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Evening Post, Volume XVII, Issue 314, 8 January 1879, Page 2

The Suez mail was transhipped from the Arawata to the Rotorua, which left the Bluff last night for Dunedin, whence it was sent to Christchurch this morning by the express train. The s.s. Ladybird leaves Lyttelton to-night, and should arrive here with the mail to-morrow forenoon. The following communication from Terence Buchanan, to whom reference was made in our columns yesterday, speaks for itself:—" Wellington, January 7th, 1878. Dear EditorSeeing a comment on my stetement that I mede in Cart, i wander you, as a gust man, a cuses me of a onsouud miend, or will i beforst toe say you are adresing the publick, or that you want toe caver crim and candem the enaseht. If that is your sestom, i think you mede a mistake this time. You debard me from the benefit toe which i am entitle toe Whey not give me a fere triell, and an not detene gustes from me. There is gentlemen in town that nows the cese better than i doe myself. I feel the punishment. You will oblidge by ¦serten this, yours ombill servant, Terrnce Buchanan, Willis-street. I am well a were toe debare me from gustes you will trete this as you have trete others, or i cant exspect much gustes from a rcanthatisslanderin my caracter as you have don this evening. Perhaps you will say that he has a onsound miend that rote this ; ff so, there is a want want somewhere. Yours, as before, Terrnce Buchanan." The regular weekly meeting of the Benevolent Institution Committee was held yesterday, the Rev. W. H. West ia the chair. The following subscriptions were received : —E. Toomath, £2 2s ; Rev. R. Coffey, £1 1« ; J. G. Holdsworth, £1 Is; J. Barber, £l is: G. Thomas, £1; C. P. Powles, 10s 6d; Rev. W. H. West, 10s 6d; G. L. Jenness, 10s. The following notices of motion have been given for to-morrow evening's meeting of the City Council : — Councillor Fisher — ' That Mr. D. Climie be retained as Drainage Engineer." Councillor Maginnity— " That the time has arrived for Jetting the Queen's Wharf by public auction "for a period of three years." A large number of immigrant ships may be expected to arrive at the different ports of the colony during this month or f arly in February, the following ships having left England on the dates appended :— Adamant, for Hawke's Bay, with 277 souls, sailed September 28th; the Canterbury, for Otago, September 12th, with 319 ; tbe Marl borough, for Canterbury September 26th, with 336 ; the Oamaru. for'Otago, October 11th, with 357; the Maraval, for Auckland, October 25th, with 328; the Northern Monarch, for Canterbury, October 31st. with 355 ; and the Western Monarch for the Bluff, October 30th, with 369— making a total of 2341 souls. The Colonial Secretary, in response to a request by the Mayor, has promised to proclaim Anniversary Day (22nd inst.) a public holiday. Mr. A. R Hislop, of Lambton Quay, has promised to give a cup, value £5 ss, as a prize to be competed for at the regatta on Anniversary Day. It seems probable that several Wanganui and Christchurch crews will compete at the Wellington Regatta. At the meeting of the Regatta Committee last night, letters were received from these towns asking the amount of the prizes, &c. It was decided to send the intormation as soon as possible. Mr. C. Moody's interest in the Kilbirnie Hotel has been purchased by Mr. J. Ames, lato of the Star Hotel, who intends to apply foi a license at the next sittings of tbe Licensing Court. The price is stated to have been £3000 Mr. Moody intends to erect his new swimmiog-baths at once. They are to be 190 ft long, 30ft wide, and 9ft deep, and will b< covered. Tbe water is to be pumped from the sea by one of Davy's Empire Windmills. "Amos Clarke," a play specially written for Mr. Rignold, will be produced at the Imperial Opera House this evening. The English papen speak in almost extravagantly high terms ol Mr. Rignold's acting in the title role. Doubtless there will be a crowded house this evening Tbe prices of admission, as will be seen oi reference to our advertising columns, have beei reduced. The Rev. F. Trivett leaves Wellington to the barque Sophia R. Luhrs, which sails foi Newcastle to-day. Goat-hunting is becoming a favorite pastimi with the youth of Wellington. Some goat have made their way from the Ngahaurangi hills to the Town Belt, and several have Jateh been captured. Regular hunting parties d small boys are formed, and they appear t enjoy the sport immensely, though it i questionable whether tbe goats find equa enjoyment ia the hunt. For the sake of the many hard-worka drapers' and clothiers' employees in Welling ton, it is gratifying to know that the movemen for closing the shops every Wednesday after noon has all bnt reached a successful issue. O the two firms who stood out for Saturday afternoon one has come round, and the othe firm will doubtless sign the agreement so sooi as one of the partners, at present away, re turns to town. At the Theatre Royal this evening the bur lesque of " 11-treated II Trovatore " wi'J b presented, in addition to the Pantomime. The anti-Chinese committee will meet at th Athenaeum this evening, at 8 o'clock. The sitting of the Resident Magistrate' Court will be held to-morrow at the Provincia Buildings for the first time. Mrs. Johnson, Principal of the Park Vill Seminary for Ladies, Lower Hutt, announce in our advertising columns that, her n&\ building being completed, she is able to offe superior accommodation to an increased numbe of boarders, and that the seminary will reopai on Monday next, the 13th instant.