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Evening Star, Issue 4213, 28 August 1876, Page 2

'•' Transported for life," which had a very su«je»B|al, run .at the Qaeen'j Theatre last weefc, will evening be withdrawn in favor of another of Mr Darrell's productions, "Thfl Trump.Card," which was played here very successfully during tbe Darrella' last visit to Dunedin. "Transported for life" is to be reproduced on Friday next.

The principal speaker* at to-night'* meeting will be Messrs MacaaseyTTWlandt, Robin, R. Wilson, and H. Carrick. On th© occasion of the run by rail from Oamaiu to Hampden last week, the distance to Maheno was done in thirteen minutes, and thence to Otepopo in nine minutes. Public meetings 1 are to be held at Alexandra to-morrow evening and at Speargrass I hit cm Wednesday night to consider Mr •••ykf » action on the Separation question. £&We are informed by a Wellington correspondent thai there is a pretty general impression current that Sir Julias Vogel will to morrow announce the. acceptance of the Agent-Generalship by himself.

The Kaiapoi clerical scandal is not settled yet, as the * Press' learns proceedings are about to be taken against the Rev..Mr_Carlyon, the incumbent, under the statute passed by the Synod for dealing with ecclesiastical offences.

The Rev. I. Zachariah, of Christchurch, has been presented by the ladies of the jj con^re g ati °n in that city with an address and a purse of sovereigns. The address expresses the high esteem in which he is held, and the purse containing the sovereigns was worked by one of the subscribers. The presentation was made by Mesdames Raphael and H. Davis.

The "Poverty Bay pew;" a name given to the seat in the House of Representatives so remarkable for its solitude, occupied by Captain Read, is now tenanted by Mr Reid. We observe, tco, that the local papers are funny at the expense of Mr Manders, who the otter day seriously proposed that the speeches made in committee on the Counties Bill should be fully reported in ' Hansard/

The teacher of gymnastics in the public schools of Canterbury has introduced " ye manly art" as one of the exercises, and an indignant parent writes to the ' Times' that the lessons received by the lads from their instructor will be practised in the playground and on the way home, and although the commencement may be good-natured enough an unlucky hit may arouse their bull-dog propensities, with a result that can easily be imagined.

The Mount Ida Pastoral Company has (says the 'Chronicle') extended its operations, and in the purchase of Rugged Ridges Station has secured one of the best sheep runs in Otagd, at a figure, too, which cannot fail to pay well, even with wool-selling at the reduced prices now ruling. The Company's property now consists of about 150,000. acres, stretching from the Waitaki to the Taieri rivers, and capable of carrying 60,000 sheep. It has been decided to increase the company's capital.

The report of Judge Fenton on the petition of the Middle Island Natives, which alleges that they were promised the return of one acre in every ten, disputes this as a matter of fact, and goes on to say that to grant the prayer of the petitioners is of course out of the question, but recommends that a liberal provision of inalienable land should be made. Judge Fenton adds:—" It will be of no use taking a release from them, for of course similar claims will be revived from time to time as long as they exist in the countary.* - Last evening the service at St. Matthew's Church was semi r choral. The chanting was particularly good, the choristers, with their fresh young voices, taking their part most heartily. The anthem " Incline.Tbine ear," by Himmel, was carefully sung, and the harmonies were not marred; by a want of expression—a too common fault. The congregation was the most numerous we remember to have seen;. The Rev. E. O. Penny officiated throughout the service. We understand that the service on the hVst Sunday evening, of each month will, for the future, be choral. There was a very short bankruptcy sitting this morning. The final discharge of George Hyde Campbell was granted without remark, and upon Mr Howorth's application a certificate was issued that Mr Leary was sole trustee in the estate of G. A. Chalmers. In re Richard Stratford, Mr E. Cook made an explanation to the effe .t that from the remarks he made when this matter was before the Court a .fortnight ago, it might inferred that he attached 'blame to the Provisional Trustee because no report wa3,forthcoming, whereas be had no Buch intention, as it. was impossible Mr Leary could have furnished a report, on account' of him being about to leave the Colony for Australia. :

A man named Joseph Jackson has got himself into trouble in a little affair about a cheque at Invercargill. It appears he has been in that town tor some days, and that heha3 been staying at Jackson's Princess Hotel. On Wednesday he asked the landlady for a blank cheque, which he filled! up in a manner which denoted utter ignorance of such a transaction,, and in crude awkward handwriting. He wrote it out for L 3,: on the Bank of New Zealand, and presented it to the landlady for her to cash, telling her that he had L 1,400 in the bank. Mrs Jackson took the cheque and cashed it, but when it was presented at the bank, the reply was "Noaccount." The 'SouthlandTimes' says the utterer is a respectable-looking man, a carpenter by trade, and has been working for some time at Wyhdham.

The" popularityof"Our Boys" shbVs no sign of diminishing. Its.reproduction on Saturday night was sufficient to. crowd the lower parts of the Prmcesß's and to a|braet a large circle attendance; and judging by-the frequent applause and the numerous calls before the curtain, the efforts of tEe performers were as much.appreciated as ever. We take it that "Pluto" is put on'the . boards.wjithrthe Qbject of illustrating. Miss. Thinning's versatility, and fn that cape it is' successful. . She acta and dresses the part well, and the whole of the music that falls to her lot was satisfactorily rendered, with one exception, and that was; in her principal solo, when there wajj a want of accord between her and theTpianist. Wo one will more readily admit than : Miss that burlesque i« quite out of her line ; but the part or Earydice mnst be. played by someone, and she essays it with the determination to make as much out of it as she can. Mr Liugard is Pluto, making up as Sir Julius vogel, ond dressing the part very handsomely, His principal song, with its political allusions, was well received and met with an encore. It, and the numerous looal hits introduced into the burlesque, are from the pen of a well-know pressman. "Our Boys" and the burlesque are to be repeated till further notice.

The foundry apprentices ball is postponed from Friday, *• eptember 1, to Friday, September 8, at the Temperance Hall

The quarterly meeting of thft r Ota?o Licensed Victuallers Association will be held to-morrow evening, at 7 o'clock, in. the Fire Brigade rooms,

-f, uiitiuig of those favorable to the formation of a Lodge 1.0.0. F. will be held at the Drill-shed, Green Island, to-morrow (Tuesday), at 7 p.m. ■-■■-..'

ihe Dunedin Harmonio Society resumes practice to morow evening, at 8 o'clock, in tbe boll over the Queen's Theatre, wnen intending members are invited to attend.

The National Bank of New Zealand has declared a dividend of si* per cent, for the half-• year ending March lasv payable' to sharfri holders on: and aftet the 6th proz. A , ; : t)uJ,-'ill."' 1 ' A celebrated gourmet onne said:—"To enjoy a stuffed turkey thoroughly, there should be only two present—yourself and—the turkey."