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Evening Star, Issue 4121, 12 May 1876, Page 2

The Richardson Fusiliers have been gazetted as the Richardson (Otago) Rifles. Mr George Cowie, who some years ago was manager of the Union Bank here, has been appointed general manager of the Colonial Bank.

"Guy Mannering" will replace "The White Cockade " at the Queen's Theatre tonight. An attractive programme is promised for to-morrow.

There was only a short sitting of the City Police Court to-day. John Matthias Brown, for drunkenness, was fined ss, in default twenty-four hours' imprisonment; Margaret Scott 40s, or teu days'. Margaret Rabbit v. Jas. King, a charge of bastardy, was adjourned till Monday. ■ .;,

Mdlle. de Murska has consented to sing an "Ave Maria" on Sunday evening next daring Benediction at St. Joseph's Church. The music of the prayer has been expressly composed for the occasion by Mr Hill. It is; written in D flat with cor anglais obligato, and we (' Tablet') have the best authority for stating it to be extremely beautiful. The door of the choir will be strictly guarded and no strangers admitted there under any pretence whatever. The second annual show of the Winton and Forest Hill Farmers' Club has just been held. " The exhibits in all numbered 180, and in butter alone there were 51 exhibits.

The show in every respect was superior to that of last year. The first prize wheat (Ist and 2nd prizes) weighed 601bs to the bushel; first prize barley 57Ibs to the bushel (second Erize 561bs); first prize oats 451bs to the ushel; perennial rye grass 291bs to the standard weight." Coursing is likely to become a favorite amusement in Southland. The InvercargUl papers inform us that on Wednesday a number of gentlemen and the managers of the Edendale Station had a capital afternoon's coursing with well-bred dogs. There was excellent sport, and four fine hares were killed. One of them weighed nine pounds. These, did not belong to the Acclimatisa-

tion Society, but were private property, belonging to the New Zealand Land Company. The installation of Sir Donald M'Lean as Provincial Grand Master under the English constitution, has been fixed for St. John's Day, the 24th of next month. Apropos of freemasonry, the 'New Zealand Times' mentions that Mr H. Maudesley, a member of the great English engineering firm- of Maudesley and Field, and holding high rank in Masonry (being a P.S.G.D. of the Grand Lodge of England), now on a tour round the world, has been visiting that Province. In an article upon legal appointments, the ' New Zealand Jurist' contends that Resident Magistrates and similar officers should be appointed from the legal profession, and deprecates the appointment of laymen. The article closes as follows:—" We have already seen important offices connected with the law conferred upon laymen for political reasons, or for other reasons of equal weight. Those offices would have been properly filled

by the members of it, to whom they might have properly been offered. It is injustice to the profession at large to ignore their claims to consideration in these matters; and it is perfectly certain that this injustice involves in every instance more or less injury to the public interests." In an article upon the imbroglio between the. Superintendent and the Provincial Executive of Canterbury, the ' Press' says:— "It is a trumpery piece of business altogether. The Executive made a recommendation to the Superintendent, and because for very fair reasons he does not think proper to assent to it, they take sulks and go off in a huff. Just at the moment when* their care ought to be how they may best gather up their robes about them and die with dignity, they present the spectacle of so many children quarrelling over their mud pieß, and thinking nothing of the deluge which is about to burst over them. To a thorough-going anti-provincialist all this may be vastly pleasant. \ But looking at it from their own point of view, we could wißh for their sakes that they, had 'shown some anxiety in their last moments to behave with decency. As it is, their own petty interests are all that occur to tbem. The essential littleness of the system is the predominant, feature in the ending. The Provincial candle is going out with a stink,"

