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Evening Star, Issue 4280, 14 November 1876, Page 2

Rainer's Diorama was shown at the Queen's Theatre last evening, and the gift distribution followed. Prizes will also be given to-night.

At the conclusion of the Bible Society's meeting last night a memorial, which received the signatures of all present, was adopted requesting the Mayor to call a public meeting to consider the advisability of raising subscriptions for the relief of Christians in Bulgaria.

At the I'esident Magistrate's Court, Port Chalmers, to-day, before Mr Mansford, R.M., judgment was given for the defendant in the case of North v. Holland. A case of Sunday liquor-selling broke down through an informality.

By the Arawati to-day the secretary to the Fife Brigades Demonstration Committee received a letter from Mr Laidlaw informing him that the Ballarat East Brigade were practising for the Boxing Day Demonstration, and that they hoped to make a creditable show. The intention of the team to take part in the Caledonian Society's sports on JS ew Year's Day was also stated. Replies have not been received from more than half of the New Zealand Brigades, and it is to be hoped that no turther delay Will be exhibited by those who have not answered their invitations.

| The following items are from to-day's ! 'Bruce Herald': —The men employed at one of the fishing stations at Port Molyneux have been annoyed lately by a large shark, said to be over twenty feet loni/. The monster appears to be altogether too sociable.— Piate-laying has been commenced on the Mosgiel and Outram railway line. The whole of the formation has been completed. —Joseph Harris, a miner employed at the Bruce Quartz Company's claim, had one of his legs broken on Saturday. .He was working in the stope with anotaer miner named John James Mallard, when a piece of quartz fell from the casing and stiuck his leg below the knee. He was removed to the Dunedin HoEpital.— A special meeting ol the Milton Fire Brigade is to be hehi on'the 20th inst., to <ietctmine finally whether or not it will he r< presented at t'ie Boxing Dav demonstration. Mr E. Bastings; resigned tJi©

Alter being out on strike for a day, the flhearers started work yesterday at Glad brook station, trath Taieri, at 17s fid per hundred. r

Mr Holmes, the town clerk of Lawrence, met with a serious accident last Vveek. When descending from the clock tower the ladder pave way, and he was precipitate;l on to the floor, a distance of over eighteen ftet. A report was circulated pretty freely last night that Mr Deudney, well known in Dunedin as being lately connected with the firms of Bing, Harris, and Co. and Sargood and Co,, had committed Buicide io Mr Jidler a Auld Scotland Hotel, by poisoning himself with strychnine. We refrain from publishing any of the statements we have heard regarding this affair pending the result of the inquest, which will be held at noon to-morrow j but the news, we fear, is correct.

I'ecently a deputation, consisting of Sir John Richardson and the Hons. M. Holmes, J. A. R. Menzies, and W. H. Nurse, waited on the Hon. Mr Richardson for the purpose of urging upon the Government the necessity for finishing the three lines of railway lately taken over from Mr Proudfoot. Consideration of the matter was, reasonably enough, postponed until the prorogation of Parliament, but we ('Southland limes') understand that since the Government has taken steps to ascertain the position of affairs, with the view of giving effect to the wishes of the deputation. At a meeting of the committee of the Albion and Brewers' Cricket Clubs, held at the Annandale Hotel last evening (Mr Church in the chair), to consider the best means of improving the Northern Recreation Grounds for cricketing purposes, it was decided that a petition should be sent to the Corporation, signed by aU the members of both clubs, asking the Corporation to give them some protection over the ground ; that if protection be granted, they will expend LIOO in improvements. The secretary was instructed to write to the Corporation asking permission to cut the grass on the ground. At the Princess's last evening Mr Steele, the business manager, took his benefit, and was accorded one of the largest houses of the season. The performance commenced with "Belphegor,"the exceedingly natural acting of Mr Dampier and Miss Lily Russell making its representation a genuine success. Then followed some capital selections by the Artillery Band, after which the play act and closet scene from "Hamlet" were given, Mr and Mrs Darrell, who re-appeared as the Dauish Prince and Queen Gertrude, being warmly welcomed. After this there was a musical and elocutionary interlude, the performance terminating with " The Dumb Man of Manchester," with Mr Keogh as the dumb man; but as it was midnight before the curtain was raised on the last piece many of the audience left without witnessing it. To-night " Rob Roy" will be played.

An inquest was held yesterday at the Lunatic Asylum on the body of Mary Mitchell, aged thirty-one years, who died on the 10th instant. The deceased was brought down from Oamaru in the early part of July last in apparently a dying state, and lingered with much suffering. It appeared from the evidence that she was a native of Cornwall, and prior to emigrating had "worked in a mine," where, probably, the seeds of the insidious disease to which she succumbed were sown, The jury (of which Mr C. H. Vince was chosen foreman) were unanimous in expressing their belief that every attention possible had been given to the unhappy patient, who presented a terribly emaciated appearance, being little more than a skeleton. The case was a very pitiable one, inasmuch as the husband, alaborer at Oamaru, is unable to find means to come down to his wife's funeral. It transpired that one of the inmates had evinced a very affectionate interest in the deceased and was an almost inseparable nurse. The verdict was " Death from heart disease."

An entertainment of readings, songs, and glees was given last evenin* in the Vontingto.i Hall, in connection «ith the Lodge of ood Temp'ars. 'I he showery weather debarred many from attending, but those who were present thoroughly enjoyed a very diversified and Well-rendered programme. Bro. Greig, D. D., occupied the chair.