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Evening Star, Issue 3947, 19 October 1875, Page 2

The Maeandrew Cwimiibte-! met last evening, anil |‘\-r/d ~n Monday next as the day on which the banquet is to ho pivcn to bis J ionor. By oiu’ telegr uvs it will be seen that the shore ends of the Sciv Zealand Submarine Gable arc on their way to the Colony from Loudon, amt that t e deep sea p.rtion will leave early next month, ihe chess tournament bc-tw e»l Ponedin and player; i-. fi x -n; f T>,u r day ev mny. .in 1 V. ii! nr deihiy i.e doehled v'the urst three games, '5 hose'are to be consult*tiou games—four members a-.-i ie, A young man amed Rob rt Wilson Dick a native of Melbourne, was received into th’ gaol tb s day f o.n Lawrence, c« ( n the 21s t ul; a t the District Court, Lawrene« >y Mr Justice ha,.man, todghteen cMeud-ir months imprisonment, with bard labor foi stealing a horse at I’apaimi, the property of Mr Mason, cordwaiaer, of that district. * 3 f i

Our Wellington correspondent telegraphs that Sir F. L>. Bell has decided to retire from political life. He will announce his re irement from tbo Speakership of the douse ol lv qresc-ntativos at this evening’s sittin.. At : lie Queen's Theatre last evening “Fancuon” ws reproduced, followed b “ Betsy Bake--.’ Both nieces w -r- well dayil To-night the programrn -wi 1 com- ' rise ‘The Man in the Lon Mask,” and “ Two to t 'ne.” At the Po’ico Court this morniu ;, before Mes-rs Brown and F. Fulton, Henry Johnston was fined 5a for drunkenness, ;tn i J mus M‘Kwea 20s for using obscene langu:g m a pabbo place. Thi bearing of a charge against Patrick Cotter, proprietor of the Caledonia Motel, Great King street, for unlawfully soiling a piut of bceron Sunday, the loth mst., was adj turned until to-morrow. A larg ly at ended me-ting of consignees of cargo by t lie a o Butco was held this . morning at the (ffi-ies o r the Union ’Team 'hipping Company, of ter a little di-cusdou the tollowing motion, moved by Mr Keith bam say, and seconded by Mr F. Peb, was carried unanimously “ That Messrs J. Mills and Mabin be empowered to deal with the salvage, and ac generally in the matter f.T the benefit of all concerned.”

The members of old Fire Brigade met at the station last evening to band over to the Corporation the uniforms and other property appertaining to the force, but beloiiLiug to the t ’ity. 1 taptain Wain with a few remarks, handed the key of the engine-house to the Mayor, who briefly replied. -übsequen ly the new Brigade met at the same place, and the Mayor handed over the key and appliances to Captain Johnson. The ‘Press’ of the 13th inst. notifies the presence of one honest milkman in Christchurch, as follows :—“ r-everal city customers of a well-known milkman, on perns ing their monthly acc sunts submitted yesterday, were agreeably surprised to find a setoff to the 'amount of their bibs, couched in the following terms :—“ 'To ten per cent, reduction, as per Fro f esßor Bickerton’s analysis, —lt is said that iram-d ate payui nt w b the rule the moment the discount was perceived. A meeting of residents in the Forbury district was held last even ng at the Hillside Kailway Hotel, when ah iut fo ty persona were pr. sent, and Mr .Newman was chosen chairman. The business to be transacted was the consideration of t ! e municipality matter, and of the action of the committee appointed by the ratepayers the great question being the division of the municipality into wards. .after a somewhat acrimonious dis ussion a motion was carried by twenty-f .ur votes to sixteen, to the effect that the ae’iou of the committee in regard to the proposed boundaries oi the roads bs approved.

