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Evening Star, Issue 2876, 8 May 1872, Page 2

The Telegraph,—We have been requ sted to state that Sunday hours will be observed at all the telegraph stations tomorrow.

Princess Theatre, Old England” was repeated last evening to a moderate house. The! piece, which is to be repeated to-night, is well played ; and deserves to be seen by larger audiences.

Immigration. —The applications foxnominated passages from Great Britain and Ireland, received through the Immigration Office during the month, are equal to 58 4 statute adults—ls being from England, 25 fi-onx Scotland, and from Ireland. Of this number there are 11 single men and 33 single women, the remainder being families.

Legal. —Mr Justice Chapman proceeds North in the Taranaki on Friday, to attend the sittings of the Court of Appeal, which open on the 13th instant. There are only three cases from Otago, viz :—Catomore v. Murray, Mr Smythies’s case, and the point reserved in the case of John Ewing, found guilty of shooting a Chinaman at N aseby last yeax-.

A Novel Export.—Yesterday the Maori took a large cargo of birds to Lyttelton, collected by Mr R. Bills, of Dunedin, consisting of nearly a thousand paroquets, tuis, wax eyes, &c. The birds were in splendid condition, and are intended to be shipped for England by the Charlotte Gladstone, which is about to proceed on her voyage Mr Bills is engaged by the Canterbury Acclimatisation Society to bring out a lai-ge shipment of birds.

Municipal, —Mr John Cargill met the ratepayer's of South Ward at the Caledonian and Maitland Hotels. He spoke at both places at considerable length, and fully explained his views on Municipal affairs. At the Caledonian hotel Mr E. V. Godso was chairman, and Mr G. A, Smyth at the Maitland. Considerable ixxterest is apparently taken in the contest. Mr Cargill was freely questioned on many points that did and on many that did nob refer to Municipal matters, aud his answers were so satisfactory that at both places the meetings passed votes of confidence in his fitness to represent the ward. Mr Rossbothom met the ratepayers at the Royal Hotel and Rising Sun last evening. Ho explained his views on the different questions of the day pretty much as was reported at the nomination. Mr Charles Cooper was chairman at the Royal Hotel and Mr J, Barnes at the Rising Sun. In both places Mr Rossbotbam’s views were approved, aud, with the exception of one dissentient, the votes of confidence in him were unanimous.

Complimentary Dinner.- —Last evening Mr E. B. Cargill was entertained at a public dinner provided at Jones’s Club Hotel. B,;tween sixty arid seventy gentlemen were present. His Honor Mr Justice Chapman was chairman, and Messrs G. Turnbull aud W. 11, Reynolds croupiers. His Honor in propos’ng the t ast of th ; evening expressed the regard in which he held Mr Cargill as a mei chant, a citizen, and the head of a family; and complimented him on the public services he had rendered. Mr Cargill replied in an eloquent speech. The health of the chairman was proposed by Mr Donald Reid, who spoke in high terms of the deserved reputation of His Honor as a judge and citizen. The dinner was served up in excellent style, and the arrangements gave every one satisfaction. To Correspondents. —The letter of Mr G. M Thomson, which has reference to some remarks of ours in connection with the recent football match between the D.P.G. and the High School boys, is of too personal a character to admit of its publication in our co'umms. We may remark that Mr Thomson! considers the observations referred to a “ cross libel on the High School hoys and adds “that your inf-nnant should have heard improper language at all is a matter of regret; but the inference from your account is that the High School hoys are in the habit of using it. It is remarkable that he should have heard it—as 1 did not hear any at

all, neither did the umpire, nor some othe players to whom I have referred ” Lecture.—Mr. .Tames Smith re-de-livered his lecture on “ Wit and Humor ” in the f Lower Hall of the Athenaeum last evening. His Worship the Mavor occupied the chair, ami the room was densely packed, large numbers not being ab ! e to find even standing-room. The lecturer, as on the previous occasion, thoroughly succeeded in interesting his audience from the moment he commenced till he resumed his seat, and was often prevented for some time from proceeding with his subject by the loud expressions of intense enjoyment provoked by what had immediately preceded. At the conclusion of the lecture a hearty vote of thank l ’ was carried by accumulation. We hear that a large number of those who were unable to obtain admission last evening are about to endeavor to obtain another chance of hearing the lecture, by getting Mr Smith to deliver i yet again. We have no doult that if it were repeated every evening for a week, a good audience would be obtained to the very last night. The only inconvenience we can conceive likely, or possible, to result from such a course, is that it might be productive of complaints : n cert in quarters that “ vested rights and interests ” were being interfered with ; nor should we be surprised if the vendors of blue pills and black draughts were to get up a petition of grievances.

