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Evening Star, Issue 3962, 5 November 1875, Page 2

At the Resident Magistrate’s Court, Port Chalmers, this morning, before T. A Mansford, Esq., R.M., Benry Frank, seaman, belonging to the barque fi-lizabeth Graham, charged with disobedience of lawful commands, was remanded until to-morrow. Sergeant Neil, of Port Chalmers, who proceeded to Melbourne at the early part of asfc month, returned to-day by the Alnambra, in charge of prisoner M‘Millan arrested, on warrant, on two charges of horse stealing, obtaining goods under false pretences, and other offences. A special meeting ot the City Council is to be held on Monday afternoon to further conider the Princes street widening matter. Keport saith that t e Manse tenants are disposed to negotiate for a compromise, which would practically permit of the widening being done for about .AO,OOO. The rain that has fal en during the past few days has been most grateful, and oas produced a most b net! ial effect upon th c -opthroughout the -amaru district. Both the wheat a-ni the oats were beoinuin; to wa it moisture, and feed for sheep was getting dried up. The ‘ N O. Times ’ estimates th, ram as equal LIO.OOO to the Uamaru district.

Among the tenders opened at a recent meeting oi the t. hri tchorch City Coon il was one worded as foTowa “in the cause ef piety, and io the fervent hope of assisting to improve the mora ity of the Counci', we beg to tender to supply any quantity of Moody and iSankey’s hymns at two shillings per dozen ” It is needless to say the tender was not accepted.

“ Caate ” was played at the Q ieen a Theaire last evening, Mr Halts appearing as old Ecclea, one of hia beat ch .racters. Mrs Bates made a capital Polly Ecclea, and Vir Musgravo was excellent as ' am Gerridge. “Bamboozling” brought the entertainment to a close. Mr and Mrs Bates aprear.ng in the respective characters of Capb. Bamboozle and Emily. The Awamoko railway is now rapidly approaching completion, the contractor having received the material for which he was waiting, and in a few days it will be ready to be opened for traffic, up to within a few chains of the Maerewheuua River. The ‘ N.O. Times ’ understands the Provincial Government will take over the line as soon as the little that remains to be done is finished, and that probably the opening day will be next Tuesday, the Prince of Wales’s Birthday. No demonstration has been decided upon, but trains may possibly be run as far as Papakaio. An emergency meeting of the Education Board wash* Id in the superintendent’s office to-day. There were present the Superintendent (in she chair), cs.-rs Davie, Green, and J. Gillies. The following minute was a.reed to :—“ The attention of the Board having been caded to certain procerdu gs in the Resident Magistrate’s Court, witli reierenoe to Mr De Montalk, one of the masters of the High School, the Board is of pi ion that such proceedings are calculated to injure the reputation of the school, and resolves that Mr De Montalk be informed that his ser-dces must be dispensed with in the event of his being again involved in any such proceedings.” The concert and spelling bee which took place last evening in the Masonic Hal*, Port Chalmers, in aid of the funds of Holy J’riimy Church, proved very successful. The chair was taken by the Rev, Mr Lecson. Tho first part of the entertainment consisted of a concert, in which a number of ladies and gentlemen belonging to tho choir took part. At the conclusion of the concert thirteen gentlemen presented themselves on che platform as competitors for the bee ; the judges being Mr Mansford, R.M., Dr Drysdale, and Mr W. B. Mackay, M A. Qiiescence was the first word mis-spelt, demioiscence, rhinoceros &c , s.ion reduced the ranks > o three—a backer, a cie k, ana a telegraph! t. J he clerk mis-spelt spleeuiess, uul the banker stratagem, which left Mr Waiter Downs in possession of the piatf-rra —ho taking the first prize, “ Chambers’s Information forth* people”; Mr Walker second prize, and Mr Thomas Brebncrthiid prize. At the Damaru Court of Petty Sessions on Monday the remanded c.iarge of fraudulent bankruptcy preferred against domes .-pcnccr wan pro ceded with After the evidence i f a number of witnesses had been taken, Mr Balmer, prisoner’s counsel, submitted that here was no c se whatever to send the man ror trial. At the time the hill of sale was given prisoner was worth LBOO, while ho only owed 1.600, There wa-* no evidence to s-ow th t 1m man intended to cheat his Dunedin creditors. The Bench (Messrs Parker, it. M.,

