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Evening Star, Volume VII, Issue 1924, 6 July 1869, Page 2

Novel Importation.—By the Airedale, which arrived in pmt this morning, eh'bfc passengers were brought, being of unsou id mind. They were at once taken to the Asylum, in charge of three warders who accompanied them here.

Prize Essays, The three prize essays on the best means of promoting the settlement of the mining population, have Ceen printed, in the shape of a Parliamentary pape, and may now bo obtained at tins extremely low price of Is Gd for the three. Presentation. —Last evening, the members of the choir of St. Joscpu’s Church, and other friends, met at the residence of the Lev. Father Moreau, for the purpose of presenting Mr J. J. Druniui, who has for some time p ist assisted as organist, with an engross'd testimonial and a purse of sovereigns, on the occasion of Ids departure for England. The toUowing is a copy of the testimoni d, which was executed by Air ironic, of Rattray street, in a truly artistic style :- “ Dunedin, Ist July, ISGff.—-Mr Drumm— Dear Sir ; Hearing w tb much regret that you are on the eve of taking your departure from amongst us. “ We, the members of the Catholic choir and congregation of St Joseph’s Church, de-ire to offer you some testimony of the esteem and respect in which you arc so deservedly held by us. And as a slight recognition of the services you have always so willingly and gratuitously rendered as organist, we beg your accep ance of the accompanying gift, together with the best and heartfelt wishes for your future welfare, of your sincere friends the subscribers,” Mr Drumm made a brief but neat reply. New Mode of Carriage.—We understand that Mr Alexander Cairns, of this city, has constructed some models to show tin; wo> king of a sdierne he is about to pah-lib for expediting the transit of goods and crossing of rivers, and the Government hj ive prmn set him the assistance of such pris -a labor as ho may require to work them. Tiie model i arc to be erected on the reclaimed ground, where th - prison rs are at work, and a public exhibition of them will take place shortly. Acclimatisation Society. A special meeting of the Council of the Acclimatisation Soe ety was held in the lower room of the Athenamm this afternoon. There were present Messrs W. D. Murison, in the chair, R. Oliver, E. M'Glashan, aud Capt. Boyd. The manager (M r Clifford) reported having successfully turned out 61 young trout in the head waters of the Waikonaiti river, and that two cock pheasants had died. He also brought under the notice of the Council the necessity for the subscriptions being collected at once.—On the motion of Captain Boyd, Air Sydney James was appointed to collect outstanding subscriptions. —The Chairman explained that the immediate object for which the meeting was called was to consider the advisability of despatching Mr Clifford to 'Tasmania by the Alhambra on Saturday next, for the purpose of bringing over a quantity of trout ova. He had received a letter :rom Mr Morton Allpart, of Tasman a, who, writing on behalf of the Salmon Commissioners, offered to place ova at tiie dis osal of the Society. He thought that if Mr Clifford was despatched at once, he would just be in time. Ho yesterday saw the Hon. Mr Nurse, who informed him lhatifcwas just probable that on account of the expense the Southland Society would not send its curator to Tasmania ; and he suggested that Mr Clifford might obtain a supply for that society. After consultation with Mr Carriok, he (the chairman) informed Mr Nurse that it could be easily done.—Mr Oliver sugges:ed that the’Routlrhni 1 Society should be ca’ led upon to pay a portion of the expense of Mr Clifford’s journey ; but the Chairman explained that the Society could not aff>rd to ■do so. It was then agreed that Mr Clifford should proceed to Tasmania ; aud on tiie motion of Captain Boyd, it was resolved “ That Mr Clifford, when in Tasmania, be authorised to obtain, if possible, a supply of the trout ova for the Southland Society.”— The Chaiimau reported the arrival of two hen pheasants per Airedale, and they were ordered to be liberated at Coal Point. The meeting then adjourned.

