The Evening Star. SATURDAY, JUNE 24, 1876.

Evening Star, Issue 4158, 24 June 1876, Page 2

The Evening Star. SATURDAY, JUNE 24, 1876.

There was a clean charge sheet at the City Police Court this morning. A telegram in the «Tuapeka Times' states that the action for false imprisonment against MrW. P. Street, Clerk to the Resident Magistrate's Court, by Thomas M'Kay has been "squared" for L 25. The amount claimed was LSOO.

The only business at the Port Chalmers Police Court this morning was a charge of drunkenness preferred against Edward Lane, who pleaded guilty and was ordered to pay a penalty of ss, in default twenty-four hours* imprisonment. Mr Elder, J. P., presided. r

The polioe have received information from Tokomairiro that the body of a man, fully dressed, has been found at Henley. It is supposed to be that of a carr-enfcer named Anderson, who was knocked ou the West Taieri Bridge some two months ago, and that the fresh iu the river has washed the body to the spot where it was found yesterday. A special meeting of the Dunedin Bowling Club was held at the Shamrock Hotel last mght, the president, Mr Hodgkius, in the chair, and there was a good'attendance. Kesolutious approving of the action of the directors in purchasing the- green in Cumberland street were passed, and the directors were authorised to issue debentures for the purchase money. The annual supper subsequently took place.

Our readers are minded that this evening the Princess's Theatre will" be re-opened by Mr and Mrs Hoskins, assisted by the strongest aud most efficient company that ha 3 visited ' 'miedin for many years. A number of old favorites aro included in the long list of members, and there is also a fair sprinkling of new names. After the Jengti.y period of tameneas in the dramatic line that has prevailed in this City we anticipate a long aud successful sea.son for Mr iioskißs. The company open with " Much ado about {Nothing," i n whioh Miss Colville take* the part of Ifcs&iee, and Mr Hoskiitt that of Benedict.

Notwithstanding the inclement weather last evening the Queen's Theatre was fairly attended, and a capital performance of " Camille " was given. Mrs Walter Hill as the heroine, and Mr Steele as Amand Duval appeared to great advantage. To-night "Hazard," a drama from the pen of Mr Walter Coeper, will be produced. The larceny case in which James Alex. Henderson, auctioneer at Milton, was charged by E. N. I.egge, miller, with having, on the 13th inst., stolen sixty bags of oats, his property, was heard before Mr Fulton, R.M., and Mr Dyer, J.P., on Tuesday. The grain was shown to be Mr Henderson's own property. MrCookproseouted, and Mr Reid defended. The Bench, after a very brief retirement, discharged the accused. Mr Reid hinted that proceedings for false imprisonment would be instituted against Mr Legge.

Negotiations have been completed for the purchase by the Union Steam Shipping Company of the N.Z.S.S. Company's intercolonial fleet, and the latter company's steamers Phoabe, Taranaki, Wellington, and Ladybird will in future run under the auspices of the Union Company. The price at which the sale was completed is 147,400. We underS stand that the N.Z. Company's steamers Rangatira and Manawatu continue in the hands of their present owners, and will run, as heretofore, on the Wellington, Napier, and Wanganui trade.

A serious accident nearly occurred through the combustion of phosphorus at Messrs M'Landreßs an<l Co.'s auction rooms this morning. Some chemicals that had been in store some time were opened, with the intention of offering them for sale. A young man in the store having a of chemistry seized a bottle of phosphorus in its dry state and added some water to it, when it exploded, injuring a man named Roberts. The latter waß removed to Mr B. Isaac's, in Princes street, where Dr Burns was quickly in attendance, and pronounced the injuries to be only slight. It is expected that Roberts will be convalescent in a few days.

The much-vexed question of the right of females to vote at our municipal elections has not yet been definitely settled. Cr. Isaac though defeated when this matter was before the Council last week is not to be silenced, and claiming that he has made converts, has, with the aid of those councillors who hold like views to him on this question, got a special meeting of the Council fixed for Tuesday next. Cr. Isaac states that his views on the matter are exactly in accord with those recently enunciated at Home by Mr Bright, M.P. It is proposed to add an additional clause, to the effect that women of thirty years of age and over, holding rateable property to the amount of LIOO per annum, shall be entitled to vote at municipal elections by proxy, as hereafter to be revised, the condition of the proxy-voting to be drawn up by the Corporation Solicitor and referred to the Council at next meeting.

The quarterly meeting of th« Leith Lodge, 1.0.<\?., will be held on Monday evening, at the Hall, Albauy street. A lecture on Good Templarism will he delivered in the Linden Schoolroom on Tuesday evening by Mr R. N. Adams. Officers and members of the Provincial Grand Lodge are requested to meet at the Masonic Hail on Monday evening, at 7.30.

A concert and ball, in honor of the Ballarat team of the Dunedin Volunteer Fire Brigade, will be held at the Temperance Hall on Friday next.

The "Illustrated New Zealand Herald" for June contains a number of well-selected views. The reading matter will be found to be unusually interesting. We notice that the proprietors of the 'Saturday Advertiser' have made arrangements with a London journal of fashion for the monthly supp'y of fashion plates. Jn this week's number of the 'Advertiser' appear two very creditable illustrations of the latest fashions in dreuß, We are Riven to understand that the Masonic ball, which was to be given by Lodge St. Andrew on Monday next, ha* been postponed till Monday, July 3, on account of the bad weather. It has also been arranged by the committee to have the presence of thek friends not belonging to the craft.