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Evening Star, Issue 4110, 29 April 1876, Page 2

It is very apparent that the Provincial r,overnment intend mischief, and that they have suborned the morning Press for this purpose The ‘ Daily Times,’ in one of the most infamous an ides that ever appeared in the Dunedin Pre.-s, has declared that unless the Executive is permitted to sell the runs in big blocks, , üblic works must be stopped, to the min and detriment of t' laboring classes ; and the * Guardian,’ in a weakly, infantile stvle. follows suit. The raeani gofth sis very obvi ous. In order to provoke the wo king men to clamor, the Provincial authorities will so far as it is P‘ssiblo to do so throw them out o em ployment. And the <>p- ortunity chosen for the perpetration of this iniquity is the winter sea-on. Nothing worse than this has ever hap pened in any p <rt of the British dominions, t is easy to show th t the pretence thus .-et up i false and fictitious, and we caution the working men of Dune in not to suffer themselves to be misled by a specious cry invented for the sole purpose of obtaining their en iorsement of the sacrifice of lands required for the settlement of the people. Thus we put it to the test-What public works now in process of construction will be stopped u.less the runs re sold? v\'e challenge a reply to this n; and if none be given the ‘ workin men, ’ whose aid is invoked to further the perpetration of official j -bbery and publ c robbery, will know with w at ■ easur • of respect to treat the Prov neial I Government and the imp red fLnkeys of the Dunedin Tress.

The Christchurch police on Monday arrested one William Clarke Earl for obtaining goods by false pretences at Dunedin and Timaru.

It is stated that “Boss” Tweed, of Tammany notoriety, has found his way to Melbourne. If the report be true, and the Melbourne detectives get their hand upon Tweed, it will be a good day’s work for them, as New York State offers a reward of L 2,500 for his capture. Among the passengers by the Taiaroa that arrived at Port Chalmers this morning from Timaru was the Rev. J. Ward, who has come to take charge of the Primitive Methodist Church in this City, He will commence his labors to-morrow in the Temperance Hall.

The Cadet Championship has been decided in favor of Cadet Gray, of Wanganui, who, firing with the muzzle-loading carbine at 100, 200, and 300 yards, made the splendid score of 72 out of a possible 84. Cadet Ballinger, of Wellington, was second in the Colony,' with the fine score of 71.

A smart shock of earthquake was felt by several persons at Oamaru between half-past 4 and 5 o’clock yesterday morning. In Messrs Clayton and Co.’s shop in Wansbeck street, live large glass globes for gas chandeliers were thrown off the shelves and of course broken. In the ‘ Mail ’ office a lampglass was broken. In Severn street a large pile of timber was thrown down through the violence of the shock. The ‘ Mail ’ say 5 - that this earthquake business is now becoming . o disgustingly common that unless two'’ or three chimneys are thrown down the public take but little heed of the quakes.

The time for sending in tenders for the conduct of the Colony’s banking account expired ten days ago, but up to the present nothing has been heard in the matter.

An Auckland telegram in the ‘ Post ’ says “Rumor has it that circumstances will arise which will necessitate a fresh election for the Thames, but the report is not reliable.”

The ‘.North Otago Times’ understands that the ballasting of the Moeraki-Waitaki line as far as Maheuo was finished yesterday, and that it will be opened for goods qnd passenger traffic in a very few days.

A late Sydney telegram in the * Australasian ’ states that Mr Dudley Coote has had an interview with the Government of New South Wales with reference to laying a second submarine cable via Brisbane and Normanton.

