The Evening Star MONDAY, DECEMBER 20, 1875.

Evening Star, Issue 4000, 20 December 1875, Page 2

The Evening Star MONDAY, DECEMBER 20, 1875.

Sorgt. fitchcner, of Lawrence, and his wife have been appointed master and matron of the Industrial school.

Another case of scarlet fever has broken out in Dunedin, two children belonging to Mr Stohr, butcher, having been attacked, the lads were removed to the temporary lever ward in Upper Maclaggan street, and the house baa consequently not been quarantined. On Monday last an inquest was held at Drunken Worn m’s Creek on whatappeared to be tho body o' a Chinaman, and an open verdict was loturned. ‘The.Mount Ida Chronicle’ says there is no special reason for suspecting foul play in toia case; at the same time, where so little known, there must bo a feeling of uneafiueas as to the real cause of death. ’ At the Kifle Association’s compatieion on Saturday Volunteer Hutchinson won the first prize in t}ie Consolation Match with a score of 35, at 40U, 500, and 600 yards ; Volunteer Webster, No 1, the second prize, with 52 ; Corporal Brown, ISo. 1, the third, with 40 ; Lieut. Douglas, No. 1, the fourth, with 48; Volunteer Mathesuu, Waikari, and Gunner Fordyce, the fifth and sixth, each with a score of 45. Tho ‘ Post ’ has not a good opinion of Mr Macandrew’s Port Chalmers speech. “ Altogether,” says our contemporary, “ Mr Macandrew’s speech is of the most disappointing character. It is verbose, high fa utiu, and full ot claptrap, while it is absolutely devoid of a single practical or statesmanlike suggestion towards the solution of o that great constitutional question to winch the min is of many thoughtful men in this Colony 7 are directed. Voxel preterca nihil That ia the fitting motto for Mr Macaudrew’a speech,” The following items of mining intelli 8 geuce are Irom our exchanges:—l he reef has been struck in the mam tunnel of tho W'aipori Gold Mining Co.’s clann, Tho lode is wide and carries gold freely 7, 'll his compauy ha - > e now a splendid prospect eeforo them.—M nmg operations are brisk at tlio Bine Spur, water being very plentiful Toe yield of gold from the famous hill is ateadfiy on tho increase. —lt Hamilton luring last week there was great excitement among tue minors. Mr Daniel Tremcwan got a dish of wash-dirt out of the solid, and .got 5 Zi 4jdwts to tho one dish.

At Arrowtown last week one George Morrow was sentenced to ten mouths’ imprisonm nt by Mr Strat ord, R.M. Alorrow’s offence, as di seabed by one of the witnesses at ids trial, was as follows On the 12th Nove ber last, he called at the Empire Hotel, Cardrona, and represent d that he ha t 430 acres of land on JJawea Flat, and was possessed f funds deposited in the Bank of ew Zealand. Un the strength of that representation, which turned out to be falre, he obtained cash to the amount of LI9 3j upon cheques, which Wtre afterwa.ds returned as valueless.

As a rule sensational pieces do not go d ,wn well, hut the performance at the Queen’s on Saturday night proved an exception Miss Stephenson as Jack, Mr Alusgravo as tiro Jocaamuli, Mr Keogh as LMucskin, and last, hut by no moans least, Mr Sloneham a-i Abraham Mondcz, furni bed a caste which won d please anyone. For a wonder not only the lower hut (he upper p?.vt of the house was well ililod, and the audience seemed to thoroughly appreciate the performance, which throughout ran with an evenness that has not hj cu seen at the Queen’s lately. An s Entr’ Acte’ is now puhl shed nightly, and the patrons of the Theatre are tens enabled to pleasantly while away the intervale. On Friday the Theatre will be reopened with the Christmas pantomime. It is reported that Dr JJaast, of Canter bury, has made a very valuable discovery. The ‘Post’ learns from a private soutce that in the course of his explorations the doctor came upon a shallow cow, the limastone walls of which v/etocovered for a spice of about a hundred feet by live feet Irgh with remarkable drawings of apparently great antiquity. Dr Haist had all these drawings carefully copied, and the information m detail will shortly be published. There are three distinct acta of drawings the oldest of them in rod, the others 'ni black. The »cuing o;f iron the surface id the limestone rock affords proof of tin; great a. .-iTijiuty of the '.voile. Tin, most iuU r<..dim. circumstances •. ounccto.i with the iv.d paintings is that they mohiuo sketches of the ancient mua by a prehistoric artist.

