The Evening Star MONDAY, OCTOBER 22, 1883.

Evening Star, Issue 6427, 22 October 1883, Page 2

The Evening Star MONDAY, OCTOBER 22, 1883.

The Redmonds gathered over L3OO in Christchurch and neighborhood. Maloney and Hughes, charged with fireraising at Grcymouth, have been committed for trial. Ic is again stated that the Australian naval station is to be placed under the command of an admiral. At the Lyceum Hall last night Mr Stout gave an interesting sketch of the career of the late William Denton, the naturalist. The Pomeroy Dramatic Company, who open at the Royal, Christchureh, at the end of the month, arc passengers by the Waihora. Drinkwell, who was injured by falling oil some ballast trucks on the Oxford railway ihe other day, died in the Christchureh Hospital on Saturday. Owing to indisposition on the part of Mr Watt, there was no sitting of the Resident Magistrate's Court to-day. The cases set down for hearing were adjourned till Wednesday, The monthly sitting of the District Court will be held to-morrow, before His Honor Judge Ward, Only one case is set down for hearing, viz., John Cougalton v. William Royse and others, a claim for L2OO. On Saturday a horse attached to a cart belonging to Mr Thomas, storekeeper at the G!cn, Mmvdngton, baited, and Mr Thomas was knocked down, A wheel of the vehicle passed over him, but he was not much injured. There is some capital trout-fishing to be had in the Kakauui River. Our Oamaru coiitemporary informs us that a local angler last week captured in that stream six trout of the aggregate weight of f>3Mb. They ranged from 51b to 141b.

By a fire near Auckland on Sunday morning the South British Company lose L 350. The man left in charge of tho hotel that was burnt was so drunk that ho could not attempt to put the fire out. The neighbors were instrumental in saving the furniture.

The Otepopo School Committee are evidently determined to provoke a collision with the Education Board. The 'North Otego Times' informs us that the Committee will adhere to their decision to terminate the services of Mrs Neidi, the mistress, on the 19th inst., and will not allow her to resume duty. Nearly 300 members of friendly societies attended the special service at St. Peter's, Cargill road, yesterday afternoon, when the Rev. W. Roualdson preached from the 123 rd Psalm. The offertory was in aid of the Benevolent Institution. Mr Ronaldson invited the societies to make the service an annual affair. The chairman and a number of the members of the Harbor Board paid a visit of inspection to Dredge 222 on Saturday, and saw her at work on the bar. The dredge-master reported that twenty-two soundings taken at dead low-water in the line of the leading lights on Saturday showed a least depth of 20vjfto.nd a maximum depth of 28ft. There was a short sitting in Bankruptcy at the Supreme Court this morning, when Mr Justice Williams granted orders of discharge m the following unopposed applications : Abraham Moses, Frederick Hamer, John Deem, and George Nelson, Mr Callan appeared for Moses and Nelson, Mr Stamper for Hamer, aud Mr Catamore for Deem. At the Port Chalmers Police Court to-day, before Mr A. Thomson, J,P., George Hunter was charged with drunkenness. The accused, who was on bail and did not appear when called upon, was lined 20s. Walter Walters and John Church, firemen of the steamer British Queen, were charged with conducting themselves in a manner calculated to provoke a breach of the peace. They were each fined ss, with the alternative of twenty-four hours' imprisonment.

A dramatic and musical company organised by Mr Mack Alexander, and styling themselves the Bijou Comedy Company, made their first appearance at the Princess's on Saturday night. The programme was opened with a one-act drama "OnlyaClod," founded on Miss Braddon's story bearing that name. The prompter's voice was heard rather too often, but, thanks to the spirited acting of Messrs Dillon and Alexauder and of Miss Hcttie Howardc, the performance passed off satisfactorily otherwise, and there was a general call when the curtain fell. A musical melange followed, in which a Miss M. Owen made her bow before a Dunedin audience. This lady is possessed of a mezzo-soprano voice of considerable sweetness, and for her rendering of " Killarney " she received an undeniable encore. Mr Alexander also contributed a couple of songs. The comedietta " A Widow's Victim " brought the evening's amusement to a, close. It was intimated that similar entertainments would be given on Saturday and Monday nights.

A Salvation Army notice appears elsewhere. Soircs in St. John's Primitive Methodist Church to-morrow at (5.30 p.m. Mr J. Guthrie's Committee meet on Wednesday inttead of Tuesday evening. Y.W.C. annual meeting in the Trinity Wcsleyan Church to-morrow evening. 3oei.il gathering in Leith street Congregational Churjh to-morrow evening at 7.30. Tho admissions to the Dunedin Hospital last week Averc fifteen, and the discharges a like number. On Saturday there remained 140 inmates. Mr J. E. Redmond, M.P., will not arrive in Dunediu until 7.35 this evening ; in consequence tho chair at the Queen's Theatre meeting will not be tiken until 8 30, A few errors have crept into the ' Mount Ida Chronicle's report, in another part of the paper, respecting the present atate of the Otago Central lino. The principal aro the substitution of Mosgiel for Outram in the statement of distances with which the article concludes.