The Evening Star WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 1876.

Evening Star, Issue 4275, 8 November 1876, Page 2

The Evening Star WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 1876.

The Education Board meets on Thursday week. The American War Panorama was well patronised last evening, aud the various historical and other pictures were ably commented on by Mr O'Brien. The performance at tho Princess Theatre last night was a decided improvement on the previous representation. "Afloat and Ashore" will be reproduced to-night, and Mr Dampier will take, as before, the part of Hal Oakford. Mr Strode, Deputy - Commissioner of Waste Lands, has placed at our disuosal the following result of the land salu held yesterday at Tapauui, received by telegram ; Glenkenich rale realised 1,10,112 10s;

The Hon. the Commissioner of Customs intends addressing bis constituents shortly. The City Council meets at 2 p.m. in future, in the hope of clearing off all its business at one sitting. A good, deal of yesterday's business was not "taken tip,,' Thejoriaes of the Grand Handicap at the j},idfeUows' iave been increased to - 7 first,\L3-Beodnd, and L2 thirdr%ith a sweepstake. A private foot-race has also been arranged. The hearing of the perjury case, Henry Smythies v. James Ure Russell, was resumed at teno'olock this morning in the Resident Magistrate** Court,:before Mr John mthgate, The prosecutor was under examination during the whole of the day. TheDunedin Presbytery met in the First Church to-day, The Rev- Mr M'Naughton's resignation of his charge at Anderson's Bay waß accepted, and when we went to press a motion of Dr Stuart's, condemning the funning of Sunday trains* wfts Under discussion.

A .number of gentlemen met last evening at the Provincial Hotel, Port Chalmers, for tbepurpoße of considering the advisability of holding a regatta at Port Chalmers. After discussion, it was resolved that a committee, consisting of his Worship the Mayor, Messrs Sinclair, Mills, andMackley, Confer with the Dunedm Rowing Clubs, and biing up a report next Tuesday evening. At the Police Court this morning, before Captain Baldwin, R.M., Elisabeth Brown, charged with drunkenness, was let off with a caution, and Samuel Gill was fined ss. A charge against Isabella White, of having no lawful means of support, was dismissed. The consideration of an application to have 7 e children of John Edwards admitted into the Industrial School, on account of his dissolute habits, was deferred. At the Port Chalmers Police Court this morning three seamen, named Donald Fraser, Alexander Stewart, and William Gunn, belonging to the ship Timaru, were charged with being absent without leave on the 7th inst. After hearing the evidence of Captain Taylor, who stated he only wished it to act as a caution to the men, the Bench ordered them on board, and to forfeit two v-j 8 ' iP* y for each twent y-f©ur hours they had been absent from the ship. Dr O'Donoghne and Mr W. Elder, J.P.'s, presided. r

The usual meeting of the Loyal Punedin .Lodge is postponed till Friday evening, at the European Hotel.

The Council of Otago Rifle Association meet at the Secretary's office on Friday evening at 8 o'clock 6

1 he Church Society will ho'd a meeting in St. Paul's schoolroom, this evening at balfpast seven o'clock, at which the Society's report wdl be read, and also papers by Mr S M'Carthy. junr., and Mr George BelL The subjects are *tated in the advertisement.

Should the weather prove favorable, no doubt numbers of people will avail themselves of. *be holiday to morrow to get an online, rne Volunteer review at Waiho'a will doubtless attract '•umbera of pleasure seekers, and promise ate be a successful affair. Then there is an BflWk P.. picnic at Mosgiel, a Hibermm fete at Burnside, the Oddfellows' celebration at the new Caledonian grounds, and a Bii id of Hope pic-nic, besides other minor gatherings. Those who pr. fer water trips can be suited also, for the s amson makes an excursion to the Head*, and Wsikonaiti, the Balclutha will ru-i to the Kail* and Portob lio and the Jane will ply aNmit the harbor.' To these may be added the Theatre and Horama and the Good Templars' soiree in m& evening j thus making up a list of amusements in which the taste of everyone may be suited. Our advertising columns contain all particulars.