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Evening Star, Volume 4245, Issue 4245, 4 October 1876, Page 2

Messrs H. P, Hardy and Henry Howorth were to-day elected without any opposition as representatives of St. Paul’s Parish at the Diocesan Synod.

A public meeting is to be held at Papakaio Schoolhouse to-morrow evening to consider the advisability of petitioning the Government with reference to the unsatisfactory times of running trains on the Awamoko Railway.

At the Otago Institute’s monthly meeting last night Mr Arthur, C.E., read a paper on Skew Bridges.” and it was intimated that on the 17th inst. Bishop Nevill will deliver an address on the subject of special creation on a graduated plan.

Most of the immigrants ex Invercargill, forwarded to Oamaru, found ready employment at the following rates-Married couples, L 65 to L7O per annum; domestic servants, L 35 per annum; single men, L 52 per annum ; navvies, 8s per day. The local i nnes states that the demand for domestic servants has been greater than at any previous time, and single men are also in good demand.

“Whitefriars” constituted the programme at the Princess’s last evening, and *j j P| ece appeared to give satisfaction. In ; ddition to the performance of “Henry Dunbar” for Mrs Hill’s benefit to-morrow night, Mr Brackei will recite one of his favorite pieces. There will also be a musical interlude. Such an attractive programme should ensure a full house, independent of the many claims of the benejtciare for sunport. *

The concert at Ravensboume last night, though the first entertainment given in that township, was a decided success, both as regards the attendance and efforts of the performers. The principal items of a very lengthened programme were the songs of Mesdames Lucas, Mitchell, aud Hayes, and of Mr Denovan, the uomlcaUt; Cß a ua a»n 0 ;„ s of Mr Hannigan, and Mr Bacon’s flute solos. Mr Lucas presided at the piano, and Mr N. Hart occupied the chair.

The criminal sessions of the Supreme Court will conclude to-morrow, there being now only one case on the calendar—that against Marshall for rape. At' to-day’s sitting a second indictment against Lee, for forgery, was dismissed, and the Crown offered no evidence on the remaining indictments. The whole of the afternoon sitting was occupied by the charge against Walters and Burke of stealing iron from one of Mr Street’s yachts at Deborah Bay. At length the Government have carried out their promise to relax the stringent restriction placed on the sale of gunpowder uy the Arms Act, For two sessions attention waa called by Mr Gibbs, member for C’oljiugwood, to the great annoyance felt in the Middle Island at the restriction; and ultimately he succeeded in inducing the Defence Minister to take some action towards removing the complaints of miners and others to whom tire obtaining of large supplies of powder was absolutely necessary to enable them to carry on their pursuits. In the last number of the ‘Gazette’ appear regulations in Council, which provide that any Justice of Peace, Collector of Customs, or officer of police in the Middle Island may in his discretion grant a permit to any applicant to purchase not more than 21bs of powder, 201bs of shot, and 500 caps. Every dealer must, before delivering any ammunition to any purchaser, require the purchaser to endorse .upon the back of the permit under which he is authorised to buy ammunition a receipt for the quantity of each sort of ammunition he receives from the dealer, failing which the dealer is to refuse to deliver it to the purchaser, and must refnnd any money paid for the same. Any Justice of the Peace, collector of Customs, or officer of police may, in his discretion, grant permits for an increased quantity of ammunition to individuals, not exceeding 251bs of .gunpowder and a proportionate quantity of shot and caps, when satisfied that it is required for station purposes and the like, and that it will be used for those purposes.

In an article on Pir J. Vogel’s retirement from the Premiership, the ‘Argus ’ says i—“Looking at the .breadth, the scope, the courage, and the consistency of his policy w« arc bound to say that it is statesmanlike in gon. option and patriotic in design, Its very coldness is a merit, when wo reflect upon the wretchedly makeshift, temporising, wavering, hand-to-mouth expo-duncy-moi igei iug, which is commonly adopted as a substitute for a policy in these Colonies. Of Sir Julius Vogel it must be affirmed that he had ; tr°ng convictions, definite views, and a decided, purpose, and that by sheer ability and for ce of character he succeeded in impressing the stamp of his own vigorous mind upon public opinion, ip bearing down all opposition, and in giving an immense impetus to the prosperity of New Zealand, taking cave at the same time to make it the best known colony of the Australasian group in the motht r country. It would be premature to pronounce a definite judgment upon the ex-Prem : er’s policy. We can only say that it deserves to succeed ; and the magnitude of the debt which has been incurred, in order to give effect to it, need bo no bavriei’ to its success. , . , Such a statesman deserves well at the hands of his countrymen, a ud if in the fever of political excitement Sir Julius Vogel’s fellow-colonists are incapable of adequately recognising his services and ot doing justice to his ability and public spirit, he may confidently appeal to the calmer judgment of a later time for the rectification of the misconceptions apj misrepresentations which arise out of the passions and prejudices of the present.”

