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Evening Star, Issue 4088, 3 April 1876, Page 2

Mr H. P. Courtis,- of Melbourne, has re ceived the appointment of gas engineer to the Oamaru Corporation. Two men named John Cunningham and John Greenford, who had a steeple-chase board at. the Forbuiy: meeting, V Mil -be charged at the City Police Court to morrow with having, on March 23, been beneficially interested in a scheme by which prizes and money were drawn. The Provincial Engineering Staff, accompanied by Mr Blair, C.E., arrived in Riverton on Thursday last. The latter gentleman has been appointed .to value the work done on the Western Railways on comparing the measurements made by the Provincial Government and the contractor. Next month Professor Salmond enters on his duties as the head of the Presbyterian Theological Hall. The ‘ Evangelist ’ says that from various causes, as the departure last year of several students to Scotland for the completion of their professional training, and the non-attendance of others, through the allowance of the Synod, the regular students will not this session be numerous.' A meeting qf the Board of Health was held this morning to consider a letter from Mr De Lautour, of Naseby, stating that there was an absolute necessity for the establishment of a local Board of Health at that place. A letter from Dr Whittock to the same effect was also read, and the Board decided to sanction the appointment of a local Board.

On Saturday evening a fire occurred at the Maori Kaik by which the dwelling-house of Mr George Robertson, the well-known athlete, was burnt to the ground. It appears that shortly after 7 p.m. Robertson went to visit a neighbor, and left a small fire burning in the kitchen, and on his return, half-an hour afterwards, he found the house in flames. The origin of the fire is unknown. This morning Mr Justice Williams dismissed the Grand Jury to their duties with the briefest of charges ; and when bills were returned into Court, proceeded to deal with the cases with a degree of promptness that bids fair to exhaust the calendar in three or four days. Two special Messrs Driver and G. S. Brodrick, and a common juror, Mr R, Pufiett, were each fined two guineas for being absent. An amusing case of “the pot calling the kettle black” was beard recently at Queenstown. Afellmonger, G. Ludiman, objected to his neighbor, Mr C. Barnett, butcher, obtaining a slaughtering license, on account of the offensive smells generated by slaughtering. The correspondent of the * Dunston Times ’ says that according to witnesses examined it was hard to judge which business was the more offensive to the olfactory nerves, and the Bench very rightly considered that an amalgamation of stinks could not possibly make things worse, and decided to grant the application accordingly. The many friends in Dunedin of Mr Frederick J, Bunny will heor with regret of his death, which took place at St. Bathans on Saturday. . The deceased gentleman was connected with the Telegraph Department in Dunedin for several years, ana latterly had charge of the St. Bathans station. His assiduity to business gained him quick promotion ; bis courtesy towards those with whom he was officially brought into contact was universally admitted; and in private be exhibits many of those qualities which lead to the formation of lasting friendships, Mr Bunny, wHb was “carried off by typhoid fever, had been married only three months*

The recent big swsep on the Dunedin Oup will form the simjeokof a chargeat the City.. Police Court to-mbriwr,; ; :Mr Mooie, one of the Dunedin, Jockey been summoned for having ’disposed of oeri tain tickets by which -perinission w«&;giyen for an interest in a aohduM} by was clrawh-lor by lot.* P/ l “ /.•*>; Mr Lumb .hah been oVbr the Provinoe bn a rosining detect adulterAtiop and other trade frauds^.. From dr^handet' > -he.yißiled his has "forwarded samples’ to’ ProfcSsor Black for analysis. The the following story at the Inspector’s expenseßeing chaffed about the scarcity of legitimate business in Invercargill, he declared that he would have plenty to do yet, ahd.that'hethe. landlord,of the hotel where he was stay* ing—onebf the best houses in town—“in chokee.” It is said that he was told, in’ that if he didn’t mind, would £nd himself suddenly “in liquor,” on his back in Puni Creek. Mr Lumb declined mi attack of lumbago:of .that kind.. , f; , (

The annual soiree of-the- Caveraham Presbyterian Church Will take; place to-morrbw.evenr 1 ingat.6.3o. | The quarterly summomdmeeting of - the' Court Pride of Dunedin j-A. 0.F., will be (held iu the South Australian Hall to\morrow evening.at 8 o’clock. /■: ; A meeting of the Standard Property Investment Society will be held at the Society's office. Princes street, on Wednesday evening, at six o’clock. , The Rev. Dr Roseby will deliver a lecture on “ Geology ” in the Church; Moray place) on Wednesday evening,. ,at eight o’clock.* ... \ We have received the ‘ New Zealand Churchman* and the-‘Evangelist’ for* the current"' mouth. Each contains a good deal of interesting matter,-’and the former deals editorisflly with* Mr Bright’s lectures on Free-thought;-