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Evening Star, Issue 4031, 27 January 1876, Page 2

The London 4 Medium ’ states that Hearno, the medium for materialisations, was about to leave for a trip to Dunedin, New Zealand. His object is relaxation. Yesterday afternoon a man named E. P, Corley was arrested by Sergeant Sullivan at the Bluff, on warrant, charring him with embezzling a cheque for L 23 13s, the property of Davidson and Co., of Dunedin. The prisoner will be remanded here. “The Octoroon,” with a good cast, followed by a farce,, will be played at the Queen’s Theatre this evening. For Miss Leake’s benefit to-morrow evening the w;ellknown and sensational drama “Under the Gaslight ” • will -constitute the chief attraction.

The election for two directors for the Colonial Bank, which was proceeded with after we went to press last evening, resulted in the return of Messrs J. Rattray and G, A. M‘Lean. There were seven candidates. Messrs W. D. Moares.and Edmund Smith were ro-olcctccl auditors.

A publican, carrying on business in George street, was summoned at the Police Court to-day for obstructing the thoroughfare by watering the footpath with a hose. The Court had some 4 doubts as to the applicability ' of the byedaw, and in dismissing the charge expressed the hope that for the future people would abstain from watering the footpaths, aa the water destroyed the aapllalte. ■ The amount of wages to be poid to harvest hands this season is occupying some attention amonst the settlers in the Clutha district. It is generally expected an ample supply of men will he got at reasonable rates. One settler informs the ‘ Leader ’ that several fully experienced and competent men have offered to engage with him for the season at 5s per day. ~ .

The adjourned annual meeting, of; th 6 All Saints’ Young Men’s Association was held in the schoolroom last evening, the president (the Rev. Mr Stanford) in chair. The treasurer made his statement of the financial affairs of the Society, which was adopted as rekd. The’mceting then proceeded to the election of office-bearers for the current half-

year, the following gentlemen being elected ; —Vlde-Wesident, Mr James Ashcroft; secretary, Mr S. P. Cortis j treasurer, Mr C. Speneer; committed, Messrs, Day, Swete, and Kirby; ( A vote of . thanks was awarded to the president Snd treasurer, after Which the meeting closed; i -V : f '. ■•The two, - .prisoners Johii Horrigafi,. sentenced- at o%maru to twelve montf}* ite* prisonment with .haril i labor, _ and Charles Stephen Mills, tailor, Committed for;? trial on three separaw charges of forgery,. Were received into gdid , yesterday evening, escorted' by Police Constable Henderson. The Kaitangata railway .is being pushed forward with energy. Already the whole of the rails have been laid from the junction to the main line, and they are now being continued up the gully to the coal pits, Ballasting wilkbe"commenced next week,, audit is expected this operation will be accomplished at thd rate of a quarter of a mile a day. In three weeks (adds the * Cltttha Deader,*) it will be •, completed,, and the. line •ready for traffic. . A recent social episode has been a fruitful ‘ topic of • conversation since the following ’ facts haye become known there. A marriage \ a brother of a ifian lately killed by t a gravel pit, accident, and. the widow of the • deceased Was performed by the Registrar at ; Carlyle. It is alleged that the parties gave false names, as there was a legal technicality ;in the,way.of their union otherwise ; ahd 'the man has been arrested on a charge of , perjury., ~

The ‘Brisbane Courier* displays a profound knowledge of the geography of tins 'country; and tells some Munchausen like stories concerning it. The following, among others, are amusing specimens of our con- , temporary’s blunders :—At Wellington some men bored a hole in the ground for 100 ft. Mud came out first,, and then gas, which on being ignited threw a flame 30ft high. The Taranaki, bound from Nelson', to Taranaki, passed through 150 miles of ice-bergs, and ;some of the passengers were frost-bitten.

