The Evening Star FRIDAY, MARCH 11, 1892

Evening Star, Issue 8771, 11 March 1892, Page 2

The Evening Star FRIDAY, MARCH 11, 1892

The Minister of Lands intend* to address public meetings at Milton and Gore towards the end of this month, The Eon. Mr Seddon haß promised to deliver an address at Kaitangata prior to Parliament assembling.

The only insolvency petition filed at Dunedin this week is that of John M'Dougall, of Portobello, farmer. The man Anderaon, who was found in his house at Wellington with his head badly battered, has recovered consciousness, but he is too weak to give any account of the affray. Mr A. Thomson, J.P., presided at the Port Chalmers Police Court this forenoon. Joseph Reynolds and Ping Ling, for driving vehicles without lights, were each fined Is without co3ts.

Mr James Carroll, Native member of the Executive, left Auckland by the Talune for Wellington to day to be sworn in and take up the duties connected with the Native Department.

Captain Fairchild, of the Hinemoa, has just received from Lord and Lady Onslow a cabinet-sized photo of the ex Governor and his Countess and their two daughters and little Huia, as a token of the kindness shown by the genial skipper of the Government yacht to the vice-regal party upon the occasions of their travelling with him. Captain Fairchild naturally prizes the pic turea greatly. The Princess's Theatre was moderately attended last evening, and the farcical comedy' Aunt Lucinda'was well received. Mr Charles Palmer makes up surprisingly well as the Irhh maiden aunt, and was very successful in the descriptive Bong * That is love.' Mr Bergin'a soDgs are always worth hearing, while Miss Alma Obrey and Mr R Baxter in their musical specialties met with every mark of approbation. To-night Mr Palmer takes a benefit, and to morrow, at 2.30 p.m., there will be a mating, for which the prices are specially reduced. Advice has just been received (says the •Evening Post') that Sir Robert Stout, K C.M.G., has been appointed an honorary officer of the Grand Orient of France. The appointment confers on him all the powers of a member of the council of the order, which is virtually the Standing Committee of the Grand Orient, and gives him the right if be should at any time visit Paris to take his seat in the Supreme Council. The appointment of honorary officers was discussed by the Grand Orient in January, 1891, and the proposal was, in accordance with the regulations of the Order, submitted to all the lodges under the Grand Orient for their consideration prior to its adoption. It was then brought up for ratification at the meeting of the Grand Orient in September last, and Sir Robert's appointment is the first under the new ordinance. The Church of England mission service in the Garrison Hall last night was very well attended, three-fourths of theflo: r apace being occupied. The Yen. Archdeacon Ed«a-ds was on the platform. The Rev. Mr Grubb's subject was 'Regeneration.' Heshowedfrom the Bible what was meant by being born again. The first mark of true regeneration «raa to do righteousness—to do God's will; the sem&nd.waa to commit no sin ; the third was to love eno'a peighbors ; the fourth was to overcome the world; the fifth was to believe in the Lord Jesus Christ as Prophet, Priest, and King. Those were the marks of regeneration, it was not a matter of outward profession. The preacher warned his hearers to tako cure that they had the inward reality of regeneratior, otherwise their professions were mt rely mocking God. The service were continued today, and there is to be another meeting this even»Dg. The trial of Thomas Healey for sheep, stealing concluded shortly after nine o'clock last night. During witness crossexamination, he said in answer to Mr Chapman that ho had heard from someone in the street something about a circular having been sent round to raise funds for the purpose of prosecuting Healey, but he himself did not know anything about it, and had not contributed. la addressing the jury for the defence, Mr CnnpmaD, referring to tfio prosecution, caiJ : " Hfire 13 a kinrl lof War syndicate with a subscription list ana a contribution of funds for the prosecution." Mi Hoskiog: " With regard to that, your Houof, it is certainly a matter which, so far as I am concerned, I never heard of till yesterday, when I was told of it by someone in the street." His Honor : " The principal witness has been asked, and knows nothing dbout it." Mr Chapman : " I entirely acquit my {earned friend of all knowledge of it. _ I do not think he would connect himself with anything of tho sort. I did in the heat of the moment insiauate that my learned friend knew something about it, but I apologise. I do not think my learned friend, and I trust that no other member of my much-ibuscd and much-maligned profession, would do such a thing." The jury retired at 640 p.m., and at seven minutes past nine returned to Court with a verdict of "Not guilty." The accused was then discharged.

The attention of members of the University Dramatic Club id called to a notico In our adverti.-ing column?.

S.g. Onslow tuns an excuriion to Broad Bay and Portobeliotomoriowand Sunday, leaving Dunedin at 2 p.m each day. Mtmbera of Peninsula Naval Artil'ery are notified that the Vauxball range will be bviilable on Saturday afternoons odlt. Molliaon, Mill?, and Co. will make a grand gaslight d'splay of n6W season's goods to-night (Friday) and Haturday. Inspection invited.— [ADvr.