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New Zealand Times, Volume XXXII, Issue 4954, 7 February 1877, Page 2

Friday will be observed as a Bank holiday, in consequence of the races. "We call attention to advertisements in another column respecting the estate of A. H. McLean. A meeting of the'provisional directors of the Empire Gas Company is called for Tuesday evening next at the Post Office Hotel. The Auckland Education Board advertises for a master for the Kaueranga school, Thames goldfield. !A first dividend of 4s. 3d. in the £ has been declared in the estate of George Underwood, baker. ...... Nominations for the Taranaki Jockey Club Handicap and Hurdle Races close next Saturday. The Odd Fellows' Hall was well patronised last evening, >vhen a large number of prizes were distributed as usual. The cricket match will be commenced at eleven o'clock sharp this morning, and the teams are requested to be on the ground at half-past ten. • We hear that a match is on the tapis between Selby, one of the English cricketers, who it will be remembered won a race in Auckland, and a local amateur ped. We have received a copy of the Press JYews for February. As usual it is well got up, and replete with information as to the state of the trade. The weather last evening was not favorable to the first appearance of Mr. Verd, the wizard, who opened in St. George's Hall to a poor audience. The performance was sufficiently entertaining to elicit frequent applause. A meeting of the committee of the Benevolent Institution was held yesterday afternoon. Present—Rev. J. Paterson (elected chairman), Rev. W. H. West, and Messrs. J. G. Holdsworth, D. Lewis,; and the secretary. Several cases were considered and relieved. The terms and conditions of the Wellington Derbies, 1878 and 1879, are published. It will be seen that nominations close on Monday evening next. The notice given is exceedingly short, if entries from the other provinces are looked for. ■ Two men named James Peters, jun., and John Cartright, who have been charged with obtaining money under false pretences, and of whom information was received by the. police here a few days ago, have been arrested at Carterton by Constable Connor. They will be brought to Wellington. The next immigrant ships expected are the Hurunui With 148 souls, and the Northampton with 334. The former will arrive at about the end of the month most likely, and : the latter some two or three weeks afterwards. The, Northampton touches at Nelson first. Immigrants, coming by her are destined for various parts of the colony. i Again.last evening there was.a large attendance at the Theatre. Royal, despite the general unpleasantness .of the weather. Tonight is announced as a grand Vice-regal command night, and his Excellency the Governor and suite will be present. The programme will consist of, " Our Boys" and the farce of !' Mr. and Mrs. Peter .White." ' The weather has rendered the English cricket match a complete failure so far>; and as there is every prospect of the rain continuing, we hope the stewards of the Jockey Club will take such action as will lead to due notice being given in case a postponement of the races should be necessary. Some plan should beadopted' whereby the intention as to holding the races on Thursday should be made known early in the morning, so that half the town shall not be at the Hutt before the decision is made public. • .We need scarcely; say that the stewards of pur Jockey Club have this year again as usual well studied the comfort of the ladies who patronise the grand stand. Race stewards have plenty of work to do, and very many matters to consider about ancl discuss beforehand, in order to make our annual races a success ; but perhaps the greatest re fvard they can have for all their endeavors is the pleasure of seeing a numerous attendance of the fair sex.;. ~.,-.,

i At the Resident .Magistrate's Court yesterI day. the business was as follows :—One person jwas charged with having been drunk and disorderly, and was.fined 10s. and coats ; another appeared in answer to, a charge of being intoxiicated and resisting the police verymuch, and tipon him the magistrate imposed a; fine: of iJOs. and costs ; a third party was charged with .using threatening language towards Fanny Gustray. This case was adjourned till Saturday, as was also a cross action, in which one Antonio charged Fanny with assault. ] A. Gazette supplement was issued yesterday appointing Judges of Assessment Courts for counties under the Rating Act. The following are the appointments made in respect of counties in the Wellington Provincial District :—Joseph- Giles, Esq., R.M., of Wanga-. nui, county of Wanganui; Robert Ward, Esq., R.M., of Marton, county of Rnngitikei; Robert-Ward, Esq., R.M., of Marton, county of Manawatu ; James Coutts Crawford, Esq., R.M.j of Wellington, county of Hutt ; Herbert Samuel Wardell, Esq., R.M., of Featherston, county of Wairarapa West; Herbert Samuel Wardell, Esq., R.M., of Feather-; ston, county of Wairarapa East; Charles Allen Wray, Esq., R.M., of Patea, county of Patea. A' meeting.of the electors; of the Buckle street school district was held last evening in the schoolroom, for.the purpoae.of electing a local committeeman ia the place .of Mr. : Waring Taylor, who had resigned. There 'was spoor' attendance. The member of the Board, fot Wellington City, ■ the Hon. Mr. jGisborne, presided, and in bringing the business | before "the meeting mentioned that the Board j Ipurposed'erecting new schools at Mount Cook, and said he thought it would be agreed that such a step was necessary, seeing that there were on the books of the Buckle-street school the names of about 400 children, certainly a number the rooms could not accommodate. Mr. Blair (of Lyon and Blair) was elected committeeman, and the meeting adjourned,

The band of the Choral Society had a practice last evening in Mr. Hunter's rooms. Notwithstanding the bad weather, there was an excellent attendance, and the practice passed off satisfactorily. Just as the Taupo was getting away from the wharf last night, a man fell overboard. He was promptly rescued by the night watchman of the wharf, assisted by Captains Shilling and Fisk, and found to be not much the worse for his bath. The man was under the influence of drink. The Empire Sweep on the Wellington Cup was drawn last night; but as some mistake was found to have occurred in the arrangement of the tickets, the whole thing will have to be done de novo. Some of those who fancied they had drawn horses sold them and got the money. The proper drawing will take place between 8 and 9 o'clock to-night. A meeting of the committee of the Wellington Athenceum was held last evening, when a quantity of routine business was transacted. A very satisfactory tender was submitted for the rental of the shops to be constructed in the new building, which it was decided to accept ; and instructions were given to request the solicitor to the association to draw up the draft of a lease. It having been represented that the contractor seemed to be getting on slowly with the work of erecting the new building,-two ttnii'n of the contract time having re* 1/• >c> : • \I, ** was resolved to communicate wib'.i i'i > * r-chiteet on the subject. A efc of V.i>'. >'-v> hs of the ceremony of laying the f o .i\l i';l>\ jfcone, the trowel and inscription th j L'ioi, is., we *e submitted and approved. CoVes i.' ;'i ':ia: eto be preserved amongst the m\ noitM >' Vl3 institution; and sets will be soldi> the ;m >r.il. public, applications to be madefcj fche'joj.'jiir 7Mr. N. J. isaaeswilt ssll n 11 ;Vo l to-day, immediately after the! 0( ci.-.-H;". i very first-class assortment of English in I 3 > ■ 11' ■.' ' t n iture, among which there are some/.):' an I .!in; suites, wardrobes, cheffoniers, &c, ul is ill :j > I are consignments without reserve r Dill'i flod attendance. . H —- Where do you Live | 'a salubrious locality, or in a region the atmosphere of which is periodically tainted with malaria ? If in the latter, it is not uareasonable to suppose that when the regular time for the development of miasma arrives every year, yon are just as regularly shaken up with fever and ague. Let us hope not, but if you are. lose no time in procuring Udouho Wolfe's Schiedam Aromatic Schnapps, which, if used regularly, will protect you from the next visitation.—[Advt.]