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Evening Star, Issue 4230, 16 September 1876, Page 2

There will be no sitting of tie Supreme Court in bankruptcy on Monday,

The Postal authorities have received intimation that the s.s. City of N<3w York reached San Francisco on August 25, a day late, but it will be remembered that she left Auckland two days late.

. Inquiries made into the proceedings connected with James Hayes's funeral, on Wednesdays show that they were the result purely of a misunderstanding as to the cemetery in,which the deceased was to be interned.

An entertainment was given in the Linden school-room last evening, in aid of the Star of iroedom Lodge of Good Templars. -The principal performers were Mrs White, Messrs. Ibbotson, Birrell, Lothian, James, Rogers, and Gregg. Dancing followed the conceit.

The* action of Sir George Grey, in refeence to the writs he has taken out against Ministers, is characterised as ridiculous from begiraning to end by the 'Press,' which, from the occurrences of the past couple of days, is inclined to think Sir George and his advisers are all crazy together. The London 'lllustrated Sporting and Dramatic [News' contains a portrait of Mrs J. L. Wiltshire, the New Zealand pedestrian, engraved from a photograph forwarded to that paper from this countrv. Mrs Wiltshire s costume is that worn* by her when performing, feats of pedestrianism. The business at the Palice Court on Saturday was confined to the bearing of a charge of drunkenness against John Kelly, an old offender, who was fined in the maximum penalty of L 5, or, in default, fourteen days' imprisonment, with hard labor. Messrs Reeves and Main were the presiding Justices.

The subscribers to the Invercargill Hospital have held a meeting to consider the appointment of Dr Yorath by the committee, but nothing new came of it. It is intended to move in committee that the minutes of Or Yorath's appointmentjahould not be confirmed, but that is not likely to be successful.

We understand that in reply to an application made by the Dunedin Jockey Club the directors of the Forbury Park Company have agreed to lease the Park to the Club at a yearly rental of L6OO. This is a commendable step on the part of the Company ; and,will return about 3 per cent, on the present market value of the Company's shares,

Accerding to the statistical volume just issued by the Begistrar-General, the population of the Colony at the end of last year, not including the Maoris, was : 375,856, or an increased on the estimated population of the previous year of 33,996. The excess of births over deaths during the year was 8,726,'0r an increase over that of the previous year of only 43, the small increase in the excess being attributable to an excessive mortality among infants during the year. The excess of immigration over emigration during the year was 25,270, the total immigration amounting to 31,737, of whom 19,558 were males, and 12,179 females. The population of Otago, including Southland, was at the end of the year 109,568, against 98,067 for the previous year, being 64,161 males and 45,407 females. Otago is the most populous Province in the Colony, and Marlborough the least, as its population at the end of last year numbered only 7,205.

A list .of meetings of the Dunedin Young Men s Christian Association will be found in our advertising columns.

A meeting of the St. Kilda and Musselburgh ratepayers will be held in the Forbury schoolhousi on Monday evening, at 7.30. A meeting of the residents of Ravensbourne and Bothsay will be held in the Church there, on Tuesday evening, at 8 o'c'ock.

The half yearly social gathering of the Perth, Angus, and Mcarnß Association will take place in the Temperance Hall on Friday eveniug next. :

Ihe quarterly meeting of the Leith Lodges 1.0.0. K., will not take place ou Monday firatr but is postponed to Monday, the 25th inst, in consequence of the ai-nual session of the Grand Lodge. . •;.'.. - Messrs Wise and Co. sends us " There and Back,''which is a shillingsworth of fun, in its most relishble form. Kailway and-seaside travellers will find the little book a peasant companion.