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New Zealand Times, Volume XXXI, Issue 4916, 23 December 1876, Page 2

I We beg to rettirid iur readers of the distribution of prizes atthe (jollege, which takesplace to-day at 3 p.m. Eharp, under the presidency of his Excellency/tie Governor. Not the least interesting part of the ceremony will be' the I handing over c thi certificates from the ' University, of Cambridge to the successful candidates at tb last local examination held j under the auspces of that august seat of learning, amongt which we believe there are more'than one i that sex which is not.usually i credited with ";oirig in for honors " in polite literature. i '■"' . The followin is the result of the polling for the Biding of Porirua, in the Hutt County, [ which took pUce 3»sterday : 1'.,: .*•;'!.'"'!*!:! . i Chew. Taylor. Bryant., Kalwarra ..69 33 , 48 . Johnsonvilli .. !F23 ! 47 1 9 Porirua.. ' ..._ 26 23 16 .', •• I 118 103 71 ; Messrs. Chew and ?aylor have therefore been elected. ' ''' ' | -■ A meeting of tli creditors'of Ralph Levoi, of the City Cafe, ,W held yesterday afternoon. There was a largeittendance, nearly all the creditors being riesented. Mr. Roxburgh (Messrs. Nathan i Co.) occupied the chair, -and stated /that>Mj;Beypi had; called' upon him, as the prineipi unsecured creditor, some few days ago, and kited, that he was unable to meet his liabilW Messrs. Pollock and Young held a bill d sale.for £3OO, and this, with other debts, mdea.total of, about £BSO as liabilities.-'■ The Jsseis had been valued at £650 by Mr. Beauckmj which, with £IOO, the estimated" value of jhe^furniture,' "&&,' in the - debtor's private hoae, Wave. £750 as assets. Mr. .Roxburgh expisad an opinion that the debtor had beenioudei inhis business, which was coincided in byyjßsrs. Hnnt and Pollock. S Messrs. Roxburgh,' Jitorn, and Gardner were appointed a oommitfeto manage and dispose of the business, and i('as decided that in the •event of-pressure beUjbrought to bear on! the debtor he should mat: an assignment under the Debtors.and Crfemrs Act. Captain Rosel haseeeived ; the: following telegram, relative tobe Hurunui, from the head office of the NjShipping Company at Christchurch ':—" ThHurunui. was in collision with the Italiabarque Pate!, and returned to. port veruittle damaged. She resumed her voyage sut the 20th November. It is believed the baie sunk, but the agents have not heard of anives being lost.

The appointment of the. Hon. Edward Richardson as Minister of Public Workß is gazetted.

Warnings for westerly gales'were issued yesterday. The barometer is.falling generally, with cloudy or gloomy weather and sea increasing on western coasts.

The appointment of .Tames McKerrow, Esq., to be Assistant Surveyor-General in the department of the Surveyor-General, is officially notified, the appointment to date from the Ist of January, 1877. The annual distribution of prizes in the Kaiwarra school took place on Thursday, Mr. A. Cameron presiding, and he paid a high compliment to the excellent teacher of that school, Mr. Hurley. The following is the result of the second day's firing of the Kaiwarra Volunteers : Private Turner, 82 ; Private Menzies, 63 ; Captain Thomson, 50. Turner's total score for the two days is thus 169. In a New Zealand Gazette issued yesterday notice is given that the Waste Land Board of the Provincial District of Wellington have resolved that no applications will hereafter be received for the purchase of unsurveyed Crown lands.

The Terrace School prizes will be distributed this. afternoon at 3 o'clock, by Mr. Burne, the chairman of the committee. It will be seen by the advertisement that the distribution is a public one, t© which parents and friends are specially invited. Representatives of the Auckland Fire Brigade arrived yesterday afternoon by the Taranaki, en route for Dunedin, to take part in the demonstration there. They were received on the wharf by Captain Moss and the members of the Central Brigade, who entertained them at luncheon at their station. < Letters of naturalisation have been issued in favor of the undermentioned persons : Alexander Stenburg, settler, Makaretu Reserve, Hawke's ; Bay ; Ernst Louis Rother, weaver, Christchurch ; Bartholo TurnwaldJ farmer, Puhoi, Auckland; Hans Smith, mariner, Lyttelton.

