The Evening Star MONDAY, JANUARY 10, 1876.

Evening Star, Issue 4016, 10 January 1876, Page 2

The Evening Star MONDAY, JANUARY 10, 1876.

An application by Sarah Davis, of Princes street south, for a reneAval of the pawnbroker’s license held by her, was granted at the Resident Magistrate’s Court to-day. The post-office authorities have arranged Avith the Union Company to detain the Hawea until ’Wednesday, the 10th inst, to take the outward San Francisco mail.

The Resident Magistrate at Port Chalmers had only to deal AA r ith two cases of drunkenness this morning. Charles Chandler and Brown Kenny were respectively fined 5s and 10s, with the customary alternatives.

A meeting of the office-bearers and committees of the Presbyterian Synodl is to be held in the First Church to-morrow CAmning, Avhen the important questions that are likely to engage the attention of the Synod will be considered. The election of councillors for South Dunedin on Saturday resulted in the return for North Ward of Messrs Jas. Hardy and F. G. Nauman; for South Ward, of Messrs Thos. Heffernan and Win. Meade ; and for East Ward, of Messrs W. Thomas and John Barrowman.

By the mail, yesterday, Professor Coughtrey receiA r ed intimation from the authorities of the University of Edinburgh that they Avould recognise him as a lecturer in Dunedin whose lectures Avould qualify for graduation in medicine in that University under the Scottish Universities Commissioners’ Act of 1858.

Aiiother Dunedin Cup horse has come to grief, Mr Knox being again the unfortunate owner. Medians broke doAvn Avhilo running in the Maiden Plate at Tapanui last Aveek, and his injuries are sufficient to throAV him out of training. He is five years old, by Scud out of Chloo, and AA r as expected to accomplish some good things on the turf. Mr Medcalfe, the agent of Mdllc. di Murska, the celebrated Hungarian singer, who haa been astonishing the natives of Australia for some months back, is in toAvn, arranging for a series of concerts to be given in Dunedin by Mdlle. di Murska and her company, which will comprise Signori Rosuati (tenor); Snsini (basso profundi); and b Grammona (flautist). On receipt of advices by the Alhambra, Mr Medcalfe will be in a position to announce the date of the first concert, and Ave shall then have a word or tAvo to say about the singers. In dealing with a case in Avhich the LucknoAy Quartz Mining Company were the plaintiffs, at tho Resident Magistrate’s Court to-day, Mr Bathgate dAvelt strongly on the practice of managers of companies leaving blanks in their minute-books. His Worship said the habit in vogue appeared to he that of beginning new minutes on the top of a page and thus leaving blank-sheets. Now he Avas certainly of opinion that, [in keeping a minute-book, there should be no blanks, as room was thus left for interpolations.

Larrikiuism has hithorto been exceptional in Dunedin. On the Avhole, there has been less of it than in the average of Colonial cities. But we fear we shall not long be able to claim immunity from this social difficulty, There is scarcely a garden or orchard in the outskirts of tho City free from the depredations of children of both sexes, who are aided in their raids by persons so well groAvn as to load to the suspicion that they may be their parents. On the borders of tho Toavu Belt, about Forth Place and Queen street, flower gardens are entered and flowers plucked by women and children in the most bare-faced manner. Orchards are not only robbed, but the trees are broken down and their branches strewed about. In fact, proprietors of gardens Avho have spent much time and money in cultivating them are treated as if Avhat had been done is for the sole benefit of a class Avho have much more in common Avith the inmates of tho gaol than Avith their respectable neighbors. It is to bo regretted that this barefaced thieving is not confined to the neglected class, but that among them are children of parents to Avhom the price of a few handfuls of fruit is as nothing, and Avho themselves are owners of fruit and flower gardens- Sundays, holidays, and the hours of leaAong work are usually tho times chosen by the depredators, and wo trust tho police will he on the look out for detecting and punishing them, as should the work of robbery be continued, ornamental and fruitgardening Trill be given up,

Both places of amusement were well attended on Saturday night. At the Temperance Hall, Mr Willard introduced his spiritual manifestations, which seemed to astonish everyone. Thistrick is undoubtedly .superior to the Gordian knot which was shown here some time ago. The pantomime will be played at the Queen’s Theatre for the last time to-morrow. Those who have not yet seen it should now do so.

During the heaving of a case in the Resident Magistrate’s Court, Queenstown, the following dialogue occurred ;—Plaintiff: I sue in this case because I understand thede fendant intends filing a declaration of insolvency, and because he refuses to transfer his mining claim to me as security for my debt. Mr Finn, solicitor for defendant: Then you wanted a preferential claim on his assets ? Plaintiff; No, sir, I wanted a sluicing claim. A novel application to be excused from serving on a jury was made this morning at the Supreme Court. On Mr Walkem’s name being called out that individual claimed to be excused, on the ground that he was keeper of the powder magazine and that no one but himself was allowed to give out powder. Mr Justice Williams said that would not take away his liability to a®t as a juror; but as there were found to be twelve men present besides him, Mr Walkem’s services were dispensed with.

