The Evening Star FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 1876.

Evening Star, Issue 4056, 25 February 1876, Page 2

The Evening Star FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 1876.

The Marionettes still continue to attract good audiences at the Queen’s Theatre, There will be an afternoon performance tomorrow.

The charge of embezzlement against Louis Basch has been further adjourned for a week, to enable the examination of the Building Society’s accounts to be completed. Should the Awomoko branch and the line south as far as Maheno be passed for passenger traffic in time, as is hoped will be the case, special trains will be run between Oamaru and Maheno, and Oamaru and Papakaio, on the Oamaru race days.

We ai-e informed that Mrs Elliott, the late stewardess of the Working Men’s Club, has received a handsome present, accompanied by a gratifying letter from some of the members of the Club, expressing their regard and esteem for herself and husband, and wishing them prosperity in future.

In the course of an article congratulatin'* New Zealand on the successful laying of the cable, the ‘Argus’ says;—“ Sir Julius Vogel, if there is any truth in astrology must have been born under a lucky star. Success attends his enterprises, even to the laying down of the cable that now links Australia to New Zealand. He floats the loan and sinks the wire with equal facility, and to-day wo have to congratulate the far-off Colony which he represents- the Britain of the south—upon being brought into immediate connection with the Britain of the north—with the heart of the Empire. Intercourse will now be facilitated, and, moreover, it will to a great extent cease to be abused. In the absence of telegraphic communication New Zealand became the first flight of every absconder from justice; defaulters quietly stepped on board a steamer and transferred themselves without delay to the Californian mail, and if detectives were sent after them they were pretty sure to arrive two or three days too late. This hole has now been stopped against the foxes of society, and offenders will find it as dangerous to book passages for Hokitika or the Bluff as for Adelaide or Sydney, The new cable will take congratulations to New Zealand from many centres of communities—from Montreal, from Washington, and from West minster, but the heartiest of all may well be sent frotn the capital of Victoria.”

Madame De Murska-Anderson liar 3 arranged with Mr Lyater to give three operatic representations in Melbourne befc ,re she leaves that city. She was to appear twice as the heroine in “Lucia di Lammer moor” (as the representative of Donizetti’s 1 aeroine she is without a rival on the operat’ m stage of the day), and in “La Sonnambul a.” The Melbournites have a treat before t'aem, seeing that Madame De Murska is supported in “ Lucia” by Signor Res rati as Edgardo, by Signor Susini as Riamoudo, and by Mr Templeton as Enrico. Mr Talford Young, agent for the Simonsen Opera Troupe, informs ua that his advices by the Albion and a cablegram last night intimate the completion by Mr Simonsen of his arrangements for bringing over an opera troupe, the principal members of which will be ; Prima donna assoluta, Madame Fanny Simonsen ; mezzo-soprano, Miss Florence Fisher ; contralto, Miss E. Lambert; seconde donne, Misses Blanche Harris and Emelia Beaumont ; primo tenon, Signor Carraini Morley, Messrs Charles H. Florence and Augustus Payne; secondi tenori, Messrs Henry Steinbach and F. Ingmire; buffi, Messrs Ernest Dwyer and A. Pavas; primi b'aritoni, Mr Albert Richardson (formerly with Lyster’s English Company), Signor Pietro Luisette, Mr “Henry Hodgson ; primi bassi, Messrs John Barrington, Christian Tomholt; secundo basso, Mr Horace H. Clair. The troupe will be accompanied by a ballet of twenty coryphees and a chorus of twenty-five voices. The Company leave Melbourne on the 29tb inst.

The special meeting of the Working Men’s Club, convened last evening to consider the advisability of providing new and more suitable premises, was largely attended. Mr W. A. Smith proposed that a sum sufficient for the erection of premises should be raised by shares. The members present appeared to take a lively interest in the proceedings. One member of committee, although declaring himself in favor of issuing debentures, was of the opinion that as it was a promising speculation the building could be more readily erected by floating shares. The chairman (who evidently had given the subject his best consideration) wished the building to be vested in trustees, chosen from the most stable men in the City, so that the premises would belong tp the work ing men of Dunedin in perpetuity. On this account he recommended issuing debentures, which, from the success of the Club, would enable the committee to .guarantee 8 per cent., with the power of calling in these debentures as their funds would enable them. After some discussion it was decided to adjourn the matter till Monday night, to allow of further consideration. Mr Hume was elected trustee vice Mr Brennan, resigned ; and Mr D. Kerr, a committeeman, vice Mr Ford, resigned.

In this week’s number of the 1 Saturday Ad> ertiser ’ is published Miss Do .nelly’s prize essay on “ D. ess.” Mr Joseph Braithwaits, Fleet sire it, has forwarded to ua the * F ui.ily Herald, ’ pari. 391, for December, and the Christmas number of the ‘London Jounn l .’ They will receive the usu »1 extended i.otic \

In our aivert'sLg columns will be seen a second challenge from R, C. Dagg to Robertson. the ha'f oust i w est'er. It appears that Robertson has tik< n no notice as jet of Hagg’s cha'Lnge, published sometime backj although the Maori had told one of Dagg’s mends that he would like very much to get a match on with Dagg for LIOO.

We would remind our readers that Wilson's Mammoth Tires give ito opening perform mco on the Sou hem Mar Vet Reserve in the fine marque: 1 th-y have erected there. This marquee is 348 ft in circumference, provides a ring 44f0 vide, is capable of accommodating over 2,000 p pole, and the management appear to have fui.est extent. Uf the merit- of the company their performances will be the guarantee, but mention may be made of the fact that Mdle. G-n-cie. Messrs K ngsley. Airec, and Oonzales, al‘ ol! acquaintances and favorites with Dunedin audiences, are members of it.

To-morrow Messrs M'Landross, Hepburn, and Go. will continue the sa ! e of the valu ib’e library of the lale Mr .Stuart Hawthorne. Although many works were disposed of at the last sale, some hundreds of volumes remain unsold. An nspectloa of the c -ta’ogue will show their value to all classes of readeis. Tr.eie are many scientific works still to be offered, classical works in the original Inngu igea and tians--1 wed, many of which wi Worm useful hj 1- s to students, and a great number of misosll mecus publications well chosen, including standard English literature and works on philosophy, logic, history, social science, and law.