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Evening Star, Issue 4313, 22 December 1876, Page 2

The pantascope of American scenery continues to attract numerous audiences to the Temperance Hall. Mr J. Moss presides at the piano. We would remind our readers that Mr and Mrs John Hall take their benefit at the Princess's to night, when a capital bill will be presented. "Rip Van Winkle" and the burlesque of " Aladdin * should attract a very large audience. Nemesis was produced at the Queen's last night. The performance concluded with the farce "A Kiss in the Dark." This evening the same programme will be repeated, j under the patronage of the Fire Brigades, who will appear on the stage. At the Resident Magistrate'? Court, Port Chalmers, this Hay, before Mr T. A. Mansford, R.M., Mary Edie v. George Dean, a charge of assault, was dismissed. James (Gordon, one of the feoys belonging te the ship''iniaru, was charged with assisting at a dog fight on Sunday last. After receiving a severe reprimand he was discharged. Loyal Outram Lodge, M.U.1.0.0.F., celebrated their first anniversary by a picnic and ball on Thursday. A procession formed of members of the lodge, the volunteers, and the Good Templars marched from the drillshed, Outram, to Gow's paddock, where the picnic was held. Thanks to the exertions of Messrs P. M. Grant and M'Douall, a tolerable sum of money was collected, and was the means of affording numerous prizes for juveniles of both sexes. There was no end of sport provided, and the volunteer band supplied music for the dances. The ball in the evening in the drill-shed was largely attended, and was highly successful; indeed the affair, as a whole, was the most enjoyable of its kind that has been held in the Tajeri district,

Another ease of measles broke out among the aingle female* at the Quarantine Island yesterday. The single men who were located on Goat Island vrare released this morning, and conveyed to Dnnedin by the 11 a.m. train, no fresh cases having occurred amongst them, and the last patient having been declared convalescent five weeks before the arrival of the Oamaru at the Port. The police business at the City Court to-day did not occupy more than a few minutes. For drunkenness James Robbie, who was. charged on remand, was admonished and dismissed; Martin Gorman was fined ss. Thomas Thomson, for using obscene language towards James Paterson, was fined 10s, or, in default, two days' imprisonment. The ' Southland Times * understands that the Rev. Father Kelly, of Melbourne, who is generally thought the most eloquent preacher and lecturer of all the Roman Catholic priests in Victoria, is about to visit New Zealand shortly. In Victoria Father Kelly draws crowded audienees whenever he lectures. His subjects are principally historical—"George Washington," "Mary Queen of Scots," and others of the kind. Mr Justice Williams sat in banoo this morning and gave his decision in re Joseph Mackay. His Honor thought it right that the debtor should have further time to show cause why he should not be adjudicated a bankrupt, and accordingly adjourned the case to Januaiy 3. Mr Stewart's appliestionforawrit of prohibition in re Borrows was being argued at four o'clock. Under the heading of Christchurch the Bruce Herald' has the following telegraphio intelligence:—The election of Gapes, "the workingman's friend," as Mayor, is a great blow to the " upper crust" of the City Council. Cheerful discords are anticipated.—A new agricultural journal starts on the Ist January, under the auspices of the Pastoral and Agricultural Association.—The 'Lyttelton Times,' in a leader on the financial aspect of the Colony, draws a very dreary picture and says "our representatives not having done their first duty, the fatal consequences are now apparent, and the people will have to pay .the penalty for the sin of their rulers » —lt is considered very doubtful whether .the much - talked -of evening paper, the 'Sun,' will ever " Be --The Rev. W. J. Habens. Church of JWigland minister, was yesterday appointed Secretary of the Board of Education, at a salary of L6OO per annum. He gives up his church.—Mr Hoskins, after a month's illness and confinement to bed, makes his reappearance to-morrow.—The building trades are about to present a petition to the masters to pay wages on-Friday evening, or not later than noon on Saturday.—The s s Gazelle cleared at the Customs yesterday for the Auckland Isles, bound on an expedition recover gold lost in the General Urant.—Sickness is very general in Christchurch. The principal causes are the hot weather and defective drainage.

The Aitiilery Band will muster at the engine sued to-morrow evening at 8 o'clock. The drawing for Hoyte's Art Union will take place at the Athenaeum this evenin* at 8 o clock. The single men immigrdntß, ex Oamaru, will be open for engagement at the Caversham Dep6t to-morrow (Saturday), at 11 a.m. ii« e /i# match betw een combined 18 and 11 D.0.0., begun last Saturday, will be continued to morrow. Play will commence at 2 o clock. The distribution of prizes awarded at the late show of the Horticultural Society will take place in the Occidental Hotel this evening at 8 o'clock. S Mr Wise sends m one of Letts's handy pocket-books for 1877, and Messrs Brown and 00., agents for thecompary, forward us the London and Lancashire Insurance Company's almanac for 1877. The Christmas number of the 'Saturday Advertiser'contai-is three original Christmas tales and a finely-executed wood engraving repreaeating a shipwreck on the Tasmanian S?.' st „ . Th ? Popular song "The Tramp of the *ire Brigade" is also published in this-week's Advertiser. The Amateur Gymnatic compelition, which takes place at the Drill-shed this evening, bids fair to be a first-class affair. The prizes are exceedingly elegant and valuable, and are well worth a little ext™ demand on ones muscular power. Most of the best gymnasts have handed in their names already, ••nd a good two hours' amusement may be looked for. A cricket match will be played on Saturday at Montceillo, between the second eleven of the Cari-brook and the second eleven of the Standard Uricket Club, play to commence at 2.15 p.m. sharp. The following are the player* :—Cai iabrook-E. Austin (captain), R. Austin, H. VVebb, E. Valpy, C. Rattray, A. fuller, A. Morris, A H. Morris Oantrell. Liggins, Brodrick; emerftencie*. F. Cargill and J. Cargill. Standard—T. Fuller. T. Churchward, R. Kinvig, J. E. Hume, A. Paul, R. Payne. A. Hall, J. Mallard. T. Malcolm. F. Kettle, H. B. Monkman; emergencies, Brannigan and Umbers.