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Evening Star, Issue 4130, 23 May 1876, Page 2

The last crushing from Southberg’s claim at Skipper’s, of 290 tons of stuff, yielded 2120z. It is stated that an enormous shark has put in an appearance at Moeraki. It is said to be thirty feet long, and that a porpoise, hanging at the cathead of a vessel, was seized by this monster. We learn from a telegram received by the Commissioner of Police that Mitchell, the engine-driver, who was so seriously injured by the boiler accident near Oamaru yesterday, died early this morning. Orr, the stoker, has been given up by the doctors. We understand that owing to some hitch that has arisen in reference to the use of the telegraph wires on a public holiday, the intended chess match between Auckland and Dunedin, which was to have taken place tomorrow, has been postponed. The business at the Resident Magistrate’s Court this morning, before Mr J. Bathgate, 8.M., was limited to the case James Newman v. Frederick Marchions, a claim of L 3 5s Id, for meat supplied. Judgment went for plaintiff, by default, for the amount claimed, with costs. At Queenstown, Martin Birch has been committed for trial tor sheep stealing. The evidence disclosed the fact that systematic pilfering of sheep had been practised by the accused. Constable Poole was complimented by the Bench for the maimer in which he had got up the case. Shortly after five o’clock last evening, as a carter named James Boyd was driving a dray, the property of Peter Meldrum, through the Hillside toll-gate, one of the horses took fright at a man named A If Hanson, who was felling some trees near the new Presbyterian manse, and on Boyd jumping off the dray the wheel passed over him. He was removed to Mr Allan’s house at Forbury, where he died early this morning. At the last meeting of the Queenstown Municipal Council the following resolution was carried :—“ That this Council, whilst expressing its disapproval of the sale of the Wakatip Commonage, respectfully request that his Honor will reserve from sale on the 10th instant run No. 10, as they consider the alienation of such an important portion of the Commonage, abutting on the town boundary, would affect most disastrously the interests of both town and district.” The advantages of life assurance have 4 been vividly illustrated in the case of the young man Taylor, who met his death at Otepopo yesterday. It is not many weeeks since that he was prevailed upon to insure his life in the Australian Provident Society. His proposal was for L 250, but on the morning he paid his premium he had a conversation with Mr Short, the company’s travelling agent, who happened to be in the district, the result of which was that he increased his policy to LSOO. His relatives thus find themselves placed in a position the reverse of that which in eight cases out of ten follows a calling away so sudden as was Mr Taylor’s. ,

Auckland, determined not to be behind Dunedin or Christchurch, is going to have a new theatre, which will possess a stage 66ft. wide and 42ft. deep, accommodate 1,800 people, and is estimated to cost close upon LII,OOO. Messrs Barnett and Levy are the proprietors, and Mr Mahoney the architect Mr Byers essayed another Shakspearian character at the Queen’s last evening, playing the Moor in “ Othello.” In the earlier scenes he certainly failed to give anything like a tolerable rendering of the character ; but later on he improved greatly, and where prompted by jealousy he kills his wife his acting was very good. Mrs HilTs Emilia a capital performance. The play \irill be repeated to-night, the cast, so far as the principal characters are concerned, bein' reversed. ‘ The Canterbury Chamber of Commerce has made the following recommendations in reference to the proposed tribunals of commerce 1. It is desirable that a separate tribunal should be established in this Colony for the trial of commercial cases, 2. That the Court should consist of three mercantile judges, with one legal judge as president, having a deliberative and a casting vote. 3. That the mercantile judges should be paid only for causes on which they are employed, and that their costs should form part of the cause. 4. That it be compulsory that all mercantile disputes be tried under this tribunal. 5. That appeals should be all wed in cases involving three hundred pounds and upwards, but under that sum only by leave of the Court.”

Ihe usual competiti >n for the Golf Club’s gold m- d 1 will take place at the 1 inks tomo row.

The final rehearsal for the strand dedication ceremony, conce.t, and ball, to be hell in i e J? ew ’- Oddfellows’ Hall, Albany street, 0 . the Queen’s Birthday, will take place this even xng at 8 o clock, when a full attendance is requested.