, ob«m -&• lingwda, irxpporttd by Mr Hoskins’s company, are to giva two performances of “ Our Boys” atOamaru next week.

At to-day’s sitting of the Resident Magistrate’s Court, before Mr T. A. Hansford, R.M., there were no cases of any public importance.

The amount received in Otago proper for the assessment on stock on runs in < tago proper for 1876-7 is L 60.450 12s Bd, besides which L 7,825 has been collected at Inverearcargill.

A fire occurred at Maryhill Terrace, tho Glen, on Monday afternoon, by which a three-roomed cottage, occupied by a man na ? l ?4. O’Brien, was totally destroyed. The adjoining buildings were with difficulty saved, one having to be pulled down to prevent the spread of the names. The fire is supposed to have been accidental. O’Brien’s i wa3 insured, but that which was muled down was not, and the owner (Mr H. Moody) as well as Mr O’Brien, will be a considerable loser.

We hear of the great sea-serpent again, this time not on the African or American coast, but somewhere in the Straits of Malacca. The officers and passengers of the Bowen do not appear to have been scared by the marine monster, as othera who have seen it were, and are able to give a tolerably minute description of him, which includes the hitherto unknown facta that he has a square head and yellow stripes. Still, we cannot help regardixg the thing as an immense hoax, and wonder at its being telegraphed to the exclusion of better matter. There was an improved attendance to witness Clifford’s “Mirror of the World” last evening at the Temperance Hall, and a number of interesting views were exhibited. These comprised many scenes in Scotland, including places of historical notoriety, and especially those in the neighborhood of Killiecrankie, Dunkeld, and Birnam. Some of the pictures of Scottish rivers and waterfalls were very beautifully distinct and clear, giving a perfect idea of the wonderful scenery in the north of Britain. The specimens of statuary exhibited were perhaps the % best Mr Clifford has yet shown, a number of them being illustrative of works of the chief Scottish poets. This evening the second portion of “ Rambles in Scotland ” will form the principal part of the entertainment.

_ The adjutant’s monthly inspection of the volunteers took place last night, the parade strength being; —Artillery—1 captain, 2 sergeants, and 16 men; City Guards—l lieutenant, 1 sub-lieutenant, 3 sergeants, and 36 men Cadets—City Guards—l lieutenant, 1 sub-lieutenant, 3 sergeants, and 26 rank and file; North Dunedin—captain, 1 lieutenant, 1 sub-lieutenant, 4 sergeants, and 32 men; Wakari— captain, 1 lieutenant, 1 sub-lieutenant, 2 sergeants, and 30 men ; South District—l sub lieutenant, 1 sergeant, and 14 men; Naval Brigade— 1 captain and lieutenant, 1 sub-lieutenant, 4 petty-officera, and 34 men; Artillery Band—l sergeant and 18 men; City Guards Band—l sergeant and 17 men. The mm were marched to the Southern Recreation Ground, where they were exercised in battalion and company

An accident occurred about one o’clock to-day in Madaggan street, at the steep portion a little beyond Exeter House. A man named Matthews was engaged, with a three-horse team and dray, depositing loads of gravel on the footpath, and on one trip he backed the dray over the edge of the bank along the top of which the road runa * j 0 the dray and load of gravel dragged all three horses down the dea^out thirty feet deep, and the dray S f „, strack the hou se of Mr Holly. aamagmg tne tokt wau-.ittu,. -Y* ing the window of a room in which the family were sitting at dinner. One of the horses got a leg through the spokes of a wheel of the dray, but was extricated without much injury, Matthews did not get off so well, for in endeavoring to release his horses and dray his hand got jammed between the guard of the dray and the horse, and was torn open before he could be extricated.

H he residents of Rothesay and Eavensbaurae wiU meet m the new church, on Friday evenm ß> 7.30, to elect a school committee. i r ®mind our readers that the last De Murska concert takes place to-night, whtn an excellent programme of sacred and secular music will be given.

The prize money in connection with the last show of the Dunedin Poultry Association will be paid at the Bull and Mouth Hotel, on Monday evening next, at 8 o’clock.

The Rev. J. G. Paterson, of Waihola, will dehver a lecture this evening in the hall of the JJirst Church, under the auspices of the Young Men’s Association,