Referring to the Macandrew banquet, the Auckland ‘ Herald’ says ;—“The .-’unedin people are preparing to receive Mr Macandrew with iclat. '1 hey have decided on giving him a banquet, and have invited Sir George Grey', Mr Fitzherbert, and Mr ttolMeaton as goes s. ihe invitation has been acc pted. :be four most able and ino t famous of the Superintendents will meet the Dunedin people, and have an opportunity of giving forth their views on the great ques | lions of the day, for it is not to be supposed j that they will be allowed to leave without ' addressing public meetings in ; unedin, if not in any other parts of the Province, and in Canterbury as well.” The Cromwell correspondent of the * Lake Wakaiip Mail’ writes as follows : —•* Run.or hj th it that Mr Logan has s-.nd <ut seventen h* of his sba e in the ‘ ran-el Company’s c’a>m, f‘>r a good round sum. The purchase.s are.‘aid to be all . uuedm men. and s >me of them have been interested in reefing before It is to be hoped the change in uroprietorship will also mane a considerable change in the working of the claim, anl that for the bettor; for, notwithstanding the splendid returns which havo bo u received from the reef, Victorian miners assert that, with machinery of a like nature to that employed on some of the Viet rian mines, th yield of gold would be at least one-third greater than it has been.” The case of Hogg and Button v. Henry *Som-rviile occupied the whoie sitting of the Supreme Court to day. The action wms to compel the defi ndant to carry out a lease made by hi agent (Mr A. It. Hay) for a three years’ t nancy of certain premises in the Octagon, for which a rent receipt had be u covered by for bills of exchange endorsed by plaint ffs to Hay. Plaintiffs also applied that defendant might be restrained by an injunction f o;n granting a lease of the said premises io any other person to the prejudice of the plaint ffs, and that they might be left in undisturbed possession for tho remainder of the tenancy. Defendant pleaded th it tho lease was executed apparently for the personal accommodation of Hay', ane that no consideration whatever was at any' time given to the defendant either directly or indirectly. Mr U. uttall, who resided a short time in Dunedin, has for some time past been Buttled at Los .vnge.es, California. Mr Huttall in an enterprising man, and we observe by the San Bernardino ‘ Champion ’ of August 23rd, ho has agreed with the Town Tiustees to light the place with ga j , they having conceded to him the exclusive right of laying do • n gas-pipes in specified streets tor fifteen years. Referring to this subject the Champion ’ .ays;—‘Our Board or L'own Trustees ire deserving great praue for the interest mauifest-.-d in every thing which can contribute to the prosper ty of an Bernardino. The action of the Hoard in granting the petition of Mr i>. INuttall is truly' comme iiiab e, in less than four months on.- city will be lighte i wito gas, Mr Huttali is a man of great eutemn e an I will comply with the conditio .a of the franchise to the letter ”

it (he Wanaka (Alb'rton) races on the Bth ami 9th inst, the Maiden date was won by Mr T Tuohy’s Speculation, Mr A. Grant’s [die ■>ir!2, Mr H. Uui ig i ,Boughleen ! houn 3 ; the Ladies’ Fuse by Mr S. Waddell’s Young Leamington (12 c) Mr T. Hill’s Unknown 2, Mr H, Ihomson’s Croydon 3 ; the Newcastle Handicap by Unknown (9st), Mi T. Tuohy’s King Billy (Sst 6 b) 2, .Mr 'I 1 . Russell’s Pembroke (B ■■■■, lib) 3 ; the Elswick Plate by iSpecukuio , Mr H Thomson’s Nina 2, Mr T. KussMl’s Wuuaka 3 ; the Huidle Race by Mr H. Thomson’s Croydon, Mr G. Crisp’s ntepopo 2, Mr G. Partridge’s Fireeater 3; the Wanaka Handicap ny Mr I'. Tuohy’s Poit PMcp liuck (B't 4lb), Unknown (9st 121b) 2, Young Leamington (Sst 121b) 3 ; the t’onsolation Handicap by Mr A. Dunn s idle Girl, Mr 1. Lough nan’s Francis 2, Mr J. Laing’s Flora 3. Mr M‘Gregor’s ivanhoc ran in two races bub was not placed in either. At the Resident Magistrate s Court, Port Chalmers, this morning, before T. A. Alansford, Usq,, H,M., Joan Critiford, Frank L"ga-i, ami Frederick Marli g, seamen belon ing to t-h-* ship Wave Quo. n, cb.vged on remand wMh di' Obedience of .a.viul c uim.iuds, w» re e eh ordered to forfeit <>uc day’s * and bo put on board the vessel. Heorge P 4 y . a seaman belonging to the barque Salmon, , - charged with being ab ent British Itmpiiv, order..d. to foifeit three without leave, was ’ 'ard the snip A day’s pay and be put on of li 'iug charge against James coti Demy on the footpath, was dismissed. ir r a l lowin « thr « e cows to stray w George street, was fined la and costs, |

