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New Zealand Times, Volume XXX, Issue 4550, 20 October 1875, Page 2

We are requested to announce that the Marchioness of Normanby’s receptions will be discontinued until further notice. The s.s. Taupo leaves for the South to-day at five o’clock, and will in all probability take a number of Southern members, such, at least, was the opinion of the Hon. Mr. Miller last night in the Legislative Council.

There was again an excellent house at the Theatre Royal last night, when “ The Trump Card” was repeated with marked success. To-night, “Black Sheep” mil be produced.

It is stated that so soon as ever the new electoral rolls (rendered necessary by the alteration of certain district boundaries) can be completed, the writs for the new Parliament will be issued.

Several errors occurred in our report of the Wellington College sports yesterday. They will be found duly corrected in next Saturday’s New Zealand Mail. It will be taken as a favor if the evening post, which kindly copied our report, errors and all, without acknowledgement last evening, will make the necessary alterations so soon as the Mail is published. In the Vice-Admiralty Court yesterday the day was taken up in hearing the evidence of expert witnesses in the suit Jane Spiers v. Young Dick. The case of plaintiff will be finished early to-day, and probably the evidence for the other side will be concluded before the end of the sitting. At its rising last evening, the Legislative Council determined to meet this day at twelve o’clock. In making a motion to this effect, the Hon. Dr. Pollen explained that the object was to deal with any Bills which might be passed by the House of Representatives last night, as it was proposed to prorogue on Thursday, but not before.

The adjourned meeting of the consignees of goods per Border Chief was held at the office of Mr. E. W. Mills yesterday, at 2 p.m. Mr. Izard stated his opinion generally, and he was requested to frame a clause for insei'tion in the bond, many of the consignees objecting to signing it in its present form.

The following tenders were received at the Public Works Office, Wellington, for the completion of the Port Chalmers contract of the Dunedin and Moeraki railway ;—Accepted— Allen and Kingstreet, Wellington, £32,700. Declined—D. McKenzie, Dunedin, £32,715 ; Matheson Bros., Dunedin, £35,363 ; Job Wain and Co,, Dunedin, £37,000; D. Proudfoot, Dunedin, £38,600 ; Thos. Logan, Dunedin, £38,983 ; Ashworth Creshaw, Dunedin, £41,614 ; J. Dunbar, Dunedin, £44,756 ; W. Hampsen Topham, Invercargill, £45,923. A committee meeting of the Wellington Benevolent Institution was held yesterday. Present—Dr. Hadfield, Anglican Bishop of Wellington (in the chair), Revs. W. H. West, W. Morley,.and Father Petijean, Archdeacon Stock, Messrs. L. Levy, J. G. Holdsworth, and the secretary. ■ The following subscriptions were received :—Mrs. Hadfield, £2 ; Mr. T. C. Williams, £1; Rev. Father Petijean, £1 ; Mr. G. H. Vennell, £ls. Is. The Wellington Literary Association gave their promised entertainment last night, at St. John’s Presbyterian schoolroom. Mr. T. Kennedy Macdonald occupied the chair. The entertainment consisted of judciously selected pieces of music, both vocal and instrumental, interspersed with recitations by members of the association. The solo, “ Sweet spirit hear my prayer,” was sung by a lady, in excellent tone and with correct enunciation. A well deserved encore was accorded by the audience. “The Anglers,” a glee, was sung in excellent time and tune by the choir. One of the recitations was a description of a cliffclimber written by Elihu Burrett, which was recited in a very graphic and effective manner by a member of the association. All the selections, both musical and literary, were given in a way that evinced a careful and intelligent study of the various pieces. The audience were highly pleased with the entertainment, and testified it by very hearty applause. Altogether a most enjoyable and instructive evening’s amusement crowned the efforts of the Wellington Literary Association, and it is anticipated that the building fund will be largely augmented. On Monday evening last the Masterton company of Christy Minstrels gave another of their very enjoyable entertainments in the Town Hall. This company, which by-the-bye possesses a few members who are not under the necessity of having recourse to artificial means to produce the requisite color, are possessed of very considerable talent and adaptability, and their entertainments are always enjoyable and highly appreciated by the inhabitants of the district, the more so as their efforts have invariably a charitable tendency. The Town Hall is well adapted to entertainments of this kind, but unfortunately possesses one ;; eat drawback, viz., the want of a pianoforte, which necessitates trouble and expense in hiring for every occasion; and the trustees of the hall, for it is town property, do not see their way to remedy this defect. But the minstrels, with praiseworthy motives, have determined to give a few entertainments, of which that on Monday night was the first, the proceeds of which will be devoted to the purchase of a good instrument, which they intend to present to the trustees for public use. The programme was attractive, and as a whole very well rendered to a large and appreciative audience, and the proceeds will form no mean nestegg towards the accomplishment of their laudable purpose,