The Evening Star WEDNESDAY, MARCH 1, 1876.

Evening Star, Issue 4060, 1 March 1876, Page 2

The Evening Star WEDNESDAY, MARCH 1, 1876.

During the month of February there were registered in the Dunedin office 140 births 59 deaths, and 31 marriages. ’ A special meeting of the South Dunedin Municipal Council is to be called to consider the advisability of negotiating a loan of jL2,000.

The City Council appears inclined to give a lump aum of L 1,500 (to cover all claims) to the Corporation tenants in Princes street, if they will immediately remove their buildings back to the future line of the street; but that is the limit which the Finance Committee will recommend the Council to go to. The matter is to be discussed at the next meeting of the Council.

A few days ago our telegrams stated that a movement was on foot at Queenstown to present Mr Manders, the member for the district, with a purse of sovereigns. A correspondent of the local journal throws some Eght on the matter :—“ It shou'd not be supposed that those who opposed him will not take an interest in sending a representative in au independent state—financially—to Wellington. The temptations there will be great; and until we get payment of members the electors are bound to place their members above pecuniary anxiety.” The following items are from yesterday’s ‘ North Otago '.Times ’: Another great Shorthorn sale wild be held at Awamoa, on the 31st March, the Hon. M. Holmes having decided upon relinquishing breeding —Captain Hutton, the Provincial Geologist, is to visit Oamaru this week to inquiri into certain alleged mineral discoveries in this district.—Upwards of IdOO has been contributed in this district towards the endowment of a Celtic JChair in Edin burgh University. If Scotchmen all over the world have done nearly as well as those resident in and arouud Oamaru, the endown lent will be a most handftoßM one.

NbUlinations for ninety-four persons, equal to eighty-five statute adults, were received at the Dunedin Immigration Office during February.

The. quarterly meeting of the Licensed Victuallers’ Association was held at the Engine Station last evening, and alter considerable discussion of the report, adjourned till Friday, to allow of a full attendance. An inquest was held yesterday afternoon at the Court-house, Port Chalmers, before Dr O’Douoghue, District Coroner, on the body of John Cowig, whose death by drowning we noticed in our issue yesterday. After hearing the evidence of Captain Duncan, the boatswain, and a seaman belonging to the barque Prospector, the jury returned a verdict of “Accidentally drowned.” -A penny savings bank was established some weeks ago by the Auckland Savings Bank. In the short space of three weeks no fewer than 265 accounts have been opened. The average amounts of the deposits, instead of a penny, has been no less than 2s each. There are a few pennies, but the amounts range as high as 15s and LI. One peculiar feature is that mothers have, in a great number of cases, opened accounts for their children.

We have not yet heard the last of the Taieri horse-steaung case. After Price’s committal, a civil action was brought to recover the value of the horses by Mr M‘Gregor, who owned them, against Mr Goodison, who sold them. The * Daily Times ’ next day, in referring to the matter, said that an application had been made to have Goodison put on his trial as an accessory after the theft. For this, _ legal proceedings for libel have been instituted by Goodison, who claims LI,OOO damages. The necessity for additional clerical assistance to the present staff of the City Council has been long felt, and was yesterday brought under the Council’s notice by the Mayor. A special committee was appointed to deal with the matter, and it is most probable that their recommendation will be in the direction of the creation of an office to be designated the City Treasurership, the occupant of which will have charge of and be responsible for the entire monetary business of tHe City, subject, we presume, to the supervision of the Town Clerk.

At the Resident Magistrate’s Court this morning Mr J. Bathgate, R.M., alluded to a paragraph that had appeared in one of the papers with reference to the number of summonses issued by the Court. The number issued during the last two months was 671, 28 of which were judgment summonses. Mr F. R. Chapman, on behalf of the legal profession, spoke of the great inconvenience suffered by them through the large amount of business which now came before the Court, and suggested that the time had now arrived for the appointment of another Resident Magistrate, who should deal with the criminal business and civil cases under £2O. The Court officials had also more work than they could possibly get'’through. Mr Aldridge supported these views, adding that no fault inTthe delay in delivering summonses was attachable to the-bfficers of the Court, who were just now greatly overworked. His Worship said he would think over the matter and try if some amendment could not be made in the practice of the Court, so as to save the time of the Bar.

The Colonial prize meeting,] so far as the competition for the champion belt is con.cerned, is concluded, and Otago once more holds this much-coveted trophy, which falls to the lot of Corporal Willocks, of the Clutha Rifles, who made good shooting throughout, being always at or near the head of the aggregate, Vol. Blackie of It is worthy of mention that this company was formed only a few months back, and that until recently the names of both marksmen were quite unknown outside of their own district. Early this morning Captain Stavely telegraphed to the champion, on behalf of the Otago Volunteers, congratulating him on his success ; a similar message being despatched to Gunner Bell, the carbine champion. Since Captain Stavely’s appointment as command* ing officer of this district volunteering matters have taken an upward turn, and the shooting, both at the. Rifle Association’s meeting and the Bring for representatives, has been better than for years past. A ball •will probably be given to the representatives on their return, and a meeting of officers is to be held on Friday night to consider the subject.

Divine service will be held by the Bishop of Djnedin in the District Hall, Mornington on Thursday evening, at 7.30. The railway employes benefit society’s annual meeting will be held at the railway station on Friday, at 8 p.m. At the 'Wesleyan Hall,- Stuart street, this evening, there will be an exhibition and sale of Fijian curiosities at 7. The Rev. F. W. Isitt will lecture on Fiji at 8 o’clock.

The first number of the ‘Typographical Circular, which, as its usme implies, is devoted to the interests of the printing trade, has reached, us. It is rrally a creditable production; contemns a quan’ity of well-arranged matter, and is nicely printed by Messrs Coulls and Culling.

“A letter to the >Editor of the ‘Church News on an article ent tied ‘ The No Popery Cry,’ with a postcript, in answer to the three inquiries of the Archdeacon of Timaru,” is the title of Bishop Harper’s pimphlet on the Kaiapoi case. The pamphlet may Joe obtained from Mr Wheeler, Stafford street.

Owing to the generous response of the community to the call for subscriptions to the Swimming Tournament prize fund, it is anticipated that the prizes will be of some value. Arrangements are being mide to enable the pu lie to witness the tournament, the Golden Age having been set apart for the purpose. Messrs L. O. Bed and John Marhall aeto be the judges. Entries may be made at the Turkish Baths, the only expense attached to entry being the provision of a suitable dress.