The Evening Star WEDNESDAY, JULY 19, 1876.

Evening Star, Issue 4179, 19 July 1876, Page 2

The Evening Star WEDNESDAY, JULY 19, 1876.

We have r efleived ftog, 6 And 7" of < Hansard- from the Government Printer, Wellington; We are oßiiipfellecij thrdugh pressure on our space, to hold over oui' Jlitotft of this day s meeting of the Waste Land Boara. the Governor has been fS<<& ls f" eletter3 of naturalisation, Z m \ S he -: Xhem Act > 1866 ." « favor of Adolph Montzon, clerk, of Dnnedin

' FWn«', City °-. N ' W Y ° rk ' Wlth the SftD • j"*ncweo mad, is meeting with ereat ; despatch on her way South. 6 She arrivld at ■ Helton this morning, and is due at Port Chalmers early to-morrow. m&tthT T ha ? n ?** in «» mowing match for the championship of the world Saddler was beaten by Trickctt, appears to have won with plenty in fcand SS medium who recently suppHedS" with a smntuahstic account of J2 Ze^tns At the Queen's Theatre W rt , . ttwu Man of the World" *n a f Th<3 auchencr, ar.d Mr Talbot' -So'd * mg of the pat fc of t-'j.- » w °n<U?hi\ rendercreated oi.- crttnax Sycophant , l tf*** 1 wquest, "Hamlet" will be played tor f *».« tecond time.

Additional post offices have been opened in utago at Dunrobin and Purakanui. \ Several items of interest in reference to the fcan Francisco Mail Service will be found in our telegraphic columns. Baker's Hibernicon at the Temperance Hall was well attended last night, and the programme gave every satisfaction. Mr Vernon came in for a large share of applause. r t ? la^ Swa ? 8 aro now verv numerous on Lake Waihola. A writer to the local paper states that on Monday he observed over a hundred of these fine birds close to Waihola township.

At yesterday's meeting of the City Council the report of Mr Gorlon on the questions of the City's water supply and drainage was taken and read. The document is very lengthy, and we nre, therefore, unable to publish it in this evenino's iesue, but we shall take an early opportunity cf laying it before our readers. 6 The 'Bruce Herald' states that on Monday an engine and two carriages for the Kaitangata railway line were forwarded from The engine, which was made by f!!*/ 8 ??™' 180 , 11 and Co., has been christened "Jerusalem," after the lively and energetic manager of the company. The caroTfT w |T e , we believe, made %y Mr Hyslop, A Wellington telegram informs us that in the House of Representatives yesterday afternoon, the Premier read a telegram from L>r Hector, stating that arrangements had been made m America to send to New ZeaA e^£ ept , ember ' 500.000 salmon ova, and 250,000 white fish ova, for lakes. The cost would be L4OO, and success was certain. Me recommended a vote to supplement subscriptions. The business disposed of at the City Police Court this morning, before Messrs A. Mercer and T. Birch, I.P.'s, was not of great importance. John Bradley and Donald f K ° r were respectively fined 5s and 10s; in default of payment the usual alternatives. Chas. Bissett, for stealing an overcoat, the property of Wm. Darling, was sentenced to one month's imprisonment. The General Government »Gazette' contains a progress report by Mr J. Paul, Medal Commissioner giving a list of thirty-nine Europeans and thirteen Natives, officers and men of the Colonial forces, whose claims to the New Zealand War Medal for services performed prior to the 31st December, 1866 are now admitted by the Commissioner. Among the names we notice that of Mr Gray tspencer, who some three years ago was connected with this paper. A meeting of the Yorkshire Club was held at the Empire Hotel last evening Upwards of thirty members were present, and Mr Conyers presided. The half-yearly report was adopted, and the following officers were duly elected": President, Mr W Conyers ; Vice-President, Mr T. H. Woodcock ; Treasurer, Mr T. H. Dodson; Secretary, Mr D K. Rhodes; CommitteeMessrs B. Calverly, sen., Rainton, B. Dawson, Burton, Loft, Horncastle, sen., Eva Gott. .«) and

