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Evening Star, Volume III, Issue 802, 30 November 1865, Page 2

Th® death of the old year is generally accompanied by the appearance of almanacs for its successor, and of late years it has been a matter .of rivalry amongst the various insurance companies as to which one should be first in the field, and present the most artistic design. We •have just received from Mr G. S. Brodrick, agent for the Liverpool and London and Globe Company a copy of the calendar issued by that company. The great taste evinced in the design, and the excellent skill shown in the manipulation, are worthy of the best efforts of a home establishment, and it is with considerable pleasure, allied with “ colonial ” pride, that we learn, by glancing at the imprint, that the elegant impression we are noticing emanated from the establishment of Messrs De Gruchy and Leigh, of Sydney. As the time approaches for the annual games of the Caledonian Society, the directors are displaying great activity in completing the many necessary arrangements. It is notified in another column that they will meet to-morrow evening, at the Committee Booms, to receive the reports of the various working committees. The very unfavorable weather to-day put a stop to the contemplated Masonic at

Vauxhall Gardena, but we notice that it is the intention to carry out tlie arrangements on Saturday, if the weather be fit on that day. The tickets issued to-day will, of course, be available for the adjourned f£te, and no doubt, as Saturday is a short business day, there will be a large attendance. We have to acknowledge the receipt of the first number of the Grey River Argus, published at Greymouth, on the "West Coast. The paper bears internal evidence of the commercial importance of the district, and will, we trust, prove as profitable to its proprietors as it is creditable to their enterprise.

The attendance at the Circus last evening was, as might have been expected, rather scanty. Those who braved the inclemency of the weather had, however, their reward in a very good entertainment. Madame Tournear was much applauded in her act of equestrianism, and Signor Raphael fairly astonished the audience by his daring leaps from his horse’s back. Master James performed his juggling with great ease and precision. We see by the advertisement of the Company that next Saturday’s will be the last mid-day performance, and as the entertainment is so peculiarly adapted for children, those who have not taken their families should not lose the opportunity. On the following Monday Madame Tournear will take her benefit, and as she is the only lady in the company, and is really an artiste of great merit, we expect she will receive the compliment of a large attendance. A grand ball will take place at the Oddfellows’ Hall this evening, to celebrate the anniversary of the Ancient Independent Order of Oddfellows. An advertisement in another column may save the Common Jurors summoned at the December sittings of the Supreme Court some trouble, if they peruse it. We would remind the citizens of the importance of attending the meeting convened by the Eire Brigade at St George’s Hall to-morrow at four o’clock in the afternoon. It is of the greatest importance that this body, upon which all depend to a great extent for security, should not be permitted to longer occupy the anomalous has been in for some time past.