The Evening Star. THURSDAY, DECEMBER 9, 1875.

Evening Star, Issue 3991, 9 December 1875, Page 2

The Evening Star. THURSDAY, DECEMBER 9, 1875.

. Waihola regatta is fixed for the 27th inst, when LIOO will be offered in prizes. A novel action will be tried at the ensuing sessions of the Supreme Court at Napier. One lady sues another for slander.

The employes of the Westland Provincial Council have not received pay during the last three months. The General Government has never been applied to for asssistance.

•n^ r ~B^ce Williams leaves for Invercargill to-morrow, to preside at the Criminal Sessions commencing there on Monday next, and will probably be absent for a week or ten days.

, r . .Aurora Floyd,” a double dance by Miss Vivian and Mr Hooper, and the farce of “ Old Gooseberry,” constituted the programme at the Queen’s last night, and it will be repeated this evening.

The disingenuousness of the 'Clutha Leader’ is unexampled. In its leading columns it puts forward Mr Teschemaber, the squatting candidate, and least likely to be elected for Gladstone, as the exponent of the policy of the Government on the question of dealing with the runs.

At the City Police Court to-day, John Brown was fined ss, and John Hotson 40s, with the alternatives attaching to those penalties, for drunkenness. Ellen Crawley was remanded till Monday on charges of drunkenness and vagrancy. Messrs Fish and Mollieon, J.P.’a, were the presiding Justices.

, fchiss day’s sitting of the Supreme Court in banco, argument was heard in the case of Chapman (appellant) v. Kennedy (respondent), case on appeal from the Dunedin District Court ; and in that of Scott v. Brodnok and another, argument of rule to discharge or rescind rule absolute. His Honor took time to consider his decision in each case.

An open public entertainment in connection with the Linden Lodge 1.0. G.T. took place in the schoolroom last evening; and, notwithstanding the very unfavorable weather, there was a large audience. Mr N. Y, A. Wales was in the chair, and referred to the good work in which the order is engaged in trying to ameliorate and reform the drinking customs and usages of society. He thought the Good Tomplars had got hold of the right end of the rope, and concluded bis remarks by referring to other modes of dealing with these customs adopted in tome other countries, such as in Sweden. A very excellent programme was gone through, and at the conclusion a hearty vote of thanks was given to the Chairman on the motion of the W. C. Templar.

Sir George Grey’s advocacy of separation does not find favor in any part of the North Island, except Auckland, which is natural, seeing that that Province would bo the only gainer if it were possible to give effect to the scheme. Wellington and Taranaki oppose it; and Hawke’s Bay, as represented by its Press, declares it. The f Telegraph J an Opposition journal, commenting upon Sir George’s address to the electors of Auckland City West, says : “The leader of the Opposition appears to get less and less practical, and, instead of defining a policy which should benefit New Zealand as a whole, his thoughts appear centred on the aggrandizement of Auckland, and in making her the great emporium where all the revenues of at least the northern portion of the Colony should be spent, and take her back to tboso regal days when a large Colonial and Imperial expenditure made her the fhen leading town of the Colony.” The ‘Herald’ ridicules the separation idea, and sarcastically alludes to Sir George's declaration that the passage of the Abolition Bill Act was a crime against the whole human race, observing “It did not occur to us in that light before, but now that ho mentions it, it really brings the tears to our eyes to think of the miseries that it will inflict on the unhappy Chinese, not to mention the inhabitants of Kamschatka and Thibet.”

Tenders aro invited until Monday evening by the Friendly Societies’ F6te Committee for supplying refreshments, &c., at St. Leonard’s on Boxing Day. A meeting of shareholders of the Greymouth Coal Mining Company (Limited) will be held on Monday, December Id, at 8 p.m., in the Provincial Hotel. Mr Kirby, of All Saints’ School, will lecture to-morrow evening in the Headquarters Drillshed, when the Bishop of the Diocese will preside, As the proceeds are in aid of the school prize fund, and the loctur ■> when delivered some time ago was highly spoken of, wo expect a good house. Wo understand the choir of All Saints’ Church purpose giving a concert on Thursday, IGth inst, in aid of their organ fund. As they will be assisted by the choirs of St. Paul’s and St. Matthew’s, with Mr I owsey as conductor, wo may predict a success. Farther particulars will be given by advertisement. Those intending to take part are requested to meet for Practice to-morrow evening, at the Friendly Societies’ Hall. Wo understand that a series of illustrated lectures, of an instructive but popular character, will be given, Lr a charitable purpose, ni tire University H all. This attempt to supply a species of entertainment having some intellectual pmpose, deserves to he successful. We hear that the fiist of the series will be given by -Sir John i ichardson, on China, next Monday. The nameiof the lecturer is a guarantee that the subject will be well treated.;

A meeting of the residents of Maori Hill, Newington, and Nevada will be held on Monday evening, at 7.30, in the Baptist Meetinghouse, to consider matters re municipality. M essra Gillies and Street have presented ns with a cariosity in the way of photography. It is a reduced copy of the original policy of Inice? 1100 on ie Great Exhibition building of 1862. The amount was insured in the Norwich L 1 re Insurance Society, of which Me=srs Gillies and Street are agents in Otago, and is said to be the heaviest risk ever taken by one office, as it amounted to L 450,000. 'ihe copy is a beautiful illustration of the perfection which has been attained n this branch of art.

• p 01 *? 9 specimens of penmanship which are intended to be sent in for the pen Mr J. S. Webb annually gives to the High School hoys for excellence in that department have been shown to us, and we have no hesitation in saying that for nbatness of execution and boldness of style their equal has not been turned out of the school. Whether they will merit the prize is a question for the judges ; hut of this we are snre. if they are exhibited on the speech day they will arrest attention and excite the warmest approval.