The Evening Star THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 1887.

Evening Star, Issue 7311, 8 September 1887, Page 2

The Evening Star THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 1887.

Beach shortly goes into training for his match with Hanlan.

Professor Black delivered his lecture on " Quartz Reefs" in the hall of the First Church last evening. The jßev. Mr Gibb •presided.

A youqg mannamed|Finpely,,who shot at his father 'for ilUtreating his mother, has been sentenced to four years' imprisonment :by the Sydney Criminal Court. The sale of wprk ;in aid of the Mission H4ll ;in .Walker street was very successful ontthe.first day. The takings amounted to LlllO, which exceeded the expectations of ITW»»U -yesterday, unfortunately, the day; was very wet, and very little business was done. About L 25 was added to the amount. To-day is the last day of the sale, and special preparations have been made to make the evening attractive. There will be numerous side shows, including Bhooting galleries, weighing machines, telegraph and telephone arrangements, and also a ventrilorjqjW qnterjainrnent.

By the death of Scotch Mary, a wolfknown character, the Sailors' Home at Sydney gets a legacy of LI,-500.

The Resident Magistrate's Court case of Jansen v. Heath, which had not concluded when we went to press yesterday, resulted in judgment being given or plaintiff for L 3 with costs.

The man Williamson, who was arrested yesterday on a charge of forging Bank of New Zealand notes, was brought up at the City Police Court this morning and remanded, on the application of the police, for eight days. At the Wellington Police Court yesterday Minnie Searle was convicted of stealing from her employer, and was placed on probation for six months, with the understanding that she would be sent to her relatives at Napier. The Rowing Association of New South Wales have decided to communicate with the other colonies, and ask their co-opera-tion in sending Home an eight-oar crew to compete against the oarsmen of Oxford and Cambridge Universities.

A five-roomed house at Kakanui : owned and occupied by Mr John Adams, was burned down early on Tuesday morning. Nothing was saved, and the family barely escaped with their lives. The house was iiiHUied for I.SO, but there was no insurance on the furniture. *

Tlie Hellringera repeated their openirjj .programme at the Princess's Theatre last evening. The music given with the bells was heartily applauded, and general satisfaction was also expressed with the other items of the entertainment. The same bill will he given to-night. While playing cricket on the Wilmington Park Ground, Norwich (England) recently, Mr John Hayes, son of Mr Hayes, of Ashton Hayes, was overcome by the heat, and fainted. In a short time he recovered and recommenced playing. A few minutes afterwards he dropped down dead. At a meeting of the Shipwreck Relief Society at Sydney, the appointment of a paid officer to see that overloaded or unseaworthy ships did not leave the port was advocated, together with the need for legislation to provide a safeguard against shipmasters navigating vessels too close to the shore.

We regret to record the sudden death at Gore yesterday of Mr William Douglas, the local manager of the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company. Deceased, who was a few years ago captain of the Albion Cricket Club here, wns a very popular cricketer, and represented his province on one occasion.

The Grand Jury of Auckland in the course of their presentment to Judge Word said : "We believe that wc are only giving expression to the sentiments of all those who have come into contact with yourself and Mrs Ward when we say that your retirement from this district occasions a feeling of universal regret. Wc now tender you our most cordial good wishes, and hope that the severance of your connection with Auckland may not be of long duration."

The election of councillors in the contested wards of Dunedin and suburbs took place to-day. In Bell Ward the polling was particularly heavy, and those in the best position to know asserted that Mr Solomon had been returned by a large majority. Less activity appeared to be displayed in South Ward, where Mr Fagan's re-election was regarded as a certainty. Some of the suburban elections occasioned considerable excitement.

At this morning's sitting of the Police Court a man named Michael Carey was fined in various amounts, with alternatives of different terms' of imprisonment, for drunkenness, assaulting the police, and smashing the lamp outside an hotel in Rattray street; while on a charge of smashing two valuable windows in the Bank of New Zealand building he was committed for trial at the ensuing sessions of tho Supreme Court. The little pleasantries indulged in by Carey came off between five and six o'clock on Thursday morning, when he was in a half-mad state through drink.

In granting a decree nisi in the case of Smith v. Smith, particulars of which were given yesterday, the Chief Justice of New South Wales referred to what he regarded as & defect in the divorce law. Three cases, he said, had come before him this week, which showed that the law was not strong enough to do complete justice. Merely granting relief to a petitioner was not doing justice in cases where men ill-treated their wives, lived on them and their relations, ami deserted then. The only penalty which he pould inflict on offending parties was to make them pay the costs, but if imprisonment falsi* months with hard labor could be brought about, justice would be done to the public.

