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Evening Star, Issue 3977, 23 November 1875, Page 2

A special train left*town this evening with the gentlemen who to-night are to he the guests of the residents of Mosgiel, who entertain their member in the Assembly (Mr Reid) in the drill-shed there. Among those who have accepted invitations are Sir ,T. L. C. Richardson, his Honor the Superintendent, Messrs Stout, Murray and Thomson, M.H.R.’b, and Mr A. J, Burns.

The inclement weather yesterday prevented a large attendance at the Queen’s Theatre, when “The Two Orphans” was played for the second time. To-morrow “The Shaughraun” is to be reproduced, arrangements having been made for a special train to Mosgiel after.the performance, so that tb.e residents in that district may witness this piece and return home the same night.

Two or three days ago, a lunatic made His escape from the Dunedin asylum, and we (‘Bruce Herald’) believe has not sime been heard of. It was rumored that he had been seen in the neighborhood of Fairfax, but on inquiries being made it was ascertained that a man, not quite mad enough to be placed in confinement, had borrowed a paper mask from some boys, and set himself to work to frighten a few women and young children. At the Timarn Police Court on the 19th inst. a woman who rejoiced in the name of Charlotte Matilda Amelia Lorns was charged with bigamy, in marrying one Samuel Brown, at Caversham, near Dunedin, her husband, Joseph James Lorns, being then and still living. She was remanded for eight days, for a copy of the certificate of the latter marriage. Bail was accepted her husband in 1200, and two sureties in LIOO each.

There was quite a field-day at the City Police Courr, to-day, there being sn unusually large number of police bye-law cases in addition to the ordinary business. The principal matter before the Court was a charge by an ex-policeman named M‘Carthy against another ex-policeman named Hamilton, who

was charged with stealing a locket and chain from the police-barracks. The case occupied the Court for nearly a couple of hours, and resulted in the acq ittal of the accused. The Good Templars in Auckland have carried the siege into the very heart of the enemy’s camp, and have actually induced a barmaid to be initiated at one of their lodge meetings. The local publicans are horrified at this new departure, and one of them writing to the ‘ Herald’ says :—“ To interfere with the liberties of the Auckland barmaids- and a more respectable class of girls cannot be met with in any community of similar extent in the Colonies—is too much of the monkey, and will be resented as it should be.”

The politics of the ‘ Wakatip Mail ’ recently underwent a violent change. For years the steadfast advocate of Centralism, it has now gone round on the opposite tack and pleads the cause of the “noble band ’ in a manner that must bring joy to the hearts of the most ardent Provinoialists. But public opinion at Queenstown is not altogether with the Provincial party ; and some of tbe local electors who do not agree with the latter have been asking what has induced the ‘ Mail ’ to change its opinions. To them our contemporary makes answer that “Provincialism has also of late been on its beat manners and attending more fairly to up-country interests and requirements,” This will b? news indeed in some up country districts. It may be, however, that Provincialism is putting its house in order before it dies.

b ews of some desperate doings at Fairfax reached Milton on Sunday night, and the police hurried to that usually peaceful auburn under the impression that murder or manslaughter had been committed. How eTer (says the ‘ Bruoe Herald *), nothing very serious had happened. It appears that one nf the “ boys ” resident iu the locality, feeling “ blue mouldy for want of a row,” seized an axe and playfully smash' d in the doors and windows of a relation’s house. His relative did not take the delicate attention in the friendly spirit in which it was offered, and sent for the police. The matter was to have been further explained at the Milton Police Court this morning.

Alluding to the death of Hr hj alley the ‘ Bruce Hera’d ’ says :—He arrived in Lawrence about fourteen years ago, and came there to take charge of the Tuapeka Hospital, of which institution he was the first surgeon. He continued in charge some time. During this long series of years Dr Halley has necessarily been in communication with everyone in the district, and by his uniform kindness to all, and skill and attention to his patients, bad secured the good-will and the affection of all who knew him. His goodness of if and his services to the poorer class must have made him especially valuable to them, as his attention to cases where no fee could be expected was as unremitting as if they belonged to the wealthier class. Some months since he had a rather severe attack of illness, which confined him to his bed for a while, and it is to be presumed that it left traces which, coupled with this last attack, accelerated kia death.”

The Lynch Family of Australian Bellringers opened for a xhort season of five nights at the Temperance Hall last evening, and, considering the wet weather, there was a large audienc.i to greet them on their return to Dunedin. Mr Sykes, who officiated at the piano, played an op-ming overture, and the bellringers then gave the grand march from “Norma” and “My love she’s but a lassie yet.” The latter was loudly encored, aud another Scotch air was given. Mr Charles Keeloy, comic singer, made his urst appearance in the well-known song Good Evening, ” making a favorable impression and obtaining a most hearty encore, Messrs H. and B. Lynch played a quadrille and the “ Lincoln ” funeral march on the stand bells, and these were followed by a very pretty arrangement of “ Write me a Letter from Home ” on the hand-bells. Mr Keeley came next with an amusing song. Beautiful Girls, ” for which he received vociferous applause, and had to submit to another encore. “The Last Rose of Summer” was ably given as a duet by Messrs v.- an( * kynch, but the next item, in which half-a-dozen instruments join, seems to be introduced merely for the sake of showing how much noise can be made. There is no music in it, and the programme would not suffer if it were struck out. “ Home, sweet Home,” on the hand-bells and another comic song by Mr Keeley (again •ncored) were followed by the rather old and stale Chinese song and dance. After a abort interval “ Still so Gently” and “The girl I left behind me” were admirably played by the Lynch family. Mr Keeley gave “The Scamp,” and the hand-bells again laid under contribution for ‘ • Ring the bell, watchman.” An extraordinary and very amusing duet was, then gone through by Messrs R. and W. Lynch. It was called “ Myj Grandfather’s Farmyard,” and it was re-*, ceived with tremendous applause. “ Auld Lang Syne” and a hornpipe, oh the handbells, were followed by some “nigger” business, and the whole entertainment concluded with an amusing farce—“ Glycerine Oil.” The Lynch’s have since their first visit to Dunedin added many new pieces to their repertoire. , and the precision and rapidity with which they handle the bells is something marvellous. Mr Keeley is and comedian of no mean powers, has a pleasing voice, a very expressive countenance, and a budget of new songs. He has, however, toe much to do, having last night to sing ten songs and ap, ear in a farce. As the programme is rather lengthy, it would be as well for Mr Keeley to be put down for fewer solos, or else for him to decline encores. _ Mr M. W. Green will preach in the Christian Chapel, Great King street, this evening, at 7.30. The quarterly meeting of the District Grand Lodge of Otago and Southland, E.C., will be held in the Masonic Hall to-morrow evenincr. at 7.30. b The secretary of the Friendly Societies’ F6te Committee informs us that the nett proceeds of their gathering at St Leonard’s, on the 9th inst., were Ll2O.