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Evening Star, Issue 4221, 6 September 1876, Page 2

A benevolent society has been formed for the district of North Otago. Another municipality ia gazetted. Avenal is the name given to it, and its situation is adjacent to Invercargill There was no sitting of the Supreme Court this morning, the banco business fixed for to-day, being adjourned to Wednesday next. J

Only two charges of drunkenness were heard at the City Police Court to-day, and the offenders, William Brannigan and Robert Archibald, were each fined ss, in default, twenty-four hours' imprisonment. Mr Birch, J.P., presided. At the Resident Magistrate's Court, Port Chalmers, this morning, before Mr Elder, J.P., Robert Henry, for drunkenness, was fined ss, with the usual alternative j James Hands was fined 20s, in default, forty-eight hours imprisonment, for a similar offence and tor being obstructive on the railway line.

On Monday the police at Oamaru arrested a man named John. Lewis Horn for forging and uttering a number of cheques, purporting to bear the signature of Messrs Fleming and Hedley, by whom he had at one time been employed. The 'Mail' says the forgeries were very cleverly executed.

The Hampden correspondent of the * North Otago Times' gives currency to a report very prevalent in the district that the piles in the Moeraki railway viaduct are of a very shoddy description. It is said that young saplings instead of good totara piles are being driven, which cannot last many years. J

A petition, which bears between 200 and 300 signatures, in favor of having a branch railway constructed by the Government up the Kaikorai Valley and round the suburbs of Dunedin, was to day forwarded to "Wellington for presentation to the Assembly bv Mr A. J. Burns, M.H.R., the member for Roslyn.

xr?} • * m Pl°y« of Messrs Keaat and M Carthy, brewers of this City, entertained jae torn last evening at a supper, whioh was held m the Sussex Heteii Mi' Hiiddy was m the chair, and Mr Ball in the vice. The evening was diversified by a number of songs accom P anie d by the ufeuf< toasts, and the company, after spending it 33W5T y ' * o6n a?ter ting h a?th?r-7 P^ abiJ S y of a *«* «**- Actable oZ^ofty^lld lit ES *" adWe<i t0 his determination not to issue any summonses, and accordingly no bye -few eftßei? w fl! De j^rd; «• $? between the f)unedin and Wellington tire Brigades for a cup valued at twenty guineas will be run off at Dunedin on Boxing Day. Captain Whitford's letter asked for conditions under whioh the competition would ba run. There will be eight moil on each side, and Dunedin will be represented by at least four men who took part in the Ballarat competition—Webster Murphy, Rhodes, and Grant. The team mil be soleoted by the best form shown at praotiee.

Under the hand of the Superintendent it is proclaimed that from October to April 15 shall oe ati open" rioiteon for brown trout fishing by rod and line Ofily, in tbe following streams, viz. : Kakanui River, Island Streaia, s'lug Biver, Waikouaiti River, Wjrifcrt* River, Silver Stream, Fultjn's Creek, Boat H.si'bor Creek. Lee Stream, Deep Sti-ejuo, Paerua, Kailriku, Waiwera, Kumyao, ami that from Ist November to 31st January shall be an open season for brown trout fishing by rod and line only, in tbe Water of Leith

A meeting of the students of the University, having for it» object the formation of a cricket club, was held in the Hall last evening; Mr Solomon, 8.A., occuping the chair. The meeting was very largely attended, and all those present gave in their names as members. A committee of officebearers, consisting of the following gentlemen, were elected : - S. Solomon, J. Hendry, E Hewat, J. M'Pherson ; captain pro tem., -. Solomon ; secretary and treasurer, T. 0. Faruij. The cinvraitteo were instructed to take immtiliii'o s-.k-ips for bringing the Club into full working order. Ah practice is to be cominonced .it once, we wish the Club every success, and hope to it lake a good position among similar sinatituttons of the City.

A meeting of Btockowners, butchers, and others interested was held at Wain's Hotel this afternoon to consider the question of public abattoirs. Mr H. Driver presided, and there were about thirty gentlemen present. " .

The Southland Times' regards the new Ministry as distinguished by excellent good sense, high character, and experience of its member* if not the strongest that cor Id be possibly formed, it is certainly not a weak one ; quite strong enough, if in opposition, to turn out any other Ministry that could bo constructed.

At the ' tago Institute's meeting last nieht it was intimated that Captain Logan of Port Chalmers, and Messrs G-. O'Brien and T Brown of thinedin had been elected members. Mr Blair exhibited a mode' railway bridge over the T-" ;~ A ?Y» and intimates that 1 ,-r* i * ri ** o***'*» would give a«* ,j" *&Ulf6 occasion he way w • -*»PB of the Clutharailr>" w\ paptain Hutton printed i tS&L* ™ ltl < " Contributions to the I tonthyology of New Eealand," "Descriptions of some new tertiary mollusca from Canterbury," and "Corrections and Additions to the list of polyuoft in the eataW f ,S?m mwine mollusca of New ?w aU ?i l 873); and {t waa intimated that at the next popular meeting of the Institute, to be held on the 19th inst., Capt. Hutton will deliver an address on "The Inductive Method applied to the Theory of Descent." An abstract of Mr- Blair's paper on "Our Building Materials" is to be found m our fourth page, and it will amply repay perusal by those who take an interest in the development of the Province's resturces.

t n n*E tms -,? f tbe Li Wthe Valley Lodge, 1.U.U.r,, will meet in All Saints' scboolhouse to morrow evening, at 7.30.

The quarterly meeting of the Caithness, • >c , Association, will hi held at Murray s Hotel, on Fr day evening at 8 o'clock. Divine service, under th* auspices of the 2ml uTi^i^' 8 Chri stian Association, will be held in the Mornlngton District Hall this evening, at 7.30.

t -5 annivereary of the All Nation* Lodge I 0.<*,:•., Port Chalmers, will be cele Tj\? d by a soire'eand concert in the Fore ters' ilall on I'nday evenirg, commencing at 6 30.