At Milton, on Tuesday, Mr.M&itland. R.M., delivered judgment in the cases of the Police v. Bußnei and Police v. Hoos/ i» which the defendants were charged with having removed certain horses from their "carnages," with the intention of evading the payment of toll. The eases were • heard on the previous Tuesday, whin Mr W. Taylor, who appeared for the defendants, argued that, from the wording of certain clauses of the Act, the word "carriage," beiug used in a specific sense, could not he held to include a waggon. In giving judgment, Mr Maitland stated that in his

opiuion the word " carriage " was used in its generic sense, and therefore included waggons. There were two cases againßt each of the defendants, and in each case a fine of 20s was inflicted. . It will be remembered that at the last sions of the Supreme Court application was made and granted to have prisoner Portunato Lee ;hi, who had been committed for trial on a charge of rape at CaVersham, re-» •leased on bail from the Lunatic Asylum, where he was then confined, the medical gentlemen being of opinion that his only chance of recovering sanity would be his being allowed to go at large. Accordingly, about a fortnight ago, he was liberated, and was admitted to the Immigration Barracks, where his wife and family are living. Last 1 ; night he attempted to cut his wife's throat, and on information being sent into town, Constable Moore was despatched to Caver-' sham to arrest him. The Italian was armed

with a large knife, and the constable fearing to close with him, had to allow the man to escape on to the main road, where a tierce encounter between the two occurred, several Italians who were present refusing to give any assistance. Ultimately Constable Moore, * with the assistance of Mr Barnes, butcher, of Caversham, and his clerk (Mr Young) succeeded in dis inning Locchi of his weapon, and had him taken back to the Asylum. The following items are from to-day's Bruce Herald':—Some time ago we men-' tioned the fact that the Bruce Quartis Mining Company had commenced the erection of ten additional heads of stampers at, their claim at Canada reef. This addition to the old five-head battery was completed a few days ago, and yesterday about fifty ladies and gentlemen proceeded to the claim, at the invitation of the company, to witness the starting of the new machinery. Mrs W. J. Dyer started the motive power, while Miss Jones (daughter of Mr Alfred Jones) named the new battery "The Victoria," performing the ceremony in the orthodok

manner by breaking a bottle of wine over the machinery.—Our Balclutha contemporary changed hands lately, the original proprietors having disposed of their interest in $» r paper to a company consisting of several residents in the township of Balclutha and settlers in the surrounding district. OA Tuesday night the employees were enter-'- 1 tained at a banquet given by the old and new proprietors of the ' Leader.'—The Bruce Rifles have accepted the City Guards** challenge to fire a match at Tokomairiro on the Queen's Birthday. The country team will consist of Captain Pettit, Lieut. Scott, - Sergt. Dickson, Privates Reid, Mathieson, Grant, M'Latchie, Clarke, and Nutsford; A. M'Kechnie, emergency.

A. voters' list of the newly-proclaimed township of Maori Hill maybe now s»en attbjß schoolhouse. ■*'

Professor Salmond will deliver the introductory lecture on "Christian Evidences" in Knox Church class-room this evening. ,■ Mr Syltes has provided a very attractive pro* gramme for the popular conceit in the Temperance Hall to-mor, ow ev<*ing.- It will be found in the amusement column.

Mr John Armstrong will lecture in <he Temperance Hall on Thursday nexn on "An Irish Pilgrim's frogress 1 ' in aid of the Allfeaiuti* School Building Fund. •.-.•■'•

The Dunedin Football Club will play a scratch match to-morrow afternoon on the Southern Ktcreation Ground, play commencing at 230 p.m. On Saturday wetsk a match wui take place between the ; members of the Club and the ex-pupils of the High School As the latter can muster a strong team, a good conte.-t may be looked forward to. /The usual weekly meeting of the Welcome All i odge. No. 102.1.0 G.T., was held in the West Taien - choolhouse. The secrttaiy's re* port for the qusrte • showed fifty-four members' n £ thei hooks. The treasurer's report showed that the lodge stood well financially. The L.dge Deputy, n.G W C.T.Bro Joseph, then installed the officers for the ensuing term as follows :—W.C.T., Bro. J. Lothian: Sis Jessie M'Dermid: W.S.. Bro. J. Walktrr W.F.S.. Bro. Alexander; W.A.S., Bro Lines W.T., Bro. Allan Mann; W.C.; Bro. «! Grant; W.M.,. Bro. Grey; D.M., l<ro. Bb ftrDermid; W.I, !., Bro. Fleming: W.Oft.. Bro. Wilson; W.RttS, Bio. Christie \ W.L.H.S., Bro., James Dow.