The Evening Star TUESDAY, JULY 11, 1882.

Evening Star, Issue 6031, 11 July 1882, Page 2

The Evening Star TUESDAY, JULY 11, 1882.

Mr John Mill was the sitting Magistrate at tho Port Chalmers Police Court to-day. He ordered A. M'Kenzie to pay a fine of 10s and J. Corbett 5a for drunkenness. Both fines were paid. The infant child oi Mr and Mrs Kitchener died at half-past four o'clock this morning. This makes the fourth victim of the fire. The child, betides being terribly burnt, was cutting its teeth and had bronchitis. The wonder is that its vital powers lasted so long. The two boys have quite recovered, and Mr and Mrs Kitchener are progressing very favorably. The first of tho four lectures to bo delivered by Mrs Bernard Moore in tho Young Women's Christian Association Koor.;s, Rattray street, on "Home -Nursing of the Sick," was given this afternoon, at three o'clock. About eighty ladies were present. Tho lecture was listened to with interest. Vtv Brown presided. The next lecture is on Thu.vsda.;', at 8 p.m. On that occasion I)r Batchelor v*ii! take the chair.

The Egyptian at 1117 js raised by conscription. It consist* nominally of eighteen regiments of three 'battalions each, with four battalions of rifles, four regiments cf cavalry, and 144 guns. In round number,"! the army comprises 30,000 men. The navy comprised at the end of ISSO two frigates, two corvettes, three large yachts for the uso of the Khedive (one of them being the Mahroussa, of 4,000 tons), and four gunboats—the whole of a burthen of 16,47b tons. The population of Alexandria, the city threatened with bombardment, is set down at 212,000.

In a ease under the City by-laws at the Poke; Court this morning, Mr MacDermott objected to the appearance of Sergeant Kevin in support of the prosecution, on the ground that the Corporation could only delegate to a solicitor authority to prose c!itc° on their behalf. The Magistrate said that the objection was not usually made, but if it V/ere pressed he must uphold it. Mr MacDetiuOtt thereupon waived tho point, remarking that ai the officer s services would soon be required iu it would hardly be proper to deprive the citizens of of his services as public prosecutor in the iiiftaiitin;/ 1 . That the prople of Dunedin appreciate good theatrical performances, and will support them freely, is evidenced by the large number that congregate nightly at the p. ipcesis'a Theatre to view the feprestnt:\tion ■yf " Tho. Wc-!.«! '- by Mr B!a,.d Holt andJ.i'B company. The mourning of f'o piece is ■iiidciiiably good: and theactoj'fs, encouraged by the success their efbi't.i >;,e..;t with, surpass themselves. Mr Holt, Mins .'enay Watt-Tanner, Miss Liua Edwin, and Mr Douglas were noticeably good in their several parts, and the usual recalls were made. As the di-a,ma will be withdrawn (according to advertisement) at the end of the week, those who have not -)et ;;um jt should lose no time.

Telephonic communication between Port Chalmers ami Dunedin is now established.

The, TeLgraph Department inform us that the Suez-Alexandria land Hue (Eastern Company's) has been temporarily interrupted, llave the Egyptians cut the wires?

Tho wind that «prayg up last evening has put an end, temporarily at least, to curling. There was ice on the pond this morning, but it was in such a sloppy state that the competition for the Hislop medal has had to be postponed. The fifth handicap match for Gunner Lothaby's Cup was iired on Saturday afternoon by the Dunedin Naval Brigade, at the Poliehet Bay range. The weather was very cold and showery, but notwithstanding this the scoring may bo considered very good. P.O. Campbell has now 19 points towards the cup, and P.O. Calverly, U. The following aro the prize scorers :—P.O. Campbell, i")(J >; P.O. Murray, 51 ; Sub-lieutenant Black, 50; Gunner Wallis (2 points), 50; P.O. Calverly, 49.

At to-night's meeting of the City Council the Works Committee will report that the .scheme for lowering to the permanent levels the south side of Dowling street and Canongate street, Ixstwoon Princes and Rattray streets, has been recently revived, the City Surveyor having learned that the Railway Department require a large quantity of material to form the railway-line from Stuart street to Frederick street. The Committee have communicated with the owners of sections abutting on the streets above indicated, in order to ascertain whether they would consent to have their respective sections lowered to suit, as far as practicable, the street levels. If arrangements can bo completed it is believed that tho Government would remove the material, and thus a great City improvement would be accomplished.— The Finance Committee recommend that Mr .1. Simpson, clerk to the Dunedin Licensing Committee, be remunerated at the rate of L4O per annum. Tho Gas Committee recommend that Mr Gcnever receive notice that his services as Gas Engineer will not be required after the expiry of three months from date July 11, 1832.

