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Evening Star, Issue 3940, 11 October 1875, Page 2

A petition is being petty unon i:. -i y ■ague ' at P iißcis'.on |j. ayi'.g tc>'fio «•■-,..< to commute the s-•ntef.ee of him .r, riio was last weik sentenced at the 'Up.riiio Court to aix months’ impiisoumeut for arson. The ship Chile arrivid at New Plymouth on the 261h ult., with a number of immigrants. On a lady going to the barracks to hire a female servant, she discovered p/vry uue o’ the single girls had become enga during the Toyago to u ale immigrants in t,<o name vessel.

The rnf nagcment of the Qnnm’s Theatre hit the popular taste on Saturday night, when they produced “The Angel of Midnight,” a most taking and in many respect* admirable drama. All the performers, too, appeared on their mettle, and vied with each other to make the play a perfect success. I his result was attained, for the large audience was enthusiastic m its applause. To night the same piece wil he repeated. There was ouly a hhort sitting «t, the (T'.v Police Court 10-d-sy ,fames M‘ -mley charged with drunkenness, was Rued ss, in default twenty-tour hours’ ’inpriesiurneut • John Thomson, for having u • ;awiai mean* of support, sent to gaol for a month • Joseph Aii Jen, mias (led.ns, charged wicii forgery and u-tornv a ChrHtcMirch, was reman ted ti I Wednesday. Vlc- sra Ward and Leary, J P.’s, presided.

At the Cromwell spring race meeting the Maiden Plate was won by Mr J, Smith’s Haricot, Mr J. Duling’s Bmighleen Dhoun, 2 ; Mr D, Maogregor a Doctor, 3 ; the from' well 'Handicap hy Vir Waddell’s Young Leamington, Mr (JollimiH Frances, 2 ; Ylr Macyregot’a Ivanhoe, 3 ; the, Spring Ha dicap by Ivanhoe ; Youug 1 eamiuyton, 2 ; Mr Laing’s pungiT. n Lars, S; the Consoiati n hy Mr R. Stewart’s Waikaia ; Frances 2 • Flora, 3 ’

Speaking of Mr Wood, the ‘ Patea Mail’ remarks How .Mr Reader Wood, the fftther of tins \ boliiton Resolution* of last session, oouul ,m. tar soothe im qualm* of conscience ;u> to tot only reuounoa the Genera! Govt rr in cut and uli th ir work**, but to actually take an office of profit under » form of government he had Uv n at euoh t ains to denounce, fairly passes our comprehension. He would be a “ Cabinet ” maket,

bok das ®ai f mads blmaelf notorfoms as * tarue. and "Joiirr” Ha has torfsl' ad all claims to Bfcabili y of purpose, end ha* earned for himself the nnenviable character )t a pootioal weathercock,withats head the Wrong way The Civil Session* of the Supreme Court commenced th’g morning. The first ease set, down f.. r hearing -ihe Colonial Bank v .vi K, ene e did nob occupy the Court for more than thirty-five minute*, the jury findfm the pi aim ffs. The Court then ar.joimud till hursday. The ca-e of ' lex*oan v, the Royal Insurance Company h ; g eea etru' k off the list of specie! jury oases, Mr Law the local agent, having m»d the «.mount fo r wuich Mr FJexmau wai insured id that office, . w 00f , ri -«pO"dM»t writes to the Southland JNews as follows ; “ That dreadful scourge, scarlet fever, has made its appearance m a family at me tree Point It is too ate now to lay blame to anyonbut one blogisijo tain: the ■ hnstian M ‘ * us!and was too soon released from quarantine, lb was ouiul 10 come amongst ns from the careless and thoughtless m-naer of releasing the passengers by baioho*. i his fearful sickness r.ay arfw add to our sorrow for the many valuable li ves gone this winter, I he Central •oard of health have much to blame themselves for.

■o fibs 28th ulfc.. the * Q”ev Hiver Arsfivi * reports, notice was given at the Uomj Camp that live men intended to apply for * prospecting area near Mount Rangitnto: and • ree or the party went o;t next day iho UOBB Guardian ’ says : -«• the bait ia not a qu ir.js reef, ae is generally supposed, but a si ver mine, ihe existence of si’ver in that ; o;ant> has been known fur the last v.vfo yca.fl Specimens have been brought into Kosh which, on being landed, gave satisfactory resu.ts. The re;m nof the party, w hicii may oe xpoeied shortly, will throw more light on the aius of the die. every.” At the Resident Magistrate’s oart, Port Chaim, rs, this morning— before V A. Maus-f-rd, r f=q ,K, M hidward(Jotter, f -rdrunk •’TV: w ®' ° rdered to Pay-fine of 10a, or in ff‘fi>olr forty - eight hou'-s’ impru-oniueot. nomas ; up 11, ate war., of ’he ship 01, y oi ianjore, charged upon the information of Hmith with being absent without cave •om the vessel on toe 9 hj iuet. was sv.nr.en, m t, four weeks’ imprisonment, with h»n 1a,.0r. A charge against amei MT.euw, i n d.Mjrtiug from the brig Tra spvirt, was postponed until to-morrow for Cue proauc ion : i the Blip’s artic.es.