Post Office Savings Banks.—ln the Government Gazette of the 13th ultimo, there is published a return, for the quarter ended 31-st M;ireh last, showing the number and amount of Post Olllce Savings Bank transactions that have taken place in t'e Colony during teat period. Tnere were 1,037 new accounts opened, nprewnting the handsome sum of L3G,IGO ; and 3,163 additions to accounts pievhmsly opened, representing a further sum of L 33,350, making a tonal, during the < uarter, of 4,200 deposits, amounting t0L69,510. The withdrawals from the hanks during tlie same period number 2,070, the sum withdrawn being L 44,053, leaving a bala co in deposit with the Co vernment of L 25,800. The Wellhii/ton Independent, in referring to the subject, says : “ Path r a large proportion of these withdrawals appears to arise front accounts closed during the quarter, the number of which is 405, comprising the sum of L 19.24 7; hut, on consideration, this is accounted for by the unsettled state of a large proportion of our population, and we understand that many of these accounts are certain to ho re opened, ere long, in some other part of the Polony. Altogether it is cheering, in these Tying lim s, to (in 1 that our fellow-.-olonists have stid so much surplus cash to deposit, and that they make so sen-ihle a disposal of their saving-. Returns for the same quar ter show file issues of money o-ders to be 6,406, rep esenting the sum of L 29.425, and the number paid 3.553 (FI ,127). The precise number and amount drawn upon and paid on account of each of the Governments with which the system has been brought into operation is stated, and would be interesting as indicative of the extent to which this popular medium of remittance is rued between them respectively, but shall defer th,e c.ansjderation of that part of the subject till another'oenasjon. The figures winch we have ((noted go very far to prove that though there is undoubtedly much commercial depression existing tin ough out the col ny, yet the condition of a large number of itsrnbabitants must on the whole he moderately prosperous, or they would not he able to lay by so much of their earnings. If the internal resources of New Zealand were more developed, if people trusted less to imports from Europe, and more to what could readily he pro diced here, tin re would be greater production ; greater wealth ; more abundant emplov meat, and as a consequence, a still further increased amount of saving* deposited in the banks ” Theatrical. —The following items from the Australasian will prove of interest to our readers “ Mr Charles AVihnot. who was for some months low comedian at the Royal Pr ncess Theatre, Dunedin, and who went to Engh-nd on a professional tour some short time since, had arrived safe, and made his first appearance on the English stage at the Queen’s Theatre, Long Acre, on Easter

Monday 'last, as Snm Sloeleaf, in tho farce of ‘ Sarah's Young Man.’ He made a favorable impression, and is recognised by some of the theatrical papers as a decided acquisition to the English stage. Mr Hany l.eslie, the clever Ethiopian comedian, after a long tour through the United States of America, made his bow before a London audience for tee lir-t time on Easter Monday last, where he received a very flattering reception. At St. James’s Hall three artists were engaged, who are wel known to the Dunedin public, Messrs W. P. Collins, Anthony Nish, and Joe Lrown. Mr C arenco Holt, in partnership with Mr Or ttin, still leases the Theatre lloyal, fork. Durmg April last, they were playing melodrama and burlesque In the ‘ Invisible Trine--,’ Miss May M »lt was much applauded for her assumption of Prince beamier. Lady D-n is still in the provinces Mr George Fawcett Rowe hj is been astonishing the inhabitants of Croydon, of which theatre he s lessee, by his versatile act/ng. In April, ho successively played ‘ Hamlet,’ ‘Macbeth,’ ‘The .Stranger,’ Nat Gosling, in ‘ The I lying Tend,’ the widow Twankay in ‘ Aladdin,’ John Fryer, in ‘The Ora gc Girl,’ and Shylock, in the ‘Merchant of Venice.’”

