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Evening Star, Issue 4229, 15 September 1876, Page 2

A calico and fancy dress ball ia the expedient to which the Naval Brigade of Nelson have resorted aa a means of supplementing their funds.

A Mrs Colville, who arrived in Brisbane, Queensland, about four months ago, as an immigrant, gave birth to four children shortly after landing, namely, three boys and a daughter. The citizens of Brisbane contributed Ll2O towards the support of the quadruple strangers.

"The Fire Waif" was played for the second time at the Princess's last evening, and there was a full attendance in the lower parts of the House. Little Nell's banjoplaying and clog-dancing were much admired and loudly applauded; while the success of the drama was in a great measure due to the excellent acting of Mrs Hill and Miss Vivian. The programme will be repeated to-night. Mr Dampier's agent arrived here by the Albion, and has made arrangements for this great actor, who opens at the Princess's about a fortnight hence. De Murska opens in Christchurch tonight, and the season is expected* to be continued over the announced week, after which she comes to Dunedin. We observe that Signor Kosnati has taken to singing occasionally in English ; and at the company's farewell concert in Wellington he gave " When Other Lips " in such a manner as to create a furore. From Auckland we learn that Mr Simonsen has patched up his difference with his agent, who has resumed his position.

Mr Andrew has given notice of some peculiar questions for Ministers to answer. In his speech the other evening he said various members of the Ministry had given various accounts of the reason why Mr Julius Vogel in the session of 1874 had not acquainted the House of his intention to leave the Colony for England; and the hon. member has followed up his remarks by industriously collecting the speeches of each member of the Ministry who spoke on the subject, and will ask each Minister in turn whether his statement was correct. It is a novel series of questions.

The following temptingly interesting advertisement appears in the columns of our Waimate contemporary :—" Who was the 'belle' ef the Bachelor's Ball? Decidedly the young lady with the white muslin dress trimmed with green tarlatan and rosebuds : pink flower in hair. The ' Club' carried the day. Universal opinion.—The young lady with white muslin dress trimmed with Tuniscenne lace and blue tarlatan, silver flowers on shoulders and bosom, with filagree hairpin and butterfly in hair. «Waiho ? for ever' —The 'Belle' of tha Bachelors' Ball was the young lady with the white muslin dress trimmed with cerise tarlatan and blond lacoj cerise bow on hair. The ' Station' came out well."

At a public meeting at Milton on Tuesday to consider the proposal of the Municipal Council to borrow L 5,000 for the purpose of constructing a main sewer and other works, the 'Herald' says the proceedings were altogether of a farcical character. A resolution, to the effect that the ratepayers disapproved of the scheme, was declared negatived ; and it was simply resolved that it was not advisable for the Town Council to borrow any large sum for public works without first con*>ulting the ratepayers. At the meeting of the Town Council on Wed nesday last, the matter was again discussed, but although several Councillors were of opinion that a main sewer was very much required, it was considered that it would be unwise tor the Council to take any definite action until it was in possession of some reliable data to go upon.

The following items are from to-day's ' Clutha Leader :'—Another mysterious fire has just occurred in this neighborhood. On Monday morning a neighbor observed the stacks of Messrs J. and A. Bruce, TeHouka, on fire, and shortly thereafter three stacks of oats (1,600 bushels), and one of wheat (50 f ushels), and a quantity of straw were totally consumed. They were situated in an obscure corner, distant from and not in view of any dwelling or road, and no stranger had been seen in the district for weeks previously. No footprints were visible, nor the slightest trace of any evidence as to the origin of the fire. The stacks were uninsured, and the Messrs Bruce's loss is estimated atLl5O. An inquest will be held.— The engineers have almost completed the final survey of the section of railway between Balclutha and Clinton. They commenced at the Clinton end, and were on M'Neil's ground on the east side of Balclutha on Wednesday.—Mr Wm. Battrick, of Balclutha, had a pig killed the other day, weighing sixteen stone. There was this peculiarity about the animal, that it had two tails, and, on one foot, five toes.

A football match will be played to-morrow afternoon at Balclutha between the Union and Balclutha Clubs. The Union team will leave town by the 7 a.m. train, audit consists of the following playerß—A. Gr. Barber, Cargill, Chapman, J. (Jowie (captain), W. ('owie, T, Grant, W. Gibb, L. A. Israel, A. Logan, A. Little, A. Monteith, M'Queen, M'Kinnon, Nicol, Tresseder, Weston, Yuille, and F. Little—eighteen in all.