In our report of the City Council meeting yesterday a mistake occurred owing to the accidental omission of four words. Referring to the Town Hall Committee's report, it should have read : The motion "to adopt the report" was carried. It appeared in yesterday's issue as though the Council had disapproved of the report. , - The s.s. Moa will take a trip in the harbor on Boxing-day. Skipper Butt's popularity will no doubt ensure a large amount of support, and Messrs. Mclntyre having catered many times and oft with a very poor return, most certainly deserve a good share of patronage. Picnic parties will be landed wherever practicable, and persons who may" be desirous of fishing can have the use of the steamer, without extra charge, during the interval between landing and re-embarking the excursionists. "Elizabeth" was produced at the Theatre Royal last night to a good house. Mrs. Bates in the title role found a part well suited to her, the Virgin Queen being represented in a manner which can hardly be equalled and certainly not surpassed in the colonies. Mr. Bates as the Earl of Essex was artistic and lifelike, as usual. The other parts were well represented. The performance was an entire success. For to-night the manage 1 'meat announce "The Stranger" and "The Honeymoon."

The rehearsal for the Christmas night's concert was very fairly attended last night, but at a meeting held afterwards it was decided that the concert should be postponed, on the ground that several of the soloists and leading instrumentalists would be unable to attend. The gentlemen present at the meeting have ■ pledged themselves to give a concert on behalf i of the same object in a week or two, and we ■ believe that the decision arrived at will be most acceptable to the public and all concerned. Those who have already obtained tickets can hold them for the forthcoming concert; or, if preferable, the price will be refunded. The following team-hao- been..selected to i play against Nelson in the cricket match to be played there next Tuesday and Wednesday : ~, Knapp, Bell, Bryce, Edmunds, Garwood, Armitage, Foley, Bond, McKenzie, Lockett, and O'Connor. Mr. H. Dillon Bell has kindly promised to present a prize bat to the highest Wellington scorer. The above eleven will play against the next best fifteen (captained by Mr. J. A. N. Salmon) on the Basin Reserve this afternoon at 1.30. The fifteen will comprise the following players:—Blacklock, Cross, Campbell, Evans, Evatt, Hickson, Horwood, J. A. Salmon, Kennedy, Kutchen, Russell, Mason, Speed, Wills, and Williamson. A New Zealand. Gazette was published yesterday. It contains Proclamation as to alteration of sub-divisions of Waikouaiti road district; "land withdrawn frsm the Nelson South West goldfield ; appointing date for annual meeting of justices in Port Albert petty sessions' district; land reserved for Wellington to Masterton railway; land reserved for Foxton to Manawatu railway; land reserved for a site for a telegraph station at Nelson; notices of times of meeting of Waste Lands Board ; appointment of different Government officers, and Land Transfer Act notices. The following entries have been made for the Waihenga races : —Hurdle Race. —J. Desmond's Kangaroo, R. Renall's Steeltrap, A. Gillies' Robin Hood. Maiden Plate.—J. Renall's Queen of the Taueru, A. Gillies' Pungawerewere, D. Knight's Tauherenikau, R. Tilson's Patch. Waihenga Stakes.— R. Greathead's -Little Wonder, J. Maeara's Blue Jacket, D. Knight's Voltairina. Ladies' Purse.—R. Renall's • Steeltrap, A. Gillies' Pungawerewere, A. Gillies' Robin Hood, R. Greathead's Little Wonder, D. Knight's Tauherenikau, J. Renall's Playboy, J. Desmond's Kangaroo. The Bteamer Napier will start on her excursion this evening at 10 o'clock without fail. Excursionists by the Napier may on this occasion'expect to experience equal enjoyment to that which made the first trip of the kind famous. We may state that there is no need to apprehend any difficulty in regard to the weather, as should the steamer not be able to fetch Kapiti, she can put in at Pelorus Sound first. We should imagine that fishing tackle is in great demand, for all the tickets issued have, we understand, been taken up, with the exception of some half dozen, and the affair promises 'to be unusually successful and pleasant. Mrs. Palmer repeated her entertainment in the United Methodist Free Church schoolroom, Courtenay-place, last night. Jupiter Pluvius had it all his own way on the last occasion, and Boreas last night prevented many from attendiug; but notwithstanding this there was a good attendance. .Miss Palmer received two encores, as did also the gentleman who sang the baritone songs. Mrs. Palmer's performances on the pianoforte were most artistic, and were thoroughly appreciated by the audience. The comedietta went considerably better than on a previous occasion, and altogether the entertainment was a great success, and undoubtedly Mrs. Palmer, if she continues her performances, will meet with a large share of public support ' The annual meeting of the Wellington Building Society was held at Mr. White's offices, Panama-street, last night. There was a large attendance. The report was submitted io the meeting, and the committee of manage- 1 ment congratulated the members upon the continued and , increasing success of the : society's operations. The statement of liabilities and assets showed an amount to credit of i profit and loss of (65213 9s. 4d., which sum, i after deducting outstanding liabilities, estimated at £229 "lis. 10d., is equivalent to £4 i 2s[ 6d.'per share. During the past year the i issue of debentures has largely increased, the total indebtednessunderthis head being £5070. With respect to the securities held, the'report 1 showed that there was no property mortgaged ] to the society but such as has increased in value since the advance originally made; at ; the same time it is satisfactory to nots that borrowers have made their payments with regularity. Four members of the committee i for the ensuing year, iri place of those who 1 retire by rotation, were elected. ' i

