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Evening Star, Volume III, Issue 777, 1 November 1865, Page 2

"We observe by an advertisement in another column that an extraordinary general of the shareholders of the Gas Company will be held at the Company's Offices, Rattray-street, on Friday, the 10th inst. The meeting which was called for last Monday lapsed, in consequence of the absence from town of the chairman of the Company. The members of the Dunedin Tailors Trade Society intend this evening to present a testimonial to Mr Aldridge, their secretary, prior to his departure for Invercargill. The presentation takes place at Moir's Hotel. A proclamation in to-day's Gazette summons the Provincial Council to meet on Y/ednesday the 15th inst.

There will be a public holiday on the 9th inst., the birthday of the Prince of Wales. At three o'clock this morning the alarm of fire was raised by the watchman on the Bell Tower ringing the alarum and three distinct beats, denoting the fire was in the south part of the town. The Brigade promptly turned out, but on assembling, the flame which had caused the alarm disappeared, and the locality of its origin could not be found. The watchman describes the flame as being a "great flame," and it is supposed to have proceeded from the chimney of some house in Maitland-street.

Mb Robertson Thomson has been appointed the paid Secretary of the Caledonian Society. No doubt under his management the affairs of the Society will be more efficiently administered than they have been, and the amount of his salary be considerably more than saved.

The West Taieri Volunteers intend giving a ball on Friday the 10th inst. About 150 are expected to be present. Theee was a very fair audience at the Princess Theatre last evening, and "The Black Sheep " certainly improves upon acquaintance. In the burlesque, Miss Julia Mathews sang " Come where my love lies dreaming" with exquisite taste, and was rapturously applauded. A s for the puns in the burlesque, they might, so far as the appreciation of the audience was concerned, as well have been undeveloped in the author's brain, for not a sound escaped after the very pointed delivery of the majority. In fact, nothing short of surgical operations would have enabled many of the jokes to reach the understandings of the apathetic listeners. This evening, no less than three pieces will be played, and the ever-buoyant Miss Julia Mathewa plays in two of them. To-morrow night will be a great night, and those who have not witnessed the burlesque of " Faust" will not have another opportunity. It is satisfactory to notice that the official reports denote an improved condition of affairs on the Goldfields. The mining intelligence published in "another column is worth perusing.

The recent gale appears to have been felt all over the Province. At Hamilton's and the Dunstan it blew with great violence, and did a good deal of damage to buildings. We clip the following from the Dunstan Times of the 28th Oct. :—"A man named Ross, formerly a policeman stationed at the Nevis; had on Wednesday a most providential escape from a shocking death. . On that day Mr M'Connochie, of this town, and Mr Murphy, of the Nevis, were riding in company from the latter place to Clyde. They left the Nevis at about 2 o'clock p.m., and between two and three hours afterwards, they reached a part of the hill about six miles from the Half-Way House. It was snowing heavily, and the ground was so thickly covered that they had to proceed with great caution to enable them to keep the track. When they reached the spot just mentioned they saw something about twenty yards from the road, and on going to the place, they found a man lying insensible, and nearly covered with snow. On raising him he was recognised by Murphy. They -placed him. on one of the horses, and had him conveyed to the Half-Way House. While on the road- he recovered consciousness, andfrom the statement he made it would appear tihat he had been where he was found for s<|me hours. He had been journeying from the to Clyde, accompanied by his wife, who wa§.on horseback, while he travelled on foot. 'He stayed behind for some purpose;; informing Ihis wife that he would overtake hei*. She did jjot

him until he was brought by Messrs M'Oonnochie and Murphy to the Halt-way House, where she was waiting for-him. YVien she left him on the road he was sughtly under the influence of'liquor. This may account for his lying down in the snow. While he main that position several persons passed along the road without observing him, and it was the merest chance that he was discovered. He is, we are informed, not much the worse for his adventure,.and he may congratulate liimseli upon his narrow escape, for had he not been rescued at the time he was his death must inevitably have soon followed."