The Evening Star. TUESDAY, JULY 18, 1876.

Evening Star, Issue 4178, 18 July 1876, Page 2

The Evening Star. TUESDAY, JULY 18, 1876.

. M tbh theiitt*? !aS* c^eflin* ur Boys wag r<j eated to a Louse positively crammed in all parts. No piece has Heep Tijayed in Dunedin for a long time past p UH ' l3 Rf) eiteat a success as this one comedy, and a lengtheiifed riin iv, inevitable, “ Our Boys ” will of course tij ffl* prated this evening, fW 3^ Ster ' I 9ittin « of the Supreme of U T l’ rnn T* ° f Ffa /* r V< A lll * o1 *. » «laim ot L1.5C0 damages for the seduction by defenda >t of plamtiff’s daughter, was heard! After a good deal of evidence had been S for L3O9 Ury rCtUn,ed a - verdiet for plainr-. a private letier liy the htg{ mail a ravanaki paper learns that Judge Richmond, who is on a visit to I‘ngland, has been very unwell during the past winter. His eldest and youngest sous have also suffered from the severity of the climate; the youngest having been in considerable danger from inflammation of the longs. Mr J. 0. Richmond is still in Algeria following the profession ot civil engineer. One of his daughters gives high puonxige of attaining to great protiofoncy ia art.

. weather yesterday continued sufficiently frosty to enable the members of the Curling Club to have several hours’ play at their rink at the Water of Leith.

candidates for the Mayoralty addressed meeting of ratepayers last evening, each receiving votes of confidence in his fitness for tho office of Mayor. * A telegram in the ‘ North Otago Times ’ of yesterday states that a man named John Morau hanged himself last night at Port Moeraki. Ho was a new comer to the district, but had been employed on some of the coasting craft for some time. It appears the unfortunate fellow had been drinking f ln a ht of despondency committed the rash act. He leaves a wife and children unprovided for. The inquest is likely to be heid on Monday, when no doubt fuller particulars will transpire. meeting of the Church of England Sunday School Teachers’ Institute Was held in St. Paul’s schooltoom last evening; Bishop Neville in the chair. The committee appointed at the previous meeting brought up their report, which was adopted! solved that the affairs of the Society should be managed by a committee consisting of the Bishop of the Diocese, three VicePresidents (Yon. Archdeacon Edwards, Rev. Iv. L, Stanford, and Rev. E. G, Penny), and twelve members (six ladies and six gentlemen), to be chosen annually by members of the Society Teachers in obher Sunday Schools within the diocese, certified as such by the clergy of their parish, are to have the privilege of becoming members of the Society.

to . bo more B P irit ib the than Vtu dm . ratQ P a y® rs at this election than at the previous One, when Mr Maloney had a Waifc-over for the Mayoralty, there an opponent in the field in the person ?wpS rien 7 B r?/‘ Thia gentleman is a weß-known freeholder and resident in the district for this last thirteen years, and he has necessarily had great experience in the locality since the time that it was nothing but a complete swamp. Mr Brady has held office for years as a member of the Caversham Road Board, aud always looked after the welfare of the district he represented In now coming forward to stand for the Mayoralty, he has sent iu his resignation to the Road Board, and if elected to represent South Dunedin, it may be expected that there will be nothing wanting on his part to forward the interests of the ratepayers. P a [ lor lecture to the Young Mens Christian Association WftS delivered f ‘ ky Mr W. t>. Stewart, the S jecl being A Visit to Salt Lake City.” Mr J. It. i'raaer was elected to the chair. The lecturer gave an interesting account of a visit he recently paid to the City of Saints, the impression left by which tm his mind was that the Mormon religion has seen its influx To bad n ° d ,°V bt tilat large tho Outsiders, earned by Utah being on settlpd ß Stat° ad t0 rom ritore settled States, would lead to a gradual modification Of their creed, and probably eventually to the absorption of the Mormons into the general American population. a Vote of thanks to Mr Stewart closed tho proceedings.

Lyttelton ‘ Times ” reports that on the 13th m ;t. a man named John Beamish was found by Constable Wearn lying dead in an old stable belonging to Mr Zweibnuck, at Oxford. It was reported to the police on Wednesday morning that the -uan had been missing since 8.30 a.m. on Tuesday, and as he was m a very desponding state when last seen, it was supposed that some accident had happened to him, A search party, numbermg over twenty, started out into the bush m the direction where Beamish had been last seen, but no trace of him could be found. When discovered by the constable it was found that he had hanged himself to one of the rafters with some flax, and that the flax had broken and the unfortunate man had fallen on his back. Deceased was a heavy loser by the late fire at Oxford, and it preyed upon his mind to a very treat extent. He leaves a wife and four children quite destitute,

