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Evening Star, Issue 4276, 9 November 1876, Page 2

" Ashore and Afloat" was reproduced at the Princess's Theatre last evening. For to-night special attractions are announced, "Mephistopheles," one of Mr choicest characters, and "Braganzio, the Brigand," with songs and dances. The City Police Comt sat this morning, Mr A. Mercer, J.P., presiding. Flora' Carter, for making use of indecent language in a right-of-way off Walker street, was fined 40j or fourteen days' imprisonment. Mary Bardett, on a charge of vagrancy, was remanded till this day week. For drunkenness, David. Tupper was fined 53, or twentyfour hours' imprisonment, and Kobert Wigma 40s, or fourteen days in gaol.

Last night Mr Robin informed the Con. vention that on the day after the Dunedin School Committee's last meeting, "he Was met in the street by one, then another, and yet another, and another—all of whom told him that, if he did not'represont the majority of the Dunediu School Committee, his opinion was endorsed, at all events, by nine-tenths of the inhabitants of JDunedin " ; and the Convention cheered the statement lustily. , ; At the Presbytery meeting yesterday, the Rev. Mr M'Naughton resigned his charge; of Anderson's Bay congregation, as he intends to proceed Home. The Presbytery accepted bis resignation, and granted a Presbyterial certificate, which states that Mr M'A'aughton was fourteen years minister of Anderson's Bay, in the Presbytery of Dunedin, New Zealand, and his charge in failing health to return to his native hnd. This tribute to Mr M'Naughton's worth is well deserved.

A meeting of the Gardeners' Sooiety was held last evening, when a member drew the President's attention to a copy of ' Hansard,', and read therefrom an extract from the speech of the Hon. Captain Fraser in the Legislative Council relating to the Conservator of Forests, which resulted in the following resolution being carried unanimously :—" We, the members aud practical workers of the Gardeners' Mutual improve*, ment Sooiety, do express our regret and sympathise with Mr M'Gruer, Curator of the Botanical Gardens, for the ungentle manly language and unjustifiable remarks of the Hon. Captain Fraser in the Legislatjvo Council respecting the trees cultivated in the Botanical Gardens, Dunedin."

Fainer|s American War Diorama drew a fair audience last night, and the mimic battles, &c, were fought over again with aa much vigor as they ever wera.

The Sunson made an excursion trip te the Heads snd Waikouaiti to-day, which was largely iat o: ised by the public. The Jane and Balclutha also carried a good number of excursionists to different parts of the harbor, and would have done a much larger business had the weather been more favorable.

At the meeting of the Dunedin Presbytery yesterday, Mr David s'orrie, student of theology, parsed successfully through all the required examinations in theology, Church history, Hebrew, and Greek, and delivered atrial sermon. _ Mr Borrie,-after-replying: satisfactorily to the questions of the formula, was formally licensed to preach the gospel. The firafc general meeting of tho Diocesan Church Soc : ety was held in St. Paul's Schoolroom hst night j Bishop Nevill presiding. The report showed a balance in hand of L2f>s, which would have been in-' creased to L3OO if it had stood over till the end of the year. Short speeches were made Vy Archdeacon Edwards, and by the Revs. Messrs Penny, Stanford, and Dewe. The following officers were elected:—-Vice-pre-sident, Mr Wayne ; committee: Archdeacon Edwards, tho Kev. Mr Stanford, Messrs Kmvig, Macarthy, Tewsley, Knowles, Lubecki, and Bridges; auditors: Messrs Leary and Hawkins. Mr George Bell read an essay on " .Religious Education of Children at Home," which he was requested to allow to be printed in tho 'Churchman.' He therefore placed it at the disposal of the Bishop. Mr M'Carthy, sen., read a paper on "Why do not Working Men go to Church?" which elicited some discussion. It is also intended to print this in the ' Churchman.'