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Evening Star, Volume VII, Issue 1977, 6 September 1869, Page 2

New Hundreds. — We are informed that it is the intention of His Honor th« Superintendent to open a series of Hundreds in differ' nt parts of the Province without d lay. One will be almost immediately p oclaimed in Shag V .lley of 10,000 or 15,000 acres, a d another at the Hogham, of about simi'ar area. Practical effect will therefore be given at once to the Regulation Bill. Parliamentary Papers.—By the WII ton, from (he Nmth, we hj <ve received a number of Parliaim ntary Papers on a great variety of subjects.

High Wind. —Late on Saturday niuht the wind was very violent in the city, and although no damage was done, numbers of the shut era in Princes street were blown down, frightening the passers by.

Licensing Meeting.—The quarterly Licensing Meeting for the hearing of applications for new licenses, and for the transfer

renewa l , ami removal of old licenses, will be held at the Resident Magistrate’s Court tomorrow, at noon.

Deputation. —Messrs Oliver (vice chairman), Law, and Walcot, ac ompanied by the Secretary, waited upon the Superintendent to-day as a deour,ati >n from the C> rami tec c toe Chamber f Comm i ce. Tm; imm diate object was to request that certain apartments in the new post-office binding should be sot apart for a Commercial Exchange, and for the use of the Chain ’er of Co amerce. His Honor had formrlv expressed his approval of the propos tion, but stated that the Governm nt was not in a position definitely to make any promise. In reply to enquiries, His H nor explained that he brought forward his motion in regard to Mail Services, becau-e it was certain that if any sub->i des wire vo ed at all, they would be f r the conti..nance of the present Mail Service His honor also promised to enquire as to the use that was being made of the Customs shed, erected by the Provincial Government on Itattny street Jot y, with a view of its being put to its original purpose He urged uon those present the necessity of pushing on matters with regard to the form .tion of the Port Chalmers Railway. The deputaion then withdrew. • t

Princess Theatre. —The Princess’s presented an unusually brilliant and animated appearance on Saturday evening, when Mr Henry Talbot made his first appearance in Shakespear’s “ Richard the "third.” His well earned reputation for tragic impers .nation had preceded him, and the high estimate formed of him by tbe Eugli hj press, secured for him at once an unmistakeably hearty welcome. Mr Talbot possesses in an eminent degree a genius for dram .tic representation; nd if the great delineators of Shakesperian character, t’iat is, those who occupy the first rank in the histrionic corps, may be counted on the fingers of one hand, he would still most assuredly be included in the number. There are many of us, who, remembering the great modern representatives of the tragic drama— Macreadv, Phelps and Charles Kean—are apt to set them up as models to be iraifat d but never equall d, and who esti ne ar.istic merit in an acto ■ only in p oportion as he approximates to the ideal standar I of excellency thus formed. It is an undoubted advantage to have the mind thus enriched with graceful types and models, as to a certain extent, they (rove an unerring guide in the formation of jud pnent; but it is also possible that this idealising may warp the judgment wh -n men of equal ability put in their distinctive c aim for recognition as correct mode s. Thus Macready, Kean, and Phe ps have each their separate train of ardent admirers ; the style of each is accepted by thousands as the type of histrionic perfection, and a rude shock is given to the mind wh-n i s idol is threatened to be supplanted by a rival. We can understand and respect the pertinacity wth which the mind adheres to its own ideals, but, we repeat, it is liable to mis ead the judgment. Thus, whilst Mr Talbot was eliciting thunder ng applause by his a ;eoraplished acting on Saturday evening, we heard sundry whispers from persons pained or disappo nted at his unqualified success—“ Stuff, stuff ! Not a path up >n Macready ; not fit to hold the candle to Phelps.” &c., &c. Th ; a, we do not hesitate to sav, is unfair t• Mr Talbot. Snrr un i him with the splendid accessories of a B verley or a Ca.eott, and give him the aux'l aries so amply provided by the Home houses, and we believe he might fairly claim equal fellowship with th • ce ebrated trio referred to. His Richard 111. is as peifect as it is possi le for art to approach t nature. His ‘make-up” is good ; and whilst the historical deformity is apparent., it does u >t wear those repulsive features so commonly paraded on the stage Po.-s ssing a de p, sonorous voice, of wide comnass, he manages it with yreat discretion and hanpy modulation. His articulation is distinct and impressive. But the great secret fMr Tabot’s power lies in his wonderful concept tion and delineat on of c haracter. ILs acting ia thoroughly easy, natural and lifi-like throughout. Every inc’ination of the head, every pose of the figu.e, every step, lo k, or waving of the hand, bespeaks an object as eloq ently words; whilst his impassioned earnestness of mapper, and the same we 1sustaiued character, 'lirough its ev r-v trying phases, rivets tbe attention and calls f rth tbe spontaneous plaudits of his audience. Whether we regard him in the character of tbe hypocrite and politician, c as th • warrior and the hero; wh thcr me li t ating murder or involved in the momentary delights of si ken dalli mce, Tal o’s happy delineations ;>re equally appar. Nt ; and whilst they sustain the powerful in erest th--y c nn >t fail to command the 1 u I anil succe swe shouts of appr ibation of bis hj are s. At the e d of each act Mr 'L’albot was called before the curtain and received with ringing applause.— Mr Bartlett, as Tchmond, rendered hL part m a creditable manner, though his s yle lacks the energy and lire which stamps the master mind. We should Lite, however, to se • him in pieces other Ilian >hakesperian as we understand that there are charac ers in which he appears not only to advantage, but in which he is perfectly inimitable. Very respectable assistance was mi lered by Mr Woolfe, who doubled »s Ki'g H nry and Buckingham. Mr Joyce aat Lori Stanley, Mr Forde as Norfolk,’ and Mr Bell as ihe Lieutenant, also claim a word of commendation ; and if we regard the short time for rehearsals and preparation, it must bo admitted that Mrs Jackson and the Misses Matthews and Nye played each her sepa ate part in a creditable and effective manner. The p-rfonuai.c s concluded wth the farce of “Tbe Wandering Minstrel,” Mr Sam Howard keeping the hone- in a constant roar by his inimitable rendering of the part of Jem Bagn Mr Talnpt wib this evening appear in the character of Hamlet, and we hope to see the -house filled every evening during this gentlemans stay amongst us.

