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Evening Star, Volume VII, Issue 1998, 30 September 1869, Page 2

Fiscal. —We understand that the Customs authorities have so far relaxed tin* late regulations as to permit clearing from bond an original package irrespective of measurement. Legal. —At the sitting of the Supreme Court in banco this morning Mr Justice Ward intimated that Mr A. A. Catamore, the registrar, was to-day admit.led a sol citor of the Court. His Honor stated that the examination passed by Mr Catamore was of a most satisfactory kind. The Australian Steam Navigation Company. ■lt will be remembered that about two rr three months ago, Mr Troughton, the manager of this Company, came round the New Z aland ports on a tour of inspection, and it was resolved if his report was favorable, that a line of steamers should he despatched at least mice a mo.th, if not oftener, from Sydney to Hokitika, Nelson, Wellington, Lyttelton, and Dunedin. We understand that owing to the absence of sufficient inducement, it has been found impossible to despatch the steamer Eanyatira as intended. Should, however, sufficient inducement offer at any future time, the Company will at once place a boat in the trade. Cricket. — The season will be opened on Saturday next by the Citizens’ Cr cket Club, with a match between 11 single an I 11 married members of the club. Last year the Benedicts were the victors, but as the club has lately received seme valuable acquisitions, the elevens are likely to be equally balanced, so that a sharp earnest may be expected. Play is to commence at halfpast one o’cl-ck ; and sides will be chosen from the following : Married Me-srs Pledger, Watson, Fish, Thompson, G. West, Woodifield, Gardner, Hellyer, Clarke, Marsdeu, Miller, Bussell, Elam ; Single—Messrs Peake, Dunning, G. W. Geddes, Whetham, Morrison, Coxhead, Wills, Cohen, Smith, Josling, Woolfe, Arris, Ferguson, Leary.

Political. —Mr F. D. Rich addressed a large meeting of his constituents at Davis’s Palmerston Hotel, on Thursday evening last. The chair was occupied by the hmi. Mr Dillon Bell. The meeting was a “hot” one, and a resolution calling on Mr Rich to resign was, we understand, carried. Accident. —Mr A. Bannatyne of this place, met with a very serious accident on Sunday last. It appears, from what we can learn, that Mr Bannatyne had just mount’ d a horse, saddled in his paddock, which had a piece of rope fastened round his neck. A man standing near approached the horse to unfasten the rope, and, from some cause, as he did so, the animal made a sudden swerve to one side, and the rope caught in Mr Bannatyne’s foot, and threw him violently out of the saddle. His foot got entangled in the rope, and part of his boot was torn off. Either in being dragged along the ground, or from the force he was thrown, he had the misfortune to break his arm near the shoulder. The break is a very bad one, and its position near the shoulder will render it very difficult to set. It was deemed advisable by Dr Harding, who was sent for, to scud Mr Bannatyne to the Dunedin Hospital for treatment. — Wxlhouaili Herald. The- Wellingtonia Gigantea.— According to the following, which' we clip from a recent Australasian, it would appear that the climate of New Zealand is quite as well suited to the cultivarion of the “ king of the pine trees,” the Wellingtonia Gigantea, as is that of Victoria: —“Thera is a very fine specimen of this tree in the nursery of Mr J, Hi.slop, Christchurch, New Zealand ; and there is also a very healthy young plant in the nursery of Mr Thomas bang, Ballarat, Victoria. Both of these have been measured within the last three weeks. These young trees seem to have started on their career about the same time, and their dimensions arc not very different now. The New Zealand plant exceeds in circumference, the Ballarat plant in height. We give a comparative table of their respective "dimensions, and it would be interesting to compare the future piogressive development of the e two young giants Height— Christchurch, 14ft. 2in.; Ballarat, IGffc 9 : n.; circumference—Christchurch, 30ft. 2m.; Ballarat, 2Sft. ; diameter —Christchurch, 9ft. Gin.; Ballarat, 10ft.; circumference of trunk Gin. from the ground—Christchurch, 3ft. 9£in.; Ballarat, 3ft. 2in.

The anniversary supper of tlie Dunedin .Volunteer Fire Brigade will take place to-morrow (Friday) evening. Members are requested to muster at the engine station in full working uniform at 7 o’clock sharp ; and hon. members desirous of attending may procure tickets from the secretary at the engine station.