The Evening Star. TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 1876.

Evening Star, Issue 4047, 15 February 1876, Page 2

The Evening Star. TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 1876.

£ We leam by telegram that the s.s. Hawea will not leave Auckland for the South with the inward San Francisco Mail until toinorrow.

We hear that a yonng gentleman in the civil service of Auckland, who was at one time connected with the Press in this City, has recently come into a : very respectable fortune of LIB,OOO.

. The Hibernia is rapidly laying the cable between Australia ana this Colony, and a Wellington telegram informs us that she is expected to arrive off Cape Farewell by the day after to-morrow.

At the Resident Magistrate’s Court to-day a few cases of an unimportant nature were heard. Cunningham v. Parsley was a claim of L 47 10s, the value of a waggon. Defendant paid L4O 12s into Court. Mr Bathgate gave judgment for L 42 10s, including the amount paid into Court. •

; The * Waitangi Tribune * reports that the work on the. Waitaki bridge is carried on expeditiously, all the beams being across and joisted" with the exception of about five girders in length. It is expected that all the beams will be on next week. The south end of the bridge is quite finished, and as there is every appliance at the north end for drawing up waggons, threshing machines, &c., on to the bridge, a good deal of traffic has been the result lately at the Waitaki. From a private letter from Bombay, dated December 9, the ‘Hobart Mercury* takes the following extract“ Miss Fanny and Isabella Carandina have been removed by Hymen from the stage—not of life, but of the concert room. The youngest made a rapid conquest of young Mr Adams, ah engineer in the Public Works Department; and the elder of Captain Morland, the Transport Agent and Assistant Superintendent of Marine, who is about to marry her. Mr Adams married, right off—a ten days’ campaign.*

The ‘ Wakatip Mail ’ says the extremely hot—almost sultry weather which still continues is remarkable for the Lake district, and is not viewed with pleasure by any except the holders of river claims, who have bright prospects of a golden harvest—and they deserve it for their large expenditure and long-suffering patience for years till the river goes down. Nevertheless, a few hours of steady rain would do the stream workers little harm, as the ground is so parched up, while it would improve the crops and revive vegetation, which , is literally perishing. ; A meeting of the Athenaeum. Committee was held last evening, at which Messrs Stout, Dick, and Fish were appointed a subcommittee to re-classify the catalogue; and Messrs Blair, Chapman, and Lubecki a committee to arrange for a course of lectures in connection with the Institute. The question of enlarging the present building was referred to the Building Committee to report on. Mr Lubecki stated that of late the membership had greatly increased. Mr Haworth, of Hobart Town, was allowed to exhibit his paintings in the vestibule of the building. This morning a deputation from the Green Island School Committee, consisting of Messrs Stoddart, Gilmore, M‘Crack en, and King, and introduced by Mr Roberts, M.P.C., waited upon his Honor .the Superintendent and asked for increased school accommodation. His Honor replied that the vote for educational purposes had been expended ; but there would be . some money for the school next financial year. Mr King stated that the school-roll numbered 200 and the accommodation was altogether too small for the requirements. His Honor said that similar applications were coming in daily, and that it would take L 30.000 to meet the requirements of the various school committees in the Province. Be thought the best Way would be for the 1 school committee to get power to rate themselves, and promised to do what he conld in the matter. RThe Temperance Hall was crowded to ex cess last night, when MfDonogh and Earnabaw’s Marionettes gave their first performance, and anything more jmirth-provokipg than this entertainment it is impossible to conceive. First the Marionettes appear d la Christy, and sing negro melodies and dance, breakdowns as though, they enjoyed [them. Then, as the Italian Kantoccini, .they do all kinds of odd tricks, ai&d lastly, they appear in burlesque and pantomime. Those whose conception of the Mariouettesia based .upon , the ; performances of the figures which mr John Smith wtvodojttd to tbo notion ot I

Dunedin audience not many weeks ago will nevfr able to arrive at an idea of what tide troupe can do. Why they are made to speak, sing, and dance, and to do the stage business with as nice an appreciation of a fine situation as an ordinarily trained Comwith that Jliey .cannoV airefbound tfiiftagh with it to thejend. pitey areciptal fp«itomimiats, Thire aw:? clown and p|ntaloomjup imaAble, i^ositively, ; ■—ybh laugh atlfim incite of youSSlf.-’ The scenery too is really fine; and there is, as a finale, a transformation scene the effect of which the bills do not exaggerate in the least when they describe it as simply “gorgeous.” Patrons of the drama have in the days.,of the seen some-pretty-last scenes, but we do not believe,they ever saw a finer than “ the Palace of DewdTops in the grotto of Stelacta.” When we add that the applapse was .lavish, and, the„ laughter Spontaneous and ’ general, we have said enough to show that the Temperance Hall is well worth a visit just now. The Marionettes will,, we think, ienjoy a good season; blit we are certain that they,, and especially .'“ Joey,” will be prime favorites .with young people, for whose benefit midday. performances, will be given, .twice a week.'

Mr Councillor Isaac wishes us to say that, he did not lisa the word “disgusted ” Ju reference to the action of the so-called Citizens’ Committee in the matte.- of the Fever Hospital He only - expressed strong disapprobation regarding . the threat of litigation. Wilson’s Palace Circus opens in Dunedin on 'Monday evening. The dvant courier, Mr Dodge, arrived in town yesterday*' tod is already making his presence felt. By the aid of a piece of soap he has drawn on a lookingglais in a.. well-known chpp ; house in High street in very handsome type, an announcement heralding the appearance of the. troupe. This is cheap advertising with a vengeance. ,