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Evening Star, Issue 3933, 2 October 1875, Page 2

The City Corporation have invited the Fire Brigade t) dinner, at Watson’s, on Wednesday eveirug next, M e understand tint some of our citizens intend entertaining Mr Mac.andrew at a banquet on hia return from Wellington. The whole of tho angle men, with their luggage, were removed from tho ship InvervcTeargill this morning to,tho rail» ay pier by tho hj s. June, and conveyed to Dunedin by the I.TO train this afternoon. During tho mouth of Soptombi r the re were registered in Dunedin I 0 births and -IS dealhs. the excess of births over deaths thus being 82, or at the rate of 170 83 per cent Forty marriages were registered dating the same period. A correspondent writes to us concerning an accidental mal-arrangement of our shipping report. Wo are obliged by his drawing our attention to it, and when we need his help in the management dft the Star we will apply to Idm. The ‘ Bruce Herald’ corrects a very palpable mistake in tho paragraph pub’L-lied in its last issue with reference to the receipts on the Dunedin and Clutha railway. Since tho opening of tho line the receipts have averaged L7S per day, and not L 73 p.r weok, as stated.

V< itli reference to {ho recent luterprovincialfootba.il matches, the Wellington ‘ Tribuao’ consoles the Auckland players thus : Either the sea or the fates have b;en too many for the Auckland team—failure having dogged their plac everywhere. No almmo o them for having failed, but they must ‘ blow’ less in future.” A concert tendered to Madam Jeannette xva.s given at the Temperance Hall last evening, but there was a very poor attendance. The programme having been sauafacto;i’y gone through, Iho hall was cleared for dancing, which was fpiriUdly kept up till an early hoot this morning to capital music supplied by Ar .'Sykes (piano) and Mr Anderson (violin).

At the half-yearly meeting of tha Kaftan3ita Railway and Coal Company, held at the oompny’s office, Princes street, yesterday, ’.be report was considered highly satisfactory and adopted. The following gentlemen ytre elected directors : -Messrs J, P, Mait- ■ ind, It. 1., fv. Wi son, J. T. Mackerras, A. •I. Sra)th, R, M‘j “onald, T. S. Ritchie, and W. Pilian s, We h-ve received a characteristic letter oom Mr Stont calling upon us to substantiate our statement respecting bis “ leaving out half the truth ” or to apologise. W r e consider we estabisbed oar assertion in the article ta complains of by quoting from his speech as reported in tbo morning papers. Mr Stout’s Liter is not uulfic'ently courteous to justify its insertion. A t tne Police Court this morning, before Means Ward and Birch, J.P.’a, Allen M '* rca was fined fis for drunkenness ; Ellen sl-'itland was sentenced to a m mth’s imprisonment for vagrancy; James Lonas was iineu i.5, with the option of seven days’ imp<isoumenfc, for assaulting Constable Hinds, and on a further charge of conducting him>lU in a disorderly manner he was fined to-’S in i'.cfault three days’, A similar charge against John Henry Brown was dismissed. tfuty good men and true, residing at the Lyoil, have, fays the Westport ‘Times,’ signed and publi-hed a round robin to this ■lbct : i cans, sinners, storekeo, era, and all whom it may concern. \Ve, the undersigned, do hereby pledge ourselves ro abstain from a.T malt and spirituous dqnors, wines, cordials, aud unknown compounds of all aud every description sold under the head of drinks, until the price thereof shall be reduced to 8 xpeuce per glass as in other civili el districts." 'ihe Jewish holiday’s commenced on Wednesday evening, end divine service was hold at the Synagogue on Thursday and Friday, the Rev. i>. Lichtenstein officiating. The fatting accommodation has been so thoroughly altered and remodelled as to accommodate far more members than hitherto. The choir, which is fully equal to any similar hoiy in the Colonies, rendered the Jewish melodies on both dayt. On the completion of the alterations to the building a grand choral service is to be given. At the Otcmatu .races the Maiden Plate was won by Mr totod '.art’s Detractor, Mr Kill’s .lack 2 ; the Cup by Mr tail’s Unknown, Mr Grant’s Selection 2, Mr Sutherland's Exile 3; two trotting races by Mr Gibson’s Maggie, giving Mr Gardner’s Rattling Jack 400 yards aad 200 yards ; the forced Handle ip by a mck by Mr Grant’s Selection (lOst 101b), Mr Hill’s Unknown (l-'at) 2, Mr Gunn’s Noah 3; ihe Consolation Handicap by Mr Sutherland’s Exile. Mr Gunn's Idle Girl 2, Mr Cairns’s Keeper 3. The t hristchurch ‘Press’ reports that on Wcduesday a meeting of gentlemen interested in the formation of a Hunt Club in Canterbury was held at Taltersall’s ; presentMessrs G. Lee, Cardale, U’Gallachau, R. H. Campbell, F. Brit tan, Egan, Rigby, Murray.A ynsley, Moore, J. Campbell, 0 j. Pearson, LA. Hawdon, Delamain, and Capt. Ciogstoun. Mr Moore occupied the chair. Mr Egan explained the steps already taken, and stated that an offer had been made of ten harriers from Melbourne at a cost of LSO. it was a iticipated that the yearly expenses of maintaining the pack would be LotiO. It was resolved that the offer made by Mr Miller, of Melbourne, of the tea harriers, as explained by Mr Egan, be accepted. •The Wellington ‘Tribune’ reports that the ilou. Matthew Holmes has purchased a boas-.e in Hawkstone street for the sum o’ 13,0’K) ; and Mr Robertson, of Dunedin, the house cf Mr Clayton, Colonial .architect, situated at the extremity of Thorndo.i. Theso purchases give that paper cause to exclaim:—‘ Oar city, we are delighted to say, continues to attract strangers and sojourners. ‘ Windy Wellington, ‘ the place of shakes,’ aud other trash of a resembling character, ephhets of a narrow Provinciali ism, are passing away with the system that | bred them, ami the beauty and salubrity of I the place, with its noble harbor aud picturesque bixis, are becoming appreciated.” The Dunedin Young Men’s Christian Association have removed to I ;rger and • m re centrally-situated premises in Princes 'ft rev t, over Messrs R ith and Co.’a shop. The rooms have been put in complete order and on the tables are to be found the leadirm | papers of the day. The reading-room is ; s!)it long and 15ft wide, aud off are a ches-:- ; room aud a hoard and committe-room. The j members deserve great c edit for w hat they i have done, and white enga ■ug largely in evangelistic work they are anxious to make the roums an attraction to young men. Their great want is a good library, and wo hope tue public will not be backward in lending a ! hand to support an institution which if suc- ; ctssfui wi'i b n a benefit to the Cry at large.