Three men were taken before the Kesident Magistrate yesterday, charged with having committed breaches of the Municipal Corporations Act. The first was a hawker, who had neglected to take out a license as required by law; but as there were some mitigating circumstances connected with the case, he was only fined in a sum ef Is. and costs. The other two were fined 10s. each, their offences being regarded by the Magistrate as more serious. It appeared that they were expressmen, and instead of remaining on the regular stand they had_ taken theirvehiclesontothe wharf without having any special business there, thus being liable to cause obstruction.

A correspondent of the Thames Advertiser appears very indignant because the police refused to accommodate him by accepting ten shillings' worth of coppers in lieu of gold or silver. He writes:—"To the Editor.—Sir,—l went to the police station to-day to pay a fine of £1 and costs on behalf of James O'Connor. Not having sufficient money with me' to pay the full amount, I borrowed 10s. It so happened that this IDs. was all in coppers —penny pieces from the Mint of England. There was not a single token amongst them, but the watchhouse-keeper refused to receive them, and I had to procure silver instead. I wish te know, through your paper, whether he was justified in refusing coin of the realm when it was tendered to him."

James Kay was charged at the Resident Magistrate's Court yesterday with burglariously entering the Clarendon Hotel on the 18th inst., and stealing three bottles of porter therefrom, the value of the porter being is. fid. David Duck deposed that he was the proprietor of the Clarendon Hotel. Last Sunday night he went tobedataboutlo.3oo'clock. The dining-room window was not fastened, but it was closed. All the other windows and doors were fastened. He was awakened a little after 12 o'clock, went down stairs, and examined the bar. He then went half-way down the kitchen stairs, when he met the prisoner, who in answer to a question said he did not know how he got there, but thought he had been sleeping in one of the rooms and had got up. Witness saw that the prisoner had got three bottles of porter. Two of them were in his pocket and one underneath his waistcoat. Witness sent for a policeman and gave the prisoner in charge. He took the bottles from prisoner. When the constable took the prisoner away witness observed a pair of boots outside the dining-room window, in the street. Prisoner had no boots on when discovered, and when the boots were shown to him he put them on. Prisoner had been in the house a few times previously. Constable Fleming deposed to arresting the prisoner, who acknowledged that the boots outside the dining-room window were his. On taking prisoner to the Btation prisoner searched him, and found only a knife. The bottles produced were those which Mr. Duck gave witness, having been been found on the prisoner. On the application of Sergeant,Monaghan, prisoner was remanded till to-day.

Mr. Smith, of Te Aro House, last night and the night before lighted up his shop with the patent sunlights he has just received from England. The windows ara- all-tastefully arranged, a varied assortment of mens' and boys' clothing taking up the first window. The second window contains a useful collecI tion of dress textures, and in the window on the other side of the door are some very handsome French and English silks. The remainj ing window is devoted to costumes and millinery, of which there is a fine collection. The stock of clothing, mens' hosiery, neckties, &c, in the first room is admirably arranged, and our reporter left it sadly, and with feelings of envy. On being ushered by the young man in charge into the ladies' department, he espied a battered looking person at the far end of the room, and he bowed, taking him for a gentleman also connected with local literature. The bow was returned, and, advancing with outstretched hand, he was not a little surprised at finding he "had taken the trouble of of bestowing a little politeness on his own reflected image in Mr. Smith's big pier-glass. This glass has just been imported by the Ocean Mail, and is the largest in New Zealand, being looiii.-By~ta;,i.. T he wonders of the millinery department were" then explained..hy the expert, and our reporter saw and heard many things which he couldn't understand, being in a state of Biijgle blessedness, but ladies and benedicts will have an opportunity of judging for themselves this evening; and for tasteful and artistic arrangement they will no doubt give the verdict that the display can hardly be equalled, and not possibly excelled, in the city.

"We have been requested to draw attention to the sale of jewellery to be held by Mr. Tliomas to-day, commencing at 11 o'clock. ■ The goods consist of gold and silver watches, gold rings, studs, necklaces, and one diamond ring (worth £4O), and it is stated that they will all be sold at from 15 to 25 per cent, below the English cost price. The sale will be held at Mr. C. Ludwig's. • _^