Tke only business at the Port Chalmers Police Court this morning was two charges of drunkenness preferred against Daniel Crawley and William M'Neil, seamen belonging to the ship Maulesden, who pleaded guilty. As the vessel was ready for sea, and it was their first offence, the men were discharged. Mr Hansford, R.M., presided. No opportunity is lost by our Lawrence contemporary of urging the desirability of opening up the Tuapeka railway in sections. To day it tells the Government that if the Minister for Public Work’s promise of opening the line to Manuka Creek by the winter is to be fulfilled it is high time tenders were out for the necessary station buildings ; and then it shows that by an expenditure of L7O0 —to cart a locomotive over the Round Hill in order that platelaying could be proceeded with on Goodfellow’s contract between the Round Hill tunnel and Lawrence —the through line would be opened six or eight weeks sooner that it could possibly be if the platelaying on the Lawrence end is delayed till the tunnel is finished.

the imonsen Opera Company are doing fair business in Christchurch, and this week are giving novelties. Among these was “The Hermit’s Bell,” which met with a good reception. Mr. imonsen has added to his repertoire “ Norma,” but the cast is in some respects very uneven. Kor instance, Miss Fisher has to undertake the role of Adalgm, and Mr. Tomholdt as Oriveso is the reverse of a success. Indeed one critic speaks of him as “merely filling up the part.”—We observe that there is at last some tangible sign of the advent of the much talked of new theatre for Christchurch. Mr Baylee, while in i unedin a few weeks ago, procured thi’ce designs, which are well spoken of by the ‘Lyttelton Times.’ That journal, however, pronounces in favor of the design <>f a local architect, which, it says, will give a very handsome building, on the best Parisian models, capable of seating 1,500 people, at a cost of LIO,OOO ; while the Dunedin designs, which afford room for from 1,050 to 1,200, are to cost about L 5,000. Our contemporary is, however, greatly in error in saying that the new Princess’s here willlonly seat 700 or 800 people; it will, it is estimated, accommodate 1,400 or 1,500 with ease.

Some time ago (remarks the ‘Lyttelton Times ’) a great noise was made about the death of a young man, who received fatal injuries while playing football according to Rugby rules. We learn from English papers that another victim has been added to the list of this dangerous style of play. The sufferer was a young man named Ison, who died at Moss Side, Lancashire, from the effect of injuries he received at a football match on the previous day. From the evidence given at the inquest it appears that, iu the course of the game, which it was stated was played in accordance with the “Rugby rules,” he was “charged” by another player. The deceased was struck on the right side of the chest, was lifted off his feet, and fell back wards to the ground. He managed to regain his legs, but a few minutes later was seiz.d with a fit, became insensible, and never rallied. His death was the result of concussion of the brain, caused by the sudd n shock from the “charge” and the fall. The “charge,” said a medical witness, would be more likely to produce mischief than the fall, and was, in his opinion, extremely dangerous. The jury were of the opinion, and in returing a verdict of “ accidental death,” recommended that the practices of “ charging, blitting, tripping,., and scrimmaging” should be discontinued by football players.

The Satu day evening popular concerts wi’l be c ntinu-rd in the Temperai.ee Hall this evening, for which an attractive programme has been prepared. Ame ting of c cketers and others in l crested will be held at 'Vain's ! 1 otel this evening at 8 o'clock, when the offer of the nglish cri keters to visit Dunedin will be considered.

In our adv rtising c >lumns wil be f un 1 the programme of the Dunedin Jockey Club’s an nual Tradesme ’s Races to be he d on the Queens Birthday. It will lie seen that entries for the rot ing, Birthday, and Tradesmen s Handicaps close "nWe nesda.v next at 8 p.m. The dedication service in the morning and concert and bah in the evening, in con ection with the O; ening of the new Oddfellows’ TTn.ll, Albany street, on the Queens Bithday, pro mise to be agr at success. M> A. J. Towey will l>e musical conductor on the orcasi n. We may m _ntion that the several musical pa; ts of t>ie dedicat on service will be con.meted by an efficient choir.

We r.re requested to state that the adjourned meeting of t . e Chamber of Commerce will not be held on Tuesday afternoon as originally annou ced, as in consequence of the San Fran ci co mail closing at an early hour on the fol 10-' ing morning many members of the Chamber w1 be unable to attend. As nnounced by advertisement in this issue, the meeting mil be held on Thursday afternoon ; and as more than one subjee; of ..rave importance will come up for discussion, we hope there will be a full attendance.