MALL ITEMS.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 4175, 6 July 1875, Page 2

MALL ITEMS.

The following items of news were omitted IB our telegraphic summary of the Suez mail:— London, May 24th. At the consecration of the Eev. Samuel Thornton, as Bishop of Ballarat, in Westminster Abbey, an appropriate sermon was preached by the bishop's brother, the late Warden of Glen Almond College. The bishop nails for Melbourne on. the 6th inst., in the Lord Warden. Mr Felix Rogers, comedian, received a farewell benefit previous to his departure for Australia. The compensation adjudged to Germany ■ tor the Gustav outrages lias beta paid, and

the German flag aaluted with 21 guna aft Guetaria, -: };

Half the Virginias indemnity of 90,000«tofe. has been paid to the United States. A Committee has been formed, under Mr Disraeli's presidency, to promote the erectiott of a memorial over the grave of Lord Ryro» r in the church near Newstead Abbey, whew* his remains .were interred.

MrMaj-bson's, porposal for a newOpett House on the Thames embankment has been. approved by the Metropolitan Board o£ Works.

Horse breeding has been discussed on the motion of Mr Chaplin, who invoked GfOvemment interference to prevent the deterioration and exportation of horses. Mr Stnarfc opposed the motion. Mr "Disraeli declined, the responsibility, and the House vanisiiei in a count out. , .

In the half-yearly report of the Peninßularand Oriental Company it is announced-that^ owing to thereductibn of.jmail subsidies ami decrease of. receipts,, the profits are - insufficient to pay an interim dividend, v:-;.! '-';: '~;;■• No official intelligence has yet been re* ceived of the intended visit of the, Prince o£ Wales to Ceylon, but I)r Fayrer,, hi3medieal. adviser, has been {making inquiries as to I<ue most favourable .season^ for coming.',. Ii ia expected that' the Prince'in the Malabar, accompanied, by the Flying Squadron, fini Admiral Macdonald in the Undaunted, will come to" Colombo from Aden early in November, proceed thence to, Madras, and then to Calcutta. It is possible that the Viceroy, Lord Northbr,ook, will meet the Prince either at Colombo or Madras.

Mr Leader, being lessee of 17 stalls anfll three boxes in Her Majesty's Opera-hoiiae* sought to restrain Messrs Moody and Sankey from holding their services in hist theatre The Master of Rolls refused aa injunction, but gave Is damages. There is va diminution in the crowds that flock to. th*

revival services. The Princess of Wales an* the Duohess of Sutherland have attended th* Opera-house, and Lord Cairns and Mr Glacistone have appeared on the platform of tha Agricultural-hall The churches and cha^ are better filled than ever. ■■■. At the adjourned .examination at th Guildhall in a' libel case brought forwa: by the aub-editor of the Morning Advertises against Dr Kenealy, the Bummons ;wtit dismissed, the libels having been retracted and apologised for. ". . '„, . . :.'••,■ ~"":■!, ■ .-■■';\-;';', '.'■.■

CAVERSHAM DISTRICT ,SCHOOL

A partial examination of this School took plsce on Friday last—the close of the halfyear — and the following, prizes wera awarded :—

Arithmetic—Boys: W. M'Meikan, K. M! Laing—equal. Girls:: Maria Anderson. Writing.—Boys: W. M'Meikan. Girls :1, Alice Oswald; 2, Maria Anderson;- 3," Maria a Bennet i:' ..-.-■■ .....i.;-■ -■-.■<■■'■:■■"■ .-•■• =.'..'.-.

. Good Conduct r-. Girls:. ..Fifth, Standanf, Eliza Hagerty ; Fourth do, ..Amy Brinn.s Second do, Jane'M'Grigorl : ' ■ Plain Sewing.—Best work in school, Maria Anderson; do sixth standard, Marion Bennett; do fifth do, Maggie Anderson ; do fourth d»» Helen Bennett; Ruth Griffiths, extra;,do third do, Eliza Ings, Mary Bates; do secmicl do, Eliza Riley; do first do, Isa. M'Conichie.

The prizes for arithmetic were given by Mr I). Baxter; for boys' writing by^Mm Hagerty ; for girk' writing, the money wr« contributed, by visitors present, the articles to be purchased afterwards. The good am* duct prizes were presented by Mr K. Wylliev and those for needlework by Messrs Bennefc and Anderson. M^sdames Saunders and Wv Laing kindly acted as judges of the work, and the Rev. Mr Russell handed the prizes to the gratified recipients. . ■ ■". .z