The Evening Star SATURDAY, DECEMBER 27, 1890.

Evening Star, Issue 8399, 27 December 1890, Page 2

The Evening Star SATURDAY, DECEMBER 27, 1890.

With this issue wa publish a supplement containing intelligence; an oration delivered by the I>.G. Chaplain, S.C, at the quarterly communication held in the Vliiaoriic Hall; tttlile ralk, from our London correspondent ; Leaves from an Indian Diary, by a Veteran ; and a, large quantity of reading mutter. Mr J amen Scoullar was to-day returned us councillor for Third Ward, Mornington, unopposed. Bishop Grimes returns to the colony in March.

There was a clean charge-sheet at the City Police Court this morning. One hundred and sixty-four convictions a week are obtained against people in England by the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.

Mr Towler, drill instructor, was .proceeding to Brighton yesterday when his daughter Lizzie fell out of the trap and broke her collar-bone.

Ten years ago to-day Mr Parnell was formally selected as Leader of the Irish party in the House of Commons, when it was resolved to be in opposition whatever party might be in power. St. Peter's Church, Caversham, was appropriately decorated for the Christmas service. The Rev. F. K. Watson preached to a large congregation from the text " And the Word was made flesh."

The party of Japanese who drew the first prize in one of the big sweeps in Sydney on the Melbourne Cup gave a donation of LI4O to the Quettah Memorial Church and LIOO to local institutions at Townsville.

The Melbourne orchestra, who hope to rival the Victorian orchestra, are organised on the co-operative principle. There are eighty-eight instrumentalists, under M. Curon's conductorship, who pay an entrance fee.

The annual picnic of the King street Congregational Sunday School was held at the Aihambra Football Grounds yesterday, and attended by a goodly number of the parents and scholars. The Albany street School Fife and Drum Band headed the procession from the school, and also enlivened the proceedings during the day. The salary of Mr G. W. L. Marshall Hall, who has been appointed professor of music at the Melbourne University, and who is now on his way out to the colony from London, is LI,OOO per annum. The term of the appointment is limited to five years—"si tarn diu se bene gessertt" —and it is stipulated that he shall not give private instruction, nor, without the sanction of the University Council, deliver lectures to persons who are not students of the University. The Hon. the Minister of Mines has received the following communication from the Executive of the Federated Goldminers' Association :—" I am instructed by the Executive of the Confederated Goldminers' Association of Otago to convey to you their high appreciation and sincere thanks for your valuable services in connection with the repeal of the gold duty. Earnestly hoping that you will retain your present honorable position—l am, etc., John H. Werner, secretary." The 'Evening Standard ' Newspaper Company, Limited, in Melbourne has discovered that running a newspaper is not all beer and skittles, and it is trying to sell its property to another company. The cost of running the ' Standard' was about L 942 a week, the total for the half-year ending 31st October last being L 23.594 16a 4d ; the debit balance at the commencement of the period, representing former losses, was L 9,999 2s 6d, and at the end of the half-year it had risen to L 12.640 Is 3d. The company's assets are described by a contemporary as " very fragile." The death is announced of the Most Reverend W. Thomson, D.D., Arohbishop of York. Dr Thomson was born at Whitehaven, Cumberland, on February 11, 1819 ; was educated at Shrewsbury School and at Queen's College, Oxford, of which he was successively scholar, fellow, tutor, and provost. He took the degree of B.A. in 1840, was ordained deacon in 1842 and priest in 1843, and was appointed Select Preacher at Oxford in 1848. He was chosen to preach the Bampton lectures in 1853; was appointed to the vacant see of Gloucester and Bristol in 1861 ; and when, on the death of Archbishop Sumner, Dr Longley was translated to Canterbury, the archiepiscopal see of York became vacant and after some delay the appointment was, contrary to all precedent, conferred (November, on Dr Thomson. Dr Thomson was Primate of England, a governor of the Charterhouse and of King's College, London, and patron of Dinety-six livings. The see was of the annual value of LIO.OOO. Mr Gladstone contributes to the ' Nineteenth Century ' for November a review and recommendation of Mr Andrew Carnegie's 'Gospel of Wealth.' Assuming that the accumulation of large money fortunes is inevitable iu modern societies, Mr Carnegie discusses the obligations and means of disposing of the surplus, opposing generally the foundation of families and bequests at death, and favoring the administration of the wealth during life. In the main Mr Gladstone approves of these suggestions, and incidentally paints out that much of the property of the rich makes no contribution to the public revenue: " After making a due allowance for the local rates, we may suppose the wealthy classes to enjoy on the average eleven-twelfths of their receipts discharged from all expenses of government." The right hon. gentleman favors the foundation of an organisation like that formerly existing under the presidency of Lord Carlisle, and known a? the Universal Beneficence Society, whose members bound themielves to give away a fixed proportion of their inoomec. While unable to undertake the labor of organising a plan of this kind, Mr Gladstone promises to be " the careful recipient of any assents to this general conception," and holds himself " bound to make such endeavors towards a practical beginning as would prevent good intentions thus cosveyerj falling to the ground."

