The Evening Star SATURDAY, DECEMBER 23, 1876.

Evening Star, Issue 4314, 23 December 1876, Page 2

The Evening Star S ATURDAY, DECEMBER 23, 1876.

Thc Evening Stae will not be published on Monday. Sims Reeves is expected to arrive in Melbourne about August next. He is to receive L 15,000 for singing at fifty concerts. On Tuesday the Canterbury Club entertained Mr and Mrs Rollestou at a fancy dress ball, which was attended by 250 persons, and is dccribcd by the local papers as having been a very brilliant affair. The Compensation Court sat this morning, Messrs J. Bathgate, J. Hislop, and J. .Logan presiding as assessors. The only case set cfowu for bearing was Calcutt v. Carey’s rustmjs. and the land in dispute is situated n f ar Haggitt appeared for plaintiff; Mr Dennistoun for defendant. A number of witnesses gave evidence on either side as to the value of the land. This is the conclusion of the ‘Press’s’ “Vf 01 ?* 11 - Reid's Mosgicl speech: Mr boul has done a peculiar service to e Colony at large by giving utterance to these views m Otago. There are, no doubt, . uttered throughout the Province, a large tu; er ii persoils who sympathise with r Hitherto they have been overborne Pv '- leenc ’ ft aQ d clamor of the ultra- _: °™ u cmhsts. Tsnt their sentiments have m expression iu Mr Donald Reid. tx) (J pbrate at ouco as an ibVV't-c- 0^1 ,J ) :x au i ! PP'-l- Vv r c trust of the country will .'J l , v '\ he has made upon it, ami * °* I<> l>C f, pio wall bo Seb? y ‘ *° ““ "f* l hh

The Oamaru School Committee by four against three, have requested Mr Fleming, head-master of the North School, to send in his resignation.

On Wednesday the employes of Messrs P. Haymau and Co. (through Mr Coote), presented Mr D, Hyman, who is leaving the establishment to proceed to England, with a handsome pearl album, suitably inscribed, as a mark of their esteem.

There was another short sitting of the City Court to-day, before Mr Black, J.P. For drunkenness, Henry Boxwcll and Peter Bunny were each fined sa; and John Gorgson was sent to gaol for forty-eight hours for indecency in Cumberland street.

A Chinaman who had been in Tuapeka hospital for nearly three months, under treatment for supposed paralysis was recently discharged quite cured. It is said that he owed his recovery to a fright given him by a delirious patient, but there is also a suspicion that John was shamming for the sake of comfortable quarters. The drawing of MrHoyte’s art union took place last night with the following results ; —J. Finch, L3O; R. Glendining, L2O; L. 0. Beal, L 18; F. Muir, Ll4; G. M. Aldrich, L 12 1 J. Ross, Ll2; A. Holmes, Ll2 ; E. Chapman, Ll2 ; F. Chapman, Ll2 : T. S. Graham, LIO; W, J. Clarke, L 1 0; C. D. R. Ward, L 8; B. Sievwright, L 7; W. Stanley, L 7 ; Sydney James, L 5 ; H. Harris, L 4.

We understand that a requisition was in course of being numerously signed asking Mr Job Wain, jun., to stand for High Ward in the City Council, when it was ascertained from that gentleman that his business arrangements precluded the possibility of his giving that attention to the duties which he considered necessary, and that he, therefore, regretted he could not accede to the wishes of the requisitionists.

The crew of the Cure Boating Club, at Kaiapoi, which is one which will represent ' anterbury boating men at the Nelson regatta in the Champion race, is in active training. Tho crew is composed of the same oarsmen who pulled the Cam at the last interprovincial regatta at Wellington, as well as the Heathcote and Kaiapoi regattas, viz.: —J. Wiuterbum, list (stroke); J. Perrin, 12st 3, ; G. Wright, list, 2; G. W. Wearing, list 41b, bow; and J. Ayres, sst 21b, cox. Already the crew are showing up in capital form.

The Railway Employes Benefit Society at their annual meeting last night discussed the rules adopted by the Railway Conference, and decided to retain the old rules of the society. The committee’s report designated the rules drawn up by the Conference as illiberal and unworkable. The committee were empowered to draw up an emphatic and respectful refusal to the proposed amalgamation with the Wellington Society, and also that the society was willing, if it would meet the views of the members of the late Conference, to undertake an extension of the society established in Dunedin, reserving the right of fixing the head office at Dunedin.

A very distressing accident likely to be attended with fatal results occurred at Port Chalmers yesterday afternoon. A little boy, the son of a dock laborer named Smith, was crossing the bridge of the graving dock—at all times an unsafe place—when his father seeing him called out to him. The little fellow missed his footing and fell headlong on the floor of the dock, fracturing his skull in a frightful manner. He was carried home and attended by Drs, Drysdale and O’Donogliue, who found that the skull was fractured, and that the brains were scattered over the little fellow’s face and clothing. Everything possible for his relief was done. We bear this morning that the child is still alive, although necessarily very weak from the loss of blood. No hopes cf his recovery are entertained.