Las", evening a very successful exhibition of dissolving view* was given in the hall oi the Lunatic Asylum, a large number of patients and Visitors being pre ent. Jhe apparatus, with which oxy-hydrogen gas and the lime light is used, was in fust-rate working order, the pictures being thrown up with great clearness. A series of views illustrating the pnnei; al events o: the late American war, was accompanied by a short lecture by Mr C. Lung. The comic slides, however, appeared to be most appreciated by the patient-), some of the pictures causing great amusement. Mr B. Hudson sent a large parcel of buns and biscuits with which to regale the patients during tha evenin'/, and for which the Asylum authorities tender their best thanks.

_ There was a large audience at the Queen’s Theatre last evening, when the performance was for the benefit of the widow of the late Joe Small. The opening piece was “ Our American Cousin,” iu which Mr Bates took the part of Asa Trenchard, and Mrs Bates that of ii lurencj. both characters were well p'ayed. Mr bt:neham gave a good representation of the well-known L;uvl Duud eary, and Mr Musgrave was received with a hearty round of aoplr.uoc on his rc-oppearancc in the part of Bunny. Mr Bracken at the cone usiou of the first piece recited “The midge of S gus,” receiving an enthusiastic call be'oro the curtain. The entertainment concluded with “Toodlcs,” in which Mr Bates was inimitable. This evening “ Check and Counter-Check ” will be repeated, followed by “Ben Bolt,” The following is taken from the ‘New Zealand Herald ’ of the 21st inst.:—“Some years ago nothing was more common than to bo told that this part of tha Colony was very wealthy in the possession of extensive stone quarries. If to, what has become of the stone? It was also said that the stone found iu f 'e north of Auckland was especially suitable for building purposes. The great complaint of the Melbourne Exhibition, which is now being held as preparatory to the more extensive one at Philadelphia, is that the absence of any valuable building stone is conspicuous. Where are the quarries of Maugawai, iu which a well-known town functionary was so interested ? Then there is the Onmaru stone, one of tha most singular products or deposits that can be fouud anywhere. Wo have dyes in Auckland and woods, but no person has though', iv, necessary to bring them under tho notice ot the people of other States. Then wo have about thirty varieties of ornamental woods, as the brautifs.l tab'e exhibited by Mr Seuffort some years since boro witness. But with i tho s e, and at least a hundred other natural advantages, New Zealand occupies no place '

among th« Australasias. She is as much outside of their o i-operative efforts as if she were an islaud in the Baltic or the German Sea.”

Our Wellington telegram a day or two ago j stated that a, man named Campbell had been j there committed for trial for obtaining money | under false pretences. Wo take the following particulars from the *N. Z Times’;— One Campbell, who has moved in good society, and claims connection with the anny, either in the position of captain or major, has been arrested on a charge of obtaining money under false pretences, and the alleged particulars of the case are of a rather unusual nature. Some months ago he was a passenger from one coastal port to another m one of the Now Zealand Steam Shipping Company's boats, and during the trip, or at j one of the ports, a box belonging to him was mislaid, lie immediately raised n great hubbub about his ssrious loss, alleging the box to have contained his Commission, a gold cup, and a variety of other articles of great intrinsic worth, and stated that LIOO would not recoup him. Eventually, the N.Z.S.S. Company agreed to ray him LbO damages, and the money was paid over. The other day, however, the missing box turned up, but on being opened in the presence of witnesses. was found to contain nothing but a few old clothes. ■ The company thereupon instructed Mr Travers, their solic tor, to institute criminal proceedings against Campbell. By a general order, Volunlovrs arc requested to attend a meeting at the Drill-shed, Octagon, on Monday, at 7.30 p.ra. The single men, ex. Invercargill, will bo open to (nga s emcufc on Monday, at 11 0.m.; the single women on Tuesday, the sth inst., at the same hour. It is notified by advertisement that railway tickets will be issued on raturdays for distances over twenty-five miles at single rates, to be available for the return journey on Monday morning. The usual weekly meeting of the Cavers ham Dana of Hope was hold lass night in th ; District School. A large number of children and a few adult fdends were present. Mr Morris, president, took the chair, and delivered an address. This was followed by some excellent recitations and songs by juvenile and other members, and after an address by Mr J. Wilson a pleasant evening's entertainment was brought to a conclusion by*a vote of thanks to the chairman.