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Evening Star, Issue 3946, 18 October 1875, Page 2

The wreck of the s.g. Bruce was sold to day by auction to Mr John Mill, stevedore, of Tort Chalmers, for L.40. The local paper says It is rumored that Mr H, Smythiea will woo the Mount Ida constituency at the ensuing general elections. The oonm'l on Haturday night at the temperance Hill wa< well attended, and the p ogr;untue heartd, received. Mr H. B. Chapman pr sided. A magisterial inquiry m l o the euiso of the los- of the Rrdo wili be held in a few d »y« before Mr Bathgate, li M., and Captain Thomson, nautical assessor. At the Queen’s Theatre on Saturday a fair performance of * ! The Ootoroou ” was given, Mr Bates of course appearing as c*alem judder, and Mr.- Btes as Zoe. This even- “ Fanchou, the Cricket,” will he pi iyed, a piece in which Mrs Bites made a god imduring her previous engagement in Dunedin. i'abbits are reported to be spreading at a wonderful rate ou some of the runs ;,t the he;id of the VI at an ra. .Sewral of tho squatters have men employed killing them, but tIP-if efforts as far as keeping the number-* dow < have Peen futi e, and it, is git.ally :-.<\reT that the value of the :un . in that locality he depreciated by thtsc four-footed pests, A novel feature in a public enterta’nment was recently introdoced by a well know-.i Welling 1 on caricaturist at Wanganui who is a contributor to the ‘Sydney Punch.’ Caron’ii i.f . t i I ' f tb p hlic ohiirau’< rs we i- s.l -cheil he'O'o .uidience in an aumiog y .-lout r.mo, a d no bfe-.ike that b-T.r,. 'VimpicUioir the “fin.l touches ” tho --■w!.: oi '.m , repr sente from ah p.a\* of I;<• uou*«i by the delight M audience.

a raaa named Joseph Brown, alias Prender, well known - o the police a; d gaol officeis, was received into the gaol i,u Saturd y evening from O&tuaru, m charge of police-officer harper, tie was sentenced at eta.nam on the t4th inst. by Mr Parker, R. M , to nine ealentUr months’imp is -mne-nt with hard labor, for obscenely exposing his person in Alvo str-et ou the Kith inst. A few lashes with the oat, iu . ddition, would no doubt have a salutary effect on such offenders. rV’oout 150 people availed themselves of lire opportunity afforded yesterday by the ad\ of the Lake v ui iur; t’ne wreck of' ihe B nee. The steamer left: llattiay street whaT at 12 20 and arrived off the wreck soou after three, having had to contend with a strong head wind. Outside, the wiftther was very line and the sea calm. The itruce lay just as oo S turday, but as it ■vvee hj . : I ; v it< r 8m? w'a'j pretty well submerged. i.-wcds and me ir vo s-aaM-ijg, tim i,oiler :.eing on a level with the water, winch was washing down it. After those ob board had taken a good look, the

Lady of the Lake was headed round for Port Chalmers, where hj If an hour’s stop' page was made. The ‘•t i, amer reached Dunedin at six o'cl ck. those oil boaid having e i joyed a pleasant trip. '• 'n Fridav evening S terj enjoyable perormaiiOf was given at the Lutlati; Asylum •d vll by the Sheridan Dram tic Club for tile un -sement of the patients and f, lends, and it passed off extremely well, ‘the pieces jhnsen for erformance w-re “TneSpecbe B i'bgroom’ and “Th Fas' : 'rain.” md vith were pi ivod in a m-<ii»cr 1 h'ch r d p ''S *■»! *;>.» oblS 1>« r>>li.»llt;» - mi.iuh hj oli<-n . u- ; ■ t;;( in I*■, and showed it by continual shouts of uppiau-e 'Hie ‘ Tuapeka Times’ says:—“ S’me dea of the extent to which coaching traffic has develop°d under the new mode of loco motion provided by the railway, may be •fathered from the fact that no fewer than thirty-six coaches arrive at and deoart from Lawrence during each we«k, and thirty running in conjunction with the train and six going to and from fist interior in connection vith the through line to the 'uostan and Wakatipu. The drivers, who ara closetimed, arc w.tb bugles, with which r.hey announc their approac i ; and by thameans everything is got iu readiness for their arrival and no nance- saary de.l.iy is incline t, n the night coaches these musical operations are particularly live-y, tha effect bringing to mind t’,d times when mail conchas and their red-coated guards were institutions of the day.