A cablo message in the American papers gives as the cause of the resignation of Lord Charles Beresford as Admiralty Lord a minor breach of etiquette at Spithead during the naval review. _ A private signal made by Lord Ciiarles from the Royal yacht was converted into a public signal. It is described as follows :—While the Queen was receiving fclifi captains of the fleet in the saloon of the Eoyal yacht Albert and Victoria, Lnri Beresford signalled to the Enchantrcs3, aboard of which vaa his wife, the following message: " Tell Lady 'Charles to go immediately aboard the yacht Lancashire Witch, where I will join her." The captain of the Enchantress, when the s'gnal was given, thought, of course, that it was a spocial Royal command; but as the message was slowly spelled out he became greatly enraged. He had, however, to smother his feelings, nojt daring to report Lord Charles, in view of ilia pbaifcioja as Lord of the Admiralty. The .captain could not refrain, however, from complaining prjv&tejy to his friends, and in this way a reporter of ' ¥h.e Times' learned of the incident. The result waa tfte publication of the whole story in Monday- 1 ? ' Times.' Lord Charles then had no option but to resiu:n. The incident is believed to be unparalleled. Disciplinarians declare that Lord Charles's conduct was virtually a gross insult to the Queen. 0 Ulcers of the Office, it is said, arc delighted over the potion in which " Reformer Beresford' 5 is p** by t' lo affair. We have since learned that the /iueen accepted the explanation of Lord Charles, who at once reinstated in his position as official head of the Admiralty.

Quarterly meeting of Chamber of Commerce tomorrow.

Jftorth Dunedin Cricket Club's annual meeting on Saturday, Lacrosse and football matches on Saturday at Carisbrook Ground,

Mr Begg's South Runedm Committee meet to-morrow night. Excursion fares by rail in connection with the interprovincial football match. We have received the Dunedin Jockey Club's programme for the season of 1887-88. Special inducements offered to thoso travelling by rail to the Otago Hunt Club's races next week.

Mr Harry Lynch, of the Bellringers, has placed the Princess's Theatre at the disposal of the "Pirates" opera company for rehearsal on Saturday afternoon after the matinee.

The Carisbrook Cripkeis Club hold .their annual meeting on the 2ith iuat. Ip is expected that some of the smaller c'ubs will take'ad»a». tage of the ground put at their disposal to amalgammate with Carisbrook. Arrangements have been made with Mr Benjamin, conduotor of the Engineers' Band, to play on Saturdays throughout the cricket season.

"A National Land Policy, based on the principle of statesmanship," is the title of a small p#flplij!et just issued by tlio Hou. J. Ballawse, vlip reprints two articles he contribnted to the'colnww of jfche Duuedin.' Eoho' in 1882, and in which he contends he foreshadowed the system of perpetual leasing sjjj<co adopted by the Colony. Mr C. Norman's organ recital in aid of Ft. Paul's choir fund takes place at the proCathedral to-inorrow evening. A very'attia--tive programme has been prepared for tVr occasion. In addition to the organ solos, vocal solos and anthems will be given by the choir, end Sallivan's "Lost Chord " will be played by Mr 0. Coombs on the cornet.

Tkp following teams will play the lacrosse exhibition match at Carisbrook on Saturday afternoon team—Harper, Watson, R. Wales, Mitchell. Brant, Stephenson, Lovegrove, Asheroft, M'Gregov, 0, Wilson, Macfarlahe. M'Kerrow'g team H. "Wilßon, Y. Wales, Holmes, Bain, Paul, Lees, Gnaljler, Mander. Grant, Borrows, Armstrong. .Umpires, Major Goring and Dr Wanless. The monthly meeting' of the Gaelic Society was held last night in the Stuart street Hall; Mr Diigald M'Laohlan In the chair. The secretary reported receipt of Ll6 Is for the crofters' fund per Mr Archibald M'Master, and L 6 12s 6d per Mr Archibald Sinclair {Mjba Flat), making LSB to date. The secretary intimated that Mr' Sinclair had offered to add to his subscription for prizes to the Highland girls ■whoae Gaelic singing was sn.ch a treat at the meeting*.