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Evening Star, Issue 4219, 4 September 1876, Page 2

Thk Fire Brigade, at their monthly meeting to night, are sure to revert to their dispute with the Wellington Brigade about the Cup that was won by one or both of them at the Ballarat demonstration. .Now, the Wellington men have the Cup, and have intimated in pretty plain language that they will stick to it, Dunedin has Mayor Bhopiiy’s certificate that it was a combined team, and no end of written and verbal testimony that the honor was jointly won. Under the circumstances, we fail to see how any good can come of continuing this unseemly quarrel. If our men are satisfied they are equal, if not superior to the Wellington Brigade, we advise them to test which is entitled to be regarded by the public at large as the more efficient body; and to prove that satisfactorily a challenge should be issued to compete with the Wellington Brigade—say about New Year time, when fares are cheap and the men find no difficulty in getting away—for a prize worth straggling for. For such an object the Brigade should have no difficulty in obtaining tweiity or thirty guineas from the public ; and i t would be better if they were to at once set about jnaking arrangements for such a competition, instead of wasting their time over a useless, unpleasant dispute, which does not interest half-a-dozen people outside of those who are engaged in it.

The Darrells make their final appearance at the Queen’s Theatre this evening, when “ Transported for Life ” will be played. The Invercargill footballers wet-e anxious to try conclusions with the Dunedin Club, but the secretary of the latter telegraphs back that the season is closed, but Dunedin hopes to play them next year. We were correct in saying on Saturday that at the end of this week Little Nell and the Queen’s company betake themselves to the Princess’s. The next novelty announced by the new management will be Mr Dampier, who is expected to arrive about the first week in October.

“A Life’s Dream” was repeated at the Princess’s on Saturday before a large and appreciative audience. To-night an attractive programme will be provided comprising “ She Stoops to Conquer ” aud “ The Critic/’ in which Mr Hoskins sustains his favorite character of Puff. Mr Hoskins will also make a farewell speech, this being the last night of the present season.

Mr C. W. Adams, the assistant to the Surveyor-General, leaves here for Christchurch in a fortnight. Some twenty applications have to be considered by the Licensing Bench at the quarterly meeting to morrow. Of these four are toi new general licenses, as many as six for fortiuMfers llCen CS ’ and tlie teu others arc

The entries received on Saturday night for tne Gtago Poultry Association’s show numbered 2/ 1), which are likely to be increased »y contributions from the country. Game, in which taoro are sixty-five entries, is the largest class.

A Dunedin telegram in the Northern SKhf ta ?u R . oberts ’ s agent finds considerable difficulty m getting men to compete against the champion. Weston will ay V nless , he receives a consideration, which is deemed exorbitant.

Karon, the well-known prospector of the Maeetown reefs, has turned n! t( ? tbe development of the reefs at the Serpentine. The ‘ Dnnstan Times ’ saj s he has made a careful inspection of tne abandoned quartz workings at Serpentine, aud declares two of the reefs to be buddy payalne. One, the Hit or Miss, will be formed into a company at once, for the purpose of placing machinery upon the ground. Many people imagine that they can avoid service of a summons in a civil case by shutting themselves up in their houses and refusing to admit the bailiff, but this idea was dispelled by Mr Bathgate at this morning s sitting of the Resident Magistrate’s * om-t. In the course of an action his Worship stated that after a bailiff had called twice ineffectually upon the person to be served the Court would issue an order enabling the summons to be held as served on its being merely left at the house.

The appointment of house surgeon to the Invercargill Hospital, which was made at a small committee meeting last week, is likely uo exercise the public there not a little. Ihere were three candidates-Dr Hunan (who previously held the post), Dr Yorath, aud in- Cole, of Timaru. Two members of the committee supported Dr Hanan, two opposed him because of some disagreement the committee had had with him previously, and two refused to vote, the cons-quence being taat the chairman exercised his casting vote in favor of Dr. Yorath. One of the malcontents then retired from the room in disgust; and we are told it is not unlikely that the subscribers will be appealed to.

~A; as cu rrent in town yesterday that Mr C. E. Haughton had left for Newcastle in a brig the previous day, but this proved to be untrue, for he was arrested in Fort Chalmers by Constable Coffey at nine o clock last night He had walked into Port,along the railway line. This morniim he was brought before the Bench at the City Police Court, charged with attempting to abscond from the Colony while a prisoner on bail to appear at Wellington. The accused had to be in Wellington on Thursday next, but as no steamer leaves here before Wednesday, which rendered it impossible that he could answer to his bail at the proper time, the police felt themselves justified in acting'as they did.

The Alexandra portion of Mr Pyke’s constituency are mortally offended with that gentleman, and the other evening, in public meeting assembled, adopted the following resolution That in the opinion of this meeting Mr Vincent Pyke, by voting against the (separation resolutions, and thus violating the pledges he made when a candidate for the representation of the district, has forfeited the confidence of the electors ; aud we further consider that Mr Pyke, having voted against one of the leading principles which he professed to hold when a candidate for our suffrages, is bound as an honorable man to resign his seat in order to give ms constituents an opportunity to show whether they concur with this sudden conversion.” The Dunstan ‘Times’ omits to say how mauy were present at this meeting.

A meeting of the Otago Institute will be held to-morrow evening, at eight o’clock. A meeting of the Yorkshire Club will be hell to-morrow evening at 8 o’clock. The usual monthly meeting of the LOL will be held at the Oriental Hotel on Wed osday at 7.30 p. ra. A public meeting has been called at Green Island fw Wednesday evening next, to consider the political situation.

The usu 1 monthly meeting of the Standard Property Investment Society will be held on v\ ednesday evening from 6 to 8 o’clock. a meeting of electors will be held in the North east Valley School-house on Wed tie day evening, a'. 7 30, to consider Mr resolutions.

A xneeiug of gentlemen favorable to the formation of a tent of Kech .bites, will meet i i the Temperance Hall on Thursday evening, at eight o’clock.

Mr George Darrell proposes to form a dramatis company to travel. Members of the theatrical profession are notified to that effect by adve.tisement.

We have to acknowledge the receipt of the leorure on English and American laws, now published in pamphlet which Mr W. D. 'tewart delivered to the Law Students Society on June 24 last.

We noticed this morning in the window of Messrs Kohn and Co.. Princes street, a coUec tin of various articles of jewellery, the property of ‘ Little Nell.” These were all pre seutationa to her from numerous admirers in different parts of the globe, and most of tlrm are very valuable. Especially worth seeing are a diamond cross and a pair of diamond earrings, the stones in the later being magnifi cent. The articles will be on view during the week,