Social.—A social meeting of the members and friends of the Dunedin Tonic Sol Fa Association was held last evening in the vestry of the Baptist Chapel, for the purpose of presenting Mr Brownlee, A. C.. with a gift from the Baptist Church of a purse of sovereigns, as a recognition of the gratuitious services rendered by him as conductor of the singing. After a pleasant tea had been well made use of, Mr A. C. Strode took the chair. Some very fine music was discoursed at intervals during the evening by the Ass aciarion, the pieces being interspersed with speeches and recitations. Mr Peters made some remarks upon the progre s of the Society since its commencement, and fi-om his statements it is evid nt that Tori cj Sol Fa is not the “confusion of Babel ’ let loose amid scientific culture, but that any music can as well be represented by that system as by the established one. Music for any kind of instrument, can be published by the new system, vocal music could be had from the opera to the nursery rhyme, and he hoped the day was not far off when the English could rival the Germans in the production of vocal : music. Tonic Sol Fa was fast leading the nation in tb it direction. Previous to the close 'of the meeting he intimated that he had a pleasing duty to perform on behalf of the Society—that was to presentto each of the Misses Kincaird a handsome writing desk and work box combined, as they were and had for long been most regular attenders at the meetings of the Association, and the Church choir as leading trebles After the usual votes of thanks to the chairman and others, the meeting was brought to a close by the Rev. J. Williams, who pronounced the benediction. Masonic Hall.—Professor Haselmayer’a third programme drew a very large audience last evening, and seemed, if possible, to be productive of even more surprise and applause than either of the two previous ones. Judging from the latter part of the performance (which was the only one at which we were able to be present), this is not to be wondered at, for certainly some of the illusions, performed for the first time last night, exceeded in cleverness anything before produced since the Professor’s arrival. The “hot coffee diabolic” was produced with the smallest amount of apparatus, and of the ve y simplest description, that ever came under our notice : it is a trick to be seen, not described. Second only to this delusion (if indeed it was second to any) was the one performed with the card at the top of a split rod. One of the audience drew a card (Queen of Clubs) from the pack, and placed it in the split end of small rod about eighteen inches long, held out to him by the Professor for this purpose. The other end of the rod was stuck in the top of a table, with the face of the card towards the audience, and in this position it remained. Next a sovereign was obtained from one person, marked by another, examined by another, and recognised by all three. The sovereign thus marked was then, by a fourth person, wrapped up in the one half of a piece of paper previously marked for the purpose of being recognised again. It was then taken from the hands of the fourth person and, to all appearance, burnt, paper and all, to cinders. 1 ne rod was then taken from the table by the end furthest from the card, and being held up between the audience and the light, the identical sovereign was discovered within the layers of the card, which had to be torn to pieces by the owner of the coin before he could regain possession of it. The paper in which it had been wrapped up was then cut out from the middle of a candle, and sovereign and paper clearly identified as those placed in the hands of the Professor. Of course the applause was unbounded. The same programme will be{rep-ated this evening. We understand that the Professor intends giving an afternoon performance to-morrow in aid of the charities, when he will give free admission to the children from the Industrial School and Benevolent Asylum, and regale them with a supply of edibles. Presentation. Yesterday afternoon, at 4 30, a meeting of subscribers to the testimonial to be presented to Mr E. B, Cargill was hold at the Princess Theatre. His Worship the Mayor was elected chairman. After stating the object of the meeting, he requested his Honor Judge Chapman to present to Mr Cargill a very large and handsome silver vase, as a token of the respect and regard entertained for Mr Cargill by the subscribers and citizens generally. His Honor presented it in appropriate terms, and begged Mr Cargill’s acceptance of it as a memento of the appreciation by the people of Dunedin of his public services and private worth, and an expression of their wishes that lie and his family might have a safe and prosperous voyage to the Mother Country, and that he might be successful in the object of his journey. Mr Cargill acknowledged the present, and in the course of his remarks recalled the various phases th ough which Dunedin had passed since his residence in it during fifteen years. He thankjd the subscribers for the handsome gift, and looked forward to the time when his children, who were born in the Province, would regard with pride to everything connected with Otago. On the motion of Mr Bathgate, a vote of t hanks was accorded to the chairman The vase, which is of beautiful form and chaste workmanship, was purchased of Mr Salomon, late of Princes street, and bears the following inscription:—“ Presented to % B. Cargill, Esq., on his departure for a

visit to Europe, by his fellow citizens, as a mark of their appreciation of the many valuable services he has rendered the community both in his public and private career during his long residence amongst them. Dunedin, 7th May, 1872.” In the course of the day the employes of Messrs Cargill and McLean presented to Mr K. B. Cargill a gold chain and locket as a token of their esteem and regard. The locket bears the following inscription :—“To R. B. Cargill, Esq., from the employes of his firm, May, 1862.” Mr Cargill, in a feeling manner, thanked them for their present, which he valued the more as it was an expression of esteem from those who were so intimately acquainted with him in the character of a merchant and employer. Theatrical.—Miss Aitken, the wellknown elocutionist, is now giving readings in Auckland, and is likely to pay the South a visit shortly.

The Council of the Otago Acclimatisation Society will meet to-morrow (Thursday), at 2 p.m. The attention of members of No. 1 Company, City Guards, is directed to an order appearing in our advertising columns.

A Lecture will be delivered by A. J. Burns, Esq , in the North Dunedin Presbyterian Church on Friday evening at eight o’clock. Subject—“ otes of a Journey to Great Britain and Rack.”

A Thanksgiving Service will be conducted in the First Church by the Rev. James Copland, M.A. M. D., &c., to-morrow (Thuisday) evening, commencing at 7 o’clock. A special service will also be held in the Synagogue, Moray Place, at half-past 2 o’clock.

The current number of the Illustrated Hew Zealand flera'd contains a good engraving of Balclutha as seen from the bridge, representations of the most striking manoeuvres executed during the Faster Volunteer campaign at Melbourne, and other views of au iuteres -ng character.