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Evening Star, Issue 4083, 28 March 1876, Page 2

To J 16 1 'Work of connecting laranaki telegraphically with the rest of the Oolony is about to be commenced*

. to want of means to enlarge the building one hundred boys have recently been compulsorily dismissed from one of the Wellington schools,

Blondin s performance was s6ll patronised W about 2,600 persons being present, ine Chevalier’s many tricks and the pyrol technic display Wei'S, ak Usual received with fevory demonstration of approval. At last bight’s. Meeting of the South Dunedin Municipal Cotindil the acceptance of the resignation of Cr. Naumaun Was refused, and it was decided to discontinue the formation of Waverley street, to form Braemar street, and to call for tenders for works in Maria road, as recommended by the Works Committee. The. Council now meets iu a comfortable room at Maloney’s Hotel.

A public meeting was held at Caversham last night to consider the Road Board’s proposal to borrow LB,ooofor drainage purposes. After considerable discussion, Mr Uren proposed a resolution affirming the desirability of borrowing the sum named, and that it should be allocated over the district in proportion to the liability of the ratepayers. Mr Feger proposed ah amendment adverse to borrowing, which was lost, the-motion being carried by 26 to 23. Mr Rutherford, chairman of the Road occupied the 'chair.‘ ’ ~ ■

Ari interesting action will be beard at tbe Resident Magistrate’s Court on Tuesday next. The rights and privileges sold by the Jockey Club for their late meeting were subject to certain exceptions, • one of which was that reporters should have free admission to the gates, grand-stand, &c. Some of the - reporters’ passes were not acknowledged by the gate-holders, and an action by a member of the Fourth Estate for Is, the fafi demanded and paid, has been entered against the ticket-taker.

Larrikinism is “ coming to the front ” at Oamaru. The local journal says that a few days ago the manes of some seventeen or eighteen horses, running in Messrs Fleming and Hedley’s paddocks, were cut ofl, and no less than thirty-five panes of glass were smashed by stones in the windows of a house which the tenant had quitted only a few hours previously. In Tees street, recently, there have been great complaints of the annoyance to foot passengers, ladies especially, particularly on Sunday evenings, through the language and conduct of the young rascals who infest the pavement. - ■ At about seven o’clock yesterday evening the shop boy of Mr S. Jacobs, Princes street, while in the act of lighting up one of the windows of the shop slipped, and the lighted, match he held in his hand, falling on to some slightly constructed and inflammable articles, set fire to them. The prompt application of a bucket of water, obtained from Messrs Bull and Co., fruiterers, extinguished the fire, which, had it obtained a hold, might have proved very serious. While on the subject of fires we may menthat the want of an alarm bell at the Engine Station is very much felt by the Brigade. ,

* The Supreme Court at Napier has upheld the conviction at Patea of Thomas Sole, who, it will be remembered, was found guilty of obtaining a marriage certificate by a false statement; but judgment was deferred pending argument upon a point raised by defendant’s counsel during the trial—viz., whether the Court had power to amend the indictment, which by an error set forth that prisoner "had obtained the certificate under the 10th section of tbe Marriage Act of 1858, the said section having been repealed by a subsequent Act. The Court held that tbe Judge presiding at the triad had. power to alter the indictment in the manner he did, and, confirming the conviction, fined the defendant L 25 and costs.

