The Evening Star FRIDAY, DECEMBER 15, 1876.

Evening Star, Issue 4307, 15 December 1876, Page 2

The Evening Star FRIDAY, DECEMBER 15, 1876.

The cricket match, Albion v. Citizens, which took place on the Oval yesterday, reiron. ... A number of persons charged with haying nuisances on their premises in the shape of unclean water-closets, impure drains, &c, were brought before the presiding justices at the Police Court" this'morning, and were dealt with according to their deserts. The Auckland team that will compete at the Fire Brigades' demonstration leave on Monday, and comprise Assistant Foreman Thos. Ansell, Firemen Wm. Smith, J. Duggan, H, Piper, J. Callaghan, H. Gladding, C. Boreham; and G; Fry or N. Blair. The • Clutha Leader' states that whilst a settler in the Waipahi district was quietly proceeding to the-post office on .Sunday, he was set upon by three men, who assaulted and beat him shamefully, inflicting on him serious and bodily injuries. An inquiry will probably be made. "''''; s The pupils attending ■ Mr; W> ■. Walker's school in Great King street were yesterday examined by Mr Kirby, late of All Saints school, who reports that the scholars had been conscientiously examined in all classes. The pupils were, without exception, highly intelligent, and had been carefully instructed.

The Lydia-Howarde troupe produced the favorite burleque ". 111-treated H Trovatore" at the Queen's Theatre last evening, and it proved in every way a vast improvement on "Kenilworth." Owing to pressure on bur space we must defer a full notice until another opportunity. , The perf ot manqe concluded with "Trial "by Jury," which in; itself is sufficient to draw a large audience. Mr Eva, the secretary to the Otago C) icketers' Association, has received a com-; municatipairom Mr J._H. Bennett, in which that gentleman informs him that the English ! earn wi'l leave Sydney on the 17th January, iitid"V'lay their first match at» Greymouth to have time, going irom there to Auckland, where they'will play on the 29th January, /tnd then doubtless play down the Coast to this place. Jupp'has been, buffering from disease of the. kidneys, which accounts for hjs/umpiring instead of playing at Sydney. The break-up of the Linden or Kaikorai tfiok pWe Jon; jW«.dn€sd«Qr, And' the day being fine there was a large muster of pupils.-. ( AmOngi visitors iwere "the Revs. Dr Stuart and Mr Blake. The former was prea«ht during/the examination of Miss Turnbull's 'division, and' expressed himself favorably the inook .of Reaching there .sis' an excellent' preparation for the higher classes. The pupils did well in the various subjects, and seemed remarkably ; well under the ; control of ; the teacher* ~lu the two divisions, Mr, M'Lajaohl£n'S and Mr Anderson's; Mr. Blake, along with the masters, conducted a test ■ ihg examination in ' English and arithmetic. An excellent assoftanent of books -awaited ' distribution to'the'.ti w'6* tir three best scholars in each class. This part of the^proc'eedingß to be regarded with great interest, and to give general satisfaction. The prizes were distributed by Mr. Blake, who adf t Ircsged- the scholars before dismissal, -and ited that the upper division had umfergot \f < a. rmarked improvement work and disc* plhie during.the year. > The attendance j'umb ered -in Mr M'Lauchlan's department, 6 : s"*iifc Mr ABdereon's, ,6(T; amf in Miss

They appear to be getting awfully polite in Wellington, where young girls raise their hats to passing gentlemen. I* It has been definitely School Committee that ** .ft?* y » ■■ § district schools •* '". - T"2 •MloWn of the ™ 66 * w>-morro\yatthe al the hour appointed. 4 , v ;L'fH, hykyeariy distribtftidtt of priftslftb 3m v pupils? attending the sook plpathia^^noo^mtheMtsen^^f P Wp| of the mtiils. JMfe Three-cases of'cattle trespassf constituted the business at the Port Chalmers Police Court thiß morning. Thomas Anderaon and George Bain were each fined Is and costs, and William Goldie, 2s 6d and costs. 3 Out Auckland ■Bvening-contemporary-pos*" Besses a dramatic critic -who oan gush spleugariTin' "Our Boys ?'-'*&* tyhn&kcon. iSSZffJ** flowing figure^ queenly head, and the graceful elegance attending all her movements, are enough to turn the heads of all the youth of our city. She enhances these natural charms by exquisite taste in her dressing, and by the moßt natural " coquettishness : of manner. If a woman like this will stand ,npon the stage, and in all the glory of he* beauty, with artful artlessness, say 'I;do not know much about kisses, but I am ready and willing to take an awful lot of teaching,' can she be displeased if a hundred young fellows start in their seats with the scarcely suppressed exclamation, "By Jove, I m there for one!' : ' '• '

There was a marked improvement in the attendance at the Princess's Theatre last evening, all parts of the house being Well patronised. The sole piece on the bills was the popular drama, or rather cemedy, "RipVan Winkle," and considerable curiosity >as felt by those unacquainted with bis previous career as to the. amount of success Mn J. L. Hall would achieve in the character of the hero. Judging by the continual burits of applause which rewarded Mr Hall's efforts, the unanimous verdict of the audience was a highly favorable one, and indeed there was little fault to be : found with the impersonation throughout. In the early portion of the play the rollicking, jovijj;' careless Rip was seen to the life; while in the last act Mr Hall depicted in an extremely natural manner tie decrepit "old man afflicted in all his joints with rheumatism caught in.his twenty years' sleep on the mountains, but with the. quaint humor of his younger days still undestroyed and occasionally breaking forth. '' Perhaps it"will be the greatest that can be paid Mr Hall to say that his Rip reminds us greatly of Mr Jefferson's delineation of that character. Although the piece waa so sii'cceasful it must" be withdrawn after to-night, as Mr.Darrell has a crowd of, novelties to intrpduce. '< ' •" . " " : 1 ■

The Cadet match will be fired at Green Island to morrow (Saturday), at 12 o'clock. •; A public meeting of the Maori 11 ill ratepayers will be held in the schoolhottseon Monday averting; to consider the fbrmatidn of Well 'Street. ■.-- .. ,', .-:■•-: j ■ We are requested to direct the attention pf Masons to a notice of the Port Chalmers' Marine Lodge. No. 942, KC, Jn~another column. - i Lieut. Sims is advertised to Tectu e this evening at the Temperance Hall on "Tbr life and troubles of a British midshipman. 4 s whilst, holdiug. that rnnkr he visited evert* quarter of the globe, this should bs*n interesting lecture The musical festival at St. Joseph's Church, postponed from, a previous date on account Of the weather, wiltak; pKce ah Tuesday next, commencing at 8 p.m. A final rehearsal wil : be held in the church on Sunday afternoon, at 2.30, when a full attendance iB requested. ' SB '' c icket match will; be played to-morrow on the North Dunedin ground, between' the Standard first eleven and fourteen of the Brewers. The following are the players:Brew.ers: Simpson, Hendry, Anderson;J; Hi, Murriy, Anderson A, Burnside, Patterson, Ptracbaa, Smeaton, Thomson, Kingston, Johnston Cassidy, Harris; emergency metf: M'Naughton, Watt, Turnbull, Maslen. standard Eleven: Beal, Joned/ (Vawshaw, Hadfield, Oisnerl Hardy, Mallard, Liggihgs, Paul; emergency man : Fuller.