The Evening Star TUESDAY, DECEMBER 14, 1875.

Evening Star, Issue 3995, 14 December 1875, Page 2

The Evening Star TUESDAY, DECEMBER 14, 1875.

A telegraph station is now open at Gore, in this Province. Tt is stated that scarlet fever has made its appearance in Invercargill aud at the Teviot. Sir J. L, C. Richardson lectured on China ta the University Hall last evening ; Bishop Nevill in the chair. There was a good attendance.

The Gunediu shareholders in the Greymouth Coal Company have appointed Messrs Davie, G. F. Reid, Prosser, Law, and Quick, as a committee to report aa to future action.

We hear that it is unlikely there will be any opposition to the return of Mr Maloney as first Mayor of South Dunedin. 'I he nomination for St. Kilda takes place to-morrow. At a meeting at Maori Hill last night Messrs Jackson, Short, Campbell, Pelkington, Ross, and Talbot were appointed a committo to take the necessary steps to have that district made into a Municipality. Through pressure on our space we are compelled to hold over our Police Court and

City Council reports, and a quantity of original matter, to overtake which we purpose iis dug a supplement to-morrow.

In order not to interfere with the holiday season the criminal sittings of the Supreme Court will not be commenced til! Tuesday, the 4tb of January. Hitherto the session has commenced on the first Monday in the month. The Resident Magistrate’s Court had a brief sitting this morning. The case of Blyth v. Spence and others was the only business down for the day, and that was. by m dual consent of ihe parties, adjourned till the 22nd inst.

The remains of the late Mr Britton, master of the Industrial School, were interred iu the Church of England Southern Ceme this afternoon. The school children and members of the police force fin uniform), attended the funeral. The Rev. Mr Martin officiated at the grave. The principal business at the City Police Court to-day were two cases of ly-grog selling, in which W. D, Woodifield and Thomas Carter appeared as de endants. Both were dismissed, the Bench advising Revenue-officer Lurab to employ proper persons as informers, and not those that would turn round on him. The committee ‘of tho Athenaeum have placed chess players, who are members of the Institute, on the same footing as other games, for which provision

was made in the Athenamm. n a division it was decided to receive some theological works of Christadelphian views, presented by Mr Holmes and previously refused. “ The Otago Society of Artists” wasformed at the Athenar im last night. The attendance of those favorable to the movement was not large, but the smallness of numbers was compensated for by tho enthusiasm of those who were present. Mr W. J. Percival was elected secretary, and Mr W, K, Brown, treasurer. The society would receive valuable information from Mr J. C. Hoyte, who is the leading spirit in a similar body at Auckland, and wno wM be in Dunedin next week. Mr Hoyte, who is about to visit tho Lake district on a sketching tour, will exhibit here a number of pictures from his own easel.

It is impossible to get together iu Queenstown a licensing meeting, the court being adjourncil from day to clay, became it is said that all the members but one and tho Resident Magistrate are interested in hotel property, either as owners of the land or m rtgagees, and the terms of the Aot in re* ference to the interests of tho commissioners in any wine and spirit business debar members of the bench from acting Ihe applications (adds tho ‘ Wakatip Mail’) are to be forwarded to the Superintendent for his Honor’s consent.

f i he Licensing Com b sat to day to hear two adjourned cases, but there was no quorum present, only Messrs Bathga e and His lop puc-ing in an appearance. However, in

the case of 1 homas u’Donnell, of tho Royal George Hotel, an application for a night license, Mr Bathgate stated that, although through there being no quorum, the Ranch was unable to come to a definite decision ; those who were present had carefully considered the case, and were of opinion that, as the Act was quite silent on the point previously inised (as to the time required for giving notice of application), this application could be entertain* d. The Court would have to be aclj urned for a work, wh<n the case would again come up, but it was perfectly unnecessary for tho applicant to attend. 'the following items are from to- ay’ ‘ B* nee Herald 1 'dome days ago we men tion d that an action between two Milton r sidents would soon come before the Supreme C-’ur*-, damages being Jajd at 1.0,000 Mi .Valter Taylor h.s been nd&iried for the plaintiff.—Mr Cegge, miller, intends t&

one of the insurance companies for heavy damages for delay in the payment of the 'mount of hia insurance.—Some of the im migrants who lately arrived hero do no seem particularly anxious to obtain woik Yesterday one of them was offered a job, to count and sort a number of posts, with a protni e of further employment on soon

railway works near here in a few days. He refused the off er, because his brother could not ba employed too.—Outside work has been commenced at the Manuka Creek tunnel. The distance to be driven before •ho tunnel is through is about four chains, and the work will ba completed early in March.

Mr Armstrong’s election committee are requested to meet in the committee room, Tern perance Hall, this evening at 7.30. The members of No, 12 William Johnston L. O. Lodge are requested to meet in the Lodge Room, Friendly code ties’ Hall, on Friday, December 17, at 7 p m. •A. concert will be given in the Drill shed, Mosgiel, to-morrow evening, and we can safely say it will prove a complete success. The concert is in aid of building a church at Mosgiel. Mr Robert Williams, one of the drivers on the Southern line of coaches, has been presented by the travellers on the line and by some Balclutha friends, with a handsome gold watch and chain, in recognition of the many kind services rendered in connexion with the line. The articles, were obtained from Mr John Hislop, of Princes street.