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Evening Star, Issue 4181, 21 July 1876, Page 2

“Sweethearts” and “Our Boys” were played at the Princess’s last night, and will be repeated this evening. To-morrow a late train between Port Chalmers and Dunedin will be run.

The 'Post is credibly informed that the City of San Francisco, ou her first trip round from San Francisco and back, lost the sum of 47,000 dollars. At that rate the present mail contract cannot possibly last long. At the Queen’s Theatre last evening “Rob Roy ” was played to a fair house, Mr Talbot appearing as the hero of the piece and Mr Keogh as the Bailie. Mrs Walter Hill made a very pleasing Helen M'Gregor. To-night the same programme will be repeated, but Mr Talbot will give his great impersonation of Bailie Nicol Jar vie, Mr Steele appearing as Rob Roy. An inquest was held at Purakanui yesterday, before Dr O’Donoghue, District Coroner, as to the facts connected with the fire at Mrs Bradley’s residence. After hearing the evidence the following verdict was returned : —That Mrs Bradleys house had been destroyed by fire on the 11th instant, but there was no evidence to show the origin of the said fire.

A serious accident happened yesterday afternoon to John Dale, a carter in the employ of Mr Mollison, railway carter. He was engaged in Moray Place discharging from his dray a heavy case containing billiard slates, and we understand that some men who were assisting him let go of the case too soon, causing the whole weight to fall on Dale’s right leg, breaking the bone a little below the anee. He was immediately attended on by Dr Burns, and then removed to the Hospital, where, on making inquiry this afternoon, we found that he is suffering great pain, and that some considerable time will elapse before he is able to resume work,

Referring to the Counties Bill the Cromwell ‘ Argus ’ says i-i-“ We do not know on what principle the lines have been fixed, but certain we are they will not be satisfactory to a large proportion of the Province. A glance at the map will show that the Counties have been defined more on a territorial than a population basis, and in this respect we think a grave mistake has been made. Of the Clyde district, we may at onoo say we are utterly opposed to the annexation of Dunstan and Mount Ida districts, and can see no good grounds for the merging of them into a County. They have no sympathy in common ; no commercial relations; und, so far as this portion of the goldfields is concerned, no concern with each other. With the Wakatipu it is entirely different. The relations between the Dunstan district and it, commercially and socially, are to a large extent identical. Without some knowledge of the relations of communities one to another, it is impossible for the Government to satisfactorily cut out Counties."

Should the weather prove favorable, the return football match, Merchants and Agents v. the World, which was postponed last Saturday, will be played on the Southern Cricket Gr; and to-morrow afternoon.

Wo have received several communications, poetical and otherwise, having reference to the late stoppage of the town clock, but as the latter is again in working order no object would be gained by publishing them. The * Tribune ’ reports that the north ap--1 roach to the Waitaki bridge is too stoop and narrow, besides having large stones on it. Tt recently took a six-horse team, with four tons, an hour and a-half to get up the steep rise. We fail to understand the reason why there should be such a bad approach to the noble structure, more especially as good, metal is close at hand.

The * Southland Times ’ states that two men were admitted into the Invercargill Hospital on Monday afternoon, both suffering from accidents. One of them, named Level, camo in from Riverton to receive treatment for a gunshot wound in his forearm ; the other, named Davis, from the Elbow, where his mate had accidentally broken his skull-bone with a stone hammer.

The Cromwell ‘Argus’ has the following remarkable paragraph “At a recent meeting of the Queenstown Municipal Council the town clerk stated that little children had lately been, seen coming into town with mutton. chops covered with strychnine, and it had been said one of the Wakatipu innholders had not long since bought a pound of strychnine. It was resolved that legal advice bis taken as to the prosecution of the offender, and it is to be hoped ho will be brought to book for the criminal conduct.” '

At the Resident Magistrate’s Court, Port Chalmers, this morning, before Mr T. A. Mansford, R.M., James Stone, for drunkenness, was lined ss, with the usual alteruative._ Charles Strong, charged with permitting his chimney to catch fire on the 17th instant, pleaded guilty. His Worship stated that sinee a capable sweep was to be procured in the town he did not intend to pass these offences by in the lenient manner he formally had, and inflicted a fine of 5s and cest?, Thomas Griffen Green, an old offender, charged with stealing twelve pairs of trousers from the shop of John Miller, pleaded not guilty. Afterhearing theevidence of the prosecutor and Detective Neill the accused was remanded until Tuesday next. It has been very generally known that the advanced and broad teaching of the Rev. Dr Roioby, especially his lecture on “Evolution not irreconcilable with Christianity,” has been severely criticised by the ministers and members of some of the City Churches, and that a degree of anxiety was felt by some of the members of Dr Roseby’s own congregation as to the extent the Evangelical standing of the Church was affected by the teaching of the pastor. Last night at a special meeting of the Church, at which there was a full attendance, this subject was fully considered. After a free conversation and an admirable and warmly received address from Dr Roseby a resolution was unanimously adopted, expressive of the high appreciation the Church )iaa of the value of Dr Roseby’s pulpit administrations, its confidence in the soundness of his Christian teaching, assuring him of continued support, and offering him every encouragement in the conduct of his pastoral ministrations in such a manner as his sense of duty, his apprehension of the truth, and the teaching of the Head of the Church direct.

•Correspondence has passed between Mr Roberta, jun., the English champion billiard player, and Mr W. Weston, the Australian champion, with a view to arranging a match when the former visits Dunedin. Our local man is in good form just now, and if he receives say 450 points out of 1,000, an exciting contest may be anticipated. The Auckland ‘ Herald’ says that Mr Perkins, of the Occidental Hotel, and Mr Charles Curtis, of the ■'Pacific Hotel, Grahamstown, are in communication with Mr Roberts, and have offered liberal terms to secure his presence, Mr Perkins’s communication applies to ucklaud alone, but Mr Curtis, we understand, las offered terms for a tour throughout the Colony. It is on the tapis that a match will be arranged between host Perkins and the English champion for LSOO. The former is desirous of playing the American four-ball carom game, with 400 given out of 1,000 points, while Mr Curtis objects to this game, but is ready to back Roberts with the English three-ball game, and give 500 out of 1,000 points to host Perkins, or any other player in the province.

Hie Church Parade of the "Volunteer Artillery is postponed till further notice.

1 he annual meeting of the Colonial Building and Investment Society will be held at the office Temple. Chambers, on Monday the 31st in t, at 8 p.m.

We are requested to direct the attention of pur readers to an advertisement of the City Butchery i ompany which appears in another column We notice among their fine display this evening a r.uVock bred at North Tueri, and weighing 1,540 pounds.