A Good Sign.— Owing to the rapid advance of civilisation, and the high state of morals in the Tuapcka district, we shall soon be able to dispense with the .services of a Res dent Magistrate. In proof of this, wc have only to inform our readers that there has not been a case before bis Worship during the last fortnight. Tuapcka Times.Velocipedes. — The velocipede mania is fist extending itself to the various towns of this Co'ony. In Christchurch the velocipede is likely to become a favorite amuse-in-nit. A bicy le manufactui od by a local builder was shown to the public on Tuesday last; aud the Times says that “infinite amusement was created in Gloucester and Worcester streets in die afternoon by a party of amateurs, who essayed to locomote it. The task was evidently a difficult one, for each mount iuva iably resulted in a “spill,” aud much nraetice will lie necessary before the requisite skill can be acquired.”

Mr. Richmond and Fenianism. — Mr J. 0. Richmond, in a memorandum-dated March 12, which has been forwarded to the Home authorities in one of the Governor's despatches, says : —“ Within the last few mouths it has been discovered that there exists amongst the diggers in the Auckland Gold Fields a branch of the Fenian organisation. Persons in that connection have made treasonable overtures to the Hau-hau proprietors of some lands reported to be amiferous, with a view to obtaining a monopoly of gold-mining thereon. These persons have informed the hostile natives that they are neither English nor Scotch, but inhabitants of another island ; that they belong to the party who in Sydney shot the Duk'- of Edinburgh ; that, like the Maori, they hate the British rule, and are prepared to make com mon cause with the King and Hauhaus to overthrow that rule in New Zealand. It is said on reliab'c auth n-ity. that a person wearing a uniform with I.K. on the buttons, anil a green sash, had scut a present ol money and a flag to Tawhiao. Annexation of New Zealand to the United States. —In the House oHße- !>’ eseatative-*,. on the 23rd ult., Ali’W.H. HaiTison asked the Colonial Secretary, if the Government had received any information, direct or indirect, from any agent of the Government of the United States of America re" ird ng the pr liability of an oiler being made on behalf of that Government for the acquisiti n of the islands of New Zealand under certain conditio s. one of which is the subjugation of the Maors by an American army ? He. hoped the House wou'd acquit him of levity in putting this question, as the subject was one which might have to-be seriously considered by the House at a future time. The lum. member for Roslyn bad assured him that he was empowered, on behalf of the United States, to make an offer for bringing that coun' ry into closer connection with New Zealand, one of the terms of such offer being the subjugation 'of the Maoris by the .United States. In reply .the Co'onial Secretary said no such offer had been made to the Government, nor was it likely that one would be made Auckland. —Our files per s.s. Airedale are t > the 24th hist. :—“ We were told yesterday that alluvial gold lias been discovered by a party of prospectors about two miles from Rangitira, and on the borders of Waikarc Lake. Mr Henry Kills intends to begin the active campaign for the Superiuteudency at the Thames m Saturday, when he will address the electors at the American Th atre. and at the Theatre Royal, Graham’s Tower, on Saturday week. It is stated ou what is termed reliable authority that Rcwi, on behalf of the Ngatimauiapoto tribe, has addressed a letter to his Honor Donald MHeau, sympathising with him on account of his dismissal by the Government. The Thames Ooldfi.ld seems to be very rich in ‘ specimens ’ of the auriferous riches of the differ nt claims. Some of these specimens from the 'Long Drive’ claim were r ■ eutly sold by auction. The first one offered weighed 90 ounces, and it was knockek down to Mr J. F. Clarke for LG2 IDs. The specimen is tnk nto be shown in Sydney and Melbourne by Mr 1 larke. The second one, weighing GSoz. 14dwt., was purchased by Mr Stamms Jones for L 54 10s. lu the City pf Glasgow Claim a share was recently sold for L 5, wipe]? could not now be obtained for L 5,000, gold flawing in the interim been ‘ struck heavy. ’ ” —Cross, 21st iust.

A Meeting of the Standard Property investment Society will be held at the offices of the s ci ty ju Princes street to-morrow (Wednesday) evening, “between the hours of ti and 8.

The regular monthly meeting of the Hiram Lodge, 1127, E.C., will be held at the Masonic Hall, this evening at half-past seven.

A Meeting of Mr Fish’s supporters will be hj Id at the Empire Hotel to-morrow evening, at seven o’clock.