The week)^ You"" '' r* mnetiilg of the All Saints’ • *“l* f- B®oci 8 ® oci^ tion waa held in the Beßeolfdom last evening, the Rev. R. L Stanford presiding. The name of Mr De Carle was substituted for that of Mr Curtis on the entertainment committee. Mr Perch va! read his paper on the “Earth and its Motions, but said that he found it would take up too much time to give anything like an adequate description, therefore, m his present paper, he would confine himself to the motion of the earth on its axis. At the I nne w Mr Schott would give a paper •, on Negative Photography.” hue house last evening witnessed the thmUrepresentation at the Princess’s Theatre of“ Our Boys.” The performance passed off admirably, every member of the company showing to great advantage. Mr Graham, as Talbot Chatnpneys, espeOially deserves a Wo*d of praise for Ins excellent acting of a difficult part. This evening “Our Boys” will be repeated, but the opening piece will be obanged to “ Sweethearts, ’m which Miss Alien Bum nmg will appear as denhy Nfirtheott; The materials from which it is built are of a verv slender nature, but Mr Gilbert has succeeded, notwithstanding that, in constructing out of them one of the prettiest little A ottn s ***** flamed Menry Spreadbrow, who loves an equally

Youthful lady named Jenny Northcote, leaves for India) but confesses his love before starting, without getting a favorable reply. Poor Jenny’s heart fairly breaks at the parting, but she—though loving well keeps the secret to herself, In the Second act bpreadbrow returns from bl§ travels, a man of fifty. The old sweethearts meet, explanations are given, and notwithstanding this flimsiness of the plot the curtain falls on the termination of a true gem of theatrical literature. The performance will g l *' ll4l Withthe cl P ital comedy 1 annual meeting of honorarv and oerfotbibw tbhmlW Hf choril Society was held in St. Paul’s Schoolroom last evening, Mr E. B. Cargill in the chair, ihe committee reported that during the past £ aUl >” , the VHytnn of Praia?’ been laradise and the Penand the “ Woman ot bamana were put in rehearsal for the Apnl concert; but owing to a variety of ® u l sl .^ I , GailseSj bsyoad the control of the impossible to gbt thesh wotks by the hud of the season, and, therefore, in the hope or gpktfung attendance from the performing nteritbeffc thfe bonbert was postponed.

IHe committee pointed out to the periorhif mg members that, in order not to break faith with the honorary members, and to secure the support of ik% ktttt for the , future it was absolutely necessary that a concert be given at as early a date as pofifid of lI IfiT't^ Bhowed a Bum » nana ot L 8 8s 6d. After considerable dis- «.«.«« «to the «oMtlfto*»/ positfon of the society, except in a pecuniary sense, th<* report was adopted. Archdeacon Edwards then moved that the society, as at present constituted, fee dissolved, He thought there should be a reconstruction of the society. Eventually the motion was withdrawn, and one carried that the meeting adjourn sine, die, and that the committee be requested to make immediate arrangements for the fourth concert of the season. The .^pb-Committee, consisting of Messrß Sale, G. J3eli, awl Q, M. Thomson, appointed to inquire into the present unsatisfactory state of the Society, suggested several alterations in the basis and constitution of the Society. The principal of these were that the present society be dissolved and constituted afresh on a new basis; that the President and the two "Vice-Presidents shall hold office during life, or until resignation; and all the property of the Society shall be vested in them as trustees j that the affairs of the Society shall be managed by a committee of nine members (fire to form a quorum), to "be elected at the annual meeting, and who shall elect from their own number a Secretary, Treasurer, and librarian ; that there shall be a Musical Conductor appointed by and responsible to the oommittee; and that rules 5 to 13 of the present Society remain unaltered. The Tioneei' Encampment, 1.0.0. F., will I

t « ,?5 Mno ?.? < ? mpefcin ? of the Fioaeer T odge, i. U.U.J*., will be held at the Lodge-room, this evening, at eight o'clock.

Mr J. B. Thomson ha* decided-in answer to a nutnervwly-siffned requisition-to stand as Councillor for Bell Ward.