' t the Oval on Saturday afternoon the Dunedin Cricket ! lub played a match between members from A. to K., and from Lite Z. The latter made 151 runs in their first inning, and the former 83 with one wicket down, it is greatly to be regretted that cricket is not gone into here with more spirit; play should be commenced at a much earlier hour, so that matches could be plaael out <■l id not broken off in this unsatisfactory way. Each side naturally wishes-not to mn.ke a drawn came of a match, and if not frrshed on -ho first Aav it ha* to he played e following week, thereby taking up time which sh uld b- devoted to the next match on the programme. T 1 e Citizens’ lub olayed their Married v. Sing e match, wh’ch esult-d in a victory for the former, who made 78 to their op onen'a’ 42 This Club, which may bs credited with the revival of cricket in Dunedin some six years aso, gives promise of having a flourishing sea' on, numbers of new members continuing to join it The a- nual co- cert the orh Taiari scboolhotlse came off on Friday evening, and was a great bucC St The Bev. Mr Sn her land presided, and introduced the proceed ingi with a few felicitous remarks, ihe pro gramme was varied and very good, Misv ebb and Mr Denovan, assisted by amateurs from Mosgiel and town being the po f rmers. »(iss Wi-bb Was in fine voice, and SUog her best. Mr Denovan was very > fftc'ivc, hia “ Biddy Buchanan” and “ Lome-under my pladie,” taking the audience quite by st rm, everai of the leadiGgi were also highly appreciated During the evening the chairman intimated that the el ctors iu the Taieri district proposed to entertain Mr Donald lv id at a public banquet soon after the return of the representatives, and it was hoped they would secure tbe attendance of the gi.Mith tneu from the North who are to at end the Maca-airew banquet ordiol votes of thatr s, fo'lowed Lv the National ■Anthem, brought the pr c eoi 'gs to a clo.m

An Au-k’and contemporary says Mr Danvers, who recently accompli.-hrd the feat of wvlkicg 112 miles in forty-eight hours, carrying sl>ib-< weight, is a native of kng and, ami for a numb r of year? served on board various ships in the Royal avy. Mo is about t irty-one years of am-, and five feet eleven inches in height. He has frequency given proofs of great physical endurance in Africa and ew Z. aland. Hia first -pedestrian feat seems to have been walking iSO miles in three days, in Cape Do'ony. His next feat was in JNew Zealand, where he walked from Dpepe. on the Kast Coast, carrying his kit in the form of a swag to Taurange, a distance of 100 miles, in fifty hours after starting. During the first day he walked sixty miles. Latterly hn has been keeping a school at Hamilton, and the present feat seemi to have b-tn entered into becau e his word was do ibted when he related ins L'aurangi fert. In the present match the pedestrian was attired in a guernsey and a sha-'.l worn & la Maori, and roomy lace-up boos. The weight con fisted of a belt with cartouche boxes coutaini g lead, which could be moved either to the front or rear, also two smiill cap-pouches containing lead, and a “pikau” composed of lead wrapped in a blanket. He elected also to carry a rifle as part of the weight, thereby displaying good judgment, as he could change the weight as he desired, and prevent his hands fro n swelling. it is understood that he gains nothing by the ac omphshment of this match, having do lined to make any wager upon the ’-ub jeet. I- subscription is now being r ised for bim, which is * xpe ted to be made up to LSO. Over LSOO chan 'eel bauds in consequence of the betting upon the event. t he mon hly meeting of the Lodge of Dunedin, 981 E. 0., will be held in tho Masonic Hall to-mom.w, an 8 p.m. The I.edge Pioneer of Dunedin, 1.0. G.T., requests members to attend on Ttesday even ing, business being to elect representatives to the Giar?d Lodge, and nomination of officers for nextteim. We would remind our readers that the concert and ball, for the benefit of a young man who has be«n in ill health for some time, takes place in the Headquarters IJrill-shed to-morrow ( Tuesday) evening. All the leading amateu. vocalist*, inslrumentnlists, &c., in l-'unedin have kindly given tlnir assistance. A good programme has been arranged, and we hope to see a crowded house.