A flower festival In connection with the Tabernacle Sunday School will be held toDWfPS' afternoon at 2.45. A meeting at secretaries of oricket cluba subscribing to the Otago firipket Asfociation will be held in the O.K.F.U, Booms GO Tyednesday evening.

There ia now on view at the D.I.C. a beautifal selection of New Year cards, opals, and other novelties, specially adapted for the present season.— [APVT.J It was Mr Wyper, of Dunedio, who presented the cup for the raft contest at the regatta. In our report in the supplement the donor is referred to as belonging to Port Chalmers. The D.I.C. are now showing a splendid selection of novelties in every department, specially suited for Xmaa presents. An endless variety of fancy gcbdp j.n(i Xmas cards to select from. — ADVT.

A tea meeting in <tonia*utiou yi£h the associated Ohurohes in Christ of tho Mtddla Inland, New Zealand,'will be held in the Tabernaole, Great King street, on the 29th insfc,, at 6.80 p.m. Proprietors of Jaoobs's Gift Dep6t apologise to thoso who were not supplied owing to great nun on Christmas Eve, but promise to have a larger staff for New Year, and also greater bargains than ever. - [Advt. ] Special services in connection with the second »nniv&M*r7 «f the pastorate of Chalmers Oburch are jounced for to morrow. Rev. Dr Stuart will preach in the Rjorning. and Bev. Mr Hunter in the evening, &sy. J. M. Fraser, pastor, will preach Id Gaelic at 8.89 p.*. An opportunity will be given to the friends of tho cause to contribute to the building fund at all the services, The half-yearly meeting of the Enterprise Lodge, U.A.0.D.. was held at the lodge room last Tuesday evening. A.D. Bio'. Earnshaw In the chair. P.A.s Bros. Gallaway, Bird, and Eaynes were proposed as candidates for the 'oTßote of. Distriot President, a considerable amount'of Kjjscnssion ensuing on the mode of election as laid down by the Grand Lodge. It was eventually dscidofl tp take a ballot at next meeting as to which shall be fchp nominee of the lodge. Bros. Karnshaw, Jackson. Isaws, and Driver were proposed as Grand Lodge rep*»eatative». It was resolved to protest against the action, of the Grand Lodge In appointing extra examiners if any portion or such eipens»f«ll» on ths lodge. The receipts were LB7 0» Id. - ' * ""

Ottgo Lodge, U.A.0.D., annual meeting on Monday evening. The Dunedin Sighlaod Rifles' ball will be held in the Gairison Hall on Friday, the 2nd of January.

Ihe premises of Freak Hyams, jeweller, 14 Princes street, will be open on Saturday evening, when customers and the public are invited to inspect his extensive stock of Xrnas and New Year novelties suitable for presents,—[Auvt.] The annual picnio of the. Uib!e Christian Sunday School, held ydnterday in Mr Urefn'si j.tkddock at Worth east Yalley, was in every w.iy -a-ful. A large number tf paitnt« and friend* attended. All tbe children had prizes given to them. Many games w«.-re indulged iu, ami all enjoyed tnemselves thoroughly.