< The Artillery Company and Band were inspected at the Drill-shed last evening ,by lieut. Pell, Acting-Adjutant. .., There wbre •eighteen rank and file, and twenty-one {members of the band, all told. Lieut. Muir put the battery through some drill, and Sergt. M‘Kay put the band through-march-ing, which they performed,well. (JJaptain 'Jack complimented the band bn both, its playing and drill, consoling they had, had no drill for the last five'months. The band .was under the charge of Bandmaster Little, land played some good selections and quick steps, ■ ’’ *

It haying been asserted by his,opponent in the contest for Wairau that, the runholders have the House of Representatives pretty pmch to themselves, Mr Seymour, to prove the incorrectness of the statement, quoted the following analysis of the Legislature i Jri, 1875 the House of Representatives contained 15 runholders, 19 farmers, 7 lawyers,' 12 connected with the Press, 13 merchants, and 12 miscellaneous. In the Legislative Council there were 19. runhoMerp out of 45 inembers. So far as the present elections have progressed, out of 82 men elected there are only 17: runholders, 1 15 farmers,' IQ lawyers, 5 pressmen, 9 merchants,. : and 26. miscellaneous. :

The statement of the Provincial accounts for the. December quarter haa -been published. The receipts .amounted to L 169,396, and the expenditure to L 169,175. The sources of revenue : CrOwn land lands, L23,66919s lOd; ditto, Southland, L 7,165 13s 5d ; gold! export duty*; L 2,594 j gold , fields- revenue, L 8,34 7; harbour dues and pilotage, L 249 ; General Government, L 32,631; .capitation allowance,- L 1,436; sale of Government buildings and land, L 1,257; sheep and cattle assessment, L 52,858; dog tax, L 227; tolls 6niroade,‘L2,696; Otago dock dues, L 299 j‘ harbor reclamation, ' L 1,050 ; conscience mpney,, L 484; railways, L 31,042; receipts, L27o} rents, L 29 6; repayments, L 41 1; education, L 2,154; sheep,. L 3 2; licenses* L 199. , ......

From all parts pf the Oamaru district the ‘Times’ receives very gratifying proof of the successful .acclimatisation of game and other birds. A farmer, residing, in tjie Totara district, close to the Flat Top Hill, informs it that hares are frequently met with, and that partridges .and pheasants are also multiplying. Two coveys of the former, numbering ten each, were flushed oh the same: property a day or; two scarcely a field, can be crossed without starting a hare. The song of the skylark is also frequently heard, and the .starlings are to be' found in large flocks. .Last week, a flock of from 400 to 500 of them were noticed to be exceedingly busy for a whole day in a field where the caterpillar had appeared, and| subsequently, when the birds left, it was found that the caterpillars bad gone also. A better proof of the value of the efforts of our acclimatisers could not be desired.

The usual choir practice of the St. Paul’s choir will not take place tliis evening.

; The Dunedin Gun Club will shoot frr sweeps op Saturday next at Forbury, commencing at three o’clock.. * The Quarterly District Meeting’ of the 1 A.O F., N.0.u., will be h ; ld at-the dibsrnian Hotel to-morrow, at 7 p m The c ncert in connection with the secend anniversary of the t riumph Lodge, Mosgel, 1.0. G.T. , js postponed to Friday, February 4. Tlie ‘Australian Sketcher’ fully maintains its reputation. The current month’s number contains engravings of Nel>on City and of MrLargaoh’s reridenceat Portobellp.. The monthly meeting" of the Permanent Building Society will beheld to-morrow evening from seven to, eight o’clock, at the.secretary’s office, High street. • • ' 1: : Our Police Court report yesterday of tyre case against |the Italian Fortunate appears t i have created a raisapprehensiou. The' evidence' showed that the piiioner only attempted;to" conr i it an assault. ” i

Mr T. F; M'Donogh, chief agent in Dunedin, will utt uid at.the Oo an View Hotel, South Dun> din, this even : ng, from 7.30 to 10 u’cloik, for the purpose of rcc-vvipg proposals for life insurance and to medically examine previous proposers. ‘ ; , ] > Ah error creptdhto the report of the'Mayor’l speech at the Burn’s anniversary on Tuesday evenihg.- ' “Those very mevchamts who now 1 make so much talk about the ill gal ty ” of placing the Fever Hospital on the Belt* sliould have read “t .ose very men.” Lodge Pride of Dunedin, 1.0 G.T., held its usual weekly meeting yesterdny evening in the Temperance HalllotfeerOoul. After the usual routine of busiue-s, including the initiation of five new. members, the lodge proceeded to the election of officers for >he ensuing term, which resulted as follows W. G.T M 80. P. Wakefield (re-eboted); W.V.T., Sis. Neilson ; W S., Bro Carr; W.F.S , Bro. C. WakefiedYW.T Sis Balloch; W.C., Bro Sandym; W.M., Bro. Dawson; WX.G . Bro Cross;:.W.G.S., Bro. John tone District Deputy . ro. Greig visited the lodge officially, also t;ie officers and members of Daysprmg Lodge, Kensington.