The Evening Star SATURDAY, JANUARY 23, 1892

Evening Star, Issue 8730, 23 January 1892, Page 2

The Evening Star SATURDAY, JANUARY 23, 1892

Our supplement to-day contains the first of a seric3 of special letters under the heading of ' Mark Twain in Europe,' ' By thoWay' (by Nemo), Bporting intelligence, meetings, and other matter. A quantity of local matter is unavoidably held over.

At Hobart recently the bond of LSOO of Dr Crowther, for absoonding while on bail, was estreated. The accused was awaiting his trial on a charge of performing an illegal operation. The Minister of Works and the Minister for Lands left for Palmerston this afternoon. The Hon. Mr Seddon is as yet undecided whether he will or will not return on Monday. The Postmaster General leaves of Invercargill on Monday.

The Monowai, with the English mails of December, left San Franoisoo for Auckland on the 12th inst,, five dayß late. The Alameda, with the December - Januaiy colonial mails, reached San Francisco from Auckland on the 21st inst., her contract daie. . Three persona charged at the Police Court today with drunkenness were convicted. Alice Ruth and William Henry Pearson were discharged, and Elizibeth Findlay was fined 203, in default forty-eight hours' imprisonment. Mr T. C. De Lacy was the sitting justice. 'David Garrick' and 'Cramond Brig' were repeated at the Princess's Theatre last night, to the entertainment of a very large audience. In the §rst pieoe Ur Bentley gave & masterful impersonation of the title role, and was ably assisted by the company, of whom Mr Lachlan M'Gowan deserves particular praiße, his acting as Simon Ingot conducing in no slight degree to the success of the performance; while Miss Hansen appeared to great advantage as Ada. This young actress improves on acquaintance, and will make her mark in the profession. Mr Craufurd as Chivey, Mr Holloway as Brown, and Mr Greenaway as Jones also e&rtud applause for their olever sketches of the eooentric characters they were* called upon to assume. The afterpiece gave Mr Bentley a special opportunity es Jock Howieson, and every point was properly made. The season closes to-night, when • Hamlet' is to be repeated; and after the performance thero is to be a presentation to Mr Bentley.

The health officer boarded the Inverurie on hor arrival at Wellington from Napier yesterday morning, and found there had been no illness since the end of November. The vessel will be quarantined, and admitted to pratique as soon as Bhe has been thoroughly fumigated.

A child named Percy Walton was received into the hospital yesterday suffering from a fracture of the thigh. The bey resides with his parents at South Duoedin, and sustained the injury through a fall while playing, lie was attended to by Dr Mullin, and is now progressing favorably. Another musical society, to be called the Dunedin Gesang-verein, is to be formed here, with Mr W. E. Taylor, F. 0.0., organist of St. Paul's Pro-Cathedral, con. ductor, and Mr J. B. Ferguson secretary, The following pieces have been selected for praotise: —Bennett's 'May Queen' and Haydn's' Spring.'

The statement that Mr 0. E, Jellicoe withdrew from the late contest for the Wellington seat in consequence of a pledge that ho should be called to the Legislative Council receives an authoritative denial. The inducement for him to withdraw in Mr M'Lean's interest was a promise of the support of the Liberal party at the next election. Ministers meet in Wellington in the second week in February, when advice will ba tendered to Lord Onslow as to the calls the Government desire to make.

Received: The Dunedin Stock Exchange ' Stock and Sharo List' for January.

We would remind our readers that the first exhibition of the phonograph is to be given in the City Hall to night.

Mr J. Noll will review Mr Johnston's lecture on conditional immortality to-morrow afternoon in the Athoi warn Hall. A meeting of Sunday school teacher*, in connection with the 0.5.8. U., will be held in the Y. W.C. A. rooms on Monday evening. Mr Hay, dental surgeon by exams., desires to announce that he has secured and equipped with the most approved appliances In denti.try suitable offices at 112 Princes street.- [AnvT. Mr W. Corrle Johnston In to jpsak tomorrow afternoon in the filosgiel Volunteer Hall, and in the evening (eight to nine) in old Knox Church, Dunedio, on ' The Parable of the Father's Heart.' We learn that a number of alterations are now in prog ess at tbx> Telephone Exchango, whioh may possibly cause soma temporary inter'uptlons for a d.y or two, but every care will bo taken to inconvenience subscribers as littlo as possible. The programme is pub";hhed in our advertising calums cf the swimming tourn^rarnfc which is to be hold at St. Clair on the (i:h February, The races include 100 yds championship, 100 and 200 yards (haudicap), pluuge, plate-diving, and under-water swimming. Entiios close at 2 p.m. on the Wednesday heforo the raoes. M. Leon Driver, whose pianoforte recitals have been received with greit favor in Mel bourne and the Northern town?, willvlstt Dunedin at an early date. His solo playing Ib described as marvellous Mr Driver leaves this cjlony in August fof Chlcjgo, where he give* sixtj-five reoltals at the World's Fair,

The Burns Club will celebrate the anniversary of the national poet's birth by a monster enteitainment at the Garrison Hall on Monday evening. Presldeat Burns, the Hon. T. Fergus, and Mr J. R. Thornton are the speakers, and an excellent concert programme has be en arrange J. There is sure to be a full house.

The Dresden Piano Company have sent us ' Home, Boys, Home,' one of the song* which form part of the entertainment given by Mr W. H. Jade, who is shortly to visit this colony under the management of Mr Pollard. Mr Jude, it need hardly be added, is not only a splendid organist and entertainer, but ia in the front rank of English song writers; and this composition is worthy of his reputation. Mr Joseph Braithwalte, of the Bosk Areide, Princes street, his forwarded to uj part 2 of th? lato J. R. Green's 'Short History of the Kngliah People, 1 published in cheap form by Maimillan and Co. It should hi read by all, having the charm of an exciting novel and the i Merest of truth. It is illa-kated by quaiut ecc'esis'ticil etchings from ancient sculp'ure arid designs, and enclosed in an ariiEticcovt-r. Messrs J. and M. Robertson, of Timaiu, are the composers of two songs that should meet with a favorable rtoeption. 'Tbo ►cottish Fnvgrant' has an rafy sjtticg, a d the sentiment it breathes will nod a ready response. The 'Tired Mother' Is equally taking, and is a really pretty melody. The brothers Robertson, who we believe are natives of Otago, have every reason to be satisfied with these tff jrtd at compotition, and we hopo to hear more of them. The letterpress is highly craditablo to Meßsrs Oorrigan and Peyton, of George street.

A pubiio temperance meeting will be held in the City Call tc-morrow night (Mr J. W. Jago presiding), and at. Mornington on Monday, when Kevs. A. If. Wallace, L. Hudson, B.J. Porter, Messrs J. F. Floyd and T. W. Glover will give ad drosses. A meeting was held in the Presbyterian Church, Anderson Bay, last nigh', when Mr Stuart ocoupied the ohair, and Mr Homerville, ia place ot Mr Barmby, gave an address, followed by Mr T. W. Glover, who strongly urged espeoia'ly the temperance friends to jiin the ixiating Bieak-of-Day Lodge, so as to make it a greater power for good even than it bad been in the past.