/: u ..ooi-ient. which might, have terminated f * ul r « k ultH happened on hoard the b.b. A ham.mi un SatUiday afternoon to a little boy named Haisworto. who, with hie paventr,. was a passenger on board the vessel irora the Buff to Wellington. Whist dis-<fg-'i? car - o from the fore bo'd was >toceedin,;, toe chi'd strayed from his parents, ana 1° .amg down the ho d lost bis balance, tie ful dowu the lower hold, a distance of and was insensible when picked up. He was i/nmed.atdy examined by a medical man who p -n uaced that no b ues were hrokeio Iho little fellow was progressing favorably when the Alhambra left yesterday afternoon. J

The, opening match of the go'f season wai played on ■ atuniay a'ternoou. the competi turns b- inc for the Bruntsfieid gold medal, rive ooup.es enters !, and the winner turned uo m M: Todd. son., who scored m th* two ro nos 68 and 5 - total 0 f 124 The fol owing are the •cores f the oth-r play ri: iix 126; Professor So.and, 127; VV. D. Munson, Jd3 ; (». Todd, jun., 134D ,/ :,^ er V, 135; J p Park, '39; J. Davie, _45; A. Fraser, 17 ; and J. M. Ritchie, 2-0. [he largeness of the score*, i* accounted for b- the links being considerably cut up by horse and dray traffics. The monthly handicap was competed for at the same time as the medal, and was won by Mr J. Davie who was rather favorably handicapped.

.•Vn intelligent half-caste, who has returned from the Panhaka meeting, informs the ‘ Budget,’thatbe is as wise us to the future intentions of Te Whiti now as before he went to the meeting, Te Whiti’s talk is all riddles. The meeting, after all the fuss, appears to have been of in more ;han ordinary significance. There was a big gathering, and a groat feast, but nothing us ful was do ,t. The old prophet was g.ear. on Bible sul jectsj m. judging from some of the queries put to «i(Fti:o -i folks who havo been io the meeting, ie WTiti would prove a spl-ndid Catechist for Divinity students. If the questions put by To Whiti could he satis'ac♦■only answered by any young fellow, ,e might be assured of passing with flymcoi >ra .ny theological examining board. The Dunedin and the Citizens’ Cricket f lubs played the first matches of the season at the Oval o.i Saturday afternoon. The former club’s match was between sides chosen by the president and vice-presid nt. and resulted as follows Preside nt’s s.de! 5' r.,ns; vice-president’s, 93, w.th four wi .-Het* to fall. On the lo,im side MS-ou-i p' yud a fair innings for twelve runs, *iOiO’M)U contributing ‘3. For the winners Maci.v. iau played c refully ior 28 ; Macau (a new mein her) made *6, and Sampsoa 14 Clou was in great bowling form, clean bowling no less than nine of the president’- team The Citizens’ projected match fell through in co sequence of sufficient members not showing up, and those who wished to olay had to be content Aitr. as. ratcb match. It is to be hopea tear more spirit wd be si.own by the numbers w this dub as such a half-hearted way or going to work does more ha m than good to cricket.

i The directors of the new series of Satnr- \ ds, > v ' v «uing 1 oncorts may be congratu’ated | on tie reform they have been able to effect I ho hj U. me character ot the entertsr mem and m the con u.t of the amlienee. We are ; [»'ea.- e i i« that th** abominable a» d ■ vuig .r habit of > hist in., has been entire! v suppressed. This practice is fast becoming a nuisance at ah popular entertainments m * «>ied.n, and we are very g ad means are being taken to check its further development. The concert on Haturd ay evening was presided over by MrJ. W. Jago, and was very successful M ■ Murray and Messrs Donovan, Carroll, f*ait.n, aud Ibbof’Son were among the pertoime<B. Mr -ykes pi sided at the pianoforte witu uis noiiU ability, “ The Bed* of th i Monastery ” was s , played by him as to secure * w-d-memad recall The gentleman ■» Ini r"“.'i ed “A U Mamma” rust acquire r> more di6t.!uo, utiemnc.' ere Ins tff .rts iriii be appreciated by a popular mdi .uco. I he wrn r of the aeiiei of articles on ■e'v Z aland as :tin,” now published in tbe ■ Au-tralasian,’ oevetos the twelfth one to virago, and the following are sm-ngsi some of his voracious statements with regard to Dunedin :—“ Only small craft have Dteiy ventured up to the wharves of Dunedin, and it is only a f«w weeks since the .New Zo&land Hieum hipping Doinpauy ventured to semi up a pioneer ste*m r—the Ladybird—to the ciiy, ,:‘he accomplished the up and down in the dark, without the slightest trouble qjje Southern iu-urnuct) Company, the Colonial Bank of New Zealand, and other important financial institutions have been inaugurated here. Distillation was also commenced on a largo scan, by tho Calc onion Company, and they so flooded Naw Zealand with w ids key, orau ‘y, gin, rum, &c., oi interior quality that ‘he imported article was almost driven one of the market. Ho much did the revenue suffer that, on the iuvitation of tbe Miuisti y last session, Parliament agreed to buy the company out, and also a smaller di«.

tiHtpy at Auckland—the »n!y -woin V W Zealand for ft sum of idO.OOO, and atop distillation altogether.” general meeting of the Union Football ■ dub will be held at the Hibernian Hotel to morrow evening, at 7.39. The adjourned meeting of the Loyal Unity Bodge, 1.0.0, F., will be held in the lodge room on Wednesday evening, at 8 p.m. We would remind residents of Kaikorai and surrounding districts that the Linden Lodge. t.0.0 r., will be sponud in the Drill-shed this oremng at eight o’clock. Otago Institute will beheld n j * 12th insi-., at 8 p.m.. when paper s will be lead on ‘ Maori Mythology,” and "On a direct vision solar sye-pi.-ce f r largo Telescopes. ’’