The Evening Star WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 1876.

Evening Star, Issue 4293, 29 November 1876, Page 2

The Evening Star WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 1876.

The further hearing of tho charge of perjury, preferred by Sir Smythies against Capt. Russell, has, owing to Mr Macassey's absence in Wellington, been adjourned for another week. Mr T. Logan, owner of the colt Dead Heat, has purchased fromfMr Studholme the well known racehorse Cloth of Gold, four years old, by I'avcusworth out of Sweetbriar. Cloth of Gold won the Forbury Handicap at our last March meeting. There is plenty of amusement for to-morrow. The ra es are sure to draw to the Forbury all those of sporting tendencies, Wfd'e those who prefer picnicim< can choose between Mosgiel and i'.road i:say. At Mosgiel the annual show of tbe district will also be neld (Several steamboa- ex nrsiois isre nnuounced: whbe on the Oval two cricket matcthe ? are to ba played.

The Waikouaiti section of the line of railway is progressing under the superintendence of Mr Fraser. The formation of the line is, ©f course, being done by piece-work, and it is satisfactory to find that a number of men have eagerly embraced the offer of the General Government. We ('Waikouaiti Herald') have heard some dissatisfaction expressed at the low rate of wages many have been enabled to earn, owing to the price at winch the piece- *vork was offered. Others again have been very glad to avail themselves of the terms offered by the Government, on the principle that half a loaf is better than no bread. Frederick Crabb, the man who was charged yesterday before Mr T. A. Mansford, R.M., at the Port Chalmers Police Court with drunkenness, as well as with assaulting Constable Murphy and damaging that constable's uniform, was ordered to pay a tine of 10s, with the usual alternative for drunkenness ; L 5, in default one month's imprisonment for the assault; Is for damaging the constable's uniform, and L2 for the damage done to it.—On the civil side of the Court 0 !!. M'Dermid sued Parsons for LIOO, for trespass. Mr Joyce for plaintiff; Mr Dennistou for defendant. There was a cross action brought by Parsons against M'Dermid for L'2o. After hearing the evidence iu both cases his Worship reserved judgment u-iil Tuesday next. There was a large audience at the Princess's Tit eat re last evening on the occasion of the second appearance of Mr Emmet in " Our Cou.sin-German." The piece went admirably throughout, with the exception of a little confusion in the last scene, ihe singing and dancing of Fritz were highly appreciated, several of his incidental songs being loudly redemanded. Among the especial favorites were the Dutch milkj woman's wing and clog dance, the Alpine guide's aong, and tin: drum solo. The applause whidi followed the last-named was prolonged for .'.several minutes, but Mr Emmet widely seta Lis face against encores. The "Lullaby" song, with guitar .accompaniment, was also' well received. Mr O'Ncil way very funny as the clerk of the Court in th<* last, sceiie,, which is extremely ludicrous throughout, if highly improbable. The other characters call for no special mention. "Our Cousin-German. " will be repeated tMa evening. A point of some importance was raised at the Land Board meeting to-day. A reserve •at Brighton, which had been leased to one Kemp for a garden, was the subject of a memorial by the inhabitants of the district, who asked that the license should be cancelled and the reserve permitted for recreation purposes, but it appeared that the license had been t. ansferred with the Board's sanction by Ivrap to one Ba\ter. It was remarked by the acting Chief Commissioner that these transfers had been allowed to take place as a matter of course, but he was strongly of opinion that the practice was illegal, power to transfer being given only in respect of the purposes named in respect of the 91st section, while no such power was conferred i y the ] 61st section, under which transfers professed to be made. 'i he other members of the Board were of Mr Strode's opinion, and Messrs Clark and Butterworth were for immediately cancelling the license, 'out in the face of its sanction by the Board it was not deemed desirable to take that course. However, it was pretty plainly intimated that no more such transfers would be allowed.

I The opening performance of the. Lydia Howard" Troupo vil] be #ivcn at ihs •J ; 'i i 4 i: ■■■ i'ii-?:.ti\. this -veumg. rind JVl3' >SV-p- ---?:; ,:.vi tu%-.cbJ. to pky bhf; trifiD f; '.'? .. j ;.-.\\;?-;.;;<y' : .i tiM: Alir.n : i::i audition tc. " Chiipeac. " i Tae company has been strengthened since its Arrival in Dunedin. The folio-wing engagements were made at the Caveraham DepOt to-day, viz., twoshep- j herds at LoO per annum, two farm servants at L 55, three ditto at LoO, three female general servants at L 35, one at L 36, five at I L3O, one at L2B, one at L 26, two at L 25, and one at l(is per week. A batch of male and female immigrants will be forwarded to Oamaru by the steamer Waitaki on Friday morning. The Chairman of the Sanitary Committee of the City Council informs ua that eleven fresh cases of scarlet fever were reported today. Of these one is in Howe street, one in George street, one in Grange street, two in King street, two in Cumberland street, and one in Upper Hanover street. All the houses affected have been visited by the I :>anitary inspector, who has seen that I proper precautions have been taken to pre-

vent, as far as practicable, the spread of the disease. At the ordinary meeting of 'the St. Kilda Council last night Councillor Arnold was elected Treasurer in the room of Councillor Robin (resigned). Mr George Proudfoot wrote complaining of the remarkable course pursued by the Council in not accepting his offer to purchase debentures, and yet making it public, in consequence of which he withdrew his offer. The Mayor regarded the action of the Council in this matter as very ill-advised. After some discussion, into which a good deal of personal and foreign matter was imported, the following resolution was adopted:—"That this Council regrets that any misunderstanding has taken place in regard to Mr Proudfoot's letter, as the Council fully intended to deal with the matter to-night in the ordinary way of business; and that, further, the Council is yet willing to allot to him debentures of L 500." The monthly meeting of the Halfwav Bush Road Board will be held on Friday, at 7 p.m. To-morrow (3t Andrew's Dav) there will be early celebration at 8 a.m., and evening service at 7.30, at St. Paul's Cuurch. The quarterly meeting of the Otago Railway Employes Benefit Society will be held at the Railway Station on Friday, at 8 p.m. Mr A. I\. Rims has favored ub with a programme of arrangements for giving instruction in swimming and boating— two very advisabld and almost necessary acquirements in a maritime < 'olony like New Zealand. We wish him every success in these branches of education.