Everything appeared in a state of disorder Avhen Mr Bathgate, R.M., took his seat at the Resident Magistrate’s Court to-day. Some trifling alterations had to be made to the magisterial bench : and as these were barely completed at eleven o’clock, the carpenter had to beat a hasty retreat, tools in hand. When his Worship entered, a bailiff was found in possession of the coveted seat; and having removed his hat, he simpered out an explanation of the cause of the disordered court. Mr Howorth complained that the lawyers’ bench had not been relieved of its coat of dust; and when this matter had been attended to and business was about to be commenced, it was found that the doors had not been thrown open to the public. This having been done, things went on more smoothly. By our telegraphic columns, it wiil be seen that Mr T. Dodson, of the Otago PigeonShooting team, has not yet won the silver challenge cup, valued at fifty guineas. The score made by the Otago team was 151, and the Auckland score was announced as 140; the highest individual score being 23 for the jOtago, and 19 for the Northern men. Now, however, comes the information that the Auckland fired at only ten birds each, the highest possible score being 200 ; while our men fired at thirteen birds each, giving them the chance of making 260 points. The Otago firing is therefore much inferior to Auckland’s, and the two individual scores of 19 each out of a possible 20, made by Auckland men, are superior to Mr Dodson’s 23 out of a possible 26, We do not know how the matter will be arranged, but the Auckland team naturally claim the victory, and if, they are allowed to fire at three birds more each to come on oven terms w r ith the Otago team they are sure to win. The difficulty that has arisen is much to be regretted and shows that so simple a matter as the arrangement of an Interprovincial PigeonShooting match has been shockingly bungled. The ‘ Wairarapa Standard ’ has a particularly strong article, headed “A Turf Scandal in the Wairarapa, ” on the result of the race for the Jockey Club Plate, run for on the 31st ult., the second day of the local races. From it we take the following extracts Fishhook and Korari (the only starters) met at a difference of lOlbs. We may here remark that ever since the arrival of these cracks there has been more or less a suspicion that they would not go on their merits, and as this distrust had gained weight every day there were people at every conceivable corner, so that if foul play was meant the parties stood a fair chance of being bowled out. And so they were. The starter sent them away to a fair start, Korari, as usual, going to the front hard held. As they came around the corner into the straight, Derritt, who was lying down inside of the course, jumped up, threw his hat up, and frightened Karori off the course, Fishhook following him. The facts are so barefaced and annoying that we have scarcely patience to pen them. Korari’s jockey rolled off; he was not thrown off. There Avere people Avho Avere Avithin a feAV yards of him who Avill tell anyone thot he rolled off like a bag of sand. Korari Avas immediately caught, and the boy put on, but instead of making the best of his time in order to catch Fishhook, he walked leisurely along till he got on the course, and then essayed to catch Fishhook (av!io Avas by this time nearly half a mile a-head) letting the colt again get off at the top turn, in order to make it appear that the first Avas a genuine bolt. Next comes, in our opinion, the clencher. This man Derritt who frightened Korari off is the man Avho is in charge of Fishhook—his trainer in fact. The boy Avho rode Korari made no protest. In fact he says that he did not sec Derritt at all, and does not knoAv Avhat made Korari bolt. What are avc to think ? The gatekeeper told the ! stewards that he saw Derritt frighten Korari ; off. Two policemen also saw it, and told j them so, as also did other people, and' yet we heard the moving spirit of the club tell a man that no notice could be taken, .because the OAvncr or jockey ( of the other horse had not lodged a protest. I Whatever the steAvards may say, the public j knoAV full Avell that, so far as seeing fair play | in the carrying out of the programme is con- i cerned, their power has practically no limit; | and so it ought to be. They have power to I disqualify both Derritt and Fishhook, and to j get Derritt disqualified on every course in the Colony. See how the Canterbury Club acted in the Peeress case, which action our club endorsed. And what is to prevent our club acting, where they apparently have evidence to warrant them in passing the heaidest sentence possible ?” The Loyal Unity Lodge 1.0.0. F. will meet at the Ocean View Hotel on Wednesday next at 8 p.m. Pcav rents will bo received by the Church Wardens at AU Saints’ Church to-morrow evening, at 8 o’clock. A quarterly meeting of the Court Pride A.O.F. Avill be held in the South Australian Hotdl to-morrow evening at eight o’clock. All who may be interested in the formation of a society of artists are requested to attend at the Athenaeum this evening at eight o’clock. Wehave received frem the Union S.S. Company a copy of their time-table of the Maori’s mail service round the Middle Island for 1876. The Parochial School (All Saints’) is now superseded by a Grammar School, of Avhich Mr Kirby is the head, Mr Kirby’s aim has been to make a change of this kind, and, wo have no doubt this school will prove itself, Avhat ‘ its Principal is very anxious to make it—a real boon to the district, J The second number of the Makomako, a comic journal published in Auckland, has reached ns. The full-paged cartoon, “Eagcfor the Fray,” Is excellently conceived, and on the whole Avell executed. Ihe Canterbury team are represented as going on the stump. At the bead are the Ministers, Messrs Bowen and Richardson (capital likenesses i, followed by Messrs Stafford, Reeves, and Bluett (the latter dressed in canonicals thrown over a sporting costume), while a prominent figure in rear is “ Nabob ” Wilson, surrounded by his Indian servant*. No one could have the ■dightu-t difficulty .•. : ; : •;■ aU mery, but it is a ci»e of guess wo;k tvith Messrs Rolleston, Stevens, and J, F, Brown, The letterpress is very good.

The Dunedin Harmonic Society meet for practice at the Friendly Societies’ Hall to-mor-row at 8 p m. Two useful arts are to be cultivated at the All Saints’ Grammar School—singing, under Mr Monish; and swimming, under Mr Sims, R.N. Persons desirous of taking advantage of these classes for their families, are requested by advertisement, to notify Mr Kirby, The Victorian Insurance Company and Messrs Ferguson and Mitchell send us their almanacs, each of which is well got up. A feature of the latt.r, which should commend it to the mercantile community, is that it sets out iu distinctive color’s the dates of departure from this port of the San Francisco and Suez mails.

Mr and Mrs Woods, assisted by several Dunedin and Lawrence amateurs, give an entertainment at Port Chalmers to-morrow night, in aid of the Catholic Church in Port. As a large number of tickets have been sold, Dunedin visitors will be taken to Port by the Golden Age, leaving the Rattray street wharf at 7 p.m. and returning at II p.m.