The Evening Star MONDAY, JANUARY 17, 1876.

Evening Star, Issue 4022, 17 January 1876, Page 2

The Evening Star MONDAY, JANUARY 17, 1876.

The Hon. W. H. Reynolds aeturns to Wellington to-morrow. At the Queen’s Theatre, on Saturday night, “The Colleen Sawn” Avas played, Miss Stephenson appearing in the title role. To-night “ Grif ” will be played. Smith’s Combination Troupe made their final appearance at the Temperance Hall on Saturday night, Avhen an attractive programme Avas presented. The Troupe appear next in Christchurch.

The Invercargill cricketers, nothing daunted by their recent defeat at Invercargill, have issued challenges to Balclutha, Tokoraairiro, and, in fact, to any club that will play them.

Mr W. S. Lyster, of Melbourne, is shoAving enterprise as an impressario. J. K. Emmet, “our Gorman Cousin,” is coming out under engagement to him, and he Aviil be followed by the great Sothern. A fact this time.

Mr Charles Bright, who is only excelled by the Rev. Charles Clark as a public lec r turer, is about to visit this Colony on a lecturing tour, and will deliver a series of lectures on “Yankee Humor.” Mr Bright was to leave Melbourne a week after the date of the Ringarooma’s departure.

A special notice has been jjssued by the postal authorities at the Post Office during the last few days, cautioning the public that late letters sent on board steamers without the proper late fee will be surcharged on arrival, and that Suez late letters similarly put on board are liable to be detained in Melbourne or sent back again, as New Zealand stamps do not pass in Australia.

There was a somewhat lengthened sitting of the Resident Magistrate’s Court to-day, but the business was of an unimportant nature. In the following cases judgment was given for plaintiffs with costs :—Christie v. Bartlett, 12s 8d for goods supplied; Fogo v. Nicholls, L 7 5s for balance of contract; Bardsley v. Oliver, L3B 9s on a dishonored cheque ; Didson v. King, 20s and costs, for obstruction of a right-of-way; Fleming v, Robson, L 22 3s for goods supplied.

After the jury had delivered their verdict in the case of B. H. Solomon, who was tried *t Wellington on Thursday, for forgery, the Chief Justice remarked, after receiving the verdict of the jury, that he entirely concurred in the finding, and regretted that he had not more strongly directed them to bring in such a verdict as that just returned. After leaving the Bench, His Honor said he remembered that he had made an omission in not calling the jury’s attention to the fact of the utter absence of suspicious behaviour on accused’s part after the alleged perpetra tion of the aet. The jury’s verdict had bis entire concurrence.

r t F o ’' the first time (remarks the ‘N, 0. Times’) a horse was led across the Waitaki Bridge on b riday, from tie Canterbury to the Otago side, the animal having, like* his leader, to walk a plank footway three planks wide, from the north bank to where the flooring of the bridge is completed, a distance of about two chains. The* gentleman who performed the feat is the traveller for Messrs is eill and Boyd, Dunedin, and bears the very appropriate name of Mr Hope. For the future he deserves to add 'the cognomen of Plucj£. The buggy was bvou ght over ou the trolly. The feat deserves rmention, as it is the first time the Waitaki bus been crossed, other than on or through water, by man cr htr»c,

Th® Boach at tho City Police Court to-day held that to constitute a charge of drunkenness it must be shown that the offender is continually drunk. Hitherto it has invariably been held that if a person is drunk three times within a twelve-month he is an habitual drunkard, Mr Pyke’a liberal interpretation of the law will gladly be received by those who are now and again locked-up for taking a “ wee drap” too much. As showing how poople sometimes come down in the world, it- may be stated that Baron De Thierry was the other day summoned in the Auckland R.M. Court for payment of a small account of 14 4a, and judgment given against him. The unhappy Baron is evidently out at elbows, because he had to ask the Court to allow him to pay the amount by instalments, his plea being that he could’nt get in money due to him by natives. How are the mighty fallen! Fancy a personage, who once proclaimed himself King of New Zealand, now only able to pay off a paltry debt at the rate of 10s a week.

Members of the Pioneer Lodge IO G.T. are requested to attend to-morrow evening. Business : Nomination of Officers.

The churchwardens of St. Paul’s Church will attend in the vestry this evening from eight to nine, to receive seats rents and applications. We would remind our readers that Miss E mouse s benefit takes place to-night. The tickets have gone off well, and those who attend may anticipate a good programme well carried ous.

There were seventeen admissions to and twenty one discharges from the Hospital last week. The deaths were Thomas Nicholas, seaman, aged 44, native of Wales, from consumption; Alexander Wilkie, aged 24, native of iNelson, from typhoid fever.