At a meeting of ratepayers under the Education Ordinance held at Wellington a few days ago the Inspector, Mr Lee, made the remark that he was sorry a particular question had cropped up, upon which the following colloquy occurred :—An excited Ratepayer; “Who’s propped up? What do you mean by saying we’re propped up ? (Laughter.) Propped up ! I should like to know who propped us up!” (The speaker proceeded in this style for some minutes.) Mr Lee: I said “cropped up.” Excited Ratepayer; up, eh! Where are we cropped up from ? I don’t care whether its propped up, cropped up, or dropped up. You have no right to make such insinuations ! Cropped up, indeed!” This last sally was received with roars of laughter. The statement we made a few weeks ago on authority that the General Government had never made, nor intended making, any offer of the Inspectorship of Prisons in this Colony to Mr Robert Gardiner, of Pentridce, Victoria, is accepted as very welcome by the * Wellington Argus,’ which remarks : —“ We know of no reason why many officers ih the Colony at the present moment who are fitted in every respect to 'fill the position should be passed over for the sake of Mr Gardiner. If comparisons must be made we feel safe in the assertion that the staff of gaol officers in this Colony comprises in its ranks men as superior to Mr Gardiner as was the late Victorian Inspector of Prisons, Colonel.Champ. This appointment, when it is made, will no doubt be closely criticised.” ,

The following items are from to-day’s “Bruce Herald* Plate-laying on the Tuapeka branch line, between Clarkesville and Manuka Creek, will be commenced this week.— It is probable that Mr John M‘Hollar will be elected first Mayor of the Municipality of Tapanui. Mr Andrew Allen was presented with a requisition asking him to stand, but he retired in favor of Mr M'Kellar.; —We are informed upon gopd authority that the yield of oats throughout Tbkomairiro district has not been more than thirty bushels to the acre.—The Kaitangata Coal Company have had twenty-one men constantly working for two months past, in three shifts of seven men, tunnelling from the railway level.into the coal seam. They have been driving through a 12ft seam of coal, and expected.to pierce through yesterday. This seam is said to be superior to any other coal obtained there, or in the district before.”

Cricket Clubs that are troubled with uneven or broken playground might adopt a suggestion made in tne ‘Australasian.’ It is simply to level the ground and coyer it with a suitable width of cocoa-nut matting, stretched and firmly fixed with pins into the f round. The writer says ; “ There have eeti several trials 9 f t “ e affair . “ Melbourne, atid each has been with success. The.ball on it. plays as tru® * 9 a hair, and takes ‘break’ of ‘Work ’ the same as on a turf. By watering of foiling the matting, a dead wicket can be produced, and if a fast one “ required it should be left dry. The matting coffids only as .far as the batting crease, and by taking each cottier off there is ample space left for the* bowler and batsman to stand on terra firma. Several of our crack batsmen have played upon it, and they declare the ball plays splendidly. The cricketers of the Castlemaine have been practising Upon it for months past; and ean now indulge in their favorite pastime without the risk of a damaged limb or a broken hdad.”

Intending competitors in the Easter Monday Athletic Sports will meet at Wain’s Hotel tomorrow evening, at eight sba p. Members of the Working Men’s Club arareoueste l to call at the club-room and sign the debenture Hat, which will be kept there until the 4th April . In the prize-list of Howell’s A rt Union, pub listed in our yesterday’s issue, there two inaccuracies . Numbers 110 and 760 should have been 100 and 761 rOspeo ively. The inhabitants of Kavenshourae and neighborhood are requested to meet to-morrow evenings at 7.30, at Mr Anderson’s, Rothesay, for the purpose of hearing the report of the committee Ye the proposed church and school We r». r e indebted to Mr R. Quarrel!, of the Papyrogrttjphi o Agency, for a pamphlet and specimens oi”i v new invention for mulliphiog manuscripts beahl n « the “ame of papyrography. It seems likely to be very useful where several copies of a circular letter' are required at short notice. The Bj;e<titoens &N* wmarkably ctaar, and some pen and ink sketched manusenpt music are reproduced with remarks* I ®, fmthful-ne-s and effect. So obvious are its aft, va ? ,^ ee that the Governmen*s of Victoria alto South Wales have availed themselves of lb *1? va-ious departments, and it is used .in the General Post Office Department a Wellington. Where a limited number of copies are required at short notice, as in the case of merc antile circulars or copies of music, or plans, or sketches, the papyrograph in its present stage will be found exceedingly useful. Its application, however, requires some skill and f< r single copies of letters it is not likely to supersede! the old letter-copying process.

:; Something that too many married men nrs struck with—The Obth, . "■