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Press, Volume XI, Issue 1345, 28 February 1867, Page 2

Phrknoloot. —Mr Hamilton will give his

next lecture on phrenology this evening in the fowii Hall. The subject selected is "The Organs of Imagination and Observation." Chamber of Commerce. —The quarterly meeting of the committee of the Chamber of Commerce will take place this afternoon in their room, High street. High Winds.—The nor'-west winds were particularly violent in Lyttelton on the night of the 26th instant. A recently-erected and substantially-builc barn, belonging to Mr W. Graham, was completely'blown down, and the timbers were scattered in every direction.

Kaiapoi Municipal Council. — This Council held a special meeting,cilleJ by advertisement on Wednesday morning, in order to hear objections to the ratepayers'list. Messrs

Porter, Dudley, and Woodford were present.

No objections were made, and the meeting therefore adjourned at half-past eleven a.m.

The Cikcus. —" The World's Circus " will be opened this evening. The premises selected aro at the back of Barnard's repository, a very central position, and judging from the preparations in progress yesterday no doubt the managers, Messrs. Cooke and Co., will meet with commensurate success. Gas has been laid on to the marquee, and the repository, which will form the entrance, will also be illuminated.

Theatre Royal.—The concert last evening at the Town Hall no doubt took aw.iy 'many who would have attended the theatre, and we were therefore not surprised to find but an indilferent house at the Rayal. Tlie performance was however of a very superior description, and tho house was loud in its praise. The first piece was " Grist to the

Mill," after which there was an interlude by Signor Abecco on the harp, some very e'everly executed acrobatic feats by Messrs

Ross and Carlo, and dancing by Mr Peel. The comedy of " The Youth Who Never Saw a Woman " concluded the entertainment. Tonight the same bill will be repeated. Cemetery Meeting at Kaiapoi.—At the conclusion of the public meeting on Monday

evening, the following members of the com

mitt.cc met : —The Keys. G. S. Harper and Wm. Kirton, Messrs. G. Weston, A. Weston, U. Hall, B Ellis, W. F. Newnham, J. Henwood, W. H. Wake, — Ninnis, J. Staunton, P. L. Neilson and E. Parnham, when it was resolved—" That Mr W. H. Wake Jbe appointed secretary to the General Cemetery Committee," which was carried. "That Messrs. A. Weston, J. Henwood, J. Staunton, G. Weston, and E. Parnham, be appointed a subcommittee to make selection of a suitable site of land of not less than four acres in extent," which was carried. "That seven members, of tho committee form a quorum," which was carried. " That the sub-comtnittee report progress to a meeting of the general committee on Thursday evening, March 7, in the Wesleyan Chapel vestry," which was carried. With reference to tho selection of a suitable site for the purpose of a cemetery, a piece of ground about tho required size, near the Kaikanui, ia we believe thought tho most suitable, and has the advantage of being easily accessible. Stamp Duties Act—The " New Zealand Government Gazette," published February 22, contains amongst others the following regi.lations for the working of the Stamp Duties Act. Tlie registrars of deeds are to conduct tho business of the stamp-office ia their respective provinces, and at their offices adhesive and impressed stamps are to be sold on requisition, and stamps to be officially impressed and affixed to deeds. The stamp-offices are to be open to the public every day from ten a.m. to three p.m., except Saturday, when they will close at one p.m. No application for adhesive stamps amounting in the whole to less than £2 can be received at the stamp-offices, except in the case of stamps to be affixed by the office. All postmasters and sub-postmasters are constituted ex officio licensed distributors of stamps, and as such aro required to sell to the public for cash any stamps in their possession between the hours of nine a.m. and five p.m. on all days except Sundays and holidays The following discount will be allowed on adhesive stamps purchased at the stamp-offices: —To licensed distributors, two aud a-half per cent, on all purchases of £2 and upwards ; to other persons, two and a-half per cc nt. on all purchases of £10 and upwards.

Importation of Hob3es —By the Airedale a large importation of horses was received from the Northern Island. On their journey from Port to Christchureh a fatal accident occurred to one of the most valuable. The mob were met by a vehicle on tho road, and the whole of them ran into the river, and a pertinaceous dog collared one of the horses by the nose, and drowned it. The " Wellington Independent" reports as follows of the horses imported :—" We have seen with great pleasure a mob of horses brought down for exportation southwards by Captain Anderson, and seldom if ever have we seen so fine a collection. About the middle of last month Messrs M. W. Anderson & Co. exported to Canterbury a first-class lot by the Phoebe, which, from accounts received thence, have given general satisfaction to the purchasers. The present mob are chiefly from t!ie runs of Messrs Reid and Hume, M-ijor Nixon, Messrs Hammond, Mcßeth, and Welsh—a good number are by Samson, Garibaldi, and England's Hope, and from the condition in which they have arrived for shipment, wo consider great credit is due to the owners and their men.

Ihe horses wid bo shipped from Messrs Bethune and Hunter's yards on board the Airedale to-day."

Mhs. FiizGrEßAXD's Concert.—The concert in aid of the funds of the Refuge was perhaps the most decided success which has yet been obtained for a benefit. The programme in itself certaiuly contained sufficient inducement, and although there was evidently in the

interests of charity influence enough to secure an audience apart from musical attraction, we must congratulate the performers en ihe success of their efforts in the promotion of the object in view. Wo note prominently an arrangement for five instruments of Haydn's No. 1 symphony. It is the fashion now-a-days to decry Haydn—but to the musician even an arrangement of his symphonies is welcome. Mrs Hamiltou on tbe pianoforte evidenced a thorough acquaintance with the classical school, and was ably supported by Messrs Bonnington, Martin, I and Wood. Two gongs, with obligato accom- j

paniments, given in admirable style by Mrs ] FirzGerald — the ono. Bishop's " Gentle Lark," with Mr Wood on the (lute ; the other, Kalliwoda's song " Regret," with its charming violin part, admirably done by Mr Bonnmgton—were decidedly the events of the evening. A lady amateur won considerable applause in tho pieces allotted to her—two arias of Donizetti Mr Wood, as usual, was enthusiastically received in a flute solo, andwe have to congratulate Mrs Wood on her success in Bishop's trying bravura, "Bil Mc Discourse." Mrs Ueeehey sanj; in an effective manner the seena " Calm Slumber" of Weber's. Miss Dearden, after giving Russell's " Old Arm Chair," a song that °vo submit may now bo consigned to oblivion without its" composer having any reason to complain—after so trying an ordeal as singing so very indifferent a piece, Miss Dearden gave " Auld Robin Gray " and " John Anderson " in a manner so natural and pleasing as to command tho applause of the room The Beethoven sonata came to a sudden end from a broken string before the first movement was finished, a loss we would rather have suffered elsewhere. Mr Carder sang two songs with his usual effectiveness, and Messrs McCardell, Stansell, and Rutland contributed two part song* in their best stylo.