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Evening Star, Issue 3960, 3 November 1875, Page 2

The Hon. the Commissioner of Customs purposes leaving Wellington this week for the iSouth. We are in a position to contradict the rumor that Mr Reynolds will carry any commission io supersede Mr Macandrew, or that he intends in any way to interfere with Mr Macandrew's duties as Superintendent. The Tuapeka hospital is not in a sound state financially. At the present moment tho institution is over L3OO in debt. Mr James Gray has been appointed to preside at the first nomination of a Mayor for Urecr. Island, which takes place on the i.) hj in.-;i. Mrweorgo intends on an early date to address his constituents at Waikoufdti and Paimerston on the proceedings of the last session of the Assembly. Krom Wellington we learn that Mr E. T. Gillon is about to resign the editorship of the 1 Evening Poat ;' and that he intends to contest the election for Wellington country district with Mr Brandon. It is stated by the 'Tuapeka Times' that tbe decis'on sf Judge Harvey in the case of J'itc'ha's appeal, which decides that the Vv'aipori hannel regulations are ultra vires, is supported by the previously expressed opinion of the Solicitor-General. The establishment of a Volunteer Corps at Palmerstoii has been taken up with enthusiasm, and at the preliminary meeting twenty-nine persons enrolled themselves as members. Captain Kitchener has been invited to accept the command. r ivc seams oi coal, one of them said to be three feet thick, are reported bv the ' North Otaoo Times ' as having been discovered at a place about seventeen miles of! one of the railways .in that district. A sample of the coal is to be sent to Professer. Black for analysis. " Society " was repeated at the Queen's Theatre last evening and again passed off successfully, all the characters being well represented. There was a moderate attendance. To-night "The Drunkard," with M r Bate* in one of his best characters, will uo played. Mr John M'Kellar has returned to Tapanui from iS'ew Mexico with a very favorable description of that country, but not sufficiently favorable, in the opinion of tho local correspondent of the 'Tuapeka Times,' to lead to the belief that Otago is likely to be depopulated. Information reached the police at Lawrence yesterday afternoon that a dead body had been found in the Molyneux about five miles below the Greecfield Station. JSTothing whatever was said about its identification ; but it isbelieved to be that of Duncan Campbell, whose supposed death by drowning, j at Tuapeka Mouth, was reported a few week 3 a^o At the City IVico Court to-day, before V Pyke and A. Mercer, Esqs., J P.' P , Matthew English, a very old offender, charged with drunkenness, was dismissed on his promise to become a Good Templar and leave the place, Samuel Coulter, charged by Detective Henderson with stealing a silver watch aud chain of the value of L 3 15s, the property of Hugh Harper, admitted taking the things, and was remanded till the following day. At a special meeting of the Albion Cricket Club, held at Hutchinson's Prince Alfred Hotel last evening, the Match Committee wai instructed to communicate with the Bruce 'Herald' Club withaviewto arranging for the annual match between the two Clubs being held on the customary date. The Club has: also received a challenge from Chrictchurch. H, was decided to hold the annual meeting on Wednesday, tho 10th inst. Very little improvement has taken place in the manner in which goods are transmitted by railway and dray since the opening of the line to Milton. Two or three waggoners who have tried to work their teams between Milton and Lawrence, have had to abandon the project owir.g to delays occurring a'j Milton. It will not pa : teanibters to remain in o: e place a week waiting for loading ; bo ludess i unedin merchants and forwarding •gents cau imike Borne be'tor arrangement', wo ('Tuapeka Times') fear the advantages conferred by the railway for good's tratfio will be reduced to a minimum.

The case of Proudfoot v. Richardson and Calcutt was continued at the Supreme Court this morning. The following witnesses were • ailed for the defence :—Alex. Cairns, Win. C. Norman, Thomas Calcutt, Kobt. Gillies, ard John Thomson. Counsel on both s'de ; ; addressed the jury, ;>fter which it was determined that the a*s< S3ora should visit the quarry, whither they proeoe.-.ed this after The Court meets again to-morrow morning at ten o'clock, when judgment v. ill probably be given. Our Tuapeka contemporary considers that the events of ths past week "should convince Mr Macandrew that ho has been playing an unpopular part in the Assembly. Still it is pleased the "demonstrations" took place, because they will show Opposition member* that what they fought so hard to attain has no real value in the estimation of the public, and that they would much rather be without it. The discovery will no doubt be unpalatable to them, still it will in Ihe long ran save a lot of bother. It will teach them the Provincial ticket is not likely to be a negotiable document against the nexi elections, and that Borne other card will have tr> b« played. Under the heading "Clutha in Christian Counsel," the 'Tuaj.eka Times' enlightens its readers upon the career of, and deals very roughly with, the writer in the 'Clutha Leader' who so unwarrantably attacked the Kev. Mr Beaumont for taking part in the recent chess match between and Lawrence. And a corresponds eends to j the 'Times' the following -.—"Apropos of i the scandalous attack made' on the Kev. Mr Beaumont for the part taken by him in playing the chess challenge match,'i hare before me a copy of the ' Glasgow Herald ' of date August 14, in which a fall reoorfc appears of the meeting of the British Counties Chess Association held in that city. .Amongst the i players I find recorded the namos of the following popular clergyman :—Kev. fie wan Archdall (Newcastle), Kev. f. Cokcr (Buckingham), Kev. C. E. Rankin (Malvern), Kev. £. B. Skip worth (Hornca3tle), Rev. W. Way to ( l ton), Rev. (J. M'Arthur (Edinburgh), and the Rev. W. ftewham (Birmingham)." & Mr Stout will address tho electors in the Oaversham Drill-shed on Friday next, at 7.30 p.m. ' It was the ' New Zealand Churchman,' and £r 552 ','hurch News,' that we received from Mr Wheeler, iJiiblisher, on Monday. To-morrow evening a spelling bee will be held in the Masonic Uall, Port Chalmers, and the Rev. Mr Leeson will occupy tho chair Prizes will be given to the three most successful competitors