The Evening Star TUESDAY, OCTOBER 11, 1887.

Evening Star, Issue 7339, 11 October 1887, Page 2

The Evening Star TUESDAY, OCTOBER 11, 1887.

At last night's meeting of the Duiieah) Athenteum Committee the librarian was directed to put in circulation the 477 volumes just to hand. Messrs W. Wright and F. Meenan presided at the Resident Magistrate's Court this morning, and gave judgment for plaintiffs by default id the cases of C. Barry v. C. Simpson, LG 16s lid, for goods supplied (Mr Callaway for plaintiff), and A. M'Kay v. W. Roberts, \M, en a dishonored promissory note (Mr Stilling for plaj#tiff). Sir George VVhitmore has iuiiniated to the Government his willingness to continue. without salary his present position of officer commanding the New Zealand Forces. Sir George, it is midaratood, is seeking legal advice whether, in the of his offer being accepted, he will be in a position of resuming his seat as a member of the Legislative Council,

A meeting of the promoters of the requisition to Sir R. Stout wa*s held at the Chamber of Commerce yesterday ; V\t JJ. Gourlcy lu the chair. The secretary reported -that upwards of 5,000 electors had signed the requisition, a«d J)iore signatures were .being received. " It waa resolved to ask the Mayor to present fie requisition to «:r Jiobert at the .earliest opportunity. The Canterbury Midland branch of the New Zealand Educational "Institute have passed the following resolutions, wjhiojh aj- e to be brought up at the annual naeethig ajfc Nelson of the Institute :•—" That it is desirable, in the interests of education, that the ieachers under the several boards throughout New Zealand should bo empowered to elect one member to each board." "That, in addition to the pteaent method of showing the average percentage of and failures on the rojl number, there should Jje shown the average percentage of passes and failure of those in standards who are present on the day of examination." '"fhat no certified teacher of good conduct should foe/JJsniissed, but that the authorities should arrange jfor his ov her removal to another school/'

In our political gossip yesterday mention «/aa made that some adverse comment had jjaen wade i» political circles in Wellington consequent «u th# attitude Mr James Allen thought fit to observe at the Opposition caucus on Saturday afternoon, IVe have been asked to state, in justice to Mr Ali,eu, that he has no intention whatever of " ratting," but is determined, m» lie announced in Jiis various electoral addresses, to prefer measures to men. We have been permitted to make an extract from a letter written by him just prior to Saturday's meeting, and in it he states very clearly what course he intends to pursue: "It is indeed a difficult problem ip be solved, as no leader can apparently *t present be found except Vogel or Atkinson. Major Atkinson states that he does not desire office, bs# y/ill stand aside should any other leader he chosen. I have attended two meetings (not caucus meetings) called of gentlemen who Jiave declared themselves against the policy of i«ve Stout-Vogel Government and in favor of that at and economy in the public eervice. At tho second meeting I said that I would #M to see a strong party formed who would i?Hag forward some great national policy; thaj; although in the South Major Atkinson waj not liked, I would not oppose any gentleman (that the meeting should choose as Leader till lie brought down his statement, if he brought it down in a reasonable time; but when the Statement came down, I should hold myself perfectly free to act as I liked. I said it was measures i djssjred before all things; and if the Statement 'disclosed a sufficient scheme of retrenchment, then f. would work with the man and men who brought dowp such Statement. This means that whatever man the meeting shall elect shall be protected until he can get down his Statement, on the understanding that it is to be brought down as soon as possible, and 4hat when it does come down I am free io aet. I believe most of the new members will take this same view."

PunedinHorticulturalSooiety's show rathe Choral Hall on 15th Ootober. It is intended to open the bowling sea«on on Saturday, the 22ndinst., weather permitting. A special meeting of the Grange Cricket Olub will be held in Harris's Hotel on Wednesday evening.

Thu New Zealand Rifle Association invite applications for designs or' a champion belt and gold and silver medals.

Robaon's Mechanical Panorama of the Boudan War opens in Port Chalmers on October 11, and in Uaversham Hall on October 13. By a printer's error the date was omitted from Mr G. Latimer's announcement yesterday. The advertisement appears oorreoted in this issue.

Mr Robson, of Christchurch, who intends exhibiting a series of lime-light pictures in the suburbs, has an admirable arrangement of views, which should attract numerous audiences.

The cantata "Under the Palms" will be given in the First Church to-morrow evening. The work has been in rehearsal for some time past, and every effort has been made to ensure success.

The admissions to the Dunedin Hospital last week were fifteen and the discharges therefrom thirteen. On Saturday there remained 113 inmates. There were two deaths (David Whittet and Samuel Dallas) during the week. We bave received from the publishers (Messrs Horsburgh and «o.) a pamphlet entitl- i "Jehovah and Jesus," which contains the substance of recent sermons by the late Rev. A. C. Gillies, in review of the utterances and proceedings of the Dunedin Presbytery regarding the Old and New Testaments.

The monthly penny reading held atLeaviifc House last Friday was well attended, the young folks giving some good recitations and dialogues. The chief features of the entertainment were a song by Miss Cotterill, recitations by Mfcses Cumming and Nevifon, some violin selections by Mr T. C. M'Grejor, wlr'ch were heartily applauded and encored. The Band of Hope choir sang some selections, assisted by Boot, Bulau, and Canon. Mr Torrance occupied the cha ; r, and Misses Boot and Blackadder officiated as organists.

We have received a copy of a very spirited and well-executed lithograph of a picture by Mr | Moultray,sen., representing "The last stand of the British at Maiwand, Afghanistan," on July 27,1880. The picture is well drawn and conceived, and the lithographist has succeeded in giving expression to the leading features of that desperate contest. The print is the work of Messrs J. Wilkie and Co., of Dunedin, at whose rooms are about seventy very pleasing pictures on exhibit, by Messrs Moultray, which will be drawn for by subscribers on the 15th inat. They will repay inspection. At last night's meeting of Ivanhoe Lodge, U.0.D., P. D. P. Bishop (of Wellington) %ttended, and gave an interesting address on several matters of special interest to Druids He intimated that if he were in Dunedin on the next meeting of the lodge he would make a point of attending and again addre>s the lodge. P.D.P.M. Moss announced that he intended at an early date inviting the attendance of delegates from the various lodges for the purpose of discussing the advisability of applying in March next for a charter for a District Grand Lodge for Otago The following new patents have been applied for:—For an atmospheric ventilating swingcowl, by Francis Henry Asbury, of Dunedin; a hydraulic force and suction elevator, by James Sloane, of Bannockburn, miner; for propelling ships and boats, by Edward Park, of Wellington, saddler; an improv. d oil soap for preparing wool, by James Lancaster, of Wharearna; improvements in inachhe-y for preparing wool, by James Lancaster, of Wharearna; "The Jubilee Continuous Grinding, Ama'gamating, Separating, and Concentrating Machine," by James Barrie, of Queensland, and John Baptist Louis Isambert, of Brisbane; improvements in the manufacture of felt hats, caps, and other head-coverings, and in the appa r atus employed in such manufacture, by Frederi kW. C'heetham, England; an improved hydraulic water motor, by Robert Norric Cowan and Kobert Archibald Hearn, of Wellington; a new and improved form of tent, by Harry Archibald de Lautour, of Oarnaru, Burgeon; an improvement in the manufacture of lubricating oils and greases, by Maximilian Joeph Hartung, of Botany, chemist, and William Gallagher, of Sydney, contractor.