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Evening Star, Issue 4187, 28 July 1876, Page 2

-kL^^T^' 8 Theatre kst King o Scots" was again played to I capita! attendance. T&s evening Mr Talbot will re-appear as Richelieu in the play of that name. v * xJ he ™J a on < ,V ew at the shop of Mr Wm. Elder of Port Chalmers, a veVy fine marine painting, representing the whaler Splendicf engaged in the fifhery off the SStfpK J"* P^ in ß is work of fhl ?' ?? ho bids fair to follow in the footsteps of his late father, „.. ™ ; no mean repute. • " a arti st of

. - «"*e June meeting of the members and friends of the Royal Colonial Institute, London, the Hon. W. Pox gave an interesting lecture on the past and present position of New Zealand. Her railways, the lecturer said, would form a very good asset by which they might como to England again, and borrow another LlO } 000,000. He believed that all persons emigrating would meet with success if they met the difficulties they might encounter with energy. Sir Charles Clifford referred to his earfjr experiences of New Zealand, and propo ed a vote of thanks to Mr Fox, which was carried with acclamations

A meeting of grocers was held at Murray's a H 3t m S ht » the cbair bein 8 taken by Mr A. Meroer. It wfts resolved to form a brocere A«sor»i<*tiont and ftboUt forty members expressed their willingness to jjin. llie following office-bearers were elected • W?i 8 v nt *w r - r . A - ]V l ercer; Mr 2,2 ngl ?i, S f Mr James rttJ°^ y "* fefb *prJointed a coirihiittc'e' 01 management ■-&&&* John MFarlane, James M'Leod, David Wood, W White, J. Low, A. Allen, and J. Peterson. Ihe committee were instructed to draw up rules Mr M.bnil&ibn to tne next meeting. The 'Post' of the 21st inst. has the°following : _A man named John Blair, for whose apprehension a warrant has been issued by the Registrar 0* the Supfehie Unirt, JJunedin, for an offence against the Debtors arid Creditors' Act, was arrested by Sergeant Farrell td-datf: the charge is that the said Johii Blair, who is a bakei' by trade was attempting to leave the Colony for the purpose of delaying or embarrassing the proceedings in liquidation, and taking with him a considerable sum of money, being part of his estate. Blair was brought before Mr i rawford, and, on the application of Inspector Atchison, was remanded until tomorrow,

Madame Arabella Goddard has (says a eontemporiry) during the past three years—or to speak more accurately, three years, one mouth, and seventeen days, since her departure from England—appeared in public »t ISO concerts, and travelled 45,000 miles --- Aft??* profits of the tour amounted to /;->,UooJols. gold. The largest receipts for a single concert were 3,100d015, at Melbourne. 1 'Je special vicissitudes of the lady's tour were, the following :—Quarantined on arrival at Melbourne for two weeks on account of smallpox on board ship; almost fatal illness, contracted at Ceylon ; robbed of -OOdoh at Madra?, the money being afterwards recovered ; shipwrecked on the north- ; a.',t coast of Australia ; great lawsui* at .Sydney, which w.is compromised. Madame Coddard has arrived in Europe, and ivill shortly commence & starring t°uj there.

The steeplechase mare Auckland Kate was raffled for at Warner's Hotel, Christchurch, on Tuesday evening, for Ll5O. Mr D. O'Brien, her owner, had the good fortune to win her back. " David Garrick " and " Our Boys " were repeated at the Princess's Theatre last night, but this evening they will be withdrawn in favor of the new comedy "Saratoga," of which great anticipations have been formed.

The Port Chalmers residents will have another opportunity of witnessing the performances at the Princess's and Queen's Theatre, the General Manager of railways having decided to run a late train betweon Dunedin and the Port to-morrow night. To-morrow afternoon's sports will corsist of the usual hockey match at Mont cillo; a football match at the North Dunedin Recreation Ground between the English and Scotch members of the Union Club ; and a scratch match beween members of the Dunedin Club at the Southern Ground. The following cases are set down for trial at the next sitting of the District Court on Monday :—Thomas Merritt Wilkinson v. Alexander Carrick, claim LI 15; James Archibald v. James Mackay, L 20 0; John Welsh v. the Corporation of Dunedin, L 200; Thomas Allan v. James L. Dunn, L 188: Donald M'Kenzie Spedding v. George Burnett Barton, LlO7 10s. The •N. Z. Times' says that because the Press Agency reports of Parliamentary proceedings do not bear out the grossly Onesided accounts sent by their special correspondents* a number of Opposition journals are making most unfair attacks on the Agency. Not a few of these attacks take the form of grass libels, and it is the intention of the proprietors of the Agency to sue one or two of the offending papers for damages, in order to bring the matter to a point, and vindicate their own bond fides.

The attention of Volunteers is direct d to a general onier in another column. The attention of our readers is directed to a letter from Councillor Isaac in another column A Volunteer cone rt and ball will be he'd id the Kaikora Drill-shed on Friday, the 11th August.

Mr Patterson will address the ratepayers "at Maloney's Hotel, South Dunedin, at 7.30 this ev. ning. The monthly meeting of the Permanent Bui'ding Society of Otago will be held at 7 o clock this evening.

Mr Wotdland's Comm'ttee will meet at the Rooms, opposite Cargili's Monument, to-mor-row evening, at 8 o'clock. Mr Wilkinson will address the electors of Leitn Ward at the Caledonia Hotel, Great Km? street, thia evening, s>t 8 30. The ♦ Illustrated New Zealand HeraM' for July contains, in addition to the usual quantity of reading matter and lecal views, a large si2ed lithographed map of Adelaide. Members of the Loyal Orange Constitution are requested by the Election Committer to attend a meeting* at the Oddfellows' Hall George street, on Saturday, at 7 p.m. We have received from Mr J. Braithwaite corner of High and Fleet streets, the ' Family Herald' and * London Journal' for June, and Bow Bells' and the ' Young Ladies' Journal' for July. Dr W. M. Thomson's lecture on " The Progie s of Great Frit dn and her Colon'es during the past 100 yea-s," will be tiven in the Oddfellow. Hall this evening, having been pot poned from last night. We have received from Messrs Reith and Wilkie "Cookery for Invalids," &c, by Mary Hooper, and "The Young Surveyor," by J. T. Troubndge. Extended notices of them will be given at a future time.

Mr J. B. Bradshaw's Share Peport and Investor s Guide for Ausust is to band. It contains the usual valuable information, and cs it records the latest transactions forms a safe indication of the present value of stocks.

The Dayspnn? Lodge, No. 97, held its weekly meeting in the Schoolhouse, Kensington, la. t evening. Officers for the quarter were elected as follows: WC T° Ft G -s« Ha 4 field V W / V/1 V Bro - H - Shack! bcke; W.S.. Bro. J. CrutcbHeld; W.FS Bro. E. Jack; W.T Sis. V Holmes; W.a', Bro J. Hadfield;W.M, Bro. K StewaV, W.1.5.,8r0. A. Mann; W.0.G., Bro. H Koy.

Lodge Pride of Dunedin, 1.0 G-.T., held its weekly meeting last night in the Temcerance Hall; Bro. WakfieM, sen , W.C.T., occupying the chair. After Borne formal business h<d been gone through, ihe election of officers for the ensuing te.m took plac», resulting as follows :-W.C.T Bro Farr nt; W.V.f , Sister Low; W.S.. Bro. Le Pirie; W.F.s!, Bro Kimpton; W.T, Sister Pallochj W.C., Bro! Glaister; W.iVT Bro. Dowland; W.S G Bro. Lewis; W.0.G.. Bro. Gilmour. ' ''