Body Found, —The Hampden correspondent of the Oamaru Times gives an account of an inquest held at Hampden before J W. Parker K-q., Coroner on the body of a man found de-d in Mo raki Bush (in his,person lie had, amongst other a tides, a leather card-ease containiog two ends, on <>ne of which was the name “ Mr Loraine Murrav,” and a portion of a letter addr sse 1 t . Mr or Mrs F. G Fulton, Fe.dall Town, i hristchurch. In the absence of evidence as to the cause of death, the jury returned an open veniict.

Lucky Fellows. —Fossicking is often a very profitable pursuit, a is shown by the fact tnat iwu m n lately real is -d thirty-one ounces of gold for a lortnight’s work on the top of a range adjacent to the track from

Waipori to Mr Lomas’s. A more unlikely looking spot than the scene of their iucky find could hardly he imagined, as it is right on the summit of the range. ircumstances of this kin! goto prove that the industrious prospector is '-ore of finding som-thing wo •th his trouble, arid at dl events has a much betfci r chance o a rise th m the^ steady wo'-h-r in a mere tucker claim. Tuapeka Time*.

Mining. Favorable reports have reached us from the R ugh Midge, and reefing (here app ars to ho progre s ug satistactori y. The manager (Mr G. Bell) of (he late Ida Valley Company, (now, we believe the property of W. H. Cntten. Esq.) has sue eed cl in again striking the Homeward Bound Ree f , which formerly yielded a fair return of gold, and which was supposed to leave been worked out. The stone now being obtained promises, we are informed, well. We hear also that there is a large quantity of stone from the Great Eastern Reef waiting the pr cess of crushing, from which good results are confidently calculated upon. —Provincial Paper. How the Rebels got their Ammunition Aug. 30, has the following There is nothing,” a na'ive tells us, present po-miou should show him to be a good authority, “ serves our purpose better than a good fight.” A ter the pak lias have retired, which they generally do, we pick up hundreds and thousands of rounds of ammunition. Whole packages we often find thrust under the roots of trees and in all sorts of ont of- lie-way holes and corners This was esti; cially the case at --everal of the engagements on die Wed. Go ist. We used to buy from the soldiers, too, some lines, an I once got 200 rounds for Is fid and at n pot.” But these sources of supply are failing now, and there is reason to believe that the want of ammumti *n is the chief cause of the surrender of themselves by the natives. When Tito Kowaru was surprised at Otoutu, whence he decamped s > hastily that he left his coat behind with Ll2 ) in cash in the pockets, s-vcrnl packages of ammunition were found wuh no m oe than one teaspoonful of powd r to a dozen ballet , an l the small p ckige of powder wrapped up m >st carefully be almost innumerable folds of paper an cloth to preserve it from the damp.

Accidents. —The Dunstan Times of Friday, relates the following occurrences:— Mr Warden Beettiam had a very narrow escape for his life, whi e crossing the Slmtover river on Monday last on his way from Qn i-natown to Arrowtown. It appears that when reaching the centre of the channel his horse got into a sandhole or quicksand, s umbled and fell over on the near side, carrying its rider down with it, his left leg being fast underneath the fallen animal. Luckily for Mr Beetham he managed just to keep hi-i fac ■ above the surface of the water, and during the struggles of the horse, contrived to extricate ids leg ; both horse and rider reached the shore directly afterwards. Mr Blair of the Ferry Hotel, rendered prompt assistance and supplied Mr Beetham with dry clothing, who proceeded at once on his journey, arriving at the Arrow scarcely twenty minutes beyond his usual time. This is one of the narrowest escapes that his occurr d for some time past, and points to the fact that th ■ work- for the bridge were begun none ioo so m. An aceid nt of a very serious nature occurred yesterday (I’hursd y) mo ning, on board the dredge Galatea, to Benjamin Knight, fr m which e received niju ies of a very alarming nature. It ajjp ars that, widle moving the dredge, one of the urge sticks of timber employed for that purpose broke suddenly, and stuck Knight on toe head, inflicting a fearful gash of about four inches in length. Hr Niven, who whs in attendance soon after the accident, informs us that the outer case of th s skull is not fr ctured, though he fears the inner to be ; but for a short time it cannot be ascertaioed if sm-b is the fact. Great sympathy is expressed ior Mr Knight, who is a mofit p man,' and universally respected.