The Evening Star SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 1876.

Evening Star, Issue 4272, 4 November 1876, Page 2

The Evening Star SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 1876.

JChwe wahno business at the Police Court this morning. Preparations for the forthcoming season are being made by some of our yachtsmen, ihe Amohia, owned by Mr Qenever, has been lengthened 6ft by Mr W. Riddle, and was successfully launched last evening.

The anniversary of theliaying of the foundation stone of the Foresters’ Hall, Port Chalmers, was celebrated last evening by a concert given by a number of the members of umtt Robin Hood, assisted by Mr C. Sykes at the pianoforte.

The Public Works Department is making inquiries as to the probability of the line between Waitaki bridge and Otaia (Whittaker s) contract being made safe for the running of through trains from Christchurch to Oamaru on the show days at the latter

At the Port Chalmers Police Court this morning, before Mr Hansford, KM.!james fined 10s; Wilham seaman belonging, to the brig £ s P?rMer neglect of duty at Newcastle on the loth ult., was .sentenced to six weeks’ hardiabor.

. The residents at Kensington held a meeting last night to consider their water supply. ™L de ?l de * t0 Mk the City Council to H meter > fam “g toat to make arrangements for a stated time: and if no airangemeut eould be come to with the Council, that steps should be taken to erect public pumps in the district.

wJSL h£ T A nspeettß<l very elegant Cha«?fn n he ® sta blißhment of Messrs Chaplin and Co. One is a stand-up phaeton, built t° the order of Mr Kitchen, of Mda riat j and the other, a four-wheeled dogcart, is about to be taken to Christchurch, by -Air Chaplin, for his own Use. Both were entirely constructed on the premises.' and are really excellent specimens of workmanship ; in fact, we have seen nothing superior to them in the country, and they will compare favorably with any of the imported oarnages.

The opening services in connection' with Knox Church will take place to-morrow, the preachers being—iu the morning Professor oaimond, in the afternoon the Rev. A. B. Todd, pf Oamaru, and iu the evening the Rev. W Will, of East Taieri. The collections will be in aid of the building fund, and be made in the usual way. A fortnight ago the Rev. Dr, Stuart, in informing his congregation of the date of the opening of the new church, mentioned that when the old church was opened in 1860, the collections amounted to LIBO, and he anticipated they would reach fully LSOO to-morrow.

A letter from Dr Perry, late Bishop of Melbourne, which appears in one of the period published under the anspiees ot the Evangelical party in the Church of bmgland, suggests that the titles of “Most S eV-> » R ® v> >” “Veryßev.” “His Grace, “His Lordship,” “My Lord,” and venerable, as applied to the dignitaries of * the Church or England, should he dropped, on the ground of their being net only unscnptural, but offensive to Christian denominations who do not recognise Episcopacy, and who are of opinion that the use of such high-sounding titles implies a most objectionable conformity on the part of the Church to the world.

In compliance with a numerously-signed P e ¥ lon , td branch of the Independent Order of Oddfellows m Christchurch, Grand Master Bro. Braithwaite has granted a charter for a Lodge, to be called the Avon. Ihe necessary authority for opening the “K fcytteHawea yesterday, andIXD.G.M. Bro. Bowers, of Timam, and his officers have been empowered to institute it. The Order has made good progress both numerically and financially duringthe past year, and has added several new Lodges, all of which are flourishing. Two new halls nave been built for the purposes of Oddfelh rri third ° ne “ be com menced

«Jn ßf s owil ! g yesterday's t )fd ß i ’ esS ki been toftde With the breakwater the past two or three days ; up to yesterday twenty three of the foundation blocks of another section being in position.— The Shearers in the district appear to be still determined to resist any reduction upon the rate of 20s per hundred j those iu Ardgowan having struck work in (JOhseqUehce of the Jhtte offered being 17s 6d.- There.is a good prospect of a good exhibition, inasmuch as competition in the various classes is large tUe entries being in excess of last year one day before closing.—On Saturday two free trams will be run between Oamam and Moeraki, at 9.30 and 11 a.m.

Com® easy, go easy ” is a proverb often exemplified, and never more frequently.than m the case of suddenly-acquired wealth. An instance of this, we (‘Southland News’) are informed has occurred in town. An elderly residenthai recently became the possessor of LIB,OOO by the death of a brother. The legatee, who is apparently one of the “ jolly good fellow” type of character, when advised by some Well- meaning acquaintances to return to the home of his forefathers, in this case “ Caledonia Stern and wild,” expressed a determination to subject his riches to what is known as the “ knocking down ” proce. s. It is almost needless; to add that he is receiving ample assistance in doing so. Very little business of interest was transacted at the 'Anglican Synod yesterday. The: affairs of the Rural Deanery Board at Invercargill and the petition of the parishioners there to be formed into a parish separate from St. John’ti, occupied the best part of the day’s sitting., The former was referred a committee; and in reference to the other matter the following motion was adopted after a long discussion :—“That the Rural Deanery Board of Invercargill be recommended to put into exercise the powers already given to it in its constitution, to make such rules, regulations, and bye-laws as it may deem necessary for its own guidance, provided the same he not repugnant to, or inconsistent with the statutes and regulations of the General Diocesan Synod, and provided also that all-ifinch rules and regulations and bye-laws shall, before taking effect, be assented to by the Bishop of the Diocese in writing.” - The City Guards have a full dress parade on Monday evening. Ihe concert rMr Mills’ benefit, postponed from Wednesday night last, will be given tonight m the Temperance Hall. % The Ayrshire Association’s annual picnic is to bo held at on St. Andrew’s Day. iTa .Richmond and J. Murray are elected a relief committee for the current year. Ihe Harbor Company’s p.a. Samson will an excursion on the Prince of "Wales’s r.n today to the Heads and Waikouaiti, conreyicg passengerf}: to cither plaie at million jnces. Wjijhola Regatta Committee have !, drauTj up j programme for their next uraiai r; setiiig or i-"Boxing Day, particulars E which wiH bt at’ Ivevtitecl in these columns in futnieisrmd. . w e have lecdsv f rom Mr B. T. Wheeler, tafford streets . ' u "Braiishaw’s Guide to New I-alaud” vernier. We need not explain hat it i* an itip that j&oulu be in the ,

Th. %v Zedand/hurohm-n 1 for this inoath h4s Mon forWArdsd' to-us, b?f i Sc i v chbr f ,!V enUO .Teinple, 10G.T,. j:Ort Ohilmere. now numbentl27 ordinary and thurteen members. The/follow\?Frf r ® Jor : the present,; term : W,C. r.,; Bro D ; Sifter,. B. .Monson ; W.S., Bro J. Smith j A S., Bro. Me; Pro. G Bftslre; W£, Bro H. Thomson? W. 0., Sister Lean; W.M., g*>- C A fa^^.; A * M Watson; W. I, G., sr?v5 r ?v A> M Kmnon; W.0.G.. Bro 1 >en-»cm ; Kennedy^ 0 ’ T ‘ StephenßJ UHS * Slstw N * a ‘ Temperance A,dvo- - „tn j°S pan T “ a ’ reached u». The increase of Gpod Templar l and the necessity for properly ropo ting their proceedings, which the ,s? uri i a : 8 can neither be expected nor a-kea to do.- arc the main cansesthathave aetermmed the management of the * Advocate ’ to issue their journal weekly in future. The services of the present editor are to be continued, wmon circumstance is, in our opin ; on, a suchci»nt guarantee of the manner the ‘Weekly Advocate ’ will be conducted. ' f"