The ' Bruce Herald's' account of the Blue Mountain sticking-up affair puts Constable Gallagher in a more favorable light than he lias yet appeared. The constable, accompanied by an ".sistant, arrived at the Blue Mountains to put in force a distress warrant in the case of Highet v. Howitt. The defendant was politely informed of the amount of the warrant by the constable, who proceeded to seize his cattle. Howitt then stated that ho would shoot the cattle sooner than allow them to be driven away. The constable had got possession of the cattle, and was driving them quietly somo four miles from home, on the way to Clinton, congratulating himself on his luck despite the threats of Hewitt, when ho and his son appeared suddenly upon the scene, each of them armed with a gun, with which the father covered the constable unaware*. However, the constable's revolver quickly covered tho would-be sticker-up, who set his dog on the cattle, and thus putting the constable at a disadvantage, drove them back EOtnc 200 yards. The constable then closed a gato through which they had to pass, and would not let the cattle go through. Hewitt, presenting his gun, said ho would shoot evory one of°them. The eonatablo informed him of the law on tho point, and acted with great coolness under the trying circumstances, eventually succeeding in rotating possession of the cattlo and driving them to Clinton, and disposed of them there in accordance with the warrant of distress. This case will come before the Resident Magistrate at Balclutha to-morrow. Hiram M.M.M, Lodge, 272, EC, meot tomorrow. Shareholders of Kcep-it-Dark Mining Company meet to-morrow. Annual meeting of Dunedln Young Men's Societies Union to-morrow ovening. Public meeting re, amendments In Licensing Act at Garrison flail to-morrow evening. Tho meeting at Roslyn for the same purpose has been postponed till Friday evening. Tho current number of the ' Illustrated New Zealand Herald' is a more interesting one than TiRo.H.I. The frontispiece ia an. engraving of the Te Anau in a late galo ; and there are three views of the late wrecks at Timaru. Bishop Sargent, who is making a short tour of tho Australian colonies, mainly for tho purple of recruiting his health, tried by a long residence in India, i* one of two veteran missionaries who were consecrated in tho Cathedral of Calcutta in 1877. Bishops Sargent and Caldwell were to he assistants to tho Bishop of Madras, and especially to have charge of the rapidly-increasing number of Native converts. These two bishops havo been companions in labor for forty years in tho Tinnevelly district --Bishop Caldwell at Ediyengudi, and Bishop Sargent at Palmacotia. It v-ill bo remembered that during tho sojourn of tho Prince of Wales in India he paid a special visit to the scene of those missions, on which occasion he received loyal addresses from the native clergy and the many thousnnds of lay converts. It ia very seldom that wo are privileged to hear accounts of such remarkable work from tho lips of those who havo been principal agents in its accomplishment, and we shall bo surprised if thero bo not a Urge attondanco at St. Paul's Church at the advertised hour on Wednesday evening. The half-yoarly meeting of the Ivy Glen Lodgo, 140, U.A.O.D. was held last night at the Temperance Hall, Mornington, thero being a large attendance of members. Tho auditors' report and balance sheet were received and adopted. The election of officers was then proceeded with. Ktoh wa« closely contested, and tho rer.uit cf the elections was that tho following mombers were oloctcd for tho ensuing half year :—A.D., W. H. Parry ; A.D. Bards, C. Pierce and C. Johns ; V.A., D. Leach ; V.A. Bards, S. Philips and H. Drees; 0.G., W. M'Leod ; 1.G., J. Hay ; secretary, B. Nash (reelected) ; treasurer, H. Fra*.well (re-elected). D.P. Bro. M. Moss installed the officers. On tho motion of tho retiring A.D. ( -ro Bryant) a vote of thanks was minuted to the D.P. for his attendance. Bro. Moss, in returning thanks, informed tho membra that he did not intend to stand for the D. P.'s office at tho next annual meeting. Ho was sorry to see by tho roport that there had only been fivo new members initiated in the last half year, no thereforo urged on tho lodge tho noceusity of increasing their membership during tho next half year.