and G. T. Fenwick, J.P.,) was of opinion that there was not sufficient evidence to sup por- the charge, and there must be further evidence obtained in support of the charge. The best way would be to remand the case until further evidence could be obtained. So evidence had been produced to show whether accuse:! bad any* property, or if he nad, what it was wor: hj. The case was then remanded for another week, to alow of the attendance of witnesses from L'uuedin, ti whom prisoner owed money. The * Evening Post ’ is thoroughly dissatisfied with the Opposition programme as shadowed forth at the Dunedin and Clutlm banquets. It says :—“The cry the Opposi*,i°r' chiefs have sounded will utterly fail to attract a following, and will eatr nge many friends. The Superintendents and their followers evidently fail to understand the feeling of the people. They are misled by clacqueurs. kir George Grey and Mr Fitzherbert may fancy that the 400 persons who cheered them to the echo in Sargoo i’s H >ll last night r> present the people of Otago and of the Colony, This is a miserable del -ion, and the badot-box wiil, when too late, awake them to a sense that it is so. The policy put forth wib never be a popular one Provincialism is doomed, and any attempt to prolong its existence will undoubtedly result in utter failure. If the four Superintendents have headed v small band in the late se sion, they will find even fewer followers in the session to come, if their object be to struggle for a perpetuation of existing institutions.”

This morning Mr fcTenry Howorth introduced to the -uperintendeuc a deputation of residents in the Walton Park, Saddle Hill, and Fairfield districts, with the objet of asking his Honor to influ-. nce the Provincial Government to get the Green aland branch railway extended to the Brighton district road. Toe sum had b ion voted last session hy the Provinci I Council for the completion of to is win Ic. ad • Ll,0l)0 would be sufficient as there was eniy aisont twenty chains of work to be done. This extension would prove very useful, both as a passenger and a goods line, and would be largely us d by the residents. The present station at Abbotsford was a mile and a half distant and very inconvenient to the settlers. The sanction of the General overnment would not be required, as the work had been passed by the Provincial Council. The only estate passed through would be Walton {Park Mr Howorih handed in a petition in favor of th request, signed by 180 settlers in the districts. Bis Honor said LS6O had been placed on the (' stimates for the purpose the deputation referred to and be had no doubt the extension would be carried out. Lie would bring the matter under the notice of the h.x<-cutive and had no doubt but that he could hold out air prospects to the petitioners that their request wouli be complies with He might say that ho would be pleased to see the line carried right through to Brigoton, instead of only to the road. The quarterly meeting of the Otago Typographical Association will be held to-morrow eveuii.g, at eight o’clock. The sixth and final call gis made by the Otago Turkish Hath < o. (limited), payableßon or before JNovember 27, 1875. The Young Men’s Monthly Breakfast Meeting will be held on Bunday, November 7, at eight a, m,, in the large room of Murray’s Hotel. in the current number of the ‘Saturday Advertiser ’ is published the prize essay on the “ Future of New Zealand.” There were ten competitors—three from the North Island and seven from the South. The judges (Alessis Chapman, E. B, Cargill, and ih ofessor Maogregor) were unanimously of opinion that the production of Mr R. C Fergusson, of Dunedin, was the beak; and Mr J. Ashcioft, also of Dunedin, is said to have taken “a highly i honorable second place.” The I ’ayspringLodge, 1.0. G.T., Kens'ngtou, hel i ’-heir fust quarterly meeting last ni hi, when the v inous officers’ reports were handed in The lodge opened with el ven members. ; and at present numbers twenty-nine financial, with a cash balance in hand. The folio . ing were installed < ffleers for he ensuing quarter: -- W (5.T>. Bio. J ,ck ; M. V. , Sister Dutton; W.S., Hro. Girvan ; W. Bro Clark ; W.T., Sister Girvan ; W.C., Bic! Dutton; W.a;., Bro. Strang; W.1.G., Bro. South ; \V,O*O . Bro, Hatfield* I By our advertising columns it will bo seen that the High School Athletic Club sports : take place to morrow afternoon, at the Cale- : doniau Grounds. From the varied programme presented, and from the numerous entries for the different events, a good afternoon’s amusement may be expected, more especially as the Art tile-y Band will enliven the proceedings. T he use of the grand-stand has generously been granted to the Club for the convenience of ladies and fTends of the pupils, while, for the pedestrians, the gras- h<s been mowed and put in good order. The ex-pupils have been handicapped by Mr Kirkoal.y, who has also kindly undertaken the duties of judge. It is hoped that these, the opening sports of the Club, may be successful in every way, as on this meeting depends the question of having annual games in connection with the school.