The Southland “Times” makes the foliowing complaint concerning the Konal Waste Land Board l-“fhe weekly meeting of the Board lapsed; as it usually has of late; on Thursday foi' Want of a qtioilim. ibe only members present were the Chief Commissioner and Mr J. W. Mitchell. Five persons attended the meeting with the desire to dip bnsihesS; Whleh to thehi Was, nb dollbt, or much importance, but nothing C ? U i d , do . ne - Xt is high time that this state of affairs terminated, as it is beyond doubt prejudicial to the public interests, people are beginning to grow sick of having their business postponed meeting after meeting, and if the members of the Board who are now absent in Wellington have any regard fo£ contriioit prbprietyi not to ttiontidii the interest of the public, they will without further delay, abandon the childishly petulant position which they have taken up and resign at ouco. The large number of persons who are almost constantly wishing to transact business With thb Board barinot be expected to put up with much more humbugging and the sooner a change is effected the better it will be for all parries.’

A correspondent, sends us the followino account of the Teremakau rush: —“There are about 700 people on the ground, and about 180 miners on gold. The lead is three claims wide; the sinking from one sod deep tyi 100 ft, mid thfc Wash dirt Is ftotli sft to 10ft deep. The prospects average from one to niU6 grains to th<? digh The lead, runs Kpe—neariy north „, ii '•‘"t 1 ' . getting deeper ds ii gdes Ti’,P n , n ?H owing to the surface rising. A ll the chpms on yqt can.be Worked oy tunnel, the lengtn or wnich will oe from lortft to 700 ft, Close on the southernmost shaft on gold there is a break in the terrace, on the. south side of which no shaft h*s bottomed .■»« y«tj but,ls not.tar.uff the aepth. Should they strike gold, this has every chance of being one of the best rushes that has been on the Coast for some years. ft 1 id be 4 remruierative employment for hidny htlhdreds of miners for years td come. The miners are very confident oi tfid-hWeej lb? Y*. aimea Water-race will command every the ground as regards height, and irohi ios p*.'£filmt tSfthmfta Vo .the scene of the rush it is nearly all level country. Ihere are four stores and about a dozen in course of construction, two bakers’ shops, 'd “WO blacksmiths. The road from the main road to the rush is about finished, a distance of forty chains. The place is not over crowded. Should, as I mentioned before, gold be struck on the south side of the break, otherwise it is too crowded at ni’csent.”

A great was afforded the Queen’s Theatre evening in the production of Macklin’s celebrated comedy, “The Man of the World.” A vivid of Mr Talbot’s delineation of the character of Sir Pertinax Macsycophant when previously in Dunedin drew a large audience, the house being well filled both upstairs and down. The “Man of the World’’ contains little or no plot, and it may be said that there is but one character—that of the cringing, obsequious £ir Pertinax. Mr Talbot in hl» impersonation has, of course, the advantage of being able to revel in the homely Scotch dialect of the. fawning knightbut added $o this the conception of t he character through.. o ' l *' was masterly in its trneness to nature. The furious rage wldch almost overpowers isu" Pertinax in tho last scene as one by I ope his selfish, achaxqea are baffled was I

wonderfully expressed, and the curtain rell at the conclusion of the piece amidst torrents of applause. In fact, Mr J albot had a recall after nearly every act. tr■ r ? , alter Hill played unaffectedly as La -y uoclolpha, but appeared scarcely at home in , use of the fecotcll accent; while the only fault of Mr Warde, who played Egcrton, was that he affected a rather sing-song Su ei 7’- programme concluded with ine Irish Emigrant,” which created endless amusement. “ The Man of the World ” will be produced for the last time to night, and the opportunity of seeing the principal part admirably 'played should not he overlooked.

9 e « ( \ k° ars » shgood authonty, that Mr J. P. Maitland has been appointed Commissioner of Waste Lands for U , ta £ o . and adds that though thg inhabitants of thatdwtnct would be sorry to lose Mr Maitland’s services as a magistrate, they will be glad to hear of his appointment to such an important position In the public service. At the Temperance Hall last evening ioaker a Hibemicon gave another excellent entertainment to a numerous attendance. he various items on the programme were well received, Messrs Baker and Vernon have wonderfully improved since their last visit here. The former has a voice of fine compass, and was loudly applauded for his song of “ The Dear Little Shamrock.” Mr Vernon not only sings well but dances and plays some good selections on the banjo in a highly creditable manner. The nigger por* tion of the entertainment is Well sustained by the Gardiner Brothers. The programme concluded with a laughable sketch by the full company, which caused roars of laughter, A number of valuable presents were distributed after the performance.

We have received from Mr R. T. Wheeler a copy of a new novelette by Mr Robert P. W hitworth. Mr Whitworth is not a str.mger to the people of Dunedin, but will be remembered hy many who a predated his literary ability when connected with t e ‘Daily Times.' h l B xT. la^ st ’ .Production, is entitled Through the I ern. We have glanced over a few pages, but carnet say more of the work than that what we hav« read abounds in powerful description; and as the subject is Colonial life, So thoroughly known bv Mr W hitworth, we have no doubt it will prove intensely interesting.