R. Monsou wo have been favored with the following vital statistics for the district of Port Chalmers during the quarter ending 30th Stpt mber, 1875 :—The number of births registcivil during the. above period wus 33—viz : Males, 15; females, 18. Against this the number of deaths was as fodows v iz : Males, 4; females, 5 Tot 1, 9 hive of this number were adults, the remainder children. With two exceptions the deaths were from natural causes, one death being the result of drowning, and the second being canned by a fall of earth in the Deborah Bay railway tunnel. The Registrar has issued during the quarter live marriage cert ficatrs. t 'f this number, one marriage took place in pre ence of that officer. the tola; number of birth?, deaths, and marriages recorded during the past nine months —viz., from January Ist to September 30 h—ate as follows:—B.rths, 90; deaths, 21; marriages, 24. The w T ell-knowu Maori chief, William Turner, who died recently at Hokiauga, was buried at Whaugape. About 2 500 Maoriwe e present to witness the interment, which, in consequence of a special request made by deceased, was of a novel character. It appears, says the ‘.Echo,’ that the chief, shortly before bis death, de.-ired that when burie i ho should not be brought in contact with earth, and in order to carry cut this wish his followers made an excavation in the side of the hill for about twenty feet In the middle of t is a large arm-chair was p’actd, aud the body of tho chief fastened thereon. Ho was decorated with artificial flowers in his hair and ears, and is said to have presented a somewhat peculiar appearance. After tho usual fcingi the mouth of the cave was closed up, and within it, seated in the chair, ti.e remains of Wirema Truua

will probably some day bo found long after he has been forgotten, and occasion much wonderment. Mr Campbell, the proprietor of the Crown Hotel, invited a large number of guests last evening to celebrate the completion of his new build'ng. Iho chair was taken by Mr ihomas Birch ; |t.lie vice chair being occupied by Mr Tc.fer. The oh airman gave the toast of the evening—“The Health of the Hoit and Hostess” congratulating Mr Campbell upon his enterprise in erecting such a substantial edifice, with which no hold in the City could vie. Mr Campbell, in replying, said he was much obliged to his friends f r so heartily responding to hia invitation. Mr Keogh reapo dc I on behalf of the hostess. The vice-chairman then gave the toast of “The Army, Navy, and Volunteers,” coupled with tho name of Captain Starchy, and that gentleman suitably acknowledged the compliment. Mr John Marshall proposed “i he Health of the Chairman,” which was enthusiastically received. The spacious dmiu j-room was then e’eared for dancing, which was kept up till an advanced hj nr this morning. The proceedings w re enlivened by some excellent songs, given by Messrs Birch, Steele, Teller, Breuchley and others. We may state that the new building comprises twenty eight bedrooms, three sitting room?, commercial room (26ft x 22ft), dining room (60ft x 22ft), and a commodious kitchen, fitted with all tho latest appliances. In addition to this there are bathrooms, supplied with hot and edd wafer, and every convenience supplied for the comfort of visitors to this hotel. A meeting of tho H A.C.B. Society will be held in the society’s rooms on Monday evening, at eight o’clock. Our readers are reminded that the first concert of the new Saturday Fveiling series will be held in tho Temperance Hall on Saturday next, October 2. We observe from our advertising columns that a music class, to be conduced on the sol-fa system, is about to be commenced iu the MorniHgton district. A young men’s breakfast mooting will be held on Sunday, October 3, at 8 a.in., in Murray’s Hotel. Conversation will be on “ Why stand ye hero all the day idle V