At the Dunedin School Committe.e’s meeting last night a special vote of thanks was awarded to the teachers of the Normal, North, South, Middle District, and Albany street Schools for their cordial co operation in carrying out the children’s recent picnic. The Secretary reported that about L 155 had been subscribed for the picnic; that there would be a credit balance of about 1.9; and that Messrs R. Hudson and Co. had sent 170 packages of cake to the inmates of the B'enevolent Institution. .It was decided to send the balance of the picnic fund to the master of the Industrial School, as a contribution to the children’s annual picnic. The number of children attending the District Schools during the last quarter was stated to have been 1,572, made up as follows Middle District, 228 ; North School, 598 ; Albany street, 310 ; and South School, 426. Referring to the next picnic Mr Barrett suggested that it should be held in January, 1878, immediately before the assembling of the schools, instead of shortly after the breaking-up in 1877.

The advent of Christmas was heralded to-day by the usual decorating and setting off of the various tradesmen’s establishments and display of choice goods. The butchers’ shops were as usual the most attractive, and, beginning at the south end of the town, we will enumerate those which deserve most notice. Mr A, Hellyer’s shop in Walker street contained some choice beef and mutton and was almost buried in ferns and evergreens. In Princes street Mr Vezey’s establishment was tastefully ornamented, but the meat was most worthy of notice. Among ether fine beef was the carcase of a short-hom bullock weighing upwards of 1,6001b, and fattened at Mr Menlove’s estate at Windsor Park. The mutton was also very good, and the Southdown lambs exhibited took prizes at the recent stock show. The City Company had its usual excellent show of wonderfully fat beef, including a heifer weighing 1,1501b. Southdown mutton formed a great attraction here, as well as some fine pigs dressed after a-novel fashion. Going down George street the first noticeable shop is that of Mr M‘Donald, who showed some remarkably fine beef, most of his bullocks.having been prizetakers at various exhibitions. Next comes Mr G. Wilson’s, where is exposed the grand bullock which tookfirstprizo at the late show of stock. The body weighedover 1,5001b, and the bullock alive cost Mt Wilson L 47 10s. A prize heifer, bred by Mrs D. Grant, of the West Taieri, showed a good deal of quality, and the show of sheep was unsurpassed. At the far end of King street, Mr Bethune exhibited the biggest body of beef in town, its weight reaching no less than 1,9501b5. This beast took second prize at the show. It was a general remark that such splendid n?eat as was shown in every butcher’s shop to-day has never been seen in Dunedin be!ore. 'The poulterers, fruiterers, and confectioners hi.'ve also rendered their shops very attractive Mr Jewitt, amongst the first-named, having* some fine geese and poultry. Mr Harper’s .show was also very good, including fruit, pou '-Itry, and flowers.

Mr C. Bright will deliver \' lie second of his special course of lectures it. ’ the Princess s Theatre on Sunday evening x' ex t; subject, “ Free Thought and Fettered Thv^sht* Owing to tlio Dunedin Young si/ en s Christiau Association not being e-ble to secure a suitable place for the proposed * meeting at South Duuedin, no meotas:: w!u bold there to-moiiow creiu.g. j\!lunbei.i oi ib;- MAM.O.O F. me invited to take part in the Tiro Brignco'a demonstration procession, motiiug at tiftf Odd-« fellows’ DaII, George street, (fii Tuesday; motn* Mb At 9,30,

The quarterly meeting of the Loyal Unity Lodge, f.0.0.F, will be held on Wednesday next at Bpm.

A match will be played on Boxing Day between an eleven of the D.0.0. aid an eighteen. The following are the names ef the playersD.C.C.: Robinson, Morrison, Clarke, Allen, Biich, Tait, Sutcliffe, Rhodes, Aris, and Glen. Eighteen : Auttin T., A uitin S., Barrow, Blanchard, Brodrick, Cargill W., Cargill A., Harris, Heskell, Love, Leith, Macgregor, M‘Neill A., M‘Neill H., Niven, Pike, Shepherd, and Wells. Emergency: Wells. Hope of Dunedin Tent, No. 20, 1.0. of Rechabites, held their first quarterly meeting in the Temperance Hall last nignt. This branch, although only three months old, has met with great success, there being sixty five registered members on the books. The principal business was the election of officers, which resulted as follows C.R., Bro. A. J. Bennet; D.8., Bro. A. Bowley; secretary, Bro. D. J. Stohr; treasurer, Bro. A,_ Hayes; stewards, Bros. Brown and Dyer; levite, Bro. Nelson; guardian, Bro. R- Fleming; auditors, Bros Geo. T. Clarke and J. Neill. The intailing officer was P.C. S. Bro. Geo, T. Clarke.