Thomas Perry, for allowing five oows to wander, was ordered to pay a fine of 1b per head with costs. David Robertson, for >.Rowing one cow to wander, was fined 2s fid with costs, i'.dward iSandys v. W. Strachan, i claim if 15 fur waxes, was struck out. William Hughes v, James Middleton, an ■<s“iou to recover ross-'seon of a bouse, wa djmimed for one week, \ toe ram some days since from Australia rec rdrd the loss of ab Ut 9,000 worth or go d, which was in course of shipra nt from v orth Australia to Adelaide, per the Claud Hamilton. The following p rticulavs concerning the loss are from an Adelaide paper :—1 he boat o mveying the gold fron the shore to the steamer’s -idc had reaohe ' the vessel, and Mr Few, the bank manager at Palmerston, had giv.n instructions to watt for the ta- klo being"lower.-.d from the Claud to hoist the box with i:s p-ecir.us contents aboard ; but a boatman moved the pao> age. weighing over 2001b.- 1 , t hen the craft cant* d, and fc o vau-iolu case idipp-d into cater ei.lit albums deep. I robab y the minghd feeliu S of the unfortunate loser mid the possibl irate manager can neither be imagined not described The spot has bein buoyed and it is believed by those mott inti-reste i that the e is little doubt that the gold will b j . recovered tnough it may become neces aafy to sen t an experieuc d diver Irom her?. 1 Perhaps the serv ices of Malayan divers from the pearl ,sh» ries could be earlier got. Ihe j lost tress re is insured i i Adela de offices. The annual meting of the Otago R fie j Association took plat e at the Hea i quarters Drill-shed last evening. : ho Preside it (Captain Stavely) occupied the chair, and twenty-five m mbe s were present. The Council leported that only two matches were fired during the past season, this being caused by the matcher having been put off until the return of the competitors from the Interprovincial matches. The winners at the asocial ion matches were— ergeanl Wilson, Mr Meson’* Challenge Cup ; and Volunteer Richardson, the ational Rifle Association’s Medal. The receipts for the sea-on were Llfi 2s fid, and the expenditure li!s 2s fid, 'caving a balance - of Cl io hand. They recommended that the matches for the ! present season should be fir' d much earlier, and that the amount of L 5 annua ly re milted for the medal of the National Rifle saociation be discontinued and given in some other form, to be decid d by the Asj sicia'vioii. Mr S. James (Secretary) said j there was a debit balance of L 24, owing to expenses attendant upon t e Intercolonial Match two years ago. The chairman said they should endeavor to make the ssociatiou meeting this year as successful as possible. Several of the ennpanics were already armed with the new Bniders, and they would probably be all pro j vided before the competition commenced He did not believe in money priz is, became they were not mfli dontly appreciated, and handed down to posterity, and several gen J tiemun had offered valuable priz is to be shot j for. The report and balance-sheet were j adopted. The following were elected officej bearers for the ensuing year :—President, j Captain Stave! y ; Vice-Presidents Captain j Copland and Ciptain Wales ; Treasurer Sergeant M‘Gre,or; Bearetary, Mr Sydney ■aines ; <J< uncil, Captain Goldie, Lieutenant Muir, Lieutenant Pell, Lieutenant Wilson, i Sergeant Lambert, Corporal B-own, Volunteers Richardson, Trceeder, Kohn, and Nightingale. It was resolved that the competition under the auspices of the Associa tion should t ike place on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, the 9oh, 10th, and 11th December. A spelling and pronouncing bee in aid of the Building Fund of All Saints’ Church will be held in the Temperance Hull, on Fiiday next, ! at 8 p.m.