The body of a male child, wrapped up in a piece of blanket, was found in the garden of an unoccupied house in York place yesterday afternoon.

The unoccupied house at Blue Spur, belonging to Mr Livingstone, referred to in our Lawn, nee telegram on Saturday night as having bsen burnt down, cor girted of four rooms. It was insured in the New Zealand office for LICO. The supposed incendiary has been arrested.

To the already large list of City improvements effected by prison labor, must be added the new portion of the Botanical Gardens. on the left hand side of the Port road, wh-ch will become a favorite resort of the jovenile portion of the community. 'the ground is nicely out, and in one part of it a number of swings have been erected. At this morning's sittings of the Supreme Court in bankruptcy, before Mr Justice Williams, discharges were granted to henry j Edward Tattersfield, John Gordon M'Kay, | Matthew Waddell, Frederick Bennett, Joseph Cairncrojs, Daniel Lefevre, ■’* illiam Barr, and John M Tndoe. The certificates of Francis William Falconer and Alexander M ‘lntyre were suspended for a month each, and that of John Thomas Telfer for six months. Lawrence Bennett Salmon was adjudicated a bankrupt, the first meeting of creditors being fired for the 28:h inst. Declarations of complete execution of deeds were made in the cases of Charles Clark and George Clark. Mr Bi< ssel, Princes street, has sent us a neat pocket almanac for 187(3. Rehearse! of Herr Schott’s Christmas concert will be held in St. George’s Hall this evening. The monthly meeting of the Lodge of Dundin, 931, 5.0., will be held in the Masonic Hall, to-morrow evening at eight. Officers and members of the Provincial Grand Lodge are requested to meet at the IMa-onic Hall, on Wednesday evening next, at 7.30. Members of Court Enterprise, A.0.F., are requested to attend a special meeting at the South Australian Hotel to-morrow evening, at eight. , Dr Bake well will deliver a lecture in aid of the building fund of All Saints’ Church to-mor-row evening, at the school-room adjoining the church. The Hibernian Society’s Boxing-day fdte ‘' ill be held at Burnside, Green Island, on a piece of ground kindly lent for tho occasion by Mr G. Wallace. . J There were sixteen admissions to and twentyone discharges from tho hospital last week. Hester Carlino, aged 65, a native of Manchester, died from rheumatic gout. Residents of Anderson’s Bay and neighborhood will find in our advert sing columns a corrected time-table of Thomson and Co.’s omnibus service between the Imperial Hotel and An -erson’s Bay. On Friday evening last tho private school conducted by Miss McLiskey, in Stafford stieet, was dismissed for the holidays. Throughout; the past year there have been inattendanca, betwe n forty and filty pupil-, whose progress in all the subjects taught has been to all intents thoroughly satisfactory. The children desire ! to show their appreciation of their teacher’s Hpiform kindness and forbearance, and subscribed a goodly sum of money for the purpose of purchasing a handsome Colonial gold locket, which was presented by the senior pupil, Mias Mar* aret Johnston, Following the example of Mr Gully, Mr J. 0. iioyte, of Auckland, intends publishing a series of engravings from paintings by himself, illustrative of the scenery of New Zealand. His series null comprise the Hot Lakes, Westland, Auckland, Canterbury, and some of the lake see aery of this Province. Some of the work from Mr Hoytc’s easel is now on view at Messrs Fergusson and Mitchell’s, and is well worthy of inspection. The cheap price at which this series will be procurable to subscribers should ensure the list being filled up early. To-morrow Mr lioyte starts on a sketching tour in the Lake I iistriot.