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Evening Star, Volume III, Issue 827, 30 December 1865, Page 2

By the Egn;o :b. whiun arrived this morning, wo have our Hokiiiba files to the 23rd instant. The steamer d X not leave until the 26th, but no later dates are on board of her. The news, however, is unimportant, with the exception of the items in our telegram overland, which appeared yesterday. A meeting of shareholders of the Shag River W. tor Race Company (Registered) was held yesterday, a the office, Temple hambers, Princes Street —Greorge Murray, Esq., m i\n Chair. The Articles of Association were unanimously agreed

upon, and the following gentlemen vrere appointed '"Directors :—-Captain Hamilton, Messrs William Fuller, Edward Barker, George Murray, Edward M'Giashan, and Fredrick Henry Irwin. Mr Richard Creeth was appointed Manager, and instructed to Register the Company under the Mining Companies Limited Liability Act, 1865. TheP.N.Z.A.R M. Co.'s s.s. Egmont, which arrived at the Port this morning at half-past six o'clock, left Nelson on the 23rd, arrived at Hokitika on the 25th ; left again on the 26th, arrived at the Bluff on the 29th, and sailed for Dunedin the same day at 5 p.m. She brings 41 passengers, principally from Hokitika. Up to the 26th, the Star of the South had not arrived at that place. The performances at the Princess Theatre, last evening, deserved a better audience than was present, the comedy of "Black Sheep" being excellently played. Those present, however, were appreciative, and applause interrupted the piece from beginning to end. The burlesque of " Lalla Rookh " was repeated, and caused undiminished amusement. The Cab-drivers announce, in another column, that on New Year's Day, and all future general holidays, the fare to the Water of Leitb, "or any portion of the distance, will be one shilling each way." We cannnot understand upon what principle so high a charge is to be made. Certainly, " because it is a holiday," is no argument in favor of the increase, because it is to be presumed that if the weather is fine many would avail themselves of the cars at the ordinary rate to visit the Caledonian Games, and consequently that the cars would fill readily, whilst on other days, they frequently traverse the whole distance with one or two passengers. The distance from the Bank of New South Wales to the Caledonian Society's gates is only about a mile, and we have a shrewd suspicion that pater-familias will prefer walking with materfamilias and all the little ones to being mulcted of half a sovereign for the conveyance of a small family to and from the ground. One of the latest things in almanacs is now being presented by Mr W. Perkins of London House to his customers. It combines utility with ornamentation, and contains a well-filled * needle-case, which is highly perfumed. We would remind members of the New Zealand Building and Mutual Investment Society that the second annual meeting and the twentysixth ordinary meeting will both be held this evening at seven o'clock. In the Resident Magistrate's Court this morning, before Jas. Fulton, Esq., RM., an inebriate, named Mary Scott, was fined 20s, with the usual alternative. Chas. Lewis, a lad about eleven years old, was charged with stealing flowers from the Botanical Gardens. Mr Begg, the curator, stated that, when walking in the grounds about half-past seven o'clock this morning, he observed the prisoner plucking flowers from off the plants, and putting them into a calico bag. When the prisoner was caught, the bag was halffilled with the choicest flowers, the greater portion of which had been taken from the Gardens. The lad's father appeared in court, and promised to administer a sound thrashing. The prisoner was then discharged. Wm. Warning was charged with forging and uttering a cheque, purporting to be drawn by one Jno. Robertson on the Bank of New Zealand. The prisoner stated that he had only been brought in last night, and asked for a remand so as to procure legal advice. He was remanded until Thursday next. The Court was then adjourned until Monday next at ten o'clock. We are glad to see a movement towards arranging for the Dunedin Races, 1886, and observe that a meeting of all parties interested in carrying them out will be held at the Provincial Hotel this evening, in order to settle preliminaries. Every up-country district has had its " meeting," and it would be a disgrace to the metropolis of Otago if it neglected this national sport. The monthly meeting of the Dunedin "Volunteer Fire, Brigade is postponed until Bth January. The members are requested by on adverment in another place to meet at the Engine House on New Year's Day, to join in procession with the Oddfellows on their way to the Gardens. The members of Court Pride of the Ancient Order of Foresters are requested to assemble in regalia at the Royal Reorge on Monday morning, to join in the procession of the M.U.1.0. to Vaiixhall. We notice in another column an official announcement to the effect that the Provincial Government offices will be shut at noon on Tuesday next. The amount of gold passed at the Custom House to-day, for exportation per Tararaa, was 6*04: ozs., the duty being £638. The total amount of gold exported during the present month wa3 18,630 ozs. 3 dwts., on which £2328 15s 5d duty was collected.

The Highland Company ; "requested,'- ihy ; advertisement, to meet at M 'Cubbin's Hole! on Monday morning in full dress. - '= The Directors of the Caledonian v Society request, in another column, that members of the various Volunteer corps visiting the Fete on Monday and Tuesday will appear in uniform.