The Evening Star. TUESDAY, MARCH 14, 1876.

Evening Star, Issue 4071, 14 March 1876, Page 2

The Evening Star. TUESDAY, MARCH 14, 1876.

Fully forty summons cases at the instance of the Inspector of Nuisances are to be heard at the City Police Court on Thursday. We have to,thank somebody, we do not know who, for a recipe to procure happiness, concocted by a working man and pro-, claimed in one of the London theatres. As tre never felt particularly unhappy, we shall be glad to present it to anyone who needs comfort, as it is not likely to do us much good.

The South Dunedin Municipal Council at their meeting last night disposed of several matters* mostly of a formal character, and appointed a deputation consisting of the Mayoi*,. Councillors Barrowman and Naumahn, to wait'upon the City Council to arrange for the diversion of the drainage from Cargill road round the gasworks and through the manure depot. *

The ugly galvanised iron fence that lately enclosed the .reaervfe occupied by the Caledonian. Society in King street, is in course of being replaced by a neat picket and post and rail fence, which even in its incomplete state is an ornament to the street. When the grand stand is removed, the whole appearance of the district will be ; much improved. It is to be hoped no repitition of such unsightly enclosures will be allowed ou our public reserves.

The General Government have appointed a commission, consisting of Sir John Richardson, Messrs M‘Arthur, Pearson, and Anderson (sheep inspector), to report upon the best means of destroying the rabbits in Southland. The ‘Weekly Times' states that Sir John Richardson has written to the Governors of Victoria and Tasmania requesting them to furnish him with whatever official or exhaustive reports may have appeared on the extermination of rabbits m those Colonies.

On dit that there will be shortly tried in the Supremo Court , a case, which should furnish more interesting disclosures than did the recent breach of 'promise case. We have not heard the form the action is likely to take/but the principal parties will be a wellknown Boniface, the lady whom he has bht lately made his. wife, and a disappointed lover, who was jilted at the eleventh hour—nay, a*, few-minutes before the appointed time when the false one was to have been his. Damagea ore laid at I£00«.:•

Further shocks of earthquake were experienced at Camera on Saturday morning, one to arousdac-many persons from ten mantes past three, and another six and seven o’clock, previ^^^y, 'S ’ residing in t)i€ i %gland to the 'tfteaSMhip^Australia“''ih :^driy -three days I ours ’ from Melbourne-to the Bluff in the steamer Ringaroomairifour days, or seven weeks altogether.

The * Wakatip Mail,' referring to the proposal that a meeting of the Provincial or: a says : jr“ We hold that Provincialism baa served -the- end meant by that word, and therefore cannot endorse anything that we are still of opinion that his Honor the Superintendent and the Governor require a ‘CouuoU of Advice, and in the protection Ofi up-country interests the proposed convention might prove of great value. f : ; Tbe meeting at Kensmgton last night, convened by the Municipal Council to consider ft variety of matters affecting the muni-’ ;:was ! not lately* kttendel Mr Bridgsman was called to the ; bh&rj' Readmtion.i Were passed in ; fatdr of completing, tn6 Streets already formed mid' planting the roadsides vdth blue gums; to/obtain tHq Cori«nt of .the Cavershahi Road Board to borrow LSOO on the aecurilnr of the rates; arid to have the ground pipe drainage along the streets referredvtb. N d definite decision Was arrived at’iii reference to;the fever arid ! the gas stfppiy qu'estibns: 0.,., : . T /: : v://::/

v ; ln the.‘lllustmted London News 1 : of 11th December there is an announcement that the Bev- EJ. Bailey, M.D., of Christ’s College, Cambridge, has beeh.appoin.ted td the Headmastership of the .Endowed Grammar School, Dunedin, arid in soine quarters it hai bben surmised that trie announcement has reference to the St. Paul’s Parochial School.- On mquiry we learn from the Venl Aiehdeacan Edwards that the Church authorities hbfe know nothing of the Rev. Mr Bailey named, nor has he been appointed head-master of any school here in connection with the Chhrch of England. A'schoolmistress for St. “Paul’s Parochial School is, however, to be brought out from England. ti * . The ‘ North Otago Times ’ reports that on Saturday morning, at about ten o’clock, Mr K. Gillies,; of and . Street, Dunedin, inet with a narrow escape from losing his life at the Thames street rftih way crossing at Oamaru. He was driving at the tune a pair of spirited horses harnessed to a buggy, and not hearing the whistle of the engine, which, it is said, was blown, he arrived at the spot where the rails cross' the road almost at the same instant with the locomotive. Mr Gillies immediately pulled up. his horses, having to rein, them to their haunches to prevent a collision; the force with which they had to be. pulled up show*, ing ’its effect by the horses’ skins being grazed by coming violently in contact with the ground. The cross bar of the buggy was also oroken, and the horses, plunging with fright/ fell On their sides." The erigine-dfxver/ on his part, did what he could, putting on the brake with great promptitude, but It is almost a miracle that loss of life had not to be chronicled in connection with trie affair.

There will.be commanding officer*’ parade of the North Dunedin Rifles at their Drill .hed to-morrow,evening at half-pa t sbv.n sharp; and after parade a meeting of the cotm any will be held for the' pUt pise of altering iules. ■ • A ball will be given in the University Ha 1 ! on Fri ay next, in honor of the Colonial champion and Otago representatives, A* strong and “floential list of s'eward* appears in our adver’tis ng columns, .from whom tickets may he obtuned. Their names should guarant- e a succe-s. 1

Miss Annie Beaumont (who is much better known as the widow' of the late Profess r Parker, the world-renowned swordsman), requests us to st'te that it is not she who is a member of Mr Simonsen’s chorus. This exP’t na^ > oa appears a reasonable one, seeing that Miss Beaumont is about to make an appeal to the Duned n public, many of whom will recollect her visits here some years ago;'