The * Provincial Gazette ’ issued to-day conta ns proclamations allowing coursing in the Waikouaiti district up to the end of July next; and setting apart 2,000 acres in the Chatton Hundred for occupation on deferred payments. A correspondent of the ‘North Otago Times ’ avers that the report of a new gold field having been revealed in cutting the last mile of the Naseby Sludge Channel has been set afloat by storekeepers and others, from interested motives, and cautions miners against rushing to the field, and there is no payable ground to be taken up. The Revision Court sat this day at the City Council Chambers, Mr W. M. Hodgkins (Revising Officer) presiding, for the purpose of revising the electoral rolls for the House of Representatives. The following constitutes the principal business transacted: —Dunedin: New claims allowed, 303; names objected to and struck off the roll, 130. Caversham : New claims allowed, 54; struck off, 140. Roslyn : New claims allowed, 133 ; struck off, 65. On Thursday, Captain Sewell, harbormaster at Oamaru, was presented with a handsome gold lever hunting watch, from the establishment of Mr John Hislop, Princes street, Dunedin, and of the value of twentyfive guineas, which bears the following inscription : Presented to Captain Sewell by the New Zealand Insurance Company, as a slight acknowledgment of his courtesy, and in consideration of the valuable aid accorded by him in protecting the company’s interests.”
The newly-formed Colored Opera Troupe at Port Chalmers gave their first entertainment at the Foresters’ Hall yesterday evening, when fully 500 persons were present. The first part of the programme consisted of the usual songs and ballads, which were capitally rendered by the troupe, among whom are several excellent instrumentalists. Mr Monish presided at the pianoforte, and the songs were interspersed with witty local hits and conundrums. At the conclusion of the chair business, Mr Wignall gave a character dance, for which he received an encore. The operetta of the “ Beau-him-and Girl,” performed in a most successful manner, brought the entertainment to a close. It was intimated that the troupe would be willing to give its services in aid of charitable objects.
On Monday evening, at about seven o’clock, two ladies were coming into Dunedin by the Anderson’s Bay road, and when noar the railway crossing a man jumped up from.the side of the road and accosted them in a very rough way, using very filthy language. They walked quickly away, but in a few minutes the man again ran up to them and tried to seize one of the ladies by the neck. After a short struggle the ruffian beat a retreat, but made a third attack just before reaching the end of the Cricket Ground. He then went off in the direction of town, and was seen to annoy another lady. The |following description has been handed to the police :—A man about sft Sin in height, with sandy beard and moustache, wearing a Scotch bonnet, dark paget coat, light grey trousers and vest, and lightcolored shirt. Similar occurrences to the above occur frequently in the vicinity of the Cricket Ground, there being no lamp from the Southern Hotel to the Gasworks, and it is to be hoped that the police will, as they anticipate, be successful in apprehending the perpetrator of this outrage. The various amusements in town last night were well patronised. The Leith Lodge, 1.0.0 F , gave a concert in their new ball, which was filled, and everything went off smoothly. The vocalists included Misses Jago, Webb, and Hesford. After the concert there was a ball, the orchestra being filled by Mrs Martin and Mr Anderson. The annual re-union of the M.U.1.0.0.F. was held in the Temperance Hall last night The room was nicely decorated with flags, evergreens, &c., and presented a very pleasing appearance, Bro. Barry, M.G., was in the chair, and with a few appropriate remarks stated that the Lodge was in a flourishing condition, the income for the year being L 574 4s 3d, and the expenditure L 357 4s Id, leaving a handsome balance of L 216 10s 2d, Mr Sykes then opened the concert by playing one of his usual good piano tolos, W'hich was followed by some excellent songs by some of our best amateurs. After a vote of thanks to the Chairman the room was cleared for the ball, which was kept up till the small hours this morning. The City Guards’ Cadets gave a ball in the Drillshed.
At the sitting of the District Court at Oamaru, Edward Beckerton was sentenced to eighteen months’ imprisonment with hard labor for embezzlement. Judge Ward, in passing sentence, made the following remarks, the bearing of which is very evident ;—“ It is well for you, too, that I cannot, in passing sentence, take into consideration any private information that may have casually reached me concerning you. In my opinion a judge, in deciding on the sentence of a criminal, should be guided solely by the facts that have been brought before him in Court, and should especially avoid making private inquiries or obtaining private information about him. Such information as he may obtain is not upon oath. When once a man has been charged with crime he will never want for slanderers, especially if it be known that the judge’s ears are open to them. And if a judge is to be guided in sentencing a criminal by what he hears about him beyond the walls of the Court, the criminal may, in fact, be punished on account of charges of which he may have never heard, and against which he has not had the chance of defending himself.”
It rr.'ir "tVort.crTrf - tT'at ? coranv'.;n fr"m th‘.; Superintendent to the i> s -,k, sioner would have been brought uefore the Waste Land Board at its meeting to-day, but Mr Thomson, after reading it, deemed it to be addressed to him privately.
Tj.' holiday programme provided at the ’la-t evening bad the effect Idling too lower parts, notwitUstiMidi.M'' i’ numerous counter-attractions. The aaoieuco seemed to bo highly pleased with “The Serious family.” For to night “Rob Roy ” is announced.
One of the m ,’st interesting exhibits at the Carnival is the first fruit of the Milton i ottery Company. ;he attention called to it a short time ago was the means of the transference of the works to a new company who have entered most energetically into the manufacture, and the proof of what can be done is now manifest in the excellent ware presented to the Benevolent Institution. It consists of four sets of pie dishes, one butter crock, four milk jugs, t and a nest of jolly mugs. As yet it has been determined to confine manufacture to the most useful class of pottery, and to that for which the demand is constant. What is made, however, indicates what may be done in the future. From the specimens which the public will have opportunity of inspecting there is every reason to believe that this manufacture will alike remunerate the company and benefit the public.
Mr Pykeand Mr M‘Kellar (the Goldfields Secretary) had a passage-at-arms at Cromwell the other day at a public meeting there to consiaer the advisability of forming a Protection League, whose duty it would be to watch over the interests of the district, and communicate with the district represen tative during the approaching session of the General Assembly on any matters affecting the well-being of the Cromwell division. A resolution having been moved in favor of the formation of a league, Mr M’Kellar moved as an amendment that there was no necessity for such an organisation, and charged Mr Pyke with trying to fasten the responsibility of his actions on the League. Mr Pyke replied with considerable warmth, and characterised the Goldfields Secretary’s attack upon him as “unjust and unfair.” Sneaking on the county question, Mr Pyke said he had the Premier’s authority for stating that there was no truth in the repox-t that the Government would fix the boundaries of the proposed counties before the session began; and to state that the fixing of boundaries would be in the hands of the Assembly. Mr Pyke favors the creation of five counties only, one of which should be Southland.
The office of the Imperial Building Society will be open to mo ro »v (Friday) evening from 7 to 8 o’cloc - for receiving subscriptions. The Temperance Hall Saturday evenin'? con certs will be suspended this week to allow a larger attendance at ihe Benevolent Institution entertainments; they will be resumed on Saturday, June 3.
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Evening Star, Issue 4132, 25 May 1876, Page 2
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