The Evening Star WEDNESDAY, JULY 12, 1882.

Evening Star, Issue 6032, 12 July 1882, Page 2

The Evening Star WEDNESDAY, JULY 12, 1882.

Sunday traffic on the Invercargill tramways is to be discontinued.

Sir Julius Vogel is detained in Melbourne through a severe attack of gout. The Telegraph Department inform us that the Eastern Company have opened a temporary office at Suez roads.

The police have received instructions to attend tho arrival and departure of steamers, to prevent drunken and disorderly persons from using disgusting language. An honorable Legislative Councillor wants similar protection in the immediate neighborhood of the Parliament Buildings. The "World" at the Princess's Theatre last evening secured another large attendance. The series of spectacles presented aro altogether superior to what are usually to be seen in our theatres and serve to illustrate the rapid improvement which has taken place of late years in stage mechanism. The {scenes of the raft tossing upon the ocean, and of tho lunatic asylum, with the chase of the escaped prisoner, are as complete and realistic as we imagine it is possible to mako them upon so small a stage. Mr Bland Holt's Moss Jewell is a well-finished piece of character acting, complete in all its details. Miss Watt-Tanner and Mr H. N. Douglas have parts eminently suited to them, and are very effective. A lecture was delivered in the Kaikorai Church last evening by the Rev. R. R. M. Sutherland on " Christianity, the best frUnd of die working classes." The lecturer compared a nation to a living body, tho capital and wealth being represented by tho mind, head, and heart; the working classes by the limbs, muscles, and sinews; then showing that unity must exist between the different parts, or the result would be disastrous—so everything must work harmoniously together in a nation for a nation to be thoroughly benefited. The lecturer then proved that Christianity was the best friend of the working classes, because it insist* on a fair rate of honest wage, befriends tho poor and needy, secures one day's rest in seven, and is the beat comforter in sorrow, Bickness, and death lie next dwelt at some length on the objections raised by tho working classc3 to Christianity, and proceeded to refuto such objections. At tho close of tho lecture a vote of thanks was passed to the lecturer and chairman. A rather clever riise was adopted by Campbell town's sergeant of police on Friday last when arresting the absconder M'Kellar. It appears (saya the * Southland Times') that there was no one answering to that name upon the papers of the Arawata, but notwithstanding this, Sergeant Rutledgo proceeded to make a thorough search of the vessel. His search was almost concluded when he discovered the man asleep, right in the foro part of the vessel. As it was somewhat dark, and impossible to trace any resemblance to the description of tho ''wanted," tho sergeant, after removing his cap, placed his mouth to tho ear of the sleeper*, and exclaimed excitedly " M'Kellar! M'Kollar! Is that you, M'Kellar? Get up; you're wanted." The ruse succeeded even beyond expectation, for M Kellarat once sprang up, exclaiming "Yes, that's my name. What do you want?" On thoroughly awakening, his chagrin can bo hotter imagined than described,

The City Council's overdraft is L 24.070, it | having been reduced by LI, 403 during the past: fortnight. I The Dunedin Hospital Committee are opposed to a fover ward being erected on any portion of the Hospital reserve. The debato of the National Insurance scheme is to bo resumed on MoniA.y. Mr Sheehan withdrew his amendment, and disclaimed any intention of raising a party question. Tho City Council last uight agreed to allow. L ■lO a-year to Mr Simpson, clerk of tho Police Court." for his services as clerk to the City Licensing Committees. Cr Itosa protested the motion on the grouud that the ex-pt-nditurc was il'crjal. Amongst the plates or deceased persons which have been placed i.-ider the charge of the Public Trustee lor management during the month 01 Juno are— Ross, Dunedin, u.'-'h-r Ll5O ; John Tait, Dun«*din, under L2OO ; and James Torrie, Cardroua, under LIOO. A Wellington correspondent wires:—-" Information of the bombardment of Alexandria was received here at 2 p.m. to-day, The French Admiral has declined to co-operate with Admiral Seymour. Tele t raphic communication between Suez and Alexandria has been restored, probably by means of a fi*M telegraph. It is reported that the I'Li.vt.oiUes and Malta cable has been cut." I :..l--c Otago Kilwinnlug, 417, S.C., meet tomorrow. .;. Atkinson returns thanks to those who searched for his missing child. We have received tho first number of' The Sentinel,' a monthly paper published ot Thnaru in the interests Of Orangeiem, Tho half-yearly meeting of tho Ivanhoe Lodge, No. Xt 3» 0.A.0.D., wis held last night at tho Albany street Oddfellows' Hall. There was a \cry large attendance. Mr W. Bishop, District President of Wellington District, was introduced by D.P. Bro. M. Moss. The auditors' report and balance-sheet were ordered to lio over till tho next meeting. Tho election of officers resulted in tho following members being elected for the ensuing half-vcar:—Past Arch., T. Hutchinson (re-elocted); A.D. Bards, J. Fleming and G. Hume; V.A., J. V. Bliss-ard ; V.A. Bards, F. J. Walsh and F. Jounany; 1.G., W. Peterson ; 0.G., A. H. Shelton; seoretary, W. Bethune; treasurer, T. O. Stokes (reelected) ; auditor, J. A. Stoward; surgeon, Dr Lightbourne (re-elected); chemists, Bagley and Son (reelected). Tho officers wcra installed by ».P. M. Moss, assisted by D.P. W. Bishop. A hearty vote of thanks was tondored to Bro. Moss and the visiting D.P. for their attendance. Bro. Bishop, In returning thanks, informed tho members that ho had received word from the Grand Master and Grand Seoretary of Victoria that thoy would visit New Zealand at the end of the present year. He also mentioned that a lodgo was to bo opened in Timaru with 100 members.